The laſt true Newes from Yorke, Nottingham, Coventry and Warwicke: Or all the ſpeciall Paſſages and Occurrences in theſe parts, from the 24 of Auguſt, to the 4 of September, 1642.
Amongſt which is related the Commisſions ſent by his Majeſty, under the broad Seale of England, to the Earle of Cumberland, for the ſpeedy raiſing of all the Trained Bands, both of Horſe and Foot, in York-ſhire, Lancaſhire, Cumberland, Weſtmerland, and Northumberland, to ſerve the King againſt the Parliament.
As alſo of the great diſtractions in the City of Yorke, at this preſent, worthy of obſervation.
Sent in a Letter to informe thoſe that ſtand well affected to the King and Parliament, Sep. 4. 1642.
Septemb. 7. London Printed for Iohn Wright. 1642.
FIrſt my reſpect, next I ſhall acquaint you with ſuch paſſages or other occurrences, as hath come to me, either by obſervation or other intelligence, in theſe times of diſtraction. Auguſt 24. A Poſt came to Yorke, that 24. peeces of Ordnance and 100000 li. in money, was landed at Newcastle, brought from Holland by Prince Robert, for his Majeſties ſeruice. And a command came to Yorke to the Earle of Cumberland, (now made Lieutenant Generall of Yorkeſhire) to ſend his Troope of Horſe to conduct theſe Ordnance, and monies to the King, which was diſpatched away with all expedition.
This day his Majeſty cauſed his Declaration to be publiſhed, in Anſwer to the Declaration of the Lords and Commons, For the Rayſing of all power and force, as well Trained bands, as o•hers, in ſeverall Counties of this Kingdome, to lead againſt all Traytors and their adherents, &c. Wherein his Majeſty requires all his Commiſſioners of Array, Sheriffes, and all other Officers and Miniſters, to raiſe all the power and forces of their ſeverall Counties, to aſſiſt the Marqueſſe of Hertford, the Earle of Northampton, the Lord Willoughby of Ereſby, the Lord Paulet, the Lord Seymour, the Lord Dunſmore, Henry Hastings Equire, Sir John Stowell, Sir Ralph Hopton, Iohn Digby Eſquire, and all others in the Legall and neceſſary executing of his Commiſſions of Array, and in the rayſing and conducting of ſuch horſe and foot, as ſhall be raiſed by his Commiſſion, and by force of Ar•s to oppoſe the Earl of Eſſex, the Lord Say; and all other that ſhall raiſe or conduct any forces raiſed by pretence of Authority of Parliament, and the perſons of all ſuch Traytors, and their adherents, and accomplices, to arreſt and impriſon; to the end they may be brought to a faire and legall tryall, by their Peers, and according to the Law, this he requires from them, as they tender the defence of his perſon, the true Religion, the Law of the Land, the liberty of the Subject, and the juſt priviledges of Parliament. And for ſo doing, they ſhall be defended and ſecured by him, and by the Law with whom, and with which, he doubts not, but that his Subjects will ſooner live and dye, then with the Earle of Eſsex, and his adherents,
Thurſday 25. of Auguſt, 8. great peeces of Ordnance with other carriages, was conducted from Yorke to Nottingham to his Majeſty, alſo divers Troopes of Horſe accompanied them this night.
This afternoon his Majeſty ſent his Commiſſion to the E•rle of Cumberland, and that he was content his Troope ſhould ſtay at Yorke as was deſired by the Gentry of the County. Alſo that the reſt of the Troopes•ehind, ſhould be h•ſtened to his Majeſty with all expedition, and that the Earles Troope which ſtayes, ſhould countenance and protect his Magazine going from hence, and in caſe in his abſence, any more Munition come from Holland, that they, together with the Trained-bands, ſhould ſecure it to the edge of Yorkſhire, towards Nottingham,
Alſo his Majeſty deſires that all his Field-peeces, may be conducted from Yorke to Nottingham, in regard he was ſo much oppoſed at Warwicke and Coventry, all the Troops remaining here, are gon this night towards his Majeſty, and divers companies of Volunteers follow'd the next day.
Friday Auguſt 26. Sir William Savile, brought 24. light Horſe to Yorke, which he hath provided for his Majeſties ſervice at his owne charge, and hath made Sir Thomas Dalliſon Captaine of them, and ſent to Nottingham the next day. This morning the Lord Fall land, the Secretary of State, accompanied with many Gentlemen and Cavaliers, left this City and is gone to his Majeſty.
Information came this day to Yorke from Portſmouth, that Colonell Goring hath ſlaine 400. men with his Cannon, which is good newes to the Cavaliers.
My Lord Fairefax was threatned by ſome of the Cavaliers, that they would pillage his houſe if he ſtayed there, ſo that he is forced to ſet a guard about his houſe at Denton, yet all the Country about him, for 15. or 16. miles ſtands for him, and will protect him againſt any violence, they are wel-affected to the King and Parliament, and eſpecially the great Townes thereabouts, as Wakefield, Leedes, Hallifax, Bradford, and Otley, and in Hallifax, when Sir William Savile came there to raiſe ſome Volunteers for his Majeſty, they turned him out of the Towne, and not a man would obey him.
