[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] On fridaie the eightéenth of Iune, a sergeant of capteine Blunts band,Execution of souldiors for drawing vpon their cap|teins. and a souldior of capteine Darcies band, were executed in the market place of Newhauen, for drawing their weapons against their capteins, and forsaking their appointed places of warding, and such other lewd parts which they had committed. The fiue and twentith of Iune, procla|mation was made,A proclama|tion forbid|ding resort of souldiors to Newhauen without li|cence. that no souldior of the new fort should resort to the towne of Newhauen, without licence of his capteine, or some of his principall of|ficers, on paine of death: or that anie man should presume to passe the limits of the said new fort, ex|cept vpon occasion of seruice, in companie of his capteine or lieutenant, on like paine. And this order was taken, because diuerse stragling abroad, had béene taken prisoners, and slaine by the enimies, to their owne reproch, & hind [...]rance of the princes ser|uice. The eight and twentith of Iune, the French|men came downe to the village of Lheure, & there verie néere to the fort began to skirmish with the Englishmen. There were of them ten ensignes of footmen, and two hundred horssemen. This skirmish lasted thrée houres,

A long skir|mish without anie great hurt.

Canons pla|ced to beate the towne.

and yet there were not past foure slaine. The night following, they placed fiue ca|nons betwixt the towne and the brickehils, and like|wise they placed other péeces of their artillerie at the foresaid village of Lheure, so that they shot both into the towne and fort.