And now, as we have by our concurrence in so many particulars, above
mentioned, for the ease and advantage of the people there given sufficient
testimony as we conceive of our sincere affection to them, and real desire
to promote by all the fitting meanes that may be, their happiness and welfare,
so we do hereby assure them, that upon all occasions we shall take to hart
and be ready to concur with them in any just, and reasonable desire from
them for the public good of that colony, and apply our authority there
from time to time to relive them in any unjust grievance or oppression
upon notice or complaint thereof unto us.
and we now hope that the inhabitants there will unite themselves in
their affections and fidelity to us, and as will avoid all factions and
divisions among themselves, as all such cavilling persons and councils
as shall under what specisous pretences soever excite or tend to the division
of the people there in their compliance with us in all reasonable things.
And in their unanimous, and cheefull obedience to the Civill Government established there under us, that, as we are all members of one body politique of that province, we may have also one mind in all civil and temporal matters concerning that place, which is the most hopeful way of drawing down god's blessing.....
It being a certain and true maxim which tells us, that
"By Concord and Union a small colony may grow into a great and renowned
nation," whereas by experience it is found, that by discord and dissention
great and glorious kingdomes and commonwealths decline, and come to nothing.
Given at London under our hand and Greater Seale at Armes
Annoq Domini
One thousand six hundred forty-nine