Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	command_v	horse_n	troop_n	1,218	5	8.9105	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86054	God appearing for the Parliament, in sundry late victories bestowed upon their forces, vvhich command and call for great praise and thanksgiving both from Parliament and people. Die Martis; 4. Martii, 1644. Ordered by the Commons House of Parliament, that Mr. Whitaker, Sir Thomas Widdrington, Mr. Rous, and Mr. Millington, do peruse all the letters that are come from Shrewsbury, Plimouth, Scarborough, Glocestershire, and Weymouth; and make a narrative out of them, of all Gods great and late mercies upon the Parliaments forces, to be printed, and read on the next day of publique thanksgiving. H: Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1645 (1645)	Wing G906; Thomason E271_22; ESTC R212192	11,676	25

God appearing for the Parliament In sundry late VICTORIES Bestowed upon their Forces VVhich Command and call for great Praise and Thanksgiving both from Parliament and People Die Martis 4. Martii 1644. ORdered by the Commons House of Parliament That Mr. Whitaker Sir Thomas Widdrington Mr. Rous and Mr. Millington do peruse all the Letters that are come from Shrewsbury Plimouth Scarborough Glocestershire and Weymouth and make a Narrative out of them of all Gods great and late Mercies upon the Parliaments Forces to be Printed and Read on the next day of Publique Thanksgiving H Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. Printed at London for Edward Husbands March 10. 1644. The Preamble THe Arme of the Lord daily brings mighty things to passe But there are some things which he brings to passe in such a manner that therein He makes His Arme bare and naked He shewes his power and mighty working with such evidence and demonstration that it strikes and shines like lightning even into closed eyes and extorts an acknowledgement That this is the power and the very Arme of the Lord thus is it when effects arise in a notable eminence far above naturall causes or contrary to them When weaknesse performes the worke of extraordinary strength and when notable strength even strength unto presumption is turned into extraordinary weaknesse When the bowes of the mighty are broken and they that stumbled are girt with strength In this manner hath the Lords Arme of late appeared visibly in sundry places But most eminently in the West where with his own right Arme he hath gotten Himself the Victory and bestowed it upon us The Towns of Weymouth and Melcomb are near by scituation and one of them being dead threatned death to the other yea the Enemy spake like the Egyptians of old as it appears in intercepted Letters I will pursue I will overtake I will divide the spoile my lust shall be satisfied upon them But thy right hand O Lord is become glorious thy right hand hath dashed the enemy in pieces The living Town is kept alive and by it God wrought a Resurrection in that which was dead But to proceed according to the order of time as first in that order among Gods late gracious dispensations of Victory to the Parliaments forces is presented to our view and thankfulnesse Touching Scarborough An Extract out of Sir John Meldrums Letter written to the Speaker of the House of Commons dated from Scarborough 19. February 1644. IT hath pleased God to give us happy successe in the taking of the Town and Harbour of Scarborough which otherwise might have proved a receptacle for Strangers and a subject for the longer continuance of this war besides the inconveniences to the City of London and other Southern parts by the interruption of the Coale Trade The Service was done after this manner After that their three men of war which were appointed to scoure along the Sands were beaten and sunke and their Ordinance made unserviceable A Summons being sent and an Answer returned present order was given for falling upon their Works and the Town which was done without any resistance untill they drew their Body within a strong Work about the Church which if they had maintained as they might have done they had pusled us but upon view of the advancing of our foot to cut their passage betwixt the Castle and the Church they all retired within the Castle in great disorder There was a strife betwixt the Officers and Souldiers who should shew most forwardnesse Sir Hugh Cholmley did expect reliefe within four dayes Two Letters intercepted which were written from Sir Hugh Cholmley to two Commanders in the Kings Army SIr we are close blocked up into the Castle and though no Forces could be sent to our reliefe I admire I should not be supplyed with those accommodations which essentially conduce to the defence of this place I am bound in duty to let you know if we have not timely helpe the King will lose his interest there and yet I hope my selfe blamelesse If it may advantage his affaires for me to fall into the hands of those which seeke my blood I can willingly submit to it but it will not be a president to draw others to serve his Majesty with so little private ends as I have done The God Almighty direct and protect us all Feb. the. 23. Your humble Servant Hu. Cholmley Meldrum is the active man here and Commands in chiefe he hath some six or seven hundred of the Lord Fairfax his Foot and a Regiment of Scots SIr we are now blocked up close into the Castle divers of our souldiers run away unto the Enemy and it is to be feared that the ill accommodation will daily decrease our number you know the Consequence and beleeve me it requires speedy supply for reasons I cannot expresse I pray signify where or from whence I may hope for reliefe and whether any expectance of Forces from the Queene or Ireland or probability of a good issue from the Treaty of which particulars I desire to be satisfied that I may not be totally in ignorance not that the fayling of any or all these shall make me quit this trust otherwise then becomes a Gentleman and good Subject Your Colonell Wharton salutes you And I am your humble Servant Scarbo Castle Feb. 24. Hu. Cholmley Here is ten Collours of Scots I imagine though not above eight hundred men of them But Sir Iohn Meldrum hath six or seven hundred more of the Lord Fairfaxes Foot and Commands in chiefe Touching Plymouth An Extract out of a Letter written from Captaine Pierce to Sir Io. Young a member of the House of Commons 21. Feb. 1644. ON the eighteenth of February last the Enemy having the night before made a worke upon the old worke at Mont-Stamford with a very large Line both sides from the worke the Sea-men in the morning fell on them and tooke one halfe Moon which was made at the south end of the Line but the enemies horse comming upon them forced them to retreat but with no losse on our side blessed be God Upon which we were all commanded to Armes severall Companies were drawn out to goe over and two Troops of horse one being still quartered on that side to joyne with some Sea-men taken on shore for that purpose all I thinke consisting of about five hundred and all the rest of the Garrison were commanded to march out to face the enemy on the North-side and were drawne without our Line within Musket-shot of their worke under the Hill the Hill befriending us that they could not play much on us All we did was only sending out small Parties to shoot as if we intended to fall on that so they might draw off some of their forces from the other side of the water where our purpose was to fall on and it seemes they did draw off some horse and about two of the Clock in the after-noone our men fell upon Mont-Stamford where