Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	charge_v	horse_n	wing_n	1,865	5	9.6934	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43211	Flagellum, or, The life and death, birth and burial of Oliver Cromwel faithfully described in an exact account of his policies and successes, not heretofore published or discovered / by S.T., Gent.	Heath, James, 1629-1664.	1663 (1663)	Wing H1328; ESTC R14663	105,926	236

conditions that the worst of Rebells could have put upon a Prince which being once confirmed and assented to by him they would be ready to give Battel as the quarrell should then be stated and upon which they might expect a blessing But this wile advantaged not the Kirk but only served as a Directory to Oliver where he should level his Treasonable projects To this Cromwell takes very good occasion to reply and help our their sophistry with some more of his own● and to let the Scots see of how near affinity the Kirk and the Congregational way were in this respect to the King he permitted nay caused their Declaration to be publiquely read to his Army putting the Scotch-Remonstrants upon these Dilemma's That their professed disowning of Malignants and receiving and assisting their Head and Chief in whom all their hope lies cannot consist in common sence or pradence reciting as evidence thereof the late Popish affairs in Ireland and Prince Ruperts roving at Sea That suppose He the King should give security of his turning it must be some other way then by a few and feigned formal submissions for it is his necessity and his old Complices that connsel him to that Complyance Nor is it possible for the Scots in the way that they are now in to be able to secure themselves or England and concludes that upon this quarrel if they be ready to fight his Army attends there for that purpose and therefore the Scots cannot complain for want of an opportunity These pestilent and alike dangerous Papers which in effect seemed rather an agreement then cause of quarrell between the Antagonists were warily considered by some even of Kirk-men who loved the King as of sudden and desperate consequence to his Majesties Person and Government so highly vilified and disre-garded so that a Declaration to the liking of the Kark was extorted from him that there might no cause of pretence remain either for their obstinate carriage towards him or ready compliance with the Enemy Hereupon the English Army advanced again and though several Bodies of Scotch Horse appeared yet they presently withdrew upon their approach which that it might not be altogether frustrate Cromwell in sight of them caused a Garrison called Red-house within a mile and a half of Edinburgh to be Stormed wherein were taken 60. Foot and the House made tenable and manned by the English while the Scats being necessitated for Provisions and to joyn with some other Forces from Fife and the West had marched two miles beyond Edinburgh having a great Hill on the one side and the City and a River on the other so that it was very hazardous to engage them being drawn up in Battalia the great Cuns playing on both sides In which posture and attendance the Scots and English stood and neither changed ground till Provisions growing scarce Cromwell retreated to Pentland-hills Lambert having had some discourse and conference with Straughan c. about the former equity of their cause de lana caprina and thence with some difficulty by reason of bad weather to Musleborough for Provant and thence a few days after to Dunbar with intention by shipping or any other way to get into England being now closely followed by the Scotch Army in their rear who rightly guessing the English to be weakned with long Marches and want of Victual made cock-sure of a total Victory which snatching at before it was ripe for them fearing nothing more then that they would escape them they saw themselves miserably frustrated and their despairing Enemy a most insulting Conqueror On Sunday at night the first of September the English making at most not above 12000. men came to Dunbar whither the Scots keeping close at their Heels came also and drew up their whole Army consisting of between 20. and 24. thousand men upon a high Hill within a mile of the Town to the great amazement at first of the English but dispair adding resolution to their courage they presently drew out in Battalia in the Corn-field near adjoyning and so stood all night being incamped upon a Neck of Land whose Breadth was not a Mile and a half from Sea to Sea so that they were by Land quite cooped up In considence therefore of an assured Victory David Lashley who Commanded this Kirk Army in chief began to advance as early as the Sun next morning and drew down the Hill fixing at the foot thereof and about 4. a clock in the afternoon brought down his Train there being a great Ditch betwixt both the Armies That night the English by Command placed themselves close to the Ditch and placed their Field-pieces likewise in every Regiment that they might be in a readiness in case the Enemy should attempt any thing upon them who were vainly expecting terms of a rendition boasting that they had them in a worse pound then the King had the Earl of Essex at Lestithiell in Cornwall The Ministers having their voice in the Council of War held by this Kirk Army most earnestly urged the Engagement and fight against those that were of opinion to let the English escape and not venture the fortune of War upon an Enemy made desperate of which there were 〈◊〉 many sad examples saying that God had delivered Agag meaning Cromwell into their power and if they let him go would require him at their hands On Tuesday morning at four of the Clock a Brigade of the English Army drew down to possess themselves of a pass upon the Road between Edenburgh and Berwick which being had they might with the more ease and advantage make their way home and in order thereto pass over so the Enemy to fall upon them This Brigade consisted of three Regiments of Horse of Major General Lamberts Commissary General Whalleys and Collonel Lilburns and two of Foot This gave the Scots a great Alarum and a fore dispute happened about the pass which lasted above an hour the great Guns playing in the mean time against both the bodies At length that stout Brigade gained and possessed the pass much gallantry and bravery being shewed on both sides This pass lay at Copperspeth in the English way homewards to impede which they had drawn off their best Horse upon the right Wing to receive the English weose Word was the Lord of Hosts theirs The Covenant The Enemy charged hereupon with their Lanciers so that that the Horse gave way a little but immediately rallied and the foot advancing to second them the Scots were charged so home that they put them presently to the rout it being about six a Clock in the morning the left Wing of Horse without striking one stroke following the same way The Foot seeing this rout and flight of the Horse and not able in any order by reason thereof to engage were all of a sudden so confused and confounded that without any resistance or offer of Engagement they threvv dovvn their Arms and fled giving the English the full pursuit of them above