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An Extract of letters, wherein is related, certaine remarkable passages from Yorke & Hull.
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1642
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Wing E3909; Thomason E109_31; ESTC R22147
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An Extract OF LETTERS Wherein is Related Certaine Remarkable PASSAGES From YORKE HVLL AC OX LONDON Printed by R. O. G. D. for Benjamin Allen in Popes-head Ally August 9. 1642. AN EXTRACT OF LETTERS FROM YORKE and HVLL SIR MY Love remembred unto you c. these are to let you understand we are all perfect in good health and courage and plenty although they thought by stopping our fresh water burning our Mills and begerting on us about to have famished us and did daily thinke to burne us and cut all in pieces yet they have failed hither towards and are last Saturday at night â—â—ed all to Beverly I thinke they are not above 2000. Cavaliers in all 〈◊〉 and the Common Souldiers they have forced will 〈◊〉 affect them â—et we marveile all is so delayed for wee could not have expected but that wee should have beene in great miseries ere this but such is Gods mercy unto us The means that we have done towards them hath beene but small onely the light of our Gunnes made in the Night reason was terrible to them and beside we have received 400. London Souldiers that kept the Towne although but raw Young Men yet the report was somthing to them in a bad matter and then we sallying out upon the newes of our ayde for there did 300. of our old Souldiers salley out to a Company that lay 3. Miles out of the Towne at a place called Anlaby and there made them all run away killing not above one Man of them and tooke 14. Prisoners one of them a Drummer that run away from us that is now going to be lasht about the Towne with all the Drummes for example since this they few in all places thinking we shall be on the backs on them yet yestterday being Sunday their came a Bark of our Towne from Roterdam and tells us that there is 12. great Guns now come to make a Batttery against our Towne for they are mad for it and do not let to say if they had but Hull they would soone make the great Citie of London follow thus we heare of their boasts daily but we have manned out the catches and all Ships watch his comming But a cunning Knave is the pilot the very same that did Land the other the Providence he was sent over to the Queene and she they report gave him a great reward and he will do what he can they report they are going to Yorke to make the Randevouse there but that doth not make us secure we watch daily and no Townsmen doe offer now to speake any thing and these in our Town that was the Governours opposites offer Courtesies and send money to the Souldiers to incourage them to keep out the Malignant forces that would not subscribe to the Parliament Ordinance which is much sport and joy to all well affected people in our Town God be thanked Yorkeshire groweth good upon this businesse for now they all be stiffer for the Parliament then ever and now they see the Parliament to be friends indeed to the King and Kingdome The Trained Bands were meerely deluded for they were brought under a pretence to guard the Kings person and indeed they seassed the Siege for as we heare there was but threescore left of one of the Regiments and indeed if they had not had order they would all have gone without order for they came not to fight against us nor to starve us and the quarell grew so hot in the Kings Army that the Souldiers beate the Officers and they did cut and flash some of the Popish Captaines Thus the quarrell in the Kings Army seassed the Siege YORKE the 5 th of August From HULL THe King hath called all the Country together both Horse and foote desires the foote to lend him their Arms and it shall excuse their Service and desires the Gentlemen that have Horse to lend money and that shall excuse their Service but indeed I thinke both Horse and foote are already so wearie of the Service that they will not stirre and that is perceived by the King for we had a very small appearance I hope the times will mend presently if it be true that the Horse and foot is come out of London yet some say the King will meet them with a great power I pray you pray for us I have stir'd nothing at all and I hope now it is as safe in Hull as in any place other men have sent out all and wife and Bearnes and some are fled themselves but the most wife and child are you I did never feare this so much as the plague for the cause did perswade me with courage my sinnes are great therefore I do strive to doe what I can for the cause of God and the Country to redeeme former neglects Thus having not further but the Lord God blesse the King and keepe his good heart from all false Councells and incline it to the Parliament which I hold his best that he may injoy the benefit and God the glory So having not further but to remember me to you and all yours and thanke you for your care and love towards me I Rest Hull the 5 of August 1642. FINIS