Now in simpUsity we doe seriously intreat all that may be conserned here in seriously to consider it and in the coolness of your spirits with out anger or hard thoughts truly to waye it in the ballance of Equity where the wittnes of god may arise in every contience to testifie, whether If such things should goe on and be proseeded in it would not be to the rewenating of families and to the kindling of gods anger against a place or people which we truly desire may be prevented, by takeing away y^ ocation, wherefore we make our address to the chiefe in authority knowing that Magistrates authority is to preserue mens persons and Estates, but ye perrogative of thee conscience that belongs to god and we dare not but yeald obedience therevnto as god hath perswaded our harts and we doe not act (as sometimes resented) in stobourness obstainancy or contempt of authority, but in simplissity, haueing gods feare in our hearts that we may keepe our coneiences clear before him from whom we receive strength to vphould vs in tryalls and exercise and we earnestly desire y« Lord may perswade your hearts, vnto whome we are now conserned, that ye may remoue the cause of this our adii-ess. and open that eye in you tliat can see vs as we are, who can pray for those that's in authority that vnder them we may live a peaceable holy and god like life Henry Willis ye 4th of ye 7tb mo. 1680. ^ John Bowne.