and lastly, That _Sir Hamon L’Estrange_, _Sir Richard Hovell_, _Capt. Clinch_, _Mr. Recorder_, _Mr. Dereham_, and _Mr. Leek_, remain as hostages, until the conditions be performed.” “The same night, part of the Earl’s forces took possession of the town; and the next morning his lordship made his entry, and sent 500 men to _Hull_. Soon after be withdrew the rest of his forces into Lincolnshire, leaving Col. _Walton_ governor of Lynn.” Here it may be observed, that the forces that besieged and took Lynn, consisted solely of infantry: the cavalry attached to this army had remained in Lincolnshire, under the command of _Cromwell_, who was now beginning to distinguish himself as a soldier. But neither he nor his cavalry, were present at this siege, though some people have thought otherwise, for no better reason, seemingly, than the idle presumption that Cromwell must have been concerned in all the notable transactions of that memorable period. Among the remarkable occurrences which took place here during this siege, the following has been found in a certain MS. account of the town— “On Sunday the 3rd of September, in the afternoon, and in the middle of the sermon, came a shot of 18lb weight in at the window over the west door of St. Margaret’s church, and took the middle pillar a great part off, and broke it in many hundred pieces, dispersing them in all directions, all over the church. One piece of the stone, fell into a seat at the lower end of the church, where five men set, [sat,] and split the board before them, on which they laid their books; but no harm was done to them. The preacher, a reverend divine, named _Mr. Hinson_, left his sermon and came out of the church, and all the people departed in a most confused manner; {759a} some leaving their hatts, some their books, and some their scarves; but, praised be God, no further hurt was done to any person.” {759b} Near three months after the surrender of Lynn, the following order of both houses was issued, bearing date December 9th 1643—