OUR feares in the North increase as much as yours in the South, nay, more; you have a considerable strength, an Army of Horse, as well as of Foote to flie to for protection: We have neither; but on the contrary, those that oppose the Parliament, doe begin to pull of their vizard, which had all this while, written in its forehead; A Guard for his Majesties person: And doe begin to make that Guard an Army, now that his Majesty is removed, and that pretence taken a­way, and whereas they pretended all this while to maintaine the Known Lawes of the Land, doe now exercise that for which there is no Law. As, to im­pose upon the Countrey, to raise the Summe of nine thousand pounds, or thereabouts: to compell them to maintaine a certaine number of Horse, and [Page 4] Foote at their owne charge, and such as shall re­fuse, to be severely proceeded against before the Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer, which they have supplicated his Majesty to leave behinde him at Yorke: which will prove to this County as bad as the Star-Chamber, or High-Commission, and though divers of these persons, most forward in this action gave their Votes in Parliament to take away the Court at Yorke, under which they so long groaned, endeavour now to settle a Court by Commission of Oyer and Terminer, more Arbi­trary then the former: Since these men doe intend by force to settle such a power as this, to over-awe this County; We expect that the Parliament, and Kingdome help us to breake the neck of this de­signe in its infancy, it being intended to be put in execution throughout the Kingdome, and so the Malignant party shall have power by a Commis­sion of Oyer and Terminer, under the great Seale, to call before them all such persons as shall refuse to finde Horse Armes, or Money, to comply with their Propositions, they shall be disarmed, their monies taken from them, and the persons of the most considerable men to be secured: Witnesse the Commitment of Master Stapleton in Yorkshire, and Captaine Lister in Lincolnshire, and that this their project may not faile, the Forces of Horse and Foote they have prepared, shall compell obedi­ence, and so all the true hearted Protestants shall be lest destitute of help, and imprisoned, as men [Page 5] disaffected to the King, because they are disaffected to their wayes.

The like Commission and Force is setled in Lin­colnshire, and those are to be in the Commission of Oyer and Terminer, that are Commissioners of Array: In Yorkshire they have added Sir William Belt, and Sir Tho: Harrison, two Lawyers, who affirme they know no Known Law that will war­rant such courses, which so much betrayes the Li­berty and Property of the Subject, as these doe.

The substance of the Propositions agreed unto by a packt Graund-Jury for the purpose, (witnesse Sir Robert Heath) Robin Hillyard (the grand Delin­quent to both Houses of Parliament) being fore­man of this Jury, were to this effect. viz.

• 1. THat on the 24. of August, All those of this County that are charged with Horse, doe ap­peare at Yorke, and the Defaulters to be se­verely proceeded against by the Commis▪ of Oyer and Terminer.
• 2. That they shall maintaine their Horses for one Moneth, from that day.
• 3. That the Earle of Cumberland shall have under him Sir Thomas Glemon, and two Cavaliers more to mannage the affaires of War.
• 4. That a Commission of Oyer and Terminer bee settled at Yorke, directed to the Commissioners of Array, with two, or foure Lawyers more to be added
• [Page 6] 5. That the Earle of Cumberland remaine Gene­rall here, and have a large Commission, and keep his Troope.
• 6. That his Majesty will send some field pieces.
• 7. That the King will freely give the Wardship of the Sons of those slaine in this War, on his Majesties Party.
• 8. That the Sheriffe be required to deliver the Countries Magazine to the Earle of Cumberland.
• 9. That his Majesty at setting up of his Standard at Nottingham, will dispense with the attendance of the Gentry of Yorke, that have listed themselves to serve under his Majesty.

THese were in substance delivered in the name of divers of the Inhabitants of this Country, (though by thousands disclaimed) who pro­pounded 8672. li. to be a Summe fit to be present­ly raised, with this Preamble; That the King was driven from his Parliament: That many Members of both Houses, persons of reall Fortune, have withdrawne themselves from the Parliament, pe­titioned for redresse, and one of their Messengers imprisoned, and therefore doe now seek to his Ma­jesty for protection.

To these nine Propositions his Ma­jesty condescended, saving the leaving of piece of Ordnance at Yorke, of which he would consider, and conclu­deth, that since the Gentlemen of Yorkshire are resolved not to desert his Majesty, hee will either protect them, or perish with them.