My
Reverend
Brother
,
WHEREAS
His
Sacred
Majesty
,
in
his
Brief
graciously
granted
for
the
Relief
of
the
French
Protestants
,
hath
commended
the
pursuit
of
that
Brief
to
the
Paternal
Care
of
the
Bishops
of
every
Diocese
;
requiring
them
to
give
particular
recommendation
and
command
to
all
Parsons
,
Vicars
,
and
Curates
,
in
their
respective
Dioceses
,
for
the
advancing
so
pious
and
charitable
a
Work
.
And
whereas
His
Sacred
Majesty
(
as
appears
by
the
Brief
)
requires
,
That
only
such
Motives
as
are
contained
in
the
Brief
(
for
better
cannot
)
should
be
made
use
of
to
induce
People
freely
and
chearfully
to
contribute
to
the
Relief
of
those
poor
and
afflicted
Protestants
.
In
Obedience
to
His
Sacred
Majesty's
Command
,
I
recommend
to
you
(
and
you
may
recommend
to
the
People
)
such
Motives
as
these
(
expresly
grounded
on
his
Majesty's
Brief
.
)
As
,
-
1.
His
Majesty's
gracious
and
charitable
Example
,
who
(
besides
other
Testimonies
of
his
Royal
Pity
and
Bounty
towards
them
)
has
taken
them
into
his
Protection
,
and
granted
them
this
Brief
.
-
2.
His
Majesty
declares
it
to
be
agreeable
to
the
Laws
of
Christian
Charity
,
and
common
Bonds
of
Humanity
,
to
take
their
deplorable
condition
into
his
Tender
Care
and
Princely
Commiseration
;
and
therefore
those
Laws
and
Bonds
of
Christianity
and
Humanity
,
bind
all
his
Subjects
(
according
to
their
ability
)
to
commiserate
them
,
and
contribute
to
their
Relief
.
-
3.
If
we
consider
their
Quality
and
Religion
,
they
are
Christians
,
and
Protestants
,
conformable
to
the
Government
of
our
Church
and
State
.
-
4.
If
we
consider
the
sad
condition
they
are
now
in
,
being
reduced
to
extream
want
and
necessities
,
and
in
a
deplorable
condition
.
-
5.
If
we
consider
the
great
Numbers
of
them
(
of
which
the
Brief
assures
us
.
)
All
these
Considerations
(
which
are
expressed
in
the
Brief
)
should
be
effectual
Motives
,
to
induce
all
pious
and
charitable
Christians
,
to
commiserate
their
afflicted
Brethren
,
and
to
contribute
liberally
to
their
Relief
.
That
so
the
Charity
and
Collection
might
have
some
proportion
with
the
Number
and
Necessities
of
those
for
whom
it
is
collected
.
These
and
such
other
Motives
(
provided
that
they
be
indeed
grounded
on
the
Brief
)
you
may
,
and
ought
to
use
,
to
perswade
the
People
under
your
Charge
and
Cure
,
to
a
liberal
Contribution
.
For
this
(
as
you
may
see
by
the
express
words
of
the
Brief
)
his
Sacred
Majesty
(
out
of
his
Great
Charity
to
the
poor
afflicted
French
Protestants
)
requires
;
and
if
you
chearfully
obey
,
(
as
I
hope
and
believe
you
will
)
it
will
be
an
acceptable
Service
both
to
God
and
the
King
.
This
,
in
Obedience
to
his
Sacred
Majesty's
Command
,
and
according
to
my
Duty
,
is
signifi'd
to
you
,
by
Buckden
.
April
10.
1686.
Your
Diocesan
and
Brother
,
THOMAS
LINCOLNE
.