A Letter from the Ancient and Loyal Borough of North-Allerton in Yorkshire, Dated Jan. 14. 1680. to their Burgesses in Parliament.
Honoured Sirs,
THe unexpected and sudden News of this Day's Post, preventing us from send∣ing those due Acknowledgments which the greatness of your Services for Publick Good, have merited from us, we have no better way (now left us) to express our Gratitude, and the highest Resentments of your Actions before, and in your last Sessions of Parliament, than to manifest our Approbation thereof, by an Assurance, that if a Dissolution of this present Parliament happen, since you have evidenced so sufficiently your Affections to His Majesties Royal Person, and Endeavours for the preserving the Protestant Religion, our Laws and Liber∣ties, we are now resolved, if you are pleas'd to continue with us, to continue you as our Representatives: And do therefore beg your Acceptance thereof; and far∣ther, that you will continue your Station during this Prorogation, faithfully assu∣ring you, that none of us desire to give, or occasion you the Expence or Trouble of a Journey in order to your Election (if such happen) being so sensible of the too great expence you have been at already, in so carefully discharging the Trust and Confidence reposed in you, by, Gentlemen,
Your Obliged and Faithful Friends and Servants. Signed by the Burgesses and Electors of North-Allerton, and directed to Sir Gilbert Gerrard, and Sir Henry Calverly, Burgesses for the Borough of North-Al∣lerton in Yorkshire.