The humble request of His Majesties loyall subjects, the governour and the company late gone for Nevv-England to the rest of their brethren, in and of the Church of England. For the obtaining of their prayers, and the removall of suspitions, and misconstructions of their intentions.

The humble request of His Majesties loyall subjects, the governour and the company late gone for Nevv-England to the rest of their brethren, in and of the Church of England. For the obtaining of their prayers, and the removall of suspitions, and misconstructions of their intentions.

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THE HVMBLE REQVEST OF HIS Majesties loyall Subjects, the Governour and the Company late gone for New England; to the rest of their Brethren in and of the Church of ENGLAND.

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THE HVMBLE REQVEST OF HIS Majesties loyall Subjects, the Governour and the Company late gone for New England; to the rest of their Brethren in and of the Church of ENGLAND.

Reverend FATHERS and BRETHREN:

THE generall rumour of this solemne Enterprise, wherin our selves with others, through the providence of the Almightie, are ingaged, as it may spare us the [Page] labour of imparting our occasion unto you, so it gives us the more incouragement to strengthen our selves by the procurement of the prayers & blessings of the Lords faithfull Servants: For which end wee are bold to have recourse unto you, as those whom God hath placed nearest his throne of Mercy; which as it affords you the more opportunitie, so it imposeth the greater bond upon you to intercede for his people in all their straights, we beseech you therefore by the mercies of the LORD IESVS to consider us as your Brethren, standing in very great need of [Page] your helpe, and earnestly imploring it. And howsoever your charitie may have met with some occasion of discouragement through the misreport of our intentions, or through the disaffection, or indiscretion, of some of us, or rather, amongst us: for wee are not of those that dreame of perfection in this world; yet we desire you would be pleased to take notice of the principals, and body of our company, as those who esteeme it our honour, to call the Church of England, from whence wee rise, our deare Mother, and cannot part from our native [Page] Country, where she specially resideth, without much sadnes of heart, and many teares in our eyes, ever acknowledging that such hope and part as wee have obtained in the common salvation, we have received in her bosome, and suckt it from her breasts: wee leave it not therfore, as loathing that milk wherewith we were nourished there, but blessing God for the parentage and education, as members of the same body shall alwayes rejoyce in her good, and unfainedly grieve for any sorrow that shall ever betide her, and while we have breath, syncerely desire and [Page] indeavour the continuance & abundance of her welfare, with the inlargement of her bounds in the kingdome of CHRIST IESVS.

Be pleased therefore Reverend FATHERS & BRETHREN to helpe forward this worke now in hand; which if it prosper, you shall bee the more glorious, howsoever your judgment is with the LORD, and your reward with your GOD. It is an usuall and laudable exercise of your charity to commend to the prayers of your Congregations the necessities and straights of your private neighbours; Doe the [Page] like for a Church springing cut of your owne bowels. VVe conceive much hope that this remembrance of us, if it be frequent and fervent, will bee a most prosperous gale in our sailes, and prouide such a passage and welcome for us, from the GOD of the whole earth, as both we which shall finde it, and your selves, with the rest of our friends, who shal heare of it, shall be much inlarged to bring in such daily returnes of Thanks-givings, as the specialties of his Providence and Goodnes may justly challenge at all our hands. You are not ignorant, that the Spirit of [Page] GOD stirred up the Apostle Paul to make continuall mention of the Church of Philippi (which was a Colonie from Rome) let the same Spirit, we beseech you, put you in mind, that are the Lords remembrancers, to pray for us without ceasing (who are a weake Colony from your selves) making continuall request for us to GOD in all your prayers.

What we intreat of you that are the Ministers of GOD, that we also crave at the hands of all the rest of our Brethren, that they would at no time forget us in their private solicitations at the throne of Grace.

[Page]If any there be, who through want of cleare intelligence of our course, or tendernesse of affection towards us, cannot conceive so well of our way as we could desire, we would intreat such not to despise us, nor to desert us in their prayers & affections, but to consider rather, that they are so much the more bound to expresse the bowels of their compassion towards us, remembring alwaies that both Nature and Grace, doth ever binde us to relieve and rescue with our utmost & speediest power, such as are deare unto us, when wee conceive them to be running uncomfortable [Page] hazards.

VVhat goodnes you shall extend to us in this or any other Christian kindnesse, wee your Brethren in CHRIST IESVS shall labour to repay in what dutie wee are or shall be able to performe, promising so farre as God shall enable us to give him no rest on your behalfes, wishing our heads and hearts may be as fountaines of teares for your everlasting welfare, when wee shall be in our poore Cottages in the wildernesse, over-shadowed with the spirit of supplication, through the manifold necessities and tribulations which [Page] may not altogether unexpectedly, nor, we hope, unprofitably befall us. And so commending you to the grace of GOD in CHRIST, wee shall ever rest

From Yarmouth aboord the Arbella April 7. 1630.

Your assured Friends and Brethren,

Io: Winthrope Gov.

Charles Fines.

Rich: Saltonstall.

Isaac Iohnson.

Tho: Dudley.

George Philipps. &c.

William Coddington &c.

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THE HVMBLE REQVEST OF HIS MAIESTIES loyall Subjects, the Governour and the Company late gone for NEVV-ENGLAND; To the rest of their Brethren, in and of the Church of ENGLAND.

For the obtaining of their Prayers, and the removall of suspitions, and misconstructions of their Intentions.

LONDON, Printed for IOHN BELLAMIE. 1630.

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The humble request of His Majesties loyall subjects, the governour and the company late gone for Nevv-England to the rest of their brethren, in and of the Church of England. For the obtaining of their prayers, and the removall of suspitions, and misconstructions of their intentions.

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1630

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A08124

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STC 18485

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ESTC S110077

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99845694

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99845694

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10612

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— The humble request of His Majesties loyall subjects, the governour and the company late gone for Nevv-England to the rest of their brethren, in and of the Church of England. For the obtaining of their prayers, and the removall of suspitions, and misconstructions of their intentions., Winthrop, John, 1588-1649, attributed name., Phillips, George, 1593-1644, attributed name..

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Printed [by Miles Flesher] for Iohn Bellamie,. London :: 1630.. (Signed and dated: From Yarmouth aboord the Arbella April 7. 1630. Io: Winthrope Gov. Charles Fines. George Philipps. Rich: Saltonstall. Isaac Iohnson. Tho: Dudley. William Coddington &c.) (Sometimes attributed to George Phillips and to John Winthrop.) (Printer's name from STC.) (Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.)

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