HVLLS Managing of the Kingdoms Cause: OR, A brief historical RELATION OF THE several Plots and Attempts against KINGSTON upon HULL, from the beginning of these unhappy diff●rences to thi● day; and the means whereby through Gods blessing it hath been preserved, and the Kingdom in it.  
Expressed in five particulars, viz. 

I. In settling it in the hands of the Parliament.  
II. In ●ir John Hothams r●fu●all to give His majesty entrance.  
III. In the first Siege by the Cavaliers.  
IV. In the change of the Government.  
V. In the latter Siege by the Earl of Newcastle.    
To which is added, a short Relation of the present state of the Northern Counties, and the posture of the English and Scots Armies before York, with the manner of the siege; also, a Postscript to the Reader.  Oculatus testis plus valet quam auriti decem. 
London, Printed for Richard Best at grays-inn gate. june 18. 1644.   

The Preface.  
FOrasmuch as the managing of the Cause of God and the Kingdom, against the Enemies of both, is the public business of our times, and Hull was the Scene whereon the Prologue was acted, yea, I may say the action there was the very Argument of the work, and Epitome of the whole war, it is very requisite that the kingdom should be truly informed of occurrences there, and of the many wonderful deliverances that God wrought for that place; and the whole realm thereby, and the instruments which his heavenly hand used for managing the business, wherein it is observable, he hath done like a cunning workman, who doth many times with crooked instruments, make a strait piece of work. Never any thing was to be done, but God found out Spirits, and gave ability to effect it. Now since he was pleased to honour the Inhabitants of that place with a great part of the action, give an Eye-witnessing Sojourner among them, leave to say so, whose notes of Observation were at first collected for his own private use, although upon the earnest entreaty of many, they are now like to be made public. And because I must say so much of the place, its not immethodicall to say something of the Inhabitants; Of all ages& Sexes betwixt seven and eight thousand, they are ordinarily civill, Charitable to the poor, as appears by their large contributions upon all occasions of Collections, for such as are in need; outwardly religious, having ever since the Reformation been blessed with a learned and painful ministry, having also full Congregations on the Lords day, Lecture day, and all other extraordinary occasions; in matters indifferent conformable to authority,& generally disliking independency; many good, too many bad; much Wheat, much chaff. No People, no Place, more blessed, so preserved. Policy prevailed not; majesty overawed not; Treachery( I accuse no particulars, but leave every one to his just trial) undermined not; Force overcame not. O Hull! God was thy counsellor, thy Protector, thy Watchman, thy Rock of Salvation. Let Hull aclowledge it, the Kingdom know it, us all be thankful, especially we who had our particular shares in it, and say, Not unto us, Lord, not unto us, but unto thy Name be glory.   

HVLLS Managing of the kingdoms Cause.  
BEfore I address myself to that which is the theme of my discourse, something must be premised for the Readers better information, and more easy understanding of the ensuing matter, a word or two therefore concerning the first budding of this Apple of Contention, or Hulls first original, and its situation.  
It was at the first a poor Country Hamlet consisting of a few straggling Cottages, called by the name of Wike, the inhabitants lived by fishing, it being commodiously situate hard by two rivers, Humber and Hull, for that kind of Trade.  
In process of time the inhabitants, as they advanced thei● estates, so they bettered their dwellings, and reduced it into the form of a Town, and by degrees converting their fisher-boats into Merchants Ships, it became a Port-town, and place of Merchandise, by which new Trade, it increased in riches and pomp.  
After this it was endowed with many privileges by several Kings, and in further favour it was called Kingston upon Hull, and made a Corporation with a County annexed to it, at the first governed by Bailiffs, afterwards, and still with a mayor and twelve Aldermen, at length they obtained favour of the King, that the Town might be wall●d and trenched about, which was done at their own costs, they made then four Ports or gates, viz. Hasell gates, Miton gates, Beverley gates, and North gates.  
After this, King Henry the eight, being informed of the natural strength of the Town, by reason of the commodious situation thereof in an Angle, having Humber on the Southside, and Hull on the East, in his progress into these northern parts, turned aside to see the place, where( for the better security of the Country from foreign invasion) he erected two Blockhouses on the other side of the river Hull; one over against the South end of the Town, hard by the mouth of Hull, which commands the River of Humber, the other over against the North end which secures from the Land, and in the midway betwixt these he founded a very strong Castle, which commands both the River and the Land, they are so seated, that they can clear one another with their Ordnance from an enemies assaul● being all well fortified with Guns; from each of these to other 〈◇〉 reared a wall eight yards high, and five yards thick, of brick-stone strongly cemented, the walls of the Blockhouses and Castle being of the ●●m matter and thickness.  
The King to●k such pleasure in the Town, and country adjoining, which was convenient for his game, that he was a while resident here, and kep● his Court in a large and sumptuous house, called the Mannor, now the Repository of arms, or Magazine for the kingdoms use.  
Moreover for the better fortification of the Town, the Inhabitants built a Fort at the Southend, which is very well furnished with iron Gun●, and one brass Basili●co 17. foot long, her weight 7000. which at the beginning of the latter Siege was carried to the walls, which are singularly well fortified with brass and iron Guns, both Culverins and Demicanon cuts. Before the walls is the Towns ditch both broad and deep, over which he three drawbridges, viz. at Miton, Beverley, and North gates, and before each g●te is either a Horne-worke, a Halfe-moon, or a battery, and from one to another round about the walls to both the rivers, was made in Sir John Hothams time, a Brestworke for musketeers, with a deep trench before it, over which lye two Drawbridges, to wit, at Beverly& Northgates, the other two gates are rammed up with earth.  
But that which adds further to the strength of the Town, is that the meadows and Moorish grounds on every side of the Town, and Blockhouses, may for the space of two miles be so overflown with salt water by cutting the banks at the Spring-tides, that an enemy cannot make any near approach,( much less undermine) but by the banks of the rivers, except some few meadows on the West side by Humber banks that lye so high, they cannot be drowned, there was therefore a Fort royal made on that quarter, about twenty score from the walls, to prevent an approach, which since the truly Noble Lord Fairfax came to us, was finished and fortified with Ordnance. Concerning the rise and Fortification of Hull, I need say no more, onely give me leave to invert that of the Poet,  Iam Troja est ubi sedges fuit. 
This Town thus situated, was by the State-polititians deemed the fittest place in these northern parts, for the kingdoms Magazine in the expedition against the Scots. There was therefore sent hither great store of ammunition, and Arms for about thirty thousand men both Horse and Foor, all which were in the managing of Cap. Leg, and his assigns, and for the further security thereof, as also of the Castle, Forts and Blockhouses, here was planted by the E: of Strafford a garrison of 1000 Souldiers under the command of Sir Th: Gl●mham; who continued here almost a year after the happy pacification betwixt his Majeste and our Brethren of Scotland, until they were dismissed and disbanded by the parliament, and then the Magazine, Castle, Blockhouses, and the other Forts were committed to the care of the Towns-men, whose care in watching and warding was answerable to their trust.  
