Pietas in patriam the life of His Excellency Sir William Phips, Knt. late Captain…

The King taking a Voyage for Holland, before this Petition was answered. Mr. Mather, in the mean while, not only waited upon the greatest part of the Lords of His Majesties most Honourable Privy Council, offering them a Paper of Reasons for the Confirmation of the Charter-Privileges granted unto the Massachuset Colony; but also, having the Honour to be Introduced unto the Queen; he assured Her Majesty, That there were none in the World better affected unto Their Majesties Government, than the People of New-England, who had indeed been exposed unto great Hardships for their being so; and entreated, That since the King had referred the New-English Affair unto the Two Lord Chief Justices, with the Attorney and Solicitor General, there might be granted unto us, what They thought was Reasonable. Whereto the Queen replied, That the Request was Reasonable; and that She had spoken divers times to the King on the behalf of New-England; and that for Her own Part, She desired that the People there, might not merely have Justice, but Favour done to them. When the King was returned, Mr. Mather, being by the Duke of Devonshire brought into the King's Presence on April 28. 1691. Humbly Prayed His Majesties Favour to New-England; urging, That if their Old Charter-Privileges might be restored unto them, his Name would be Great in those Parts of the World, as long as the World should stand; adding,

The King taking a Voyage for Holland, before this Petition was answered. Mr. Mather, in the mean while, not only waited upon the greatest part of the Lords of His Majesties most Honourable Privy Council, offering them a Paper of Reasons for the Confirmation of the Charter-Priviledges granted unto the Massachuset Colony; but also, having the Honour to be Introduc'd unto the Queen; he assured Her Majesty, That there were none in the World better affected unto Their Majesties Government, than the People of New-England, who had indeed been exposed unto great Hardships for their being so; and entreated, That since the King had referred the New-English Affair unto the Two Lord Chief Justices, with the Attorney and Solicitor General, there might be granted unto us, what They thought was Reasonable. Whereto the Queen replied, That the Request was Reasonable; and that She had spoken divers times to the King on the behalf of New-England; and that for Her own Part, She desired that the People there, might not meerly have Justice, but Favour done to them. When the King was returned, Mr. Mather, being by the Duke of Devonshire brought into the King's Presence on April 28. 1691. Humbly Pray'd His Majesties Favour to New-England; urging, That if their Old Charter-Priviledges might be restored unto them, his Name would be Great in those Parts of the World, as long as the World should stand; adding,