The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: To which is Added an Historical View of the Affairs of Ireland, Volume 4Clarendon Press, 1826 - Great Britain |
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... less able to bear a siege , than the weakness of their works , was their want of ammunition ; for they had not forty barrels of powder ; which could have held a brisk and a daring enemy but a short time . " And as this defect proceeded ...
... less able to bear a siege , than the weakness of their works , was their want of ammunition ; for they had not forty barrels of powder ; which could have held a brisk and a daring enemy but a short time . " And as this defect proceeded ...
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... less able to bear a siege , than the weakness of their works , was their want of ammunition ; for they had not forty barrels of powder ; which could have held a brisk and a daring enemy but a short time . " And as this defect proceeded ...
... less able to bear a siege , than the weakness of their works , was their want of ammunition ; for they had not forty barrels of powder ; which could have held a brisk and a daring enemy but a short time . " And as this defect proceeded ...
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... less , with the spirit of victory doubled upon him , he came before Hereford , a town very well affected , and reasonably well fortified , having a strong stone wall about it , and some cannon , and there being in it some soldiers of ...
... less , with the spirit of victory doubled upon him , he came before Hereford , a town very well affected , and reasonably well fortified , having a strong stone wall about it , and some cannon , and there being in it some soldiers of ...
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... less pains to meet with him , ) that with some few light skirmishes , in which he received small loss , he car- ried his party safe , and full of reputation , through Gloucester to the earl of Essex's army before Read- ing ; himself ...
... less pains to meet with him , ) that with some few light skirmishes , in which he received small loss , he car- ried his party safe , and full of reputation , through Gloucester to the earl of Essex's army before Read- ing ; himself ...
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... less mulct than might have been expected from their wealth , if their wickedness had been less . micham , In the entrance of this town , and in the too eager pursuit of that loose troop of horse that was in it , the earl of Denbigh ...
... less mulct than might have been expected from their wealth , if their wickedness had been less . micham , In the entrance of this town , and in the too eager pursuit of that loose troop of horse that was in it , the earl of Denbigh ...
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66 BOOK able ammunition arms Arthur Aston battle believed body of horse Bristol cannon castle ceived charge colonel command commons consent Cornwall council courage covenant declared defend desired earl of Essex earl of Newcastle enemy enemy's engaged England expected farther garrison gave gentleman Gloucester governor hath honour hope horse and foot house of peers houses of parliament hundred jealousy king king's army kingdom kingdom of England knew letters likewise London lord Hopton lord Wilmot loss majesty majesty's marquis ment night officers Oxford parlia party peace persons present prince Maurice prince Rupert prisoners provisions quarters raised Ralph Hopton reason rebels received regiment of horse resolution resolved retired returned Scotland Scots sent side siege sir William Waller soever soldiers supply taken thence thing thither thought thousand tion town trained bands treaty troops trust victual VIII Westminster whereof whilst whole army
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Page 250 - Houses not to admit any treaty for peace, those indispositions, which had before touched him, grew into a perfect habit of uncheerfulness. And he who had been so exactly easy and affable to all men that his face and countenance was always present and vacant to his company, and held any cloudiness and less pleasantness of the visage a kind of rudeness or incivility, became on a sudden less communicable, and thence very sad, pale, and exceedingly affected with the spleen.
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