The first and second battles of Newbury and the siege of Donnington castle during the Civil warSimpkin, Marshall, 1881 - 211 Seiten |
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... Majesty came in person to the Scotch quarters , and commanded the surrender of it . At which time he also had the honour of being general of the King's horse - guards ; in all which services during the war , and other achievements , he ...
... Majesty came in person to the Scotch quarters , and commanded the surrender of it . At which time he also had the honour of being general of the King's horse - guards ; in all which services during the war , and other achievements , he ...
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... Majesty's gracious message return this humble answer , " That we do keep this city , according to our oath and allegiance , to and for the use of his Majesty signified by both houses of Parliament : and are resolved by God's help , to ...
... Majesty's gracious message return this humble answer , " That we do keep this city , according to our oath and allegiance , to and for the use of his Majesty signified by both houses of Parliament : and are resolved by God's help , to ...
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... Majesty ; but he , believing himself better informed , allowed the enemy twenty - four hours advantage before he followed him . But there appears to be some discrepancy between the statements here made and those of Lord Byron in a ...
... Majesty ; but he , believing himself better informed , allowed the enemy twenty - four hours advantage before he followed him . But there appears to be some discrepancy between the statements here made and those of Lord Byron in a ...
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... Majesty left Gloucester . || * Gwynne's ' Milit . Memoirs , ' pp . 36-37 . + E. Warburton's Prince Rupert , ' vol . ii . 291 . Rapin's Hist . Eng . , vol . ii p . 478 . ( Clarendon , Life , ' vol . i . p . 164 . Prince Rupert's ...
... Majesty left Gloucester . || * Gwynne's ' Milit . Memoirs , ' pp . 36-37 . + E. Warburton's Prince Rupert , ' vol . ii . 291 . Rapin's Hist . Eng . , vol . ii p . 478 . ( Clarendon , Life , ' vol . i . p . 164 . Prince Rupert's ...
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... Majesty's horse , which appeared in several great bodies , and were so marshalled to charge our army of foot , being then on their march in several divisions ; which caused our foot to unite themselves into one gross , our horse ...
... Majesty's horse , which appeared in several great bodies , and were so marshalled to charge our army of foot , being then on their march in several divisions ; which caused our foot to unite themselves into one gross , our horse ...
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advance Aldbourne arms artillery Battle of Newbury Berkshire body buried Capt Captain cavalry charge Church Clarendon Colonel command County of Berks Cromwell daughter death Deponent died Donnington Castle Duke Dulbere Earl of Essex Earl of Manchester Enborne enemy engaged Falkland field fight forces Francis gallant garrison gent George Lisle Gloucester Governor Greenham hath Heath Henry Hill honour horse and foot horsse House Hungerford Kennet King's army Kingsclere Lady Lamborne Lane letter London Lord Majesty Majesty's Manor married Memoirs Mercurius Aulicus night officers Oxford Packer parish Parliament Parliamentary party Prince Rupert prisoners quarters Rebells regiment Restoration retreat Richard Richd road Roger Knight royal Royalists Shaw side siege Sir Edward Walker Sir John Boys Sir Thomas Sir William Skippon slain soldiers Speen taken Thatcham Thomas Chaucer Thos took town troopers troops vppon 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 155 - Ordinance, of and from all and every office or command military or civil, granted or conferred by both or either of the...
Seite 91 - I shall, in all just and honourable ways, endeavour to preserve the union and peace betwixt the Three Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland : and neither for hope, fear nor other respect, shall relinquish this Promise, Vow and Protestation.
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 141 - O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
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 82 - Thy youthful temples), with what horror we Think on the blind events of war and thee ! To fate exposing that all-knowing breast Among the throng as cheaply as the rest ; Where oaks and brambles (if the copse be burn'd) Confounded lie, to the same ashes turn'd.
Seite 96 - ... a ground for the house to proceed upon for the settlement of the peace of the kingdom...
Seite 35 - ... bullet and his bit broken in his "mouth so that I was forced to call for another horse, in the meanwhile my Lord Falkland (more gallantly than advisedly) spurred his horse through the gapp, where both he and his horse were immediately killed.
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...