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to_o retreat_n and_o to_o permit_v the_o whole_a army_n to_o land_n in_o this_o combat_n monsieur_n st._n blanchard_n be_v slay_v who_o loss_n be_v much_o lament_v by_o the_o protestant_a party_n in_o france_n sir_n william_n heyden_n and_o some_o hundred_o of_o the_o english_a be_v slay_v the_o foot_n which_o engage_v on_o both_o side_n be_v much_o equal_a in_o number_n but_o in_o horse_n the_o french_a have_v a_o great_a advantage_n the_o victory_n be_v not_o pursue_v by_o a_o speedy_a march_n after_o toras_n fight_n who_o retreat_v to_o his_o citadel_n at_o st._n martin_n with_o his_o wound_a man_n for_o five_o day_n time_n be_v spend_v before_o the_o army_n move_v whereby_o toras_n get_v not_o only_a time_n to_o encourage_v his_o man_n to_o hold_v out_o be_v much_o discomfit_v at_o this_o fight_n but_o to_o get_v in_o assistance_n of_o man_n and_o provision_n of_o victual_n out_o of_o the_o island_n into_o the_o citadel_n which_o he_o improve_v to_o great_a advantage_n the_o fort_n la_fw-fr prie_n in_o near_o unto_o the_o land_a place_n and_o mean_o victual_v and_o man_v be_v all_o this_o while_n the_o army_n stay_v neglect_v omit_v or_o contemn_v as_o inconsiderable_a the_o gain_v whereof_o as_o be_v say_v will_v have_v secure_v a_o retreat_n for_o the_o english_a and_o impede_v the_o land_n of_o the_o french_a during_o the_o siege_n of_o the_o fort_n at_o st._n martin_n this_o land_n of_o the_o english_a be_v a_o great_a astonishment_n in_o the_o court_n of_o france_n english_a and_o if_o the_o take_n of_o the_o fort_n have_v immediate_o follow_v there_o will_v have_v appear_v a_o great_a change_n of_o affair_n for_o the_o king_n fall_v sick_a about_o the_o same_o time_n and_o great_a discontent_n there_o be_v at_o court_n and_o the_o king_n send_v his_o resolution_n to_o give_v the_o protestant_n honourable_a term_n if_o they_o will_v not_o join_v with_o the_o english_a send_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o rhoan_n to_o content_v he_o with_o money_n and_o other_o proffer_n and_o render_v the_o land_n of_o the_o english_a to_o other_o protestant_a town_n to_o be_v a_o thing_n not_o to_o be_v comply_v withal_o the_o duke_n in_o two_o day_n march_v come_v with_o his_o army_n before_o st._n martin_n martin_n and_o publish_v a_o manifesto_n justify_v his_o master_n take_v up_o of_o arm_n against_o the_o king_n of_o france_n declare_v among_o other_o reason_n as_o one_o cause_n thereof_o the_o frenche_n employ_v of_o the_o english_a ship_n against_o rochel_n contrary_a to_o promise_v and_o lodge_v his_o army_n at_o the_o burgh_n of_o st._n martin_n at_o rhee_n which_o upon_o the_o approach_n of_o the_o duke_n the_o enemy_n quit_v and_o retreat_v into_o the_o city_n and_o quit_v a_o well_o which_o be_v about_o thirty_o pace_n from_o their_o counterskarf_n which_o be_v not_o at_o first_o come_v of_o the_o army_n make_v total_o unserviceable_a to_o the_o enemy_n they_o present_o draw_v a_o work_n unto_o it_o and_o so_o secure_v the_o same_o for_o their_o use_n by_o which_o they_o subsist_v during_o all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o siege_n the_o duke_n block_n up_o the_o citadel_n citadel_n draw_v his_o force_n round_o about_o it_o in_o order_n to_o a_o close_a siege_n and_o dispose_v his_o fleet_n so_o as_o to_o hinder_v relief_n by_o sea_n and_o resolve_v to_o take_v it_o by_o famine_n upon_o presumption_n and_o as_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o they_o be_v not_o provide_v with_o victual_n in_o