ter . ▁M ather ▁further more ▁convinced ▁the ▁L ords ▁of ▁Trade ▁to ▁delay ▁not ifying ▁And ros ▁of ▁the ▁revolution . ▁He ▁had ▁already ▁dispatch ed ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁previous ▁colonial ▁governor ▁Simon ▁Brad street ▁containing ▁news ▁that ▁a ▁report ▁( prep ared ▁before ▁the ▁revolution ) ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁char ter ▁had ▁been ▁il leg ally ▁ann ul led , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁magistr ates ▁should ▁" prepare ▁the ▁minds ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁for ▁a ▁change ." ▁News ▁of ▁the ▁revolution ▁apparently ▁reached ▁some ▁individuals ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁late ▁March , ▁and ▁Brad street ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁possible ▁organiz ers ▁of ▁the ▁mob ▁that ▁formed ▁in ▁Boston ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 6 8 9 . ▁He ▁and ▁other ▁pre - D omin ion ▁magistr ates ▁and ▁some ▁members ▁of ▁And ros ' ▁council ▁addressed ▁an ▁open ▁letter ▁to ▁And ros ▁on ▁that ▁day ▁calling ▁for ▁his ▁surrender ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁quiet ▁the ▁mob . ▁And ros , ▁Rand olph , ▁D ud ley , ▁and ▁other ▁domin ion ▁supp or ters ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁imprison ed ▁in ▁Boston . ▁ ▁In ▁effect , ▁the ▁domin ion ▁then ▁col lapsed , ▁as ▁local ▁authorities ▁in ▁each ▁col ony ▁seized ▁domin ion ▁represent atives ▁and ▁re assert ed ▁their ▁earlier ▁power . ▁In ▁P ly mouth , ▁domin ion ▁council or ▁Nathan iel ▁Clark ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 2 , ▁and ▁previous ▁governor ▁Thomas ▁Hin ck ley ▁was ▁re inst ated . ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁authorities