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         Rhodes, Simon.
      
       
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             A letter written by master Symon Rodes, minister in Yorke, to his brother in London, with the substance of Sir Tho: Widringtons (deputy recorders speech of Yorke) to His Majestie, at his entry into the citie.
             Rhodes, Simon.
             Widdrington, Thomas, Sir, ca. 1660-1664.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed for Nath: Butter,
             London :
             1642.
          
           
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "1641".
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Charles -- I, -- King of England, 1600-1649 -- Early works to 1800.
           York (England) -- History -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
       A91767  R209829  (Thomason 669.f.3[61]).  civilwar no A letter written by master Symon Rodes, minister in Yorke, to his brother in London, with the substance of Sir Tho: Widringtons (deputy reco Rhodes, Simon 1642    1225 7 0 0 0 0 0 57 D  The  rate of 57 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 
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           A
           Letter
           written
           by
           master
           Symon
           Rodes
           ,
           Minister
           in
           
             Yorke
             ,
          
           To
           his
           Brother
           in
           
             London
             ,
          
           With
           the
           substance
           of
           Sir
           THO:
           WIDRINGTONs
           (
           Deputy
           Recorders
           Speech
           of
           
             Yorke
             )
          
           to
           His
           Majestie
           ,
           at
           his
           Entry
           into
           the
           Citie
           .
        
         
           
             Brother
             ,
          
        
         
           PErhaps
           as
           the
           World
           is
           now
           come
           about
           ,
           you
           may
           in
           some
           particulars
           be
           as
           glad
           of
           tydings
           from
           us
           ,
           as
           we
           formerly
           have
           beene
           from
           you
           .
           His
           Majestie
           made
           his
           entrance
           into
           
             Yorke
             ,
          
           on
           
             Fryday
          
           last
           in
           the
           afternoone
           ,
           about
           foure
           of
           the
           Clock
           .
           The
           
             Mayor
          
           and
           Aldermen
           ,
           with
           some
           others
           of
           the
           chiefest
           Citizens
           ,
           meeting
           him
           a
           mile
           from
           the
           City
           ;
           Where
           Sir
           
             Thomas
             Widrington
             ,
          
           his
           Deputy
           Recorder
           of
           
             York
             ,
          
           made
           a
           very
           worthy
           and
           solemne
           Speech
           unto
           him
           ,
           and
           in
           some
           passages
           was
           seene
           to
           weepe
           .
        
         
           His
           Speech
           (
           by
           any
           expression
           the
           King
           could
           be
           observed
           to
           shew
           )
           was
           not
           very
           well
           liked
           of
           him
           .
           The
           Speech
           ,
           as
           neere
           as
           I
           could
           get
           a
           Copy
           of
           it
           ,
           I
           have
           here
           sent
           you
           enclosed
           .
        
         
           The
           Lord
           
             Mayor
          
           tendred
           the
           Sword
           unto
           his
           Majestie
           upon
           his
           knee
           ,
           and
           having
           kissed
           his
           Majesties
           hand
           ,
           received
           it
           of
           him
           againe
           ,
           bearing
           it
           before
           him
           ,
           through
           that
           part
           of
           the
           City
           ,
           unto
           the
           Pallace
           .
        
         
           That
           night
           late
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Newcastle
          
           came
           in
           with
           some
           other
           Company
           ;
           which
           Earle
           departed
           very
           early
           againe
           ,
           the
           next
           morning
           ,
           some
           reported
           towards
           
             Hull
             ;
          
           others
           ,
           for
           the
           Bishopricke
           of
           
             Durham
             .
          
        
         
           His
           Majestie
           had
           no
           extraordinary
           Attendance
           with
           him
           :
           What
           may
           follow
           ,
           I
           know
           not
           .
           Here
           flie
           divers
           conjectures
           ,
           suspitious
           rumours
           ,
           upon
           his
           Majesties
           removeall
           so
           farre
           from
           His
           Parliament
           :
           That
           Discontent
           occasioned
           it
           ,
           we
           all
           feare
           .
           God
           remove
           ,
           in
           his
           good
           time
           ,
           all
           Iealousies
           from
           betweene
           the
           King
           and
           his
           people
           .
        
