Memoirs of Major Alexander Ramkins (1718)

An Account of several remarkable Adventures during about Twenty Eight Years Service in _Scotland, Germany, Italy, Flanders_ and _Ireland_; exhibiting a very agreeable and instru...

The Scene of Affairs in _Ireland_ was very much alter'd upon raising the Siege of _London-derry_; Men and Arms were imported from _England_ on all Sides to make Head against Kin...

The Time drawing near that I prescribed to my self to remain in _England_, we were now advis'd to return by the short Sea, which we perform'd without any Let or remarkable Accid...

But to proceed to my own concerns. As soon as the Time was expir'd, I propos'd to my self to stay in the Academy at _Strasburgh_, I provided my self with the Equipage of a grand...

My Affairs being settled at _Amsterdam_, we had the Curiosity to see _Antwerp_, which is a City where a Stranger may employ his Time very agreeably, for a longer Term than we co...

And now I was preparing to visit _Italy_, where some of the _Irish_ Forces were then employ'd, and my Company expected me; but before I set out, I had a mind to inform my self b...

When an Army is not upon Action, the Camp is a tedious Place to spend a Mans time in; but we, who are Subjects of _Great Britain_, had some additional Circumstances to make our...

Having brought my Remarks to this Period, I design'd to have drop'd my Pen immediately, but considering that a Judicious Reader will expect I should advance something by way of...