greatly have marvelled if men being
commanded by natural and absolute princes did sometimes take
in hand wrong actions; but that men, and that of account as
some of them made show of, should be carried into unjust,
desperate, and wicked actions, by one that neither from God or
man could claim any princely power or empire, but (was) indeed
a detestable shaveling, the right Antichrist and general
ambitious tyrant over all right principalities, and patron of
the _Diabolica fede_--this I could not but greatly rest in
wonder. Their fault therefore far to be aggravated by the
vileness of their commander; and that at my hands no condition
or composition they were to expect, other than they should
render me the fort, and yield their selves to my will for life
or death. With this answer he departed; after which there was
one or two courses to and fro more, to have gotten a certainty
for some of their lives: but finding that it would not be, the
colonel himself about sunsetting came forth and requested
respite with surcease of arms till the next morning, and then
he would give a resolute answer.

Finding that to be but a gain of time to them, and a loss of
the same for myself, I definitely answered I would not grant
it, and therefore presently either that he took my offer or
else return and I would fall to my business. He then embraced
my knees simply putting himself to my mercy, only he prayed
that for that night he might abide in the fort, and that in
the morning all should be put into my hands. I asked hostages
for the performance; they were given. Morning came; I
presented my companies in battle before the fort, the colonel
comes forth with ten or twelve of his chief gentlemen,
trailing their ensigns rolled up, and presented them unto me
with their lives and the fort. I sent straight certain
gentlemen in, to see their weapons and armour laid down, and
to guard the munition and victual there left for spoil. Then
put I in certain bands, who straight fell to execution. There
were six hundred slain. Munition and victual great store:
though much wasted through the disorder of the soldier, which
in that fury could not be helped. Those that I gave life unto,
I have bestowed upon the captains and gentlemen whose service
hath well deserved. . .