A HAPPY DISCOVERY Of the strange and fearful PLOTS Laid by our Cavaleirs for invading of HUL, and surprising Sr. john Hotham.  
AND How by night they intended utterly to destroy both, but were suddenly taken.  
LIKEWISE, The victorious exploit and conquest of certain courageous Prentices traviling to York to Learn Proceed, had over the malignant party.  
john, Brow. Cler. Parl.  
August. 6. Printed for Io Hundgate. 1642.   

SUDDEN NEWS FROM HULL.  
DIving into the centre of these plots which have threatened the downfall of our depressed Commonwealth, I addressed myself as well to impeach the clouded enemy, as infuse comfortt to our sinking spirits, to point out the unwilling truth with straggling penmanship.  
We are daily eye-witnesses of seditious Pamphlets, which (as false alarms) either terrify us at first view, with conceited flashes, or else house us in dangerous security by their silver speeches, so that muffled with such penny stuff, we cannot judge of affairs without truth's enemy, Partiality.  
Always eaten we stifled with the unsavoury sent of unfortunate progresses, which drives us into a medley, as whose reeling faith knows not which way to incline, whether to King or Parliament.  
Tha honourable Assembly in Parliament is envied against by some, as if those Pillars had or do stoop under their distracted burden: Sovereignty others trample upon, who as those lisping children to David, cry, Come and help us, our conceits sit in counsel, and give verdict pro & con ad pl●citum; thus are our fears augmented or p pressed, as apprehension serves.  
Our Kingdom now is cut in twain, two party more indeed then enough, dwell among us: the one volunteers stand to, the other Cavaliers, on whose forces depends the safety of our Commonwealth, which I pray God may not turn to ruin, as they are thwarted, we may justly fear the worst, for still ere they flirt each upon other, not only to the spoil of their persons, but the unresolved Realm. Some of their counter buffs we are struck with, which begin to totter with their steadfast fury. Many and sundry rhymes have the King's Cavaliers cast about for the subversion of Hull, whose persisting exploits are in-interpreted in the language of Rebellion, however they, by the benignity of Fortune, have behave behaved thrmselves, or through cruelty of Fate, or knowledge is trusted with. Divers times have they in he eyes of the world, attempted Hull, but since they have not pro●cded Masters of their Art, they have canopied their plots with dark secrecy. It was agitated amongst them that the only way to crown their actions was privately to creep into the heart of the town for the full possession whereof they with a mutual consent intended intrinsically to mask them…ves with the vizards of the Parliaments adiuvants, and to enter under colour of well-willng subjects, usurping feigned authority with the stolen name of a general; which intent they put in execution, and marching undhr veil of twilight, in small parcels, that suspicion might not stand their overthrowing judge, they by peacemeale were buttoned in the town, though not without preceding examination.  
Who, when they had intownd themselves, set their thoughts at liberty, and crumbling together, chewed the cud, how they might by begirting Sir john Hothams' dwelling, become Master of his person: their opinions circled: and with the world went round. One Captain Thach beholding to nature for a pregnant wit, whispered to them the time and places, when, and where every one should stand in posture of War; determining first to Captivated the good Knight, and then to stop the current of those floods which often at will use to encroach on and baptise the Land. But it fortuned that through the distemperature of some who had passed through the discipline of a Tavern and were slaved to ebriety, the distemperature of that strong magazine which might have ensued, became abortive. For eruptions of words broke from them, which drew out their designs with a shameful blush, some were taken, others suspected, most fled.  
Thus their deliverance was wrought, else might they have sucked the poison of their inveterate ma●●ce; That worthy Knight had found a prison of his own house, or have perished without a combat, the Watch and Guard dangerously maucht, not only in the bowels of of that town were those menacing promiscuous excrements, but upon a watchword externate troops waiting as coadjutors without, were ready to force it to a ghastly fright or a fearful flight. But the snare was as broken as their cause and safety annexed to trusty subjection, walks up and down the streets. This adventure did not cashier them of their spirits, but bountifully fed their watchfulness with the Aqua vitae of careful audacity. Experience lent them eyes, which glancing intellectually on unacted devices, invited unusual care not guilty of repentance: Now have they learned to sally out, and to look to their tenants within, to spew out such venomous serpents: yea revenge sat in their wrinkled brows, which marshaled their forces against the out ragious onsets of their insinuating adversaries: for directing their steps out of the gates, they scoured up and down to investigate the blood thirsty Dor-mices that lay in ambush, whom they espied basking under the hedges in confused heaps: and after the sword had sometime discarged its office: many, on whose leaden breast doting sleep was exceeding fond, slept their last. Others let words creep up their throats, with a come help: by which means their companions suspecting nothing loss, but the town had been their own, joyfully to their sorrow, some razed it, accusing Nature, that they were not aided with wings. All were separated, and so escaped Cavellier-free. Thus were they trownsed for their tomerous adventures, and not long after were served the same sauce: for it fortuned that some well minded Souldier-prentises, who voluntarily, and valiantly were resolved, traversing the Northern parts, met with a rout of mounted Field Gamesters: who upon demand of what side they were, and thereupon some vinegar language fiercely flew on them: the skirmish was sharp as were their weapons, with which they brought many a horseman to a foot-race: who scaped, may thank their beasts, those that were scarified, may thank themselves. Such have been the issues of their embraced services. Thus while they take heart, not of grace, to fabricate abhorred exploits their machanations end with lives, at least misfortune.  
FINIS.