Master Speakers letter ordered by the honorable House of Commons to be sent to the high sheriffe and gentry of Yorkshire shewing their dislike of such as have endeavoured to perswade the countrey that their petition to the Parliament was ill relished : secondly, their dislike of such as have endevoured to perswade godly ministers that their exercises are not acceptable to the House : thirdly, their dislike of such as have endevoured to perswade the trained band from going in Hull upon the Parliament order : also shewing their great acceptation of the Yorkshire petition and how ready they are to take care for the discharging the billet-money in that county : likewise the Parliament wondring at the impudencie of those men who dare to hinder the advancement of the glory of God & of his worship and also to scandalize the piety of the house in so high a measure : likewise shewing how ready they are to propagate religion : also desiring and enjoyning the high sheriff to return the names of all those who have vented these untruths and disswaded the trained band in Holdernesse from entring into Hull.
         Lenthall, William, 1591-1662.
      
       
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             Master Speakers letter ordered by the honorable House of Commons to be sent to the high sheriffe and gentry of Yorkshire shewing their dislike of such as have endeavoured to perswade the countrey that their petition to the Parliament was ill relished : secondly, their dislike of such as have endevoured to perswade godly ministers that their exercises are not acceptable to the House : thirdly, their dislike of such as have endevoured to perswade the trained band from going in Hull upon the Parliament order : also shewing their great acceptation of the Yorkshire petition and how ready they are to take care for the discharging the billet-money in that county : likewise the Parliament wondring at the impudencie of those men who dare to hinder the advancement of the glory of God & of his worship and also to scandalize the piety of the house in so high a measure : likewise shewing how ready they are to propagate religion : also desiring and enjoyning the high sheriff to return the names of all those who have vented these untruths and disswaded the trained band in Holdernesse from entring into Hull.
             Lenthall, William, 1591-1662.
          
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             1641 [i.e. 1642]
          
           
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           Master
           Speakers
           LETTER
           Ordered
           by
           the
           Honorable
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           to
           be
           sent
           to
           the
           high
           Sheriffe
           and
           Gentry
           of
           
             YORKSHIRE
             .
          
        
         
           Shewing
           their
           dislike
           of
           such
           as
           have
           endeavoured
           to
           perswade
           the
           Countrey
           ,
           that
           their
           petition
           to
           the
           parliament
           was
           ill
           relished
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           their
           dislike
           of
           such
           as
           have
           endevoured
           to
           perswade
           godly
           Ministers
           ,
           that
           their
           exercises
           are
           not
           acceptable
           to
           the
           House
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           their
           dislike
           of
           such
           as
           have
           endevoured
           to
           perswade
           the
           Trained
           Band
           from
           going
           into
           
             Hull
             ,
          
           upon
           the
           Parliament
           Order
           .
        
         
           Also
           shewing
           their
           great
           acceptation
           of
           the
           
             Yorkshire
          
           Petition
           ,
           and
           how
           ready
           they
           are
           to
           take
           care
           for
           the
           discharging
           the
           Billet-money
           in
           that
           County
           .
        
         
           Likewise
           the
           Parliament
           wondring
           at
           the
           impudencie
           of
           those
           men
           ,
           who
           dare
           to
           hinder
           the
           advancement
           of
           the
           glory
           of
           God
           &
           of
           his
           worship
           ,
           and
           also
           to
           scandalize
           the
           piety
           of
           the
           house
           in
           so
           high
           a
           measure
           .
        
         
           Likewise
           shewing
           how
           ready
           th●y
           are
           to
           propagate
           Religion
           ,
           also
           desiring
           and
           enjoyning
           the
           High
           Sheriffe
           ,
           to
           return
           the
           names
           of
           all
           those
           who
           have
           vented
           these
           untruths
           ,
           and
           disswaded
           the
           Trained
           Band
           in
           
             Holdernesse
             ,
          
           from
           entring
           into
           
             Hull
             .
          
        
         
           London
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Iohn
             Franck
             ,
          
           1641.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
        
         
           THe
           House
           hath
           received
           information
           by
           Letters
           from
           your selfe
           ,
           that
           the
           malice
           of
           some
           hath
           proceeded
           so
           far
           of
           late
           ,
           as
           to
           endevour
           first
           ,
           to
           perswade
           your
           Countrey
           ,
           that
           the
           Petition
           to
           the
           Parliament
           were
           ill
           rellished
           by
           this
           House
           .
           And
           that
           your
           free
           offers
           therein
           of
           putting
           your selves
           into
           a
           Posture
           of
           Defence
           ,
           hath
           given
           such
           testimony
           of
           your
           abilities
           ,
           that
           it
           hath
           utterly
           taken
           away
           the
           hopes
           of
           paying
           your
           Billet
           mony
           ,
           till
           the
           Parliament
           knows
           not
           how
           else
           to
           dispose
           of
           it
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           to
           cry
           downe
           Exercises
           (
           which
           have
           already
           done
           much
           good
           )
           and
           to
           draw
           off
           some
           Ministers
           by
           perswading
           them
           that
           they
           are
           not
           acceptable
           to
           this
           House
           .
           Thirdly
           ,
           that
           some
           in
           
           
             Holdernesse
          
           have
           disswaded
           the
           Trained
           Bands
           from
           going
           unto
           
             Hull
          
           upon
           the
           Parliament
           Order
           .
        
