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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... engaged only in small parties by reason of the hedges . " That this was the case is quite clear . The steep embankment forming the western boundary of the parish of Newbury would alone be an * There is however another building bearing ...
... engaged only in small parties by reason of the hedges . " That this was the case is quite clear . The steep embankment forming the western boundary of the parish of Newbury would alone be an * There is however another building bearing ...
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... engaged : he says , " What was done upon the Heath ( where the main body of our horse and foot fought ) I will not relate , because I was not an eye - witness of it , only this is generally confest , that had not our foot play'd the ...
... engaged : he says , " What was done upon the Heath ( where the main body of our horse and foot fought ) I will not relate , because I was not an eye - witness of it , only this is generally confest , that had not our foot play'd the ...
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... engaged in the fight ; these forces marching down the hill , did meet a regiment of horse of the enemy's , who in their hats did wear branches of furze and broom , which our army did that day wear for distinction sake to be known by one ...
... engaged in the fight ; these forces marching down the hill , did meet a regiment of horse of the enemy's , who in their hats did wear branches of furze and broom , which our army did that day wear for distinction sake to be known by one ...
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... engaged in this battle . The estate of the Brocas family at Beaurepaire , near Sherborne St. John , has long since passed into other hands , and the house has been moder- nized . The Vyne is an interesting old mansion , and was ...
... engaged in this battle . The estate of the Brocas family at Beaurepaire , near Sherborne St. John , has long since passed into other hands , and the house has been moder- nized . The Vyne is an interesting old mansion , and was ...
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... engaged with the musketeers and artillery of the left wing from Skinner's Green . Moreover an advance in echellon from the right , that is gradually advancing that wing further than the other , without destroying connection and ...
... engaged with the musketeers and artillery of the left wing from Skinner's Green . Moreover an advance in echellon from the right , that is gradually advancing that wing further than the other , without destroying connection and ...
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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...