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liim, his kin, friendis, and servandis, fra heirship and distruction 

 of the Ing-lismen in tyine cuming, and for the commoim wele of 

 our realme, as aft as he sail think expedient." 1 



Although his submission was accepted, he was distrusted by 

 the English. Lord Grey, writing to the Duke of Somerset from 

 Warkworth on the 5th Jan. 1548, says he will shew himself a 

 vigilant and cruel enemy to Sir George Douglas and the Laird 

 of Buccleuch if they break their truth, 2 and on the 17th Jan. he 

 reported that he had besieged the Lord Buccleuch's house at 

 Newark, burnt the town, and got a booty of 3000 sheep and 400 

 head of beasts. 3 



This attack took place on the 15th Jan., and by the letters of 

 diligence by the Lords of Council of 4th April 1549, at the 

 instance of Sir Walter Scott of Branxholme ; Walter Ker of 

 Cesford, Mark Ker of Liteldane, and George Kerr of Sintoun, 

 took part in it. 4 



On the 25th Jan., Grey wrote to Somerset from Alnwick that 

 he had appointed Sir Os wold Wolstropp,Knt., 300 light horsemen 

 at Jedburgh. P.S. And the Lorde of Bouclough repayring at any 

 tyme to his house at Newarke,wiche I attende to besett the same 

 untill a gretter power may com, as I trust thereby together w th 

 the house to present hym unto yor grace. 5 



Two days afterwards, Lord Grey, Lord Wharton, Warden 

 of the West March, and Sir Robert Bowes, Warden of the Middle 

 March, writing to Somerset from Warkworth on the 27th Jan., 

 stated that nothing could be done at Branxholm, except the 

 winning of the Castle, and that was impracticable without 

 cannon. 6 



On the 9th of February Grey wrote to Somerset from 

 Warkworth, the following account of a journey lately taken by 

 " Sir Ranffe Buhner, Sir Oswold Wolstropp, Bagshott a servant of mine 

 (Grey's) with, hacbutters on horseback, etc, and others that lay at 

 Jedworth, and some of the footmen of Roxburgh, which company took 

 their journey on Sunday" late at mydnyght towardes Hawyeke and eomyng 



1 Scotts of Jiuccleuch, I., pp. 110-1 (from Buccleuch Charter Room.) 



2 Cal. State Papers, Scotland, Edward YI.. vol. i., p. 74 ; (vol. in., No. S.) 



3 Ibid. ,, p. 75 ; ( ., No. 12.) 



4 Scotts of Buccleuch, n., p. 189. 



5 State Papers, Scot., Edw. VI., vol. in., No. 22 (com. by R. B. Armstrong, 

 from MS. in Record Office.) 



c Ibid. No. 23 Ibid. 



7 The 9th Feb. was Saturday, so the previous Sunday fell on the 3rd. 



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