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hurt_n the_o night_n draw_v on_o his_o majesty_n command_v colonel_n hepburne_n with_o his_o briggad_n to_o march_v to_o a_o bridge_n a_o mile_n above_o donavert_n and_o to_o cross_v over_o for_o to_o beset_v the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o town_n whereon_o his_o majesty_n think_v the_o enemy_n will_v press_v to_o escape_v before_o midnight_n the_o colonel_n arrive_v there_o do_v place_v our_o musketeer_n in_o strong_a plotton_n by_o hundred_o in_o the_o most_o advantageous_a part_n for_o offend_v the_o enemy_n our_o pike_n and_o colour_n be_v draw_v up_o in_o three_o strong_a body_n or_o squadron_n and_o be_v command_v to_o stand_v by_o their_o arm_n to_o be_v in_o readiness_n in_o case_n of_o alarm_n and_o have_v place_v our_o sentry_n perdues_z and_o other_o by_o break_n of_o day_n the_o enemy_n fall_v forth_o eight_o hundred_o strong_a of_o musketeer_n on_o our_o quarter_n the_o service_n begin_v by_o our_o musketeer_n we_o come_v up_o with_o full_a squadron_n of_o pike_n among_o they_o and_o enter_v on_o the_o execution_n till_o we_o make_v they_o throw_v down_o their_o arm_n and_o cry_v for_o quarter_n some_o for_o safety_n retire_v back_o to_o the_o town_n and_o be_v follow_v in_o by_o we_o and_o cut_v off_o within_o the_o town_n while_o other_o make_v way_n for_o his_o majesty_n force_n to_o enter_v from_o the_o other_o side_n so_o that_o the_o enemy_n be_v pitiful_o cut_v down_o the_o most_o part_n of_o they_o in_o the_o fury_n the_o town_n also_o be_v spoil_v and_o quite_o plunder_v but_o some_o of_o the_o soldier_n with_o the_o jesuit_n and_o monk_n that_o have_v escape_v alongst_o the_o bridge_n be_v send_v after_o be_v overtake_v and_o the_o most_o part_n cut_v off_o the_o rest_n above_o three_o hundred_o be_v bring_v back_o prisoner_n within_o the_o garrison_n be_v find_v dead_a above_o five_o hundred_o and_o some_o be_v drown_v in_o the_o stream_n and_o a_o thousand_o that_o have_v get_v their_o life_n be_v force_v to_o take_v service_n under_o the_o regiment_n but_o be_v papist_n of_o bavaria_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o smell_v the_o smell_n of_o their_o father_n house_n in_o less_o than_o ten_o day_n they_o be_v all_o go_v the_o in-taking_a of_o this_o pass_n on_o such_o a_o sudden_a wrought_v a_o terrible_a fear_n among_o all_o the_o papist_n in_o bavaria_n in_o like_a manner_n his_o majesty_n do_v send_v palsgrave_n augustus_n with_o some_o force_n to_o hechstat_n a_o pass_n on_o the_o danube_n which_o he_o immediate_o take_v in_o and_o by_o this_o time_n be_v general_n tilly_n with_o his_o army_n come_v on_o the_o leacke_v towards_o rhine_n on_o the_o river_n and_o have_v beset_v it_o strong_a he_o beset_v also_o all_o other_o part_n betwixt_o that_o and_o ausburg_n and_o the_o duke_n himself_o cause_v to_o take_v their_o arm_n from_o all_o the_o professor_n of_o the_o reform_a religion_n in_o ausburg_n and_o have_v beset_v it_o with_o two_o thousand_o soldier_n he_o retire_v himself_o to_o engolstat_fw-la his_o majesty_n after_o the_o in-taking_a of_o donavert_n command_v general_n bannier_n with_o a_o party_n of_o four_o thousand_o strong_a of_o