f
 
 THE HULL LETTERS.
 
 THE 
 
 1bull betters 
 
 PRINTED FROM 
 
 A COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS FOUND AMONG 
 
 THE BOROUGH ARCHIVES IN THE TOWN HALL, HULL, 1884, 
 
 DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE WORK OF INDEXING. 
 
 SELECTED AND EDITED BY 
 
 T. TIN D ALL WILDRIDGE, 
 
 PERIOD : 
 
 THE REIGN OF CHARLES I. UNTIL HIS IMPRISONMENT, 
 
 1625 1646. 
 
 " The sway of the Protestant Religion and the decisive 
 influence of the country on its own government these mere 
 the objects which revolutionary England had pursued." 
 
 Guitot. 
 
 PUBLISHED BY PERMISSION AND AUTHORITY OF THE MAYOR 
 AND CORPORATION. 
 
 HULL: WILDRIDGE AND COMPANY
 
 gebicateb 
 
 A.S A MEMORIAL 
 OF THE WORK OF ARRANGING AND INDEXING THE 
 
 Jiertes of ^onrn's ^Iecor6s, 
 
 INSTITUTED BY THEM IN THE YEAR 1884, 
 TO 
 
 ALBERT KAYE ROLLIT, ESQ., LL.D., 
 
 MAYOR OF KINGSTON-UPON-HULL ; 
 
 TO 
 JOHN LEAK, ESQ., ALDERMAN, (CHAIRMAN OF THE PROPERTY COMMITTEE), 
 
 AND TO 
 THE MEMBERS OF THE HULL TOWN COUNCIL.
 
 PREFACE. 
 
 UP to 1884, the Records of the Borough of Kingston-upon Hull were in 
 the state in which too many of our local muniment collections have been and 
 are one of chaotic confusion, caused, for Hull, by the vast quantity of the 
 materials comprised, which rendered any cursory efforts powerless to remedy 
 the disorder. In the above year the very unsatisfactory state of the records 
 engaged the serious attention of the then Mayor, Mr. Alderman Rollit, LL.D,(now 
 Sir Albert K. Rollit, M.P.) and the Chairman of the Property Committee, Mr. 
 Alderman Leak, the present Mayor, and, at their instance, I entered into an 
 agreement with the Corporation to arrange and index the collection. This is 
 not the place to enter into the details of that work ; suffice it to say that nearly 
 two hundred hundredweights of papers have been, after thorough critical 
 examination of every leaf, condemned as devoid of the slightest use or interest, 
 and the remainder a far greater bulk put into as much order as the time 
 permitted. 
 
 By this means, it was discovered that the almost incredible confusion 
 had preserved as well as obscured one of the most valuable and complete 
 collection of Borough Records in the Kingdom. 
 
 Among these was a large number of soiled, crushed rolls of folio sheets, as 
 well as very many loose, which, when dried, cleaned, and pressed, revealed a 
 series of several thousand letters and other papers, extending from the reign of 
 Henry VIII. to the present century. 
 
 From these have been selected the matter of the following pages, which 
 are here presented as a memorial of the inauguration of a work which may, 
 locally, be considered one of the most important of its time. 
 
 DECEMBER, 1886. T. T. W.
 
 Not by either the past alone, or the present alone, can we gain true views 
 of Life yet the knowledge of what Was and what Is, combined, though it 
 cannot enable us to pierce the veil which screens from us futurity, may give us 
 some judgment of the nature of things, a clue to the scenes which are preparing 
 for us behind the curtain, and rays of light upon that highest object of 
 sympathetic human contemplation the destinies of a people. ,
 
 HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION. 
 
 A WRITER in the Athenaum, in 1878, remarks that English 
 literature is growing so fast that it is idle to try to rescue from 
 obscurity that which deserves to be forgotten. We can well agree 
 that such efforts are not only idle but blame-worthy. The question 
 is : What deserves to be forgotten and what remembered ? Much 
 that is antediluvian is excellent, while much that is printed to- 
 day is worth no more than to light a fire to dry the mould off an 
 old tome. The caustic sentence of the above-quoted writer, 
 however, suggests a train of ideas not devoid of use in entering 
 upon the consideration of the collection of letters here presented. 
 
 As from the beginning of this century the fugitive publications 
 of the hour have well-nigh swamped the performances of earlier 
 literature, so have the sub-divided and stratified politics 
 of this age engrossed the general attention, and made us 
 loth to bestow a thought upon the volcanic throes of the political 
 past. Yet just as a disposition to " try back " to the study of 
 the works of great departed authors is commendable, so also may 
 be considered any attempt to keep alive the spirit of modern in- 
 quiry and interest in momentous periods of our national history. 
 
 The comparison between neglected literature and forgotten 
 history is not in this case without aptness. The great authority 
 for the transactions of Civil War times is Clarendon's History 
 of the Rebellion, written at and about the time of the actual 
 occurrences, from observation, from the original documents
 
 X. HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION. 
 
 which bore to and fro the passions of the strife, and from notes 
 prepared for the specific purposes of that History, by, among 
 others, the King himself. What wonder, then, at the tone and 
 colour of the history ! Clarendon saw everything through purple 
 spectacles. What a curious phase of feeling, too, must that have 
 been which prompted men to carefully edit an elaborate and 
 favourable account of their own proceedings while engaged in a 
 protracted struggle for very life. None of the contemporary 
 accounts on the other side are at all parallel with this work. 
 
 Had there been such a one, it would have contained the 
 expressions, the opinions, and statements to be seen among 
 other matter in the following pages, and should the numerous 
 vindications of the Parliament and its leaders ever be condensed 
 into a full and circumstantial account with reflections and anim- 
 adversions after the manner of Clarendon,* these letters would 
 afford a well of information. In the meantime, it is something to 
 render them available. 
 
 It is now too late to pretend to alter or much enlarge the 
 outlines of the history of the nation for the period here concerned. 
 It is sufficient to attempt to fill up or allow the Past to do so 
 itself a little detail of the picture, and, perhaps, even to render 
 more distinct some greater feature. Whatever part of the inform- 
 ation here offered is to be met elsewhere in other forms, it is, for 
 the general reader, a good thing to have the corroborating testi- 
 mony of these contemporary voices speaking from the dust ; while 
 for the localist is a rich treat in the mass of national matter 
 focussed upon a Yorkshire town. If the Civil War was a great 
 historic drama, then this is to some small extent a "book of 
 words." not reputed, but actually spoken. It is hard to get at 
 the character of a dumb man. Tongues were the first weapons 
 of the Civil War. 
 
 In brief terms let us state the case of the nation at the 
 commencement of the Stuart period. It was suffering from 
 
 Guizot can probably never be removed from his eminence by any sub- 
 sequent attempt.
 
 HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION. XI. 
 
 a deep-seated disease which dated from the English recognition 
 of the need and value of the Reformation. At first the reforming 
 acts of the Crown were in advance of the principles of the nation, 
 but the seeds then sown thrust their roots deeper and deeper into 
 the hearts of the people, while the Crown's Reform not only 
 ceased to bear fruit but even to grow. Puritanism (or whatever the 
 craving for 'more simplicity' may be called) ran fast while the 
 Reform stood stock still. Worse, fastened to the throne was the 
 parasitical system of Episcopacy, which seemed to a freedom - 
 tasting people but to wait fitting opportunity to turn the old 
 rapturous face to Rome. Both the Episcopalianism and the Purit- 
 anism was English in dogged tenacity. Trial of strength of some 
 sort was evidently looming not far ahead. Such was the state of 
 the nation from the reign of Elizabeth to that of Charles I., a slow 
 but certain convergence towards a more or less fixed point of 
 collision of parties. But this largely-stated condition of the national 
 body was exaggerated and inflamed by various local and temporary 
 causes, which, though only remotely connected with the great 
 complaint, removed the body further and further from health. 
 These were the acts of the Crown which exercised or aimed at 
 absolute regal power. Breaking in upon history at the com- 
 mencement of the reign of Charles, we easily enough find these 
 irritating causes, and these Letters supply, forinstance, a fairideaof 
 the manner in which illegal impositions werelevied. By a succession 
 of arbitrary acts the country became ripe for revolt. 
 
 But the storm came up almost unseen. The majority of 
 Englishmen had looked upon the Puritan cause as hopeless, and be- 
 fore the outbreak of war emigration had drained half a million of 
 money from the country. So little apparent influence had the 
 anti-court party at first, that Strafford could afford to affect to be 
 on his guard against their " mousetraps and other small engines." 
 Yet among this despised party arose a determination to have 
 liberty, conceived out of the spirit which " cares neither for 
 obstacle nor consequence." 
 
 The storm broke, and Puritanism, pent up since the days of 
 the Virgin Queen, swept all before it.
 
 Xll. HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION. 
 
 One question above all others has exercised the minds and 
 pens of writers dealing with this period, that of the responsibility 
 of the rebellion and its conclusion. D'Aubigne says, that in 
 glancing over these times we must make a distinction between 
 acts and men, that there are acts we must condemn, but it will 
 be proceeding too far to throw upon individuals the responsibility o^ 
 the result. Guizot declares that the time had now come when 
 good and evil, salvation and peril, were so obscurely confounded 
 that the firmest minds had become mere instruments in the hand 
 of Providence. But upon looking at the thing in detail by means, 
 perhaps, of such a collection as the following we must see how 
 erroneous are these propositions that as much as any human 
 action is conceived and executed, so were all the acts of those 
 times, that men were responsible for their acts, and that all that can 
 be said for them on one si le or the other (if extenuation be wished) is 
 that they were sincere. The best answer to the Parliamentarians 
 was the Restoration of 1660; but the best to " the other party," 
 the Revolution of 1689. 
 
 More than any other perod of our history, this period has 
 taken polarioscopic "tjints from the bias of historians. The 
 personages of the period are either creatures of light or silhouettes 
 of deplorable blackness. Yet, we to-day, are struck with astonish- 
 ment to see which heroic materials sprang up on either side; the 
 roll of the Long Parliament is as a list of kin ^s of England. It 
 was, however, an affair of the people ; to theheight of the average, and 
 not to the super-eminence of individuals, was due the momentum 
 of the most remarkable movement of recent history. 
 
 To look at the times from a lower stand-point, that is to say, 
 more in detail, we may perceive how local facts are often 
 at variance with the accepted statements of national history. Thus 
 Clarendon has sweeping assertions of how under the regime 
 of the Long Parliament, people of the most inferior position became 
 Justices of the Peace, Sequestrators, and Commissioners, all dis- 
 tinctions of quality being renounced. It may be a question how 
 far this might in some cases be of no objection, yet to the Hull
 
 HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION. Xlll. 
 
 locality these assertions do not in the least apply. Hull was 
 fortunate in being bound in the hands of the Parliament, and not 
 the least interesting points to be noted in the Letters are the 
 efforts of the town and its friends to secure for it material and per- 
 manent advantages efforts often successful even amidst the most 
 fierce and anxious broils of the time. 
 
 Marvell's letters to the Corporation of Hull are treated by 
 Grosart as exceptional in their constant reporting of parliamentary 
 and national news. They were, however, no exception. Pelham's 
 letters, during the Long Parliament, and others in later dates, 
 shew that it was a well-recognized duty of members of parliament 
 to give an account of their stewardship. Had these letters com- 
 menced one reign earlier, it would have been seen how the 
 Corporation gave John Lister a list of the particular purposes for 
 which they sent him to Westminster. The members in the reign 
 of Elizabeth were even more tied down to particular action in 
 matters of local concern. 
 
 The pictures in the later letters of this volume may be one-sided. 
 They may be hypocritical. Still the letters of Pelham and 
 Thorpe were to people equally involved with themselves, and 
 almost equally behind the scenes, and the mask of piety and 
 earnest patriotism must, we should have thought, in a correspond- 
 ence between these confederates, have occasionally become un- 
 pinned. Yet, though we must, like Agag, "walk delicately" when we 
 consider the conflicting and complicated narratives of those times, 
 we are bound to give a large measure of confidence to the senti- 
 ments of these confidental letters. Does anyone now believe that 
 the Puritans had no pure religion, or that they "broke oaths by 
 providence, and forswore themselves to the glory of God ?" In 
 any case their zeal, real or pretended, was not the only qualification 
 for success. They were business-like in every project, abandoned 
 no point they had gained, and were never more determined than 
 after a defeat. What chance had unpatriotic armies "terrible only 
 in plunder" against such men. These letters show how systematic, 
 and "thorough" beyond the dreams of Wentworth, were the pro-
 
 XIV. HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION. 
 
 ceedings of the Parliamentarians, and what manner of men were 
 the lesser cogs and pinions of the revolutionary machinery, and 
 enable us to recognize that the result could scarcely have been 
 other than it was.
 
 LITERARY INTRODUCTION. 
 
 THE great object has been to reproduce the spirit of the scribbled 
 originals. The spelling is retained absolutely. The partial amend- 
 ment of the punctuation, the elimination of many accidental capitals, 
 and the indication of all omissions by the comma ['] are made 
 with a view to keeping the book in the general reader's hands. 
 Omitted letters are generally : 
 One m of mm. 
 
 All but thep in most of the prefixes etc., in pr (as per, pre, 
 pro, pur, etc.) ; sometimes they are written p r and then 
 are so printed. All other contractions of the syllable 
 are printed/"' asp'tect (protect.) 
 The final e is sometimes omitted, as patienc 1 . 
 The u is often omitted before v ; printed as written, &syo r . 
 Ment is mostly written m* as parliam 1 or p'liam*. 
 With is mostly written w th . 
 
 Most of these contractions date from a very remote period, 
 
 and are relics of Latin rather than old English scholascism. 
 
 The letter u where used for v is printed v. Anciently there 
 
 was no regular distinction in form. 
 tion is often written con, but is nearly always printed as the 
 
 former ; thus, written consideracon, printed consideration. 
 The sign y, common in all papers up to the present century, is 
 merely the survival of the Saxon sign which meant th. In 
 no period would the letter be sounded y. Yis, y at, y em, yew, 
 ye, yan (often written y s , y 1 , y m , y r , ye, y*,} would be pro- 
 nounced this, that, them, etc, The period of these Letters
 
 XVI. LITERARY INTRODUCTION. 
 
 was one of gradual disappearance of the old forms. All 
 instances occurring in the Letters, are printed th. 
 The punctuation is various and uncertain, never totally absent 
 but rarely intelligible. Pelham's letters, which are such admirable 
 specimens of terse English, in the originals banish the full point, 
 while Francis Thorpe's defy all rules but those of sound sense It 
 has to be remembered that these letters were not, like Walpole's, 
 written with a view to ultimate publication, but were 
 dashed off for the serious purposes of the hour.
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 LETTER /, 
 
 24th MARCH, 1626. 
 
 COUNCIL OF STATE TO THE CORPORATION OF HULL 
 
 ORDER TO FIT OUT SHIPS. 
 
 AFTER o r very harty commendations. It is well known unto you 
 upon what weighty grounds and occasions importing noe lesse 
 then the defence and safetie of the Kingdome daylie threatened 
 with p'parations and approach of an enemy, you were formerly 
 required to furnish out from that Port three Shipps of Warr for 
 his Ma ts service, the doeing whereof was afterwards in your favor 
 as well as upon humble and instant suite by you made, (as 
 especially out of his Ma t8 accustomed Princely grace and care for 
 the ease of his subjects all that possibly may be), respited untill 
 you should receave therein farther order from this Board. And 
 whereas it is manifest that the affairs of Christendom doe still 
 continue upon such dangerous tearms as give his Ma tie cause not 
 to oniitte any p'vident care for the strength and safetie of his 
 owne Dominions, and the support and ayde of his Allies and Con- 
 federates, And in asmuch as the tyme of the yeare, which usually 
 openeth the way to Actions of Warre now approacheth, And for 
 that his Ma tie hath at this p'sent on foote some important 
 designe and expedition by sea, whereby, after the departure of the 
 Fleete p'pared on that behalfe, there wilbe neede of the said 
 shipps for the defence of the Coasts and keeping the narrow Seas, 
 therefore, in his Ma ts name, and by his expresse command 
 doe now againe straightly require and charge you, notwithstanding 
 any allegations or pretences by you made, and without all further
 
 2 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 delayes or excuses whatsoever, to cause three Shipps of the burthen 
 of 200 tunnes apeece, everyway furnished as men of warre, to bee 
 so in readines as not to faile to come to a Randezvous at Ports- 
 mouth by the 2oth of May next, the said Shipps to be victualled 
 with full fower monthes p'vision, to bee accounted from the said 
 aoth of May. As for such parte of the charge thereof as by our 
 former lettere, was to bee supplyed unto you by the Countrey. We 
 have now again written expresse letteres unto them on that 
 behalfe, injoyning them to assist you therewithal!. And have 
 therein likewise given directions to the Deputie Lientenante for 
 the impressing of such number of Marriners, or in the want of 
 them, of such other serviceable landmen as shalbe by you. desired 
 and found needefull for the makeing up of the full complement of 
 the said three Shipps, and for such parte of the whole charge of 
 this service as is to fall to your Shares ; we doe hereby authorize 
 and require you to cause the same to bee assessed and leavied upon, 
 the inhabitants of the said Towne and Porte, and members of the 
 same, in such indifferent and equall manner as is accustomed 
 upon like occacions of publique service. And in case an} 1 p'son 
 shall refuse to pay such somes as shalbe by you indifferently assessed 
 upon him, that then you cause him to give good Bond forthwith 
 to appeare and answeare his contempt before this Board, and so 
 requireing you not to faile hereof, as you tender his Ma ts high 
 displeasure, and the defence and safetie of his Realme, wee bid 
 you hartily farewell. From Whitehall, the 24th of March, 1626. 
 
 Yo r very loveing Friends, 
 
 G. BUCKINGHAM, H. MANCHESTER, 
 
 THO SUFFOLKE, MONTGOMERY, 
 
 GRANDISONE, SALISBURY Exckr. 
 
 T. EDMONDES, D. CARLETON. 
 
 Hull. RICH. WESTON, JUL : C^ESAR. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 To o r verie loveing freinds, the Mayor, Aldermen, and Cheefe officers of the 
 Towne or Porte of Kingstone upon Hull and to everie of them.]
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 3 
 
 LETTER II. 
 
 COUNCIL OF STATE TO THE CORPORATION OF HULL 
 
 AGAIN AS TO FITTING OUT OF SHIPS. 
 
 30 JUNE, 1626. 
 
 AFTER o r harty commendacons His Ma tie well understanding the 
 vaste ambition and malice of his declared enemy the King of 
 Spain, and having advertismente from all parts of his preparacons 
 both of sea and land forces for the invasion of theis kingdomes, hath 
 by the mature advise of his Councells, as well of State as of warr, 
 taken this royal resolucon : first with a new, and strong fleete, 
 once againe to carry the warr from hence, and to assaile the Span- 
 yarde even in his owne ports. And secondly to prepare and arme at 
 home, in such sorte, that by God's protection, and favor, he may 
 secure his own coasts, and repell and frustrate all attempts to be 
 made against him, either from Flanders or Spain. And con- 
 sidering our Religion, liberties, lives, and estates are herein no 
 lesse interested then his Ma ts safety and honor, he cannot doub" 
 but all his loveing subjects will shew their forwardnes, and cour- 
 age in performing no lesse (or rather more) then upon lyke 
 occasions hath bene done with great alacritie in former tymes, 
 and because theis great occasions doe necessarily require as well 
 the whole power, and strength of his Ma ts Navie Royal, as also a 
 present arming of a considerable number of the Shipps of his sub- 
 jects ; his Mat ie out of his wisdome and care to make the burden 
 more easie, hath commanded such a distribucon to be made among the 
 Ports, and Coast Towns of his kingdom, that most helpemay be 
 required from the places of most power, and that the weaker be 
 charged with so many Shipps only as shall be assigned unto them, 
 and be assisted also by the members of those Ports; nowe according 
 to this his Mat 8 moste gratious will and pleasure, only three Shipps, 
 of 200 tonnes a piece at least, and each carrying twelve peeces of Or- 
 dinance at the least, are appointed to your Port of Hull and the 
 members thereof. And these are by you to be hyred, fitted, and 
 sett to Sea, in their full equipage with all manner of Tackle, sea 
 stores, and munition manned with [blank] men a peece and victualled 
 for three monthes. In case you want Seamen to supply this whole
 
 4 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 number you may imploy a third part of strong and able bodies, 
 fit only to use musquettes. And when your Shipps are ready you 
 must hasten them away to the Randevous at the Downes where 
 they must be at the furthest by the end of July And therefore 
 you are to use all possible expedicon, that by yo r backwardnes 
 neither the rest of the fleete be there ritarded, nor any censure or 
 reproach laid upon you as deserters of the common cause which 
 every man takes to harte. And so wee bid you hartily farewell. 
 
 Dated at the Court at Whitehall the last of June 1626. 
 
 Postscript. You are to observe the proporcon of 2 men to everie 
 three tonns for the maning of your Shipps. 
 
 Your loveing freinds 
 H. MANCHESTER, T. EDMONDES, 
 
 THO. COVENTRYE, Cs. Jo. SUCKLING, 
 
 MONTGOMERY, ROBT. MAUNSON, 
 
 G. BUCKINGHAM, E. CONWAY, 
 
 GRANDISONE, J. COKE, 
 
 D. CARLETON, Jul. C^SAR, 
 
 MARLEBURGH, FRAN. MAY, 
 
 PEMBROKE, RICH. WESTON, 
 
 TOTNES, KELLIE. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 To our loveing freinds the Mayor of the the Towne of Kingston-upon- 
 Hull and to the Cheefe Officers and Magistrats of the Members thereunto 
 belonging.] 
 
 [Received the 10 July of Thomas Hobman.j 
 
 LETTER III. 
 
 COUNCIL OF STATE TO THE MAYOR, BAILIFFS, 
 AND PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF HULL 
 
 AGAIN AS TO FITTING OUT SHIPS. 
 
 31 DECEMBER, 1626. 
 
 AFTER o r harty commendations : Whereas we did write severall 
 letters unto you this last somer concerning the p'vision of shipp- 
 ing to be sett forth in such manner as ther is more at large 
 mentioned, for the defence of the kingdome at such tyme, when as 
 well by frequent advertizetnent as by visible p'parations in severall 
 p'ts of the King of Spaine's dominions, ther was greate Cause to
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 5 
 
 doubt'e of an Invasion to be made in some of his Ma ties kingdomes. 
 And that the lyke or more pressing advertizements and p'par- 
 ations doe still threaten an invasion this next somer, we have 
 thought fitt strictly to will and require you to cause some person 
 sufficiently instructed and authorized in that behalfe to appeare 
 before us on the second of February nexte to render unto us an 
 accounte of your proceedings in that business and in the mean 
 tyme wee do will and require you to cause the said proportion of 
 Shipping, which hath not according to former directione been 
 brought unto the Rendevous, to be now put in as much readiness 
 as you may, to be employed according to such directions as you 
 shall hereafter receive. Wherein if you shall make defaulte you 
 shall incurr his Ma ta verie high displeasure. And soe we bid 
 you verie hartely farewell. From Whytehall the 3ist December, 
 
 1626. 
 
 Yo r loveing freinds, 
 
 MARLBURGH, H. MANCHESTER, 
 
 SALISBURY, FRAS. MAY, 
 
 W. BANBURY, RICH. WESTON, 
 
 Jo. SUCKLING, T. EDMONDES, 
 
 TOTNES, J. COKE, 
 
 Cheefe Officers of Hull cum Membris. 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 To o r loveing friends the Mayor, Bayliffs, or principall officers of 
 Kingston- upon-Hull, cu membris. 
 
 [Recayved this Ire the iyth Januarie, 1626, at nyght laite.] 
 
 LETTER IV. 
 
 7 JULY, 1626. 
 
 COUNCIL OF STATE TO THE MAYOR, MAGISTRATES, 
 AND OTHERS, AT HULL 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS TO FORTIFY THE TOWN 
 
 AGAINST THE SPANIARDS. 
 
 AFTER our hartie Comendations. Whereas his Mat ie hath beene 
 advertized from divers good p'ts that the King ot Spaine both in 
 his remote and neere dominions doth p'pare a puissant Army by
 
 6 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 Sea and Land to invade this kingdome in a most hostile manner, 
 insomuch that now verie suddenly we expect an attempt upon us. 
 And because we have rep'sented to his Ma tie that you as being 
 nexte the danger wilbe most concerned 'therein, his Ma tie out of 
 his Royall and tender Care of your good, takeing into consideration 
 the p'sent condition and weakenes of your Towne, hath thought 
 fitt, not only to to send you timely warning thereof, but graciously 
 to authorize and give you leave, by the advice of the Lo : Lieuts. 
 of yo r Shire, and three of the Justices of peace next adjoyning, to 
 fortifie yo r Towne by all those ways and means w ch may best 
 secure you from the Invasion of the Enemy. And for that purpose 
 to use this letter as a Warrant, not doubting but accordingly you 
 will take the assistance of such Ingineires and experienced men in 
 the Warrs as may make your towne most defensible, assuring you 
 for the rest, that His Ma tie hath noe intention herein anyway to 
 discharge himself from the due Care he hath of yo r safetie, but onely 
 to incite and stirr you up, that, in imitation of other Townes in 
 forraine Countries w ch have beene drawne to the same exigent, 
 and w ch have made use of the same reamedies, you would, 
 according to the libertie his Ma tie doth vouchsafe unto you, take 
 the benefitt of this his favour, for the securing yo r selves from theis 
 yminent dangers. The further proofe of w ch his Mat ies gracious 
 intention we doubt not but to p'cure unto you, when we shall 
 understand of yo r fowardnes herein. In the mean whyle if you 
 shall discover any considerable number of Shipps or other appar- 
 ent argum* of an Enemy upon yo r Coasts, we doe require and 
 charge you, not only to fyer the Beacons and warne the Counteries 
 adjoyning of yo r Danger but to send us immediate word thereof. 
 And so we bid you hartely farewell. From the Court at Whyte- 
 hall the ;th of July 1626. 
 
 Yo r verie loveing freinds, 
 
 MARLBURGH, H. MANCHESTER, 
 
 E. CONWAY, J. BRIDGEWATER, 
 
 TOTNES, J. COKE. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 To o r verie loveing freinds the Mayor, Magistrates and Cheefe Officers, 
 of Hull]
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 [Ressaved this letter this 22 of July 1626 by a pour man from 
 Lyncolne.] 
 
 LETTER V. 
 
 12 MAY, 1627. 
 
 COUNCIL OF STATE TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF 
 
 LOANS. 
 
 LOAN FROM PRINCIPAL INHABITANTS. 
 
 AFTER our very hartie commendations. As you have heer to fore 
 received notice from us of his Ma ta gracious acceptation of the 
 pains you have taken and the good assertions you have 
 shewed in the businesse of the Loanes, so wee must nowe let you 
 know that the expectation his Ma tie hath to have that businesse 
 finally and speedily effected, that so the publique services which 
 depend thereupon maie notfaile, and, in particular, the persons may 
 appeare who have beene forward and well affected to his services, 
 and who stand otherwise disposed, that thereby his Ma tie may the 
 better distinguish in the placing of his favors according: to mens' 
 meritts and deserts. To which end you are to quicken and call 
 upon all those that are yet behinde in their Loanes or any porcon 
 thereof, and to cause the Collectors speedily to returne all their 
 Collections some time this next Terme, as also to certifie the 
 names of all such as remaine refusers to lend or to pay in that 
 which they promised to lend, other then those whose names you 
 have already certified. And so wee bid you very hartilye Fare- 
 well. From Whitehall the I2th of May, 1627. 
 
 Yo r very loveing freindes, 
 
 THO. SUFFOLK, PEMBROKE, H. MANCHESTER, 
 
 SALISBURY, KELLIE, MONTGOMERY, 
 
 W. BANBURY, J. COKE, E. DORSET, 
 
 T. EDMONDES, GUIL. BATH & WELLS, JUL. C^SAR, 
 
 Kingston-upon-Hull. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 To ouv loving freinds the Commissioners for the loanes in the Townc of 
 Kingston-upon-HullJ]
 
 8 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 ^LETTER VI. 
 
 aoth MAY, 1627. 
 
 KING CHARLES I. TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 LEVY OF TAX OF SIXPENCE PER CHALDRON ON COALS FROM NEW- 
 CASTLE AND SUNDERL^ND, TO FIT OUT SHIPS AGAINST PRIVATEERS 
 
 OF DUNKIRK. 
 
 CHARLES R. 
 
 TRUSTY and welbeloved we greete you well. The manie and 
 greevous complaints presented unto us by our loving subjects 
 of that Towne of New-castle upon Tyne, and others inhabiting the 
 Northerne Coasts of this Realmeof England, touching the great 
 spoiles and outrages committed upon theire persons, Shipps, and 
 goods by the men of Warre of Dunkerck ;to the undoing of divers 
 of them in theire particular estates, and the hinderance of theire 
 Trade in generall ; have mooved us out of our tender care over 
 o r subjects to take theire said complaints into our Princely and 
 serious consideration : and being desirous (as much as the present 
 condition of o r affaires can permitt) to provide tymely remedies 
 for the preventing of the like inconveinence heerafter. We have, 
 in theis tymes of our owne wants and other pressing occasions, 
 for the publique defence of our Kingdomes, condescended to graunt 
 and resign a good p'te of the Revenues of our Crowne acrewing 
 unto us by the forfeitures and Fynesof Recusants of all our Counties 
 by North Trent, to sett out shipping for the guarding and defending 
 of the Coasts aforesaid, and the repelling and frustrating of the 
 enemies', designes. But forasmuch as wee conceavethat the pro- 
 portion by us allotted for this service will not be sufficient to 
 accomplish the worke intended, which doth much concerne the 
 good of that Town, Wee have therefore been pleased to give way 
 that a composition or contribution of sixpence upon every Chaldron 
 of Coales to be imported from New-castle and Sunderlandeinto 
 anie other p'te of our Domynions or anie forreigne p'te beyond 
 the seas, may be levyed by your owne free consent and agreement, 
 to supply that which may fall short of our Revenues upon the for- 
 feitures of Recusants aforesaid, and to bee irnployed for that special 
 service and to noe other end; and as wee have founde you in all 
 other occasions of our service, soe wee doubt not of your readi-
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 9 
 
 nes in this wherein your owne lyvely good, safety and benefitt is soe 
 nerely concerned. Given under out Signett at our Pallace of West- 
 minster the nine and twentieth day of May the third yeare of o r 
 Raigne. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 To our Trustee and welbeloved, the Maior, Aldermen, and Burgesses of 
 ouv Towne of Kingston upon Hull.] 
 
 LETTER VII. 
 
 2oth APRIL, 1627. 
 
 THE CORPORATION TO THE TRINITY HOUSE. 
 
 To our verie loveinge friendes, the Wardens and elder Brethren of the 
 Guild or fraternitie of Mrs.Pilotts, Seamen of the Trynitie housein Kingston - 
 tipon-Hull. 
 
 WHEREAS we have receyed lait letters from the LI 8 and others of 
 his Ma ts most ho : privie Counsell that the soldiers nowe here im- 
 barquid and purposed to be transported for Stoad in Germanic, 
 should be carried for the ryver of Weser and landed neare Bremen 
 Wee intreat you p'sently to assemble yo r selfs together and advise 
 herein, and forthw th to return us yo r answere, whether these shipps 
 in w ch the said soldiers are imbarquid or the like of same burthens 
 may w th oute danger passe upp that river of Weser. And likewise 
 whether their be here in this Towne anie sufficient Pilots to 
 Carrie and Conduct the same shipps to the saide ryver and to 
 harbo r them there, or noe. And hereof we Desier you not to 
 faile as you respect the furtherance of his Ma ts p'sent service. 
 Yo r verie loveinge freindes, 
 
 Jo. LISTER, BER. SMYTH, Maior. 
 
 THO. WRIGHTE, FRA. CONNINGESBYE. 
 
 Kingston-upon-Hull, this xxth of April], 1627.
 
 10 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 LETTER VIII. 
 THE TRINITY HOUSE TO THE CORPORATION, HULL. 
 
 To the right WovH Bernard Smith, Maior of the Towne of Kingston- 
 upon-Hull, Francis Conningsbie, John Lister, and Thomas Wright, 
 Esq*. 
 
 ACCORDINGE to your writinge to us this day to be satisfied whether 
 the shipps in which the soldiers at this present are imbarked and 
 purposed to be transported for Stoad in Germany, may without 
 danger passe upp the River of Weser. And likewise whether 
 there be here in this Towne, any sufficient Pilotts to Carry and 
 Conduct the same shipps to the said River and to harbour them 
 their, or noe. Wee instantly mett together and upon due enquirie 
 cannot find in this Towne, any sufficient master or Pilott to carry 
 and conduct the said shipps to the said River, neither is the river 
 knowne unto any of us to give report thereof, whether the shipps 
 might passe upp the same or noe, by reason we have had no 
 tradeinge thither, by the space of fortie yeares past and above. 
 
 Yo r wo pps verie loveinge frendes the wardens and elder 
 brethren of the Guild or Fraternity of Masters, Pilotts, seamen of 
 the Trinity-house in Kingston-upon-Hull. 
 
 HENRY CHAMBERS, ) , , JOHN PRESTON, 
 
 ^ ' \ Wardens. V r ^ 
 
 JOHN HEMSLEY, j THOMAS JPERRES, 
 
 CUTHBT THOMPSON, GEORGE CARLILL, 
 
 WILLIAM CREW, CHRISTOPHER FRISBIE, 
 
 Kingston-upon-Hull this xxth of Aprill 1627. 
 
 LETTER IX. 
 
 30 JULY, 1632. 
 
 KING CHARLES I. TO THE MAYOR AND OTHERS. 
 
 REMOVAL OF ARMS FROM THE CASTLE OF HULL 
 
 TO THE TOWER OF LONDON. 
 CHARLES R. 
 OUR will and pleasure is that immediately upon sight hereof you
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. II 
 
 deliver or cause to be delivered unto o r trustie and welbeloved 
 Trustrara Gilsland the bearer heerof all such bows and arrows as 
 remain in o r store in o r Castle of Hull in o r Count, of Yorke upon 
 inventory signed by his hand for the receipt of them ; the said 
 bowes and arrowes and every of them to be by him conveyed and 
 transported to o r Tower of London and delivered to o r Lieu- 
 tenant of o r said Tower, there to remayne untill we shall declare o r 
 farther pleasure for the disposal of them. And theis o r letters 
 shall be yo r sufficient warrant and discharge in this behalf. 
 Given under o r Signett at o r Court at Woking, the thirtieth Day 
 of July in the sixth yeare of o r Reigne. 
 
 To o r trustie and welbeloved the Mayor of o r Towne of Hull 
 in the County of Yorke or to anie other o r officers, ministers, or 
 subjects w'thin o r Castle of Hull whom it doth or may concern, 
 and to every of them. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 This writing was showed to the p'sons here undernamed who were ex- 
 amined as witnesses thereupon the tenth day of August 1635, at Kingston 
 upon Hull before us Commissioners vizi, to Michaell Besby, John Crispin, 
 Thomas Wilkinson, George Osborne. 
 
 RICHARD FRANCKLYN, SA : SOWNKS, 
 
 NICHO : HAM'TON, ANDR : MARVELL.] 
 
 LETTER X. 
 
 NO DATE. 
 
 LORD SCROOP TO THE MAYOR OF HULL. 
 
 SCARBOROUGH BLOCKADED. 
 
 AFTER my hartye Com'endations, I have this morninge beeing the 
 xxvi th of this month reaceived Letters from the bayliffes of Scarde- 
 brough, by w ch I am advertised that seaven greate ships of Dun-
 
 12 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 kirke lye befoer the Castell of Scardebroughe, and came into the 
 roade w th in muskett shott, and have taken iij ships in theare sight : 
 Now to the ende you maye arme and provide your selves, iff in case 
 either thease ships or anye other of that fleete should have anye 
 entendement to attempt anye th x nge agaynst your towne, 1 have 
 thought good to writt thease lynes booth to advertise you, as also to 
 will and require you to put in a pressent readinese all such ordinance 
 or other munitione Militare, as is w th in your towne. So not doutinge 
 of your dewe caere hierin I rest 
 
 Your lovinge freende 
 
 EDWAR. SCROOP. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 To my very Lovinge frinds the Maior of Hull and the rest of his 
 br ether en, this.'] 
 
 LETTER XL 
 
 18 FEBRUARY, 1634. 
 
 SIR JOHN HOTHAM, M.P., AND WALTER NORTON, 
 SHERIFFE OF LINCOLNSHIRE, TO THE MAYOR 
 OF HULL. 
 
 FITTING OUT SHIPS SHIP MONEY. 
 
 Mr. MAYOR, 
 
 We having received a letter from the Lords of the Counsell 
 bearing Date the i5th of Januarie for the speedy providing of such 
 a ship as in a former writt is mentioned. And whereas upon 
 Intimation from you and the rest of the maiors then p'sent, wee 
 certified their Lordshipps that you had neither havens nor timber 
 fitting for the preparing such a ship within the time limitted. 
 Whereupon their Lor ppa have let us know that his Ma tie is 
 graciouslie pleased to let us have a ship of his owne, soe that the 
 summe of ^"1635 be added to 4980 already assessed, the contents of
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 13 
 
 w ch letters haveingbeen made knowne to you, and receiving from you 
 answere that you can by no meanes tell how to p'vide a ship, wee 
 have theirupon proceeded to the assessement of the sayd money 
 and takeing into consideration the state of yo r towne and county, 
 together with the abilities of the maritime townes betwixt Hull 
 and Yorke, we have assessed upon yo r Towne and County 66 LI 13" 
 w ch is i5o Li lesse then according to the former proportion, w ch wee 
 have taken from you and layd upon the maritime townes, Wee 
 understand that it is by some conceived that their ought to be 
 levied upon the Lords' letter and ar clearlie of opinion that i635 L 
 is intended theirby. Thus desiring you to use all possible diligence 
 for the speedie levying of this and the rest of the monies assessed 
 upon you, wee bid you heartilie farewell, and rest 
 
 Yo r very loveing freinds, 
 Barton, Februarie i8th 1634. 
 
 JOHN HOTHAM, WALTER NORTON. 
 Mr. Maior of Hull. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 To the right worPP 11 our very loveing freind the Mayor of Kingston- 
 upon-Hull 
 
 these 
 for his ma iies service.] 
 
 [Red. this letter the 18 Feby.] 
 
 LETTER XII. 
 
 20 APRIL, 1636. 
 
 JOHN LISTER, THE MAYOR OF HULL, TO THOMAS 
 
 LAKOFF. 
 
 THE ATTEMPT OF KING CHARLES I. TO TAKE 
 POSSESSION OF THE CASTLE. 
 
 OUR greate cause touching the Castle and Blockhouse wherin 
 you weare retayned for solicitor is appoynted to be heard the first
 
 14 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 Thursday this next Easter tearme in the Exchequer, agaynst wch 
 tyme either myself or some other wilbe sent upp from the Town 
 to attend that cause. In the meane tyme this bearer Henry Win- 
 chester is sent upp bringing some wrytings to Mr. Attorney, accord- 
 ing to an order made in his motion this last tearme, which he will- 
 shew you, to prepare some things therein. His being now sent 
 to you is on behalf of the towne be assisting you therein as there 
 shalbe cause from tyme to tyme; and to p'pare Counsell for the hearing 
 Mr. Thorpe hath drawne some breifs which this bearer bringeth 
 upp with him. We have retayned for Counsell only Franc. Mallit 
 (as you may remember), Mr. Lenthall and Mr. Clay, and we shall 
 desire to have one other able man to joyne with them in stead of 
 Mr. Wilson who is dead since, and Mr. Calthorpe who is since 
 
 . (illegible) . . of Counsell. And thus making over bold to 
 truble you herein I have occasion for myself and friends our very 
 commendations to yourself and your Mr. Looke, I rest 
 
 Your obliged friend, 
 
 J. LISTER. 
 
 Kingston-upon-Hull, 20 April, 1636. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 To my . . freinde Thos. Lakojf [?] at his house in Fetter Lane near 
 Fleet Street deliver this.'] 
 
 LETTER XIII. 
 
 17 MARCH, 1637. 
 
 THE BISHOP OF LONDON AND THE CHANCELLOR 
 OF THE EXCHEQUER 
 
 TO THE MAYOR OF HULL, AND MASTERS AND 
 OWNERS OF COAL SHIPS. 
 
 THEIR SUPPOSED LAYING UP OF COAL SHIPS. 
 AFTER my heartie commendations. His Ma tie is given to understand 
 that you, the owners of Coleshipps, by reason of some Alteration 
 in your Trade to New Castle, have of late resolved to lay by yonr 
 shipps and not put to sea this yeare to fetch Coales from thence 
 as formerly. And in his wisdome foreseeing the publique incon-
 
 THE HULL LETTERS 15 
 
 venience that must arise to all his subjects in general if this 
 Resolution were fixt in you (which he beleeveth is not) both be- 
 cause his Ma tie hath allready in his late Contract with those of 
 New Castle (which is supposed your greevance)as farr as his Royal 
 Selfeand Councell could foresee, prevented occasions of complaint 
 and for that, by late letters to the Hoastmen, he caused usto second 
 the same, and because you cannot be ignorant his Eares are open 
 and his Justice ready to releeve you upon yo r humble and fitting 
 Remonstrance thereof. These reasons makes his Royal Ma ie give 
 no great creditt to this Information. Nevertheless because this 
 yeares provisions depends cheefely on yo r timely and seasonable 
 setting forth to Sea, in his Royall Care hee hath com'anded us to 
 direct our letters unto you to let you know th* his Ma tie expects 
 that this year (as in former) you goe presently to Sea, to fetch 
 Coales from New Castle, And if any just cause of Complaint re- 
 maine with you, that you send up a few principal men (intrusted 
 for you all) to attend him, or the Lords of his Counsel!, to whom 
 his Ma tle is resolved to give a grac'ous hearing of all yo r greevances. 
 And thereupon to settle such order as shall be fitting and conve- 
 nient for the future quiet and equal setling of that Trade. This 
 his Ma ta pleasure you are not to faile to performe, and likewise timely 
 to communicate ye same to all such persons or places as have 
 formerly used th' trade in your parts, and peradventure by o r letters 
 which are only directed to your Towne, Ipswitch, Colchester,Yar- 
 mouth, Lynn, Boston, Woodbridge, and Aldborough, may p'tend 
 not to be informed thereof, to the end notice being given to such 
 persons and places, the Trade may be great and generall for this 
 present year as any before. And so we bid you heartily farewell. 
 London House, 7 Martii, 1637. Yo r loving freinds, 
 
 GUIL. LONDON, 
 FRA. COTTINGTON. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 To my loving freinds the Maior of the Port and Towne of Kingston 
 supev Hull, and to all and every the Masters, and Owners of Coleshipps in 
 that Towne and Port, and the members thereof. ,]
 
 l6 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 LETTER XIV. 
 
 26 September, 1637. 
 
 ORDER OF COUNCIL OF STATE TO WHOM IT 
 MIGHT CONCERN. 
 
 THE CESSATION OF THE PLAGUE IN HULL. 
 
 WHEREAS the Mayor and Burgesses of Kingstoneupon Hull, have 
 humbly showed unto Us that by reason of the Infection w ch hath 
 been this last Sum'er in that Town, and yet continuethin the same, 
 w ch (notw th standing by the mercy of God,) hath not been in soegreate 
 heigth as was apprehended, and hath been bruited abroad, there 
 being dead about the number of two hundredth in all of that 
 disease since the i5th of July last, and that during all this time of 
 Infection, there hath not been any Merchant's House or other 
 house, wherein any Merchandize are sold, from the South end to 
 the North end of the Towne towarde the water side where all the 
 Merchants dwell, infected, but, th* notw t hstanding, they are 
 restrayned of the vent of theire Commoditees in divers parts of 
 Countreys thereabouts where they formerly traded, by the Justices 
 of peace and other Officers in Corporate Townes and elsewhere, 
 upon apprehension of the danger of the said Infection, to the greate 
 impoverishment arid utter undoing of the said Towne. Wee have 
 thought tit to order and declare that it may bee free for such of 
 them to trade and vent their Commodities, w th out interruption as 
 formerly they did, who shall bring w 111 them an authenticall Certifi- 
 cate from the Mayor of the said Towne under his hand and scale, 
 that as well the said p'sons as the goodes by them to bee vented, 
 are free from suspicion of the plague ; wherein we do likewise 
 require the said Mayor to bee very Cautious that he doe not graunt 
 any such Certificate but upon due and fit exa'i'ation of the p'ticu- 
 lars. And wee do further require all Mayors, Justices of peace, 
 and other Officers, to conforme themselves to this Order, both for 
 the present and hereafter, unlesse the said Infection (w cl1 God for- 
 bid) shall growe to a greater Violence and danger then yet
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 17 
 
 appeareth in th fc Towne. Dated at the Court at Whitehall the 
 26th of Sep ber , 1637. 
 
 . COVENTRYE, Cs. GuiL. LONDON, 
 
 HAMILTON, J. NORTHUMBERLAND, 
 
 FRA. COTTINGTON, J. COKE, 
 H. VANE, FRAN. WINDEBANKE, 
 
 EDW. NICHOLAS. 
 
 (Bearing the King's seal.) 
 
 LETTER XV. 
 
 4 OCTOBER, 1637. 
 
 JAMES WATKINSON, M.P., FOR HULL, 
 TO JOHN RAMSDEN, MAYOR OF HULL. 
 
 THE PLAGUE IN HULL. 
 
 SIR, sume partte of the whe[a]tt shall be sent in sackes in a cobble 
 as soon as I can procure one, but for Rye this countre afordes 
 none, and the rest weekly if the wether be such as a boatt can 
 stir. 
 
 Mr. Alured I beleve hath done more for us than anye of the 
 greatt ones who are our neighbours, though they had their be- 
 ginges from the Towne as well his predecessors had. God I 
 macke noe doubt will requite his charitie, and we are tyed to him 
 if ever itt lye in our power to bef d him. 
 
 My wife and children and household are all well and remem- 
 ber their best love to you and Mrs. Mayoris : and hoppeth that 
 God in his good tyme will tacke pitie uppon our pour towne, and 
 remove his judgementes from us : this in haste, for the messenger 
 stayeth. I ever rest your friend and faithful servant, 
 
 JA. W ATKINSON. 
 October the 4th, 1637. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 To the Right WovshipfM John Ramsden Major givethis.]
 
 l8 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 LETTER XVI. 
 
 3 NOVEMBER, 1637. 
 
 BERNARD SMITH TO JOHN RAMSDEN, MAYOR OF 
 KINGSTON-UPON-HULL 
 
 THE TAXES -PRICES OF GRAIN. 
 
 RIGHT WOR LL , Youre letter I received this day att the hands of Mr 
 John Crispin, about xn of the Clocke, and upon the receipt thearof 
 I repaired to Mr. Maior of Beverley, and did request him that I 
 might have a copie of the order bothe for theCitie of Yorke, and all 
 the Corporations in Yorkshire, which he promised me th 4 I 
 should have, but could not finde itt, but told me th'theire was no 
 alteration butt verbatom w'thout any alteration as it was the last 
 yeare, butt theHigheSherife did not maike any speech of Hull. Butt the 
 undersherife told him th* he wold deale wyth oure Towne as his 
 Majestic did w th Newcastle the last yeare taike the sesment 
 *nto his owne hands, and confer this year's sesmentt and the last 
 yeare bothe together, which he told me they pay to yeare. Wheat 
 sold att Beverley to day att five noles, Ry xxxis. vid. and otemeale xxd 
 p' pecke. 
 
 Wyth my best respect unto youre selfe and good Mrs. Maris 
 desiringe Almightie God to blesse, gui le, and preserve you and 
 all yours wyth the whole bodie of the Towne from this Contagiyus 
 sickness, Amen. 
 
 Your assured frind to command, 
 
 BERNARD SMYTH. 
 Cottingham this 
 
 iii of November, 1637. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT 
 
 To the Right WorP 11 his honored frind Mr. Jhon Ramsden maior of 
 Kingston upon Hull give theis.l
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. IQ 
 
 LETTER XV II. 
 
 20 FEBRUARIE, 1638. 
 
 COUNCIL OF STATE TO THE VICE-PRESIDENT AND 
 COUNCIL OF THE NORTH. 
 
 REPAIR OF FORTIFCATIONS OF HULL, AND THE CASE OF THOSE 
 WHO REFUSED TO PAY THEIR PROPORTION OF THE EXPENSE. 
 
 AFTER our harty comendation. Wee have hereinclosed sent you a 
 letter from the Maior and Aldermen of Kingston upon Hull to M r 
 Secretarye Windebanke, concerning diverse persons (whose names 
 are expressed in a paper herein likewise sent you) that refuse to 
 contribute to the charge of cleansing the Ditches of that Tovvne 
 and making of drawe-bridges and the like. Praying and requiring 
 you forthwith to take a round and effectuall course to render conform- 
 able the said refractory persons and all others that shall delay or 
 refuse to contribute to soe necessarie a worke for the fortifyeing 
 and p'servation of the said Towne. And herein you maie not 
 faile to use all possible diligence to th' end his Ma tie maie have an 
 accompt of that worke att or before his coming to Yorke. And soe 
 wee bidd you Farewell. 
 
 From Whitehall the 2oth of Februarie, 1638. 
 
