AN Alarum to Arms, OR, The Kings Majesties Resolution, To raise Arms against all those that shall oppose or resist Him, in the suppressing the Ordinance of Parliament concerning the Militia. Published by His Majesties Command. Whereunto is annexed The Parliaments Resolution To raise Forces to maintain the said Ordinance, and to defend all those that shall stand for the maintenance of the same. 

Ordered that this be forthwith Printed and published:  
H. elsing, clear. Parl. D. come.   The last news from Hull, of sixty Cavaliers slain by Sir John Hothams men.  
London, Printed for George Tomlinson, July 29. 1642.   

AN Alarum to Arms, OR, The Kings Majesties Resolution, &c.  
HIs majesty having by the Earl of Holland received a Petition for Pacification from the High Court of Parliament, wherein was an humble Remonstrance of their desires, both on His Majesties part and their own, wherein they solemnly protested that if His majesty would be graciously pleased to condescend to their Just, Honourable, and necessary requests, they would lay down all preparations of War, and surrender His Majesties magazine into His Tower of London, and that all their counsels and Determinations should be employed to Advance His majesty, and to Crown Him with more Honour then ever was enjoyed by any of His Perdecessors.  
Notwithstanding His majesty being seduced by some that are greatly feated to be Enemies to the Kingdom, was pleased to return this Answer to the Petitioners, and to propound these following Propositions.  
1. That they would recall the Ordinance of the the Militia.  
2. That they would deliver up His Majesties Magazine taken from Hull, be forthwith put into hands in which His majesty may confided.  
3. That His Navy be surrenderd by the Earl of Warwick to Sir John pennington.  
4. That all Arms, levies, and Provisions for War, made by the consent of both Houses be immediately laid down.  
5. That the Parliament might be adjourned to some place where His majesty might with security come near them, and join with them in their consultations.  
To these His Propositions, He added this His resolution, Declaring, that if these His Propositions shall be rejected, His majesty not doubting of the protection, and assistance of almighty God, and the ready concurrence of His good Subjects, who can have no hope left them of enjoying their own long, if their King may be oppressed and spoiled, and must be remediless;& though His Towns, His Ships, His Arms, And His Money begotten and taken from Him, He hath a good cause left, and the hearts of His People, with which He doubts not but with Gods blessing to recover all the rest: Lastly, if the preservation of the Protestant Religion, the defence of the Liberty, and the Law of the Kingdom, the dignity and Freedom of Parliament,  
Be Equally precious to the Petitioners, as they are to His majesty( who will have no quarrel but in defence of these) there will be a cheerful and speedy consent to what His majesty hath proposed, and desired.  
And of this his majesty expects a full and real Answer by Wednesday the Twenty seven of this Instant July, till then He will not make any attempt of force upon Hull, hoping in the Duty, and Loyalty of the Petitioners: And in the mean time expects that no supply of men be put into Hull, or any of His Majesties goods taken from thence.  
The Lords and Commons having received this unexpected Answer, set down their Resolution concerning the same, in these ensuing Votes.  
1. That an Army should be forthwith raised for the safety of the Kings Person, defence of Both Houses of Parliament, and of those that have obeied their Orders and Commands, and preserving of the true Religion, the Law, liberty, and Peace of the Kingdom.  
2. That the Earl of Essex shall be general.  
3. That in this cause, for the safety of the Kings Person, Defence of both Houses of Parliament, and those who have obeied their Orders and Commands, and preserving of the true Religion, the Laws, Liberties, and Peace of the Kingdom; They will live and die with the Earl of Essex, whom they haue nominated general in this cause.   

ORdered by the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament, that this be Printed and published.  
Hen. elsing, clear. Parl. D. come.  
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A RERATION OF Threescore Cavaliers which was slain by Sir John Hothams men.  
TO relate to you of a Victorious Battle fought between some of Sir John Hothams men and the Cavaliers, who marching out of Hull, encountered with two Hundred and fifty Cavrliers coming towards Hull, they nobly stood to their Arms, and show Threescore of the Cavaliers, and the rest of them were forced to fly leaving their Arms, which Sir John Hothams men gained with the loss of one man.  
FINIS.