. England's worthies, under whom all the civill and bloudy warres since anno 1642, to anno 1647, are related . A\ David Lesley, JEarle of Leven, Generall of the Scotch Army. TN January 1643, ^^^^^ ^^^ noble andrenowned Lord Generall David Lesley,Earle of Leven in Scotland, firfl marchedout of Scotland from Barwick into England,and led on an Army of about at leaft 20thoufand horfe and foot, to help the Lordagainfl the mighty and mifchievous Ene-mies of our Religion and liberties ; andthat in the very midfl of the bittereft anddeeped frofl and fnow that men couldmarch through, even to jud admira
. England's worthies, under whom all the civill and bloudy warres since anno 1642, to anno 1647, are related . A\ David Lesley, JEarle of Leven, Generall of the Scotch Army. TN January 1643, ^^^^^ ^^^ noble andrenowned Lord Generall David Lesley,Earle of Leven in Scotland, firfl marchedout of Scotland from Barwick into England,and led on an Army of about at leaft 20thoufand horfe and foot, to help the Lordagainfl the mighty and mifchievous Ene-mies of our Religion and liberties ; andthat in the very midfl of the bittereft anddeeped frofl and fnow that men couldmarch through, even to jud admiration,with fmgular fmcerity, faithfulnelle, for-titude and love unto us never to be forgot-ten, but ever to bee regiilered with Cha-rafters of Gold in gratitude to God andthem. 2. In this his famous and faithful 1 marchthrough many and mighty difficulties anddifturbances, hee came to Almvicke and. Englands Worthies. Morpeth, 2 Garrifon Townes in the wayfrom Banvicke to Neivca/ile, and foonefurprifed them and took alfo the Handof Cocquet, which was yeelded to him atthe first charge, where hee took in all theArmes and Ammunition, neere upon 200prifoners in it, 7 peeces of BrafTe Ordnance,and provifion of Vitlual for almoft onewhole yeere. 3. This moft noble and renowned Generallhaving with great hazard and difficultypaffed his Ordnance and Artillery over theRiver Tj/)ie, which was then (by Godsprovidence) extreamly frozen even fo as tobeare the weight of them (and which hadit not been fo, hee could hardly any wayhave brought on to be ferviceable to him)hee then (being new come to Newcajileand had befieged and fummoned it to yeild)took Sunderland, a usefull and strong Gar-rifond place, with all the Armes and Am-munition therein. 4. Hee with almoft incredible patienceand fufferance of hardfliip, lying in thefield in batalia about 3 miles diftant fromSunderland, with the hardinede o
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