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skellum_n greenvile_n 20_o sir_n nicholas_n crispe_n 21_o sir_n ralph_n alias_o lord_n hopton_n 22_o the_o lord_n wentworth_n 23_o the_o lord_n capell_n 24_o sir_n endymion_n porter_n 25_o major_a general_n taplane_n or_o laplane_n and_o very_o many_o officer_n and_o gentry_n of_o quality_n that_o go_v away_o with_o he_o 26_o sir_n william_n neave_n of_o the_o herald_n of_o arm_n officer_n 27_o master_n ashburnham_n and_o now_o also_o that_o the_o reader_n yea_o even_o malignant_a momus_n himself_o may_v see_v my_o faithful_a impartiality_n in_o this_o work_n and_o most_o renown_a history_n i_o have_v here_o think_v fit_a by_o way_n of_o antithest_n or_o opposition_n to_o set_v down_o and_o show_v forth_o to_o open_a view_n a_o most_o clear_a demonstration_n of_o god_n most_o gracious_a and_o favourable_a deal_n with_o the_o pious_a propugnator_n of_o his_o most_o just_a cause_n even_o the_o precious_a patriot_n of_o their_o religion_n and_o
p._n 39_o prosperous_a affair_n in_o the_o north._n p._n 3â—_n abbingtons_n prosperous_a affair_n against_o their_o adversary_n p._n 28_n the_o marquesse_n of_o argyles_n speech_n concern_v proposition_n for_o peace_n p._n 4â—â—_n b._n boulsover_n castle_n take_v p._n â—_o sir_n william_n brereton_n beat_v the_o enemy_n at_o tarvin_n p._n 11_o sir_n william_n brereton_n beat_v the_o enemy_n at_o malpasse_n p._n 16_o the_o enemy_n brave_o beat_v at_o beâ—sley_n sconce_n p._n 35_o the_o blessing_n of_o he_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o bush_n see_v in_o the_o west_n p._n 39_o the_o enemy_n beat_v at_o beechley_n p._n 42_o dr._n bastwick_n relieve_v in_o prison_n and_o release_v out_o of_o prison_n p._n 45_o dr._n bastwicks_n just_a praise_n p._n ibid._n the_o enemy_n brave_o beat_v at_o bever_n valo_n p._n 61_o sir_n thomas_n fairfax_n come_v before_o bristol_n p._n 260_o the_o enemy_n beat_v at_o bishops-castle_n in_o shropshire_n p._n 262_o the_o enemy_n beat_v at_o bridge-north_n p._n 268_o the_o enemy_n brave_o beat_v at_o banbury_n p._n 29â—_n blood_n of_o germany_n p._n 322_o brecknock_n in_o wales_n submit_v to_o the_o parliament_n p._n 328_o sir_n william_n brereton_o brave_a victory_n near_o chester_n p._n 97_o major_a browne_n brave_a service_n about_o oxford_n p._n 108_o bleching-house_n surrender_v p._n 141_o major_n gen._n browne_n brave_a defeat_n give_v to_o the_o enemy_n about_o oxford_n p._n 141_o a_o brave_a victory_n at_o brampton-bush_n p._n 142_o major_a general_n browne_n and_o major_a general_n cronwell_n compare_v to_o david_n and_o jonathan_n p._n 151_o c._n the_o king_n cruel_a counsel_n of_o war_n resolution_n against_o our_o force_n in_o cornwall_n p._n 19_o cornishmens_n cruelty_n p._n 20_o tender_a conscience_n regard_v in_o parliament_n p._n 29_o a_o committee_n to_o order_v our_o army_n p._n 36_o colonel_n ceeleye_n brave_a exploit_n p._n 55_o earl_n of_o cleveland_n take_v prisoner_n p._n 59_o col._n cook_n take_v prisoner_n p._n 74_o câ—owland_n take_v p._n â—â—_o conspiracy_n of_o the_o enemy_n discover_v p._n â—â—_o cumhire-abbey_n in_o wales_n take_v p._n 83_o common_a prayer-book_n abolish_v p._n 86_o cardigan_n town_n and_o castle_n take_v p._n 8â—_n king_n commissioner_n