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 TO

The Humble

OF THE

Dread Majeties,

he late Glorious Enterprize atchieved by your Royal Highnes through the Bleing of Heaven, attended with uch Happy Succes for the Relief and Deliverance of the Ditreed Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the Mieries of Popery and Slavery, and then coming in upon them with a eeming irreitible Power, hath not only fill'd the Hearts of all the good Subjects of thoe three Kingdoms, but alo of the Plantations depending thereupon, with unpeakable Joy, and will doubtles Influence all the Protetant Kingdoms and places of Europe, and Erect an Everlating Monument of Praie to your Royal Name; The Gladome Tydings whereof hath reach'd thee American Plantations, to their no mall Rejoycing, which your poor ditreed Subjects of this Land hold themelves obliged to acknowledge with all hearty Thankfulnes: Firt, to Almighty God, the Soveraign Ruler of the World; And next, unto Your Royal Self, as an Intrument pirited by him to o Heroick and Hazardous an Undertaking. Your Three everal Princely Delarations put forth on that Occaion, Encouraging the Englih Nation to cat off the Yoak of a Tyrannical and Arbitrary Power, which at that time they were held under, have occurred to the View and Conideration of the People in this Country, being themelves under alike (if not wore) Evil and Unhappy Circumtances with their Brethren of England. Firt, by unrighteouly depriving them of their Charter, Government, and Priviledges, without any Hearing or Tryal, and under utter Impoibilities of having Notice of any Writ erved upon them; And then followed with the Exercie of an Illegal and Arbitrary Power over them, which had almot ruined a late Flourihing Country, and was become very Grievous and Intolerable, beides the growing Mieries, and daily Fears of a Total Subverion by Enemies at Home, and Invaion by Foreign Force. The People thereby excited to imitate o Noble and Heroick an Example, being trongly and unanimouly pirited to intend their own Safeguard and Defence, reolved to eize upon and ecure ome of the Principal Perons concerned, and mot active in the ill Management of the Illegal and Arbitrary Government et over them by Commiion. Accordingly, on the Eighteenth Day of April lat pat, aroe as one Man, eized upon Sir Edmond Andros the late Governour, and other of the Evil Intruments, and have ecured them for what Jutice, Order from Your Majeties hall direct, exhibiting and publihing a Declaration, etting forth ome of the General Grounds and Reaons provoking them to uch an Action; which, though o unformed and entred upon under uch diadvantages, yet by the good Providence of God was o over-ruled, by the interpoing and prudence of ome Gentlemen upon the place, that the thing was effected without the let Bloodhed or plunder, for which we deire to pay our acknowledgment of praie unto the Soveraign ruler of all things.

The Declaration of the People is herewith emitted, to be humbly preented unto your Majeties, the Demontration and Proofs of the everal Articles and Charges contained in the aid Declaration, with other Informations not inferiour, will be preparing to be offered in the eaon thereof.