ɪnðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ, pˈɑːɹʃəli æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌv pˈɔɪnts ɪnvˈaɪɾɪŋ lˈoʊkəl pˈiːpəl tə dɪsmˈæntəl nˈuːɚks ɹˈɔɪəlˌɪst dᵻfˈɛnsᵻz ænd slˈaɪt ðə kˈæsəl, ɐ plˈeɪɡ wˌɪtʃ hæd pɹˈiːviəsli bˌɪn kəntˈeɪnd ɪnðə tˈaʊn ˈɛndᵻd ˌʌp kˈɪlɪŋ ɐn ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv pɚsˈɛnt ʌv fˈɑːɹndənz pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən.
In the same year, partially as a result of Poyntz inviting local people to dismantle Newark's Royalist defences and slight the castle, a plague which had previously been contained in the town ended up killing an estimated 25% of Farndon's population.