TO THE KINGS Most Excellent MAJESTIE.
The Humble addresse of the Lords, Knights, and Gentlemen, of the six Counties of South-VVales, and County of Monmouth. PRESENTED TO, AND MOST GRATIOUSLY RECEIV'D BY, HIS MAJESTIE, The 16. of June 1660.

WE your Majestie's most Loyal Subjects, do, in all humilitie and thankfulnesse to the Divine Providence, ac­knowledge the goodnesse of God, aswell in the many miraculous deliverances of your Sacred Majesty, from the practises of men incomparably wicked; as in restoring us, at length, to the fruition of our hopes, even the breath of our nostrils, as Your Sacred Majesty, once our Prince, and now our Dea [...] and Dread Soveraign Lord and King, VVhom God long preserve!

In the next place, We may not, without the highest ingratitude, forget to acknowledge the great Immunities and gracious Favours conferred upon our Nation by your Royal Grandfather, and the Glorious Saint and Martyr, Your Father, of ever blessed memory; our grateful-sense whereof, we shall testifie by the effusion and expence of our dearest Blood and Fortunes, when your Majestie's Interest and Service shall require it. And, as we have had the honour to trace your Majestie's foot-steps in your afflictions (according to our proportions); So, to testifie our obedience to your Majestie's Commands, and our submission to the Divine Will, we resolve and declare, that we will imitate (what you have most livelily copied out from your Great Master's Original,) your incomparable Charity; and unite our selves, under your Majestie's Protection and Government, with those who differ'd most from us; so far as they shall studie to preserve the spirit of Obedience in the bond of Peace. Yet because we cannot but with horror and detestation, look back upon the fatall Actors in that bloody Tragedy of your Father's death, and the lamentable Devastations and Sacriledges perpetrated upon the, once most glorious and Antient, Brittish Church; So we cannot but be highly satisfied, when we observe, that as your Majesty hath referred the vindication of the former, to the wis­dom of your Parliament; so we hope for a speedy restitution of the latter to her Primitive Splendor, as to Doctrine and Government, according to the known Laws of England.

We shall now conclude with a double Petition, First to God, That he would be pleased to receive your Sacred Majesty into his especial care and protection: Next, to your Majesty; That you would accept of this our humble Addresse; Pardon the deficiences of it, and receive us into you Majestie's Protection, and gracious Favour, as we have and shall espouse your Interest above all other Concernments.

Subscribed by
  • The Lord Marquesse of Hertford.
  • The Lord Marquesse of Worcester.
  • The Earl of Pembrooke.
  • The Earl of Monmouth.
  • The Earl of Carbery.
  • The Lord Abergaveny.
  • The Lord Herbert of Cherbery.
  • The Lord Herbert of Ragland.
  • The Lord Herbert of Cardisse.
  • The Lord Vaughan.
  • Mr. Justice Jenkins.
  • Herbert Price.
  • Sr. John Aubrey.
  • Sr. George Probart.
  • Sr. Richard Basset.
  • Sr. Richard Price.
  • Sr. Edward Rice.
  • Miles Button.
  • William Lewis.
  • Thomas Lewis.
  • John Vaughan.
  • William Herbert.
  • Walter Vaughan.
  • Thomas Matthews.
  • Thomas Lewis.
  • Jonathan L Loid.
  • William Morgan.
  • William Basset.
  • Edmond Lewis.
  • Nicholas Kemys.
  • Edward Kemys.
  • Ed. Kemys.
  • Rowland Gwin.
  • Richard Lewis.
  • George Gwinn.
  • John Jefferys.
  • Henry Williams.
  • Thomas Lewis.
  • Evan Davis.
  • Essex Meirick.
  • Isaac L Loyd.
  • Robert Griffes.
  • John Cannon.
  • Dr. William Morgan, Physician to his Majesty.
  • Henry Proger Herkert.
  • Miles Matthews Pensioner.
  • Charls Proger Herbert.
  • Hugh L Loyd. D. D.
  • Dr. William Basset.
  • William Morgan.
  • Col. Rice Powell.
  • Col. James Progers Herbert.
  • Leiut. Col. Thomas Stradling.
  • Leiut. Col. Milborne Williams.
  • Major Stedman.
  • Major Matthews.
  • Major Lewis Thomas.
  • Capt. Thomas Vaughan.
  • Capt. William Button.
  • Edward Thomas.
  • Lewis Thomas.
  • Richard Basset.
  • Thomas Basset.
  • Herbert Evans.
  • Edward Vaughan.
  • John Carne.
  • Christopher Perkins.
  • Charls Carne.
  • Howell Carne.
  • Phillip Mansell.
  • John Herbert.
  • Thomas Williams.
  • Lewis Morgan.
  • James Penry.
  • David Evans.
  • David Jenkins, of the Chancery.
  • Robert Williams.
VVith many more Gentlemen that this Paper cannot contain.

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