 Signed, 
 
 W. CANT, GUIL. LONDON, H. MANCHESTER, 
 
 LINDSEY, E. NEWBURGH, J. COKE. 
 
 To our very loveing freinds the Vice President and Councell att Yorke. 
 
 LETTER XVIII. 
 
 ii MARCH, 1638. 
 
 COUNCIL OF THE NORTH TO CORPORATION OF 
 
 HULL. 
 
 REPAIR OF FORTIFICATIONS OF HULL. 
 
 AFTER our verye harty commendations. Wee send you herein-
 
 2O THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 closed the coppye of our order concerning the persons who re- 
 fused to pay their assesments to the works begunn for the for- 
 tifyeing of your Towne of which we require you to take present 
 notice and that you forthwith cause the said assesments to be col- 
 lected and the works to be perfectly finished with all possible 
 speed, and before the last of this month att the furthest that upon 
 Certificate thereof from you wee may give an account of it to his 
 Ma tie att his comeing as is expected from us. Soe wee bydd you 
 hartily farewell, and rest 
 
 Your verye loveing freinds, 
 
 ED. OSBORNE, ED. WRIGHTINTON, 
 W. DALTON, Jo. MELTON. 
 
 Manor at Yorke 
 ii March, 1638. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 To ouv verye loveing freinds the Maior and Aldermen of the Town of 
 Kingston upon Hull.] 
 
 fRec d the i2th of Mch.] 
 
 LETTER XIX. 
 
 7 AUGUST, 1638. 
 
 SIR FRANCIS WINDEBANKE TO JAMES 
 WATKINSON, MAYOR OF HULL 
 
 REPAIR OF FORTIFICATIONS OF HULL. 
 
 AFTER my very hartie comendations, his Ma tie fmdinge it necessary 
 in these stirring tymes top' vide for the safety of that Towne beinge 
 a place of importance, and of the p'tesneareadjoyninge, and beinge 
 desirous to knowe the true State of the strength therof, hath com-
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 21 
 
 manded this gentleman, Captaine William Legge, his servant, 
 Master of his Mat 16 ' 8 Armoryes, to repaire ymediatly to you, to put 
 in order such thinges as shalbe fitt for his Mat 16 ' 8 service, and yo r 
 safety. You are therfore by his Mat le>s speciall commandement not 
 only to give Credditt and respecte to him in this employment but 
 likewise to follow such directions either for the erecting of maga- 
 zens for munition and victuall, or for any other p'ticulers that he 
 shall thinke fitt, and generally you are to give him assistance and 
 furtherance in whatsoever he shall directe for the advancement uf 
 thisgreate service wherof you may not faile. And soe I bidd yoo 
 hartily farewell and rest 
 
 Yo r very lovinge freind, 
 
 FRA. WlNDEBANKE. 
 
 From the Courte att 
 Oatlands, Septimo, 
 Augusti 1638. 
 
 LETTER XX. 
 
 31 AUGUST, 1838. 
 
 CAPT. WILLIAM LEGGE TO JAMES WATKINSON, 
 MAYOR OF HULL. 
 
 REPAIR OF FORTIFICATIONS OF HULL. 
 
 MR. MAIOR, 
 
 For the better securing of his Ma tle ' a Magazin and store- 
 house heer, by his Highnes comannded to be erected I doe con- 
 ceave it necessarie that new drawbridges be added to the Towne 
 Gaites, and that the Towne Ditch be presently cleansed and dressed ; 
 and that all wayes and passages for entrance be stopped other then 
 at the three ordinarie gates.
 
 22 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 This at present for his Mat tie ' B service and the publick saftie. 
 Your very lovinge frend to serve you, 
 
 WILL. LEGGE. 
 August 3ist, 1638. 
 
 To my worthy frend Mr. James Watkinson Maior of Kingston upon 
 Hull. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 xxivth day of May, 1640. Memorand. That att the execution of a 
 Commission in a certaine suite betwixte Robert Legard pit. and Robert Mor- 
 ton, Maior of Kingston upou Hull and the Aldermen there defendts, this 
 wrytinge was shewed to the sev' all p'sons whose names are herunder written 
 att the tyme of their examination. 
 
 Robt. More, John Scott, 
 
 F. Cobbe, Isaac Scott, 
 
 Andr. Marvell.] 
 
 LETTER XXI. 
 
 13 MARCH, 1639. 
 
 THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND TO SIR 
 EDWARD OSBORNE. 
 
 RAISING OF 2,000 HORSE BILLITTING UPON NEAR TOWNS 
 AND VILLAGES 
 
 AFTER my hartie commendations unto you. Whereas his Majes- 
 tis hath taken orders for the speedie raisinge of 2000 horse to be 
 imployed in this present Expedition. And as much as itt is re- 
 solved that, theise Troopes shall receive theire armes at Hull, and 
 bee for some tyme quartered in the Countrye neare adjoyning to 
 Hull, I have thought good to give you tymely notice hereof, that 
 you maye publishe the same in the countrye and take some order 
 that the inhabitants of the Townes of Beverley, Cottingham, Agnes 
 Burton, Cherrye Burton, and of such other Townes, villages, and 
 places thereabout as you consider propper for the service may
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 23 
 
 furnish themselves with all sorts of provisions to entertain theise 
 Troopes. And so not doubtinge of your care herein, I rest your 
 verie loveing freind, 
 
 A. NORTHUMBERLAND. 
 
 From my house in Queen's Street, the i$th of March, directed to Sir 
 Edward Osborne, pr. 
 
 LETTER XXII. 
 
 2gth July, 1639. 
 
 LORD HOLLAND TO ROBERT MORTON, MAYOR 
 OF HULL 
 
 THE TOWN'S SERVICE FOR THE KING. 
 FORTIFICATION, ETC. 
 
 His Ma tye hathe comanded mee to let you M r Maior and your 
 Brethren and Aldermen know that hee is muche satisfied withe 
 the knowledge hee hathe reseived from the Master of his Armorye, 
 Mr William Legge, how affectionat and forward you have bene 
 in all those things that hathe conserned his service in this ex- 
 pedission and how cheerfully and readilye you have undergone 
 great expenses and charges bothe in the fortifying of your towne 
 and in the building of a magazin for his munission and provisions, 
 all whiche he takes so well from you as his Ma tie dothe assure you 
 by mee of his favour to youre corporation in anything you may 
 reas'nably demand whiche as I promis it from him so I shall bee 
 ready to bee a remembranser of him in any thinge you shall de- 
 sire of 
 
 Your very assured freind 
 
 HOLLANDE. 
 Newcarstle this 2gth of July.
 
 24 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 For his . (illegible) . For my Very loving frend The Mayor of 
 the Towne of Hull, these in haste] [R the 6th of August 1639 from my L. 
 of Holland.] 
 
 LETTER XXIII. 
 
 28 Nov. 1639. 
 
 COUNCIL OF STATE TO JOHN BARNARD, MAYOR 
 OF HULL, AND OTHERS. 
 
 REPAIR OF DEFECTIVE ARMS AT HULL. 
 
 AFTER o r heart 16 comendations. Whereas wee have taken order 
 for Five hundred ponnds to be delivered to Captaine William 
 Legg by way of Imprest for repayring of defective Armes in His 
 Ma tye ' 3 Magazines of the Tower and at Kingston upon Hull. 
 In regard wee have a Confidence in yo r Discretion and fidelity to 
 his Ma tye ' 8 Service we have given Instruction to the sayd Captaine 
 Legg to advise w th you and to communicate his proceedings in 
 that service w th you. And we doe pray and require you to afford 
 him yo r best helpe and and assistance therein, and to have an 
 Eye upon the busines and a Care as much as in you lyeth that 
 his Ma tye ' B Service may be well and truly performed, and w th Ex- 
 pedition, and at as easy Rate as the conveniency of the Service 
 will afford. And so wee bid you farewell. From Whitehall the 
 28th of November, 1639. 
 
 Yo r loving friends, 
 
 H. MANCHESTER. 
 W. CANTR. 
 
 THO. COVENTRYE, Cs. GuiL. LONDON, 
 
 DORSET, WENTWORTH, 
 
 E. NEWBURGH, FRAN. WINDEBANK, 
 
 J. COKE, WILL. SAKER, 
 
 FRA. COTTINGTON, J. PARRY. 
 
 Present Mayor of Hull Sr. John Lister, Kt. and the late Mayor 
 there.
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 25 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 To our very loving friends the present Mayor of the Towns of Hull 
 and to S r John Lister, K* and the late Mayor there these.] 
 
 [I receaved this letter from S r Wm. Beechers man the 2nd of March, 
 
 Will. Legg.] 
 
 [Receaved this lettar the 8th of Marc he, 1639, by Mr. Watkingson 
 man and to Cap ton Legg.] 
 
 LETTER XXIV. 
 
 3rd JULY, 1640. FRIDAY. 
 
 LEONARD BARNARD TO THE MAYOR AND 
 ALDERMEN OF HULL. 
 
 HIS EFFORTS ON THEIR BEHALF TO SECURE FEW SOLDIERS BEING 
 BILLETTED IN HULL. 
 
 Right Worshipful Sir and Sirs, 
 
 After my humble sarvis remembred, you may pleas to tacke nottis, 
 that at my coming to Selby, p'caving thatt both Sir Jacobe Ash- 
 ley and Captayne Leg was here, I went and delivered your Letters 
 unto them and found Sir Jacobe Ashley better disposed than I ex- 
 pected ; he seemed to dislicke nothing in your letter butt tould me 
 he would assist me by his letter unto the Lords to forder your 
 desires, and would stay the sending of his Companye untill forder 
 order. I cannot p'save butt thatt the designe must goe forward 
 in fortefying the Towne, and therefore all that can be expected is 
 to get as few billetted in the Towne as we can, and the rest in the 
 next adjoyning veleges of our Countey and Yorkshire. Sir Jacobe 
 desired me to give him the names of all the townes next adjoyning 
 our towne, so I added unto the townes you named, the nearest 
 townes of our Countey, and if Sir Jacobe contenueth in the same 
 mynd he now is, he semes to be content, that the most of the com- 
 panys may be billetted without the towne. The present propor- 
 tion they aime at is to billett 300 men in the towne, 3 full Companyes 
 besides those you have billetted already. 1 do not p'save that they
 
 26 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 intend to refar the billetting of men unto Mr. Maior, only to tacke 
 his advise therin, for their owne quarter Maisters will billett them- 
 selfes both in towne and country. 
 
 Captayne Leg intends to-morrow to ride post for London, and 
 desires me to stay this day here because this being upon the first 
 discorse of your letter, if Sir Jacobe doe alter any of his Resolution, 
 I may give you nottis of itt to-morrow. If the cornpanyes or any 
 p'te of them doe repare to Hull, before you heare the Lords' 
 pleasure herein, your best way will be, as I conceve, to carry fare 
 with the quarter-master, for as you please him so things will be 
 carried, and thes men I believe make all the benefitt they can of 
 there places. In our discorse he stood most upon itt to have many 
 billetted in the towne as he sayes for having all the workmen nere 
 there work. 
 
 I doe nott p'save any licklihoud of altration in this business, 
 butt thatt thes intended Cornpanyes must come to Hull according 
 unto Sir Jacobe's letter unto you ; fo fortefie they hast all they 
 can in arming the Companyes that are here, and divers Cornpanyes 
 are upon the march northwarde, butt divers cornpanyes that are 
 expected doe come very slowly heather. What the event of this 
 thing will be God knows, for in my judgment thes p'sedings are 
 very variable, God send all may conclude for the best. 
 
 I am very much bound to Captayne Leg for his assistance 
 and am p'suaded the towne hath a greatt freind of him, and fast 
 freinds are nott many to be found in thes tymes. 
 
 Mr. Will. Dobson being here before I came rely to tacke 
 horse sou' wards, I desired him to goe with me to Sir Jacob's, and 
 after some discourse with Sir Jacob, I desired Mr. Dobson to tell 
 you I hoped we should have (aire quarter in the towne, having no 
 tyme to writt by him. 
 
 The 4th July. 
 
 I pray you writt me if upon occasion I shall send any express 
 poste or rely only upon ordinary post and post days. 
 
 This bearer being redy to tacke horse, I thought fitt to send 
 away this letter, though I have not spoken with Captayne Leg
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 2y 
 
 for he was very late up last night and is not yett stirring, so sone 
 as I speak with him if he will not tacke horse presently I will 
 p'ced on my jorney from hence, so for present I comrnitt your 
 Worships to God's p'tection, and rest eaver, 
 
 Your Worships to comand, 
 
 LEONARD BARNARD. 
 
 LETTER XXV. ' 
 
 12 July, 1640. 
 
 THE EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND TO SIR 
 JACOB ASHLEY. 
 
 1650 SOLDIERS TO BE QUARTKRED IN THE SURROUNDING 
 COUNTRY INSTEAD OF IN HULL. 
 
 [The General's letter to which reference is m.ide in Letter xxvi.~\ 
 
 AFTER my hearty Comendations unto you. Whereas I have here- 
 tofore directed that the 1650 men under the command of Lieuten- 
 'nte Colo. Feilding should be billitted in the Towne of Kingston 
 upon Hull, the better to attend some fortifications that his Ma tie 
 had designed to be done at that place, being the Magazine of his 
 Ma ts Ammunition. Forasmuch as the season of the yeere is soe 
 farr spent as that no greate peice of fortification can be effected 
 this season, And that that towne is a place of much trading, and 
 hath w tb in it alreadie div's of his Ma ts officers attending the Traine 
 of Artillery and the stores there, His Ma t8 pleasure is that the 
 Towne be freed from the lodgeing of those Troopes. You are 
 therefore conveniently to q r ter them about that towne in the 
 villages adjoyning as well wt h in the libertyes of Hull as in York- 
 sheire to be readie to assist the workes of fortification if there be 
 cause, and soe I rest 
 
 Yo r very loveing freind, 
 
 A. NORTHUMBER 
 
 Yorke House, 12 July, 1640. 
 
 \_Receaved this lettar from my lord of Northumarland the 18 Daye 
 of Jullie, 1640.]
 
 28 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 LETTER XXVI. 
 
 LONDON, ijth JULY, 1640. FRIDAY. 
 
 LEONARD BARNARD TO THE MAYOR AND 
 ALDERMEN OF HULL 
 
 THE BILLETTING OF SOLDIERS IN HULL AVOIDED GENERAL 
 
 STATE OF TRADE SCOTCH AFFAIRS THE PLAGUE IN LONDON. 
 
 Right Worship 1 Sir and Sirs, 
 
 My last was of the I4th ditto p' last post. Therinclosed I 
 send you a copy of my Lord Generall's letter unto Sir Jacob 
 Ashley, wherin is shown thatt his Ma 4 ' 8 pleasure is thatt none of 
 his troops shall be billetted in our Towne, as was intended. I 
 hop the said copy with my letter will come saifly unto 
 your hands, so shall not need to repeatt and will refare you 
 unto the same. Since that I have beene with Mr. Littell and have 
 recaved his two inclosed letters, by which you will understand 
 at large what my Lord Leister hath done in our townes behalfe, 
 Mr. Littell red the letters unto me, and I do not p'save butt they 
 are so full to our contente that I did not concave anything 
 awanting to move him forther in. I rewarded him with 4 
 peces and thancks for his paynes, which, with a complementall 
 refusal, he axecpted, expressing himself very redy to dothetowne 
 any servis at all tymes. 
 
 The first poynt in my Lord's letter expresses he thought itt 
 nott of such consequece to be freed from billetting his troops, for 
 the reasons alleged, and so he exprest himselfe at first by Mr. 
 Littell unto me, butt I was nott of that opinion, and therefore 
 p'seded as you may p'save, and I thincke itt will be worth all the 
 cost and paynes therein bestowed, both for tyme present and 
 tyme to come. 
 
 Now that I have feneshed my cometion, I will repare unto 
 both Sir Henry Vanes and show them the copy of my Lord 
 Generall's letter, and give them humble thanks, I doe concive 
 ould Sir Henry hath been the main agent therein.
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 2Q 
 
 I went yesterday to visit Captayne Leg, whom I found in bed 
 very ill, troubled with his cold, I acquainted him with what had 
 past which he said he liked very well, I gave him thancks for his 
 assistance therin. He said that any good that he could doe for 
 the Towne was as cordiall unto him as if itt was done for himselfe. 
 I have herein done my indevor, and what is amis you may im- 
 putte to my want of knowledge in thes ways and hereafter you 
 you may pleas to make choise of a better experience than myne 
 and butt that Ipresumed of Mr. Will. Lister's assistance which I 
 have had at large, I would nott have undertaken this journey. 
 
 Newes here is small worth your nottis. Thes new matters 
 of State and changable tymes, make all the news at a stand for 
 trade, itt was intended as is said, that we should have Coper 
 money coyned, but itt is thought itt will nott go forward. 
 
 I do nott p'save any stay of the Skoch prosedings eavrey 
 day men shipt and sent away from hence northwards. I pray 
 God send a good end of all thes affairs ; nott rememb'ring others 
 att p'sent I tacke leave and remain to be 
 
 Your Worships to my power, 
 
 LEONARD BARNARD. 
 
 I have herinclosed sent you a copy of my Lord Generall's 
 letter in case the other miscary. Here dyed 30 of the plague 
 this weeke. 
 
 LETTER XXVII. 
 
 6th SEPTEMBER, 1640. 
 
 EARL STRAFFORD TO JOHN BARNARD, MAYOR OF 
 
 HULL 
 
 SIR THOMAS GLEMHAM APPOINTED GOVERNOR 
 OF HULL. 
 
 AFTER my heartie comendations unto you. Whereas his Ma tia 
 in Jiis princely wisdome and care for the safetie of the Towne of
 
 3O THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 KINGSTON UPON HULL being the Magazine of his Ma ts Ammunition 
 hath given order that a Regiment of Foote should be sent thither 
 w th all speed under the Command of S r Thomas Glemham, Kni 1 , to 
 withstand all attempts that maie be made in these times of Danger. 
 And hath also directed that S r THOMAS GLEMHAM should be 
 Governo 1 of the said Towne. And for that purpose hath received 
 Commission from me. Theis are therefore to aquaint you w th this 
 his Ma ta pleasure. And that his Ma ts further will is, that you and 
 the rest of the Magistrates of that Towne should accordingly 
 receive him, and in all things that shall concerne the generall 
 safetie and governm 4 of the Towne that you should subtnitt yo r 
 selves to his direction ; wherein not doubting of yo r ready Con- 
 formitie, I rest, 
 
 Yo r verie loving freind, 
 
 STRAFFORD. 
 York, this 6 September, 1640. 
 
 Maior of Hull. 
 [Recevid this lettar the 6th ot Febreuarie, 1640.] 
 
 LETTER XXVIII. 
 
 SEPTEMBER, 1640. 
 
 EARL STRAFFORD TO JOHN BARNARD, MAYOR 
 OF HULL. 
 
 PERSUADING THE TOWN TO ADMIT THE 
 GOVERNOR. 
 
 AFTER my heartie Commendations unto you. Whereas I under- 
 stand by SIR THOMAS GLEMHAM whom his Ma tie hath appointed 
 to be Governo' of Hull that you and the rest of the Magistrats of 
 that Towne (in respect of yo r CHARTER) make scruple to deliver 
 the Keyes of the Towne into his Custody. Forasmuch as his 
 Ma tie in his princely Care for the safetie of the Towne is pleased 
 to appointe a Governo r there, theis are to praie and advise you
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 31 
 
 not to dispute yo r interest in that p'ticular but to submit it to His 
 M atB good pleasure. And so not doubting of yo 1 ready Conformitie 
 herein, I bidd you heartily farewell, and rest 
 
 Yo r verie loving freind, 
 
 STRAFFORD. 
 Maior of Hull. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 To my verie laying freind the Maior of Kingston-upon-Hull these.~] 
 
 f Receaved this lettar the I2th of Septembar 1640, for the 
 Keayes.] 
 
 LETTER XXIX, 
 
 12 SEPTEMBER, 1640. 
 
 CAPTAIN WILLIAM LEGGE TO JOHN BARNARD, 
 THE MAYOR OF HULL. 
 
 AS TO 2O MEN PRESSED INTO THE KING'S SERVICE, BUT NOT 
 TAKEN TO YORK WITH THE FORCE FROM HULL. 
 
 MR. MAYOR, 
 
 There were twentye men prest at Hull for his Ma t>s service 
 which as yet none of them have appeared. And by reason of my 
 suddaine comeing from thence I could not have tyme to have 
 them brought along w uh the Trayne. My request unto you is 
 that you would be pleased to give your best assistance and 
 furtherance to this bearer, whose names he will informe you of for 
 the finding of them out, and sending them alonge with what con- 
 venient speed thatt may be, to performe such service on his Ma t>a 
 behalfe as shall be required, w'ch if you shall please to doe, you 
 you shall doe his Ma tie good service and oblige 
 
 Yo r very loving frend, 
 
 WILL. LEGGE. 
 
 Yorke, this iath of Sept,, 1640.
 
 32 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 LETTER XXX. 
 
 27 SEPTEMBER, 1640. 
 
 SIR WILLIAM LISTER TO THE MAYOR AND 
 ALDERMEN. 
 
 PROPOSED VISIT OF KING CHARLES TO HULL. 
 
 SIR, 
 
 These are by a post on purpose to give you notice that this 
 night his Mat ie resolved on Wednesday next to goe to Hull. I am 
 afrayd you will be surprised in tyme and not able in so short a 
 tyme to accomodate him w th lodging convenient, for I beleeve 
 many Lords will attend him thither, and yo r houses allready filled 
 with souldiers, commanders, and strangers. The King's harbinger 
 will be w th you to morrow ; the packets are in readines to be sent 
 by him ; yet I conceived it not unnecessary to send this post that 
 soe I might anticipate him, and his comming might seeme lesse 
 strange to you. It will be very necessary immediately uppon the 
 receipt of this to send to Mr. Thorp, that soe he may p' vide himselfe. 
 Mr. Bellasses that was sent to the Scotch army is now returned, 
 and the meetings of the Lords is put of untill Thursday as desired 
 from the Scots, that soe they might the better p'vide themselves. 
 There is little other newes to write of, and that I may dispatch 
 the post I must breake of abruptly and rest 
 
 Yo rs to command, 
 
 WILL. LISTER. 
 Yorke, ayth Sept., 1640. 
 
 LETTER XXXI. 
 
 4 JULY,* 1643. 
 
 SIR JOHN HOTHAM TO THE MAYOR OF HULL 
 AND THE COMMITTEE OF DEFENCE. 
 
 REQUESTS UPON HIS IMPRISONMENT. 
 
 S, this unfortunate businesse which I doubt but you have done 
 out of your good affections to the Parlement, I hope God in his 
 
 * April in original, but should certainly be July.
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 33 
 
 mercie will turne to the good of all. My going up is so sudden 
 th' I can hardlie thinke how to compose my requests. 
 
 The tirst is that my wyfe may have notice w th my children 
 and some servants to hire a ship and follow me to London w th my 
 two sonns Willm. and Charles. 
 
 The second that you will lie pleased to let me have the use of 
 500^ of my monie ; I have a wyfe, 8 children to mainteine and 
 you know at London how monie spends and not now to be 
 got. 
 
 The third is that my wyfe may have libertie to bring up her 
 Houshold stuffe, Hangings, linnen, and beddinge and such things. 
 
 The fourth that Mr. Mayor may take into his custodie such 
 papers as he thinks fittinge the rest being the evidences of my 
 land may be secured. 
 
 I heare you have dealt like Gentlemen with my wyfe in 
 sparinge her her owne monie for which I may live to thanke you. 
 
 The fiff that one of my servants may goe in the ship w th me 
 for I am not able to helpe myselfe at all. 
 
 The sixt my trunke of wearinge Cloathes be sent me for I 
 am Cleane out of them. 
 
 Your humble servante, 
 
 JOHN HOTHAM. 
 4th April, 
 
 [INDORSED. 
 To the Maior and Commity.~\ 
 
 LETTER XXXII. 
 
 4th JULY, 1643. 
 
 SIR JOHN HOTHAM TO THE MAYOR AND 
 COMMITTEE OF DEFENCE OF HULL 
 
 AS TO MONEY HE HAD BORROWED. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 I thought good to signify unto you, that I did borow of Mr- 
 John Barnard of Hull, Alderman, for the payment of the Garrison
 
 34 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 the Summe of foure hundred powndsfor w oh I did give him my bills 
 Exchange, expecting the Parliam' would punctually have paid it 
 there ; but did p'mise if they refused, the mony to remaine in my 
 hands to keep for him, if in case it would not be paid at London. 
 Therefore this is to request you, all that you will let him have his 
 owne monies againe, w ch I did but only keep for him, and for a 
 truth I have sett to my hand, 
 
 yo r servant, 
 
 JOHN HOTHAM. 
 Dated 4th July, 1643. 
 
 There was likewise ioo u in the same kind of S r Xpofer Wraye's 
 monie ; and 120" of a tradesman of London. If you please to let 
 me have soe much sent me hither. For I stand likewise chardged 
 w th those summs. 
 
 yo r servant, 
 
 JOHN HOTHAM. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 To my loving friends the Major and rest of the Committee, these p' sent 
 in Hull.1 
 
 LETTER XXXIII. 
 
 4th JULY, 1643. 
 
 THE MAYOR AND ALDERMAN TO THE 
 EARL OF KINGSTON, 
 
 IN REPLY TO HIS OFFER OF THE ROYAL PARDON IF THEY WOULD 
 ADMIT HIM AS GOVERNOR FOR THE KING. 
 
 Right Hono ble , 
 
 How seasonable the opportunity is, w ch hath 
 occasioned yo r Lo pp to dispatch such an expresse unto us, wee will 
 not take upon us to judge, only wee crave leave freely to declare 
 the motion w ch yo r hono r hath there upon made to be soe unsafe in 
 respect of o r selves, and soe unsuitable to the present estate of 
 things as, should wee yeild thereunto, were the ready way to
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 35 
 
 cause the fire of those wofull controversies in the Kingdome, (too 
 flagrant already,) to breake forth into a greater flame, and whether 
 the results of yo r Lo pp ' 8 1're doe not seeme for the present to render 
 us p'sons of suspected fidelity, and would not for the future, to say 
 no more, render us obnoxious to the Justice of the King and Par- 
 liam t , wee referre to yo r hono r 8 judicious consideration, whome'wee 
 have heard to be very well scene in the lawes of the land and 
 libertyes of the subject. Wee shall ever be most ready to give 
 cleare testimony ofo r loves and loyalty to his most Excellent Ma lie , 
 as also of o r earnest desires and endeavo r8 to p'mote anything w ch 
 may visibly conduce to the setling of a true and happy peace in 
 o r Kingdome. And wee doe verily believe when things come to a 
 right understanding, wee shalbe found to have done the king noe 
 disservice, nor any prejudice to o r dearest country, in this modest 
 refusall of yo r Lo pp ' 9 request at this time. Wee have plainly de- 
 livered our thoughts to yo r Lo pp , and hope that as yo r hono r beares 
 the title of o r Towne, soe you will please to second that title with 
 such truth ot affections as will really evidence yo r hono r ' s faithfull 
 goodwill unto us. In confidence whereof wee shall p'fesse our- 
 selves upon all occasions willing to doe yo r Lo pp all lawfull service. 
 The God of heaven direct you, and make yo r hono r a great and a 
 good Instrum 1 of the welfare and tranquility of this Kingdome, 
 w ch is and shall be the prayer of 
 
 Yor Lo pp ' 8 humble servants, 
 Kingston upon Hull, the 4th of July, 1643. 
 
 LETTER XXXIV. 
 
 7th JULY, 1643. 
 
 THE CORPORATION OF HULL (BY THOS. RAIKES, 
 MAYOR) TO WILLIAM LENTHALL, 
 
 SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. 
 
 REQUEST FOR SHIPS TO COME TO THE AID OF HULL. FOR ARMS, ETC., 
 TO STOCK THE MAGAZINE, AND FOR MONEY TO PAY THE SOLDIERS. 
 
 SIR, In o r last written, by Captaine Hall, Captaine of the Antilope, 
 we gave you intimation (amongst other things) of o r sending upp
 
 36 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 Sir John Hotham, M r - Hotham, and Comissary Wyndham in the 
 same shipp, and of the late defeat gyven the Lord Fairfax by the 
 Earle of Newcastle ; and now wee make bold to p'sent unto your 
 view the coppy of a Ire. w ch wee have since received from the 
 Earle of Newcastle, and of o r answer to the same ; by w ch Ire., and 
 by the enimie's insolent rangeing upp and downe the country, both 
 in Yorkeshire and Lincolneshire, (nott farre from this Towne) wee 
 conceive, wee have just cause to suspect they intend to gyve us 
 an assa'lt, and the rather for that (as wee heare) they are about 
 to raise forts upon Humber banks in both these counties, thereby 
 intending to stopo r sea-passage, w ch makes us now become humble 
 suitors to the hono ble house ; that they would be pleased w th all 
 speed to send us some shipping into this ryver ; the better to 
 p'vent them in their intended fortifications, and to assist us other- 
 wise as cause shall be. 
 
 We also entreat you to move the Howse, that o r Magazine here 
 may be speedily supplied out of the Parliam'' 9 stores w th armes for 
 horse and foot, pykes, musketts, carbines, pistolls, powder, match, 
 drums, and shott of all sorts, both great and small ; seeing that 
 this Magazine is looked upon as the generall store-howse for the 
 whole country, out of w ch wee have at this p'sent, furnished the 
 Lord Fairfax w th above fyve hundred musketts and pykes, and as 
 soone as his Lo pp shall get more forces, hee will expect from thence 
 more arm 3s and ammunition for them, and therefore this Magazine 
 must of necessity be supplied from time to time as need shall be. 
 
 We likewise request you to acquaint the House w th o r want of 
 monies for paying the Garrison here, w th all speed, wee having 
 noe other meanes to pay them, (the Customes here being utterly 
 failed,) and the rather for that the souldiers here, wanting pay for 
 some weeks past, are generally much discontented, and many of 
 them gone away, And soe p'senting o r best respects unto you, wee 
 take leave, and remaine 
 
 Yo r affectionate freinds to serve you 
 Kingston upon Hull, the yth of July, 1643. 
 
 [Copy without signatures.]
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 37 
 
 LETTER XXXV. 
 
 7th July, 1643. 
 
 THE CORPORATION TO THE PARLIAMENT, 
 (BY THOMAS RAIKES, MAYOR, TO THE SPEAKER.) 
 
 THE TYRANNY OF SIR JOHN HOTHAM PETITION FOR LORD FAIRFAX 
 
 TO BE GOVERNOR OF HULL. 
 
 S r > the manifold distractions w ch suddainly surprised us, after dis- 
 covery of the last designe intended against this towne, espetially 
 o r Care for the public saifty of the kingdom, hath maid us forget- 
 full of that w eh needy concerneth o r ovvne p'ticuler. It is not 
 unknown how long we have groaned under the heavy burden of 
 S r John Hothom, his tirannicall government, whose will was the 
 rule of all his acctions, and by whose power all the libertys of 
 this poore Corporation was trampled under toote ;' and therefore we 
 humbly crave leave to rep'sent o r passed greivances, and to implore 
 the assistanc' of the honorable high Court of Parlament, that care 
 may be had for o r future more comfortable subsistence. O r towne 
 at p'sent is filled with many strangers, whom we have bene 
 willing to intertain with all loving respect, and shall ever so con- 
 tinew, so long as they goe not about to disturb the peace of the 
 towne. We have desired at present the concurrent of Divers 
 gentlemen of quallity now resident in the towne, for the better 
 managing of o r present affaires, but god haveing offered an other 
 opportunity, at the coming of the right honorable lord Fairfax, with 
 his son S r Thomas Fairfax, to the towne, we should taike it as an 
 espetiall act of god's providence, might it stand with the Parliam 1 ' 8 
 good likeing, to be honoured w th the residence of so noble and 
 honorable a personage amongst us. And although will we pre- 
 sume to nominate the Maior, with some others, to be joined in 
 Commission, yet we maike bold to accquaint you, that the body of 
 the towne, by whose only endeavour under God, the late intended 
 stratagem was prevented, would taike it as a sup'lative reward 
 for there laite hazard if you would please to grace them with 
 such a Favoure. And we are confident that, in testimony of there
 
 38 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 gratitude, they will not faile to spend ther lives and fortunes for 
 King and Parliament's service. And soe w th presentment of o r 
 best respects unto you, we take leave, and remaine 
 
 Y or most affectionate friends to serve you. 
 Hull, 7 July, 1643. 
 
 [Copy without signatures.] 
 
 LETTER XXXVI. 
 
 i3th JULY, 1643. 
 
 THE CORPORATION (BY THOMAS RAIKES, MAYOR.) 
 TO PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P. 
 
 DISCONTENT AT THE APPOINTMENT OF SIR MATTHEW BOYNTON 
 OVER THE EAST-RIDING. 
 
 S r , we forbore writing to you by Coronell Boynton, supposing 
 you would have bene coming down from London, before he could get 
 thither : But being now assured of yo r stay there, longer than we 
 imagined, wee thought good to acquaint you by this first opportu- 
 nity, that wee this day rec d yo r letters, p' Roger Robinson, whereby 
 we understand the Parliam 4 ' 8 intention of conferring the comand of 
 all the East-riding, and the governm' of the soldiers here, upon 
 S r Matthew Boynton, and therefore thought fitt to acquaint you 
 forthwith, that wee much doubt the body of this Towne, will not soe 
 well affect that course, as if it had bene setled upon some other 
 p'son of quality, whose disposition might be thought to be more 
 suteable to the people's inclination ; it being much feared that he 
 and Mr. Nye, whome you write of in yo r letter, may goe about to 
 interupt that forme of Church governm 4 , already established, and 
 thereby factions, if not fractions, occasioned. Wee have now sent 
 you here inclosed, a coppy of o r lettre [Letter xxxv] to the Speaker, 
 of the yth of this instant, sent by Corl. Boynton ; whereby you will 
 p'ceyve the manner of governrn* wee most desire and aime at, and 
 w ch wee know will best please the Townsmen, who hope their good 
 service lately done, is soe well accepted by the Parliam', that such
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 3Q 
 
 governrn' may be established over the Garrison here, as may gyve 
 them good hopes to live more comfortably for the future, then 
 heretofore they have done ; and wee intreat you to inquire, whether 
 Coronell ever deliv'ed the letter to the Speaker or noe, and when, 
 and to endeavour the best you can, that the governm' here may 
 be settled accordingly ; w 011 wee hope the Parliam 4 * * we comitt 
 you to God and shall ever remaine 
 
 Yo r very lo 1 friends, 
 [Copy without signatures.] 
 
 LETTER XXXVII. 
 
 NO DATE, [JULY, 1643.] 
 
 MR. THOMAS RAIKES AND OTHERS, TO 
 MR. BARNARD AND OTHERS, IN LONDON. 
 
 PROTEST AGAINST THE INJUSTICE AND INSUFFICIENCY OF THE 
 ORDER OF INDEMNITY FOR SEIZING SIR JOHN HOTHAM 
 
 WHAT WAS DESIRED. 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 Wee kindly salute you. Wee pray you as soone 
 as these shall come to your hands, to meet together, and advise 
 about the p'ticulars following; and if upon conferrence you shall 
 thinke fitt, wee intreat and authorise you joyntly or sev'ally, on 
 our behalfe, to move or petition the Parliam 1 or any Comittee or 
 others, touching the same. 
 
 First, we desire you truly to informe the Parliam 1 of the late 
 busines w oh happened in this towne, touching the seising and 
 imprisonaing of S r John Hotham, M r . John Hotham, S r Edward 
 Rodes, and others, and of the Magazine, Castle, Blockhouses, 
 Ordnance, and Ammunition here, (w ch you Mr. Bernard, can truly 
 relate, being an eye-witness thereof.) For wee p'ceyve by the 
 orders sent downe by S r Willm. Allinson, (some of w * he saith,
 
 40 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 were of his owne pening, as indeed is verie probable,) that the 
 House hath not beene fully enfonned in the p'ticul. 
 
 For, first, in the order of indemnity of the Tenth of July last, a 
 coppy whereof we send inclosed : there is noe mention made of the 
 day when the thing was done, being Thursday the 2gth of June 
 last, nor by whome the Plott was intended. 
 
 Secondly, it is not truly related how or by whome the service 
 was p'formed, the order implying that the Comitteee were 
 appointed ,and had intelligenceof the designe, etc. before the act done, 
 whereas none of the Country Gentry were called to Councell until 
 all the danger was past, and (Mr. Bernard knoweth,) that 
 what was then done was p'formed by the Townsmen, only 
 assisted afterwards w" 1 a few of Captame Moyer's Company ; and 
 indeed the Townsmen are much discontented that theire great 
 hazard and good service done in this busines is noe more taken 
 notice of by the House, but the praise and recompence, by them 
 merited, attributed to strangers. 
 
 Thirdly, we conceive it fitting that in the order, the Maior, 
 and all the Aldermen, (by whome the rest of the Com'ittee were 
 appointed,) be ev'y of them p'ticularly named, and also Mr. Styles 
 as already mentioned. 
 
 Fourthly, we desire a p'ticular expression and approbation, 
 in and by the order of all such actions as have beene done by us 
 upon, and since the Twenty Nineth of June last, as these vizt : 
 
 i. The yssuing out of warrants, or gyving directions to search 
 and seize the p'sons, houses, armes, [etc.,] of S r John Hotham, M r - 
 John Hotham, S r . Edward Rhodes, and others. 
 
 2. The gyving of warrants or directions to Capt. Scarth, to 
 sleight and throw downe the work and fortifications lately made 
 about S r John Hotham's house, at Scorbrough, and for his march- 
 ing from thence with his soldiers, and w th the ordnance, am'unition, 
 and goods there to the Towne of Beverley. 
 
 3. To granting of warrants, comissions, or directions to raise 
 forces, to assist the King and Parliam 1 , yssuing of musketts [etc.,]
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 4l 
 
 forth of the Magazine here, for defence of the Towne, and for supply 
 of the Lord Gen'all Fairfax and his company, and others 
 whome we conceived to be well affected to the Parliam*. 
 
 4. To makeing of works and fortifications about the towne. 
 
 5. The exchanging and releasing of prison's. 
 
 6. The examining upon oath of all p'sons that have beene 
 conceived to have a hand in the plott intended against the towne, 
 or to be disaffected to the Parliam*. 
 
 7. The opening of all trunks, [etc.,] and paying of monies to 
 the Captaines [etc.,] of the Garrison here, and at Beverley, and 
 otherwise ; and the furnishing of the Lord Fairfax, w th 1200", 
 forth of such monies as were found at the house of S r John Hotham, 
 or M r John Hotham. 
 
 8. The impressing [etc.,] of any ship, [etc.,] or of any men or 
 horses, upon any service or design conceived by us to be for 
 advancem' of the Parliam' 8 service. 
 
 These before named are the principall things past w ch wee now 
 remember ; for w ch , or any other p'ticulars you can remember, wee 
 pray you to p'cure us an order of. 
 
 LETTER XXXVIII. 
 
 26 July, 1643. 
 
 THOMAS RAIKES, MAYOR OF HULL, AND THE 
 
 ALDERMEN, TO WILLIAM LENTHALL, SPEAKER OF 
 
 THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. 
 
 REQUEST FOR MONEY AND ARMS, WITH STATEMENTS OF THE 
 
 TOWN'S CONDITION. 
 S r . 
 
 Our affinity to the Northerne Army, makes us very 
 sensible of our present condition, w ch at this time is soe neare 
 concernm 4 to us, that wee are bold to rep'sent unto the Parliam 1 , 
 o r knowledge and opinions thereof; humbly offering the same to
 
 42 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 yo r speedy and grave considerations. Wee find that by the Lord 
 Generall's retreat to this place, the envy of the Enemie is con- 
 tracted upon us ; and the more his Lo pp labours to reinforce ; 
 the enemy interupts, soe that wee begin to loose o r former 
 advantages, to witt the intercourse of the Country, and the 
 levying of monies in all places, and indeed wee find a gen'all 
 averseness in the com'on people, who (following the stronger 
 p'te,) come in very slackly to o r assistance. Nor in this 
 doe wee accompt his Lo pp>s p'sence anie unhappines, but 
 rather a great encouragem* to us, in that wee now enjoy his 
 assistance ; hoping his p r servation will p've for the publique 
 good. But when wee inquire into his p r sent condition, and 
 heare his officers complayning of fyve moneths' arrears to them ; 
 and know not how soone his case may be o r owne, having never 
 yet receyved one answere of o r sev'all 1'res to the Parliam', since 
 wee entred upon the Garrison here ; wee cannot but be very much 
 dejected. And truly when wee observed the nature of his Lo pp>3 
 retreat, w ch was w th such confusion as that they brought but very 
 litle or nothing w th them, wee could not choose, but much lament 
 their sad condition, having no means to relieve them, w ch hath 
 constreyned us, (at my Lord's request) to adventure the furnishing 
 of his Lo pp w th i2oo u forth of such monies as wee found at the 
 howses of S r John, and M r Hotham. to preserve that remnant 
 from scatering. And for o r owne p'ts, though wee have hitherto 
 rec a noe further order from the Parliam*, but only for iooo u to be 
 taken forth of these monies, for paym* of the Garrison here and at 
 Beverley, wee have been necessitated soe much to presume upon 
 the Parliam 1 ' 8 favor and goodnes, that we have ever since the 2gth 
 of June last, (w ch day S r John and M r Hotham were here appre- 
 hended,) made bold to pay the Garrison, (amounting to about 700" 
 weekely,) forth of the same monies, having no other meanes to 
 keep the soldiers from disbanding. For \v ch monies soe delivered 
 to the Lord Gen'all, and paid to the Garrison, or anie more to be 
 deliv'ed or paid forth of the same in the like nature, untill his Lo pp 
 and wee shall be supplyed w th monies from the Parliam 1 to make
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 43 
 
 upp the trunks againe, and to subsist otherwise for the future ; wee 
 are humble suitors that they would be pleased to grant us their 
 warrant and order of indempnity. And S r , that you may be more 
 willing to satishe o r humble request, by the speedy sending downe 
 of monies, wee thought fitt for present to send you here inclosed, 
 an estimate, [APPENDIX] of the monies found at S r john, and M r 
 Hotham's howses, least the quantity being thought to be more 
 than it is, might be a means to retard the granting of o r petition ; 
 and shall shortly end you an exact accomp* thereof. And truly 
 S r , the potency of the Enemy ; the weaknes of o r forces ; the 
 danger of being restreyned w th in these walls, (whereby wee are likely 
 to be debarred of all contribution from the Country, levies of men, 
 and other assistance); and the unwillingnes of the Lord Generall's 
 forces to recruit ; w ch (as wee conceyve,} is for lack of assurance of 
 pay, stirrs us upp to importune, and implore yo r speedy ayd, in 
 such manner as both they and the Garrisons here, may receive a 
 comfortable subsistence. And S r , wee shall humby offer this 
 further unto you, that in case the Enemy shall happen to gaine the 
 Towne of Beverley, w ch (as we are informed) is not to be opposed 
 if the Enemy shall bend his whole force against it, (it being a place 
 of very great difficulty to hold,) he will therew th engrosse the East- 
 riding of Yorkshire [the draft of this letter says " County of 
 Holderness,"] ; and then wee must be wholly left to the Sea for 
 our relief (\v ch will be a great hasard to keep open,) and then how 
 unuseful we shall be to the publiq' nay, how unfit to preserve 
 o r selves, you may easily judge ; to p'vent w ch , and remedy the 
 evils happened, wee shall humbly recommend to yo r judgem 13 : 
 
 i. That timely satisfaction be given to their Comand rs for their 
 encouragem* concerning what is past, and some hopefull assurance 
 for the comfortable subsistence of them and us for the future. 
 
 2. That a speedy and convenient supply of armes may be sent 
 hither to furnish the Lord Gen'all's recruits, and o r owne stores. 
 
 3. That hee may be ordered to recruit w th all speed, otherwise 
 the neglect may loose the opportunity w ch cannot be regained. 
 
 These things wee humbly offer, and w th them o r endeavo rs ,
 
 44 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 wherein wee may expresse o r selves servants to the publique ; and 
 doe assure you, you have not more faithfull servants then are 
 Yo r affectionate friends to serve you 
 
 THOMAS RAIKES, Maior. 
 [Not further signed.] 
 Kingston upon Hull, 
 
 the 26th of July, 1643. 
 
 post script S r , wee heretofore sent you upp some examin- 
 ations, [a draft of this letter says, by S r W m Allinson,] wee now 
 send you others all taken here against S r John Hotham, and M r 
 John Hotham, w ch wee pray you dispose of as app'teynes. Wee 
 have also sent you a list of the p'sent state of the Towne, and of 
 the Magazine and Garrison here, wherew th wee pray you acquaint 
 the house, and according to yo r wisdomes and our necessities 
 to take them into yo r grave considerations for our speedy 
 
 relief. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT 
 
 For o r honourable friend, Willm. Lent hall, Esq r ., Speaker of the 
 Com'ons howse in Parliamt these p'sent. ,] 
 
 LETTER XXXIX. 
 
 14 AUGUST, 1643. 
 
 THE CORPORATION, BY THOS. RAIKES, TO WILLIAM 
 
 LENTHALL, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF 
 
 COMMONS. 
 
 MONEY FOUND WITH THE HOTHAMS, AND CLAIMED BY 
 LADY ANDERSON, BUT PAID TO LORD FAIRFAX REQUEST 
 
 FOR INDEMNITY FROM PARLIAMENT. 
 S r . 
 
 Wee have but this very day rec d from the Comittee 
 for safety of the Kingdome, their letter to us, dated the xiij th of 
 July last, whereby wee are now fully assured of that w ch wee have
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 45 
 
 soe long heard, (the establishment of M r Maior, S r Math. 
 Boynton, and others, a Comittee here, and of some instructions 
 to be sent downe for that purpose,) w eh truly wee conceive very 
 needfull to be done; and intreat you be a meanes to hasten. In 
 the meane time, (as wee have hitherto bene,) wee shall continue 
 willing to assist the Lord Fairfax, now Governo 1 of the Towne, 
 in anie thing that may conduce to the good and safety thereof (as 
 is required), the Towne, Magazine and Forts being very chear- 
 fully and w th out any opposition deliv'ed upp to his Lo pp>s Govern- 
 m*., the xxviij th of July last ; being the same da)' that he receyved 
 his ordinance from the Parliam*. 
 
 S r , Wee rec d an order of the hono ble Howse of Com'ons, to de- 
 liver to the Lady Anderson, such monies, plate, and goods, as upon 
 examination should appeare p'perly to belong unto S r Henry 
 Anderson, and wee are more than importun'd by her Ladishipp for 
 a great sum me of mony (1400" in gold) that was found in her 
 chamber at M r John Hotham's howse, upon search made there for 
 M r Hotham's monie. Shee claimesthe monie to be her owne, but 
 we find her so exceeding various, and uncertaine in her owne exami- 
 nations, and such improbabilities thereof by other examinations and 
 concurring circumstances, that wee could not be satisfied that any 
 p'te of the monies belonged to her, and therefore wee have accord- 
 ing to the order of the Howse, of the i4th of July last, delivered 
 the same over w* other monies and goods to the Lo. Gen. Fairfax 
 And that we may not be thought to doe this w th out grounde, wee 
 have herewithall sent you, not only coppies of the examinations, 
 but a collection in writing of some few observations therein, and 
 touching that busines, together w th the girdle and waistcoat of 
 canvas, out of w cb 340" of the gold mentioned to be in the Cyprus 
 boxe, was sowed or twilted, the boxe being sealed upp, w th the 
 said M r John Hotham's seale of arms (as in the said note or 
 collection is expressed), humbly referring the same to yo r farther 
 consideration. 
 
 S r . (as heretofore), wee are now againe humble suitors that
 
 46 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 you would be pleased to send us downe an order of indempnity tor 
 all o r actions, done by anie of the Comittee here, or w 011 shall be 
 done by anie of us in that way; or by any other that hath bene 
 imployed by us, untill the intended instructions shall be sent downe 
 (w cb wee desire may be hastened,) and from thenceforth, for what- 
 soever wee shall doe in pursuance of the same instructions. Such 
 other examinations and pap's not formerly sent unto you, as we 
 have now taken, or are come to o r hands, concerning the busines 
 ag* S r John Hotham, and M r John Hotham, wee have now here- 
 w th sent you. And soe w th the tender of o r services to you, wee 
 take leave and remaine 
 
 Yo r most affectionate friends to serve you, 
 
 Kingston upon Hull, 
 
 the xiiij th of August, 1643. 
 
 Wee have therfor for the p'sent upon my Lord Generall's 
 importunat and continuall demands, and the insivilitie of his 
 p'sent and extreame necessitie, payed him looo 11 of the same 
 moneyes, w ch we intended otherwise to have deposited, as we have 
 done the residew, which is 4oo u , till we shall receyve further direct- 
 ion from the ho ble house. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT 
 
 For o r hono Ue friend Willm. Lenthall, Esquire, Speaker of the hono ble 
 Howse of Commons in Parliam*, these p'sent.] 
 
 LETTER XL. 
 
 27 August, 1643. 
 
 LORD FAIRFAX. 
 
 COMMISSION TO DIVERS PERSONS TO SEARCH OUT MALIGANTS, 
 AND RAISE MEANS. 
 
