Whilethesiegewasinprogress，theroyalistsdeterminedtomakeanattempttoraiseit。OnthisDudDudleyagainmadehisappearanceinthefield，and，joiningsundryothercounties，heproceededtoraise200men，mostlyathisowncharge。Theywere，however，nosoonermusteredinBoscoBellowoodsnearMadeley，thantheywereattackedbytheParliamentarians，anddispersedortakenprisoners。Dudwasamongthosesotaken，andhewasfirstcarriedtoHartleburyCastleandthencetoWorcester，wherehewasimprisoned。Recountingthesufferingsofhimselfandhisfollowersonthisoccasion，inthepetitionpresentedtoCharlesII。in1660，*
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StatePaperOffice，Dom。CharlesII。，vol。xi。54。
hesays，”200menweredispersed，killed，andsometaken，namely，MajorHarcourt，MajorElliotts，Capt。Long，andCornetHodgetts，ofwhomMajorHarcourtwasmiserablyburnedwithmatches。Thepetitionerandtherestwerestrippedalmostnaked，andintriumphandscorncarrieduptothecityofWorcesterwhichplaceDudhadfortifiedfortheking，andkeptcloseprisoners，withdoubleguardssetupontheprisonandthecity。”
Notwithstandingthisclosewatchanddurance，DudleyandMajorElliottscontrivedtobreakoutofgaol，makingtheirwayoverthetopsofthehouses，afterwardspassingtheguardsatthecitygates，andescapingintotheopencountry。Beinghotlypursued，theytravelledduringthenight，andtooktothetreesduringthedaytime。