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memory, the paynfull and diligent service of my pore servaunte Wharton, 

 and thus, as 1 am most bounden, shall dispose wt them that be under me, 

 f annoysaunce of your highnes enemys." 1 



The following is Sir Geo. Lawson's account of the same raid 

 written from W ark worth, on 5th Feb. 1533. 2 



" Arrived at Warkworth, where my Lord Warden lies on Monday the 

 3rd. His retinue of 400 men, with that of Lord Conyers, and Sir Raulf 

 Fenwyke, withTyndale, and Riddesdale, were that night engaged in a rode 

 at Teviotdale. . . . Sir Thos. Wharton, Sir Eauf Fenwyke, Reynold 

 Carnaby, and John Horsley with the companies mentioned in the beginning 

 of this letter, were sent by my Lord Warden against the laird of Bekklough 

 in West Tevidale, who has always been a common thief and maintainer of 

 theft. They have burnt his granges, and steads of corn to his gates, with 

 two towns adjoining, and taken 400 head of cattle, 40 or 60 prisoners, and 

 as many horses, and have come home in safety. Nothing like it has been 

 done so far with such a company." 



This was followed by another raid on the 7th Feb. made by 

 Clifford with " th' Erll of Angwish, his uncle and broder, 

 thinhabitantes of Tyndaill, Eiddisdaill, Northumberland, and 

 Norhatnshier," on lower Teviotdale, " that is to wite, Sesfurth 

 Dandlaw, Bentes, Nether Whitton, Sesfurth Mayns, Mows 

 Mayns, etc," in which great damage was done, the Lard of Graw- 

 den and others being taken prisoners. This raid is reported by 

 Clyfford to Henry VIII. from Berwick on 9th Feb. 1533. 3 



In a letter to King Henry VIII. from Newcastle, 26th July 

 1533, Magnus complains of the great power of Lorde Hoome, and 

 Allexander Hoome, for the Marse, the Lorde Bouclough, Dan 

 Carre of Farnebirste, and Mark Carre for Tevidale, who could 

 within 24 hours assemble 5000 men. 4 



1 Lay of the Last Minstrel, Note to Canto i. (from Caligula, B. vtl., f. 222); 

 also summarised in State Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII., vol. 

 vi., No. 125, pp. 54-5. In Planta's Catalogue of Cottonian MSS., the pro- 

 bable date of this letter is given as [1536]. Pinkerton, vol. II., p. 318, 

 describes this raid on Branxholme, giving as his authority this same letter, 

 and placing it as having occurred in Oct. 1532 ; but the Royal Commission 

 has assigned Feb. 1533, as the proper date (vide foot-note, p. 633, vol. iv., 

 part iv., State Papers, Henry VIII., in which it is alluded to as an inter- 

 mediate foray.) 



2 Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII. , vol. vi., No. 

 124, p. 54. (from Chap. House, Misc. Letters, vol. xx., p. 123.) 



3 State Papers, Henry VIII., vol. iv., part iv., No. 238, p. 633-4. (from 

 Chapter House Royal Letters, vol. I.) 



4 State Papers. Henry VIII., vol. iv., part iv., p. 656 (from Calig. B. in. 

 f. 161.) 



