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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82336	Denbigh-Castle surprized for the King by 60 Cavalliers that scaled the walls, who were all after taken prisoners, and the Castle secured. With a list of the chiefe officers. Also the last fight at Colchester, brought in a letter last night, the chief gunner slain and others, and divers prisoners taken. And the Lord Gorings proclamation published in Colchester on Friday last.	Norwich, George Goring, Earl of, 1583?-1663.	1648 (1648)	Wing D987; Thomason E452_4; ESTC R204853	2,150	8

DENBIGH-CASTLE surprized for the KING By 60 Cavalliers that scaled the walls who were all after taken Prisoners and the Castle secured With a LIST of the chiefe Officers ALSO The last fight at Colchester brought in a Letter last night The chief Gunner slain and others and divers prisoners taken AND The Lord Gorings Proclamation published in Colchester on Friday last LONDON Printed for the generall satisfaction of moderate men M DC XL VIII A Letter from CHESTER of the Designe about surprizing of Denbigh-Castle for the KING Noble Sir WE finde the Kings party still very active in these parts those in Anglesey that revolted will not accept of the indempnity but resolve to keep the Island for the King Sir John Owen is acting in Denbigh Castle where with his confederates the Castle was very neere being surprized On Munday night last the Captain of the Guard for Dehbigh Castle being gone to bed they began to act their designe And there was engaged in this businesse for surprize of Denbigh Castle where Sir John Owen is prisoner a Corporall and a Sentinell belonging to the Castle of the Parliaments Souldiers who had it seems been wrought upon by those who carryed on the design to whom large promises were made These men we have discovered besides some others whom we cannot yet finde out to have been corrupted by Sarjeant Major Dolton Captain Cutler Cap. Parrey Captain Charles Chambers and some others who were the chief actors in this plot There was a party of the Cavaliers that came that night with scaling-ladders who came privately to the walls without giving any Alarm at all the Corporall and the two Sentinels of the Guard being privy to their designe and confederacy And about some 60 of the Cavaliers ahd scaled the walls and were got over without any opposition at all and were within the walls at least an houre before any Alarum was given and it was an hundred to one that we had not been all surprized and ruined but we were miraculously delivered The aforesaid threescore Cavaliers that were got over were so neer entrance into the inner Wards of the Castle that they had but onely one Horse-lock to break which the Corporall was ready to have assisted them in to open one of the Sally-ports It so pleased God that the Captain of the Guard could not sleep in his bed but was much troubled though he knew not for what and at last he resolved to rise walk the rounds with his Souldiers for which purpose he did get up accordingly When he had drawn out some Souldiers to walk with him about the rounds he went with them untill at last he espied a party got over the wall and scaling ladders upon the walls whereupon an Alarum was given to the Castle and the Town also by this means took an Alarum But they all yeelded themselves prisoners at mercy only some few that had got back again over the wall And upon search of the businesse the Corporall was discovered to be going with them to help them to open the gate I hope this will be a sufficient warning to them all to look well about them both in that Castle and also in other parts about us Chester City this 8 of July 1648. A Letter from the Leagure before Colchester of a notable Biush given to the Cavaliers SIR ON Friday last we had some solemnity for the funeral of Lieutenant Colonell Sanbrooke whose death is much lamented some vollies were shot off at his solemnity The Lord Goring hereupon made Proclamation to the Officers and Souldiers in the town that now they should stand to their Armes for reliefe was come from London to them And that they might be assured of the truth of it this volly was shot off at the raising of the seige and that if they would be further satisfied herein they might go up to the top of the Steeples and perceive so much as would give them satisfaction herein It was also declared that the City of London appeared for them and had sent them a Regiament of Horse which were coming in the Reare of these then already there That the Parliament was broken up and many Parliament-men and committee-men cut in peeces and destroyed Also that all the chiefe Lords of the Kingdome was in the head of an Army neere London and Prince Charles comming over from France to joy a with them Hereupon divers both Souldiers and Inhabitants went up to the toppe of severall Churches and Steeples and high houses to see if they could discerne reliefe to be come and the Seige to be raised as it was declared They got with them a small brasse gun to the top of St. Maries Church wherewith they said they would give Fairfax a farewell But cheifly to let those whom they supposed were come to relieve them know that they understood that they were come and so salute them There came some out of Colchester who advertised what was done within Hereupon the Lord Generalls Cannons played against the Churches and battered down some chimnies neer St Maries Church and did some other small harme But this did so affright the people that they came downe the Steeples and Churches cursing the Lord Goring The very boyes earing at it Since which to be revenged of the Army The great Gunner in Colchester reported to be the best in England had commands to play upon the Army which he did And as he was by the Cannon a bullet came from the Army and hit him in the belly and flew him They have some 20 peece of Ordnance in Colchester provisions are very scarce their horses eate Malt They are constrained to green meale already in the towne They use Sir William Massum and the Committee worse and worse keep them before our Guns bullets have come into their Chamber already so they set blindes Their diet is extreame course and allowed onely three or foure three penny loaves a weeke amongst them all It is not to be exprest how ill they are used We take prisoners daily and they are much devided within some horse are ready to dissert them Colchester Leagure 9 July 1648. FINIS