...serving men and tapsters," but " men of a spirit likely to go as far as gentlemen would go, — men who had the fear of God before them, and made some conscience of what they did." Of such persons, substantial freeholders of their sons, natives of his own county, and knoivn to him...

...would do something in it I did so, and truly I must needs say to you (impute it to what you please,) I raised such men as had the fear of God before them,...forward, I must say to you, they were never beaten ; and wherever they were engaged against the enemy, they beat continually." Of Cromwell and his soldiers,...

...when he first went into engagement, he saw his men beaten on every side; but afterwards, when he had "raised such me,n as had the fear of God before them and made conscience of what they did," he was always successful against the enemy.* But these are obviously...

...somewhat in it ; I did so ; and truly I must needs say that to you, (impart it to what you please) I raised such men as had the fear of God before them,...forward, I must say to you, they were never beaten, and wherever they were engaged against the enemy they beat continually ; and truly this is matter of...

...talked a good notion, but an impracticable one. I told him I could do somewhat in it; and I accordingly raised such men as had the fear of God before them,...conscience of what they did. And from that day forward they were never beaten ; but, whenever they were engaged against the enemy, they beat continually."...

...were unsuitable; and of his own exertions in the matter; and he then says, " I raised such persons as had the fear of God before them, and made some conscience of what they did. And from that day forwards they were never beaten, but whenever they engaged with the enemy they beat continually." This...

...told him I could do something in it. I did so. The result was — impute it to what you please — I raised such men as had the fear of God before them, as made some conscience of what they did. [The Ironsides, yea !] And from that day forward, I must...

...he first went into engagement, he saw his men beaten on every side ; but afterwards, when he had " raised such men as had the fear of God before them, and made conscience of what they did," he was always successful against the enemy.* But these are obviously...

...one. Truly I told him I could do somewhat in it; I did so ; and truly I must needs say that to you, I raised such men as had the fear of God before them,...forward, I must say to you, they were never beaten, and wherever they engaged against the enemy, they beat continually." Acting upon this principle, Cromwell...

...one. Truly I told him I could do somewhat in it : I did so ; and truly I must needs say that to you, I raised such men as had the fear of God before them,...forward, I must say to you, they were never beaten, and wherever they engaged against the enemy, they beat continually." Acting upon this principle, Cromwell...