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 28o THE CASTLE. on the 3rd February, 1645-6, deprived him of his alder- mancy. Before that month ended, Fairfax came here and turned the tide of success. Mr. Bolithoe thereupon, on the 19th June, 1646, petitioned the House of Lords to restore him to his former office, and his general rights as a burgess of Dunheved. The Lords immediately granted his request ; and at a borough court, held 7th September, 1646, before Thomas Hicks, mayor, and five aldermen, it is recorded that "Thomas Bolithoe is admitted to his former place of alderman of the borough, and Charles King is deposed from his place of alderman, to which he was lawfully elected." Two days later Mr. Bolithoe was made mayor, and on the 19th day of the same month of September, he convened a special meeting at the Speech House. There he triumphantly led the humiliated alder- men to pass the following resolution : Uppon consideration had how that about the begynnyng of the late unnaturall warre, leavied and mayntayned by a malignant party in this K'ingdome agaynst the Parliament and their adherents, when as S r Ralfe Hopton and his forces, in a hostile manner, were entered and contynued in this county, and some forces were alsoe raysed and brought into this towne by order and direction of the Parliament for the necessary defence and preservation thereof agaynst the said S r Ralfe Hopton and his army, Ambrose Manaton, Esquire, then Recorder of this towne and justice of peace of this county, and alsoe a member of the house of Comons, with the assistance of some other Justices of Peace who joyned with him therein, by color and pretence of their authorite as Justices of the peace, caused and required the then Sheriffe of this County to rayse the power of our County ; which being don accordingly, and joyned with the said forces of the said S r Ralfe Hopton, by meanes thereof the said S r Ralfe Hopton grewe soe potent that the said forces of the Parliament then remayning in this Towne were unable to make resistance and stand agaynst him, but were enforced to disband and leave this Towne : Whereuppon the said S r Ralfe Hopton entred thereinto, and thereby, as well the said Towne and the