THE Earl OF ESSEX His SPEECH in the artillery garden to the soldiers on Tuesday Last. WITH HIS majesty's Propositions to the CITIZENS OF LONDON, likewise TERRIBLE AND bloody NEWS FROM York Concerning the great affront, which was given to the said City, by the Cavileers, and how the Citizens gave them a repulse and shut up the gates. Whereunto is annexed, London's Resolution for the defence of the King and Parliament.  
Ioh. Bro. Cler. Par.  
Hen: Els. Parl. D. Com.  
July. 28. Printed for Thomas Baley. 1642.   

His majesty's PROPOSITIONS TO THE Citizens of London. Wherein he declares his royal intentions concerning the said City.  
BY woeful experience we have known and found, the rebellions insurections & wicked policies and stratagens of these most hellish Papists, and malignant party are grown to such a head that it is feared, without the great mercy of God, we are like to endure the hardest Censure, and bloody devices: they possibly can inflict upon this our Kingdom; For these Counties viz. YORKSHIRE, LINCOLNSHIRE, LANCASHIRE, are so grievously perplexed, with the fear of a civil war, which still these Cavileers with oaths and threats, do daily insist to the fears of all good Christians; they are now grown to so insolent and turbulent spirits, being countenanced with the smiles of many Peers, of this kingdom, and they are grown to such a height that they began to use such lascivious actions that the inhabitants of these parts, are grown to a most miserable thinking daily and hourly when these men will cease upon their goods, and they began since His majesty went into L●ncolne, and Beverly, to use many outrages against the City. Whereupon the Citizens of York foreseeing the danger that would ensue, caused the gates to be shut up, they having a long time groaned under the domineering of the Cavileers.  
The truth whereof was reported to the Honourable House of Commons, on Saturday last the sixteenth of July, both Houses taking into consideration the Militia, of the kingdom propounded and Ordered, that it is against the laws, and liberties of the Kingdoms, that any of the subjects thereof should be compelled by the King, to attend him at his pleasure but saith as is bound thereto,  
And the Lords and Commons, in Parliament do declare.  
That it is both against the laws of the Land and the liberty of the subject, for any Messenger or Officer, to cease upon any His majesty's Subjects. And likewise declare that it ●s against the public Peace of the kingdom, and that the same be forthwith Printed and Published, and Assigned under the Clarks hand-  
His royal Majesty likewise declareth that neither the testimony of, so many of our Lords now with us can credit, with divers men that they proceed to levy Men, and Money, and raise Horse.  
Therefore we are not to be misliked if after so many gracious expositious upon considerable purposes and reasons, which they answer by Ordering that we answer to be Reason and so appear to leavie war against Us. And therefore we make such Provision, that as we have been forced from London, and kept from Hul we may not be surprised at York, but in a condition to bring justice on these men, who would persuade Our People that their Religion is in danger, because we will not consent, it shall be in their power, and that their Votes and liberties are in danger, because we will allow no judge of that liberty, but the known power of the land.  
Yet whatsoever provison, we shall be compelled to make for our security, we shall be ready, to lay down▪ so soon as they shall have revoked their Orders which they have made, and submit those persons, who have detained Our towns carried away our arms, and put the Militia in Execution contrary to our Proclamation, to that trial of innocency, and to which they were borne.  
and if this be not submitted we shall with as good a Conscience, and we believe we shall not want, the good affections of our subjects to that end, proceed against those who shall prepare to exercise that pretended Ordnance of the Militia, and Sr. John Hotham who keeps Our town of HUL from Us, as we would resist persons that come in a far greater way; And therefore we shall repose and require our City of London to obey our Commands, and not to be misled by those men who are led desperate by their fortunes who tell them that their Religion, liberty, and property, is to be preserved by no other way but by their disloyalty.  
Therefore we propound unto them that they are now at the brink of the river, and may draw their swords when nothing pursues them but their own evil Consiences. His royal Majesty likewise declareth that the worth and glory of the City is not like to be destroyed any other way but by rebelling against Us, or their wives and Children to be exposed to violence and villainy, but by those who make their appetite and will, their measures and guide to all their Actions.  
And his royal and Sacred Majesty doth likewise again propound and declare that he is resolved to proceed against all those persons that shall assist by furnishing of Horse, Men, and Plate as against the disturbers of the public Peace of the whole kingdom in general protesting that for his one part his intenciones are royal as alredey hath b●e published and declared to all the world.