KnoWoPerWriMo

[lucianus]

Friday 3. December

Rose early and broke our fast while our men made ready for our leaving; there is talk about the town that the Prince of Parma has entered France to raise a siege against Dieppe; this day being clear and better weather than we have seen for some days did make easier passage back to Rouen and as we came to that place we could hear the cannons play and spurred our mounts on lest we miss some good sport, but our haste was ill rewarded and when we came to the camp the shots the which had come from the King his new placed pieces did stop; this night very merry with a good dish of mutton, the fruits of Ireland Powre his labors, and much good cider, so much in fact that I am much besotted this night.

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Mission accomplished, Luke has his tobacco and a bit of R&R to boot.  “Ireland” Captain Powre, I think to differentiate him from another Captain Powre mentioned earlier, returned from a foraging expedition on the 30th with 60 kine and 30 muttons but lost several men in the process.

Coningsby, Thomas, Jornall of Cheife Thinges Happened in Our Jorney from Deape the 13. of Auguste, Untyll, MS.- Harl. 288. f. 253279, p. 53-55. Camden Miscellany by Camden Society (Great Britain), Royal Historical Society (Great Britain), published by Camden Society, 1847 Item notes: v.1 (1847)

Comments

[albreda.livejournal.com]

I think you are a bit nuts, thinking cannon fire = good sport, but whatever! ;)

[lucianus.livejournal.com]

Coningsby makes a very simialr comment earlier in his journal that he and some friends were disappointed when they made it back to camp too late to be involved in a little dust up.