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; [Page] 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 [Page] 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, & [Page] 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 [Page] 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