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A44589 A true relation of a great discovery intended against Hull sent in a letter by Sir John Hotham to both houses of Parliament ; with a true copy of a letter sent from Master Beckwith, a recusant, to Lieutenant Fooks his son in law, in service at Hull under Sir IohnHotham ; also three proclamations lately sent from the Kings Most Excellent Majestie from Yorke. Hotham, John, Sir, d. 1645 Jan. 2.; Beckwith, Thomas. 1642 (1642) Wing H2910; ESTC R28695 4,176 10

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❧ By the King WHereas the High and Mighty Prince Iohn the fourth King of Portugall c. hath lately sent his Ambassadours to the Kings most Excellent Majestie declaring his desire to renew the ancient Confederation and Amity between their Royall Predecessours Crowns and Subjects His Majestie out of His Royall Care of the Peace and Tranquility of His Kingdomes and the freedom of Trade and Commerce of His loving Subjects by the advice of His Privie Councell hath been pleased to yeeld thereunto and doth make knowne to His loving People That the said Peace and Confederation is concluded and established betweene the said Kings their Crownes Kingdomes Territories and Subjects And the Kings most Excellent Majestie for the direction of His Merchants in their Trade and Commerce hath given Command That the Articles of this Treaty of Peace shall be published straitly charging and commanding all His loving Subjects of whatsoever degree and estate to observe the same Given at the Court at York the two and twentieth day of May in the eighteenth yeer of His Majesties Reign 1642. God save the King A Proclamation by the King WHereas by the Statute made in the seventh yeer of King Edward the first The Prelates Earles Barons and Commonalty of the Realm affirmed in Parliament That to the King it belongeth his part it is by his Royall Seigniority straitly to defend wearing of Armour and all other Force against the Peace at all times when it shall please Him and to punish them which shall doe contrary according to the Lawes and Vsages of the Realme and hereunto all Subjects are bound to aid the King as their Soveraigne Lord at all seasons when need shall be And whereas We understand That expresly contrary to the said Statute and other good Lawes of this Our Kingdome under colour and pretence of an Ordinance of Parliament without Our consent or any Cōmission or Warrant frō Us The Trained Bands and Militia of this kingdom have been lately and are intended to be put in Armes and drawne into Companies in a War-like manner whereby the Peace and Quiet of Our Subjects is or may be disturbed We being desirous by all gracious and faire admonitions to prevent That some malignant Persons in this Our Kingdome doe not by degrees seduce Our good Subjects from their due obedience to Us and the Lawes of this Our Kingdome subtilly indeavouring by a generall Combustion or Confusion to hide their mischievous designes and intentions against the Peace of this Our Kingdome and under a specious pretence of putting Our Trained Bands into a Posture draw and engage Our good Subjects in a Warlike Opposition against Us as Our Towne of Hull is already by the Treason of Sir Iohn Hotham who at first pretended to put a Garrison into the same onely for Our Security and Service We do therefore by this Our Proclamation expresly charge and command all Our Sheriffes and all Colonels Lieutenant-Colonels Serjeant Majors Captains Officers and Souldiers belonging to the Trained Bands of this Our Kingdome and likewise all high and petty Constables and other Our Officers and Subjects whatsoever upon their Allegiance and as they tender the peace of this Our Kingdome Not to Muster Levy Raise March or to summon or warn upon any Warrant Orders or Ordinance from one or both Our Houses of Parliament whereto We have not or shall not give Our expresse Consent any of Our Trained Bands or other Forces to Rise Muster March or Exercise without expresse Warrant under Our Hand or Warrant from Our Sheriffe of the County grounded upon a particular Writ to that purpose under Our great Seale And in case any of Our Trained Bands shall rise or gather together contrary to this Our Command We shall then call them in due time to a strict account and proceed legally against them as violaters of the Laws and disturbers of the Peace of the Kingdome Given at Our Court at Yorke the 27 day of May 1642. ❧ By the King OUr Will and Pleasure is That the Ministers Freeholders Farmers and substantiall Copy-holders of this Our County of Yorke do assemble and meet together at Heworth Moor neer Our County of Yorke upon Fryday in Whitson weeke according to former summons by nine of the clocke in the morning For that We are informed there are divers Faires to bee kept 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 forthwith Printed and Copies thereof to be speedily published and dispersed by the Sheriffe of this County For which this shall be sufficient warrant Given at Our Court at Yorke the 27 day of May 1642. FINIS