horse_n foot_n and_o artillery_n towards_o newburg_n on_o the_o danube_n but_o it_o be_v beset_v before_o their_o come_n and_o they_o retire_v again_o to_o donavert_n where_o our_o whole_a army_n be_v join_v we_o march_v towards_o the_o river_n of_o the_o leacke_v of_o intention_n to_o force_v a_o pass_n unto_o bavaria_n be_v then_o thirty_o two_o thousand_o strong_a of_o horse_n and_o foot_n the_o twenty-eight_a observation_n general_n tilly_n know_v his_o majesty_n be_v so_o near_o with_o a_o strong_a armiâ—â—o_o be_v revenge_v on_o he_o for_o the_o ruffle_v he_o have_v give_v to_o gustavus_n horn_n at_o bambricke_n he_o never_o rest_v his_o army_n but_o continual_o keep_v they_o on_o foot_n attend_v still_o our_o come_n
care_v how_o laborious_a or_o painful_a our_o action_n be_v page_n 72_o letter_n f._n friendship_n next_o unto_o faith_n shall_v be_v keep_v unviolable_a page_n 75_o letter_n o._n no_o friend_n more_o worthy_a to_o be_v choose_v than_o he_o who_o have_v show_v himself_o valiant_a against_o his_o enemy_n page_n 75_o letter_n o._n francfurt_n on_o the_o main_a take_v in_o by_o his_o majesty_n of_o sweden_n without_o blood_n page_n 89_o letter_n m._n francfurt_n do_v well_o in_o prefer_v good_a condition_n of_o peace_n before_o uncertain_a war_n page_n 90_o letter_n p._n fortune_n with_o her_o boast_n shall_v never_o be_v suffer_v to_o pierce_v we_o have_v try_v sharp_a that_o can_v not_o pierce_v page_n 95_o letter_n a._n francfurt_n shoot_v off_o their_o cannon_n at_o the_o queen_n of_o sweedens_n entry_n page_n 99_o letter_n g._n feltmarshall_n horn_n deligent_fw-la in_o subdue_a the_o town_n on_o the_o neckar_n page_n 100_o letter_n l._n friendship_n be_v never_o durable_a where_o love_n do_v not_o grow_v page_n 105_o letter_n v._o fear_v and_o astonishment_n be_v great_a among_o the_o papist_n in_o bavaria_n page_n 116_o letter_n p._n frontier_n garrison_n be_v easy_o get_v by_o a_o victorious_a army_n page_n 11_o letter_n q._n the_o fucker_n of_o ausburg_n from_o merchant_n turn_v soldier_n be_v make_v earl_n by_o the_o emperor_n page_n 120_o letter_n x._o the_o fucker_n land_n dispose_v to_o old_a ruthven_n for_o reward_n of_o virtue_n page_n 120_o letter_n x._o friedberg_n near_o ausburg_n punish_v for_o betray_v of_o the_o swedens_n saâ—egards_n page_n 136_o letter_n z._n feltmarshall_n horn_n take_v in_o trerebagh_n on_o the_o mosell_n by_o accord_n page_n 138_o letter_n c._n feltmarshall_n arnhem_n take_v in_o grosglogo_n in_o silesia_n page_n 139_o letter_n d._n feltmarshall_n horn_n parallel_v in_o command_n to_o papenhaim_n page_n 143_o letter_n i._o feltmarshall_n arnham_n commend_v for_o his_o victory_n and_o for_o his_o justice_n page_n 143_o letter_n k._n the_o foundation_n of_o man_n action_n lay_v sure_a by_o virtue_n the_o build_n hardly_o can_v fail_v page_n 154_o letter_n d._n feltmarshall_n horn_n his_o good_a success_n in_o alsas_n page_n 165_o letter_n z._n feltmarshall_n horn_n his_o retreit_n into_o wertenberg_n page_n 177_o letter_n t._n g._n general_n bannier_n commend_v for_o his_o carriage_n at_o damaine_n page_n 18_o letter_n z._n good_n evil_a conquest_n go_v away_o with_o wing_n swift_a than_o the_o wind_n page_n 20_o