The History of England, Volume 3Whittaker and Company, 1839 - Great Britain |
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... raised his troops to about fourteen hundred , with whom he passed over to the opposite coast ; but as he marched through Caithness and Sutherland , the people , instead of joining him as he expected , fled at his approach . At Corbins ...
... raised his troops to about fourteen hundred , with whom he passed over to the opposite coast ; but as he marched through Caithness and Sutherland , the people , instead of joining him as he expected , fled at his approach . At Corbins ...
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... raise the siege . The parliament had appointed Cromwell to the command in Ireland ( Mar. 15 ) , but he hesitated to accept it ; the council of officers then directed two from each regiment to meet and seek God as to what advice to offer ...
... raise the siege . The parliament had appointed Cromwell to the command in Ireland ( Mar. 15 ) , but he hesitated to accept it ; the council of officers then directed two from each regiment to meet and seek God as to what advice to offer ...
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... raised : for Ormond , who had hitherto lain at Finglass on the north side of the city , had crossed the Liffey and encamped at Rathmines on the south side ; and to prevent the garrison from grazing their horses and to cut off the ...
... raised : for Ormond , who had hitherto lain at Finglass on the north side of the city , had crossed the Liffey and encamped at Rathmines on the south side ; and to prevent the garrison from grazing their horses and to cut off the ...
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... raised and to be raised within the commonwealth of England . Three days after ( 29th ) the new general set out for the north † . On the 22nd of July Cromwell crossed the Tweed at the head of a veteran army of sixteen thousand men . The ...
... raised and to be raised within the commonwealth of England . Three days after ( 29th ) the new general set out for the north † . On the 22nd of July Cromwell crossed the Tweed at the head of a veteran army of sixteen thousand men . The ...
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... raise a new army was now the first object of the Scottish government , but this could hardly be effected if the religious test were retained in all its rigour . The commis- sioners of the kirk , on being consulted , passed two reso ...
... raise a new army was now the first object of the Scottish government , but this could hardly be effected if the religious test were retained in all its rigour . The commis- sioners of the kirk , on being consulted , passed two reso ...
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