ABERCONWY. O.'J 



This remonstrance proved of no eftect, and the 

 only answer given to captain Martin, after a delay 

 of several weeks, was, That it should he considered 

 at more leisure. 



Fifteen months expired after this, and the arch- 

 bishop had no redress, when colonel Mitton with 

 a parliamentary army came from Chester to Con- 

 wy. As his forces were too strong to be opposed 

 by those in the king's interest, it was determined 

 by the archbishop and those whose property was 

 in the castle, to come to terms with him ; stating 

 how Sir John Owen had surprised the castle, and 

 detained their effects, they offered to join him in 

 obtaining possession of the place, on condition 

 that each person should have what belonged to 

 him, if he could prove his title by the archbishop's 

 inventory, and what remained unclaimed was to 

 be taken by himself. This being agreed to, Mit- 

 ton's army, assisted by the archbishop in person, 

 who was wounded in the neck, his kinsmen and 

 other Welshmen, forced open the gates and took 

 the town by storm on the fifteenth of August, 

 1646. All the Irish found here were seized by 

 Mitton 's command, and being tied back to back, 

 were thrown into the river. The castle surren- 



