The best News from YORK, That ever came to London and Westminster.  
Containing, His Majesty's most gracious Resolution to return to his Parliament; with his determination to be resident at at his Palace at Whitehall, where he may the better comply with his two Houses of Peers and Commons.  
To the joy Of all the KING'S true hearted and Loyally disposed SUBJECTS.  
With the Contents of a Letter lately sent from the Queen's Majesty to the King, concerning her desire, that his Majesty and the Parliament may concur together.  
Printed at London by I. H. for T. Powel. 1642. july 1.   

The Best News from York, that ever came to the two Cities of London and Westminster.  
Wheareas' some malignant Parties have (with specious shows and pretences of Loyalty) made the hearty and unfeigned love and fidelity of thi● Honourable City of London to the King's Majesty not so well confided in as formerly, to the withdrawing of the King's sacred Person, whose presence did like the Sun in the Celestial Orb, give radiant and vivificating splendour to this great Metropolis: and seeing that in his Majesty's absence, there hath been such a general decay of Trading, and a cessation of all Manufactures, whereby the common sort of People have been exposed to much necessity, and having wanted means and maintenanee for their present subsisting, although this in itself considered can have relation to no other cause, but from the King's pleasure to transport his Person to York, besides the impression of fears and jealousies which have taken possession not only in the mind of the weakest, but in the cogitation of those of clear apprehensions and sound judgements, that the alienation of mutual affection and confidence between the King and his great Counsel can produce nothing but a distraction in the Kingdom, and such effects as they are afraid to mention or behold with their understanding, but through the prospect of precedent times, as in the Reign of Richard the Third, when there was such a great disaffection and contestation between the King and his Parliament. The face of the Times being grown pallid with care and unutterable grief and discontent to discern with an Ataxy and disorder in the harmonious concord of the happy Government of this Kingdom perturbed by some malicious machiavels, and pernicious Councillors: And whereas the King hath immured and clouded Himself from reflecting on his Southern Subjects with his usual and comfortable beams of favour, to the discouragement of his great and Honourable Counsel of PARLIAMENT, and the encouragement of the bloody, superstitious, and execrable Rebels in Ireland, who daily commit most inhuman massacres on the Protestants, and besides where there hath been such a continual intercourse of Declarations continually imprinted and published to vindicate the King's Majesty from all aspersions of any sinister intent in raising any Arms in the North, or to have any Design against his loyal People and Integrious Parliament, though his preparation of Ammunition and Forces endeavoured to persuade the hearts and affections of his People to the contrary. It hath now pleased God by whose divine providence the Circumvolutions of all terrene sublunary matters is turned about to the manifestation of his love and favour to this Nation, and to the expression of his own mighty Power, to work an unexpected alteration in the King's Heart and Intentions.  
For, whereas before he had been often solicited by many and sundry humble Petitions that it would please his Majesty to accord with his Parliaments proceed, and to solicitate & make happy his Subjects by affording them the gracious possession and fruition of his presence, by returning to his loyal City of London disconsolate in his long discontinuance from thence, He is now by the earnest advice and persuasion of some great Personages won and inclined to prove and demonstrate by real actions that which so long and with so many reiterated Declarations he hath so often professed; namely, the maintaining the true Protestant Religion and the peaceable Government of this Kingdom, according to the Fundamental Laws thereof, and hereupon having taken matters deeply into his consideration, and weighed in the Balance of justice and judgement the great hazard he should run by engaging this Land into the combustions of a civil discord so much desired by the Malignant party and now fully beleeveing that the Love of his loyal Subjects is the strongest gu●rd of defence that can be raised both for security of his own Royal Person, and the prosperity of his Realms and Dominions; His Majesty having duly considered these aforesaid reasons, if fully and absolutely determined forthwith to relinqish the the City of York, and all his former Intentions of raising Arms, whereby his Loyal Southern Subjects were instigated nourish many just fears and jealousies of the event and purpose in raising such unnecessary Forces, and to give their minds more Large and Satisfactory contentment, he is graciously resolved to take off all disguises of war which did so disanimate and affright his Loving Subjects, and make it appear by actual Declarations that he will endeavour to assimilate his Royal Father of blessed Memory, and to show himself as he is in his