By this irruption, however, nothing but the suburbs was yet gained: the entrance into the town was still more difficult: and by the loss already sustained, as well as by the prospect of further danger, every one was extremely discouraged; when, to the great joy of the army, the city beat a parley.
The garrison was allowed to march out with their arms and baggage, leaving their cannon, ammunition, and colors.

For this instance of cowardice, Fiennes was afterwards tried by a court martial, and condemned to lose his head; but the sentence was remitted by the general.[*] * Rush.

vol.vi p.284.Clarendon, vol.iii.p 293, 294, etc.
Great complaints were made of violences exercised on the garrison, contrary to the capitulation.

An apology was made by the royalists, as if these were a retaliation for some violences committed on their friends at the surrender of Reading.

And under pretence of like retaliations, but really from the extreme animosity of the parties, were such irregularities continued during the whole course of the war.[*] * Clarendon, vol.iii.p.