A Letter written by master Symon Rodes, Minister in Yorke, To his Brother in London, With the substance of Sir THO: WIDRINGTONs (Deputy Recorders Speech of Yorke) to His Majestie, at his Entry into the Citie.

PErhaps as the World is now come about, you may in some particulars be as glad of tydings from us, as we formerly have beene from you. His Majestie made his entrance into Yorke, on Fryday last in the afternoone, about foure of the Clock. The Mayor and Aldermen, with some others of the chiefest Citizens, meeting him a mile from the City; Where Sir Thomas Widrington, his Deputy Recorder of York, made a very worthy and solemne Speech unto him, and in some passages was seene to weepe.

His Speech (by any expression the King could be observed to shew) was not very well liked of him. The Speech, as neere as I could get a Copy of it, I have here sent you en∣closed.

The Lord Mayor tendred the Sword unto his Majestie upon his knee, and having kissed his Majesties hand, recei∣ved it of him againe, bearing it before him, through that part of the City, unto the Pallace.

That night late the Earle of Newcastle came in with some other Company; which Earle departed very early a∣gaine, the next morning, some reported towards Hull; others, for the Bishopricke of Durham.

His Majestie had no extraordinary Attendance with him: What may follow, I know not. Here flie divers con∣jectures, suspitious rumours, upon his Majesties removeall so farre from His Parliament: That Discontent occasio∣ned it, we all feare. God remove, in his good time, all Iealousies from betweene the King and his people.

There came on Thursday night, a servant, or Messenger from Sir Iohn Haughtham, Governour of Hull, unto the Lord Mayor, being the night before His Majestie made his entrance. What the importance of that Message did con∣cerne. I for my part am as yet wholly ignorant of: but it is given out to be something that the said Governour re∣quested the Lord Major to impart unto his Majestie, as touching some great charge he had lately received from both Houses, as touching something about giving entrance into the Towne; The rest, Time must produce.

Here are great feares about Strangers, Danes, and others, with a great Fleet that should be upon the Coast, and to come for Hull, or Newcastle. But I trust in God, tis not so. Some Disturbances, for certaine, are broke forth in the Bishopricke of Durham, but whereupon, and what the true ground of it is, I dare not yet write, although it is heere in Yorke given out, that some of the Popish Partie there, doe not onely speake, but begin to attempt strange matters: One whereof is, That they will not part with their Armes, according unto the last Order of the Parliament.