, ▁and ▁took ▁his ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot ▁to ▁g arrison ▁the ▁town . ▁By ▁the ▁aut umn , ▁Not he ▁Fort ▁and ▁Chap el ▁Fort ▁had ▁been ▁constructed , ▁along ▁with ▁more ▁earth works ▁around ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁First ▁battle ▁ ▁P rel ude ▁The ▁regiment al ▁pre acher , ▁Peter ▁In ce , ▁said ▁of ▁the ▁def ences ▁that ▁" we ▁were ▁in ▁as ▁sweet ▁a ▁quiet ▁and ▁security ▁as ▁any ▁g arrison ▁in ▁the ▁Kingdom ; ▁no ▁enemy ▁near ▁us ▁but ▁one ▁at ▁Port land , ▁and ▁that ▁not ▁very ▁considerable , ▁being ▁but ▁about ▁ 3 0 0 ▁or ▁ 4 0 0 ▁men ". ▁Mat ters ▁were ▁so ▁peace ful ▁that ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁council ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 6 4 5 ▁was ▁primarily ▁concerned ▁with ▁the ▁clean lin ess ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁and ▁resolved ▁that ▁all ▁the ▁d irt ▁in ▁the ▁streets ▁should ▁be ▁p iled ▁up ▁and ▁removed . ▁ ▁Within ▁We ym outh ▁there ▁remained ▁Royal ist ▁sympath is ers ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁plot ting ▁to ▁deliver ▁the ▁town ▁to ▁the ▁King ' s ▁forces . ▁They ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁Fab ian ▁H od der , ▁who ▁rec ru ited ▁supp or ters ▁to ▁his ▁cause ▁by ▁pay ing ▁them ▁£ 5 . ▁When ▁H od der ▁was ▁prepared ▁to ▁move , ▁he ▁had ▁his ▁wife , ▁Anne , ▁write ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Sir ▁Lewis ▁Dy ve ▁in ▁Sher bor ne . ▁The ▁letter ▁was ▁delivered ▁by ▁Elizabeth ▁Wall