❧ By the King.  
TRusty and well belo●●●… We greet you well:  
Whereas we understand, That Sir i … … am takes upon him (without any legal Authority or Powe … 〈…〉 issue warrants to Constables, and other Our Officers, t … … verse of Our trained Bands of this Our County, and requ … 〈◊〉 to march with their Arms, and to come into Our Town of 〈◊〉 where he hath disarmed divers of them, keeps their Arms, a … … argoes the men: And whereas we are credibly informed, that 〈◊〉 persons, who were lately Colonels, Lieutenant-Colonels, Captains and Officers 〈◊〉 ●rayned Bands of this Our County, intend shortly to summon, and endeavour to mus●●● 〈◊〉 ●●rces of this Our County: For as much as by the Law of the Land, none of 〈…〉 Bands are to be raised or mustered, upon any pretence or authority whatsoever 〈…〉 … all warrant under Our own hand, or by a legal writ directed to the sheriff 〈…〉 ●ounty, or by warrant from the Lord Lieutenant, or Deputy Lieutenants of 〈…〉, appointed and authorized by Commission under Our Great Seal. And wh … 〈…〉 … sent there is no Lord Lieutenant or Deputy Lieutenant legally authorized to co … the Forces and trained Bands of this Our County of York, and the Commissions, … and, and Power of all Colonels, Lieutenant-Colonels, Captains and Officers of Our ●●ained Bands, (which were derived from the Commission and Power of the Lord Lieutenant only) are now actually void, and of no Force and Authority. Our will and command therefore is, that you forthwith issue warrants under Our Hand, to all the late C●lonels, Lieutenant-Colonels, Captains and Officers who (whiles the Lord lieutenant's Commission was in Force) had the command the trained Bands of this Our County: A●d also to all High and Petty Constables, and other Our Officers, in this Our County, wh● it may concern charging and commanding them, and every of them, in Our Name, ●nd upon their Allgiance, and as they tender the Peace of this Our Kingdom, not to Must●●, leafy, or Raise, or to Summon or warn (upon any Pretence or Directions whatsoever any of Our trained Bands to Rise, Muster, or March without express warrant under Our Hand, or warrant from you Our Sheriff grounded upon a particular writ to that pu●pose; which we also command you, not to put in Execution without Our Privity and ●●●owance, whiles we shall reside in this Our County. And in case any of Our traine● … ds shall rise, or gather together, contrary to this Our command, than we will a 〈…〉 and you to charge and require them, to dissolve and retire to their dwellings. A … 〈…〉 due Summons from you, they shall not lay down their Arms, and depart to t … 〈…〉. We will and command you, upon your Allegiance, and as you tender th' … 〈…〉 d quiet of this Our Kingdom, to raise the Power of the County, and suppress 〈…〉 e, as the Law hath directed and given you Power to do. And to the end that th' … esse Command may be notified to all Our good Subjects in this Our County, so 〈…〉 may pretend hereafter to have been misled through ignorance; we require you 〈…〉 … these our Letters to be forthwith read, and published openly in all Churches an● 〈…〉 s in this Our county. Herein you may not fail, as you tender the safety and h … 〈◊〉 Our Person, the good and peace of this Our Kingdom and will answer the contra●● 〈…〉 peril. For which this shall be your sufficient warrant.  
Given at our Co●●● 〈◊〉 ●●●K the fifth day of May, in the eighteenth year of Our R●●●●●●●●…  
To Our trusty and well-beloved high sheriff of Our County of York.   

❧ Imprinted at York by ROBE●●●●●●ER, Printer to the Kings most Excellent majesty: And by the span●●●●●●es of JOHN BILL. 1642.