 FORASMUCH as I am sertainely informed that ther are diverse 
 dangerous and malevolent p'sons, as well inhabitants as others, 
 now resideing within the towne of Hull, who, by their disaffected
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 47 
 
 car'iages, and, (as is suspected,) holdeing secreet intelligence with 
 the enymie, doe playnel'ye manefest how unworthye they are of 
 the p'tection of this place; I doe therefore hereby authorise S r 
 Tho. Fairfax, Kt., S r Mathew Boynton, S r Henry Fowlis, 
 S r Tho. Maulev'er, S r Willm. S* Quintin, baro', S r Willm. 
 Fairfax, S r Rich. Darley, S r John Bouchier, S r Willm. Allanson, 
 K l . Colonell Lambartt, Major Rookebye, Capt. Copley, Fran. 
 Lassells, Esq., Capt. Bright, Capt. Waters, Capt. Bladon, M r 
 Alder. Barnard, M r Alderman Denman, M r Alderman Pople, 
 M r Richard Wood, Sheriffe, M r Johnson, and M r Penrose, or 
 any fower of them, whereof M r Maioi or S r Mathew Boynton 
 to be one, requesteing also the former Maio r of this towne, in 
 whose fidelity and care I repose speciall confidence, to be assisteing 
 herein, to enquire and enforme themselves by the exam tions of 
 any p'sons whom they shall conceive to be able to give them 
 intelligence, what inhabitants there be, or strangers residing in 
 this town, that are mallignants, and to certefye me therof who 
 they be that are now imployed by way of Factorage for Yorke 
 or other places, what goods they have now here, where, and 
 whose they are, and likewise to seize the estaits of such as they 
 shall judge to be ill-affected, as also to compound with such 
 'p'sons as they shall conceive to be able to lend or contribute 
 money or goods towards the p'sent service, and to demand of 
 them for the s'd service, such stores (upon ev'ye p'son respec- 
 tivelye,) as they, shall conceive to be p'portionable to their estates. 
 
 Given under my hand and seale at Kingston upon Hull, this 
 27 th Daye of August, 1643. 
 
 FER. FAIRFAX. 
 
 [The seal, at the head of the Commission, bears the Fair- 
 fax shield with eight quarterings, and is about three quarters 
 of an inch in diameter.]
 
 48 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 LETTER XLL 
 
 24 DECEMBER, 1644. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P., TO THE MAYOR AND 
 ALDERMEN OF HULL 
 
 A MINISTER FOR HULL DIVISION OF THE HULL PARISHES THE 
 PROPOSED TREATY THE HOTHAMS ETC. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 Yours of the 2ist of December I rec d . At this instant I shall 
 acquaint Mr. Coleman wi th your desires. I have olten spoken to 
 him. I doubt not but wee shall p'vaile w th him to come to you 
 when the Assembly will dispence with him (although I heare 
 his parishoners are very unwilling to part w th him). Multiplicitie 
 of businesse in the House of Commons doth yet hinder the 
 report of businesse. I doe often put the Chaireman in mind 
 of it. I shall take care to have your p'ishes divided according 
 to your desires. Both Houses of Parliament and the Com- 
 missioners for Scotland have returned answere to his Ma tie that 
 they will have a treaty. The instructions for the manner are 
 not yet agreed upon. There hath been strange tampering lately 
 from Oxford in divers places, and severall Commissions sent 
 from his Ma tie . Dover Castle was one fort they arrived at 
 amongst divers others, but it pleased God there treachery was 
 discovered. The Commissioners from the Queene of Sweath- 
 land hath beene received by a Committee of both Houses. The 
 letter I brought hath not beene yet red in the House of Commons. 
 Yesterday S r Alexander Gary, who had been a member of the 
 House of Commons, was beheaded; his treachery they say was 
 not so foule as the Hothams'. This day S r John Hotham after 
 a long debate was reprived until! Tuesday next ; his sonne is 
 to receive his sentance this day. They both deserve death. 
 I beleve they will hardly escape. The ordinance th* no member 
 of either house shall injoy any office millitary or civill during 
 this war is past in the House of Commons. It now remaines
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 49 
 
 in the house of Lords. One clause is th' the next to the 
 Commanders in Cheife have the Command for 40 dayes from 
 the gth of December except it be otherwayes determined by 
 both Houses. I desire to know from you who you would have 
 to command at Hull, and soe with my best respects remembred 
 to you all I remaine your friend to serve you, 
 
 PER. PELHAM. 
 Westminster the 24th of December, 1644. 
 
 LETTER XLII. 
 
 14 January, 1644-5. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P., TO THOMAS DENMAN, 
 MAYOR OF HULL, AND THE ALDERMEN. 
 
 A GUARD FOR THE NORTHERN COASTS CANNOT YET BE URGED 
 
 EXECUTION OF LAUD TREATY OF UXBRIDGE BATTLE OF ABINGTON 
 
 ASSAULT ON PLYMOUTH. 
 
 Gentlemen, 
 
 Yours of the loth instant I rec d . I cannot as 
 
 yet accomplish your desire, by reason of such great immergent 
 affairs in the House of Commons. The House hath resolved to 
 receive noe privat businesse untill they have setled a constant 
 p'vision for the payment of there armies, agreed upon the treaty 
 for a well grounded peace, setled Church government, and also 
 made p'vision for the Navy. Then I doubt not but they will take 
 care for a guard for our Northern Coast. I have acquainted divers 
 of my friends what great losses our porte sustains for want of it. 
 Upon Fryday last the Bishop of Canterbury, upon his petition, 
 had the hono r to lose his head ; else he had beene hang'd, drawne, 
 and q'rtred. Yesterday the House of Commons went to the 
 Lords to press them to passe the ordinance th l noe member ot 
 either house should injoy any office, civill or milletary. This day 
 we are informed th* in steed of passing it, they have rejected it ; 
 what the House of Commons will doe upon it, is not yet resolved of.
 
 5O THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 The treaty is appointed to he at Uxbridge. The commissioners 
 are named; 4 of the House of Lords, vidz: the Earle of Northunir 
 berland,the Earle of Sallisbury, the Earle of Pembrooke, and the 
 Earle of Denby ; 8 of the House of Commons, vidz : My Lord 
 Wainman, Mr. Hollice, Mr. Perpoint, Mr. Whitlock, Young S r 
 Henry Vane, Mr. Sollicitor, Mr. Crew, and Mr. Prideaux. 
 If they at Oxford be as desirious of peace as wee, I hope god 
 will give a blessing to it. This day we had good newes from 
 Abington ; Prince Rupert and Prince Morice came with a great 
 force of horse and foote against them, and were valiantly repulst 
 to their great losse. Some carts were la lene 1 w th there dead 
 bodyes, besydes those th' were drowned, and carryed away upon 
 horse-backe. One Gou.^e was slaine, who they say was the best 
 commander the King had, besyde divers others. This day I hear 
 S r Richard Grenvill, after he had entred 3 of there works at 
 Plimmouth, was beate out of them to his great losse. You may 
 p'ceive how active they are when they are about a treaty, but it 
 pleaseth god to blast there designes. Not else at p'sent. but th 4 
 
 I remain your very Loving freind, 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 
 I rec d your money of Mr. Fowler ; there are also 4 Scotch 
 Commiss nrs to treat. 
 
 Westminster, the I4th of January, 1644. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT 
 
 For the Right Wor l ' i Nicholas Denman, Maiov in Kingston upon 
 Hull, these.] 
 
 [Re d the i6th January, an 1644.] 
 
 LETT1ER XLIII. 
 
 ii February. 1644-5. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P., TO NICHOLAS DENMAN, 
 MAYOR OF HULL 
 
 THE TREATY OF UXBRIDGE THE POLICY OF THE PARLIAMENT 
 
 THE HULL CHARTER THE HULL FEE-FARM. 
 
 Gentlemen your letters I recd. The last post I did omit writing
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 51 
 
 by some just occasions. I had noe good newes then to acquaint 
 you withall, neither have I at p'sent. As for our treaty at Ux- 
 bridge I expect noe good issue, more than half of the tyme being 
 expended and nothing concluded. His Ma tie doth justifie the 
 cessation w th the Irish rebells. This day wee were informed 
 th* some of his Ma tiea Commissioners at Uxbridge are raising a 
 p'tie of five thousand men, to br;ng a petition to the Com- 
 missioners for peace, and not discovered to our Commissioners 
 untill 12 a Clocke the last night. You may p'ceive what 
 Counsells are p'dominant ; wee conceive the Queen's (though 
 absent). Our great businesse now is to have a good army in the 
 feild, and a Navy by sea, w ch I hope ere long wee shall injoy. S r 
 Tho. Fairfax is expected dayly, w ch I hope may settle our 
 army. Wee have spent some dayes about the Navy. To-morrow 
 morning the Commissioners for the Customes are to returne an 
 answere possitively whither they will advance such somes of money 
 as will set out a summer fleete; if not, other men will doe it. 70,000" 
 must be p'sently advanced. It is tyme we had shippes at Sea. I 
 did advize you formerly to make use of your Charters to p'vent 
 unfree men from trading in your towne. I have spoken w th 
 divers Lawyers of our house, one a Sergeant at Law, who made 
 some scruple about forraigne bought, forraigne sould, for seasure, 
 but you may distraine at the least if your Charter be confirmed 
 by act of Parliament. You may p'ceede accordingly, if not 
 p'vent these inconveniences, and as I writ you formerly if any 
 thing happen to your disadvantage let me suffer (although your 
 Recorder's advice be to the contrary). Old S r Henry Vane hath 
 beene with me divers tymes about your fee farme, I told him th' 
 was a small some in regard what you had done for the Parlia- 
 ment, besyde th*, I was informed th 4 10,000" would not make 
 good the repaires of the blockhouse, wales, getties, etc. I think it 
 convenient th* you should have the moneys in your hands for 
 the year past. I suppose Mr. Ripley hath his ready. 
 
 This day Macquire, a Barren of Ireland, was condemned ; 
 his sentance was to be hanged, etc. The House sits soe late,
 
 52 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 and wee usually receive our letters soe late, th* I am forst to 
 conclude, but still to remaine 
 
 Your affectionate friend to serve you, 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 Feb. the nth, 1644. 
 
 LETTER XLIV. 
 
 13 February, 1644-5. 
 
 MICHAEL CORBETT TO NICHOLAS DENMAN, 
 MAYOR OF HULL. 
 
 EXCESSIVE POOR ASSESSMENT UPON A TRADING SUB-COMMISSIONER 
 OF EXCISE, (NOT BEING A FREEMAN.) 
 
 S' 
 
 By com'and of the Com'ittee of Examinations, I 
 am hereby to signify unto you, That upon hearing of the Infor- 
 mation of the Sub-Com rs of Excise for Hull, It was in perticular 
 complayned of by M r . Nelthorpe, th* he is assessed at 505. a 
 weeke to the poore, for non payment whereof, his goods have been 
 distreyned to a considerable value. 
 
 The Com'ittee, beinge of opinion That h ; s complainte is 
 proper for yo r cognizance, and the party greived to be relieved 
 by you, have com'anded me hereby to in forme so much unto 
 you, not doubting but you will do herein what is agreable to 
 Law and Justice. Thus havinge no more at present, I rest 
 
 Yo r assured freind to serve you 
 
 MIKE CORBETT. 
 Westm r 13 Feb ry , 1644. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT 
 
 To his very lovinge freind Nicholas Denman, Esq., Maior of the Towne 
 of Kingston upon Hull, these p resent . Re d . the 28th February, An 1644.]
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 53 
 
 LETTER XLV. 
 
 i8th February, 1644-5. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P., TO NICHOLAS DENMAN, 
 MAYOR OF HULL, AND THE ALDERMEN. 
 
 TREATY OF UXBRIDGE SUPPLIES FROM THE CUSTOMS COLONEL 
 
 OVERTON'S WISH TO COME TO HULL THE NEW 
 MODELLED ARMY. 
 
 Gentlemen, 
 
 Yours of the 14th of February I rec d this day. 
 Wee are glad -to heare of the great hopes you have that 
 Scarbrough shall be taken. These p'ts afford little good newes. 
 Wee expect noe good by the treaty. The House hath given 
 them 4 dayes more to trjate besyde the 20 dayes, because the 
 first day was spent in complements, and 3 Sundays exempted. 
 Wee hope wee shall have an army in the feild very shortly, to 
 be commanded by S r Tho. Fairfax, and a Navy at sea now th* 
 the house hath made choise of new commissioners, to mannage 
 the Customes, vidz : Mr. S imuell Avory, Mr. Richard Baitman, 
 Mr. Christopher Packe, Mr. Charles Floyd, and Mr. W 7 alter 
 Boothby, who are forthw th to advance 50,000", and have p'mised 
 to furnish what moneys shall be requisite for the supply of the 
 Navy. You writ you conceived your p'portion was to' great 
 for Ireland ; the House doth allwayes goe by a certaine rule 
 w'ch cannot be altered The ordinance for S r Tho. Fairfax is 
 past w'ch I thought to have sent you in print, but th' I finde 
 errors in it. Coronell Overton hath written to me to desire th* 
 he may be in Hull w th his regiment when there is an alteration 
 of government. You may do as you please. I conceive they 
 have beene allwayes faythfull to you. I will doe nothing w th out 
 your advice. The forces that should have gone to releive 
 Waymouth under S r Wm. Waller are unwilling, divers of them, 
 to march under his Command. This new moddell causeth a 
 great alteration ; there are great distractions in our army, (I pray
 
 54 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 god unite them). This w th my best respects rememb'red to you 
 all, I remaine, 
 
 Your freind to serve you, 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 Westminster, the i8th of Feb., 1644. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT 
 
 For the Right wo rl1 Nicholas Denman, Maior, at Kingston upon 
 Hull, these :] 
 
 [Re d . the 2ith Feb An 1644.] 
 
 LETTER XL VI. 
 
 28 February, 1644-5. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P., TO NICHOLAS DENMAN, 
 MAYOR OF HULL, AND THE ALDERMEN. 
 
 END OF THE TREATY OF UXBRIDGE THE ARMY TAKING OF 
 
 SHREWSBURY PROSPECTS OF THE YEAR, ETC. 
 
 Gentlemen, 
 
 Yours of the 2ist I received. I am fully satisfied 
 about your governer. When there is an alteration, I could doe 
 noe lesse then acquaint you w th the desire of the other. This 
 day I have not seen Mr. Coleman. I make noe question, but he 
 is yours, as he hath tould me. But in regard the treaty is ended, 
 I hope w th in few dayes we shall have the report made for 
 maintenance of your preachers. I conceive it better to forbeare 
 to desire his possitive answere untill th' be done. Our Commis- 
 sioners came yesterday from Uxbridge. They have taken a 
 greate deale of paines. As they tould me, they sate up often untill 
 4 a clocke in the morning, and soe did end there treaty upon 
 Saterday last, (or rather upon Sunday morning). This day they 
 had thancks from the House, as they justly did meritt. The 
 witte of Oxford could not outwit them. Our intentions were 
 really for peace ; the others did nothing but equivocate, w ch I
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 55 
 
 suppose you will see in printe ere long. Our businesse in the 
 House is now to have a good Navy at sea, and a good army 
 under the command of S r Tho. Fairfax, w ch I hope will speedily 
 be accomplished. The Londoners, having encouragement from 
 the House, will raise a great army, as divers of them have 
 informed me. Since the rising of the House, we have newes 
 that Shrewesbury is taken by Coronell Mitton, a place of very 
 great consequence, w ch was the inrode for his Ma tie to bring in 
 his Welch forces. 
 
 The States' ambassadors, who came lately from Oxford, were 
 re c<1 into the House upon there desires. There harangue in 
 French gave noe great content ; of th* you may heare more 
 heareafter. The House of Commons gave S r John Meldrum, for 
 his good service iooo u , and his man that brought his letters 2o u . 
 In man's judgment this is like to be a bloody summer, except 
 god in his mercy doe reconcile these grave distractions. This 
 with my best respects remembred to you all, I remaine 
 
 Your faythfull freind to serve you, 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 Westminster, the a8th of Feb., 1644. 
 
 LETTER XLVII. 
 
 4 March, 1644-5. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P., TO NICHOLAS DENMAN, 
 MAYOR OF HULL. 
 
 TOLLS PAID BY MERCHANTS, NON-FREEMEN THE EXCISE OF HULL 
 
 THE FALL OF WEYMOUTH THE ARMY, ETC. 
 
 Gentlemen, 
 
 Yours of the first instant I received. This day 
 I spoke with Mr. Corbut, and acquainted him w th what he had 
 written to you. He told me he was injoyned by the Committee 
 to write to you. \Vhen 1 was at the Committee they were of
 
 56 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 another mind. I tould them he was soe assest for his great 
 trade, being not a freeman. I am of severall other Committees, 
 th* I seldome attend that Committee. His letter is very faire to 
 doe that w ch is agreeable to law and justice ; I tould him this 
 day that by th* rule they might assesse him 5" per weeke, in 
 regard of his greate trading. He will gaine nothing by 
 contending w th the towne of Hull. 1 am confident the House 
 will doe nothing to your p'judice, therefore I desire you that you 
 would p'ceede against unfree men. This day I spoke with him 
 th* solicits the businesse for the Commissioners of Excize, and 
 did acquaint him w th what you writ. I tould him we had 
 merchants of qualitie that did not retaile, and th* if if that course 
 were taken it would overthrow all trade. He tould me I should 
 have what done I desired, and that there intentions were to 
 incourage merchants ; he also tould me it would be some 
 disgrace to them to put them out now, but I p'ceive by him, if 
 they be continued untill the next q r ter, th* will be all. The 
 Excize at Hull is for payment of the Garrison. I suppose 
 your Governor ma)' give directions in th* case, but the ordinance 
 is cleare, th* the first buyer from the merchant is to pay the 
 Excize. If they doe p'sist in that error, pray let me heare 
 from you, and if there masters will not reforme it, I will 
 complaine to the House. 
 
 Wee have this day very good newes of the takeing of 
 Way mouth, and all the works, Goring being before it w th some 
 thousands. We lost but ten men and they had divers 
 hundreds slaine, and many taken prisoners. They write, they 
 will lessen the number by hanging some of the townsmen for 
 there treachery. This was a towne of that consequence to the 
 king for intelligence out of France, etc., that we excepted some 
 letters written by S r Lewis Dives, to the Earle of Bristol, to send 
 what forces he could, for in the losse of that towne, the Crown was 
 at stake. God hath shewen himselfe very gratious unto us since 
 the treaty. This is conceived to be a remarkable act of god's 
 goodnes to us, that he would deliver that towne by such a small
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 57 
 
 number, the forces that were sent for there releife not being 
 come to them. Upon Wednesday, the i2th of this instant, is a 
 Day of thancksegiving by both Houses; at Christe Church in 
 London, the Lord Maior and his bretheren will be there. It is 
 for the taking of the towns of Scarbrough, Shrewsbury, and 
 Waymouth. This evening both House went to the Common 
 Counsell in London, to borrow 8o,ooo u for the advancing of 
 S r Tho. Fairfax and his army. The ordinance for his officers 
 is past the House of Commons, and now remains w th the House 
 of Lordes. Thus w th my best respects to you all, I remaine, 
 Your very loving freind to serve you, 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 Westminster, the 4th of March, 1644. 
 
 LETTER XLVIII. 
 
 Yorke, vii Marcii, 1644-5. 
 
 ORDER OF THE NORTHERN COMMITTEE AS TO 
 DELINQUENTS. 
 
 It is this day ordered that the Maiors of Hu'l and Beverley 
 for the time being, S r W m S' Quintin, Knight and Baronet, 
 Coll. John Maulyverer, Lieut. Governor of Hull, together w th 
 the other Gent, that were form'ly appointed by the Right 
 Hono ble the Lord Fairfax to be a Constant Committee at Hull' 
 or any three of them, shall inform themselves, by all wayes and 
 meanes whatsoev' of those Delinquents, w ch , by the suddaine 
 breaking upp of that Comittee, were not called in question before 
 them, and certify us thereof w th all convenient speed, that such 
 p'ceedings may be made against them, as shall be thought 
 agreable to equity and justice. 
 
 FER. FAIRFAX, " 
 FRAN. PIERREPONT, 
 J. DARLEY.
 
 58 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 LETTER XLIX. 
 
 ii March. 1644-5. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P., TO NICHOLAS DENMAN, 
 MAYOR OF HULL, AND THE ALDERMEN. 
 
 THE POOR ASSESSMENTS WAR NEWS DEFEAT IN THE NORTH. 
 
 Gentlemen, 
 
 Yours of the 8th instant I received. I spoke 
 w th Mr. Corbut this day, and did acquaint him of the incon- 
 venience to have witnesses examined at York, concerning the 
 sub-commissioners for excize. He tould me he was willing it 
 should be examined at Hull. This afternoone they had so much 
 businesse that I could not git a motion made. Against the next 
 post I hope to p'cure an order to have the businesse examined at 
 Hull. I tould him wee had a Committe there made by Parlia- 
 ment. The Committee doth carry a faire respect to the 
 Commissioners of Excize, in regard they advance great somnies 
 of monney for the use of the Parliament. 
 
 We were sorry to heare of the ill newes in the North. It 
 semes they had bad intelligence, when the enemie found them 
 in disorder. The House have beene about bringing up the 
 Scoth army southward. 
 
 S r Tho. Fairfax wants about 7000 foote to make up his army, 
 w 6 * must be raised by a presse. The Cittie will furnish 80,000" 
 to set forward his army. We hear the king is drawing his forces 
 into the field. This weeke affords little newes. The p'ticulars 
 of the good newes I writ you of the last week, I send you here 
 ^closed, and w th my best respects remembred to you all, I remaine, 
 
 Your loving freinde, 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 
 Westminster, the nth of March, 1644.
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 59 
 
 LETTER L. 
 
 15 March, 1644-5. 
 
 THE COMMITTEE OF BOTH KINGDOMS 
 
 TO THE COMMITTEE AT HULL, FOR THE ASSESSMENTS FOR THE 
 RELIEF OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN IRELAND. 
 
 Gentlemen, 
 
 The Com'itteefor theTwoKingdomes, (to whose 
 disposall are com'itted the money and provision that shall arise 
 by the Ordinance of Parliam' of the eighteenth of October last, 
 for the releif of the British Armie in Ireland"), finding that no 
 returne hath yet been made, nor any Accompt yet given of the 
 Ordinance from that Towne, Notw th standing, the same was long 
 since sent you, accompanied w th the L'res of the Speakers of 
 both Houses, and seconded by L'res from this Com'ittee ; and 
 being much sollicitcd for supply of the pressing wants of those 
 Armies, and for discharging of the engagem* 8 they have already 
 contracted for Victuall, Amies, and Clothes for that purpose 
 they have thought fitt hereby to recom'end againe unto you very 
 earnestly, (and as a matter importing the very preservation of 
 those Armies, and consequently of the whole well affected 
 Protestant party there), the prosecution of that Ordinance and the 
 levies of money required thereby, in the manner and for the time 
 prescribed by the Speakers' L'res, w ch time is now about a moneth 
 since expired, And because you are farre distant from London, 
 where the Tre'rs appointed by that Ordinance doe reside, so that 
 the corne, provisions, and money, that are, or shalbe gathered in 
 that towne, cannot w th any conveniency be drawne to their hands 
 so im'ediateiy as the Ordinance may seeme to direct, nor with 
 any advantage at all to the service, This Com'ittee have also 
 thought good to let you know, that they have authorized and 
 appointed Anthony Kirle, Gent., (who is imployed by those that 
 have contracted for great quantities of provisions,) to take and
 
 6o THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 receive from time to time from your Collecto r or Receivo r generall, 
 such Corne, Victuall, and Money, ac they have, or shall have 
 collected in pursuance of that Ordinance, and to give notes under 
 his hand and scale, acknowledging the receipt thereof in quantity 
 and value, Which notes or the duplicates of them being viewed, 
 allowed, and attested by you, or any Two of you, and returned to 
 the Tre'rs in London, appointed by the Ordinance, those Tre'rs 
 are to charge themselves as for so much received by them from- 
 those respective Collectors, and to give them such formall and 
 finall acquittances for the same, as the Ordinance doth prescribe 
 pr direct, Which being for the better accom'o latinn of the 
 service, and ease to the collectors, the Com'ittee des re may be 
 observed. So not doubting of your care and affectionate 
 proceeding herein, wee rest 
 
 Signed in the name and by the warrant 
 of the Com'ittee of both Kingdomes, by 
 Your very loveing friends, 
 
 W. SAY AND SEALE. LOUDONN. 
 Derby House, 
 
 xv Martij, 1644. 
 
 LETTER LI. 
 
 18 March, 1644-5. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P., TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 Gentlemen, 
 
 Yours of the I5th intant I received. W th some 
 difficultie at the Committee for Examinations, I p'cured an order 
 to have the businese betwixt our neighbours and the Sub- 
 Commissioners examined at Hull, by the Maior, the Governor, 
 and S r Mathew Boynton. I assure you I was strongly opposed 
 by the Commissioners for Excize. They had divers that spoke 
 for them to have the bus'nesse examined at Yorke, by that 
 Committee. Nelthorpe writs th* he doth not kepe open his 
 shop, as th { you have assest him at 503. p' weeke merely because 
 he was a Sub-Commissioner. I tould them it was in respect of
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 6l 
 
 his great trade. They thought 505. p' week was very much. He 
 p'cured a letter from my Lord Fairfax, one his behalfe, of his 
 good service, and how he had suffered. Mr. Corhut was p'sent, 
 but Mr. Whitterker had the Chaire that day. They were vext 
 that they had not there wills to have the witnesses examined 
 at Yorke. This day I did not meete with the Chaireman for 
 Sequestrations, therefore I can write nothing at p'sent concerning 
 S r Michaell Wharton. You shall heare more p' the next post. 
 Here is little newes at p'sent. This Day the Lords past the 
 ordinance for S r Tho. Fairfax, soe that I hope he will have a 
 -good army shortly. It was much obstructed in the Lords' House, 
 and past with difficulty. I have sent you the Directory for the 
 publique worship of god. I send you here inclosed the order 
 th* past this evening at the Committee for Examinations. Wee 
 heare they are devided at Oxford. We wish an ill agreement 
 amongst them. The Lord Savill is come to town. I heare more 
 will come in. Thus, with my best respects to you all, I remaine, 
 
 Your loving freind to serve you, 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 Westminster, the i8th of March, 1644. 
 
 What I write to you is made knowne to the Committee, 
 w ch I wonder at. 
 
 LETTER LI I. 
 
 8 April, 1645. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P., TO NICHOLAS DENMAN, 
 MAYOR OF HULL, AND THE ALDERMEN. 
 
 Gentlemen, 
 
 Yours of the first instant I rec d with some 
 former letters. The other weeke wee thought the post could not 
 passe by reason of forces from Newark, w ch plundered Lincoln- 
 shere, and this last week I was in the Cuntry, w ch caused me to 
 omit writing. Upon the receipt of yours to the Committee for 
 Sequestrations, I acquainted the chairman Sergeant Wild, who
 
 62 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 ordered th 4 you should have a coppy of S r Michaell Warton's 
 petition. I spoke to the Clarke, and sent severall tynies to him 
 for it. It seems it is not to be found. It is the knight's fault 
 th* he did not carry it downe w tb him. His wittnesses may be 
 examined upon oath w th you, according to the order of the 
 Committee. The Chairman tould mee there is sufficient to 
 make him a Delinquent. 
 
 There was a petition p'ferred against the towne of Hull, at 
 the Committee for Examinations, for the greate assesments of 
 Cittizens and others, some they say 3" a weeke, when the best 
 men in towne pay but is. I was not p r sent at the Delivery of 
 the petition, but some freinds in my absence spoke for our towne, 
 and since, I have spoken w tt Mr. Corbut. This day some spoke 
 to me who it seems trade at Hull. I wisht them to complaine 
 to the House. I conceive they will have small redresse th* way. 
 The Speaker tould me you were in his debt 5" p' ann'. I askt 
 him how many years. He replied 6 or 7, but would not advise 
 me to write to you. 
 
 For newes wee have not much, but th* since the ordinance 
 past for S r Tho Fairfax, the Commanders and souldiers come in 
 unanimosly. S r Wm. Waller, Cromwell and Haborne [?] are 
 about 8,000 strong ; little done as yet. W tb my best respects, I 
 
 remaine, 
 
 Your freind to serve you, 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 Westminster, the 8th of Aprill, 1645. 
 
 LETTER LIU. 
 
 8 April, 1645. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P, TO THE MAYOR OF HULL. 
 
 Mr. Maior, 
 
 Yours of the 5th instant I rec d . It is soe late 
 at p r sent, th* I must be breife. My desire is to correspond w tb 
 yourselfe. I conceive wee have false bretheren amongst us. I
 
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 am glad you hold Nelthorpe at stones end. I imagine our 
 townsmen will make good profe against him. I wonder he should 
 say I p'mist any mittigation of his assesment, or delivery of his 
 goods, or th* I should shew your letters to his freind. I have 
 shewed somthing to Corbut, as the reason why he was so assest. 
 My desposition is such th* I care for noe Chairman, noe further 
 then I finde him for the publique. I tould M r Corbut that I 
 wondered he would send for Hull men soe far, when there inten- 
 tions were for the publique ; I expected better respects from 
 him. He tould me he did not know they were Hull men. I 
 am confident you neede not feare any committee to doe you any 
 p r judice. I doe not spend 500" p' ann' here for nothing. I have 
 noe ende of my owne. My ambition is to do you and your 
 towne service. I have rec d 30" 8 s 4 d of M r Fowler, for w ch I 
 know you deserve thancks. As yet I cannot give you any good 
 accompt concerning the King of Denmark. Wee doe not feare 
 him nor any else th* desire to be enemys to this state. 
 
 I thank you for your care of my health. The last week I 
 was in the Cuntry w th a virtuous Lady, w 011 I suppose is an 
 offence may be p'doned, and with my best respects to you and 
 
 your good wife, I remaine, 
 
 Yours to serve you, 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 Westminster, the 8th of Ap. 1645. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 For the Right War 11 Nicholas Denman, Maior at Kingston upon 
 Hull, these.} 
 
 LETTER LIV. 
 
 15 April, 1645. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P, TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 Gentlemen, 
 
 Yours of the I2th instant I received, whereby 
 I p'ceive how you are oprest by the Londoners. I shall doe what 
 I can to p r vent complaints to the House, but if they doe complaine
 
 64 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 I suppose they will have small incouragement to offer any injury 
 to the towne of Hull. I askt the Speaker this day for what he 
 should have rec d a Fee from the Towne of Hull, and th l if you 
 had knowne of any such soe due to him you would not have been 
 in arrears. He was unwilling to tell me what it was for, but 
 sayd you did usually pay him such a fee, but now he tould me 
 he was not in councell for you. I askt him it it were concerning 
 the blockhouses. He tould me yes, but would not have had 
 me written to you. This I leave to your consideration. 
 
 I spoke this day w th Mr. Coleman. I hope he will be w th 
 you ere long. I tould him th* the maintenance for ministers 
 would be in generall throughout the kingdome,. to be setled by 
 an ordinance of Parliament out of the Deans and Chapters, etc. 
 
 The Lords and Commons being now displaced out of all 
 offices, Civill and Millitary, there are sev r all Committees of 
 Lords and Commons named, and to be named, for the Admiraltie, 
 the Revenue, and for placing of new governors in Castles and 
 Townes th* were commanded by members of either houses. 
 That Committee should have sate yesterday, where I did attend, 
 and have acquainted divers of them of your desires. I p'ceive 
 there is a designe to put in a stranger upon you, and no Northerne 
 man, vf^ I hope by the means of my freinds I shall p r vent, but 
 I know noe other way then by nominating S r Tho. Fairfax, w ch 
 I intend to-morrow. This afternoon I waited upon him, and 
 tould him my intentions and your desires, w 011 he took very kindly 
 and hath p'mist me th* if it be conferd upon him, he will 
 substitute M r Malleveror according to your desire. I p'ceive 
 by your Northerne Burgesses th* they have noe desire th' 
 Mr. Malleveror should command at Hull. They say he is strange 
 to them, and soe he is to most of the House. He would not have 
 beene nominated in the House w th out much difficulty. I hope 
 the other way will take. Here is little newes this weeke, but 
 what we learne out of .... w ch I send you inclosed. I 
 suppose the Scoth army will now advance. Old S r Henry 
 Vane, Mr. Hatcher, and Mr. Darley, are ordered to desire there
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 65 
 
 speedy march. Prince Rupert's forces wee heare are marcheing 
 towards Chester, w ch is close beseeged. The Scoth th* ly 
 about Hallifax are to advance to S r Wm. Breerton. Wee heare 
 there are 4, or 500 risen in Kent. I spoke w th some knights of 
 th' County, who tell me there are as many thousands pursuing 
 them. If the Lords will passe the Commission for Martiall law, 
 I beleeve many of them will suffer. Thus w th my best respects 
 remembred to you all, I remaine, 
 
 Your very Loving freind to serve you, 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 Westminster, the i5th of Apriil, 1645. 
 
 LETTER LV. 
 
 22 April, 1645. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM TO THE CORPORATOR 
 
 Gentlemen, 
 
 Yours of the i8th instant I received, as alsoe 
 Mr. Maior's of the i4th. As I writ you there was much labouring 
 to have put a new Governor uppon you. w ch was one of the Earle 
 of Laister's sonns. I did acquaint divers of my freinds of your 
 desyres for Collonel Mauliverer. It seems he lives far remote 
 from our Yorkshire Burgesses ; they tould me they did not know 
 him. P'ceiving that he was not knowne to the House, it being 
 a Towne of that consequence, I saw small hopes to accomplish 
 your desires by nominating him, although the nomination was 
 refer'd to a Committee of Lords and Commons to p r sent names 
 to the Houses. In the interim I tooke the boldnesse in the 
 House of Commons to desire that S r Tho. Fairfax might be the 
 Governor of Hull, w ch past both houses that day w th little 
 opposition. I did acquaint S r Tho. Fairfax the day before w th 
 my intentions, and your desires for Collonel Mauliveror. He
 
 66 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 took it as a great favour, and p'mist before S r Tho. Widdrington 
 and my selfe, that if he were made Governor, you should have 
 him you desired. Since that, S r Tho. and my selfe writ to him, 
 that we might have some intimations from him, th l I might 
 have given you notice by this post, of his pleasure herein. This 
 day S r Tho Widdrington tould me, th* Collonel White tould him, 
 he did app've of Collonel Mauliv'er. S r Tho. Fairfax hath not 
 yet rec d his Commission for Governor of Hull. S r Tho. 
 Widdrington hath p'mist by this post to write to my Lord 
 Fairfax, to desire his Lordship to write to S r Tho. Fairfax, to 
 substitute Collonel Maliverer, soe that I make no question 
 but you will have asmuch as you desyred, and one of the most 
 eminent p'sons in the kingdome in the eye of the Parliament, 
 who, I am confident, will be ready to doe you any curtesie. 
 
 I tould Mr. Whitterker th* he had written of a man of 
 knowne integretie before thi bjsinesse be examined. He sayd 
 he was soe informed. There was a letter read at the Committee 
 this afternoone from Mr. Nelthorpe, that his great assessment 
 is continued, notw th standing there were sev'all letters written 
 to the Maior from this Committee, and some other objections 
 w ch I answered, and tould them the Committee shou'd heare 
 from you by the next post. Mr. Hadley, and divers other 
 Cittizens were at the Committee to complaine of there assess- 
 ments. I did acquaint the Committee of your greivances ; I 
 desire you to write at large of your sufferings, by interlope to 
 the Speaker, and to the Committee of Examinations, the next 
 post, that if there come any complainte to the House, wee may 
 be ready for an answer. Those men tell me that they do not 
 retaile, nor keepe open shopps, but to furnish there Cuntry 
 chapmen. The assessments are conceived to be very high. The 
 Sollicitor for Comm'ssioners of Excize prest to have the 
 businesse examined at York, w ch I opposed He alleged th* 
 S r Mathew Boynton came to Dripoole and was not met. Th fc 
 I answered. I p'cive what you write to me concerning the Sub- 
 Commissioners at Hull is made knowne to there sollicitor here.
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 67 
 
 This by the by. They did nominate some others to be added 
 to this Committee w ch I would not accept against. I tould them 
 our desire was that the truth might be discov'ed. 
 
 Here is little newes. The Stat's Ambassadors went away this 
 day, not well contented w th the House nor the House w th them. 
 We heare S r Richard Grevill, a bloody man, is kil'd. S r Tho. 
 Fairfax wee hope will have a good army speedily. To-morrow 
 is appointed to nominate who shall command in chiefe at Sea. 
 The Committee for Examinations is only of the House of 
 Commons and doe not examine upon oath. I send you inclosed 
 an order from the Committee for examining the businesse at 
 Hull. Thus, w th my best respects to you all, I remaine 
 
 Your Loving freind to serve you, 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 
 Westminster the 22 th of Aprill, 1645. 
 
 I shall acquaint Mr. Allured \v th what you write. 
 
 LETTER LVI. 
 
 29 April, 1645. 
 
 SIR THOMAS FAIRFAX TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 Right Worshipp 11 , 
 
 Seing it hath pleased the Parliam* to conferr th' 
 hono r upon me, to be Governor of your towne of Hull, and you 
 likewise by your letter to declare your willing acceptance of me, 
 I must acknowledge it as a sufficient testimony of yo r love, and 
 thereby make knowne to you that it was in my thoughts formerly, 
 (in respect of my non-residense there), to desire the continuanse 
 of Colonell John Maliverer, of whose fidelyty and valo r sufficient 
 testimony hath been given. The six weekes tyme limitted by the 
 p'liam 1 , to the members of both houses, for leaving of theire
 
 68 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 imploym ts , not being expired, caused me at p'sent to forbeare the 
 nominating of th* gentleman, who is soe suitable both to yo r 
 desires and my owne, for the discharge of th' trust. I am very 
 willing to continue him in th* imployment, not doubting but he 
 will answere your expectations in the carefull discharge of that 
 place. I shall endeavour (according to what I owe) to manifest 
 my selfe a faithfull servant to th 4 towne, as takeing it a greate 
 happines th* it hath pleased god to give me such an interest in 
 my owne Country, and shall endeavo r to approve myselfe 
 
 Yo r affectionate frind and servant, 
 Windsor, Aprill the 29, 1645. THO. FAIRFAX. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 For the Right Worpp 11 W m Denman, Esq r ., Maior of Kingston upon 
 Hull, and to the rest of the Aldermen there.~\ 
 
 LETTER LVII. 
 
 i May, 1645. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P., TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 Gentlemen, 
 
 Yours of the 27th of the last I rec d . I 
 
 delivered your letters and that to S r Tho Fairfax, who yesterday 
 advanced towards Taunton with 8000 foot, and 3000 horse, for 
 the releife of that towne, which is beseemed by 10,000 of the 
 King's Forces. Yesterday we had publique prayers for our 
 Generall's good successe. We have about 5000 in those p'ts to 
 joyne w th him. S r Tho. Fairfax secretary writ th* he would not 
 dispose of the government of Hull, untill the 40 dayes were 
 expired w ch the former Commanders have, but he intends that 
 Collonell Mauliverer shall be his Deputy accordingto your desires. 
 Upon the post day I was long at the Committee of Examinations, 
 and had your letter read. To morrow is appointed for that 
 businesse, where I intend to be w th divers of my freinds. The last 
 post day I was imployed in your service. It hath pleased the 
 House of Commons to hono r me with another imployment. They
 
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 have appointed one Lord, and two of the House of Commons, to 
 command their summer fleete. I would gladly have been excused, 
 but they were not pleased to admit of any excuse. The Earl of 
 vVarwick, my p'tner and my selfe, are for the Sea w^in few dayes, 
 soe that I feare I shall not be able to doe you any service here 
 in p'son this 6 monthes, but my freinds have p'missed me to doe 
 what they can for the Towne of Hull. Mr. Whitterker coming 
 amongst the rest to salute me, I desired him to to take noe 
 informations against the Towne of Hull. He p'mist faire. I am 
 confident the House of Commons hath a very good opinion of 
 your towne. When you have any occasion to write, I desire you 
 to addresse your letters to S r Willm. Strickland, who doth much 
 respect your Towne, and hath p'mist me to doe what lyeth in his 
 power for you. I have divers other freinds w ch I could have 
 made bould w th , but I think him the fittest man in regard he is 
 your neighbour, and a man that you may confide in. I assure 
 you in my absence you will not be destitute of freinds in the 
 House of Commons. What service I can doe for you at Sea, you 
 may command. 
 
 It is not thought fit as yet to move for your ordinance, untill 
 my Lord Fairfax comes up, or the castles be taken in the North. 
 
 Leiutenant Generall Cromwell hath taken 700 horse, 200 
 foote, and slew 100, and took the Queene's Cullers, w eh was 
 brought into the House of Commons. He routed the Queene's 
 regiment, the Lord of Northampton's and Wilmot's. I know 
 not whither 1 shall have the op'tunitie to write to you any 
 more before I goe to Sea. This afternoon I am to meete w th the 
 Lord of Warwick, then I suppose we shall apoint a day. I will 
 trouble you noe longer, but to let you know that I remaine 
 Your very Loving freind to serve you, 
 Westminster, the first of May, 1645. PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 
 Post scrip 
 
 I am desired to write to you by Cittizens of qualitie, 
 in the behalfe of Mr. Robt. Ware, who sayeth he never retailed 
 at Hull. I desire you to doe him all carefull favour. VALE.
 
 JO THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 LETTER LVIII. 
 
 4 MAY, 1645. 
 
 LORD FAIRFAX TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 Gentlemen, 
 
 According to yo r desire I have hereinclosed sent 
 open a Letter to my sonne (w 011 when you have sealed up may be 
 despacht away to him) imparting yo r desires for the good of yo r 
 Towne of Hull, w** I doubt not but hee will take into serious con- 
 sideration and use his uttmost endeavo* to satisfye yo r desires. 
 And so I remaine 
 
 Yo r very affectionate friend to serve you, 
 
 FER. FAIRFAX. 
 York, 4 Maij, 1645. 
 
 LETTER LIX. 
 
 4 MAY, 1645. 
 
 LORD FAIRFAX TO SIR THOMAS FAIRFAX. 
 
 [Copy of the letter referred to in the preceding] 
 Sonne, 
 
 I have rec d a letter from the Maior and Aldermen 
 of Hull in w ch they acknowledge it a great happines that they are 
 salve under yo r p'tection and governm*, with manie expressions of 
 thankfulnes that you are pleased to accept of them. They are 
 now informed that the Parliam 4 intends to pass an ordinance 
 for associating that Towne and County of Hull w* b these Northerne 
 Countyes, which they apprehend might p've very distinctive, 
 and that thereby they should be brought into a dangerous and dis- 
 tracted condition by the various com'ands, and other inconvenien- 
 ces that may happen, and that the Excise and Customes (the only 
 maintenance of that Garrison) might be drawn from them, for 
 relief of the other Countyes. Shewing also that they, by their
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. JI 
 
 decay of traid, continuall making and rep'ing of fortifications, 
 their constant chardge in watching and warding the Towne, and 
 their unsupportable losses at Sea (by Pyrales or otherwise); That 
 Towne is utterly disabled of itself, to contribute anie thing con- 
 siderable towards the maintenance of a Garrison (the w 1 * I know 
 very well) and therefore thought fitt to recommend the State of 
 of that Towne unto yo r consideration, that some meanes maybe 
 used to satisfy their desires herein, who by their constant faithful- 
 nes to the Parliament deserve as much favo r as any. They 
 likewise expresse their great thankfulnes to you for satisfying 
 their desires in continuing unto them Collonell John Maulyverer 
 in yo r absence to be Governor there, (A Gentleman whome I have 
 observed very faithfull to the cause and vigilant to his chardge, 
 and by those vertues I did recom'end him to that place. They now 
 make it their request that you would give order that he might 
 speedily receive his Com'ission to that effect ; w eh I likewise 
 recommend unto you, joyning w th them in that desire, and am 
 
 Yo r very affectionate father 
 
 FER. FAIRFAX. 
 York, 4 MAY, 1645. 
 
 For S r THO. FAIRFAX. 
 
 13 MAY, 1645. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P., TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 Gentlemen, 
 
 Your sev'all letters I received. I thought I should 
 have beene commanded to Sea ere this, but the Lords have not 
 yet agreed w tu the House of Commons. They desire that one man 
 may have the sole command of the Navy. I desire much to be 
 exempted if it were the pleasure of the House. I have spoken w th 
 the Chaireman at the Committee of Examinations. Mr. Corbut 
 tould me the assessments were to high, I answered let them 
 desist from trading and there assessments should be remitted. 
 Whatever they doe at the Committee Examinations, I toulde
 
 72 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 him the Towne of Hull will finde freinds in the House of Commons. 
 I have spoken to divers to leave out Hull out of the Northerne 
 Association, but I feare it will not be granted. They say you 
 escape better then any of your neighbours ; if you cannot be ex- 
 empted I have taken care for a Committee for Hull. I thincke the 
 charge will not be much. The ordinance is but yet in framing at a 
 Committee. It is for maintaining an Army in the Northern p'ts. 
 The reason why there is nothing done for your ministers is 
 because as yet I could never git Mr Blakestone to make his report. 
 To-morrow is appointed for hearing of petitions. He hath p'mised 
 me, if he can be heard, to make that report to-morrow. Yours 
 was the first petition that was reade at the Committee. The 
 Association will noe way diminish your p r viledges or Government. 
 I have spoken w th the Parliament's Gunn-founder, w th whom I am 
 well acquainted, about the touch-hole of your Basilisce. He sayth 
 the best way will be to send her up. If she were here he sayth 
 he would put in an iron for ao 3 but if the touch hole be much 
 worne he sayth she will never carry a shot truly. Then he sayth 
 it will be best to refound her. He conceives you may have her 
 founded into a Saker and a Demy Calvering, and a Demy Calvering 
 may be as serviceable as she is, but for this he demands 40". I 
 thincke he will send a man downe for 5" or 6 U . You may consider 
 uppon it, and if I be called suddenly to Sea, S r Willm. Stricktland, 
 S r Tho. Widdrington, my cousin Henry Pelham, who is well 
 acquainted w th this Gunn-founder, have p'missed to doe what lyeth 
 in there power for the Towne of Hull, and soe have divers others. 
 Soe that I hope in my absence you will not want freinds. S r 
 Willm. Strickland's Lady being in the Cuntry causeth his absence 
 sometymesfrom the House. The House hath beene made acquaint- 
 ed how ships are taken. f hope they will take some speedy 
 course for the guard of the Seas. It is high tyme. If they doe put 
 me upon that imployment I assure you I shall doe what lyeth in 
 me for the guarding of the Northerne Coasts. 
 
 We have little newes. We heare the King is marching w tu 
 6000 horse and foote towards west Chester, and Cromwell and
 
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 Browne doe follow him w th 7000 horse and foote. I heare now 
 -th l the Chairman of Examination hath written to you about the 
 assessments. You have allways an appeale to the House of Com- 
 mons, and there you shall have right. Thus w th my best respects 
 remembred to you all, I remaine 
 
 Your affectionate freinde, 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 Westminster the i3th of May, 1645. 
 
 LETTER LXI. 
 
 20 MAY, 1645. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P., TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 Yours of the 17"' instant I rec d . Mr. Whitterker I have not 
 scene since. I spoke w th Mr. Corbut this day. He tells me he 
 knoweth nothing of the businesse. If it come to the House of 
 Commons, I doubt not but you will find favour. I have indeavoured 
 to oppose your assocation w th the northerne p'ts. At the Com- 
 mittee, there was noe hope to p'vaile. When it comes to the 
 House I shall use the best meanes I can to p'vent it. 
 
 As yet I cannot get the report made for the maintenance of 
 your ministers, although I have importuned him divers tymes. 
 I hope to remaine here to doe you service, the Lords not con- 
 curring w th the House of Commons about our Command at Sea. 
 Our House hath injoined the Committee for the Admiraltie to give 
 a Commission and instructions to Cap. Battin to command 
 in cheife, w ch I heare hath displeased the Earle of Warwick. 
 His Lordship p'fered me many curtesies. It is sayd he dislik'd 
 my p'tnei. I am well contented to remaine here. The Parlia- 
 ment intend to besege Oxford. To th' purpose they have written 
 to the Associated Counties to send recruts of men and money. 
 
 The day the Cittie of London are desired for there best assistance. 
 
 K
 
 74 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 I heare they are very forward for th' designe. S r Tho. Fairfax 
 s neare Oxford this day. I saw a letter from him. He ex- 
 presseth his good affection? to accomplish your desires. Thus 
 w th my best respects reinemhred, I remaine 
 
 Your affectionat freind to serve you, 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 Westminster the 2oth ot May, 1645. 
 
 LETTER LXII. 
 
 20 MAY, 1645. 
 
 FRANCIS THORPE, RECORDER OF HULL, TO THE 
 CORPORATION. 
 
