The history and antiquities, ancient and modern, of the Borough of Reading, in the County of Berks . a captain;and we were also informed of some who came from Caversham, that divers-laywounded there, so that we may justly conceive, they lost at least thirtyef their men. A\ e lost but three in all; one of which was a soldier of mine,Thomas Ilyett, a fishmongers man, who was shot through the body with apistol shot, as he was coming from his quarters, who was forced to make useof the cavaliers language, and cry out, where are these round headed rogues;but they pursued him, and struck him through
The history and antiquities, ancient and modern, of the Borough of Reading, in the County of Berks . a captain;and we were also informed of some who came from Caversham, that divers-laywounded there, so that we may justly conceive, they lost at least thirtyef their men. A\ e lost but three in all; one of which was a soldier of mine,Thomas Ilyett, a fishmongers man, who was shot through the body with apistol shot, as he was coming from his quarters, who was forced to make useof the cavaliers language, and cry out, where are these round headed rogues;but they pursued him, and struck him through the hat with a pole-axe. Essex determined to pursue his advantage, by laying siege to Reading,as soon as the season of the vcar would admit of his takinc: the field.—Accordingly, on the fifteenth of April, he marched from Windsor with anarmy consisting of sixteen thousand foot and three hundred horse, and reachedHenley the same night, from whence he pursued his march the next day, byBinfield-heath, towards Reading. The fortifications which surrounded the 0AeSiege of Reading Earl of 3. Antteri/ /ft/fninfinimf b Modem /) C WatcntUf Ilacr d Sir /- khoJlys e Forbnri- Walt EmbrQ,rzzred § Qdvaiirfd /hfi ofliif C-um/lti \X. Jintrrnfftrnentt 1 Irtvint-tblf Fori k F»rt Hoya-l ,4^ HISTORY OF READING. 33 town were not sufficient to resistj for any length of time, a large army, and Chap. commanded by the neighboring hills, the result of a siege was easily *~*~foreseen ; for this reason, it is said, his majesty had determined to withdrawhis troops before the end of the month, had not the sudden arrival of Essexbefore the town prevented it.* This was the more to be regretted, as thegarrison was not provided with more than forty barrels of powder; but, asthe town was well supplied with provisions, hopes were entertained, that thegarrison, which consisted of picked men, would be able to hold out till theking came to its relief, especially as the parliaments forces cons
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