A REMONSTRANCE OF THE PRESENT STATE OF York-shire: Together with a Letter sent to the House of COMMONS, OF colonel GORINGS landing at NEW-CASTLE, with Ten thousand Arms, Twenty Pieces of Ordnance, Twenty thousand pounds, and Fourscore old Commanders, horse, wagons, &c.  
He hath likewise brought over with him a Standard from the Queen, which is to be advanced in the head of the Lord of Newcastles Army, which is called, The catholic Army.  

Ordered by the Commons assembled in Parl. that this Remonstrance and Letter be forthwith Printed and published:  
H: elsing, clear: Parl: D: come.   
London, Printed for E. Husbands and J. Frank. January 2. 1643.   

THE PRESENT STATE OF YORKSHIRE.  
THe most part of the earl of New-castle his Forces, lie upon the Country towards Hallifax, and other Clothing towns in that County, they seize the persons of all men they can of that County, who have not acted their way, and do lay Mulcts upon them at high Rates, some at 3000. l. some at 2000. l. and at lesser sums to one hundred pounds a man. Their way of assessing the rest of the Country is this, they assess every man who formerly found a Light-horse( though a friend to their cause) at a hundred pounds, and every man that found either musket or Pike, they assess at 40. shillings: And who of either of those sorts they esteem not friends, they assess them at two parts and three parts more, and some at four, with the penalty of three times the value more to be levled upon their Goods or Lands, who pay not the several Rates assessed at the dayes assigned, which they have inflicted upon divers men; In particular they have among many others, assessed Master John Savill one of the Tellers of the Exchequer, 3000. l. Sir Thomas Wentworth, 2500. l. Sir Christopher Dawney, 2000. l. Master Thomas Vincent, at a thousand Marks, Sir Nicholas, Yarbrough and Master Thomas Bosevile at five hundred pounds a man. They sand out Warrants, commanding the Country to appear, upon the Commission of Array, giving out they will proceed by Commission of Oyer and Terminer, against all that obey not those Warrants, or shall any ways obstruct the proceedings of their Army.  
The Prisoners they take they use with great ruelty; They sent a Trooper who had lately been servant to Sir Thomas Wentworth, to apprehended his brother Darcy Wentworth, who standing upon his defence, slay the Trooper.  
Whereupon they sent a party to take the said Master Wentworth, and having apprehended him, immediately condemned him to be shot to death, and accordingly brought him to a stake, where they put him to redeem his life with a greater sum then his estate can satisfy, which if he pay not, they resolve to execute him.  

ORdered that this Remonstrance be forthwith Printed and published.  
H: elsing, clear: Parl: D: come.    

A Letter sent to the House of Commons of Colonell-GORINGS landing at New-castle, &c.  
Worthy Sir,  
MY last unto you was on Friday, therein requesting you to sand my wife a little of your wifes balsam for her sore Breasts; and I hope this day or on Friday next to receive it, for which I shall rest obliged. Yesterday here came in two ships from New-castle, who bring certain News, that colonel Goring with 10000. Arms, 20. pieces of Ordnance, 20000. pounds, and old commanders to the number of 80. with many horse for service, Waggons, &c. are there landed; he hath brought over with him a Standard from the Queen, which is to be advanced in the Head of the Lord of New-castles Army, the which is now called the catholic Army, and well it may; there being six or seven thousand known Papists and Recusants serving therein, a fearful thing, and likely to prove more formidable to this kingdom then any other Forces elsewhere.  
The governor of the castle at Tinmouth bar, hath laid a Tax upon all laden ships bound with their coals for London, on some thirty, on some forty, and on some fifty pounds per ship, so that I believe coals will be very dear ere long.  
Pray Sir write me a word or two what ships the company intends to set forth this year, and to what Ports, and I shall ever rest;  
Ipswich, 27. of December 1642. Yours to command,   

ORdered that this Letter bee forthwith Printed and published.  
H: elsing, clear: Parl: D: come.  
FINIS.