A DECLARATION OF SIR JOHN HOTHAMS' Proceed AT HULL.  
And how to prevent an Army coming against the same, he hath drowned four miles round about the Town.  
Whereby he stands in opposition against all forces whatsoever, in defence of the same.  
As also a Relation how the County of Lincoln hath sent in to their relief fifteen Carts loaden with victual, july 5. 1642.  

Ordered that this be printed.  
Hen. Elsing Cler. Par. D. Com.   
London, printed for George Thomas. july 8. 1642.   

More strange News from Hull.  
Being a true Relation of a marching towards Hull with a thousand Men.  
SUch hath been the Malignancy of evil affected persons about his Majesty, that they have under many fair pretences, in defence of his person, and against all, as they say, that have stood in defiance of the Laws of the Land, against the King's Majesty, which they have very contemptuously, and against both the Houses of Parliament, the City of London, and in fine all parts of the Kingdom, who are opposers to their so cruel and witched Tyranny, which if not prevented by the great mercy of God, we are like to undergo the hazard of all that is dearest unto us; some ill affected persons have been so obvious to the good of their Country, which hath a long time flourished in gr●● peace and Tranquillity, which now is exposed to the hazard of ruin: they have sent to the Lord Digby, the Lord Finch, Windebancke, Piercy, and jermine, who are near to York to fight, as they say, for their King, although 'tis probable they have since their beginning of their promotion to preferment been the chief disturbers and raisers of this combustion, which hath already begun, and doth daily increase, to the terror and affrightment of all his Majesty's good subjects: They are now grown to so insolent a head, and so bold aspiring thoughts of honour and greatness, that they have wholly exposed themselves to all danger whatsoever, so for their own private ends, though with the ruining of this Kingdom, they gain their desires, they have already, as making no doubt but to bring all men under their girdles, and to be at the commands under a Tyrannical Government, disposed of all men's goods which they bore most grudge to, and especially the Parliament men, their goods and Lands have they shared, and most part of the City of London by nomination of their names, swearing with bitter and damnable oaths, damn and sink them, they will have their swords sheathed in the dearest heart bloods of all those men whom they term Roundheads: and in this manner began they their devilish design, seeing so many stratagems of their wicked inventions, to be frustrate of that which they expected the event would have been, with a great deal of bloodshed of their enemies; but it hath fallen contrary, by the great mercy of God, as hath plainly appeared by their dealing in Lancaster, Leicester, ●orke, a●d new Castle, and also many other adjoining Counties.  
Yet for all these, their failing in their expectation, the Devil the arch enemy to mankind, hath not left their thoughts free from conspiracy against their Country, as this week appeared by their design against Sir john Hotham, and to have taken the whole Town of Hull, and to that end came 1000 strong marching near to the Town, to the terror and affrightment of all the neighbouring places, but was by none opposed, for they marched not altogether, but in several Troops for fear of any opposition, and was to have met near the Town of Hull, where it was by them intended to have trenched the Town round, and to have taken whom they thought good, and to have disposed of them at their pleasure, but so it pleased the omnipotent providence of God, that they were discovered by Sir john Hotham, and soon discomfited by his drowning four miles round about Hull, which the Cavilleers soon perceiving, with a great deal of amazement, ran immediately some one way, some another, some thinking it were the immediate hand of God to punish this their heinous offence, others swearing damn and sink them yet to be revenged without the wonderful mercy of God, they had been both damned and sinked into the water, which almost flowed upon them.  
It is not yet certainly known whether any were drowned or no by reason of their fleeing one from another in such a manner of distraction, but it is thought that many of them never went to York yet, nor never intent more to go, seeing nothing but destruction on all those that seek the desolation of a whole Kingdom, which God in his good time open all their eyes that they may see their own destruction either in this world or the world to come, desiring also a happy union betwixt his Majesty and his high Court of Parliament, and give him a sight of these, and all his wicked counsellors, and the utter desolation which come by a cruel war, of which we have had a reasonable foresight of our neighbouring Countries of late, Germany and others, which loss there will not be recovered in a long time, if it please God to send peace.  
Such hath been the love of the County of Lincoln to assist the good cause of Sir john Hotham that since this assault upon Hull, they have sent in fifteen Cart load of victual, with promises of their best aid and assistance with their lives and estates to support him, against any opposition.  
Whereas several Proclamations, Declarations and Papers, in forms of Proclamations, have issued in his Majesty's name, commanding Parsons, Vicars, Curates, Sheriffs, Majors, Bailiffs and other Officers, to publish and proclaim the same, being contrary to Law, and to divers Order, Ordinances and Declarations of both Houses.  
Be it Ordered and declared by the Lords and Commons in Parliament, That no sheriff, Major, Bailiff, Parson Vicar Curate, or other Officer, shall from henceforth publish or proclaim, or cause to be proclaimed 〈◊〉 published, any such ●rocl●mations, Declarations or Papers which are or shall be contrary to any O●●●r, O●d ●d●nance, or Declarations of the s●id Houses of Parliament, or tending to the scandal or derogation of their pro●e●d●ngs, but shall use all lawful ways and means to restrain and hinder the proclaiming and publishing thereof. And all Sheriffs, Majors Bail ffes, parson's, Vicars and Curates, or other Officers that have forborn or refused, or shall forbear or refuse to publish or proclaim any such Proclamations Declarations, or Peppers as aforesaid, or have or shall hinder the publication thereof, sh●ll be protected by the power and authority of both Houses of Parliament.  

Ordered by the Commons in Parliament, That this be forthwith Printed and Published.  
Hen. Elsing. Cler. Par. D. Com.    
FINIS.