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         Hotham, John, Sir, d. 1645 Jan. 2.
      
       
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             Sir John Hothams letter to a worthy Member of the House of Commons, concerning the late discovery at Hull together with Master Beckwiths letter, a recusant, to Lievtenant Fooks his sonne in law, in service at Hull, under Sir John Hothams command, who was a great actor in that dangerous businesse.
             Hotham, John, Sir, d. 1645 Jan. 2.
             Beckwith, Thomas.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed for Edward Husbands, and are to be sold at the next door to the Kings-Head in Fleet-street,
             London :
             1642.
          
           
             The "discovery" refers to a plot to surrender the town of Hull to the King.
             "The true copy of Master Beckwiths letter, a recusant" is signed T.B., [i.e. Thomas Beckwith].
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           Hull (England) -- History -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           Sir
           John
           Hothams
           Letter
           to
           a
           worthy
           Member
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           concerning
           the
           late
           discovery
           at
           Hull
           ;
           Together
           with
           Master
           Beckwiths
           Letter
           ,
           a
           Recusant
           ,
           to
           Lievtenant
           Fooks
           his
           sonne
           in
           law
           ,
           in
           service
           at
           Hull
           ,
           under
           Sir
           John
           Hothams
           command
           ,
           who
           was
           a
           great
           Actor
           in
           that
           dangerous
           businesse
           .
        
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
        
         
           SInce
           my
           last
           to
           you
           ,
           It
           hath
           pleased
           the
           Almighty
           God
           ,
           out
           of
           his
           great
           mercy
           to
           us
           here
           ,
           and
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           to
           preserve
           us
           from
           ,
           an
           eminent
           danger
           ,
           and
           ruine
           plotted
           against
           us
           here
           ,
           which
           I
           thought
           fit
           to
           acquaint
           you
           with
           .
           I
           writ
           a
           word
           of
           it
           to
           the
           Committee
           at
           
             York
             ,
          
           but
           since
           have
           made
           a
           more
           ample
           discovery
           ,
           I
           have
           within
           my
           Company
           ,
           a
           Lievtenant
           ,
           his
           name
           is
           
             Foolks
             ,
          
           Sonne
           in
           law
           to
           one
           Master
           
             Thomas
             Beckwith
          
           a
           Recusant
           at
           
             Beverley
             ,
          
           a
           good
           Souldier
           ,
           but
           poor
           .
           This
           man
           ,
           his
           Father
           in
           law
           ,
           thought
           a
           fit
           Instrument
           to
           work
           upon
           ,
           and
           to
           that
           end
           ,
           sent
           for
           him
           ,
           to
           come
           over
           to
           him
           .
           The
           Gentleman
           presently
           acquaints
           me
           with
           it
           ,
           and
           asked
           my
           leave
           and
           advice
           therein
           :
           Protesting
           ,
           that
           both
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           honour
           of
           a
           Souldier
           ,
           and
           a
           Gentleman
           ,
           nothing
           should
           passe
           ,
           but
           I
           should
           know
           .
           He
           had
           formerly
           been
           obliged
           to
           me
           ,
           and
           therefore
           I
           gave
           him
           leave
           to
           go
           with
           directions
           to
           yeild
           to
           such
           Propositions
           ,
           as
           should
           be
           made
           him
           ;
           for
           otherwise
           being
           in
           their
           power
           ,
           I
           knew
           not
           how
           they
           might
           have
           used
           him
           .
           At
           his
           return
           he
           told
           me
           ,
           that
           at
           his
           first
           coming
           ,
           after
           an
           unusuall
           kinde
           welcome
           ,
           that
           Master
           
             Beckwith
          
           broke
           the
           matter
           to
           him
           ,
           That
           if
           he
           would
           do
           service
           ,
           &c.
           he
           should
           be
           rewarded
           in
           a
           great
           measure
           ,
           intimating
           to
           him
           how
           unable
           I
           was
           to
           preferre
           him
           in
           any
           way
           of
           subsistance
           :
           To
           be
           short
           ,
           He
           made
           a
           plain
           contract
           with
           him
           ,
           That
           if
           he
           could
           betray
           a
           Port
           ,
           he
           should
           have
           five
           hundred
           pound
           in
           hand
           ,
           and
           two
           hundred
           and
           fifty
           pound
           ,
           
             per
             annum
             ,
          
           for
           his
           life
           ,
           this
           he
           willingly
           accepted
           ;
           then
           
             Beckwith
          
           discoursed
           with
           him
           of
           the
           means
           ,
           how
           he
           could
           do
           this
           :
           he
           told
           him
           ,
           That
           upon
           Thursday
           night
           ,
           the
           six
           and
           twenty
           day
           of
           this
           