the_o citadel_n for_o a_o long_a siege_n and_o be_v master_n at_o sea_n he_o may_v in_o short_a time_n be_v master_n of_o the_o citadel_n but_o whilst_o the_o duke_n employ_v his_o time_n in_o draw_v a_o line_n of_o circumvallation_n and_o raise_v of_o bulwark_n and_o battery_n let_v we_o see_v what_o they_o be_v do_v in_o england_n loan_n those_o gentleman_n who_o stand_v commit_v for_o not_o part_v with_o money_n upon_o the_o commission_n for_o loan_n be_v appoint_v to_o several_a confinement_n not_o in_o their_o own_o but_o foreign_a county_n sir_n thomas_n wentworth_n afterward_o earl_n of_o strafford_n and_o george_n ratcliff_n esq_n afterward_o sir_n george_n yorkshire_n gentleman_n be_v send_v for_o by_o messenger_n and_o remove_v out_o of_o the_o county_n of_o york_n into_o the_o county_n of_o kent_n and_o there_o secure_v by_o confinement_n sir_n walter_n earl_n and_o sir_n john_n strangwayes_o who_o be_v dorsetshire_n man_n be_v secure_v in_o the_o county_n of_o bedford_n sir_n thomas_n grantham_n and_o some_o other_o of_o the_o county_n of_o lincoln_n be_v remove_v and_o secure_v in_o the_o county_n of_o dorset_n sir_n john_n heveningham_n and_o other_o of_o the_o county_n of_o suffolk_n be_v secure_v in_o the_o county_n of_o somerset_n richard_n knightly_a esq_n and_o other_o of_o the_o county_n of_o northampton_n be_v secure_v in_o the_o county_n of_o southampton_n and_o wiltshire_n sir_n nathaniel_n
money_n disburse_v for_o the_o war_n deliver_v to_o the_o commons_o p._n 236._o the_o commons_o present_v a_o remonstrance_n to_o the_o king_n p._n 247._o and_o send_v a_o message_n to_o the_o duke_n p._n 251._o afterward_o prefer_v a_o impeachment_n against_o he_o p._n 307._o manage_v at_o a_o conference_n by_o eight_o member_n p._n 306_o 307_o 308_o etc._n etc._n their_o message_n to_o secure_v the_o duke_n p._n 361._o discontent_a at_o the_o commitment_n of_o sir_n john_n elliot_n p._n 362._o their_o protestation_n concern_v he_o and_o sir_n dudley_n diggs_n p._n 364_o 365._o a_o great_a contest_v in_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n concern_v the_o imprisonment_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o arundel_n p._n 367_o 368_o etc._n etc._n the_o commons_o dissatisfy_v that_o the_o duke_n be_v choose_v chancellor_n of_o cambridge_n p._n 376_o 377._o the_o lord_n petition_v to_o the_o king_n to_o stay_v the_o dissolve_v of_o the_o parliament_n p._n 402._o a_o commission_n to_o dissolve_v the_o parliament_n p._n 403._o the_o commons_o remonstrance_n p._n 404_o 405_o etc._n etc._n the_o king_n declaration_n against_o the_o commons_o remonstrance_n appendix_n p._n 1._o a_o speech_n to_o the_o parliament_n without_o door_n p._n 485._o a_o grand_a committee_n settle_v p._n 494._o debate_n in_o parliament_n as_o to_o grievance_n p._n 496._o the_o parliament_n debate_n the_o business_n of_o the_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la p._n 502._o argument_n about_o it_o p._n 503_o 504_o etc._n etc._n a_o conference_n about_o the_o petition_n of_o right_n p._n 533._o their_o petition_n about_o the_o billete_n of_o soldier_n p._n 548._o archbishop_n abbot_z his_o speech_n concern_v the_o petition_n of_o right_n p._n 552._o proposition_n tender_v by_o the_o lord_n instead_o of_o the_o petition_n of_o right_n p._n 553._o the_o commons_o dissatisfy_v with_o the_o proposition_n p._n 554._o they_o meet_v the_o 20_o of_o january_n p._n 655._o make_v enquiry_n about_o the_o petition_n of_o right_n and_o the_o violation_n thereof_o ibid._n a_o report_n from_o the_o committee_n