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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1822 edition. Excerpt:... lord scornefully replied, feare it not, it cannot come to that, the king's occasions are urgent and must be serv'd. Whereupon Mr. Hutchinson looking out at the countriemen, they came very fast up the staires, and Mr. Hutchinson told him however he slighted it, not one there but would part with every drop of their blood before they would part with it, except he could shew 3. command or request for it under the king's hand, or would stay till the country were called in to give their consents, for it was their pro-perty, and all had interest in it, as bought with their money for the particular defence of the county. Then my lord fell to entreaties to borrow part of it, but that being alsoe denied, he tooke the sheriffe aside, and after a Jittle conference they put up their bookes and left the pouder, when my lord turning to the people, sayd to them, Gentlemen, his ma-jestie was by some assur'd of the chearefull-nesse of this countries affections to him, whereof I am sorry to see so much failing, and that the county should fall so much short of the towne, who have chearefully lent his majesty one barrel of powder, but it seemes he can have none from you; I pray God you doe not repent this carriage of yours towards his majesty, which he must be acquainted withall. A bold countryman then stepping forth, by. way of replie asked my lord, whither if he were to take a journey with a charge into a place where probably he should be set upon by theeves, if any friend should aske to borrow a sword he would part with it: my lord, sayd he, the case is ours, our lives, wives, children, and estates, all depend upon this countries safety, and how can it be safe in these dangerous times, when so many rude arm'd people passe dayly through it, if we be altogether...