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head ‘cared much about the Citizens. If horses or cattle, 
wheat or hay were wanted, the Commander of the Garrison sent 
‘to the Mayor demanding the required supplies. Such demand 
‘might be seasoned with scriptural phrases or round oaths, but was 
in either case imperative. The Mayor grumbled” “to the 
Aldermen, Bailiffs & Justices who also grumbled as loudly as 
they dared against Military rapacity. Generally they furnished 
the supplies demanded, if they failed to do this at once, whatever 
was required was forthwith seized by the soldiers. If a party of 
hungry soldiers marched into the City they took the dinners of 
its Citizens and often followed up this by seizing their beds. 
Straw and hay littered the various Churches, wooden horse stalls. 
filled the spaces between the columns supporting the roof of the 
Abbey” ‘“‘and arms were stacked against its walls.” It may be 
that the bulk of the Citizens hated both Cavalier and Roundhead, 
and it is difficult to surmise which side they hated and feared the 
least. But some of them throughout the strife were staunch 
supporters of the Royalist cause and none more so than Henry 
Chapman. 
When Chapman first comes into prominence, he seems to have 
been about 30 years of age, holding a commission in Lord 
Carnarvon’s troop of horse and Captain of the Bath “ trayned 
bands.” In 1643-4-5 he was Lieutenant to Sir Thomas Bridges, 
of Keynsham, the Royalist Governor of the City. In the Ch. 
Acs. for the years 1644-5 are numerous entries as 
“payed to Captaine Chapman for wood 
Cole and Candells for the Guards 
(stationed at the various gates) 00 — 13 -— 04” 
_ An ardent Royalist in a responsible position Chapman must 
have gladly welcomed several Royal visitors, amongst them the 
Queen of Charles rst, who in May 1644, stayed in the City on 
her way to Exeter. In the same month her son afterwards 
- Charles 2nd, spent some time in Bath having been driven from 
