▁of ▁And ros , ▁and ▁organized ▁diss ent ▁target ed ▁to ▁influence ▁the ▁court ▁in ▁London . ▁After ▁King ▁James ▁published ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Ind ul gence ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 6 8 7 , ▁In cre ase ▁M ather ▁sent ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁king ▁thank ing ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁declaration , ▁and ▁then ▁he ▁suggested ▁to ▁his ▁pe ers ▁that ▁they ▁also ▁express ▁grat itude ▁to ▁the ▁king ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁gain ▁favor ▁and ▁influence . ▁Ten ▁past ors ▁agreed ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁and ▁they ▁decided ▁to ▁send ▁M ather ▁to ▁England ▁to ▁press ▁their ▁case ▁against ▁And ros . ▁Edward ▁Rand olph ▁attempted ▁to ▁stop ▁him ; ▁M ather ▁was ▁arrested , ▁tried , ▁and ▁ex on er ated ▁on ▁one ▁charge , ▁but ▁Rand olph ▁made ▁a ▁second ▁arrest ▁war rant ▁with ▁new ▁charges . ▁M ather ▁was ▁c land est in ely ▁spir ited ▁ab o ard ▁a ▁ship ▁bound ▁for ▁England ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 6 8 8 . ▁He ▁and ▁other ▁Massachusetts ▁agents ▁were ▁well ▁received ▁by ▁James , ▁who ▁promised ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 6 8 8 ▁that ▁the ▁col ony ' s ▁concerns ▁would ▁be ▁addressed . ▁However , ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁G lor ious ▁Revolution ▁took ▁over , ▁and ▁by ▁December ▁James ▁had ▁been ▁de posed ▁by ▁William ▁III ▁and ▁Mary ▁II . ▁ ▁The ▁Massachusetts ▁agents ▁then ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁new ▁monarch s ▁and ▁the ▁L ords ▁of ▁Trade ▁for ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Massachusetts ▁char