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 FROM THE

OF THE

Preented to His Majety at Hampton-Court,

Augut 7. 1689.

HE People in New-England having groaned under the Violation of their Charters and mot undoubted Rights, and the Illegal and Arbitrary Government impoed upon them by the late King, in the peron of Sir Edmond Androß, and his Creatures, for about Three Years.

Hearing what was done in England, and how the then Prince of Orange, in Conjunction with the Nobility and Gentry, had mot gloriouly recued themelves, their Religion, and Country from the Inundation of Popery and Slavery.

They in imitation of o great an Example, upon the Eighteenth of April lat, as one Man, roe in Arms, and eized the aid Sir Edmond Androß, and the ret of their mot notorious Oppreors, and them ecured in afe Cutody: Setting forth in Print a Declaration of the Reaons neceitating them to this way of proceeding.

And for the Safety of the People, and Conervation of the Peace, choe a Preident and Council, who on the 20th of May 1689, being Aembled at Boton, drew up, and ubcribed a very Loyal Congratulatory Addres to Their Majeties.

After which they etled the Government upon their Charter-Foundations, Electing their late Governour, a Council, and Magitrates; and they immediately ummoned a Convention of the Repreentatives of the People to Boton, where being Aembled, they on the 6th of June 1689, unanimouly drew up, and ubcribed a Second Addres to Their Majeties.

As alo an Intrument impowering Sir Henry Ahurt Baronet, and a Member of the Honourable Houe of Commons, to be their Repreentative to Their Majeties, in all Matters concerning the Colony of the Maachuets: Withal, deiring Sir Henry to preent the aid Addrees to Their Majeties, in their Names and behalf, in all humble and dutiful manner.

Which aid Addrees, Powers, and Intructions arriving here lat week, on Wedneday the 7th of this Intant August, Sir Henry went to Hampton Court; where being by that Great and Steady Patron of the Laws, Religion, and Liberties of his Country, the Right Honourable Henry Lord Delamere, introduced into the Royal Preence, Sir Henry acquainted His Majety with the Happy Occaion of his preent Attendance, the State and Condition of His Subjects in New-England, and of the Powers they had entruted and honoured him with; at the ame time preenting the aid Addrees hereafter following; which, at his Majety's Command he ditinctly read. After which His Majety accepted them very graciouly, and was pleaed to expres himelf with great kindnes to the aid People, auring Sir Henry, That he kindly accepted their Tenders of Loyalty and Duty, and would take Them and their humber Requets into his particular Care, &c.