
Of their Courage. 21 
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 athin 
veil upon his face, having before collected a fufficient 
quantity of nettles, as directed, 
Every thing thus in readinefs for a ftorm, I chofe 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 brufh of nettles in his 
right hand, thrufts his arm up the cavity, fwept 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 {topped 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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