Excerpt from The British Plutarch, or Biographical Entertainer, Vol. 7: Being a Select Collection of the Lives at Large of the Most Eminent Men, Natives of Great Britain and Ireland; From the Reign of Henry VIII to George II The captain's reputation, backed by the powerful recommendations of the earl of Lei. Cefier and lady Carlifle, procured him the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the regiment belong ing to lord Newport; in which poft he ferved in the king's northern expeditions wherein what little was performed the lieutenant colo nel had an ample {hare in; and, perhaps, it was none of that prince's leafi misfortunes, that oiur hero had fo fmall a portion of power and influence at that critical juncture. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.