The Civil War in Yorkshire 193 



Instructions taken with Colonel Slingsby 



The county (York) to be universally disarmed of all private arms, both 

 of horse and foot, and those not borne in service to be brought into a 

 magazine at York. The trained bands that rose with Hotham to be com- 

 pelled to rise again, and serve in their persons, or every man to send an 

 able-bodied man to serve for him. Considering her Majesty intends to 

 commit her person into the protection of this county, a magazine is to be 

 made at York to enable an army to subsist there in case of extremity or 

 necessary retreat. All the gentry of Yorkshire to be unanimously moved 

 to resort thither with their families and movables, as the contrary faction 

 do daily to Hull, by which means the persons and estates of such as are 

 not well affected will be secured, as such as refuse or decline it shall dis- 

 cover themselves, and every man's fortune and family being there engaged 

 they will more actually move with a joint concurrence for the preservation 

 of the place, which must be the retreat for the safety of the Queen's person, 

 no other place being defensible and considerable to balance Hull. Those 

 that decline this proposition are to understand that they must at their 

 own peril undergo the plunder of the soldiers, if any fall out. The garrison 

 in York shall be daily employed in making regular works upon the avenue 

 and outworks, and encroachments upon the hills and other places com- 

 manding the town. No markets or fairs to be held in any place in the 

 county except York. Some of the iron ordnance, sent over by the Queen 

 to be sent for at the charge of the county to place upon the avenues and 

 fortifications. 



(From Report V of the Historical MSS. Commission, p. 69. For 'en- 

 croachments ' in 1. 21 we should most likely substitute ' intrenchments ') 



Summons to Hull 



When the news of the arrest of Sir John Hotham reached the 

 Earl of Newcastle he wrote from Bowling Hall, near Bradford, 

 where he was staying, after the capture of that town, the following 

 letter to the Mayor of Hull : 



Sir, — I hear there is some alteration in the government of the garrison 

 of Hull, and because I have some prisoners there which I may have occasion 

 to treat for, I desire to know in what condition it now stands, and whether 

 I am to treat with his Majesty's loyal and faithful subjects or such as are 

 in opposition to him, or neutrals, to that end that I may accordingly apply 

 myself. So expecting your answer, I remain, your very affectionate friend 

 to serve you, 



W. Newcastle. 



Bowling Hall, 4th July 1643 

 To my very worthy friend, the Mayor 

 of the town of Hull. 



The Mayor answered : 



Right Honourable, — It is true there is some alteration here of gover- 



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