letter_n b._n genâ—rall_a major_n kinphouâ—en_o his_o oversight_n at_o brandenburg_n discommend_v page_n 23_o letter_n f._n the_o germane_a do_v marry_v their_o wife_n on_o the_o condition_n they_o shall_v be_v their_o companion_n in_o danger_n and_o trouble_n page_n 27_o letter_n n._n god_n never_o be_v serve_v for_o nought_o by_o no_o man_n page_n 37_o letter_n b._n greedy_n person_n shall_v never_o be_v advance_v to_o public_a employment_n page_n 37_o letter_n d._n greediness_n alike_o common_a to_o officer_n as_o to_o soldier_n page_n 37_o letter_n d._n gustavus_n mars_n his_o minion_n and_o fortune_n favourite_n or_o rather_o her_o master_n page_n 41_o letter_n g._n good_a commander_n next_o unto_o god_n be_v able_a to_o bring_v victory_n page_n 42_o letter_n k._n general_n tilly_n present_v himself_o with_o thirty-two_a piece_n of_o ordnance_n before_o verben_fw-ge leaguer_n page_n 52_o letter_n e._n general_n tilly_n the_o scourge_n of_o madeburg_n page_n 61_o letter_n o._n general_n tilly_n roâ—â—ed_v of_o his_o honour_n at_o leipâ—igh_a page_n 68_o letter_n y._n a_o good_a quarrel_n be_v the_o life_n of_o fight_n page_n 70_o letter_n c._n general_n tilly_n after_o leipsigh_n lead_v a_o strong_a army_n towards_o the_o main_n page_n 82_o letter_n a._n general_n tilly_n his_o retreat_n from_o the_o main_n page_n 85_o letter_n d._n a_o general_n place_n very_o weighty_a page_n 86_o letter_n g._n gustâ—vus_n fortune_n minion_n and_o mars_n his_o equal_a page_n letter_n h._n genâ—rall_a tilly_n force_v gustavus_n horn_n to_o retire_v from_o bambricke_n page_n letter_n t._n general_n tilly_n his_o general_n quartermaster_n slay_v at_o looffe_o page_n 111_o letter_n e._n globâ—s_n terrestrial_a and_o celestial_a present_v to_o his_o majesty_n of_o sweden_n page_n 111_o letter_n f._n grave_a henry_n w._n fonsâ—lius_n shoot_v at_o bambricke_n and_o die_v at_o swinâ—ford_n page_n 112_o letter_n g._n gustavus-burg_n on_o the_o main_a a_o trophy_n of_o victory_n page_n 112_o letter_n h._n great_a general_n they_o have_v a_o unsatiable_a desire_n of_o victory_n and_o good_a fortune_n till_o near_o their_o end_n page_n 64_o letter_n n._n general_n tilly_n with_o his_o army_n plague_v at_o once_o with_o seventy-two_a piece_n of_o cannon_n page_n 116_o letter_n q._n general_n tilly_n lose_v a_o leg_n by_o the_o cannon_n before_o the_o leak_n page_n 117_o letter_n q._n general_n tilly_n be_v seventy-two_a year_n of_o age_n die_v honourable_o in_o defence_n of_o his_o country_n and_o religion_n page_n 118_o letter_n t._n general_n tilly_n before_o leipsigh_n will_v give_v his_o majesty_n of_o sweden_n but_o the_o title_n of_o a_o cavalier_n page_n 118_o letter_n t._n general_n major_n ruthven_n bring_v schwabland_n under_o contribution_n page_n 119_o letter_n x._o general_n bonny_a commend_v for_o make_v the_o retreit_n from_o engolstat_n page_n 122_o letter_n z._n general_n bâ—wtish_a succeed_v to_o tota_n in_o command_n page_n 137_o letter_n b._n general_n major_a king_n sore_o wound_v be_v take_v prisoner_n page_n 137_o letter_n b._n general_n major_n sparre_n gordon_n and_o lesly_n take_v prisoner_n at_o nurâ—nberg_n page_n 145_o letter_n n._n general_n banier_n and_o general_n