Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	foot_n	horse_n	lieutenant_n	1,268	5	9.4061	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84184	July 18. 1648. By the Commons assembled in Parliament. In the whole management of the late warr, unto which the Parliament was necessitated on the Kingdoms behalf for recovering and securing their religion, lawes, and liberties invaded by the enemies thereof; ...	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1648 (1648)	Wing E3589; Thomason 669.f.12[86]; ESTC R210973	1,592	1

July 18. 1648. By the Commons assembled in Parliament IN the whole management of the late Warr unto which the Parliament was necessitated on the Kingdoms behalf for recovering and securing their Religion Lawes and native Liberties invaded by the enemies thereof the great wisdom mercy and power of God from time to time appeared in giving to their Forces many great and seasonable victories as pledges of his love in owning their Cause untill the whole power and force of those enemies were broken in pieces and a hopefull door opened for the settlement of a wel-grounded and lasting Peace But the same common Enemy by secret contrivances severall ways Obstructed the Parliaments progress therein seducing the affections of the people instigating them to a generall In surrection and under pretence of petitioning for Peace subtily promoting a new and bloody Warr by whose wicked practises the Cause of God and the Kingdom is endangered and utter ruine threatned to those persons that yet own and stand sum to their first principles and earnestly thirst after the accomplishment of that desirable work or Reformation in Church and Common-wealth when many men are started aside therefrom and encourage that generall Confusion endevoured by the enemies of Peace and Truth And we have just cause to say If the Lord had not been on our side when men rose up against us they had swallowed us up quick when their wrath was kindled against us yea blessed be the Lord mighty in Councels and power who hath not yet given us as a prey unto their teeth but by weak means hath wrought great Salvations for his people by many Signall victories over them lately obtained by the Parliament Forces in severall parts of the Kingdom the which it is our duty briefly to recount before the people that their hearts may be enlarged with thankfulness and the Lord of Hosts receive therefore his due honour and praise First That great defeat given to the Enemies forces in Wales under Laughorn and the reducing of Chepstow and other Garisons there as also the reducing of Appleby Castle Brongham and other places of strength in the North and Walmer Castle in Kent Secondly That seasonable mercy and success in Northwales against Sir John Owen the gaining of Maidston in Kent after Four hours hot dispute a place of very great concernment to the Rebels in which service of the Generall had it miscarried in all probability and as it appeared by severall Letters then taken the ill affected persons in and about the City of London and Counties adjacent had as one man risen and engaged in the same Rebellion to the endangering and ruine of the Parliament City and Kingdom which success did allay the distempers then very high in some neighbouring Counties raised through the false suggestions of the Enemies to their peace Thirdly The surprisall of about 600. Horse belonging to Langdale and many persons some of quality by the Forces under Colonell Fenwi●k and Colonell Lilborne and that without the loss of any blood on either side Fourthly The utter routing of the pomfret-Pomfret-horse and some Foot at Willoughby in Nottingham-shire after a very sharp encounter by the new raised Forces under Colonell Edward Rossiter the Enemies Forces consisting most of Gentlemen Officers and Reformadoes of the Enemie about 100. slain their Generall Lievtenant Generall and Major Generall and many other Gent. Officers and Souldiers taken and the number of 500. private Souldiers besides their Colours Armes and Ammunition and Carriages taken And the wonderfull Mercy of delivering the Citie of Norwich and the wel affected there from imminent and apparent ruine Fifthly The dissipating the Forces gathered together under the Earl of Holland Duke of Buckingham Earl of Peterborough and other men of quality so that in less then a week the places of their standing in Rebellion was not to be found who otherwise had not God given a sodain check to their resolutions and hopes might have proved very prejudiciall to the peace of the Kingdom Sixthly The seasonable reducing of Pembrook both Town and Castle after a hard siege upon honorable termes to the Parliament the 10. of July last whereby the Parliament Forces engaged there are at liberty to March North ward for to joyn with the other Forces of the Parliament for the preservation of the peace of the Kingdom upon all occasions Read 18. July 1648. and upon the Question assented unto and Ordered to be forthwith Printed an published And that the Lord Major be desired to communicate the same to the respective Ministe within the late Lines of Communication and Parishes within the weekly Bills of Mortality H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. London Printed by Richard Cotes 1648.