CERTAIN INTELLIGENCE FROM YORK Concerning the Meeting of that County, both for the Militia and Commission of Array, with several passages on both sides, and their Articles of agreement between both, for the present settling the peace in that County. Dated at YORK September the last. Together with the taking of two Ships at Newcastle by the Earl of Warwick.  
LONDON, Printed for H. Blunden, 1642.   

York the last of Septemb. 1642.  
M. Tho. Thecher,  
KInd sir, yours I received, and give you many thanks for the news you made me partaker of this Post. Here enclosed I send you the particulars of your kuateis, for provision for receiving and shipping I put down nothing, allow what you please, both to me and yourself, for those goods of that nature by us disposed of. Here we have had a distracted County, the Gentry banding together in parties one against another, the Communality on both sides generally loath to obey one side or other. Pomfrait-Castle, and Knasborough-Castle was seized on by the Lord General's command, the Earl Cumb. some few of every Regiment was got together for the Array, the Musqutteers they made Dragoneers of, the Pikemen was sent home again. The Lord Fairefax kept himself in Leeds with those Gentry of his party, the communality of the Town being wholly at his command, and able to have opposed all the Forces that was raised against him; Sir john Savill coming to Leeds to the rest of the Gentry on his party, was betrayed by interception of a Letter, and was there in a Lane by two Troops of Horse, who bid him yield as a Traitor, which he opposing and resusing whilst breath was in him to yeed to that name, the Troops discharged upon his Company, being about thirty Horse, and killed two of his servants, and took him and some others prisoners to Pomfrait Castle, but upon a treaty betwixt the gentry he was again delivered within a day or two, and a new treaty propounded which was met yesterday at Leeds, where both sides have agreed to lay down the Array and Militia, and to countenance neither, but jointly to defend and preserve the peace of the County, till a way be agreed on by both King and Parliament for settling the same in a legal way. The Articles I have sent you, and the copy of a Letter from Prince Robert to His Majesty, with the relation of the Gentleman that carried it to the King, concerning a great skirmish between Prince Robert with eleven Troops, and some Horse of the King and Parliaments Forces near Worcester, which were wholly routed, as appears by it, the news concerning it with you being fare different; but we hope yours from London is a true relation, of which I pray write the truth by the first Post, and that you will continue your intelligence as occasion serves. Thus with my best wishes for the peace of the Kingdom in general, I commit you to God, and rest,  
Yours to command, Philip Ford.  
Just now at 9 of the clock at night the Drums are beating up, it is reported that Sir john Hotham hath some forces come out, and are near this City, within 4. hours' march. Vale,   

