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A59382	Severall letters from the committees in severall counties to the honourable William Lenthall Esquire, speaker of the House of Commons, read in both Houses of Parliament, Iune 27, 1642 : wherein, amongst divers other passages very remarkable, is related how the townsmen of Manchester put themselves into arms, and stood upon their defense against the Lord Strange and his forces, who came to seize on the magazine : with an intercepted letter from Sir Edward Fitton, to Sir Thomas Aston at York, discovering a fowl designe of the malignant party : whereunto is added severall votes of both Houses.	Ashton, Ralph.; Brereton, William, Sir, 1604-1661.; Fitton, Edward, Sir, 1603-1643.; Moore, John, 17th cent.; Rigby, Alexander, 1594-1650.	1642 (1642)	Wing S2775; ESTC R22133	7,798	20

Severall LETTERS From the COMMITTEES In severall COUNTIES To the Honourable William Lenthall Esquire Speaker of the House of COMMONS Read in both Houses of PARLIAMENT Iune 27. 1642. Wherein amongst divers other Passages very remarkable is related how the Towns Men of Manchester put themselves into Arms and stood upon their defence against the Lord Strange and his Forces who came to seize on the MAGAZINE With an intercepted Letter from Sir Edward Fitton to Sir Thomas Aston at York Discovering a fowl designe of the Malignant Party Whereunto is added severall Votes of both Houses Die Lunae 27. Junii 1642. Ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament That these Votes and four Letters be forthwith Printed and Published Job Brown Cler. Parliamentorum London Printed for Ioseph Hunscott and Iohn Wright 1642. To the Honorable WILLIAM LENTHALL Esquire Speaker of the House of Commons These present HONORABLE SIR THe high Sheriff of Lancashire having surprised the Powder and Match at Preston as you have received Advertisements by a Letter herewith sent from M. Rigby who instantly gave notice thereof to M. Ashton of Middleton for prevention of the like in Manchester where o● Barrels of Powder and some few bundles of Match were lodged in a room of a house belonging to the Lord Strange and by him lent for the keeping thereof M. Ashton forthwith repaired to Manchester and then Sir Alexander Ratcliffe and M. Thomas Prestwich two of the Commissioners in the Commission of Array from the King and M Nicholas Mosley and Thomas Danson the under-Sheriff endeavoured to take away that Powder and Match but were prevented by M. Ashton who with Sir Thomas Stanley and others Deputy Lievtenants took it removed it into other places of the Town and thereupon my Lord Strange who had upon Munday last seized and taken away above 30 Barrels of Powder and a great quantity of Match from Leverpool parcell of the Countries Magazine did with many armed Forces repair to a Town called Bury neer Manchester but 20 miles distant from his own house This appearance of his strook a great terrour and amazement into the Countrey so that instantly for their safety and defence the Townsmen of Manchester put themselves into Arms and many of the parts Adjacent came voluntarily in unto them for their assistance being come together we and divers others of the Deputy-Lievtenants mustered and trained them and with them began to execute our instructions for the Militia and then stood in a posture of defence as yet we do And we and our fellow Deputy-Lievtenants though our Forces were for the present much stronger then those of the Lord Strange as we doubt not he well understood did neverthelesse for prevention of effusion of blood send unto him upon Thursday last two and yesterday three of our selves to treat with him and to attone the businesse the result of these Treaties was That his Lordship offered That if we would return the Powder and Match into his hands in the place from whence it was taken then he would deposite them into the hands of some of us and of M. Robert Holt one of his own Deputy-Lievtenants by Commission from the King whereunto we and our fellow Deputy-Lievtenants could not assent so that upon those treaties in those two dayes nothing is yet done therein however yesterday the Lord Strange dismissed divers of his Forces so that but few men did yesterday appear about him which occasioned us and our fellow Deputy-Lievtenants to suffer many of our Forces which came out of the neighbouring Towns to return to their own houses and this morning we have again for the like purpose as formerly sent to his Lordship one of our selves who is not yet returned and since whose departure from us we hear that there are new Proclamations sent from York to be published in this County against us and our proceedings upon your Instructions that the King will be suddenly here with us with great Forces but yet we have seen or heard any of these Proclamations We have this week discovered a foul designe by a Letter from Sir Edward Fitton of Gawsworth in Cheshire Baronet directed to Sir Thomas Aston and intercepted by us which Letter we have here inclosed sent unto you having no other information touching the Contents of that Letter but what is therein contained save onely that Sir Edward Fitton came yesterday very uncivilly amongst us and our fellow Deputy-Lievtenants and required the Letter and he and M. Peter Danyell the younger have given out great threats against some of us for taking and detaining that Letter Our high Sheriff and his fellow