 | Nathaniel Ward - Freedom of religion - 1647 - 120 pages
...were in armes in the Town, and I think, that night, they put to the sword about 2000 men : — divers of the officers and soldiers being fled over the Bridge into the other part of the Town, where about a hundred of them possessed St. Peter's Church-steeple, some the West Gate and others a strong Round... | |
 | England - 1847 - 798 pages
...that were in arms in the town ; and, I think, that night they pnt to the sword abont 2000 men": divers of the officers and soldiers being fled over the bridge into the other part of the town, where abont 100 of them possessed St Peter's chnrch steeple, some the west gate, and others a strong ronnd... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1829 - 352 pages
...the heat of action, I forbade them to spare any that were in arms in the town, and I think that night they put to the sword about two thousand men. Diverse...being summoned to yield to mercy, refused ; whereupon I ordered the steeple of St Peter's church to be fired. The next day the other two towers were summoned,... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1829 - 686 pages
...the heat of action, I forbade them to spare any that were in arms in the town, and I think that night they put to the sword about two thousand men. Diverse...being summoned to yield to mercy, refused ; whereupon I ordered the steeple of St Peter's church to be fired. The next day the other two towers were summoned,... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1838 - 394 pages
...the heat of action, I forbade them to spare any that were in arms in the town, and I think that night they put to the sword about two thousand men. Diverse...being summoned to yield to mercy, refused ; whereupon I ordered the steeple of St. Peter's church to be fired. The next day the other two towers were summoned,... | |
 | Ireland - 1832 - 440 pages
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 | Statesmen - 1838 - 380 pages
...the heat of action, I forbade them to spare any that were in arms in the town, and I think that night they put to the sword about two thousand men. Diverse...being summoned to yield to mercy, refused ; whereupon I ordered the steeple of St Peter's church to be fired. The next day the other two towers were summoned,... | |
 | John D'Alton - Drogheda (Ireland) - 1844 - 502 pages
...and I think that night they put to the sword about two thousand men. Divers of the officers and men being fled over the bridge into the other part of the town, where about 100 of them possessed St. Peter's church steeple, some the west gate, and others a round tower next... | |
 | Oliver Cromwell, Thomas Carlyle - Great Britain - 1845 - 588 pages
...were in arms in the Town : and, I think, that night they put to the sword about 2,000 men;— divers of the officers and soldiers being fled over the Bridge into the other part of the Town, where about 100 of them possessed St. Peter's Church-steeple, some the west Gate, and others a strong Round Tower... | |
 | Oliver Cromwell - Great Britain - 1845 - 598 pages
...Bridge into the other part of the Town, where about 100 of them possessed St Peter's Church-steeple, some the west Gate, and others a strong Round Tower next the Gate called St. Sunday's. These, being summoned to yield to mercy, refused. Whereupon I ordered the steeple of St.... | |
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... them, were ordered by me to put them all to the sword. And, indeed, being in the heat of action, I forbade them to spare any that were in arms in the town ; and, I think, that night they put to the sword about... 
