HAving seen your late Manifestation and Agreement of the People, with others of your Books, tendred to the People of this Nation, of which we (though Ap­prentices) are a part. And thereby perceiving your ultimate ayme▪ ends and in­tentions, to be onely and meerly for common Freedom and Libertie, such as best sutes with the due ordering of this distressed Common-wealth; We conceive our selves bound in Canscience to return you most real and hearty Thanks for your so unwearied, unparaleld and cordial affections, appearing in so gallant and honorable a Cause, desiring you, Honorable Wor­thies, that your hands may not fail, nor your hearts faint in so great an employment, but that cou­ragiously you would be pleased to go on and persevere as you have begun, until it shall please God to give us the enjoyment of those just Rights and Priviledges therein contained; you appearing unto us as if it were another Moses and Aaron to lead us, poor Israelites, out of our sad Bon­dage and Slavery of Egypt into a Canaan of Liberty, Freedom, Peace and Plenty. And here­in Worthy Gentlemen, and Gallant Hearts, we do declare to adhere to stand by and own'd you to the utmost of our powers in this so good a work, so long as our hearts, tongues, hands or lives re­mains; Resting confident thousands more of faithful Apprentices in the City will do the like.

This was subscribed, dated and presented upon the sixth day of May 1649 which we now publish to all our loving Friends, courageous and faithful Fellow Ap­prentices, inhabiting within their several Wards, and Precincts of the City of London, &c. Whom we desire would speedily choose out from among your selves in your several and respective Wards four or six, or as many as you see good, of cordial and active young men to be Agitators for you. And that you forthwith appoint Meetings in your several Wards for better carrying on of this work, as we have done in ours, that we and you may have more convenient and orderly Meetings, and Correspondency.