         
           There
           came
           on
           
             Thursday
          
           night
           ,
           a
           servant
           ,
           or
           Messenger
           from
           Sir
           
             Iohn
             Haughtham
             ,
          
           Governour
           of
           
             Hull
             ,
          
           unto
           the
           Lord
           
             Mayor
             ,
          
           being
           the
           night
           before
           His
           Majestie
           made
           his
           entrance
           .
           What
           the
           importance
           of
           that
           Message
           did
           concerne
           .
           I
           for
           my
           part
           am
           as
           yet
           wholly
           ignorant
           of
           :
           but
           it
           is
           given
           out
           to
           be
           something
           that
           the
           said
           Governour
           requested
           the
           Lord
           Major
           to
           impart
           unto
           his
           Majestie
           ,
           as
           touching
           some
           great
           charge
           he
           had
           lately
           received
           from
           both
           Houses
           ,
           as
           touching
           something
           about
           giving
           entrance
           into
           the
           Towne
           ;
           The
           rest
           ,
           Time
           must
           produce
           .
        
         
           Here
           are
           great
           feares
           about
           Strangers
           ,
           
             Danes
             ,
          
           and
           others
           ,
           with
           a
           great
           Fleet
           that
           should
           be
           upon
           the
           Coast
           ,
           and
           to
           come
           for
           
             Hull
             ,
          
           or
           
             Newcastle
             .
          
           But
           I
           trust
           in
           God
           ,
           t
           is
           not
           so
           .
           Some
           Disturbances
           ,
           for
           certaine
           ,
           are
           broke
           forth
           in
           the
           Bishopricke
           of
           
             Durham
             ,
          
           but
           whereupon
           ,
           and
           what
           the
           true
           ground
           of
           it
           is
           ,
           I
           dare
           not
           yet
           write
           ,
           although
           it
           is
           heere
           in
           
             Yorke
          
           given
           out
           ,
           that
           some
           of
           the
           Popish
           Partie
           there
           ,
           doe
           not
           onely
           speake
           ,
           but
           begin
           to
           attempt
           strange
           matters
           :
           One
           whereof
           is
           ,
           That
           they
           will
           not
           part
           with
           their
           Armes
           ,
           according
           unto
           the
           last
           Order
           of
           the
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           
             Your
             true
             affectionate
             Brother
             ,
             Simon
             Rhodes
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           
             Sr.
             
             Thomas
             Widrington
             ,
          
           Deputy
           Recorder
           of
           
             Yorke
             ,
          
           his
           Speech
           unto
           his
           Majesty
           
             Friday
             ,
             March
          
           18.
           1641.
           what
           time
           His
           Majesty
           made
           his
           entry
           into
           
             Yorke
             ,
          
           met
           by
           the
           Lord
           Major
           .
        
         
           
             Dread
             Soveraigne
             :
          
        
         
           I
           Am
           by
           the
           assignement
           of
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           the
           Lord
           Major
           ,
           the
           Worshipfull
           Aldermen
           ,
           and
           worthy
           Citizens
           of
           
             Yorke
             :
          
           by
           the
           duty
           of
           my
           place
           ,
           by
           my
           owne
           so
           many
           personall
           great
           obligements
           unto
           your
           most
           
             Sacred
          
           Majesty
           ;
           this
           third
           time
           appointed
           to
           welcome
           Your
           Royall
           presence
           to
           Your
           City
           of
           
             Yorke
             ;
          
           and
           assuredly
           (
           most
           undoubted
           Soveraigne
           ,
           )
           were
           it
           not
           ,
           that
           wee
           in
           our
           minds
           ,
           (
           as
           full
           of
           Loyalty
           as
           affection
           toward
           Your
           Majesty
           ,
           )
           have
           too
           just
           cause
           to
           feare
           that
           high
           discontent
           arising
           from
           the
           heavy
           distance
           ,
           which
           it
           hath
           pleased
           God
           ,
           (
           for
           our
           sinnes
           ,
           for
           no
           long
           time
           wee
           trust
           )
           to
           breake
           out
           betweene
           Your
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           Your
           Grand
           Counsell
           now
           assembled
           ,
           hath
           rather
           occasioned
           this
           Your
           Majesties
           repaire
           hither
           at
           this
           season
           ,
           then
           the
           oportunity
           of
           the
           place
           ,
           (
           as
           Your
           Majesties
           affaires
           now
           stand
           ,
           )
           or
           any
           our
           deserved
           worthinesse
           ;
           Your
           Majesty
           being
           the
           onely
           
