259 entering on this side, the Londoners were beaten of on the other side, and the maine force of the garrison turn'd upon him. 'I'he cavaliers had halfe moones within, which were as good a defence to them as their first workes; into these the souldiers that were of the q Lleene's regiment were gotten, and they in the house shott out of all the windores. 'I'he governor's men, assoone as they gott in, had taken the stables and all their horses, but the governor himselfe was fighting with the captaine of the papists and some others, w~10, by advantage of the halfe moone and the house, might have prevail'd to cutt of him and those that were with him, which were not many. The enemie being strengthen'd by the addition of those who had beaten of the assailants on the other side, were now trying their utmost to vanquish those that were within. The licftenantcollooell, seeing his brother in hazard, made haste to open the drawbridge, that Poyntz might come in with h is horse, which he did, but not before the governor had kill'cl that gentleman who was . fighting with him, at whose fall his men gave way. Poyntz seeing them shoote from the house, and apprehending the king might come to their reliefe, when he came in, order'cl that no quarter should be given. And here the governor was in greater danger then before, for the strangers hearing him call 'cl governor, were advancing to have kill'cl him, btlt that the lieftenant-collonell, who was very watchful to preserve him all that clay, came in to his rescue, and scarcely could persuade them that it was the governor of Nottingham, because he, at the beginning of the storme, had put off a very good suite of armor that he had, which being muskett proof, was so heavie that it heated him,. and so he would not be persuaded by his friends to weare aniething but his buffe coate. 'I'he govern01~s men, eager to compleate their victory, were forcing their entrance into the house, meanewhile Rossiter's men came and tooke away all their horses, which they had taken when they first enter'd the workes and wonne the stables, and left in the guard of two or tluee,
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