The male retainers found in it were ruthlessly killed.

The furniture, which showed at once the good taste and wealth of the owner, was smashed into pieces, the hangings torn down, and the whole place dismantled.

Only two female attendants were found, and these were suffered, by Earl Talbot's orders, to go free.
"This is evidently the ladies' bower, when they happen to be here," Lord Grey said; as, an hour later, he entered a room in one of the turrets, which had been already plundered by the soldiers.

"'Tis a pity that we did not find one or two of Glendower's daughters here.

They would have been invaluable as hostages.
"We were too hasty, Talbot.