A Letter written by master Simon Rhodes, Minister in York, To his Brother in London, With the substance of Sir THO: WIDRINGTONs (Deputy Recorders Speech of York) to His majesty, at his Entry into the city.  
Brother,  
PErhaps as the World is now come about, you may in some particulars be as glad of tidings from us, as we formerly have been from you. His majesty made his entrance into York, on Friday last in the afternoon, about four of the Clock. The Mayor and Aldermen, with some others of the chiefest Citizens, meeting him a mile from the City; Where Sir Thomas Widrington, his Deputy Recorder of York, made a very worthy and solemn Speech unto him, and in some passages was seen to weep.  
His Speech (by any expression the King could be observed to show) was not very well liked of him. The Speech, as near as I could get a Copy of it, I have here sent you enclosed.  
The Lord Mayor tendered the Sword unto his majesty upon his knee, and having kissed his majesty's hand, received it of him again, bearing it before him, through that part of the City, unto the palace.  
That night late the Earl of Newcastle came in with some other Company; which Earl departed very early again, the next morning, some reported towards Hull; others, for the bishopric of Durham.  
His majesty had no extraordinary Attendance with him: What may follow, I know not. Here fly divers conjectures, suspicious rumours, upon his majesty's removal so far from His Parliament: That Discontent occasioned it, we all fear. God remove, in his good time, all jealousies from between the King and his people.  
There came on Thursday night, a servant, or Messenger from Sir John Haughtham, governor of Hull, unto the Lord Mayor, being the night before His majesty made his entrance. What the importance of that Message did concern. I for my part am as yet wholly ignorant of: but it is given out to be something that the said governor requested the Lord Major to impart unto his majesty, as touching some great charge he had lately received from both Houses, as touching something about giving entrance into the town; The rest, Time must produce.  
Here are great fears about Strangers, Danes, and others, with a great Fleet that should be upon the Coast, and to come for Hull, or Newcastle. But I trust in God, 'tis not so. Some Disturbances, for certain, are broke forth in the bishopric of Durham, but whereupon, and what the true ground of it is, I dare not yet write, although it is here in York given out, that some of the Popish party there, do not only speak, but begin to attempt strange matters: One whereof is, That they will not part with their arms, according unto the last Order of the Parliament.  
Your true affectionate Brother, Simon Rhodes.   

Sr. Thomas Widrington, Deputy Recorder of York, his Speech unto his Majesty Friday, March 18. 1641. what time His Majesty made his entry into York, met by the Lord Major.  
Dread sovereign:  
I Am by the assignment of the Right Honourable the Lord Major, the worshipful Aldermen, and worthy Citizens of York: by the duty of my place, by my own so many personal great obligements unto your most Sacred Majesty; this third time appointed to welcome Your royal presence to Your City of York; and assuredly (most undoubted sovereign,) were it not, that we in our minds, (as full of Loyalty as affection toward Your Majesty,) have too just cause to fear that high discontent arising from the heavy distance, which it hath pleased God, (for our sins, for no long time we trust) to break out between Your Majesty, and Your Grand counsel now assembled, hath rather occasioned this Your majesty's repair hither at this season, than the opportunity of the place, (as Your majesty's affairs now stand,) or any our deserved worthiness; Your Majesty being the only Sol of our hearts, should have had a far more transcendent vigour in them, toward the raising a far more forward Spring of joy in them, then yet the sun from his sphere hath in these par●s produced out of the Earth: I speak not this (Dear sovereign) in any wise to be understood as if it were not deeply possessed with all real and cordial comfort; not only at the Presence of Your royal self, but likewise of that of Your royal son, the Prince's highness; whose Excellency is this very first time beheld generally by so great a multitude of Northern eyes as never before in these parts; (whom God Almighty long preserve to Your majesty's continual security and our future support;) But to make known unto Your majesty, what earnest, unutterable desire, and inclination we all here have, as we are well assured, have all Your truly loyal subjects throughout Your kingdom, to see once a happy and a firm correspondency between Your majesty, and this Parliament, wherein Your majesty's good and ours, as head and members is a like concerned. They for their part were confidently persuaded maturely weighing; how, if the animal Spirits descend not from the head into the members, the whole body is suddenly surprised, either with a lethargy or apoplexy: as Your majesty, w●● strongly believe, in Your royal wisdom perfectly apprehends, that for the better inab●●●… and cherishing of the brain, the vital parts must administer unto the head; and were this c●●…rent interchangeably, not intermitted, friendly intercourse is found in the body natural, its 〈◊〉 is a sound constitution and jocund temperament: But if God, whose ways are unsearchab●●… and who can unite minds though far distant in place, shall for Your majesty's sake in 〈◊〉 of the constant religious heart You ever bore toward him: Grant unto ancient York this bles●●●… 〈◊〉 all discontents and misunderstanding, (whence have possibly proceeded some jealous●●… 〈◊〉 end at York, may die and depart at York; may be entombed at York, then should York have 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 (If ever York had any) of yielding humble, hearty, and devout Praise, Laud, and thanksgiving 〈◊〉 God; bounden duty, thankful congratulation, nay, triumphant acknowledgement unto Your majesty.   

London, Printed for Nath: Butter, 1642.