WHen we cal to mind how eminent instruments your Excellency, and the Army under your com­mand have been in the hand of the most high God, to vindicate and recover the just Rights and Liberties of the free people of this Nation, according to the Trust reposed in you, and how to these ends you have not spared to expose your selves to the extremest hazards of lives, and estates from time to time in the three Nations of England, Scotland, and Ireland, although one trouble succeeded another, occasioned by the several wars, and commotions therein, in all which the Lord of Hosts crowned your endeavours with most happy successe, and hath given you a large Interest in the godly well-affected in this Nation, who continually wrestled with God by prayer on your behalfs, while you were jeo­parding of your lives for our Liberties, in the high places of the field; we therefore humbly conceive our selves bound in duty from that zeal we bear to the Religion, Laws, Liberties, and setled peace of our Native Country, (which we have cordially prayed, fought, and acted for) and very principally also out of that tenderest affection, and most sincere respect we bear your Excellency, and the Armies under your conduct, to represent to you, and them the sad condition of this Nation, which seemeth as in one day to be deprived of its Antient liberty, to wit, their being governed by Representatives, chosen by themselves, which in all ages since England hath been civillized, the People have been so constantly ad­dicted to, as that notwithstanding the various changes of their Kings, and the exercise of their Kingly power, even when they have atchieved it by conquest, there hath been ever found a necessiy of go­verning this Nation by Parliaments: Hereupon we cannot but hope, and do believe it is the earnest de­sire and expectation of thousands well affected in this City, that so ancient and useful a priviledg, (the birthright of this Nation) will be tenderly preserved in your Councels, as it hath been resolutely main­tained by your blouds: Might it therefore seem good in your eyes, that some effectual means may be found out, and pursued for the meeting of the Parliament again, that so in short time provision may be made for setling successive Representatives, which may carry on with effect and assurance those great ends the Parliament hath constantly held out, yea have valiantly fought for, and to make provision for the Army, and many other publike and pressing affairs, in the mean time, as hitherto hath been done, it would be a reviving to the sad and doubtful thoughts of those that have fervently prayed, and do con­tinue looking up, and waiting for such a settlement of our Liberties as may assure us that our prayers, and your endeavours have not been in vain in the Lord.