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Memoirs Of Prince Rupert,
MEMOIRS OF PRINCE RUPERT ,
THIHD SON OF FREDERIC , KING OF BOHEMIA , AND NEPHEW TO CHARLES THE FIRST , KING OF ENGLAND .
PRINCE RUPERT , third son of the king of Bohemia , by tho princess Elizabeth , eldest daughter of king James I . had an education , like that of most German princes , especially younger brothers , which qualified him for arms ; and those who have been the least inclined to favour him , admit that he was well adapted both by his natural abilitiesand his acquired endowments to form
, , a great commander . When the civil war commenced , he came and offered his sword , when he ' was scarcel y of age , to his uncle king Charles I . Through the whole war he behaved with great intrepidity ; and Mr . Granger observes , that " he possessed ,. in a high degree , that kind of courage , which is better to attack than defendand is less adapted to the land service than that of the where
sea , precipitate valour is in it ' s element . He seldom engaged but he gained the advantage , which he generally lost by pushing it too far . He was better qualified to storm a citadel , or even mount a breach , than patiently to sustain a siege ; and would have furnishprl
an excellent hand to a general of a cooler head . " ' _ In consideration of his services , and on account of his affinity to him , king Charles made prince Rupert a kni ght of the carter and by his letters patent , bearing date at Oxford , the 19 th of January in the nineteenth year of his reign , madehim a free denizen ; and on the 24 th of the same month , advanced him to the dignity of a of land the title of earl
peer Eng , by of Holdemesse and duke of Cumberland . When the civil war was over , he went abroad with a pass from the parliament ; but when the-fleet revolted to the prince of Wales , he' readil y went on board it , where he distinguished himself by the vigour of his counsels . His advice , howeverwas not followed ; buton the return of the fleet to Holland
, , " the command of if was left to him . He then sailed to Ireland ' where he endeavoured to support the declining royal cause but he was quickly pursued by . the superior fleet of the parliament , under Popham and Blake , who , in the winter of the year 16 49 , blocked him up in the haven of Kinsale . He escaped , however , by makin ° - a bold effortand pushing through their fleet- ^
, . After the Restoration , prince Rupert was invited to return to England , and had several offices conferred upon him . On the 28 th ot April , 1662 , he was sworn a member of the privy council ; and in December following , he was admitted a fellow of the Royal
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Memoirs Of Prince Rupert,
MEMOIRS OF PRINCE RUPERT ,
THIHD SON OF FREDERIC , KING OF BOHEMIA , AND NEPHEW TO CHARLES THE FIRST , KING OF ENGLAND .
PRINCE RUPERT , third son of the king of Bohemia , by tho princess Elizabeth , eldest daughter of king James I . had an education , like that of most German princes , especially younger brothers , which qualified him for arms ; and those who have been the least inclined to favour him , admit that he was well adapted both by his natural abilitiesand his acquired endowments to form
, , a great commander . When the civil war commenced , he came and offered his sword , when he ' was scarcel y of age , to his uncle king Charles I . Through the whole war he behaved with great intrepidity ; and Mr . Granger observes , that " he possessed ,. in a high degree , that kind of courage , which is better to attack than defendand is less adapted to the land service than that of the where
sea , precipitate valour is in it ' s element . He seldom engaged but he gained the advantage , which he generally lost by pushing it too far . He was better qualified to storm a citadel , or even mount a breach , than patiently to sustain a siege ; and would have furnishprl
an excellent hand to a general of a cooler head . " ' _ In consideration of his services , and on account of his affinity to him , king Charles made prince Rupert a kni ght of the carter and by his letters patent , bearing date at Oxford , the 19 th of January in the nineteenth year of his reign , madehim a free denizen ; and on the 24 th of the same month , advanced him to the dignity of a of land the title of earl
peer Eng , by of Holdemesse and duke of Cumberland . When the civil war was over , he went abroad with a pass from the parliament ; but when the-fleet revolted to the prince of Wales , he' readil y went on board it , where he distinguished himself by the vigour of his counsels . His advice , howeverwas not followed ; buton the return of the fleet to Holland
, , " the command of if was left to him . He then sailed to Ireland ' where he endeavoured to support the declining royal cause but he was quickly pursued by . the superior fleet of the parliament , under Popham and Blake , who , in the winter of the year 16 49 , blocked him up in the haven of Kinsale . He escaped , however , by makin ° - a bold effortand pushing through their fleet- ^
, . After the Restoration , prince Rupert was invited to return to England , and had several offices conferred upon him . On the 28 th ot April , 1662 , he was sworn a member of the privy council ; and in December following , he was admitted a fellow of the Royal