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" After which, he was slain by a blow with a halbert on the hinder part of his head, receiving at the same time another deep wound in his face. "
The History, Topography and Directory of Warwickshire: Inclusive of Some ... - Page 615
by William West - 1830 - 800 pages
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The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations ..., Volume 21

John Britton - 1814 - 846 pages
...being killed under him, and the head-piece of his armour stricken off by the butt-end of a musqnet, he was called to surrender, on a promise of quarter....replied, that he scorned to take quarter from " such base rognes arid rebels as they were;" on which he was put to death, receiving almost at the same moment...
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A Biographical, Historical and Chronological Dictionary:: Containing ...

John Watkins - 1807 - 1014 pages
...aged -1-2. His Icirdship was offered (Uiarter, but he indignantly replied, " that he scorned to accept quarter from such base rogues and rebels as they were;" on which he was basely slain with a halben. He left six sons and two daughters. — darendan i Hl,t.<if tic RfítUian....
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Peerage of England. ...

Arthur Collins - 1812 - 824 pages
...off with the butt end of a musket, they offered him quarter, which they say he refused, answering, " that he scorned to take quarter from such base rogues and rebels as they were." After which he was slain by a bJow with a halbert on the binder part of his head, receiving at the...
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Contains the earls to the termination of the seventeenth century

Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges - 1812 - 828 pages
...end of a musket, they offered him quarter, which they say he refused, answering, " that he icorned to take quarter from such base rogues and rebels as they were." After which he was slain by a blow with a halbert on the hinder part of his head, receiving at the...
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Memoirs of the Reign of King Charles the First

Sir Philip Warwick - 1813 - 506 pages
...off with the butt-end of a musquet, they offered him quarter ; which they say he refused, answering, that he scorned to take quarter from such base rogues and rebels as they were. After which he was slain by a blow with a halbcrt on the hinder part of his head, receiving at the...
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations ..., Volume 15, Part 1

John Britton - 1814 - 842 pages
...the head-piece of his armour stricken oil" by the butt-end of a musquet, he was called to snrrender, on a promise of quarter. To this summons he replied,...rebels as they were;" on which he was put to death-, receivingalmost at the same inomciit a blow on the hinder part of his head with a halbcrt, and a deep...
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations ..., Volume 15, Issue 2

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1814 - 872 pages
...being killed under him, and the head-piece of hi* arinoti stricken off by the butt-end of a musquet, be was called to surrender, on a promise of quarter. To this summons he replie that he scorned to take quarter from " such base rogues and rebels as they «ere ;" on which...
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A topographical and historical description of the county of Warwick

James Norris Brewer - 1820 - 396 pages
...Pursuing with too much heat, the earl was left encompassed by a body of the enemy ; and his horse being killed under him, and the head-piece of his armour...death, receiving almost at the same moment a blow on the hinder part of hi* head with a halbert, and a deep wound in the face. His lordship left six...
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The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: To which ..., Volume 3

Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1826 - 656 pages
...with the butt-end of a musket, they offered him quarter; which, they say, he refused ; answering, " that he scorned to take " quarter from such base rogues and rebels, as they The carl of " were." After which, he was slain by a blow with Northamp- ,,, ii • j * p •< • tj...
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The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England: To which ..., Volume 3

Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1826 - 656 pages
...with the butt-end of a musket, they offered him quarter ; which, they say, he refused ; answering, " that he scorned to take " quarter from such base rogues and rebels, as they The eari of «« were." After which, he was slain by a blow with tou stain a halbert on the hinder...
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