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that_o both_o the_o city_n and_o castle_n be_v untenable_a against_o the_o enemy_n therefore_o the_o surrender_n not_o cowardly_a nor_o unworthy_a their_o intenability_n he_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v first_o from_o the_o weakness_n and_o insufficiency_n of_o the_o line_n outwork_n wall_n fortification_n do_v of_o the_o city_n and_o castle_n in_o demonstrate_v whereof_o he_o spend_v near_o three_o whole_a day_n at_o first_o and_o two_o or_o three_o day_n more_o in_o his_o reply_n to_o our_o evidence_n in_o disproof_n of_o his_o allegation_n second_o from_o the_o want_n of_o a_o sufficient_a garrison_n to_o defend_v the_o town_n to_o manifest_v which_o he_o allege_v that_o he_o have_v not_o above_o two_o thousand_o foot_n and_o horse_n to_o guard_v the_o place_n which_o be_v not_o half_a enough_o the_o work_n be_v near_o five_o mile_n in_o compass_n and_o divide_v by_o a_o river_n so_o as_o his_o man_n stand_v very_o thin_a upon_o the_o line_n and_o have_v no_o reserve_v at_o all_o unless_o for_o some_o particular_a place_n by_o mean_n whereof_o his_o soldier_n in_o most_o place_n continue_v four_o or_o five_o day_n and_o night_n together_o upon_o duty_n without_o relief_n and_o to_o prove_v the_o garrison_n insufficient_a he_o insist_v first_o on_o the_o letter_n print_v in_o his_o relation_n pag._n 14._o complain_v of_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o garrison_n of_o bristol_n and_o desire_v a_o augmentation_n of_o it_o second_o on_o his_o excellency_n opinion_n ibid._n pag._n 16._o who_o think_v it_o necessary_a this_o garrison_n shall_v consist_v of_o three_o regiment_n of_o foot_n two_o troop_n of_o horse_n and_o one_o company_n of_o dragoone_n three_o on_o a_o draught_n of_o a_o ordinance_n present_v to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o by_o the_o lord_n say_v for_o the_o settle_n of_o a_o sufficient_a garrison_n at_o bristol_n ibid._n pag._n 17._o wherein_o he_o propound_v that_o the_o garrison_n may_v consist_v of_o three_o regiment_n of_o foot_n the_o first_o 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by_o the_o judgement_n and_o opinion_n of_o the_o defendant_n himself_o who_o never_o once_o complain_v of_o the_o weakness_n or_o insufficiency_n of_o the_o work_n or_o castle_n till_o the_o surrender_n but_o oft_o affirm_v the_o work_n to_o be_v very_o strong_a sufficient_a and_o tenable_a before_o the_o siege_n and_o that_o he_o doubt_v not_o to_o make_v they_o good_a against_o all_o the_o enemy_n power_n as_o colonel_n stephens_n colonel_n strood_n captain_n bagnal_n master_n powel_n with_o other_o depose_v and_o he_o public_o confess_v in_o his_o print_a relation_n pag._n 10._o that_o himself_n and_o some_o other_o too_o have_v a_o great_a opinion_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o castle_n before_o it_o be_v surrender_v though_o now_o upon_o a_o sudden_a he_o will_v make_v your_o honour_n believe_v and_o endeavour_n to_o prove_v it_o the_o weak_a most_o untenable_a piece_n in_o the_o world_n have_v spend_v one_o whole_a day_n time_n in_o demonstrate_v its_o several_a weakness_n 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they_o do_v upon_o his_o promise_n to_o defend_v they_o to_o the_o last_o that_o so_o they_o may_v become_v a_o prey_n to_o the_o enemy_n who_o have_v all_o the_o ammunition_n provision_n arm_n of_o those_o part_n deliver_v into_o their_o hand_n at_o once_o which_o they_o can_v have_v never_o gain_v have_v not_o the_o defendant_n fortify_v the_o town_n castle_n and_o affirm_v they_o to_o be_v strong_a and_o tenable_a beside_o his_o own_o many_o liberal_a promise_n to_o defend_v the_o castle_n to_o the_o utmost_a in_o case_n he_o be_v force_v to_o retreat_v into_o it_o and_o there_o to_o secure_v the_o best_a affect_a citizen_n and_o their_o good_n argue_v its_o tenability_n in_o his_o own_o apprehension_n second_o as_o the_o town_n but_o castle_n especial_o be_v tenable_a in_o his_o own_o judgement_n so_o likewise_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o other_o first_o of_o the_o gentry_n and_o country_n who_o repair_v thither_o as_o to_o a_o most_o secure_a sanctuary_n against_o the_o enemy_n towards_o who_o fortification_n and_o defence_n they_o liberal_o contribute_v second_o of_o the_o citizen_n who_o all_o deem_v the_o town_n but_o the_o castle_n especial_o to_o which_o they_o carry_v their_o estate_n and_o above_o three_o month_n provision_n to_o be_v defensible_a against_o all_o the_o enemy_n power_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o deposition_n of_o james_n powel_n able_a kelly_n william_n deane_n mistress_n hassard_n other_o and_o by_o the_o tragedy_n of_o bristol_n late_o publish_v by_o captain_n birch_n mr._n powell_n and_o other_o citizen_n of_o it_o who_o write_v thus_o of_o the_o castle_n pag._n 5._o the_o castle_n be_v strong_o fortify_v and_o victual_v as_o be_v the_o last_o place_n to_o retreat_n unto_o if_o the_o town_n shall_v be_v take_v be_v assure_v we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o keep_v it_o till_o relief_n come_v as_o a_o sanctuary_n for_o the_o person_n and_o estate_n of_o such_o as_o be_v most_o active_a for_o the_o parliament_n divers_a of_o we_o according_o 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