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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83745	A message sent to the Parliament from the members of the House of Commons at Colchester, informing them of the passages there, how the multitude doth daily increase, and have plundered the Lady Rivers house at Colchester, and taken from her the value of forty thousand pound in money, plate, jewels, and other things of great worth; threatning moreover to plunder all the papists houses in Essex, conceiving them to be the causers of the present distractions. Likewise the coming of the Earl of Southampton the Earl of Dorset. and Sr. Iohn Culpeper to both Houses concerning the withdrawing their present forces. Also a true relation of the manner of taking Dover Castle on Wednesday night Aug. 25. by the Earl of Warwick and M. Dukes. And the taking of a ship that came from Spaine by the Earle of Warwick with 600000 pound, seized upon at Southampton for the use of the Parliament, and ordered to be brought up to London. Joh. Brown, Cler. Parl.	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1642 (1642)	Wing E2624A; Thomason E114_30; ESTC R11750	2,782	9

A MESSAGE SENT TO THE PARLIAMENT FROM The Members of the House of Commons at Colchester informing them of the Passages there how the multitude doth daily increase and have plundered the Lady Rivers house at Colchester and taken from her the value of forty thousand pound in Money Plate Jewels and other things of great worth threatning moreover to plunder all the Papists houses in Essex conceiving them to be the causers of the present distractions Likwise the coming of the Earl of Southampton the Earl of Dorset and Sr. Iohn Culpeper to both Houses concerning the withdrawing their present forces Also a true Relation of the manner of taking Dover Castle on Wednesday night Aug. 25. by the Earl of Warwick and M. Dukes And the taking of a ship that came from Spaine by the Earle of Warwick with 600000 pound seized upon at Southampton for the use of the Parliament and Ordered to be brought up to LONDON Joh. Brown Cler. Parl. Printed for Iohn Iones August 27. 1642. A MESSAGE SENT FROM Colchester to the Parliament informing them of the Passages there and how the multitude doth daily increase and have plundered the Lady Rivers her house taking away from her the value of forty thousand pound in money plate iewels and many other things of great worth And how they threaten to plunder all the Papists houses in that Countrey Also a true Relation of the manner of taking Dover Castle on wednesday night Aug. 24. by the Earl of Warwick and M. Dukes THe Houses of Parliament have received information frō Sir Thomas Barington and M. Grimston that were sent to Colchester in Essex that the multitude of people that gathered themselves together by occasion of Sir Iohn Lucas his providing of horse and ammunition to send to His Maiesty were very much increased and that they were so much incensed against the Papists and others ill-affected to the Parliament that they could not appease them and that they have plundered the Lady Rivers her house at Colchester and have spoiled and taken away from her in money plate iewels and other things of value to the sum of forty thousand pound withall giving out speeches and threatning to plunder all the Papists in that County which they conceived were the causers of all these troubles and distractions in the Kingdome and were the occasions that they their wives and children were brought into great want and extremity by the great decay of trading and for that they have plotted the ruine and destruction of this Kingdome The occasion of this multitudes gathering together in this manner was as followeth Upon Friday last being the six and twentieth day of August the House of Commons received a Letter from the Maior of Colchester directed to M. Iohn Pym of the House of Commons declaring the fidelity and good affection of the inhabitants of the said town of Colchester and other townes thereabouts in that good service they performed for the King and Parliament in taking away the great store of armes and ammunition that were found in the dwelling house of Sir Iohn Lucas neere Colchester and how that a great many Muskets Pistols and Carbines were found ready charged all which was discovered by one Captain Lumley who forthwith informed the towne thereof upon whose information the whole towne rose in a great uproare and within a small time about two thousand people were gathered together who forthwith beset the house of the said Sir Iohn Lucas but were d●n●ed entrance for a time whereupon the people were so inraged that they demanded entrance without delay they that were within the house perceiving the multitude without to be too great for them to make opposition against opened the gates where after they had entred they found twelve Horses fitted for warre that should have gone to the King the next day and two hundred men Diverse of them being examined concerning the occasion of their being there would confesse nothing but said that they were sworne to secresie the people hearing this answer were further inraged against Sir Iohn Lucas insomuch that the Maior was inforced to carrie him home to his own house to keep him from the violence of the people Herewithall the people were no whit satisfied but rather the more inraged resolving either to have him out or els they threatned to pull downe the Maiors house untill he had sent him to the common Goale The people yet are in great feare and amazement and continue together in great multitudes and will not returne to their habitations untill they have further satisfaction concerning him The Maior not knowing what course to take with the people nor how to pacifie them sent with all speed to know the pleasure of the Parliament concerning the same After some debate of it in the House of Commons they desired a Conference with the Lords where the said Letter was read and thereupon the Lords and Commons ordered that Sir Thomas Barrington and M. Grimstone should goe with all speed downe to Colchester to appease the people and to give them thankes for their good affection and forwardnesse to assist the Parliament declaring to them that the House took it as an acceptable service desiring them to depart to their owne houses Upon wedneseday night last the foure and twentieth of August one ● Dukes a Merchant that was intrusted for the securing of the Castle of Dover in Kent caused ten men armed with swords and Muskets ready charged to climbe up a steep rock in the dead time of the night and to draw up scaling ladders after them to scale the wals of the Castle to take it and keep it for the King and Parliament After they had scaled the wals and got into the Castle these ten Musketiers went to the Court of Guard consisting but of foure men who at the sudden appearance of these ten men were so amazed that they seemed to be in a trance and demanding of them who kept the keyes of the gate for feare they directed them to the Porter who kept the keyes and knocking at his chamber doore they commanded him to deliver up the keyes to them for the service of the King and Parliament at first he denied saying he would not whereupon they would have broke open the door and withall threatning to shoot him unlesse he would deliver up the keyes at length he gave them the keyes and presently they went to the gate and sent post to the Earle of Warwick who lay nigh Dover with his ships and immediately sent them threescore Musketiers besides forty Musketiers more ready prepared which were sent from the Citizens of Canterbury who immediately tooke the Castle for the use and service of the King and Parliament turning out all those whom they suspected to be ill-affected to the Parliament Not above two dayes after upon friday the 26. of August the Parliament received information of a ship coming from Spaine with 600000. pound coming to Portsmouth and finding no means to arrive there by reason of the ships which the Earle of Werwick had laid before the towne and perceiving no possibility of escaping being descried by the said ships they struck in o Southampton pretending that they came with other merchandize but being searched little was found therein but Bullion which they said was to be coyned here and so it is thought it shall for the Parliament have made stay thereof and ordered that it shall be brought to London His Maiesty was gratiously pleased to let the Houses understand that if they will withdraw their forces and nominate a Committee to treat with others chosen by him he is willing to stand to such a treaty of pacification they shall agree on The Lords and Commons in Parliament declare That all such persons as shall upon any pretence whatsoever assist His Maiesty in this Warre with Horse Arms Plate or Money are Traytors to His Maiesty the Parliament and Kingdome and shall be brought to condigne punishment for so high an offence Ordered to be forthwith printed published Joh. Brown Cleric Parliament FINIS