Commissioners of Array will readily as we conceive alwayes upon all occasions endeavour the power of the County against our proceedings upon your Instructions These are all whereof we can for the present advertise you onely in regard we dayly expect and fear great Insurrections of popish Protestant professors Papists and other malignant persons which to prevent as also to strengthen us in our proceedings in the Militia we should infinitely rejoyce in the presence of the Lord Wharton our Lievtenant and such other speedy assistance as you should hold meet for Your most humble and faithfull Servants RAPHE ASSHETON JOHN MOORE ALEX RIGBY Manchester in Lincolnshire 25 of Iune 1642. For his truly honoured Friend Sir THOMAS ASTON Baronet at his lodging York present these 27. Junii 1642. Noble Sir I Shall ever acknowledge it as an honour done unto me your poor Kinsman and servant as that you did own me in being so noble and friendly unto me while I continued at York As also the favour you did me in bringing me to kisse the hands of him to whom my life my fortunes and all that hath dependancie on me hath been ever and ever shall be laid at His Majesties feet to do him what service I am able Sir this day I have met with my fellow-Commissioners concerning the Subsidies now in hand we have chosen a Collector for the gathering of them and appointed the Country that they should with all convenient speed pay in the money which I doubt not but will be within the compasse of a fortnight I moved the Commissioners that the Collectors should keep the money in their hands But I found they were unwilling of it I did not presse them over-much to it in regard that this money is to be paid into the Lord Major of Yorks hands as also Yorkshire Cumberland and Westmerland with many other Counties If you look into the Act it will better satisfie you Sir I conceive that if His Majestie would be pleased to send to the Lord Major of York and the Citizens that they should not part with the moneys untill they knew his farther pleasure it might more properly be staid there then here untill His Majestie be satisfied that the money go the true way it was intended But if His Majestie like not that way and that I might know the way how for to stop it

he refused to stay to heare them and then according to our instructions we did in the name of the Lords and Commons of England require and command him to deliver unto us that Cōmssiion of Array to be by us sent to the Parliament or to give us his answer and thereupon hee denyed to deliver that Commission Master Tidlesley of Mierscough told us we should receive an answer from Yorke we also in the name of the Lords and Commons commanded the Sheriffe and all his fellow Commissioners in that Commission of Array to forbeare the execution thereof and all the people to forbeare to obey the same at which the Sheriffe departed and he and divers about him cryed out all that are for the King goe with us crying For the King for the King and so about 400. persons whereof very many and as we beleeve the greater part were Popish Recusants went with him and rid up and down the Moor and cryed For the King For the King but the rest then staying with us we proceeded and declared unto them that we and others were sent downe by the Lords and Commons in Parliament for the preservation of the peace of this County and that both Houses and our selves in particular ever had done and ever would doe all things tending to the safety honour and peace of the Kings person his Kingdomes and nothing to the contrary and wished them not to divide betweene the King and Parliament but to stand for the King and Parliament whereupon with a generall acclamation they prayed for the King and the Parliament we then wished all high Constables and petty Constables and others then present to be attentive and we read unto them such parts of the instructions as were applicable to the present passages and the Militia of the County concerning which we told them that all the Deputy Lieutenants appoynted by the Parliament were forthwith to meet and therefore we but being two would give no further direction therein till that time and then they should receive further advertisements how to behave themselvs and in the mean time we advised them not to suffer themselves to be drawne into Armes without direction from the Parliament and so we dismissed the assembly Sir George Midleton and Master Thomas Tildesley of Meriscough and Master Thomas Prestwiche whose wives are Popish Recusants and Master William Farington a Justice of peace were in our judgements the most busie and active and they assisted countenanced abetted the Sheriffe in all the aforesaid passages and therein pressed and urged him forward who of himselfe was thereunto sufficiently enclined and whilst these things were in acting upon the Moore Will Su●pner servant to Master William Farington who during his late Deputy Lieutenancy had placed in a private house in Preston about 13. barrells of Gunpowder and some quantity of Match did secretly convey away about 6. barrells thereof in Packcloathes upon Packhorses and the next morning about 6. of the clocke and before we had notice in whose house that Powder and Match was lodged the Sheriffe did convey away out of the Towne and Liberties of Preston the residue of the said Powder and Match which being made knowne to me I forthwith repayred to the Sheriffe