news FROM YORK, And the North, containing these particulars following, &c. 

1. His Majesties Declaration, and Demands of the Ministers, Free-holders, Farmers, and substantial Coppy-holders of the County of york, at Heworth Moore, near the City of york the third of june. 1642.  
2. A Letter from a Gentleman at york to his friend in London, relating the number of those that appeared with their resolution.  
3. A Catalogue of the names of the Dukes, Marquesses, earls, and Lords, that have absented themselves from the Parliament, and are now with his Majesty at york.  
4. An Order set forth by the Lords, and Commons in Parliament, concerning the Militia, the fourth of june.  
5. The copy of a Letter sent from the Committee at lincoln, ●o the House of Commons, directed to the Speaker of the said House, and subscribed with the names of the said Committees.    


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Printed at London for Francis Coules. 1642.   

His majesties Declaration to the Ministers, Free-holders, Farmers, and substantial Copyholders of this Cunty of york.  
WEe would have you to be assured that we never intended the least neglect unto you in any former summons of the Country, Our love, as well as Our protection, extending to all Our Subjects; But as you are a great Body, time and conveniency must bee observed in your Assembling.  
That you may know the general Reasons of Our being here, you must understand, That when Wee found it neither safe nor Honourable to expose Our Person to the tumultuous and licentious proceedings of many( which to this day are unpunished) who did disorderly approach near Our Court at White-hall, We trusted this part of Our Dominions chiefly to reside in; where, as most of the Gentry already have, so We assure ourselves the rest of you will give Us clear testomy of your service and obedience, which Wee will never use otherwise then for the defence of the true Orthodox Religion professed and settled in queen Elizabeths time, and confirmed by the Authority of the Statutes of this realm, the defence of the laws and fundamental Constitutions of this kingdom( as the justest Measure and Rule for Our Prerogative, and your Liberties and Rights) and lastly, for the preservation of the Peace of this kingdom.  
As for Our own zeal to the Protestant Profession, We refer all the world to Our daily exercise of, and Our Declarations concerning it, and execution of the laws against the Papists; so likewise We cannot but declare ourself most hearty sorry to find such Separatists, and schismatics, who presume, against Law, to foment new Doctrines and Disciplines to the disturbance of Church and state.  
For the Law, it being the common inheritance of Our people, we shall never enforce any Prerogative of Ours beyond it, but submit ourself to it, and give you and all our Subjects the fullest latitude of it, both for the liberty of your persons, and the propriety of your estates. And for an inviolable confidence and assurance hereof, as We take God( the searcher of all hearts) to witness Our real intention herein, so Wee shall no longer desire you to stand for the defence of Our Person Honour, and just Prerogatives, then We shal maintain the Laws of the Land, the liberty of your persons, and the propriety of your goods.  
And for the clear understanding of Our Resolutions to maintain peace, We may have the confidence and happiness to refer( against all malignity whatsoever) to Our former sixteen years reign;( too long to dissemble Our Nature) if in all this time Wee never caused the effusion of one drop of blood, it must needs be thought; that in Our riper judgement in Government, Wee should never open such Issues as might drown us and Our posterity in them; But Wee are sure to have no enemies, but in the defence of the true Protestant Profession, the right of the established Laws, and for the preservation of peace & certainly al these must be yours, as well as our enemies.  
And to the end that this present posture wherein We meet should not affright you, with the distempers of the times, the example of the two Houses having made us prepare for a guard to us and Our Childrens Persons, We wish you to look into the Composition & Constitution of it, and you will find it so far from the face or fear of War, that it serves to secure you, as well as us, from it; For Our Choice is of the prime Gentry, and of one Regiment of Our Trained Bands, which cannot be thought to oppress the country( being their own) nor war with themselves. And Wee further assure you, Wee never intended to use Forreighners, or disaffected in Religion: And that You may fully assure yourselves of Our sole dependency upon the love and service of Our own people, to live and die with them, We have armed these Our Subjects; which had been most irrationalll, if We had ever intended to have used Strangers. And further, you may perceive that Wee receive none, but such as stand clear in Loyalty and Religion, for which reason We have caused the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy to be given them. Likewise, to prevent any distempers at home, We have, and shall put the Trained Bands of all this Our kingdom under the command of Persons of Honour, confidence & affection to their Countrcy; straitly charging, upon their Allegiance no Officer to accept any command in them, nor Souldiers to obey any save such as are authorized by Us.  
And for the prevention of any innovated power over you, you shall have us here to govern you, and the Souldiory to protect you in peace, and to relive you against all oppressions; for that as Wee have  told you before, must arise from some great violation( which We hope God will prevent) and not from this preparation of Our Subjects. Therefore let none of you be affrighted with vain fears if such a war should follow, it follows the Authors home to their own doors; and such( by the confidence of Our Person with you) We assure ourself you are not.  
Here We had left you to your fidelity and duty, had not some malicious insolence in Our former meetings sent forth most presumptuous Summons, deceiving our people, and presuming upon Our royal Authority; and these present themselves as great defenders s, of Religion, peace, and Liberty; Whereas they become infectiou and contagious to the people, seducing them into vain fancies and delusions, as may appear by their warrants which Wee could trace to some Pulpits, as we are credibly informed: And you see it were just in us, to punish these Authors of sedition, but that it would bee too great a favour, for it would honour them with the Title of martyrdom, for Gods cause, as they vainly pretend: But you may now see from whence this Spirit comes, that would make us to be in the Act of destruction of Religion, Our Person a disturber of the Peace, and ready to introduce slavery.  
These here are all the foreign Forces we have, or ever shall intend to have to act these great designs, notwithstanding the vain fears hitherto imagined. So that you see it is high time that these fancies were dispersed and driven away, that We might bee repaired in Honour and interest, and you enjoy the blessing of Peace and happiness, the advancement whereof shall bee Our study and comfort: and therefore We shall( when you shall think it convenient time) ease you in the number of the Trained Bands. And for your Billet-Money, it had been long since paid, but that no part of the Subsidies( which We passed for that purpose) came to Our hands, and We shall not be wanting in any thing that lieth in Us for the full satisfaction thereof: And shall make Our Grace and bounty to you answerable to your best fidelity and loyalty, as occasion shall be offered to us.  

