Humbly Sheweth,

That, notwithstanding we are in Duty bound Gratefully to acknowledge your Lenity, in suspending the Execution of the Act of Assembly, requireing the Test of Fidility and Abjuration and Altering the word Allegience to Fedility, to soften the former Act and make it easier to us, yet, we think it remains the same in Substance, and being enjoined by our Peacable Principles to live as much as in us Lies a Quiet, Honest, and inoffensive Life, and, to Keep clear from Joining with any Party Engaged in disputes that are to be Determined by Military force. As our Reasons therefore, doth not arise from the Least Intention or design of takeing or Persueing any steps against the State; If our Conscientious and tend[er] Scruples in them respects should have a Tendency to bring great Sufferings upon us, and Terminate in the Ruin of many Honest Families, we Submit: But, ardently desire that you will not consider us as Enemies to our Country because we Scruple takeing the aforesaid Test, And do Humbly request, that you would be pleased to Grant us the priviledges that we have Hitherto enjoyed, untill proof be made, that our behaviour Manifests us to be unworthy thereof. And we hope our conduct will always Demonstra[te] our Gratitude—