Afterward, when the great Court-Delinquents, which were not Parliament-proof, had withdrawn His Majesties person and affection from his Parliament, it was thought no little piece of State-policy, for the furtherance of their designs, which were then in hatching, to secure this Town and the Magazine; whereupon the Earl of Newcastle was forthwith addressed with letters in His Majesties name, full of Clemency to the Townsmen, thereby commanding and requiring, that the keys of the Ports, Magazine and Blockhouses, might be instantly delivered to the said Earl, who as it seemed, suspecting what the sequel of that errand might be, desired to pass unknown, calling himself Sir John Savage,( an omen in it) and at his first landing was brought before the mayor, under that name, till being known by some by-standers, he was forced to own both his name, and his errand. But the mayor and Aldermen, and Townsmen, perceiving an estrangement betwixt the King and his Parliament, and the ground thereof, and knowing the Parliaments resolution, to establish the government in the hands of Sir John Hotham, demurred upon the business a few dayes, until a letter came from the Parliament to command them to receive Master Hotham; hereupon, the fearful, yet faithful Townsmen, resolved upon a-Petition to be sent to His majesty; Humbly beseeching that His M●jestie would be pleased to agree with His Parliament, concerning that business, that so without fear, or breach of f●alty to either, they might know in whose hands to entrust the strength of the kingdom, together with their own lives and estates. At the same instant was captain leg also in the town, and a strong party of Malignants bestirred themselves for the Earl, flattering themselves with expectation of the Kings royal favour towards the Town thereby, and I know not what honour and credit in the entertainment of so honourable a parsonage, before a private Gentleman. In the mean while the well affencted were uncessant in their endeavours for the choice of the other, according to the Order of Parliament, and took care to inform the Parliament concerning the carriage of the business, who immediately sent a summons for the Earl and captain league to attend them at Westminster, who the next tide set forward on the journey, and gave over the claim. The day before came a second Letter from His majesty, requiring either to receive the Earl, as our governor, or to keep the Town in our own hands, and the mayor to be sole governor. But the same day that the Earl departed, Master Hotham was freely received into the Town with three Companies of the trained bands, and the keys of the Ports and the Magazine were surrendered into his hands.  
After a few weeks Sir John Hotham sent down from the Parliament, betook him to his charge, and dismissed his son, drawing more Companies of the Trained bands of yorkshire into the Garrison, until they amounted to the number of about 800. Afterwards the Breach betwixt the King and His Parliament growing wider, and he more rem●te, not onely in Person( being now come to york) but in affection also, and the Malignant party beginning to show themselves at york, and at Hull too, he thought it high time to discharge the Town of some gross Malignant Spirits, who now began to stickle and make Pros●lites.  
Not many daies after came the Duke of york, the Prince Elector, the Earl of Newport, the Lord Willoughby, and some other persons of Honour: with their Attendants to see the Town, who were respectively entertained by the mayor and the governor, who spending that day in viewing the beauty and strength of the Town, were invited to a banquet by the mayor, and to dinner by the governor the next day, being St. George his day; but a little before dinner time, Sir John Hotham being busy in his entertainment of their Highnesse, he was suddenly saluted by Sir Lewes Dives with a Message from His majesty, that he intended to dine with him that day, being then within four miles of Hull with 300. Horse and upwards, whereat being startled for the present, he consulted with Mr. Pelham, a Member of the House, and Alderman of Hull, and with some others what to do, whereupon, a Messenger was thought fit to be forthwith sent to his majesty, humbly to beseech him to forbear to come, forasmuch as he could not without betraying the trust committed to him, set open the Gates to so great a Guard as he came attended withall. Upon the return of the Messenger, who certified concerning the Kings advance towards the Town, he drew up the Bridge, and shut the Gates, and commanded the Souldiers to stand to their arms round about the walls.  
About eleven of the clock His majesty with his Attendants came to Beverly gates, where calling for Sir jo. Hotham, He commanded the gates to be opened; whose frequent answer, to that reiterated command was, That he was entrusted by the Parliament, for the securing the Town for his Majesties Honour, and the kingdoms use, which he intended by Gods help to do; and herein, again and again he desired His majesty not to mis-interpret his action, protesting his Loyalty, and proffering that if his majesty would be pleased, with the Prince and twelve more to come in, he should be 〈◇〉 w●lcome, otherwise he could not, without betraying his Trust to the Sta●e, admit entrance to so great a Guard; but His majesty refused to enter without his whole Train. About one of the clock the Duke and the Prince El●ctor with their Attendants, went forth to His majesty, who departed not from the Gates till four of the clock. All the while not the least disturbance was offered to Sir John Hotham or his Souldiers, from the Townsmen, although they exceeded their numbers manifold, but all encouragement and convenient assistance, if need should require, although even within the walls we were not without a great party of Malignants. About five of the clock, having given to Sir John Hotham one hour to cons●der what he did, H●s majesty returned to the Gates, and receiving the ●●●e answer as before, he commanded Sir John Hotham to be proclaim●● Traitor by two Heralds at arms, and then retreated towards Beverly six● m●les, where he lodged that night. The next morning came an Herald( and some others) from His majesty with conditions of pardon, if yet he would open the ●ates; out the same answer, with humble submission being returned, His majesty advanced toward york that night. After this his Majesties Guard( as they called themselves) increasing every day to a great number and strength, and to a height of Malignity against the Parliament, and Breathing out threats against Sir John Hotham, and the town, it was thought necessary to try and engage the Inhabitants, by a Protestation for the maintenance of Hull, for the King and Parliament, and kingdoms use, which was cheerfully taken by the greatest part of the people, but such as refused to take it were expelled the Town.  
Now Sir John Hotham supposing that the aim of that party was principally to gain the Magazine, and that their malice were at an end, if it were removed, he sent all the great Ordnance back to London, as also great store of arms and Ammunition, thinking now he should have rest, and be molested no more. Notwithstanding within a few weeks after the Ship called the Providence making an escape from the May-Flowre, which had taken her in Humber, and was bringing her to Hull, ran a shore upon holderness cost with sixteen pieces of Ordnance, and great store of arms and ammunition, having been long expected by the Cavaliers, and now the tidings being carried to york of her arrival, they came post to bid her welcome, unburdened the Ship, armed themselves, and countrymen whom they arrayed, and marched up against Hull, which forthwith they beleaguered on all sides, quartering their men in all the Villages round about, and casting up some works against the Town, on the Northside, where they kept their guards; they stopped our markets, cut off our Water, fired three of our Mills, raised a fort at paul, a little Town in Holdernsse, upon the edge of ●u●b●r, from whe●●e they shot at our Ships, as they sailed to a●● 〈◇〉, where they broken one of their 〈◇〉; and another at H●ssell, from whence they shot at our keels and boats, a● they passed up and down the River, where one of their cannoners having never done any execution upon our vessels, leveled his Gun at a boat, and swore God da●ne him, he would sink it at that sh●● or he would never shoot more, and so he gave fir●; immediately the g●● broken, and tore out his bowels that he died ou●right, it killed also one more that stood by him. ☞ And here not●; That this was the beginning of this miserable War, the Viperous birth of the Malignant and Popish party, which ere it be long will eat through the bowels of the Dam, as they themselves, like so many vipers have digged through the sides of heir mother the Kingdom of England that hath bread& brought them up.— Over against Paul upon lincolnshire shore they made another Fore, whether they sent three pieces of Ordn●nce in a Catch, which was battered by the May-flower, and the Ordnance was brought into Hull. All this while his Majesty was quar●ered at Beverley, and came sometimes to see the Leagues.  
In the mean while we were not idle in the town, but fortified our walls, and repaired our outworks: We had also frequent alarms in the night, which cost many of them dear, we not sparing either ●owder or shot. We also cut the banks, and overflowed all ●he grounds about the Town, whereby we retarded their approaches. We often sallied out and gave them alarms: One night about 400. Townsmen and Souldiers advanced towards their quarters at Anlaby, but being encountered with a grea● shower of rain, we made our retreat, which if it had not happened, we had met with the enemy in the way, and welcomed them to Hull, for within two houres after we had entred the Ports, they marched up, about 200. towards the Town, and set fire to our Mills. Our Ordnance upon the walls were all loaden, but the cannoners were to seek till the enemy was gone almost out of Gun-shot, and then they sent after them, which made many of them through hast to fall into the ditches, among the rest the Earl of N. as was reported was over head and ears, on whose pertiwig one of his Gentlemen catching hold, it came off from his head; and weighing heavy with water, he thought it had been his head, so that he cried out, that his Lordships head was shot off with a great bullet from the Town.  
Within a few daies after we sallied out again upon their quarters at Anlaby, where we fired their Magazine, beat them away, took 14. prisoners and made a retreat. So hereby perceiving our resolutions were firm for the maintenance of the Town, and despairing of any hopes for gaining thereof, having besieged us almost a month, without taking their leaves they retreated to york, and made ready for their other designs.  
