WHereas it hath pleased the Honourable Houses of Parliament in consideration of the late revolt of divers Ships of the Navy, and their desperate designes against the Cause of God, which the the Parlia­ment (we do assured beleeve) doth maintain, and do afford the Navie divers weighty and worthy motives and incou­ragements to oppose that parts, and from the bloudy and barbarous of the Apostate Ships, so especially from the worth of our Liberties as Subjects, and Religion as Christians; We the Commanders, Officers, and Seamen in the Ship Vnicorne, do not from any slavish Principles of Respects, feare, or credit, but voluntarily and freely from the bottome of our hearts and consciences subscribe to live and die with the Honourable Earle of Warwick, now Lord High Admirall of England, in this present engage­ment, for the preservation of the publique good, and the maintenance of that Covenant which we have formerly taken: testimony whereof we subscribe our hands.

Subscribed by above 350.

THat we have as deep, and large a sense as any sort of men whatsoever of the blessings of God going along with your Excellency in your just and righteous undertakings, wading through so ma­ny Seas, and passing over so many Mountaines of difficul­ties, in regard of the many bloudy designes, and contrive­ments, and the cruell, implacable, and restlesse rage of the open Enemy; as also, the odious A postacy of seem­ing friends; yet through the exceeding mercy of God towards you, and the Army under your Command, in bearing up, and incouraging your Hosts, even to admira­tion, and all honest hearts rejoicing, the Lord hath crow­ned you and the Army with many great and glorious vi­ctories and successes, both in the first and late Wars: And when as the Lord was pleased to determine the quarrell of the enemy against them in their subversion, and vouch­safing you once more an opportunity, and put it into your hearts to thinke of, and to endeavour after such things as might conduce and lead unto a happy settlement of this poore distressed, and almost dying Nation, (occasioned by [Page 8]a bloudy, treacherous, and wilfull enemy,) Your Excel­lency and Councell of War were pleased in order here­unto lately to present unto the house of Commons a Re­monstrance, and latter Declarations, which we having se­riously weighed, and considered of the excellency, just­nesse, and reasonablenesse thereof, we do fully correspond, and give our hearts approbation thereunto: And in an especiall manner, in order to your desires therein, We earnestly desire that justice may impartially be executed on all offendors, from the greatest to the least, as well upon the Person of the King, as others; And that the prosecu­tion thereof may be vigorous and without delay, for de­laies (by sad and frequent experience) have proved to be of a very dangerous nature, and pernicious consequence and tendency; And thereby have rarely recovered, or gained the like, or same opportunity.

In order to the prosecution of all which, we do jointly and unanimosly declare unto your Excellency, that we both are, and shall he ready (as God shall enable us) to engage our selves as your Excellency shall command, and direct us, that these things may be effected. And we professe we shall not judge or account our lives, or de [...]rest injoyments neare unto us, so that our deare and native Countrey may live, and be delivered out of those miseries and calamities that have so often, and so long threatned its ruine and destruction; And that Tyranny, Oppression, and injustice might be removed and supplanted, and the just, deare bought Liberties and Freedomes of the Commoners of England may re­turne unto them; That this Nation may once more be happy, and crowned with blessednesse, which shall be the earnest, cordiall, and constant breathings and desires of we, who do subscribe our selves the Petitioners, and your Excellencies most humble and faithfull servants.