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A95248	A true relation of the passages which happened at the town of Portsmouth at the late siege, which began the 12 day of August last, and was surrendered on the 7th day of September following. 1642. Written by one that was employed in that service.	One that was employed in that service.	1642 (1642)	Wing T3015; Thomason E118_22; ESTC R212777	8,287	15

himself the Lord Wentworth in their own persons all their followers and the Garison souldiers all that might be spared from their dutie did all work that night to make a trench on the top of the mount to prevent the 〈◊〉 might come by the like shot That upon the sight of the few ring of the Ordinance they might leap down into that and save themselves Fryday night they shot not much from Gosport but Saterday they playd wih their Ordnance and shot through the tower of the Church and brake one of the bells and shot against the Tower again and that 〈…〉 and fell into the Church and shot down 〈…〉 of a house that is nere the Church and the end of the Church and shot through a great many houses in the town but killed not any body And on Saterday in the morning they shot at the Water-mill aforesaid the Miller commended it for a good thing to rise betimes in the morning for 〈◊〉 said if he had not risen early he had been killed in his bed for a ballet took away one part of his bed The reason they shot so much at the Church-Tower was by reason that at the top thereof is their watch-tower whereby they do espy all the 〈◊〉 to by Sea and by Land and at the tolling of a bell give inbtice both what Ships come by Sea and what number of horse come by Land Saterday night they shot but sive bullets from Gosport but they did execute every one of them It was well observed that in a small time as they shot from Gosport 〈◊〉 but at four of the clock on Fryday afternoone 〈…〉 at four of the clock Sabbath day in the morning they did more execution with their two pieces of Ordnance then they had from the town with all their Ordnance in fourteen or sixteen dayes and so many flights in which that was accounted they shot three hundred bullets and they killed but one man in all that time whereas they had but two preces of Ordnance at Gosport and the Ordnance planted against Gosport from the four works could not be lesse than thirty pieces of Ordnance On Saterday night the third of September the Parliaments forces took Sousy Castle which lyeth a mile from the towne upon the Sea the way thither is upon the sea sands the Captaine of the Castle his name is Captain Challiner who was in Portsmouth Saterday and in the Evening went home to the castle and his souldiers took horse load of provision Bisket and meale other things They report he had more drink in his head than did him good And the towns-men would have it conceived that he had been bribed with money to yeeld up the Castle but the latter was not true howbeit the former may be a truth yet was that no furtherance to taking therof For thus it was there were about fourscore musquetteirs others that came in the night unto the walls of the castle and under their Ordnance and had with them a very good Engeneer and with five and thirty scaling ladders And the whole company in the castle are but twelve commanders and all they were not able to deal with them upon such advantage and therefore they called unto them and advised them to yeeld shewing them the advantage they had over them Who seeing they were not able to withstand them yeelded the castle unto them and the triumph at the taking was heard plaine about two of the clock in the morning into the Towne and so soon as they were Masters of the castle they discharged two pieces of Ordnance against the town Now when the Governour saw the castle which was for the defence of the towne by Sea and by Land was going and so much pelting with two pieces of Ordnance and also having seene through a prospective glasse so good and faire a platform for ten pieces of Ordnance at Gosport in the morning before day-break he called a councell of warre and they soon agreed upon the sending out a drum to sound a parley which was done betimes insomuch that the parley was begun about ten of the clocke the same day three Hostages of each side being appointed viz. Out of the towne the Lord Wentworth Master Lewkner and Master Weston the Earle of Portlands brother and from the Parliament side came unto the towne Sir William Waller Sir William Lewes and Sir Thomas Jervace the parley was ended about five of the clock in the afternoon but not confirmed untill seven of the clock A trumpetter came into the town from the Committees of the Parliament at which time it was made knowne that they had concluded upon Articles that the towne should be delivered up and that Colonell Groing should have liberty to stay six of his servants some few dayes if he would and have liberty to take over all his goods he had there and the Lord Wentworth Master Lewkner Master Weston and all the Cavalliers all their servants and Adherents to be gone Wednesday or Thursday and Articles to be sealed which was done Wednesday in the forenoone and then about eleaven of the clock came into the towne Sir William Waller and Sir Thomas Jervace accompanied with Sir Iohn M●ldrem and Colonell Hurrey and a troope of horse and two companies of foot and the possession of the towne was then surrendred unto Sir William Waller and Sir Thomas Jervase and the Lord Wentworth and his followers departed the towne the same day and Master Weston and his followers And in the evening at six of the clock Colonell Goring took beat and rowed unto ship for Holland but it is said he would go through France and that his goods were carried to shipbord on Wednesday and Thursday The Colonell Goring had ●●pelled a good minister one Master Tac●e out of the towne at the time of his declaring himself as aforesaid who was brought in again into the town with Sir William Waller and Sir Thomas Jervace and is confirmed to be preacher unto the Carison And upon Thursday about noon came into the town two troops of horse and there were neere unto the town in the 〈◊〉 of Porsey two companies of foot more Upon Tuesday the sixth of September was found dead atrooper who had been missing fourteen dayes a Dutch manand a brave souldier his horse came home and the saddle blooded the day he was slain there was six pounds in money found in his pocket And the flyes had blown maggots on him which was all the men that were slaine on the Parliaments side excepting the former man at Gosport with candle and lanthorn in his hand whom they conceive was not slain by the Governours troopers but finding the place where he was slaine it was more probable he was slain by a Sentinell of their own side upon a mistake For the provision of the towne that which was most wanting was Hay and provender which its supposed would not have lasted above fourteen dayes if so long There is a report there wanted salt but they have killed beasts dayly and salted them therfore it cannot be said they yet wanted but it is very likely they might have wanted in a little time They had meale and bisket enough for three moneths at least and they had salt meat in powder enough for the like time they had not much Butter or Cheese in the towne but there was good store of malt It was conceived the greatest cause that induced the Parliament side to agree unto Articles was for that they threatned to blow up the Magazine of the towne which lieth in two places At the square towre upon the Sea side are at least twelve hundred Barrells of Gunpowder and very much Ammunition and at the other end of the towne at the gate are about two hundred barrells of gunpowder and some ammunition And the having the power over the Magazines if they had set them on fire the whole towne had been utterly spoiled and not one person in the towne could have been secured from destruction Had it not been for that it had been no hard matter within foure dayes to have gotten the towne from them by force without spilling much blood The Cavalliers when they saw they must needs be gone stucke not to say they would returne againe ere long at the farthest before Christmas and take the Towne backe againe Their stomacks were so full of the businesse they could not but vent some what But it may well be presumed as it will be setled fourty thousand coming against it shall do them no great harme so as there be shipping at Sea as now there are six gooly ships under the command of the Earle of Warwick who all this time did not spend a shot upon the towne but did furnish Gosport with the two peices of Ordnance The Lord Wentworth his name his very memoriall for one act of his done at the Towne of Portsmouth three yeeres and an halfe past when his Majestie was at Barwick and the Scots Army not far from thence At which time the Lord Wentworth being at Portsmouth and a Spanish navie riding on the Sea there before Portsmouth he spent the powder in Portsmouth upon drinking of healths threescore peices of Ordnance were discharged in a night Which will be justified untill all the powder in the towne was spent unto halfe a Barrell of Powder and that by his means the like was in the Isle of Wight all was spent upon the like way FINIS