 | Francis Maseres - 1815 - 956 pages
...conditions; which I accepted, so they were honourable for us to take, and safe for the inhabitants. We sent two captains to treat with him, and agreed to...time : but he continued working still ; whereupon I sent-fbnh the commissioners again, suspecting a defign of attempting something upon us. They returned... | |
 | Francis Maseres - 1815 - 478 pages
...commissioners again, suspecting a defign of attempting something upon us. They returned not till eleven a clock at night ; and then with a slight answer. Whilst they were delivering it to us, we heard great shooting of cannon and muskets ; all run prefently to the fforks, which the enemy... | |
 | John James - 1841 - 650 pages
...surprise him, sent commissioners to ohtain the Earl's answer. They did not return till eleven o'clock, and then with a slight answer. " Whilst they were delivering it to us," Fairfax proceeds, " we heard great shooting of cannon and muskets ; all run " presently to the... | |
 | Abraham Holroyd - 1873 - 202 pages
...conditions, which I accepted, so they were honourable for us to take, and safe for the inhabitants. We sent two captains to treat with him, and agreed to a cessation during that time; hut he continued working still; s.hereupon I sent forth the commission again, suspecting a design of... | |
 | W H. Hatton - 1880 - 214 pages
...conditions, which I accepted, so they were honourable for us to take, and safe for the inhabitants. We sent two Captains to treat with him, and agreed to...continued working still, whereupon I sent forth the Commissioners again, suspecting a design of attempting something upon us. They returned not till eleven... | |
 | Thomas Fairfax Baron Fairfax - 1894 - 116 pages
...conditions, which I accepted, so they were honourable for us to take, and safe for the inhabitants. We sent two Captains to treat with him, and agreed to...continued working still ; whereupon I sent forth the Commissioners again, suspecting a design of attempting something upon us. They returned not till eleven... | |
 | Edward Arber - 1896 - 644 pages
...attempting something against us ; but he returned them not till eleven a clock at night [of ist July 1643], and then with a slight answer. Whilst they were delivering it to us, we heard great shooting of cannon and muskets. All ran presently to the Works, which the Enemy... | |
 | 1903 - 616 pages
...attempting something against us ; but he returned them not till eleven a clock at night [of 1st July 1643], and then with a slight answer. Whilst they were delivering it to us, we heard great shooting of cannon and muskets. All ran presently to the Works, which the Enemy... | |
 | 1909 - 570 pages
...attempting something against us ; but he returned them not till eleven a clock at night [of ist July 1643], and then with a slight answer. Whilst they were delivering it to us, we heard great shooting of cannon and muskets. All ran presently to the Works, which the Enemy... | |
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Whilst they were delivering it to him we heard great shooting of cannon and muskets ; all run presently to the works, which the enemy was storming. Here for threequarters of an hour was very hot service, but at length they retreated. They made a second... 