Fitz

Hugh Chumley was once again in York when Brown arrived at Scarborough, and commanding the garrison there instead was James Chumley, another of his relatives. But more importantly, James's second-in-command was Brown's younger brother, Henry Bushel. Instead of facing his cousin in battle, he was now in conflict with his own brother. Henry Bushel, though, appears to have been Brown's salvation.

Hugh Chumley was once again in York when Brown arrived at Scarborough, and commanding the garrison there instead was James Chumley, another of his relatives. But more importantly, James's second-in-command was Brown's younger brother, Henry Bushel. Instead of facing his cousin in battle, he was now in conflict with his own brother. Henry Bushel, though, appears to have been Brown's salvation.

Ostensibly now on the royalist side, Henry seems to have either had some doubts about the defection or was charmed by Brown into returning to the parliamentary fold, for he aided him in gaining access to the castle and securing it for the Roundheads. In the words of John Legard, Sir Hugh Chumley's captain prior to Hugh's change of allegiance...

Ostensibly now on the royalist side, Henry seems to have either had some doubts about the defection or was charmed by Brown into returning to the parliamentary fold, for he aided him in gaining access to the castle and securing it for the Roundheads. In the words of John Legard, Sir Hugh Chumley's captain prior to Hugh's change of allegiance...

At twelve of the clock at night, the captain, Brown Bushel, with four more, was let in through the castle gate by his brother, who had prepared the soldiers, ready enough to revolt from that side they liked not, with beer and tobacco. He, acquainting the soldiers with his intentions, they promised to stick to him. The sergeant who commanded the guard was laid hold on.

At twelve of the clock at night, the captain, Brown Bushel, with four more, was let in through the castle gate by his brother, who had prepared the soldiers, ready enough to revolt from that side they liked not, with beer and tobacco. He, acquainting the soldiers with his intentions, they promised to stick to him. The sergeant who commanded the guard was laid hold on.

The gunners were next surprised, but swore fidelity. There was nothing left now but to get the tower, a place of great strength where the captain was lodged, and where all the ammunition and provisions for the castle were laid.

The gunners were next surprised, but swore fidelity. There was nothing left now but to get the tower, a place of great strength where the captain was lodged, and where all the ammunition and provisions for the castle were laid.

For the effecting whereof, the sergeant was caused to knock at the gate and tell the keeper of the magazine, who came to know what was the matter, that there was an alarm in the town and the soldiers must be furnished with powder and shot. credit being given here unto and the gate opened bushell entered with his soldiers commanded delivery of the keys and thereby became master of the castle

For the effecting whereof, the sergeant was caused to knock at the gate and tell the keeper of the magazine, who came to know what was the matter, that there was an alarm in the town and the soldiers must be furnished with powder and shot. credit being given here unto and the gate opened bushell entered with his soldiers commanded delivery of the keys and thereby became master of the castle

overcoming the final obstacle of the tower with just this simple subterfuge brown quite literally had the keys to the castle he hadn't needed to swim a moat or scale a wall this time his access had been almost as simple as walking through an open door between henry's preparation and brown's deception another castle fell to brown bushel without a single shot being fired

overcoming the final obstacle of the tower with just this simple subterfuge brown quite literally had the keys to the castle he hadn't needed to swim a moat or scale a wall this time his access had been almost as simple as walking through an open door between henry's preparation and brown's deception another castle fell to brown bushel without a single shot being fired

On hearing of this development, Hugh Chumley rushed back from York and sent a message to Brown requesting to meet at Scarborough's main gate the following morning, to which Brown agreed. Whether he knew it or not at the time, this meeting was to be a choice that would seal his fate. Through appeals rather than threats, Hugh was able to grudgingly swing Brown's support from Parliament to the King.

On hearing of this development, Hugh Chumley rushed back from York and sent a message to Brown requesting to meet at Scarborough's main gate the following morning, to which Brown agreed. Whether he knew it or not at the time, this meeting was to be a choice that would seal his fate. Through appeals rather than threats, Hugh was able to grudgingly swing Brown's support from Parliament to the King.

He opened up the gate and handed the keys and the city over to the Royalists. The Parliamentarian army was already on the way to reinforce Scarborough, and finding it once again in Royalist hands, they assaulted it by land and by sea. Chumley and Bushell were able to repel these assaults, but rather than immediately take up with the Cavalier forces, Bushell set out for Hull.

He opened up the gate and handed the keys and the city over to the Royalists. The Parliamentarian army was already on the way to reinforce Scarborough, and finding it once again in Royalist hands, they assaulted it by land and by sea. Chumley and Bushell were able to repel these assaults, but rather than immediately take up with the Cavalier forces, Bushell set out for Hull.

Seemingly feeling a strong moral sense of responsibility as he had promised to recapture Scarborough from the Royalists to avoid captivity after being arrested on his previous visit to Hull, he set sail directly and surrendered himself.

Seemingly feeling a strong moral sense of responsibility as he had promised to recapture Scarborough from the Royalists to avoid captivity after being arrested on his previous visit to Hull, he set sail directly and surrendered himself.

John Hotham, the parliamentarian governor who had arrested and then released Brown, was impressed enough with his honesty that he put Brown in one of the first groups of prisoners of war exchanged by the opposing forces to be returned to their own sides. So he was free and back with Chumley in very short order.

John Hotham, the parliamentarian governor who had arrested and then released Brown, was impressed enough with his honesty that he put Brown in one of the first groups of prisoners of war exchanged by the opposing forces to be returned to their own sides. So he was free and back with Chumley in very short order.