The true State & Condition of the seven foot-Companies in the City of London-Derry, under the command of the several Captains following, viz Robert Thornton, Simon Pitt, Henry Fynch, Henry Osborn, John Kilner, Robert Lawson, & William Patsall, (who now commandeth that Company which was raised by Hewet Finch, deceased, and for some time commanded by Captain Henry Vaughan) is as followeth, viz.  
FIRST,  
THE said several captains by authority, derived from the right Honourable the Lord's Justices, and council of Ireland; about the twenty seventh of October, 1641. did raise, feed, cloth, arm, and at their own proper cost and charges, maintain their said Companies, each Company consisting of one hundred men besides Officers, and by the careful industry, of the said Commanders, were made able, ready, and expert soldiers, as by Certificate dated the first of September, 1642. Signed by colonel Sir William Stewart Knight and baronet, colonel Sir Robert Stewart Knight, Sir William Sempill Knight, and divers other persons of quality, ready to be produced, appeareth more at large.  
Secondly, That the said Captains & their said Companies, from the time of their said raising, have constantly, faithfully, and successfully served, not only in guarding, repairing, and preserving the said City, but have also often marched out, into the field, and given battle to the Rebels, and been Actors in the greatest services that have been performed in the Counties of Tyrone, Donnegall, and London-derry; the said captains, always furnished their said Companies, with all provisions, at their own costs and charges, as by the said Certificate likewise appeareth.  
Thirdly, That the said captains, and their said Comapnies, have been a very prevalent means, for the preservation of the said City of London-Derry, and the Country adjacent; and that without the assistance of the said captains and their said Companies, and the supplies, and support, which some of the said captains upon credit, (out of their affection to the public service) did advance in ready money, victuals, and other provisions, (wherewith other Regiments were furnished) several other Regiments, could not have so well subsisted, as by the said Certificate may also appear.  
Fourthly, That the said Lords Justices, and council, by their Letters, dated the sixth of September, 1642. directed to the then Mayor of London-derry, and to Sir John Vaughan, Knight, taking notice how helpful the Forces in that City, had been to the other Regiments in those parts, and to the service, did render them thanks for it; and require the continuance thereof, from time to time: by their said letters, also signifying, That their Lordships formerly had, and were then again, writing into England, as well for their pay, as for provisions of Victuals, Clothes, and other Necessaries for them, as by a copy of the said Letters may appear.  
Fifthly, That by Order of the honourable House of Commons, dated the seventeenth of May, 1643. the said Companies were to have entertainment, according to the pay of the Army there, to begin from the date of the muster-book, signed by Commissary Roberts, by order of the Lord lieutenant of Ireland, which was taken the nineteenth of August, 1642. as by a Copy of the said Order appeareth.  
Sixthly, That upon the Petition of Robert Harrington, Esquire, Agent for the City of London-derry, presented unto the Committee of Adventurers, of the honourable House of Commons, and Adventurers chosen in the City of London, for the Irish affairs, An Order was made the eighth of September, 1643. by which for the Reasons therein mentioned, It was ordered that as the said Committee should be enabled, they would take care to provide for the said several Companies in the next Ship, that should go to London-derry, in such manner and measure, as other the Companies there, should be provided for; as by the said Order appeareth.  
It is now hereupon humbly offered to consideration. That although divers provisions, have been sent to London-derry, and to Knock fergus, since the said Companies were raised, and since all the said services by them performed as aforesaid, (and lately a Ship with provisions of victuals, which came out of Holland, sent unto Knock fergus) yet have not any of the said Captains, nor any of their said Companies, at any time since their being raised as aforesaid, received any manner of provision, either in Money, victual, Clothes, arms, Ammunition, or ought else whatsoever, to their extreme discouragement: And now upon the Cessation, if some reasonable and present respect, be not had of them, and their doing and suffering for the time past, And such provision for the future, to be made for them, as for others of their quality in those parts. They are like in short time to be utterly ruined and destroyed: The speedy prevention whereof, is now by them, and their said Agent, in their behalf, humbly prayed and desired.