The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641, Vol. 2: With the Precedent Passages, and Actions, That Contributes ... Blessed Restoration, and Return, Upon the - Softcover

Clarendon, Edward Hyde

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ISBN 10: 0282233997 ISBN 13: 9780282233990

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2019

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Excerpt from The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641, Vol. 2: With the Precedent Passages, and Actions, That Contributes Thereunto, and the Happy End, and Conclusion Thereof by the King's Blessed Restoration, and Return, Upon the 29th of May, in the Year 1660; Part 2

Interelt was very great; and b it he had in a than time raifed a pretty {body of Foot Ri-lorfe; to which receiving an Addition 0 twov good egiments tho nor-many in Number) out of Maizr, underthe Comriiandlgl' S' Cibarler Vow/bur, and Sr 7m Pity/er, and a good Troop of Horfe under the Command of Captain B er, all whic had been tranf ported, accrrdin to former 0 ers, out of Ireland to Baffle}, fince the on, that Lord advanced to Sift: and lhortly after to Whflcr, whither Sr jalm Berk brought him two Regiments mo're 'df Foot, railed by him in Depot/bin; (0 that he had in all, at lealt, three ttlfafld Foot, and about'hfteen hundred Horfe; which, in [0 good a Poll as Marthe/hr was, would in a that: time have grown to a confiderable Army 5 and was at prefent ltron$ enough to have (topped, or attended Waller in his Weltern ripedition nor did He expeél: to have found (uch an oblh'uction inhis way. And therefore, when he was upon his March and was inform'd of the Lord Hopru's being at mach/ref did: their a (irength, he retired to Farzbmymncmter'd there, till he gave his Matters an Account that he wanted Other Supplies. 1t was a general misfortune, and mifcomputation of that that the Party, in all laces, that wilh'd well to the which confiited fof_ mug of mhe'igentry in molt Own ties; and for the efent were aw'd, and ke t under by the Militia, and the ommittees of Parliament) d fo good an opinion of their own Reputation and Intercit, that they be liev'd they were able, upon the Afliltanee of few Troops; to fupprefs their Neighbours who were of the other Party, and w 0, upon the advantage of the ower they were poffe 'd of exercifed their Authorit over 1 cm with great rigour, and infolence. And (0 the rd my; was no fooner pf Mattie/fer, where Sr fat/hm Ogle had likewife fei ed upon the Cattle for the King, and put it into a tenable condition; than the Gentlemen of Sufix, and of the adjacent parts of Hump/bin, fent privately to him, That if he would advance into Their Country,.they would undertake, in a ibort time, to make great Lewes of Men for the recruit of his Army; and like'wife to pofi'efs themfelves of fuch places as they lhould be well able to defend; and thereby cep tint of the Country in the King's Obedience.

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• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0282233997
• ISBN 13: 9780282233990
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 294