ch an answer as shall seem good unto your wisedome, and withall
(which is our humble desire) some word of your thankfull acknowledgement
of the respect and favours done by them unto us.

We have at all occasions since our coming hither, acquainted the
Commission with our proceedings, and by the help of God, shall be
industrious in obeying your directions and theirs, during our abode here,
which through the power and blessing of God, bringing the affairs of his
own Church to a peaceable and blessed successe, wee wish may be for a
short time, and unto which your fervent prayers through Christ maybe very
effectuall, which therefore is the humble and earnest desire of

_Worcester_ house,
_London_ May 20. 1644.

_Your affectionate fellow-labouring and fellow feeling Brethren in the
Work of the Lord._

JO. MAITLAND.

_Alex Henderson. Sam. Rutherfurd. Robert Baillie. George Gillespie._

_The Letter from the Synod of Divines in the Kirk of_ England, _to the
Generall Assembly._

_Right Honourable, right Reverend, and dearly beloved Brethren in_ Jesus
Christ,

The blessing and comfort of that inviolable Union which our gracious GOD
hath vouchsafed to both Churches and Nations, gave us opportunity the last
year, to breath out some of our sighs into your compassionate bosomes; And
such have been the soundings of your bowels, as have offered violence to
Heaven by your effectuall fervent prayers, and brought many sweet
refreshing to our languishing spirits by your pious and comfortable
Letters, in answer to ours.

This makes us studious of all means of acknowledging your tender
Sympathie, and of laying held on all opportunities of repaying again to
the same streams of consolation: for which end, as we canno but confesse,
that in the midst of those boysterous waves wherein we have been daily
tossed, wee have met with many gracious and unexpected encouragements, so
we must needs renew our former mournings, and rend our hearts afresh unto
you, with greatest instance for all the assistance that your Prayers,
Tears, Learning, Piety, and Largenesse of heart can possibly contribute to
your poor afflicted and still-conflicting Brethren: And this we the rather
beg of you, who, having bin first in the furnace of affliction, and are
come out of great tribulation, are meetest to commiserate, and best able
to comfort others in any trouble, by the comforts wherewith you your
selves have been comforted of GOD.

It was in our desi