Memoirs of Prince Rupert, and the Cavaliers: Including Their Private Correspondence, Now First Published from the Original Manuscripts, Volume 2Bentley, 1849 |
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ammunition arms army Arthur Aston artillery Banbury battle believe besiegers brave Bristol Byron Captain Castle Cavaliers charge Charles Cirencester Clarendon's Rebellion Colonel command Cromwell desire dragoons Duke Earl Earl of Essex Earl of Newcastle enemy enemy's England Essex Fairfax fight foot forces gallant garrison give Gloucester governor Hampden haste hath Highness Highness's most humble hither honour hope Hopton humble servant King King's Legge letter London Lord Byron Lord Clarendon Lord Digby Lord Hopton Lord Newcastle Majesty Majesty's Marquis morning musketeers Newark Nicholas night officers Oxford Parliament Parliamentary plundering Prince Maurice Prince Rupert Prince Rupert's Diary Prince's prisoners quarters Queen RALPH HOPTON rebels received regiment retreat returned Roundheads Royal Scots sent shew shot side siege Sir John Sir John Berkeley Sir William Waller slain soldiers soon Tertia thousand town trainbands troops unto victory Warwick Wilmot Worcester writes
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Page 19 - And he has bound a snow-white plume upon his gallant crest. He looked upon his people, and a tear was in his eye ; He looked upon the traitors, and his glance was stern and high. Right graciously he smiled on us, as rolled from wing to wing, Down all our line, a deafening shout,
Page 41 - CAPTAIN or Colonel, or Knight in Arms, Whose chance on these defenceless doors may seize, If deed of honour did thee ever please, Guard them, and him within protect from harms. He can requite thee; for he knows the charms That call fame on such gentle acts as these, And he can spread thy name o'er lands and seas, Whatever clime the sun's bright circle warms. Lift not thy spear against the Muses
Page 396 - Given under my hand and seal at this day of ' AD Form of Warrant of Committal.
Page 451 - The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know ; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the LORD, (save us not this day...
Page 474 - And to be short, all that ever the people of Rome might do either in centuriatis comitiis or tributis, the same may be done by the parliament of England which representeth and hath the power of the whole realm, both the head and body.
Page 432 - York be relieved, and you beat the rebels army of both kingdoms, which are before it; then (but otherwise not) I may make a shift (upon the defensive) to spin out time until you come to assist me. Wherefore I command and conjure you, by the duty and affection which I know you bear me, that all new enterprises laid aside, you immediately march, according to your first intention, with all your force to the relief of York.
Page 473 - The most high and absolute power of the realm of England consisteth in the parliament...
Page 311 - Let him for succour sue from place to place, Torn from his subjects, and his son's embrace. First let him see his friends in battle slain, And their untimely fate lament in vain ; And when at length the cruel war shall cease, On hard conditions may he buy his peace ; Nor let him then enjoy supreme command, But fall untimely by some hostile hand, And lie unburied on the barren sand.
Page 288 - ... there was some hope he might have been a prisoner ; though his nearest friends, who knew his temper, received small comfort from that imagination. Thus fell that incomparable young man, in the four and thirtieth year of his age, having so much despatched the...
Page 220 - CHARLES R., Trusty and well-beloved we greet you well : whereas we have given directions to our dear nephew, Prince Rupert, to repair with a part of our forces, for the more secure conveying of our dearest Consort the Queen, in her passage to us. Our will and command is, that you and all officers under you, obey our said nephew as Coinmanderin Chief, for which this shall be your orders.