major_n roisten_v both_o shot_n before_o nurenberg_n page_n 148_o letter_n s._n general_n major_n boâ—tius_n slay_v at_o nurenberg_n page_n 150_o letter_n t._n good_a fortune_n be_v never_o on_o one_o side_n page_n 151_o letter_n x._o h._n hepburne_n his_o major_n slay_v at_o francfurt_n page_n 33_o letter_n w._n horfemens_n carriage_n at_o leipsigh_n commendable_a page_n 69_o letter_n z._n honour_n and_o glory_n be_v the_o enticement_n to_o pain_n and_o travel_n and_o by_o exercise_n in_o war_n man_n attain_v to_o courage_n and_o constant_a valour_n frequent_v danger_n page_n 69_o letter_n &_o hepburne_n and_o lumsdell_n commend_v by_o his_o majesty_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o saxon._n page_n 75_o letter_n n._n hanow_n take_v in_o by_o slight_a page_n 85_o letter_n e._n those_o who_o god_n honour_n be_v worthy_a of_o honour_n from_o their_o equal_n page_n 87_o letter_n k._n hech_v take_v in_o by_o accord_n page_n 89_o letter_n m._n man_n be_v hurt_v sometime_o as_o a_o presage_n of_o worldly_a luck_n page_n 95_o letter_n a._n hostage_n fifty_o take_v out_o of_o bavier_n page_n 126_o letter_n h._n hunting_n most_o pleasant_a about_o minken_n and_o bavier_n page_n 125_o letter_n h._n heroic_n who_o will_v prove_v shall_v follow_v and_o imitate_v gustavus_n page_n 127_o letter_n k._n a_o hasty_a man_n without_o discretion_n be_v never_o good_a in_o a_o army_n page_n 152_o letter_n y._n holke_n and_o gallas_n brethren_n as_o simeon_n and_o levi._n page_n 153_o letter_n b._n holke_n in_o saxony_n be_v a_o lutheran_n show_v less_o compassion_n than_o a_o papist_n page_n 156_o letter_n g._n i._o the_o imperialistsâ—ere_v â—ere_z well_o pay_v for_o hang_v out_o the_o goâ—se_n at_o francfurt_n page_n 31_o letter_n v._o the_o irish_a at_o francfurt_n do_v valorous_o resist_v the_o yellow_a and_o blue_a briggad_n page_n 34_o letter_n y._n the_o imperialist_n surprise_v inter_fw-la pocula_fw-la at_o francfurt_n page_n 36_o letter_n a._n the_o imperialist_n have_v forty-one_a cornet_n defeat_v before_o their_o come_n to_o verben_fw-ge page_n 52_o letter_n a._n the_o imperialist_n be_v twice_o strong_a than_o our_o army_n at_o verben_fw-ge page_n 55_o letter_n g._n the_o imperialist_n lose_v at_o leipsigh_n eigh-thousand_a man_n page_n 67_o letter_n x._o as_o ignorance_n precipitate_v man_n into_o danger_n so_o to_o a_o generous_a heart_n nothing_o seem_v difficile_a page_n 69_o letter_n z._n no_o great_a joy_n can_v come_v to_o man_n then_o to_o overcome_v his_o enemy_n by_o fight_v page_n 70_o letter_n c._n the_o imperialist_n commit_v great_a abuse_n at_o the_o intake_n of_o vysingberg_n page_n 122_o letter_n b._n the_o imperial_a leaguer_n before_o nurenberg_n do_v extend_v from_o stein_n to_o the_o flect_v call_v zarendorffe_n page_n 134_o letter_n w._n the_o imperialist_n chase_v out_o of_o furt_n at_o the_o come_n of_o the_o swedens_n succour_n page_n 147_o letter_n q._n the_o imperial_a leaguer_n salute_v with_o cannon_n for_o a_o whole_a day_n page_n 148_o letter_n r._n the_o imperial_a colonel_n diverse_a kill_v at_o nurenberg_n page_n 151_o letter_n v._o ignominy_n &_o loss_n of_o life_n the_o fruit_n of_o entertain_v to_o much_o camradship_n page_n 161_o letter_n i._o when_o industry_n can_v purchase_v one_o smile_n from_o fortune_n some_o other_o be_v
