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… seen all the places in these parts meet to be cared for, or their wants, yet finding this good captain here on his way … putt them selves in readynes, and if eyther that shippe or any other of the Spanyards offred any landinge at that … v myles from Barwick. Whether they be of our fleete or of the Spanishe navye, the Marshall dyd not knowe." …
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… to referre him self to the judgement of coblers, taylers, or such other like artificers, whosoever yt shall please the kinge or his adversaries to appoint for his tryall. And dothe … course as thErle Bothwell shall doe, eyther to the Queene, or any other waye. Wherof I have no better warrant then a …
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… in regard to foreign forces entering Scotland from Spain or Flanders, or greater musters of the Scots themselves, so as to have his … againe, who defended them selves verie manfully above an ower, and 14 or 15 of his soldiers moste crewelly slayne, and …
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… as I heare without any great harme to the larde Johnston or his frendes." Carlisle. Signed: T. Scroope. p. Addressed. … your lordship. Yet holding the place I do, I must advise or impart to your lordship it is an office of great credit and trust, for if there should be any works or fortifications, he might deceive the Queen more than any …
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… which are "monsterous," some being for 1000 l. and two or three of 4000 l., "to make them showe great and odiousbut … hands. My lord Harrys and the Lard of Jonstone with 7 or 800 horse, cam within three myle of Eddenborrowe, thinking … comaundement, hee never advertized the King therof to this ower! So as if her Majestie do accept of him as the kinges …
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… the King himself is very well given to justice, but few or none of the Council areand therefore if they do not now … day to any ane of them may carrie with yt ather to you or us, gyf this difficultie may be agreed upon by mutuall … when hee should a come awaye, the King hathe to this ower never hard any words of them! And where hee seemed that …
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… act if the King come to the Border and demand his rebels or otherwise, as it is like he will. Carlisle. Signed: R. … wardenry who accompanied Bothwell. I hear there were 30 or 40 young men, and have charged my officer to learn who … they woulde either sett him againe in the Kinges favoure or elles take parte with him if the kinge should not heare …
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… for "all other that came of our late father litle Thom;" or that your lordship thinks we should be charged with. "At … nd May last. Also with Geordie of Peartree for reaving 7 or 8 nags "ladyne with wheat, bread, hearing and other … Robert Melven is this daye come thorrowe Barwike towerdes ower cort, whear I did intertyen him aswell as I could to her …
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… For yf evill and vorinacquyting pas allways forwarde, or that fyre and fyre meet, it will perrill in lengthe of … this realme, your lordship knoweth that the strengthe or weakenes of Holly Ilande is not unknowen to the Scottes, … betweene counsellors of estate) breeade anie dislike or unkyndenes betweene us. And so not doubtinge but your …
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… and the Kinges forces in the castle and towne iiij or thousand. Some conflict ther was, which lasted about twoe … whether Arren be there in the castle with the Kinge, or conveighed awaye. The which is very credible and certen, … The Lard of Feentre with Holt the Jesuyt, is ether gone, or intendes to go very spedyly to France with the newes." …