To
His
EXCELLENCY
,
RICHARD
,
Earl
of
BELLOMONT
,
Baron
of
Coloony
,
in
the
Kingdom
of
Ireland
,
GOVERNOUR
and
Commander
in
Chief
of
the
Provinces
of
the
Massachusetts-Bay
,
New-York
and
New-Hampshire
.
The
Address
of
the
Ministers
met
at
Boston
in
New
England
,
May
31st
.
1699.
May
it
please
Your
Excellency
,
LONG
●●●ore
this
Province
●ould
●e
irradiate●●●●h
〈◊〉
Excellency's
Happy
Arrival
〈◊〉
Us
,
there
Dawn'd
upon
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
all
O●●●e●s
Joyful
Certificati●●
of
You●
Excellen●
〈◊〉
And
indeed
while
we
Congratulate
Your
Excellency's
Arrival
unto
this
part
of
Your
Government
,
We
do
but
Congratulate
our
own
Felicity
,
in
having
the
Helm
of
the
Government
,
by
His
Majesties
Commission
,
put
into
the
Hands
of
One
,
who
is
Adorned
with
so
Charming
an
Image
of
His
Own
Royal
Vertues
.
His
Majesty
hath
for
ever
obliged
the
English
Nation
,
by
His
Royal
Assent
to
those
Acts
of
Parliament
,
which
have
Enriched
it
with
Blessings
richly
worth
all
the
Expences
of
the
Late
Happy
Revolu●ion
.
But
Your
Lordships
Most
Generous
,
and
Prosperous
Conduct
,
in
labouring
to
bring
about
those
Acts
hath
laid
England
under
the
same
Obligation
to
Your
Lordship
,
that
Ireland
hath
to
Your
Illustrious
Ancestors
.
From
doing
of
Benefits
to
the
best
Island
and
Garden
of
the
other
Haemisphere
,
Your
Excellency
is
now
come
to
be
a
Benefactor
,
unto
the
Continent
of
America
,
and
Countries
that
have
subdued
an
American
Wilderness
,
to
be
a
significant
part
of
the
English
Empire
.
His
Majesty
in
His
Royal
Wisdom
di●cerned
,
That
the
r●re
Temper
,
which
qualifies
Your
Excellency
,
for
the
most
Honourable
Undertakings
,
would
best
of
all
express
His
own
Gracious
Intentions
,
to
this
part
of
His
Dominions
.
And
the
Prudence
and
Goodness
,
with
which
Your
Excellency
hath
managed
the
Affairs
of
New-York
,
is
an
actual
Demonstration
of
His
Majesties
Wisdom
in
the
Choice
of
an
Healer
for
them
.
The
Condition
of
Scotland
,
hath
been
so
consider'd
by
His
Majesty
,
That
He
hath
not
only
consented
unto
their
Laws
,
which
have
Established
their
Church-Government
,
as
't
is
now
Reformed
;
but
more
than
once
or
twice
assured
them
of
His
Resolution
to
maintain
that
Church
Government
among
them
.
This
Greatest
of
Monarchs
that
ever
Sat
on
the
Throne
of
Great
Britain
,
and
best
of
Kings
at
this
Day
Swaying
a
Scepter
upon
Earth
,
hath
now
given
Your
Excellency
the
Command
over
New-England
;
and
a
People
that
are
a
Nation
of
Non-Conformists
,
which
those
in
Scotland
justly
look
upon
as
their
United
Brethren
.
Your
Excellency
expressing
so
much
good-will
as
You
have
done
to
the
Late
Act
of
Parliament
,
which
hath
made
the
Non-conformists
in
England
,
Legal
Parts
of
the
Church
in
England
;
well
knew
what
Hearty
Friends
,
the
vast
Body
of
Non-Conformists
are
to
the
English
Liberties
;
and
what
Loyal
Subjects
to
the
High
and
Mighty
Prince
,
unto
whom
(
under
God
)
We
are
all
Indebted
,
for
the
Recovery
of
those
Liberties
;
and
how
much
an
Union
between
all
Good
Men
,
whether
Conformists
or
Nonconformists
,
will
contribute
unto
the
Strength
of
the
Protestant
Interest
.
And
we
believe
,
That
Your
Excellency
will
on
all
occasions
express
the
good-will
of
a
Common
Father
unto
the
Churches
of
Non-conformists
(
if
where
they
bear
the
proportion
of
more
than
One
Hundred
unto
One
,
it
be
proper
to
call
them
So
)
in
New
England
:
Churches
wherein
the
pure
Doctrine
in
the
famous
Articles
of
the
Church
of
England
is
Owned
and
Preached
with
all
possible
Purity
;
and
the
Primitive
Discipline
which
even
the
Liturgy
of
the
Church
of
England
wisheth
to
see
Restored
,
is
practised
.
But
we
cannot
single
out
any
one
point
,
wherein
w
〈…〉
●ble
Importunity
more
Sollicit
Your
Excellency's
Favo
〈…〉
our
University
.
It
's
Languishing
for
want
of
〈…〉
us
to
pray
Your
Excellency
,
That
You
would
ca●●●uch
a
Benign
●●●ect
upon
it
;
as
that
by
Your
Interest
and
Influence
,
in
concurrence
with
our
General
Assembly
,
there
may
be
obtained
from
His
Majesty
,
a
Settlement
of
that
our
University
,
upon
such
Foundations
as
may
best
answer
the
Ends
,
for
which
both
It
,
and
the
Colonies
hitherto
kept
alive
by
It
,
ha●●●hus
Enlarged
the
English
Empire
.
Now
〈…〉
shall
in
our
several
places
Endeavour
,
That
our
People
may
be
Inspire●
〈◊〉
Evangelica
Principles
of
Subjection
to
Government
,
Obedience
to
M
〈…〉
ates
,
and
Readiness
to
every
Good
Work
:
So
we
shall
make
it
our
〈…〉
That
our
Glorious
Lord
JESUS
CHRIST
,
would
Preserve
the
〈…〉
MAJESTY
,
and
bestow
His
manifold
Benediction
on
Your
Excellen●●●●d
on
Your
Excellencys
Noble
and
Hopeful
Family
.
Increase
Mather
,
In
the
Name
,
and
at
the
Desire
of
the
Ministers
,
in
the
Province
of
the
Massachusetts-Bay
,
who
Met
at
Boston
,
May
31.
1699.