Includes various tracts relating to the Civil War, as well as a separate volume of three duplicate tracts.

1) His Majesties answer to the petition which accompanied the declaration of the House of Commons: presented to himat Hampton court the first of December. 1641. (Also contains illustration.)

2) A remonstrance of the state of the kingdom, Die Mercurii 15. Decemb. 1641

3) The publick newes communicating -

i) The happie deliverance and wonderful preservation of certaine worthy and honourable Lords and Peeres of this Kingdome, and some other great personages, who should have been poysened at a supper at the Earl of Leicesters house in St. Martins-Lane neere Charing-Cross, by a papist French-man.

ii) The five articles prepared by the Commons in Parliament against Mr. Herbert, the King's Atturney Generall.

iii) An Order of the House of Commons.

iv) The Queen's gracious answer to the Lord Digbies letter.

v) The examination and confession of Captain Butler, before the committee, the said Capatain answering for all the eighteen rebels.

vi) The Parliaments verdict on the foresaid rebels.

vii) A true relation of thirty-six other rebels, apprehended and taken in Milford-Lane, who intended to fire the City of London, had they not bin prevented.

4) Terrible news from York sent in a letter to London concerning great and weighty affairs of high consequence.

5) The humble petition of the Gentry and Commons of the County of York, presented to His Majestie at York, April 22. 1642 and His Majesties message sent to Parliament, April 24. 1642. concerning Sir John Hothams refusall to give His Majestie entrance into Hull.

6) Horrible newes from Yorke, Hull, and Newcastle, concerning the Kings Majesties intent to take up armes against the Parliament. With His Majesties threatenings to imprison the Lord Fairfax, Sir Philip Stapleton, and the rest of the committee appointed by the Parliament to sit at Yorke.

7) His Majesties answer, to a printed booke, intituled, A remonstrance, or the declaration of the Lords and Commons now assembled in Parliament, 26. May. 1642. In answer to a declaration under His Majesties name, concerning the businesse of Hull.

8) Votes of both the Houses of Parliament with sundry articles or acts of Parliament to confirme the same. Taken out of records of the Tower.

9) The state of the whole Kingdom concerning His Majestie and the Parliament between London, Yorke, and Hull.

10) A declaration of the Lords and Commons in Parliament concerning His Majesties proclamation of May 27, 1642. with the statute of the 7. Edw.I.

11) His Majesties declaration to all his loving subjects, occasioned by the false and scandalous imputation laid upon His Majesty of an intention of raising or leavying war against his Parliament, and of having raised force to that end.

12) A most true relation of the last weeks passages in Yorke, and Hull. In two letters from thence, discovering the strange behaviours and rude affronts of the Cavaliers and other malignant persons in those parts.

13) A declaration of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament for the preservation and safety of the Kingdom, and Town of Hull with the assurance of both the Houses to satisfie all losse sustained by any service done for the safety of the said town, by reason of the overflowing of the water upon any grounds there, to all persons that shall be found faithfull in their severall services.

14) Terrible and true news from Beverley and the City of Yorke wherein is a true relation of the besieging of the town of Hull, by the Kings Majesty, with six thousand horse and foot, on Thursday, July 7. 1642.

15) Two declarations of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament. The former being a full narration of the proceedings of the evill councellors about His Majestie in many parts of the Kingdome, with the necessity that lyes upon them speedily to provide for the safety of his Majesty, and the whole realme.

16) The Supplication of the Mayor, soilders, and townesmen of Kingston upon Hull, in the behalfe of themselves and Sir John Hotham, unto his Majesty. Humbly declaring their hearty desire for Peace, and their unwillingnesse to War. Together with their firmly united resolution. Presented to His Majesty at Beverley, on the fifteenth of July, being Friday. 1642.

17) Newes out of Ireland. To which is added a catalogue of the names of the Lords that subscribed to levie horse to assist His Majesty in defence of His Royall Person, the two Houses of Parliament, and the Protestant Religion.

18) Exceeding good newes from Beverley, Yorke, Hull, and Newcastle. With the valliant acts of Sir John Hotham over the walles of Hull against the Kings forces, and how he hath taken ten Capataines and Cavalleres prisoners that were going to Barton in Lincolnshire.

19) Some more new observations concerning the King and Parliament being twenty considerations of the dangerous estate the Kindome now standeth in by reason of a malignant party.

20) Advertisments from Yorke and Beverley. July the 20th 1642.

21) To the Kings most excellent Majesty. The humble desires of the High Court of Parliament. Declaring the grounds and chief motives that induce them to proceed in this course of raising a guard to defend themselves against all such as should oppose them, with the grounds of their fears, collected into severall heads.

22) Propositions for peace presented to the Kings most excellent Majesty at Beverley in Yorkshire, by the Right Honourable the Earl of Holland of the Lords house, Sir Philip Stapleton, and Sir John Holland of the Commons house.

23) A royal protestation made by the Kings most excellent Majesty to the Dukes, Marquesses, Earles, Barons, Gentlemen, now assembled at Beverley in Yorkshire. July 23. 1642

24) Strange Newes from Yorke, Hull, Beverley and Manchester or a continuation of proceedings passages, and matters of consequence that hath passed this last weeke in His Majesties Army before Hull, with some occurences from York during the Kings absence.

25) Sad and fearful newes from Beverley or The Northern Diurnall. Wherein is declared how great a barn of corn was set on fire, to the great dammage of Sir John Hotham, and the inhabitants of the said town, and the manifold abuses that are daily offered to those that take part with the Parliament, by the Cavaleers, and others that are in authoritie.

26) The Parliaments last order and determination, for the safety and security of Hull. With their present order for 1000 men to be presently rallied, and sent for the preservation thereof.

27) A replication of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, to His Majesties last answer, sent by the Right Honourable the Earle of Holland. Die Jovis 28.July, 1642.

28) A soveraign antidote to prevent, appease and determine our unnaturall and estructive Civill Warres and dissentions.

29) An extract of letters, wherein is related certaine remarkable passages from Yorke and Hull.

30) A happy discovery of the strange and fearful plots layde by our Cavaleirs for invading of Hull, and surprising Sr.John Hotham.

31) Intelligence from Yorke relating the unlawful proceedings of the malignant party there: with some of their propositions. August,25. 1642.

32) A declartion of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for the disarming of all popish recusants, and that it shall be lawfull for any of His Majesties subjects to seize upon the persons of all such as shallexecute the illegall commission of Array. Ordered by the Lords and Commons in Parliament, that this declaration thus amended be forth-with printed.

The second volume contains copies of tracts 14, 24 and 26 held in the first volume.