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A History of the County of Gloucester
… a small garrison at Westbury which later defected to the royalists. In May 1644 Massey marched out from Gloucester and …
Old and New London
… prisoners have been immured within its walls. Many of the royalists during the Civil Wars were confined here; among …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… for both parties. In 1644, it was evacuated by the royalists, on which occasion several ships, and a great … of arms, fell into the hands of the parliament. The royalists soon after attempted to recover it, but the …
Old and New London
… the necessary vigour against their enemiesthe Scots, the Royalists, and the Presbyterians. In the meanwhile Cromwell … king was a murder and a sin, we cannot go so far with the Royalists as to endorse the exaggerated sentiments of the …