A true relation of a great discovery intended against Hull sent in a letter by Sir John Hotham to both houses of Parliament ; with a true copy of a letter sent from Master Beckwith, a recusant, to Lieutenant Fooks his son in law, in service at Hull under Sir IohnHotham ; also three proclamations lately sent from the Kings Most Excellent Majestie from Yorke. Hotham, John, Sir, d. 1645 Jan. 2. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A44589 of text R28695 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing H2910). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). 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A44589) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 45604) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1404:22) A true relation of a great discovery intended against Hull sent in a letter by Sir John Hotham to both houses of Parliament ; with a true copy of a letter sent from Master Beckwith, a recusant, to Lieutenant Fooks his son in law, in service at Hull under Sir IohnHotham ; also three proclamations lately sent from the Kings Most Excellent Majestie from Yorke. Hotham, John, Sir, d. 1645 Jan. 2. Beckwith, Thomas. 8 p. Printed for F. Coules and T Bates, London : 1642. Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library. eng Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Sources. A44589 R28695 (Wing H2910). civilwar no A trve relation of a great discovery intended against Hull. Sent in a letter by Sir John Hotham to both Houses of Parliament. With a true co Hotham, John, Sir 1642 2407 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 B The rate of 4 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the B category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words. 2006-04 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-05 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-05 Taryn Hakala Sampled and proofread 2007-05 Taryn Hakala Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A TRVE RELATION OF A GREAT DISCOVERY Intended against HVLL . Sent in a Letter by Sir John Hotham to both Houses of PARLIAMENT . With a true Copy of a Letter sent from Master Beckwith , a Recusant , to Lieutenant Fooks his Son in law , in service at Hull under Sir Iohn Hotham . Also three Proclamations lately sent from the Kings Most Excellent Majestie from Yorke . Published by His Majesties speciall command . royal blazon or coat of arms London , Printed for F. Coules and T. Bates , Iune 4. 1642. Sir John Hothams Letter to a worthy Member of the House of Commons , concerning the late Discovery at Hull . SIR , SInce my last to you , It hath pleased the Almighty God , out of his great mercy to us here , and the Kingdome , to preserve us from an eminent danger , and ruine plotted against us here , which I thought fit to acquaint you with . I writ a word of it to the Committee at Yorke , but since have made a more ample discovery . I have within my Company a Lieutenant , his name is Foolks , sonne in law to one Master Thomas Beckwith a Recusant at Beverly , a good Souldier but poore . This man , his father in law , thought a fit Instrument to worke upon , and to that end , sent for him to come over to him . The Gentleman presently acquaints me with it , and asked my leave and advice therein ; Protesting , that both in regard of the honour of a Souldier , and a Gentleman , nothing should passe but I should know . He had formerly beene obliged to me , and therefore I gave him leave to go , with directions to yeeld to such propositions as should be made him ; for otherwise being in their power , I knew not how they might have used him . At his returne he told me , that at his first comming , after an unusuall kinde welcome , that Master Beckwith broke the matter to him , That if hee would doe service , &c. hee should be rewarded in a great measure , intimating to him how unable I was to preferre him in any way of subsistance : To be short , He made a plaine contract with him , That if he could betray a Port , he should have five hundred pound in hand , and two hundred and fifty pound per annum for his life , this he willingly accepted : Then Beckwith discoursed with him of the meanes how he could doe this ; he told him , that upon Thursday night , the six and twenty day of May , he had the guard at the North gate , and if Alarum were given at another gate , called Hessell Gate , he could then let them in . This thus overnight concluded upon , next morning he was brought into the presence of one Trist , he was a Papist , and commanded Master Percies Troop of Horse at the defeat at Newbourne , and one Captaine