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 trials 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 country) have endeavoured to beget a pernicious jealousy, 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 remembered, 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. William Rook, Esquire. John Boys of Hoad, Esquire. William 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.