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<HEAD>A
LETTER
Which was delivered to the
KING
On <DATE>the &s;econd day of the &s;econd Moneth 1660.</DATE> &s;ent (From the Barbadoes, on the Behalf
of many Thou&s;ands in the We&s;t-Indies)</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>KING CHARLES,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_THe&s;e are to Acquaint Thee, that there are many People, even Thou&s;ands that are de&s;troyed, and are peri&s;hing, for
lack of the true knowledge of God in the&s;e We&s;tern parts, and I&s;lands, under thy Dominion, and we the Servants
of the living God, unto whom he hath made known him&s;elf, and revealed his Salvation, and hath made us Parta|kers
of h<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">s heavenly Power, and given unto us his holy Spirit, by which he hath commanded us, and is leading us
to do his Will in the Earth, as it is done in Heav<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter">n and hath laid a nece&s;&s;itie upon us, that we &s;hould preach the
Go&s;pel of glad tidings, and of peace unto the Nations, and unto the I&s;lands, that &s;o others might partake of the
like precious mercies with us, and come to witne&s;&s;e the &s;alvation of God unto their &s;oules, and the enjoyment of
his Pre&s;ence, and in obedience to the Lord, and for the love we bare to all people, being &s;en&s;ible of their langui&s;h|ing
condition, and mi&s;erable &s;tate, We are freely given up, and counts not our lives, (nor any thing that we have dear unto us, that &s;o the
people might come to the knowledge of the Truth, and to a right under&s;tanding of Gods everla&s;ting way of life and peace and might come
to be redeemed from their &s;innes, and changed from the evil of their wayes, and re&s;tored unto God, to be heires of his Ble&s;&s;ing and Mercy
which endures for ever, to all them that love him, and obeys his Spirit, and walks in the light of the Lamb Chri&s;t Ie&s;us: <HI>But &s;o it is,
<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="page cropped" EXTENT="1 letter">o King,</HI> that by rea&s;on of many wicked and ungodly Lawes that unrighteous men have made, who are enemies to the Lord, and to all
them who truly breethes and pants after him, and that hungers and thir&s;ts after righteou&s;ne&s;&s;e; by rea&s;on of which Lawes the Lords peo|ple
&s;uffers, and his &s;ervants are kept out of I&s;lands, and places, and bani&s;hed, and per&s;ecuted, and great Fines and Pe<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="under-inked" EXTENT="1 letter">al<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="under-inked" EXTENT="1 letter">ies laid upon Ma|&s;ters
of Ships, if they carry them, or any that &s;hall receive them, which thing &s;tops the work of the Lord, and hinders the truth from be|ing
made known to the people, and Gods love from breaking forth unto the Nations, and people are unhealed, and unconverted unto the
Lord, and many wanders in &s;orrow, and are mourning in de&s;olate places, and their &s;oules are grieved and bowed down by rea&s;on of their
oppre&s;&s;ors; and of the wickedne&s;&s;e of men, who hinders that from being made known to them which is their chiefe&s;t good, and mo&s;t pre|ciou&s;e&s;t
trea&s;ure, therefore the&s;e are to de&s;ire thee in the behalf of the Lord God, and of many good people, who are breathing and thir&s;t|ing
after him, that thou put on bowels of pity and compa&s;&s;ion towards the people over whom thou art &s;et in Authority, and &s;end forth thy
order, that all &s;uch wicked laws and acts, which tends &s;o much to the ruine and de&s;truction of thy &s;ubjects, both of their &s;oules, and bo|<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="page cropped" EXTENT="1 letter">ies,
and e&s;tates, may be made null and void, and of none effect, and &s;uffer not the people under thy Dominion to lie in &s;uch deep di&s;tre&s;&s;e
<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="page cropped" EXTENT="2 letters">d under &s;uch great &s;uffering both of &s;oul and body, when a word from thy mouth&punc; or a few lines under thy hand would help them, and
<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="page cropped" EXTENT="2 letters">&s;e them from their heavy burdens, and &s;ad afflictions. Therefore &s;hew forth thy power, and make known thy Authority with what &s;peed
<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="page cropped" EXTENT="2 letters">ou can&s;t, to put a &s;top and an end to the&s;e things, and hereby thou wilt manife&s;t thy love to the people under thee, and the righteous and
