A FURTHER EVIDENCE Of the aforementioned THOMAS HEWET His DISAFFECTION To the PRESENT AUTHORITY Of this NATION, And his perfect enmity against the people of God is clearly made out in that eminent (but most wicked) piece of service, which (as a Magistrate, and yet no Justice according to his own Testimony) was performed on the first day of the week, the 28th of the 6th month, 1659.  
THe plot failing against the honest Interest and people of the Nation, for sacrificing and rooting out all the faithful in the Land, especially them that go under the Name of Quakers (as some of the conspirators for excusing, or at least extenuating their offences) have neither been ashamed nor afraid to confess; That people being most out of fashion with the World, as bearing that Testimony which the World cannot bear, a Generation whereof the World is as weary as it is unworthy; So that it was believed a conspiracy against them would scarce be construed in general a crime; and therefore these were first to be taken off, and it was conceived the thing might be accomplished before another meeting at Sabridgworth; But the snare being broken, and the enemy and adversary disappointed of their expectation; Thomas Hewet, (though wise enough in his Generation to keep out of the way of danger from forfeiting his estate) could not longer despence with these meetings of the Quakers so near the place of his worship, lest it should prove as ominous and destructive thereunto, as the approach of the Ark to the image of Dagon, and in time should discover the falseness and filthiness thereof; wherefore at ever: streets end, and at all places of entrance into the Town, he sets a strong guard of those Ruffians (who behaved themselves so valiantly in flinging stones, brickbats, dirt, &c, at men, women, and children, two monthly days before, without the least resistance, armed with holbarts and other weapons, with this charge as was confessed by the Constable, Wi. Graves himself, before some Justices & Commissioners for the Militia of the County of Hartford, to keep out the Quakers, and prevent their meeting, which was so grievous and offensive to himself and his neighbours (as he then said) that they could not bear it; he would not undervalue himself so much as to let them come in, and then with the Gadarenes entreat them out, a saucy and unsociable people, as he terms them, but with a far worse spirit commands them to be kept out. They that live in darkness are afraid of the light, because their deeds are evil; the prince of Darkness is very jealous of being surprised by the Children of Light; and therefore raiseth what forces he can to secure his territories; among which Thomas Hewet appears as Captain of a Company of Volunteer Desperadoes (for he could not appoint ●y word as a civil Magistrate, though be termed himself so at first, not being sworn to the Office of a Justice (as afterward he acknowledged) but refusing indeed to swear when the oath was tendered by the Clerk of the Peace, for fear of the engagement, or being made subject to do service for the Commonwealth) who kept the place for two hours, and kept out all honest people that came to that meeting, until a party of about 8 of the County horse, commanded by a Corporal, which we●e sent thither upon notice of the wicked design of the inhabitants to keep the peace, made their approach, and then that arm of flesh was soon broken. There was some small dispute between the Wardmen and Soldiers, and some blows exchanged, the Wardmen saying, they were charged to keep out the Quakers from meeting and disarm the soldiers (if they could) and put their horses in the Pound, so that some of the Soldiers received great knocks; but the issue was, that the Wardmen were forced either to fly, or yield, for though their hearts were high enough to do mischief, yet they quickly became as Nabals, and sanck down as a stone, except some few, who could hardly be restrained from making disturbance.  
By all which it appears how much the Commonwealth is beholding to this Thomas Hewet, who will not own the power to do good, as to the correcting offenders, or relieving the oppressed, but will never want power to do an unjust act. Before he came to town this meeting was peaceable, and there was no disturbance; but he brought that spirit along with him that raised this disorder; His countenance, carriage and expressions toward them that were abused, before the injurious party, did speak enough. When Edward Burrough was before him (all be daubed with the dirt his filthy neighbours had thrown upon him) to complain of the abuse; one of them pulled off his hat, and another dashed a rotten egg upon his bare head, whereat he was so well pleased that he could not forbear smiling, though some of it flew into his coach.  
He hath confessed the meeting is a great offence to him, That he set a guard to keep them out of Town that came to it, pretending ignorance of any allowance of liberty from the present Authority: His men have made up the number of Rioters, and threatened very strange things, and confess their Master sets them on. And he that was the busiest and basest Instrument amongst that unreasonable company, Ralph Curtis by name (that broke open the house where the meeting was kept, threw in many things of offence, cut off a yard of John Goodman's coat that stood within his reach, and was one of the three that knocked him down, and were like to kill him; did also impound the horse of Daniel Halden who fled into his father's yard for shelter almost spoiled, kept him a fortnight in the midst of harvest though twice sent for, and at last exacted ten shillings for the trespass, and had it declares that Sr. Thomas Hewet bade him pound that horse or any of the Quakers horses, & the said Thomas himself had five shillings for poundage, and keeping this horse thus forcibly detained.  
Which plainly declares that this Thomas Hewet hath not only been passive in permitting these abuses and high misdemeanours, but active, beyond measure, and beside his Authority. Such is his zeal to promote the interest of the wicked one, that is in the World, and rules in the hearts of the children of disobedience, that he ventures discretion, reputation and all to serve it.  
He that disdains to be the Servant of Christ will stoop to a worse office. The God of this World hath so blinded and besoted men that they choose by contraries, as void of all reason and understanding; and therefore it concerns the Powers of the Nation to put such men in commission, as have hearts to do good, and not such as lie in wait to do evil, and seldom make use of their power but to colour over and cover iniquity.  Collected and testified by one that is no enemy to the person of any man, but a friend to them that fear the Lord. 
I. K.  
THE END.   

LONDON, Printed for Thomas Simmons, at the Bull and Mouth near Aldersgate, 1659.