An Extract OF LETTERS, Wherein is Related, Certain Remarkable PASSAGES From YORK & HULL.  
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LONDON: Printed by R. O. & G. D. for Benjamin Allen in Popes-head Ally, August 9 1642.   

AN EXTRACT, OF LETTERS, FROM YORK and HULL.  
SIR,  
MY Love remembered unto you etc. these are to let you understand, we are all perfect in good health and courage, and plenty, although they thought by stopping our fresh water, & burning our Mills, and begerting on us about to have famished us, and did daily think to burn us, and cut all in pieces; yet they have failed hither towards, and are last Saturday at night ●●ed all to Beverly. I think they are not above 2000 Cavaliers in all 〈◊〉 and the Common Soldiers they have forced, will 〈◊〉 affect them, ●et we marvel all is so delayed, for we could not have expected, but that we should have been in great miseries ere this, but such is God's mercy unto us. The means that we have done towards them hath been but small, only, the light of our Guns made in the Night reason, was terrible to them: and beside we have received 400. London Soldiers, that kept the Town, although but raw Young Men, yet the report was something to them in a bad matter, and then we sallying out upon the news of our aid, for there did 300. of our old Soldier's sally out, to a Company that lay 3. Miles out of the Town, at a place called Anlaby, and there made them all run away, killing not above one Man of them, and took 14. Prisoners, one of them a Drummer that run away from us, that is now going to be lashed about the Town, with all the Drums, for example, since this, they few in all places thinking we shall be on the backs on them: yet yestterday being Sunday, their came a Bark of our Town from Rotterdam, and tells us, that there is 12. great Guns now come to make a Batttery against our Town, for they are mad for it, and do not let to say, if they had but Hull, they would soon make the great City of London follow, thus we hear of their boasts daily, but we have manned out the catches, and all Ships watch his coming; But a cunning Knave is the pilot, the very same that did Land the other the Providence, he was sent over to the Queen, and she (they report) gave him, a great reward, and he will do what he can: they report they are going to York to make the Randevouse there, but that doth not make us secure, we watch daily, and no Townsmen do offer now to speak any thing; and these in our Town that was the Governors, opposites, offer Courtesies; and send money to the Soldiers to encourage them to keep out the Malignant forces, that would not subscribe to the Parliament Ordinance, which is much sport and joy to all well affected people in our Town.  
God be thanked Yorkshire groweth good upon this business, for now they all be stiffer for the Parliament then ever, and now they see the Parliament to be friends indeed to the King and Kingdom. The Trained Bands were merely deluded, for they were brought under a pretence to guard the King's person, and indeed they seized the Siege, for as we hear, there was but threescore left of one of the Regiments, and indeed if they had not had order, they would all have gone without order, for they came not to fight against us, nor to starve us, and the quarrel grew so hot in the King's Army, that the Soldiers beat the Officers, and they did cut and flash some of the Popish Captains: Thus the quarrel in the King's Army seized the Siege.  
YORK the 5 th'. of August.   

From HULL.  
THe King hath called all the Country together, both Horse and foot, desires the foot to lend him their Arms, and it shall excuse their Service, and desires the Gentlemen that have Horse, to lend money, and that shall excuse their Service, but indeed I think both Horse and foot are already so weary of the Service, that they will not stir, and that is perceived by the King, for we had a very small appearance.  
I hope the times will mend presently, if it be true that the Horse and foot is come out of London, yet some say the King will meet them with a great power. I pray you pray for us: I have stirred nothing at all, and I hope now it is as safe in Hull as in any place, other men have sent out all, and wife and Barns, and some are fled themselves, but the most wife and child are you: I did never fear this so much as the plague, for the cause did persuade me with courage: my sins are great, therefore I do strive to do what I can for the cause of God and the Country, to redeem former neglects. Thus having not further, but the Lord God bless the King, and keep his good heart from all false Counsels, and incline it to the Parliament, which I hold his best, that he may enjoy the benefit, and God the glory: So having not further, but to remember me to you, and all yours, and thank you for your care and love towards me, I Rest.  
Hull, the 5 of August, 1642.  
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