Governor and each other, for the maintenance of that Law & Liberty which God & our Gracious Sovereign have granted us, abhorring & detesting all such as Brand us with the opprobrious and undeserved character of Rebels, whereby they would withdraw us from our duty to God, the King and Ourselves to become a prey to their Implacable malice & Violence ; with firm confidence that having made so plain and clear an offer, namely That every thing should remain in the former inoffensive condition until his Excellency Coll Sloughter's arrival or until the appearance of his Majesty's

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orders concerning us which is now wished for in the highest degree, by all his Majesty's Loyal subjects and true protestants who will approve hereof, being driven to our last refuge and means of relief.

Wherefore we are forced to declare the said Major his evil councillors and all their confederates to be enemies to God, their present Majesties & the peace & welfare of this people and Province so long as they continue in such state and proceedings. Thereby forbidding them to continue in hostility or to commit or persist in any of the aforesaid unwarrantable practices, but to the contrary, that they altogether recede and desist from their pernicious designs, intentions and purposes, or aiding or otherwise encouraging them; and that they do forthwith discharge & disband all the said forces which have been raised within this Province or elsewhere, which are hereby commanded forthwith to return & repair to their several places of abode and stations and to keep the peace of our Sovereign Lord the King as they will answer the consequences which may ensue, by the contrary, to God, their Majesties or his Excellency Col. Sloughter &c -- whether Bloodshed or other Mischiefs or Damages, the effects of their so just provocations, it being our stedfast resolutions to pursue and destroy all such as shall henceforth be found under those wicked circumstances aforesaid; trusting in Almighty God to deliver us from & to render us victorious over their Majesties & our enemies & such impious and unreasonable men.