             Sol
          
           of
           our
           hearts
           ,
           should
           have
           had
           a
           farre
           more
           transcendent
           vigour
           in
           them
           ,
           toward
           the
           raising
           a
           farre
           more
           forward
           Spring
           of
           joy
           in
           them
           ,
           then
           yet
           the
           Sunne
           from
           his
           Spheare
           hath
           in
           these
           par●s
           produced
           out
           of
           the
           Earth
           :
           I
           speake
           not
           this
           (
           Deare
           Soveraign
           )
           in
           any
           wise
           to
           bee
           understood
           as
           if
           it
           were
           not
           deepely
           possessed
           with
           all
           reall
           and
           cordiall
           comfort
           ;
           not
           onely
           at
           the
           Presence
           of
           Your
           Royall
           selfe
           ,
           but
           likewise
           of
           that
           of
           Your
           Royall
           Sonne
           ,
           the
           Princes
           Highnesse
           ;
           whose
           Excellency
           is
           this
           very
           first
           time
           beheld
           generally
           by
           so
           great
           a
           multitude
           of
           Northen
           eyes
           as
           never
           before
           in
           these
           parts
           ;
           (
           whom
           God
           Almighty
           long
           preserve
           to
           Your
           Maiesties
           continuall
           security
           and
           our
           future
           support
           ;
           )
           But
           to
           make
           knowne
           unto
           Your
           Maiesty
           ,
           what
           earnest
           ,
           unutterable
           desire
           ,
           and
           inclination
           wee
           all
           here
           have
           ,
           as
           wee
           are
           well
           assured
           ,
           have
           all
           Your
           truly
           Loyall
           Subiects
           throughout
           Your
           Kingdome
           ,
           to
           see
           once
           a
           happy
           and
           a
           firme
           correspondency
           betweene
           Your
           Maiesty
           ,
           and
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           wherein
           Your
           Maiesties
           good
           and
           ours
           ,
           as
           head
           and
           members
           is
           a
           like
           concerned
           .
           They
           for
           their
           part
           were
           confidently
           perswaded
           maturely
           weighing
           ;
           how
           ,
           if
           the
           Animall
           Spirits
           descend
           not
           from
           the
           head
           into
           the
           members
           ,
           the
           whole
           body
           is
           suddenly
           surprised
           ,
           either
           with
           a
           Lethargie
           or
           Apoplexie
           :
           as
           Your
           Maiesty
           ,
           w●●
           strongly
           beleeve
           ,
           in
           Your
           Royall
           wisedome
           perfectly
           apprehends
           ,
           that
           for
           the
           better
           inab●●●…
           and
           cherishing
           of
           the
           Braine
           ,
           the
           Vitall
           parts
           must
           administer
           unto
           the
           head
           ;
           and
           were
           this
           c●●…rent
           interchangeably
           ,
           not
           intermitted
           ,
           friendly
           intercourse
           is
           found
           in
           the
           body
           naturall
           ,
           its
           〈◊〉
           is
           a
           sound
           constitution
           and
           iocound
           temperament
           :
           But
           if
           God
           ,
           whose
           wayes
           are
           unsearchab●●…
           and
           who
           can
           unite
           minds
           though
           farre
           distant
           in
           place
           ,
           shall
           for
           Your
           Maiesties
           sake
           in
           〈◊〉
           of
           the
           constant
           religious
           heart
           You
           ever
           bore
           toward
           him
           :
           Grant
           unto
           ancient
           
             Yorke
          
           this
           bles●●●…
           〈◊〉
           all
           discontents
           and
           misunderstanding
           ,
           (
           whence
           have
           possibly
           proceeded
           some
           jealous●●…
           〈◊〉
           end
           at
           
             Yorke
             ,
          
           may
           die
           and
           depart
           at
           
             Yorke
             ;
          
           may
           bee
           entombed
           at
           
             Yorke
             ,
          
           then
           should
           
             Yorke
          
           have
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           (
           If
           ever
           
             Yorke
          
           had
           any
           )
           of
           yeilding
           humble
           ,
           hearty
           ,
           and
           devout
           Praise
           ,
           Laud
           ,
           and
           Thankesgiving
           〈◊〉
           God
           ;
           bounden
           duty
           ,
           thankefull
           congratulation
           ,
           nay
           ,
           triumphant
           acknowledgement
           unto
           Your
           Maiesty
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Nath
             :
             Butter
             ,
          
           1642.
           
        
      
      
  