A Catalogue of the Names of the Dukes, Marquesses, earls, and Lords &c.  
The Lord Keeper.  
Duke of Richmond.  
marquis of Hartford.  
marquis Hamtlton.  
earl of Cumberland.  
earl of Bath.  
earl of Southampton,  
earl of Dorset.  
earl of salisbury.  
earl of northampton.  
earl of Devonshire.  
earl of carlisle.  
earl of clear.  
earl of westmoreland.  
earl of Monmouth.  
earl of Lindsey.  
earl of New-castle.  
earl of Dover.  
earl of Canarvan.  
earl of Newport.  
earl of Thanet.  
Lord mowbray.  
Lord Strange.  
Lord Willoughby.  
Lard Longavill.  
Lord Rich.  
Lord Andover.  
Lord Faulkconbridge.  
Lord Lovelace.  
Lord Paulet.  
Lord Newarke.  
Lord Coventry.  
Lord Savill.  
Lord Dunsmore.  
Lord Seymor.  
Lord Capel   

The copy of a Letter from a Gentleman at York, &c.  
I Received yours of this post, and here I do return you answer First the King granting out a Summons to our Country Gentlemen, Ministers, and Freeholders for to be here: so there did at this day appear 10000. men on Heworth Moore, which declaring themselves, that they as long as they could stand with life and heart would see the King righted. And the King declared hide himself, as you will see by this enclosed book. Thus with my love and service to you I rest.  
Your friend ever. F. H. York 3 june, 1642.   

The copy of a Letter sent from the Committee at lincoln, to the House of Commons, directed to the Speaker of the said House, & subscribed with the names of the said Committee.  
Sir:  
such is our earenst desire, to manifest our obedience to the Commands of both Houses, That wee cannot om●t any opportunity to advertise you of our first dayes proceeding and success therein. The Lord Francis Willoughby appointed by the Ordinance of Parliament, to be Lord lieutenant of this county, had by his Warrant summoned the chief Constables to attend him yesterday, the last of May, in this place, to give him an account concerning the arms of the Trained Ban s and Ammunition, within their several Hundreds and Wapentakes; which service accordingly they performed with all readiness and alacrity, even beyond expectations, there being the fullest appearance of them that we have observed upon any occasion heretofore, so as about fourscore in this great county, not above two or three of them were absent; Neither did the Kings Proclamation( published on purpose, as wee conceive, throughout the county, and which some had officiously fixed upon the gates of the inn where we met;) nor this enclosed Letter from His majesty sent to the old( but as we hear new re-established deputy lieutenant, sunder the earl of Lindsey, who likewise hath a Commission under the Broad seal, for the Lievtenancie, of Lincolnshire, as wee are informed, any whit deter, or hinder them. We have already del●vered forth Warrants to those Head-Constables for Musters to be held( for the more conveniency) in several places of this county, at each of which( God willing) we all of us intend to be assistant, the rather because wee understand that our presence here doth not a little comfort and revive the spirit of all honest and well affencted persons in this county; whose forward good examples will( wee doubt not) be a means to draw the rest to a more ready conformity. In which hopes we are further encouraged by this dayes trial in the city, finding, besides the Trained Bands thereof, a like number of Volunteers well and completely armed, who are ready to make tender of their Service, for the defence of his Majesties Person, the Parliament, and the kingdom, according to their late Protestation. These are our first beginnings in your Service, which we humbly submit unto you, and so remain  
Lincoln, 1 junii. 1642. Your affectionate Friends and Servants, 

W. Armyne,  
Edw. Asscough,  
Th. Hatcher,  
Christ. Wray,  
Anth. Irby,  
joh. Broxolme.    
Ordered by the House of Commons, that this be forthwith printed.   

Die Sabbati 4 junii, 1642.  
IT is this day ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament, That the Deputie-Lievtenants of the several and respective Counties within the kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales, that are not Members of the House of Commons, be hereby required and enjoined to bee present at the dayes and places which are, or shall hereafter be appointed by the Lord-Lievtenants, or their Deputies, for the Training, Mustering, and Exercising of the Inhabitants of the said Counties, according to the authority given unto them by an Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament. And it is further ordered, That all Deputy-Lievtenants, as well those that are Members of the House of Commons, as others, shall give such dispatch, by preparing of Warrants, Commissions, or Letters, and subscribing of the same as the Service shall require; And that such as shall refuse, or neglect so to do, that their Names be certified unto us by their fellow-Deputies, or any one of them that shall or do perform the said Service. And it is further declared, That it is the Intention of both Houses, for the better encouragement of so good a work, so much conducing to the safety of his Majesties Person and Kingdoms, That some of their Members at the times and places appointed, or to be appointed for the execution of the said Ordinance, shall be sent down to give their personal attendance upon the said Service.  
 
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