The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: To which is Added an Historical View of the Affairs of Ireland, Band 5Clarendon Press, 1826 |
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66 BOOK advice answer Ashburnham attend battle of Naseby believed Bristol chancellor church command commissioners consent Cornwall council counsels court Cromwell declared desired discourse duke earl of Essex enemy England Exeter Fairfax foot France friends garrisons governor highness honour hope horse house of peers Ireland Jersey jesty king king's kingdom kingdom of Scotland knew Launceston letter liament liberty likewise lord Capel lord Colepepper lord Digby lord Goring lord Goring's lord Hopton lord Wentworth majesty majesty's marquis ment Montrevil Mountrose never officers orders Oxford parlia parliament party passed peace persons Plymouth presbyterian present pretended prince Rupert prince's proposed quarters queen reason rebels received resolution resolved returned Scotland Scots Scottish army sent sir John Berkley sir Richard Greenvil soever soldiers Taunton thence thereupon thing thither thought tion told town trained bands treaty troops trust VIII whereof whilst whole writ
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Seite 122 - And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide Mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Seite 184 - Edgehill : whereas Cromwell's troops, if they prevailed, or though they were beaten and routed, presently rallied again, and stood in good order till they received new orders.
Seite 355 - O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet ? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.
Seite 119 - It was a very insolent letter, and upon a very insolent occasion. The parliament had, some months before, made an ordinance against giving quarter to any of the Irish nation which should be taken prisoners, either at sea or land ; which was not taken notice of, or indeed known to the king, till long after ; though the earl of Warwick, and the officers under him at sea, had, as often as he met with any Irish frigates, or such freebooters as sailed under their commission, taken all the seamen who became...
Seite 541 - and therefore told them, ' that if the King chanced to be in the body of the enemy that he was to charge, he would as soon discharge his pistol upon him, as any other private person; and if their conscience would not permit them to do the like, he advised them not to list themselves in his troop, or under his command...
Seite 508 - that the king was a man of great parts, and great understanding," 1 (faculties they had hitherto endeavoured to have him thought to be without,) " but that he was 'so great a dissembler, and so false a man, that he was not to be trusted.
Seite 478 - Westminster, forming a new catechism and scheme of religion) ever ventured to make any answer to it ; nor is it indeed to be answered — but must remain to the world's end as a monument of the learning, courage, and loyalty of that excellent place, against the highest malice and tyranny that were ever exercised in or over any nation...
Seite 224 - God may in due time avenge his own cause. Though I must avow to all my friends, that he that will stay with me at this time must expect and resolve either to die for a good cause, or (which is worse) to live as miserable in maintaining it as the violence of insulting rebels can make him.
Seite 250 - ... me, that it makes me not only forget the consideration of that place, but is likewise the greatest trial of my constancy that hath yet befallen me ; for what is to be done, after one that is so near me as you are, both in blood and friendship, submits himself to so mean an action...
Seite 478 - ... ill husbandry and unskilful cultivation would have made it fruitful only in ignorance, profanation, atheism, and rebellion ; but by God's wonderful blessing, the goodness and richness of that soil could not be made barren by all that stupidity and negligence. It choked the weeds and would...