This was Your master-prize, who did intend

To make both Church and Kingdom's prey Your end.

'Gainst which the King (plac'd in the gap) did strive

270By His (till then unquestion'd) negative,

Which finding You lack'd reason to persuade,

Your arguments are into weapons made;

So to compel him by main force to yield,

E. of Essex Army, Aug. 1 1642.

You had a formed army in the field

Before his reared standard could invite