An Itinerary Containing His Ten Yeeres Travell: Through the Twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohmerland, Sweitzerland, Netherland, Denmarke, Poland, Italy, Turky, France, England, Scotland & Ireland, Volume 2J. MacLehose, 1907 - Europe |
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... companies of Turkes rushing into our Barke , who like so many starved flies fell to sucke the sweete Wines , each rascall among them beating with cudgels and ropes the best of our Marriners , if he durst but repine against it , till ...
... companies of Turkes rushing into our Barke , who like so many starved flies fell to sucke the sweete Wines , each rascall among them beating with cudgels and ropes the best of our Marriners , if he durst but repine against it , till ...
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... Companies of Foote , and a Troope of Horse by Sea to Derry and Loughfoyle , to assault the Rebell on the back . Against whom the Rebell turning all his forces was so defeated , as hee fled for succor to the Scots , whose brother he had ...
... Companies of Foote , and a Troope of Horse by Sea to Derry and Loughfoyle , to assault the Rebell on the back . Against whom the Rebell turning all his forces was so defeated , as hee fled for succor to the Scots , whose brother he had ...
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... companies , which they did of their own Country men , so as this ill custome being after continued , it both furnished the enemy with trained men , and filled our Bands with such false hearted souldiers , as some doubted , whether we ...
... companies , which they did of their own Country men , so as this ill custome being after continued , it both furnished the enemy with trained men , and filled our Bands with such false hearted souldiers , as some doubted , whether we ...
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... Companies of foote and horse troopes of the English Army , to victuall this Fort , and to raise the Rebels siege . When the English entered the Pace , and thicke woods beyond Armagh , on the East side , Tyrone ( with all the Rebels ...
... Companies of foote and horse troopes of the English Army , to victuall this Fort , and to raise the Rebels siege . When the English entered the Pace , and thicke woods beyond Armagh , on the East side , Tyrone ( with all the Rebels ...
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... companies which [ II . i . 25. ] had served in Brittany under Generall Norreys ) were slaine in the field . The yeelding of the Fort of Blackwater followed this disaster , when the assaulted guard saw no hope of reliefe : but especially ...
... companies which [ II . i . 25. ] had served in Brittany under Generall Norreys ) were slaine in the field . The yeelding of the Fort of Blackwater followed this disaster , when the assaulted guard saw no hope of reliefe : but especially ...
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Armagh Army Arthur Savage called Candia Captaine Castle chiefe Christ Christians Church City command comming Companies Connaght Counsell Countrie coyne creitzers crowne diem divers Doller Dublin Dundalke Earle of Desmond Earle of Essex Earle of Ormond eight pence England English farre five forces foresaid foure Friars Garrisons generall gold Governour Grosh Gulden hath himselfe horse howsoever hundred foote Iland Ireland Irish Jerusalem journey Kilkenny King Kingdome land Lemster letters Lord Deputy Lord President Lordship Loughfoyle Majesties Marshall Master Secretary Merchants miles moneth Mounster munition neere Newry Odonnel Oneale pardon passed peece pence pound Province Queenes rebellion rebels received returne Saint sayle selfe sent Sepulcher shew shillings ship shot silver Sir Arthur Sir Richard sixe soldi sonne souldiers Spaine Spaniards thousand traytor Tredagh Turkes twenty Tyrone Ulster unto Venetian Venice victuals warre wherein whereof yeeld yeere zechine
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Page 300 - It seemed incredible that by so barbarous inhabitants the ground should be so manured, the fields so orderly fenced, the towns so frequently inhabited, and the highways and paths so well beaten, as the Lord Deputy here found them The reason whereof was, that the Queen's forces during these wars, never tiD then came among them.
Page 243 - Raleigh (I will forbear others for their places' sake) should have such credit and favour with your majesty, when they wish the ill success of your majesty's most important action, the decay of your greatest strength, and the destruction of your faithfullest servants.
Page 250 - If sickness of the army be the reason, why was not the action undertaken when the army was in better state ? if winter's approach, why were the summer months of July and August lost ? if the spring were too soon, and the summer that followed otherwise spent ? if the harvest that succeeded were so neglected, as nothing hath been done, then surely we must conclude that none of the four quarters of the year will be in season for you and that council to agree of Tyrone's prosecution, for which all our...
Page 239 - Irish, and they who do not professe it, are either so few or so false, that there is no accompt to be made of them. The Irish nobility and lords of countreys, doe not onely in their hearts affect this plausible quarrell, and are divided from us in religion, but have an especiall...
Page 219 - ... should have built castles, and brought over colonies of English, and have admitted no Irish tenant, but only English, these and like covenants were in no part performed by them. Of whom the men of...
Page 186 - ... were assigned, and the Irish spared not to say that these men were all the contrivers of his death, and that every one paid something for his share.
Page 248 - Before your departure no man's counsell was held sound which perswaded not presently the maine prosecution in Ulster — all was nothing without that, and nothing was too much for that. This drew on the sudden transportation of so many thousands to be carried over with you, as when you arrived we were charged with more than the...
Page 261 - The crown of his head was in his latter days something bald, as the fore part naturelly curled; he onely used the barber for his head; for the haire on his chin (growing slowly) and that on his cheeks and throat, he used almost daily to cut it with his sizers, keeping it so low with his owne hand that it could scarce bee discerned, as likewise himselfe kept the haire of his upper lippe something short, onely suffering that under his nether...
Page 238 - In their pride they value no man but themselves, in their affections they love nothing but idlenesse and licentiousnesse, in their rebellion they have no other end but to shake off the yoake of obedience to your majesty, and to root out all remembrance of the English nation in this kingdome.
Page 240 - The enroling and training of your subjects, is no charge to your majesties owne cofers ; the providing of magazines will never be any losse, for in using them you may save a kingdome, and if you use them not you may have your old store sold (and if it be well handled) to your majesties profit. The arming of your majesties ships, when you heare your enemy armes to the sea, is agreeable to your owne provident and princely courses, and to the pollicy of all princes and states of the world. But to return...