 GENT., 
 
 Yo rs I receyv'd, and yest'day afternoon being a Com'ittee 
 Day for the Northern Ordinance, I acquainted them as before w th 
 yo r Desyres of being left out of the Association. Then S r Tho. 
 Widdrington p'duced yo r letter writt to Mr. Pelham and by him 
 deliv'd ov' to S r Thorn' w ch was redd, but the reasons theirin or 
 what I cold say p'vayld not to leave you out, and yo r allegation that 
 yo r civill gov'nm* will be trampled upon and you made p'cell of 
 the East Riding was conceyved a mistake. Afterward Mr Pel- 
 ham came on and I acquainted him what had past, and I p'ceyv 
 he thincks to get it stopp* in the House when the ordinance 
 comes to be voted their, (ag* w ch Tyme) and I beleyve it wilbe 
 next week at furthest, I thinck it not amiss you write to S r H. 
 Vayne, Jim., and to the Speak 1 , to one of themh'rst, takeing notice 
 that you are informed of the intention to joyn you to the Associ- 
 ation ; that though you desyre not, nor thinck yo r selves able to 
 stand alone, yet you having a gov'nor whom you know and of 
 whom so great and good Testimonyes have here given, and fear 
 if yo r Town shalbe subjected to other comands and comand rs , yo r
 
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 Townsmen may he disgusted by it and p'haps distracted by cross 
 and contrary commands. 
 
 That you haveing stood this long faithfull, and bene so active 
 in the publick service upon the sev'all occasions hap'ning w th 
 you, there is no cause you hope to suspect either trechery or 
 neutrallity. 
 
 That for yo r contributing toward the Ann)' together w th the 
 Eastridinge, it is a thing you are not able to do having bene so 
 long kept from trading by sea, the onely meanesofyo r subsistence, 
 and being depryved of yo r trading at home by strang 1 " 8 who settle 
 amongst you, and are not by any means you can use to be removed 
 from you. You may also add the charge of the jetty workes and 
 fortifications of your Town p'ticul'ly lying upon yo r selves, and to 
 w ch no p't of the country contributes w th you and what more you 
 pleas, w ch p'ticul r ly concerns yo'selves. Butyo r reasons of loosing 
 Civill pow r or repayring the breach in the Blockhouses or being 
 p'cell of the Eastriding, or other p'ticul 18 not coming p'ticui'ly and 
 closely home to yo r case I thinck were bett r omitted. This letter 
 now sent to the Speak r is well, yet if you transcribe it agayn, and 
 leave out that last part (as to interruption to yo r civill gov'nm 1 ) 
 and add some of these now aminded to you, I think it wilbe bett r , 
 and may come Tyme inough next week, but if the occasion 
 require it sooner, I shall deliv' this and speak to S r Henry Vayn 
 and do what I can. But things of the House must be done in 
 the House, and Mr. Pelham and yo r friends their must labor it for 
 you. 
 
 In yo r letter you may also add that if yet their be no other 
 Remidy, but that House will thinck fitt to joyn you to the 
 Association, then you desyre that such gent, as you name and in 
 whom yo r Townsmen do confide may be added to the Com'ittee 
 for yo r Town and County, and then send the names in your 
 letter ; and add w th all what I have form'ly expounded, th l 
 mony form'ly settled for the garrison may not be taken away 
 and what more you will of these you mention to me. louching the 
 coppy of the ord r you send me, I wond r much at it and the more
 
 76 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 that I nev' heard of it before, haveing oft' inquyred after that 
 busines. I have deliv'edyo' letter to Mr Goodwin whose goodwill 
 and good affections to you is not lo be doubted. And this for the 
 p'sent is all I have, from yo r serv 1 
 
 F. THORPE. 
 London 2oth May. 
 
 I am much pester'd here by by some Lancaster gent, tointreat 
 that Low may have his cloth upon security, if it be not dis- 
 posed upon. It seems, as they inform, some of the witnesses 
 recant their testimony. I leav it to yo r selves. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 For my worthy freind Nicholas Denman, Mayor, and the Aldermen 
 of Hull.] 
 
 [Rec d the 23th May, An 1645.] 
 
 LETTER LXIIL 
 
 22 MAY, 1645. 
 
 THE COMMITTEE FOR YORKSHIRE, TO THE MAYOR 
 AND DEPUTY-GOVERNOR OF HULL. 
 
 SIR, 
 
 You maie please to take notice that we have imployed Mr 
 Luke Robinson, Mr John Anlaby, Mr Richard Darley, and Mr 
 Thomas St. Nicholas, members of the standing Com'ittee here, 
 with Instructions to treat about and dispose of such shipping 
 and goods in Hull, as did belong to anie Delinquent sequestred, 
 and to take care it be imployed for the best advantage of the 
 Com'on wealth. O r desire is you would afford them yo r best 
 assistance as occasion shall require, wherein you maie consider-
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 77 
 
 ably forward the puhlick service and shall engage 
 
 Yo r affectionate freinds, 
 
 WM CONSTABLE, FER. FAIRFAX, 
 
 J. DARLEY, FRAN. PIERREPONT. 
 
 Yorke, 22 th May, 1645. 
 
 LETTER LXIV. 
 
 27 MAY, 1645. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P., TO THE CORPORATION- 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 Yours of the 24th instant I rec d . I doe p'ceive how the 
 businesse is p'secuted for Nelthorpe at the Committee of Examin- 
 ations. I spoke w th Mr Corbut about th* businesse. He tould 
 me he knoweth nothing of it. This day in the House I spoke 
 w th Mr Whitterker. I tould him I thought your reasons might have 
 given good satisfaction, and further that I would move the House of 
 Commons how the towne of Hull suffered by unfree men trading 
 there, etc. He desired me to forbeare, and that they would take 
 some course in it. I know Gosse the sollicitor for the Com- 
 missioners of Excise is p'valent at th l Committee, yet I have beene 
 an occasion of his quitting the roome and have still a higher 
 apeale. I have spoken often about your fee-farme rent. I hope 
 there will be noe occasion for Mr Raikes his coming up. I intend 
 to speak w* h some of th l Committee at the first opp'tunite. I 
 have tould them often th* we must demand 10,000 u for repairing 
 the Blockhouses, bridges, walles, jetties, &c- Yet I feare it will 
 hardly be rebated. The members of the Houses th* have lost 
 there estats are to have subsistance out of the revenue. As for 
 your ministers, association, etc., you shall find my best assist- 
 ance. Sir Henry Vane hath p'mist to joyne w th me. I have no
 
 7 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 good newes at p r sent, but w th my best respects remembred, I 
 remaine 
 
 Your very loving freind, 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 Westminster the 2jth of May, 1645. 
 
 LETTER LXV. 
 
 3 JUNE, 1645. 
 
 FRANCIS THORPE, TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENT., 
 
 After my due respects. I doe p'sume you are very p'ticu- 
 l r ly satisfyed by oth' letters fro' Mr Pelham by this post fro' him 
 of the state of yo r affayres here. 
 
 Fryday last was the Northern Ordinance reported to the 
 house, and much debated concerning you, and th r upon recomitted 
 to the Comittee back agayn, who met yesfday theirupon and 
 where was a very full Companye and where the matt r was fully 
 agitated. But after long debate as I p'ceyve (for all who were 
 no memb re were putt out,) the matf is voted agayn against you 
 and that you shalbe joyned to the Association, and for the East- 
 riding and you, S r Matthew Boynton is voted for the Comittee 
 of Warr, S r Tho. Fairfax and S r William Lister for the West- 
 riding, and Mr Bryan Stapleton and Mr Trott r for the North- 
 riding, and thus at p'sent that business stands. 
 
 Touching yo r Fee-farm arrers. I was w th Mr Pelham the oth r 
 day befor the Comittee of Revenue, and had much debate anddis- 
 co r se about the business. But for conclusion no Remedy but mony. 
 And though I urged yo r decayesand disabillityesand told them it no 
 way concernd the Mayor eyther present or past to pay the rent, 
 yet much adoe I had to p'save a messeng r from coming for Mr 
 Raikes. And in co'clusion all I cold was to gett Tyme that I 
 might write to you, therfor for ought I p'ceyve you must thinck
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 79 
 
 of some co'se for paying themony. Affirmations are here w th much 
 vehernencye urged of yo r great wealth and advantage you and 
 onely you have made of these times, w ch though opposed by those 
 who are sensible inough of the co'trary yet is not heard nor be" 
 leyvid. Howbeit I must do yo r p'ticular Freinds right, to whom 
 you have made yo r addresses. They have done their p'ts. 
 
 Touching the Comittee of Exa'i'ation business, Mr Pelham 
 tells me he doubts not but to rectify it in the House howev' they 
 they dispose it their. 
 
 For Lowes business I writt to you as I was importun'd to do 
 and told you so, and the occasion of the importunity to me was 
 first because the goods were unsold or disposed upon, and 
 secondly because as it was alledged the goods wold be spoyld 
 w th keeping, and th r fore if they might be restored, good security 
 should be entred to be responsable for the vallew. But for th e 
 way you dyrect to the Comittee here it is declyned as being 
 too chargeable. Th r for I refer it as at first to yo r selves, wishing 
 the occasion of such importunity had bene p'vented by a more 
 s uddayn disposall of the goods eyther to sale or restitution. 
 
 Touching S r Michaell Wharton's business whereof you 
 write If you have taken the Examinations in wrytinge w th 
 the witnesses' hands to it, I concoyv it as much as you can 
 doe. For I do not know of any authority you have to take 
 such Exa'i'ations as these are upon oath. I p'sume yo r 
 ord r dyrects you w th out further to do concerning retorning them. 
 If you send them all to me next post I shall do it for you. 
 Thus I have done w** all yo r businesse I rememb r , and rest 
 
 yo r friend and serv'. 
 
 F. THORPE. 
 June 3, Tewsday. 
 
 I deliv'd yo r letters upon Friday morning last to Mr. Pelham, 
 th 4 he might deliv : them to the Speaker and S r Hen. Vayn in the 
 House when the ordinance was reading, having myself first ac- 
 quainted them \v th the business and ingaged them to the care 
 of it.
 
 8O THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 LETTER LXVI. 
 
 [Perhaps 3 June, 1645.] 
 FRANCIS THORPE, TO THE MAYOR OF HULL. 
 
 S r 
 
 I do not know that ev ? anything concern'd your towne, next the 
 the first keeping it, more then what is now und r hand. The 
 Northern Association is now to be establisht and yo r Towne and 
 County is joyned to the Association, wherein you must consider 
 both the military and civill pow r to be exercised their by the 
 Committee of the Association. 
 
 As to the civill pow r you are made as part of the Eastridinge. 
 And then as to this p'ticular (w** concerns raysing monye by 
 sesm*, sequestration, fift and aoth p't or oth r wise,) I p'sume 
 you will thinck it is fitt some of yo r selves or who are related to you 
 should be alwayes present. And in this you must aminde yo r selves 
 who you will have de novo, and the names of all, both old and new, 
 must be sent up. 
 
 Touching the millitary p't, I form'ly writt, as I thinck, who 
 were the Comittee now establisht, and the comand r in cheif one 
 Leiften* Coll. Poynes who is to be at the Comand of the Comittee. 
 
 The Comittee is / The Lo. FARFAX, /S r WM. ARMIN, 
 
 S r THO. FARFAX, FRANC PEERPOINT, 
 
 Cr u ,r (Senior. I HEN. DARLEY, 
 
 4 S r HEN. VAYNE,< T (.. A , 
 
 '(Junior. I MR. MILLINGTON, 
 
 I S r WM. CONSTABLE, I MR. FENWICK. 
 
 \ S r MATTH. BOYNTON. 
 
 You may p'ceyv by the men who are like to be constantly 
 resident in Yorkshire, and who are like to bear swaye. 
 
 Touching yo r Town the whole afternoon upon Thursday 
 last was spent in debate, but yo r Burgess not attending, by 
 reason, I persume, of his great* imploym'. All I cold say 
 according to your short instructions I did say, and all I cold 
 obtain is this : 
 
 That this ordinance of Association shall not hinder or 
 alt r any monyes form'ly ordred or dyrected for pay of yo r garrison.
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 8l 
 
 Nor hinder or alter any pow r formly given to S r Tho. 
 Farfax as Gov'nor of the town, and soldiers their. 
 
 The things that I stand upon for you is that no mony may 
 be raysed w th in yo r Town or County w th out consent of yo r selves, 
 nor yo r forces drawn out or new forces put in w th out consent of 
 S r Tho. Farfax or his Deputy or such others as you shall no'i'ate 
 and put confidenc' in. 
 
 S r , you see of what consequent these things may be to you. 
 Bethinck yo r selves of it, and write yo r letters to be seasonably 
 deliv'ed when their is cause ; for to write to p'sons who can do 
 you no good or to write letters at unseasonable tymes (though to 
 fitt p'sons) p'duces the same effect of nothinge. 
 
 By yo r letters you may take notice that you receyve adv'- 
 tism 4 th* such an ordinance is in hand wherein yo r Town and 
 you are concerned. 
 
 That yo r Town hath hitherto by god's mercye and the care 
 of the inhabitants bene preserv'd and kept for the service of the 
 kingdome and the publick cause. 
 
 That yo r estates are waisted in the publick calamity, as is 
 bett r known to yo r selves then can be imagined by strangers. 
 
 That the inhabitants desyre they may know and trust their 
 Comanders and those who have pow r ov r their Comand 18 ; and 
 th r for desyre th' the millitary pow r may not be exercised ov' you 
 w th out consent of such as you name, nor the civill power exercised 
 w th in yo r Town or County, but by such oth rs as you name, etc., 
 or to this purpose your letters may be framed. You have tyme 
 inough yet to do it, because I presume when the ordinance 
 comes to be reported to the House, then wilbe the fittest season 
 for yo r letters to come in. 
 
 Touching yo r business about yo r Tradesmen and M r 
 Nelthorp I can give you noe account, because no p'ceeding th'in 
 hath bene communicated to me here since I came up, nor wheth r 
 the certificate I drew for you be deliv'ed, nor what effect it 
 hath p'duced, but yo r lettere to the Speak r in this cold be of little 
 use because the businesse passes not that way.' M r Lilly upon 
 
 M
 
 82 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 Thursday last brought me a letter fro' you w th the coppy of my 
 Lord's to S r Thomas, w ch was sent to him the next day after, but 
 we heare no return as yet, himself being then before marcht 
 westward for releif of Taunton, and just then upo' his return. 
 
 I send you inclosed a coppy of the modell of o r Armye and 
 the charge so exactly cast, as you may see, th 4 it brings it to the 
 9-993 P't f a pound, and the 5,782 p't of a hors, and so the 
 rest. 
 
 S r . I send you inclosed a pap' of what [news] the place 
 affordes. 
 
 I receyv' yo r letter this post but none the last. And touching 
 yo r minist' that is a House businesse and must be p'moted 
 and attended their, but I shall do what I can abroad. 
 Touching yo r account o r sequestrat' mony you need not doubt 
 that, because this new ordinanc' gives a new dyrection about it. 
 And for the mony payd in to the com rs I do not question but their 
 acquittance is good enongh. Howev' you shall pay no more till 
 we see a clear way of discharge. 
 
 I doubt the men you are put upon in the House will not do 
 much in yo r affayrs, the one seldom attending, and the other being at 
 p'sent not well, and when well extreme full of business. But I shall 
 observe if they do anything, to give you notice to thanke them. 
 
 [No signature ; identified as Mr. Thorpe s by penmanship and matter ; 
 apparently a private letter to the Mayor.'] 
 
 LETTER LXVII. 
 
 3 JUNE, 1645. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P., TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 Yours of the 3Oth of the last I rec d . I deliver'd the letters 
 you sent to the Speaker and to S r Henry Vane. They were both
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 83 
 
 willing to doe you any curtestie. Your letter was read at the 
 Committee. There was a long debate about your associating 
 w th the Northern Counties. Very much was sayd for it and 
 against it. In the conclusion it was voted th' you should asso' iat. 
 There are some p'visions in the ordinance for the Town of Hull 
 that neither the souldiers nor townsmen shall be called out of the 
 Town w th out your consente, nor any p't of your magarzin. Divers 
 of our House woul i p'suade me that it is better for you to 
 associat, but I am not of that beleefe. One objection was that 
 you could not defend the Towne of your selves. I tould them you 
 had done it. They conceive it to be the securest place for there 
 magarzin. At the Committee there are 12 named to Com- 
 mand in Cheife, whereof 5 for Yorkshire vidz : for the West 
 Ryding, S r Tho. Fairfax and S r William Lyster ; for the North 
 Ryding, Mr Trotter and Mr Bryan Stapleton ; for the East 
 Ryding, S r Mathew Boynton. 
 
 It was demanded how you should take notice of such ord- 
 nance. We ought not to give notice untill the businesse be 
 done. You writ me of names inclosed, but there was none, but 
 those names th* you sent to the Speaker the Chairman hath. 
 When it comes to the House we will see what can be done. The 
 Yorkshire men say they are all undone and you are growne rich. I 
 tould them th' I was informed th* io,ooo u would not make all 
 good about the Tpwne th l you had suffered dureing these warrs. 
 Manythincke much that the Customes and Excize should goe to 
 pay your Garrison. Money will very hardly be gotten here for 
 repaires. That belongs p'p'ly for the Governor to take of. They 
 doe soe in other Garrisons. I conceive your repaires may we 1 
 be supplied out of the Excize or Customes, there being such a 
 good compliance betwixt the Governor and you. I doubt not but 
 if you desire him he will take care th l you be not wronged in your 
 p r viledges by unfre traders or to certirie upon what inconveniences 
 may ensue to the desquiet of the Garrison, etc. I spoke w th some 
 of the Londoners to day. They say they have left your Towne. 
 
 I was sent to by the Committee for the Revenue. I sent to
 
 84 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 Mr Thorpe to be there, who came thither. They were very for- 
 ward to have sent for Mr. Raikes. I cannot conceive any meanes 
 how to p r vent the non-payment of the Fe-farme. The members of 
 the House that have lost there estates are to be maintained out 
 of the Reavenue. Divers of them this day had 4" p' weeke 
 allowed them. Amongst the rest S r Willm. Allison was one 
 I suppose you have heard of the ill newes of the King's forces 
 taking of Laister and Burley House. We have no notice of the 
 p'ticulars as yet. Now S r Tho. Fairfax is ordered to march towards 
 the associated Counties. Leiutenant Generall Cromwell is in the 
 He of Ely to take care of it. Major Generall Browne is 
 appointed to keep them in at Oxford. Collonel Massy is very 
 active. We had newes this day that some of his forces have 
 taken 100 horse and divers prisoners. There was a body of horse 
 sent after the King. I doe not heare of anything th* is done by 
 them. I shall doe what I can for you in the p'ticulars you write 
 of. I suppose the Parliament will sell mallignants' lands, and 
 then I hope they will be furnished w th monney to pay there armies, 
 etc. W tb my best respects to you all I remaine 
 
 Your loving friend to serve you, 
 
 PEREGRINE PELBAM. 
 Westminster, the 3rd of June, 1645. 
 
 LETTER LXVIII. 
 
 10 JUNE, 1645. 
 
 FRANCIS THORPE TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENT. 
 
 This week brings you the newes that our Ordinance for the 
 
 Northern Association is past and you are joyned in it, your 
 
 Business to that purpose haveing bene the onely subject of debate 
 
 t had. and much opposition about your exemption yo r friends, w ch
 
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 were very many, made in it. But at last it is resolved as 
 before, yet w th such qualifications touching you as do much 
 prevent any of those dang 18 you feare, and for the gent n you 
 name he hath nothing to do alone nor can any thing be donne 
 in the millitary p't concerning you w th out consent of yo r 
 own gov'ner ; so as upon the matt r you are as before save 
 in matt 1 of co'tribution. And theirin I see it is a dangerous 
 thing to be thought rich, and therein yo r first care must be to 
 provide that a moderate proportion (in reference to the whole) 
 may be sett upon you, and th l yo r selves may distribut and collect 
 it among yo r selves. I shall get the ordinance printed so soune 
 as I can and send some to you. But I hope to be w th you at the 
 first settling of the business, for their wilbe the greatest work you 
 have. 
 
 I can assure you, you are much beholding to Mr Rob* 
 Goodwin, and to S r Willm. Strickland. Other men who serve 
 for you, or who are strang to you, I name them not, though 
 their is a dett of thankfulness due to them. 
 
 Touching yo^other businesses I cannot at present give you 
 any bett r account then I have donne, save I desyre you to be 
 carefull of yo r Fee-farm, for I do not see it can be spared. This w th 
 all due respects, rests 
 
 Yo r friend and serv 4 , 
 June loth, F. T. 
 
 LETTER LXIX. 
 
 10 JUNE, 1645. 
 
 FRANCIS THORPE, RECORDER, TO NICHOLAS 
 
 DENMAN, MAYOR OF HULL 
 
 s r 
 
 Since my letters sealed and sent to the posthouse word is 
 sent me from very good hand that it is thought the Armyes wilbe
 
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 ingaged by to morrow or next day about Newport-pannell. And 
 that p't of the King's army went onely to Oxford w th plundred 
 goods and the rest stayed behinde w ch now must fight, yet I do 
 not p'ceyv an)' great inequality in numb r . The King being as 
 is conceyv'd 13,000, and S r Tho. Farfax 15,000. God in mercy 
 looke upon us. Farwell, 
 
 Yo rs Agayn, 
 10 June, 9 at night. F. T. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 For my good freind M r Nicholas Denman, Mayor of Hull, These 
 Hull.'] 
 
 LETTER LXX. 
 
 10 JUNE, 1645. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P., TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 Yours of the yth instant I rec d . As I writ you formerly 
 there was very much sayd against )'our associating w th the rest 
 of the Northerne Counties, but by our neighbours one both sides 
 the river w th divers others it was carried against us. The names 
 you sent formerly for the Committee were delivered to the 
 Committee. Some they have put in and left out others. I tould 
 them you maintained 5 or 6 Companies at your owne charge. 
 I know noe reason but that charge should be deducted out of 
 your assessment. There is a clause that they shall not intrench 
 upon S r Tho. Fairfax his Goverment. I p'ceive wee have very 
 ill neighbours. I conceive the best way for you will be to petition 
 the House of Commons and to let them know what you have 
 done, and suffered, as also to make a calculation what the Block- 
 house, walles, Bridge, and Jetties will cost, and incert th 4 , and
 
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 how you suffer by unfree men trading in the Towne and to put 
 them in mind againe for the maintenance of two ministers, out 
 of the Deane and Chapter, of your losses by sea etc., and desire 
 redresse concerning unfree traders and some releife for repaireing 
 yo r fortifications etc., out of Customes, Excise, or what other way 
 they shall thinck fitting. Git as many hands to it as you can and 
 when Mr Henry Barnard, or some other of our neighbours come 
 up you may send it. A few may serve to deliver it at the barr. 
 I hope it will stop the mouths of those that conceive you to be 
 soe rich. 
 
 For newes we heare S r Tho. Fairfax and the King's forces 
 are very neare. It is thought they will be spedily ingaged. To 
 morrow, prayers are to be made for the good successe of our 
 army. They write they have a better body of horse then ever the 
 Parliament had. They are to be commanded by Leiutenent 
 Generall Cromwell. There are forces sending towards the 
 releife of Taunton. I pray god give good success to our forces. 
 Thus with my best respects to you all, I remayne, 
 
 Your freind to serve you, 
 Westminster, the loth of June, 1645. PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 
 LETTER LXXI. 
 
 12 JUNE, 1645. 
 
 FRANCIS THORPE, TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENT. 
 
 This post (if you have it not before) brings you the newes 
 of yo r Gov'no r ' s great and good success in this his last victory 
 upon Satt r day last. 
 
 By a letter sent to you after my letters were gon to the post- 
 house at 10 of clock at night last post, I writt you of the nere
 
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 approches of the Armyes, and this post brings you the Relation 
 of the victory. Let god have the glory, for it hath wond r fully 
 alter'd the face of things here ; and I presume you will not now 
 need to fear any Caval" in Yorkshir, especially if o r Cursed 
 Castles were taken, and I thinck upo' this newes they will have little 
 courage left to continue them, seing they cannot now expect 
 releif. 
 
 I can add nothing of business save that o r ordinance rests in 
 the Lords' house. But we expect the dispatch th r of ev'y 
 daye. So rests 
 
 Yo r frend and serv*, 
 
 F. THORPE 
 12 June. 
 
 I send enclosed what I have concerning the Business of 
 the Battayle. 
 
 [Rec a the 2ith June, An . 1645.] 
 
 LETTER LXXII. 
 
 24 JUNE, 1645. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P., TO THE CORPORTION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 Yours of the 2i th instant I received. This day in the House 
 of Commons I spoke w th Mr Corbut and Mr Whitterker, the 
 Chairemen at the Committee for Examinations. I acquainted them 
 how you suffered by unfree men trading there, that you had the 
 40 th p't of the trade and they the rest. I tould them likewise 
 how there order was disobeyed. I suppose you will heare noe 
 more of them. I shall be putting them in mind of your sufferings 
 and shall still press our Chaireman to make a report about our 
 ministers. I doubt not but you will observe the Day of Thanks-
 
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 giving. It was a very great victory. The King lost all his foote, 
 who fought very gallantly. About 4,500 of them are yet in the 
 Artillery yard at Westminster. The King's Cabinet was taken, 
 wherein were great store of letters. The reading of p't of them 
 took up yesterday, the House sitting untill 9 o'Clocke at night. 
 Divers were not reade. They are all referred to a Committee. 
 There are many caracters or figures in them. I hope a key will 
 be found to open there lock. Enough is discovered to demon- 
 strate what religion the King fights for. Of this you will heare 
 more hereafter. The Cullers th* were taken were this day 
 brought into the House of Commons. They are referr'd to a 
 herrold to take care of, &c. Some have lost there Coates of Armes 
 w ch I hope they will never regaine. S r Tho. Fairfax and his 
 souldiers are very couragious. They hope w th god's assistance to 
 end the businesse. It is reported the souldiers took pillage to the 
 vallew of about ioo,ooo u which is a good incouragement to them 
 upon there first imployment. They took good store of jewels, gould, 
 and silver. The King they say went away w th about 5000 horse. 
 It is thought he intends for che West or Wales. Our Noble 
 Generall followes him close. He carried himselfe very gallantly 
 in this tight, as he hath allwayes done. Soe did Lieutenant Generall 
 Cromwell, and Sergeant Major Generall Skippon, who is sore 
 wounded. We heare there is some hopes of his recovery. 
 
 Taunton is beseeged w th 10,000 men, as is reported. We hope 
 they will hold out untill supplies come to them. Corronell Massy, 
 who commands in cheife in the West, is marching towards them 
 w tu a good supply. I heare this da}' th' the pirat MucknelK who 
 hath a good ship well appointed, is uppon the Coast of Norway, 
 and th 4 he hath taken a ship of Boston. Your ships that goe and 
 come from the East Cuntry had neede take heede. This is all 
 for the p r sent but that I remaine 
 
 Your affectionat freind, 
 Westminster the 24th of June, 1645. PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 
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 LETTER L XXIII. 
 
 i JULY, 1645. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P., TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 Yours of the 3Oth of June I rec d . This day is appointed to 
 be spent in preaching and praying to god for the good successe of 
 our forces in the West. We hope Taunton will hold out untill 
 it be releeved by S r Tho. Fairfax or Collonell Massy ; we suppose 
 there forces will be joyned. Most of the King's strength is in the 
 West. We heare he is in Herifordshire. We heare the Scoth 
 army are advancing toward Worster. If it please god to give 
 our Army a victory in the West to beate the King's army, 
 it will be very difficult for his Ma tie to raise another army. 
 When his letters are published I doubt not but it will much 
 obstruct his proceedings. 
 
 I will speak with the Chairemen about there last order. 
 
 [ will likewise confer w th the Lord Fairfax about the rep'e 
 of ordnance unlesse you can have them restored in Yorkshire. I 
 feare they are not here to be had neither to furnish the towne, nor 
 Henry Appleton his ship. I have divers tymes spoken about the 
 imployment of Henry Appleton's ship, and for ordnance for 
 her ; I spoke to my Lord of Warwick when he had command, to 
 S r Henry Vane and divers of the Comm'ttee for the Navy. I 
 spoke likewise w th him th' was Leiutenant of the ordnance. He 
 tould me there was no Iron ordnance in the store. I shall doe 
 what I can in it, but I feare there will be no ordnance gotten 
 \v th ou-t monney. I spoke yesterday w th Mr Coleman, he tould me 
 he intended to have gone for Hull speedily but he is now to preech 
 at the next fast before the House of Commons. I have spoken 
 w th the Committee for the Reavenue. I tould them th l by this 
 last ordnance all the arrears for the King and Queen's Revennue 
 are to be i ..ployed in the North for maintenance of that army. 
 There is noe doubt but th' there will be a .t,ood magazin at Hull.
 
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 Those names that you sent for the Committee I gave to the 
 Chaireman, but I p'ceive there hath beene some omission, divers 
 left out. I spoke to S r Tho. Widdrington about it. I am not 
 unmindfull of maintenance for your ministers. The Chaireman 
 hath had sufficient tyme to have made his report. Thus w th my 
 best respects to you all, I remaine 
 
 Your very loving freind, 
 
 Westminster, from the High Yard, PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 the ist of July, 1645. 
 
 LETTER LXXIV. 
 
 HULL, the 2 th JULY, 1645. 
 
 JOHN BARNARD TO THE MAYOR AND THE 
 COMMITTEE FOR THE SCOTTISH ASSESSMENT. 
 
 RIGHT WORP LL ' 
 
 I am credebly informed that the assessors for the monies 
 for the Scotish Armie have assessed me at a very high rate and 
 double to the best man in estate in the whole towne. I meane 
 Mr Roper, a man of great land besides p'sonall estat. He hath 
 noe charge at all, and I have 5 children to p'vide for. I p'ceve he 
 hath reported abroad very largdly, and likewise hear in my owne 
 house, of great matters I and brother Dobson are to have by 
 death of our father Sikes to be much more, at least double, then 
 will appear, w ch is the cause of raising us both. For my p't I wish 
 rather I had never knowne what may arrive to me in thoes times 
 then be thus wronged. It is not unknowne to your selfe, or at 
 least may have heard and I shall make appeare, I lost by fall of 
 monies in Spayne, 300". It is likewise well knowne to you my loosein 
 Roger Water out of Spaine w ch was go u and od butts ot sacke. 
 You know what my trading is, just nothing. I content my selfe to 
 liev of a little. My lands ly all at Melton w ch were about 50" p' 
 annum, is all I have, and now goeth f p'ts at least in assessment, 
 and am there assessed, w ch should be taken hear into con-
 
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 sideratio'. Further I have owing me at least 500" by the 
 other p'tie and bad debtors, whereof one groat will never be 
 gotten. 
 
 It is well knowne to you that my Lord Fairfax kepeth a great 
 p't of my estat from me, lent him and Wm. Sikes by bill exchang, 
 this day is 2 year senc. I never yet so pennie of 2 bills, and my 
 lord putt me still of w th deleys, w ch hath cost me and my wife 
 much sadnese and must be forced toe sending me on foot, goe 
 for London by sea, ther to remaine to solicit him about it. I can 
 aledge, if I wear p'sent w th you, mutch more, and nothing but 
 truith. But you deall w th me as you did when yourself and I was 
 assessors w th them for the sesment w ch was layd by Lord Fairfax, 
 when you made me 70" and Mr Roper 6o u , but the Committee, S r 
 Mathew Boynton and the rest, hearing of it, not by my meanes, 
 they took me of, as the governor can informe you, who hath the 
 note, and as they gave releife to ma'y others w ch my lord did 
 approve of. 
 
 Sir, I now appeale to your selfe and the rest of the Com'is- 
 sioners in whose hand it is, to ease me. You will find in the 20 
 leafe about the midle therof, that upon complaint it is in the 
 hands of by 2 of the Comittee to alter as they please, and to give 
 relieve, therfor, good Sir, let this be taken into consideration. Doe 
 me not that wronge to make me more then a ritcher man then 
 my self, and consider dewly all circumstances, for if I be wronged 
 for this report, and not reduced to the same some he is assessed 
 or lesse, I shall, if I may be dismissed, never desire to sitt more 
 in place of Alderman nor Sequestrator, nor Com'issioner. The 
 truith is if I be thus unjustly shott and aymed at w th out any 
 just ground there wilbe noe living for me heare. Sir, I hope my 
 absence will not let me be wronged. If this I write will not take 
 place, you shall have my oath for what I write, and I shall reveale 
 myselfe further w ch I have not yet written. But I doubt not of 
 your love hearein. Soe for p'sent take leave and remaine at your 
 
 Com 'and, 
 
 Jo. BARNARD.
 
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 LETTER LXXV. 
 
 ii JULY, 1645. 
 
 THE COMMITTEE OF THE EAST-RIDING OF 
 YORKSHIRE TO THE COMMITTEE OF HULL. 
 
 (BOTH OF THE NORTHERN ASSOCIATION.) 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 The Committee of the Eastrydeing of the Countye of Yorke 
 for the Northerne Assocation being now at the Cittie of Yorke, 
 and yo r towne and Countye of Kingston upon Hull being joyned 
 w tb us in p'portion of Assessm ts for the said Association for main- 
 tamence of the Warr, and the necessitye of the sould re calling 
 upon us for p'sent levying the monthly assessm* according to the 
 late ordinance of the first of June last w ch cannot be done till a 
 p'portion be agreed to be laide upon yo r towne and Countie in 
 rifference to the rest of the East Rydeing, And that we may 
 have yo r Concurrence herein, We desire y n wilbe here at Yorke 
 upon tuseday next, at Nyne of the Clocke in the morneing at Mr 
 Jenkins his house at the East end of the Minster, w ch tyme and 
 place is appointed for setling the said proportion, seeing the im- 
 portunitie of the sould rs will not admitt of longer tyme. Desireing 
 y u will bring w 01 y u an accompte of the p'fitts of sequestrations 
 w thin y Q r t owne anc j Countie, wee remaine 
 
 Yo r Frends and servants, 
 
 Jo. ALURED, ROBERT LEGARD, 
 
 Ric. ROBINSON, CHR. LEGARD, 
 
 JOHN STILLINGTON, RICH. DARLEY. 
 
 Yorke, nth of July, 1645. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 For the Maior and the rest of the Comittee at Hull no" Voted in the 
 late Ordnance of Parliament.
 
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 LETTER LXXVI. 
 
 16 JULY, 1645. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P., TO NICHOLAS DENMAN, 
 MAYOR OF HULL. 
 
 MR. MAIOR, 
 
 Yesterday I writ to you by the post and did acquaint you w th 
 the great successe that it hath pleased god to give to our General! in 
 the West, for w cb great victory Tuesday next is appointed a day 
 of thancksgiving throughout the kingdome, as I then writ you, 
 the order not being then printed. This night an expresse post is 
 sent w th the orders to the sev'all Committees, w ch I send you for 
 Towne and Countie. 
 
 I did appeare at the Committee for the Navy w th the East 
 Cuntry m'chants, and will assist the best I can when it comes to 
 the House. The Burgess for Newcastle tould me th* they take 
 it ill th 4 Hull should be nominated before Newcastle. I told him Hull 
 deserved to be put in the first place before York and them, in 
 regard Hull p'vd allways faythefull, and these Townes very malig- 
 nant against the Parliment. 
 
 This day affords little newes. The Parliament are sending 
 Commissioners to the Parliament in Scotland and to the Scotch 
 army. S r Tho. Fairfax loseth noe tyme in pursuing the enemy. 
 The King wee heare is in Ragland Castle in Wales. 
 
 I cannot p'ceive any hopes to git any gunnes for Henry 
 Appleton's ship w th out monney. Thus w'th my best respects to 
 you and the rest of our friends, I remafne 
 
 Your very loving freind, 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 
 Westminster the i6th of July, 1645.
 
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 LETTER LXXVII. 
 
 16 JULY, 1645. 
 
 FRANCIS THORPE TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 I arn comannded by the gen'all Assemblie of the sev'all 
 Com'ittees of Yorkshire to acquaint y u w th the present necessitie 
 they have to pay a great some of money to the Armie now in 
 Leegar before Pontifract, and that they have noe such ready way 
 to rayse the same as by the loane and advance of for as much 
 money by such well affected p'sons as desire the p'sp'ous 
 success of the Kingdom's cause. 
 
 And herein yo r selves are principally looked upon as men 
 who are conceived to be able and wilbe willing to contribute 
 vo r assistance and to furnishe the some of one thousand pounds 
 for the service. The rather for that the Maior and Aldermen and 
 well-affected of the Cittie of York have readily condiscended to 
 the lyke advance, and yo r worthy Aldermen now here and in whose 
 p'sence the businesse was moved, have bene desyred to solicite yo r 
 cherefulnesse herein. The money w ch y u furnish wilbe repaide upon 
 l}'ke securitye as Yorke hath out of the publique moneys of the 
 Countrie w^in two monthes, or sooner if it may be sooner raised, 
 and this beeing all I have in Com'and from the Com'ittee, I rest 
 w th my service and due respects, 
 
 Yo r humble servant and affectionate freind, 
 FR. THORPE, 
 
 In the chare for the Comittee. 
 Yorke xvi th of July, 1645. 
 
 [The signature only is from the hand of Mr Thorpe.] 
 
 LETTER LXKVIII. 
 
 18 JULY, 1645. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P., TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 Yours of the I2th instant I received. I have had of late
 
 96 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 extraordinary businesse w ch did p'vent my writing to you. Your 
 letters I delivered. As for the maintenance for your ministers, 
 I have spoken divers tyines about it. It is conceived that will be a 
 generall businesse throughout the Kingdome. There is noe hopes 
 at p'sent to alter the ordinance for association. Our Generall and 
 your Governor hath gained so much hono r th* you shall not neede 
 to fear th* any thing will be p'judiciall to you or his government. 
 
 God be praised I have very good newes to acquaint you 
 withall, S r Tho. Fairfax hath utterly routed Goring's forces in 
 the West. His army consisted of 11,000 horse and foote. He 
 hath taken and slaine about 4000 horse and foote. He hath 
 about 4000 left w 011 1 hope they will give a good accompt of. The rest 
 it seems are disperst. They have taken and slaine divers men of 
 quallitie. They took Goring's Cullores, the Lord Paulets, Canarvin, 
 and many others. They doubt not but w th god's assistance to cleare 
 the West very shortly. I know not where the King can raise 
 another army. It may please God that S r Tho. Fairfax will be 
 the happy instrument to end these great distractions. Next 
 Tuesday is appointed for a day of thancksgiving throughout the 
 Kingdome for this great victorie. It was ordered to be printed and 
 that the Burgesses should send the order into the Cuntry. In 
 regard it is not yet printed I desire you to acquaint the ministers. 
 I have sent you by the post the King's letters, whereby you may 
 p'ceive that there is noe hopes of peece but by the sword. W th 
 my best respects remembred, I remaine Yours to serve you, 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 Westminster the i8th of July, 1645. 
 
 LETTER LXXIX. 
 
 24 JULY, 1645. 
 
 THE COMMITTEE OF BOTH KINGDOMS 
 TO THE MAYOR, 
 
 AND COMMITTEE AT HULL, FOR RELIEF OF THE 
 BRITISH ARMY IN IRELAND. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 The Committee of both Kingdomes (to whose disposall is
 
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 com'itted the moneys comeing in by the Ordinance of Parliam 1 
 of the Eighteenth of October last, for releife of the British Armeys 
 in Ireland) finding the good effects of yo r care and endeavo re by 
 the moneys that are already come, or in comeing out of that 
 County into the Tre'rs hands and have in some sort answered 
 their en^agem 43 for the victuall, cloathes, and armes, w ch were 
 tymely raysed upon the creditt of that Ordinance to p'serve those 
 Armeys from ruyne, and to enable them to take the feild, a 
 work w ch may lead to the saveing of the remnant of Protestants in 
 that Kingdome, and diverting of those bloody rebells from joyneing 
 with the evill effected p'tie in this. They have given us order to 
 give you thancks for yo r good affections and dilligence therein. 
 And because the tenth rnoneth of the yeare mentioned in the Ordin- 
 ance for contynewance of that weekly assessm' is well nigh past, 
 and the servis doth require continew'd supplies. This Com'ittee have 
 how thought fitt to recom'end unto you the effectual p'secution of 
 that Ordinance by making further loanes and collections for the 
 whole remaynder of tyme beyond yo r former assessm 19 and levyes, 
 and to desire you that by the speedy levying and due collection 
 of those moneys and the arreares of the former assessm' and 
 tymely sending them to the Tr'ers hands according the tenor of 
 the Ordinance, and the direction formerly given, such good 
 accomplish* and end may be made of this busines in that County 
 as may crowne yo r former endeavo" with happie successe, 
 
 Signed in the name, and by the warrant of the 
 Committee of both Kingdomes by 
 
 Yo r very loveing friends, 
 Derby House, 24th July, 1645. P. WHARTON. J. JHONSTON. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 For the Mayor and the rest of the Com'ittee for the Towne and 
 County oj Kingston uppon Hull, appoynted by an ordinance of Pavlianit. 
 of the eighteenth of October last, for the releife of the Brittish Forces in 
 Ireland. Theise] 
 
 [1645, Red. the 19 August by Mr. Lemon of London.] 
 [Received but 88 U 8s of no 11 los for the ^ yeare.] 
 
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 LETTER LXXX. 
 
 29 JULY, 1645. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P., TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 Yours of the 26th instant I received. Although of late in 
 regard of multiplicitie of businesse and many visits, I doe not 
 answere your letters as I desire, yet I am still mindfull of your 
 letters to p'forme your desires. I have spoken to divers of my 
 freinds about the imployment of Mr Appleton and his ship. I 
 have some hopes from freinds to accomplish your desires. I 
 assure you I shall not be wanting to further it what I can. W th 
 the first opp'tunitie I will speak w th the Chairman for Seques- 
 trations (who is my freind). I will do my indeavour to obtaine so 
 many trees as you desire, as also for the maintenance of ministers. 
 I suppose that will be a generall businesse. I send you the good 
 newes inclosed whereby you may p'ceive the great successe that 
 it hath pleased god to give to S r Thomas Fairfax to make him 
 victorious where he goeth. This town of Bridgwater they say 
 was a place of very great strength, but it pleased god to make it 
 feasible to our army. There hath beene much indeavouring to 
 raise the clubmen against the Parliament, but in Summersetshire 
 Prince Rupert cannot p'vaile w th them. Our Generall will not be 
 idle. It is thought if he goe against Bristol it will yeld. He is a 
 terror to our enemies. His carnage is such that he winns the 
 people where he marcheth ; he hath done very great things in the 
 west by god's assistance. I hope he will be an instrument to 
 end this unhappy war. My wife gives you thancks for your 
 respects to her. She hopes to doe it verbally and really ere long. 
 I did receive the monney of Mr Fowler, and with my best respects 
 to you all, I remaine, 
 
 Yours to serve you, 
 Westminster, the 2gth of July, 1645 PEREGRINE PELHAM.
 
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 LETTER LXXXL 
 
 12 AUGUST, 1645. 
 
 FRANCIS THORP, RECORDER, TO NICHOLAS 
 DENMAN, MAYOR OF HULL 
 
 MR MAYOR, 
 
 Though the some of 2000" desyred (and upon this instant 
 occasion of Reducing the Army, very necessary to have bene had) 5 
 was expected from you, yet I am comannded to return you thanks 
 for the 300" you lend, and to crave yo r assistance in communi- 
 cating those thanks to such as co'tribut' theirin, the p'sons being 
 bett r known to you than us. 
 
 I have taken care to p'cure yo r security for the some lent, and 
 have sent it by the bearer, so as you see here was no intention to 
 other design then borrowing and paying agayne. 
 
 S r , I am to put you in minde by like co n'annd th 4 yo r Fee 
 farm and the 2 last months sesm* being still behinde, you are 
 desyred th* it may be speedily called for in and sent to York ; for 
 avoyding the trouble of other messengers, and w th this rest 
 
 Yo r freind and serv 1 , 
 
 12 August. F. THORPE. 
 
 Touching yo r own p'ticular business I shall return you answer 
 by H. Winchest' if he com before the post, or else by the post. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT, 
 For my very good freind the Mayor of Hull, These.} 
 
 LETTER LXXXIL 
 
 FRANCIS THORPE TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENT. 
 
 The expectation of Mr Winchest r ' 8 coming w th yo r sesment 
 and sequestration mony and what you can get of yo r Fee farm,
 
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 according to p'miss, hath disapointed a paym' to the soldiers, 
 w ch hath bredd great distraction among them where the short pay 
 fell. 
 
 If you can yet make up the breach by Sunday night, it will 
 help toward avoyding further troubles. I am comanded to 
 requyre you, and I myself do beseech you to lay it heart, and 
 fayle not the Tyme. You cannot but heare of the mutiny among 
 the soldiers at p'sent. This being all I have to signify to you, 
 
 rest 
 
 Yo r freind and servant, 
 
 Satt r dy Morning. F. THORPE. 
 
 Mr Mayor, I cannot write anything of yo r own business till 
 I speak with H. Winchest' becaus I see Nelthorp's sesment 
 stands still by yo r ord r , touching w cb some satisfaction must be 
 given w th reason for it. 
 
 [Reed, the i6th August, 1645.] 
 
 LETTER LXXXIII. 
 
 26 AUGUST, 1645. 
 
 HENRY BARNARD TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 HONOURED S, 
 
 Yo rs of the 23 instant I have received, though I p'cive 
 myne p' last poste was not come to hand. I suppose he was either 
 intecepted, or stayed by the way to secure himself. I have now 
 brought my owne busines to a period, and shall now dureing my 
 short time of stay endeavoure to agitate anything within the reach 
 of my capacity for the advantage of the Towne. I have been 
 this afternoon with S r Thomas Witherinton, and have had some 
 conferenc' with him, how we may revive the dead coales of o r 
 dying petition for the maintenanc' of our ministers. We could not 
 resolve upon a way at present, but I havepromissed to attend him 
 at Westminster on Thursday next in the afternoon, and then to
 
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 confferre with himself and Mr Pellham upon the speediest course 
 to be taken for the effecting o r desires. I doe verily beleive we 
 shall fynd him an espetiall frend to the towne of Hull, if we do 
 not undervalew desertes. Mr Pellham as I writt you before, 
 did wish me taike no care about Mr Maior his appearanc' at 
 London. Nevertheles at my earnest intreaty, we both repaired 
 this afternoon to the Committy of Examinations, where I did not 
 feare but to give them satisfaction for his non appearanc', but 
 after 3 houres attendanc' of him within and myself without, we 
 could not have p'mission to p'ferre o r motion. The reason was a 
 bussines of great importanc' did taik up ther time the whole 
 afternoon, so that I am also to attend that busines on Thursday 
 next, because I shall desire a sup'sedeas for M r Maior his ap- 
 pearanc'. I must conffesse, I fynd Mr Pellam a cordiall man for 
 the towne of Hull, if his owne new undertaken busines doe not 
 impede ours. For newes, the King or his army was yesterday at 
 Huntington; sine' it is reported he is gon to Bedford and supposed 
 to retreat to Oxford. God in mercy give a period to these unhappy 
 differences. Thus with the tender of my obliged servic', I taike 
 leave and remaine 
 
 Yo re to the Ultimum of my endeavours, 
 Kingston upon Hull,* HENRY BARNARD. 
 
 the 26th August, 1645. 
 
 LETTER LXXXIV. 
 
 13 SEPTEMBER, 1645. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 THE GRANT FOR MAINTENANCE OF MINISTERS. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 I writ to you by the last post that I was in good hope to 
 have the businesse dispatched at the Committee for the mainten- 
 
 * Should be London,
 
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 ance of your ministers w ch accordingly was p'formed yesterday. 
 The Chairman is ordered to make the report of it to the House. 
 I will much importune him for the effecting of it. I moved for 
 300". Some thought 200" to much. S r Tho. Widdrington was our 
 Ireind. I tould them we deserved better then York. It is well 
 it is noe worse. At this instant I had notice of a post going for 
 Hull, therefore I would not omit to send you this inclosed good 
 newes to w* I must refer you at p r sent and w th my best respects 
 remembred, I remaine, 
 
 Your loving freind to serve you, 
 
 Westminster, PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 
 I3th of September, 1645. 
 
 LETTER ZXXXF. 
 
 16 SEPTEMBER, 1645. 
 
 SIR THOMAS WIDDRINGTON TO THE MAYOR 
 OF HULL. 
 
 SIR, 
 
 I received a letter from your selfe and the Aldermen of 
 Hull by this post. And in it a letter inclosed to S r Thomas 
 Fairfax. I thought fitt acquaint you by this that I shall be carefull to 
 send that letter as you desyre, having at this tyme a very con- 
 venient hand, whom I will also desyre to gett such returne 
 made upon it as you expect. We have noe newes since the 
 taking of Bristoll, saving that Prince Rupert is gone to Oxford, 
 and that in Bristoll they have found great store of ordinance and 
 amunition. Thus w th my service p r sented unto you, 
 
 I take leave to remayne, (S r ) 
 Yo r very humble serv*, 
 i6th of September, 1645. TH. WIDDRINGTON.
 
