THe Anguish of our sufferings (like that of the Children of Israel in Egypt) being of late aggrevated by circumstances neither supportable in themselves, nor proportionable to our crimes, if it be a crime to have endeavoured the asserting of our native Rights (as men and Christians) and your Excel­lencie (by happy providence) having taken off our Shackles, and led us to a prospect of Freedom: Let it be permitted us modestly to hope, that we shall not alwaies languish under a malignant constellation: but that the Spirit of true Brittaines, Lovers of our Country appearing in us, we may at length be Cordially embraced, as really such our obligations are doubled upon us, by your Excellencie in not onely having rescued our possessions, but our liberties, and therein given us the meanes of further manifesting our integrity.

Wherefore that this, which we humbly propound (as a Testimony of our Gratitude) may not passe to you, under ambiguous representations; we assume the boldnesse to declare, that no sort of people in these Nations bear either more fervour to your best interest, or a more entire submission to the freedome of Parliaments rightly constituted then.

This was presented to his Excellencie the 23 day of March, 1659. by Col. Robert Broughton, and some of them whose Names are hereunto subscribed, for the which he and they had his Excellencies thanks for their good affections, and willed the said Colonel to give the rest of the Gentlemen who had subscribed the said Gratulation and Acknowledgement, thanks accordingly.