             May
             ,
          
           he
           had
           the
           guard
           at
           the
           
             Northgate
             ,
          
           and
           if
           Alarum
           were
           given
           at
           another
           Gate
           ,
           called
           
             Hessell
          
           Gate
           ,
           he
           could
           then
           let
           them
           in
           .
           This
           thus
           overnight
           concluded
           upon
           ,
           next
           morning
           he
           was
           brought
           into
           the
           presence
           of
           one
           
             Trist
             ,
          
           he
           was
           a
           Papist
           ,
           and
           commanded
           Mr
           
             Percies
          
           Troop
           of
           Horse
           at
           the
           defeat
           at
           
             Newbourne
             ,
          
           and
           one
           Captain
           
             Courtney
             ,
          
           and
           six
           others
           ;
           some
           of
           which
           ,
           his
           father
           in-law
           told
           him
           ,
           were
           Lord
           disguised
           :
           these
           promised
           him
           to
           make
           good
           his
           reward
           ;
           but
           they
           doubted
           ,
           unlesse
           some
           Captain
           might
           likewise
           be
           ayding
           ,
           it
           might
           misse
           of
           performance
           ,
           and
           therefore
           propounded
           to
           him
           to
           draw
           his
           Captain
           into
           the
           businesse
           .
           
             Lowanger
          
           a
           Dutch
           man
           (
           a
           man
           truely
           of
           that
           faith
           ,
           courage
           ,
           and
           ability
           ,
           that
           were
           I
           to
           manage
           an
           enterprise
           of
           the
           greatest
           moment
           that
           might
           be
           ,
           I
           would
           not
           wish
           a
           better
           second
           )
           they
           propounded
           to
           him
           that
           he
           should
           have
           in
           reward
           1000
           pounds
           ,
           500
           pounds
           for
           his
           life
           ,
           and
           be
           made
           a
           Knight
           .
           You
           see
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           what
           ever
           the
           performance
           would
           have
           been
           ,
           they
           were
           not
           spare
           in
           promises
           .
           
             Trist
          
           told
           him
           he
           had
           a
           man
           of
           his
           ,
           whom
           under
           colour
           of
           carrying
           Arms
           as
           a
           Voluntiere
           ,
           he
           might
           employ
           as
           he
           saw
           cause
           .
           
             Beckwith
             ,
          
           it
           appears
           some
           time
           before
           ,
           had
           an
           eye
           to
           have
           corrupted
           
             Lowanger
             ,
          
           for
           he
           had
           invited
           
             Lowanger
          
           to
           his
           house
           ,
           and
           sent
           him
           word
           he
           would
           bestow
           a
           Gelding
           upon
           him
           ,
           which
           he
           presently
           then
           acquainted
           me
           with
           ,
           and
           told
           me
           he
           though
           there
           was
           some
           ill
           meant
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           so
           would
           not
           go
           :
           He
           hath
           exceedingly
           laboured
           in
           the
           discovery
           of
           this
           ,
           being
           in
           a
           great
           measure
           sensible
           of
           his
           honour
           herein
           .
           Upon
           
             Tuesday
          
           we
           caused
           the
           Lievtenant
           to
           write
           back
           to
           his
           father-in-law
           that
           
             Lowanger
          
           liked
           well
           of
           the
           businesse
           ,
           but
           desired
           some
           better
           assurance
           of
           his
           reward
           then
           
             Trist
          
           and
           
             Courtneyes
          
           words
           ,
           and
           sent
           a
           boy
           with
           the
           Letter
           ;
           and
           that
           it
           might
           appear
           to
           Mr
           
             Beckwith
          
           to
           be
           carryed
           with
           more
           secrecy
           ,
           the
           boy
           was
           caused
           to
           put
           the
           Letter
           in
           his
           Shoe
           :
           the
           return
           was
           this
           letter
           enclosed
           ;
           the
           originall
           (
           being
           well
           known
           to
           be
           his
           hand
           )
           I
           keep
           (
           to
           be
           sent
           when
           the
           Parliament
           shall
           command
           )
           lest
           it
           might
           miscarry
           ,
           as
           some
           other
           Letters
           of
           his
           ,
           whereby
           his
           hand
           may
           be
           known
           .
           I
           have
           
             Trists
          
           man
           in
           hold
           ,
           who
           confesseth
           h
           〈…〉
           s
           sent
           hither
           by
           
             Trist
          
           (
           under
           colour
           to
           carry
           Arms
           )
           to
           give
           Intelligence
           :
           and
           I
           finde
           he
           had
           endeavoured
           to
           send
           to
           
             York
          
           〈…〉
           of
           my
           souldiers
           .
           This
           morning
           I
           received
           a
           Letter
           from
           Mr
           Major
           of
           
             Beverley
             ,
          
           the
           Copy
           of
           which
           I
           send
           you
           ,
           of
           divers
           assembled
           at
           Mr
           
             Beckwiths
          
           house
           :
           We
           had
           another
           ,
           as
           I
           think
           ,
           to
           surprise
           the
           Block-house
           ,
           being
           the
           strong
           Fort
           of
           the
           Town
           ;
           but
           how
           that
           is
           ,
           I
           have
           not
           yet
           made
           a
           full
           discovery
           .
        
