To the Kings most excellent majesty the most humble address of the Mayor, Aldermen, Sheriffs, and Common-Council of the city of Gloucester. 1681 Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A62778 Wing T1551 ESTC R2504 12129725 ocm 12129725 54705 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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May it please Your most Sacred Majesty , WE Your Majesty's most humble , loyal , and obedient Subjects , out of a deep sense of Your most Princely Tenderness , and transcendent Care , for us , and all Your good Subjects , as well in respect of our Religious as Civil Concerns ; Do make this our most humble and faithful Address , returning all possible Gratitude for Your Majesty's most gracious late Declaration , which hath like a Flood of Goodness issued from your Royal Heart toward all Your Subjects ; whereby all Men that have not wilfully blinded their Intellects , may be abundantly satisfied of Your Majesty's Fatherly Love to us all . We cannot but remember by what Frauds and Machinations the Subjects of this Your Majesty's Realm in the late Times were beguiled , and under pretext of Religion ( and particularly this City , by which there was a most deserved Infamy brought upon us by Men of Sedicious Principles , the Dregs of which still remain always watching to disturb our Peace ) cheated into a Rebellion , the Consequences whereof were a sad Devastation of all , and the loss of the best of Kings . And we have reason to believe the same deadly Poison was again preparing , and had certainly been given , had not GOD put it into Your Majesty's Heart timely and most speedily to prevent it . And therefore as we are bound to glorifie God for his Mercy , so we make our most humble and grateful Acknowledgment to Your Majesty for Your most intent Vigilance to save us from so portentous a Storm ; and do therefore with all Humility and Faithfulness prostrate our selves at Your Majesty's Feet , solemnly vowing before God and the whole World , that we are and will be ready to the last drop of our Blood , and Mite of our Estates , to stand by , and defend Your most Sacred Person , Your lawful Successors , and the just Laws by which You govern , both in Church and State. The God of Heaven and Earth by whom Kings reign bless you with length of days , health , and all affluence of Wealth ; establish Your Sacred Person in the Hearts of Your People ; dissipate your Enemies , and confound their Devices ; and let the Scepter of Great Britain be swayed by You , and Your lawful Successors , to the end of Time. This Address was presented to His Majesty on Friday , the Sixth of this instant May. LONDON , Printed by A Godbid and J. Playford , 1681.