ANTIQUITIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 24$ 



The whole militia of England, by the advice of the parliament 

 held at Lincoln, were ordered to rendezvous at Newcaftle, 8 K. 

 Edward II, 1315", fifteen days after midfummer; every village in 

 the kingdom fending one ftout man, (cities and boroughs not 

 excepted) furniflied with armour, fwords, bows, arrows, flings, 

 lances, &c. and with travelling-money, and wages at 40!. a day, 

 during the expedition, which was then directed againft the 

 Scots (g). * 



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K. Edward III, kept his Whitfuntide at Neivcajlle with great ftate 

 and magnificence, 1333, where, June following, Edward Baliol 

 did homage to him for his crown of Scotland in the prefence of a 

 fplendid circle of lords and gentlemen of the two nations, to 

 hold it for ever of the Engli/b crown ; making a formal furrender 

 at the fame time of part of his kingdom bordering upon Eng- 

 fand, viz. Berwick, .Roxbrough^ Peb/es, Haddington, Edenburgb, Jed- 

 worth with the caftle and foreft, and the forefts of Selkirk and Etfa- 

 rick(h) } the inftrument bearing date, 12 June. 



The two kings were both at Newcajlle^ about Midfummer, 1334,- 

 at the head of a powerful army, in their march for Scotland * 9 

 the Engli/Jj monarch taking the rout of Carlifle y and Ediv.qrd Ba- 

 liol the rout to Berwick, with his kinfmen, the Earl of .Surrey and:' 

 jfrundel, and Lord Henry Percy, a Baron, fays the record, of grea> 

 might and power (I). 



K. Edward III. came to Newcajlle, 1536, in his way to Scotland, 

 big with the thoughts of conqueft, both . of the Scots, and the 



(g) Daniel in Bjlhop Kennet. 



(h) Rym. Feed. vol. iv. p. 1616 17. Afla Regia, vol. i. 8vo. P>70I. HcL Chron, 

 vol. iu 350. 



(I) HoL Chron. vol. ii. 



