 | Francis Grose - 1783 - 370 pages
...— r.The caftle was taken by four air.iults : in the firft was taken the barbican, in the fecund, the outer ballia ; at the third attack the wall by the old tower was thrown down by the miners, where, with great danger, they poflcflid themfelves of the inner ballia, through a chink ; at the fourth... | |
 | Francis Grose - 1782 - 370 pages
...feirent 1'un i Tautre moult grant bonneur, & mangerent scant sur les bailies ensemble. Ilidem. — The castle was taken by four assaults : in the first was taken the barbican ; in the second, the outer ballia j at the third attack the wall by the old tower was thrown... | |
 | Robert Henry - 1788 - 430 pages
...224 39. The cattle was taken by four aflaults. "In the firft was taken the " barbacan; in the fecond the outer ballia; at the " third attack, the wall by the old tower was " thrown down by the miners, where, with " great danger, they poffefied themfelves of the " inner ballia, through a chink i at the... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 454 pages
...122J. The caftle was taken by four aifaults. " In the firft waa taken the barbican ; in the fécond the outer ballia ; at the third attack, the wall by the old tower was thrown down by the miners, where, with great danger, they poffeifed themfelveç of the inner balia, through a chi:ik ; at the... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801 - 496 pages
...machine, called a cat, under which miners had free passage to sap the walls of the tower and castle. The castle was taken by four assaults. In the first was taken the barbican ;-}s in the second, the outer bail :J in the third, the wall near the old tower was overthrown... | |
 | George Alexander Cooke - 1817 - 330 pages
...machine, called a cat, under which the miners had free passage to sap the walls of the tower and castle. The castle was taken by four assaults. In the first was tak'en the Barbican; in the second the outer bail ; in the third the wall near the old tower was overthrown by... | |
 | Robert Henry - 1805 - 432 pages
...four aflaults. " In the firft was taken the " barbacan ; in the fecond the outer ballia ; at the *6 third attack, the wall by the old tower was '* thrown down by the miners, where, with (c great danger, they poflefltd themfelves of the " inner ballia, through a chink ; at... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 820 pages
...224. The caftle was taken by four alTaults. " In the firfl was taken the barbacan ; in the fécond the outer ballia; at the third attack, the wall by the old tower was thrown jdown by the miners, where, with great danger, they pofiefled themfelres of the inner ballia, through... | |
 | Robert Henry - 1814 - 436 pages
...39. The caftle was taken by four aflhults. " In the firft was taken the " barbacan ; in the fecond the outer ballia ; at ** the third attack, the wall...by the old tower " was thrown down by the miners, where, with " great danger, they poflefled themfelves of the " inner ballia, through a chink ; at the... | |
 | Robert Henry - 1814 - 434 pages
...». The caftle was taken by four affaults. ** In the firft was taken the " barbacan ; in the fecond the outer ballia ; at " the third attack, the wall by the old tower " was thrown down by the miners, where, with " great danger, they poflefled themfelves of the " inner ballia, through a chink ; at the... | |
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... a chink ; at the fourth assault, the miners set fire to the tower, so that the smoke burst out, and the tower itself was cloven to that degree, as to show visibly some broad chinks, whereupon the enemy surrendered. 
