Of their Courage. 2I 
When I underftood their fituation, and how they had 
pofleffed themfelves of fo ftrong an hold, and to all ap- 
pearance impregnable, I reprefented to him not only the 
uncertainty and improbability of fuccefs, but alfo the 
great hazard he would run in fo defperate an attempt, 
and that I would not be anfwerable for the confequen- 
ces. 
- He immediately prepared himfelf for the encounter, 
putting on his hands a very thick pair of mittens, (ufed 
in making fences,) and a cloth over his head, with a thin 
veil upon his face, having before collected a fufficient 
quantity of nettles, as directed, 
Every thing thus in readinefs for a ftorm, I chole a 
poft at a convenient diftance, and where I could be fafe 
from the {word of the enemy, determined to wait the 
event, and fee to which fide the event would fall, 
_ He engaged on very great difadvantages ; the ftrength 
of the caftle, and the number of the garrifon many thou- 
fands to one, and where every common foldier was a 
perfect hero, that would fooner die than yield; yet thus 
did Mr. Wifeman. 
Up the fcaling ladder goes my champion, very mean- 
ly armed, as before; and with a bruth of nettles in his 
right hand, thrufts his arm up the cavity, {wept them 
out at the paflage, when immediately they were about — 
his head as thick as hail, maintaining his poft, till he 
had with the reft of the nettles ftopped the paflage fo 
-clofe that a Bee could not re-enter. 
This done, down he came furrounded with the ene- 
my, refolved to revenge fo great an injury, though with 
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