To his Highness RICHARD Lord Protector of the Common-wealth
of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Dominions
and Territories thereunto belonging.
The humble Address of the Knights, Gentlemen, Ministers
and others of the County of Lincolne.
May It please your Highness,
THe most High. Who ruleth over the Kingdoms of men,
having by his All-wise providence raised up your Highnes
and brought you to the suprema Government of these Nations,
in the place, and by the appointment of his Highness
your renowned and much-lamented Father, of ever-famous
Memory, according to the Humble Petition and Advice of the
last Parliament; We observing, and duly considering at such
a time as this, how the Lord is pleased, in so many great
Changes, by his goodness to confute our Fears, and not only
to continue in a wonderfull manner hither to the Peace of these
Nations, but to compose and calm in so great a measure the
Spirits of the People Do herein both evidently behold the
over-ruling hand of that Almighty one, who faith to the
Winds and the Waves, Peace, be still , and they obey and gladly
imbrace his seasonable working for us, as a Token for good,
and an hopefull presage of a Pious, Peaceable and prosperous
Government in your Highness over us: Thus being encouraged,
our hearts press us forward to make this humble Address,
that we may testifie our good Affections to your Highness
person and government, and seek such happy First-Fruits
thereof, as may comfort and oblige the hearts of all that fear
God, and are peaceable in these hands, and may witness to
all the World an excellent spirit of Government put upon
you, for the advancement of the Glory of the great God, in
the welfare of this great People.
In pursuance where of we humbly pray, that your Highness
would be pleased by the advice of the Parliament to promote
the reformation of Religion, the settlement of the Churches,