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destruction of images of Christ, which included firing 40 volleys of gun fire at the image of Christ on the main gate to the cathedral. Bruno Ryves was
Chaplain to King Charles I and Thomas Paske credited Sandys with halting the destruction of the cathedral. Paske, is the only primary source, but also would have known Sandys and been under the risk of his potential retribution when he wrote his letter. Ryves faithfully follows Paske's account, and only differed on blaming Sandys, not Sergeant-Major Cockaine. It is unlikely a Sergeant-Major would have undertaken the destruction of the founding cathedral of English Christianity without his Colonel's permission, and the precedent of
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fortunes. Also manifesting to the world, that those reports of his being slaine, with the contents of the Lord
Faulklands letter, to be false and scandalous. With his humble desire to his Excellence, that the coppie of his resolution might be presented to the Parliament, that they might be satisfied concerning his fidelity. Read in the audience of both Houses of Parliament, and by them approved of. Whereunto is annexed seven articles of impeachment of high treason, exhibited in Parliament, against Sir Edward Heron, High Sheriffe of the county of Lincolne
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A vindication from
Colonell Sands: Being the true copie of a letter sent from Colonell Sands to His Excellence the Earle of Eseex [sic] from Worcester the 8. Of October. Wherein Colonell Sands doth declare his resolution to maintaine the cause hee hath begun, with the hazard of his life and
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specified in his will that the profits of his estate should pay his debts, until 1633. Henry Sandys gained control of the estate in 1634 on the death of his mother. Henry had incurred significant debts having had no income from the estate. As a result, Henry Sandys invoked a clause in his farther's
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In 1637 Henry Sandys drew up his own will and also, following his father, made provision for his debts to be paid. It appears he did not trust Edwin to be the executor of his will, as he chose his younger brother
Richard. On Henry's death Edwin again litigated, but also took direct action. In the
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account of the destruction of the cathedral, in
Mecurius Rusticus, published in 1643, he charged Sandys with overseeing wholesale destruction inside the cathedral listing stalls, velvet, tables, books and altar rails destroyed. He outlines the destruction of windows, monuments of the dead and
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autumn of 1640 he descended on
Northbourne with an armed gang and evicted his brother Richard at gun point. Edwin's behaviour with his own family was a precursor to his subsequent actions.
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and five wagon loads of food, valuable items and weapons were confiscated. Sandys claimed to have recovered enough arms to support 500-600 troops, however a subsequent report to the
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On 23 September 1642, barely a month after the defilement at
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will that allowed him to delay the release of parts of the estate to his younger brothers. In 1638 Edwin undertook litigation against his brother, but was unsuccessful.
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stated an inventory of what had been take showed it was a fifth of that amount. Sandys then moved to confiscate the arms of
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of Kent by Parliament in July 1642 to raise troops in Kent. By early August 1642 he was directed to seek out supporters of
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where they arrived on 26 August 1642 in search of gunpowder held in the cathedral and to arrest the
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the soldiers set about the cathedral and seemed to be in a fight with God himself. In
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outlines the damage done to the cathedral, which were perilous.
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on Sunday 14 August 1642. Sir John was transported to
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