The graphic and historical illustrator; an original miscellany of literary, antiquarian, and topographical information, embellished with one hundred and fifty woodcuts (1834) (14595714429)

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Title: The graphic and historical illustrator; an original miscellany of literary, antiquarian, and topographical information, embellished with one hundred and fifty woodcuts
Year: 1834 (1830s)
Authors: Brayley, E. W. (Edward Wedlake), 1773-1854
Subjects: England -- Antiquities England -- Architecture England -- Description and travel
Publisher: London, Chidley
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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dispute won all their feild peces (of wch. someare canon) most of their baggage, mortar peeces, boates, 3000 armes; much powder, match, &c.& nigh 4000 prisners. Their nomber was about12000, some 600 slayne, many Comanders of note,of ours not above 200, our horse are still in pursuit,& have taken many of theirs. Their standard isours, the Kings waggon, and many Ladyes. GodAlmighty give us thankfull hearts for this great vic-tory, the most absolute as yet obtayned. The Gen.Leif. Gen. Cromwell, and Major Gen. Skippon (whois shott in the side, but not dangerous) did beyondexpression gallantly. So did all our other Com-manders and soldiers. We have lost but 2 Capt.Tho this come late, be pleased to accept it from your honors most humble servants,Naseby wher the fight was HaR. LEIGHTON. This Satterday 14 Junij 1645. Tho. HERBERT. Capt. Potter is dangerously wounded, but hopes ofhis recoveiy. So is Capt. Cook.f WALTHAM HOLY CROSS, ESSEX, (south east view of waltham abbey church.)
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Waltham Holy Cross is a large irregular town,situated near the river Lea (which is here separatedinto divers streams), and skirted by low meadows,which have been long celebrated for the succulent VOL. I. and nourishing qualities of the grass. The Convent t Id. Cod. Art. 9. In Rushworths « Historical Collections,vol. vi., Leighton and Herbert are styled the Committee re-siding with the army. II 98- THE GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATOR. of Waltham appears to have been originally foundedby Tovi, Stallere or Standard-bearer to Canute theDane, King- of England. This officer built a hunt-ing seat on the forest, near which he formed a village,placing in it threescore and six dwellers, andit was probably after he had completed this settle-ment that he founded the church. The place wascalled Waltham from the Saxon Weald-ham, adwelling on the forest or wild; and from a Cross,with a figure of our Saviour upon it, said to havebeen found at Montacute, and brought hither, wasderived the adjunct name of Holy Cr