THat ever since Captaine Andrewes Company under the Command of Colonell Manwayring, came to Lambeth-house, they have carried themselves very insolently, by threatning speeches; break­ [...]ng the Church windowes, and terrifying the Officers of the Church, that they were constrained to [...]hut up the Church doores, and hindring the Minister in the buriall of the Dead: And upon the last [...]ords day, 4. or 5. of them came into the Church in an unreverent manner, with their Hatts on their heades, and saying to the Parrishioners make hast to your Porrage, And one Edward Iones, an Inhabitant of the saide Towne (having the Lord Generalls Coullours there about him) being in the Church, one of them asked him, why he stood there to heare that fellow (meaning the Mini­ [...]ter) stand babling there in the whores smocke: Thereupon the said Iones answered, that by the grace of God, he would stand there (it being in the time of Divine Service) and heare it, and if they did not like it, they may get them forth; And thereupon they prest upon him with their Swords drawne in the Church, and said that if he would not help them to fetch him out (meaning the Minister) they would fetch him and the Minister out by the eares: And thereupon Iones endeavoured to thrust them out of the Church, whereupon they did fetch more Company, and fell upon him and wounded him cruelly in the Church-Yard, and one of them called to his fellowes asking them, why do you stand with your Swords, saying that they had better weapons, and thereupon they rann and fetched their Muskets, and shot one Thomas Coe a Servant quiet dead (in the Church-yard) And one of their Officers cryed out Shoot, shoot whereupon another Souldier shot Iones quite through the thigh, who is since dead. And they having laded a great peece of Ordnance, with scattering shot, and put the mouth of it out of the gate, intending to discharge it at a great multitude of the Inhabitants, which would have destroyed Men, Woman, and Children, in great abundance, if it had not beene preven­ted by the Suckler, who staid the Gunners hand from giving fire. And Doctor Laytons wife (her Husband being house keeper) hearing that one of the Inhabitants was killed; and another hurt, said it was no matter if five Hundred more were slaine; And the night before, Doctor Laytons man threatned our Pastor Docter Featly, and said publickely that if he came to dispence the word on the morrow (being the Lords day) he were best to come featly indeed.

Whereas it is objected that some of the Parishioners of Lambeth should first abuse the Souldiers. It is Humbly certified that Captaine Temple and his Troope lying billetted at Lambeth, There was a falling out betwixt them and the Red-coates, and they called the Troopers Parliament Rogues, and that they did ride about to cheate the Country. And this is testified by David Hughes, Robert Dolley, Iane Game, Alice Trevitt, Dorothie Peirce, with others.

They therefore Humbly pray your Honours to take their great sufferings into your serious Consideration, and to afford them speedy releife, they being in great and hourely danger of the [...]r lives, their Wives and Children; And that the said Company may be forthwith removed and the man-slayers responsable to such Legall Tryalls, As your Honours shall thinke fitt.

For which they shall ever Pray for your Honours happie Proceedings.