Master Speakers LETTER Ordered by the honourable House of Commons, to be sent to the high sheriff and Gentry of YORKSHIRE.  
Showing their dislike of such as have endeavoured to persuade the country, that their petition to the parliament was ill relished.  
Secondly, their dislike of such as have endeavoured to persuade godly Ministers, that their exercises are not acceptable to the House.  
Thirdly, their dislike of such as have endeavoured to persuade the Trained Band from going into Hull, upon the Parliament Order.  
Also showing their great acceptation of the Yorkshire Petition, and how ready they are to take care for the discharging the Billet-money in that County.  
Likewise the Parliament wondering at the impudency of those men, who dare to hinder the advancement of the glory of God & of his worship, and also to scandalize the piety of the house in so high a measure.  
Likewise showing how ready th●y are to propagate Religion, also desiring and enjoining the High sheriff, to return the names of all those who have vented these untruths, and dissuaded the Trained Band in holderness, from entering into Hull.  
London, Printed for John Frank, 1641.   

SIR,  
THe House hath received information by Letters from yourself, that the malice of some hath proceeded so far of late, as to endeavour first, to persuade your country, that the Petition to the Parliament were ill relished by this House. And that your free offers therein of putting yourselves into a Posture of Defence, hath given such testimony of your abilities, that it hath utterly taken away the hopes of paying your Billet money, till the Parliament knows not how else to dispose of it. Secondly, to cry down Exercises (which have already done much good) and to draw off some Ministers by persuading them that they are not acceptable to this House. Thirdly, that some in holderness have dissuaded the Trained Bands from going unto Hull upon the Parliament Order.  
Which information of yours, the House takes for an especial service, and for so full a ●estimony of your fidelity to the Parliament, and of love to your Country, as they hold it an evident character of your worth, and for this commands me to give you very hearty thanks. And to desire you in the name of the house to declare to the Country, how false and malicious these r●ports are: since the House was so far f●om disrelishing their Petitions, or turning their free offer to their disadvantage, as that they returned their public thanks when the Petition was received: Passed a vote to approve of their offer, and since by another Vote justified them in the same Act upon his majesty's taking notice thereof. And have since ordered that the same Counties which paid their pole-money heretofore at York, shall now pay all their proportions of the Bill of four hundred thousand pounds shortly to be raised to the discharge of the billet-money in your County and those other Counties where it is owing, which if it shall not fully satisfy, they will discharge as soon as the great necessities of the kingdom can possibly permit. And likewise they command me to let you know that they do very much wonder at the impiety and impudence of those men who dare to hinder the advancement of the glory of God and of his worship. And also to scandalize the piety of this house in so high a measure, as to say those good Ministers endeavours are not acceptable to it, they accounting it their greatest honour to patronize painful Preachers in the performance of their duties. And being resolved to cherish & advance with their utmost power, whatsoever may tend to the propagating of Religion of which they hold those exercises to be an especial means. This house therefore being very sensible of the great inconveniences which may happen by their misreports in these distracted times, and from the malice of these men, if it should proceed uncontrolled desires, and enjoins you to return the names as well of those who have vented these untruths, as likewise of those who have dissuaded the Trained Bands in holderness, from entering into Hull upon the Parliaments Order: persuading themselves that you who have already given such proof of your affection to the kingdom, will still continue it by your endeavours, to prevent the practices of any ill-affected persons upon any of that County, to the disturbance of the peace.  

Die Mercurii 16 Martii, 1641.  
It is this day ordered by the House of Commons now assembled in parliament, that this Letter be forthwith printed.  
H. Elsyngs Cler. Parl. D. Com.   
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