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<NAME>TCP Staff (Michigan)</NAME>
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<HEAD>Ma&s;ter PYMS LETTER to Sir JOHN HOTHAM.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">To my Honourable Friend Sir JOHN HOTHAM Knight, Governour of HULL, the&s;e in York&s;hire.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SALUTE>Noble Sir,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_I Have done <HI>all that I could</HI> to get your Bills payed, which I perceive by your Sonne is not yet done; but for one of them, (when I was in <HI>London</HI> up|on <HI>Wedne&s;day</HI> la&s;t) I gave a great charge for the payment of it, which I a&s;|&s;ure my &s;elfe would have been done, if there had not been <HI>an extraordinary fai|ling of Money.</HI> On <HI>Thur&s;day</HI> we met in <HI>London</HI> again for ordering of Money; We have much Money due, which we expect every Day, and a&s;&s;ure your &s;elfe I will not re&s;t &s;atisfied till I &s;ee it payd. We have proceeded <HI>in the Exci&s;e to many more particulars, and in|tend to proceed further, but it will be nece&s;&s;ary to</HI><NOTE N="*" PLACE="marg">NB.</NOTE> <HI>innure the People to them by little and little.</HI> Pray be as <HI>Patient</HI> as you may in <HI>this Bu&s;ine&s;&s;e of Money,</HI> for I a&s;&s;ure you it is no neglect, but <HI>In|vincible Nece&s;&s;ity</HI> is the Cau&s;e of it. My Lord Generall is in a moving Po&s;ture at <HI>Cau&s;ham,</HI> and I beleeve will quickly draw up to the <HI>Kings</HI> Army, which certainely is like to produce &s;ome very great effect, I pray God it prove for the be&s;t. The <HI>We&s;t</HI> is yet <HI>in &s;omewhat a per|plext</HI><NOTE N="*" PLACE="marg">NB.</NOTE> <HI>Condition;</HI> Sir <HI>William Waller</HI> hath<NOTE N="*" PLACE="marg">q.</NOTE> <HI>ten or</HI><NOTE N="*" PLACE="marg">q.</NOTE> <HI>twelve thou&s;and men in Arms,</HI> which he di|vides into two Bodies, one to follow the Marque&s;&s;e of <HI>Hartford,</HI> the other to encounter Sir <HI>Ralph Hopton.</HI> There is no want of any thing but &s;ome skilfull Officers, which indeed may indanger them, I would have &s;ent them <HI>Scotti&s;h Officers,</HI> but they had <HI>no minde to them;</HI> I am glad to heare your Son coms on towards the &s;upply of my Lord <HI>Fairefax.</HI> I pray further all you can a faire and Peaceable proceeding between them, you cannot but ob&s;erve how much the <HI>former differences</HI> have <HI>indangered</HI> tho&s;e Parts; Without Unity no &s;trength will &s;upport us, and how ju&s;t it is that Per&s;onall di&s;contents &s;hould give place to Publicke advantage, no Man can judge better then you. Your own Honour and Happine&s;&s;e, together with the Pub|lique, is very heartily de&s;ired by your very a&s;&s;ured Friend and Servant</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter</HI> <DATE>this 30. of May 1643.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>John Pym.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>Printed at YORK by STEPHEN BULKLEY, 1643.</P>
<P><HI>By &s;peciall Command.</HI></P>
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