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where from ye windows they played very hot upon us. I 
then commanded Lieutenant Purefoy & my Quarter Master, 
having no other officers of quality at home, the rest being 
abroad with about 300 of my best troopers, to sally upon 
ye enemy with a party of some 40 & so attempt the regaining 
of the Brewhouse & ye rooms above, which instantly they 
did with ye most gallant resolution and courage. Sergeant 
Bird was one that came not short in bravery of any. This 
party I saw fought thus with ye enemy & came to push of 
pike, nay, to the swords point & laid about them so bravely 
that they forced ye enemy to fly from chamber to chamber. 
Whereupon I presently sent out my younger brother ye 
Ensign with 3 corporals of horse & about 40 more men to 
relieve ye first party; & I assure you Sir ye boy fought well 
and led on his men most bravely and relieved his Brother, 
by which means all the upper rooms were regained. And 
now ye enemy kept only ye stables & ye barns which they 
held stoutly, but my resolute soldiers did so thunder their 
horse & reserves & foot that stood within pistol shot, that 
Sir William and Sir Charles Compton, who were then 
present, began to give ground, which my souldiers easily 
perceiving, some leapt out at ye windows & so into the 
outworks, by which means I recovered my outworks again, 
& made a sally port by which ye enemy endeavoured to 
retreat at; but finding they were frustrated of their hopes, 
& that my musketeers did play so hot upon ye great draw- 
bridge that they could not be relieved : & withal we having 
beaten ye enemy out of their work, which we stormed when 
you took ye sconce, [had time thereby to fully recover ye great 
drawbridge, and instantly got new ropes and new locks, and 
drew it up again in spite of them all, Now by this means all 
those whose names are herewith enclosed to you, are all 
