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remarks, of a single penny being charged for furniture. The 

 provisions laid in for the siege amounted to £740 Is. 6d. The 

 wages paid in the rebuilding of the castle were, for masons, 

 quarry men, and carpenters, a shilling a day each; plasterers, 

 one shilling and two pence each; joiners, one shilling and 

 eight pence each. The attendants (which it is supposed 

 means labourers) ten pence ; and lime was at six shillings a 

 hogshead. 



The garrison consisted of Sir Edmund Fortescue, 

 Governor, Sir Christopher Lucknor, Mr. Thomas 

 Fortescue, Captain Peter Fortescue,* Major Syms, 

 Major Stephenson, Captain Roch, Captain Kingston, 

 Captain Powett, Captain Peterfield, Captain Doues, 

 Mr. Snell, Chaplain, and the men, in all numbering sixty- 

 six. The names of all the men are on record, together with 

 a few notes respecting some of them ; such as that Lieut. 

 John Ford, William Cookworthy, and Stephen Goss, ran 

 away, and that Thomas Quarme, being sick, went by leave. 



Everything was now ready, and the little garrison only 

 waited the attack. They would know that Sir Thomas 

 Fairfax had arrived at Totnes, and an eager watch would be 

 kept for the first sign of his coming, but Fairfax had decided 

 first to reduce Dartmouth. On the 12th January, 1646, he 

 sent his regiments with orders to besiege the garrison of 

 Dartmouth, and on the 18th followed them himself with his 

 army, and the summons to surrender being refused, com- 

 menced storming the town the same night. " Every 

 commander was assigned to his post, and to fall on upon 

 the word of command given. The contest was vigorous and 

 severe, but short. Col. Hammond entered the west gate, 



* Captain Peter Forteseue was uncle to Sir Edmund. Ho married 

 Elizabeth, daughter of John Bastard, Esq., of Gerston. 



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