NOtwithstanding his Maiesties war­rant commanding a strict appea­rance of Horse and Foot of all the Trained Bands of this County, w^ch are neere upon 12000, yet not one in sixty ap­peared, and those that did, were such as are pro­fessed enemies to the Parliament, and to make their number the more, their Brethren in Confe­deracie against the Parliament, the Papists, ap­peared with good store of Horse, but their Ri­ders, as was desired, were of the Protestant Pro­fession, an expression that much enlightens our eyes, as it hath Relation to Papists, which next to the feare of having our Armes taken from us, caused so slender an appearance: looke to your selves in the South, for they will suddenly ap­peare there also in Armes, with Riders of the Protestant profession. To digresse no further, let me returne to our Thursday meeting, and be pleased to peruse this inclosed speech of his [Page 2]Maiesties, a part of that dayes worke, wherein his Maiesty declares that hee takes it as a re­proach cast upon him, that any should say hee hath laid siege against Hull, and yet such is the impudency of some of the Members of Lords and Commons in Parliament, as after that Speech made in their presence, to fram & con­clude a Petition to the Parliament, wherein they expresse the King layd siege to Hull, and hath now raised the same, I hope his Maiesty for this offence will make them examples, I mean the L. Faulckonbridge, M. Bellasis, Sir William Sa­vile, and diverse others, I may adde this fur­ther, concerning that Petition, if they have not altered it since it was ingrossed, it is the most daring Chalenge, the most insolent language that ever was used to Parliament, indeed a thing insufferable, and was subscribed by the aforena­med persons, and also by the Lord Savile, the L. Darcy, S. George Wentworth, Sir Tho. Denby, Sir Wil. Penniman, M. Mallorie, M. Al [...]brough, M. Iohn Bellasis, Members of Parliament, and also by Sir Iohn Mallorie, who was drawn to it against his will, and by Sir Marmaduke Langdale, formerly well affected, who hath the [Page 3] Straffordian slavery still in his memory, having never indeed beere in his right wits since his Lordship frighted him it is signed as I heare by none bu [...] by Sir Iohn Gothericke, Sir Francis Wortley, and that Crue, that under pre ence of a Guard, have endeavoured to raise an Army (as you now see) in this County, if they could: Let not the Parliament thinke that this handfull of ill-affected and malecontented persons, have such power in this County, as to be seconded by the Commons in this Bold-face Petition; As soone as the Cavaliers are gon (till then wee will be silent) they shall know our minds are contrary to theirs; they feare it; And therefore they are raising 800. Horse, (Master Benson their Clarke can tell you; he hath the list) to be a Guard to this County, but is indeed to dis­arme the Round-heads, and Separatists, a [...] they call them, and under that name to leave naked all religious and wel-affected persons, and arme none but Papists and Malignant Spi­rits; and this is the designe through the King­dome: and looke to the armes of your Train­ed-bands betimes, or it will be too late. The designe of the Germain Horse will be execu­ted [Page 4]by these men, they often vow they will all dye but the Act that this Parliament shall not be dissolved without consent of both Houses shall be made voyd, and then they say there shall be a tryenniall Parliament, and dissolved as soone as it is called, if they continue to op­pose the King. They are much perplexed here, that Sir Iohn Hotham caused a Drummer of the Cavaliers to be hardly used as they say; whereas it is a mis-report, the affront he gave in the gar­rison was great, his punishment but a sport. There are divers of the Trained-bands at Bever­ley, guarding the Magazine which is to follow the Cavaliers (but I had like to have erred, and said the Siedge is raised) the Trenches are cast down, the Ordnance at Paul and Hasell, that endeavoured to stop all passages by water to Hull, are removed; the Proclamation on paine of death, that no provision should goe to Hull, is not in force, or not observed, for they keepe open Market, there is no burning of wind-mils nor other hostile acts, here is a Proclamation in Print, of which also I send you a Copy, that the Commissioners of Array should attach the Lord Brooke, as a Traytor, but it is since called [Page 5]in againe: ten Earles, five Lords, one Secretary, the Chancellor of the Exchequor, Master Con­troller, Sir Iacob Ashley, and eight Cavaliers, are all of the Councell of War, they follow it close; especially since newes came that Ports­mouth is in a posture of opposition to the Parli­ament, they sweare as soon as they come to Portsmouth, they will have Goring out by head and shoulders, for that he that betrayed the King before, and the trust of the Parliament now, will be true to neither King nor Parlia­ment, but turne like a Weather-cocke. The Earle of Essex is slow in appearance, Counties will be over-awed with Horse, before supplies come, the Cavaliers Horse are on their march. There is newes newly come of the roaring of Cannon at New-castle, the Fort at Tinmouth shooting at the Kings Ships, which have seized of some armes comming out of Holland, the Prebends and some of the Gentry of the Bisho­prick of Durham are here, and are so ready to ad­vance monies, to raise force against the Parlia­ment, that they part with the Billet-money due to the County.