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 LETTER LXXXVL 
 
 18 SEPTEMBER, 1645. 
 
 THE REV. THOMAS COLEMAN TO THE MAYOR. 
 
 s r , 
 
 I may justly be blamed for so great neglect of such welwishing 
 friends. So many impediments and stops have dayly risen, that 
 though my desires have alwaies been the same, yet I could not 
 possibly accomplish them ; one while the insafetines of the 
 passage hindered, another while command fro' authority for 
 publicke service. Of late some opposition about a sermon 
 preached to the hon ble House of Commons, w ch though something 
 more then ordinarily countenanced by the', hath yet by the Scots 
 Commissioners, and some others that (I feare) love to have 
 p r eminence, been exceedingly disliked. They have severall times 
 in their sermons and I suppose are about in print to confute me; 
 this necessarily cals for my stay. Besides, we have another great 
 worke and of great concernment for the whole Kingdome in 
 secret here begun, wherein I have the happiness to be much 
 interested. So that these things beside p'ticular ingagements 
 bind me, that though I would, I cannot grow to a resolution. I 
 heare, and I am glad, that you have entertained an eminent 
 preacher, so that I suppose my commingto you is neither so neces- 
 sary nor so desired as heretofore. Howsoever, except authority 
 over rule, all the skill (which is little) and will (which is much) I 
 have, cannot set mee at liberty for you as yet. So that you have 
 well done to close w th Mr Shaw. S r , I heare it is said, or at least 
 suspected, that I am an independent. My last sermon satisfyes 
 that doubt, if so be you have scene it. Independents I looke 
 upon as honest men. Their Government (if I may call it so) 
 may in most things safely stand. In some things I come not up to 
 them. But their Gathering of Churches I totally dislike, as not 
 consistible w th this Kindome. On the other side I am no rigid 
 Presbyterian, nor can I comply w th the Scots. Thus have I
 
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 opened my selfe briefly, and say thus much plainly, the way I 
 desire to walke in will be warrantable by authority, and approve- 
 able by yourselfe. That which was intimated to me of your 
 intention to have thiee ministers for the towne in Common, I 
 marvellously like off, and do intreate and advise you to go on w th 
 that purpose. I have made bold to trouble you and will farther 
 take leave to subscribe myself, 
 
 Yours in all the bonds of service and love, 
 London, TH. COLEMAN. 
 
 Peters Cornhill, Sept. i8th, 1645. 
 
 I could desire (if you think fit) to communicate this Ir'e to 
 yo r brethern and neighbours. To whom I also p'sent my respects 
 as due. 
 
 LETTER L XXX VII. 
 
 20 SEPTEMBER, 1645 
 
 CHARLES FAIRFAX TO THE MAYOR OF HULL 
 S', 
 
 The saifty of a place of such eminency in the eye of the 
 Kingdome (as being of publiq' concernment) is the principall 
 motive, yet your perticular respects to my Certficats have laide 
 the speciall ingagement upon mee to attest none without the 
 protestation of such as I condeive consciencious, or other credible 
 testimony. By this course of trade many thousand soules have 
 subsistence. I may say soules indeed, because their liberall con- 
 tributions to the Ministry has much advanced the Gospell in 
 these Westerne parts. And the necessity of their incouragment 
 is well evidenced by an authentq' testimony of the late Lord 
 Cheife Justice Coke that our English cloth is nine parts of tenne 
 in vallue of all the native comodityes of the Kingdom exported.
 
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 But 'tis your great wisdome to be cautious in this generall des- 
 persion. Wee have many amongst us that be apt enough to lay 
 hould on good bargains, and these comodityes pass many hands 
 in the spinninge, weavinge, millinge, dressinge, which mak's 
 mee reject many, and signe the rest tremblinge for fear of ill 
 consequence upon my attestation. I cannot att p'sent observe 
 your com'ands in soe punctuall an account of the state of these 
 parts as is fitt to give you. Upon persuall of severall Bills for 
 Leeds from Thursday, the igth of June, till Thursday the i8th of 
 Sep'ember, there dyed of the plague (if I miscast not) 859, and of 
 other deseases but eleaven. The tymes of the increas' and 
 abatm* being consid r able you may please to take the p'ticulars 
 thus. The first week dyed 36, the second 50, the third 44, the 
 fourth 65, the fifth 72, the eigth 126, the ninth 87, the tenth 81, 
 the eleaventh 64, the twelfth 59, the thirteenth 60, the fourteenth 
 62, and this last 75, each account being certifyed by their vigilant 
 Governor Major Carter, by severall letters, which (cominge from 
 Leeds) I forbeare to send you. Upon Wednesday last he was 
 att Bradford and Halifax where not many dye, some dayes twoe 
 or three. The inside of Leeds stands reasonably well, but the 
 out streets in this condition In March Lane this weeke dyed 12, 
 Hill's Banks 16, Kirkgate 5, Lidgate 4, South end of the bridge 2, 
 Briggate and Markett place i. In the New Cabbins 20, in the 
 ould 15, in all, et supva 75 being increased 13. There are about 
 270 householders in that towne of Leeds that have left their 
 houses and many of these removed their whole familyes into the 
 Country. In greate Woodhouse is one house infected. In little 
 Woodhouse twoe, but none have dyed there these three weeks. 
 Heddingley twoe houses; in Berley have dyed nine this six weeks. 
 Armley is visited. In Houlbeck since their first visitation have 
 dyed 23 p'sons, but none since the last change. In Whit- 
 kirk is one house, [n Houghton itt increaseth. Shadwell one 
 house. Morley doubtful. Bradford, Manningham, Great Horton, 
 Bowlinge, Fagles-in-Eccleshall, Wibsey, and Allerton. All these 
 are infected townes in Bradford pareish; but in Wibsey none
 
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 have dyed these three weekes, nor in Allerton these five weekes 
 and more. Pudsey has one house att an outside. In Wakefeild a 
 great part of Westgate and some part of Kirkgate or Wringate if 
 not both, soe is Halifax and Northoram. For Kighley, Tadcaster, 
 Wetherby, Couthropp, etc. I can give noe perticular information. 
 The Lord in mercy sheath both these swords of his indignation 
 and avert the judgement. Soe, with my best service presented I 
 humbly comitt you to the protection of him who is able to keepe 
 you and 
 
 Your very affectionate freinde to serve you, 
 Menston this 20 of September, 1645. C. FAIRFAX. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 To the right wor 11 his very good freind Mr Nicholas Denman, 
 Maior of Hull, present.] 
 
 LETTER LXXXVIII. 
 
 23 SEPTEMBER, 1645. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 Yours of the 2oth instant I rec d . Your letter to our noble 
 Generall was sent by a freind of mine this morning who hath 
 p'mised to take care of the businesse ; it is in his power to 'doe 
 it, being Secretary to S r Tho. Fairfax. I delivered your letter to 
 S r Tho. Widdrington, who desires to be kindly remembred to 
 you. Upon the first opp'tunitie I will endeavour that the report 
 be made to the House for the maintenance of your ministers. 
 
 For newes, god be praised, wee have this day very good. The 
 Devizes, a very strong place, was surrendred to Lieutenant
 
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 Generall Cromwell, We have likewise newes that yshipps ladened 
 w th armes etc., coming from France going to the Irish rebells 
 were taken by our shipps. Wee had also a messenger sent from 
 Westchester to signifie to the House that they had taken the out- 
 works there and that he thought ere this the towne was taken. 
 This day it was resolved in the House of Commons that the 
 Scottish Army shall beseege Newark. I have had intimations 
 from the Speaker for some Hull Ale. I desire you to remember 
 him. I send you some books w ch are to be read upon the 5th 
 of Octob' being appointed for a day of thancksgiving. Thus w th 
 my best respects remembred, I remaine 
 
 Your loving freind to serve you, 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 
 Westminster, the 23 th of Sept., 1645. 
 
 LETTER LXXXIX. 
 
 25 SEPTEMBER, 1645. 
 
 THE COMMITTEE FOR YORKSHIRE TO THE MAYOR 
 AND DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF HULL. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 Wee are now in areadynes to begin o r Batteries against 
 SANDALL CASTLE, where wee have need of more ordinance then wee 
 have yett received out of Hull, besides wee are now sending 
 ordinance against BOLTON CASTLE for w ch works wee 
 shall not have number of Cannon sufficient without yo r friendly 
 assistance for the speedy carrying on of this service, soe much 
 concerning the good and quiett of theise p.ts. Therefore wee 
 earnestly intreat you upon the next oppertunity to send upp to 
 Yorke the demy cannon, cull' of Iron, and such other peeces of 
 Batterie as you can possibly spare. You know the tyme of the 
 yeere will presently be unseasonable for carriage of Ordinance by
 
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 Land, which wee mention to declare o r care for carrying on those 
 ingagements, and neceessety of yo r speedy satisfyinge theise desires. 
 Yo r affectionate friends to serve you, 
 
 MATH. BOYNTON, THO. MAULEVERER, 
 
 FRAN. PIERREPONT, J. ALURED. 
 
 Yorke the xxv th Septembr, 1645. 
 
 Wee desire you to send good Canoneers with the Guns. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 For o r honoured friends the Maio" of Hull and Colonell John 
 Mauliverer, Leiutenant Governo* of the same Towne. 
 
 Fran. Pierrepont, 
 Tho. Mauleverer.] 
 
 LETTER LXL. 
 
 i OCTOBER, 1645. 
 
 THE CORPORATION OF MANCHESTER TO THE 
 CORPORATION OF HULL 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 Amongst the manie mercies w cb God, immediatly by his 
 owne hand and mediatlie by the hand of others, hath mixed w th 
 his sore judgment for the sweetening of our bitter cup, wee must 
 account this to be one and a great one that hee hath enlarged 
 the hearts and opened the hands of a Towne so faire remote and 
 so little related to ours, to contribute so willinglie to the reliefe of 
 our necessitous and visited poore, for w oh wee are much engaged, 
 first to God the prime Donor, then to you whom he hath honored 
 to be agents and instruments of our good. Mr William Shrigley 
 will do the towne that service, and us that office of love, as to pay 
 the moneys and receave it from from you. The tyme was when 
 wee (as you also), like Gideon's Fleece, were drie when adjacent 
 townes and villages were wet w th teares and blood, now we are 
 \vet when they are drie. As your Almes comes to us, so let yo r 
 prayers be to God for us that he would sanctifie and in due tyme
 
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 remove his heavie hand, as our prayers shall be to God for you 
 that if the AGNEL stretch out his hand upon Kingston to destroy 
 it, the Lord may repent him of the evill. and say to the angell 
 that destroyes the people, It is enough, stay thine hand ; remem- 
 bring this your unexpected undeserved kindnesse not to be 
 forgotten by 
 
 Yo r verie thanckfull friends, 
 
 JOHN GRIFFIN, JOHN HARTLEY, 
 
 RICHARD LOMAX, JOHN GASKELL, 
 
 EDW. JOHNSON, EDWARD HOLBROOCKE. 
 
 Manchester, the first Daie of October, 1645. 
 
 LETTER LXLL 
 
 7 OCTOBER, 1645. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 Yours I rec a this post this day and by the last, but I had then 
 occausion to be in Kent. I have not been unmindfull to have the 
 businesse reported to the House concerning the maintenance for 
 your ministers. I am confident that will be done w th the first 
 opp'tunitie. As for your timber I doubt not but our noble 
 Generall will take care that your desires may be accomplisht. 
 He is now remote from us in the west p'ts of England. His army 
 is still in action. This day we rec d the good newes of the taking 
 in of the strong Castle of Winchester, a place of great conse- 
 quence very well fortified and victualled. It was reported this 
 in the House of Commons to be the igth Garrison that this Army 
 had reduced this sommer. I hope he will be the happy instru- 
 ment (by god's assistance) to finish these unhappy warrs. This 
 day wee heare that the King is at Newark w th about 2000 Irish, 
 most of the English having left him. It is tyme there eyes were
 
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 opened. Yesterday the Speaker inquired of me for Hull ale. I 
 am glad you remember it. Thus with my best respects to you 
 all, I remaine 
 
 Westminster, the Your very loving freind, 
 
 7 th of October, 1645. PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 
 LETTER LXLII. 
 
 3 NOVEMBER, 1645. 
 
 SIR THOMAS WIDDRINGTON TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 MR MAIOR, 
 
 I rec d y re by this post of the first of this instant. Touching 
 those shipps and goods mentioned in y r letter taken at sea, and 
 now at Amsterdam, I have very lately received a letter from 
 Mr Strickland, w * 1 shows what he done about them, a coppy 
 whereof I herew th send inclosed. I shall joyne w th y r other freinds 
 here to doe further herein to ... Touching y r other busines 
 for p'curing of a warrant from the Parliam' for tymber. The 
 Generall hath writt about it as you desyred but nothing is yet for 
 this done, but I shall give my best assistance I can when 
 opportunity is offered, as also touching that other of setling 
 meanes for a minister, but the report of that is not yet made to 
 the House. This is all for the p r sent I shall trouble you w tb al! 7 
 ever remayning 
 
 Y r humble servt, 
 
 3 rd of Nov'ber, 1645. TH. WIDDRINGTON. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 Maior of Hull, 
 
 To my much honoured freinds John Chambers, Esq., Maior of 
 the Towne of Kingston upon Hull and to the Aldermen there p r sent 
 these att Kingston upon Hull.}
 
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 LETTER LXLIII. 
 
 4 NOVEMBER, 1645. 
 
 FRANCIS THORPE TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 Where I find your Towne concerned and named I thinke 
 itt my p'te to advise you. 
 
 A new Establishm* of your Garrison is now in agitation both 
 at the Comittee of Establishm 18 as also with the Com'ittee for the 
 Navy. 
 
 They for the Navy because p'te of the pay is to arise out of 
 the Customes would allow butt 500 with the offic for the whole 
 Garrison. But the oth r , or all least some of the other, propound 
 and would have 800 men besides offic" and doe affirme that no 
 fewer number can mainteine the guards upon duty ev'y third night, 
 and yett the South End left to your selves, (which by the way) is 
 spoken on here to be much neglected, the offic rs upon the rounds 
 many times surprising that guard sleeping and therefore taking 
 theire weapons away. Butt this I rather attribute to some backe 
 friends you have here then to any trueth, because no officer is 
 named who did itt. Hower' I shall desire your p'ticular care in 
 that Businesand th l there may be noe trueth found in such reportes, 
 and then your friends may have the bett r assurance and confi- 
 dence to defend you from Sland r , the usuall and vulgar Bird which 
 flies abroad att this day in all places and amongst all p'sons. 
 
 But touching the number of yo r Garrison I shall desire yo r 
 consideration to adv se and certify me what numb r you thinke 
 most conduceable to your publicke good. The great' numb r 
 guards the better but w th great 1 Charge, p'haps in some p'ticl" to 
 yourselves. The lesser number the lesser guards and therefore 
 p'haps with greater daunger and trouble to yo'selves. This for 
 the present is all I hare to acquaint unto you, and so doth remaine 
 
 Yo r faithfull friend to serve you, 
 Graie's Inne 4 Novemb' 1645. FR. THORPE.
 
 112 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 I know your Gov'nour, who loves you well and understands 
 the Business, desires 800 besides a Troope of horse. 
 
 Mr Mayor I am now preparing for yo* hearing upon Monday 
 next. 
 
 LETTER LXLIV. 
 
 25 NOVEMBER, 1645. 
 
 FRANCIS THORPE TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENT' 
 
 I have nothing of new this week to present to you. 
 
 I have r d yo r 2 Barrells of Ale and shall bestow them w th 
 some reference to yo r selves where it may redound to yo r Advantage. 
 
 The Business of settling yo r garrison goes on slowly in respect 
 of other pressing Businesses befor it, But shall be dryven on w th 
 what speed may be. 
 
 The p'posititions for peace as they are now prepared of new, 
 w th their sev'all Bills th r upon, are now almost finished in the 
 Com'ons' House. 
 
 I must crave yo r p'don for my hast this tyme and remayn yo r 
 freind and serv' 
 London 25 Novemb* F. T. 
 
 10 at night. 
 
 Mr Mayor, I praie you excuse me to Mr John Shawe th* I 
 write not to him. 
 
 LETTER LXLV. 
 
 DECEMBER, 1645. 
 
 FRANCIS THORPE TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENT. 
 
 I had sum'ons the other day to meet w th S r Barrington. 
 
 So when a Tyme is sett I shall attend and give a ready
 
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 despatch in the Business for as I und r stand S r Barringto' must 
 pay sesmt's but in one place and that, for ought apperes by yo r 
 Chart 1 , must be w th you, being w th in yo r County. And we must 
 make some declaration here th r of and send to the East-ryding 
 Com'ittee that they cause Cottingham sessors not to meddle w th 
 this peic of ground being out of their county though w th in their 
 Lo r [lordship ?.] 
 
 I am glad it pleases god to stint the sickness w th you. 
 
 Touching yo r minist rs stipend you must have patienc' till we 
 can gett an opportunity for it, But by god's leave I will not fayle 
 the first and do hope to give you good account of the business. 
 Meantyme I am right sorry to heare of the distractions of yo r 
 towne about yo r ministery, and how one preaches ag* anoth 1 . An 
 assured Testimony of god's displeasur ag* us when we are so 
 divided in the best things. I shall desyre you th r for of the civill 
 gov'nm* to joyn hearts and hands in suppressing and beating down 
 such factious spirrits as speak and act themselves more then god's 
 cause ; and th* by gentle p'suasions and admonitions such kind of 
 preachings may be layd aside. I say gentle admonitions, for I am 
 confident such p'ceeding will p'vayle more then ruff and rugged 
 usage ; p'don me to hint this to you, because I see enimyes at 
 home and abroad both sp'uall and temporall are willing to take 
 advantages of our infirmityes. 
 
 Touching yo r garrison, the first day the establishm 4 was voted 
 I attended and got it effected, but since a Comittee for the North 
 cold nev' be gott togeth r by reason of other great aftayres. But it 
 wilbe donne when tyme and leasur fro 1 oth' imploym* 8 meet. 
 
 And this is all I have for the publick business of yo r Towne. 
 
 For news the prints will bring you th* yesterday the House 
 of Com'ons sett open the gates of hon r and Justice of Reward to 
 deserving men, and, this day, of the Justice of punishmen' to oth ra 
 The propositions for peace being now concluded upon and to be 
 carryed up to the Lords upo' Thursday next. 
 
 This w th my due respects is p'sented from 
 
 Yo r serv 4 and faithfull freind, 
 
 Reed, the 5th Decemb 1 1645. F. TH.
 
 114 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 LETTER LXLVI. 
 
 9 DECEMBER, 1645. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM, M.P.. TO JOHN CHAMBERS, 
 MAYOR OF HULL. 
 
 M r Maior 
 
 S r this day I was p'mist by M r John Goodwin, the Chair- 
 man for petitions, to make the report for the maintenance for your 
 ministers but he hath further p'tracted the tyme untill the next 
 day he can make a report. I have inga^ed him and his brother, 
 and S r Henry Vane that he will p'forme, also upon the first 
 opp'tunitie. I have a p'misse that the letter concerning your Timber 
 shall be reported to the house. For newes yesterday we had a 
 letter from S r Tho. Glenham, the Governor of Oxford w th one 
 inclosed from his Ma tie to desire a safe conduct for the Duke of 
 Richrnund, the Earle of Southampton John Ashburnham, and 
 Jeffeiy Palmer to bring p'positions from his Ma tie for a Treaty. 
 This day it was resolved by both houses that a letter should be 
 written to S r Tho. Glenham that they would admit of noe treaty, 
 but that they intended to send p'positions to the king w th all ex- 
 pedition. Thus in hast I remaine 
 
 Your very loving freind 
 
 Westminster the g th of PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 
 Decemb. 1645. 
 
 LETTER LXLVII. 
 
 16 DECEMBER, 1645. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN 
 
 Yours of the i3th instant I reed. I cannot as yet give you 
 th* ace' w cb I desire concerning the maintenance for your ministers 
 or timber for your occasions. M r Goodwin the Chairman of peti-
 
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 tionsdidp'misse me yesterday to make that report for the ministers, 
 being solicited by S r Henry Vane and his Brother Robert Good- 
 win, who doth p'fesse much his best respects for the Towne of 
 Hull. At the p r sent I cannot much blame the Chairman, being soe 
 much importuned by widowes and others very much necessitated, 
 although at the Committee it was ordered th* it should be the" first 
 petition to be reported. You may be confident th* it shall be noe 
 neglect of mine to p'forme any thing th* may conduce to the good 
 of our Towne. Fornewes I have little at p r sent but th* theGermaine 
 Princes have failed in what they p'mist, w ch was to goe beyond 
 Seas. I heare they are now at Oxford. Divers Collonells and 
 others Commanders are come in to desire passes to goe beyond 
 the Seas, w oh are granted. Further I must informe you th* John 
 Horner who came out of the East Cuntry was at Gouldsmits hall 
 and, having taken his Oath according to the ordinance of Parlia- 
 ment, was there discharged in my p'sence. I conceave you 
 cannot refuse him to inhabitt w th you nor noe others w ch doe com- 
 pound at Gouldsmiths hall. At p r sent I will trouble you noe 
 further, but subscribe my selfe to be 
 
 Yours to serve you, 
 
 Westminster, the i6 th of December, PEREGRINE 
 
 1645. PELHAM 
 
 LETTER LXLVIII. 
 
 16 DECEMBER, 1645. 
 
 SIR THOMAS WIDDRINGTON TO THE MAYOR OF 
 
 HULL. 
 
 M r Maior 
 
 You were pleased to send unto me 2 barrells of Hull Ale in 
 M r Edmund Popple's Shipp for w ch I desyre hereby to returne you
 
 Il6 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 thanks. And having noe matter of busines or newes to p r sent 
 unto you at this tyme I take leave to remayne (S r ) 
 
 Yo r very humble serv*. 
 i6 th Decemb 1 . 1645. TH. WIDDRINGTON. 
 
 S r This letter was by negligence not sent the last week, and 
 I can now onely tell you the newes of the taking of Hereford by 
 Colonell Morgan by a stratagem of putting a Lieutent. and six 
 souldiers into the habitt of a Constable and six labourers, w ch 
 they p'formed soe well that they held downe the drawbridge till 
 the Fyerlocks and Horse gott in and soone became masters of the 
 City and of many considerable prisoners. 
 
 The next Lord's day is appoynted for Thanksgyving in this 
 place. 23 Dec. 1645. 
 
 John Chambers Esq. Maior of the 
 Towne of Kingston upon Hull. 
 
 LETTER LXLIX. 
 
 23 DECEMBER, 1645. 
 
 FRANCIS THORPE TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENT. 
 
 Since my last I have had meeting with M r Browne, one of 
 the Comission 18 for the great scale, touching S r John Barrington's 
 business. I find matter of p'ffitt is the Thing they aime att. 
 They affirme That they are told by some of your neighbours That 
 you make 700 u p'ann' of that water and yett you thinke much to 
 pay yo r full rent of the full price of a Tunne of wine for that you 
 substracte the Excise and other Charges and imposts, thereupon 
 soe as little or nothing come to their purse. 
 
 To effect theire designe to draw this whole p'ffit into theire 
 owne handes they say That his Auncestour who made yourgraunt
 
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 was butt Ten'nt for life, and could nott passe any larger estaite 
 then during his owne life and that by consequent the heire is free 
 to avoid the graunt att his pleasure. 
 
 In answeare to this I tell them they must in the first place 
 satisfie me of this Trueth by p'usall of their Evidences (That the 
 grantor att the time of makeing the graunt was butt Ten'nte tor 
 life) when they have done this they must give me leave in the 
 second place to represent to them and others the dishonour which 
 that heire must bring upon his Familie who will question the 
 honestie and impeache the actions of his Auncestor, especiallie while 
 himselfe abounds in full affluence of Riches, by denying a Cupp of 
 cold water to his neighb or And in the third place if both these 
 should fall out to be soe That yett they must in the last place give 
 me leave to appeale to the house of Com'ons whither they will 
 suffer their chiefe garrison of the Kingdorne to be in these times 
 deprived of fresh water especiallie att the Instance of such as 
 pretend to be friends, seeing itt was the most hostile act which 
 theire greatest enemies could attempte upon them. 
 
 Thus after such discourse upon these heads we parted, they 
 seeming desireous to give me satisfaction upon the first pointe and 
 then saying they hoped we should agree upon all the rest. 
 
 I told them that I sawe the matt r of Sesrn* was butt matter of 
 Cavilation and to Introduce the other buisines, for I did satisfie 
 them That they must pay Sesm* for the land, and that they should 
 pay butt once, and th 4 of right that paim 1 ought to be to you, and 
 that I would take care If they would be Content therew 01 that 
 they should be easied of any paim' in Yorkshire for that Close. 
 But noe Answeare was given. I wish some of your Neighbours 
 have nott hands in this Buisines and that yo r water-pipes have 
 nott carried a streame of newes of theire Benefitt in Essex. 
 
 You see how farre I have gone. I desire yo r further advertise- 
 men 4 and Informations by the next in point of Facte touching the 
 p'ticul" above mentioned. 
 
 For Newes this post brings you the takeing of Hereford, and 
 the pap' inclosed will tell you the manner. Our Annie is p'te before
 
 Il8 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 Exeter and p'te aboute Oxford quartered in sev'all .Townes att 
 small distance. 
 
 Our propositions to be sent to the King are in prepareing 
 with what speed may be, with resolution nott to Treate butt to 
 desire positive Answeares upon them. For the great advantages 
 gained by the King upon the last Treatie and the designes dis- 
 cov'ed in his since Intercepted letters have taught the house that 
 wisedome which otherwise they could nott have learned. Butt 
 the Scotts, pap's adhereing to the first propositions at Uxbridge 
 and Intimating theire want of power to agree to any newe p'posi- 
 tions without consent of the Par' of Scottl d and the debates here- 
 upon have interrupted that speede which ev'y man desires should 
 be used in expediting peace, as is well scene by the Constant 
 Indeavour of those who labour in this worke and for whose sake 
 all other services are in the meane Tyme laid aside. God give a 
 good successe to the conclusion. The labour is for the gener- 
 ations to come, and therefore the weight of the worke must 
 recompence the slownes of the proceedinge. Howev' the Treatie 
 hath beene of late spurred on by a second letter from the King. 
 
 I send you Inclosed the order mentioned in my last touching 
 the Gunns and ammunition in Wressell Castle. 
 
 This day the establishm 1 of your Garrison hath been debated 
 att the Com'ittee for the Army. Butt the buisines for fire and 
 candle would not be listened unto. Your estab ishtn' wilbe 
 pursuant to that of Bristoll, and other the Parl* Garrisons of the 
 like nature and wee must be content to accepte itt soe. Thus 
 with my due respectes I Remaine, 
 
 Your Freind and Servant, 
 
 Graies Inne, Decemb r 23rd, 1645. F. THORPE. 
 
 LETTER C. 
 
 30 DECEMBER, 1645. 
 
 FRANCIS THORPE TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 Since my last what progresse your buisines about your
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. IIQ 
 
 Minister hath had the inclosed order will informe you; The 
 difficultie was in the midst of these greate and weightie affaires 
 now in hand to gett your petition read ag 4 soe much opposition ; 
 the some granted you is equall to them of Yorke Minster. It was 
 publiquely said by some, that it was a shame you should have 
 anything, considering what wealth you have gott and what ad- 
 vantage you have made by these distracted tymes. Yet notwith- 
 standing this and much more, thus farre I have brought itt for 
 you without helpe of your owne Burgesses. I hope nowe there- 
 fore if need be for any further agitation to gett this order into an 
 Ordinance, that you will engage them to itt. For I have soe 
 much other more publicke Buisines upon my hand that I cannot 
 possibly further attend itt as I have done. Perhaps this order 
 may serve your turne. Mr John Penrose of Yorke is receiver of 
 that revenue and he will informe you what probabillitie of wealth 
 theire wilbe coming in to pay you. [ desire that in the deposition 
 of this pay when it comes Mr Shawe maye be p'ticularlie lookte 
 upon with your approbation. I believe through a newe Ordin- 
 ance be latelie past for the preachers att Yorke yett the buisines 
 will never be right settled till the whole Corporations of the 
 Bishop, Deane and Chapter be dissolved and theire whole 
 revenue otherwise disposed for Church use. Butt in the meane 
 time these sudden and short settlem 18 may serve. 
 
 Skipton being nowe taken and to be dismantled I intend to get 
 you those guns, if they may be of advantage to you, and soe of 
 other Castles when they shall be slighted ; Pray write yo r mind 
 because I would not otherwise looke after them. 
 
 The newes of the Kinge's comeing to towne to treate of peace 
 doth nowe fill all men's mouthes and ears. The Coppie of his 
 first letter I sente you, and before that could be timouslie 
 answeared he seconded itt with another of like nature, and there- 
 fore they were both answeared together to this purpose. 
 
 That the Treatie all Uxbridge upon the three p'positions 
 there taken into debate expounded by subsequent discov'ies had 
 be^ott a resolution nott to have more Treaties.
 
 I2O THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 That for as experience had taught the house theire could be 
 noe safetie in those p'sons named for Com rs to come to London 
 upon any such pretences. 
 
 That the propositions for a firm and [well] founded peace 
 were in prepareing and should shortlie he sent forward, whereupon 
 his Ma rs positive answeare would be humbly desired either 
 negative or affirmative. 
 
 Butt by that time this answeare was returned a third letter 
 intimating that his Ma ts was soe zealous in the prosecution of 
 peace that if he might have the securitie of the two Houses of 
 Parl' and Scotch Com", of the L Mayor and Aldermen and 
 Com'on Councill and Militia of London, of S r Thomas Fairfax 
 and his officers and the officers of the Scotch armie for his safe 
 comeing, stay for 40 daies, and returne with 300 men, he 
 would come and treat in p'son, and that he doubted nott butt to 
 settle all things in controv'sie. 
 
 This letter being deliv'ed and redd in o r house yesterday and 
 debated this day, during that debate came a fourth letter, to the 
 same effecte and an answeare is nowe in preparing to these and 
 while this is in doing the gen'all conceite is, which yett I doe 
 nott bcleive, the King will come att all adventures. 
 
 Itt is true that of late though much care hath beene taken 
 for prevention yett much flocking hath beene to the Towne by 
 that p'tie under colour of compounding and getting leave to goe 
 beyond sea. What the designe is god knowes. Butt itt is gen' 
 allie conceived this overture of Treaty att best is butt to gaine 
 time till some forraigne forces whereof we have notice to be in 
 preparation can be gott ready, and the meane tyme to sowe seedes 
 of discention and disobligation betwixt the two nations, as the 
 two nations, as the three propositions treated on at Uxbridge and 
 expounded by one of the King's letters taken at Naseby doe 
 plainely show, and which propositions his Ma tie drives att againe 
 to be first considered upon. Butt five yeares exp'ience hath 
 taught English men another lesson than to be Catcht twice with 
 one Stale.
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 121 
 
 Itt is true that to vulgar apprehension itt may seeme strange 
 that the King should p'pound to treate first by Com'issioners and 
 after in p'son and yett nott be Embraced. But those men must 
 knowe who soe presume to censure, that as they are not 
 acquainted with the p'ticulars and secretts of the affaire soe they 
 must be contented to intrust themselves in the handes of the 
 Assemblie who nev' yett failed the kingedome. God will in [due] 
 time settle such a peace and by such meanes as may be a saftie 
 and nott a snare to his people. 
 
 The p'positions are neare upon finishing which will tend to 
 the makeing a well grounded peace and without which itt wilbe 
 in vaine either to Treate or hope for itt ; God give us heartes and 
 patience to wait his time of finishing his owne worke, which I am 
 verie confident will shortlie be brought to passe to his glorie. 
 
 I cannot possibly come downe ag* yo r next Sessions as 
 Henry Winchester desires nor before the end of Hillarie Terme, 
 in case I can then gett leave. Butt I pray you tell him that by 
 the next post he shall receive answeare to all his doubtes, which I 
 have nott time inough to looke upon, and by that time also I shall 
 be able to give you an accompte touching the Ipswich Money. 
 This w th my services fro' 
 
 Yo r freind to be comanded, 
 
 London, 30 Dec r , 1645. F. TH. 
 
 LETTER CI. 
 
 13 JANUARY, 1645-6. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN. 
 
 Yours by the last post I rec a . Upon the post day for the 
 North I had an occasion to be out of Towne w tb M r Speaker. 
 The next day your letter came to hand. As for the report for the 
 
 Q
 
 122 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 maintenance of two ministers for Hull, I did attend about a yeare 
 and a halfe, but th* day when the report was made I had occasion 
 to be absent, and I did acquaint S r Henry Vane and others of my 
 freinds that I could not then be in the House. S r Tho. Widdring- 
 ton tould me he did attend after candles were lighted and no report 
 was made. If our freinds had beene there I p'sume the order 
 might have beene more amply drawne. As it is I p'cured it to be 
 sent to the House of Lords where it had a speedy passage, although 
 the tymes of payment be not exprest nor the man named. I con- 
 ceive it to be noe p'judice to you ; for the first, you will see the date 
 of the ordnance ; for the man, I think clearly he is in your election. 
 For the Church you know none soe fit as that \v ch is called Trinitie 
 Church. Some of the house doe report there are factions in the 
 Towne and did desire me to move the house to send you downe a 
 minister. I hope all these differences will be composed. In my 
 opinion you cannot pitch uppon an abler orthodox divine than M r 
 Stiles (but I must submit to better judgments). As concerning 
 the monneyes deposited from Ipswitch in M r Denman's handes, I 
 spoke w & M r Gurden, who serves for th* towne, and tould him th* I 
 conceived it to be a free contribution by the port townes, and th* 
 notice being given to S r John Meldrum of the some contributed, he 
 accordingly writ letters to Hull to furnish him w th munition etc for 
 that service w ch it seems was p'formed. Therefore I know noe 
 reason why it should be repayd by you. I also spoke w th M r 
 Corbet who serves for Yarmouth. His opinion was that the Towne 
 of Hull ought not to repay any thing backe, but that they must 
 looke for satisfaction from the House of Commons. I should have 
 made downe by exchange or otherwise 1500'* to S r John Meldrum 
 w cb was given him by the House of Commons, w ch his death 
 p'vented. I conceive you may aswell demand the monney 
 advanced by you, as any other port towne. S r Henry Vaine hath 
 p'mist me to make the report about your Timber w th the first 
 opp'tunity. 
 
 For newes, god be praised, we have very good from Ireland, 
 and yesterday from S r Tho. Fairfax his army. They took about
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 123 
 
 400 horse in the west and divers prisoners. They have noe desire 
 to fight, the poore cuntremen being forct by the King's Com- 
 manders ; if they refuse to obey them, they hang them, and fire 
 there houses, w ch I hope is a p'gnostick th' they will not domineere 
 long. Wednesday, being to-morrow, is apointed tor a day of 
 humiliation for the Houses of Parliament. I desire god's assistance 
 for the selling of Church government. I hope the multiplicitie of 
 opinions w ch swarme generally (of w ch your Towne is much infected 
 as I hear) will ere long be reduced to government. W th my love 
 remembred I remaine 
 
 Westminster the 13 th of Your loving freind 
 
 January, 1645. PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 
 For the Right Wor !! John Chambers, Maior of Kingston upon Hull 
 these. ,] 
 
 LETTER OIL 
 
 20 jANUARy, 1645-6. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 I send you here inclosed an ordinance of the Lords an t 
 Commons for the maintenance of a minister. I send you 
 (decayed) . . you may p'ceive what good intention his Ma tfe 
 hath for peace, notw th standing all the spetious p'tentions. Th -: 
 Houses . . are still p r paring p'positions and bills to be sent to- 
 his Ma tle . 
 
 For newes, the seige is raised from before Plimouth. They 
 ran away and left there ordinance. Our forces have taken 700 of 
 the enemies horse ; some say more. There counsells are divided 
 in the West ; some would have the prince goe for France ; others 
 are against it. Our forces are before Dartmouth ; Some say they
 
 124 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 are in the Towne. I hope our enemies will be brought to a low 
 ebbe, yet it seems the King is very obstinat and high in his letter to 
 the Parliament. I pray god send us a happy peace, w ch shall still 
 be the prayer of 
 
 Your loving Freind, 
 
 Westminster the PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 
 2O th of Jan. 1645. 
 
 LETTER CIIL 
 
 27 JANUARY, 1645-6. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 Yours of the 23* instant I rec a . I shall indeavoure to git 
 your ordinance for maintenance fora minister in'.arged (if it can 
 be done). Your Timber is not forgotten when opp'tunitie p'sentes. 
 There is an establishment made for the Garrison of Hull. The 
 newes I writ you of the last post concerning Dartmouth is true. 
 The letter I send you inclosed is far short of the relation made by. 
 the minister that the Generall sent to the house of Commons. He 
 sayd there was above 200 peece of ordnance w th ammunition p'por- 
 tionable, above 1000 armes, etc. The Governor of the Towne was S r 
 Hugh Pollard who had beene a member of this Parliament. My Lord 
 Nuport and divers other prisoners were taken there. Most of the 
 common souldiers have taken up armes under our Generall. We 
 have newes that the French Forces should have landed at Dart- 
 mouth, w ch is now p'uented and I conceive they dare not land in 
 any other port. There is great hopes that our Generall will reduce 
 all the Westerne p'ts in a very short tyrue. You may p'ceive by 
 this inclosed order when the day of thancksgiving is to be solemn- 
 ized through the whole kingdom for thi-s great mercy. I desire 
 you to acquaint your ministers th* it may <be p'formed accord ngly.
 
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 If I could have got more orders at p r sent, I had sent them. With 
 my love to you all, I remaine your loving freind, 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 Westminster the 27 th of January. 
 
 Post Scrip : Mr. Fowler hath given me content for 30" 8 8 4 d . 
 
 LETTER CIV. 
 
 27 January, 1645-6. 
 
 FRANCIS THORPE TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENT. 
 
 I do now at 9 of clock at night recyve yo r letter and to the 
 contents th r of in the first place, touching yo r worthye gov'nor, be 
 pleased to know I heare nothinge to any such purpose as you 
 mention, nor, while I and all my freinds can secure him and you 
 together, will I be wantinge in my affections and good Expressions 
 and Actions to that good man. And so from hence I feare nothing. 
 But 1 ow the winde may blow from the Armye I know not, but shall 
 be careful to attend to listen. 
 
 The oath called the negative oath is of the 5th of Aprill last, 
 and I send it Inclosed. The ordinance dyrects you touchinge the 
 Rent due for the Tythes you mention. I am sorry to see you so 
 delt w th all. The way to get satisfaction is by distress, but because 
 of his Imploymen* see first what good words will doe, and at my 
 coming down, w eh I intend by gods leave after the end of this term, 
 I shall be more playn w th him. 
 
 The ord'past in the Lord's house for yo r 150 p'an' is no more 
 but the same w 611 was before, and wh ch will not serv you. For it 
 was nev' intended to be past in that man'er but to have an ordin- 
 ance drawn up upon it to be past both Houses, compleatasan act 
 of P'lam' is past. 
 
 Yo r bill agt Carlill shall be prepared and yo r case for Shipps 
 shall shortly be delivered.
 
 126 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 The newes here is only the taking of Dartmouth by Storm w tb 
 nere 200 great guns and p'portionable armes and many prison 
 among whom the Lo. Newport, and yet but 3 men killed and 2 
 hurt, through upo' long Dispute. The Relation is in print and I 
 refer you to it. 
 
 The King sent us yesterday anoth' letter for a p'sonall treaty 
 at Westminst r . But I thinck th* p'positions willbe the answer. 
 
 God hath miraculously p'sp'ed o r armye in the west and the 
 yongegen'alissimo his forces their are extremely shatter'd and we 
 are upo' sending for him. God give good success. 
 
 This in hast w 111 my respects 
 
 Rests yo rs 
 
 27 Jany. F. THORPE. 
 
 LETTER CV. 
 
 5 FEBRUARY, 1645-6. 
 
 FRANCIS THORPE TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENT'. 
 
 Though I have nothinge of businesse to write this week yet 
 because I will kepe my co r se, and though I be very weary, and 
 though the post be not yet round and th* so I have no lett rs to 
 answer I write. 
 
 We have sitten all this day till now w th in night in answer of 
 anoth r letter fro' the King sent upon Saturday last, pressing still 
 for a p'sonall Treaty at Westminsf and holding forth some 
 plausible things to the people who wold have peace upon any 
 Terms. 
 
 But their is so much Art in the co'tryvances in the letter which 
 will not admitt a condiscention, as will appeare by the letter and 
 answer w** will both shortly be published. 
 
 We have had late good newes out of the west, of takeinge 
 Pouldram Castle and Tottle house, both nere Exet r , and of the 
 good hopes of Exet r , which hath given but bold denyall to the 
 sum'ons and p'positions lately sent to them for rendring of it.
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 127 
 
 Yo r ordinance of Association is now at an end, yet I wold not 
 have you wholly to desist yo r Acting in the Comittee Becaus we 
 are to have a months Tyme more, as I hope, by ord r of the house 
 for p'paringe our new ordinance w ch we cannot yet agree upon. 
 
 You will pdon this abrupt brak ng of. At n clock of night 
 Tuesday. Remayne yo r freind and serv' 
 
 London, 5 [Reed. 6 FebraryJ F. THORPE. 
 
 LETTER CVI. 
 
 FEBRUARY, 1645-6. 
 
 FRANCIS THORPE TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENT'. 
 
 I r* 1 yo r Ire and I thinck shall write you no mor till I see you. 
 
 I have had speach this day w th S r [blank] Barrington and I 
 p'ceyve he expects a co'siderable rent for his wat r and is told of 
 the great p'fit made by yo r wat r works wherin he thincks to share. 
 
 This weeke brings you much good newes p'ticularly the 
 Rooting Hopton's Army in the West and taking Torrington and 
 Cardif castle and surrend r of Ashby-de-la-Zouch. 
 
 But yo r owne business about settling the pay of the 1 garrisonn 
 though very earnestly labour'd by yo r Friends and solicited by Mr 
 Watsonn we cannot gett on ; For we still follow the Crash where 
 the game lyes and thincke of other places at leasure, but time and 
 patiens will work it. 
 
 This page inclosed brings you some thing, but I p'mise you 
 will have more and bett r from oth rs who look more after p'ticul* 
 newes. I am 
 
 Yo r faithfull freind and serv* 
 
 F. TH[ORPE]. 
 [rec 27 F'brary 1645.]
 
 128 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 CVII. 
 
 24 FEBRUARY, 1645-6. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM TO JOHN CHAMBERS, 
 MAYOR OF HULL. 
 
 M r MAIOR, 
 
 I reed, yours of the 2i th instant I suppose subscribed by 
 three of the Trinity house. Therefore at p r sent I returne an s were 
 to your selfe. For the Timber I have prest it very much to S r 
 Henry Vane who rd. the letter from our noble Generall long since 
 th* at the spring it is of necessitie to be done. He hath p'mist to 
 p'forme. I send you here inclosed very good newes from the west, 
 as also the treaties between the Scoth and our Nation, w th the 
 newes of this day, w ch I suppose will give satisfaction to this king- 
 dom, w"* is that the Court of wards is absolutely taken away by 
 both houses of parliment w th unanimitie. 
 
 By the postc. of your letter I p'ceive I am to pay 12 s p'mens. 
 I do subscribe to what you please, but I conceive it hath cost me 
 100" for io u w" 1 the highest votes in Hull (this by the by, I leave 
 it to your discretions). The Committee for the North is continued 
 for a monneth longer except the Revenue. Thus with my love to 
 you and the rest of our freinds, I remaine, 
 
 Your loving freind, 
 Westminster the PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 
 24 th of Feb. 1645. 
 
 LETTER CVIII. 
 
 4 MARCH, 1645-6. 
 
 FRANCIS THORPE TO THE CORPORATION, 
 
 s r . 
 
 I have ev' observed that false and badd Tidings come flying 
 Post, while true relations come but halting after ; I presume you 
 have heard much of our defeat at Pountefracte, butt I hope nott soe
 
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 greate as was first reported. All our Com'annd 1 " 8 (save some few 
 Capt 8 and under Officers) are safe ; And it is conceived if our men 
 who are fledd and dispersed were returned there will appeare but 
 few to be missing ; Certaineties of numbers cannot welbe told 
 either of slaine or prison", because the Drum sent by my Lord for 
 leave to view and cleare the field, and to know what men were 
 taken, is nott yett returned. Much blame is laid upon one Siddeil 
 of your Towne for bringing false Intelligence, butt what the trueth 
 is (untill the matt' be further exa'i'ed) I know not. 
 
 Our Forces are rallied againe about Tadcaster and we expect 
 the Scotts to-morrow to come up and joyne with them. 
 
 The Enemy doe range about at pleasure in the West-riding, 
 we have had soe many reportes yesterday concerning them, some- 
 times of theire going away, sometimes of theire intending to sev'all 
 places, that I can give you no3 certainety and therefore I recald a 
 letter I had writt to you yesterday morning mentioning divers 
 p'ticul which I afterward p'ceived by better intelligence to be all 
 false. We have lost one Demi Culverin and most of our foote 
 armes ; you will heare the horse complaine ag l the foote, and the 
 foote ag' the horse, but I doe not conceive but Improvidence and 
 too much Credditt for Siddall's false relation was next (to our sins) 
 the visible Cause of all this mischeife. A few daies will determine 
 what the Enemy intends, for, having releived Pountefracte, if he 
 meane noe more butt a plundering voiage he wilbe gone upon ye 
 first appearance of our Forces, but if he intend to stay for Prince 
 Maurice out of Cheshire (as some thincke), his delay wilbe long'. 
 S r Marmad' Langdale, S r Tho. Blackvvell and one Willis are 
 Com'and r8 in Cheife. I cannot for the present give you any better 
 accompt of this Buisnes nor can you have much better from any 
 Body, because we heare such crosse relations ev'y houre. This 
 with my due respectes to you all I rest 
 
 Your freind and serv'. 
 Yorke 4 M'ch. FR. THORPE. 
 
 I pray looke to your Towne and to your Guards and com'end 
 my service to M r Gov'nor. 
 
 R
 
 130 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 Since the writeing this letter newes is come from Coll. Rossiter 
 and Coll. Thorney that they are at Doncaster with 2000 horse and 
 our present endeavo now are for joyning Forces. 
 
 I had forgotten to write that after the Battell on Saturday 
 which was about 4 of Clocks, the enemy, thinkinge themselves 
 secure, 2 Troope of them stragled towardes Wakefield and beinge 
 in a Towne called Longhaughton S r john Savile (who then lay be- 
 fore Sandall) with his foote fell in among them and surprise 1 them, 
 and tooke above 100 horse and div'rs of the men and carried them to 
 Bradford, where he now stands upon his Guard. 
 
 LETTER CIX. 
 
 10 MARCH, 1645-6. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 Yours of the 28 th of the last tn I reed. As for the Timber S r 
 Henry Vane was then in the Cuntry, an 1 h ith not as yet made 
 your request knowne to the House. This day I spoke w th him. 
 He tould me as formerly that he had our Generall's letter in his 
 pocket, and that w th the first opp'tunitie he would acquaint the 
 House w tb it. As concerning marshall law I doe not conceive how 
 it can concerne any but the Garrison, except in case of treachery, 
 w ch canno t De imagined at Hull. I assure you there is much diffi- 
 cultie to have any ordinance for marshall law past. 
 
 I have acquainted divers of my freinds that you conceive 600 
 men to be sufficient for th' garrison. I do fully concur w th you. 
 I hope ere long a lesser number may suffice. I shall do my 
 indeavour to have all things done according to your desire. I 
 reed, a letter from my Brother John Bowes whereby I p'ceiveyou 
 have demanded some monney of him for wines bought of Finley a 
 Scotchman. The wines were bought for my acc and since that 
 tyme that he was supposed to be a delinquent I have payd him
 
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 some monney and for the remainder upon just p'fe of his delin- 
 quincy I must be responsahle to the House of Commons. As for 
 newes I send you here inclosed w oh I suppose will give you good 
 content. We heare the Prince is gone beyond sea. Some say for 
 Silly and others for France w th Culpepp', Capell, Hide and others. 
 I hope ere long to acquaint you w th more good newes, but howso- 
 ever I shall still remaine 
 
 Your very loving freind 
 
 Westminster the io th PER. PELHAM. 
 
 of March 1645. 
 
 LETTER CX. 
 
 12 MARCH, 1645-6. 
 
 FRANCIS THORPE TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENT. 
 
 I received yo r letters in behalf of yo r neighbo and accord- 
 ing to yo r desyres Tyme is given them till this day Fortnight for 
 bringing in their witnesses, and what is more requisit. I am sorry 
 to see such Impeachm* 8 and heats one ag' another. But I hope 
 the Business will not proceed further in the Towne then to 
 imbroyle the p'tyes im'ediatly Ingaged. 
 
 I cold wish it were a matf to be composed. But their are 
 untemp'ed spirrits who, like salamanders, must live in fyer. 
 
 I shall by god's grace do my duty in the Business and 
 dysch r ge the Trust comitted to us. 
 
 I intend shortly to be w th you and th r fore if you have any 
 businesse let me know what day you desy r e and I will attend it. 
 
 You will shortly heare tell of the Scott's advance forward, But 
 whether toward Newark or Chester is yet unc r tayn. 
 
 I remayne yo r humble serv 1 . 
 York, 12 M'ch. FR. THORPE. 
 
 Since this lettter 111 news is come th' our horse at Retford is 
 beaten agayn and th* 2500 foote is come to Pontefract, But what 
 c'tainty I know not.
 
 132 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 LETTER CXI. 
 
