OVr heart-breaking sense and sorrow for the unhappy Rents and Distractions in Your Majesties Dominions, especially in the Sesion of so grave and godly an Assembly, (most gratiously conve­ned by Your Majestie) endeavouring the glory of Almighty God in the Reformation of Religion, and the Honour and Weale of Your Majestie, and Your Realms, in setling and securing Your Roy­all Throne in plenty and peace. But perceiving the long and remote distance of Your Majestie from that Honourable Assembly, to have distracted the hearts of Your good Subjects, and ani­mated the Popish and malignant party amongst us, and fearing it may expose us to the danger and fury of a for­raigne foe, retard the setling of the weighty affaires in our Land, and the subduing of the Rebels in Ireland; and finding Your Majesties late Resolution for that expedition, to threaten danger to Your Royall Person, farre more worth then ten thousand of us.

We therefore Your Majesties most loyall Subjects out of our zeale to Gods true Religion, Your Majesties Honour and safety, and the Peace and Welfare of Your Dominions; and out of the deepe sence and apprehension of our interest in the same, doe in all humility present and prostrate our selves, and supplication at Your Royall feet, beseeching Your Majestie to returne to Your great Councell (the representative body of Your kingdome) in whom this Na­tion hath so farre consided, that they have intrusted them with their lives, liberties; and in which multitude of Counsellours there is health and stedfastnesse, and whereby the Royall Throne may be established in Righteousnesse, and we with the rest of Your faithfull Subjects shall continually prayse and pray for Your prosperous and happy Raigne over us.