192 a greate huffe and muttering, for which the governor rebuk'd him, and told him such carriage ought not to be sufl'er'd in him, who, as an officer, ought to have more respect to the place and them that sate there. After this, about eighteen of tile lieftenant col!onell's men went out and melt twenty-five men in arms, betweene them there was a brooke, the bridge men call 'd to them, and ask'd of what side they were, and perceiving they were cavaliers, told them, after some little defies between them, that though the number was unequal!, they would fight with them; and passing over the brooke, charged them, put them to flight, kill'd two of them, tooke eight prisoners and tweh·e of their horses. V pon examination they were found to be northerne gentlemen, who having listed themselves in the prince's owne troupe, after the death of Sr. Thomas Biron that commanded under the prince, were assign'd to my Lord vVentworth, at which being discontented, they were now returning into their owne country, being allmost all of them gentlemen. Sir Richard :Biron, for his brother's memory, exchang'd them for prisoners of Nottingham, taken when the towne was first surpriz'd. In the end of this month, on the fast day, the national! covenant was taken, with a greate solemnity, both by the souldiers and inhabitants, men and women," of the garrison. This day, unexpectedly, qame Sr. Edward 1-Iartup, with a thousand horse of Leicester and Derby, to which the governor added betweene five and six hundred, Sr. Edward being appoynted to command the party, should have gone with them to take Muscam Bridges, at Newark, before which place Sr. John Meldrum was now come, with about seven thousand men, and had lay'd siege to it. The horse of Newark, assoone as the parliament's forces came, made an escape over Muscam Bridge, which Sr. Edward 1-Iartup, having more mind to drinke then fight, lingring a day at Nottingham, and then march- "Nota bene.
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