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… deputie provost of Jedworth, [ ] Kyrton warden serjeant, and James Carre," for refusing to enter their bodies into … at a day of truce held at Cocklaw the 27 th of July, and it is doubted lest they will fly into England to be … former suspicion that he will come with a force to Dumfries, and therefore Morton purposes to come next Monday …
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… he had made proclamation forbidding all incursions, and sent copies both to the Lairds of Johnston and Farnehirst, to which the former had made a friendly … Clause from the treaty by commissioners at Carlisle and Dumfries in September 1563, as to redress, value for value. …
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… contrarye to her highenes moste gracious pleasure and exprest comaundyment, shoulde have ben releaved by … yeres by the hande of M r Bowes, whereby our welthe and credytt ar soe decayed, that we ar scantte able to … escaped. A note of which shall be sent in his next letter. Dumfries, 17 th February 1592. Signed: J. Mortoun. p. …
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… taking of the Lard of Mangertoun furth of his awin hous," and divers others in Liddesdale, and the slaughter and outrages done on the poor inhabitants of Annand, Lord …
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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, … this day of your letter of the 6 th, I sent a messenger to Dumfries to inform me from that court, of the King's …
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… our liberties, leaving the storehouse empty of provision, and besought that the office of purveyor might be granted to … with other matters as to corn sold by Sir John Forster and others out of the country, and our doubt if Mr John Carey … and has many men working at his house, five miles from Dumfries. It is supposed he is the king of Spain's treasurer …
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… Since my last of 27 th ultimo, "the yong Larde Johnston and his freindes have come to the towne of Dunkowe being thErle of Mortons heritadge, and there setting in fyer have brent some parte of the same towne, to the reskewe whereof the Maxwelles and their complices came, and drove the Johnstons from …
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… lettres of the xxvj th of the laste, I have receaved, and for your advertisementes thereby (of the proceedinges … with your inclosed reporte of the honorable conflict and happie successes of the Earle of Essex, Sir Phillip … Angus and Maxwell, which last returned from Arbroath to Dumfries within these three days. Captain Haggerston being …
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… named by the Kinges lettre to be receiptours of Bothwell, and uppon my lettre to Water Grame, I have him in redynes … particular chardge contayned in the kinges said lettre: and I did also thinke I shoulde have gotten Dickes Davyebut he escaped my handes and fled into Scotland, where he hath erected sheildes for …
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… one may come under the gate"; smith work 20 l.; planking and mason work 15 l.in all, by estimation. . 88 l. 6 s. 8 d. … was sitting, yet on the 29 th March, while the King was at Dumfries, the Ellwoods, Nicksons and other Scots, 30 in all, … "arrested persons" in my March to attend at Carlisle and Dumfries before the Queen's commissioners on the 12 th …