Penckett,
Lieu^t Woorrale, w^th 140 souldiers, sallyed out at a postern gate,
beate the enemy from all theire worke and batteries, w^ch were now cast
up round the house, nailed all theire canon, killed about 50 men, took
60 armes, one collours, and three drumes, in which acc'on, Capt^n
Rattcliffe deserves this remembrance, that w^th 3 souldiers, the rest of
his squadron being scattered w^th execuc'on of the enemy, he cleared two
sconces, and slew 7 men w^th his owne hand, Lieu^t Woorrall, ingageing
himself in another worke among 50 of the enemy, bare the fury of all,
till Capt^n Farmer relieved him, who, to the wonder of us all, came off
without any dangerous wound.[46]--The sally-port was that day warded by
Capt^n Chisnall, who with fresh men stood ready for succour of ours, had
they been putt to the extremity; but they bravely marched round the
works, and came in att the great gates, where Capt^n Ogle w^th a p'ty of
musketeers kept open the passage. Capt^n Rawstorne hadd the charge of
the musketeers upon the walls, which hee plac'd to the best advantage
to vex the enemy in their flight. Capt^n Foxe, by a collours from the
Eagle Tower, gave signall when to march and when to retreate, according
to the motions of the enemy, which hee observed at a distance.--In all
this service wee had but one man mortally wounded, and wee tooke onely
one prisoner, an officer, for intelligence. In former sallyes some
prisoners were taken, and by exchange releast, Colonel Ashton and Rigby
promising to sett at liberty as many of the king's freinds, then
prisoners in Lancaster, Manchester, Preston, and other places proposed
by her ladishipp. But most unworthily they broke condic'ons, it suiting
well with their religion neither to observe faith with God nor men; and
this occasioned a greater slaughter than either her la^pp or the
captaynes desired, because wee were in no condic'on to keepe prisoners,
and knew the co'manders wold never release 'em but upon base or
dishonorable terms."

Though their cannon had been injured in the spiking, yet were they not
rendered useless; for the same night they "played a sacre twice," it is
said, "to tell us they had cannon that wold speke tho' our men had
endeavoured to steele up all their lippes."

On the 15th a grenado fell short of the house, in a walk near the chapel
tower: some pieces of the shell, two inches thick, flew over the wall,
and were gathered up by the attendants. It was a mighty achievem