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… thoffice of wardenrie, aswell in the tyme of his presence, and absence with the King." Thursday, 21 Aug. 1589, … Armstrong son to Geordie of Calfhills, &c., for 6 old kye and oxen, 30 sheep and his insight 6 l. On margin "xx li." March 1588.Henry …
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… Glasco, hath ben at this weste hande with the Lorde Herris and others thereaboutes, and nowe seeketh to drawe some … John, Whyntons Arche" Croser, for stealing 9 horse and mears about Michaelmas last 1589. The said John complains … &c. for stealing 28 kye and oxen, 3 horses and mears and insight worth 20 l. sterling, on 25 October last. …
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… men, than in my former letter to M r Secretary Walsingham, and have therefore sent a special note of these since Easter … mans howse in Gillesland, spoyled him of xvj ten kye and oxen, his horse, and else what he had in his howse, and woounded his sonne in …
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… of goodswhich letter is to be shortly sent me, as I hope and pray it will be without delay. I am most highly comforted by her Majesty's gracious goodness towards me and care of my health and welfare, "beinge redie in her highnes service so to …
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… to me appointing two days of meeting for Liddisdaill and Tevidaill, showing he means only delay. "I ame enformed … he is entered into a newe faction with the Earle of Arrane and the Stewardsthe occasion of this frendship is by the … who hathe maried the sister of the said Earle of Arrane, and hathe lefte of his owlde frendship with the Dowglesses …
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… unto me furth of Scotland, towching the combers and truble areasen betwixt the Lord Maxwell and the Larde Johnston, I have thought good to signify unto … force of his frendes, did assemble them selves together, and assaye the dimolishing and casting downe of one Mongo …
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… at Foulden on 25 th ultimo, they settled certain articles, and agreed to come to this town on Monday the 29 th; which they did, and arranged how to proceed to the finishing of these great … wardenry, which are "monsterous," some being for 1000 l. and two or three of 4000 l., "to make them showe great and …
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… [Jan. 23. 158081.] "An act for the maintenaunce of horse and armour uppon the Borders of Scotland." 8 pp. Broad … Scotland." Four heads contain the "Surmises" of the bill, and fourteen the "Remedies"with a long addition in Burghley's … laws of tradition, which vary in the several wardenries, and gives a list of 28 titles of March treasons, the first 4 …
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… of pretended peace to my knoledge, the Scottes in hostiall and warlyke maner, have burned ransomed and utterly impovereshed a great parte of the Myddle Marche, … without any requital or redresse, but rather suffered and dyspenced withall. So that the inhabitantes of whole …
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… to his Majestie, well accompanyed both with Lyddisdale and Tevidale, purposeinge to take jurney uppon Weddensdaie … Weste Borders of Scotlande to pursewe the Erll Bothwell and his confederats, of whom he hath executede ten alreadie, and is of intention to punish the reste that cane be gotten." …