226 The English Raids on Dumfries in 1570. 



vasting of Ingland for the pert of or soverane lord James the sext 

 eschewing of greit rowyn to follow therefter And they anserand 

 thot it expedient neidfull that the provest James rig and Wm 

 cunyngham ryed furt and haif ressounable expens on the tounes 

 coist for horse and man for to lawbor for or souerane to saif the 

 toun fra fyre this congeir^s and tyme and thai to haif commission 

 for to lawbor for the haill toun to that effect To treitt and sett 

 furth the causs for the commonvell and qr on\- of thaim vantts 

 horss to be fumeist on the tones expenss quhit cost hurt dampn- 

 aige or Skayt happeynes to horss or men to be upsett of the 

 rediest of the common geris and guds and that na sowmes to be 

 debursit qll thair costis dampnaige sustenit be thaim be ralevit ; 

 and thai to be ferm and stable coniunetlie and seuerale in thir 

 premisses ; thervpon the saids persones ordaint act to stand as 

 decreitt. Ita est Herbertus Cunyngham, Notarius et scriba, 

 manu propria. "^^ 



The " lawborers " appear to have been away on their mission 

 during the rest of May. What success they achieved is not 

 recorded, but it is not likely to have been great, for the leading 

 lords were taken up with more urgent matters. The strained 

 relations of the two parties had now developed into actual civil 

 war. After a period of indecision the Catholic lords began a 

 siege of Glasgow castle. Elizabeth perceived that it was neces- 

 sary to attack the Hamilton party, and on May 14th Sir William 

 Drury, Marshall of Berwick, marched from the Borders to Edin- 

 burgh with 1000 foot and 300 horse. With him came the Earl 

 of Lennox. Mustering a native army of 4000 under Morton, 

 Glencairn and Semple they set out from Edinburgh on the 16th. 

 Thev made for Hamilton and burnt the Castle, Palace, Town, 

 and district " in sic sort and manner as the lyk in this realme 

 hes nocht bene hard befoir. "^'^ On their return they went to 

 Linlithgow and " herrit all the Monkland, the Lord Fleming's 

 bounds, my Lord Livingstonis houndis togidder with all thair 

 pure tennentis and freindis, in sic maner that na hart can think 

 thairon bot the same most be dolorous. "^5 Drury returned to 

 Berwick on the 3rd of June. 



22. Intimidation. — Counger, Counjer, Cunjer : To overawe, 

 intimidate, or subdue. Here used as a noun. 



23. Burgh Court Book. 



24 and 25. Diurnal of Occurrents, pp. 176-178. 



