ɪts kəmˈændɚ sˌɜː tˈɑːməs fˈɛɹfæks ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd "sˌɜːɹ ˈælən ˈæpsli ɪz wˈɪlɪŋ tə sɚɹˈɛndɚ ðə tˈaʊn bˌʌt hɪz dˈɛspɚɹət bɹˈʌðɚ dʒˈeɪmz swˈɛɹz hiː wɪl kˈʌt hˌɪm tə pˈiːsᵻz ɪf hiː sɚɹˈɛndɚz ðə kˈæsəl".
Its commander Sir Thomas Fairfax recorded "Sir Allen Apsley is willing to surrender the town but his desperate brother (James) swears he will cut him to pieces if he surrenders the castle".