 The idea of revolt against Andros arose as early as January 1689 , before news of the December 1688 Glorious Revolution reached Boston . After William and Mary took the throne , Increase Mather and Sir William Phips , Massachusetts agents in London , petitioned them and the Lords of Trade for restoration of the Massachusetts charter . Mather furthermore convinced the Lords of Trade to delay notifying Andros of the revolution . He had already dispatched to Bradstreet a letter containing news that a report ( prepared before the revolution ) stating that the charter had been illegally annulled , and that the magistrates should " prepare the minds of the people for a change . " News of the revolution apparently reached some individuals as early as late March , and Bradstreet is one of several possible organizers of the mob that formed in Boston in April 18 , 1689 . He , along with other pre @-@ Dominion magistrates and some members of Andros ' council , addressed an open letter to Andros on that day calling for his surrender in order to quiet the mob . Andros , who had fled to the safety of Castle Island , surrendered , and was eventually returned to England after several months in confinement . 
 The idea of revolt against Andros arose as early as January 1689 , before news of the December 1688 Glorious Revolution reached Boston . After William and Mary took the throne , Increase Mather and Sir William Phips , Massachusetts agents in London , petitioned them and the Lords of Trade for restoration of the Massachusetts charter . Mather furthermore convinced the Lords of Trade to delay notifying Andros of the revolution . He <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> already dispatched to Bradstreet a letter containing news that a report ( prepared before the revolution ) stating that the charter <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> been illegally annulled , and that the magistrates should " prepare the minds of the people for a change . " News of the revolution apparently reached some individuals as early as late March , and Bradstreet <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>is</mark></a>one of several possible organizers of the mob <a href='null_relcl' title='4'><mark>that</mark></a>formed in Boston in April 18 , 1689 . He , along with other pre @-@ Dominion magistrates and some members of Andros <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'</mark></a>council , addressed an open letter to Andros on that day calling for his surrender in order to quiet the mob . Andros , <a href='null_relcl' title='6'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='been_done' title='7'><mark>had</mark></a> fled to the safety of Castle Island , surrendered , and was eventually returned to England after several months in confinement . 
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