Samuel More

“ Phillips had confessed some. I told him I did know of none nor knew that Mr. Phillips knew of any. So he went after some threatenings. Another came and asked me whether I desired to live? I answered it was natural to desire to live, yet I prized not my life before a good conscience. Then a little after, about three hours after the delivery of the castle, Lieutenant Aldersey asked me how many of the soldiers I thought were sent to Shrewsbury? ”

“ Symmonds, a minister of Essex that was Sir Michael Woodhouse' s chaplain, came to see me and got me so much liberty as to go to the chapel in the castle two Sabbath days, otherwise I was not permitted to go out of the lodge. I moved Mr. Symmonds that since my estate was sequestered and my house plundered I might be allowed out of my estate to pay for my diet. This was also granted, after that time which was about a fortnight and three days before my release, but the rest of the time I paid. ”

“ Our men, weary with working all night, and not out of their clothes for a fortnights time, and the enemy gotten under us through a house of office on the south side; it was moved we should desire a parley, which being done, they bid us send our conditions which Mr. Phillips and I contrived shortly to this effect, that we would surrender the castle, so that we might march away with our arms and ammunition ”