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religion_n	church_n	england_n	reform_a	4,212	5	9.5265	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30796	An account of the late revolution in New-England together with the declaration of the gentlemen, merchants, and inhabitants of Boston and the country adjacent : April 18, 1689 / written by Mr. Nathanael Byfield ...	Byfield, Nathanael, 1653-1733.	1689 (1689)	Wing B6379; ESTC R17463	7,555	22

AN ACCOUNT OF THE Late Revolution IN NEW-ENGLAND Together with the DECLARATION OF THE Gentlemen Merchants and Inhabitants of BOSTON and the Country adjacent April 18. 1689. Written by Mr. NATHANAEL BYFIELD a Merchant of Bristol in New-England to his Friends in London LICENSED June 27. 1689. J. Fraser LONDON Printed for Ric. Chiswell at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard MDCLXXXIX AN ACCOUNT OF The Late REVOLUTION IN NEW-ENGLAND Written by Mr. Nathanael Byfield to his Friends c. GENTLEMEN HERE being an opportunity of sending for London by a Vessel that loaded at Long-Island and for want of a Wind put in here and not knowing that there will be the like from this Country suddenly I am willing to give you some brief Account of the most remarkable things that have hapned here within this Fortnight last past concluding that till about that time you will have received per Carter a full Account of the management of Affairs here Upon the Eighteenth Instant about Eight of the Clock in the Morning in Boston it was reported at the South end of the Town That at the North end they were all in Arms and the like Report was at the North end respecting the South end Whereupon Captain John George was immediately seized and about nine of the clock the Drums beat thorough the Town and an Ensign was set up upon the Beacon Then Mr. Bradstreet Mr. Dantforth Major Richards Dr. Cooke and Mr. Addington c. were brought to the Council-house by a Company of Soldiers under the Command of Captain Hill. The mean while the People in Arms did take up and put into Goal Justice Bullivant Justice Foxcroft Mr. Randolf Sheriff Sherlock Captain Ravenscroft Captain White Farewel Broadbent Crafford Larkin Smith and many more as also Mercey the then Goal-keeper and put Scates the Bricklayer in his place About Noon in the Gallery at the Council-house was read the Declaration here inclosed Then a Message was sent to the Fort to Sir Edmund Andross By Mr. Oliver and Mr. Eyres signed by the Gentlemen then in the Council-Chamber which is here also inclosed to inform him how unsafe he was like to be if he did not deliver up himself and Fort and Government forthwith which he was loath to do By this time being about two of the Clock the Lecture being put by the Town was generally in Arms and so many of the Countrey came in that there was Twenty Companies in Boston besides a great many that appeared at Charles Town that could not get over some say Fifteen Hundred There then came Information to the Soldiers That a Boat was come from the Frigat that made towards the Fort which made them haste thither and come to the Sconce soon after the Boat got thither and 't is said that Governor Andross and about half a score Gentlemen were coming down out of the Fort but the Boat being seized wherein were small Arms Hand-Granadoes and a quantity of Match the Governour and the rest went in again whereupon Mr. John Nelson who was at the head of the Soldiers did demand the Fort and the Governor who was loath to submit to them but at length did come down and was with the Gentlemen that were with him conveyed to the Council-house where Mr. Bradstreet and the rest of the Gentlemen waited to receive him to whom Mr. Stoughton first spake telling him He might thank himself for the present disaster that had befallen him c. He was then confined for that night to Mr. Vsher's house under strong Guards and the next day conveyed to the Fort where he yet remains and with him Lieutenant Collonel Ledget which is under the Command of Mr. John Nelson and at the Castle which is under the Command of Mr. John Fairweather is Mr. West Mr. Graham Mr. Palmer and Captain Tryfroye At that time Mr. Dudley was out upon the Circuit and was holding a Court at Southold on Long-Island And on the 21 st Instant he arrived at Newport where he heard the News The next day Letters came to him advising him not to come home he thereupon went over privately to Major Smith's at Naraganzett and advice is this day come hither that yesterday about a dozen young men most of their own heads went thither to demand him and are gone with him down to Boston We have also advice that on Fryday last towards evening Sir Edmond Andross did attempt to make an escape in Womans Apparel and pass'd two Guards and was stopped at the third being discovered by his Shoes not having changed them We are here ready to blame you sometimes that we have not to this day received advice concerning the great Changes in England and in particular how it is like to fair with us here who do hope and believe that all these things will work for our Good and that you will not be wanting to promote the Good of a Country that stands in such need as New England does at this day The first day of May according to former Usage is the Election-day at Road Island and many do say they intend their choice there then I have not farther to trouble you with at present but recommending you and all our affairs with you to the Direction and Blessing of our most Gracious God I remain Gentlemen Your Most Humble Servant at Command NATHANAEL BYFIELD Bristol April 29. 1689. Through the Goodness of God there hath been no Blood shed Nath. Clark is in Plymouth Gaol and John Smith in Gaol here all waiting for News from England THE DECLARATION OF THE Gentlemen Merchants and Inhabitants of BOSTON and the Country Adjacent April 18. 1689. sect I. WE have seen more than a decad of Years rolled away since the English World had the Discovery of an horrid Popish Plot wherein the bloody Devotoes of Rome had in their Design and Prospect no less than the extinction of the Protestant Religion which mighty Work they called the utter subduing of a Pestilent Heresy wherein they said there never were such hopes of Success since the Death of Queen Mary as now in our days And we were of all men the most insensible if we should apprehend a Countrey so remarkable for the true Profession and pure Exercise of the Protestant Religion as new-New-England is wholly unconcerned in the Infamous Plot. To crush and break a Countrey so entirely and signally made up of Reformed Churches and at length to involve it in the miseries of an utter Extirpation must needs carry even a Supererogation of merit with it among such as were intoxicated with a Bigotry inspired into them by the great Scarlet Whore. § II. To get us within the reach of the desolation desired for us it was no improper thing that we should first have our Charter Vacated and the hedge which kept us from the wild Beasts of the field effectually broken down The accomplishment of this was hastned by the unwearied sollicitations and slanderous accusations of a man for his Malice