Some Aldermen of this City, that are affected to King & Parliament, were threatned likewiſe by the Cavaliers, and have left their houſes in Yorke, and ſome others of quality, as namely, Alderman Hoyle, Alderman Vaus, and Sir Io. Bourch•er.
Saturday 27. the Earle of Cumberland cauſed a Declaration to be publiſhed in Print in his name, and in the names of the Gentry of York•ſhire, and to be read in all the Churches of this County, thereby to incite and ſtir up the people of this County, to be ayding and aſſiſting to his Majeſty, and to ſhow their willingneſſe in contributing of money, for the rayſing of Horſe and foot to ſecure the county in his Majeſties abſence, and to withſtand Sir Iohn Hotham, if he ſhall make any incurſion out of Hull into this County, but the Country people are unwilling in divers places, and I beleeve they will raiſe but a ſlender ſum.
Monday Auguſt 29. my Lord of Cumberland cauſed the percullis at every gate in Yorke to be let downe, and to bee made ready if occaſion required, and the Keyes of the gates are every right brought to the Lord Major, who cauſes a guard of the Trained-band to keepe watch there.
Some Morter-peeces were this day caſt in Yorke by one Lanayon a Corniſh man, who lives in London, and hath beene practizing this two moneths, yet brought nothing to perfection untill now, great ſtore of carriages is making here, for the Cannon that came from Newcaſtle and other places.
The City of Yorke is in great feare of being ſurprized by Sir Iohn Hotham, for reports came hither from about Hull, that 700. men are landed there, which were ſent from the Parliament, yet the third part of the City ſtand well affected to the Parliament.
Tueſday, the 30 of Auguſt, Poſts came from his Majeſty at Nottingham, to the Earle of Cumberland, with Commiſſions under the Broad Seale of England, for the ſpeedy raiſing of all the Trained Bands (both of Horſe and Foot) in Yorkſhire, Lancaſhire, Weſtmerland, Cumberland, and Northumberland, for aſſiſtance of the King, in regard the Meſſage ſent by the Earles of South-Hampton and Dorſet, Sir Iohn Culpepper, and Sir William Uvedall, were rejected by the Parliamant.
This day one M. Robinſon that lives neere Yorke, comming from London, was apprehended by the Kings forces and carryed away as priſoner, and is ſtill deteined, great inſolencies are committed by the Cavaliers about Nottingham, and in all other places where they make their Rand•vous, that it is probable, if peace bee not ſhortly concluded on betwixt King and Parliament, the Commonalty of this Kingdome will be utterly ruined, for diverſe mens Houſes in Nottinghamſhire, Yorkſhire, and other Counties, are plundered, ſome burned, others pillaged, & Woemen raviſhed, all which are the fore -•unners of the miſery of a Civill war, from which, God of his infinite Mercy deliver this N•tion.
This day the Earle of Cumberland ſent ſummons to the County of Yorkſhire, for all the Horſe and Foot of the Trained Bands, to meet at Heyworth Moore, on Friday, Septemb. 2. Wedneſday, the laſt of Auguſt, a Lettet came from Beverly to the Lord Maior of Yorke, to looke to himſ•lfe, and the City, for Sir John Hotham did intend to march with his forces out of Hull towards it, and that hee was made Lieutenant of Yorkſhire by the Parliament, whereupon there was a great meeting at the Towne Hall for the defence of the City, and the Earle of Cumberland was ſent for, whereupon it was agreed by them that the 3 Troopes of Horſe ſhould be quartered in the City, viz. The Earles Troope, Sir Iohn Gothericks Troope, and Sir I•hn Gibſons Troope, and the Trained Bands to bee exerciſed and in readineſſ•, this was the Faſt they kept this day.
Thurſday the firſt of September, the Earle of Cumberland ſent for the Lord Major, and the Court of Aldermen, and common Councell of the City, to meet ag•ine at the Towne-hall, but there was but a ſlender appearance, for above halfe of the Aldermen and common Councell men abſented themſelves, ſo that there was a diſtraction in the City; and the Earle gave out ſpeeches, that ſeeing the City was divided, and a third part of it ſtood affected to the Parliament, he would leave it, and betake himſelfe to Pomfrait Caſtle and protect himſelfe, for if any aſſault was made upon the City, they ſhould be ſurprized, in regard all would not adhere to him, and beſides it was not defenſible.
This day his Majeſty ſent for his Printer at York to come to Nottingham, news came alſo to York, that the 8. peeces of Ordnance (that his M•jeſty ſent for from thence) lyes ſtill at Doncaſter; and they can get no carriages for the•to convey them to Nottingham, alſo that ſome of the carriages belonging to them were broken.
Friday ſecond of September, was a great me•ting both o•Horſe and Foot on Heyworth-more, out of the County of Yorke, of the Trained-bands, alſo the Trained of the City appeared there to ſhew their Armes, the Earle of Cumberland was there with the Lord Major of Yo ke, and after, view taken of their Armes, they were all ſummoned to meet at the Common-hall by two a clocke the ſame day, there, to give in their names who would ſtand for the King and who for the Parliament, and to take an oath, but not above halfe the City came there, ſo that thoſe that were abſent, they would have all their names given in, and thoſe that refuſed to come in, and ſtand for the King, their houſes ſhould be ſearched and their Armes taken from them, ſo that here is a great diſtraction within this City, for the preſent I reſt
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