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… send you inclosed a petition to Her Majesty by M r Johnson of Berwick, whose necessity is great, and having kept it long in hand by reason of business, I … 5000 l. without consideration, to his great hindrance in trade, and now begs her Majesty's gracious consideration of …
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… to Bowes. [Feb. 4.] Asking him to procure from the King and Council an order that Bothwell shall meet him for redress … fixing it only reached him on 28 th January, when some of the gentlemen to be delivered were gone to "Yorkshier," … [Feb. 10.] [Repeating the substance and inclosing copy of his letter to Bowes of the 4 th.] Besides the short notice …
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… Border Papers volume 1 January 1581 79. Statute for defence of the Border. [Jan. 23. 158081.] "An act for the maintenaunce of horse and armour uppon the Borders of Scotland." 8 pp. Broad …
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… that he may have licence to pas thorowe this realme, and hath sent me his licence under the Kings haude and seale, … and I write to remind you that his offers at the time of his first banishment were so very great, that when he was … and gear under our special protection, notwithstanding any acts made or to be made in the contrary. Discharging our …
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… Borders. [Jan. 6. 159091.] "At Haliruidhous the sext day of Januar the yeir of God 1590 yeir." As certain offenders "fyled" in six bills … before the commissioners at Berwick in February 1587, and likewise others "fyled" in presence of John lord Hamilton …
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… Scottish Border Complaints. [July 5.] The chief occasion of the present trouble is the Lord Scrope's refusal to keep … taking of the Lard of Mangertoun furth of his awin hous," and divers others in Liddesdale, and the slaughter and … soldiers of Berwick being chief executors,appear rather acts of public hostility than private attempts of thieves. …
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… Collingwood to Walsingham. [July 12.] "I was boulde of late to wryte unto your honour, the ruenous estate of this beggerly border, evne so urged by the lamentable … of pretended peace to my knoledge, the Scottes in hostiall and warlyke maner, have burned ransomed and utterly …
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… to his Majestie, well accompanyed both with Lyddisdale and Tevidale, purposeinge to take jurney uppon Weddensdaie next to the Weste Borders of Scotlande to pursewe the Erll Bothwell and his confederats, of whom he hath executede ten alreadie, and is of intention …
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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 … last direction wherein is to call on me for delivery of such Englishmen as reset the Earl Bothwell. I intend to … "depasturinge nere the water syde" on Burghe sandes. And this night divers "hereshippes" are committed to the …
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… Scrope to Walsingham. [June 1.] Immediately on receipt of your letter of 19 th ultimo, I delivered the letter inclosed to "the Pryour," who sent it to Scotland, and looks for answer shortly, which I will send to you at …