A LETTER SENT FROM THE MAIOR burgesses AND OTHER THE INHABITANTS OF THE town OF HULL, To the Right worshipful the High sheriff, and the rest of the Gentrey and Freeholders in the County of YORE.  
Now to Attend His majesty on Heyworth Moore, june 3. 1642.  
With the Protestation of the Gentry, Freeholders, and other Inhabitants of the County of york, against a Petition drawn up in the Name of that County, dated june 3. 1642.  
London, Printed for I. T. june 17. 1642.   

june the second, 1642. TO THE RIGHT counsel THE High, and the rest of the Sheriffes, Gentry, in the County of York, now to attend his Sacred majesties summons and pleasure on Heyworth More, june 3. 1642.  
Gent.  
NOw( if ever) stand fast, quit yourselves as Fathers of your country, let it appear before God and all the world, that truly generous blood runs in your veins; evidence in Gods Name, your heartiest Loyalty and dearest affection to his most Sacred majesty, but while you remembtr the King, forget not the kingdom for the Lords sake; put not asunder those things which God hath so nearly joined together, oh, consider the honour, the cause of God, the good success of this present Parliament, your Lives, laws, liberties, your temporal, your spiritual welfare lies all a bleeding this day at your own feet, and earnestly supplicate your best assistance.  
Tell us wee beseech you; shall wee die, and you live; can it possibly go well with you, whilst ill with us, is it not your own cause and qu●●●●ll, ●●y God and the Kings which wee maintain, stand you not as much interested, and as deeply engaged to appear, for God and the Kings Honour as wee ourselves; were wee disposed to Recriminate, wee cound Anathomize before God and man the worthiness of those unreasonable men, the great zealots, not onely for the ruin, but the eclipsing of the glory of this blessed Parliament, but our intent onely is to beg that all your hands, which in Justice you dare not, and in Charity( wee are sure) ought not to deny us, and thus your help and u●most endeavour in this nick of our( wee had almost said your) greatest necessity bee assured there was never a greater prise in your hands then at this time, in poor Hull are Imbark't two of the richest jewels in the worid, Gods truth, and Christendomes peace, each of which in va●uation far exceeds a Kings ransom, we delight not in a needless & supe●fl●ous expense of words, And therefore wee shall in short tell you that wee or rather God expects this day at all your hands viz. That you( and that with instance) Petition his most Excellent majesty, to vouchsafe the influence of his royal favo●● and gracious presence to his great council, the High Court of Parliament, the onely way( in huma●●e apprehen●ion) to staunch the bleeding wounds of Ireland, and distracted England.  
That you now help the Lords against the mighty; That with as humble boldness you manifest your extreme unwillingness to come in an hostile way against us, least you bring guiltless blood upon your own heads, and kindle such a fire in England, as will never bee quenched; Assure yourselves, that wirhout much Contention and greatest circumspection, you may raise up such a Spirit as will not be conjured down again in hast; worthies ponder we beseech you our present but sad condition, set yourselves before Gods awful bar, make our case your own, Let your consciences speak, would you betray so great a trust committed to you, by so great a council; would you that we should wound t rough your sides, Heaven and Earth( what you shall attempt against us, will in the reflection result upon God, the King, the Church, the State, yourselves; would you to satisfy a good King, set open the Gates, and with the same courtesy gratify a very bad company who seek nothing less then either the safety of His Maiestyes royal person and posterity; or the security of his Dominions and liege people, would you have us wash our hands in your dearest blood, in some; would you have us render you the people of the Kings wrath; Wee are confident you would not; do then( according to the primordiall Law) as you would be done unto, strike in wee beseech you effectually whilst you have time, put not God upon another course of deliverance, least the honour of yorkshire be laid in the dust for ever.  
Oh, give us in this great strait, real Testimony of your Affections; and you shall for-ever have the acknowledgement of the real obligations of all  
Your affectionate friend, and humble servants in the poor town of Hull.   

The Protestation of the Gentrey, Ministers, Free-holders, and other Inhabitants of the County of york, against a Petition drawn up in the name of that County, Bearing date the third of june, 1642.  
WHereas there is a printed Petition( entitled, To the right Honourable the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled. The humble Petition of the Gentrey, Ministers, Free-holders, and other substantial Inhabitants of this County of york) spread abroad in the County, which wee conceive to bee a geat wrong and scandal to all well affencted persons, not onely in respect of the matter thereof which we utterly dislike, as laying an imputation upon the Parliament, si not giving life to the laws of the land & likewise in charging thē to be the cause of the distractions of this kingdom: but also, that it was never presented to the country at the general meeting the third of june, and albeit it was Printed the next day, and since red in divers Churches: We whose names are here subscribed, do make our Protestation against the said Petition, as no way ever approved on by us, or agreeing with our sense. And wee do hereby declare, that we shall( according to our Protestation lately taken by us) with our lives and fortunes defend his majesties royal Person, Honour, and Estate, and also the power and privilege of Parliament, together with the rights and liberties of the subiects; of which Rights and Liberties we conceive the privileges of Parliament to be the chief.   
FJNJS.