Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, Volumer 3-4

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Society for Army Historical Research., 1924

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Side 181 - MY LORD, — I had the honour of receiving your Lordship's letter of the 14th of this month, informing me that the Catholics had determined to lay their case this session before Parliament, and had selected me for that purpose. Your Lordship's letter was accompanied by a copy of the Catholic petition, and requested to have my advice regarding the proper period for presenting...
Side 36 - Kings of Arms have to these Presents subscribed our Names and affixed the Seals of our several Offices this...
Side 132 - The Earl of Chatham, with his sword drawn Stood waiting for Sir Richard Strachan ; Sir Richard, longing to be at 'em, Stood waiting for the Earl of Chatham.
Side 175 - Lord Chatham with his sword undrawn, Kept waiting for Sir Richard Strachan : Sir Richard, eager to be at 'em, Kept waiting too — for whom? — Lord Chatham!
Side 203 - ... necessary for Dupleix to yield Madras to the English, which he did with extreme reluctance, and after long delay. On this occasion of recovering Madras, the English also took possession of St. Thome, which the natives had conquered from the Portuguese, but which of late " seemed," says Mr. Orme, " to " belong to nobody, for there were no officers, " either civil or military, acting with authority in
Side 27 - COB, or COBBING. A punishment used by the seamen for petty offences, or irregularities, among themselves: it consists in bastonadoing the offender on the posteriors with a cobbing stick, or pipe staff; the number usually inflicted is a dozen. At the first stroke the executioner repeats the word WATCH, on which all persons present are to take off their hats, on pain of like punishment: the last stroke is always given as hard as possible, and is called THE PURSE. Ashore, among soldiers, where this...
Side 189 - As we very much dreaded the junction of Marshal Wade with these four thousand men, whom the Duke of Cumberland had brought with him to Clifton-hall, by forced marches, to harass us in our retreat ; as well as the arrival of the rest of his army which he had left behind him, we marched all night, and arrived at Carlisle about seven o'clock in the morning of the 19th of December. Next morning, before the break of day, we quitted Carlisle, where the Prince left the unfortunate Mr. Townly, with the English...
Side 235 - When the day that he must go hence was come, many accompanied him to the river-side, into which as he went he said, Death, where is thy sting? And as he went down deeper he said, Grave, where is thy victory ? So he passed over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side.

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