concern_v religion_n p._n 658._o the_o vow_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o p._n 666._o several_a debate_n about_o tonnage_n and_o poundage_n ib._n the_o king_n command_v the_o speaker_n not_o to_o put_v the_o question_n p._n 670._o debate_n thereupon_o ibid._n the_o speaker_n hold_v in_o the_o chair_n ib._n the_o king_n send_v the_o usher_n of_o the_o black-rod_n and_o he_o be_v not_o admit_v ibid._n the_o king_n grant_v warrant_n to_o apprehend_v several_a member_n of_o parliament_n p._n 671._o his_o speech_n at_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o parliament_n p._n 672._o member_n of_o parliament_n be_v examine_v before_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o council_n ibid._n question_n propound_v by_o the_o judge_n concern_v the_o imprison_a member_n ibid._n 1618._o 1625._o paul_n sir_n george_n p._n 244_o pembroke_n earl_n p._n 217_o pennington_n captain_n p._n 179_o 334_o 335_o petition_n of_o right_a p._n 597_o 598_o perrot_n sir_n james_n p._n 55_o phillip_n sir_n robert_n p._n 55_o 498_o 505_o 543_o 559_o 655_o plague_n increase_v in_o london_n p._n 175_o number_n of_o they_o who_o die_v anno_fw-la 1625._o pope_n assent_n to_o the_o match_n p._n 66._o his_o letter_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n p._n 80._o his_o dispensation_n come_v clog_v p._n 84._o pope_n urban_n to_o king_n james_n p._n 93._o to_o prince_n charles_n p._n 98_o preacher_n direction_n concern_v they_o p._n 64_o 65._o proclamation_n against_o preach_v and_o dispute_v p._n 416_o privy-seal_n p._n 420_o project_n for_o raise_v money_n app._n 12_o proxy_n in_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n p._n 273_o puritan_n p._n 22_o a._n 171._o describe_v by_o sir_n jo._n lamb_n p._n 424_o 425_o pym_n mr._n p._n 55_o 339_o 531_o 568_o 604_o q._n queen_n anne_n die_v p._n 10_o r._n rawleigh_n sir_n walter_n his_o life_n seek_v by_o gundomar_n p._n 4._o and_o be_v sacrifice_v to_o satisfy_v spain_n p._n 9_o a_o letter_n concern_v he_o ibid._n romish_a recusant_n immunity_n grant_v to_o they_o p._n 14._o the_o king_n solicit_v for_o favour_n to_o they_o p._n 36_o 37._o a_o petition_n and_o remonstrance_n against_o they_o p._n 40_o 41._o the_o king_n answer_v thereunto_o p._n 46._o the_o king_n show_v further_a favour_n to_o they_o p._n 52._o excuse_v p._n 53._o article_n in_o favour_n of_o they_o p._n 89._o pope_n urban_n letter_n on_o behalf_n of_o the_o romish_a religion_n p._n 95_o 98._o they_o promote_v the_o match_n with_o spain_n p._n 102_o 103_o king_n james_n his_o letter_n concern_v a_o petition_n against_o they_o p._n 140._o the_o petition_n itself_o p._n 141._o the_o king_n answer_n to_o the_o petition_n p._n 143._o recusant_n take_v at_o clerkenwell_n p._n 478_o a_o conference_n against_o they_o p._n 510._o debate_n in_o parliament_n against_o they_o and_o priest_n arraign_v at_o newgate_n p._n 668._o petition_v of_o right_n p._n 597_o 598._o rhee_n island_n p._n 431_o 466._o several_a passage_n there_o p._n 467_o 468_o 469._o richardson_n sir_n thomas_n p._n 23._o richâ—â—â—_n sir_n nathaniel_n p._n 55_o 361_o 614_o rochel_n p._n 178_o 411_o 430_o 467_o 594_o 595_o 647_o 648_o roll_n merchant_n p._n 654_o 665_o 666_o rous_n mr._n p._n 593._o his_o speech_n concern_v religion_n p._n 657._o rudyard_n sir_n benjamin_n p._n 497_o 557_o 629_o s._n sackvile_n sir_n edward_n p._n 15_o 16_o 31_o sectary_n p._n 22_o a._n selden_n mr._n p._n 55_o 314_o 528_o 536_o 569_o 615_o 631_o 640._o bring_v upon_o a_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la