A LETTER From his EXCELLENCJE The Earl of ESSEX To the Gentlemen, Freeholders, and other well-affected people in the County of ESSEX.  
ALSO, An Order of the House of Commons in Parliament for a Contribution for sick soldiers under the Command of his excellency.  
Together with two other Orders of the Committee of the House of Commons and city of London, for reducing Newcastle, and the parts adjacent.  

ORdered by the Commons in Parliament Assembled, That these be forthwith Printed and Published.  
Hen: Elsing Cler. Parl. D. Com.   
London, Printed for Edw. Husband June 17. 1643.   

A Letter sent from his Excellency the Earl of Essex, to the Gentlemen, Freeholders and well-affected people in the County of Essex.  
HEaring of your readiness to assist in this great cause with your persons and purses, for the defence of Religion and Liberty, and what ever is dear unto us, and of your willingness to rise generally, and to join with other Counties, to deliver yourselves from that slavery and misery that our enemies would bring upon us. I do with much joy receive your resolutions, and count it a special mercy of God, that makes his people sensible of their dangers, and willing to hazard their lives for him, and do judge it the most hopeful means of concluding these unhappy distractions of the Kingdom. Therefore I desire you to assure yourselves of all assistance from me that the Army can afford, and my earnest desire is to help you in it. And I desire such may appear in this cause, as have most interest in it; such of whose constancy and courage we may be assured, men of Religious lives and affections fittest to bear Arms for truth of Religion, Men of estates to defend those estates that the enemy seeks to devour: The employment is not too mean for the best men, and then we shall hope for success when such put their hands to the work; for assure yourselves, the looseness and inconstancy of the soldiers, amongst others is one cause of the continuance of the war. I desire you to provide yourselves as well as you can with arms and necessaries, and to bring six weeks' pay in your purses, considering that the march is long, and but a month of that may be spent in service; when that time is expired, we hope you may return home with peace; If we shall entreat your further help, we shall provide for you as well as God will enable us. Choose Commanders yourselves, colonels and Captains, when we shall hear their names we shall send them Commissions, and when you shall come near us, we shall send some able and experienced Commanders from our Army to assist you. Doubt not of your Country in your absence, we shall take a course for the securing and quieting of the Malignants; your safety is in being in Arms, it will be your happiness to fight with your enemies at distance, and so keep them from spoiling that as yet peaceable and flourishing County. If God stir the hearts of people to appear generally, and to prosper our endeavours, we hope the success will be happy and comfortable.  
Stoken Church, 9 June, 1643. Your assured Friend, Essex.   

Die Lunae, 12. Junii, 1643.  
WHereas it hath pleased Almighty God, to send a visitation of sickness amongst the soldiers in the army raised for the King and Parliament, whereby the Lord general hath been enforced to send back many of thosefick soldiers, to be billeted in some remote houses and Towns, some miles distant from London, until it shall please God to restore them health & ability to return again to his Army; which soldiers by reason of this their sickness must needs be in great want of many things necessary for them in such cases, although there hath been what could be conveniently spared sent them by the Parliament; It is therefore Ordered by the Commons Assembled in Parliament, That there shall be a Collection made (on Thursday next, being the day appointed for public thanksgiving) in all the Parish Churches in and about the City of London, contained in the weekly Bills of Mortality, for and towards relief of the said distressed sick soldiers, by the Churchwardens and other Officers of the said Parishes, and the moneys by them so collected, to be paid unto Wil: Greenhill, John Pocock, John Randall, and Rich: Hutchinson, Citizens of London, or any two of them, at Tallow-Chandlers Hal near Dowgate in London; on Saturday next to be distributed for the relief of the said sick soldiers, in such manner as the Committee appointed bythe House of Commons for maimed soldiers shall appoint; And it is likewise hereby Ordered, That all Ministers of the said several parishes, shall earnestly persuade the people to contribute to this so pious and honourable a work; it being for those that have and will be ready again (when God shall enable them) to hazard their lives for the defence of all our lives, Liberties, and Religion.  
Hen. Elsing, Cler. Parl. D. Com.   

13. June, 1643.  
IT is this day Ordered, That the Major of Boston Mr Edward Tilson, Arthur Empson, Thomas Welby, Mr Ellis, Mr Tooley, Mr. Green, & Mr. Coney be assistants to this Committee for the Town of Boston & parts adjacent in the County of Lincoln, to do & execute all the Instructions mentioned in the Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament made this fifth day of June 1643. for the speedy raising of Forces for the town of Newcastl●, and regulating the trade of coal there.  
And it is further Ordered, That Mr. Edward Tilson shall be Treasurer for the moneys contributed & raised in the said town & County, and is to keep Books of accounts of all moans received by virtue of the said ordinance; and is to Receive such allowance for charges as by this Committee shall be held reasonable & fit. And all moneys by him the said Treasurer Received, he is from time to time to give an account chereof to this Committee, ane pay the same as shall be directed by this Committee, to such others as in the said ordinance is mentioned.  
Edward Gilbert clerk to this Committee.   

13. June 1643. At the Committee of the House of Commons and City of London, for reducing Newcastle, and the parts adjacent.  
IT is this day Ordered; That the Lord Major of London be desired to cause the Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament for Regulating the coal Trade at Newcastle to be published by every Minister in every Parish church in London and the Suburbs thereof, upon Thursday next; and the Committees in every Ward are appointed forthwith to take Subscriptions, and Collect the Money according to the said Ordinance.  
Edward Gilbert Clerk to this Committee.  
FJNJS.