The First and Second Battles of Newbury and the Siege of Donnington Castle During the Civil War, A.D. 1643-6Simpkin, Marshall and Company, 1881 - 216 Seiten |
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... probably he had bin victorious ...... But the King fixes on Gloucester , and the Earle of Newcastle as fatally about the same time setts down before Hull . " This was by the advice of Lt. - Gen . King , whose loyalty was suspected ...
... probably he had bin victorious ...... But the King fixes on Gloucester , and the Earle of Newcastle as fatally about the same time setts down before Hull . " This was by the advice of Lt. - Gen . King , whose loyalty was suspected ...
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... probably destroy his army . * The day the Parliamentary General entered Gloucester had been set apart for a public fast , but on his arrival it was turned into a day of ardent rejoicing . Provisions of all kinds were conveyed to the ...
... probably destroy his army . * The day the Parliamentary General entered Gloucester had been set apart for a public fast , but on his arrival it was turned into a day of ardent rejoicing . Provisions of all kinds were conveyed to the ...
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... probably be read as 8,000 of each arm , since , from the facts that such a considerable deduction has to be made for stragglers , and that a garrison of 3,000 infantry and 500 cavalry was left in Reading after the Newbury battle , and ...
... probably be read as 8,000 of each arm , since , from the facts that such a considerable deduction has to be made for stragglers , and that a garrison of 3,000 infantry and 500 cavalry was left in Reading after the Newbury battle , and ...
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... Probably he hoped to pass the Kennet at Newbury ; but having failed there , he chose the next available passage , that of Padworth , after the battle on the 20th September had been decided in his favour . The skirmish , however , though ...
... Probably he hoped to pass the Kennet at Newbury ; but having failed there , he chose the next available passage , that of Padworth , after the battle on the 20th September had been decided in his favour . The skirmish , however , though ...
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... probably incorporated , or was a borough by prescription , at a much earlier period than is generally supposed . Whilst held by the Crown the Manor was frequently assigned as a jointure to the Queens of England . Henry VIII . granted it ...
... probably incorporated , or was a borough by prescription , at a much earlier period than is generally supposed . Whilst held by the Crown the Manor was frequently assigned as a jointure to the Queens of England . Henry VIII . granted it ...
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advance Aldbourne artillery battle of Edgehill Battle of Newbury Berkshire body buried Capt Captain cavalry charge Charles II Church Clarendon Colonel command County of Berks Cromwell daughter death Deponent died Donnington Castle Duke Earl of Essex Enborne enemy engaged Falkland field fight forces Francis gallant garrison gent George Lisle Gloucester Governor hath Heath honour horse and foot House Hungerford Kennet King Charles King's army Kingsclere Lady Lamborne Lane letter London Lord Majesty Majesty's Manor married Memoirs Mercurius Aulicus morning musqueteers night officers Oxford parish Parliament Parliamentary party Prince Rupert prisoners quarters Rebells regiment Restoration retreat Richard Richd river road Roger Knight royal Royalists Second Battle Shaw side siege Sir John Boys Sir Thomas Sir William Skippon slain soldiers Speen sword taken Thatcham Thomas Chaucer Thos took town troopers troops Waller Wallingford Westminster Abbey wife wounded
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Seite 90 - I, AB, do in the Presence of Almighty God promise, vow and protest, To maintain and defend as far as lawfully I may, with my life, power and estate, the True Reformed Protestant Religion, expressed in the Doctrine of the Church of England...
Seite 157 - Ordinance, of and from all and every office or command military or civil, granted or conferred by both or either of the...
Seite 143 - O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
Seite 81 - GReat is thy Charge, O North; be wise and just, England commits her Falkland to thy trust ; Return him safe : Learning would rather choose Her Bodley, or her Vatican to loose. All things that are but writ or printed there, In his unbounded Breast engraven are.
Seite 24 - O Lord, thou knowest how busy I must be this day. If I forget thee, do not thou forget me.
Seite 94 - Lord 1680, Was buried a true Englishman ; Who in Berkshire was well known To love his country's freedom 'bove his own ; But living immured full twenty year, Had time to write, as doth appear, HIS EPITAPH.
Seite 96 - ... a ground for the house to proceed upon for the settlement of the peace of the kingdom...
Seite 94 - Life was spent with serving you, and you, A nd death's my pay (it seems) and welcome too. R evenge destroying but itself, while I T o birds of prey leave my old cage, and fly. E xamples preach to th' eye, care then (mine says) N ot how you end, but how you spend your days.
Seite 2 - On hearing this brief reply, delivered in a firm, clear tone, at the strange appearance of the messengers, who stood motionless before the king awaiting his answer, a movement at once of surprise, derision, and anger, was about to manifest itself on the part of the courtiers ; but Charles, as grave as his enemies, repressed it with a gesture, and dismissed the deputies with these words: "If you • Warwick, Mem., 243. t Clarendon, ii., 470. expect help, you are deceived ; Waller is extinct, and Essex...