 17 MARCH, 1645-6. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN. 
 
 Yours of the 14 th instant I teed. I shall take the best care 
 I can about Marshall law. I conceive it cannot be p r judiciall to 
 you, I am informed it is the same w ch passth in our Garrison 
 Townes. I assure you the House of Commons doe not desyre to 
 exempt themselves. The Lords doe usually put in that clause. 
 The p'positions for peace being past both Houses, if the Scotch 
 Commissioners agree, they will be sent to his Ma tie w th all expedi- 
 tion, w cb being agreed unto I hope wee shall not neede many 
 Garrisons in charge of Governors. As for your Timber I prest 
 S r Henry Vane about it. I tould him the great necessitie of it. 
 This day he tould me he waited only for the first opp'tunitie to 
 p r sent it to the House. 
 
 This day God be praised wee had very good newes out of the 
 west. The letter was dated the 13 th instant from Truro, in Corn- 
 well, from our Generall's Secretary. S r Rafe Hopton hath yelded all 
 his forces to our Noble Generall. The articles are not yet sent up. 
 He had 4000 horse, and all w th out bloodshed. 
 
 Most of the men of quallitie are come in, and come in dayly. 
 The common troops had 20" a man given them to carry them home. 
 Divers officers and souldiers desyre to take the Covenant and to 
 serve the Parliame* in Ireland. S* Mawes Castle at Faulmouth is 
 surrendred to our Generall w th ordnance etc. It is thought 
 Pendennis Castle will not hold out long. Some of the Prince's 
 servants report the Prince is in Silly, and most of this day was 
 spent about inviteing the Prince in. After a very long and serious 
 debate this vote past : that there shall be an invitation sent to the 
 Prince fro' the Parliment to desyre him to come into the Parli- 
 ment's quarters, to reside where, and to have such counsell and 
 attendants as they shall appoint him. I send you here inclosed
 
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 some ordinances for Church Government, wherein is declared who 
 shall be kept from the Sacrament. Thus w th my love remembred 
 
 to you all I remaine 
 
 Your very loving freind 
 
 Westminster the 17 th PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 
 of March, 1645. 
 
 LETTER CXI I. 
 
 24 MARCH, 1645-6. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN. 
 
 Yours of the 2i th instant I reed. This .day was appointed 
 for setling the Northerne Association but the speeding of the 
 p'positions to reconcile the difference betweene the Parliment and 
 the Scotch Commissioners did intervene. S r Henry Vane tould 
 me he had reed, letters from you. When the businesse was in 
 agitation he did acquaint the House of our Generall's desyre for 
 Timber for your Towne. I have often importuned him about it 
 and shall still be vigilant when the Northern affairs are in question. 
 I have a care for your Timber and Marshall law. I have ac- 
 quainted divers of my freinds w th it, who have p'mist there best 
 assistance. That association is continued for a mounth longer. As 
 for the number of the Garrison at p r sent I know not what to advise. 
 You may be assured the state will ease themselves of any unneces- 
 sary charge. When the Ambassador from the States Generall 
 arrives I shall use the best meanes I can to have the true state of 
 the businesse rep'sented to him. I send you inclosed more good 
 newes of a great defeat given to S r Jacob Ashley's army. It was 
 soe great in his owne app r hension that he tould our souldiers they 
 might sheath there swords for they had done there worke. 
 
 I hope ere long his words will prove true in th* regard and w th 
 
 my love to you all I remaine 
 
 Your very loving freind 
 
 Westminster the 24 th PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 
 of March, 1645.
 
 134 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 LETTER CXI II. 
 
 No DATE. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN. 
 
 I am much importuned for Hull Ale dayly, both by Lords 
 and Commons, who are willing to further me in any thing that 
 concerns your Towne, and I shall have occasion to use my friends. 
 I expect noe assistance by your neighbours. Those th* serve for 
 remote p'ts are my best friends. If it please you to send to me a 
 Tonne of Hull Ale and leave it to my desposeing, it will not be 
 lost but will be wellcome, although it be late. In steade of jug- 
 heads I will make bottled many of our freinds w* are best knowne 
 to me. 
 
 I remaine yours, 
 
 PER. PELHAM. 
 
 LETTER CXIV. 
 Westminster, the last of MARCH, 1646. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN. 
 
 Yours of the 28 th instant 1 reed, by the post. This day was 
 appointed for the Northern Association but is still defer 'd by re i son 
 of other great affaires. How the forces shall be maintained is not 
 yet determined. It hath been moved either out of the Excize or 
 sequestrations. When that businesse is in agitation I shall desire 
 S r Henry Vane and other of my friends to be p r sent. About the 
 number of the Garrison, Timber, etc., I am confident M r Samuell 
 Browne will be a true friend to your Towne. He is a very solid 
 lawyer and a man in very great esteem. I thank you for your 
 remembrance of him, as for my selfe by M r Fowler, who hath 
 given me satisfaction. M r Brovvne is one of the Keep's of the
 
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 Great Scale. There are 4 of the House of Commons and 2 Lords 
 th* keepe it, but he strikes a great stroke there as in other affairs. 
 If you write to him the sup'scription may be for your hona ble freind 
 Samuell Browne, Esqre. As for your classes you will heare more. 
 The assembly are not well pleased that the appeale is to commis- 
 sioners. It hath pleased god of late to take to himselfe one of the 
 Assembly, a freind of ours, M r Coleman. We reed, letters lately 
 from M r Strickland, our agent in Holland, that there is great hopes 
 our M'chants will r'ce satisfaction for there Cloth that was taken. 
 He also writs that the States P'vinciall have stayd the Ships that 
 were hired by the French to bring over souldiers against the 
 Parliament. 
 
 This day we had good newes th* Dunington Castle th' hath 
 stood out lon-r is to be surrendred to-morrow to the Parliament 
 forces. The Lords and Commons have agreed to the p'positions 
 to be sent to the King, but as yet we have not the concurrence of 
 the Scotch Commissioners. Thus w th my best respects to you all, 
 I remaine your very loveing freind 
 
 PER. PELHAM. 
 
 LETTER CXV. 
 
 7 APRIL, 1646. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN. 
 
 Yours of the 3 d instant I reed. Thursday next is appointed 
 for the establishment for the Garrison of Hull, but for the reduce- 
 ing of it, it is not thought convenient at p r sent. As for the Timber 
 and Marshall law, I hope you will have your desire, although a 
 Yorkshire gent" tould me you have had great store of trees out of 
 the Lord of Dunbarr's parkes. Next Tuesday is appointed for 
 the setling of the whole armye in this Kingdome, and how it shall 
 be payd. I hope all assesments will be taken of, and that the
 
 136 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 Excize and Delinquents will defray the publique charge. It is 
 voted that there shall be 8000 foote and 2000 horse in the North- 
 erne p'ts under the immediat command of our Noble General S r 
 Tho. Fairfax. The Scots have not as yet agreed to the 
 p'positions. For newes our forces have taken and kill'd 300 
 horse, etc, about Farrington. Exeter it is thought is yelded, as alsoe 
 Bostable, but the newes is not corns as yet. The King hath very 
 few forces left. Tf Newark be not taken ere long I hope S r Tho. 
 Fairfax will have the hon r to reduce all the Garrisons in this 
 Kingdome, and w th my best respects remembred to you all, I 
 remaine 
 
 Your most affectionate freind, 
 
 Westminster, the 7 th PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 
 of Aprill, 1646. 
 
 LETTER CXVL 
 
 14 APRIL, 1646. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN. 
 
 Yours of the io th instant I reed. Our Northerne businesse 
 hath had very ill successe. As I remember there hath been 15 
 dayes appointed about th* businesse, and as yet nothing setled. 
 You may imagine the reason why it is thought fit that the Garrsion 
 of Hull should be continued in that p'portion I writ you of. 
 There were some books printed to justifie the Scots in their 
 p'ceeding, w* did reflect much upon the Parliament of England, 
 w* books were ordered to be burnt by the Common Hangman, and 
 a Scotchman, w** did avow his booke, was sent for as delinquent, 
 but as yet is not to be found. I pray to god wee may have a good 
 agreement w tt our brethern. 
 
 The newes I writ you of I beleeve is now accomplished 
 Exeter for certaine is yelded, and it is conceived that Bastable is 
 in th* condition. Ruthen Castle is likewise surrendred to our
 
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 forces, a very strong place in North Wales. There is great hopes 
 to reduce that Cuntry to the obedience of the Parliment, although 
 there be some Irish landed there. Divers are come out of 
 Pendennis Castle to our forces. They report it cannot hold out long, 
 being close beseiged and there beefe tainted. This day we had 
 newes that they are in great straits for p'visions in Oxford. The 
 King would have made an escape thrice but was p'vented. I will 
 trouble you noe further, but to let you know that I am 
 
 Your very loveing freind, 
 Westminster the 14 th PEREGRINE PELHAM. 
 
 of Aprill, 1646. 
 
 LETTER CXVII. 
 
 28 APRIL, 1646. 
 
 FRANCIS THORPE TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENT'. 
 
 I reed. yo r letter by the post and touching Carlill's Business, 
 I do not finde an appearance as yet, nor doth any come to make 
 oath of the service as I remember at p'sent. 
 
 Touching S r John Barrington's business, I shall settle it I 
 hope to yo r content. 
 
 But as touching the Northern Association, I cannot say any 
 thing is settled, nor is the ordinance yet renewed or continued, so 
 as for the p'sent I can give you litle c'taynty of any thinge. Many 
 dayes have bene appointed for debating o r northern affayres, but 
 they come on cold as our clymate, and Thursday next is appointed 
 agayne for it, but I will not promisse it must hold, in respect of 
 other greater occasions though that be a very great one, and 
 principally in respect yo r garrison is included in it. 
 
 As touching the ordinances you mention and desyre to have, 
 I am not (nor can I yet be) furnished w th them, and some debates 
 
 s
 
 138 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 do now intervene upon some pap's put in by the Scotts, w ch till 
 fully determined, I doubt it will not be absolutely necessary for you 
 to have them sent to you in disorder, But so sonne as all things 
 are compleat and intyer I shall get them for you. 
 
 The news here is the Prince is gone from Silly to the Hand of 
 Garnsay, and this day a letter came from him desyring a pass for 
 the Lord Capell to come to London to capitulate upon what terms 
 he shalbe receyvd, and then the Lord to have liberty to go to 
 Oxford and then back to Garnsay, and then the exp'ssion is th* he 
 will do as piety and honesty shall move him. But what effect this 
 will p'duce is not yet resolved. It looks like some other things 
 lately receyv'd. 
 
 Upo' SattMay last a letter came fro' Coll' Wetong [?] mentioning 
 th* two Coil's of the Kings had bene w th him, and had told him by 
 way of disco r se, th* they beleyvd if the King might be assured of 
 his p'sonall safety, and th* he might lyve and rayn as King, still he 
 wold dysband his Armyes and [dismantle erased] yeyld up a 
 his garrisons. 
 
 This disco r se bredd debate that day because of the disadvant- 
 age such things breede to the P'lam*, as if the King were willing 
 and the P'lam* unwilling for peace, therfor some votes past ag* 
 such disco r ses th 1 they shold not be emerta)med by any of the 
 offic rs of the Army unless it came warranted und r the King's hand, 
 and then that to be forthw th sent up to the House. 
 
 Upon Monday anoth' letter fro' Coll' Raynsbrough and CD!!' 
 Fleetwood came, co'tayning a like disco'se betwixt them and the 
 Lord Southampto' and Secretary Nicholas and oth rs of the King's 
 p'tye, w ch happened upon the treaty for surrender of Woodstock, 
 much to the same effect as the other, But the form' vote as is 
 conceyvd will p'vent more of these, and therfor it is now thought 
 th* the King will put himself upo' S r Tho. Farfax and cast himself 
 wholly upon the P'lam*, so as by god's blessing we may iyve to see 
 a happy issue of all miseryes, if we do not fall out among o'selves. 
 
 S r Tho. Farfax and one p't of the Army is at Andever and the 
 other about Oxford, to block it up so as they are now both mock-
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 139 
 
 ing themselves how to defend a strayte seige w ch will hardly be 
 p'vented. 
 
 Notw th standing I was told this day in the House th* the 
 Bishop of York spake publickly at his table th* he doubted not but 
 to be w tb the King in York and Hull w th a good Army before Mid- 
 som'er. But I hope god will p'vent him, and I praie let not 
 security surprise you. And this for the p'sent is all I have, in hast, 
 rest, yo 
 
 F. TH. 
 Londo', 28 th April, 9 at night. 
 
 M' Popple, I praie you thank yo r frend for his kinde and ready 
 paym 4 of my mony, w oh he did at first asking it. 
 
 LETTER C XVII I. 
 
 28 APRIL, 1646. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN. 
 
 Yours of the 24 th instant I reed. As for our Northerne 
 businesse I can give you only this account that Newark, I hope, 
 will be reduced w th in a few dayes. It is referrd to our Generall's 
 care for the speedy reduceing of th 4 Towne and Oxford, and when 
 it pleaseth god that Newark is in the power of the Parliament all 
 the fortifications and works about the Towne and Castle are to be 
 slighted, and noe more garrison to be there, and this order of the 
 House of Commons is to be sent by this post to our Commissioners 
 now neare Newark, w ch I hope will be a great ease to those p'ts. 
 I hope our bretheren may shortly returne home, the work being 
 neare a period in the app r hension of many. It hath pleased god 
 to deliver 8 garrisons at least unlo the obedience of the Parliment 
 lately, wherefore this day fortnight is appointed for a uay of 
 thancksgiving w tb in the lines of communication and 20 miles about;
 
 140 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 and this day 3 weeks throughout the kingdom. Our Generall we 
 heare is now very neare Oxford. This day the Prince writ a letter 
 to both Houses, that he intended for Garnsay and doth not come 
 into the Parliment's q r trs according to there invitation. 
 
 This day I did put M r Thorpe in mind of your difference w ch 
 Robert Carlile. He hath p'missed to take care in it. As for an 
 imposition upon the French trade, you now best where your trade 
 now lyeth. As for Burdenels [?] I concieve it needlesse to be at any 
 further charge. And w th my love remembred to you all, I remaine 
 
 Your very loving freind, 
 
 Westminster, the 28 th PER. PELHAM. 
 
 of Aprill, 1646. 
 
 LETTER CXIX. 
 
 14 MAY, 1646. 
 
 FRANCIS THORPE TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENT.' 
 
 Yo r freinds here are so tend r to satisfy yo r desyres about 
 marshall law th' we resolve to got this proviso, whereof the coppy 
 is inclosed inserted to yo r ordinance in the Lord's House, but this 
 will occasio' a delay by retorning it back to o r House w th the 
 Amendm 1 and their debating it anew. Howev' I shall not foyle 
 you in my p't, and reinayn The newes is nerer you then us. 
 This day the p'positions are to be concluded and forthw th sent to 
 Newcastle to the King. Dudley Castle is surrendered and Oxford 
 inclynes to treat and so remayns yo ra 
 
 F. THORPE. 
 May I4th. 
 
 THE PROVISO AS TO MARSHALL LAW. 
 
 Provided alwayes that this ordinance, nor any thing therin 
 conteyned, shall not extend to give any power to any p'son
 
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 or p'sons hereby authorised to exercise Martiall Law to 
 exercise or put the same in execution against any of the 
 Burgesses of the Towne of Kingston-upon-Hull ; not being 
 soldiers in that garrison : nor to prejudice the Civill power and 
 Government of the said Towne. 
 
 LETTER CXX. 
 
 ig MAY, 1646. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN. 
 
 Yours of the 15 th instant I reed as also by a former post. I 
 have lately taken a house in Axe Yard in Westminster, where I 
 have had soe many visits that I had noe tyme to write to you, not- 
 w th standing I was not unmindfull of your desires, and th* day 
 that the ordinance past in the House of Commons I did put S r 
 Henry Vane in mind of the Timber. We were then soe desirous 
 to have it past it was not thought fitting then to make any further 
 request. This day he hath again p'mist me to take the first 
 opp'tunitie to move for Timber. The ordnance yet lyeth w th the 
 Lords. There is a clause concerning Martiall law. We conceive 
 there is noe danger in it if it should passe as in other garrisons, 
 although the Lords put in that exception. The members of our 
 House that were p'fidious were tryed by Martiall law. 
 
 I did acquaint S r Henry Vane of the ruine of the North block- 
 house. I conceive what damage you sustaine in the publique 
 service ought to be repaired by the State. It were p'p' for the 
 Governor to take care in that behalfe. What evidence you have 
 against the Scotchmen to make them delinquents about the wines 
 they sould, I desyre may be sent up. For newes wee heare th' 
 Oxford and Wallingford are upon a treaty. This day upon along 
 debate it was resolved th' it be desired that the Scotch army be
 
 H 2 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 removed out of the kingdome, this kingdome having noe use of 
 them, and that they be desired to deliver up all th r garrisons in 
 this kingdome, and upon deliv'y they are to have 50000 u and 
 other fiftie thousand pounds when they are in Scotland. They 
 are also againe desired to send up there accompte, and what shall 
 be due upon a just ace : they shall be satisfied according to the 
 Treaty. To these demands a speedy answere is desired. I hope 
 you will take care th* Hull be not surprized, and w th my best 
 respects remembred, I rest, 
 
 Your very loving freind, 
 
 Westminster, the 19 th PER. PELHAM. 
 
 of May, 1646. 
 
 LETTER CXXI. 
 
 FRANCIS THORPE TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENT.' 
 
 What I feard is com to pass. I sent you by M r Lilly the 
 coppy of an Addition drawn for yo r Association to the ordinance 
 of yo r garriso'. But the Lords stick at it, and what they will send 
 back to us or when wee know not. So the mayne is delayed. 
 This day was spent till two of clock upo' debate about the 
 co'tents of a lettere sent fro' the com'ttee at York, touching the 
 state of the country, and the Scotts' forces lying at North Allerto', 
 and o r forces lying about York, and of their clashing, about 
 the one requiring the others remove furth r northward, and they 
 agayn requyring a rernovance furth r southward. The result was 
 these votes : 
 
 1. That the House declares that the kingdome of England 
 hath no more neede of the Scottes' Army w th in this kingdome. 
 
 2. That the Scottes' Army shall have one hundred thousand 
 pounds payd unto them toward theire Arreares. the one halfe 
 when they render up o r Garrisons, the other halfe when they 
 are all gonne backe into Scotland.
 
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 3. That touching the rest of the Arreares the House desires 
 againe to know from them how theire Account stands, and 
 upon Adjusting thereof by charge and discharge the surplasse 
 shalbe satisfied according to the treaty. 
 
 4. That the Speaker write a letter to the Scottes Com'issiors 
 representing these Votes, and desireing a spedy answere. 
 
 5. That for the Northreen Association Forces now in 
 Yorkshire, Northumberland, and Durham, 10,000 u be given 
 out of the Excise here. 
 
 Touching the Blockhouse decayes. It is the first mention th* 
 I rememb' th* you have made and it comes now suddenly and mony 
 is scarce here Therefore you must first thinck of an expedient 
 wher and how to rayse the mony w oh you and the some you desyre, 
 and then a petition must be p'pared w th a recomendation fro' 
 the generall yo r Gov'nor. This if you will speed must be the way, 
 oth r wise what so ev' is to be your [course] butt words ? 
 
 S r John Barrington's Counsel and I have not yet mett. But 
 when they call I am ready. Meantyme I thinck you suffer no loss 
 by delay. 
 
 Alter the rysing of the House all the memb" were invited into 
 Hide P'k to see the great trayning of all the Citty 1 8 Regim 48 , and 
 I2ooina Regim 1 foote, besides horses, and thither wee went and I 
 am now come back very weary, and meatless and drinkless, and 
 much ado to scribble this much, or to subscribe myself 
 
 Yo r freind and serv* 
 May 19, 10 at night. F. THORPE. 
 
 Yesterday they began to treat at Oxford. The newes of the 
 King is nerer you then us. Asburnham w oh wee sent for is not 
 deliver'd. We do not clerely und r stand the affayres at Newcastle. 
 All is but conjecture ; with confident on one sub' and jealosy on 
 anoth'. 
 
 [rec. 22 Maye, 1646]
 
 144 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 LETTER CXXIL 
 
 26 MAY, 1646. 
 
 FRANCIS THORPE TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENT.' 
 
 This post will bring you from all hands the Tydings of the 
 King's letteres to the Houses of P'lam*, of England, and of Scot- 
 land, and to the Comittees of both kingdoms, and to the Citty of 
 London, and his warrant to surrend r Oxford upon ho ble terms. All 
 holding forth a smilinge face of peace. But what is Inlye ment 
 god onely knows, and good men doubt and wise men fear because 
 they forsee : yet I hope well. 
 
 You will hear also of a remonstrance brought in to o r House 
 this day by the Com'on Counsell of London in terms high inough. 
 The whole day hath bene spent upon an entrance into the Debate 
 of these thinges, together w th an interveening accidental speach 
 w ch fell from a memb r in the House, touching another memb r . 
 
 You must p'don the not mentioning p'ticul ra in these matters, 
 Because while things are in Debate they ought not to be ptiblisht 
 abroad. And howev' others transgress in this yet I dare not 
 offend ag* my knowledge. 
 
 I am confident this week will p'duce eyther well towards 
 peace, or portend to worse conditions then we are yet in. God in 
 his tyme fitt us for his mercyes. 
 
 Touching yo r business in the Lord's House about yo r ordinanc' 
 and martiall law, M r Watsonn may, if he will, tell you what 
 paynes it hath cost me and labor amongst my best freinds their, 
 yet the business remayns und r Comitrn* their. But what feet may 
 be added to hasten the p'gress shall not be wanting. 
 
 This for the p'sent is all I have from 
 
 Yo r freind and serv* 
 
 FR. THORPE. 
 
 Grays Inn, tewsday 26 May, 9 at night.
 
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 LETTER CX XII I. 
 
 NO DATE. 
 
 WALTER STRICKLAND TO SIR HENRY VANE THE 
 
 YOUNGER. 
 
 s r , 
 
 I can fo r git noething you command and therefore remember 
 well the speciall charge you gave me of the Hull men's business, 
 which you may thinke hath bin long in agitation. I assure you 
 noe meanes which can possibly be used have bin omitted by him 
 to have the greatest favour and helpe which any man heere can 
 have, but yet I have not forgotten to as carefull of a good cause as 
 he of an ill. I am now at Amsterdam, where the Admiralty, much 
 against his will, are to judge his cause by reference of the States. 
 He is doubely charged, by us for takeing our goods, by the Scouts [?] 
 the officer of the States, as criminall in disobeying theire orders 
 and resolutions, and for that is committed to prison, not upon any 
 judgement but for secureing his personne upon the allegations. 
 This is noe ill beginning. I demanded audience of the Admiralty, 
 and had it. I represented to them the Hull men's reason and De 
 Witt's injustice, according to thire owne orders and resolutions, 
 and when I went away, to helpe thire memoryes, I gave them the 
 substance of what I spoke in writing. My answer was when 
 both partyis were heard they would doe justice. The business is 
 in noe ill posture, but De Witte hath brought two or three advoc- 
 ates to pleade for him from the Hagh, but they could not keep 
 him out of prison. 
 
 S r , another Frigate was hired heere to goe to sea with the 
 same deseign with 130 men and 18 gunnes. De Witt's Liewtenant 
 was to be her Captaine, and his sonne to goe in her. The shippe 
 is stayd, and his sonne and some others in prison. I hope it will 
 be found to be his contrivement, and soe adde more to his score. 
 Some merchants tell me a King's man of warr hath taken a 
 merchant shippe of ten gunnes and brought her to Clubden. Some 
 say she is loaden with Cloath. The merchants heer mutter that 
 
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 146 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 noe course is taken to clear those parts. I am now where I heare 
 nothing but of shipps, but am 
 
 S r , your most humble servant, 
 
 WALTER STRICKLAND. 
 
 Pray S r excuse me to the Committee of both kingdoms that I 
 write not to them, I am not where I can conveniently doe it. I 
 am, your most humble servant, 
 
 Walter Strickland. 
 
 [INDORSEMENT. 
 For my hon ble friend S r Henry Vane the younger, K*, this.] 
 
 LETTER CXXIV. 
 
 26 MAY, 1646. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, ' 
 
 Yours of the 22th instant I rec. I did acquaint S r Henry 
 Vane w th your desires about the Blockhouses. He is very willing 
 to doe any service for the Towne of Hull. The House sate soe 
 late that I have little tyme to write. The indeavours of the 
 House of Commons are for a well-grounded and a safe peace, 
 but they are diverted by some that intend to sow sedition, T did 
 not doubt of you: good union w th the Governor, but a lord which you 
 know well had some kind of app r hensions, and another eminent man 
 askt me if I had taken any care for the Town of Hull. At present 
 it is not convenient to name men. I delivered your letter to the 
 Chairemen for the Committee of the Navy w th your respects. I 
 have little newes to acquaint you w th all. The Treaty at Oxford 
 is broken off. They stand upon high tearms. I hope they will 
 ere long be brought lower.
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 147 
 
 Our nob'e General!, if these be an occasion, can spare a con- 
 siderable army, and leave sufficient to keepe them in. This day 
 the Maior of Newcastle tould me that the French have taken 
 divers shipps w th the Kind's Commission and throwne the men 
 overbord. Thus in hast w tb my best respects to you all, 
 
 I remaine, 
 
 Your affectionate freind, 
 
 Westminster, PER. PELHAM. 
 
 26th of May, 1646. 
 
 LETTER CXXV. 
 
 10 JUNE, 1646. 
 
 PEREGRINE PELHAM TO THE CORPORATION. 
 
 GENTLEMEN, 
 
 Yours of the 5th instant I rec., and according to your 
 desires I did returne your hartie thancks to S r Henry Vane. I 
 spoke w th S r John Barrington about yo r spring water, but I ex- 
 pected noe satisfactory answere from him, he being governed by 
 my friend Mr. Samuell Browne, who hath p'mised me to finish 
 the business, and I doubt not but it will be to your content. The 
 letter from our Generall concerning your Timber, etc., is not come 
 to the Speaker. When it doth come you will want noe freinds to 
 further his requests ; We received a letter from him that he had 
 taken in Bostock House a very considerable place w th in 7 miles of 
 Oxford, and that he was in Treaty for the surrender of Oxford. 
 The business in the North troubles many more then in the South. 
 I pray god send a good agreement. The Northern Association is 
 continued untill the first of July. The complaints against the 
 Scotts" army, w th other letters w ch came from foraigne p'ts, was this 
 day referd to a Committee to draw a declaration to be p'sented to 
 the House. S r Robt. King, one of the Commissioners for the 
 Parliament in Ireland, came lately from hence, and brought a copy
 
 148 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 of a letter from the King written to Ormond. This da)' we had 
 another letter in print signed by the King's Commissioners in 
 Ireland, a true coppy thereof (w ch I took in the House of Com 
 mons) I send you inclosed, the printed pap's not having all the 
 truth, upon w ch letter the House of Commons past this vote : that 
 upon the letter from the King to the Marquisse of Ormonde, ot the 
 3 d of Aprill, 1646, that the King went into the Scotts' army upon a 
 designe to set devision betweene the two kingdomes of England 
 and Scotland, and to continue the warr against the Parliament of 
 England. Thus w th my best respects to you all, I remaine 
 
 Your affectionat' freind, 
 
 Westminster, the io tb of PER. PELHAM. 
 
 June, 1646.
 
 APPENDIX I. 
 
 WARRANT TO COLLECT SHIP-MONEY. 
 
 (SEE LETTER xi.) 
 
 31 JANUARY, 1634-5. 
 
 To o r lovinge freinde John Chambers, of Kingston-upon-Hull, 
 
 M'chant. 
 
 Kingston-upon-Hull. Whereas an assessem* or rature of 
 sixe hundred and sixtie pounds was of late made and set upon the 
 said Towne of Kingston-upon-Hull and the County thereof in a 
 gen'all summe by the Sheriffe of the County of Yorke and the 
 Sheriffe of the County of Lincolne, towards the Charges and 
 expenses of setting out and furnishing by the said Towne and 
 other places of a ship of the burthen of eight hundred Tonnes in 
 warlike manner for his Ma tie ' 8 service, to be at Portsmouth by the 
 first of March next, according to the tenor of his Ma tie ' 8 writt in 
 that behalf, bearing date the xx th day of October last past. And 
 whereas we, Nicholas Denman, maior of the said Towne of King- 
 ston-upon-Hull, and W m Pecke, Sheriffe of the same Towne and 
 County thereof, have according to the said writt also assessed all 
 and ev'ry the p'sons named in the roll or liste hereunto annexed 
 w th in the said Towne of Kingston-upon-Hull, and p'te of the mem- 
 bers thereof, what summe ev'ry of them in p'ticular shall contribute 
 and pay towards the raising of the said summe of sixe hundred 
 and sixtie pounds, according as in the same roll or liste is ex- 
 pressed. Now we the said Nicholas Denman, Maior, and W m 
 Pecke, Sheriffe, have by virtue of the said writt nominated and
 
 I5O THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 constituted and doe by these p'sents nominate and constitute you 
 the said John Chambers to be Collector of the said sev'all summes 
 by us assessed as aforesaid and mentioned in the said roll or liste 
 of the sev'all p'sons in the same roll nominated. And therefore 
 wee will you to use all diligence and speed possible for the collect- 
 ing and gathering of the same, least his Ma tie ' 8 service of soe great 
 importance be through your default neglected. And if anie of the 
 said p'sons soe by us assessed shall refuse or delay to pa}' the 
 sev'all summes upon them set, then we hereby and by vertue of 
 the said writt authorise you to levy the same by distresses, or by 
 anie other dew wayes or meanes. And thereof faile you not, as 
 you will answer the contrary at yo r p'ill. Gyven at Kingston 
 upon Hull aforesaid under o r hands and scales, the last day of 
 Januarie, Anno D'ni 1634. [This is the Copie of the Warrant] . 
 
 The new increase. 
 
 li s li s 
 
 York is 375 19 oo Lincon 050 oo oo 
 
 Hull 066 13 oo Boston 100 oo oo 
 
 Beverley 036 or oo Wainflete 10 oo oo 
 
 The Maritaine j ^ Grimsbie 10 
 
 towns in Yorkshire) 443 Barton 10 
 
 The Maritaine ) 
 Some Yorkshire 922 n oo townsinLinconshire) " 
 
 712 09 oo 
 
 li s 
 
 Yorkshire is 922 n oo 
 Linconshire 712 09 oo 
 
 Some toto 1635 oo oo 
 
 APPENDIX II. 
 
 NOTE OF ORDINANCE BELONGING TO THE TOWNE OF HULL, 
 w ch have beene drawne from thence upon severall occasions of 
 service abroad.
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 151 
 
 Demi Cannon Cutts of Iron (one of w ch j 
 was sent to Pontefract, and the other > ii 
 to Scarbrough ) 
 
 Demi Culveringe (whereof 2 were sent) 
 to Scarbro j 
 
 Whole Culveringe of Iron iij 
 
 Sakers of Iron iiij 
 
 Falkons of brasse (one whereof was sent) 
 to Wressall Castle J 
 
 Falconett of brasse i 
 
 All gained at 
 raising of ye 
 siege ag 4 Hull 
 
 Demi Cannon of brasse i 
 Culveringe of brasse i 
 
 Saker Cutt of brasse i 
 
 Peices of ordnance that were surprised] 
 by S r Hugh Cholmeley in two Catches {_ 
 that were sent from Hull to Captain I 
 John Legard at Scarbrough j 
 
 APPENDIX III. 
 
 MINUTES OF THE HULL COMMITTEE OF DEFENCE. 
 
 THE 2g th OF JUNE, 1643. 
 
 Proceedings of a Meeting of Chief Inhabitants after the 
 seizing of S r John Hotham ; appointing a Committee of Defence. 
 
 Present : M r THOMAS RAIKES, 
 M r LAUNCELLOT ROP' 
 M r ROBT. MORTON 
 M r JOHN BARNARD 
 
 M r H. BARNARD 
 
 ALD r 
 
 M r NICH. DENMAN 
 M r MARTIN JEFFERSON 
 M r JOSEPH BLAIDS 
 M r JOHN CHAMB rs 
 
 Whereas upon the apprehension of some feares and jealousies 
 of the Townesmen, that treachery hath bene intended against the 
 Towne to deliv r the same up to some forces Enemies to the King
 
 152 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 and Parliament The Townsmen have put themselves into mili- 
 tary posture for safe guarding and keeping of the Towne and 
 Forts for the use of King and Parliam' until the Parliam' 8 pleasure 
 and directions be signified therein and further as shall be directed 
 And have to that end taken into their custody this morning the 
 Towne, the Magazine, and Forts, w th the ordnance and am'unition 
 in and about the same. Whereupon S r John Hotham, 
 who was form'ly appointed Governor by the Parliam', is 
 of a suddaine this morning dep'ted (and hath wholly left) 
 the Towne. It is therefore thought fitt and agreed that a 
 Governor and Comittee be forthwith appointed for setling of the 
 present distractions in the Towne and regulating the affaires of 
 the Towne, and of such occurrences as may happen : And here 
 upon M r Tho. Raiks now Maior is appointed the present Governor 
 of the Towne : M r Rop', M r John Barnard, M r H. Barnard, M r Den- 
 man, M r Popple, Aldermen, and M r Willm. Styles of the Towne; S r 
 Mathew Boynton, S r W m St Quintin, S r Rich. Darley, S r John 
 Bourcher, S r Wilim. Allenson, M r Robert Johnson, and M r John 
 Penrose, are appointed a Committee in the p'misses : 
 
 [AFTERWARDS] 
 
 The rest of the Aldermen and M r Sheriffe to be added to 
 ye Com'ittee : M r Robert Raiks, M r Pecke, M r Wrightinton, 
 M r Rogers, M r Berier, M r Dobson (crossed out), M r Ramsden 
 (crossed out), M r Lupton, M r Wm Raiks, M r Dewicke, M r 
 Maister, Maurice Lincolne, Hen. Metcalfe, M r Leo Barnard, 
 M r Hollys, M r Foxley, sen., M r Robinson, M r Lawrence. 
 
 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE OF DEFENCE. 
 [CONDENSED] Die ven'is xxx Junij, 1643. 
 
 M r Popple and M r Denman being informed this morning of 
 some stirring at S r John Hotham's house, supposed to privately 
 convey some monies and treasure from thence, they went to the 
 house in the presence of M r Franke and M r Boynton ; and in a 
 study and a trunke they found ^"1000 and about 800 ; their action
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 153 
 
 was approved of by the Conrittee. It was ordered that the monie 
 be brought into M r Maior's house for more security. 
 
 Capt. Robert Allen appointed Captaine of a troop of Dragoons 
 and sent to Beverley for its relief against the present forces w ch 
 are now before it ; it is ordered that soe many horses be delivered 
 to him forth of the Churchyard as will make upp his troop three- 
 score. 
 
 Lieut. Bacon is, at his request, appointed to comand in chief 
 a. foot company of sixe-score men to be taken from the Block- 
 houses. 
 
 It is ordered that the mount lately raised in the Grainswicke 
 nigh the Towne, shall be forthwith thrown downe, levelled, and 
 the constables are required to summon all p'sons in the Towne 
 that are not on the guarde. [" men and women " crossed out.] 
 
 Henry Mowbray or the Ingeniers to cutt a grafte letting 
 the saltwater from the mount at Grainswicke into the H umber for 
 the better levelling of the mount. 
 
 A warrant sent to the chief and petty constables of South and 
 Middle Holderness to raise such " horses with ryders " as may be 
 got, to be armed in Hull, for defence against marauding forces. 
 
 Forty horses with musketeers under Lieut. Northend, to be 
 sent into the adjacent country to clear it of marauders and to 
 bring in John Langthorne of South Cave, a delinquent. Wm. 
 Thomplinson allowed to speak with Geo. Arram, his master, now 
 in gaol, upon Mr. Norton's promise to make good any damage. 
 
 Robert Smeadly, of Beverley, late corporall in S r Thos. 
 Remington's troop of dragoons, is permitted to go to Beverley 
 upon bond to appear before the Com tee every Friday or oftener. 
 
 Robt. Leggatt appointed Scoute-maister. Alexander Richard- 
 son is appointed to attend upon S r John Hotham in the shipp. 
 
 That Singleton and Jenkinson, servants of Sir John, shall be 
 permitted to wait upon Lady Hotham, in Hull. 
 
 Mr. William Hotham is allowed to live with h : s mother, the 
 Lady Hotham. Mr. Anlaby allowed to have a ticket to go on 
 board Capt. Moyer's ship to visit Sir John Hotham. 
 
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 154 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 A sufficient guard to be placed at the Lady Hotham's door 
 (it being her owne desire), to consist of six Townsmen chosen 
 by Mr. Anlaby. 
 
 j, an assessm* laid upon Sutton, was brought in by some 
 soldiers : 
 
 Also i i odd monies taken from a boy who was carrying it 
 for Mr. Wm. Hotham. 
 
 Coronell Boynton's Company and Capt. Robt. Legard's 
 troupes who are now at gates and came w th S r John Hotham from 
 Beverley, shall as soone as S r john Hotham is delivered over to the 
 custody of Capt. Moyar, shall returne to Beverley, for securing 
 that quarter ; save that Arthur Stringer, Cornett to the troop, shall 
 stand committed. 
 
 S r John Hotham and S r Edward Rhodes are appointed for 
 their more security to be sent aboard of Capt. Moyar's Shipp now 
 in the Road 
 
 Col. Boynton is to appoint a Commander in Chief over Sr 
 Edward Rhode's troup. 
 
 A letter to the Capt. of the Antilope to bring upp his shipp 
 into Paull Road, w ch Mr. William Raiks and Leonard Rawlinson 
 will take care to send upp. 
 
 Mr. Wm. Darley is appointed Captaine over Mr. Hotham's 
 and Mr. Wm. Legard's companies to march with them to Beverley. 
 
 Sergeant Major Goodricke to continue over his company. 
 
 Examination taken of Wm. Watson, Chirurgeon, of Lieut- 
 General Hotham's company, as to a letter he brought to Mr. 
 Hotham, and of Nicholas Barret, Surgeon of the Hercules, who 
 was in his company at Mrs. Anne Raiks' house. 
 
 Examination of John Newbald who brought letters from 
 Newarke about wynes for ye Q : forces. 
 
 Examination of John Lawson ; and of Capt. Moyar. 
 
 5 Barrells of powder, and 3 cag^s of shott brought by Mr. 
 Lupton forth of Wm. Nelson's chamber, and, by estimation, there 
 is in the same Chamber 40 feather bedds, besides dyvers armes, 
 brasse and other household goods and dyvers trunks.
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 155 
 
 Mr. Blackwell undertakes that Robert Spavan, who was 
 sometimes clerke to Mr. John Legard and now sent to Capt. John 
 Hotham, shall remain as his prisoner, and be delivered before the 
 committee to-morrow in the morning. 
 
 Some persons are to be sent aboard of Lawson's pyncke in 
 the Roadstead to search for supposed treasure. 
 
 1 1 to be returned to Mr. William Hotham, being taken from 
 his man. 
 
 The wife, family, and goods of Lieut-Coronell Legard to 
 leave the Castle by Tuesday night next, notice of this order to be 
 given him to-morrow morning ; in the meantime Mr. Jeffrey 
 Gaites, now Lieut. Coronell, shall have convenient lodging room in 
 the Castle. 
 
 Notice to be given to Mrs. Hotham to remove from the 
 chamber where she now is with her husband, to her dwelling house 
 or some other lodging separate from him in the night-time. If 
 she refuse, a guard to be sett in the lodging-chamber, for that it 
 is conceyved by the Committee Mr. Hotham cannot be otherwise 
 secured. And Mr. Denham, Mr. Popple, and Mr. Penrose are 
 entreated to signifie this to Mr. Hotham this night. 
 
 And Mr. John Barnard and Mr. H. Barnard are to repair to 
 Mr. Leonard Barnard, now Capt. of the watch, togett eight good 
 men to watch Mr. Hotham this night at his chamber in Mr. 
 Somerfield's howse, viz 1 , two w th out the foredore, two under either 
 window in the two garthes on the south side of the howse, and the 
 other two at the chamber-dore. 
 
 Mr. Boynton and Mr. Franke to seal up and keep all S r John 
 Hotham's studye, trunks, chestes, desks, boxes, plate, treasure, 
 letters, and papers. 
 
 Mr. John Lister and Mr. Chr. Ridley to doe the like at Mr. 
 John Hotham's howse. 
 
 Capt. Scars and his company to stay at Scorbrough Howse 
 and to keep the same with all goods and treasure 'till further 
 orders. These are appointed officers over the Soldiers in the 
 Towne, vizt., Mr. Tho. Raiks, Maior, Governor ; Mr. Jeffrey
 
 156 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 Gaites, Lieut. Coronell ; Mr. Macch. Hollys, his Lieut; Mr. John 
 Overton, Sargeant Major ; Mr. Rich. Wood, Sheriffe, his Lieut. 
 A letter to the Maior of Beverley to apprehend and send hither 
 Mr. John Bourdenand, S r John Hotham's servant, to answer such 
 things as shalbe objected against him on the behalf of the King 
 and Parliament. 
 
 DIE SAB'TI, FIRST OF JULY, 1643. 
 
 IT is ordered that S r Tho. Gaskin and his boy", Major Huddleston, 
 and Capt. Huddleston shall be removed into the prison next above 
 the dungeon called Burgess Prison. 
 
 Mr. Beckwith to have his horse, now in Mr. Fenton's stables, 
 and lately used in the public service, returned to him, without 
 paying anything for his keeping or shoeing. 
 
 A letter to be written for the first of the Parliam* shipps that 
 can be met with, to come into Grimsby Road, to be employed in 
 service for King and Parliam*. 
 
 Mr. Denharn, Mr. Blaides, Mr. Chambers, Lieut-Cor. Gaites, 
 David Jackson and Laur. Scortreth, shall search in the Castle 
 for money, plate, and treasure. 
 
 Mr. Samuel Lister to be removed from the prison where he 
 now is, and confined to the house of the Lady Lister, his mother, 
 and to enter into bond of /2oo to appear when required, Mr. John 
 Lister and Mr. Hu;h Lister to be his sureties. 
 
 DIE D'NICO, JULY 2nd, 1643. 
 
 IT is ordered that an answer shall be written to y e Earle of King- 
 ston in answere to his letter sent hither and now read : absolutely 
 rejecting and dissenting from what he desires therein." 
 
 A copy of the Earl's letter and the reply to be sent to the 
 Parliament. 
 
 * Allen and Sheahan say that no answer was made. See the reply, ante.
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 157 
 
 Upon the reading of an insolent letter from Commissary 
 Wyndham, now prisoner in Merchant's Hall, it is ordered he 
 shall be sent close prisoner to the Blockhouse, and that a copy of 
 the letter be sent to the Parliam*, and that he himself shall be 
 sent to London with the Hothams. Mr. John Barnard and 
 Mr. Penrose to examine Commissary Wyndham as to whether he 
 wrote the letter and who gave him the information mentioned 
 in it. 
 
 Mr. John Hotham's grooms to goe at liberty, to look after 
 their master's horses. 
 
 DIE LUNE, THE THIRD OF JULIE, 1643. 
 
 ORDERED that Mr H. Barnard and John Penrose shall repaire to 
 Mr. Timothy Scarth's to examine his wife upon matters of hear- 
 say. 
 
 That the sentrie which stands at the Tower upon the walls 
 at the west end of Salthouse-laine shall have an eye for guarding 
 the stables at the Mannor, and let no horses be taken from thence 
 without tickets. 
 
 Ordered that Mr. John Hotham for more securitye shall be 
 removed from the chamber in Mr. Somerfield's house where he 
 now lodgeth, to Mr. R^pley's house in Church-laine, this night, 
 his present guard to convey and safe guard him. until relieved by 
 a new guard this night. 
 
 Ordered that Sergeant-Major Huddleston be delivered to Mr. 
 Rudd, drummer, sent by S r Thos. Glemham, in exchange for Mr. 
 Davies, of Capt. Moyer's ship, prisoner at York. That Lieut. Bates 
 shall be exchanged for Cornet Dent of S r Thos. Remington's troop, 
 prisoner at Yorke. 
 
 A wainscot deske, sealed, brought by Mr. Berier and Mr. 
 Rogers to Mr. Mayor's house. 
 
 It is ordered that John Bourdenand, now in Mr. Sheriffs 
 custody, be removed to Mr. Somerfield's in Scale-laine, and there
 
 158 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 guarded ; but after appointed to be again removed to Mr. Maurice 
 Lincolnes, m'cht. 
 
 This day Arthur Stringer, prisoner with the Provost Marshall, 
 is delivered to the safe keeping of John Stockton, at the latter's 
 request. 
 
 It is agitated that these p'sons underwitten be officers w'thin 
 the Towne for the Garrison of the same : 
 
 Captains. Lieutenants. 
 
 Mr. Leo. Barnard, Maurice Lincolne, (Cap. Anlaby) 
 
 Mr. Lassells, Henry Appleton, (Cap. Billopps) 
 
 Mr. Wm. Dobson, David Jackson, (Wm. Hotham) 
 
 Mr. Boynton, Mr. Northend, (Goodriche) 
 
 Mr. Rogers, Mr. Ripley, (Mr. W. Legard) 
 
 Mr. Gates, Lieut. -Cor., Mr. Hollys, (Lieut-Cor: Legard) 
 Mr. Overton, Sergt-Major. Mr. Overton, Lieut, (his owne) 
 
 IT is ordered Mr. John Hotham, now at Mr. Ripley 's howse, shall 
 have a maid to wait upon him and his wife in the howse, soe as 
 they stirr not abroad in the Towne. And that his children shall 
 have free liberty to goe abroad in the Towne and to the School, 
 and that ye Lady Anderson shall have liberty to view the trunks 
 in Mr. Mayor's house, to see if her trunk be amongst them. 
 
 A letter sent to the Comittee to be sent to the Speaker, being 
 sealed, shall be opened and read, and considered whether it be 
 fitting to be sent thither or no. 
 
 The soldiers lately in Captaine Hotham's Regiment, now in 
 custody, be set at liberty and suffered to goe to Coronell Boynton r 
 there to be by him either deteyned or imployed as he shall thinke 
 fitt. 
 
 4 barrells of powder and 20 musketts with bandaliers to be 
 to be sent by land to Wressle Castle to Captaine Carter, who 
 hath written for a supply.
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 159 
 
 DIE MA'TIS THE FOURTH, 1643. 
 
 IT is ordered that the mount or fort in the Grainswicke not yet 
 finished be forthwith builded upp, and all y e Townesmen and 
 Towneswomen are to be immediately som'oned to repaire to the 
 fort about this worke, and the Ingener to attend and direct the 
 perfecting thereof. 
 
 DIE M'CURIJ THE 5th OF JULY, 1643. 
 
 ORDERED a warrant to be made to Robert Leggatt, Robert Burton, 
 Robert Lambert, James Scoles, Augustine Jenkinson, and William 
 Sykes, to search all places in this Towne where they think fitt, 
 for mony, plate, treasure, writings, and papers, and them to 
 and secure, acquaint the Comittee therewith. 
 
 A like warrant to Mr. Win. Ramsden, Mr. Hugh Lister, Wm. 
 Hansley, Jonas Harwood, Wm. Carver, and Tho. Coates. 
 
 That there be sent to VVressell Castle to Capts. Carter and 
 Goodriche, 20 rounds drake shott, 20 cheine shott (half drake shott 
 and half saker shott) ; and 4 quarters of salt, to be also bought and 
 sent. 
 
 One drum to be delivered out of the Mag : to Lo : Gen : Tr : 
 
 DIE JQVJS, THE 6 OF JULY, 
 
 14 nmsketts with Ban.laliers to be delivered to Capt. Andrew 
 Raikes. 
 
 A drum each to Sergt- Major Gen'all and Capt. Wythes. 
 
 Ordered that Sergt Major Overtoil, Capt. Billipps, Captaine 
 Anlaby, shall continue Captaines over their owne companies, and 
 Capt, Lashells is also appointed Captaine of a Company w ch is to 
 be assigned him. The Captains to muster their Companies and 
 bring their names.
 
 l6o THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 Ordered that S r Edward Rhodes, now prisoner aboard' of the 
 Hercules, shall come on shore w th Captaine Moyer to S r Edward's 
 howse to which he is confined. 
 
 IS" Bring in here S r John Hotham's demands and the Com- 
 mittee's answere to them. 
 
 DIE VEN'IS THE 7 th OF JULY, 1643. 
 
 The Serg'-Major Gen'all of Lord Fairfax forces desires that the 
 Gen'all's forces may have 300 muskets and 200 pykes, with am- 
 munition and a barrell of powder, which is ordered to be issued 
 out of the Magazine. 
 
 The soldiers in the Garrison to have their arrears, a week's 
 pay, paid out of the trunks w ch came from S r John Hotham's. 
 
 Mr. Nicholas Conyers shall have his trunk and clothes de- 
 livered unto him, w eh were brought with other trunks from S r John 
 Hotham's. 
 
 DIE SAB'TI, 8 JULY, 1643. 
 
 ORDERED that S r Ed. Rode's howses be searched for treasure 
 and what is found to be brought to Mr. Maior's. 
 
 It is thought fitt that Mr. John Spofford, minister, shall con- 
 tinue his preaching to the soldiers in the Castle as form'ly he did, 
 and that he shall have like pay as formerly. 
 
 DIE LUND, THE x OF JULY, 1643. 
 
