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will_v have_v beat_v they_o out_o out_o it_o be_v above_o three_o or_o four_o hour_n before_o any_o more_o enter_v by_o his_o own_o witness_n confession_n they_o enter_v a_o little_a after_o three_o and_o the_o sally_n be_v not_o till_o 11_o or_o 12_o seven_o or_o eight_o hour_n after_o the_o first_o entry_n entry_n by_o his_o special_a command_n upon_o pain_n of_o death_n death_n he_o go_v forth_o in_o the_o sally_n and_o be_v wound_v and_o have_v his_o advice_n be_v follow_v the_o town_n have_v be_v save_v and_o the_o enemy_n cut_v off_o off_o he_o be_v without_o faith_n hope_n or_o trial_n trial_n his_o disorderly_a call_v they_o off_o the_o line_n and_o not_o employ_v they_o for_o four_o hour_n space_n when_o call_v off_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o desert_v their_o colour_n colour_n this_o be_v a_o very_a probable_a flory_n which_o manifest_v both_o himself_o and_o his_o brother_n to_o be_v negligent_a indiscreet_a unskilful_a governor_n not_o fit_a for_o such_o a_o charge_n orrather_n show_v that_o they_o conceal_v their_o flores_fw-la from_o the_o council_n of_o war_n to_o induce_v they_o to_o surrender_v the_o town_n upon_o this_o misinformation_n misinformation_n but_o why_o do_v he_o not_o send_v for_o the_o gunner_n to_o the_o council_n to_o know_v the_o truth_n but_o adjourn_v this_o enquiry_n tâ—ll_o after_o the_o town_n surrender_v and_o his_o come_n to_o london_n if_o there_o be_v no_o treachery_n in_o the_o business_n business_n he_o deserve_v to_o die_v for_o his_o negligence_n here_o confess_v confess_v capt._n bushel_n the_o same_o night_n the_o article_n be_v agree_v on_o be_v a_o prisoner_n in_o the_o castle_n break_v up_o the_o magazine_n door_n and_o sound_v no_o less_o than_o 70_o french_a barrel_n of_o powder_n which_o make_v 140._o of_o we_o and_o therefore_o this_o be_v a_o loud_a untruth_n untruth_n but_o do_v it_o not_o not_o note_v what_o aspersion_n be_v here_o cast_v upon_o sir_n william_n reader_n observe_v the_o answer_n to_o this_o article_n and_o then_o judge_v of_o he_o that_o make_v it_o as_o thou_o fee_v cause_n cause_n this_o be_v 20_o more_o than_o massie_n have_v when_o gloucester_n be_v first_o be_v siege_v siege_v and_o do_v not_o such_o a_o governor_n and_o council_n deserve_v to_o suffer_v for_o such_o a_o wilful_a ignorance_n of_o their_o stoâ—â—s_n that_o will_v first_o surrender_v the_o city_n and_o castle_n to_o the_o enemy_n and_o then_o come_v to_o london_n to_o inquire_v what_o store_v they_o have_v at_o bristol_n when_o they_o yield_v it_o certain_o if_o there_o be_v not_o treachery_n there_o must_v be_v much_o folly_n in_o such_o a_o affect_a ignorance_n ignorance_n be_v not_o this_o a_o sweet_a governor_n that_o prosess_v he_o have_v no_o more_o cbarge_n of_o his_o chief_a fort_n then_o of_o any_o house_n in_o the_o town_n town_n quaere_fw-la what_o those_o be_v if_o not_o to_o keep_v it_o against_o the_o enemy_n enemy_n he_o be_v then_o very_o careless_a if_o ignorant_a of_o his_o siores_fw-la siores_fw-la ergo_fw-la he_o yield_v it_o up_o before_o extremity_n when_o he_o hold_v it_o not_o three_o whole_a day_n and_o yield_v it_o before_o one_o shot_n be_v make_v against_o it_o or_o approach_v towards_o it_o or_o retreat_n into_o it_o it_o this_o be_v former_o deny_v deny_v it_o have_v above_o three_o month_n provision_n in_o half_a which_o time_n it_o will_v have_v be_v relieve_v relieve_v note_v this_o which_o prove_v that_o be_v it_o tenable_a yet_o he_o be_v resolve_v to_o surrender_v it_o together_o with_o the_o city_n and_o be_v not_o this_o a_o confession_n both_o of_o his_o treachery_n and_o cowardice_n a_o pretty_a riddle_n why_o then_o do_v he_o say_v he_o will_v lâ—se_v his_o head_n if_o massie_n can_v hold_v it_o two_o day_n if_o the_o king_n force_n come_v before_o it_o 10._o 10._o never_o with_o their_o own_o disparagement_n but_o ever_o enemy_n make_v their_o conquest_n as_o difficult_a as_o may_v be_v to_o add_v to_o their_o own_o valour_n and_o honour_n col._n fiennes_n his_o three_o first_o evasion_n mr_n prynne_v answer_v to_o they_o they_o nota._n nota._n nota._n nota._n nota._n col._n fiennes_n his_o 4._o and_o 5._o evasion_n mr_n prynnes_n answer_v to_o they_o col._n fiennes_n six_o evasion_n my_o prynne_n reply_v evasion_n 7._o the_o reply_n thereto_o evasion_n 8._o the_o reply_n thereto_o thereto_o a_o full_a relation_n p._n 4._o 5._o 6._o evasion_n 9_o the_o reply_n thereto_o evasion_n 11._o the_o reply_n thereto_o thereto_o littleton_n sect_n 378._o 379._o see_v cook_n institutes_n on_o it_o fol_n 232_o 233._o 234._o evasion_n 12._o evasion_n 13._o the_o reply_n object_n 1._o object_n 2._o object_n 3._o answ_n 4._o answer_v 2._o answer_v 3_o 3_o mr_n powell_n col._n stroode_n col._n stephens_n mr_n hassard_n capt._n bagnall_n nota._n 2._o 2._o see_v the_o deposition_n of_o col_fw-fr strode_n col._n stephens_n captain_n bagnall_n mr_n powell_n mr_n