. The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King's blessed restoration, and return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660 . culations, he patiently endured theAdi of the UxecH- Soon after, the Officers who had been taken with himJtion of his S^ WiUiam Urry, S^ Francis Hay^ and many others, of as goodo3cers. Families as any in the Kingdom, were executed, to the num-ber of thirty or forty, in feveral quarters of the Kingdomj
. The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King's blessed restoration, and return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660 . culations, he patiently endured theAdi of the UxecH- Soon after, the Officers who had been taken with himJtion of his S^ WiUiam Urry, S^ Francis Hay^ and many others, of as goodo3cers. Families as any in the Kingdom, were executed, to the num-ber of thirty or forty, in feveral quarters of the Kingdomjmany of them being fufferd to be beheaded. There was onewhom they thought fit to fave, one Colonel Whitford-^ who,when he was brought to dye, faid He knew the reafon why« he was put to death; which was only becaufe he had kilkil. Of the Rehellion^ dec. 35-7 given as great a Teftimony of Loyalty, and Courage, as aSubject can do, and performd as wonderful AdUons in Battles, upon as great inequaUcy of Numbers, andas^reacdifadvantages in refpedt of Arms, ^nd other preparations fgrWar, as have been performed in this Age. He was a Gen- ^« ^j^-^-tleman of a very ancient Extra^Sioa, many of whofe Anceftors ^■•had exercifed the higheft Charges under the King jn thatKingdom, and had been aUied to the Crown it felf. He wasof very good parts, which were improved by a. good Educa-tion : he had always a great emulation, or rather a great .con-tempt of the Marquis of Argyk ( as he was too apt to: con-temn thofehedid not love ) who wanted nothing but hone-fty and courage to be a very extraordinary Man, having allother good Talents in a very great degree. Mountrofe was h\his nature fearlafs of danger, and never declined any Enter-prife for the difficulty of going through with it, but exceed-ingly afFedted thofe
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