New plots discovered against the Parliament and the peace of the kingdome in two letters, the one sent from the Marquis of Hartford to Sir Ralph Hopton the other sent from Sir Ralph Hopton to the said Marquis : also an exact relation of the treachery of Master Mountague kinsman to the Lord Privie Seale who, notwithstanding His Excellence had commanded the contrary, delivered Banbury to the cavaliers without resistance : also declaring how the Kings Maiesty in his owne person caused the inhabitants to be disarmed, imprisoning the baylisse and other well-affected persons.

New plots discovered against the Parliament and the peace of the kingdome in two letters, the one sent from the Marquis of Hartford to Sir Ralph Hopton the other sent from Sir Ralph Hopton to the said Marquis : also an exact relation of the treachery of Master Mountague kinsman to the Lord Privie Seale who, notwithstanding His Excellence had commanded the contrary, delivered Banbury to the cavaliers without resistance : also declaring how the Kings Maiesty in his owne person caused the inhabitants to be disarmed, imprisoning the baylisse and other well-affected persons.

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The Coppy of a Letter sent from the Marquis of Hartford to Sir Ralph Hopton.

Sir Ralph Hoptons Answer to the Marquis.

A Coppie of a Letter sent to to Mr. Gorge, from Ioseph Iohnson at Warrington in Oxfordshire.

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NEW PLOTS Discovered, against the PARLIAMENT, And the PEACE of the KINGDOME.

In two Letters, the one sent from the Marquis of Hartford, to Sir Ralph Hopton, the other sent from Sir Ralph Hopton to [...]he said Marquis.

Also an exact relation of the Treachery of Master Mountague, kinsman to the Lord Privie Seale, who (notwithstanding his Excellence had commanded the contrary) delivered Banbury to the Cavaliers, without resistance

Also declaring how the Kings Maiesty in his owne Person, caused the inhabitants to be disarmed, imprisoning the Bayliffe, and other well-affected persons.

LONDON Printed by T. FAVVCET. for I. R. Nov. 3. 1642.

The Coppy of a Letter sent from the Marquis of Hartford to Sir Ralph Hopton.

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Sir Ralph Hopton,

I I have acquainted his Majesty of our disastrous fortune at Minieard, and Dunstar, occasioned by the multitude of your Countrimens evill dispositions; & cowardly behaviour in them, upon which I remembred a reverent speech of that worthy Souldier Swin [...]n who was Generall of Ostend in the time of the Infanta, Arch-Dutchesse of Flanders, (who said that our English nation stood too much upon their owne conceipt, and valour, and that he would with a considerable Army runne through our whole Kingdome, knowing the vulgar sort of our Nation to be faint he [...]rted and unexperienced in Martiall discipline, this relation of the Generalls happened to be true, for in our best actions, [Page] and in the middest of our hopefull successe, Captaine Digbies, Sir Iohn Sto [...]ls, and your owne Souldiers ran cowardly away from us, insomuch that had it not been for that small number of my owne Horse & Foot, we had lost our Ordnances, hazarded our persons, and lo [...]t the honour of that dayes worke, I have heard that you have many stout and couragious Gentlemen at this present on your side, to wit, the Lord Mohone, Mr. Arrundell, Sir Bevill Greenvill, and others, whom I hope will not wag with every blast of wind, but with wisdome stand firme, constant, and faithfull to God, their Prince and Country, I desire you to let me understand the number of your Forces in those parts, that I may assure his Majesty therewith, and if any occasion you shall have of my furtherance, you shall not need thereof, in the Interim be stedfast in your resolution, and mannage those places under your Command, with valiant men, and no doubt but God will prosper you herein, and perpetually favour you and yours, Vale.

HARTFORD.

Sir Ralph Hoptons Answer to the Marquis.

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May it please your Lordship with humble pardon, according to my weake ability I have considered your worthy advertisements and to vindicate my selfe and Country of your Lordships mistake, I shall make it appeare, that my actions and those under my Command have bin concurrant to your Lordships Command and I have in briefe devoted my selfe to answere to every particuler of your Lordships Letter.

First, whereas your Lordship condemned our endevours and cowardly behaviour at Miniard and Dunstar, your Lordship may well remember and saw three to one of the Earle of Bedfords forces forsaken him, then those of our County under your Lordship might see that his Majesties forces under your Lordships command had good successe considering the great odds (five to one.)

Secondly, that whereas your Lordship remembred me of the Generall his speech of Ostend, that our Nation stood too much upon our owne strength and valour and that he would with a few experienced soldiers run through our Kingdom. My Lord, the question herein is not disputable, for nature at home bindeth filiall affection, and one Brother or one Nation to fight against another is not warrantable by Gods lawes, and in that respect there might be faint-heartednes in our Nation, but my Lordlet the Generall of Ostead or any other forraine Princes invade this our land. [Page] I know that your Lordship beleeves that our Nation will not runne, or give one foot of ground to such an Enemy, for we are all sencible with whom we quarrell, the father against the Sonne, and the Sonne against the Father, and if Alexander the great, or the Emperour of Persia were now alive, whose Armies dranke Rivers of water, yet my Lord it would daunt the hearts of these gallants to destroy their owne bloud.

