. The garrisons of Shropshire during the civil war, 1642-1648 . ns, a Soldier in the train band enlisted as a Soldier in the Kings sei-vice. Being some time afterwards taken prisoner by the Parliament forces, he was brought to Wem, and imprisoned there. The first night he broke the prison and escaped, and the next night he came to Shrewsbury. At that time the Soldiers from Wem Garrison greatly distressedthe country thereabouts, and frequently came almost to the walls of Shrewsbury. To prevent their insolence, the Governor of Shrewsbury placeda Garrison at Albright Hussey, near Battlefield, and
. The garrisons of Shropshire during the civil war, 1642-1648 . ns, a Soldier in the train band enlisted as a Soldier in the Kings sei-vice. Being some time afterwards taken prisoner by the Parliament forces, he was brought to Wem, and imprisoned there. The first night he broke the prison and escaped, and the next night he came to Shrewsbury. At that time the Soldiers from Wem Garrison greatly distressedthe country thereabouts, and frequently came almost to the walls of Shrewsbury. To prevent their insolence, the Governor of Shrewsbury placeda Garrison at Albright Hussey, near Battlefield, and made Scoggan, Governor of it. A party of the Parliaments horse came one Sunday after- noon, and sat down before this small Garrison, Scoggan had at that time only eight men in the house with him, but in order to intimidate the horsemen, he placed himself near a window, in an upper room, and cried aloud that they might hear him, let ten to such a place, ten to another place, and twenty come along with me, and well drive the rascalls, upon which he came to the.
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