An account of the preservation of king Charles ii. after the battle of Worcester, drawn up by himself, to which are added his letters to several persons [ed. by sir D. Dalrymple]. |
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An Account of the Preservation of King Charles II. After the Battle of ... Charles II (King of Gt Britain ) Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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Seite 11 - So all the persons of quality and officers who were with me, (except my Lord Wilmot, with whom a place was agreed upon for our meeting at London, if we escaped, and who endeavoured to go on horseback...
Seite xvi - I strove, as soon as ever it was dark, to get from them ; and though I could not get them to stand by me against the enemy, I could not get rid of them, now I had a mind to it.
Seite 16 - Neighbours going home,' or some such like words, whereupon the miller cried out, ' If you be neighbours, stand, or I will knock you down.' Upon which we believing there was company in the house, the fellow bade me follow him close, and he...
Seite 61 - But," says he to the merchant, "be not troubled at it, for I think I do God and my country good service in preserving the king, and, by the grace of God, I will venture my life and all for him, and set him safely on shore, if I can, in France.
Seite 37 - I asking him, how he came to give so good an account of that battle? he told me he was in the King's regiment, by which I thought he meant one Colonel King's regiment. But questioning...
Seite 12 - Swansea or some other of the sea-towns that I knew had commerce with France, to the end I might get over that way, as being a way that I thought none would suspect my taking ; besides that, I remembered several honest gentlemen that were of my acquaintance in Wales.