293 times might not prevaile to corrupt his pure soule. A man of greater courage and integritie fell not nor fought not in this glorious cause; he had also an excellent good nature, but easie to b0c ";rought upon by flatterers, yctt as flexibl e to the admonitions of his friends; and this virtue he had, that if sometimes a cunning insinuation prevail'd upon his easie faith, when his error was made knowne to him, notwithstanditig all his great courage, he was readier to acknowledge and repaire, then to persue his mistake. ' Coil. Thornhagh's regiment in the reducing of the garrison forces, had one Maior Saunders (a Derhieshire man, who was a very godly, hones t,. country gentleman, but had not many things requisite to a greate souldier) ass ign'd them for their maior, and with him he brought in. about a troope of Derbieshire horse ; but the Nottinghamshire horse, who certainly were as brave men as any that drew swords in the armie, had bene animated in all their service, by the dear love they had to their collonell, and the glorie they tooke in him, and their generous spiritts could not take satisfaction in serving under a less man, which they all estecm'd their maior to be; but rernemb'ring t heir successes under Coli. 1-Iutchinson, and several! other. things that moov'd them to pi tch their thoughts upon him, the captaines addres t themselves to Cromwcll , a nd acquainted him with. the discouragement and sorrow they had by the death of their. 1 The valour of thi s gentleman seems to have been a favourile topic of admiration · and praise among hi s brother warr iors. In Cromwell's letter (preserved by \i\1hitelock) wherein he g ives an account of hi s victory, he laments a the death of this too bmve "gentleman." LUdlow is full in hi s praises of him, and adds a very picturesque circumstance ; u that as he lay wounded among hi ~ so ldiers, he made them open to the u rig ht and left, that he might see the enemy ruu." But it is doubtful whether at any time the penc il or the pen has consecrated a'ny thing to the memory of a departed chief, so animated, so appropriate, as this character and descr iption, which we may · surely say :Mrs. Hutchinson conceived in the very spirit that her hero lived and flou r rished, fought and fell.
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