Courtney , and six others ; some of which his father-in-law told him were Lords disguised : These promised him to make good his reward , but they doubted , unlesse some Captaine might likewise be aiding , it might misse of performance ; and therefore propounded to him to draw his Captain into the businesse . Lowanger a Dutch-man ( a man truely of that faith , courage , and ability , that were I to manage an enterprise of the greatest moment that might be , I would not wish a better second ) they propounded to him that hee should have in reward 1000 pounds , 500 pounds for his life , and be made a Knight . You see , Sir , whatever the performance would have beene , they were not spare in promises . Trist told him he had a man of his , whom under colour of carrying Armes as a Voluntiere , he might imploy as he saw cause . Beckwith , it appears , some time before , had an eye to have corrupted Lowanger , for he had invited Lowanger to his house , and sent him word hee would bestow a Gelding upon him , which he presently then acquainted me with , and told me he thought there was some ill meant in it , and so would not goe : He hath exceedingly laboured in the discovery of this , being in a great measure sensible of his honour herein . Upon Tuesday we caused the Lieutenant to write back to his father-in-law , that Lowanger liked well of the businesse , but desired some better assurance of his reward then Trist and Courtneyes words , and sent a boy with the Letter ; and that it might appeare to Mr Beckwith 〈◊〉 be carried with more secrecy , the boy was caused to put the Letter in his Shooe : the return was this Letter inclosed ; the originall ( being well known to be his hand ) I keep ( to be sent when the Parliament shall command ) least it might miscarry , as some other Letters of his , whereby his hand may be knowne . I have Trists man in hold , who confesseth he was sent hither by Trist ( under colour to carry Armes ) to give intelligence : and I finde he had endeavoured to send to York divers of my Souldiers . This morning I received a Letter from Master Maior of Beverley , the Copy of which I send you , of divers assembled at Master Beckwiths house : Wee had another , as I thinke , to surprise the Block-house , being the strong Fort of the Towne ; but how that is , I have not yet made a full discovery . I have sent to the Maior of Beverley to search Master Beckwiths house , being a Recusant , and to tender them the Oath of Allegiance and Supremacy , and to know their names . If there had beene open warre , I could soone have told what to have done in this businesse : And truely , if I should have let the Plot gone on , and given them what they deserved , I thinke , being they came that way to have taken the Towne , I might have justified it before God and man : But being loath to be the first letter of bloud , I resolved of another course ; which was , To advertise His Majestie of the Plot discovered , least some should advise Him upon a designe , might prove dishonourable and dangerous to Him . This dispatch I sent away last night . I shall trouble you no farther , but rest , Hull , 1642. Your affectionate faithfull friend , John Hotham . The true Copy of Master Beckwiths Letter , a Recusant . SOnne , the Iron is hot , I guesse at the sense of your Letter , that all is right as was intended , for more security , in the morning , I expect strong here . My Sonne went yesternight to Yorke , comes with great ones this night Lor : I send what I have from you this night thither : if it may breed suspition , let your friend beleeve well , and not come to morrow ; If I could send safe , I would , but the trust holds on our part , as I shal be advised by your Fathers Master to morrow , I must worke ; yet this Boy is a fine way to come and returne : Your Letters are so wasted in his shooe , as I guesse at the sense ; yet send it broken with my exposition , for I dare not bogle with promises , no doubt is to be made of any thing promised ; I write more confidently , because I know your hand , I name none but your selfe , hee cannot come to morrow I feare , without suspition ; But I referre all to your selves , wishing to see him , I meane ( in the morning ) it will be better satisfaction to him , to all here . T. B. ❧ By the King . WHereas the High and Mighty Prince , Iohn the fourth , King of Portugall , &c. hath lately sent his Ambassadours to the Kings most Excellent Majestie ; declaring his desire to renew the ancient Confederation and Amity between their Royall Predecessours , Crowns , and Subjects ; His Majestie out of His Royall Care of the Peace and Tranquility of His