163 thinking that difficulties, after they were vanquisht, would encrease their glory. So when the ugly storme had, three or foure bowers, wasted itselfe in its fury on them, it full at their feete, and no more envious dowels obscur'd the chearfull face of heaven, so long as they continued in the field. The governo11s owne company marcht throuah the meadowes and gave the alarum to the enemies foote, wh ile"'Mr. George Hutchinson's 'company, went through the lanes, to gaine a nooke, which was very advantageous for the approaches of our men, and which they easily possest themselves of, and then advancing, planted their colours within musket shott of the fort . Although they planted so many colours, the governor had but eight score foot, and a hundred horse, in all that went with him, out of the castle, but he sett the pioneers fairely among them to make the better shew. When the colours were thus planted, the pioneers were sett to worke to cast up a brestworke~ and being left in a safe posture witl1 the inferior officers, the governor and his brother went up to the castle, to order the drawing downe ·of the ordinance: nwanwhile the cavaliers sallied out of their fort to gaine the colours, at whose approach, all the pioneers ranne away from their workes, but the souldiers kept their ground and their colours, and beate back the enemie, into their owne · fort, killing some of them, whereof two were left dead before our men, whom they thought it not safe to carry of. Our horse meeting the flying pioneers, brought them back againe to their workes, which they continued all that day, and the cavaliers attempted no more sallies. At evening the ordinance were brought downe and planted within muskett-shott of the fort, and then the governor dispatcht a messenger to Derby to tell Sr. John Gell, if he pleas'd to send any of his men, they might coriw and see the fort taken. Accordingly on Tuesday the Dutch Maior came, with about six score foote and dragoones, Hard by the. fort, at the bridges, at that side our men approacht, there were two
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