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… for her Majesty's service, seeing he is now sheriff and one of her sworn servants. I think he is presently … of Maxwell's request, for his sanction to their meeting, and that he will report their conference to him and the Lord … that Thomas M cKowloche twtor of Ardwell hais comen to the Lard of Lowchenwair, and hais schawen to heym that thair is …
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… Michelmas laste paste 1582 with all maner of carriadges and provicions untill the first of Marche eodem annoas also of diverse and sondrie worckes to be done in this yeare in and aboute her Majesties saide towne in everie severall place …
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… God grant longe we maie enjoie to our great comforthe and to the overthrowe and confusione of his and her enymyes. I thanck you also for the copie of the …
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… "Sythence my advertisementes longe agone sente unto you (and declaringe the supposed intention of Johnston to take his tyme and make his owne revendge againste Maxwell), Johnston hath at two severall tymes assayed to wracke and herrye Maxwell and his frendesonce prepared to ryde uppon …
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… present charges in defence of her realm, I have divided and committed them to the leading of Captain Beckwith and a man of my own, to lie separate, but the expense to her … sent to the Borders by the King's commandment. "Wherof the Lard of Cesford dyd verie muche mislike, and so sent me …
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… intelligence owte of Scotlande this daie, that the Kinge and the Queen are resyante in Lythcoe, and that his Majestie and nobylitie agreethe verie wellwhich … and of both sides thereof att Loughwood, dwelleth the Lard Johnson and ccc sufficient men of his name. Dumfrize and …
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… to your lordship, touching a meeting with Lord Maxwell, and the inclosed from the latter, I met him yesterday with 50 men at Tordowath, and found him well disposed to put down disorder among his own people, and do his best to keep down the "mysrewlie" persons under …
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… long timefor the Middle March, held on the 1 st instant, "and reasonable good justice ministred and abowt xx billes fyled and delyvered on other syde I was credible enformed by some …
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… Walsingham. [May 1.] Referring to my letter of the 29 th and the rumour that Morton and Herries were in hand to compound the feuds between the … that countrie, hath ben verie earnestlie pursewed by the Lard Johnstons sonne and his complices, in such sorte as he …
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… Since my last of 27 th ultimo, "the yong Larde Johnston and his freindes have come to the towne of Dunkowe being thErle of Mortons heritadge, and there setting in fyer have brent some parte of the same towne, to the reskewe whereof the Maxwelles and their complices came, and drove the Johnstons from …