. The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King's blessed restoration, and return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660 . Nations towards a happy recovery of theiu Laws, and Ancient Government) they fincerely profeffedjl•c that they reflected on their paft Sufferings as from the hanJ of God j and therefore did not cheridi any violent thoughtsc< or inclinations againft any Perfons wharfoever, who hadu been any way initrumental in them
. The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King's blessed restoration, and return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660 . Nations towards a happy recovery of theiu Laws, and Ancient Government) they fincerely profeffedjl•c that they reflected on their paft Sufferings as from the hanJ of God j and therefore did not cheridi any violent thoughtsc< or inclinations againft any Perfons wharfoever, who hadu been any way initrumental in them ; and that, if the indifl cretion of any particular Perfons ihould tranfport them tffl Fxpreflions contrary to this their general Senfe, they utterlyCf difclaimed them. They farther promifed, By their quietiC and peaceable behaviour, to teftiry their fubmiffion to theu Council of State, in expectation of the future Parliament^ on whofe wifdom , they trufted, God would give fuch aw Bleiling, as might produce a perfect Settlement both in Church and State. And laltly they declared, That, as thecc General had not chofen the fandy foundations ofSeli-Go4vernment, bu*t the firm Rock of National Intereft, where!w on to frame a fettlement, fo it was their hope and prayer|i tfc^j. iilliliilJIij *w Of the Reheffion, &c. 755 that, when tne building (hould come to be raifed, it might not, like Rome, have the beginning in the blood of Brethren-y nor, like BaM> be interrupted by confuiion of Tongues ■a but that ail might fpeak one Language, and be of one Name $T that all mention of Parties, and Factions, and all Rancor and Animofities may be thrown in, and buried, like Rubbifli under the Foundation. Th es e profeffions, or to the fame purpofe, under the Ti-tle of a Dcclation of che Nobility, and Gentry, and Clergy,that had ferved the late King, or his prefent Majefty, or ad-hered to the Royal Party in fuch a City or County, which wasnamed, were Signd by all the confiderable Perfons th
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