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A letter sent to the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor of the City of…
A letter sent to the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor of the City of London, by Lieutenant Colonel Kiffin, Captain Gosfright, Captain Hewling, and Lieutenant Lomes, touching the seizing of their persons, and searching their houses for arms; and also showing the forgery and falsehood of a scandalous pamphlet, entitled A manifesto and declaration of the Anabaptists, and other congregational churches, &c. published Febr. 28. 1659.A letter sent to the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor of the City of London, by Lieutenant Colonel Kiffin, Captain Gosfright, Captain Hewling, and Lieutenant Lomes, touching the seizing of their persons, and searching their houses for arms; and also shewing the forgery and falsehood of a scandalous pamphlet, intituled A manifesto and declaration of the Anabaptists, and other congregational churches, &c. published Febr. 28. 1659.
London: printed by Henry Hills, 1660
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Letter: A Letter sent to the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor of the City of London, by Lieuten…
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A Letter sent to the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor of the City of London, by Lieutenant Colonel Kiffen, Captain Gosfright, Captain Hewling, and Lieutenant Lomes, touching the seizing of their Persons, and searching their houses for Arms; and also showing the forgery and falsehood of a scandalous Pamphlet, Entitled A Manifesto and Declaration of the Anabaptists, and other Congregational Churches, &c. published Febr. 28. 1659.
A Letter sent to the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor of the City of London, by Lieutenant Colonel Kiffen, Captain Gosfright, Captain Hewling, and Lieutenant Lomes, touching the seizing of their Persons, and searching their houses for Arms; and also shewing the forgery and falsehood of a scandalous Pamphlet, Intituled A Manifesto and Declaration of the Anabaptists, and other Congregational Churches, &c. published Febr. 28. 1659.
May it please your Lordship,
The very much unexpected, undeserved, and Illegal usage which we lately found from the hands of some Officers and Soldiers, (they declaring for just liberty) hath enforced us to make this application to your Lordship, as the Patron of this City, from whom we hope we may justly expect common freedom and safety with other the Citizens thereof: In order whereunto we crave leave to acquaint your Lordship, That the other night about midnight, several parties of soldiers came to our dwellings, who (without any Warrant from the Parliament, Council of State, your Lordship, the Magistrate of this City, or any other civil Authority, (A president not to be paralleled that we know of in the City, in all our late sad intestine wars) demanded admission; And to the great affrightment and astonishment of our wives, children, with other relations, apprehended our Persons, being quiet in our habitations, and some of us sick in our beds, searched our houses, carried, and detained our persons as Prisoners at the Guard at Pauls, till that day noon, and then no otherwise suffered us to be removed from thence, but as being still under confinement, and to return at their pleasure, giving us to no account of the reason of this action, but said they had Order from General Monk, which they refused to let us read: we desired to know our accusers or accusations, but could not understand the least crime laid to our charge. Being thus used as evil doers, exposed to scorn and reproach, hindered in our Callings, and prejudiced in our Credits, We cannot be so injurious to our selves (with other Citizens) as to suffer this wrong, without endeavouring our just vindication and reparation. We are not willing to conclude that this hath befallen us in reference to our judgement and practise, in matters of Religion, which we are not ashamed to own, as being agreeable to the mind of God revealed in the holy Scriptures; as also within the liberty that the General himself hath held forth to be enjoyed by us, equally with other persons, truly fearing God, Why then should we thus suffer, having to our utmost in all our capacities, endeavoured the common peace and welfare of this City and Nation, and nothing to the contrary?