27th May, 1632

This haven of evil has been cleansed, the village of Ailesbury erased from the map. I ordered the garrison of Annurferin to attack at sunrise. We stormed the village, breaking down the gates. The demon-worshippers who inhabited that place of debauchery and blasphemony ralied against us, attacking us as we moved inwards. The Grace of God was with us, and as the Malleus Maleficarum states, "And the Power of God is stronger than the Power of the Devil, so divine works are more true than daemonic operations." The heretics were poorly armed, and unable to face down the trained soldiery of the garrison of Annurferin, and slaughtered in droves like the cattle they are. Both Rupert and I led the attack from the front. I used all of the shot I had prepared for my pistol, as well as killing at least seven other of these Satan-worshippers, including that arch-heretic, the blacksmith. Casualties were minimum, with only three soldiers being killed by the enemy, and another ten injured. We burnt the village to the ground, and took the few survivors prisoner - two men, five women and three children. The women and children shall be hanged, and the men burnt alive, when we return to Annurferin.

As I watched the flames consume what was left of this den of debauchery, I was glad. For the power of God must prevail against the darkness, and my soul rests easier knowing that this community was exposed for what it was, and is now all but exterminated.

The tapestry made after the event to commemorate Captain Dashu's purge of Ailesbury.
(click to enlarge)