THE Restitution of our Religion, Laws, and Liberties, and the freeing us from that Thraldom which hath rendred us, for many years use­less, and at last dangerous to the Common interest of the Protestant World, by your Highness's singular Wisdom, Courage, and Conduct, are not only a stupendious Evidence of the divine favour and providence for our preserva­tion; but will be, and ought to be an Everlasting Monument of your High­ness's Magnimity, and other the Heroick Virtues which adorn your Great Soul, by whom such a Revolution is wrought in this Nation, as is become the Joy and Comfort of the Present, and will be the Wonder of all Succeeding Ages.

In the Contrivance and Preparation of which Great Work, your Highness (like the Heavens) did shed your propitious Influences upon us, whilst we slept, and had scarce any Prospect from whence we might expect our Redem­ption.

But as since your happy Arrival in England, we did amongst the first, Asso­ciate our selves to assist and promote your Highness's Most Glorious Design, with our Lives and Fortunes, to which we think our selves bound in the highest Obligation of Gratitude, most humbly to present to your Highness, our humble and hearty Thanks, for this our Deliverance from Popery, and Arbitrary Power and likewise, for declaring your Gracious Intentions, That by the Advice of the Estates of this Kingdom, you will rectifie the late Disorders in the Govern­ment, both Ecclesiastical and Civil, according to the Known Laws. The due and inviolable Observation of which, will, in our poor Opinion, be the only proper Means to render the Soveraign secure, and both Soveraign and Subject happy.

To which His Highness return'd a most Gracious Answer.