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two prisoners and rescued their lost horses. Many- 

 fruitless skirmishes appear to have been thus made ; 

 often as many as 150 horsemen rushing forth, only to 

 return with the report of bootless labour. 83 



On the part of the besiegers, Captain Hooper was 

 employed to conduct the mining approaches, which were 

 pushed forward with great vigour. 



The garrison of Eaglan (estimated when in full force 

 at 800 strong, in horse and foot) made several desperate 

 sallies on Colonel Morgan s forces : their bold com 

 mander often personally encountering the hostile party 

 with marked gallantry, losing on one occasion a colour ; 

 and a cornet his life. While on the Eoyalist side a 

 major and a captain were slain, besides many wounded. 

 But when General Fairfax, sending reinforcement from 

 Oxford, had raised Colonel Morgan s regiment of 1500 

 to 3500 men, such sallies became less frequent. 92 The 

 General, who had been at Bath to recruit his health, 

 hastening to Eaglan, put life into the siege by his pre 

 sence, and, on the 7th of August, he sent in his sum 

 mons to the Castle ; in consequence of which, numerous 

 messages passed between the Marquis and the General, 

 the Marquis reminding him in one of his replies how 

 well he was known u in Henry, Earl of Huntingdon s 

 time, unto your [the General s] noble grandfather at 

 York ;&quot; at the same time inviting some propositions to 

 be made ; specially requiring on his own behalf to have 

 any acts f of his first approved by the King, through 

 whom, moreover, he was &quot; above 20,000 out of 

 purse.&quot; The conditions offered, required, among 

 others, that the Marquis should submit to the mercy of 

 the Parliament ; while those affecting the garrison and 

 inmates of the Castle were honourable to all parties. In 



83 Raglan Castle. 92 Sprigge. 