Having hitherto failed( through the blessing of God) in all their attempts against this poor Hull, they found out a new method of malignity against it, endeavouring what by policy and force they could not overcome, by fraud to undermine; and herein by proffers, and promises, and private messages in disguise; besides the Lord Digby was two or three times in town with the governor, and ciphers were agreed on for correspondency.  
I am much your Servant I. G.   

Their wits were very working; but how far they prevailed herein I intend not to determine, but will leave it to time and trial to bring forth: but of this I am sure, nor small were our fears and distractions in the Town, on what grounds, whether real or imaginary I have not to say, but they were much increased upon captain Hothums entertainment after his escape from colonel cronwell, and bushels release out of prison upon exchange, who we supposed upon trial would have been proved a Traitor to the State,( concerning the business of Scarborough) as also by a monitory Letter from captain Moyer belonging to the ship called the Hercules, which had all the year lain before the Town to keep the River, but how the town was secured and the Government changed I shall briefly relate. Notice being given late at might by captain Moyer aforesaid in a Letter to a private man, to be shown to the mayor and Aldermen, of some dangerous design at the door; and admonishing if they meant to be safe either now to stir or never, they sent for some well-affected townsmen, who immediately thought it fit to be doing, and forth-with acquainting some strangers of great note in the town with their jealousies, they craved their help and advice, who were very desirous( I believe) that the town should be secured, but were fearful to engage themselves either by counsel or assistance, doubting what might be the success, and so left it wholly to the discretion and managing of the townsmen, not any of the strangers showing themselves till the business was fully effected which was performed after this manner. The next day being Saint Peters day 29th. of june, 1643. about three of the clock in the morning, those that were first acquainted with it went from house to house, giving notice to all their neighbours, especially to such as were zealously affencted to the Parliaments Cause, concerning what was to be done; forthwith above 1500. men were in readiness, who expected at their doors till the word of command was given from the mayor, and then every man armed with his musket and fired Ma●ch shewed forth himself, first uniting themselves into a body, and then dividing themselves into several companies, with rock▪ Matches they ●●●ched up against the several guards within the walls, and within the space of half an hour ceazed on all the guards of the town, fifty men also were sent from aboard the Hercules, who ceazed on the guard of the Magazine, the souldiers at every guard seemed to make some small resistance at the first, but at length understanding the ground of our attempt to be bottomed on nothing but loyalty to the State, in the security of the town, they were willing to resign and join with us. A little resistance was made at the main guard by a captain, kinsman to the governor, whom we presently disarmed and secured. In the mean time some unarmed men were ferried over to the Garrison side, who dropping into the Block-houses unsuspectedly by one and one, and acquainting the Commanders there whom they knew to be faithful with the business, they armed themselves with the souldiers arms, guarded the Ordnance and secured them both. But the captain of the Castle having some notice of the design; shut the Gates, and refused to give them any entrance, without a Letter from the mayor under his hand for his warrant, which receiving he surrendered: Thus all the Guards being secured, we apprehended Mr. Hotham, and the Officers belonging to the Garrison, of whom we could have but the least ground of suspicion. And here take notice by the way, of the wonderful providence of God, who stirred up Spirits to attempt such an hazardous enterprise, which some feared would have cost many a mans life, and gave also such a blessing that the Town, Magazine, Castle, Block-houses& Forts should be all secured, without the loss of one drop of blood, or the discharging of a musket, which if it had been to be done any other way, must needs have cost infinite expense both of moneys and of blood. Sir I. Hotham in the mean while made an escape out of the Gates, after whom were discharged two great guns from the walls, but did him no harm( God be thanked) so riding on to the Ferry he thought to pass over into holderness, where failing of a boat he road on to Beverly, but a Post from Hull was there before him, who had certified to colonel Boynton what was done, so that meeting Sir John Hotham in the streets, he laid hold on him as his prisoner, who after offering to make an escape, was knocked off his horse by a soldier, and had his face a little bruised with the fall, so forth-with they brought him prisoner to Hull, but he desiring not to be brought into the Gates because he feared a mischief, was conveyed by another way aboard the Hercules, where he was kept prisoner till he was sent up to London.  
The great business being now over, and the town and Garrison in some manner settled, they now proceeded to examine witnesses concerning such Officers and others as were under susition, and in many particulars about the affairs of the Government, and to settle the Country in a posture of defence; For the better managing therefore of those weighty matters, as also for the approving of their own integrity, the mayor and Aldermen craved the advice and assistance of some strangers of good worth who were sled for refuge into the town, in particular Sir matthew Boynton, sir William Saint Quintin, sir Richard Darley, sir John Bourchier and some others who since are approved of by the Parliament, and authorised to sit as a Committee. immediately( because of the enemies approach at that instant towards Beverly, which was at that present not strong enough to withstand them) letters were sent to Scarbrough to the Commander of Sir John Hothams house, which he had fortified with very strong works, th●ee pieces of Ordnance, and above one hundred souldiers, forthwith to march with his company, and Ordnance, and Ammunition to Beverly, which accordingly was done, or else that town had been lost, and our men cut off; for the next morning the enemy not knowing what was done, came confidently to the very works unto the mouth of the Ordnance, calling for him that should deliver up the town, not expecting such a hot welcome for after two houres fight they were forced to retreat, leaving twenty four slain in the town, whereof divers were commanders, they had very many hurt and wounded, we took also eight prisoners of whom some were Officers, who confessed they expected that the Town should have been surrendered without many shots. We had slain captain William Darley, and three common souldiers, and not many wounded.  
Letters also were sent to the Parliament, to inform them of the action at Hull, whereupon it pleased the Houses to pass an Ordinance of indemnity to the mayor and townsmen concerning the apprehending of Sir John Hotham. When the news was come to the enemy, they pricked up their ears, hoping we had inclined to their party, or at least intended to stan● upon our own guard both against the King and the Parliament, to which by letters from several quarters they did exhort us. The earl of Kingston the governor of Gainsbrough sent a letter to the town, desiring that he might be entertained as our governor, promising that without all doubt he would procure his Majesties pardon for our by past obstinacy, and favour for the future; but he had a suitable answer returned, giving his Lordship as much thankes as his bountiful offer deserved; whereby he understanding our firm resolutions, not onely to persist ourselves in our due obedience to the King and Parliament, but to endeavour to reduce others also to theirs; his Lordship thought himself well if he might keep Gainesbrough, which he did not long; for within a few weekes the town was taken, and his Lordship was slain by his own partes, with a great shot in the river Trent, as he was coming for Hull.  
A Post also was sent from Hull with letters to the Lord general Fairfax, in which particular I cannot let pass a very remarkable providence of God, without its due observation, wherein is a mixture of a sore Iudgement, and a sweet Mercy, a {αβγδ}. Upon Friday being the day following Hulls action, and the same with that of Beverly, was the great battle sought on Aderton moore, betwixt the Earl of New-castle and the Lord Fairfax, to the disadvantage of this noble and pious Lord, his Army being routed on the sudden to the amazement of both parties, when the numerous enemies in the apprehension of all men, seemed to be utterly discomfited, and fled the field for the space of an hour& more, although they were five to one,( but of this a little time will discover more) this noble Lord upon the loss retired to Bradford with some of his scattered forces, but not being secure there for want of Ammunition, he charged through the enemy with his Son, the truly noble and valiant Sir Thomas Fairfax, and most of his Officers in chief, and some of his souldiers, and came to Leeds, where finding no safety, his Ammunition failing,( having been forced to make Match of Bed-cords) nor knowing which way to turn, being surrounded with a Le●ion of enemies, and overwhelmed with sorrow for the loss of his men,( although the enemy lost five times as many) and which to him was more then all, for the Cau●e which lay bleeding● in the midst of this Agony came a letter from the mayor of Hull, to his Lordship on the Lords day at night late, to signify that Hull was secured, his loose friends made fast, and all needful supplies of Ammunition at his Lordships command:( here was Deus in monte) Forthwith he resolved for Hull, the enemy being then upon their march towards Leeds, the next morning therefore early he set forward towards Selby, where some Troops of the enemy laid to hinder his passage over the river, whom sir Thomas Fairfax held in skirmish till his Lordship with his Attendance was over the river, where sir Thomas was shot in the arm, and two or three more of his ●ollowers, but cut off some of the enemies horse, That night his Lordship restend two houres at Wress●ll Castle, and then he advanced towards Hull, whether he came on Tu●sday morning at two of the clock. Sir Thomas perceiving the enemies design was to stop his passage over that Perry, wheeled about by Carlton Ferry, and restend that night two or three houres at Crowle in lincolnshire, the next morning early he was way-laid by some forces from Gainsbrough, as he cross●d the river of Trent, where they took his Plate, but he though much weakened with the loss of blood, forced his way to Barton, and arrived at Hull in the afternoon. The enemy pursued him to Barton, and had taken many of his followers, if it had not been for our Catch which was sent up the river on purpose to guard them with her Ordnance.  
