The First and Second Battles of Newbury and the Siege of Donnington Castle During the Civil War, 1643-6 |
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Aldbourne Andover artillery Basingstoke Battle of Newbury Berkshire Blagrave body buried cannon Capt Captain cavalry charge Charles Church Clarendon Colonel command Cromwell Dalbier daughter death died Donnington Castle Duke Earl of Essex Earl of Manchester Edmund Dunch Edward Enborne enemy engaged estates Falkland Faringdon fell field fight forces gallant garrison gent George Lisle Gloucester Governor ground hath Heath Henry Hill honour horse and foot House Hungerford James John Blagrave Kennet killed King King's army Kingsclere Lane letter London Lord Majesty Manor married miles morning night October officers Oxford parish Parlia Parliament Parliamentary party Prince Rupert prisoners quarters Reading regiment Restoration retreat Richard road Robert Robert Pye Royalists says Second Battle sent Shaw side siege Sir John Boys Sir Thomas Sir William slain soldiers Speen taken Thatcham took town troopers troops Waller Wallingford West wife wounded
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Page 193 - While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands ; He nothing common did, or mean, Upon that memorable scene, But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try ; Nor called the gods with vulgar spite To vindicate his helpless right, But bowed his comely head Down, as upon a bed.
Page 181 - Ordinance, of and from all and every office or command military or civil, granted or conferred by both or either of the...
Page 158 - O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
Page 112 - 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 112 - 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 116 - 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 39 - O Lord, thou knowest how busy I must be this day. If I forget thee, do not thou forget me.
Page 7 - 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 116 - Life was spent with serving you, and you, A nd death's my pay (it seems) and welcome too. R evenge destroying but itself, while I T o birds of prey leave my old cage, and fly. E xamples preach to th' eye, care then (mine says) N ot how you end, but how you spend your days.
Page 118 - ... a ground for the house to proceed upon for the settlement of the peace of the kingdom...