I Put this Letter to the hazard of a quicke passage, leaving it to take its fortune at the Post-house. The News most spoken of at this time, is, That Sir John Hotham by his vigilancie hath obtained foure great peece of Ord [...]ance from the Cavelliers, and taken the Lord Faulconbridge, a Peer of the Lords House, and Mr. Bellassis, a Member of the House of Commons, prisoners at the same time; both which persons have been most active in this their native Countie, by their example to draw on all the rest of the Gentrie to engage them­selves against the Parliament, and the proceedings thereof; finding both horse and men in this service against Hull. They were going over Humber in a Catch with these foure peeces of Ordnance, in hope to have landed them in Lin­conshire side, and to have planted them there opposite to the Battery at Paul: there were certain great sadle horses in the same Catche, and divers other gentlemen, young Mr. Hotham, as I hear, made out of Hull in a small frigot, with foure small Peeces, and fifty Musketiers, and boarded them in their passage; If the Town hold out well till Friday next, the Spring-tyde will make the Besiegers leave their Trenches: Its pitie if they have no fresh supplies of men and provision sent unto them, whereof as yet we hear not, but are confident the Parliament will not be slow in their re­lief, it concerns them. We are troubled at the great resort of Papists hither, we the more distaste the proceedings, because of their forwardnesse to interest themselves: theirs, and the entertainment of Commanders out of Ireland, some Popish from beyond Sea, especially of the Lord Dillon, and Collonel Taffote (Rebels come from Ireland, who are all active against Hull) much reflects upon his Majesties often expressions, cools our affections, and fils us with doubtings. One Thornton (a Protestant of the last edition) expell'd Hull by Sir John Hotham, is now made Captain of a Troop: last day he with his Souldiers rode to Anlaby (a little way off Hull) there plundred and pillaged Lieutenant Collonel Legards house; whereof Legard hearing, plunders Thorntons house at Hull: whereupon Thornton drives Legards grounds of all his oxen, horses, kine, sheep, &c. Then Captain Jefford with sixtie Musketiers, makes after Thornton and his prize, Thornton perceiving this, fled, and left his bootie: and because his Troops would not loose his company, they rode after him: Jefford prayed him, if he were a gentleman, that the Souldiers on both sides might be dismissed, and they two end the quarrell. But Thornton refused, declaring it was a vain proposition. You shall hear further as oppor­tunitie serves. Farewill.