take_v at_o shaftsbury_n p._n 252_o sir_n alexander_n carew_n behead_v p._n 86_o canterbury_n archprelate_n condemnation_n p._n 86_o â—â—men_n rout_v p._n 353_o col._n cromwell_n valour_n p._n 253_o chester_n suburb_n win_v p._n 273_o col._n copleye_n brave_a victory_n at_o sherburne_n in_o yorkshire_n p._n 297_o canterbury_n arch-prelate_n behead_v p._n 92_o col._n craford_v good_a service_n p._n 98._o &_o p._n 116_o compton-house_n brave_o assault_v p._n 99_o the_o happy_a concurrence_n of_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n p._n 127_o cambridge_n high_o privilege_v p._n 135_o the_o clemency_n of_o the_o noble_a general_n p._n collection_n in_o church_n for_o chester_n p._n 364_o court_n of_o ward_n vote_v down_o p._n 369_o the_o enemy_n beat_v at_o chester_n p._n 157_o cornwall_n danger_n p._n 378_o cornwall_n gentry_n come_v in_o to_o the_o parliament_n p._n 383_o the_o king_n cabinet_n of_o letter_n take_v at_o nasebie_n fight_v send_v to_o the_o parliament_n and_o read_v p._n 175_o care_v take_v for_o choose_v good_a officer_n in_o london_n p._n 82_o mr._n case_n begin_v the_o monthly_a morning_n prayer_n at_o london_n p._n 207_o three_o commission_n present_v to_o the_o parliament_n from_o bridge-water_n p._n 201_o commissioner_n send_v to_o scotland_n p._n 190_o a_o committee_n for_o the_o scot_n army_n p._n 190_o clubman_n in_o the_o well_o p._n 201_o clubman_n come_v in_o to_o the_o parliament_n p._n 196_o d._n a_o brave_a defeat_n give_v to_o the_o enemy_n at_o walch-poole_n p._n 5_o a_o brave_a defeat_n give_v to_o the_o enemy_n by_o col._n middleton_n p._n 9_o col._n doddington_n take_v the_o lord_n oglesby_n prisoner_n p._n 11_o a_o brave_a defeat_n give_v to_o the_o enemy_n by_o sir_n william_n brereton_n p._n 11_o a_o deâ—eat_a give_v to_o p._n rupert_n p._n 11_o a_o brave_a defeat_n give_v to_o the_o enemy_n by_o sir_n jâ—hn_n meldrum_n p._n 12_o a_o brave_a defeat_n give_v to_o the_o enemy_n by_o col._n rudgely_n p._n 22_o a_o brave_a defeat_n give_v to_o the_o enemy_n by_o sir_n thomas_n middleton_n p._n â—â—_o a_o famous_a defeat_n give_v to_o the_o enemy_n at_o mountgomery_n castle_n p._n 30._o &_o â—â—_o a_o brave_a defeat_n give_v to_o the_o enemy_n at_o helmsley_n castle_n p._n 6â—_n a_o brave_a defeat_n give_v to_o the_o enemy_n in_o lincolnshire_n p._n 70_o a_o brave_a defeat_n give_v to_o the_o enemy_n at_o salisbury_n p._n 74_o a_o brave_a defeat_n give_v to_o the_o enemy_n at_o sedbury_n p._n 76_o a_o brave_a defeat_n give_v to_o the_o enemy_n by_o col._n holborn_n in_o the_o west_n p._n 77_o a_o brave_a defeat_n give_v to_o the_o enemy_n at_o tong_n castle_n p._n 84_o direction_n for_o worshipestablished_a p._n 85_o a_o famous_a defeat_n give_v to_o the_o enemy_n by_o 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waller_n p._n 123_o the_o enemy_n beat_v at_o the_o devizes_n by_o sir_n william_n waller_n p._n 125_o the_o danger_n of_o treaty_n with_o malignant_n p._n 344_o the_o king_n declaration_n to_o 〈◊〉_d in_o ireland_n p._n 346_o a_o brave_a defeat_n give_v to_o the_o enemy_n a_o 〈◊〉_d p._n 136_o a_o ship_n take_v at_o dartmouth_n p._n 359_o a_o brave_a defeat_n give_v to_o p._n maurice_n in_o worcestershire_n p._n 137_o divers_a brave_a defeat_v give_v to_o the_o