they had not force in towne who would act this villainy, they senr, to Sr. John Gell, in whom they had a greate interest, and a man likely enough to promote their wickednesse, had they even acquainted him with it, as black as it was in the cursed forge of their own hearts; but to carrie their businesse closely, they sent to tell him they had canse of suspition that the lieftenant-collonell was false to his trnst, and would deliver the castle to the enemie, to prevent which they desir'd him to assist them with some men and ammunition; which ammunition was very secretly convey'd into the towne, and the men were ready to march, and quarters taken np for them in Nottingham. The· lieftenant-collonell dreamt nothing of the mis-: chiefe that was hatching against him, when, iust at the very time of the execution, there came into Nottingham two gentlemen, whom the parliament employ'd to carrie intelligences betweene the north and the south, and who us'd to meete at this towne. Mr. Fleetwood, who came from the south, came immediately up to the castle, and. there was familiarly and kindly treated, as he used to be, by the lieftenant-collonell. This was upon a Saturday night, in the month of October. Mr. Marsh, his correspondent, that came from the north, passing through Derby, was caution'd so by Sr. John Gel!, that he durst not come up to the castle, but on the Lord's day sent for Mr. Fleetwood to meete him in the towne, who comming to him, he told him what information he had receiv'd from Sr. John Gell, and for that reason durst not trust himselfe in the· castle. Mr. Fleetwood undertaking for his safety, brought him up to the lieftenant-collonell, and he finding the untruth of their forgeries, told the lieftenant-collonell all the machinations against him; whereupon, on the l\1unday morning, he went away to I.ondon, and sent Mr. Millington word that having understood the suspition they had of him, _he was gone to London, where, if they had aniething to accuse him of, they might send after him, and he should be ready to answer it, and in his absence had left Capt. Lomax governor of the
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