p._n 689_o 692._o seymor_n sir_n francis_n p._n 495._o sherborne_n mr._n sherland_n master_n p._n 345_o 346_o etc._n etc._n sheriff_n oath_n except_v against_o pag._n 201._o ship_n vanguard_n employ_v against_o rochel_n p._n 178._o ship_n to_o be_v set_v out_o by_o port_n town_n pag._n 419._o ship_n arrear_n for_o freight_v pag._n 470._o sibthorp_n dr._n complain_v against_o the_o puritan_n p._n 424._o his_o sermon_n concern_v loan_n p._n 426._o see_v 440_o 448._o smith_n richard_n bishop_n of_o chalcedon_n send_v into_o england_n p._n 158_o 159_o 645._o sovereign_a power_n p._n 50_o a._n 567_o 568_o 569_o 570_o 571_o 572_o 573_o etc._n etc._n spain_n vide_fw-la digby_n speaker_n vide_fw-la crew_n sir_n thomas_n finch_n sir_n hennage_v finch_n sir_n john_n spinola_n p._n 14_o 15._o stafford_z captain_n p._n 15._o star_n blaze_v appear_v p._n 8._o opinion_n thereupon_o ibid._n star-chamber_n informatiâ—â—_n against_o member_n of_o parliament_n p._n 675._o order_n there_o concern_v the_o duke_n p._n 638._o stroud_n mr._n bring_v upon_o a_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la p._n 675._o appendix_n p._n 18._o t._n term_n adjourn_v to_o read_v p._n 201._o turner_n dr._n a_o physician_n his_o query_n ibid._n his_o explanation_n p._n 222_o 226._o v._o valentine_n mr._n his_o case_n append_v 49_o vassal_n mr._n his_o good_n seize_v on_o about_o custom_n p._n 653._o proceed_v against_o in_o star-chamber_n ibid._n his_o plea_n to_o the_o information_n ibid._n vote_n for_o reparation_n appendix_n 56_o 57_o vere_n sir_n horatio_n p._n 14_o 15_o 40._o villers_n sir_n edward_n p._n 23._o undertaker_n ibid._n w._n walter_n sir_n william_n pag._n 223._o wandesford_n mr._n p._n 356_o 546_o 615._o warwick_z earl_n send_v to_o secure_a langor-point_n p._n 199._o wentworth_n sir_n thomas_n p._n 496_o 527_o 529_o 544_o 560_o 568._o weston_n sir_n richard_n p._n 12_o f._n 23_o 56_o 66_o 129_o 219._o make_a lord_n treasurer_n p._n 646._o william_n dr._n swear_a keeper_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n p._n 36_o 39_o 52._o excuse_n the_o king_n favour_n to_o recusant_n p._n 61_o 62_o 63_o 151_o 164_o 176._o refuse_v to_o proceed_v against_o the_o puritan_n p._n 424._o a_o passage_n of_o the_o information_n in_o star-chamber_n against_o he_o p._n 425._o wilmot_n captain_n p._n 15_o wimbleton_n viscount_n p._n 198_o y._n yelverton_n sir_n henry_n accuse_v by_o the_o commons_o pag._n 31._o his_o speech_n thereupon_o ibid._n at_o which_o king_n james_n be_v offend_v p._n 32._o his_o particular_a answer_n in_o serie_fw-la temporis_fw-la ibidem_fw-la king_n james_n again_o offend_v with_o he_o p._n 33._o his_o sentence_n and_o restauration_n p._n 34._o z._n zuinga_fw-mi don_n balthasar_n pag._n 38_o 59_o finis_fw-la a_o catalogue_n of_o such_o book_n as_o be_v print_v for_o and_o sell_v by_o mr._n george_n thomason_n at_o the_o rose_n and_o crown_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n sancti_fw-la johannis_n chrysostomi_n opera_fw-la graecè_fw-la octo_fw-la voluminibus_fw-la etonae_fw-la folio_n purchas_n his_o pilgrimage_n or_o relation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o religion_n observe_v in_o all_o age_n and_o place_n discover_v from_o the_o creation_n unto_o this_o present_a contain_v a_o theological_a and_o geographical_a history_n of_o asia_n africa_n and_o america_n with_o the_o island_n adjacent_a etc._n etc._n by_o samuel_n purchas_n folio_n hakluytus_fw-la posthumus_n or_o purchas_n his_o pilgrim_n contain_v a_o history_n of_o the_o world_n in_o sea_n