THat the Liberties , Freedomes and Priviledges of the people of England , having been long since owned and challenged by the people in Parliament , and in Parliament allowed , & confirmed by the late King , & the preservation thereof having been constantly declared to be the chiefe end of their Trust , who have succeeded the said King in the Government of these Nations . We could not but think ourselves sufficiently ( on all hands ) secured of our Liberties , & so ( slighting those who would perswade us to a contrary beliefe ) have peaceably , and too securely , sat down under our own ruines , not suspecting the losse of that which seemed with so much zeale contended for , and with such care continued , and confirmed to us .

In which security we should still have rested , had it not pleased him that never sleeperh to awake us , and by our own suffering to inform us that we are not safe , but that our dangers require that we should exclaim with the Prophet Ieremiah the 8. and the 11. That they have healed the Daughter of my people with sweet words , saying Peace , Peace , when there is no Peace .

Wherefore knowing it to be the duty of every Free-man to stand Sentinell over his Priviledges , and at all times to call in aid his fellow Free-man to disappoint such as shall offer an invasion upon their Right .

We , in discharge of that duty , cry unto you , you being such as have a double call , as blest with double Tallents , and made strong for the help of the weak : unto you we humbly remonstrate and complain with the same Prophet , Lament . the 4. and the 8.

That our servants have ruled over us , and none will deliver us out of their hands . For certain disorderly persons imbodied , taking advantage of the present distractions of the Nation , contrary to our ancient and undoubted rights and previledges , have of late entred the houses , taken away and dispoiled the goods , frighted the wives , threatned and abused the persons of many of us , to the terrour of us all .

And to our greater astonishment such boldnesse h●●e th●● 〈…〉 ●●ly promise themselves impunity , but also bragge that our innocence and Laws ( the only weapons that are left us ) are too weak to withstand their wills in defence of what we as yet possesse .

And to take from us and our posterity all hopes of ever regaining our rights , they openly declare against our having any more Parliaments , the only expedient for asserting our Freedomes , they contemn the Law , the only means of gaining redresse for our wrongs , and not content only to deprive us of our temporall well-beeing , they despise and threaten to destroy the Ministers who are our spirituall Shepheards , and whose study is disposed to inform and reclaim such whose weaknesses may be apt to be deceived by the seditious .

So that they being both resolute in their practice , and desperate in their principles , that a stop may be put to persons and actions so destructive to our Religion , Freedomes and Liberties we humbly pray

That you would now improve your endeavours to have our Liberties asserted by a Free Parliament , and in the mean time during this intervall of Government while it is with us , as it was once with Israel , Judg . 17.6 . that you the heads of our Tribes , and fathers of our Country for our just Liberties , would recall your ancient spirits , and take such care in settling of this our County for the defence of our rights against the Outrages of such Lawless persons , as that the Prophesies of our Enemies may not be fulfilled to the reproach of such as have Credited our publick Declarations and protestations .

And besides our Prayers you shall receive from us such services as good Patriots , may justly challenge from their obliged Countrey-men .