And as God had provided Hull for this noble general and his sons safety, so he preserved them likewise for Hulls security, for a Petition was presently sent from the Town to the Parliament, humbly desiring that the Government might be established upon his Lordship, which accordingly was granted; now that, for the making up of our breach, and the settling of our distractions, God should provide a person of such Honour, approved fidelity, solid discretion, godly life, and eminent courage to be set over us, was a mercy more then wee expected, I am sure more then wee deserved.  
While the affairs of the Town took up the endeavours of the Father, the welfare of the Country possessed the desires of the Son, so that in a few weekes he had completed an army of 25. Troops of Horse, and 2000. ●oot and Dragooners, which were quartered in Beverly and the adjoining Villages, which the Earl of Newcastle emulating, he marched out with 15000. Horse and foot towards Sir Thomas his quarters, whose numbers though unequal, Sir Thomas with his handful thought to encounter, not being yet certainly informed of his strength,& selecting the ground where he intended the charge, he sent forth his Scouts, who with the Enemies Scouts held some few skirmishes, three or four miles from Beverley, but discovering their numbers and force so far exceeding ours, whose Troops as few in comparison, so were also most of them raw men, it was thought fit by a counsel of War, forthwith to quit Beverley as not tenable, and re●reat towards Hull, especially perceiving the Enemies design was to sand a party into the way, where they had all advantages to stop their retreat, which from Hull wee could not relieve, the greatest part of our forces upon the noise of their approach, being newly sent to Beverley, but before they deserted the Town, they maintained a sight at the Towns end with the enemy until they had made a full discovery; during which fight about 1000. of our new raised men, fresh water souldiers, took the opportunity and left their Colours, some turned to the Eenemie, others lurked in the country, who afterwards repented too late.  
On monday the 28. of August at two of the clock in the afternoon we deserted Beverly, shortly after the enemy entred, and sent a party which followed the rear of our men, and were twice or thrice beaten back by our musketeers. The rest of their men that stayed in the Town, fell to their old Trade of Plundering, spoiling, and stripping all ages and Sexes, for even many Women they stripped, some they imprisoned, all they spoiled, in a word before night they had plundered the whole Town, consisting of above 1000. families, and sent their booty of cattle and goods to york. There goes along with this army almost 1000. bloody women, many of whose faces and actions do make them too much to resemble the Poets hellish Harpies, far more cruel then the men, for they glean after them, and spar● none; not women in childebed, many of whom they have robbed of all their linen, without any pitty at all. Thus have they done also to all the Towns adjoining: But to return to the Armies. That night we kept a party in New-land, a mile and a half from Hull on the North, the enemy quartered in Cottingham three miles from Hull. The next day being Tuesday, wee had some skirmishes without any considerable loss on either side.  
On Wednesday the 30. of August, we charged them with a small party of Horse and foot, and pursuing them into Cottingham, slay a lieutenant Colonel, a Cornet of Horse, and about 30. more, took nine prisoners of them, without any loss to us.  
The next day we skirmished again with them, who fled as before till they came to the Towns end, where the Enemy rushed out in a very great body, upon sight whereof, our men retreated, but some having engaged themselves far in the pursuit were taken prisoners, to the number of 15: or 16. That night we deserted Newland, it being too remote from the Town, which the next morning was taken up by the Cabs.  
On Saturday the second of September in the morning we perceived they had begun a work against the Town, about thrice twelvescore from their quarter, against which we sent some bullets from the walls, so that they were a little retarded in their working: This night also they cut off our fresh water, we being supplied with a spring two miles distant. The next morning we discovered a new work towards the Town, into which we sent them some tokens of their welcome, which some of them found to their cost. All this while we were employed in fitting our platforms, and Fortifying the Walls with brest-works, and repairing the out-works, our Troops sallying forth into holderness, and their Quarters round about, took every day some prisoners.  
monday the fourth, they planted two pieces of Ordnance in their second work, from whence thy shot bullets towards the Town.  
September the fifth, we discovered another work, East from the former by the bank of the River Hull, over which the next night they made a Bridge of boats, for their more free passage into holderness, where they also planted two pieces of Ordnance.  
The same day we began to raise a Fort upon the bank of the same River, 18. score from the Walls, hard by the Charterhouse( which was an hospital for the poor, which my Lord was forced to demolish, at the Enemies first approach) where they killed us a woman-servant, as she was carrying earth, for the raising of the work, among an hundred more of her sex, who at that present were all disheartened and deserted the work, but afterwards all the women, even those of the best rank strangers and others, willingly helped forward the works, none after that receiving the least harm, in so much as though we cannot say( as some may) that we have our Virgins troops, yet can we boast of our Troops of Virgins, who shewed so much diligence, that many of our fortifications may deservedly be called the Virgins works. After a few daies that work being finished, his Lordship caused one brass Gun to be planted in it, and kept a strong watch there, which did singular good service upon that Quarter. All this while from the North block-house and the walls we slay them many men. During this space they had made in the night another work at Scowscots a little town a mile off, which his Lordship had not demolished, in pitty of the poor inhabitants; nevertheless he sent forth a party who pulled down a house within nine score of the enemy, which might have been advantageous to them, who returned without the least harm.  
Sept. 8. In the morning they had raised another work still nearer, about half a mile from the walls, which with the loss of very many of their men, we taught them to make stronger, both with our Canon, and our musketeers under the opposite bank of the river, where we did keep a continual guard to their daily annoyance. This work they every night repaired from the breaches that we made in the day, forcing their men, and killing some of them, whose fears made them slow at their business. This having finished they called their Fort-royall, where afterwards they planted, besides other Ordnance, two brass Demicanons, out of which they shot bullets of thirty six pound weight into the town, and sometimes pierced the tops of the houses, without any more harm; but knowing that there was much combustable matter in the town, they made a furnace wherein they did heat their bullets, and shot them into the town like their rage read hot: whereupon his Lordship commanded tubs of water to be set before every door, set Guards at the end of every street, and caused all the Flax, Powder, and other such combustible stuff to be laid in the lowest Cellars, the Magazine to be more then ordinarily watched round about, and upon this occasion much Powder was delivered in to his Lordship upon the public faith. Notwithstanding these bullets, little harm was done by them,( thankes be to God) and but three were slain during the whole Siege within the walls, to wit, a man, a woman, and a child; although they have certified in Print among many other such truths, that they have slain many scores within the town, and battered down a great part of it. And here if I should relate of the many strange and remarkable passages of Gods protection of many from these bullets, it would afford matter of much admiration, but impertinent at this time. After this his Lordship caused two Culverins more to be planted in the Charter-house work, and another Fort to be made about twelve score wide of it, which flankerd upon the enemy as they lurked behind the banks, with both which they were so battered, together with the walls and the North Block-houses, that they could not stand by their Ordnance, and one of their Demicanons was broken in the mussel from the North Block-house, so that they were constrained to remove their guns into a lower work; their ●urnace also was broken with another bullet, so that for many daies they shot no fiery bullets.  
