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HAving
seen
your
late
with
others
of
your
Books
,
tendred
to
the
People
of
this
Nation
,
of
which
we
(
though
Apprentices
)
are
a
part
.
And
thereby
perceiving
your
ultimate
ayme
▪
ends
and
intentions
,
to
be
onely
and
meerly
for
common
Freedom
and
Libertie
,
such
as
best
sutes
with
the
due
ordering
of
this
distressed
Common-wealth
;
We
conceive
our selves
bound
in
Conscience
to
return
you
most
real
and
hearty
Thanks
for
your
so
unwearied
,
unparaleld
and
cordial
affections
,
appearing
in
so
gallant
and
honorable
a
Cause
,
desiring
you
,
Honorable
Worthies
,
that
your
hands
may
not
fail
,
nor
your
hearts
faint
in
so
great
an
employment
,
but
that
couragiously
you
would
be
pleased
to
go
on
and
persevere
as
you
have
begun
,
until
it
shall
please
God
to
give
us
the
enjoyment
of
those
just
Rights
and
Priviledges
therein
contained
;
you
appearing
unto
us
as
if
it
were
another
to
lead
us
,
poor
out
of
our
sad
Bondage
and
Slavery
of
into
a
of
Liberty
,
Freedom
,
Peace
and
Plenty
.
And
herein
Worthy
Gentlemen
,
and
Gallant
Hearts
,
we
do
declare
to
adhere
to
stand
by
and
own'd
you
to
the
utmost
of
our
powers
in
this
so
good
a
work
,
so
long
as
our
hearts
,
tongues
,
hands
or
lives
remains
;
Resting
confident
thousands
more
of
faithful
Apprentices
in
the
City
will
do
the
like
.
London
,