io8 The Duchess of Newcastle 



My Lord, they deserted themselves; and by this 

 means My Lord raised first a Troup of horse consisting 

 of a hundred and twenty, and a regiment of foot; 

 and then an army of eight thousand horse, foot and 

 dragoons, in those parts; and afterwards upon this 

 ground, at several times, and in several places, so 

 many several troups, regiments and armies, that in 

 all from the first to the last, they amounted to above 

 100,000 men, and those most upon his own interest, 

 and without any other considerable help or assistance ; 

 which was much for a particular subject, and in such 

 a conjuncture of time; for since armies are soonest 

 raised by covetousness, fear and faction; that is to 

 say, upon a constant and settled pay, upon the ground 

 of terrour, and upon the ground of rebelHon; but 

 very seldom or never upon uncertainty of pay; and 

 when it is as hazardous to be of such a party, as to 

 be in the heat of a battel ; also when there is no other 

 design but honest duty; it may easily be conceived 

 that My Lord could have no httle love and affection 

 when he raised his army upon such grounds as 

 could promise them but Httle advantage at that 

 time. 



Amongst the rest of his army, My Lord had chosen 

 for his own regiment of foot, 3000 of such valiant, 

 stout and faithful men (whereof many were bred in 

 the Moorish-grounds of the northern parts) that they 

 were ready to die at My Lord's feet, and never gave 

 over, whensoever they were engaged in action, until 

 they had either conquered the enemy, or lost their 

 Hves. They were called White-coats, for this following 

 reason: My Lord being resolved to give them new 

 liveries, and there being not red cloth enough to be 

 had, took up so much of white as would serve to 

 cloath them, desiring withal, their patience until he 



