1642.] OF THE MARQUIS OF WORCESTER. 53 



possessing a handsomely carved fountain which stood 

 in its centre, supposed to have been supplied with water 

 by means of water-works erected by Lord Herbert, 

 in contiguity with the citadel, and sufficiently near for 

 that purpose, as already noticed. 



Such then was Kaglan Castle in the days of its mag 

 nificence, during the life-time of its last munificent 

 lordly resident. But the time had arrived to protect 

 it against the worst consequences of civil war. Its 

 paved court afforded ample scope for the drilling of 

 recruits, and the reviews of the regular soldiery, when 

 the open ground could not be safely taken. A mill 

 was also erected for the home manufacture of gunpowder, 

 in which we imagine the combined skill of Lord Her 

 bert and Caspar Kaltoff was actively exercised. The 

 clang of arms, the beat of drum, the constant firing of 

 artillery, with all the noise, the show, and circumstance 

 of war, soon transformed the once quiet homestead 

 into a most mortifying scene of discomfort, alarm, 

 watchfulness, care, anxiety and activity. 



Charles, Lord Somerset, the Marquis s sixth son, 

 officiated as governor of the castle. The garrison, 

 originally amounting to 300 foot, 93 was considerably 

 augmented to meet the threatening aspect of public 

 affairs. 90 



Warfare, as at that time conducted, bore but a slight 

 analogy to modern practice. The bow and cross-bow, 

 it is true, were entirely superseded by the use of gun 

 powder, but that material was comparatively indifferent, 

 and the ordnance and arms employed of the clumsiest 

 possible description. Great guns weighing from 3J 

 tons to half and less that weight were denominated 

 cannon, demi-cannon, culvering, demi-culvering, 

 saker, minion, drake, &c. Then for small arms, they 

 had the musket, carbine, arquebuse, blunderbuss, 



Pu Symoudft. 9U Somers. 



