Civil War Tracts
- Reference No:
- L CWT/3
- Dates:
- 11 Sep 1642-6 Feb [1685]
- Description:
Includes various tracts relating to the Civil War:
1) His Majesties declaration to all his loving subjects, upon occasion of his late messages to both Houses of Parliament, and their refusall, to treat with him for the peace of the Kingdom. (Tract also contains illustration of the Kings Declaration to his Gentry and Army. September 1642.)
2) A tue relation of the taking of the City of Yorke by Sir John Hotham for the King and Parliament, Sept.16
3) The declaration and votes of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament: concerning the late treaty of peace in Yorkshire.
4) A declaration of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament concerning His Majesties advancing of his army towards London, with directions that all the trained bands and voluntiers bee put into readinesse, that so the Kings Army may find opposition in every place they march.
5) A true and perfect relation of a victorious battell obtained against the Earl of Cumberland and his Cavaliers, by the Lord Fairfax and Capatain Hotham.
6) True newes from Hull being a perfect relation of a conspiracy there by divers Cavaliers coming in disguised habits, and entering themselves as soilders, who intended to have surprised the towne.
7) A remonstrance in defence of the Lords and Commons in Parliament, in justification of their defensive warre, confirmed by foure reasons, as being undertaken for Religion, The King, The Parliament, The Countrey.
8) Observations upon some of His Majesties late answers and expresses.
9) The collection of all the particulart papers that passed between His Majesty, both houses, and the committee concerning the late treaty.
10) A miraculous victory obtained by the Right Honorable, Ferdinando Lord Fairfax, against the army under the command of the Earl of Newcastle, at Wakefield in York-Shire.
11) A true relation of the discovery of the most desperate and dangerous plot, for the delivering up and surprisall of the towns of Hull and Beverley.
12) The Scotch Mercury communicating the affairs of Scotland, and the northern parts; and come over to accommodate the late differences.
13) Hulls pillar of providence erected: or The Providentiall Columne, setting out heavens care for deliverance of that people, with extraordinary power and providence from the blood-sucking Cavaliers, who had for six weeks closely besieged them.
14) A true relation of the great victory it hath pleased God to give the Lord Fairfax, and Sir Thomas Fairfax his son, over the remnant of Newcastles forces in Yorkshire, upon Thursday the 11. of April. 1644.
15) Hulls managing of the Kingdoms cause: or, A brief historicall relation of the severall plots and attempts against Kingston upon Hull, from the beginning of these unhappy differences to this day; and the means whereby through Gods blessing it hath been preserved, and the Kingdom in it.
16) An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament: for the raising of monies to be imployed towards the maintainence of forces within this Kingdom, under the command of Sir Thomas Fairfax.
17) The man in the moon discovering a world of knavery under the sunne; both in the Parliament, the Councel of State, the Army, the City and the Country.
18) A sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of St.Peter in York. On 6th. Of February 1686. Being the day on which His Majesty began his happy reign.
19) More hearts and hands appearing for the work. Being two letters, the one sent from Collonel Robert Overton, Governour of Hull, to his Excellency the Lord Generall Cromwell. The other from him, and the officers of the said garrison, to the councel of officers, sitting at Whitehall.
- Format:
- Archive Item
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Access Conditions:
- Access will be granted to any accredited reader
- Repository:
- Hull City Archives
- Collection:
- Civil War Tracts