It is agreed that the Treaty concluded this present 29. of September, 1642. being Michaelmas Day.  
1. THat all Forces assembled together in any part of Yorkshire, or County or City of York, shall be disbanded, all those under the conduct of Captain Hotham, now in Doncaster, and all other Forces in any other part of the County under any other Commanders belonging to the Garrison at Hull shall retire to Hull with all speed possible, and the said Captain Hotham shall begin to march from Doncaster towards Hull, upon Saturday night.  
2. It is agreed that no hostile, or violent act shall hereafter be done by the Garrison at Hull, either directly or indirectly by pretence of any aid or assistance whatsoever, upon the persons of any men within the County of York, or within the County or City of York, upon their goods, either in the aforesaid, or in the County of Kingston upon Hull.  
3. It is agreed that the Commission of Array, and the Orders or Ordinance of Parliament for the Militia be wholly suspended in this County, until such times as some course be agreed upon for the ordering of the Militia by the King and Parliament, and this without disputing either the legality, or the illegallity of either, but as finding neither of them so necessary at this time as for the settling them on foot to involve this great County in blood.  
4. It is agreed that no Command be imposed upon this County, but such as are legal and presidented in good times.  
5. It is agreed that no armed Forces whatsoever shall be suffered to enter this County in a hostile manner, by virtue of any pretence or command whatsoever, and they which shall attempt to do it, the whole County shall rise against them with force as enemies against peace to be suppressed.  
6. It is agreed that if any carriages for household, either of the King or Queens, be to pass this County, that to prevent all other armed Forces under pretence of such a conduct to come amongst us, we shall take order to see them quietly conducted by the Sheriff of the County, with such a convoy as he shall appoint and we like, and with no other, and if it shall happen the Queen's Majesty shall return out of Holland through this County, we shall humbly beseech Her Majesty to forbear the bringing with Her any multitude of armed Forces, but to believe that we shall wait upon Her Majesty, with such a honourable Convoy as shall fit our duty, and Her Honour.  
7. It is agreed that if any warlike provision be desired, to be passed this Country for his Majesty service that we shall humbly petition His Majesty, that he would be pleased to convoy the same some other way, being it may be an occasion of interrupting our peace.  
8. It is agreed, that none shall be arrested in this County as Delinquents to either party, but by a legal peaceable and quiet way, that is, by the legal Officers and their asistants only, and not by armed men and Soldiers, who may be an occasion to bring fire amongst us.  
9 It is agreed that a general amity be made betwixt all the Gentry and others of this County, of all former unkindnesses, and differences that have been bread by these unhappy distractions, and that we hereafter will be as one man to defend one another, according to the Law, against all others, leaving all offences to be punished by the Law of the Land, and not by force and violence.  
10. it is agreed that whosoever in this County, shall be made to appear either to be the auhor, contriver or assister, to the burning of Sir Edward Rhodes his house, or pillaging any other man's house in this County, we shall all see them (if they be able) to make reparation, and however to be brought to Justice.  
11. It is agreed, that it is intended by disbanding of the Armies, that His Majesty shall have all liberty for the removing of all such Cannon and munition, as he hath in this County.  
12. It is agreed, that all the Arms which do belong to any of the trained Bands of this County, which hath been taken from them since the 12. of this instant September by either party, shall be presently restored, and that Captain Hotham shall leave behind him when he returns into Hull, all those brass Pieces belonging to His Majesty, which are now in Doncaster, except such as he himself brought thither himself from Hull.  
13. It is agreed, that no further Forces shall during this difference betwixt King and Parliament, be either raised in, or paid by this County, for this war, other than such as are all ready levied, and really raised, and all such also presently to go out of this County, without rasing any more.  
14. It is agreed, that a humble remonstrance, and Declaration of these our Resolutions we presently send, both to the King and Parliament accompanied with a humble petition from us all, that according as we all have unanimously agreed for our particular peace, so they would be pleased so far to commiserate this distracted Kingdom, to do the same for general peace of the whole.  
Signed by the Comitty for the Treaty. 

Heny Bellases.  
Sr. William Savill.  
Sr. Edvard Osburne.  
Sr. John Ramsden.  
John Hopton.  
Francis Nevil.  
Sr. Thomas Fairfax.  
Sr. Thomas Malmerer.  
Sr. William Lister.  
William White.  
Thoma● Stockdaile.     

From Newcastle. Loving Cousin,  
BY the last Post I heard not from you, I trust in God that you and yours are well; having time I cannot omit writing to you. Our Town gins to be sore infected with the Plague, it is dispersed in divers parts thereof, and (as I hear) increaseth; the Lord in mercy look upon us, and stay it, if it be his will, and prevent and keep from us that other judgement of the sword which hangs over our heads and threatneth us so fore.  
There came upon Monday last before our Haven two great Ships, the Captains and other Officers came to this Town for victuals, and other provision for them, saying they came for the King, the Captains having done their randisvouze here, returned to their ships, the Beef, Beer, Bread, and other provisions were to follow, the which was accordingly performed and sent from hence the next day; but before the said provision was all laid aboard, six of the ships set out by the Parliament came and surrounded them, and sent to the Captains to know whether they would yield or not, which they accordingly did without any shot at all, so that they, sailed from thence together the same day like loving friends, and most of the Provisions came to this Town again. By which you may see how things go. It is reported here that there will be eight or nine thousand men sent from your City to take this town, but I trust that report is not true.  
FINIS.