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. 1660 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A82158 Wing D679 Thomason 669.f.24[67] ESTC R211817 ESTC R211852 99870511 99870511 163798

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A82158) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163798) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 247:669f24[67]) 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. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed for Gabriel Bedell, and are to be sold at the Middle-Temple-gate in Fleetstreet, London : 1660. Signed: Col. Richard Spencer, Esquire [and 29 others]. Annotation on Thomason copy: "April 20". Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

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 eng Albermarle, George Monck, -- Duke of, 1608-1670 -- Early works to 1800. Royalists -- England -- Kent -- Early works to 1800. Kent (England) -- History -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800. 2007-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-11 Sampled and proofread 2007-11 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
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: We therefore 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 Inſtrumental 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 Countrey) have endeavoured to beget a pernicious Jealouſie, That thoſe who adhered to the King do ſtill retein 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 Excellency's Army hath given us a noble Example) that we will thankfully acquieſce in the Reſolutions of the next enſuing Parliament for a due and juſt ſettlement of Church and State.

Col. Richard Spencer, Eſquire. Thomas Lennard, Eſquire. Thomas Peyton, Knight and Baronet. Roger Twyſden, Knight and Baronet. Edward Hales, Baronet. Richard Hardres, 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 Treſwell, Eſquire. Thomas Collepepper, Eſquire. Thomas Herlackenden, Eſquire. Francis Twyſden, Eſquire. John Beſt, Eſquire. Edward Barham, Eſquire. Richard Maſter, Eſquire. Francis Clerk, Eſquire. Edward Darell, Eſquire. VVilliam Rook, Eſquire. John Boys of Hoad, Eſquire. VVilliam Kingſley, Eſquire. Richard Hulſe, Eſquire. James Newman, Eſquire. John Pownoll, Gent. William Somner, Gent.

LONDON, Printed for Gabriel Bedell, and are to be ſold at the Middle-Temple-gate in Fleetſtreet. 1660.