No. 64.

Letter from the Mayor, &c., of Plymouth to the City of London, enclosing copy of petition to Parliament for relief against the depredations of the Royalists. Dated 5 Sept. 1645.

Journal 40, fo. 144b.

The greate zeale you have ever manifested for the good of the kingdome, and the forwardnes you shewed to contribute your assistance to us upon all occacõns doth imbolden us at this tyme of our extremity to beseech you to stretch out yo^r helping hand to us you know we have bin long beseiged, and we have often moved the Parliam^t, the Committee of the West, and the Generall for releif, and all this summer it hath bin promised, but o^r hopes are hitherto frustrate. We have therefore sent the peticõn (whereof the enclosed is a copie) to Sir John Young and Mr. Waddon Burgesses for this towne, and indeed this is the last and only visible meanes that unde God is left us. We beseech you that you wilbe pleased to second our peticõn by your owne desires in our behalf. And wee shall not cease to pray for the contynuance of yo^r peace and encrease of all other blessings and rest

Yo^r most humble servants
Justinian Pearde Maior
[and four others.]
Plymouth at the Committee
for Goverm^t,
5 Sept. 1645.