The letter from Munro of Milntown goes on to say that "the nowmer of thre thowsand men" (three thousand men), "asseigit the said hous be a lang space fortefeit" (laid siege to the said house that had been a long time fortified) and that "quhill at last thei seing the hous onrecoverabill" (at last they seeing the house unrecoverable) "be thair force efter thai haid committit greit harshippis upoun the Laird of Foulis and his kin" (their force after had committed great hardships upon the Laird of Foulis).
The letter from Munro of Milntown further explains that "the number of three thousand men" (three thousand men), "attacked the house, which had been a long time defended" (laid siege to the said house that had been a long time fortified) and that "until finally they realized the house was hopeless" (at last they seeing the house unrecoverable) "their force after then inflicted severe punishment on the Laird of Foulis and his family".