Saturday the ninth. This night we sallied out upon their quarters at Anlabie, three miles distant upon the West, about four hundred Horse and foot, and thinking to encompass the enemy, entred at several parts, but they( as it seems) having notice of the design, had relinquished the town, and drawn up their men into a body in the field, where after some fight with a small pattee of ours, who were to enter on that quarter of the town, they took a Lieutenant, an ensign, and many of their company prisoners, most of whom they cruelly wounded after quarter given, the rest of our men apprehending some default made good their retreat.  
Sunday the tenth. This day they shot some of their great bullets at the Church in Sermon time, but thankes be to God they mist their mark.  
Thursday the fourteenth. This day his Lordship caused the banks to be cut, through which they were set wetshod in all their works, except those upon the bank. After some daies when the water was a little abated, they found a dry bank in the mid way to Newland, on which they raised a new work, which we fronted with a Counter-worke about a bow shot from the walls on Daringam bank.  
Saturday the sixteenth. This day almost one quarter of the North Block-house was blown up through the unadvisedness of a Canoneer, who with his lighted Match went to fetch Cartridges for his Gun, where were also some nine or ten Hand-granadoes, which firing rent the house, slay the man with four more. But see the providence, had it been any quarter then what it was, it had laid the Block-house open to the enemies assault; yea further, in the very next room were 12. barrels of Powder, whereof two were open, the bars were broken, and the door burst open by the force, yet the powder was not fired, which if it had, the whole house had been blown up, an hundred men slain, besides more harm in the town, and a plain way made for the enemies entrance, which God alone prevented.  
When they saw their fiery bullets did not speed according to their expectation, having threatened they would fire the town though they fetched the fire from Hell, they sent their granades towards us, all which came short or wide of the town, and did no harm at all praised be God, they were about a foot Diame●●r, and where they fell they tore up the earth, so that two Horses might lie in the pit.  
After this they removed to the West-side of the town, where they begun to cast up works upon the banks of Humber, a mile from Hull, and by degrees, stretched their fortifications within half a mile of us, these we countermanded with a Fort, which we raised hard by the West Iettie,( which safegarded the ships in the road) and some other lesser works in the meadows; at which fort my Lord general caused three Guns to be planted. To these works the enemy brought one of their Demi-Canons, and some other Guns, as shall appear more at large, from whence they shot into the Town.  
Friday the 22. we kept a solemn fast at his Lordships order.  
September 26. Sir Thomas Fairfax crost Humber with 20. Troops of Horse completely armed, to join with the Lord Willoughby, and colonel Cromwells forces in lincolnshire; who both came over to consult with my Lord general, but made no stay. After our Horse was gone, the Enemy made a Fort at Paul a little Town in holderness upon Humber side, and another at Whitecliffe in lincolnshire, on the other side Humber, to stop our shipping, from whence they were beaten, and the works demolished by the Parliaments ships, and some musketeers which were sent from Hull.  
Thursday the 28. This night their Magazine at Cottingham was fired, and nine of their great granades, which they had provided for Hull, where( as Phalaris in his brazen Bull) their firemaster general was the first that suffered by his own Engine, and five or six more.  
September the 30. We elected our mayor, and made a new mayor of an old, which did not a little discourage the enemy, he being a man both faithful and active for the Cause, and whom my Lord general did desire might continue in the place. For till this they thought they had a more prevalent party in the town, with some of whom they did juggle by private Messages and Letters for betraying some trust in the blockhouses, or else where, which they hoped the more easily to effect upon the change of the mayor.  
About this time his Lordship wanting money for the encouragement of his Souldiers, issued out an Order for an assessment of 6000. pound upon the Townsmen and strangers, same part whereof hath been already gathered.  
Tuesday, the third of October. The spring tides did again overflow all their works, and made them wet lodging there.  
Wednesday, the fourth; By his Lordships order, this day was set apart for fasting and prayer, but the latter service of the day was put off till the friday following, by reason of a new Fort which the enemy had raised the night before, about a quarter of a mile from the walls on the Northside of the town: for his Lordship desired that all that were well affencted, would now show forth themselves in casting down the work; immediately 400. Townsmen and Souldiers, marched out towards them in the very front of their work, and beat them out of it, to the number of 40. who running to the next, where were almost as many more, were pursued by our men to the midlegge in water, and being beaten out thence likewise, left their arms and quibbling tools, and striven who should run fastest to Newland for his life. In their flight our Ordnance from the walls did great execution upon them. We had one man slain with a great bullet from Newland, and two hurt; of them there were three or four slain, seven taken prisoners, their arms and working instruments they brought in with them, demolished their works, and made a retreat: At the same instant our men sallied out of their half Moon on Daringam bank, against another fort of the enemy, which they cast down, and brought away what the enemy had left upon their approach. After our men were entred the town, there appeared a party of their Horse at Newland, who with their drawn swords forced up their Foot to advance to the fort, from whence they had made that honourable retreat, to repair it again, and slay some of their men, before they could make them march on, because of our Ordnance, which played so fast upon them from the North Blockhouse, the Walls, and the Charterhouse Battery, That they could turn no way where they were not encountered with the bullets, wee saw from the walls, both many of their Foot and Horse fall.  
October 5. The affairs at lin being settled for the King and Parliament, there were sent to us from the Earl of Manchester 500. men very well armed, under the Command of Sir John Meldrum, a Gentleman both valiant and trusty, and well deserving for the good Service he hath done both here and elsewhere.  
October. 8. This morning we discovered a new work on the West, within a quarter of a mile from the walls, hard by the gallows, which perhaps the Reader may suppose will be the end of their works, without any mistake at all, for so it was here, these were their Hercules his pillars, or, Ne plus ultra, this hath always been the place of execution, and so it was now, as shall appear more at large afterwards.  
October 9. monday. This morning at day-break the Enemy made an assault upon our battery on the West Iettie, and an half moon near adjoining to it. Our Perdues being but duly drawn off, they came up without discovery, in number nine score, being ten select men for the design out of every company. As sudden, so fierce was their assault, and their welcome in the issue was as sharp. Their first attempt was upon the half moon, which they scaled and entred, but were beaten out again and again by the stock of the muskets, in the mean while the musketeers in the west jettie, which was within pistol shot galled their rear: but failing of their purpose here, they advanced to the Battery which they attempted to scale, but in vain, the enemy all this while shot not one musket, intending nothing but Club-law, in the interim the musketeers in the half moon played upon them a place: then crowding to the entrance which admitted but one at once, they were killed as they came and some of them dyed with God damn me in the mouth; and now being under our muskets and Canon they fell to throw stones, whereby they hurt two or three of our men: their Commander in chief was one captain Strickland, who with divers more of his men, leaped upon the work, and demanded a surrender, who were all beaten down, and heslaine in the spot with a brace of bullets in the breast; the rest seeing this made hast to run away, and then being within the level of our Ordnance and musketeers, they fired on them a place, so that many of them came short home to tell the news. We had but a man slain, and about 15. wounded, whereof one was Captain Kerby, who was hurt by the mistake of one of our new souldiers who knew him not. The number of the enemy is not so certainly known, there say dead within the sight of our works 25. men, five taken prisoners; the country people report that most of them that came off were wounded. Here note, that it was their policy all this Siege to keep even their own men from the certain knowledge of the number of them that were slain, yet it is credibly reported by divers, that every night they carried away Cart loads of dead and wounded men from their works; for those that were hurt or slain in the day, they conveyed away in the night. The same day they killed us a captain, and two of his souldiers in the Charter-house work with a Demi canon bullet. About this time also there were frequent motions made by divers for damning up the River Hull, that so the fresh water swelling up might stop their Mills, and over-flow all the ways, supposing thereby that they could not carry away their Ordnance; but his Lordship doubting thereof, consented not, and replied that it were more honour to beat them away, which he hoped to do in due time.  
