By Hie Hev. Canon J. E. Jackson, F.S.4.. 15 



Of Henry Ray, Berwick Pursuivant extraordinary, who was in 

 company with Mr. Ponde, all that Noble says, is " That he re- 

 ceived instructions for the delivery of Letters to the Regent of 

 Scotland, which of them is not mentioned, and an order for his 

 conduct during his journey. He died in his office in or after the 

 year 1568." (Hist, of Coll. of Arms, p. 188.) 



The following are the three letters relating to this affair, among the 

 Longleat papers : — ] 



1. — 1542, 14th Nov. Ray's declaration for the death of Somerset. 

 " Memorand' that Somerset Herald at Armes and Borwik Pursuivante came to 

 Eddenburghe the xiiij"> daje of Novembre A" xxxiiij'" H. viij And the same 

 daye the said Somersett and Barwik was by a heralde of Scotlande brought before 

 the Erie of Morrey * levetennante, the Cardynall,! the Erie of Argile, +the Bussop 

 of Aberdene, Sir John Camell and dyvers others of the counsaillours of Scotlande. 

 And the Cardynall did demaunde and axe the said Somersett and Barwike, Frome 

 whens they came ? Who answering said, they came from my Lorde of No'rfolke § 

 the King's lovetennant with a letter to the King. Thene the Cardynall did make 

 answer and said. The King was beyond the water of Furthe, hawking, but in 

 •what place or where he could not tell, shewing us that the Kinge hadde lefte his 

 counsaill there to receive and take all his letters that did come. And commauuded 

 us to delyver oure letters unto theym and they wolde see us have an answere as 

 shortly as they coulde, and therupon we delyvered the same letters unto the 

 Cardynall and others of the Counsaill, whiche Cardynall comaunded the said 

 heralde of Scotlande to have us to our lodgingis and to see that we hadde good 

 chere, and the said heralde did sende us everie daye wyne, and there we remaned 

 and taried for an answere from the said xiiij"^ daye of November unto the xxv"» 

 daye of the same monethe. Which daye Sir John CameU was appoynted to 

 delyver us the answere and then delyvered us a letter directed unto my Lorde of 

 Norfolke And said Because yee bee commen frome the King youre maistur's 

 lovetennante, the King our maister's lovetennante bathe made answere agayne 

 unto hym, and delyvered us twentie crownes to Rewarde, saying that it was the 

 lovetennant's reward And if that we hadde couiS from the King oure maister 

 we shuld have hadde a better rewarde and an answer agayne frome the King 

 their maistir. And uponne f oure dayes before we departed oute of Eddenburghe 

 a Scottishe Pursuivante called Dingwell and dyvers others Scottishmen amongis 

 othere commynycations with us hadde, did say unto us ' Take hede of youi-seffis 

 m your retourning homewards, for there bee certayne men myendid to doo you 

 harme.' And therapon we desired to have a pursuivante with us for our sauf- 



• Earl of Murray brother of King James V. of Scotland. 



♦ Cardinal Beaton, the " Wolsey " to King James V. 



♦ Archibald Campbell, fourth Earl of Argyla. 



I Thomas Howard, third Duk« of Norfolk, died 1654. 



