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viz. Elizabeth, ^nn, and Dorothy (d) ; whofe anceflor, Sir William 

 Bowes, Knt. was chamberlain to the Duke of Bedford, brother to 

 K. Henry V, and protector and governor in France, with whom he 

 was fixteen years in that kingdom, and was called Monf:eur de 

 Arches. He was a great favourite with his grace, and acquired 

 great riches. On his return home, he built the caftle of Stretlam 

 (e). He was high fheriff of Northumberland, 6 K. Edward IV (f) ; 

 his arms, ermin, thiee bows bent, gules. Their father, Sir 

 George, was in the expedition againft Scotland, 33 K. Henry VIII, 

 1544, under Edivard Seimour, Earl of Hertford, by whom, with 

 many others, he was knighted, at Leith, near Edenburgh (g). He 

 was marfhal of Berwick upon Tweed, i (^Elizabeth, 1558, and had 

 a (hare in the victory obtained over the Scots at Swinton, by 

 Henry Percy, brother to Thomas Percy the fixrh Earl of Korilw, 

 land; the forces on both fides confifting of the neighho: 

 rifons (h). He was one of her majcfty's privy cot niellors in the 

 i4thyearof her reign, 1571, and a reprefentative i:i paillamcnt 

 for the borough of Morpeth (I). He was of the council of ] (, 

 for the government of the northern counties, the yc: 

 ing; Henry I J aft ings, Earl of Huntington, then Lord Prefident. ^ 

 brother, Sir Robert Bo^ves, Knt. was Captain of Nbrbam-ca.ft.le, 33 

 K. Henry Y1II, 1511. He was in that year in the grand cavalcade 

 of the York/birc gentlemen, who, to the number of 200, cloathed 



(d) Elizalctba, Anna, et Dorothea, filiz Geargii Bozucs, militis, tcnent de rege, ut dc 

 caflro de Alnwlck, per fcrvicium milit. medietatem mancrii five villse de Budle et Sfinellejlon. 



Efcact. deaiino 14 Car, I. 



(e) Ld. Itin. vol. iv. p. 9, 10. 



(f) Efcaet. de anno 6 Ed. IV. 



(g) Hal. Chron. vol. ii. p. 9^2. 

 (h) vol. i. p. 362-3. 



C/l Parliam. Hift. of Eng. vol. iv. p. 108. 



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