Octob. 11. Wednesday. This day command was given that all men should be in arms at seven of the clock in the morning without the beating of the Drum, which accordingly was done. Now the enemy had for many daies expected an assault, who had therefore strengthened their Guards, and this day we supposed they had some notice of the design, as appeared by their more then ordinary lighting of their matches before day break in all their quarters. About an hour or two before we sallied forth, order was given to the Guards on the North side of the town, to flash powder as if they were lighting many hundred matches, that the enemy might expect the assault on that side. At nine of the clock we sallied out towards the West, in number about 1500. both townsmen, souldiers, and Sea-men from aboard the Parliaments Ships, the Lion, and the employment, and four Troops of Horse, the Foot was divided into three Squadrons, one small party charged the enemy in the front of their last work by the gallows, the second lead on by Sir John Meldrum on their left flank, the third from the West Iettie charged their high works on the bank of Humber. The enemy at the first received the charge gallantly, firing apace, but our men not a whit dismayed, marched up courageously, and in a quarter of an hour beat them out of the work, which was very strong, four square, with onely one narrow entrance, in which was a barrel of powder blown up, which scorched two or three of our men: from hence we pursued them to their other works, which they manfully warded against us; but the charge being sharp, they were forced to resign, and retreat to a Fort, where they had planted two Drakes, and a Sacre cut, with which they did no execution upon u●, in that we charged them on the fl●nke within the inside of their works; then fled they to the next, where were planted four small Drakes in one carriage, about three quarters long a piece, and from thence to their high work on the bank, where were planted a Demi-canon, and a Demiculverin, which they fi●ed upon us, but did no harm; their musketeers in the mean time maintaining the sight from out of that Fort, and a fresh body advancing with speed from out of their Leaguer, which was a quarter of a mile distant, put our Front to a retreat that the rear might come up, who misjudging the worst, could not by all our Officers be persuaded to go on, and so made a general retreat, the enemy issuing out, and charging the rear, regained all their works. mean while the third squadron was not behind in their duty, for sallying out of the battery at the Ietty, they stormed their high work is, which some of them scaled, but not minding the retreat of the other, found a piece of hard service, two or three of them were knocked down and sore wounded, whom their fellowes retreating, were forced to leave in the enemies hands. At this retreat my Lord general, and Sir John Meldrum were not a little grieved, but that being no suitable means ●o redress the default, they rallied their force, and complied in encouraging the men with all possible arguments; as from the consideration of the Cause of God, and the kingdom, for which they now fought, the private engagements of many of them in the town, their own Honour, their former experience of Gods assistance, the bad Cause, lives and hearts of the enemy: and his Lordship further promised a real reward for their service at the latter end of the day, which according he performed. During this space our horse faced a great body of the enemies horse, who stood above a mile off, and durst not come near because of our Ordnance.  
These arguments wrought such effect in the hearts of them all, that by a large acclamation they expressed their courageous resolution to charge them again, so the word of Command being given, they quickly marched on in better order then before, not out-running their leaders, which was the main cause of the former default; his Lordship lead on a squadron up a Lane towards their works, and though earnestly entreated by both Officers and Souldiers not to hazard his person so far, was hardly persuaded to withdraw. Sir John Meldrum lead on a party against the work by the gallows, out of which they shot very sore, as they had done all the while our forces were uniting; a squadron of our horse also charged in with the foot on the flank of that work, it being the direct way to the other, and did singular good service. The service was so hot that the enemy was forced to fly, and so sharply pursued that many of them threw away their arms; in brief, in one quarter of an hour we beat from one Fort to another, till they left as their Guns, and our prisoners they had taken before; so turning their own Guns upon them, we gave them five shots in their rear. We took 35. prisoners, and slay them as is verily supposed many men; we had three men slain, twelve wounded, none taken by them but Captain Rainsborow, captain of one of the Parliaments ships called the Lion, who( as he saith) riding up to their horse, which he thought had been ours, was carried away captive, but since is released by captain bushel, who begged him of the earl of New-castle as his prisoner, whom he sent back to Hull, upon his promise of giving him 500. l. which hath bread some jealousy in the hearts of the town, but his Lordship hath examined the business, and sent him to the Parliament to give further satisfaction.  
The Guns we took were these, viz. a Demi-canon in weight 5790. which shoots 36. pound bullet, of which size they have one more, which we broken in the mussel on the North side of the town; these two they called the queens pocket pistols, or their Gog and Magog. Also we took a Demiculverin, 4. small Drakes in one carriage, a Sacre cut, and two large Drakes all of brass, 3. barrels and an half of powder, and many bullets both for the Demi-canon and the other Guns. In the high Fort by the Demi-cannon, there was a Furnace blown with a pair of Smiths bellows, for the heating of their bullets. One thing by the way take notice of, that this was the Lecture-day, and while his Lordship with his men went out upon the design, the rest were in the Church praying for a blessing, which accordingly succeeded, who in the prayer after the sermon had good cause to give thankes. Having thus taken their Guns, we sent for drawghts from the town, and brought them away upon their own carriages, and slighted their works; the enemies Troops stood still, all this while to bear witness what was done, and their Foot kept a loose out of Gun-shot in their Leaguer at a gaze. The Alarum was given to all the capitains near adjoining, so that they brought all the forces they could make to the Leaguer. We still kept their works, till the Canon was carried near to the foretells, and then we retreated towards the hewn, which gave them opportunity to advance to their works to see what was left, then with a further retreat we drew them into the field, which the rather they did in hope to recover their own, or perhaps to save a little Honour in gaining our Guns at the Ietty: and now did begin a very sharp fight, which lasted for the space of three houres, without the least intermission; 200. of our men marched into their Fort at the gallowes, from whence they did good execution upon them. An hundred pieces of Ordnance were shot from the foretells and the Fort royal, and the musket bullets from the Ietty, the half moon, and the banks where our musketeers played, fell among them like hail, their Commanders forced them within pistol shot of the Ietty, where they lined a bank with 100. musketeers, against which a small party sallied our, and forced them to run, leaving behind them for hast four score muskets, which they took up and brought into the Jetty without any harm; upon which loss they lurked in their works and left off the fight.  
In this battle we had four slain, captain Goodday shot through the Shoulder, and about 40. more wounded, some of whom are since dead. The number of their slain is uncertain, we saw many lie dead after the fight, whom the next morning they had conveyed away, among the rest, divers officers were slain, and one lieutenant colonel, for whom their Chiefest Commanders made great lamentation, the country people report that very many that day were mortally wounded, and that they make great moan for their men, but more for their Guns, which drew tears from the eyes of some of the highest. When the sight was done, the Inhabitants of Hull sent great store of bread and meat, and many gallons of sack and Strong beer to the Iettie, which came very seasonably for them that had been fighting all the day. The same day there was a battle hard by Hornecastle in lincolnshire, where Sir Thomas Fairfax got a very great victory, without any considerable loss, he slay 300. among whom were Sir Ingram Hopton, Captain Vernatte, with many other Officers in chief, and Gentlemen of good note, as appeared by a letter sent from the new Lord Witherington to the Earl of Newcastle, which was intercepted upon Humber the Friday after, and brought to the Lord Fairfax, wherein he also certified the Earl that their foot was all rowted.( for they took 800. prisoners) and their Horse so dispersed, that unless he did forthwith raise his siege from before Hull, and come to their aid, they could not subsist, which was already done to his hand, for the next morning after the fight, we expected to hear from his Lordship, but his honour was gone, for fearing least my Lord Fairfax should go out for their other Guns, they conveyed them away in the night, drew off their men, and durst not continue the Siege any longer: In their march they pulled up all the bridges, and broken open the Clowdoores to fill the ways with water, to prevent our sallying out, and for very anger fired a Church, in particular the Church at Paul. And hear for certain know, that by their own confession, they marched not away with half the number that they brought, notwithstanding the many they took up by the Commission of Array, throughout all parts of the Country, so many dread, were killed, and took their opportunity to run away; The allowance of the common soldier was a penny worth of bread, for 24. hours, but no pay at all, onely the Pioners that wrought in their works had 1. s.— 6. d. a day.  
October 18. Wednesday, This day was appointed by his Lordship, for a day of Thanksgiving, which accordingly was observed with very much solemnity.  
The next morning after the enemy was gone, which was the twelfth day of October, we began to cast down their works on all sides of the hewn, but they had left such a stink in them all, especially on the North, side, being all full of water and mire, that they almost poisoned our men, and had bread noisome diseases among their own men, which caused many hundreds to turn up their heels; but their memory will stink to all ages, for so impious was their carriage in the country, that now Malignants are convinced, and their Blasphemy and oaths made even the profane to abhor them.  
