by some long and speedie marches to joyne
with my Lord _Fairfax_ and his Sonne their Forces. The City of _York_,
wherein a swarme of obstinate Papists have taken sanctuary, is blocked up;
Now and then God favoureth us with successe in some enterprises about it,
and wee look for more if the time be come which he hath appointed for the
deliverance of this People.

Our Soules do abhorre the treacherous attempts of our disnatured
Countrey-men, that have endeavoured to make their native Kingdome a seat
of Warre, and our bowels within us are moved to think upon the maine
mischiefs, if not timeously prevented, that may follow upon the unatural
Warres there; Like unto these under which this Kingdome hath groaned for a
long time. We have found none more malicous and cruel against us than
these of our own Nation, and we measure those at home, by these here;
_Cursed be their rage, for it is fierce, and their anger for it is
cruell._ The present danger calls upon all to lay out of their hands what
ever may hinder their haste, as one Man to come together for saving the
Vine-yeard that the wilde Boares would lay waste, and taking the Foxes
that would destroy the Vines. You are, Right Reverend, now set upon the
highest Watch-tower, from whence you may discover the dangers that
threaten on all coasts, and we need not put you in minde to give warning
to the Watch-men in their severall stations; To rouze up the People from
their too great security; To call them to unfeigned Humiliation, and to
stirre them up to wrestle with GOD by prayer; that hee would preserve
Truth and Peace at home against the machinations of Malignants; That hee
would prepare the People here, and make them more fit to embrace the
intended Reformation; And that hee would command these unnaturall and
bloudy Warres to cease, that Religion and Righteousnesse may flourish
through the three Dominions, Praying GOD to send upon you the Spirit of
truth, who may lead you in all truth. We remaine

_Middle-thorp, 20. May, 1644._

_Your loving Brethren, The Presbyterie of the Scottish Army in_ England,

Master _Robert Douglas_, Moderator in their name.

_The Petition from the distressed Christians in the North of_ Ireland.

To the Reverend and Honourable Moderator and remanent Members of the
Generall Assembly of _Scotland_, conveened at _Edinburgh_ in May 1644.

_The humble Petition of the distressed Christians in the North of_
Ireland.

_Humbly sheweth,_

That w