The three judges: story of the men who beheaded their king . n to London, where they could communicatewith him more readily ; but he would not. On thecontrary, he planned to get possession of Hull,on the eastern coast, where were magazines ofarms and ammunition ; but parliament was before-hand with him, and seized the place in this, he retired to York, where he spentthe summer in raising contributions from hisfriends, enlisting troops, and in every way possiblegetting ready for war. At last, on the 22d ofAugust, he set up his standard at Nottingham, andcalled on all his fait
The three judges: story of the men who beheaded their king . n to London, where they could communicatewith him more readily ; but he would not. On thecontrary, he planned to get possession of Hull,on the eastern coast, where were magazines ofarms and ammunition ; but parliament was before-hand with him, and seized the place in this, he retired to York, where he spentthe summer in raising contributions from hisfriends, enlisting troops, and in every way possiblegetting ready for war. At last, on the 22d ofAugust, he set up his standard at Nottingham, andcalled on all his faithful subjects to resort to itin defense of his crown, and to subdue his re-bellious parliament and their supporters. It is not necessary for our purpose to narrate atlength the events of the bloody struggle thatfollowed. The forces which the two partiesmanaged to bring into the field were not greatlyunequal. Those of the king, however, compriseda larger portion of the nobles and old armyofficers, as well as cavaliers accustomed to war. 73 THE THREE
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