While they were here, his Lordship of Newcastle bestowed on some of his followers, the houses and Lands of some that were come into Hull, especially Ministers, whose corn they inned, whose Houses they repaired, and furnished with plundered stuff, which they had taken by rapt from others else where, all which they left, for the right owners and Incumbents to challenge, and ran away in great hast, with the army, to seek a new quarter; but most of the corn is spoiled on the ground, and the whole country had been undone, if it had not pleased God to enable us to beat them away on the sudden, who are now made so sensible, that they are ready to rise as one man, to assist my Lord Fairfax upon the least summons. All the time of the siege, which lasted six weekes and odd daies, we had plenty of all things( God be praised) being furnished with fresh water by very many Wells, which we had not ordinarily made use of before, we had good store of beefs and Sheep, which fed in the meadows near adjoining in the day, many of which we brought in in the evening, All our Guards were very strongly man'd, within the Walls by the Townsmen and strangers, and without by the Souldiers, who were every night in continual skirmishes with the enemy, the Castle and the Block-houses had all the while mixed companies of townsmen and Souldiers, the Ordnance was managed by the Mariners and Seamen that belong to the town; in brief every man shewed his forwardness with fidelity for preserving the town, some perhaps for their private interest, others both that and the common good; we all passed upon duty every other night. And after the enemy came near, and the weather grew could, the Souldiers for their further encouragement had every night they watched six pence a man given them, by a free contribution from the inhabitants and strangers, collected by the Ministers of the town, besides other private contributions to the wounded and sick, and six thousand pound assessment for the payment of the army.  
During this siege we took above 140. prisoners of them, some of whom were arrayed men, who have since taken up arms with us.  
While they were here, their friends from abroad came sometimes to visit them, and to see Hull fired or taken, one of whom as we have been very credibly informed, came into their works, but had his head taken off with a Canon bullet from the Walls. Another came from Pomfret to see Hull fired, but failing of his expectation, returned home again and found his own house on fire. Thus hath God brought to nought the malicious plots and attempts of the enemies of the King and State against this Town, for the compassing whereof nothing hath been left unattempted. And now may I not well say the action here was the Epitome of the whole war, an abbreviary or compendium of the unnatural broils of England, which since have ensued? what hath been attempted against the Parliament, or any place, or the whole Kingdom, which is not represented here as in a model. By policy, treachery, force, and this duplicated, Hull hath been assaulted, but God kept it as in the palm of his hand, for a hiding place and sanctuary for his people, I trust, till the storm be gone over. No place in this whole kingdom hath tasted deeper of his goodness then Hull hath done in many deliverances; it seems God owns it, because he sh●kes the rod at it, and because he looks for an amendment, he doth but shake it. Then let not us frustrate God of his end.  
In every particular he hath been remarkable, especially in the latter Siege, on which may be set the Accent, wherein God did more for us then we expected, victuals were cheaper during the Siege then before, or since, he continued our union, when the Enemy hoped and we feared lest wee should be divided, he sent us 500. men to assist us, when the Enemy came near, and our men were over-watched, yea I think he did more for us then ever we did pray for, we desired no more then a deliverance from their rage and tyranny, he gave that and a victory to boot, and that no small one, a Victory with a witness, that we that were but an handful, should be enabled to encounter a great army, entrenched in their own works, when we were in the open fields, and after a repulse given us, that we should beat them out of all their works again, take so many guns, ruin that great army, and that with the loss but of four men; sure methinke it ought not to be forgotten of Hull, while it hath a being, This was the Lords own doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.  
And as if this had been too little, but a greater obligation of duty and thankfulness must be laid upon us, the same 11. of Octo. he crwoned our Forces with another victory at horn Castle, as hath been related before. And since he hath pursued us with one victory upon the neck of another, as it hath been observed by some, that our forces under the command of Sir Thomas Fairfax that most valiant soldier and Patriot, under whose conduct they marched through most of the northern Counties, have been victorious in 13. Battels against the enemy, within the space of six moneths, and that many times with great disadvantage in respect of numbers, insomuch that the namy of Fairfax is to the Cabs a terror, as the name of Scanderbag was to the Turkes. Besides the success that God gave to ou● forces upon all occasions of Sallying out of Hull, at Bridlinton Agnes-Burton, Cowlam, the Ile of Exholme, Gainsbrough, and other places, insomuch as we have so many of their Commanders now prisoners, that we are almost ready to complain of their number.  
About the latter end of April, the thrice noble Father and his son united their forces near Selby, to which place the governor of york( by letters intercepted, understanding the design) drew forth all the forces, he could make to prevent their meeting, but failing therein he fortified the town. The Wednesday after, according to his Lordships order, we observed as a day of humiliation with fasting, and prayer for their good progress; That night the enemy sallied out of the Town against our forces, but were beaten in again. The next morning early his Lordship set upon the Town, which after three houres very sore fight, and some repulses they gained, took the governor with some Knights and Gentlemen of great note, and above 100 Officers besides, and more then 2000 common Souldiers, our horse pursued them toward york and Pomphret, killing many in thei● flight, and taking many prisoners, in sum, they took more prisoners within the Town, then they had foot that stormed it, and this was done with very small loss. Here we could not but observe a speedy return of our prayers, which obtained of God this mercy, which hath given such a turn to the business of the war, as we never had before. And here by the way give me leave to observe, that our victories in these parts have been so clear and conspicuous, that the enemy hath ever given us leave to give thankes by ourselves.  
This victory at Selby made them tremble at york, where we gave them some alarms, but in regard of the multitude of prisoners which were taken we could not fall upon the City, for the safeguard whereof New-castle with his Army was forced to retreat, whom the Scottish general with his Army pursued at the heels; who at this present being united in body and affection with our general and his Army, doth besiege the City. These two armies thus joined, amount near to the number of 30000. horse& foot, which are quartered in all the Village● 〈◇〉 and about the City, keeping their guard● within less then a mile on all sides; their Scouts are in continual skirmishes on all sides with the enemy, and march up many times to the Walls of the City. Our guards are so many on all sides of the city, that not a man can go in, or come forth without discovery, much less can the least provision be carried in to them.  
Our Guards being at such distance from the City, they cannot well sally forth in any parties to our prejudice, for first our men have more time to make ready, and th●n while they assault one quarter, the two next can more easily strike in betwixt them and home, to intercept their retreat, as very many times they have found to their cost. In particular, upon monday the third of june instant, a party of horse sallied out towards our Quarters at Clifton, intending to break through and advance towards Scarbrough, being discovered, our horse divided themselves into three Squadrons, the middle charged them, the other two wheeled about upon their right and left, and charged them in the rear, and so having encompassed them, cut most of them off; took 67. horse, very few escaped to carry the news to york. They are much straitned for flesh, meat,& salt, but of corn they have no lack, which will lengthen the siege, unless the Generalls in their wisdom shall think it convenient to storm it, which the souldiers are very desirous to do.  
Concerning the Country, it is all well affencted towards the siege, affording what provision they can for the Armies, according to the ability of a poor plundered people; it were well if such Counties as have less tasted of plunder, would give their speedy assistance in supplying them with provision, that so neither the Armies may want convenient food, nor this County be undone; the Scots desire nothing but meal, of which they boast they can make nine several dishes. Parties have been sent abroad to many strong holds in the County, which after some assaults have been surrendered upon composition; for such is the Lord Fairfax his clemency towards their forced men, giving them leave upon taking the Covenant to take up arms under him, or to go to their own homes, that he hath won all their hearts to him, in so much that when they see themselves but a little straitned, they lay down their arms, and refer themselves to his mercy, but all their Officers he keeps prisoners. Since the beginning of the siege, these strong holds have been taken, viz. Cawod Castle, in which were 3. Guns, and almost 200. souldiers with their arms; also crack Castle, a strong fort at Buttercram, Waltam Hall, where was taken sir Fra. Wortley with 150. souldiers; and the invincible fort at Ares-mouth, which hath very much conduced to the more easy conveyance of provision to the Leaguer, namely by water, in which fort were taken 5. pieces of Ordnance, 200. souldiers, 6. barrels of powder, with an answerable quantity of Match and Shot; some other forts have been taken, whose names do not occur. I hope ere long we shall have both Scarbrough and Pomfret Castles, under the Command of the Parliament, although for the present our holderness troops being gone abroad upon another design, Sir Hugh Chomley starts out of his hole, and is sometimes doing some mischief. Upon monday the third of this instant june, he sallied out to Buttereram, where he surprised Mr. Henry Darley, a faithful member of the Honourable House of Commons, and one of the Commissioners for the Scots Army, whose absence is very much bewailed.  