3. Whereas your Lordship hath desire to know the number of our Forces in these parts, my Lord since the Earle of Bath his apprehending, our souldiers have revolted, yet wee have a considerable strength at Peasants, Foy, Lanceston, and other places, about the number of 5000. and upwards, and upon all occasions we can betake our selves to Sea, and so to land where we please, therefore your Lordship may stand upon firme ground in these parts, if you please to hazard your noble person among us.

My Lord, Nature and Nature, Fortune and Fortune, Action and Action, State and State, Time past, and Time present, your Lordship now seeeth, I will here breake off, for I find that I have exceeded the convenient length of a Letter, and come short of such discourse at this Subject doth deserve, your Lordship may perhaps find many things in this Letter superfluous, and most of it lame, J will as well as I can supply that defect upon your Lordships second writing, if your Lordship call me to an accompt, what confusion soever your Lordship finds in my order [Page] and method, is not onely my fault, whose wits are confounded with too much businesse, but the fault of the season▪ which confusion and disorder hath not onely bin wincked at, but warranted, if there be but any one thing which your Lordship may make use of, J thinke my paines well bestowed in all, and howsoever my Councell may be weake, yet my wishes shall be as strong as any mans for your Lordships happinesse.

Your Lordships obedient Servant, Ralph Hopton.

A Coppie of a Letter sent to to Mr. Gorge, from Ioseph Iohnson at Warrington in Oxfordshire.

COzen Gorge, since the last Post, his Majesty on Thursday night came to Banbury, with 4000. souldiers, and immediately sent Sir Charles Lucas to demand entrance into the Towne, Mr. Mountague a kinsman of the Lord Privie-Seales, as is reported, had the totall trust and charge thereof by command from the Lord Generall, made little or no opposition, but betrayed the trust and the Towne he had in charge, into his Majesties hands, though the Earle of Essex commanded him to use his endeavour to resist the Cavaliers but one 4 houres and he would relieve him, neverthelesse his Majesty had free entrance without any opposition, and his Majesty seized on 3000. mens Armour, and [Page] have left the inhabitants therein quite naked to defend, or offend, and the Cavaliers have so strengthened it, that it is invinicble for the art of man to take it, the Foure thorough-fares or passages therto are made so little that it is impossible for two men to march on a breast, and this hath bin done in two dayes, and for the Towne it selfe, it is wholly paved and strewed with Hey-forkes, blocks of wood, pickaxes, spades, and all manner of rusty implements that the wit of man cannot invent the like.

The Bayliffe and others of the better sort are imprisoned, his Majesty is at this present at VVoodflocke, and the Lord Generall his Army at Warrington, I have nothing for the present more to write, onely I will entreate you write the businesse of Sir Iohn Conyers, and who is in his roome, so I leave you to Gods protection, and rest,

Your assured Friend and Kinsman Ioseph Iohnson.

Bletchington, Octob. 29. 1642.

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New plots discovered against the Parliament and the peace of the kingdome in two letters, the one sent from the Marquis of Hartford to Sir Ralph Hopton the other sent from Sir Ralph Hopton to the said Marquis : also an exact relation of the treachery of Master Mountague kinsman to the Lord Privie Seale who, notwithstanding His Excellence had commanded the contrary, delivered Banbury to the cavaliers without resistance : also declaring how the Kings Maiesty in his owne person caused the inhabitants to be disarmed, imprisoning the baylisse and other well-affected persons.

Somerset, William Seymour, Duke of, 1588-1660.

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1642

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— New plots discovered against the Parliament and the peace of the kingdome in two letters, the one sent from the Marquis of Hartford to Sir Ralph Hopton the other sent from Sir Ralph Hopton to the said Marquis : also an exact relation of the treachery of Master Mountague kinsman to the Lord Privie Seale who, notwithstanding His Excellence had commanded the contrary, delivered Banbury to the cavaliers without resistance : also declaring how the Kings Maiesty in his owne person caused the inhabitants to be disarmed, imprisoning the baylisse and other well-affected persons., Somerset, William Seymour, Duke of, 1588-1660., Hopton, Ralph Hopton, Baron, 1598-1652., Johnson, Joseph, 17th cent..

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Printed by T. Favvcet for J. R.,. London :: Nov. 3, 1642.. ("A coppie of a letter sent to to [sic] Mr. Gorge, from Joseph Johnson at Warrington in Oxfordshire" p. 7.) (Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library.)

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