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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 be∣ing 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 Establish∣ment 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 Commis∣sioners, who sat in councel at the custom House, that being a certain token that the ca∣stle 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, Trea∣surer, 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 ac∣count 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 for∣ward 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.