128 Records of the Rising in the West, A.D. 1655. 



But to return, here is another account of what happened at 

 Salisbury, newspaper also. Weekly Intelligencer, March 13th to 

 20th, 1655. 



" The Judges came to Salisbury on Saturday last, being met by Mr. Dove the 

 High Sheriff and his men, and that day divers of the Cavaliers came into the 

 town, it being a time as they supposed of least suspicion. On the Lord's Day 

 about midnight the Cavaliers rendezvoused and were about 200. Monday 

 morning early they seized all the horses, seized on the Sheriff about 7 o'clock, 

 would have forced him to proclaim Charles Stewart King, which he refusing 

 they wounded him in several places, cut him over the face with a sword, knocked 

 him over the head with a pistoll, yet he told them he would lose his life before 

 he would do it, and though he offered them money and other offers, yet they 

 took him away. After they had abused the Judges they took ther paroll ; let 

 out the prisoners, some for debt (as Mr. Gohin, who was in for £1000, and 

 others), and all the theeves and malefactors with their irons upon them, mounted 

 those that would joyn with them, and went out (after they had proclaimed 

 Charles Stewart King,) being about 300." 



It is pleasant to read afterwards that the High Sheriff was only 

 bruised and not wounded. 



Few joining them in Salisbury, they determined to leave it and go 

 westward as the morning wore on, knowing that the Protector's forces 

 would be upon them as soon as possible, and feeling that somehow or 

 other they must be reinforced. During their stay some of them 

 attacked the Sheriff 's house ; but it was so ably defended by Major 

 Henry Wansey, of Warminster, with 30 men, who answered them 

 with small shot, that after half-an-hour's fighting they retired. 1 It 

 is to be remembered to their credit, that they committed no acts of 

 plunder, save in the matter of horses as already mentioned. Not 

 even of the barristers'' fees, so that Serjeant Maynard who walked 

 the circuit lost nothing. 2 



The whole body passed out with the Sheriff in their custody 

 through Downton to Blandford, " where/'' the papers say, " he was 

 permitted to dress/'' 



1 Faithful Scout, March 16th, and other papers. This name will be remem- 

 bered as that of one of the authors of Hoare's Modern Wiltshire. Some of 

 his descendants are still living at "Warminster. 



2 Heath's Chronicle ; Perfect Proceedings, March 15, 1655. 