         
           I
           have
           sent
           to
           the
           Major
           of
           
             Beverley
          
           to
           search
           Mr
           
             Beckwiths
          
           house
           ,
           being
           a
           Recusant
           ,
           and
           to
           tender
           them
           the
           Oath
           of
           Allegiance
           and
           Supremacy
           ,
           and
           to
           know
           their
           names
           .
           If
           there
           had
           been
           open
           Warre
           ,
           I
           could
           soon
           have
           told
           what
           to
           have
           done
           in
           this
           businesse
           :
           And
           truely
           ,
           If
           I
           should
           have
           let
           the
           Plot
           gone
           on
           ,
           and
           given
           them
           what
           they
           deserved
           ,
           I
           think
           ,
           being
           they
           came
           that
           way
           to
           have
           taken
           the
           Town
           ,
           I
           might
           have
           justified
           it
           before
           God
           and
           man
           :
           But
           being
           loath
           to
           be
           the
           first
           letter
           of
           Blood
           ,
           I
           resolved
           of
           another
           course
           ,
           which
           was
           ,
           To
           advertise
           His
           Majesty
           of
           the
           Plot
           discovered
           ,
           least
           some
           should
           advise
           Him
           upon
           a
           designe
           might
           prove
           dishonourable
           and
           dangerous
           to
           Him
           .
           This
           dispatch
           I
           sent
           away
           last
           night
           .
           I
           shall
           trouble
           you
           no
           farther
           ,
           but
           rest
           ,
        
         
           
             Hull
             ,
             
               1642.
               
            
          
           Your
           affectionate
           faithfull
           friend
           ,
           
             Iohn
             Hotham
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           The
           true
           Copy
           of
           Master
           Beckwiths
           Letter
           ,
           a
           Recusant
           .
        
         
           SOnne
           ,
           the
           Iron
           is
           hot
           ,
           I
           guesse
           at
           the
           sense
           of
           your
           Letter
           ,
           that
           all
           is
           right
           as
           was
           intended
           ,
           for
           more
           security
           ,
           in
           the
           morning
           ,
           I
           expect
           strong
           here
           .
           My
           Sonne
           went
           yesternight
           to
           
             York
             ,
          
           comes
           with
           great
           ones
           this
           night
           Lor
           :
           I
           send
           what
           I
           have
           from
           you
           this
           night
           thither
           :
           if
           it
           may
           breed
           inspition
           ,
           Let
           your
           friend
           beleeve
           well
           ,
           and
           not
           come
           to
           morrow
           ;
           If
           I
           could
           send
           safe
           ,
           I
           would
           ,
           But
           the
           trust
           holds
           on
           our
           part
           ,
           as
           I
           shall
           be
           advised
           by
           your
           Fathers
           Master
           to
           morrow
           ,
           I
           must
           work
           ;
           yet
           this
           Boy
           is
           a
           fine
           way
           to
           come
           and
           return
           ;
           Your
           Letters
           are
           so
           wasted
           in
           his
           shoe
           ,
           as
           I
           guesse
           at
           the
           sense
           ,
           Yet
           send
           it
           broken
           with
           my
           exposition
           ,
           for
           I
           dare
           not
           bogle
           with
           promises
           ,
           no
           doubt
           is
           to
           be
           made
           of
           any
           thing
           promised
           ;
           I
           write
           more
           confidently
           ,
           because
           I
           know
           your
           hand
           ,
           I
           name
           non●
           but
           your self
           ,
           he
           cannot
           come
           to
           morrow
           I
           fear
           ,
           without
           suspition
           ,
           But
           I
           referre
           all
           to
           your selves
           ,
           wishing
           to
           see
           him
           I
           mean
           (
           in
           the
           morning
           )
           it
           will
           be
           better
           satisfaction
           to
           him
           ,
           to
           all
           heer
           :
        
         
           
             T.
             B.
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Edward
             Husbands
             ,
          
           and
           are
           to
           be
           sold
           at
           the
           next
           door
           to
           the
           Kings-Head
           in
           
             Fleet-street
             .
          
           1642.
           
        
      
      
  