 Ordered that Mr. John Constable, of Catfosse, Esq., who was 
 deteyned here by S r John Hotham, be set at liberty upon his bond 
 of ^"200 to appear when required. 
 
 At the request of the Lord Gen'all Fairfax, that John Carre, 
 now prison' in the Towne's Hall, to be exchanged for Mr. Hill, S r 
 Tho. Fairfax Cornett, now prison' at Yorke.
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 That such of Mr. John Hotham's men and horse as are come 
 to the Towne may march to S r Tho. Fairfax General of the horse, 
 and S r Henry Fowler's quart 8 att Sutton and Stoneferry to be 
 imployed for service of the King and Parliament. 
 
 DIE M'TIS, THE xi th OF JULY. 
 
 IT is ordered that 10 barrels of powder be sent to Capt. Wm. 
 Batten, of the St. Andrew, Vice-Admirall of the Parliament's 
 Fleet now at sea, by his catch now in the Road, as he desirs by 
 etter, to be sent to the Castle at Holy Island. 
 
 That a fire shipp w th cumbustible matter as whynns, beane 
 straw and (empty) tarre barrells be sent to Capt. Batten, and 
 warrants shall be made to the Constables of Preston, Wyton, 
 Bilton, etc. to furnish 10 waynes w th draughts of whynns and 2 
 waynes w th beane straw. 
 
 V3? Bring in here the Lady Hotham's demand's and the 
 Comittee's answere. 
 
 DIE M'CURII, THE xii th OF JULY, 1643. 
 
 Wm. Coop r sent to the Mayor by the Right Hon ble the Lord 
 Fairfax, informeth that Jas. Cotesforth servant to Rich. Man, said 
 the Lord Fairfax kept a base guard : feeo. dat ad p'force. sed 
 station, relaxate p' mandat. dmi. Fairfax. 
 
 [The verbiage of the original of Appendix in. is slightly 
 condensed.] 
 
 APPENDIX IV. 
 
 PARTICULARS OF VALUABLES HANDED OVER TO LORD FAIRFAX, 1643. 
 
 KINGSTON UPON HULL. An Inventory indented and made the xxx th 
 day of March, 1 644, of all the monies, plaite and other goods, late bei ng
 
 l62 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 in the custody of S r John Hotham, or his sonne, Capt. Hotham, and 
 w ch upon their apprehention were seized by Tho. Raiks, Maior of 
 Kingston upon Hull, and were afterwards directed by sev'all ordin- 
 ances of Parliam 4 in behalf made to be deliv'ed by Inventory to the 
 R' Hono ble Ferdenando Lord Fairfax, and w cb mony, plaite, and 
 goods have bene accordingly paid and deliv'ed to his Lo pp viz'. 
 
 An Inventory Indented made the xxx tb day of March, 1644, 
 c r [inserted] ) 
 
 A particular of monies, plate, and goods w ch have bene de- 
 livered over unto the Right Hono ble the Lord Fairfax by Mr. 
 Thomas Raiks, Maior of Kingston upon Hull and y e Comittee 
 there. Which monies, plate and goods were found at the howse 
 of S r John Hotham, knight, A D'mi, 1643, and Baronett, and of 
 Mr. John Hotham, in Kingston upon Hull. 
 
 Monies paid to his Lo^ as followeth, viz. 
 
 U s. d. 
 
 MONY. Paid his Lo pp in monies, July 17 th , 1643 0500 oo oo 
 
 P d his Lo pp July 24 th , 1643 . . 0700 oo oo 
 
 P d his Lo pp August first . . . 1000 oo oo 
 
 P d his Lo pp August 5 th ... 1000 oo oo 
 
 P d his Lo pp August 7 th ... 0500 oo oo 
 
 P d his Lo pp August 12 th . . 0500 oo oo 
 
 P d his Lo pp August i8 th . . 0400 oo oo 
 
 P d his Lo pp August 23 rd . . . 0200 oo oo 
 
 P d his Lo pp August 25 th in p'te of the\ 
 
 1 400 1 1 in gold clamed by thel 1000 oo oo 
 Lady Anderson ) 
 
 P d his Lo pp September 25 th , in full 
 of the said 1400 I 1 in gold clamed 
 
 0400 oo oo 
 
 by the Lady Anderson. 
 
 6200 oo oo
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 i6 3 
 
 More deliv'd over unto his Lo pp in 
 silver and golde w 011 was in S r 
 Richard Hawkesworthe'strunke 
 
 677 03 08 
 
 Toto. 6877 03 08 
 
 Plait delivered to his Lo pp as followeth, viz. 
 
 Plaite 3. Delivered over to my Lord in 
 Plaite w ch was in S r Rich. 
 Hawkesworthe's trunke 
 
 Plaite i . There was delivered to my Lord\ 
 in white plaite for his private I 
 use before he had order to re- j 
 ceyve the same fromy 6 Parl'/ 
 
 Plaite 2. There was deliv'd over to my 
 Lord (at another time) [erased'] 
 w ch Mr. Harrison rec d , being 
 the residue of y e plate w ch 
 came from S r John Hotham's 
 and Mr. John Hotham's 
 
 ounces. 
 
 ounces. 
 0293! 
 
 ouuces. 
 686 9 | 
 
 Toto. 7554i ounces. 
 
 (Erased) More there was deliv'ed over to my Lord w ch Mr. 
 Harrison rec'd in S r Richard Hawkesworthe's 
 trunke, 2 silver watches valued at 8 u and one gold 
 ring valued at xxxs. 
 
 [The plate in another copy of this is valued at 43. lod. 
 per ounce.] 
 
 [There is also a very long inventory of goods, drapery, etc. ; 
 with a " Library of books," not named. The Corporation first de- 
 murred as to giving up the books, but were compelled. Their 
 plea was that they intended to use them for the purpose of a 
 public library.]
 
 164 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 APPENDIX V. 
 
 THE REV. RICHARD HARRINGTION TO THE REV. 
 ANDREW MARVELL, M.A. 
 
 17 APRIL, 1632. 
 MR. MARVELL, 
 
 Your later letters are full stufte w th swellinge, (I may justly 
 retorte), snarlinge, bitinge, belchinge termes of disparadginge, 
 false accusinge, rash censuringe, challengeinge, and threatinnge, 
 all which smell ranklie of a proud (to say noe worse) and hautie 
 spiritt. Reassume the tho' spirit of meekness or (tho ? you write 
 often) I'le neither annswere directlie nor write againe. In the 
 meanetyme, know Braggs and Threatts will not carry it. 
 
 Ri. HARRINGTON. 
 Marfleete, Aprill 17 th , 1632 
 
 THE REV. ANDREW MARVELL TO THE REV. 
 RICHARD HARRINGTON. 
 
 [Draft reply written below the original of the preceeding letter.] 
 
 Mr. H., You teach me to write shorter. Should one of your 
 levine [or levite] read Ps. 22, 16, 20., 59, 6, 7, 14. Act 8, 23, 
 13-10. 2 Cor. n, 13. Ph. 3, 2, &c., he would say those passages 
 smell rankly of a proud and haughty spirit. But go and learn 
 what that meaneth. In crimine haereseos neminem decit esse 
 patientim.* Till you understand that, you may read your own 
 character 2 Pet. 2, 10, &c., to the end of the Chapter, and the 
 parallel to it Jude 10, n, &c., to the end of the 19, where p'haps 
 your Conscience will set the accent upon " Speak evill of those 
 things w ch they know not." For writing back follow your own 
 
 * It becomes no man to be patient under the reproach of heresy.
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 165 
 
 genius. If you do, and not to the purpose, after once or twice 
 admonition you shalbe rejected by 
 
 A. M. 
 
 THE REV. RICHARD HARRINGTON TO THE REV. 
 ANDREW MARVELL. 
 
 MR. MARVELL, 
 
 Expulsa nube, etc. calmes follow stormes. Bitter speaches 
 omitted now try propitiation. You affirme the essence of this 
 probleme : 
 
 Christ's humane soule did not descend into hell locally. 
 
 I affirme Christ's humane soule did descend into hell locally. 
 
 [Here follow to a great length his arguments in support of 
 his proposition.] 
 
 Not fearinge but beseechinge a friendlie censure, wishing all 
 wrath to be laid aside, and entreatinge the Lorde to keepe us in 
 his wayes, I rest 
 
 Y rB if you please, 
 
 Ri. HARRINGTON. 
 
 THE REV. ANDREW MARVELL TO THE REV. 
 RICHARD HARRINGTON. 
 
 MR. H. I am glad the cloud of your distemp' is over and that you 
 now have [entered] the lists after a more scholasticall maner. 
 Had you done so before your clancular [ ] I might 
 
 have censured you for error, but would not for miscarriage other- 
 wise, though I might still urge you to repaire my good opinion w ch 
 you did undermine and labour to weaken. Yet am I content to 
 follow you and w th an Academicall freedome forthwith to close in 
 the discussion of o r probleme, yet so that I speak upon protestation
 
 l66 THE HULL LETTERS. 
 
 as no wayes in my judgment opposing the received truth of God 
 in this busines. 
 
 [Here follow to still greater length than Mr. Harrington's and 
 with much Latin and Greek, Mr. Marvell's arguments upon his 
 side of the question.] 
 
 Waken your judgment. Be not carryed about with 
 
 every wind. Consider how loosely you argue. Either defend 
 better, or disclaime what you have written w th out judgment and 
 preached w th out ground. The Lord give you understanding in all 
 things, that you may glorify him in word and conversation, and 
 give that satisfaction w ch you owe to 
 
 A. M. 
 
 1838. 
 TO THE 
 
 REV. ANDREW MARVELL. 
 
 Worthy S r , Mr. Breerecliffe being w th me to day I related unto 
 him a fearfull passage lately at Cambrig d touching a sonneof mine 
 Bachelor of Arts in Katherine Hall, w ch was this : 
 
 He was lately invited to a supper in towne by a gentlewoman, 
 where was one Mr. Nichols, a felow of Peterhouse, and another or 
 two, masters of arts, I know not directly whether felowes or not. 
 My sonne having noe p r ferment but living meerely of my penny 
 they pressed him much to come to live at their house, and for 
 chamber and extraordinary bookes they promised farre : and then 
 earnestly moved him to goe to Som'erset house where they could 
 doe much for p r ferring him to some eminent place, and, in con- 
 clusion, to popish arguments to seduce him, soe rotten and 
 unsavory as, being overheard, it was brought in question before 
 the heads of the University. Dr. Cosens being Vice Chancelor 
 noe punishment is injoined him, but one Ashwednesclay next a 
 recantation in Regent house of some popish tenets Nichols let
 
 THE HULL LETTERS. 167 
 
 fall. I p'cive by Mr. Breerecliffe some such prank used towards 
 y r sonne. I desire to know what y a did therin, thinking I cannot 
 do god better service then bring it uppon the stage either in Parli- 
 ment if it hold, or informing some Lords of the Counsail to whom 
 I stand much oblieged, if a bill in Star-chamber be meeteto terrify 
 others by making these some publique spectacle, for if such 
 fearfull practises may goe unpunished I take care whether I ma)' 
 send a child . . [illegible] . . 
 
 Yours in the Lord, 
 
 [Signature gone.] 
 
 [This letter is one of a number apparently at one time bound 
 in a book, and a fragment of an index indicates it to be a letter 
 written by the Kev. Andrew Marvell. But his son, the greater 
 Marvell, graduated at Trinity College, not Catherine's, so it is 
 fairly clear the letter was to, not from, the elder Marvell. The 
 date is conjectured to be 1638.]
 
 INDEX 
 
 OF 
 
 NAMES OF PERSONS. 
 
 Notices of celebrated men whose lives are but very imperfectly known. 
 
 WITH APOLOGY FOR PROLIXITY, FOR BREVITY, AND 
 
 FOR PROBABLE ERRORS. 
 
 * signifies that the person was living in 1649-50, and a Commissioner for 
 the Assessments for the maintenance of the Parliament's forces in that year. If 
 no place-name follows the asterisk, the Commission was for one of the divisions 
 of Yorkshire. 
 
 L.P. signifies the Long Parliament ; if no date follows, the official returns 
 are deficient in that respect. 
 
 The quotations marked as from Hotten, are from Mr. Hotten's reprint (1863) 
 of the " Mystery of the Good old Cause, 1660.'' 
 
 ALLEN, CAPTAIN ROBT, 153, (? * for Norwich) 
 
 ALLINSON, SIR WILLIAM, 39,44,47, 84, 152, Met with as 'Allanson* 
 
 and "Allison." Lord Mayor of York 1632-3 ; knighted May 
 
 1633 ; M. P. for the City of York, 1640 (L. p.). A "stiff fanatic. "* 
 
 "Clerk of the Hanaper." Hotten. 
 ALURED, JOHN, 17, 67, 93,108. M.P. for Hedon, 1640 (L.P.) One 
 
 of the Judges of King Charles. 'A constant Rumper.'-Ho^w. 
 ANDERSON, SIR HENRY, 45. Of Penley ; M.P. for Newcastle-on- 
 
 Tyne (L.P). Created a Baronet 1643. 
 ANDERSON, LADY, 45, 158, 162. 
 ANLABY. JOHN, 76. Member for Scarborough 1647, for Beverley 
 
 1658. He was appointed a Judge of King Charles, but only 
 
 sat one day and did not sign the warrant ;* with others a 
 
 Commissioner to settle the ecclesiastical troubles in Hull, 1 65 1 . 
 ANLABY, CAPTAIN [John] , 158-9. Agreed with Capts. Billops 
 
 and Overton to complain of Cromwell's treatment of Capt. 
 
 Hotham ; afterwards Lieut-Colonel under Overton, 1649.*
 
 170 INDEX TO PERSONS. 
 
 ANLABY, Mr. 153-4. 
 
 APPLETON, HENRY, 90,98, 158. Master and Mariner; Chamber- 
 lain of Hull 1654. 
 
 ARCHBISHOP ('Bishop') of York, 139. (see York). 
 
 ARMIN, SIR WILLIAM, 80. Of Osgodby, baronet i6ig;M. P. for Grant- 
 ham (L.P.) ; of the Committee accompanying King Charles 
 to Scotland in 1641. [* for Lincolnshire, Middlesex, etc.] 
 " A factious wicked one in his way.'' JJotten. 
 
 ARRAM, GEORGE, 153. 
 
 ASHBURNHAM, JOHN, 114, 143. The staunchest adherent and 
 personal attendant of King Charles ; the ancestor of the 
 Earls of Ashburnham. 
 
 ASHLEY, SIR JACOB, 25, 27, 133. Genl. of the Horse 1640; Major- 
 Genl. 1642-3 ; Lieut-Genl. in Worcester, Gloucester, etc.; 
 Sergt. -Major and Field-Marshall ofhis Majesty's Army; Gov- 
 ernor of Reading 1643; a confidant of the King; successes at 
 Gosworth Bridge, and against Essex, August; against Waller 
 October 1644 ; made Baron Reading 1645, Lord Astley ; 
 commanded main body of foot atNaseby; utterly defeated 
 and taken on his march between Worcester and Oxford, 
 22nd March, 1645-6. 
 
 AVORY, SAMUEL, 53. 
 
 BACON, LIEUTENANT, 153. 
 
 BAITMAN, RICHARD, 53. 
 
 BANBURY, W T . 5, 7. Sir William Knollys ; Treasurer of the 
 Household to King James I.; Viscount Wallingford ; created 
 Earl of Banbury, August 1626, with precedence before all 
 Earls of King Charles to that time ; died 1631. 
 
 BARNARD, HENRY, 87, 100, 151-2, 157. Alderman of Hull, 
 Chamberlain 1624, Mayor 1632 and 1641 ; died 1661. 
 (* for Hull). 
 
 BARNARD, JOHN, 24, 29, 30, 31, 47, 91, 151-2, 155, 157. Alder- 
 man of Hull, Chamberlain 1617, Sheriff 1624, Mayor 1631 
 and 1640; Commissioner of Sequestration 1644. (* for Hull.) 
 
 BARNARD, LEONARD, 25, 28, 39, 40, 152, 155, 158. Chamberlain 
 of Hull 1632, Sheriff 1633. 
 
 BARRETT, NICHOLAS, 154. Surgeon. 
 
 BARRINGTON, SIR JOHN, 112-3, IX 6 127, 137, 143, 147. Of Hat- 
 field Broad-Oak, Essex. M.P. for Newton, Isle of Wight, 
 1645 (L.P.) (* Essex.) Owner of water-springs near Hull. 
 
 BATES, LIEUTENANT, 157. 
 
 BATH AND WELLS, (Guil) 7 (see Laud)- 
 
 BATTIN, , 73, 161. Also ' Batten ;' a Presbyterian ; first a 
 Surveyor-General of the Navy ; Captain and Vice-Admiral 
 under Warwick ; commanded the Fleet which shot at Brid- 
 lington while the Queen was there. He went over to Prince
 
 INDEX TO PERSONS. lyi 
 
 Charles with a part of the fleet, and was made Rear-Ad- 
 miral ; he soon left the fleet and returned to England, not 
 again serving against the Royal cause ; Knighted by 
 Charles n. 
 
 BECKWITH, Mr. 156. (? Matthew Beckwith* or William"-) 
 
 BEECHER, SIR WILLIAM 25. British Agent in Paris 1617 (?) 
 
 BELLASIS, Mr. 32. (? Henry, M.P. Yorks. 1627, 1640 (L.P.); 
 disabled to sit 1647-8.) 
 
 BERIER, (RoBT.), 157. Chamberlain of Hull 1629, Sheriff 
 1640, Mayor 1656 and 1671. Also met as 'Barrier. ' 
 
 BESBY, MICHAEL, 11. 
 
 BILLOPPS, CAPTAIN, 158-9. (see Captain Anlaby) 
 
 BLACKWELL, SIR THOMAS, 129. 
 
 BLACKWELL, W, 155. 
 
 BLADON, CAPTAIN, 47 
 
 BLAIDES, JOSEPH, 151, 156. Alderman of Hull, Sheriff 1622, 
 Mayor 1636. * for Hull. 
 
 BOOTHBY, WALTER, 53. * for London. 
 
 BUCKINGHAM, G, 2, 4. George Villiers, born at Brookesby 1582 ; 
 Knighted 1615; K.G. 1616, and made Baron Whaddon and 
 Viscount Villiers; and Earl of Buckingham 1617; Marquis 
 and Lord High Admiral, Duke, Warden of Cinque Ports, 
 and Masterof the Horse ; assassinated at Portsmouth, 1628. 
 
 BOUCHIER, SIR JOHN, 47, 152. Knight, M.P. for Ripon 1646 (L.P.); 
 one of the Judges of King Charles.* 
 
 BOURDENAND, JOHN, 156-7. 
 
 BOYNTON, SIR MATTHEW, 38,45,47,60,66,78,80,83,92,108,152. 
 Knight and Baronet 1618 ; M.P. for Hedon 1620, for Scarbro' 
 1645 , Governor of Scarbro' and General of the Parliament- 
 ary Army; High Sheriff of Yorkshire 1643-4; married a 
 sister of John Hotham ; died 1647. 
 
 BOYNTON, COLONEL, 38, 152-5,158. Brother of Sir Matthew. 
 
 BOWES, JOHN, 130. 
 
 BREERCLIFFE, Mr, 166. 
 
 BREERTON, SIR WM, 65. Created a baronet 1626 ; M.P. for 
 Chester County 1640 (L.P.); a successful advocate in 
 Cheshire for the Parliament ; assisted Fairfax at Nantwich 
 1643. * for Stafford, etc.; met as ' Brereton '; a Colonel. 
 
 BRIDGEWATER, J, 6. John Egerton Viscount Brackley and Baron 
 Ellesmere, created Earl of Bridgewater, 1617 ; Lord Presi- 
 dent of Wales and Lord Chancellor of England ; died 1646. 
 
 BRIGHT, CAPTAIN, 47. (? Afterwards Colonel and Sir John Bright.*) 
 
 BRISTOL, Earl of, 56. John, Lord Digby, made Earl 1620 ; the 
 proxy in the Spanish match 1623 : sent to the Tower for 
 his conduct in Spain 1624, again impeached 1626; the 
 crushed enemy of Buckingham ; at first for the Parliament,
 
 172 INDEX TO PERSONS. 
 
 then for the King ; retired to France where he died, 1650. 
 BROWN, MAJOR-GENERAL, (Richard), 3, 84. M.P. for Chipping 
 Wycombe 1645 (L.P.); ? Governor of Abingdon. "Impris- 
 oned by Cromwell, and assisted at the Restoration." Hotteti. 
 
 BROWNE, SAMUEL, 116, 134-5. M.P. for Hardness (L.P.) a Com- 
 missioner of the Parliament's Great Seal, 1643. ''A man of 
 parts, interest, and signal courage. 1 ' Clarendon. 
 
 BURTON, ROBERT, 159. 
 
 CAESAR, SIR JULIUS, 2, 4, 7. Knight ; Chancellor of the Exchequer, 
 Privy Councillor from 1610; Master of Rolls 1638; died 1643. 
 
 CALTHORPE, Mr, 14. 
 
 CANTERBURY, W, 19, 24. (see Laud) 
 
 CAPELL, LORD, 131, 138. Of Hadham ; Arthur Capell, M.P. for 
 Herefordshire 1640 (L.P.); made Baron Capell 1641 ; de- 
 feated at Colchester, 1648 ; executed 1649. 
 
 CARLETON, SIR DUDLEY, 2, 4. Ambassador to Venice and to 
 Holland 1614 20, etc. 
 
 CARLILL, GEORGE, 10. Warden of Trinity House and Chamber- 
 lain of Hull 1616. 
 
 CARLILL, Mr, 137, 140. (? Mayor of Hull 1673 and 1687, died 1707.) 
 
 CARNARVON, LORD, 96. Charles Dormer, and Earl of Carnarvon. 
 
 CARRE, JOHN, 160. 
 
 CARTER, CAPTAIN, 158 9. 
 
 CARVER, WILLIAM, 159. 
 
 CARY, SIR ALEXANDER, 48. or 'Carew,' M.P. for Cornwall (L.P.); 
 Governor of St. Nicholas'c Castle, Plymouth ; beheaded for 
 a plot to deliver up Plymouth to the King. 
 
 CHAMBERS. HENRY, 10. Warden of Trinity House ; Sheriff of 
 
 Hull 1620, Mayor 1628. . 
 
 CHAMBERS, JOHN, no, 114, 116, 123, 128. 149, 151, 156. Alder- 
 man of Hull, Chamberlain 1628, Sheriff 1632, Commissioner 
 
 ot Sequestration 1644, Mayor 1645. 
 CHARLES i., KING, 8, 10. 32, 50-1, 72, 85, 89, 90,94, 101, 109, 118-20, 
 
 137, 140, 144, etc. Born 1600 ; made Prince ofWales 1616. 
 CHARLES n., KING (see ' Prince. M 
 CHOMELEY, SIR HUGH, 151. M.P. for Scarbro' 1623, 1625, 1626, 
 
 1640; (L.P.) disabled to sit 1645; made a Baronet 1641; 
 
 Governor of Scarbro' 1643; declared a delinquent 1643. 
 CLAY, Mr, 14. 
 
 COATES, THOMAS, 159. Chamberlain of Hull 1650, and 1661. 
 COBBE, F,22. (? Sir Francis Cobbe, Knt., of Ottringham, born 1619.) 
 COKE, KT. SIR JOHN, 4, 5, 6, 7, 17, 19, 24. Master of Requests ; 
 
 Secretary of State, displaced for the omissions he made 
 
 from the treaty of Duns, 1639. 
 COKE, SIR EDWARD, 104. Born 1551 ; called to the Bar 1578 ;
 
 INDEX TO PERSONS. 173 
 
 Recorder of Coventry and Norwich 1586 ; Recorder of 
 London 1591-2; M.P. for Norfolk, and Speaker 1592; 
 Solicitor and Attorney General 1593 ; Knighted 1603 ; 
 Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1606; Chief Justice of 
 the King's Bench and P.C. 1613 ; disgraced 1616, and 1620 ; 
 M.P. for Liskeard 1620, for Bucks 1628 ; proposed and 
 framed the 'Petition of Right ;' died 1634. 
 
 COLEMAN, REV. THOMAS, 48, 54, 64, 90, 103, 135. Appointed 
 Lecturer of Hull and Master of the Charterhouse, 25th 
 July, 1644. Hadley would lead us to suppose Mr. Coleman 
 entered upon the ministry at Hull ; these letters, however, 
 shew this was not so. Mr. Boyle considers that Style's 
 tenancy of the offices prevented Mr. Coleman's advent. It 
 have been so in July, but not at the date of the letters. He 
 was the minister of the Tower of London 1645 ; died 1646. 
 
 CONNINGESBIE, FRANCIS, 9. Alderman of Hull. 
 
 CONSTABLE, SIR WILLIAM, 77, 80. Knighted 1599 ; made a 
 Baronet i6ir; M.P. for Yorks 1626; for Scarbro' 1627; 
 for Knaresborough 1641 (L.P) ; Colonel ; one of the Judges 
 of King Charles ; died 1655.* 
 
 CONSTABLE, JOHN, 160. Of Catfoss, Holderness, born 1622. 
 
 CONWAY, SIR EDWARD, 4, 6. Lieut. -Governor of the Brill, Hol- 
 land, 1604; Ambassador to Germany 1620; Secretary of 
 State 1620; impeached by the Earl of Bristol 1626; made Vis- 
 count Conway 1627 ; General of the Horse against the 
 Scots 1640, and defeated by Leslie Aug. 27th ; visited 
 Hull to fetch ammunition 1640, and to see soldiers dis- 
 charged 1641 ; left the King, returned to allegiance 1643 5 
 but went back finally to the Parliament. 
 
 CONYERS, NICHOLAS, 160. 
 
 COOPER, WILLIAM, 161. 
 
 COPLEY, CAPTAIN, 47. Sometime an oppressive Lieut-Governor 
 of Hull. (? Christopher Copley, afterwards Colonel 1649.) 
 
 CORBET, MICHAEL (or Miles) 52, 55, 57, 61 3, 71, 73, 77, 88, 122, 
 Recorder and M.P. for Yarmouth (L.P.); one of the Judges 
 of King Charles ; " one of the Registers in Chancery, 
 ten times one of the Commissioners in Ireland, worth what 
 he will per annum." Hotten. (* for Norfolk.) At the Restor- 
 ation was outlawed for High Treason, sent from Holland 
 i6th April, 1662, and executed igth April. 
 
 COSENS, DR., 166. Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University. 
 
 COTESFORTH, JAMES, l6l. 
 
 COTTINGTON, SIR FRANCIS, 15, 17, 24. A Roman Catholic ; Secre- 
 tary to the Prince of Wales ; baronet 1622 ; Lord Cotting- 
 ton ; Lord High Treasurer of England ; Chancellor of the
 
 174 INDEX TO PERSONS. 
 
 Exchequer from 1630 ; resigned office of Master of Wards 
 1641 : left England 1646. 
 
 COVENTRY, SIR THOMAS, 4, 17, 24. Recorder of London ; Solici- 
 tor and Attorney General ; made Lord Keeper 1625, and 
 died in that office 1639-40. " Keeper of the King's con- 
 science.' ' HowelL 
 
 CREW, (John) 50. M.P. for Brackley 1640 (L.P.) 
 
 CREW, WILLIAM, 10. Warden of Trinity House ; Chamber- 
 lain 1625 ; Sheriff 1637, 
 
 CRISPIN, JOHN, n, 18. Warden of Trinity House; Master 
 Mariner. 
 
 CROMWELL, OLIVER, 62, 69, 72, 84, 87, 89, 107. Born 1599; M.P. 
 for Cambridge 1640 (L.P.); visited Hull during the siege of 
 1643. 
 
 CULPEPPER, KNT. SIR JOHN, 131. M.P. for Kent 1640 (L.P.), 
 disabled to sit 1645 ; The King's messenger from Notting- 
 ham 1642 ; Secretary of State. 
 
 DALTON, SIR WILLIAM, 20. Descended from John Dalton of Hull 
 who died in 1458. Recorder of Hull and York ; Attorney 
 General of the Northern Court to King James I., Knighted 
 1629 ; died 1649. His only son was mortally wounded 
 at Burton-on-Trent in 1642, while conveying Queen Hen- 
 rietta from Bridlington to Oxford. 
 
 DARLEY, HENRY, 80. M.P. for Aldborough 1627, for Northaller- 
 
 ton 1640 (L.P.). for the East Riding 1656. 
 DARLEY, J, 57, 64, 77, 
 DARLEY, SIR RICHARD, 47, 76. 93, 152. Knight, M.P. for New 
 
 Malton 1645 (L.P.); for the East Riding 1556. 
 DARLEY, CAPT. WILLIAM, 154. 
 DAVIES, MR, 157. 
 DENBIGH, EARL OF, 50. Basil, Viscount Fielding, son of William, 
 
 Earl of Denbigh, (who died 1643, of wounds received under 
 
 Prince Rupert at Bromichan.) :|: for Warwickshire. 
 
 DENMAN, NICHOLAS, 47, 49, 50, 52-5, 58. 63, 155, 156. Alderman 
 of Hull, Chamberlain 1622, Sheriff 1628, Mayor 1634 and 
 1644, on Committee of Sequestration 1644 5 connected with 
 Constable family ; patron of Alkbro' (Lines,) by purchase, 
 1640. * for Hull. 
 
 DENT, CORNET, 157. 
 
 DEWICK, FRANCIS, 152. Merchant Adventurer, Chamberlain 1637 ; 
 Sheriff 1646, Mayor 1650 ; turned out of his Aldermanship 
 1660, by the King's order ; died 1663. Met as ' Duick.'* Hull. 
 
 DE WITT, 145. 
 
 DIVES, SIR LEWIS, 56. The King's Messenger to Sir John 
 Hotham when he first designed taking Hull r March 1642 - r
 
 INDEX TO PERSONS. 175 
 
 wounded at Worcester 1642 ; did service for the King in 
 Bedfordshire, end of 1643 ; Commander in Chief (Col-Genl.) 
 of Dorsetshire, Sept., 1644, and Governor of Sherborne ; 
 took Weymouthby surprise Feb., 1644; he intercepted some 
 letters upon the taking of that town, which Clarendon calls 
 an odd accident, adding to the complications of the treaty 
 of Uxbridge. The oddness is increased by the coincidence 
 of these other letters (p. 56) being intercepted at the 
 re.-taking of Weymouth within a month. In the Tower 
 Feb. 1645 6. 
 
 DOBSON, WILL IAM, 26, 91. Merchant Adventurer, of Hull ; 
 Sheriff 1615 ; Mayor 1647 and 1658 ; died 1666. * for Hull. 
 
 DOBSON, Mr, 152, 158. Perhaps the same as above; he had a 
 son of the same name dying 1655. 
 
 DORSET, EARL OF, 7, 24. Born 1590 ; Sir Edward Sackville, 
 Earl of Dorset 1625; Lord Privy Seal and President of the 
 Council; a consistent royalist ; the King's messenger to Parl- 
 iament, Aug. 1642 ; left England 1645 ; died 1652. 
 
 DUNBAR, VISCOUNT, 135. John Constable, second Viscount, born 
 1616. The title was created 1620. The ' Parks ' mentioned 
 is the estate at Burton Constable, sequestered 1640 ; part 
 was let to Charles Vaux, who appears to be the same (or a 
 relative of the same name,) who became Town Clerk of Hull. 
 
 EDMONDES, SIR THOS, 2, 4, 5, 7. Envoy to Boulogne, Brussels, 
 etc., up to 1609. 
 
 ESSEX, EARL OF, 7. Robert d'Eureux, Viscount Hereford, 
 Baron Ferrars, and Lord Bouchier and Louvaine. 
 
 FAIRFAX, LORD FERDINAND, 36, 37, 41-2, 45, 46, 57, 61, 66, 69, 70, 
 77,80,90,92, 161-2. Knighted 1607; M.P. for Borough- 
 bridge 1620, 1623, 1625, 1627, 1640; Governor of Hull; 
 M.P. for Yorks 1640 (L.P.); was second Baron Fairfax of 
 Cameron; died March 1647-8. 
 
 FAIRFAX, SIR THOMAS, 37, 47, 51, 53, 55, 57-8, 61-2, 64-6, 67, 68-9, 
 74, 78, 80-4, 86-90, 94, 96, 98, 102, 106, 109, 120, 122, 136, 138, 
 147, 160. Eldest son of the last, born 1611 ; served under Lord 
 Vere in Holland; M.P. for Yorks 1625; for Cirenchester (L.P.); 
 for the West Riding 1654 ' f r Yorks 1660. Took Leeds 
 from the Duke of Newcastle 1642 ; Naseby, Leicester, 
 Taunton, Langport, Sherburn Castle, Bristol twice, 1644; 
 Oxford, Tiverton, 1646; Torrington 1646; by Nov. I2th 
 had reduced all the King's garrisons ; Took London 1647, 
 and made Governor of the Tower; Maidstone 1648; laid 
 down his commissipn 25th June 1650 ; assisted the Restor- 
 ation ; died 1671. 
 
 FAIRFAX, CHARLES, 104. Brother of Lord Ferdinand Fairfax, 
 born 1597, called to the bar 1618 ; he was appointed by
 
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 Monk, to be Governor of Hull, in place of Overton; died at 
 Menston (where his house still stands) in 1673.* 
 
 FAIRFAX, SIR WILLIAM, 47. 
 
 FEILDING, MR. 27. 
 
 FENTON, MR. 156. 
 
 FENWICK, (John) 80. M.P. for Morpeth 1640 (L.P.) 
 
 FERRES, THOMAS, 10. Warden Trinity House ; Sheriff 1614 ; 
 Mayor 1620 ; founded a magnificent charity for providing 
 the premiums of Hull apprentices, and also a large alms- 
 house in connection with the Trinity House ; died 1631. 
 
 FINLEY, Mr, 130. An Anabaptist; M.P. for Marlborough 1646 (L.P.) 
 
 FLEETWOOD, COLONEL (Charles), 138. Lieut. -General at the battle 
 of Worcester ; married Ireton's widow and became Lord 
 Deputy of Ireland under Cromwell. * for Suffolk, etc. 
 
 FLOYD, CHARLES, 53. 
 
 FOWLER, SIR HENRY, 161. 
 
 FOWLER, Mr, 50, 63, 98, 125, 134. 
 
 FOWLIS, SIR HENRY, 47. Of Ingleby ; baronet. 
 
 FOXLEY, WILLIAM, 152. Born 1619; Alderman of Hull; Cham- 
 berlain 1644 ; Mayor 1647 and 1676 ; died 1680. 
 
 FRANKE, RICHARD, 152, 155. Chamberlain of Hull 1649, Mayor 1666. 
 FRANKLIN, RICHARD, n. Warden of Trinity House, Chamber- 
 lain of Hull 1618. 
 
 GAITES, JEFFREY, 155-6, 158. Lieut. -Colonel. 
 
 GASKELL. JOHN, 109. Alderman of Manchester. 
 
 GASKIN, SIR THOS, 159. 
 
 GELDART, JNO, Alderman and Lord Mayor of York; M.P. for 
 the City of York 1656. Met as ' Geldard.' 
 
 GILSLAND, TRISTRAM, n. 
 
 GLEMHAM, SIR THOMAS, 29, 30, 114, 157. Governer of Hull. Gave 
 up the charge of Hull 1641 ; came again 1642 in connection 
 with King Charles's attempt to seize the town, and about 
 Aug. defeated Captain Hotham's ravaging party near 
 Malton. He had been left Governor of York in July. After 
 the defeat of Marston Moor 1644, he held York against 
 Manchester, Fairfax, and Leven, but yielded it 5th July. 
 He marched to Carlisle which he defended for nearly a year 
 against the Scots under Leslie ; when all the horses were 
 eaten he surrendered it upon honourable terms, June 28th, 
 1645, and joined the King at Cardiff in August. On 2nd Oct. 
 he was sent by Charles to be Governor of Oxford. He 
 surprised Carlisle May 1648. He shortly after retired to 
 the Continent. "The vigilant Sir Thos. Glemham," "a 
 gentleman of noble extraction and a fair fortune.'' Clarendon 
 
 GOODWIN, JOHN, 114-5. M.P. for Haslemere, Surrey, (L.P.) * for
 
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 GOODRICHE, CAPTAIN, 159. 
 GOODRICH, SERGEANT-MAJOR. 154, 158. 
 
 GOODWIN, JOHN, 114-5. M.P. for Haslemere, Surrey, (L.P.) * for 
 Surrey. " The other Register in Chancery..'' Rotten. 
 
 GOODWIN, ROBERT, 85, 115. M.P. for East Grimstead, Sussex(L.p.X 
 
 GORING, (LORD George) 56, 96. M.P. for Portsmouth, 1640 (L.P.); 
 Governor of Portsmouth 1641-2 ; took bribes from both 
 sides, and surrendered with liberty to retire to Holland, but 
 afterwards returned. General of Horse in Yorkshire 1643 ; 
 did good service at the second battle of Newbury 1644 ; 
 made Earl of Norwich 1644 ; Ambassador Extraordinary 
 for the King of France 1645 ; Lieut. -General of Hampshire, 
 Sussex, Surrey, and Kent 1645 ; called himself (without 
 commiss on) 'General of the West,' and defeated by Fairfax 
 at Taunton and Langport, June, July and Oct., 1645 ; not 
 finding himself suffic ently cons.dered, he retired to 
 France, Oct. 1645, pretending it for the cause, but sent for 
 and sold his horses. Returning in 1649, he was taken 
 prisoner and executed by a single vote. His conduct 
 throughout the war was that of studied insult to his enemies, 
 and easy treachery towards his friends ; he was a General 
 of Horse who even ran away badly ; ''he had no heart to 
 proceed in the public service" un ess he had all he wanted, 
 and never knew what that was. 
 
 GOSSE, , 77. 
 
 GOUGE, , 50. 
 
 GRANDISON, LORD VISCOUNT, 2, 14. He had four sons, Command- 
 ers in the King's army. Grandfather of Barbara Villiers, 
 Mistress of Charles II. 
 
 GRENVILLE, SIR RICHARD, 50, 67. Knight and Baronet 1630 ; an 
 infamous but useful Commander in"Cornwall ; beat Essex 
 at Bodmin 1644; betrayed Basing House ; severely wound- 
 ed, and left England. 
 
 GRIFFIN, JOHN, 109- Alderman of Manchester. 
 
 GURDEN, [John], 122. M.P. for Ipswich 1640 (L.P.). 
 
 HABORNE, 62 
 
 HADLEY, 66. 
 
 HALL, CAPTAIN, 35. 
 
 HAMERTON, NICHOLAS, n 
 
 HAMILTON, Marquis of, 17. James, Duke of Hamilton and Castle- 
 herauld,MarquisofChddisdale,Earlof Arranand Cambridge, 
 Lord of Aven and Innerdale ; Master of the Horse to King 
 Charles; P.C. and K.G. Born 1606, succeeded to the 
 titles 1625 ; beheaded 1648-9.
 
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 HANSLEY, WILLIAM, 159 
 
 HARRINGTON, REV. RICHARD, 164-6. Rector (?) of Marfleet about 
 1619 1638. 
 
 HARRISON, MR, 163. 
 
 HARTLEY, JOHN, 109. Alderman of Manchester. 
 
 HARWOOD, JONAS, 159. Chamberlain of Hull 1622. 
 
 HATCHER, MR. [Thomas] , 64. M. P. for Stamford, (L. p.) He was 
 one of the Committee of the House sent to Yorkshire and 
 Lincolnshire, 28th April, 1642, to insure that the Lords- 
 Lieut, and Sheriffs kept Hull from being beseiged. * for 
 Lincoln'. 
 
 HAWKESWORTH, SIR RICHARD, 163. 
 
 HELMSLEY, JOHN, 10. Warden of Trinity House. 
 
 HILL, CORNET, 160. 
 
 HOLBROOCKE, EDWARD, 109. Alderman of Manchester. 
 
 HOLLAND. LORD, 23. Sir Henry Rich, a private gentleman, bro- 
 ther of Warwick; made Earl of Holland, K.G., 1624 ; Genl. 
 of the Horse in the expedition against the Scots, 1639-40; 
 a chief promoter of the death of Strafford ; a suspicious 
 Royalist and a distrustful Parliamentarian by turns ; de- 
 prived of office of Groom of the Stole 1641 ; executed March 
 1648-9, for his prime part in the Kentish rising. 
 
 HOLLIS, DENZIL, 50. Nephew of the Earl of Clare ; M.P. for 
 Dorchester (L. P.); impeached Laud 1640; was impeached 
 by King Charles 1642, and by the Army 1647; declined to 
 sit on the King's trial. A moderate Presbyterian ; made Lord 
 Hollis at the Restoration, and. led the opposition against 
 King Charles II. Ambassador to France 1663, to Breda 
 1667. " Very hot in the beginning of the troubles, but since 
 of a better temper, . . . refused ^5,000 ordered by the 
 Parliament.'' Hotten. 
 
 HOLLYS, MACCABEUS, 152, 156, 158. Chamberlain of Hull 1639. 
 * for Hull. 
 
 HOPTON, SIR RALPH, 127, 132. M.P. for Wells 1640, (L. p.) dis- 
 abled to sit 1645 ; made Baron Hopton of Stratton, 1643, 
 for his successes for the King. 
 
 HORNER, JOHN, 115. 
 
 HOTHAM, SIR JOHN, 12, 32, 33, 36, 37, 39-40, 48, 151-6, 160, 162. 
 An East Riding gentleman " rich in money and lands," 
 knighted in 1621 ; High Sheriff of Yorks, 1634; M.P. for 
 Beverley 1625, 1627, and 1640 (L. p.); for Scarborough 1640; 
 a baronet 1641 ; had considerable influence in the House, 
 being the principal of a compact body (" the obstinate 
 Northern men") who always voted together ; sent to hold 
 Hull for the Parliament 1642, and denied the King admit-
 
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 tance; made delinquent 1644, for entering into a plot to yield 
 up Hull to the Royalists ; executed January 1645 ; married 
 five times. ''Of fearful nature and perplexed understand- 
 ing. Clarendon. 
 
 HOTHAM, LADY, 153-4, I ^ 1 - 
 
 HOTHAM, CAPTAIN JOHN, 154-8, 161-2. Son of Sir John, veered 
 round with the same winds and suffered the same fate ; be- 
 headed the day before his father. 
 
 HOTHAM, MRS. JOHN, 155. Wife of the last. 
 
 HOTHAM. WILLIAM, 153-5, 1 5%- 
 
 HUDDLESTON, SERGEANT-MAJOR. 156-7. 
 
 HUDDLESTON, CAPTAIN, 156. 
 
 HYDE, EDWARD, 131. Lord High Chancellor, Keeper of the 
 Great Seal ; Baron Hyde 1660 ; Viscount Cornbury and 
 Earl of Clarendon 1661 ; a faithful Royalist, who preserved 
 a record of most of the transactions of the Civil War (see 
 Introduction). Becoming unpopular he retired into banish- 
 ment under Charles II. He had the largest share in the 
 Acts of Oblivion, Indemnity, and Uniformity. 
 
 JACKSON, DAVID, 156, 158. 
 
 JEFFERSON, MARTIN, 151. Sheriff of Hull 1623, Mayor 1635. 
 JENKINS, Mr, 93. Of York ; Henry Jenkins, (knighted) in whose 
 House the King set up his printing-press when at York in 
 1642. 
 ENKINSON, AUGUSTINE, 139. 
 
 ENKINSON, , 153. 
 
 HONSTON, J, 97. 
 
 OHNSON, EDWARD, 109. Alderman of Manchester. 
 OHNSON, Mr, 47. Perhaps this is the Mr. Robert Johnson at p. 152. 
 OHNSON, ROBERT, 152. Gent (page 156) says that Mr. Johnson, 
 a clergyman, was of the Committee of Defence. 
 
 KELLIE, - - 4, 7. 
 
 KING, The, (see Charles I.) 
 
 KING, SIR ROBERT. 147. 
 
 KINGSTON, EARL OF, 34, 156. Robert Pierpoint, created Viscount 
 Newark, and Earl of Kingston, 1628; Governor of Gains- 
 borough. Taken prisoner by Lord Willoughby and sent to> 
 Hull (or set out voluntarily to visit Hull) but was shot on 
 the way, June 1643. Thus he would never receive the letter 
 sent 4th July, and it is possible that news of his death came 
 before it was despatched. 
 
 KIRLE, ANTHONY, 59. 
 
 LAKOFF, THOMAS, 14. 
 
 LAMBERT, COLONEL, 47. Second only to Cromwell in military 
 reputation ; Major-General of Yorks in 1655 ; his life was
 
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 spared at the Restoration, but he was confined to the Isle of 
 Guernsey where he died at an advanced age. 
 
 LAMBERT, ROBERT, 159. Sheriff of Hull, 1660. 
 
 LANGDALE, SIR MARMADUKE, 129. High Sheriff of Yorkshire, 1639 ; 
 defeated Lord Fairfax at Pontefract, March 1644-5; to k 
 Berwick 1648; defeated at Preston by Cromwell 1648; re- 
 tired to France ; at the Restoration made Lord Langdale. 
 
 LANGTHORNE, JOHN, 153. 
 
 LASSELLS, FRANCIS, 47. M.P. for Thirsk 1645 (L.P ); for North 
 Riding of Yorkshire 1654 and 1656 ; elected for Northaller- 
 ton 1660, but discharged for having been one of the Judges 
 of King Charles. He did not sign the Warrant. * 
 
 LASSELLS, Mr. 158-9. 
 
 LAUD, ARCHBISHOP, 7, 19, 24, 49. William Laud, Bishop of St. 
 David's 1621, of Bath and Wells 1626, of London 1628 ; 
 Chancellor of Oxford 1630; Archbishop of Canterbury 1633. 
 Student, Fellow, President, and Proctor of St. John's, Ox- 
 ford. Made a Commissioner of the Treasury and Revenue 
 at the death of Portland. 
 
 LAWRENCE, , 152. 
 
 LAWSON, JOHN, 154-5. Not improbably the Hull seaman afterwards 
 Sir John Lawson, Kt., Admiral, killed by the Dutch 1665. 
 
 LEGARD, ROBERT, 22, 93. 
 
 LEGARD, CHRISTOPHER, 93. 
 
 LEGARD, CAPTAIN JOHN. 151. 
 
 LEGARD, CAPTAIN ROBERT, 153. 
 
 LEGARD, WILLIAM, 154, 158. 
 
 LEGARD, JOHN, 155. Perhaps the John Legard who was M.P. for 
 Scarborough 1660, in which year also, for his services to 
 Charles II., he was made a baronet ; died 1678. 
 
 LEGARD, LIEUT. -COLONEL, 155, 158. Perhaps the same as above. 
 
 LEGGAT, ROBERT, 153, 159. 
 
 LEGGE, WILLIAM, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 31. Descended from 
 Thomas Legge, Lord Mayor of London 1346, and 1353 ; 
 William Legge had to do with the Army's petition counter- 
 signed by the King, which was used to the royal prejudice 
 in 1641. He (then a Major) was wounded and captured at 
 Prince Rupert's siege of Lichfield, 1643. In the same year 
 he performed at Gloucester a similar part to that which 
 Digby did at Hull. In September 1645, he was Governor 
 of Oxford, and, being a favorite of Prince Rupert, was im- 
 prisoned by the King when the Prince's commission was re- 
 voked. He was with the King when he escaped from Caris- 
 brook, Nov. nth, 1647. He was wounded and taken at 
 Worcester, but his wife contrived his escape from prison in
 
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 her clothes. He was high in favor at the Restoration ; he 
 died 1672. His immediate descendants became Barons 
 Dartmouth, a title in 1711 augmented to Viscount Lews- 
 ham and Earl of Dartmouth. 
 
 LEICESTER, EARL OF, 28, 65. Robert Sidney, Governor of Flush- 
 ing, Baron Sidney 1603 ; Viscount Lisle, K.G., 1616 ; Earl 
 of Leicester 1618. At the death of Strafford, and by his ad- 
 vice, Leicester was appointed Lord-Lieut of Ireland, 1641, 
 but never served and was deposed. He married the sister 
 of the Earl of Northumberland, and by his interest was 
 preserved in the favor of the Parliament. He was at heart 
 a Royalist, but tried to keep the favor of both parties, and so 
 lost that of both. He had been designed by the Queen to suc- 
 ceed the Marquis of Hertford as Governor of Prince Charles, 
 but his refusal to sign the letter (in which refusal he was 
 the only peer) from Oxford repudiating the action of the 
 minority at London as the action of the Parliament, cost 
 him that office. His eldest son, Lord Lisle, was sent to Ire- 
 land in 1648 with a limited commission. 
 
 LEMON, MR, of London, 97. 
 
 LENTHALL, WILLIAM, 14, 35, 37, 41, 44, 107, 121. Smollet calls 
 him "a lawyer of some reputation." Clarendon says "gener- 
 ally believed to have no malice towards the King, and not 
 without a good inclination to the Church." Vaughan, surely 
 without due consideration, says he was "a man of some 
 shrewdness, but wanting in the energy requisite to such an 
 office at such a crisis." An anonymous writer hits off his 
 successful and cautious energy in the phrase " The exemp- 
 lary speaker." A Bencher of Lincoln's Inn, resided at the 
 Priory, Burford, (formerly Lord Falkland's) near Oxford ; 
 Recorder and M.P. for Woodstock, 1640 (L. p.), and Speaker 
 throughout of the Long Parliament; Master of the Rolls, 
 Commissioner of the Great Seal and Chamberlain of Chester ; 
 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ; a General and Ad- 
 miral, and grantor of all Commissions ; (* for Oxfordshire, 
 etc.), Recorder of Gloucester. Removed in 1653, but rein- 
 stated 1654, and again Speaker of the continued Long Par- 
 liament meeting 7th May, 1659 ; " long bell-weather in the 
 Commons House." Hotten. At the Restoration he was ex- 
 cepted from the indemnity, but obtained a pardon ; died 
 September, 1662. 
 
