Dread Sovereign,

Hiftory tels us, that fuch piercing Raies darted forth from King Philip's countenance, as dazled the eies of Demofthenes the Oratour fo much, that his voluble Tongue forgot its duty, and was lock'd up in filence.
  Much more might i fear the like to befall me, being now before fo glorious a Sun, as may well dazle the eies of so poor a nothing as I am.  Whom am I, that I fhould adventure to invite the ears of so great a Majesty, to so contemptible a sound, and the eies of fuch a glory to the beholding my self and thefe vile Abjects.
But I have heard, that as there if a Majeftick glory in Your Perfon, fo there is Royal goodneffe in Your difpofition.  This hath emboldned this poor Duft to befeech You to accept of two Mites from thefe the lowefts and meaneft of all Your Subjects.
  Our firft Mite is the expreffion of our Joy for Your Majeftie's wonderfull Prefervation in Your abfence, Your fafe Arrival to us, and Your preference among us. This Year may well be called the Year of Wonders, and this day of Your Solemnity may be termed the Birth-day of Englands happineffe, and therefore deferves to be Regiftred in the Kalender of the hearts of all Loyal Subjects.
  We have all feen thofe Magnalia Dei plainly difcovered, and have obferved the wheels of Divine Providence in a feeming contrariety, yet the motion atlaft to be true and regular.
Bleffed be that God, that in the midft of all our difmal Conflagrations did provide Your Majefty a Zoar to reft in, and now at laft hath fo calmed thofe ftorms and State-Convulfions, that You may this day enrich Your Royal brows with a glorious Crown, and be advanced to Your Throne in much Serenitie.
  But Mites, as they are of no great value, fo they are pieces of no great quantity: I fhall therefore offer up our Second, which is a Mite of Praier, and then ceafe to put farther ftop to this daies Solemnitie.  We have two Petitions, The one to, The other, for Your Majeftie; We Humblie befeech You (Moft Dread Soveraign) that, as at firft Edward the Sixth, who once fwaied the Scepter of this Kingdom, laid a Foundation for the Reception of Poor Orphans, who have fince been upheld by all Your Roial Anceftors; efpecially Your Late Father of Bleffed Memorie; So You would fhine upon us ftill by Your Graciour Favour & Princely Indulgence.  There are above Eleven Hundred of us, Part whereof, have in the Name of All, prefented themfelves this day as Lively Monuments of God's Mercie, and Real Objects of Chriftian Charitie: For whom, through the Pious Care & Faithful Induftrie of the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen; Governours and Liberal Benefactors, a Table hath been fpread, and other Neceffaries both for Soul and Body afforded, even in the midft of thofe Exigences, that expofed other to Want and Penury.
Your Roial JEars with Childish Smatterings: I have done; Heaven grant You long to live, and profperouflie to reign over us, that when You have finifhed Gods Work, having fate upon this Earthly Throne Beloved, You may leave it lamented.
  In the mean time, let Orphans eccho forth with Grateful Acclamations,

                   God flefs King C H A R L E S the Second.

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