July 1642
[6 July 1642.]
It is Ordained, by the Lords and Commons in Parliament,
That Two Thousand Men shall be forthwith sent, for the Relief
and Defence of the Town of Hull, and assisting Sir John Hotham
in keeping the same, according to the former Ordinance in that
Behalf; which men are to be raised, by the beating of the Drum,
in the City of London, the Suburbs, and adjoining Parts, in the
several Counties of Midd. Essex, Kent, and Surrey, or such other
Counties of the Kingdom of shall be thought fit by the
Committee of Lords and Commons, appointed to take Care for
the Defence of the Kingdom; that the said Two Thousand
shall be put into Ten Companies, each Company consisting of
Two Hundred Men; all which, after their Arrival in Hull, are to
be obedient to Sir Jo. Hotham, Governor there, and to defend the
same for His Majesty's Service, and the Peace of the Kingdom,
according to the Ordinance of both Houses of Parliament; and
in so doing, they shall be protected by the Power and Authority
of Parliament.