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A54172 A letter from Ireland to an honourable citizen of London communicated to the lord mayor. W. P. 1660 (1660) Wing P132; ESTC R35089 981 1

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A LETTER From IRELAND to an Honourable Citizen of LONDON Communicated to the Lord Mayor SIR YOurs I have received and find that the condition of Affaires in England is still dubious and no judgement to be made whether party shall Govern and prevail we are here it seems in no such perplexities being not obliged by Estates unduly purchased to continue their distractions any longer which you may see in the ensuing relation On Tuesday being the 13. of this instant about four of the clock in the evening here was a very sad uproar and the Citizens very much afrighted with the comming into the City of several Troops of Horse with some companies of Foot the Horse men being ready drawn both sword and pistol All crying out for a Free Parliament and a Settlement of the old Protestant Religion according unto the Laws and Establishment of several Parliaments the Foot likewise with lighted Matches all things being in a readiness the Design was so laid by those men that were the principal heads as to this enterprize Namely Sir Theophilus Jones Col. Werden Col. Bridges Lieut. Col. Warren Major Warren with divers other inferiour Officers that when they had notice from the Castle by firing three Guns that then they should secure the Commissioners who sat in councel at the custom House that being a certain token that the castle was then their own capt. Joeir capt. Bond with their companies entred the castle by a soft knocking at the Gates one of their men the Sentinel opening the dore they presently thrust in very suddenly surprised all within it and turned capt. Laurences company out so that now they have the castle in possession the names of those that are seised on and made their prisoners are col John Jones and Miles Corbit Esq Sir Matthew Tomlinson col Richard Laurence Lieut. col Hen. Johns Mr. Standish Treasurer and Capt. Tombs the Store-keeper of the Castle there came into the Castle five hundred Barrels of Gunpowder but on Monday the officers and souldiers in this City are unanimously consenting to what hath been done and by the symptomes of joy are shewn in all parts of this City the citizens seem to be very well pleased for there was Bon-fires in all the streets Bells ringing and I verily believe there never was so sudden a surprizall since the creation and in all this action there hath not been one man kill'd nor wounded nor no injury proffered to any man We expect much an account from London of the state of affairs there and we hope we have taken the readiest way towards a settlement having no other intention then to be instrumentall to forward that long desired peace which the Lord of his mercy grant us and prosper all the actions and councels conducing thereunto No more at present from Your humble servant W. P.