NEWS FROM Yorkâ–ª Being a true Relation of all the several Occurrences there this last week. Wherein is expressed, How His Majesty hath put seventeen justices out of Commission, and sent out Warrants for the Gentry of Yorkshire to bring in many Horse, or money to provide Horse, for three months. With other remarkable things. Written from a Gentleman at York, to his special friend at London. July 1. 1642. KIND SIR, I Am sorry to hear of such preparations both here and with you; divers of our justices of Peace of this County, are put out of Commission, viz. At the Committee late at York, Sir Thomas Fairefax, Sir William Fairefax, M. Marword, M. Stockdale, and others to the number of seventeen or eighteen, they are moderate men, you may guess the cause; the sheriff is to send out Warrants to call all the Gentry to York on thursday next, to know what Horse every one will offer to his Majesty for service for three months; or money, if Gentlemen be not provided of Horse and arms; That proposition is thus, that for every Horse Gentlemen are willing to provide, they may, if they will, send in Money and no Horse, after the rate of 2 s. 6 d. per diem for three months, which if I be not mistaken in the accounting is 10l. 10. per Horse, divers Esquires send in six, some ten; the County standeth now at gaze wondering what may happen; the King and Parliament (as I may without offence say) speak both one language, all in words pretend the King's Prerogative, the privilege of Parliament, the true Protestant religion, the Peace, the liberty & propriety of the subject, the Laws of the Land, &c. What better harmony if actions be suitable? surely the finger of God is in it for some great judgement due unto us, which if he will have to be, his will be done, and fit us for such times before they come. Captain Duncombe is made Knight and Baronet, and on Wednesday last being fastday he feasted the soldiers, who were so valiant that they would needs be billeted at M. Alderman Hoyles, and at M. Winter's, who offered great abuse, insomuch that M. Dickinson son in law to Alderman Hoyle got some muskets into the House and stood upon his guard, until the Lord Major and others went to the Court after nine of the clock at night, to end these tumults. A good understanding seems to be unlikely betwixt the King and Parliament, all the English eyes are upon the Parliament, and foreigners too, Oh that it would be considered what danger civil war may breed! and if there be no receding of the one party, how near it is. Divide the Kingdom into four parts, the Papist, the Atheist, the Separatist, and the Protestant, three of these delight in broils, which makes the heart of the fourth bleed. This day colonel Lunsford is come to York, the papists are as joyful as may be; and so is Sir Francis Wortley, who I see to day alive, and therefore no such matter for his death. This is all the news, so I rest. London, Printed for Richard Best. 1642.