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… Scrope to Burghley. [Aug. 2.] I understand by your letter of the 27 th of last month, that her Majesty desires a more particular … men, than in my former letter to M r Secretary Walsingham, and have therefore sent a special note of these since Easter …
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… fyrst, to him self, afterwardes before the burgesses and commonaltye of Edenbroughe, and thirdlie, before the ministerie and all … his fault to the King, in fyrst breaking owt of the castle at Edenbroughe, for the Abbey road, the road of …
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… 5.] The opposite warden has not met me for 12 months past, and besides refuses to answer for any but East Tevydale and … have been forced to take assurances with sundry gentlemen of account opposite, to keep the Border quiet. And as there is no keeper of Liddisdale appointed by the King, my lord Bothwell has …
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… Bowes to her husband, I thought fit to signify the quiet of the frontiers to your honour. Most of the Scots nobles are … settlement of the matter between the Master of Ollyvaunt and Lord Reven. They daily expect M r Alexander Hewmes return … are divided. But as the Est borderers say, the river of Ale maketh the division; which opinion semeth presentlye to …
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… great delay in the King establishing an officer opposite, and also backwardness in redress, it seems to me good policy to provide for quietness till the "evill of the winter be past." And it has been "thoughte profitable … at Barwick mencioned in M r Vernon's patent. Wheate bread for everie man per diem one penny loaf, the same to …
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… [July 1.] As you requested in your last, I return the copy of Lord Maxwell's letter with my notes on the "margent," as … "depasturinge nere the water syde" on Burghe sandes. And this night divers "hereshippes" are committed to the … in question the nomination of a second person, which will bread great troble." They begin to ride nightly in England, …
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… VI. to Richard Lowther. [June 16.] "Our servand the Laird of Carmichaell upoun the recept of your lettre, hes signified … of his honorable doingis in administratioun of justice and intertenyment of the amitie betuix the realmes during the … pleasure be to contynue me in this chardge untill the assizes, your lordship will be pleased to wryte your …
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… Border Papers volume 1 June 1593 841. The Mayor, &c., of Berwick to Burghley. [June 1.] The Mayor when lately in … our liberties, leaving the storehouse empty of provision, and besought that the office of purveyor might be granted to … of Peartree for reaving 7 or 8 nags "ladyne with wheat, bread, hearing and other lodinge from Thomas Houppes in …
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… 802. Lowther to Burghley. [March 1. 159293.] In respect of my former letter from M r Bowes, which I sent to your lordship, touching a meeting with Lord Maxwell, and the inclosed from the latter, I met him yesterday with 50 … what tyme I servid the garrison with xlviij oz. of good bread for tow pence, which they solde for vjd., and yet ther …
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… "There is greate contraversie betwixt my Lorde Hammylton and my Lorde Clawde for the mariage that ys mowfed betwixt the Duicke of Lenoxe and my Lorde Hammyltons doghter." There is nothing … the soldiers per diem. From Midsummer till 23 d December,bread, 24 oz., 1 d.; "beare" 1 pottell, d.; beef and mutton, …