208 about it, which it was evident were put there to fire the house, but for what reason, or by whom, was not discover'd. The governor hearing of some troupes of the enemie in the Vale, had a design to goe thither, and acquainted the committee with it; telling them he would take out all the horse, and himselfe march with the body, and leave a foote companie and thirty horse behind him at the bridges, so as by that time he was marcht by Wiverton, which would give Shelford the alarum, the thirty horse, which were more then Shelford had to send out, should face the house on that side next Nottingham, and the foote should march a private way through the closings, • so that if 'Shelford horse or foote should come forth against those thirty horse, the foote might get betweene them and home, or take any advantage that was offcr'd. All this the committee very well approved, and so it was resolv'd to put it in execution the next night after, because it would take some time to provide horses for the musketeers. The governor coming out of the committee, met Capt. ·white 'upon the parade in the castle-yard, and acquainted him with the designe, who, with a deiected countenance and a faynt voyce, pretended to approove it, but desired the thirty horse who were to stay some howcrs behind, might be of his troope; to which the gm·ernor assented to gratifie his desire, though he told him, he was very loath to spare any of that troope, who were old souldicrs and well acquainted with the country; hut he desir'd him the res t might not faile to be ready. The captaine promis'd they should, and so departed. When the governor had made ready all the horse and dragoones, and was himseltc iust 1'ea dy to march out with them, being at Coli. Thornhagh's house, White came in; the governor, not doubting of his intention to goe, ask'd l;im if his troope were ready? He replied, "They were out upon "service; thirty," said he, arc gone by your consent, and the rest " Clo~ings> closes> fields, vulg. Kotts. closeo.
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