181 and the foote seeing them gone, and none of the townsmen come forth .to their assistance, made alsoe an orderly retreatc back to the castle, in which there was not a man lost nor wounded. The workes being imp~rfect and quitted, were easily enter'd, though the cannon that play'd upon them from the castle tooke of wholly- the second file of musketeers that enter'd the gates. The first was led up by Lieft. Coli. Cartwright, who two dayes before had sent to the governor for a protection to come in and lay downe annes. The enemie being enter'd, possest themselves of St. Peter's Church and cerleine houses neere the castle, from whence they shott into the castle-yard and wounded one man and killed another, which was all the hurt that was done our men that day. The governor was very angrie with the horse for comming up so suddenly, and stirr'd them up to such a generous shame, that they dismounted, and all tooke musketts to serve as foote, with which they did so very good service, that they exceeding well regain'd their reputations. Having taken foote armces, th~ gov~rnor sent one of his owne companies with part of th~m, and they beate the cavaliers out of the nearest lanes and houses, which they had possest, and so made a safe way for the rest to sally out and retreate, as there should be eccasion. "When this was done, which was about noone, the governor sent out all the rest of the horse and foote, to beate them out of the towne. Sr. Charles Lucas, who was the chiefe commander of all the forces there, had prepar'd a letter to send up to the governor to demand of him the castle; or if he would not deliver it, that then he should send downe the maior and aldermen, threat'ning that, if they came not immediately, he would sack and burne the towne. There were, at that time, above a thousand cavaliers in the towne, and as many in a bodie .without the towne, to have beaten of Derby and Leicester forces, if they should have made any attempt to come in, to the assistance of their friends in Nottingham. On the other side
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