Personal History of King Charles the Second: From His Landing in Scotland, on June 23, 1650, Till His Escape Out of England, October 15, L651. With an Outline of His Life Immediately Before and After These Dates

Charles Jobson Lyon

T.G. Stevenson, 1851 - Great Britain - 306 pages

Contents

• INTRODUCTION: 1
• Rigid Observance of Sunday: 8
• Duplicity deemed lawful to attain certain ends: 14
• Livingstones complaints and perplexities: 20
• The King embarks: 26
• Livingstones Letter to the Rev Robert Douglas: 32
• Some of them nevertheless remain PAGE: 38
• Letters from the poet Cowley at Paris concerning the King: 44
• Kings Private Letter to the Duke of Hamilton: 50
• Cromwells Character: 56
• Obliged to leave the army and goes to Dunfermline: 62
• Another Private Letter to the Duke of Hamilton: 68
• The King destined to undergo a public penance and why ?Remarks: 74
• Battle of DunbarCromwells Lettershis inhumanity: 80
• Commissioner JaffrayDr John Owen PAGE: 82
• His pretended grief yet benefited by it: 88
• The Thirteen Reasons give offence to many Presbyterians: 95
• His Private Letter to the Duke of Hamilton: 101
• Confesses his sin and is absolved but not so his coadjutors: 107
• The English Presbyterian Highland and Westland: 113
• Its Remonstrance to the Committee of Estates: 119
• New Session of ParliamentKings hypocritical speech: 125
• Ambiguous Character of this Reply: 131
• Proposal to admit Malignants into the Army: 135
• Ineffectual remedies to check vice: 141
• JANUARY 1651: 147
• Farther details of the Coronation: 154
• A Remonstrance and a Warning: 160
• Messrs J Guthrie and D Bennet impeached: 167
• Review of SoldiersTheir refractory conduct: 173
• MARCH 1651: 163
• Letter from Sir E NicholasCromwells Illness 175: 175
• Lords Burleigh Loudon and Lothian: 181
• Scots Army constitutedLetters from Perth: 187
• JUNE 1651: 193
• Farther proceedings there: 199
• Duke of Hamiltons Letter to his Niece: 205
• Black DubLetter from the regicide General HarrisonRemarks: 211
• Parliamentary forcesWorcesterPitchcroft: 217
• Night attack by General MiddletonBridge of Powick PAGE: 220
• WhiteLadies HouseLesley and his followers: 226
• The brothers PenderillKing disguised: 232
• Humphrey PenderillKing rides to Mosely: 238
• Huddlestons pupilsKing goes to BentleyColonel Lane: 246
• Occurrences at Abbotsleigh: 252
• Future history of the LanesOccurrences at TrentKing leaves it: 258
• Village Preacher and LandladyBridport: 264
• King sets out for Heale House: 270
• Colonel Gunter and Mr Mansell go to Brighton where they engage a vessel: 277
• King and Wilmot embark at Shoreham and quit EnglandRemarks: 284
• INDEX OF NAMES: 303

Popular passages

Page 158 - THE LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; 2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion; 3 Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.

Page 201 - The dimensions of this mercy are above my thoughts. It is, for aught I know, a crowning mercy. Surely, if it be not, such a one we shall have, if this provoke those that are concerned in it to thankfulness ; and the Parliament to do the 1 Phrase omitted in the Newspaper.

Page 131 - High-German," not a Dutchman, ' being purged out of the Army before Dunbar Drove,' — of whom we shall hear farther. In fact, the class called Mosstroopers begins to abound ; the only class that can flourish in such a state of affairs. Whereupon comes out this PROCLAMATION. I FINDING that divers of the Army under my command are not only spoiled and robbed, but also sometimes barbarously and inhumanly butchered and slain, by a sort of Outlaws and Robbers, not under the discipline of any Army ; and...

Page 49 - The king was not allowed so much as to walk abroad on Sundays : and if at any time there had been any gaiety at court, such as dancing or playing at cards, he was severely reproved for it.

Page 8 - I thought I should have found in Scotland a conscientious People, and a barren country : about Edinburgh, it is as fertile for corn as any part of England; but the People generally " are so " given to the most impudent lying, and frequent swearing, as is incredible to be believed. I rest, " your Lordship's most humble servant?

Page 83 - We that serve you beg of you not to own us, but God alone; we pray you own His people more and, more, for they are the chariots and horsemen of Israel. Disown yourselves, but own your authority, and improve it to curb the proud and the insolent, such as would disturb the tranquillity of England, though under what specious pretences soever...

Page 152 - And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.

Page 153 - I Charles, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, do assure and declare, by my solemn oath, in the presence of Almighty God, the searcher of hearts, my allowance and approbation of the National Covenant, and of the Solemn League and Covenant above written, and faithfully oblige myself to prosecute the ends thereof in my station and calling...

Page 94 - Is it therefore infallibly agreeable to the Word of God, all that you say? I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken. Precept may be upon precept, line may be upon line, and yet the Word of the Lord may be to some a Word of judgment, that they may fall backward, and be broken and be snared and be taken.

Page 154 - I will give my royal word and assent to all acts of parliament passed, or to be passed, enjoining the same in my other dominions ; and that I shall observe these in my own practice and family, and shall never make opposition to any of these, or endeavour any change thereof.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Personal History of King Charles the Second: From His Landing in Scotland, on June 23, 1650, Till His Escape Out of England, October 15, L651. With an Outline of His Life Immediately Before and After These Dates
• Author: Charles Jobson Lyon
• Publisher: T.G. Stevenson, 1851
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Aug 16, 2007
• Length: 306 pages