own gracious thoughts a peaceable and pious King, and for the further conformation hereof, he is purposed forthwith to renovate the joy and happiness of this distracted discontented City, and to give them a testimony to secure their present fears, by his gracious returning and coming back to the City of London, that so the rumours and reports of any Warrlik actions and designs may be extirpated and suppressed, all matters settled in a quiet and peaceable condition by his gracious and loving correspondence with his loyal Parliament and People who are ready to hazard their lives and fortunes for his Majesty's safety and protection; and this concurrence in affection with his Parliament and people will no doubt be the impulsive cause to produce many happy and auspicious effects: for as his Majesty's returning to London will be a great joy and consolation to all his faithful and affectionate Subjects, so will it be a disanimation to the malignant party, when they shall perceive that all their evil counsels hatched with such profound policy, and grounded on nefarious Principles cannot produce such a disturbance to the Commonwealth as they conjectured, nor detain the King's Majesty in the Northern parts by irritating and provoking His gracious disposition to confront and oppose His People and Parliament; who do and ever shall account it the Highest and Noblest end of their endeavours, to show their willingness and alacrity in obeying and serving the King's Majesty's just and Legal commands, neither can they conceive and imagine a greater and fuller joy, exhilirating and swelling into an exultation of gladness, then when they apprehend what felicity the King's Majesties most gracious Union and correspondent relation with his Parliament may opperate in the affections of his Subject, and the felicitating of many great Affairs, which now bleed for want of expedition and due prosecution it being a verity as well in Political matters as Moral, that where there is no progression in State matters, there must needs be a regression.  
And besides these suspicious effects, which would result by the King's Majesty's gracious conversion to his Parliament, and reversion, or returning again to his City of London; what sublimated Speech or high expressions of the most refined mellifluous Oratory, can delineate those earnest desires which do inflame the affections of the Citizens to behold the animable and gracious aspect of his Majesty, in whose countenance fierceness and Majesty are mixed together, to attract good subjects to an humble familiarity, and to strike a terror into the bad: If there be great demonstrations of joy and excessive rejoicing when friends long divided and separated, do by the indulgence of Fortune occur and meet again, or when friends are alienated in affection, if after their reconciliation, their combination in love grow the stronger, may it not hence much more be concluded, that the King's Majesty's long absence from the City of London, shall make the City more joyful for his return: while their hearts make loud acclamations of rejoicing for his forsaking York, as he intends to do, and coming to London.  
For the King's Majesty is (as it were) the C●ripheus and Sun of Majesty, that doth warn and cherish the hearts of his subjects with his presence, and therefore it is no wonder that the City of London doth with such ardency of affection desire to be sensible of the animating beams of his favour, at a mere distance; and that York might not surfeit with his liberal benignity, and continual residence, while London the ancient Seat of the Kings and Princes of this Land is left forsaken by his Majesty, than which there can be no greater grief; for they knowing their loyal intentions to his Majesty, to equiperate, if not exceed any of his loyal Subjects, cannot choose but be much disanimated by the King's Majesty's sequestering himself from his ancient Court of residence; but now after mature deliberation and earnest persuasion, his Majesty is fully resolved to give such countenance to his subjects of the City of London, as their demerits in all age for their loyalty and fidelity hath deserved, and to show that his with drawing himself from London, was rather the effect of evil counsel then any distrust or certainty conceived against them grounded upon any apprehension fears, grounded upon any tumultuary carriage or demeanour at Westminster, his Majesty, his Majesty, in token of hearty reconciliation to his Parliament and People, and thereof is purposed with all expedition possible to revisit the City of London. And thereby give them ample testimony and confirmation, that regnantiam ira amoris redinte gratio est, the absence of Kings renovates the affection of Subjects, and makes their return more welcome, there being nothing more desired than His Majesty's return to London.  
The Queen's Letter.  
Royal SIR, Though I have been a long time absent from you in Person, yet am I still and ever will be present with You in affection. No distance of place can divide our hearts, nor any length of time can lessen the real and unfeigned love that is equal between us. My heart's desire is to see You, and once more to behold a happy Union between Your Majesty and your Parliament.  
FINIS.