To the king's most excellent majesty, the humble address of the cittizens and inhabitants that are of the Presbyterian perswasion in the city of Edinburgh and Cannongate. 1687 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) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B06118 Wing T1504 ESTC R225034 52615008 ocm 52615008 176237 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. B06118) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 176237) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2765:19) To the king's most excellent majesty, the humble address of the cittizens and inhabitants that are of the Presbyterian perswasion in the city of Edinburgh and Cannongate. England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II) 1 sheet ([2] p.) Printed by T.N., ; by the heir of Andrew Anderson ..., [London, : and re-printed at Edinburgh, 1687] Caption title. Imprint from colophon. Reproduction of original in: National Library of Scotland. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. 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Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. 2008-01 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-02 Elspeth Healey Sampled and proofread 2008-02 Elspeth Healey Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion To the King 's most Excellent Majesty , The Humble ADDRESS OF THE CITTIZENS and INHABITANTS That are of the Presbyterian Perswasion in the City of Edinburgh and Cannongate . May it please Your most Sacred Majesty , WE cannot find suitable Expressions to evidence our most humble and grateful Acknowledgments for Your Majesties late Gracious Declaration , by which we are happily delivered of many sad and grievous Burthens we have long groaned under ; and ( all Restraints , to our great Joy , being taken off ) are allow'd the free and peaceable publick Exercise of our Religion , a Mercy which is dearer to us than our Lives and Fortunes . Could we open our Hearts , Your Majesty would undoubtedly see what deep Sense and true Zeal for Your Service , so surprizing and signal a Favour hath imprinted on our Spirits ; for which , we reckon our selves highly obliged ( throwing our selves at Your Majesties Feet ) to return Your most Excellent Majesty our most humble , dutiful and hearty Thanks : And we desire humbly to assure Your Majesty , That as the Principles of the Protestant Religion , which according to our Confession of Faith we profess obligeth us all the days of our Lives to that intire Loyalty and Duty to Your Majesties Person and Government , that no difference of Religion can dissolve ; so we hope , and through Gods Assistance , shall still endeavour to demean ourselves is our Practice , in such manner , as shall evidence to the World the Truth and Sincerity of our Loyalty and Gratitude , and make it appear , that there is no inconsist ency betwixt true Loyalty and Presbyterian Principles . Great SIR ! We humbly offer our Dutiful and Faithful Assurances , that as we have not been hitherto wanting in that great Duty , which our Consciences bind upon us to pray for Your Majesty ; so this late refreshing and unexpected Favour will much more engage us in great Sincerity , to continue still to offer up our desires to the God of Heaven , by whom Kings Reign and Princes decree Justice , to Bless Your Royal Majesties Person and Government ; and after a happy and comfortable Reign on Earth , to Crown You with an incorruptible Crown of Glory in Heaven , which is most ardently prayed for , by , Most Dread Soveraign , Your Majesties most humble , most Loyal , most Dutiful , and most Obedient Subjects . Subscribed in our own Names , and by order of the Citizens and Inhabitants of the Presbyterian Perswasion within Your City of Edinburgh and Connongate . London , Printed by T. N. and Re-printed at Edinburgh , by the Heir of Andrew Anderson , Printer to His most Sacred Majesty , City and Colledge : 1687.