thwith to advance both his voice of encouragement and pace of
marching; the first man that was slain with the ordnance being very near
unto himself; and thereupon hasted all that he might, to keep them from
the recharging of the ordnance. And notwithstanding their _ambuscados_,
we marched or rather ran so roundly into them, as pell-mell we entered
the gates, and gave them more care every man to save himself by flight,
than reason to stand any longer to their broken fight. We forthwith
repaired to the market-place, but to be more truly understood, a place
of very spacious square ground; whither also came, as had been agreed,
Captain Powell with the other troop. Which place with some part next
unto it, we strengthened with _barricados_, and there as the most
convenient place assured ourselves, the city being far too spacious
for so small and weary a troop to undertake to guard. Somewhat after
midnight, they who had the guard of the castle, hearing us busy about
the gates of the said castle, abandoned the same; some being taken
prisoners, and some fleeing away by the help of boats to the other side
of the haven, and so into the country.

The next day we quartered a little more at large, but not into the half
part of the town; and so making substantial trenches, and planting all
the ordnance, that each part was correspondent to other, we held this
town the space of one month.

In the which time happened some accidents, more than are well remembered
for the present. But amongst other things, it chanced that the General
sent on his message to the Spaniards a negro boy with a flag of white,
signifying truce, as is the Spanish ordinary manner to do there, when
they approach to speak to us; which boy unhappily was first met withal
by some of those who had been belonging as officers for the king in the
Spanish galley, which with the town was lately fallen into our hands.
Who, without all order or reason, and contrary to that good usage
wherewith we had entertained their messengers, furiously struck the poor
boy through the body with one of their horsemen's staves; with which
wound the boy returned to the General, and after he had declared
the manner of this wrongful cruelty, died forthwith in his presence.
Wherewith the General being greatly passioned, commanded the
provost-marshal to cause a couple of friars, then prisoners, to be
carried to the same place where the boy was strucken, accompanied with
sufficient guard of our sol