141 this he went to his mother's, and carried his children with part of his goods, and sent his wife to Sr. Gervas Clifton's house. Notwithstanding this publick resolution in the Hall to his companie, he told them, and many others in private, that he preferr'd the interest of the towne above that of his life, and would expose his life for the good of it, and stand on the workes of the towne as long as they could be defended, and when they could no longer be kept, would retire to some other parliament garrison. Others he told he scorn'd his colours should sen·e in the castle; that if his companie went up thither, he would gett him a new one, which should follow' him wherever he went, and many more such things in private; but openly, both to the governor and others, approv'd and encourag'd their going into the castle. According to his advice, t)1e townsmen, as they were diversely affected, disposed of themselves, the mallignants all lay'd downe their arms and stay'd in the towne, some honest and well-affected, but not bold enough to stand the hazard, went to other parliament garrisons and serv'd there; others secured themselves, their goods and famelies, in the country; some listed into the castle; one Alderman Nix, captaine of two hundred, gave up his commission, his men all disbanded, except about forty, who came into the castle and fill 'd up the broken companies there. At length, out of all the four companies and the whole towne, about 300 men listed into the castle. The governor had procured 40 barrclls of ponder, and two thou~ sand weight of match from London, and had increased the store of provision, as much as the present poverty of their condition would permitt him. Then the committee of Nottingham, so many of them as were remaining in the townc, and all the ministers of the parliament's party there, came up to the castle; and, with the officers of the garrison, eate at the governor's, to very greate charge, considering that he was so farrc from receiving pay at that time, that all the mony he could procure of his owne crcditt, or take up with
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