A SPEEDY POST WITH MORE NEWS FROM HULL, YORK, AND BEVERLEY.  
Truly relating how Sir John Hotham sent five hundred men out of Hull, under the Command of Sir john Meldron to a Town called Anlaby, two miles from Hull, where some of the King's forces lay.  
Also of his taking the Magazine there, his firing of it, and by killing of some Sentinels, all the Regiment ran away except some 15. which was taken prisoners and brought into Hull.  
With divers other occurrences from York and several places adjoining, since the 25. of july to the first of August. 1642.  
London, Printed for JOHN THOMAS 1642.   


A SPEEDY POST with more news from Hull, York, and Beverley, from the 25. of July, to the first of August 1642.  
AFter the Tender of my respects unto you, wishing your good health, I have in these times of distraction, given a brief relation of some passages at Hull, upon wednesday night last, being the 28. of july, which was thus, Sir john Hotham gave a Command for 500 Musketies to sally out of Hull at nine of the clock at might, towards a little village lying upon Humber called Anlaby, being about two miles of Hull, and a mile of this side a Town called hazel, which lves over against B●rton, these Muskiteres were conducted by Sir john Meldron and Captain Lowing●r there hundred of them m●r●●ed by land, and two hundred of them was convered by water, in this Village Sir Robert Strickelands Company was billetted, but he at this present was absent, and had left Sergeant Mayor Duncombe in his place until his return, who is lately made his Lieutenant Colonel, who had no● a 'bove 100 men in the Town then, whom Sir john Meldrens suddenly surprising in the night, put them into such an amazement and fear, that most of them are run away, leaveing all their arms behind them, in a great Baine, near the Town, where their powder and Magazine lay, which Sir john seized on, and set the House on Fire, in this combustion two was slain of Colonel Duncombes soldiers, but some report there, he also took 15. of his men prisoners, and brought them to Hull the next morning; This night came the King to Beverley, who was much incensed, at the news thereof, divers Soldiers in the King's Army about Beverley is since run away, for there is no bear to be got amongst them, but at an excessive rate, and there is no lodgings to be had, which makes them weary of the King's Service already, and it is reported in York, the King found not that Reception and Entertainment at Leicester as he had at Lincoln; his Majesty is expected at York this night, and that he will return to Beverley again on Monday, every man here daily expects to here what Answer the Parliament will send to the King, touching his last Answer or propositions concerning Hull, and the Militia, wishing a happy Peace and Union amongst us.  
Here is great Preparations for war within this County, both of Horse and Foot, for all the great Horse that is within the North parts, are bought up for the King's service, who daily repair to Beverley, to augment his Majesty's forces there; and any man that proffers himself to be a Trooper is entertained.  
The 29 of july the Lord Howard, the Earl of Barkshires' son brought to York a Troop of Horse, with their Riders, who are a company of dissolute fellows their number were forty four, who are this day sent to Beverley, likewise the said Lord Howard hath been at Pocklington 10. miles of York, (at a fair there) where he bought 23 horses more for his Majesty's service, and brought them to York this night to get Riders for them: Yesterday divers Soldiers came from Nottingham to be volunteers for the King.  
We hear Sir john Hotham is relieved with some three or four Hundred fresh men, that came from LONDON and the Country thereabouts; This City of YORK is generally against the proceed of Parliament, giving out many invective Speeches, not fit to be related, and if Peace be not concluded on suddenly betwixt the KING and Parliament: It is thought by many hear, and given out by divers of His Captains and other Officers, that His Majesty will Fire Hull if it be not speedily delivered up to him: For here in York is an Engin●ere, a Cornish man that lived lately in Baldwins Gardens near Gray's Inn lane in London, whose name is Master Lanayon, that now is casting of mortar piece to shoot Granades in, to Fire a town or City, and is intended for Hull, from which calamity deliver them and us all; here is divers Engines making here of Wood, for the Firing of Hull, which are also invented by this Engineer, the Country hereabouts is put in a great fear, if civil Wars begin amongst us, that ruin and destruction will befall this Kidgdome, which God of his mercy prevent. Colonel Lun●ford, is a Commander for the King at Beverley, who was lately Accused of Treason in Parliament.  
The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Yesterday came with a great train into York. Sir William Pen●yman lately a Parliament man, hath given the King a Troop of Horse, so hath most of the Gentry of this County.  
This night His Majesty came to York from Beverley, who was m●● by divers Colonel's and Captains; and with several troops of Horse, and so conducted into the City, it is reported he returns again to Beverl●y on Monday night.  
This night, after His Majesty was come into the City, a Command came from His Majesty (by the beating of Drums) to the trained bands of York, to meet in Trenity Church-yard, there to receive Order from Captain Slingsby what His Majesty's pleasure is therein.  
These are all the particulars, and matters of any moment, which at this present I can inform you of, S●w●shing a happy agreement betwixt the KING and Parliament I leave you, until the next oppotunity invites me, Farewell.  
York July 30. 1642. Yours to command Andrew Cooper.   

ORdered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament, that the Sheriffs of the County, of York and Lincoln, and likewise the Lord's Lieutenant's of the said Counties, and in their absence, their Deputies allowed by Parliament, and the justices of Peace, and all others his Majesty's Officers shall suppress all forces that shall be raised, or gathered together in those Counties, either to force the Town of Hull, to stop the passages, to, and from the same; or in any other way to disturb the peace of the Kingdom.  
ORdered by the Lord and Commons in Parliament, that thi● shall be printed and published forthwith.  
Io. Browne Cler. Parl.   
FINIS.