More ſtrange Newes from Hull. Being a true Relation of a marching towards Hull with a thouſand Men.
SUch hath been the Malignancy of evill affected perſons about his Majeſtie, that they have under many faire pretences, in defence of his perſon, and againſt all, as they ſay, that have ſtood in defiance of the Lawes of the Land, againſt the Kings Majeſty, which they have very contemptuouſly, and againſt both the Houſes of Parliament, the City of London, and in fine all parts of the Kingdome, who are oppoſers to their ſo cruell and witched Tyranny, which if not prevented by the great mercy of God, wee are like to undergoe the hazard of all that is deareſt unto us; ſome ill affected perſons have been ſo obvious to the good of their Countrey, which hath a long time flouriſhed in gr••peace and Tranquility, which now is expoſed to the hazard of ruine: they have ſent to the Lord Digby, the Lord Finch, Windebancke, Piercy, and Iermine, who are neer to Yorke to fight, as they ſay, for their King, although tis probable they have ſince their beginning of their promotion to preferment been the chiefe diſturbers and raiſers of this combuſtion, which hath already begun, and doth daily encreaſe, to the terror and affrightment of all his Majeſties good ſubjects: They are now grown to ſo inſolent a head, and ſo bold aſpiring thoughts of honour and greatneſſe, that they have wholly expoſed themſelves to all danger whatſoever, ſo for their owne private ends, though with the ruining of this Kingdome, they gaine their deſires, they have already, as making no doubt but to bring all men under their girdles, and to bee at the commands under a Tyrannicall Government, diſpoſed of all mens goods which they bare moſt grudge to, and eſpecially the Parliament men, their goods and Lands have they ſhared, and moſt part of the City of London by nomination of their names, ſwearing with bitter and damnable oathes, damne and ſink them, they will have their ſwords ſheathed in the deareſt heart bloods of all thoſe men whom they tearme Round-heads: and in this manner beganne they their divelliſh deſigne, ſeeing ſo many ſtratagems of their wicked inventions, to be fruſtrate of that which they expected the event would have beene, with a great deale of bloodſhed of their enemies; but it hath fallen contray, by the great mercy of God, as hath plainly appe•red by their dealing in Lancaſter, Leiceſter,•orke, a•d new Caſtle, and alſo many other adjoyning Counties.
Yet for all theſe, their failing in their expectation, the Divill the arch enemy to mankinde, hath not left their thoughts free from conſpiracy againſt their Countrey, as this week appeared by their deſigne againſt Sir Iohn Hotham, and to have taken the whole Towne of Hull, and to that end came 1000. ſtrong marching neare to the Towne, to the terror and affrightment of all the neighbouring places, but was by none oppoſed, for they marched not altogether, but in ſeverall Troopes for feare of any oppoſition, and was to have met neere the Towne of Hull, where it was by them intended to have trenched the Towne round, and to have taken whom they thought good, and to have diſpoſed of them at their pleaſure, but ſo it pleaſed the omnipotent providence of God, that they were diſcovered by Sir Iohn Hotham, and ſoone diſcomfited by his drowning foure miles round about Hull, which the Cavilleers ſoone perceiving, with a great deale of amazement, ran immediately ſome one way, ſome another, ſome thinking it were the immediate hand of God to puniſh this their hainous offence, others ſwearing damne and ſinke them yet to be revenged without the wonderfull mercy of God, they had been both damn'd and ſinked into the water, which almoſt flowed upon them.
It is not yet certainly known whether any were drowned or no by reaſon of their fleeing one from another in ſuch a manner of diſtraction, but it is thought that many of them never went to Yorke yet, nor never intend more to goe, ſeeing nothing but deſtruction on all thoſe that ſeeke the deſolation of a whole Kingdome, which God in his good time open all their eyes that they may ſee their own deſtruction either in this world or the world to come, deſiring alſo a happy union betwixt his Majeſty and his high Court of Parliament, and give him a ſight of theſe, and all his wicked counſellors, and the utter deſolation which come by a cruell warre, of which we have had a reaſonable foreſight of our neighbouring Countries of late, Germany and others, which loſſe there will not be recovered in a long time, if it pleaſe God to ſend peace.
Such hath been the love of the County of Lincolne to aſſiſt the good cauſe of Sir Iohn Hotham that ſince this aſſault upon Hull, they have ſent in fifteene Cart load of victuall, with promiſes of their beſt aid and aſſiſtance with their lives and eſtates to ſupport him, againſt any oppoſition.
Whereas ſeverall Proclamations, Declarations and Papers, in formes of Proclamations, have iſſued in his Majeſties name, commanding Parſons, Vicars, Curates, Sheriffes, Majors, B•yliffes and other Officers, to publiſh and proclaime the ſame, being contrary to Law, and to divers O•ders, Ordinances and Declarations of both Houſes.
Be it Ordered and declared by the Lords and Commons in P•rl••me•t, That no•her•ff, Major, Bayliff, Parſon V•car Curate, or other Officer, ſhall from henceforth pub••ſh or procla•m, or cauſe to be proclaim•d〈◊〉publ•ſhed, any ſuch•rocl•mations, Declarations or Papers which are or ſhall be contrary to any O•••r, O•d•d•nance, or Declarations of the ſ•id Houſes of Parliament, or tending to the ſcandall or d•rog•tion of their pro•e•d•ngs, but ſhall uſe all lawfull waies and means to reſtra•n and hinder the proclaiming and publiſhing thereof. And all Sheriffs, Majors Bayl ffes,•arſons, Vicars and Curates, or other Officers that have forborn or refuſed, or ſhall forbear or refuſe to publ•ſh or pr•claim any ſuch Proclamations D•cla•ations, or P•pers as aforeſaid, or have or ſhall hinder the publication thereof, ſh•ll bee protected by the power and authority of both Houſes of Parliament.
Ordered by the Commons in Parliament, That this be forthwith Printed and Publiſhed.