Mardike Fort, vvith its out-vvorks as novv it is, vvith the wooden fort which lyeth in the sea, which commands the ships lying within the splinter which wooden fort when the great guns were planted for the battering thereof was quitted by the enemy, and they ran into the main fort, which about 12 a clock the same day was surrendred, and themselves prisoners at war, who were about 700 souldiers besides officers, leaving behind them 10 great guns whereof three were brasse: which place was put into the possession of Maj. Gen. Morgan, September 2, 1657.
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