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	regiment_n	3,439	5	9.9911	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85627	A great victory God hath vouchsafed by the Lord Generall Cromwels forces against the Scots. Certifyed by several letters from Scotland. Relating the entring of part of the English army into Fife. 2000 of the Scots slaine. With a list of the particulars of the great and glorious successe therein. And the taking of Callender house by storme. Together with a letter from the Lord Generall to the Right Honourable William Lenthal Speaker of Parliament. Imprimatur Hen. Scobel Cleric. Parliamenti.		1651 (1651)	Wing G1766; Thomason E638_2; ESTC R30133	4,833	8

nothing but disappointments There are these three things very observable first that the Lord should direct his poore servants to pitch upon a place of such fitnesse for its end in every kind Secondly that Major Gen Harison with his forces should come up and that by the way of Edenburgh whereas indeed we expected that what forces had come from him should have come by the way of Carlisle Hambleton which had been nothing so well Thirdly that the Lord should favour us with such a season of wind and weather for foure dayes together the wind serving a like to passe and repasse our men had notice upon Saturday of Sir Iohn Brownes being at Dumfermlin within three miles of them that night with a considerable party of Horse and Foot whereupon hee was resolved in case the forces of ours that were expected should come over in any time to march out to meet them which accordingly by the Providence of God fell out for Col. Okeys Regiment of Horse and part of Col. Ingoldsbies of Foot were over early yesterday morning and others following as fast as Boates could carry them Whereupon the Major Gen with about six Regiments in all of Horse Foot and Dragoones marched out and placed his Foot obscure on the side of a hill and advanced further towards the enemy with his horse who also were on their march towards him with full resolution to engage there was some small charges with parties but the Major Gen retreated to his foot using that onely as a meanes to draw them forward and being come to his foot each in Battalia charged other the hottest service was between the left wing of ours and the right wing of theirs where Col. Okey commanded the Major Generalls Regiment of horse and part of his owne where the service was very hot at the swords point and specially with Col Okeyes men who had the left to the left and were very hardly put to it both in front and flanck but were seasonably relieved by Captain Bramstons Dragoones who gave very good fire on the enemy and to good purpose the businesse began about three in the afternoone and continued in its heat a quarter of an hour Our Word was Providence theirs Scotland it seemes they were sensible that Scotland lay at this bout much at the stake Their Army is retreated over Sterling ours on the advance the Lord make you and us humble and thankfull The horse being beaten their foot presently threw away their arms I cannot give you the particulars of the businesse as yet being the last night commanded away by the Major Gen to my Lord our men had the pursuit of them for six miles their number was about 5000 like to ours they were their picked men both horse and foot there were about 2000 of them slaine and seven or eight hundred taken Col Scot or Petty-Scot is slaine and Col Buchanan a man of great eminencie and estate amongst them is taken prisoner as also is Sir John Brown their Commander in chiefe Of their foot not 200. escaped and those that are prisoners the most of them are so desperatly wounded they will hardly live all their foot Colours are taken and many of their horse the most of their foot are High-landers the rest of their Army are in a mighty confusion and retreated over Sterling we lost onely one Cornet and I thinke not more my paper will hold no more the Lord be praised for this I am Sir Your Honours G DOWNING SIR AFter our waiting upon the Lord and not knowing what course to take for indeed we know nothing but what God pleaseth to teach us of his great mercy we were directed to send a party to get us a landing by our boats whilst we marched towards Glascow On Tuesday morning last Col. Overton with about 1400 Foot and some Horse and Dragoones landed at the North-Ferry in Fife We with the Army lying near to the enemy a small River parted us and them and we having consultations to attempt the Enemy within his Fortifications but the Lord was not pleased to give way to that Councell purposing a better way for us The Major Generall marched on Thursday night with 2 Regiments of Horse and 2 Regiments of Foot for better securing the place and to attempt upon the enemy as opportunity should serve He getting over and finding a considerable body of the Enemy there who would probably have beaten our men from the place if he had not come drew out and fought them he being 2 Regiments of Horse and about 400 of Horse and Dragoons more and 3 Regiments of Foot and about 4 or 5 Regiments of Horse They came to a close charge and in the end totally routed the enemy have taken about 40 or 50 Coullers killed near 2000. some say more have taken Sir John Brown their Maj. Gen. who cammanded in cheefe and other Colonels and considerable Officers killed and taken and about 5 or 600 prisoners The Enemy removed from their ground with their whole Army but whither we certainly know not This is an unspeakable mercy I trust the Lord will follow it untill he hath perfected peace and truth We can truly say we were gone as far as we could in our Councells and Actions and we did say one to another we know not what to do Wherefore it is sealed upon our hearts that this as all the rest is from the Lords goodnesse and not from man I hope it becommeth me to pray that we may walke humbly and selfe-denyingly before the Lord and beleevingly also That you whom we serve as the Authority over us may do the worke committed to you with uprightnesse and faithfulnesse and throughly as the Lords That you may not suffer any thing to remaine that offends the eyes of his jealousie that Commonwealths may more and more be sought and justice done impartially For the eys of the Lord run to and fro and as he finds out his Enemies here to be avenged on them so will be not spare them for whom he doth good if by his loving kindnesse they become not good I shall humbly take the boldnes to represent this Engagement of Davids in the 119 Psal the 134v Deliver me from the oppression of man so will I keep thy precepts I take leave and rest SIR Your most humble Servant O. CROMWEL Lithgow 21 July 1651. The carriage of the Maj. Gen. as in all other things so in this is worthy of your taking notice of as also Col. Okey Col. Overton Col. Daniel Col. West Col. Lidcot Col. Syler and the rest of the Officers For the Right Honourable William Lenthall Speaker of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England FINIS Imprimatur Hen Scobell Cleric Parliamenti