The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Volume 2, Page 2Clarendon Press, 1807 - Great Britain |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
affiftance affured againſt anſwer becauſe befides body Briſtol Colonel command commiffioners confent confiderable Cornwall Council defign defired difpofed Earl of Effex enemy Exeter exprefs fafe faid fame fecurity feemed fend fent fervice feveral fhort fhould fide fince firft firſt foldiers fome foon ftill ftrong fuch fuffer garrifon Highneſs himſelf horfe horfe and foot horſe houfe houſe King King's army leaft lefs likewife lofs Lord Digby Lord Goring Lord Goring's Lord Hopton Majefty Majefty's Marmaduke Langdale Marquis meffage moft moſt Mountrofe muſt neceffary officers Oxford paffed Parliament party paſs peace perfons perfuaded poffeffed poffible prefent preferved prifoners Prince Rupert Prince's profecuted promiſed propofed provifions purpoſe purſued quarters raiſed reaſonable rebels received refolution refolved refreſh reft Scotland Scots ſent Sir Richard Greenvil ſtay Taunton themſelves thence theſe thither thofe thoſe thought thouſand town Trained Bands treaty troops truft uſed Waller Weft whereof whilft Worceſter
Popular passages
Page 1008 - Though the loss of Bristol be a great blow to me, yet your surrendering it as you did is of so much affliction to 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 (I give it the easiest term...
Page 905 - And when you spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when you make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Page 833 - ... a particular celebration,) than that his learning, piety, and virtue, have been attained by very few, and the greatest of his infirmities are common to all, even to the best men.
Page 839 - And it was observed by the town, and the people that flocked thither, that the king's commissioners looked as if they were at home and governed the town, and the other as if they were not in their own quarters : and the truth is, they had not that alacrity and serenity of mind as men use to have who do not believe themselves to be in a fault.
Page 770 - ... one musket discharged at them. At the break of day, the horse were discovered marching over the heath, beyond the reach of the foot ; and there was only at hand the Earl of Cleveland's brigade, the body of the king's horse being at a greater distance.
Page 953 - ... which was both from charging the enemy or assisting their own men. And upon this they all turned their horses and rode upon the spur, as if they were every man to shift for himself. It is very true that upon the more soldierly word stand...
Page 838 - There was a good House at the end of the Town, which was provided for the Treaty, where was a fair Room in the middle of the House, handsomely dressed up for the Commissioners to sit in ; a large square Table being placed in the middle with Seats for the Commissioners, one side being sufficient for those of either party ; and a Rail for others who should be thought necessary to be present, which went round.
Page 798 - Speen, and passed the river ; which was not well defended by the officer who was appointed to guard it with horse and foot, very many of them being gone off from their guards, as never imagining that they would, at that time of day, have attempted a quarter that was thought the strongest of all. But having thus got the river, they marched in good order, with very...
Page 841 - Town, and of those who came to the Market, the Church being very full, ' That they were not to expect any good from the Treaty; for that they came from Oxford with hearts full of Blood, and that there was as great distance between this Treaty and Peace, as between Heaven and Hell...
Page 830 - He was prosecuted by lawyers, assigned to that purpose, out of those, who from their own antipathy to the Church and bishops, or from some disobligations...