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 continues to state that "the number of three thousand men" (three thousand men), "assaulted the said house, which had been a long time fortified" (laid siege to the said house that had been a long time fortified) and that "until at last they saw the house irrecoverable" (at last they seeing the house unrecoverable) "their force after had committed severe hardships upon the Laird of Foulis and his kin" (their force after had committed great hardships upon the Laird of Foulis).