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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88025	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.	Kiffin, William, 1616-1701.; City of London (England). Lord Mayor.	1660 (1660)	Wing L1623; Thomason 669.f.23[72]; ESTC R211646	2,118	1

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 Souldiers 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 VVarrant from the Parliament Council of State your Lordship the Magistrate of this City or any other civil Authority A president not to be paralleld 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 Prrsons 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 Monck 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 hindred 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 Surely my Lord as the President it self is of most dangerous consequence to the Inhabitants of this place so will it sound very harsh in the ears of other people in the Nation who may reckon themselves exposed to the like usage if this and such like actions pass without due observation and therefore for their sakes as our own we cannot be altogether silent Besides that even now when most men are seeking for settlement such undertakings how greatly they tend to dissettle mens minds and fill the Land with disturbances and distractions we leave to your Lordship to judge My Lord We sue to your Lordship for nothing but that right may be done us If we have done any thing contrary to the Laws of the Nation or the City we refuse not but seek a legal tryal But if otherwise as indeed we are not conscious to our selves that we have in the least offended against this City or our Rulers We do claim our right and humbly conceive your Lordship engaged to endeavour that we may be set at liberty from our confinement But if your Lordship shall think it fit and requisite that application be in this case made to the Parliament or Council of State we then humbly pray That we being Members of this City your Lordship will please to move for present redress in this our grievance and future protection and security with others our neighbours in out habitations My Lord the day following they seached our houses for Arms there being reports of great numbers found there which were no more in all our houses but as followeth viz. Lieuetenant Colonel Kiffen 2 Drums 1 Pattisan 5 old Pikes and 6 Swords Major Mallery 3 Pistols 2 Swords and his sons Fouling piece Captain Gosfright 3 Drums 1 Leading staff 1 Sword and 3 Birding pieces belonging to a Dutch Merchant and another friend Captain Hewling 7 Pikes 12 Muskets and 17 Swords whose arms being gathered in by the States Order to be returned into the Tower The said Captain Hewling gave notice before to the Clerk of the Delivery to cause them to be fetcht in accordingly who hitherto had omitted it Lieutenant Lomes 3 Muskets 3 Pikes and 1 Sword And whilst we were writing this Letter to your Lordship there was brought to our view a printed Libellous paper this day published stiled A Serious Manifesto and Declaration of the Anabaptists and other Congregational Churches touching the present transactions of the affairs of this Commonwealth both in Church and State Touching which although we doubt not but all sober minded people will perceive it to be as it is forged false and scandalous and done by prophane and luxuriant Incendiaries who makes lies their refuge and under falsehood hide themselves designing to foment distractions and confusions in this City and Nation yet we think fit without further troubling our selves therewith to certifie your Lordship our disowning and detesting thereof with our confidence and assurance of the like disowning by all those upon whom its unworthily patronised humbly desiring that such Printers and Publishers being searcht out may be made exemplary or at least that such abusive and scandalous papers may be speedily and effectually suppressed according to Law there being neither Names of Author Printer or Stationer annexed thereunto We are my Lord Dated in London the 28 February 1659. Your Lordships humble Servants To the Right Honorable Thomas Alleyn Lord Mayor of the City of London William Kiffen George Gosfright Benjamin Hewling Thomas Lomes London Printed by Henry Hills dwelling in Aldersgate-street next door to the Signe of the Peacock 16●●…