THe jealousies that are against certain Members of the Parliament concerning their failing in their places and Trust, give us sensible occasion (as to call to minde the severall happinesses which we of this Corporation have received in your part of representation of us so for your further incouragement in well doing) to expresse your thankfulnesse for the same as to God, so to your self. Sir, We do thankfully acknowledge, that for more then eight yeers past as you were freely chosen by us, so you have freely and cheerfully all this time taken this charge upon you of ser­ving your Countrey as one of the Burgesses of this Burrough. To which place, we had the more reason to make choice of you, most of us having plentifull experience of your fitnesse in sund [...]ie respects, and of your fidelitie manifested in former Parliaments, in which we found your readie willingnesse not onely to be active for pub [...]ick good, but to suffer also with cheerfulnesse in the publick cause of the Common-wealth. Sundrie of us well know, and thankfully remember your carriage against the Loan money, and other projects tending to publick detriment, though much to your particular hazard in bearing witnesse against them. And as for this present Par­liament, which hath past the greatest hazards, trials and oppositions of any (for maintenance whereof (as we of this Town have from the first all along to this day been ingaged with them against the common Enemy) so you in particular have alwayes countenanced and incouraged us therein, as well in your personall as other affitance in the same common cause. As for your carriage in this Parliament, though we could not be spectators, eye and eare witnesses thereof, yet we have not been wanting to be inquisitive after the same. The result of which Inquisition ever rendred you to us a diligent attendent as of the House, so of the particular Committees, and one that ever closed with that party of the House th [...]t most endeavoured Reformation of things am sse both in Church and Common-wealth.

A [...]d as to such particular occasions as thi Corporation hath had in this Parliament, both for our Church and our Garrison, we thank you for it; your endeavours have been most readily ex­tended to the utmost on our behalfs. And for your carriage in the Countrey at such times as you have had liberty to come amongst us, we thankfully acknowledge that in order to the weal publick, both as a Justice of the Peace, and as a Commissioner of the Parliament, you have been very active in discountenancing persons i [...]l-aff [...]cted, or any wayes obstructing or impeding the publick Service of the Parliament; and incouraging and advancing the payment of taxes, and execution of the Ordinances of the Parliament. We well remember your seiz [...]ng, and sending to the Parliament the high Sheriffe that was of this County, and your proceedings against other potent Enemies of this County. And to this day we have observed your adhering to the first principals, as well by expressing the like activity for the Parliaments occasions here in the Coun­trey, as by your Letters which some of us have seen, as also by your rejoycing at the successes of the Parliaments Army under his Excellency the Lord Fairfax, and your bewailings of the sad condition of the Kingdom upon the Scots Invasion this Sommer; of which also some of us are witnesses. And surely your own advantage to your particular estate h [...]th not been an Ince [...]tive to all this; for as for recompence from us You were nobly pleased to way ve it and serve us free­ly: so we beleeve that you have as freely at your own charge served the Common-wealth: For we well observe and understand that in this time of your [...]ong absence, your Estate here i [...] con­siderably impaired, which though you lightly esteeme, being it is for the servic [...] of the publick, yet we have reason to acknowledge it with thankfulnesse. Sir, We write not thus to flatter you, or to make way for any designe of putting you to any increase of service in our own particulars, but in way of testifying our hearty thankfulnesse unto you, and to incourage in that furthee publick Service which your place and trust calls for from you. And so with our very loving re­membrance to your Self, and your Honorable Lady, we rest: Boston, Linc.

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