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reign K. James I. and conflrained them to raife the fiege (d). He 

 afterwards fuffered for his loyalty and faithfulnefs to his pious 

 matter after the fatal battle of Hexham-field, being then captain 

 of Bambrough-CaJlle (e). 



Sir William Lijle was captain of Wark-CaJlle in the th of K. Henry 

 VIII. 1523, and with a handful of men, forced the Scotch and 

 French, to the number of 2 or 3000, under the command of a 

 French General, the Duke of Albany, who aiTaulted it with very 

 heavy ordnance, and had entered it, to retire with fhame and 

 precipitation, after the lofs of 300 men killed, befides fuch as 

 died of their wounds, and were drowned in the Tweed (f). 



Thomas Carr, Efq; was captain of the fame caftle, and was one 

 of thofe valiant gentlemen who, in the 2d of K. EdivardVl. 1548, 

 with 200 men, patted in the night to the relief and fuccourof 

 their countrymen in the town of Haddington, which obliged the 

 enemy to retreat from before it (g). 



Sir John Forjler was made a Knight Banneret in the ift of K. 

 Edward VI. 1547, for his valour ; and made a fine figure in an 

 engagement with the Scots in 1557, on the borders, near Cheviot, 

 coming off with victory, after receiving fome glorious wounds, 

 and having a horfe fhot under him. By his courage and addrefs 

 he fupprefled the rebellion in Northumberland, in the reign of 



(d) Hoi. Chron. vol. 11. p. 1615. 



(e) . p. 666, 667. 



(f) p. 881, 882. 



(g) P- 994- i 



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