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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86597	A true and exact relation of all the proceedings of Sir Hugh Cholmleys revolt, deserting the Parliament, and going to the Queen, with the regaining of Scarborough Castle, by the courage and industry of Capt. Bushel. Sent in two letters, the one from Sir Iohn Hotham to M. Speaker, the other, from a worthy Captain to a member of the honourable House of Commons. Die Martis 4 Aprilis 1643. It is ordered by the Commons in Parliament, that these two letters concerning Sir Hugh Cholmley's Revolt, and the re-taking of Scarborough Castle, shall be forthwith printed and published. H. Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	Hotham, John, Sir, d. 1645 Jan. 2.; Worthy captain.	1643 (1643)	Wing H2909A; Thomason E95_9; ESTC R21968	8,336	11

A true and exact RELATION Of all the proceedings of Sir Hugh Cholmleys Revolt deserting the Parliament and going to the Queen with the regaining of Scarborough Castle by the courage and industry of Capt. Bushel Sent in two Letters the one from Sir Iohn Hotham to M. Speaker the other from a worthy Captain to a Member of the honourable House of Commons Die Martis 4 Aprilis 1643. It is this day ordered by the Commons in Parliament that these two Letters concerning Sir Hugh Cholmley's Revolt and the re-taking of Scarborough Castle shall be forthwith printed and published H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. LONDON Printed for Richard Best and are to be sold at his Shop neer Gray's Inne-gate in Holborn 1643. April 7. A Letter from Sir IOHN HOTHAM to Master Speaker of the Honourable House of Commons SIR I Am very sorry I have this unhappy occasion to write to you which is Sir Hugh Cholmleys Revolt who has of late taken a Commission from the King for the forces hee had raised by authority of Parliament for the Castle of Scarborough It seems he thought at first to have carried it so closely as to have before I perceived retired all hee had in this Towne and for that purpose sent Captaine Bushell with a Ship and seven peeces of Ordnance in her But as God would have it I had the night before a secret intelligence sent me of it and so have the Ship and Ordnance sure And thereupon instantly dispatched a Catch to Captaine Haddock and our Ships that ride Northward to give them notice of it lest little suspecting his revolt they might put into that Haven and be entrapped and my Catch being at Sea well mann'd and having in her four small Guns met with a Scarborough Ship and Ammunition going from the Parliament to him which was three pieces of Ordinance twenty barrels of powder forty Carabines some Pistols and Swords and two great Fat 's of Match all which they seised upon and brought hither and it shall God willing be better employed Captain Bushell protests deeply his innocency and more then that he was to bring back some of Sir Hughs things from Hull he knew not any thing of the businesse and sweares to mee hee will doe his utmost service for you Most of Sir Hughs Officers and a very great many both of his horse and foot have forsaken him and are now at Hull with mee Sir Thomas Nortcliff a son in law of mine came from him to mee yesternight with thirty good horse and tels me he hopes the rest will follow his Captaine Lievtenant Vanderhurst came with him Captain Ledgard a Kinsman of mine that I sent from hence hath likewise left him But Lievtenant Colonell Alured was the first that consented to joyn with him in this bad action Thus have I truly related to you by my first opportunity the whole progresse of this unfortunate attempt wherein hee hath utterly lost himself but God be blest done your businesse no prejudice The two Dutchmen are exceeding gallant men and have done you very good service the ones name is Froome the other Vanderhurst I have in your name assured them of your constant respect to all fidelity Sir there shall no opportunity of doing the House service scape mee and since I sent Captaine Bushell thither hee has performed his Trust gallantly imprisoned one Iames Cholmley whom Sir Hugh had left there and seized upon the Castle I sent my Catch with more Souldiers to relieve him and twenty pound to the Souldiers in the Castle to drink Sir I ever remayne your most humble Servant Iohn Hotham SIR ALthough I cannot but believe you have already heard of the rendring the Castle of Scarborough by Sir Hugh Cholmley to the Cavaliers yet because it may be some may be desirous to be satisfied how it comes to passe that a Fort of that strength should be put into another hand without bloud to give you al the world satisfactiō in that particular I have addressed these unto you being my old friend and acquaintance and blame me not I beseech you if in doing it I exceed the bounds of a Letter for I desire to set forth all the circumstances according to truth and when I have so done let the blame stick where it is I hope my selfe and other the Officers who quitted the employment shall appeare to be honest men and to have done nothing but what was fit for those who had a care of the publick as well as their own private interests Upon Friday the tenth of March as I take it Sir Hugh Cholmley to whose trust the Castle was commited by Parliament and by him to me in his absence came to Scarborough from Beverley whither upon the taking of Stamford bridge by the Enemy he was retreated from Malton it being conceived not tenable as the Enemies forces then lay I dare not say that at his return thither he had any intention to betray the Castle for the very next day hee call'd my selfe and the rest of his Officers to consult touching the putting of forces into the Castle of Pickering and the breaking downe Yeddingham and How bridges for the preservation of Pickeringlythe which all of us conceived to be very necessary and for that purpose Captaine Froom a German who commanded his owne troope Sir Tho Nortcliffe with his troop of Dragooners and another troop of Dragooners commanded by one Lievtenant Strangways Medley the Captaine being formerly taken prisoner at Yarum were sent abroad but by the way they found the Enemy was got before them and had possessed themselves of Pickering Towne and Castle with some other Towns not far distant and had placed divers Musquetiers at How bridge being the most considerable for the securing of that passage against us So that it was utterly impossible for them without certain ruine or at least extream danger to effect that they were sent for Yet falling happily upon some of the Enemies forces at Thornton who were newly come thither from plundring Sir Iohn Hotham and his Tenants at Fyling they resolved to charge them which accordingly they did not surprizing them in their quarters as was falsly suggested by the other party for Captain Froom caused a Pistoll to be discharged at the Town end and a Drum to be beat a quarter of a mile ere he came to the Towne by which the Enemy had the alarme and put themselves in a posture of defence but God gave the victory to us and delivered into our hands one and twenty prisoners of which one was a Serjeant Major another a Captain a 3d. a Lievtenant two Cornets with one of their Colours two Quarter-masters three Corporals a Trumpeter and a Farrier the rest were common Troopers there being at that time two or three Troops more of the Enemy within 12 score who had not the spirit to assist their fellows and neere upon 500 more within a mile or two which occasioned our men having intelligence of it not