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 262 THE CASTLE. apprehending the rioters. On the 22nd January, 1642-3, we find Mr. Stokes claiming 2S. "for four warants that came from Sir Ralph Hopton." We think these warrants were executed with alacrity by the constable ; for it would seem that the affections of Cornwall were in the main much inclined to the King's service. Clarendon tells us that Sir George Chudleigh, a gentle- man of good fortune and reputation in Devon, was now at Tavistock with five or six troops of horse ; and upon the news of Sir Ralph Hopton's advancing, drew his troops to Lifton, within three miles of Launceston ; that Sir Ralph marched within two miles of the town, where he refreshed his men, intending next morning to fall on Launceston ; but that Sir Richard Buller and his confederates, not daring to abide the storm, quitted the town that night in great disorder, and drew into Devonshire, towards Plymouth ; so that in the morning Sir Ralph found the gates of Launceston open, and entered without resistance. In the borough account for 1642-3, we find, under date 22nd January : u Receaved from the hundred constable a warrant for making up of the beacons;" and on the 24th, " Pd for earring of three warants w ch the shrive sent unto the hundred cunstables of Stratton, Lesnuth, and hundered of East." From the 6th to the 22nd, Mr. Kingdon had daily supplied wood and candles to the guard ; and then "untill the 27th, for wood and candell light unto o r men, and Capt: Weekes, being Capt: of the gunes, 7s. iod. : 28th when the trayne bands came in under Capt: Browninge unto the 30th in wood and candell light 4s. 4d." On the 6th February the Mayor received "a warant for collecting of moneys for paiing of the shooldiers at Saltash." 16th. he paid money " unto the two cuttlers, Edward Halstocke and Hals, to wher ther expenses to the army ; and to Polly of Petheren, towards a seame of wood taken from him by the souldiers." 24th. "Pd unto 7 of