 LILLEY, , 81, 142. 
 
 LINCOLN, MAURICE, 152, 158. Chamberlain of Hull 1645. 
 LINDSEY, EARL OF, 19. Robert Bertie, nth Baron Willoughby 
 de Eresby, one of the most faithful Royalists; ist Earl of
 
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 Lindsey 1626 ; commanded the 2nd expedition to Rochelle 
 1628, and a large fleet in the Narrow Seas 1635 ; Gentle- 
 man of the King's Bedchamber; Lord High Chamberlain 
 and a P.C.; General of Array 1642 ; killed at Edgehill 1642. 
 
 LISTER, SIR JOHN, 9, 13, 24. Mayor of Hull 1618 and 1629 ; M.P. 
 for Hull 1620, 1623, 1625, 1627, 1640, but died before taking 
 his seat in the last the Long Parliament, and his friend 
 Peregrine Pelham was chosen to succeed him. John Lister 
 was knighted upon the occasion of King Charles's visit to Hull 
 in 1639. He founded an important Almshouse at Hull. 
 
 LISTER, SIR WILLIAM, 29, 32, 73, 83. Knight, brother of Sir John; 
 Alderman of Hull, sent to the Committee at York 1640, to 
 report upon events from time to time ; M.P. for East Ret- 
 ford 1643 (L.P.); for Hull 1654, and 1656 ; Recorder of Hull 
 1649, 1658. * for Hull. 
 
 LISTER, LADY, 156. Widow of Sir John. 
 
 LISTER, MR. JOHN, 155-6. Eldest son of Sir John, born 1584. 
 
 LISTER, SAMUEL, 156. Second son of Sir John, died 1645. 
 
 LISTER, HUGH, 156, 159. Fourth son of Sir John, died 1649. 
 
 LITTLE, , 28. 
 
 LOMAX, RICHARD, 109. Alderman of Manchester. 
 
 LONDON (GuiL) Bishop of, 15, 17, 19, 24. William Juxon, Lord 
 Treasurer and Bishop of London 1633 translated to Can- 
 terbury 1660; died 1663. 
 
 LOOKE, MR, 14. 
 
 LOUDOUN, , 60. Sent to the Tower (August 1639, to April 1640) 
 for inviting the Scots to invade the kingdom. Chief Deputy 
 of the Scottish Army 1641 ; Lord Loudoun, made an Earl 
 1641 ; as Chancellor of Scotland, came to Oxford, January 
 1642-3, as the Scottish Commissioner, to mediate between 
 King and Parliament ; also at Uxbridge ; one of those who 
 concluded the secret buried treaty with the King at Caris- 
 brooke, 26th December 1647. A man of vicious life, but of 
 paramount importance to the Scots in their dealings in Eng- 
 land, though in Scotland subject to the influence of the 
 Duke of Argyle. 
 
 LOWE, , 77, 79. 
 
 LUPTON, MR, [James] 152, 154. Chamberlain of Hull 1642. 
 
 MACQUIRE, LORD CONNER, 51. Condemned nth Feb. 1641-2, for 
 a chief share in the Massacre Conspiracy of Oct. 1641. 
 
 MAISTER, Mr. [William] 152. Chamberlain of Hull 1637, Sheriff 
 1645 ; Mayor 1655. 
 
 MALLIT, FRANCIS, 14. 
 
 MANCHESTER, EARL OF, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 19, 24. Henry Montague, 
 Viscount Mandeville, Lord President of the Council, creat-
 
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 first Earl of Manchester 1625; Lord Privy Seal, and Lord 
 Treasurer ; died 1642 ; father of Edward, Earl of Manches- 
 ter, famous as being impeached by King Charles. 
 
 MARLEBURGH, EARL OF, 4, 5, 6. James, Lord Ley, Lord Treasurer; 
 baronet 1619 ; ist Earl of Marleburgh 1625; died 1628. 
 
 MARVELL, ANDREW Sen. 1 1, 22, 166-7. Of Meldred, Cambridgeshire, 
 born 1586; M. A. of Emanuel College 1608 ; Curate of Flam- 
 borough 1610; Rector of VVinestead 1614-24; Master of the 
 Grammar School and Lecturer of Holy Trinity, Hull, and 
 Master of the Charterhouse 1624; married 1612, Anne Pease, 
 1638 Lucy Harris (nee Alured); issue by first wife, three 
 daughters and two sons, one of which latter died in infancy. 
 Drowned in crossing the Humber 1640. 
 
 MARVEL, ANDREW, Junior, 167. Surviving son of the last 
 named, by his first wife Anne Pease. Born at Winestead, 
 Holderness, 1621 ; admitted at Trinity College at the 
 age of thirteen ; B.A. 1637; at the death of his father he 
 was adopted by Mrs. Skinner, whose heirhe became. For 
 a short time he was Secretary to the British Embassy at 
 Constantinople, and afterwards joint Latin Secretary with 
 Milton to Cromwell; M.P. for Hull 1660 till his death in 
 1678. Buried at St.Giles-in-the-Fields, London. " The 
 incorruptible patriot." " The ornament and example of his 
 age. 1 ' " The best prose satirist of the age. 1 ' 
 
 MASSEY, COLONEL, 84, 89, go. 
 
 MAULEVERER, COLONEL JOHN, 57, 64, 68, 71, 108. 
 
 MAULEVERER, SIR THOMAS, 47, 108. M.P. for Boroughbridge 1640, 
 (L.P.) etc.; created a baronet 1641 ; one of the Judges of 
 King Charles. 
 
 MANNSON, ROBERT, 4. 
 
 MAURICE, PRINCE, 50. Brother of Prince Rupert. 
 
 MAY, HUMPHREY, 4, 5. Knight, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan- 
 caster, 1618. [Printed in error as Francis.] 
 
 MELDRUM, SIR JOHN, 55, 122. Commanded under Sir John Hoth- 
 arn at Hull 1642, and conducted many dashing sorties; 
 sent from Hull to take Gainsborough, December 1643 ; de- 
 feated at Newark by Prince Rupert, March 1643-4. Also 
 met as " Mildram. 1 ' 
 
 MELTON, JOHN, 20. 
 
 METCALF, HENRY, 152. Chamberlain of Hull 1643, Sheriff 1650. 
 
 MILLINGTON, MR. [Gilbert] , 80. M.P. for Nottingham 1640 (L. p.). 
 One of the judges of King Charles. 
 
 MITTON, COLONEL, 55. Governor of Wem and Shrewsbury, 
 " whose promotion and favor with the Parliament excited 
 the envy of the Presbyterian officers." Clarendon.
 
 184 INDEX TO PERSONS. 
 
 MONTGOMERY, EARL OF, 2, 4, 7. Philip Herbert, made ist Earl 
 1603 ; brother of the Earl of Pembroke, and took the title 
 at his death 1630 ; Lord Chamberlain ; died 1649. 
 
 MORE, ROBERT, 22. 
 
 MORGAN, COLONEL, 116. Sir Charles Morgan. 
 MORTON, ROBERT, 22,23, J 5- Alderman of Hull, Chamberlain 
 1599, or 1610; Sheriff 1618; Mayor 1627, and 1639. 
 
 MUCKNELL, THE PlRATE, 89. 
 MOVER, CAPTAIN, 40, 153-4. 
 MOWBRAY, HENRY, 153. 
 
 NELSON, MR, 154. 
 
 NELTHORPE, , 52, 60, 63, 66, 77, 81, 100. Perhaps Edward* 
 Nelthorpe of Barton-on-Humber ; or, John* or James* Nel- 
 thorpe, both M.P's for Beverley 1645 ( L - P 
 
 NEWBALD, JOHN, 154. 
 
 NEWBURGH, EARL OF, 19, 24. 
 
 NEWCASTLE, EARL OF, 36. Sir William Cavendish, born near 
 Colchester; Baron Ogle and Viscount Mansfield 1620; 
 Earl of Newcastle and Baron of Bolesomer 1627 ; refused 
 admittance to Hull 1642 ; his first service for the King was 
 the seizure of Newcastle when the King had not a port ; 
 made Marquis of Newcastle 1643. and General of the King's 
 army in the North ; beat the Fairfaxes and invested Hull 
 (without success) 1643 ; excepted from pardon in the " four- 
 teen propositions' 1 of the Parliament ; beaten, by Prince 
 Rupert's fault, at Marston Moor, and at once left England 
 for Hamburg, 1644 ; one time Governor of the Prince of 
 Wales ; made Earl of Ogle and Duke of Newcastle 1665. 
 
 NEWCASTLE, MAYOR OF, 747. John Blackston. 
 
 NEWPORT, EARL OF, 124, 126. Montjoy Blount, Lord Montjoy of 
 Thurleston. ist Earl of Newport 1628; Master of the Ord- 
 nance and one of the Council for War; nearly killed 
 while blockading Hull for King Charles in 1642. Made 
 Constable of the Tower in 1641, but removed by the King ; 
 died 1665. 
 
 NICHOLAS, SIR EDWARD, 17, 138. ' Old Secretary Nicholas." He 
 was first Secretary of Zouch, Warden of the Cinque ports ; 
 when Buckingham became the Warden, he became his 
 Secretary and continued so after his death, being made 
 Clerk of the Council. When Windebank fled he was ap- 
 pointed Secretary of State in his place. He adhered to the 
 King throughout ; left the kingdom May 1648 ; He was 
 afterwards Secretary of State to King Charles II. 
 
 NICHOLS, Mr, 166.
 
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 NORTHAMPTON, LORD, 69. James, Lord Compton, succeeded his 
 father in March 1642-3; successes for theKing at Banbury 
 1643. and 1644; Newbury 1644; beaten [as in the text here 
 mentioned] 24 April, at Islip Bridge, 1645. Sworn of the 
 Privy Council 1673. 
 
 NORTHEND, LIEUTENANT, 153, 158. 
 
 NORTHUMBERLAND, EARL OF, 17, 22-3, 27, 50. Algernon Percy, 
 P.C., K.G., Earl 1653 ; Admiral 1636 ; the General against 
 the Scots 1640; Lord High Admiral 1640; at Hull upon 
 the disbanding of forces 1641 ; the King revoked his com- 
 mission as Admiral for his devotion to the Parliament. 
 " He concurred in all the Councils which produced the 
 Rebellion and stayed with them to support it." Clarendon. 
 Had care of the royal children for the Parliament ; died 
 1668-9. 
 
 NORTON, WALTER, 12. 
 
 NYE, The Rev. Mr. [Philip], 38. "The head of the Independ- 
 ents." Baillie. He came very near being executed at the 
 Restoration. 
 
 ORMONDE, DUKE OF, 148. James Butler, a T.pperary noble ; 
 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ; royalist, and left for France 
 1650. After the Restoration Lord Butler, Earl of Breck- 
 nock and Duke of Ormonde (in 1661). Afterwards twice 
 Viceroy of Ireland ; died 1688. 
 
 OSBORNE, SIR EDWARD, 20, 22. Of Keeton, (Kiveton) baronet 
 1620; Vice- President of the Council of the North 1639; 
 M.P. for the City of York 1640 ; for Berwick-on-Tweed 
 1640 (L.P.), resigned ; ancestor of the Dukes of Leeds. 
 
 OSBORNE, GEORGE, 11. 
 
 OVERTON, SERGEANT-MAJOR, 53, 155, 158 -9. Of Easington, Holder- 
 ness ; An anabaptist committed by the Parliament for 
 sedition, but the Army demanded his release. * for Hull. 
 Governor of Pontefract 1645 ; Colonel and Governor of 
 Hull 1649; Major-General under the Protectorate, but 
 Cromwell took his commission away ; said to have died in 
 the Tower shortly after the Restoration. 
 
 PACKE, CHRISTOPHER, 53. 
 
 PALMER, JEFFREY, 114. OfCarleton. M.P. for Stamford (L. P.); 
 disabled to sit 1645 ; knight, and baronet 1660 ; Attorney- 
 General to King Charles II. 
 
 PARRY, J, 24. 
 
 PAULET, LORD, 96. John, Lord Paulet of Hinton ; Baron. 
 
 PECK, WILLIAM, 149,152. Chamberlain of Hull 1628; Sheriff 
 1634 '> Mayor 1636 ; on Committee of Sequestration 1644. 
 A trustee of Sir John Lister's Hospital. * for Hull. 
 
 PELHAM, PEREGRINE, 38, 48 50, 53-5, 58, 60-3, 65, 68, 71, 73, 74-5,
 
 l86 INDEX TO PERSONS. 
 
 77, 78-80, 82, 86, 88, 90, 94-5, 98, 101, 101, 106, 109, 114, 121, 
 123-4, 128, 130, 132-6, 139, 141, 146-7. Of the family of Pel- 
 ham (nephew of Sir William) of Brockleshy, Lincoln- 
 shire, which had its descent from the Pelhams of Laugh- 
 ton, Sussex. Sir William Pelham of Brocklesby was in 
 Queen Elizabeth's reign Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, 
 Marshall of the English forces in the Low Counties, and 
 P.C. Peregrine Pelham was his grandson, and a mer- 
 chant gentleman of Hull; Chamberlain 1630; Sheriff 
 1636 ; M.P. in conjunction with Sir Henry Vane, Jr., 
 1640 ; * for Hu 1. He was at Hull when King Charles pro- 
 posed visiting it, March 1642, and advised his denial ; 
 Alderman, Mayor 1640-50, dying in that office. (He 
 appears to be the only Mayor of Hull who was at the same 
 time a Member of Parliament; he acted in Hull by deputy). He 
 was one of the Judges of King Charles, and may be taken 
 as a notable example of the keen, persistent, and consistent 
 Parliamentarian. His estate was confiscated July 1661, 
 and his widow was at one time a recipient of the bounty of 
 the Corporation of Hull. A representative of the line, 
 Charles Anderson Pelham, was raised to the peerage in 
 1794, as Baron Yarborough, of Yarborough, and his son 
 was made Earl of Yarborough in 1837. 
 
 PELHAM, HENRY, 72. Cousin of the above; of Belton ; "Re- 
 corder of Lincoln." Hotten. M.P. for Grantham 1640 (L.P.). 
 
 PEMBROKE, EARL OF, 4, 7. William Herbert, Earl from 1601 ; 
 Appointed Keeper of Portsmouth, etc., for life 1609 ; Lord 
 Steward of the Household about 1626; Chancellor of Ox- 
 ford ; Lord Chamberlain after the Earl of Somerset ; died 
 1630. 
 
 PEMBROKE, EARL, 50. Philip Herbert, son of the last, also Earl 
 of Montgomery ; died 1649-50. * for Wilts. Lord Keeper 
 of the Great Seal, deposed 1640 ; Chancellor of Oxford and 
 a Parliamentary Commissioner for "reforming" the Univer- 
 sity, 1647. "Of a weak understanding, and a miserable 
 compliance." Clarendon. 
 
 PENROSE, , 47, 155, 157. 
 
 PENROSE, JOHN, 119, 152. 
 
 PIERPOINT, FRANCIS, 50, 57, 77. 80, 108. M.P. for Nottingham 
 1645 (L.P.). 
 
 POLLARD, SIR HUGH, 124. M.P. for Beeralston, Devon, 1640, (L.P.) 
 expelled the House 1641. 
 
 POPPLE EDMUND, 115. Chamberlain of Hull 1653, Sheriff 1658, 
 married a sister of Andrew Marvell, M.P. 
 
 POPPLE, WILLIAM, 47, 139, 151, 155. Chamberlain of Hull 1621, 
 Sheriff 1626, Mayor 1638. On the Committee of Sequest-
 
 INDEX TO PERSONS. 187 
 
 ration 1644; sent to York 1640, 'to receive the King's advice.' 
 
 POYNES, COLONEL, 80. 
 
 PRESTON, JOHN, 10. Warden of Trinity House, Hull, Chamberlain 
 1596, (or 1602), Sheriff 1610, Mayor 1617. 
 
 PRIDEAUX. Mr. [Edmund] , 50. M.P. for Lyme Regis 1640 (L.P.). 
 A Commissioner of the Parliament's Seal 1643. "Attorney- 
 General . . postmaster for all the inland letters at six- 
 pence the letter, worth ^"15,000 per annum." Hotten. 
 
 PRINCR CHARLES, [II], 131, 132, 138, etc. Born 1630; satin Par- 
 liament 1640, restored 1660. 
 
 QUEEN, THE, 51. Henrietta Maria, youngest daughter of Henry 
 IV. of France. The King's councillor in despotism. Her 
 vis.t to Yorkshire isoneof the notable events in thehistory of 
 the Civil War. 
 
 RAIKES, CAPTAIN ANDREW, 159. 
 
 RAIKES, MRS. ANN. 154. 
 
 RAIKES, ROBERT, 152. Chamberlain of Hull 1619, Sheriff 1629. 
 
 RAIKES, THOMAS, 35, 37-9, 41, 44, 77-8, 84, 151-2, 155. Alderman 
 of Hull, Chamberlain 1615, Sheriff 1621, Mayor 1633, and 
 1642 and 1643, (a continuance of orifice against the customs 
 of the Town); Governor; Mayor part of 1650; * for Hull ; 
 d ed 1662. 
 
 RAIKES, WILLIAM. 152, 154. Master and Mariner; Chamberlain 
 of Hull 1642, Sheriff 1651. Alderman 1660, died 1668. 
 
 RAINSBOROUGH, COLONEL, [Thomas] , 138. M.P. for Droitwich 1646 
 (L.P.); Governor of Woodstock ; Admiral 1648 (set ashore 
 by the fleet); killed at Pontefract 1648. 
 
 RAMSDEN, JOHN, 17, 18. Merchant Adventurer, Chamberlain of 
 Hull 1612, Sheriff 1616, Mayor 1622 ; died of the plague 
 1637. 
 
 RAMSDEN, MR, 152, 159. [? William, born 1618, Sheriff of Hull 
 1656, Mayor 1659 ; died 1680. M.P. for Hull.] 
 
 RAWLINSON, LEONARD, 154. 
 
 REMINGTON, SIR THOMAS, 153. 
 
 RHODES, SIR EDWARD, 39, 40, 154, 160. Knight; one of the 
 Yorkshire gentlemen who refused to sign the agreement 
 to remain neutral in the early part of the war ; an officer 
 under Sir John Hotham.* 
 
 RICHARDSON, ALEXANDER, 153. 
 
 RICHMOND, DUKE, 114. James Stuart, Lord Darnley ; Duke of 
 Lennox and Earl of March 1624; Duke of Richmond 1641 ; 
 Royalist ; died 1655. 
 
 RIDLEY, CHRISTOPHER, 155. 
 
 RIPLEY, [Robert], 51, 157, 158. Chamberlain of Hull 1638, Sheriff 
 1643, Mayor 1654, and part of 1665. 
 
 ROBINSON, LUKE, 76. M.P. for Scarbro' 1643 (L. P.); for the North
 
 I 88 INDEX TO PERSONS. 
 
 Riding 1656 ; returned for Malton 1658 but not allowed to 
 sit ; for Scarbro' 1660, (expelled for having been one of 
 Cromwell's Council of State). 
 
 ROBINSON, RICHARD, 93. M.P. for the East Riding 1654, (? if the 
 same Richard Robinson who was Alderman of Hull, Cham- 
 berlain 1646, Sheriff 1653, and Mayor 1663.] 
 
 ROBINSON, MR, 152. Perhaps the above. 
 
 ROBINSON, ROGER, 38. A Messenger. 
 
 ROGERS, MR. [John], 152, 157-8. Chamberlain of Hull 1636, 
 Sheriff 1641, and Mayor 1652, turned out of his Alderman ship 
 at the Restoration by the King's order, but Mayor again in 
 1673; died 1680. * for Hull. 
 
 ROOKEBYE, MAJOR, 47. 
 
 ROPER, LANCELOT, 91-2, 151-2. M.P. for Hull 1626, Alderman 
 of Hull, Sheriff 1612, Mayor 1619, and 1630, on Committee of 
 Sequestration 1644; most probably the same who was after- 
 wards Chamberlain 1647. though, as will be seen, this was 
 an unusual order of municipal office. 
 
 RUDD, MR, 157. A Drummer. 
 
 RUPERT, PRINCE, 98, 102. Third son of Frederick of Bavaria, 
 and Elizabeth of England, born 1619 ; came to England 
 1635 ; created Duke of Cumberland and Earl of Holderness 
 1643-4 > successes at Pow ck Bridge 1642. Cirenchester, 
 Birmingham. Thame, Chalgrove Field, and Bristol 1643, 
 Newark, Lathom Honse, Colton, Liverpool, and York 1644, 
 Sedbury 1645 ; lost Mars den Moor 1644. Bristol 1645 ; left 
 England for France, July, 1646. At the Restoration he re- 
 turned and performed valuable naval and other service ; 
 was Governor of Windsor Castle ; first Governor of the 
 Hudson Bay Company ; a P.C.; a scientist whose discov- 
 eries are prized to-day ; died at London, 2oth Nov. 1682. 
 
 SAKER, WILLIAM, 24. 
 
 SALISBURY, EARL OF, 2, 7. 50. Will am Cecil, Viscount Cran- 
 bourn, born 1590 ; Eail of Salisbury 1612 ; High Steward 
 of the Household to 1612 ; Lord Treasurer and P.C.; re- 
 mained with the Parliament, " in everything so bending to 
 power, that he became whatever the powerful wished." 
 Clarendon. Upon the abolition of the Peers by Cromwell he 
 entered the House of Commons as a Commoner, and was 
 esteemed accordingly ; * for Hertford ; died 1668. 
 
 SAVILE, SIR JOHN, 130. Knight, M.P. for Yorkshire 1614, 1623, 
 1626. * 
 
 SAVILE, LORD, 61. Thomas, Lord Savile of Pontefract, a P.C.; 
 Comptroller and afterwards Treasurer of the Household ; 
 " false ;" he invited the Scots into England by means of a 
 letter with several forged signatures ; a turncoat of no reput-
 
 INDEX TO PERSONS. 189 
 
 ation, several times imprisoned by Newcastle and the 
 King. 
 
 SAY and SEAL, VISCOUNT, 60. William, born 1585, succeeded 
 to the title of Lord Say 1613 ; made a Viscount 1624 ; 
 made P.C. and Master of the Wards 1641 ; nominated 
 for the Treaty, Nov. 1642, but rejected by the King 
 as a traitor ; scholarly, and a Fellow of New College, 
 Oxford, by descent from the founder. His sons, Inde- 
 pendents like himself, did good service for the Parlia- 
 ment ; Lord Privy Seal after the Restoration. ' " He 
 was in truth the pilot wh:ch steered all those vessels which 
 were freighted with Sedition to destroy the Government." 
 Clarendon. " Indefatigable against the arbitrary measures 
 of the Ministry." Smollet. Died 1662. 
 
 SCARS, CAPTAIN, 155. 
 
 SCARTH, TIMOTHY, 157. 
 
 SCOLES, JAMES, 159. Merchant Adventurer. 
 
 SCORTRETH, LAWRENCE, 156. * for Hull. 
 
 SCOTT, JOHN, 22. 
 
 SCOTT, ISAAC, 22. 
 
 SCROOP. LORD, 12. Emanuel, Earl of Sunderland, President of 
 the Council of the North 1626-7. 
 
 SHAW, REV. JOHN, 103, 112, 119. Born 1608; ordained 1629; 
 M.A. 1630; Minister of Brampton 1630; of Chimleigh 
 (Devons.), 1633 ; of All Hallow's, York, 1636 ; Vicar of 
 Rotherham 1639; fled to Manchester 1642; Lymme 1642 ; 
 at Cartmell 1644 ; Chaplain to the Earl of Pembroke ; to 
 the Comm ttee of Yorkshire 1644; at Skerringham 1644; 
 Minister of St. Mary's, and Lecturer of Holy Trinity, Hull, 
 1644-1661 ; Master of the Charterhouse 1651 ; had an aug- 
 mention during the Commonwealth ; inhibited from preach- 
 ing at Holy Trinity 1660, but retained the Charterhouse 
 till he resigned in 1662, and returned to Rotherham; died 
 1672. 
 
 SHRIGLEY, WILLIAM, 108. 
 
 SIDDELL, , 129. 
 
 SINGLETON, , 153. 
 
 SIKES, - , [SYKES], 91. 
 
 SIKES, [SYKES] , WILLIAM, 92, 159. 
 
 SKIPPON, SERGT. -MAJOR GENERAL, [Philip], 89, First (1641) a 
 Captain in the London Militia ; Major-General of the 
 New Model 1645 ; Governor of Bristol, M.P. for Barn- 
 staple 1646 (L.P.); P.C. and a Lord under Cromwell; died 
 1660. 
 
 SMEADLEY, ROBERT, 153. 
 
 SMITH, BARNARD, 9, 18, Chamberlain of Hull 1596, Sheriff 1609,
 
 IQO INDEX TO PERSONS. 
 
 Mayor 1615 and 1626 ; his heiress. Jane, married Hugh 
 Lister, fourth son of Sir John. 
 
 " SOLLICITOR, MR." 50. Ol.ver St. John, M.P. for Totness 
 1640 (L.P.); P.C. 1641 ; died 1673. " Ambassador with 
 Walter Strickland to the United Provinces. . . . Had 
 the passing of Fines and Compositions. . . . Lord Chief 
 Justice of the Common Pleas. . . . Chancellor of Cam- 
 bridge after the Earl of Manchester.'' Hotten. 
 
 SOMERFIELD, [JohnJ, 155, 157. [? Chamberlain of Hull 1671.] 
 
 SOUTHAMPTON, EARL OF, 114, 138. Thomas Wriothesley, Royalist; 
 Earl of Southampton 1624; Lord Treasurer ; died 1667. 
 
 SOWNES, SAMUEL, n. 
 
 SPAVAN, ROBERT, 155. 
 
 SPOFFORD, REV. JOHN, 160. 
 
 STAPLETON, BRYAN, 78, 83. M.P. for Aldborongb 1645 (L.P.); 
 Knighted 1979. 
 
 STAPLETON, SIR PHILIP. M.P. for Boroughbridge (L.P.); died. 
 1647. 
 
 STILLINGTON, JOHN, 93. [? of Kelfield ; died 1658. *] 
 
 ST. NICHOLAS, THOMAS, 76. Commissioner of. Delinquents' 
 Shipping ; of the Committee of Yorkshire. 
 
 STOCKTON, JOHN, 158. 
 
 ST. QUINTIN, SIR WILLIAM, 47, 57. 152. Baronet; High Sheriff of 
 Yorkshire 1648. 
 
 STRAFFORD, EARL OF, 24, 29, 30. Sir Thomas Wentworth, born 
 1593 ; Gustos. Rot. West Riding 1615 ; M.P. Yorkshire 
 1620; for Pontefract 1623; chosen Sheriff 1625 to prevent 
 his return ; imprisoned for refusing to pay a forced loan ; 
 M.P. for Yorkshire 1627 ; Baron Wray and Viscount Went- 
 worth, 1628, P.C.. and President of the Council of the North 
 1632; selected by Laud as Lord Deputy of Ireland 1632; Earl 
 Strafford and K.G., January 1639-40; High Steward of 
 Hull 1640; Lieut. -General against the Scots; impeached 
 1640; beheaded 1641. Titles were the baits which lured 
 him from the cause of liberty. 
 
 STRICKLAND, SIR WILLIAM, 69, 72, 85. Knight and Baronet 1641; 
 M.P. for Hedon (L.P.), for the East Riding 1654 and 1656 ; 
 made Lord Strickland and P.C by Cromwell;* died 1673. 
 
 STRICKLAND, WALTER, no, 135, 145. Born 1600, brother of the 
 last. M.P. for Minehead, Somerset, 1645 (L.P.) sent by the 
 Parliament to Holland to complain of supplies being sent to 
 the King 1642 ; again sent to unite the two countries ; 
 " Captain of Cromwell's foot guard." Hotten. P.C., and 
 Lord Strickland under the Commonwealth ; M.P. for the 
 East Riding 1654 ; for Thirsk 1661 ; * ; died 1671. 
 
 STRINGER, ARTHUR, 154, 158. Cornet.
 
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 STYLES, THE REV. WILLIAM, 40, 122, 152. Ordained 1620; M.A. 
 at Led sham 1620, and Pontefract 1624; Master of the 
 Charterhouse, and Lecturer of Holy Trinity, Hull, 1640-1, 
 and Vicar of Hessle-cum-Hull 1644 ; Resigned the Lecture- 
 ship but retained the Charterhouse till 1651, when ejected; 
 Vicar of Leeds 1652; at the Restoration of Ministers 1660 
 he remained at Leeds, and resigned Hessle 1661. He was 
 in the early days a staunch advocate of the Parliament, but, 
 later, no friend to the Commonwealth. Date of death not 
 known. 
 
 SUCKLING, SIR JOHN, 4, 5. M.P. for Norwich ; Comptroller of 
 the Household ; was elected M.P. for Hull 1623, but chose 
 to sit for Middlesex for which he was also returned; father of 
 the poet of the same name. 
 
 SUFFOLK, DUKE OF, 2, 7. Theophilus Howard, Lord Warden of 
 the Cinque Ports; Lord High Treasurer 1614; Chancellor 
 of Cambridge ; died 1640. 
 
 SYKES, [SIKES] , 
 
 THOMPSON, CUTHBERT, 10. \Varden of Trinity House, Hull, 
 Chamberlain 1598, or 1609; Sheriff 1625. 
 
 THOMPLINSON, WILLIAM, 153. 
 
 THORNEY, COLONEL, 130. 
 
 THORPE, FRANCIS, 14, 32. 74, 78, 80, 84, 84 5, 87, 95, 99, 111-2, 116, 
 118, 125-8, 131, 137, 140, 140-1, 143. Sergeant-at-Law, 
 Recorder of Beverley 1623 ; Recorder of Hull 1 6 ; Baron 
 of the Exchequer ; Jud^e of Assize for the Northern 
 Circuit 1648. etc. " Receiver of the money in Yorkshire. "- 
 Hotten. M.P. for Richmond 1645 (L.P.); for Beverley 1654, 
 and 1656, and for the West Riding 1656 ; called, upon what 
 grounds not ascertained, ' the tyrannical Baron of the Ex- 
 chequer, 1 ' died at his seat, Bardsey Grange, near Wetherby. 
 
 TROTTER, , 78, 83. 
 
 TOTNES. EARL OF, 4, 5,6. George Carew, born in Devonshire 
 1557 ; served at Cadiz, and as Commander in Ireland for 
 Queen Elizabeth ; Governor of Guernsey and Lord Carew 
 of Clopton, by James I. ; General of the Ordnance 1628, 
 and P.C.; King Charles made him Earl of Totnes ; wrote a 
 " History of the Wars in Ireland," died 1629. 
 
 VANE, SIR HENRY, Sr., 17, 51, 28, 64. Born 1589; of Hadlow, Kent, and 
 Raby Castle ; Ambassador to Sweden and Germany 1630 ; 
 Treasurer and Comptroller of the Household 1634 ; made 
 Secretary of State in place of Sir John Coke, Aug. 1839 ; he 
 was the cause (probably intentionally) of the abrupt dis- 
 missal of the Short Parliament of 1640. * for Cumberland, 
 etc. " Stayed with the Parliament because he had no 
 where else to go, and died in universal reproach." died 1654-
 
 IQ2 INDEX TO PERSONS. 
 
 VANE, SIR HENRY, Jr., 28,50,74-5, 77, 79, 80,82,90,114-5, 122, 
 128, 130, 132-4, 141, 145-7. Son of the last ; born about 1612 ; 
 a student at Oxford and Geneva ; emigrated to New Eng- 
 land 1635, to avoid persecution for religion, and was made 
 Governor, but returned 1537, and was made a joint Treasurer 
 of the Navy ; M.P. for Hull 1640, (both Parliaments); but 
 had not the subserviency to the town shewn by all other 
 early members ; sole Treasurer to the Navy ; Commissioner 
 to the Scots 1643, and from wouldbe umpires, made them 
 by persevering tact into allies; a chief contributor to the 
 deaths of Strafford and Laud, but took no immediate part 
 in that of the King; he protested against Crom well's arbit- 
 rary action, and was imprisoned by him ; a chief instrument 
 of the Parliamentary success from 1645 ; head of the Navy ; 
 M.P. for Whitechurch 1658; ''for Durham, etc. At the 
 Restoration his life was promised, but Charles II. said, 
 " He is too dangerous a man to let live if we can honestly 
 put him out of the way." Convicted of High Treason 6th 
 June, beheaded i4th June, 1662 ; it was thought neccessary 
 to prevent him from speaking to the populace by beating 
 drums. His life and death were marked by strong religious 
 feeling and fearless integrity, and it was considered more 
 was lost than gained by his execrable murder. 
 
 WAINMAN, LORD, 50. Sir Thomas Wenman, Kt., Baron of 
 Kilmainham and V scount Wenman of Taum ; M.P. for 
 Oxfordshire 1640(1,.?.). 
 
 WALLER, SIR WILLIAM, KT, 53, 62. Born 1597, of the same 
 family as the poet Waller; M.P. for Andover; Parliamentary 
 Genl., successes at Farnham Castle, Winchester, and Chi- 
 chester, 1642, Gloucester, Chepstow, Monmouth, and Here- 
 ford, 1643. Reverses at Worcester, Landsdowneand Roundway 
 Down (twice), 1643, Cheryton Down and Arundell Castle 
 1644. A Presbyterian, jealously regarded by Cromwell, and 
 removed by the self-denying Ordinance. After the Re- 
 storation M.P. for Middlesex ; died 1668. At one time styled 
 " William the Conquerer." 
 
 WARE, ROBERT, 69. 
 
 WARWICK, EARL OF, 69, 73. Robert Rich, succeeded to the title 
 1619 ; made Admiral by Northumberland 1642, dismissed 
 1649 ; died 1658. 
 
 W'ATERS, CAPTAIN, 47. 
 
 W'ATKINSON, JAMES, 17, 20, 21, 22, 25. Chamberlain of Hull 1616, 
 Sheriff 1619, Mayor 1610, and 1623, M.P. 1627 ; All his pos- 
 sessions in Hull were sequestered in 1644, he having with- 
 drawn to York, 
 
 WATSON, , 127.
 
 INDEX TO PERSONS. IQ3 
 
 WATSON, Mr, 144 
 
 WATSON, WILLIAM, 153. Chirurgeon. 
 
 WENTWORTH, , 24. See Strafford. 
 
 W ? ESTON, SIR RICHARD, 2, 4, 5. A Roman Catholic ; Ambassad- 
 or to Flanders (1622) and Germany ; P.C., and Chancellor 
 of the Exchequer, Lord Treasurer after Marlborough : a 
 favorite after the death of Buckingham ; a Baron, K.G. and 
 Earl of Portland 1628 ; died 1635. 
 
 WETONG, COLONEL, 138. 
 
 W'HARTON, SIR MICHAEL, 61, 62, 79. M.P. for Beverley 1640 (L.P.), 
 disabled to sit 1645. He was nearly ruined by the 
 downright plundering of the local partizans, as well as 
 by lawsuits into which the Parliamentary party led him, 
 previous to which he was the richest private gentleman 
 in England. His daughter married a Pelham of Brockles- 
 by ; died 1655. 
 
 WHITE, COLONEL, 66. 
 
 WHITELOCK, BULSTRODE, 50. Born 1603 ; M.P. for Great Mar- 
 low 1640 (L.P.); Chairman of Committee of Impeachment 
 of Strafford; Commissioner at Oxford 1642-3; held offices 
 under Cromwell. " Ambassador to Sweden, Commissioner 
 of the Treasury." Hotten. Narrowly escaped attainture at 
 the Restoration ; author of several historical works ; died 
 
 1675- 
 
 WHITTAKER, Mr. [Lawrence], 61, 66,69,73, 77, 88. M.P. for Oke- 
 hatnpton 1640 (L.P.). 
 
 WlDDRINGTON, SlR THOMAS, 66, 72.74,91, IOO, IO2, 102, IO6, 110, 
 
 115. Sergeant-at-Law, knighted 1639; Recorder of Ber- 
 wick-on-Tweed. and afterwards of York ; M.P. for Berwick 
 1646 (L.P.); declined to sit on the King's trial ; for City of 
 York 1654 and 1659 ; for Northumberland (and Speaker) 
 1656. "Commissioner of the Treasury and of the Great 
 Seal under Cromwell. . . More of the willow than the 
 oak." Hotten. Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer 1658 ; 
 married a sister of Lord Fairfax ; died 1664. Met as 
 " Witherington," and " Withrington." 
 
 WILD, SERGEANT, 61. The Parliament's "well-tried Sergeant 
 Wild ;" called also (as being upon the side he was) " the 
 infamous Sergeant Wild." The "fourteen propositions" 
 demanded that he should be Chief Baron of the Exchequer. 
 The Parliament's Seal was struck upon his opinion of its 
 legality and he was one of its sixteen Commissioners. " Lord 
 Chief Baron . . it is all one to him whether he hangs or 
 hangs not." Hotten. 
 
 WILKINSON, THOMAS, 4. 
 
 WILLIS, , 129. Sir Thomas Willis, Colonel General of Lincoln,
 
 IQ4 INDEX TO PERSONS. 
 
 Nottingham, and Rutland, and Governor of Newark. 
 
 WILMOT, LORD, 69. Henry, Lord Wilmot of Adderbury, Lord 
 President oi Connau^ht ; made Viscount Wilmot of Ath- 
 lone 1620 ; General for the King 1642 ; beat Wooler at 
 Roundway Down 1645 ; arrested and superseded by Goring 
 1644 ; fought at Worcester 1651, and left the country with 
 the Prince Charles ; created Earl of Rochester by the Prince 
 1652 ; died 1659. 
 
 WILSON, Mr. 14 
 
 WINCHESTER, HENRY, 14, 99, 100, 121. Town Clerk of Hull. 
 
 WINDEBANKE, SIR FRANCIS, 17, 19, 20-1, 24. A Roman Catholic 
 and an intimate friend of Laud ; a principal Secretary of 
 State ; M.P. for Corfe Castle 1640 (L.P.); fled to France to 
 avoid impeachment 1640. 
 
 WITT, DE, 145. 
 
 WOOD, RICHARD, 47, 156. Born 1599, Chamberlain of Hull 1636, 
 Sheriff 1642, Mayor 1653, turned out of Aldermanship 1660, 
 by royal command ; died 1662. * for Hull. 
 
 WRAY, KT. SIR CHRISTOPHER, 34. Of Berlinges, Lincolnshire, 
 M.P. for Grimsby 1640 (L.P.); a Colonel; died 1645-6. 
 
 WRIGHT, THOMAS, 9. Alderman of Hull. 
 
 WRIGHTINGTON, EDWARD, 20, 152. 
 
 WYNDHAM, COMMISSARY, 36, 157. 
 
 WYTHES, CAPTAIN, 159. 
 
 YORK, ARCHBISHOP OF, 139. John Williams, Dean of Westmins- 
 ter 1620 ; Bishop of Lincoln 1621, and Lord Keeper, 
 translated to York 1641, being the seventieth Archbishop.
 
 INDEX TO PLACES. 
 
 Abington, 50 
 gnes Burton, Billetting, at 22 
 
 Aldborough, 15 
 
 Allerton (Bradford), 105-6 
 
 Amsterdam, no, 145 
 
 Andover, 138 
 
 "Antilope " The, 154 
 
 Armley (Leeds), 105 
 
 Arms removed to London, 10 ; sup- 
 plied by Hull, 22, 36, 40, 150-1, 
 158-9 160-1 , repair of, 24 
 
 Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 127 
 
 Assessments on non-Freemen in Hull. 
 50, 56, 66, 69, 71 
 
 Association of Northern Counties, 70, 
 7 2 -3, 73- 78, 80,84, 86,93,133,136-7, 
 
 M7 
 Axe- Yard, Westminster, 145 
 
 Barton, 150 
 astable, 136 
 Beacons to be fired, 6 
 Bedford, 101, 130 
 Berley (Leeds), 105 
 Beverley. 18. 22, 43, 57, 150, 153-4 
 Billetting in Hull, etc., 22. 25-8 
 Bilton, 161 
 Blockhouses at Hull, 141, 143, 157 (see 
 
 Castle) 
 
 Bolton Castle, 107 
 Bostock House, 147 
 Boston, 15, 88, 150 
 
 Both Kingdoms, Committee of, 144, 146 
 Bradford, 105 
 Bremen, 9 
 Bridgewater. 98 
 Bristol, 98, 101, 118 
 Burdenels (?) 140 
 Burgess Prison at Hull, 156 
 Burley House, 84 
 
 /Cambridge, 166 
 
 V_,ardiff Castle, 127 
 
 Castle of Hull, 11, 14, 51, 75, 77, 86, 
 
 (see Blockhouses) 
 Catherine Hall, Cambridge, 166 
 Cave, South, 153 
 Cherry Burton, 22 
 Cheshire, 129 
 Chester, 72, 131 
 Christ Church, London, 57 
 Church Lane, Hull, 157 
 Cloth Trade of Yorkshire, 104-5, 135 
 Clubden, 145 
 Coal Tax, 8 
 
 Coal Ships to be laid up, 14 
 Coasts need guarding, 72 
 Colchester, 15 
 
 Common Council of London, 144 
 Copper Money, 29 
 Cottingham, 22, 113 
 Coulthorpe. 106 
 Customs Commissioners, 51, 53 
 Customs and Excise, 83 
 
 Dartmouth, 123-4, I2 ^ 
 elinquents, 57, 62, 76, 130, 136, etc 
 Denmark, 63 
 Devizes. 106 
 Directory, The, 61 
 Doncaster, 130 
 Dover Castle, 48 
 Downs, The, 4 
 Drypool, 66 
 Dudley Castle, 140 
 Dunkirk, 8 
 
 Dunnington Castle, 135 
 Durham, 143 
 
 East Riding, 38, 43, etc 
 ly, 84
 
 I 9 5 
 
 INDEX TO PLACES. 
 
 Excise, 136, etc 
 Exeter, 118, 126, 136 
 
 "n*agles-in-Eccleshall (Bradford), 105 
 
 farrington, 136 
 
 Fee-farm of Hull, 51, 78, 84, 85, 98 
 
 Flanders, 3 
 
 Fortifying of Hull, 6, 19-23 
 
 Forts on Humber Bank, 36 
 
 Forts. 152, (see Garrison) 
 
 France, 107 
 
 Freedom funfree trading), 88, etc. 
 
 French, The, 147 
 
 French Trade, 140 
 
 garrison of Hull, The, 33-4. 36, 42, 46, 
 VJ 56, in, 112-3, 133, 136-7, 139, 160 
 Goldsmith's Hall (London), 115 
 Governor of Hull. 29-30, 37-8, 45, 49, 
 
 65-8, 70-1, 81 
 
 Grainswicke, (Grainswyk) 153, 159 
 [Grammar] School, 158 
 Great Horton (Bradford), 105 
 ("'Teat Seal. 135 
 Grimsby, 150 
 Grimsby Roads, 156 
 Guernsey, 138, 140 
 
 Hague, The, 145 
 alifax, 105-6 
 
 Heddingley (Leeds), 105 
 " Hercules,'' The, 160 
 Hereford, 116-7 
 Holbeck (Leeds), 105 
 Holderness, 43 
 Holland, 153 
 Holy Island, 161 
 Holy Trinity Church, 122 
 Horton, Great, 105 
 Hull, 139, .141, 145. 150, etc 
 Hull Ale, 107, U2. 115, 134 
 Humber, The, 36, 153 
 Hyde Park, 143 
 
 Independents. 103 
 Ipswich, 15, 122 
 Ireland, 59, 96, 122, 132 
 Irish, The, 107 
 
 TT'atherine Hall, 166 
 IVeighley, 106 
 Kentish rising, 65 
 
 Ieeds, 105 
 ^/eicester. 84 
 library, Public, 163 
 
 Lincoln, 150 
 
 Lincolnshire, 61, 150 
 
 Loans, King's, 7 
 
 Loans, Parliament's, 95, 99 
 
 London, 73, 120 
 
 Lon^'haughton, (Wakefield), 130 
 
 Lynn, 15 
 
 Magazine at Hull. 21, 23-4, 27, 35, 83, 
 90, 107. 152, 159-60 
 Malignants, 47' 
 Manchester, 109 
 Manningham (Bradford), 105 
 Manor House, 157 
 Martial Law, 65, 130, 132, 140-1 
 Melton, 91 
 Menston. 106 
 Merchant's Hall. 157 
 Ministers 64, 72, 98, 101, 103, 121, 123-4 
 Morley. 105 
 
 Naseby, 120 
 avy, The, 67-9, 71-3, 90, 94 
 Negative Oath, 125 
 
 Newark. 61, 107, 109. 131, 136, 139, 154 
 Newcastle, /'coals), 8, 15 
 Newcastle, (assessments), 18 
 Newcastle, 23, 94. 140, 143 
 Newport Pagnell, 86 
 Northallerton. 142 
 
 Northern Association (see Association) 
 Northoram, 106 
 
 Oatlands, 21 
 xford. 48. 50, 61. 73-4. 86, 101, 115, 
 "8, 137-41, 143-4, M6-7 
 
 T)aull Roads, 154 
 
 1 endennis Castle, 132, 137 
 
 Peterhouse (Cambridge), 166 
 
 Pilots for Biemen, 10 
 
 Plague in Hull, 16-7, 113 
 
 Plague in West Riding, 105 
 
 Plymouth, 50, 123 
 
 Pontefract, 95, 100 128-9, r 3i, I5 1 
 
 Portsmouth. 2. 149 
 
 Pouldram Castle, 126 
 
 Pressing of Men, 31, 58 
 
 Preston. 161 
 
 Public Library for Hull, 163 
 
 Pudsey, 105 
 
 Ragland Castle, 94 
 ecusants, Fines of, 8 
 Regent House, 166 
 Retford, 131
 
 INDEX TO PLACES. 
 
 I 9 7 
 
 Ruthven Castle, 136 
 
 Sacrament, The, 133 
 althouse Lane, Hull, 157 
 
 Sandall Castle, 107. 130 
 
 Scale Lane, Hull, 157 
 
 Scarborough, n, 53, 57, 157 
 
 School, [Grammar School], 158 
 
 Scilly, 131-2, 138 
 
 Scorborough, 40, 155 
 
 Scots, The, 58, 64, 90-1, 94, 107, 131, 
 138, 141 3/147 
 
 Scout, (Holland), 145, [A high official 
 of the States who with the Bailiff 
 had the judging of criminal matters 
 in the last resort without appeal and 
 of civil causes appealable to the 
 Hague.] 
 
 Scoutmaster, (Hull). 153 
 
 Self-denying Ordinace, 48-9, 64, 67-8 
 
 Shadwell, 105 
 
 Shipping to be fitted by taxation, r, 3, 
 
 4, 12 
 
 Shrewsbury 55, 57 
 
 Skipton Castle, 119 
 
 Soldiers embarked for Germany, 9 
 
 Somerset House, 166 
 
 South Cave, 153 
 
 bouth End, Hull, in 
 
 Spain, King of. 3, 4, 5 
 
 Star Chamber, 167 
 
 St. Andrews, 161 
 
 State's Ambassadors, 67, 133 
 
 St. Mawes Castle, 132 
 
 btoad. 9 
 
 Stoneferry, ,161 
 
 Sunderland. 8 
 
 Sutton, 154, 161 
 
 n^adcaster. 106, 129 
 1 aunton, 86, 89, 90 
 
 Tax upon Coals, 8 
 
 Taxes, i, 3. 4, 8, 12, 18 
 
 Torrington, 127 
 
 Tottle House (Exeter), 126 
 
 Trinity House. 9 
 
 Trinity College (Cambridge) 167 
 
 Truro, 132 
 
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 xbridge, Treaty of, 48, 50-1, 54,118-20 
 
 isit of King Charles to Hull, 32 
 otes, Cost of Hull, 128 
 
 Wages of Members of Parliament, 63 
 ainfleet, 150 
 Wakefield, 105, 130 
 Wa-llingford, 141 
 Waynmouth, 53, 56-7 
 Water supply of Hull, 113, 116, 127, etc 
 Weser, The River, 9 
 Westchester, 107 
 Westminster Yard, 89, 90 
 Westminster, 126 
 Wetherby, 106 
 Whitkirk, 105 
 Wibsey (Bradford), 105 
 Winchester, 109 
 Woking, n 
 Woodbridge, 15 
 Woodhouse (Leeds), 105 
 Woodstock, 138 
 Worcester, 90 
 
 Wressel Castle, 118, 151, 158-9 
 Wyton, 161 
 
 "X 7"armouth, 15, 122 
 1 ork, 18-20, 47, 58, 60, 77, 93, 95, 101, 
 
 107, 119, 139, 142, 150, 157, 160 
 Yorkshire, 18. 83, 88, 143, 150
 
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