East Anglia and the Great Civil War: The Rising of Cromwell's Ironsides in the Associated Counties of Cambridge, Huntingdon, Lincoln, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Hertford |
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Albans arms Associated Counties Bishop Cambridgeshire Cambs Captain cause Cavaliers charge Childerley Church Civil Colchester College Colonel Cromwell command Committee constables Cromwell's Crowland declared defence Downham Earl of Essex Earl of Manchester East Anglia Eastern Counties ejected in 1644 enemy England Fairfax Fens fight foot forces friends garrison Hall hand hath Hertfordshire House Huntingdon Huntingdonshire Ironsides Isle of Ely King King's Lynn kingdom letter Lincoln Lincolnshire London Lord Majesty Manchester's Marston Moor Mayor minister musket neighbours Newark Newcastle Newmarket Newport Pagnell night Norfolk Norwich officers Oliver Cromwell Ordinance Oxford parish Parliament Parliamentary persons petition plunder Prince prisoners proclamation Puritan quarters regiment rendezvous Royalist Royston Rupert Saffron Walden says sent sequestrators Sheriff Ship-money shire Sir John Sir Thomas Sir William soldiers Spalding Stamford strange Suffolk sword taken took Trained Bands troop of horse Valentine Walton Walton Wisbech
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Page 364 - That we shall sincerely, really and constantly, through the grace of God, endeavour in our several places and callings, the preservation of the reformed religion...
Page 357 - their troops " ' are gentlemen's sons, younger sons, and persons of " ' quality ; do you think that the spirits of such base and " ' mean fellows will ever be able to encounter gentlemen. " ' that have honour and courage, and resolution in them...
Page 162 - Sir, God hath taken away your eldest Son by a cannon-shot. It brake his leg. We were necessitated to have it cut off, whereof he died.
Page 163 - Sir, you know my own trials this way ; * but the Lord supported me with this, that the Lord took him into the happiness we all pant for and live for.
Page 115 - I am persuaded, his power and interest, at that time, was greater to do, good or hurt, than any man's in the kingdom, or than any man of his rank hath had in any time : for his reputation of honesty was universal, and his affections seemed so publicly guided, that no corrupt or private ends could bias them.
Page 357 - I raised such men as had the fear of God before them, and made some conscience of what they did, and from that day forward, I must say to you, they were never beaten, and wherever they were engaged against the enemy they beat continually...
Page 242 - The Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council, Of the City of London...
Page 27 - 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 163 - This he said to us. Indeed it was admirable. A little after, he said, One thing lay upon his spirit. I asked him, What that was? he told me it was, That God had not suffered him to be any more the executioner of His enemies.
Page 357 - I did tell him, you must get men of a spirit. And take it not ill what I say (I know you will not) of a spirit that is likely to go on as far as gentlemen will go, or else I am sure you will be beaten still ; I told him so, I did truly.