FIRST,

THE said severall Captaines by authority, derived from the right Honourable the Lords Justices, and Councell of Ireland; about the twenty seventh of October, 1641. did raise, feede, Cloath, Arme, and at their owne proper cost and charges, maintaine their said Companies, each Company consisting of one hundred men besides Officers, and by the carefull industry, of the said Commanders, were made able, ready, and expert Souldiers, as by Certificate dated the first of Sep­tember, 1642. Signed by Colonell Sir William Stewart Knight and Barronet, Collonel Sir Robert Stewart Knight, Sir William Sempill Knight, and divers other persons of quali­ty, ready to be produced, appeareth more at large.

Secondly, That the said Captains & their said Companies, from the time of their said raising, have constantly, faithfully, and successefully served, not onely in guarding, repairing, and preserving the said City, but have also often marched out, into the field, and given Battaile to the Rebels, and beene Actors in the greatest services that have beene performed in the Counties of Tyrone, Donnegall, and London-derry; the said Captaines, alwayes furnished their said Companies, with all provisions, at their owne costs and charges, as by the said Certificate likewise appeareth.

Thirdly, That the said Captaines, and their said Comapnies, have beene a very prevalent meanes, for the preservation of the said City of London-Derry, and the Country adjacent; and that without the assistance of the said Captaines and their said Companies, and the supplies, and support, which some of the said Captaines upon credit, (out of their affection to the Publicke service) did advance in ready money, victuals, and other provisions, (wherewith other Regiments were furnished) severall other Regiments, could not have so well subsisted, as by the said Certificate may also appeare.

Fourthly, That the said Lords Justices, and Councell, by their Letters, dated the sixth of Septem­ber, 1642. directed to the then Mayor of London-derry, and to Sir John Ʋaughan, Knight, taking notice how helpefull the Forces in that City, had beene to the other Regiments in those parts, and to the service, did render them thankes for it; and require the continuance thereof, from time to time: by their said letters, also signifying, That their Lordships formerly had, and were then againe, writing into England, as well for their pay, as for provisions of Victuals, Clothes, and other Necessaries for them, as by a copy of the said Letters may appeare.

Fifthly, That by Order of the honourable House of Commons, dated the seventeenth of May, 1643. the said Companies were to have entertainment, according to the pay of the Army there, to be­gin from the date of the Muster-booke, signed by Commissary Roberts, by order of the Lord Lievte­nant of Ireland, which was taken the nineteenth of August, 1642. as by a Copy of the said Order ap­peareth.

Sixthly, That upon the Petition of Robert Harrington, Esquire, Agent for the City of London-derry, presented unto the Committee of Adventurers, of the honourable House of Commons, and Adven­turers chosen in the City of London, for the Irish affaires, An Order was made the eighth of September, 1643. by which for the Reasons therein mentioned, It was ordered that as the said Committee should be inabled, they would take care to provide for the said severall Companies in the next Ship, that should goe to London-derry, in such manner and measure, as other the Companies there, should be provided for; as by the said Order appeareth.

It is now hereupon humbly offered to consideration. That although divers provisions, have beene sent to London-derry, and to Knock fergus, since the said Companies were raised, and since all the said ser­vices by them performed as aforesaid, (and lately a Ship with provisions of victuals, which came out of Holland, sent unto Knock fergus) yet have not any of the said Captains, nor any of their said Com­panies, at any time since their being raised as aforesaid, received any manner of provision, either in Money, Victuall, Clothes, Armes, Ammunition, or ought else whatsoever, to their extreame dis­couragement: And now upon the Cessation, if some reasonable and present respect, bee not had of them, and their doing and suffering for the time past, And such provision for the future, to bee made for them, as for others of their quality in those parts. They are like in short time to bee utterly ru­ined and destroyed: The speedy prevention whereof, is now by them, and their said Agent, in their behalfe, humbly prayed and desired.