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lucianusMonday 6. December
This day we were up betimes expecting a sally from the garrison which did not come and Sir R. W. being vexed from the waiting did command us to ride with him to the works by the castle the which have been new dug by the pioneers, the King being so pleased with their labors did send them bread and wine for their merriment, and on our way passing through the French camp we did meet the King who was prepared to go a hunting and we did dismount and come into his presence and he did greet us most kindly then we did mount again and proceeded to the castle where we saw the trenches and getting down into them saw the bodies of several of the defenders slain with a cannon bullet; as we returned we did see the Marshall and his troops riding out to a great skirmish and as it did happen the enemy in his cunning kept the gate shut fast until about dinnertime when they issued forth in a great number, seeing this we spurred on our horses wanting not to miss some hot play and we fell upon a troop of them and laid to it hand to fist and seeing a rich prize ahead I spurred on my horse and cut at him several times but did not hurt him and he cutting and me as well but to no avail then we broke off and I was engaged by a pistoleer who shot at me but he hit me not and I rushing up to him ran my sword up his arm and into his armpit and I know I did slay him when I saw the blood issue forth from his mouth but then I was set upon by two of their horse and driven away from his body so that I could not bring it back for ransom and I saw others of his fellows gathering him up to take him back to their lines but about then all the horse did retreat the reason being, I was told later that the Marshall his troops did sweep in from their opposite and we weary from our efforts returned to the camp but Lord what slaughter this day with the dead numbering upwards to 100; this night Hallot his men seeking to revenge themselves on the enemy crept up to the port and making noise so as to arouse the town shot the sentinels but could not raise the town, their adventures and noise kept us from our sleep until past midnight.
The gallivanting about, meeting the King, the large skirmish and the noise until midnight are all in Coningsby but Luke’s fight was from the author’s imagination.
Coningsby, Thomas, Jornall of Cheife Thinges Happened in Our Jorney from Deape the 13. of Auguste, Untyll, MS.- Harl. 288. f. 253279, p. 56-58. Camden Miscellany by Camden Society (Great Britain), Royal Historical Society (Great Britain), published by Camden Society, 1847 Item notes: v.1 (1847)
This day we were up betimes expecting a sally from the garrison which did not come and Sir R. W. being vexed from the waiting did command us to ride with him to the works by the castle the which have been new dug by the pioneers, the King being so pleased with their labors did send them bread and wine for their merriment, and on our way passing through the French camp we did meet the King who was prepared to go a hunting and we did dismount and come into his presence and he did greet us most kindly then we did mount again and proceeded to the castle where we saw the trenches and getting down into them saw the bodies of several of the defenders slain with a cannon bullet; as we returned we did see the Marshall and his troops riding out to a great skirmish and as it did happen the enemy in his cunning kept the gate shut fast until about dinnertime when they issued forth in a great number, seeing this we spurred on our horses wanting not to miss some hot play and we fell upon a troop of them and laid to it hand to fist and seeing a rich prize ahead I spurred on my horse and cut at him several times but did not hurt him and he cutting and me as well but to no avail then we broke off and I was engaged by a pistoleer who shot at me but he hit me not and I rushing up to him ran my sword up his arm and into his armpit and I know I did slay him when I saw the blood issue forth from his mouth but then I was set upon by two of their horse and driven away from his body so that I could not bring it back for ransom and I saw others of his fellows gathering him up to take him back to their lines but about then all the horse did retreat the reason being, I was told later that the Marshall his troops did sweep in from their opposite and we weary from our efforts returned to the camp but Lord what slaughter this day with the dead numbering upwards to 100; this night Hallot his men seeking to revenge themselves on the enemy crept up to the port and making noise so as to arouse the town shot the sentinels but could not raise the town, their adventures and noise kept us from our sleep until past midnight.
The gallivanting about, meeting the King, the large skirmish and the noise until midnight are all in Coningsby but Luke’s fight was from the author’s imagination.
Coningsby, Thomas, Jornall of Cheife Thinges Happened in Our Jorney from Deape the 13. of Auguste, Untyll, MS.- Harl. 288. f. 253279, p. 56-58. Camden Miscellany by Camden Society (Great Britain), Royal Historical Society (Great Britain), published by Camden Society, 1847 Item notes: v.1 (1847)
