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Calendar of Border Papers
… hardlie away on foote in the mosse, where hardly either horse or man cold passe, els had they bine all taken." They …
Calendar of Border Papers
… two brothers in law called Storyes, who got presently to horse, rode into Scotland, met Cesford's shepherd, the only …
Calendar of Border Papers
… her Majesty's pleasure is I shall have 20 of the Berwick horse garrison to attend me, with 4 d. a day extra pay. It … hurting one of the Brewhouses following, and taking his horse. In West Newton, in daylight, by James Davison of the Burnyrigge, &c., of 5 horse and mares; another there at night, taking up 2 houses, …
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… they "raysed" 200 cattle, 100 sheep, some goats, nearly 20 horse and mares. They entered his "sheeld," and in the … "dreaned" this March, that I humbly crave we may have 200 horse more, when I trust in time to suppress the insolent … yellowe berded, the haire of his heade like unto white amber a little rounde bauld on the crowne of his heade, …
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… poor wretches of Tyndale, about 200 head of cattle, 30 horse and mares, the whole wealth they hadand cruelly …
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… were: especially in my sundry letters that the form of the horse garrison is neither martial nor orderly. "Who hath hard … discipline of one tyme of foure constables for four score horse, men of mean place and intertainement, who carye noe … often solicited you and others my friends, adding some horse of my own, to form a governor's company, as in all …
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… on necessity, but his service is fitter to be done by horse, of which he has plenty, than by foot who are more … porter only. The Lord Governor and other councillors have horse and footmen allowed them, and find not one man, but … ran a foray in Scotland above Kynmont tower, where the horse and the Scots met with many strokes, yet no deadly …
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… the 4 th instant I sent my deputy and officers with 1000 horse and foot, who that night passed above 20 miles within …
Calendar of Border Papers
… tooke one of my servants prisoner into Scotland, and his horse and geare, contrary the last acte, as I shall proove …
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… horsemen from Michaelmas to May day "on kenning" to every horse for 30 weeks, 600 "boles." If in oats, a bushel per horse weekly in 30 weeks is 1200 "boles." M r Vernon says he has delivered to the horse garrison from Michaelmas 1594 till Easter day 1595, …