WE the Servants and faithful Witnesses of the most high God, called and Chosen of him, and Redeemed out of Nations, Kindreds, Tongues, and People; who are Ministers of the word of Life and Reconciliation; and Messengers of glad tidings, and salvation unto Captive and weary souls; (our glorying is only in the Lord, and not in ourselves) who are by the world in scorn called Quakers; who are at this present in outward Bonds for the testimony of Jesus Christ: in Dublin; and who have been in the labour and travel of the gospel of God this six months and upward, in the Nation of Jreland according to the will of God ordained here unto; and moved and Commanded by his Eternal Spirit, into this his work for the seeds sake which is not of this World, to the gathering of it into the fold of everlasting Peace; & to the clearing of the Lord from the Blood of his Enemies, that they may be lest without excuse, by his powerful word given unto Us and uttered by Us, (and herein we are a good savour to God both in them that perish, & in them that believe) and for this cause have we denied our dearest and nearest Relations; and loves not our lives unto Death, that our testimony we may finish, which is Committed to Us of the Lord, and because of this are we Labourers under many burdens, & Travellers in many afflictions, and sufferings, and are abundantly reproached, and our Lord's truth of which we bear witness, greatly Infamed by many Slandering and Backbiting Tongues; especially by the Thachers and Professed Ministers in the ears of their People and Hearers; slandering Us with being Jesuits, and Deceivers, and Seducers, and heretics, and Blasphemers, and Witches and such like: and we of those false accusations being clear, and our Lord's truth (the testimony which we hold) wholly Innocent; and are willing to be tried and proved, & made manifest to the Inhabitants of this City & Nation, in the sight of God; this therefore are we moved to give forth; & hereby in the Name of our living eternal God; of Heaven, and Earth (whom we serve, & worship in that way which is called heresy) do send it abroad, as a Challenge to all you Teachers, and pretended Ministers, of what sort & form soever, and to all you People whom it may really Conscerne; and especially to all you, in the City of Dublin, & places else where in Jreland to whom this may come. That you meet Us, in the City of Dublin, at some public place at a convenient time appointed by you; at which place & time, if the Lord permit, (by the permission of the Counsel of Jreland whose Prisoners we are) we shall you meet then, and there to have a fair and sober dispute, in the presence of all people, who may desire to be Informed or satisfied concerning Us, and You, in these things whereof you can accuse Us, and also of those things, by way of sober Questions, which we have to propound to You, not for any end to ourselves, nor to set up a kingdom of our own, God is our witness, but that the way of our God may be made manifest, and all deceit, and error Discovered, and all People may be informed the way to Salvation, and as you are true to your God and will answer for him; and are willing to be made manifest in your way of Worship, and doctrine, and Ministry, You are not to neglect; but herein to answer our Desires, and the Desires of many hundreds; that you and we may be made manifest in the sight of God, to all men's Consciences, who are in truth and who are in error: That shame and Condemnation may come upon the guilty, & Truth may be exalted over all Deceit.  
Sent forth the 23 of the 12 m from the Sarjent at arms his house in Dublin. Given under our hands who are Prisoners for the Testimony of Jesus, whose Names in the flesh are Francis howgil, & Edward Burrough.  
YOU are desired to send your answer of these Propositions to Us, and if you Consent to meet Us, Let sufficient notice be given abroad; that the inhabitants of the City and country may know five or six days' time before.