To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty. The most humble address of the ministers of the word of God in the County of Lincoln, whose names, &c. 1660 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A94552 Wing T1551A ESTC R225719 43077690 ocm 43077690 151801

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 eng Great Britain -- History -- Restoration, 1660-1688 -- Sources. Lincoln (England) -- History -- Restoration, 1660-1688. Broadsides -- London (England) -- 17th century. 2007-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-08 Sampled and proofread 2007-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
To the Kings Moſt Excellent Majeſty. The Moſt humble Addreſſe of the Miniſters of the word of God in the County of LINCOLN, whoſe Names, &c. Moſt Dread Soveraign,

AMong all the great Calamities which God moſt juſtly for our Sins hath brought upon us ſince the firſt commencing of our National Diſtractions; none have made ſo deep impreſſion of real ſorrow upon our hearts as the barbarous inhumanity acted upon your Royal Father of happy memory, by certain wicked and deceitfull men; the remembrance whereof, as it doth renew our utmoſt abhorrency of the Act, ſo of all thoſe Jeſuitical Principles which under any pretence whatſoever, have a tendency to the depoſing, and much more the murder of Kings.

After the loſſe of the beſt deſerving King the World could then boaſt of, which was attended with the voyce of Blaſphemy uttered by our Enemies againſt the true Religion, becauſe ſome who did profeſſe it hath ſtayn'd her beauty with their bloody hands; Gall was added to our Wormwood by the forced exile of your Majeſty; during whoſe abſence abroad, we could hardly think our ſelves to be at home.

But God who comforteth thoſe who are caſt down, gave us hope in the wonderfull preſervation of your Majeſtie at Worcester, the Supplications made for you by your faithfull people, and eſtabliſhment of your Royal heart, with his grace to reſiſt and overcome a great Crowd of Temptations, both upon the right hand and on the left, by holding faſt the True, Antient, Catholique and Apoſtolical Faith, once delivered to the Saints. Theſe things were to us as the dawning of the day of Salvation, which God after a dark night of Confuſion hath now (not by an ordinary working oſ Providence) cauſed to ſhine upon us: And we have cauſe to believe, that he who hath ſubdued the power of your Enemies, will alſo ſubdue their hearts; that as your Majeſties return hath been accompanied with the cordial deſire and joy of the moſt of your Subjects; ſo your Reign will be with the great Love and full Satisfaction of all: of this our Confidence is the more increaſed by your Majeſties Gracious, Charitable, and Healing Declaration of the firſt of May; and the early Proclamation iſſued out againſt vicious, debaucht and prophane Perſons; for which, as we are alwayes bound to praiſe God, ſo we do with all humble Thankfullneſſe acknowledge your Majeſties Special grace and Princely favour: And whatever our earneſts Prayers to God, Exhortations to our hearers, and dutifull ſubjection may poſſibly contribute to the happineſſe of your Sacred Perſon and Government, we ſhall with all alacrity and faithfullneſſe perform, beſeeching him by whom Kings Reign, to encreaſe your graces, preſerve your health, prolong your dayes, and eſtabliſh the Crown upon your Head.

This Addreſs was preſented to his Majeſty in the privy Chamber at Whitehall on Tueſday the 24 of July 1660. together with a ſhort Speech made by Robert Sanderſon, Doctor of Divinity, who was accompanied with the following Miniſters, John Naylor Vicar of Boſton Jeremiah Vaſyn Rector of Skyrbecke Edward Dix Rector of Kirkby la-Thorpe William Lincolne William Dales Rector of Hag-worthingham George Cuthbert Rector of Willoughhy Edward Ayſcough Rector of North-Thoresby Charles Woodward Vicar of Alford Robert Alington Rector of Hougham Henry Vaughan Vicar of Grantham Andrew Arnold Rector of Marham Edward Boteler Rector of Wintringham John Merryweather Rector of Weſt Halton Thomas Trott Rector of Barkſton.

May it pleaſe your moſt Excellent Majeſty,

THe Clergy of the County of Lincoln deſire by me to preſent to your moſt Excellent Majeſty their moſt humble Addreſs, In expreſsion of their great joy for your Majeſties happy reſtoring to your Crown and People, and of their loyal affection to your Majeſties royal Perſon and Government: without offering to your Majeſty any thing either of Petition or Complaint.

London Printed for Henry Seile, over againſt St. Dunstans Church.