 | Charles Johnston - 1907 - 290 pages
...being there, our men, getting up to them, were ordered by me to put them all to the sword. And, indeed, in the heat of action, I forbade them to spare any...in arms in the town ; and, I think, that night they put to the sword about two thousand men ; divers of the officers and soldiers being fled over the bridge... | |
 | William Eleroy Curtis - 1909 - 644 pages
...and divers considerable officers being there, our men, getting up to them, were ordered by me to put them all to the sword, and, indeed, being in the heat...in arms in the town ; and I think that night they put to death about two thousand persons. Divers officers and soldiers being fled over the bridge into... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1909 - 520 pages
...letter to the Speaker of Parliament, Lenthall, after the slaughter of the garrison of Drogheda : " I forbade them to spare any that were in arms in the town, and I think that night they put to the sword about 2000 men. Divers of the officers and soldiers being fled over the bridge into... | |
 | Richard Bagwell - 1909 - 410 pages
...and divers considerable officers being there, our men getting up to them were ordered by me to put all to the sword ; and, indeed, being in the heat of action, I VOL. II. 0 CHAP, forbade them, to spare any that there were in arms in the YTTYT '_~ town.' This is... | |
 | 1909 - 328 pages
...No quarter was given. For two days the Ironsides fought and slew till they were weary of massacre. "I forbade them to spare any that were in arms in the town, ' ' said Cromwell. ' ' I believe we put to the sword the whole number of defendants. I do not think... | |
 | Alexander Corkey - 1910 - 166 pages
...and divers considerable officers being there, our men getting up to them, were ordered by me to put them all to the sword. And, indeed, being in the heat...were in arms in the town; and I think that night they put to the sword about 2000 men . Then our horse and foot followed them so fast over the bridge, which... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall, Mrs. S. C. Hall - 1911 - 508 pages
...Aston,"8 and divers considerable officers, being there, our men getting at them were ordered by me to put them all to the sword, and indeed, being in the heat...were in arms in the town, and I think that night they put to the sword about two thousand men ; divers of the officers and men being fled over the bridge... | |
 | John Willcock - 1913 - 470 pages
...refusing to surrender, it was stormed. " Being in the heat of action," says Cromwell, " I forbade our men to spare any that were in arms in the town, and I think, that night they put to the sword about two thousand men."2 The same appalling severity — to use no stronger term... | |
 | Arthur Donald Innes - 1914 - 298 pages
...and divers considerable Officers being there, our men getting up to them, were ordered by me to put them all to the sword. And indeed, being in the heat...in arms in the Town : and I think, that night they put to the sword about 2,000 men ; — divers of the officers and soldiers being fled over the Bridge... | |
 | Estelle Ross - 1915 - 222 pages
...were all put to the sword. Worse was to follow. Cromwell gave orders that there should be no quarter. "Being in the heat of action I forbade them to spare...in arms in the town; and, I think, that night they put to the sword about 2000 men; divers of the officers and soldiers being fled over the bridge into... | |
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I forbade them to spare any that were in arms in the Town : and, I think, that night they put to the sword about 2,000 men... 