<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="page cropped" EXTENT="1 letter">pright in heart will rejoyce at thy goodne&s;&s;e, and Gods ble&s;&s;ing will be the reward of thy &s;o well doing, and it will redound to thy ho|<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="page cropped" EXTENT="2 letters">ur
for ever, and bring peace to thy &s;oul, and many thou&s;ands of people will be refre&s;ht, and comforted thereby, and in doing the Will
<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="page cropped" EXTENT="1 word"> <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="page cropped" EXTENT="1 letter">od, herein he will make thy Reign pro&s;perous, and thy Government will be ble&s;t, therefore while thou ha&s;t time and power in thy
<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="page cropped" EXTENT="1 letter">and <GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="damage" EXTENT="1 word"> do good, do it, and do not &s;pare, nor linger, nor delay, knowing that the more thou doe&s;t for the Lord, and for the good of the Na|<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="page cropped" EXTENT="1 letter">ions,
a people under Thee, the greater will be Thy reward, and herein thou wilt be clear of all the peoples blood, which otherwi&s;e may be
required at thy hand if they peri&s;h, and are de&s;troyed for lack of that which they might have; was the I&s;lands and Places free from wick|ed
and cruel Lawes, and barbarous actions acted under thy Name; by which Thy power is abu&s;ed, and the people al&s;o, by &s;uch who nei|ther
loves God, nor any that fear him, but &s;eeks to per&s;ecute, and to de&s;troy all, in whom there is any true appearance of good, and works
of Chri&s;t Je&s;us in their hearts. <HI>Therefore, O King! &s;uffer not thy Name to be abu&s;ed, nor the good people under Thee to be made havock of, and r<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="over-inked" EXTENT="1 letter">,
and de&s;troyed for their good con&s;cience &s;ake, and obedience towards God; but let them be made free by Thy power from the wicked Laws of ungodly men,
and let there be free liberty, and tolleration for all us who are called</HI> Quakers, <HI>to go into any place under thy Dominion</HI> (as we are moved) <HI>to preach the
Go&s;pel, and make known the Truth which we have freely received from the Lord, and &s;hall freely give it, and declare it to all, in whom their is a heart to
receive, and to beleeve, and love the things that doth belong to their eternal peace:</HI> And &s;end thy Order forthwith to <HI>New England, Virginia, Ma|rieland,
Bermuda, Neves, Chri&s;tophers, Antego, Montferrat,</HI> and <HI>Jamaica,</HI> and to all the&s;e We&s;tern parts, that &s;o Gods power and ble&s;&s;ing may
goe thorow the Nations and I&s;lands, and his &s;aving health may be made known unto the People, who many of them are &s;ick, and wound|ed,
and &s;ore di&s;ea&s;ed, and mo&s;t greviou&s;ly perplexed in their &s;ouls, and &s;pirits, for want of the right under&s;tanding, and knowledge of the
Lord, and of the excellency of his power, in which is deliverance, and peace, and life, and &s;alvation, for evermore, in who&s;e power this is
written to Thee by the command of God, and in the behalf of thou&s;ands of people, and of many wearied &s;ouls, the &s;en&s;e of who&s;e &s;uffer|ings
I have the feeling of, <HI>and do cry out unto Thee</HI> in the Name of the Lord God of heaven and earth, that Thou do what belongs to Thy
people in this matter, and let it be &s;peedily accompli&s;ht by Thee, that God may accompli&s;h his will in the earth, and make known his ble&s;|&s;ing,
and mercy unto Thee, who hath &s;aid, <HI>That ble&s;&s;ed are the mercifull, for they &s;hall obtain mercy;</HI> and that this may be thy Portion, is the
de&s;ire of my &s;oul,</P>
<P>I who am a Servant of the Lord, and a lover of all Peoples &s;oules, and &s;eeks only the good, and pro&s;perity, and
&s;alvation thereof, both of the King, and all his good Subjects, and people under his Dominion, called by the
name of</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><HI>Barbadoes</HI> <DATE>this 21. of
the 11. Mon. 1660.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>ROBERT MAYLINS.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>London, <HI>Printed for</HI> Giles Calvert at the VVe&s;t end of <HI>Pauls.</HI> 1661.</P>
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