THat We your Majesties most obedient and faithfull Subjects and Servants, duly ob­serving, not onely the Clemency and Piety we so sensibly understand your Majesty Naturally, as well as Successively inclinable to; but also your Majesties great Zeal and Princely Care of maintaining that happiness to us, which our forefathers for so many ages rejoiced in, under the ancient Fundamental Lawes and Statutes of this Kingdom, together with the good wholesome Doctrine and Discipline of the Church as it stood by Law establi­shed in our glorious Martyrs dayes, by the Religious Government of the Reverend Bishops and other Doctors of the Church, in whom are so great Mysteries locked up, and without whom, you Majesty cannot be safe, nor we happy: of which Church, to the glory of God, the amazement of your Enemies, the comfort of all your Loyal Subjects, and the wonder of the World, your Majesty hath continued her Faiths Defender. And now, considering not onely the coolness of some persons to your Majestyes Service, from whom we had hopes of better things, but also the unquietness of the Spirits of some others, who have in so great a mea­sure tasted of your Majesties grace and favour, men of loose and dangerous Principles, that have assisted in the staining of the Records of this Your City, so famous for Loyalty in former ages; We thought our selves obliged in Duty to God, in Obedience to Your Majestie, in af­fection to our Country, and in love and honour to this your City, as well as to that Interest to which we have a future hopes (having first, according to our duty, applied our selves to that so eminent a Pattern of Fidelitie and Vigilance to your Majesties service, the Right Honourable the Lord Maior of this your Citie:) To Remonstrate, That we are here before your Sacred Majestie, in humilitie of Spirit, readie to sacrifice our Lives and Fortunes in the Defence of your Majesties Interest, Crown and Dignitie, with the Interest of Religion, as it is by Law esta­blished; sensibly knowing, that nothing, like to fearing God, honoring the King, and not med­ling with those who are given to change, can make us delight in Loyaltie, as our Predecessors for many Generations have done; without which we cannot, as now we do, from the inte­grity of our hearts, with an humble confidence, subscribe our selves

This Address was subscribed by the several Regiments at or before the Last General Rendezvouz, and Presented by the Colonels to his Majestie, on Tuesday the 14 ^th of this instant May, for which they received his Majesties Thanks.