140 cern'd in private interests then in the cause itselfe, had some reason, because the neighbourhood of the castle, when it was too weake to defend them, would endanger them. In this hate and discontent, all the souldiers being townsmen, except some of the governor's owne company, they resolv'd they would not goe into the castle, to behold the ruinc of their houses; little considering that when the governor came first into Nottingham to defend them, at their earnest desire, he left a house and a considerable estate, to the mercv of the enemie, rather desiring to ad1•ance the cause then to se~ur~ his own stake; but their meane and halfe-affected hearts were not capable of such things. The go"vernor perceiving this defection, sett some of the most zealous honest men, to find out how many there were in the towne, who neglecting all private interes.ts would cheerefully and freely come in and venture all with him, intending, if he could not have found enough to defend the place, that he would l)ave sent to other neighboming garrisons to have borrow'd some. Upon this inquiry, it was found that many ofCollonell Pierrepont's owne company were desireous to come in, but first wisht to know their collonell's resolution, how he would dispose of them; whereupon a hall was call'd, and the danger of the place declar'd to the whole towne, that they might have time to provide for their goods and persons before the enemie came upon them. The collonell being present, his companie asked him what he would advise them to do; to whom his answer was, " You have but three wayes "to choose, either leave the towne and secure yourselves in some "other parliament garrisons, or list into the castle,' or stand on the " workes and have your throates cut." Two or three dayes after ;; The particular account \Yhich has before been spoken of, has in this place a little difference of express ion, which yet perhaps signifies much. There Col. Pierrepont says, " List into the castle with John, for soe in a iestmg way he us'd to call Coli. " Hutchinson," alluding no doubt to his frank an~ downright mode of speaking and acting.
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