They Had Manned Them Both, And Planted Their Ordnance For That Present And Sudden Alarm Without The Gate, And Also Some Troops Of Small Shot In /Ambuscado/ Upon The Highway Side.

We divided our whole force, being some thousand or twelve hundred men, into two parts, to enterprise both the

Gates at one instant; the Lieutenant-General having openly vowed to Captain Powell, who led the troop that entered the other gate, that with God's good favour he would not rest until our meeting in the market-place.

Their ordnance had no sooner discharged upon our near approach, and made some execution amongst us, though not much, but the Lieutenant- General began forthwith to advance both his voice of encouragement and pace of marching; the first man that was slain with the ordnance being very near unto himself; and thereupon hasted all that he might, to keep them from the recharging of the ordnance. And notwithstanding their /ambuscados/, we marched or rather ran so roundly into them, as pell-mell we entered the gates, and gave them more care every man to save himself by flight, than reason to stand any longer to their broken fight. We forthwith repaired to the market-place, but to be more truly understood, a place of very spacious square ground; whither also came, as had been agreed, Captain Powell with the other troop. Which place with some part next unto it, we strengthened with /barricados/, and there as the most convenient place assured ourselves, the city being far too spacious for so small and weary a troop to undertake to guard.

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