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[Supplication for relief of the British subjects in Ulster]

Supplicatione for the British subjectis, remittit to the kingis majestie²

To the kingis most excellent majestie and most honorable estaitis of parliament, the humble petitioun of diverse of your majesties Britishe subjectis haveing estaitis in Ireland, for thamselves and in name of their distressed countriemen and freindis thaire.

Humblie shawing,

That the insolent rebellioune and crewell outrages of the Irisch rebellis is now cum to that hight as they have waisted and overrune the most pairt of the province of Ulster, comprehending nyne counties, most pairt thairof being planted with British subjectis, of quhom they have killed many, takin otheris prisoneris, robed and spoilyed the goods of many hundrethis, stryped and sent away numberis of them naked, burnt diverse tounes and cornes thair, so as all thes counties ar wasted and depopulat except sum few pairtis about the sea near the strenthis of Derrie and Carrickfergus, as the lettres direct to us from your majesties saids British subjectis thair do most peitefullie expresse; which miseries do the mor increas that your majesties saids subjectis have nather armes nor leaderis to direct and help them in the necessar defence of their lyfes and estaitis, so as they ar in daylie hazard to be killed or put to flight and to be a burdene to your majesties other kingdomes if they shall happin to escape. For remeid quhairof,

May it please youre majestie, with advyse of this supreame court, to remonstrat to the parliament of Ingland the pitiefull and lamentable estate of the saidis Britische in Ulster, that the samyn may be takin to their serious consideratioun and that such speidie cours may be taken as may best conduce for thair present help and releife. And we humblie intreat that in the meantym such as ar willing to go as volunteires in that service may be permitted and armes furnisched unto them, and that sume convenient proportioun of armes may be granted upon loane for the unarmed Britisch till the same may be repayed out of Ingland.

17 Novembris 1641

Red and remitted to the king's majestie.

Balmerino, I[n] p[raesentia] d[ominorum] parliamenti