Kingdomes , and the freedom of Trade and Commerce of His loving Subjects , by the advice of His Privie Councell , hath been pleased to yeeld thereunto , and doth make knowne to His loving People That the said Peace and Confederation is concluded and established betweene the said Kings , their Crownes , Kingdomes , Territories and Subjects : And the Kings most Excellent Majestie , for the direction of His Merchants in their Trade and Commerce , hath given Command , That the Articles of this Treaty of Peace shall be published , straitly charging and commanding all His loving Subjects of whatsoever degree and estate to observe the same . Given at the Court at York the two and twentieth day of May , in the eighteenth yeer of His Majesties Reign ▪ 1642. God save the King . A Proclamation by the King . WHereas by the Statute made in the seventh yeer of King Edward the first , The Prelates , Earles , Barons , and Commonalty of the Realm affirmed in Parliament , That to the King it belongeth , & his part it is by his Royall Seigniority , straitly to defend wearing of Armour , and all other Force against the Peace , at all times when it shall please Him , and to punish them which shall doe contrary , according to the Lawes and Vsages of the Realme ; and hereunto all Subjects are bound to aid the King , as their Soveraigne Lord at all seasons , when need shall be . And whereas We understand , That expresly contrary to the said Statute , and other good Lawes of this Our Kingdome , under colour and pretence of an Ordinance of Parliament , without Our consent or any Cōmission or Warrant frō Us . The Trained Bands , and Militia of this kingdom have been lately , and are intended to be put in Armes , and drawne into Companies in a War-like manner , whereby the Peace and Quiet of Our Subjects is , or may be disturbed : We being desirous by all gracious and faire admonitions to prevent , That some malignant Persons in this Our Kingdome , doe not by degrees seduce Our good Subjects from their due obedience to Us , and the Lawes of this Our Kingdome , subtilly indeavouring by a generall Combustion or Confusion , to hide their mischievous designes and intentions against the Peace of this Our Kingdome , and under a specious pretence of putting Our Trained Bands into a Posture , draw , and engage Our good Subjects in a Warlike Opposition against Us , as Our Towne of Hull is already by the Treason of Sir Iohn Hotham , who at first pretended to put a Garrison into the same , onely for Our Security and Service . We do therefore by this Our Proclamation expresly charge and command all Our Sheriffes , and all Colonels , Lieutenant-Colonels , Serjeant Majors , Captains , Officers , and Souldiers belonging to the Trained Bands of this Our Kingdome , and likewise all high and petty Constables , and other Our Officers and Subjects whatsoever , upon their Allegiance , and as they tender the peace of this Our Kingdome , Not to Muster , Levy , Raise , March , or to summon , or warn upon any Warrant , Orders or Ordinance from one or both Our Houses of Parliament , ( whereto We have not , or shall not give Our expresse Consent ) any of Our Trained Bands or other Forces to Rise , Muster , March , or Exercise , without expresse Warrant under Our Hand , or Warrant from Our Sheriffe of the County , grounded upon a particular Writ to that purpose , under Our great Seale . And in case any of Our Trained Bands shall rise or gather together , contrary to this Our Command , We shall then call them in due time to a strict account , and proceed legally against them as violaters of the Laws , and disturbers of the Peace of the Kingdome . Given at Our Court at Yorke the 27 day of May . 1642. ❧ By the King . OUr Will and Pleasure is , That the Ministers , Freeholders , Farmers , and substantiall Copy-holders of this Our County of Yorke , do assemble and meet together at Heworth Moor , neer Our County of Yorke , upon Fryday in Whitson weeke , according to former summons by nine of the clocke in the morning . For that We are informed there are divers Faires to bee kept in this Our County the day following , at which time many of them may have necessary occasions to be absent : and therefore out of Our tendernesse and care of Our good Subjects , We have thought fit to give this early notice , to the end the said Inhabitants may be put to as little prejudice as may be . And this Our pleasure We require to be forthwith Printed , and Copies thereof to be speedily published and dispersed by the Sheriffe of this County : For which this shall be sufficient warrant . Given at Our Court at Yorke the 27 day of May . 1642. FINIS .