[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] But as these things were in dooing, and almost brought to end, in a manner all the whole multitude of the rebelles came out of their cabins, running downe in most furious maner to the citie, and with great shouts and yelling cries went about to set fire on the gates, to clime ouer the walles, to passe the riuer, and to enter the citie at such places where the walles were through age decaied and ruinous. The soldiors that were there with the lord marquesse, did shew their vttermost indeuor to beat backe the eni|mies. This fight in most cruell wise continued for the space of thrée houres without ceasing, the rebels forcing themselues to the vttermost of their powers to enter perforce vpon them, and they within the ci|tie shewed no lesse courage to repell them backe. The hardie manhood of diuerse knights, and other men of worship was here right apparant.The despe|ratnesse of rebelles. It was strange to sée the desperat boldnesse of the rebelles, that when they were thrust through the bodies or thighs, and some of them hough-sinewed, would yet seeke reuenge in striking at their aduersaries, when their hands were scarse able to hold vp their weapon; thinking themselues somewhat satisfied if the humor of their enuie and deadlie spite might be fed but with a drop of their aduersaries bloud; with such a malignant spirit (tending wholie to venge|ance) these desperat rebels were possessed, according to the poets spéech in the like sense and meaning:

Iutienal. sat. 13. Inuidiosa dabit minimus solatia sanguis.