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into Scotland at Warke, and so bnrnte in Tividale untill we came to Cra- 

 ling ; and Sir John Forster entered at Eppergate, and burnte that wayes, 

 nntill he came to Craling, where we mett, and so went on together, and 

 burnt alongest the river of Tiviett, untill we came to Jedworth, where we 

 laye that night. 



" The next morninge we toke the moyetie of th army, and passed the 

 river of Tiviett, and burnte and defaced the castells of the Lords of 

 Fernyhirst, Hunthill, and Bedroll, and all others, the partakers with the 

 rebells, and invaders of England ; and the other moitye of th army went 

 and burnte on th other side of Tiviett, and so mett together a litle from 

 Hawick, where we intended to lye that night, and were promised by the 

 Bailiffs to have been well received. But at our coming thether, we founde 

 the howses of the towne unthetched, the thetch sett a fire in the strets, and 

 the people wholy fledde, savinge the keper of Doulanwrack's Castell, who 

 had received the goods of the whole towne, wherby th army was dis- 

 apointed of lodging, victueles, and horse meate, which was borne for that 

 night with patience. And the next morning, becawse themselfs had begone 

 the fire, we made an end of the rest that they had lefte, saving Doulan- 

 wrack's Castell, and the goods in it, which for his sake we saved ; and, at 

 our departing, delivered the keyes to his menne, sawe the gates locked, and 

 left it in saulfty, after the departing of the army. From Hawicke we 

 wente to Bransam, the L. of Buckloughes chefe howse, which we threwe 

 down with poulder, and burnte all the townes and castells of his frendsand 

 kinsmen in those parts ; and so retorned by north the river of Tiviett to 

 Jedworth, and burnt all the contrey further of from tho river, which we 

 could not come to the daye before." .... 



Also from Lord Hunsdon to Sir W. Cecil, 23rd April 1570 : — " Apon 

 Munday last, beyng the 17 of thys ynstant, we went owt of thys towne by 

 6 a cloke at nyght, and rode to Warke, wher we remayned tyll three or 

 four yn the mornyng ; and then sett forward the hole army that was with 

 us att that present, ynto Tyvydale, bernying on bothe handes at the lest 

 2 myle ; levying neythar castell, towne, nor tower unburnt, tyll we came too 

 Gedworth. Many of the townes being Bukklew's, and a proper tower of 

 hys, called the Mose Howse, wythe 3 or 4 caves, wheryn the cuntrey had 

 put such stufe as they had, and was very valyantly kept by serfcen of the 

 cnntrey for 2 or 3 owars, but at last taken." ..." The next day we 

 mai'chyd to Hawyke ; wher, by the way, we began with Farnhurst and 

 Hunthylle, whose howsys we burnt, and all the howsys abowt them. We 

 could nott blow up Farnhurst, but have so torn ytt with laborars as ytt 

 wer as good ley flatt. We burnt also Bedrowle, which was the fyrst howse 

 that Leonard Dacres tooke for hys succor, when he fled w l of Ingland, 

 and so burnyng of eche hand of us, 3 or 4 myles we came too Hawyke. . . 

 Er we came there, the ynhabytants of the towne unthacht all theyr howsys, 

 and sett the thatche a fyer,so as att our cumyng ther was such a smoke,as we 

 wer skant able to enter the towne , but cawsy ng the same too be quenchy d with 

 water, and helpt with mens hands. We yncampt theare al nyght,with suche 

 vyttels as we browght with us. Apon Thursday, as they had burnt theyr 

 thatche, we burnt the hole towne — savynge one howse of Dumlaneryks— we 

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