enemy_n about_o oxford_n p._n 140_o the_o danger_n and_o deliverance_n of_o noble_a col._n massie_n p._n 144_o a_o brave_a defeat_n give_v to_o the_o enemy_n at_o langford-house_n in_o hampshire_n p._n 153_o a_o brave_a defeat_n give_v to_o the_o enemy_n at_o hougham-house_n p._n 157_o a_o dunkirk_n frigate_n take_v by_o our_o ship_n p._n 401_o the_o discipline_n of_o sir_n thomas_n fairfax_v army_n p._n 150_o dudley_n castle_n shrewd_o put_v to_o it_o p._n 186_o a_o declaration_n of_o the_o scot_n commissioner_n to_o our_o parliament_n p._n 439_o e._n the_o enemy_n beat_v at_o ormskirk_n p._n 12_o eyesalve_n for_o malignant_n eye_n p._n 25_o a_o brave_a exploit_n of_o col._n massy_n p._n 34_o the_o just_a encomium_n of_o col._n massie_n p._n 〈◊〉_d england_n just_a cause_n to_o love_n scotland_n p._n â—â—_o a_o brave_a exploit_n of_o col._n stones_n p._n 66_o a_o brave_a exploit_n of_o col._n sydenham_n p._n 72_o divers_a exploit_n against_o the_o enemy_n p._n 87_o his_o excellency_n brave_a deportment_n with_o the_o king_n commissioner_n in_o the_o west_n p._n 253_o the_o enemy_n beat_v at_o plymouth_n p._n 96_o england_n blood_n p._n 323_o the_o noble_a earl_n of_o essex_n late_a lord_n general_n his_o good_a service_n reward_v p._n 151_o evesham_n take_v p._n 153_o a_o brave_a exploit_n against_o the_o enemy_n by_o wareham_n garrison_n p._n 175_o a_o brave_a exploit_n against_o 〈◊〉_d p._n 30_o the_o godly_a education_n of_o the_o king_n child_n consider_v p._n 128_o the_o bless_a effect_n of_o the_o monthly_a morning_n prayer_n and_o preach_v in_o london_n p._n 207_o hopeful_a effect_n of_o the_o king_n come_v in_o to_o the_o scot_n p._n 422._o f._n our_o force_n prosperous_a success_n against_o prince_n rupert_n in_o lancashire_n p._n 12_o colonel_n fox_n brave_a performance_n p._n 13._o &_o 27_o our_o foot-force_n in_o danger_n in_o cornwall_n in_o the_o west_n p._n 19_o fidelity_n of_o the_o noble_a lord_n general_n to_o the_o parliament_n p._n 37_o the_o fight_n at_o newberry_n p._n 57_o major_a fenick_n good_a service_n p._n 262_o freeholders_n of_o glamorgan-shire_n their_o declaration_n p._n 317_o sir_n erasmus_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr fountain_n house_n p._n 103_o sir_n thomas_n fairfax_n come_v to_o london_n to_o be_v generalissimo_n of_o all_o the_o army_n in_o the_o kingdom_n p._n 109_o sir_n thomas_n fairfax_v new_o model_v army_n resolve_v on_o p._n 127_o sir_n thomas_n fairfax_v
the_o plot_n against_o lyn-regis_a p._n 79_o a_o plot_n in_o the_o north_n frustrate_v p._n 259_o major_n gen._n poyntz_n his_o activity_n and_o fidelity_n reward_v p._n 281_o the_o parliament_n piety_n p._n 293_o the_o parliament_n happy_a continuation_n a_o great_a mercy_n p._n 315_o preservation_n of_o london_n from_o the_o plague_n of_o pestilence_n a_o great_a mercy_n p._n 415_o parliament_n former_o make_v staulking-horse_n to_o get_v subsidy_n p._n 322_o a_o prize_n take_v at_o plymouth_n p._n 323_o the_o parliament_n integrity_n against_o protection_n and_o bribe_n p._n 325_o sergeant_n major_a purefoye_n brave_a valour_n at_o compton-house_n p._n 99_o a_o brave_a passage_n of_o providence_n at_o sir_n erasmus_n fountain_n house_n p._n 103_o pretend_a peace_n at_o uxbridge_n p._n 104_o the_o parliament_n