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THE HERALDRY OF YORK MINSTER.
that by the charter of Edward VI. the mayor for the time being was the
governor, and that to admit another was a breach of their privilege. But
Strafford was not a man to " take no for an answer." He persisted in
his purpose, and threatened to come down himself to enforce it ;
on which
the corporation reluctantly acquiesced, and delivered the keys of the
town to Sir Thomas, who took the command of the garrison, then consisting
of 1,000 men. However, when Charles relinquished his project of
subduing the Scotch, Sir Thomas Glemham vacated his office and returned
the keys to the mayor.
But matters became more unsettled, and the breach between the
King and Parliament wider, every day. Both parties began to turn their
attention towards the strong places and seaports of the kingdom and
;
the Earl of Newcastle came down, under the name of Sir John Savage,
and tried to persuade the mayor to give up the town to him, but he was
discovered and insulted by young Hotham, and returned to London.
Charles then conceived the design to seize the magazine at Hull with the
assistance of the gentlemen of Yorkshire. But the Parliament got wind
of it, and Sir Henry Vane, by their order, wrote to Hull, and the corporation
put the town in a posture of defence. Soon after, the Commons sent a
message to the Lords demanding that some of the trained bands of Yorkshire
should be put into Hull under Sir John Hotham, then a Member of
Parliament, with orders not to deliver up the place or the magazine without
the King's authority, signified by both Houses. To this the Lords consented,
and young Hotham was sent immediately to Hull to execute this
order, till his father's arrival a few weeks after with eight hundred
of the militia of the county. But the mayor was suspicious, and
shut the gates, drew up the bridges, charged the cannon, refused
them admittance, threatening to treat them as enemies if they did
not remove further off. And so they remained, until an express having
been sent to London, an order arrived from the Parliament, upon which
Hotham and his forces were received without further delay.
But Charles was bent upon gaining Hull; and on April 22nd,
being at York, he sent the Duke of York, the Elector Palatine,
Lords Newport and Willoughby, Sir Thomas Glemham, and others,
who entered the town on a market - day without being observed,
and were hospitably received and entertained by the mayor and
governor. The following day being St. George's day, they were invited to
dine with Sir John, when the King suddenly arrived some four miles off,
accompanied by about 300 men, and sent Sir Lewis Dives to
the governor
to say that he designed to dine with him. Sir John Hotham, surprised
and alarmed, hastily consulted with Alderman Pelham, his brother member,
and ordered the gates to be closed, the bridges drawn up, the guns loaded,