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.