July the 12th. 1642.  
Truths from York, Hull, and other places.  
ON Sunday night last His Majesty had a Post come unto him, that the Ship Providence was driven a ground near Hull, by a Ship employed by the Parliament; and that the Lo: Digbie with other Cavaliers were in the Ship. It so pleased the Court, that an Alarm was struck, every man crying, Horse, Horse, Arm, Arme. Sir Thomas Metham received command to raise his Regiment; Sir Robert Strictlands' Regiment was commanded to march; the Lord Mayor in person ran like a mad man to drive horses in the field, to hasten away the baggage; the King went away in all haste towards Beverley on Monday morning. Sir Fra: Wortley and Metham were designed to cut the fresh water River; but the great prejudice the Inhabitants, near their quarters, were like to have by that design, diverted them from going on. The Archbishop of York gloried much in the arrival of this Ship and Ordnance. Sir Ralph Hopton, and Sir Christopher Hatton, with some other Members of the House of Commons, went in person this week to the Leagre, which at this time is within a mile and a quarter of Hull, where they entrench themselves: and as I understand from a good hand, some twenty of the common soldiers were enforced by some of the Cavaliers to make an attempt upon the stone Sluice, within three quarters of a mile of the town; but Sir John Hotham discharged his Canon on each side them, and they were glad to departed, some of them being struck dead for a time with the wafte of the bullets. It is an admiration unto us, how the Commanders in Ireland, (who are employed by the Parliament, to reduce those bloodthirsty Rebels) could have such private intelligence, to come over at this instant of time. We are sorry they have so little conscience, to leave their kill Rebels and Traitors to the King and all his Kingdoms, and come hither to engage themselves against the Kings own subjects in this Kingdom, as at this time divers of them are. I hear a good report of Captain Lloyd, (the Engineer and Quartermaster for the whole Army in Ireland, and employed by the Parliament) he had good fortune to come in this nick of time; His Majesty received him with such great joy, that he would not suffer him to salute his wife, but took him to the siege against Hull, with divers chief Commanders more that are come out of Ireland, (we all think) to advise the gaining of Hull, especially because the proclaimed Traitor, Lord Digbie, is their Comraig; though by advice to his Majesty (lest the countenancing of his Lordship should lose his Majesty in the affections of his people) he is kept very privately at Court. It is strange, that this Design should be so well known to those of our Nation in Spain, France, Holland, and Ireland, of the surprisal of Hull, and yet that Sir John Hotham must be in a lost condition, before there be a sense of his danger amongst ourselves.  
On Wednesday his Majesty returned from Beverley to view the great appearance of horse on the North moor; many hundreds were expected, I cannot say one hundred appeared, only nine listed themselves. The Gentry desire not to divide the King and Parliament, and the Yeomanry swear they will not, and believe when any attempt is made upon Hull, the trained bands will be cold in that service: it must be a select number of the dam blades of Cavaliers and common soldiers that must do it; and men of undaunted courage in that town will find them work: the only difficulty we conceive will be the untowardness of some of the Townsmen, that will endeavour to make a fraction by reason of want of trade and victuals, which the Parliament must with speed supply, and declare, they shall receive satisfaction for their sufferings, and send them in men and provisions; which may come in safe enough by Sea, notwithstanding the Ordnance planted on the mouth of Humber. Our ancient Esquires do take it in great indignation, that persons of so base a condition as Duncombe and some others are of, should be honoured with Knighthood, yea and a Barronetship too, in so much as at this time it is accounted a dishonour to be made a Knight. In a word, the late Arrival of these Arms and Ammunition out of Holland, have much unsettled the affections of this County, calling to mind His Majesty's Protestations and Invocations, and the Declarations of the Lords against any preparation for war; the full visage whereof appears now to the contrary amongst us.  
Very many Papists resort hither daily, which increases our fears: It is given out that his Majesty intends next for Lincolnshire, and so for Leicestershire to enforce the Commission of Array.  
Here are several Popish Commanders come out of Flanders, who (that they might gain the freer passage hither) confess they had a Dispensation from the Pope, to take any Oath that should be tendered to them.  
In Warwickshire the Ordinance for the Militia is most cheerfully obeyed. In which County, besides the Trained Band, there appeared at the General Muster, 2850. Volunteers. And in regard of some combustions that have lately been in Leicestershire, stirred up by M. Hastings, they have sent a proffer to Leicestershire to assist them with horse and men, and Northamptonshire hath done the like.  
Also in one of the Hundreds of Lancashire, there appeared at Manchester, in obedience to the said Ordinance, about 10000 men in Arms, crying for about half an hour together, For the King and Parliament, For the King & Parliament.  
The Lord of Warwick hath taken the King's Ship called the Lion, in its coming from Holland.  
The Lord Mayor of London for many misdemeanours was committed to the Tower, July 11. by the House of Peers.   

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