care_v of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n p._n 337_o plimouth_n singular_a good_a success_n against_o the_o enemy_n p._n 340_o partshall_n garrison_n take_v p._n 108_o plymouth_n total_o relieve_v and_o free_v from_o siege_n p._n 348_o praise_n encourage_v p._n 365_o sergeant_n major_a purefoye_n good_a service_n about_o warwick_n p._n 146_o a_o petition_n to_o the_o parliament_n about_o the_o kingdom_n sad_a condition_n p._n 155_o a_o petition_n to_o the_o parliament_n by_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o westminster_n p._n 188_o a_o plot_n of_o the_o western_a clubman_n discover_v p._n 201_o a_o petition_n of_o the_o ministerr_v of_o the_o two_o county_n about_o church-governement_n p._n 434_o proposition_n for_o a_o wellgrounded_n peace_n resolve_v on_o p._n 444_o q._n no_o quarter_n to_o be_v grant_v to_o irish_a rebel_n p._n 56_o the_o queen_n of_o swedens_fw-fr desire_n to_o associate_v with_o england_n p._n 84_o queen_n elizabeth_n just_a commemoration_n p._n 320_o r._n prince_n robert_n defeat_v p._n 11_o 12_o 13._o col._n rudge_o brave_o beat_v the_o enemy_n p._n 22_o royalist_n plot_n to_o cozen_v the_o kingdom_n p._n 37_o rad_n castle_n take_v p._n 40_o captain_n redmans_n good_a service_n in_o northamptonshire_n p._n 83_o the_o enemy_n defeat_v about_o redding_n p._n 261_o master_n rouse_v psalm_n p._n 319_o rochel_n blood_n p._n 323_o the_o enemy_n defeat_v at_o rumsey_n p._n 136_o a_o excellent_a remonstrance_n of_o our_o brethren_n of_o scotland_n p._n 183_o the_o city_n of_o london_n most_o excellent_a and_o famous_a remonstrance_n p._n 426_o reformation_n of_o religion_n take_v into_o consideration_n p._n 257_o s._n sheffild_a castle_n take_v p._n 7_o staley-house_n take_v p._n 9_o major_a straughans_n brave_a performance_n in_o the_o west_n p._n 15_o major_a skippon_n brave_o encourage_v his_o soldier_n p._n 19_o schism_n petition_v against_o p._n 28_o reason_n of_o slander_v of_o our_o brethren_n of_o scotland_n p._n 39_o col._n sydenham_n good_a service_n p._n 62_o capt._n stone_n his_o brave_a service_n p._n 66_o sir_n john_n strangeway_n house_n a_o strong_a garrison_n storm_v p._n 67_o col._n sydenham_n brave_a service_n p._n 72_o selfe-denying_a ordinance_n p._n 76_o the_o swede_n desire_v to_o associate_v with_o england_n p._n 84_o sir_n george_n strangeway_n bring_v prisoner_n to_o the_o parliament_n p._n 259_o a_o foul_a and_o false_a slander_n lay_v on_o the_o parliament_n by_o royalist_n in_o wales_n p._n 263_o major_a general_n skippon_n make_v governor_n of_o bristol_n p._n 268_o our_o brethren_n of_o scotland_n victory_n over_o montrosse_n in_o scotland_n p._n 270_o scotland_n blood_n p._n 323_o scarborough_n town_n church_n and_o haven_n take_v p._n 110_o shrewsbury_n town_n and_o castle_n take_v p._n 113_o a_o brave_a victory_n obtain_v at_o sligo_n in_o ireland_n p._n 342_o major_n gen._n skippon_n brave_a service_n about_o the_o settlement_n of_o the_o new_a model_v army_n p._n 132_o a_o ship_n take_v at_o dartmouth_n with_o letter_n of_o importance_n p._n 359_o a_o spur_n to_o quicken_v the_o spirit_n of_o praise_n p._n 365_o captain_n stone_n good_a service_n against_o the_o enemy_n p._n 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