. The garrisons of Shropshire during the civil war, 1642-1648 . QsHesby Cft^tJt ,^cr». \tw Lra,te •DeairLcc Gaie. 65 firmly of it, and in it Major Bridgeman, Captain Maurice, one Lieutenant, one Sergeant, one Quarter-master, one Ensigne, two horse colours, at least eighty Souldiers, thirty good horses, six barrells of powder, with much other provisions. The house was so strongly fortified that my Lord Calvin, and the Lieutenant Colonel, who behaved themselves most bravely in this action, said it might have been maintained against a great strength ; for had it been day work, theyshould not have
. The garrisons of Shropshire during the civil war, 1642-1648 . QsHesby Cft^tJt ,^cr». \tw Lra,te •DeairLcc Gaie. 65 firmly of it, and in it Major Bridgeman, Captain Maurice, one Lieutenant, one Sergeant, one Quarter-master, one Ensigne, two horse colours, at least eighty Souldiers, thirty good horses, six barrells of powder, with much other provisions. The house was so strongly fortified that my Lord Calvin, and the Lieutenant Colonel, who behaved themselves most bravely in this action, said it might have been maintained against a great strength ; for had it been day work, theyshould not have attempted it. In all this so resolute and even desperate service, wee lost but one man, and very few wounded. The illustration istaken from a drawing in the possession of Sir Vincent E,. Corbet, Bart. The compasse of the towne pf Oswestry within the WauUes is aboute a myle. There be four gates, by South the New Gate to Shrewsbury, the Blake Gate, N. W. towardes the Mountain Gate, the Wylhho (Willow) Gate. There be no Towers in the WauUes besides the Gates. The towne is diked abo
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