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A77095	A wicked plot against the person of Sir William Waller Declaring, how one of his soldiers eyther for hire or malice would desperately have shot him, but (by the providence of God) his musket not taking fire he immediately was apprehended; and deservedly executed for it. Shewing also, the true passages of every dayes service, from the first besieging of Arundell Castle, till the surrendring of it unto Sir William Waller, Jan. the 6. With an exact relation what commanders were slain during the siedge, and what prisoners and pillage was fouud [sic] in the castle. Together with the taking of a Dunkirk ship, which (being chased by the Hollanders, came up the channell near unto Arundell Castle for harbour, very richly laden, who intended to go to the relief of the English-Irish against the Parliament. Sent from the army to a gentleman dwelling in Mugwel-street, and by him caused to be printed for the satisfaction of such as desire to be truly informed. Published according to order.	Border, D. (Daniel)	1644 (1644)	Wing B3751A; ESTC R229595	3,240	9

A WICKED PLOT AGAINST THE PERSON OF Sir William Waller DECLARING How one of his Soldiers eyther for hire or malice would desperately have shot him but by the providence of God his Musket not taking fire he immediately was apprehended and deservedly executed for it Shewing also The true passages of every dayes service from the first besieging of Arundell Castle till the surrendring of it unto Sir William Waller Jan. the 6. With an exact Relation what Commanders were slain during the siedge and what Prisoners and Pillage was found in the Castle Together with the taking of a Dunkirk Ship which being chased by the Hollanders came up the Channell near unto Arundell Castle for harbour very richly laden who intended to go to the relief of the English-Irish against the Parliament Sent from the Army to a Gentleman dwelling in Mugwel-street and by him caused to be printed for the satisfaction of such as desire to be truly informed Published according to Order Ian. 11. London Printed for Robert Wood. MDCXLIV A WICKED PLOT AGAINST The Person of Sir WILLIAM WALLER SIR I Doubt not but you have heard of our Siedge at Arundell Castle but in regard I am not ignorant how uncertain reports of this nature are at London I am bold to present you with a brief yet true Relation both of the whole Siedge and the yeilding up of the said Castle to Sir William Waller on Twelfe-day last in the morning At our first sitting down before the Town and Castle of Arundell the Cavaliers shewed themselves very bold and insolent seemed to be so confident of their own strength that they took the offer of quarter in defiance hung out their red flag but within halfe an houres fight the enemy was forced from their Out-workes and above eighty of them taken prisoners the rest we pursued into the Town who without any further opposition fled into the Castle for shelter and the streets were quickly scoured by our Forlorn Hope and one Captain and a Lieutenant with many other prisoners taken The Town being thus cleered of the Enemy and wonne by our men the Cavaliers played out of the Castle with musket shot but could command but very little of the Town for the greatest annoyance they did us by shooting from thence was on the Bridge where one of our men was shot in the thigh and Captain Butler scapt very narrowly for he was shot thorow the Holster as he rode over It pleased God that we lost not above three or foure men to my best knowledge in entering the Town besides some few that were wounded of which number I must with sorrow remember that valiant Gentleman Lieutenant Collonell Ramsey who was killled and Lieutenant Collonell Burcher who received a wound in the belly but is pretty well recovered of it againe and our chiefe Engineer was taken prisoner In the taking of this Towne which is by nature scituate in a place of great advantage and was fortified by the Enemy I may not forget the undanted courage of our men and especially the blew coats who run up the Enemies workes and beat them off with the but ends of their muskets and indeed to speak the truth those men which we took at Alton that ioyned with us did very good service Yet in this place I cannot omit to acquaint you of a perfidious rascall that for hire or some other wicked end would have killed our Noble Generall and not certainly knowing his person gave fire at the Sergeant Maior Generall but it pleased God that his Musket went not off so that his wicked designe was prevented and himselfe deservedly hanged The greatest part of our foot were quartered in the town and a Regiment of Horse kept a guard that not onely all manner of reliefe might be kept from the Castle but also to prevent their sallying forth which within three dayes they attempted to do but were quickly driven in again with losse And after that they turned forth of the Castle about a hundred horse into