TERRIBLE NEWES FROM YORK SENT In a Letter to London concerning great and weighty Affairs of high Consequence.
ALLO, A great Mutiny and Uprore, which hapned in the City of York, at twelve of the clock at night by threescore Rogues which rose with Clubs and Bils, an [...]mated on by some great person, against 20 men of good quality, who lodged there on Sunday night.
With some Passages concerning the Kentish Petition.
Togethether with a Declaration from both Houses of Parliament, concerning the Church of England.
He [...]. Elsing Cler. Par. D. Com.
Printed for Iohn [...]. 1642.
Strange and fearfull NEWES FROM YORK.
YOur Countrey Courtier kisses your hands, for the favour you did him in your last Epistle, & tels you he is of opinion with the Secretary in my Lord Newcastles last new play, That the Times are dangerous, & therfore shall say acthing but Mum: Letters have miscarryed, so may mine; therfore I will send you nothing but tail-paper. Tell the Lincolnshire Roundheads I am theirs to be confided in: I know they cover News, therfore J pray tell them the King is here, and so am I but Mum, no more of that. Several Petitions have bin delivered to my Sovereign, [Page] but what they are, you shall not know. The King hawks much after the Hiern, its a high flight, but no more of that neither, nor any thing else at this time, only that I am
A true Relation of some Remarkable Passages, that hapned between Sir Richard Earl, & [...] and threescore persons with clubs and bils, who assaulted them in the Housc where they lay, &c.
SIr Richard Earl, and 20 more Gentlemen of quality, presented their Petition from the County of Lincoln, who were scoffed at by the Courtiers and Citizens, and called Round-heads; they lay in York on Sunday, and about midnight that night, about 60. persons with clubs and bils assaulted the house where they lay, and swore they would have the bloud of them, the Gentlemen being up, and the Rogues got into the House, they were forced to put out their lights [Page] and betake themselves to their swords, which done, the unknown Rascals departed, giving threatning Speeches, that they would cut the throats that eame came next; yet I praise God we had reasonable fair quarter with them; the City of York we perceive offers these abuses to Petitioners, on purpose to deter them from comming to the King, because they would have reside with them; those that are well-affected (which are but few in comparison of the multitude) do joyn with us willingly and freely, both in judgment and matter; the Court is very thin as yet, but encreaseth daily; the latter Declaration mentioned in our Answer, is not yet in print; the Kings first Answer was (He refers us to the Kentish Petition) but we pressing for a further and more satisfactory Answer, had as you may here fee, with hopes still of a better.
The Kentish Petition was Ordered to be printed, but speeding so badly at [Page] London, it is stopped as yet; much more I could tell you, but my occasions will not permit me, therfore with our best a affections to you all, I commit you to the Lords protection and rest,
A DECLARATION OF Both Houses of Parliament, concerning the establishing of Church Government, throughout the whole Kingdome of England.
THe Lords and Commons do declare, That they intend a due and necessary Reformation of the Government and Liturgic of the Church, and to take away nothing in the one or the other, but what shall be evill, and justly offensive, or at least unnecessary and burthensome: And for the better effecting therof, speedily to have consultation with Godly and Learned Divines. And because this will never of it self attain the end sought therein, they will therfore use their utmost endeavors to establish Larneed and Preaching Ministers, with a good and sufficient maintenance throughout the whole Kingdome, wherin many dark Corners are miserably destitute of the means of Salvation, and many poor Ministers want necessa [...]y provision.