MORE JOYFUL NEWS FROM HULL Being the Happiest Tidings that ever came to London, set in a Letter from Sir john Hotham and read in the House of Commons upon Monday last.  
With the Answer of the House of Commons to the said Letter.  
Likewise His Majesty's Letter to the Queen in Holland, intercepted by the Earl of Warwick, and read in the House of Comemons upon Saturday, july 30. And the joyful Resolution of the Scots, concerning the Forces raised by his Majesty.  
Hen. Elsing. Cler. Parl. D. Com.  
August 2. Printed for J. Wells, 1642.   

Better and Better NEWS FROM HULL; Being the happiest and Joyfullest Tidings, that ever came to London.  
TRUTH is the Daughter of Time, and Experience the best Schoolmaster, who hath long since taught many Men and States, the sad and woeful effects of an half-done work, and those Convulsions, and renting Pains which the Body of Great Britain now shows, that the Ill Humours and Obstructions, and not yet fully purged nor dissolved.  
God will have a through work done, if instead of redressing Evils, we think to to trans-seat all by removing of persons, and not things, well may we bush our Troubles for a season, but they will return with a greater violence; for believe it, let us flatter ourselves as we please, any sighted Eye may see, that although we think we have now passed this Equinoctial and Straffordian Line, and seem to have gone beyond Canterbury.  
Yet their Faction, and their undermining Agents (of all the Religions) grow daily more and more powerful, and no doubt do labour an extirpation of all Parliaments, and men which will not think, say and swear to their Opinions and Practices.  
But we have friends in the North, that will not suffer these persons to remain any longer here neither will they suffer true Religion to be beaten down; but is Resolved to finish the work which he hath for merly begun  
Whereupon they having taken into consideration the proceed of the Cavaliers, which they conceive to be the Opposers of true Religion, and the occasion of these Distempers which hath now crept into the Bowels of this didressed Kingdom, hath set down their full Resolution in these ensuing particulars.  

1. THat they are Resolved to maintain Gods true Religion against all Opposers whatsoever, and th● they will spend their dearest Blo●d in the maintenance thereof.  
2. That they are Resolved to assist His Sacred Majesty and the High Court of Parliament, against the Disturbers of the Peace of this Kingdom.  
3. That they will adventure and spend their lives and fortunes, in the Defence of His Majesty's Prerogative, the Privileges of Parliament, the liberty of the Subject, and the Laws of the Realm.   
These foregoing particulars, are the Propositions and Resolution of our well-affected Brethren in Scotland, wherein they do declare their love and affection to this Kingdom, being likewise Resolved to assist the King and Parliament against the Cavaliers, who commit many Outrages against the Inhabitants in divers Counties, contrary to his Majesty's Command.  
And will to the uttermost of their power, riase a certain Number of men, for the preservation of the Peace of this Kingdom.  

Joyful New from Hull.  
Upon Monday last there was letters read in the Audience of both Houses, that came from Sir John Hotham, wherein he declared his happy victory, which he had obtained against the Cavaliers, and after some 3. or 4. hours' skirmish, they were forced to fly, slaying a great number of them, the Lord Rich being likewise dangerously wounded, and the Earl of Lindsey were also hurt, and also intimating, how that the ships which the Earl of Warwick sent to him do stand him in great stead, and have had many skirmishes with the Cavaliers who had fortified themselves at Paul, but after some fight, they bate down the Fortifications, and made the Cavaliers to fly.  
Both Houses having ratd the aforesaid Leettes, after some Debate thereupon, returned this Answer to Sir John Hotham, That for his good service which he hath performed lately, they give him much thanks, being joyful to hear of his happy Proceed, inciting him to the continuance of the Parliaments confidence.  
This is the effect and substance of the Parliaments Answer to Sir John Hothams' Letter.  
There was also a Report made at a Conference to the Lords, by the Earl of Essex, that he had received Letters from the Earl of Warwick, intimating that he had intercepted a packet of letters at the Sea, which were going to the Queen from his Majesty; which was to this effect.  
That his Majesty desired her to send over those things he sent for, and to be careful therein, informing her also of his late Proceed, and how confident he is of obtaining Hull, and that he hath so won the hearts of his Subjects, that there are scarce four in a County of a contrary mind.  
The aforesaid particulars concerning his Majesty and his Royal consort the Queen, was read in the House of Commons upon Saturday last, with many more letters, but of no great consequence, being intercepted by the Earl of Warwick, and by him sent to the Right Honourable, the Earl of Essex, Lord General of the Army, now setting forth of his Majesty, the Parliament, and Kingdom. God of his great mercy protect him from all those Bloodsucking Parties, that seeks the extirpation and Ruin of the true Protestant Profession, and laws of the land.  
Ordered that this be printed and published. John Brown Cler. Par●.