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… three captains, Carvell, Norton and Ager, with some 50 horse or more: and they stayed him long, or he might have … I knew of it, and wrote but "for forme sake": so I got to horse, and rode where I guessed they were (for my lord's … both at one time, "we found not one more able to lead both horse and foote, or for knowledge of Scotland, and of the …
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… and Robert Boswell, with a black ambling nag, with a white hind foot, 15 hands high, another black ambling nag, of … and a brown "sower" nag ambling and trotting, a little white in the forehead, of 14 hands. Berwick. Signed: Jhon …
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… hardlie away on foote in the mosse, where hardly either horse or man cold passe, els had they bine all taken." They …
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… two brothers in law called Storyes, who got presently to horse, rode into Scotland, met Cesford's shepherd, the only …
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… 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 …