THE EARL OF CUMBERLAND ad 



1589. 



suffer him quietly to enter into the platforme there 



without resistance, where he and his companie would 



remaine a space without offering any injurie to them, 



that they (the Inhabitants) might come unto him and 



compound for the ransome of the Towne ; or else to 



stand to the hazard of warre. 



With these words they returned to the towne : but 



the keepers of the platforme answered, that it was against 



their oath and allegeance to king Philip to give over 



without %ht. Whereupon my Lord commanded the 



boates of every ship, to be presently manned, and soone 



after landed his men on the sandie shoare, under the 



side of an hill, about halfe a league to the Northwards 



from the platforme : upon the toppe of which hill certaine 



horsemen and footmen shewed themselves, and other two 



companies also appeared, with ensignes displayed, the 



one before the towne upon the shore by the sea side, 



which marched towards our landing place, as though 



they would encounter us ; the other in a valley to the 



Southwards of the platforme, as if they would have come 



to helpe the Townesmen : during which time, they in 



the platforme also played upon us with great Ordinance. 



Notwithstanding my L. (having set his men in order) 



marched along the sea shore, upon the sands, betwixt 



the sea & the towne towards the platforme for the space 



of a mile or more, & then the shore growing rockie, & 



permitting no further progresse without much difficultie, 



he entred into the towne & passed through the street T^ taking of 



without resistance, unto the platforme ; for those com- th f to r wne ** d 



, c 7 . , r T , . platforme of 



panies betore mentioned at my Lo. approching, were p aya / m 



soone dispersed, and suddenly vanished. 



Likewise they of the platforme, being all fled at my [II. ii. 158.] 

 Lordes comming thither, left him and his company to scale 

 the walles, to enter and take possession without resistance. 



In the meane time our shippes ceased not to batter 

 the foresaid Towne and Platforme with great shotte, 

 till such time as we saw the Red-Crosse of England 

 flourishing upon the Forefront thereof. 



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