a Medow part of which was within Musket shot of the Castle and yet most of them were quickly gotten out by our men Some of their men being hunger-bitten got over the Walles and slid downe with Ropes and were taken prisoners One Richard Smith escaped about foure miles out of Towne that came out of the Castle and was taken at one of our Courts of Guard where being by the Captaine of the Guard very strictly examined he confessed that he was sent with a Letter to Sir Ralph Hopton for ayde but would not produce the Letter but said that he had lost it So that it appearing that he had beene an arch Spie in our Army and was now going to betray it into the hands of the Enemy he was condemned to be hanged upon the Bridge in the view of the Castle But we were much troubled and did greatly feare lest that some of the chiefe of their Commanders had escaped out of the Castle for the last Week was found by some of our soldiers upon the River which runneth near to the East side of the Castle a Boate made of Horse Hides which was brought from the Castle and it is a great presumption that some use was made thereof but it is rather thought that it conveyed some Messenger away to Sir Ralph Hopton then that any Commanders escaped Much talke we had of Hoptons comming for divers dayes together and some of our Scouts did affirme that they saw some of his Scouts and were near his body but we heard no more of him untill VVednesday last at which time news was brought that he had besieged VVaberton House about sixe miles from Chichester in which is a Garrison of about eighty men under the Command of Collonel Norton Vpon Friday last a Drummer came forth of the Castle for a parley but seeing great store of Provision in our Army and having been hunger-bitten in the Castle he yeilded himself prisoner rather then to carry an answer back into the Castle so that they were constrained to send another and a Parley was granted but in regard they would not accept of Sir Williams free proffer of quarter at his first comming he now utterly refused to give them any but would have them submit to his mercy The Lady Bishop and many other Gentle women of quality came out of the Castle And the next morning being on Twelfe day last the Castle was surrendred upon quarter but all of them were to become prisoners of which there was about eight hundred Common soldiers and about a hundred and fifty Commanders of which the chiefest were Sir Edward Bishop Sir Edward Ford Collonell Banfield Lieutenant Collonell Rolles Major Massey and Major Mullins who are all very suddainly to be sent up to the City of London It was my chance to be at Arundell at the very instant when the Castle was yeilded and saw the Prisoners march out but I never saw so many weake and feeble creatures together in my life for almost all the Common souldiers were halfe starved and many of them hardly able to set one foot before another Yet had they Beefe very plentifull but they certified us that they had no bread since Christmas day There were great store of Horse armes and much treasure found in the Castle So that it is not a little weakening to the Enemy and strengthening to our Partie The taking of this place hath wonderfully encouraged our men who are all so forward in their service that they deserve great commendations and the Lord I hope will prosper all their undertakings VVithin a day or two after the taking of the said Castle there fell out a fortunate adventure no lesse remarkable then all the rest A man of VVarre of Holland had chased a Dunkirk Ship laden with good store of Merchandize and linnen Cloth which is now very welcome to our Army She had in her twenty four pieces of Brasse Ordnance about a hundred Barrels of Powder good store of Armes which according to the Ordinary custome of Imagination in this kinde was conceived and believed to be sent to the relief of the English-Irish that make havocke now in Cheshire Sir William Boarded the Ship which came up the Channell not farre from Arundell Castle on Tuesday last and is now Master of it He hath also sent two thousand horse and foot with two Drakes to besiedge the Lord Lumleys house in Sussex the taking of which will be of great advantage to us and it is thought by the most juditious Commanders that it cannot long hold out This being done our Noble Generall as we heare intends to lose no time but having received the additions of the London Trained Bands into his Army he intendeth to march VVestwards from whence we understand there are considerable supplyes comming to the relief of Sir Ralph Hoptan And it is hoped that Redding VVallingford and some other Townes thereabouts will soon be brought to subjection VVhich I pray to the Lord they may in his due time to his glory and that he would be pleased to send a period to these troubles VVhich is the continuall prayer of him who is Yours to command DANIEL BORDER From Arundell Ianuary 9. 1644. 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