Miscellanea (Volume 37)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861. Excerpt: ... not put forth our cattell to grasse. In the forenoone there came downe 3 very good hoggs downe at Erode Lane end towardes the castle, and our souldyers seeing them (out of Barbican), went out and fetcht them in, which was a good booty for the souldyers. About 12 of the clock, a killnehowse of Mrs. Oatses, (neare to the Upper church), was sett on fire, but by what meanes is unknowne to us. During the time of the burning our cannon made 7 shott to that place and to the places thereaboutes, but what execution was done is uncerteine to us. Our men shott very hard all the day into theire workes, as well as they to us, where there was seene one man of theires killd and diveres shott and carryed of, but we had not any man hurt (praised be God). (Sally.) That night, about 11 a clock, 6 of our souldyers, commanded by one Lowder, sallyed forth downe to their worke below the Low church, gave them a larum, beate them from their workes to Newhall, which caused them to give fire throughout all theire workes round about the castle: and that night was 100 men working in their trenches at Baghill, but went not fare forwardes by reason of the stones there. 28. The beseegers from the Upper towne about 6 a clock came with above 150 men to releeve those which were on Baghill all night, and wrought still forwardes in their trench all the day, and shott very furiously upon the least occation, but did no hurt to the besceged: and we drive out our cattell to grase neare the castle and brought them in againe in safety after they had been feeding most parte of the day. (Sally.) About 9 or 10 of the clock, 3 or 4 of our men went to Munkhill, and there met with sume parte of Sir John Saivells men, & killd one of them and came back againe. About 11 of the clock there went 200 horse fr...