Richard Baxter's penitent confession and his necessary vindication in answer to a book called…

The second thing, and the main that drove men to the Parliament Garrisons and Armies, was the Irish Murders, with the Papists Power with the King: They thought that it must be an unusual War, that should Kill Two hundred Thousand: As dreadful as it was, I do believe that all the Wars of England Killed not Fifty thousand, nor near it. And though Fear which is a Tyrant, overcame partly their Discretion, yet this joined with the Experience of that which forced them from home, was too strong a trial for most to overcome.

The second thing, and the main that drove men to the Parliament Garisons and Armies, was the Irish Murders, with the Papists Power with the King: They thought that it must be an unusual War, that should Kill Two hundred Thousand: As dreadful as it was, I do believe that all the Wars of England Kill'd not Fifty thousand, nor near it. And though Fear which is a Tyrant, overcame partly their Discretion, yet this joyned with the Experience of that which forced them from home, was too strong a tryal for most to overcome.

And it confirmed their Suspicion when the Queen brought in a Popish Army under General King, and the Earl of Newcastle's Army had so great a number of Papists, and after the Earl of Glamorgan was authorized to have brought over an Army of Irish Papists, and the English Regiments that fought there against them, had been called hither to fight against the Parliament, and were routed at Nantwich.

And it confirmed their Suspition when the Queen brought in a Popish Army under General King, and the Earl of Newcastle's Army had so great a number of Papists, and after the Earl of Glamorgan was authorized to have brought over an Army of Irish Papists, and the English Regiments that fought there against them, had been called hither to fight against the Parliament, and were routed at Nantwich.