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til relinquished by themselves; a right, in line, which all
other your majesty's English subjects, both within and
without the realm, have hitherto enjoyed.
With hearts, therefore, impressed with the most indelif ble charzwters of gratitude to your majesty, and to the memory of thekings of your illustrious house, whose reigns have been signally distinguished by their auspicious iulluence on the prosperity of tl1ef British`domit1ions; and convinced by the most affecting proofs of your majesty's paternal love to all your people, however distant, and your unceasing and benevolent desires to promote their happiness; we most humbly beseech your majesty that you will be graciously pleased to take into your royal consideration the distresses of your faithful subjects on this continent, and- to lay the same before your majesty's parliament, and to»afl°ord thern -such relief as, in your royal wisdom, their unhappy oircumstanoes shall he judged to require.
And your petitioner swill pray, &c.
Tho memorial to the lords in 'parliament being engrossed, was read(and mom pared, and is as follows, viz:
To the right honorable me Lords, spiritual and temporal of Great Britain in parliament assembled:
The memorial of the Freeholders and otherplnhabitants of the colonies of Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, New-York, -New Jersey, Pennsylvania., the government of the counties of New Castle, Kent and Sussex; upon Delaware, and province of Maryland, in America, "-Mo¢U»urnbly|h¢wetl»,
That his iuajsstyb liege; suliieogs
