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sent against them 600 musketeers, with some horse, at the same 
time making a feint in the direction of Plympton, the besiegers’ 
head-quarters. The attacking party were separated by a mistake of 
the guides. Nevertheless the foot fell upon St. Budeaux unob- 
served, captured the garrisoned church tower, and took a couple 
of officers and 44 other prisoners, besides powder, horse, and 
arms. 
This was on the 16th April. On the 19th Martin beat up the 
enemy’s quarters at “ Newbridge on the way to Plympton,” some- 
where between Longbridge and Marsh Mills. Impetuous as usual, 
the forlorn hope, disobeying orders, fell on while the reliefs were 
yet a mile behind, beat the Cavaliers from hedge to hedge, and 
captured a breastwork in advance of the bridge; but at length, 
their powder being spent, they had to retire before the main strength 
of the enemy, two men only being wounded. 
On the 21st of April an attack was made from Prince Rock 
upon the Cavalier guard at Pomphlet Mill, and prisoners and pro- 
visions brought in. This was but a small affair. 
On the 11th of May a more formidable expedition attacked the 
enemy at Jump, then called the Jump, or Trenaman’s Jump.* This 
sortie issued from Hopton’s work—probably an old fortification of 
the besiegers, opposite Maudlyn. It consisted of 1,000 foot and 
100 horse, 400 musketeers and 25 horse “making good the wayes 
about Compton” to prevent a flank attack. The enemy were 
beaten out of their quarters, and 100 .brought back prisoners, 
despite attempts at rescue. | 
Colonel Martin then turned his attention westward. The Mer- 
curius Rusticus contains a statement under date May 12th: “The 
rebels from Plymouth assaulted Mount Edgcumbe House in Corn- 
wall (which was only defended by thirty musketeers), were bravely 
repulsed, and eighty of them killed in the place.” While there is 
evidently some exaggeration in the roll of the slain, there is little 
doubt that this action really took place three days later—on the 
15th of the month, when Colonel Martin sent Captain Haynes 
with 300 men from Cremill (now Devil’s Point) to Mount Edg- 
cumbe, himself following with 20 horse when the passage was 
open. On his arrival he despatched the following summons to 
Mount Edgcumbe, but without effect : 
* May not the word be derived from the Cornish gump, a plain? 
