The History of the Siege of Manchester by the King's Forces, Under the Command of Lord Strange, 1642

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Página 33 - Majesty's command ; but if you shall yet continue obstinate in your disobedience, and resolve to stand it out, I will in that way proceed with all honour, by offering you a safe convoy of your women and children out of the town, so that it be done immediately.
Página 45 - ... both Houses of Parliament. 6. That the laws in force against Jesuits, priests and Popish recusants be strictly put in execution, without any toleration or dispensation to the contrary; and that some more effectual course may be enacted by authority of Parliament to disable them from making any disturbance in the State, or eluding the law by trusts or otherwise.
Página 84 - Enemies hands, than at any time I could have preserved them. But, alas, I should then have been a Manchester man, for never let an unthankfull man, and a promise-breaker, have another name.
Página 85 - ... of the chief Men of the Town, layed open the whole designe, told them how to prevent the danger, laboured night and day to get our Cannons to the Work, repaired our Mudwals, as well as time would suffer. In a word, left nothing uncared for, which was necessary to entertain an assault. But the Enemie having got some intelligence of our actions by our treacherous friends, or homebred enemies, when he had marched within one or two miles of Manchester at his appointed time, having notice of an hot...

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