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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	john_n	sir_n	town_n	15,511	5	7.6738	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82164	A declartion [sic] of the heads of severall letters, sent from the committee at York, unto the House of Parliament: relating all the chiefe passages and proceedings at York and Hull, the last weeke. Likewise, a letter from Sir John Hotham to the House of Commons, concerning a dangerous plot against the town of Hull, and how it was discovered. With the names of those lords that came to the King from the Parliament. Also His Majesties proclamation to the sheriffes of severall counties.	Hotham, John, Sir, d. 1645 Jan. 2.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I).; England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing D686; Thomason E149_17; ESTC R1004	2,545	8

A DECLARTION OF THE HEADS OF SEVERALL LETTERS SENT FROM THE COMMITTEE at YORK UNTO THE HOVSE OF PARLIAMENT RELATING All the Chiefe Passages and Proceedings at YORK and HULL the last WEEKE Likewise a Letter from Sir John Hotham to the House of Commons concerning a dangerous Plot against the Town of Hull and how it was discovered With the Names of those Lords that came to the King from the Parliament Also his Majesties Proclamation to the Sheriffes of severall Counties London Printed for I. T. June 3. 1642 A Letter sent from the Committees at York to the House of Parliament dated the 25 of May 1642. WHerein they decl●red That betweene one or two hundred Horse appeared before his Majesty on Thursday last being the 27 of May out of which he chose fifty to attend his Person and dismissed the rest There also appeared six hundred Foot but they were all of Sir Robert Stricklands Regiment they likewise were dismissed In the Letter sent from the Committee there was a Paper from the High Sheriffe of Yorke wherein he shewed That he had received a Warrant and Charge from His Majesty to forbeare the putting in Execution the Order of Parliament concerning the Militia and that he returned this answer That to the best that possibly he could he would apply himselfe to do faithfull service according to his Oath both to King and Parliament The King hath appointed That on Fryday next Horse and Foot appeare again before Him Captain Dunkin was reported in the House to be at York a very stirring Man in all the matters of the King concerning the Parliament May the 26. a Report was made to the House That the Lord Keeper was suddenly gone away from London and that it was thought to York to the King and that he carried the broad Seale with him Thereupon the House appointed Messengers to goe in Post after him and if they could overtake him to bring him back again There was also another report made from Sir John Hotham that the Ships wherein the Ordinance and Ammunition that was brought out of the Tower of London to Hull was Shipped were vnder saile and gone out of the River withall that Sir John Hotham desired that more Committees might be sent to Hull because those that were there last being gone the whole burthen lay upon him only and his Sonne which was too heavy for them to beare That also he desired 6. Canoneers one Engineere to be sent that if so be the Castle should be beseiged they might have some that had skill to use the Ordinance that are there that they might the better defend the place also he desired Money to pay the Souldiers that were there and that allowance might be given for keeping Horses to send out for Scouts from time to time and in particular he desired Sir John Meldron by name to be sent thither as a Committee May the 26. a Letter came from Yorke dated the 24. of May which did signifie that the meeting of that County appointed by his Majestie is put off till the third of June and the Messenger who brought the letter from the Committees who came from York hither in 24. houres relates a dangerous Plot against Hull which was this one that got into the Towne having put himselfe into the Habit of a Souldier did solicite divers Souldiers to stand for the King and promised them that they should have such and such rewards and in particular he signified that on the 27 of May two Lords would be at the backside of the Towne with some Souldiers ready to enter at a Postern gate if it might be opened unto them he prevailed with many but before the time came the Plot was discovered and so dis●ppointed The same Messenger declared That he met the Lord Keeper at York on Tuesday night and that sundry other Lords were come to the King as namely the Earle of Salisbury the Earle of Northampton the Earle of Southamhton the Earle of Davonshire the Lord of Dover the Lord Coventry the Lord Capell and others There was a Relation made to the House that Sir Thomas Littleton had sent three pieces of Ordinance to his House which passing by Alisbury at the time of the Fast were notwithstanding there staied by the Constable and the Cart that brought them sent away the Ordinance being there detained And an Order was made to prevent Ammunition from going to York Another Letter from Sir John Hotham was read which punctually declared the Plot against Hull which was thus one Becket whose Daughter was married to Foot 's a Souldier sent for the said Foot 's his Sonne in Law and offered him a very large reward if so be be would betray Hull Foot 's discovered the matter to Sir John Hotham who advised him to hearken unto Becket and so he did accepting the conditions but propounding means for the performance thereof he giving him satisfaction thereabouts Foot 's willed him to declare what it was that he expected from him Becket answered to let in some Lords with their Troups at a back dore which particular project Foot 's Related to Sir John Hotham Sir John Hotham wrote to His Majesty a Letter wherein he gave him notice of the severall particulars and that it was discovered and humbly intreated His Majesty that care might be taken thereabouts least dammage and dishonour might accrue to His Majesty The Letter which Beckett sent to Foot 's is sent to the Parliament who have sent for the said Beckett as a Delinquent A Letter from the Major of Beverly to Sir Iohn Hotham was read which certifieth the care and diligence of the Major in maintainning a Watch and thereby they observed sundry comeing in at unseasonable houres and amongst others some Recusants Sir William Strickeland is one of the new Committees appointed to goe to Hull and Instructions for the Committees were sent with him A Letter was sent to the Speaker from Sir Frincis Worthley and others which the Speaker makeing knowne to the House and asking whether he should reade it it was refused by the whole House to be read because they were Delinquents Committees also were sent to Lincolneshire with Instructions to looke well to that County An information was brought to the House of Commons of 2. Cart-loads of great Saddles that were carried to the Water-side to be Shipped for Yorke A PROCLAMATION BY THE KING OVr will and pleasure is That the Ministers Freeholders Farmers and substantiall Copy-holders of this our county of YORK doe Assemble and meete together at HEWORTH MOOR neer Our City of YORK upon Friday in Whitson week according to former summons by nine of the clock in the Morning For that we are informed there are divers Fayrs to be keep 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 forth with Printed And Copies thereof to be speedily published and dispersed by the SHERIFF of this County For which this shall be sufficient Warrant Given at Our Court at YORK FINIS