That it may please ye to deprive the Lords of the Council, and all the nobility, of all money paid out of the taxes which they have not earned;
We beseech ye to hear us, O Rulers.
That it may please ye to direct all Magistrates to give up their advanced salaries, which the times no longer render necessary, and to content themselves with their former stipends;
We beseech ye to hear us, O Rulers.
That it may please ye to bless all the people with equal representation, and to keep them safe from borough-mongering factions;
We beseech ye to hear us, O Rulers.
That it may please ye so to govern us, that unity, peace, and concord, may prevail throughout the nation, and the voice of tumult and dissatisfaction be no more heard in our streets;
We beseech ye to hear us, O Rulers.
That it may please ye to give unto all people all their rights as citizens, whatever may be the mode in which their consciences may impel them to worship their Creator, and whatever the creed to which their judgments assent;
We beseech ye to hear us, O Rulers.