Letters from Scotland inform us, that that Kingdom is freed from some late insurrections both in the North and South parts, the great somenters thereof being secured, and their parties dispersed. A Reserve of 12000. are upon the borders coming in, who we hope will soon free Northumberland from the plundering of colonel Clavering. Prince Rupert is in Lancashire with his uncertain numbers, our best Intelligence says 8000, plundering and Arraying the Country, and is expected at the Leaguer. Sir John Meldrum and colonel Ashton are gone with 2000. to Manchester, to assist the Lancastrian forces against him; we hear they have given him a defeat, but forasmuch as it is not certain, I forbear to relate the particulars. The Earl of Manchester with his Foot forces, is joined to the Armies before York his Horse is joined with the other bodies of English and Scots horse, and do amount in all to 12000. which are gone forth in pursuit of Prince Rupert. These three Armies thus joined in Horse and Foot, amount to 40000. Our Ordnance for Battery, wee hear, were planted yesterday, and have made a breach in Clifford Tower, where they have planted two pieces of Ordnance. This day being the 7. of june, we hear, they have taken a small work from the Enemy; within a very few dayes its thought some great matter of action will be done, the Souldiers expect a command to fall on every day. The union that is among the Generalls, their Officers, and their Souldiers, mutually doth promise very fair, if our fleshly confidence and other sins prevent not a blessing.  
june 8. The Earl of Newcastle sent a Trumpeter to the Earl of leaven, and another to the Lord Fairfax, to one and the same effect, being in these words: My Lord, I cannot but admire your Lordship hath so near beleaguerd this City on all sides, made batteries against it, and so near approaches unto it, without signifying what your intentions are, and what you desire or expect; which is contrary to the Rules of Military Discipline and custom. Therefore I have thought fit to Remonstrate thus much to your Lordship, to the end, that your Lordship may signify your intentions, and receive ours.  
The Answer returned was thus: My Lord, at this distance I will not dispute with your Lordship the point of Military Discipline, in such cases; yet to give your Lordship satisfaction in that your Letter desires from me; your Lordship may take notice, That J have drawn my Forces before the City, with intention to reduce it to the obedience of the King and Parliament; whereunto if your Lordship shall speedily comform, it may save the effusion of much innocent blood; whereof I wish your Lordship to be no less sparing then I am, that rests your Lordships humble servant, leaven.  
The Lord Fairfax returned an Answer much to that purpose.  
The Letters of the 8. of june do further signify, that there were two Mines ready to be sprung, to blow up the walls of the City in two places, and that t●● Sc●t●h fo●c●s h●ve taken the great work without Skeldergate postern.  
Let us all look up to God, without whom all this arm of flesh is no better then an Egyptian Reed. The arrival of more Irish Rebells is daily expected. O that the Protestants ●f England would now unite themselves as one man, for the cutting off of the Antichristian c●ew of Papists and Rebells, to the advancement of the glory of God, the establishment of the true reformed Protestant Religion, the honour of the King, the privileges of Parliament, the Liberties of the Subject, and the Laws of the Land; that peace may be upon us, and upon the whole Israel of God.  

THE POSTSCRIPT.  
COurteous Reader, whosoever thou art, if English blood doth run within thy veins, to thee I speak; and give me leave to conclude my Discourse in a few lines of counsel: Consider seriously the sad state of the Body of the Kingdom, which lies weltering in its blood, having its Head divided from it; If thou art a Member of this Body, as I know thou c●ll●st thyself, then thou art, and canst not but be sensible; do then thy office for the whole: If an Hand to manage Arms, wound not the Body, but afford it all help thou canst: If an Eye; then first look upward, then round about thee, and weep for what thou canst not help; weep for the wound i'th neck, that hath made a separation betwixt the Head and Members: Weep for those many Noble parts that are quiter out of frame: Weep for that great effusion of blood, whereby the Body seemeth to lie gasping: If a Tongue; O pled with God, who can alone make up this breach, and use all persuasive arguments to call home them that fight against the Body, least they do utterly behead it, and instead of the natural, set on a wooden Head of papal prelacy, which cannot sit these Shoulders: If a Nose; then hast thou lost thy sense, if that thou dost not smell the Romish Foxes, and their wil●ss hatched in the bottomless pit, whereby they seek to divide the King and State, that the Pope may over-rule. Pursue the sent, and thou shalt trace the footsteps of the English and Irish blood into the Romish Conclave.[ See Romes Master-piece.] If a Back; put forth thy Nerves and strength [ Money is the sinews of War:] and help to bear the burden. If thou be a part at all of this great Body, then lay our thyself for to preserve the whole, especially that Noble part the Heart, that close compacted Body, that ceases not to move while there is any life, from whose two Ventricles of Blood and Spirits, life is conveyed to the remotest Members. If all this moves thee not, then art thou not a Member, but some when, or other excrement which makes the Body greater, but not better. Take heed thou be not like thee teeth or nails of a mad Bedlamer, that tear and rend the Body which doth give them being. In plain English, let every honest Protestant do the utmost of his power to free the Head, and keep the Heart, the King and his Parliament, out of the hands of English and Outlandish Papists, and Irish Rebells, who seek the ruin of them both, and our Religion to boot. Let Protestants now learn of Scoria's dogs, which were ever snarling at one another, but a bear being got loose among them, they left their private jars, and joined in one against the common Enemy. Foresee betimes what the success will be, if that the Papists gain H●ll, and other Garrison Towns, and the strongest hold● in the Kingdom, at which we see they principally aim, then they will bring us to what terms they please, both for our Laws and the Protestant Religion. It makes me call to mind the Fable with which I will conclude; The Horse and the Stag were at sore difference about the rule of the Meadow, which bread a war betwixt them: The Horse, that he might subdue his Enemy, craved the help of Man, and gave him leave to mount the Saddle, and to rule the Bridle, and so he conquered the Stag, but himself was more subjected to his Rider; for now expecting that the man should light, he sate so fast ith Saddle, kerbing him with the reins, that he ne're since could be dismounted yet. Let not the Man of sin best●ide the Lions whelp, but let every honest English Protestant pray, God grant that England may never know the moral.  {αβγδ}  
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Let the Reader be pleased to take notice, that this Intelligence came since the former was printed off.  
june the 14th.  
THe posture of the Armies is altered, they are very close under the walls of york, undermining them in many places. Lord Fairfax is possessed of Walmgate suburbs, and hath fired the Gate. The Scots keep a strong Fort which they took towards Micklegate, which yet they cannot gain because of Saint james Fort. The earl of Manchester commands the Manner Yard, but not yet the Mannour; he is undermining Saint Maries Tower.  
On Tuesday night last nine horse made an escape out at Micklegate, which were pursued, seven were taken, one slain, and one escaped; their errand was to Prince Rupert, to hasten his advance, or within four daies they must surrender. The souldiers would gladly fall on, but the Generalls desire to save blood, hope for a speedy surrender.  
colonel Charles Fairfax hath done good service in the North against colonel Clavering. Five thousand Scots are upon the cost of holderness ready to land, to go to the Leaguer, and ten thousand more are ready to follow. The enemy hath broken Owse Bridge, and Fosse Bridge in York, and drawn their Ordnance into the streets of the City.  

Published by special Command.   
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