joyful News FROM HULL OR, Sr. john Hothams' overthrow given to the Cavaliers.  
Wherein is showed how Sr. john Hotham having received intelligence of their coming, displayed his Ordnance against them, whereby was slain threescore Cavaliers beside others who were wounded and fled.  
likewise, a most Remarkable passage, showing God's judgement on divers Cavaliers of Newcastle-  
john Browne, Cler. Parl.  
August 2. Printed for Thomas Baley. 1642.   

THE JUDGEMENT Of GOD on divers Cavaliers for their damnable Oaths.  
IN time of War, that some times happy peacemaker, when unlooked for mischiefs are either hatching or of ripe age; prevention and policy is the best antidotes, which the best even our blessed Parliament have used as sovereign in these worst ages.  
And indeed if upon a conceited survey of imminent danger, they had left to be caustious, they had resigned enjoyed security to hap hazards Cruilty; but that honourable Assembly having a wellconceated ill conceit of some adverse party, who deeming Majesty Loyalty, would feign Lord it over them with some upstart tyranny, have well fortified those places most aimed at, because most dangerous to their assaults, and turrited and resartiated those time-worne Bulwarks, which lay as it were gaping for the issue of the enemy. Nay, not only so, but since that moneys are the finewes of war, victuals and provision the useful artillery, they they have with as much care as speed, caused to be transported to Hull, such conveniences which their private necessities cry for: a ship laden with victuals.  
But since that Fortune is commonly adverse to virtuous and good intended designs, it had not swept the surface of the water, to New Castle, but it had run on the pikes of danger, by some Cavaliers; if execution had not proved more unlucky than intentions for no sooner were their eyes commanders of the Vessel, but drove with envy rather than hunger, armed with temerity rather than civil honesty, without sulration, they let fly a Cannon shot at her: but it came short of their longing, and, as it were approving their innocence, the hard iron cried in his errand, as loath to do his message, and for grief fell down dead. Which when these Buffs perceived, presently, not knowing the cause of the quarrel, they seemed to lay battery against heaven, and with thundering and selfe-damming word-shot, threatened to embark the poor Bark in some disadvantage. Whereupon they lifted up their voices in a high execrable strain, others were in a lower Key, all ran division, and no music sounds, well, unless there be another Base shot, command therefore was given, that they should glut a piece: and after they had roared it with a Dam Me, they seconded it with a Ram ye to the top, so that they fed the piece belly full with the deadly enemies of life, for how they will shoot and indeed in the upshot they did, for having discharged their Engine: again as if the others cause was good, it broke its heart, and as enraged sent his entrails into theirs who kindled his anger, and with his sides thrust them into death's doors. Here might you see a Separatist, a leg parted from the body, there an Atheist, as if he had denied its Essence, many to the number of thirty massacred, some as Church Papists, share equally of life and death.  
Thus did they fall and were entangled in their own yarn: thus they became their own executioners, who, whilst they intent to build a house on others ruin, and make others wretchedness their happiness, found no enemies but themselves, as if they only had been the men who were to be prosecuted with such vengeance. And now would this accident feign traduce the constancy of my faith: and I begin to judge of the cause of the injured party, which useth skill in selfe-defending not man offending guided by nature, which clemency and patience have named good; whose cause Fortune hath Christened just, unless it be turned a crime to secure one's self; I am therefore struck with dull amazement at the thought of that tongue destructions that slay our Common wealth in so many piece, that Mortals should judge occurrents as their fancies reacheth, each man as is inclined to War or Peace embrace either, not respecting their own persons nor the Cause but the person for whose safeguard their weapons are suscepted, or if not so, for for what they have not long been acquanted with Pillage, who are the more desperate, c●use they are past hope, I speak of those only who know it serves, no way to save a Country but to destroy it, whose headlong actions speak t●em unfortunate even in the least attempt ●or their hopes were frustrate, and that swimming sto●ehouse like the Trojan Horse lined wi●● ammunition safely dancing upon the wave, for joy they arri 〈…〉 in wished for port.  
If they would but sit down and recollect what dangers hoper over us and them how sharply they have been entertained in their adventures; they would I suppose, take breath and parley  a second one set; for lately they were stuffed with such overmeting audacity that taking as they thought time by the forehead, they in tended to invade Hull, and having a friend of night to distowne Sr. John Hotham; which under mask of darkness they did, intending may I say like Cowards which strike winking or blind fold, but he found fortune as favarable as the Parliament finds him faithful for first he seeming as it were careless Congested the Waters together and bridled them in which some fresh Water Soldiers being privy to, Conducted by their ancient Captain, Captain fancy began to inherit after the Flood, and having won the opportunity o'erspread the earth; this Sr. John Hotham gave leave to Rand●uowz in his thoughts; who presently felt these Flies wagging in his Web; whereupon he saluteed these Bravadoes with a piece of ordinance welcome sent about threescore souls to Pluto 〈…〉 rest into an Ague H●rd Fate.  
Sr. John not only welcomed them but paid the shot, such entertainment were they never like to rein o●…or the rest to be tasters of unless they come with a powder, thus those daring Grim spirits have been cur●d of the disease of long life: for indeed they have been engines of torment of torment to the Country, and that Nobleman is crowned with glory; who remembers rather that he is a Subject than a Knight, whom the Honourable Houses of Parliament, have as a gurdeon and ● for his deserts, willingly with 〈…〉 ●●●●…ions for the security of his persons as their own, whose happiness consists in theirs: to maintain which, he● is as ready as able to put in force any thing by force, from force, the endeavours of encroaching adversaries; wherefore answerable to their command, to let in the water, he hath opened the floodgates, which measuring the out-fields, make  of Crystal for the neighbouring plains: which, that it may not be disrobed of its pure garment, to the subversion of many. Let such Merchant adventurers take heed to batter for goods, or thought-good to King, with life or limbs, lest while they strive for that little Island in a forced ebb, they be ill willers to the King and Kingdom estate, whose ruin is smirkt with the name of safety, and gain the Parliaments displeasure to their own loss.  
The Lords and 〈…〉, that a Garrison of Soldiers is at New Castle. Likewise Earl Rivers being put into the Commission of Array, exercises it with much rigour imprisoning all the that oppose him.  
john Brown Cler. Par●.  
FINIS.