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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86264	A declaration from the Isle of Wyght, and county of Hampshire concerning the King: and the triall of Captain Burley, upon high treason about the late muteny [sic] in the said isle. Also the mayor and aldermens letter of the city of Rochester in Kent, to Sir Thomas Fairfaxes officers, to keep their forces from coming thither : and the answer thereunto. Together with the burning of the gates of Canterbury. A regiament [sic] gone to Dover, and the governours propositions concerning delivering up of the castle to whom Sir Thomas Fairfax shall appoint. Janua. 23. 1647. Imprimatur Gilbert Mabbott.	Hewet, John, 1614-1658.	1648 (1648)	Wing H1628; Thomason E423_17; ESTC R202576	2,818	11

A DECLARATION FROM THE Isle of Wyght and County of Hampshire Concerning the KING And the triall of Captain Burley upon high Treason about the late Muteny in the said ISLE ALSO The Mayor and Aldermens Letter of the City of Rochester in Kent to Sir Thomas Fairfaxes Ofcers to keep their Forces from coming thither And the Answer thereunto Together with the burning of the Gates of Canterbury A Regiament gone to Dover and the Governours Propositions concerning delivering up of the Castle to whom Sir Thomas Fairfax shall appoint Janua 23. 1647. Imprimatur Gilbert Mabbott London Printed by R. I. 1648. A LETTER FROM The Major and Aldermen of the City of Rochester to Sir Thomas Fairfaxes Officers to keep their Forces from comming thither Sir THE marching of some of Sir Thomas Fairfaxes Forces into this County is a great griefe to the disaffected party whose designes therby are like to be utterly frustrate The last weeke Colonel Hewsons Regiament of foote containing about fourteene hundred men marched into Canterbury without any manner of opposition neither indeed could there be any for before their comming upon appeasing of the late mutiny on the 24. of December last the gates of the City were burnt downe to prevent the designe of those which endeavoured to bring the whole City into a confusion and would have kept it by force against the Parliaments forces For which Sir William Manwood Mr. Norwood J. Baker Tho. Annis and above forty others were taken into custody and are since sent from Canterbury to Leeds Castle for better 〈…〉 th●●gs ●●●●…ue 〈◊〉 p●●c●●n 〈…〉 a●● the Soulders behave themselves very civilly most of them being quartered in Innes and Victualling houses At nine of the clock at night a Drum is beaten through the City and if afterwards any of the Souldiers are found out of their quarters or any way disordered they are committed to custody of the Marshall 〈◊〉 have punishment On Saturday last Lieutenant Colonel 〈◊〉 Lieutenant Colonell to Colonel 〈◊〉 with about five hundred of that Regi●ment marched from Canterbury to Sandwich but before they came quite at the Town the Mayor and Aldermen met them and shewed great respect to them and the Mayor spak to the Officers and declared the good affection of their Towne in generall to the Parliament and the Army and after some further discourse the Officers accompanied the Mayor and Aldermen into the 〈◊〉 and at their earnest request dined with them in the meane while the private Souldiers and some of the inferior Officers stayed about halfe a mile from the town to whom the Mayor caused to be sent two Hogs-heads of strong beere and great store of bread and cheese and other victualls and towards night they were drawn to another place to quarter and afterwards returned backe again to Canterbury where they 〈◊〉 but one nights stay for although the rest of the ●●●●ent remaine here yet these five hundred men has Orders not to stay but to march away againe toward 〈◊〉 〈…〉 with a Letter to Lieutenant Colo. J●bbs and the rest of the Officers from the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Rochester signifying unto them That whereas they h 〈…〉 what they 〈…〉 Their 〈…〉 Rochester It was not the intent of that City to shew the least opposition thereunto setting forth their good affection towards His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax and the forces 〈…〉 but for that it had plea●ed God the very day 〈◊〉 to lay his hand on 〈…〉 City they d●●…ed for prevention of any further infection in the City or the indangering the Army that they would forbeare to quarter in that Towne To which the Officers returned 〈…〉 to the Mayor and Aldermen 〈…〉 they could not 〈◊〉 from the orders they had which were to come to Rochester And on Thursday about foure a clocke in the afternoone they marched into the City where they were friendly ●●●●rtained and particular quarters appointed du 〈…〉 in which businesse the discreete care of the Officers of the Army and the Constables of the Towne is observable For as the poore were altogether eased for were not the rich over burdened neither were there above foure or five houses which had Tickets to billet above one Souldier in a house so that when there came but one where they expected two or three repining thoughts vanished and the Soulders were made welcome there and nothing seemed to sad the hearts of the people but the dying of two of the towne that night of the sicknesse and some others infected therewith which indeed proved to be such a terror to the Country people that the market was very small there on Friday last There is one thing more which I had almost forgotten and that is this Colonell Rainsboroughs Regiament is marched to Dover and we heare that the Governour of the Castle Captaine Boys offers to resigne His commission if His Excellency require it In the meane while hee supplicates for pay for the Souldiers under His command and having done long service in that Castle So I rest Canterbury the 22. Jan 1647. Your assur●●●●iend Jo. Hewet Post-script THis evening as I was sealing up of my Letters came a Post to Towne which brings newes that Sir Lewis Dives is escaped out of the Kings Bench and is gone into France or the I le of Jersey he reports further that he gave some great affront to his keepers Here was also a great report that the King was coming from the I le of Wight towards London But by other intelligence from Westminster which seemes to carry farre more weight it is said that nothing of that nature hath hitherto beene moved in the House which gives me assurance that the other report is altogether groundlesse and fained and onely raised by such as would have it so This is all which he hath at present to accommodate his friend who still remaines Your faithfull Friend Jo. Hewet Die Lunae 24 Januar. 1647. THE Commissioners which went down into Hampshire to try Captain Burley and others which were chiefe Actors in the late mutiney in the 〈◊〉 of Wycke and had a 〈…〉 〈…〉 ments Commissioners came away which carryed the foure Bills to his Majesty return to London 〈…〉 and this day report was made thereof to the House to this effect That the said 〈…〉 before the said Commissioners and Indicted of high Treason to which Indightment he pleaded not guilty and so putting himself upon the triall of the Country he was found guilty by the Grand Jury which are the representative body of the Isle of Wyght and County of Hampshire and after verdict was brought in the Judges gave sentence according to Law that the said Captain Burley should be hang'd drawn and quartered Two others were also indighted and were found guilty of a Ryot for which they were deeply fi●ed some others which were more principall actors in the businesse have made an escape There was also this day read in the House of Commo●● a Declaration from the Grand Jury of the Isle of Wyght and County of Hampshire to this purpose Wee the Grand-Jury men of the Country of Hampshire being called to give our Verdicts concerning Captain B●rley and others doe Declare according to our consciences that the designe to carry away the King was with an intent to ingage the Kingdome in a new warre and to bring a generall ruine and distruction on the same And therfore we further declare that we do approve of the said Votes concerning the King and their proceedings against such as shall any wayes oppose or disobey the Orders of Parliament in settling the peace of the Kingdome and the rights and liberties of the Subject in persuance wherof we will live and dye in defence and maintenance of both houses of Parliament Signed by the Fore-man and the rest of the Jury FINIS This Declaration of the Grand-Jury is ordered forthwith to be printed and published Im. G.M.