wrap_v up_o in_o fortune_n lap_n page_n 174_o letter_n m._n intelligence_n the_o good_a of_o it_o most_o necessary_a to_o a_o army_n page_n 179_o letter_n y._n k._n kinphowsen_fw-mi affirm_v that_o one_o ounce_n of_o good_a fortune_n be_v better_a than_o a_o pound_n weight_n of_o wit_n page_n 10_o letter_n o._n the_o king_n of_o sweden_n doubt_v never_o to_o let_v put_v in_o execution_n what_o he_o once_o command_v page_n 16_o letter_n y._n the_o king_n of_o sweden_n iâ—_n extremity_n of_o cold_a be_v all_o wet_a do_v eat_v before_o he_o change_v clothes_n page_n 21_o letter_n d._n the_o king_n of_o sweden_n though_o stout_a be_v see_v to_o stoop_v for_o a_o cannon_n bullet_n page_n 22_o letter_n d._n the_o king_n of_o sweden_n do_v outshoote_v old_a tilly_n in_o experience_n page_n 25_o letter_n i._o the_o king_n of_o sweden_n do_v discharge_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o general_n major_a before_o francfurt_n page_n 31_o letter_n t._n the_o king_n of_o sweden_n when_o his_o army_n be_v weak_a he_o dig_v most_o in_o the_o ground_n page_n 41_o letter_n h._n the_o king_n of_o sweden_n at_o berlin_n force_v the_o duke_n of_o brandenburg_n to_o quit_v the_o saxon._n page_n 43_o letter_n m._n the_o king_n of_o sweden_n be_v alike_o ready_a to_o govern_v the_o state_n as_o to_o fight_v his_o enemy_n page_n 46_o letter_n q._n the_o king_n of_o sweden_n cause_v draw_v his_o great_a cannon_n through_o the_o river_n of_o the_o elve_n on_o their_o carriage_n page_n 49_o letter_n w._n the_o king_n of_o sweden_n his_o order_n in_o defend_v his_o leaguer_n worthy_a observance_n page_n 51_o letter_n &_o the_o king_n of_o sweden_n seek_v advice_n of_o his_o chief_a officer_n at_o verben_fw-ge page_n 52_o letter_n b._n the_o king_n of_o sweden_n with_o a_o strong_a party_n chase_v the_o emperialist_n within_o their_o army_n page_n 54_o letter_n f._n the_o king_n prudency_n and_o wisdom_n in_o command_n answerable_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o majestic_a person_n page_n 57_o letter_n i._o when_o a_o king_n fight_v a_o battle_n he_o put_v much_o on_o hazard_n page_n 62_o letter_n q._n the_o king_n of_o sweden_n make_v merry_a with_o the_o duke_n of_o saxon_a at_o hall_n page_n 74_o letter_n l._n the_o king_n of_o sweden_n for_o the_o advancement_n of_o the_o war_n make_v a_o like_a use_n of_o protestant_n and_o lutheran_n page_n 77_o letter_n r._n king_n or_o prince_n have_v no_o other_o charter_n than_o their_o sword_n and_o the_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n page_n 77_o letter_n s._n the_o king_n of_o sweden_n to_o march_v over_o duringvault_n do_v divide_v his_o army_n page_n 78_o letter_n t._n the_o king_n of_o sweden_n cause_v publish_v and_o edict_n in_o franconia_n page_n 85_o letter_n d._n the_o king_n of_o sweden_n consider_v the_o weakness_n of_o his_o army_n at_o wertzburg_n give_v out_o some_o money_n page_n 86_o letter_n h._n the_o king_n of_o sweden_n steer_v his_o course_n aright_o at_o wertzburg_n page_n 87_o letter_n h._n the_o king_n of_o 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