[560] Lord Herbert of Cherbury and Sir Edward Harley took up arms in Worcestershire.

[561] Bristol, the second city of the realm, opened its gates to Shrewsbury.
Trelawney, the Bishop, who had entirely unlearned in the Tower the doctrine of nonresistance, was the first to welcome the Prince's troops.
Such was the temper of the inhabitants that it was thought unnecessary to leave any garrison among them.

[562] The people of Gloucester rose and delivered Lovelace from confinement.

An irregular army soon gathered round him.

Some of his horsemen had only halters for bridles.