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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... says , the Royalists could not believe he was coming , and " laid their account " in the nearly thirty miles of champaign country that he would have to traverse , after the King's soldiers had eaten it bare ; and where , if he attempted ...
... says , the Royalists could not believe he was coming , and " laid their account " in the nearly thirty miles of champaign country that he would have to traverse , after the King's soldiers had eaten it bare ; and where , if he attempted ...
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... says " When Essex marched to relieve Gloucester , Prince Rupert advanced with his cavalry to meet the relieving army on the Downs : which doubtless he had defended , had not some brigades of Essex's infantry done wonders on that day ...
... says " When Essex marched to relieve Gloucester , Prince Rupert advanced with his cavalry to meet the relieving army on the Downs : which doubtless he had defended , had not some brigades of Essex's infantry done wonders on that day ...
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... says : - " that had Prince Rupert been pleased to credit my intelligence , the advantage which Essex gained might have been prevented ; which neglect obliged the army to go so * For memoirs of persons of note , see APPENdix . + Lord ...
... says : - " that had Prince Rupert been pleased to credit my intelligence , the advantage which Essex gained might have been prevented ; which neglect obliged the army to go so * For memoirs of persons of note , see APPENdix . + Lord ...
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... says , " And when we drew off from Gloucester it proved to be most tem- pestuous rainy weather so that few or none could take little or no rest on the hills where they were , the winds next morning soon dryed up our through - wet ...
... says , " And when we drew off from Gloucester it proved to be most tem- pestuous rainy weather so that few or none could take little or no rest on the hills where they were , the winds next morning soon dryed up our through - wet ...
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... says " we were so placed that we had it in our power both to charge their horse in flank and at the same time to have sent another party to engage their artillery , yet that fair occasion was omitted , and the enemy allowed to join all ...
... says " we were so placed that we had it in our power both to charge their horse in flank and at the same time to have sent another party to engage their artillery , yet that fair occasion was omitted , and the enemy allowed to join all ...
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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...