By October 1643 Fox had recruited a garrison to occupy Edgbaston Hall , to the south east of Birmingham , a town whose puritan traditions had made it a bastion of support for Parliament .
Whose metal trades provided Fox with a fertile recruiting ground .
By October 1643 Fox had recruited a garrison to occupy Edgbaston Hall , to the south east of Birmingham , a town whose puritan traditions had made it a bastion of support for Parliament , and whose metal trades provided Fox with a fertile recruiting ground .