By the Rev. Canon J. E. Jackson, F.S.4. 



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Of TTonrv Ray, Berwick Pursuivant extraordinary, who was in 

 oompany with Mr. Ponde, all that Noble says, is " That he re- 

 ceived instructions for the delivery of Letters to the Regent of 

 Scotland, which of them is not mentioned, and an order for his 

 conduct during' his journey. He died in his office in or after the 

 year 1568." (Hist, of Coll. of Arms, p. 188.) 



The following arc the three letters relating to this affair, among the 

 Longleat papers : — ] 



1. — 1542, 14th Nov. Ray's declaration for the death of Somerset. 

 " Memorand' that Somerset Herald at Amies and Borwik Pursuivante came to 

 Eddenburghe the xiiij" 1 daye of Novembre A 0 xxxiiij 10 H. viij And the same 

 davo the said Somersett and Barwik was by aheralde of Scotlande brought before 

 the Erie of Morrey * levetennante, the Cardynall,t the Erie of Argile, Jthe Bussop 

 of Aberdene, Sir John Camel! and dyvers others of the counsaillours of Scotlande> 

 And the Cardynall did demaunde and axe the said Somersett and Barwike, Frome 

 whens they came ? Who answering said, they came from my Lorde of Norfolke§ 

 the King's lovetennant with a letter to the King. Thene the Cardynall did make 

 answer and said, The King was beyond the water of Furthe, hawking, but in 

 what place or where he could not tell, shewing us that the Kinge hadde lefte his 

 counsaill there to receive and take all his letters that did come, And commaunded 

 us to delyver oure letters unto theym and they wolde see us have an answere as 

 shortly as they coulde, and therupon we delyvered the same letters unto the 

 Cardynall and others of the Counsaill, whiche Cardynall comaunded the said 

 heralde of Scotlande to have us to our lodgingis and to see that we hadde good 

 chere, and the said heralde did sende us everie daye wyne, and there we remaned 

 and taried for an answere from the said xiiij th daye of November unto the xxv th 

 daye of the same monethe. Which daye Sir John Camell was appoynted to 

 delyver us the answere and then delyvered us a letter directed unto my Lorde of 

 Norfolke And said Because yee bee commen frome the King youre maistur's 

 lovetennante, the King our maister's lovetennante hathe made answere agayne 

 unto hym, and delyvered us twentie crownes to Bewarde, saying that it was the 

 lovetenn ant's reward And if that we hadde comen from the King oure maister 

 we shuld have hadde a better rewarde and an answer agayne frome the King 

 their maistir. And uponne foure dayes before we departed oute of Eddenburghe 

 a Scottishe Pursuivante called Dingwell and dyvers others Scottishmen amongis 

 othere commyny cations with us hadde, did say unto us ' Take hede of yourselfis 

 in your retourning homewards, for there bee certayne men myendid to doo you 

 harme.' And therupon we desired to have a pursuivante with us for our sauf- 



* Earl of Murray, brother of King James V. of Scotland. 

 + Cardinal Beaton, the " Wolsey" to King James V. 



% Archibald Campbell, fourth Earl of Argyle. 

 i Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, died 1554. 



