To the most high and mighty Prince James the second, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King defender of the Faythe, &c.—

The humble petition and addresse of your Loyall subjects the Governor and company of your Ma'ties colony of Connecticut, humbly sheweth—

That whereas we are informed that there is a Quowarranto emitted against this your Ma'ties colony of Connecticutt, not yet come to our sight, we have taken this opportunity to prostrate ourselves upon our bended knees at your Ma'ties feet, most humbly beging your Ma'tie out of your great compassion and princely Grace, freely to pardon and remit all such mistakes or faylures in our management of that power and trust of Government comitted to us, (which, on the first inti-mation we are ready to reforme,) in and by his late Ma'tie of blessed memory, Charles the second, by his Royall Grant to us, bearing date Aprill twenty third, in the fourteenth year of his Reigne, and graciously continued by your Ma'ties Procla-mation, have proceeded rather from want of a right understanding in law then otherwise, And that your Ma'tie would Graciously be pleased to continue this your Ma'ties colony, happy in the full and free injoyrnent of our liberties and properties as formerly; and by your Royall command recall the writ of Quowaranto forementioned.

For may it please your Ma'tie though we are a poore, yet a Loyall people, very unwilling to do any thing which may be unpleasant to our Soveraigne, for we are resolved through assistance of Allmighty God, to approve ourselves your Ma'ties dutifull subjects, as we have been to your Ma'ties Royall predecessors, which (if we mistake not) to our comendation was asserted by our late Soveraigne your Ma'ties most dear brother.

Dread Soveraigne, we humbly beg and earnestly beseech your Ma'tie to continue us an intire Province or Government within our known bounds and colony limits, which we conceive will be most for the profit and health of your Ma'ties subjects here inhabiting, and the contrary no doubt will be very prejudiciall to them, which may easily be evinced by good reason, and therefore hope to obteyne your Ma'ties favour and protection therein.

Great Sr, we desire and humbly pray your Ma'ties favour, that we may still be confirmed in, and enjoy our Christian Liberties without any interruption from any other.

Most Gracious Sovraigne, we beseech your Ma'tie we may find grace in your sight and receive a gracious answer to this our humble addresse, that we may experience that in the light of the Kings countenance is life, and his favour is as the cloud of the latter reigne, and we shall not cease to pray the God of heaven, who is the King of Kings, to save, bless and prosper your Ma'tie.

We are your Ma'ties Loyall and dutifull subjects, the Governor and Company of your colony of Conecticutt.

J. A., S.