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… Manor of West Limpton.Richard Graime holds at the lord's will after the custom of the manor, 12 acres arable land, … notifying of her Majesty's pleasure in your letter of 31 st ultimo, "hath brought me into a gret amaze or dilemma." … hunger and poverty, I shall be at Morpeth on Monday the 21 st and Alnwick the 28 th instant. I shall send my servant for …
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… order for delivery of pledges of the broken men before 1 st July. I understand by your last letter, your lordship is … Durham to Burghley. [June 2.] In answer to your lordship's "most wise honorable and large lettre" of 24 th May, which came to my hands on 31 st of same: first, perusing the treaty, you find M r George …
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… following for your satisfaction. Touching Lord Willughbie's letter: I doubt not before this he has received a copy of the names of Cesford's pledges, from Sir Robert Carey's clerk, who had a copy of … deliverie of my message to Sir Robert Kerr, beyond the river of Tweede at Westfoard beyond Norham the 3 d of June …
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… Robert Frissald laird of Everton, on Tuesday last the 1 st instant, to Alnwick, where M r Henry Woodrington's men received him: so am well quit of two of the pledges. I … Nicolson, who is now "over the water" with the King at St Johnston's. Things are quiet here, save that in the end, I …
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… is in her. It seems to me that being here in the Queen's service, I have lost my father and the rest of my friends, … ever breed controversies and contentionsbeing in two men's hands. Also the captainship of Norham having neither castle … made known by your letter of the 17 th and received the 21 st instant, I send by this bearer, "Davyd Lawe who was takyn …
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… with the surnames of Scotland, is subscribed the 1 st day of March 28 Elizabeth [158586], the other part … to Burghley. [March 6. 159596.] On receipt of your honour's letter of 10 th by one Robert Simpson, in his behalf for 2 … 20 with a like number, and thus in four months from the 21 st instant, I shall run through 160 horsemen if found here, …
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… against me for Liddesdale, for which I have her Majesty's warrant, and to which I was forced by reason of the many … 1 p. Holograph; as also address. Indorsed. Wax seal: 1 st and 4 th, a bend, and label of 3 points; 2 d, a saltire … and my clerk with his rolls and indents, on the 1 st instant to Kirknewton, "where attendinge a good space …
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… water, betwixt Duns and Whittsome, "upon Wenesday before S t Lukes day, 97 "; and one John Brotherstones of Tranent in … and part Northumberland into two from the border to the river Tyne; and over each division a "choyce" gentleman to be … 25. 1598.] Note of the provisions bought by them from 1 st October 1597 till the Annunciation 1598, freights, &c., in …
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… they could not ransom themselves: M r Redhead the Queen's gaoler being then at Hull M r Stanhope told us he had often … day at the same rateand subscribe our names 13 th March 41 st year of the reign "of our most soveraigne lady Quene … Thomas Eynesley, Dandy Hoppringle, W m Elwood the elder, Simon Armstronge, W m Hall, Dandye Davidson, Ralphe Mowe, …
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… Bowes are disposing at their pleasure of the master smith's place, and it is like to be turned over from Hunte to … here, to take the office of deputy warden in Lord Scrope's absence: they have written by post, and his lordship has … bay of the Maye, in the Firth, and laye further up in the river, whilst they bought wyne and other victualls of the …