A happy handfull, or Green hopes in the blade; in order to a harvest, of the several shires, humbly petitioning, or heartily declaring for peace.

THE DECLARATION OF THE GENTRY of the County of KENT, Who have adhered to the King, and suffered Imprisonment or Sequestration during the late Troubles.

WHereas it hath pleased Almighty God, after so many Trialls, and so long Distraction, to raise us to large hopes of Resettlement of this Nation upon Just, Known, and lasting Foundations; Wee there∣fore desire from our Hearts to render to God the glory of his Mercies, and a full tribute of Honour to his Excellency the Lord General Monck, who hath been so eminently In∣strumental in these beginnings of Deliverance.

And forasmuch as we understand that some malicious and desperate persons (regarding neither the mercies of God, nor the miseries of their Country) have endeavoured to beget a pernicious Jealousie, That those who adhered to the King, do still retain a spirit of Revenge against all that were of a contrary Party: We do therefore declare in the presence of God, that we utterly abhor all Revengeful Thoughts and Actions against any Party or Persons whatsoever. And as we have great reason to wish those Divisions had never been born, so we hope, and will do our utmost they may never be remembred, and shall look on all persons as the worst and

Common Enemies of this Nation that shall offer to revive them. In pursuance whereof we further Declare (as his Excellencies Army hath given us a noble Example) that we will thankfully acquisce in the Resolutions of the next en∣suing Parliament for a due and just settlement of Church and State.

• Col. Richard Spencer, Esquire,
• Thomas Lennard, Esquire,
• Thom. Peyton, Kt. and Baronet,
• Roger Twysden, Kt. and Bar.
• Edward Hales, Baronet,
• Richard Hardress, Baronet,
• William Man, Knight,
• Stephen Lennard, Knight,
• John Boys, Knight,
• Col. Thomas Colpepper,
• Col. Edward Wilsford,
• Col. George Newman,
• Col. Henry Norwood,
• Robert Barnham, Esquire,
• Daniel Treswel, Esquire,
• Thomas Collepepper, Esquire,
• Thomas Herlackenden, Esq.
• Francis Twysden, Esq.
• John Best, Esq.
• Edward Barham, Esq.
• Rich. Master Esq.
• Francis Clerk, Esq.
• Edward Darell, Esq.
• William Rook Esq.
• Joh. Boys of H••ad, Esq.
• Wi••liam Kingsley, Esq.
• Richard Hulse, Esq.
• James Newman, Esq.
• John Pownoll, Gent.
• William Somner, Gen••.