The First and Second Battles of Newbury and the Siege of Donnington Castle During the Civil War, 1643-6 |
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afterwards Aldbourne artillery Astley attack battle of Edgehill Battle of Newbury Berks body brother buried cannon Capt Captain cavalry Charles II Church Colonel command County Cromwell Dalbier daughter death died Donnington Castle Duke Earl of Essex Earl of Manchester Edgehill Enborne enemy engaged Fairfax Faringdon fell field fight forces Francis gallant garrison George Lisle Gloucester Governor hath Heath Henry Hill honour horse and foot Hungerford Kennet killed King Charles King's army Lady Lane letter London Lord Majesty Manor Marlborough married night officers Oxford parish Parliament Parliamentary army party Prince Rupert prisoners quarters regiment Restoration road Robert Robert Pye royal Royalists Second Battle Shefford side siege Sir Charles Lucas Sir Edward Sir Edward Walker Sir John Boys Sir Thomas Sir William Skippon slain soldiers Speen Thatcham took town of Newbury troops Waller Wallingford Wash Common wounded
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Page 117 - O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
Page 81 - 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.
Page 71 - 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 lose : All things that are but writ or printed there, In his unbounded breast engraven are.
Page 81 - 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...
Page 83 - 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 does appear, HIS EPITAPH.
Page 18 - O Lord, thou knowest how busy I must be this day. If I forget thee, do not thou forget me.
Page vi - There appeared no conflux of men in obedience to the proclamation ; the arms and ammunition were not yet come from York, and a general sadness covered the whole town.
Page 85 - ... a ground for the house to proceed upon for the settlement of the peace of the kingdom...
Page 71 - 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.
Page x - 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...