. The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King's blessed restoration, and return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660 . the Common Soldiers he was contented to difmifs. Aday or two was fpent in deliberation. They within, propofed To make a brisk Sally; and thereby to Ihift for themfelves,^ as many as could. But they had too few Horfe, and the fewthat were left uneaten were too weak for that , That they fiiould open a Po
. The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King's blessed restoration, and return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660 . the Common Soldiers he was contented to difmifs. Aday or two was fpent in deliberation. They within, propofed To make a brisk Sally; and thereby to Ihift for themfelves,^ as many as could. But they had too few Horfe, and the fewthat were left uneaten were too weak for that , That they fiiould open a Port, and every Man die« with their Arms in their hands 3 but that way they could,only be fure of being killed, without much hurting their Ad-verfaries, who had ways enough fecurely to afiault thera-Hereupon, they were in the end obliged to deliver themfelvesup Prifoners at mercy; and were, all the Officers and Gen-tlemen, led into the publick Hall of the Town; where theywere locked up, and a ftrong Guard fet upon them. Theywere required prcfcntly to fend a lift of all their Names to theGeneral; which rhey did; and, within a fliort time after, aGuard was fen: to bring Sr Charles LucaSy and S^ George Ltjle-jand Sr Bernard Gajtoigm to the General, being fate with his Council. TfC-JD /^/yj-eTz vtfitr [f Of the Rehellion, &c. 177 Council of War. They were carried in, and in a very (boredifcourfe told, That after fo long and fo obftinate a defence untill they found it neceffary to deliver themfelves up to<* mercy, it was neceffary, for the example of others, and thac1 the Peace of the Kingdom ^ight be no more difturbed in that manner, that fome Military juftice Ihould be executed j^ and therefore, that Council had determine they three fliould be prefendy Ihot to death j for which they were advifed toprepare themfelves j and without confidering, or hearingWhat they had a mind to fay for themfelves, they were led intoa Yard there by j where they found three Files of Mufqueteersready
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