and shewed him the Order of the Lords and Commons made the 10. of May last for the disposing of the Magazines and also a deputation from the Lord Wharton authorizing his Deputy Lieutenants or any two or more of them to dispose of the Magazines of Lancashire and then desired him to cause that powder to be returned to Preston but he answered that he would not returne it but would keepe it and defend it with the power of the County and the Sheriffe and Sir George Midleton then said that that Order should not be obeyed and I thought it not meet for so small a quantity of Powder and Match though indeed a very considerable quantity for the time and place to endeavour a returne thereof by force so that it now remaineth unknowne to me where they who tooke it have disposed it in the last place I make bold to present my opinion that the Malignant party could not by any passage at the assembly on Preston moore distinguish that the affections of any considerable part thereof inclined unto them and I verily beleeve that we lost not but gained by that dayes worke for the safety and peace of the King and Kingdome yet concerning the Sheriffe I considering the man and the command incident to his place the great number of Papists the great store of Horses for service now amongst them the many Popish Protestant Professors and other Malignant persons you may peradventure feare that thereby we shall receive discouragement unlesse your timely and full assistance be extended to us the other here intrusted by you but however I trust in God with the issue sequel his Majeststy shall find the loyalty and you the fidelity and industry of Your humble servant Alex. Rigby Sir THe reason why Master Shutleworth subscribed not this Letter is for that before it could be made up I was by many of my fellow Deputy Lieutenants upon the occasions mentioned in their and my Letters herewith sent suddenly called away from Preston to Manchester whether Master Shutleworth is not yet come pardon I pray you the foulnesse of the Letter in regard of the shortnesse of time and multiplicity of our occasions Manchester in Lancashire the 24. of June 1642. SIR IN obedience to the Instructions which I well endeavour punctually to observe I have taken the boldnesse humbly to present you this Account that upon my first accesse into these pats I distributed the deputations and Instructions to the severall Deputy Lieutenants therein concerned and we have appointed a meeting of all the Deputy Lieutenants and Captaines in the County upon Monday next In the meane time it shall be the worke of my endeavour to dispose and incline the Countrey to contribute their assistance to the publike service which I suspect may be the more difficultly obtained because it is confidently beleeved and expected by many who prepare accordingly that his Majestie intends within short time to come into these parts and to prepare the Countrey for his assistance and entertainement hath issued a Commission of Array to the Lord Strange wherein it is credibly affirmed there is joyned in the Commission the Lord Kilmorrey Cholmondly and Brereton Sir George Booth Sir Richard Wilbraham Sir Edward Fitton Sir Thomas Aston and Our Sheriffe Master Leigh of Addlington Master Thomas Cholmondly Master Thomas Cotton Master Whitmore and others some whereof have declared and discovered too much forwardnesse therein though I hope one or two of them will be better advised Because therefore it is apprehended that at the same time and places they will attempt to put the Commission in execution when the Ordinance touching the Militia is likewise to be executed Give me leave I beseech you to represent this to your consideration that so such further directions may be added to the former as may be thought requisite For by the former as may appeare unto you by this clause herein closed it seemes to be intended that the power and strength of the County is to be imployed for the suppressing of such Assemblies and for the apprehending and sending up all such persons as shall after admonition and command to the contrarie persist which is not to be expected to be ●ffected without force and violence which being once entred into may not be suddenly composed and allayed nor perhaps made good unlesse we can disposesse them of the Countrey pouder which is in the publicke Magazin in their hands so as the Countrey is much wanting save onely that which is in private hands Notwithstanding wee will use our best endeavours within a short time to possesse our selves of the Magazin and what may be the further pleasure of the Parliament shall be observed by him who will alwayes make it a chiefe worke of his duty to obey their command And to your self in particular to approve my selfe Your most faithfull friend and servant Will Brereton Chester 24 June 1642. Resolved upon the Question by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament THat Sir John Girlington Sir George Middleton and Sir Edward Fitton be forthwith sent for as delinquents Resolved c. That the Lord Strange be required to deliver that part of the Magazin of the County of Lancaster seized by his Lordship into the hands of the Deputy Lieutenants of that County appointed by the Ordinance for the Militia Lunae 27 Iunii 1642. ORdred by the Lords and Commons in Parliament That these Votes and foure Letters be forthwith Printed and Published Jo. Browne Clerr Paliamentorum FINIS