Q84 refus'd all treaty; and thereupon were besieg'd by Lieftenant-Generall Crorinvell, to whom at length, after some months siege, it was surrender'd at the conqueror's mercy. In divers other countries, at the same time, were severall insurrections and revolts, but those of the parliament partie, as if they had lost courage and conscience att once, could no more behave themselves with that vallour, which had before renown'd them, and were slainc or taken, loosing the places they had betray'd, to their old companions, whose fidellity ' was crown'd with successe every where. Among the rest Collonell Gilbert Biron was risen, with other gentlemen of Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, and had gotten together about five hundred horse; wherewith, after he fail 'd of his hopes of corrupting the governor of Nottingham, they intended to goe and ioyne themselves with others that were up in other countries: and this was so suddenly and secretly done, that they were upon their march beff:>re the rising was suspected . The governor of Nottingham had not time enough to send a messenger to be before them with Coli. Hutchinson- at his house, therefore shott of a piece of cannon, which Coli. Hutchinson hearing as he satt at dinner, and believing some extraordinary thing to be in it, commanded horses to be made ready, and went to Nottingham; but melt the messenger, who came to give him notice of the enemies approach. The newes being sent home in hast, his arms and writings, and other things of vallue, were put in a cart and sent away; which was not long gone but the enemie march'd by the house, and keeping their body on a hill at the towne's end, only sent a party to the house to fetch them what provisions of meate and drinke they found there, besides which, they tooke nothing but :t groom with two horses, who being ridde~ out to ayre them, fell into their mouths, because he could not be readily found when the rest of the horses were sent al)'-ay. The reason why no more mischiefe , was done by the cavaliers to his famely, at that time, was,
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