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anything, the Scotts beeing unable to performe aught at sea. 

 Theise, or some such consideracions, 'twas likely caused the 

 campe remooved thither where it was last pitched, beeing a 

 place where Barwick and it might best mutually assist each 

 other, and resist the intentions of the Scotts by defending 

 the river Tweede. 



The 27th of May beeing Monday, Sir Francis Kinaston,^^ 

 Mr Willbraham, Mr Crew and my-selfe came from Anwick, 

 and went towards Gosswyck, thinking there to finde our troupe 

 and receive orders for our quarter, but upon the way wee 

 received notice the king and the army were dislodged and 

 gone for Barwick, that our troupe was quartered in a poore 

 base villadge where was noe accommadacion either for man 

 or beast. Soe Mr Willbraham, Mr Crew and my-selfe tooke 

 a liberty (not lawfull indeed for souldiours under government, 

 but that wee saw it practized by others) to provide for our- 

 selves, and Sir Francis Kinaston beeing to waite that night, 

 went for Barwick where the king was : and wee found out 

 a house neare Gosswyck (where my lord generall had had 

 his owne quarter) one Mr Haggerston's of Haggerston, 18 

 miles from Anwick. It was a house indeed and nought els, 

 for the master of it, fearing least the army beeing to encampe 

 thereabouts, would, like an inundation, sweepe all his stocke 

 and provision away with it, for prevention hee had wholly 

 dissfurnished his house, and left it empty and naked both of 

 furniture and foode, and him-selfe and family were retyred 

 to Barwick, and hee had put himselfe in the earle of New 

 Castle's troops, yet hee was a man reported to have 7 or 

 800^. per annum. At his house hee had left 3 or 4 servants, 

 and they denyed us any entertainement, pretending their 

 house was taken up by the king's doctor of physick ; yet upon 

 further importunity, with civill demeanor wee enquired who the 

 doctor was, and understood it to bee Turner the court buffoone ; 

 wee went up to visitt him, and made knowne our straite, and 

 prayed his interest as a knowne guest to the servants for our 

 accommadicion. Hee lying on his sick bed did intercede for 

 us, which, with our owne earnest sollicitaoion at last obtained 



3a Sir Francis Kynaston was knighted on January 1618/9. 



