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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43235	A copy of a letter written the third of September 1651. by John Hedworth of Harraton in the county of Durham Esquire, unto John Dodgson constable at Harraton, John Lax a leader of coles there, Steven Pattason a stathe-man there, Ralph Hinderson a leader of coles there, Robert Vickars overman there, Thomas Rutlas a digger of coles there; and all other workmen whatever, that belong either to the colepits, stathes, or keels of Haraton colliery	Hedworth, John.	1651 (1651)	Wing H1352A; ESTC R213435	3,883	8

A Copy of a Letter Written the third of September 1651. by John Hedworth of Harraton in the County of Durham Esquire unto John Dodgson Constable at Harraton John Lax a Leader of Coles there Steven Pattason a Stathe-man there Ralph Hinderson a Leader of Coles there Robert Vickars Overman there Thomas Rutlas a Digger of Coles there and to all other Workmen whatever that belong either to the Colepits Stathes or Keels of Harraton Colliery NEighbours all Though I have never but dealt Neighbourly with you all yet divers of you have dealt otherwise with me and yet before I take that course against you that both nature Law and reason will afford me I cannot but hereby under my hand acquaint you That per advice upon Saterday last was 7 days being the 23 of August 1651. I went to James Liddall your Steward or Overseer and in the presence of Richard Lilburn Esquire Lieut. Col. John Lilburn his son and Mr. Richard Grey my brother in Law And told him That Sir John Hedworth deceased my Father was Lord Owner and Proprietor of the Mannor of Harraton and all the Colemines thereunto belonging which were now Legally and justly descended unto or upon me as his Eldest Son and Heir and being of late fully attained to the age of 21 years I could not in silence suffer my self any longer to be deprived of my Right and Inheritance by will and power And therefore I told him that he as Steward set workmen at work upon my Cole-mines against my will and minde and it must be under the pretence of a Lease belonging to Mr. Josiah Primate or to Mr. Thomas Wray but whether of them had the most right to the said Lease it was not much materiall to me now But sure I was that by both their leases under one of which the I am sure present possessors claims there is a rent reserved of 40 s per week to be paid to the said Sr. John Hedworth my father or his heirs for their House-keeping in case there be so many Coles wrought as amounts to so much money with a clause of Re-entry upon the said Colliery for the said Sir John Hedworth and his Heirs in case of non-payment of the said 40 shillings a week rent And I further told him I was therefore in a fair and friendly way come unto him with these my friends as may witnesses to demand of him my said 40 shillings rent for the last week and forty shillings per week for all the rest of the weeks arrear ever since his Master Sir Arthur Hesilrig or any other of his Masters wrought them And in case immediate payment thereof was not made I would make a formall seizure of the said Cole-mines and discharge all Persons whatsoever from working thereof And in case they would not cease I would do my best as by Law equity and Reason I might to sink the Keel and break the Ginns that should endeavour to work and carry away my Coles seeing my Tenants could have no Legall fair proceedings either from Sir Arthur or the Commissioners above and therefore as a Civil man desired him to go to his Master Sir Arthur Haslerig or to Major Tolhurst or whom else he pleased and acquaint them with so much that so in a fair way I might have paid unto me without delay my said Rent and all the Arrears thereof since they wrought my Colliery which is now about two years And he taking his horse that day and riding off the ground At night the same day I repaired again to the said James Liddall your Steward accompanied with my Uncle Master Ralph Rocksby and my Brother Master Richard Grey and demanded his answer which was That he had been with Major Tolhurst who had authorized him to tell me That he would pay me no Rent at all but that I must seek it where I could get it and being denied my own the aforesaid Saturday night I discharged all the work-men I could meet with and commanded them at their perils to cease to meddle in any kinde with my Cole-mines without my express leave and consent And carrying a tender regard to the peace and welfare of my Native Countrey now invaded by robbers and strangers And for avoiding as much as in me lay the just occasion of raising any tumults that might seem to have the face of my advantage to our publick enemies the aforesaid invadors I was as sparing as could be in doing of that which was necessary for me to do in order for regaining my own right and just inheritance which hath bin by force and violence taken from me and my Tenants and to this day as unjustly detained from us both without the least shadow or colour of Law or Justice as my true friend and Counsellor Lieutenant Collonel John Lilburn hath fully proved in his Epistle to four of the Commissioners for Compounding sitting at Haberdashers Hall at London dated the 30 of July 1651 a Printed Coppie of which I herewith send you for your serious perusall and therefore with an Hatchet I onely cut two of the Ropes that drew up the water and the next day being Sunday came five men in the habit of Countrey men and so calling themselves with great Cudgels in their hands pretending they came to keep the States right but yet afterwards the aforesaid Liddal your chief Steward and one Richard Gillary another of your inferiour Stewards or Overseers told me and some of my friends that they were Soldiers and of the said Major Tolhurst own Company And further the said Liddall told me in the presence of my aforesaid Uncle and Brother That the said Major Tolhurst told him that I must not strive with him for the Colliery unless I could bring thirty thousand men by force to take it from him And upon Monday after being the 25 of August 1651 Ralph Hinderson Stephen Pattason and others were leading of my Coles which by my authority were discharged from leading thereof by my Father in Law Master George Gray and did all accordingly cease but there being since an addition of six Soldiers armed with Pistols and Swords said to be of the said Major Tolhursts own Company but yet produced no Commission under any mans hand but absolutely denying that they have any such but onely act by the verball and unwarrantable order of the said Major a man that hath no power nor authority at all to command them hither And yet like men subject to no Law Rule or Government by their wills Swords and Pistols they assume unto themselves a power to set a Guard upon my Colepits both night and day after I am violently robbed of almost threescore head of my Cattel and a great part of my Land of Inheritance by Sir Arthur Haslerig and the Commissioners of Sequestration and threaten beat most shamefully abuse nail up the dores force quarters from and compel several of my friends and neighbours to yoke in their Horses and Oxen into Wains and Carts and