BATHONIA REDIVIVA. To the Kings most Excellent Majesty. The humble Address of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of your majesty's CITY of BATH IN THE County of Somersett. WE your majesty's Loyal Subjects the Mayor, Aldermen, Common Counsel, and other Citizens of your majesty's ancient City of Bath, originally * By King Bladud in the days of the Prophet Elias as Mat Westm. Flores Hist. p. 25. and others record, being 800 years before our saviour's Nativity. foun●ed, enlarged and endowed with sundry Privileges by your majesty's Royal Progenito●s, Kings of this Realm, do with all thankfulness of heart and tongue to Almighty God, and demonstrations of our public joy, and Loyalty to your Majesty, congratulate your most h●ppy and longed-for return to the actual possession of your majesty's hereditary Kingdoms and roya● Authority over them and this your City, with Safety, honour, and Triumph (after many years deplorable Exile) without the least Opposition or bloodshed. Which miraculous Restauration of your Majesty, (begun and completed within the circle of one month) as we cannot contemplate without Admiration, and acknowledge it an Unparalled Wonder wrought by God himself without human contributions soon after your Majesty was proclaimed King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland by Hereditary and undoubted Birthright, by order of both your Houses of Parl●ament; Which Solemnity as we most cheerfully performed with all possible expressions of our public joy, by reiterated Acclamations of GOD SAVE KING CHARLES THE SECOND, volleys of Shot, ringing of Bells, Conduits streaming forth Wine, Bonfires, and other Festivities: So we think it our bounden duties by this our unanimous public Address, humbly to prostrate ourselves at your majesty's feet, assuring your Majesty, That we all are your loyal and dutiful Subjects 〈…〉 assistance, according to our bounden duties, bear Faith and true Allegiance to your Majesty, your Heirs and lawful Successors for ever: And shall with the last drop of our bloods and Fortunes, upon all occasions, evidence ourselves to be, Your majesty's dutiful and obedient Subjects. In testimony whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our hands, together with our hearts, and affixed our Corporation Seal the fourth day of June, in the twelve Year of your majesty's reign; And shall ever pray for your majesty's long life, prosperity, increase of glory, and temporal and eternal felicity. William Prynne, one of the Citizens serving in Parliament George Long, Minister of God's word. William Green Minister. Samuel Bave John Maplet Thomas Bruer Robert P●irce William Smith, Berkeley Carne Thomas Cilbs Walter Bailiff John Chapman Walter Gibbes Robert Penny Anthony Colleby Edward White Henry Moor senior Thomas Skrine Ed. P●rker John Fisher William child Richard Biggs John B●sh John Reed Wi●●iam Bush George ●eeve Benjamin Baber Hen. M●ore junior Robert Sheppard Samuel Wintle James Parker I●hn fair Richard Carwardine William Ho●bus John Harford Richard Price John Biggs Mayor John Pearce Matthew Clift Io. Parker Io. Atwood, Io. boys Richard Druce John Masters John Ford Robert child Richard Wakeman William Ireland Robert Chapman Henry Parker. THis humble address, was presented to the Kings most Excellent majesty, in his Bedchamber at Whitehall, Saturday morning (the 16. of June 1660.) by William Prynne Esq (one of the Citizens now serving in Parliament for the City of Bath) whom they desired by Letter to present it to his Majesty, his Fellow-Citizen being absent. Who after a short Speech (comprising the substance of this address) read it distincktly to his majesty, and then delivered it into his Royal hand. His majesty most Joyfully and graciously receiving it in his hand, commanded Mr. Prynne, to return his majesty's most hearty thanks to his city and Citizens of Bath, for this their loyal address; which he took very kindly and gratefully from them; and to assure them, in his majesty's behalf, that he would upon all occasions most readily extend his Royal Favours towards them, the rather, for that they had freely chosen Mr. Prynne for one of their Citizens in this Parliament, who was so Good a Friend to Him, and had done Him and his whole kingdom such good service. LONDON, Printed for EDWARD THOMAS at the Adam and Eve in Little Britain, 1660.