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hope of gain, that excited the soldier to that 'service. It is not here so required, as the 6 cause stands with us. We must rather em

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ploy men who will fight merely for the cause

، sake, and bear their own charge, than those 'who expect rewards and salaries; for by 'such means we shall never have a con،clusion of these wars. For mercenaries, 'whose end is merely their pay, as for their subsistence, rather covet to spin out the wars to a prodigious length, as they have 'done in other countries, than to see them brought to a happy period. We must dis'patch this great work in a short time, or be all liable to inevitable ruin. I shall, there، fore, speak my conscience. I had rather have a thousand honest citizens that can handle their arms, whose hearts go with their hands, than thousands of mercenary 'soldiers that boast of their foreign expe'rience.'

He thus ended:- And so I shall conclude my speech, and turn it into prayer, that God

Almighty will arise and maintain his own 'cause, scattering and confounding the de'vices of his enemies, not suffering the un

godly to prevail over his flock. Lord, we ' are but a handful in consideration of thine ' and our enemies. Therefore, O Lord, fight 'thou our battles: go out as thou didst in the 'time of David before the hosts of thy servants; and strengthen and give us hearts, 'that we may show ourselves men, for the defence of thy true religion, and our own ' and the King and Kingdom's safety.'

PART THE NINTH.

1642.

Defence of Warwick Castle by Sir Edward Peto-Of Caldecot ManorHouse by Mrs. Purefoy-Lord Essex advances to Worcester-His Speech to his Army-Skirmish at Powick Bridge-Parliamentarians enter Worcester-Parliament's Petition for Peace-Rejected by the King-Essex advances his Army-Hampden and Holles defeat a party near Aylesbury-and pursue them into Worcestershire-The King puts himself in march towards London-Edge Hill fight-March through the midland counties-Action between Balfore and Rupert at Aylesbury-Battle of Brentford-Retreat of the King.