A
Letter
sent
from
the
Inhabitants
of
Yorkshire
to
Hull
.
GENTLEMEN
,
WE
received
your
Letter
in
which
you
seem'd
to
encourage
us
on
to
bee
firm
and
resolute
,
which
counsell
of
yours
we
received
with
thankfulnesse
,
and
will
make
it
apparent
before
God
and
the
world
,
that
we
can
as
boldly
lay
down
our
lives
,
for
defence
of
the
truth
;
as
we
dare
pray
to
God
for
the
peaceable
enjoyment
of
the
same
,
nor
will
we
in
expressing
our
loyaltie
to
the
King
,
prove
disloyall
to
the
Kingdom
:
shall
we
make
wounds
on
our
own
bosomes
?
shall
we
strive
to
make
an
union
with
our
hearts
,
and
make
a
separation
with
our
hands
,
(
God
forbid
;
)
why
should
you
thinke
us
so
worthlesse
,
so
deg
nerate
,
as
to
advance
our selves
by
your
ruine
,
since
the
very
Act
ushers
in
ruine
,
and
the
end
assured
desolation
and
destruction
:
Is
not
his
Majesties
honour
,
the
Parliaments
quiet
,
the
Gospels
flourishing
e●tate
,
and
the
Kingdomes
securitie
as
deare
to
us
,
as
to
your selves
;
are
not
we
as
largely
interested
into
either
:
Surely
yes
,
is
it
not
our
owne
cause
and
quarrel
?
are
not
we
bound
by
the
same
Protestation
,
to
mainetaine
his
Majesties
Honour
,
and
to
fulfill
all
his
lawfull
Commands
,
and
to
obey
the
Parliament
,
as
the
great
Councell
and
skilfull
Pilots
to
guide
his
Majestie
and
the
State
through
this
troubled
Sea
of
distractions
and
distempers
?
Shall
wee
subscribe
to
our
owne
confusion
?
(
God
forbid
:
)
Shall
it
be
said
,
that
we
the
Gentry
and
Commonalty
of
Yorkshire
,
shall
be
t●e
first
that
shall
take
up
Armes
against
his
Maj●●ty
and
the
Parliamen●
?
shall
we
be
the
first
that
shall
begin
a
civill
discord
?
shall
we
be
the
first
that
shall
imbrue
our
hands
in
our
Brethrens
blood
?
shall
the
malignant
partie
so
farre
prevaile
,
those
that
seeke
nothing
but
the
destruction
of
His
Royall
Majesty
,
the
separation
of
his
united
Parliament
,
the
ruine
of
the
Gospel
,
and
the
confusion
of
this
yet
flourishing
State
,
)
shall
they
so
farre
bewitch
our
judgments
,
as
to
make
us
the
chiefe
Agents
in
so
great
a
mischiefe
,
(
God
forbid
.
)
No
deare
Brethren
,
rest
confident
that
we
will
expresse
our
selvs
loyall
Subjects
to
his
Royall
Majesty
faithfull
Subjects
to
the
Honourable
Parliament
,
and
true
Sonnes
of
Love
to
our
native
Kingdome
;
if
our
blood
must
be
shed
,
it
shall
be
for
the
defence
of
His
Majesty
and
the
Parliament
;
if
we
must
take
up
Armes
,
it
shall
be
against
the
Enemies
of
the
Kingdomes
,
it
shall
be
against
the
Achans
,
the
Absolons
,
and
the
wicked
Humans
of
this
Land
,
it
shall
bee
against
those
Romish
Conspirators
,
which
hourely
hatch
mischiefe
,
and
daily
produce
nought
but
treasonable
effects
,
dangerous
to
the
security
of
his
Majesties
Royall
person
,
and
the
happy
and
Religious
proceedings
of
this
Renowned
Parliament
.
To
which
end
,
let
us
with
an
unite
consent
pray
first
to
God
,
to
give
a
right
understanding
to
his
Sacred
Majesty
,
that
(
spight
of
their
delusions
)
He
may
plainly
discern
how
much
the
honourable
Houses
of
Parliament
have
desired
and
endeavored
to
save
his
Majesty
from
apparent
danger
,
and
to
establish
him
in
a
Peaceable
Throne
.
Next
,
let
our
personall
and
actuall
endeavours
,
strive
to
perswade
his
Majesty
to
a
neerer
union
,
and
a
right
apprehension
of
His
Parliament
,
so
shall
wee
truely
expresse
our selves
loyall
Subjects
to
his
Maj●sty
,
faithfull
Servants
to
the
Parliament
,
and
true
Sonnes
of
Honour
,
worthy
the
Name
of
Englishmen
.
So
doing
(
however
wee
may
undergoe
censure
for
the
present
,
)
time
shall
not
waste
many
dayes
ere
our
loyaltie
shall
finde
a
Royall
Guerdon
and
we
shal
be
largely
interested
into
his
Majesties
favour
;
These
are
our
Intentions
,
and
these
we
hope
are
agreeable
both
to
Gods
Lawes
and
the
Kingdomes
Law
,
and
God
so
prosper
us
as
our
intents
are
loyall
both
to
his
Majesty
,
and
to
the
Parliament
.
Thus
leaving
you
to
your
continuance
in
your
Resolution
,
We
rest
Your
Frionds
and
Servants
,
The
Gentry
and
Commonaly
of
Yorkshire
.
ON
Friday
last
,
the
Lords
fell
into
consideration
of
themalignant
party
of
the
Kingdom
,
and
of
His
Majesties
intention
to
raise
Arms
against
his
Parliament
,
And
having
some
,
while
debated
theron
,
they
at
last
unanimously
Voted
.
-
r
.
That
it
appears
the
King
intends
to
levie
war
against
the
Parliament
.
-
2.
That
when
soever
the
King
maketh
war
upon
the
Parliament
,
it
it
the
breach
of
the
trust
reposed
upon
him
by
the
People
,
and
against
his
Oath
,
and
tending
to
the
desolution
of
his
Government
.
-
3.
That
whosoever
shall
serve
or
assist
the
King
in
such
War
,
are
Traytors
,
and
to
be
proceeded
against
as
Traytors
,
according
to
the
Statutes
of
11.
Rich
.
2
▪
and
1.
Hen
.
4.
His
Majesty
is
resolved
to
set
up
his
Standard
between
York
and
Hull
,
and
so
raise
an
Army
against
his
Parliament
.
Hen
.
Elsing
.
Cler
.
Parl
.
de
Com
.