Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. IV
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Large being confident Your Majestys Wisdom will from this Hint easily infer them.
If Your Majesty shall be pleased to grant these our Prayers we shall thanckfully acknowledge it, as a Token of Your Majestys especial Grace and Favour towards us, and use our best Endeavours by a Faithfull Attachment to Your Majestys Crown to deserve it allways praying to the Heavenly Father-to support Your Majesty in Your old age, with continual Supplies of Heavenly and Royal Gifts, Graces Power and Strength to the longest Period of Life, and to crown Your Endeavors for the Happiness of Your People and maintaining Peace among. Christian Princes, with Success, and at last when Your Majesty shall be full of Days to leave Your Crown toa Prince of Your Royal Blood, who shall not be unworthy to be Son to such a Father and Successor to such a king, and to receive a Crown of Glory in the Heavenly kingdom that fadeth not.
Finally, we pray, That Your Majesty would be pleased to continue that fatherly Care and Protection wich we have hitherto injoyed towards us and our Brethren the Six Nations and to receive into the same also the Nation of wich by the. Care of our Brother Johnson hath been joined with us and linek to the Covenant Chain in particular we pray That Your Majesty would be pleased to provide for us, to the Glory of God and our Souls Wellfare a Church and a Minister residing among us; that we may more fully enjoy the Light of the Gospel, wich hath begun to dawn upon us; That we delivered from the Power of Darkness may walk in it--and Your Majestys Petitioners shall ever pray May it please Your Majesty