         
           Which
           information
           of
           yours
           ,
           the
           House
           takes
           for
           an
           especiall
           service
           ,
           and
           for
           so
           full
           a
           ●estimony
           of
           your
           fidelity
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           of
           love
           to
           your
           Country
           ,
           as
           they
           hold
           it
           an
           evident
           character
           of
           your
           worth
           ,
           and
           for
           this
           commands
           mee
           to
           give
           you
           very
           hearty
           thanks
           .
           And
           to
           desire
           you
           in
           the
           name
           of
           the
           house
           to
           declare
           to
           the
           Country
           ,
           how
           false
           and
           malicious
           these
           r●ports
           are
           :
           since
           the
           House
           was
           so
           far
           f●om
           disrellishing
           their
           Petitions
           ,
           or
           turning
           their
           free
           offer
           to
           their
           disadvantage
           ,
           as
           that
           they
           returned
           their
           publike
           thanks
           when
           the
           Petition
           was
           received
           :
           Passed
           a
           vote
           to
           approve
           of
           their
           offer
           ,
           and
           since
           by
           another
           Vote
           justified
           them
           in
           the
           same
           Act
           upon
           his
           Majesties
           taking
           notice
           thereof
           .
           And
           have
           since
           ordered
           that
           the
           same
           Counties
           which
           paid
           their
           Pole-mony
           heretofore
           at
           
             Yorke
             ,
          
           shall
           now
           pay
           all
           their
           proportions
           of
           the
           Bill
           of
           foure
           hundred
           thousand
           pounds
           shortly
           to
           be
           raised
           to
           the
           discharge
           
           of
           the
           Billet-mony
           in
           your
           County
           and
           those
           other
           Counties
           where
           it
           is
           owing
           ,
           which
           if
           it
           shall
           not
           fully
           satisfie
           ,
           they
           will
           discharge
           as
           soone
           as
           the
           great
           necessities
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           can
           possibly
           permit
           .
           And
           likewise
           they
           command
           mee
           to
           let
           you
           know
           that
           they
           doe
           very
           much
           wonder
           at
           the
           impiety
           and
           impudence
           of
           those
           men
           who
           dare
           to
           hinder
           the
           advancement
           of
           the
           glory
           of
           God
           and
           of
           his
           worship
           .
           And
           also
           to
           scandalize
           the
           piety
           of
           this
           house
           in
           so
           high
           a
           measure
           ,
           as
           to
           say
           those
           good
           Ministers
           endeavours
           are
           not
           acceptable
           to
           it
           ,
           they
           accounting
           it
           their
           greatest
           honour
           to
           patronize
           painfull
           Preachers
           in
           the
           performance
           of
           their
           duties
           .
           And
           being
           resolved
           to
           cherish
           &
           advance
           with
           their
           utmost
           power
           ,
           whatsoever
           may
           tend
           to
           the
           propagating
           of
           Religion
           of
           which
           they
           hold
           those
           exercises
           to
           be
           an
           especiall
           means
           .
           This
           house
           therefore
           being
           very
           sensible
           of
           the
           great
           inconveniences
           which
           may
           happen
           by
           their
           misreports
           in
           these
           distracted
           times
           ,
           and
           from
           the
           malice
           of
           these
           men
           ,
           if
           it
           should
           proceed
           uncontrolled
           
           desires
           ,
           and
           enjoyns
           you
           to
           return
           the
           names
           aswell
           of
           those
           who
           have
           vented
           these
           untruths
           ,
           as
           likewise
           of
           those
           who
           have
           diswaded
           the
           Trained
           Bands
           in
           
             Holdernesse
             ,
          
           from
           entring
           into
           
             Hull
          
           upon
           the
           Parliaments
           Order
           :
           Perswading
           themselves
           that
           you
           who
           have
           already
           given
           such
           proofe
           of
           your
           affection
           to
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           will
           still
           continue
           it
           by
           your
           endeavours
           ,
           to
           prevent
           the
           practises
           of
           any
           ill-affected
           persons
           upon
           any
           of
           that
           County
           ,
           to
           the
           disturbance
           of
           the
           peace
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 Die
                 Mercurii
                 16
                 Martii
                 ,
                 1641.
                 
              
            
          
           
             It
             is
             this
             day
             ordered
             by
             the
             House
             of
             Commons
             now
             assembled
             in
             parliament
             ,
             that
             this
             Letter
             be
             forthwith
             printed
             .
          
           
             
               H.
               Elsyngs
               Cler.
               
               Parl.
               D.
               Com.
               
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .