120 A TOUR ROUND NORTH WALES. 



about a year afterwards, Sir John Owen, a 

 colonel in the king's fervice, obtained of 

 Prince Rupert a commiffion, appointing 

 him governor of the caftle. By virtue of 

 this he furprized and took it, difpoflemng 

 the Arehbifhop, notwithstanding the king's 

 pofitive promife to the contrary ; and he re- 

 fufed to give him any fecurity for the valu- 

 ables he had in charge. After this circum- 

 ilance the Archbifhop, being invited by 

 General Mytton, came over to the fide of 

 the parliament, and affifted in perfon, along 

 with the parliament's army, and many of 

 the country people, whofe goods had been 

 lodged there, in attacking the caftle* After 

 a fiege of three months, it was taken pn the 

 1 8th of November, 1646, and the property 

 of every perfon was juftly reftored to him. 

 Mytton, who had a moft cruel antipathy 

 again ft the Irih, ordered all who were 

 feized in the caftle to be tied back to back, 



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