Memorie of the Somervilles (Volume 2); Being a History of the Baronial House of Somerville (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1815. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... his collonell gave him great hopes off with every poast. As he failled not with the same occasionc to importunate his collonell, and he has often solicite the generall for that very end to noe effect, seing he delayed the giveing of the order upon frivolous pretences, untill the business was done to his hand, and that garrisone removed by a noble and generous enemie, as his first military service for his royall master, performed with English souldiers, which was a luckie omen or presage of these great actions he was to accomplish eftirward for his prince, with these of his oune natione, and some few Irishes sent to him from the Earle of Antrum, wherwith he acted wonders, to the astonishment of the present, and admiratione of, succeeding ages. But of this eftirwards. loth This gentleman haveing continued now some1644. what more than two moneths governour of this place, wherein he observed soe exact discipline, that as the country thereabout compleaned of noe oppression from the garrisone, soe the enemie could never catch him at a disadvantage when occasione offered, in giving the convoy to any small party that went up to the army, but that he delyvered them safe to the adjacent forces of horse and dragounes quartered next to his garrisone, for their farder transportation. Soe that he hoped his generall should misse the designe of ruineing his reputation by soe pitiefull a charge; as for a formall seidge, it never entered within the consideration of his thoughts, nor was ther much reasone for it, seing the armic in which he served was yet inteir (and betwext him and any great bodie of the king's forces, ) absolute master of that part of the countrey; and for the garrisone of Newcastle, and the king's other forces in the bishoprick of Durehame, he never do...