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<heading:edcomment:LETTER_THOMAS_LORD_DACRE_TO_KING_HENRY_THE_EIG
HTH_A._D._1513>

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Pleas it your Highnes to knowe I have received your most honourable
Lettres of your gracious thanks for my pure service done to your Grace
according to my dieuty , which is to me the most singler comforth and
rejoysing I can have ; (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,93.4)

for by the same I well perceyve yo=r= Highnes regardeth not the
sinistre reaport or rumor surmised ayenst me , ne your Grace regardeth
or geveth ony credence thereunto , wherby I am bounde the rather to $do
$unto {TEXT:doun_to} your Highnes the most laudable and acceptable
service I can or may do , and so shall undoutedly at all my power :
(DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,93.5)

and where as by the same your most honorable letters I understond your
pleasor and commaundment is that I shold effectually procede to the
spedy execution of ij Roods opon the West and Medyll Marches to the
most annoyaunce of the Scotts that I possibly may , like it your Grace
to knowe Opon Thuresday last past I assembled your subgietts in
Northumbreland to the nombre of a thousand <P_1.1,94> horsmen , and
rode in at Gallespeth and so to the watre of Kale two myle within
Scotland , and there set furth two foreyes ; my broder Philipp Dacre
with ccc. men which burnt and destroyed the Town of Rowcastell with all
the cornes in the same and thereabouts , and wan two towres in it , and
burnt both roffe and flores : (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,94.6)

and Sir Roger Fenwike with ccc. men burnt the Town of Langton
(DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,94.7)

and destroyed all the cornes therein : which Townes er in the hert of
the countre two myle beyond Jedworth opon the watere of Chevyot .
(DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,94.8)

And I come with a stale to a place called the Dungyon , a myle from
Jedworth , (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,94.9)

and so went to the Sclater furd on the water of Bowset ,
(DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,94.10)

and there the Scotts persewed us right sore , (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,94.11)

ther bekered with us , (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,94.12)

and gave us hand stroks ; (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,94.13)

there come thre standards to bak theym , that is to say David Karr of
Fernehirst and the lard of Boudgedworth opon the oon side , and the
sheriff of Tevidale on the othre side , with the nombre of dcc. men or
mo . (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,94.14)

The lard of Walghope was hurt there with oon arrowe and his hors slane
; (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,94.15)

Mark Trumbill was strikken with a spere and the hede left in hym ,
(DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,94.16)

his hors was won , (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,94.17)

and diverse Scotesmen were hurt there . (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,94.18)

And so we come forwards , where we saw my brother Syr Cristofer Dacre
with his oste arreyed at a place called the Bellyng , which was to us
no litill comforth , and to hym gret gladnes seyng the small power we
were of at that tyme . (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,94.19)

My said broder come in at Cressopbrige (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,94.20)

and there <P_1.1,95> entred the Medyll marches ,
(DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,95.21)

and so come thorow Ledesdale to the $rughe $swyre {TEXT:rughes_wyre} ,
xiiij myle within the ground of Scotland , (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,95.22)

and there he put furth two forreyes : Syr John Ratclif with fyve
hundreth men in oon , which burnt the town of Dyker sex myle from the
said swyre with a towre in the same , (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,95.23)

thei layed corne and straw to the dore (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,95.24)

and burnt it both rofe and flore , (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,95.25)

and so smoked theym owt . (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,95.26)

Also the said Syr John and his company burnt the Townnes of Sowdon and
Lurchestrother with a towre in it , (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,95.27)

and destroyed all the cornes about theym (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,95.28)

and toke diverse prisoners with much insight and goods .
(DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,95.29)

Nicholes Haryngton , Nicholes Rydley , Thomas Medilton , and George
Skelton with othre to the nombre of fyve hundreth in the othre forrey
burnt the towne of Hyndhalghehede and a towre in the same flore and
rofe ; and in likewise the townnes of Westsaw syde and Estsaw syde ,
with a Pele of lyme and stane in it : (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,95.30)

and my said brother Syr Cristofer , with two thousand horsmen and cccc.
fute men with bowes for savegard of thost in strayts come in a stale to
Dykerawe ; (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,95.31)

and there the said forreyes releved to hym , (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,95.32)

and so come forward (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,95.33)

and met me . (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,95.34)

We had not rydden above the space of a myle when we sawe the Lord
Chambrelane appere in our sight with ij M. men , and four standerds ;
(DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,95.35)

the othre thre standerds resorted to hym (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,95.36)

and so the countre drew fast to theym . (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,95.37)

We put us in arreye (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,95.38)

and come homeworde (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,95.39)

and rode no faster then nowr <P_1.1,96> sheep and swyne that we had won
wold dryve , which was of no gret substance , (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,96.40)

for the countre was warned of our comyng (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,96.41)

and the bekyns burnt fro mydnyght forward . (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,96.42)

And when the Scotts had geven us overe we retourned home
(DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,96.43)

and come in at the Redeswyre . (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,96.44)

I come to Harbotill at mydnyght : (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,96.45)

my broder Syr Cristofer lay that night at the towre of Otterburne , and
opon the morne to Hexham , and his folks in other townnes opon the
water of Tyne , and , on the thrid day at home , as many as might git .
(DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,96.46)

Sir I se not the gentilmen of the countre in a redynes for defence of
your bordoures , (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,96.47)

for certen of theym to whome I had geven warnyng , as my Lord Ogle
which promised to com to me , the constable of Alnewike , and othre ,
trustyng thei wold have bene glad to do your Grace service accordingly
as thei have done to your Wardens in tyme of werre , come not to me at
the place appoynted , wherby I was not accompayned as I thoght to have
bene . (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,96.48)

I was counselled and avised by my guyds to have rejorned my purpose ,
(DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,96.49)

and so wold have done , but oonly that I had appoynted with my broder
Syr Cristofer to mete hym in Scotland , (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,96.50)

for he departed fro me to the West Merches to bryng my folks from thens
whome I might not disappoynt (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,96.51)

for I had no space to gif him warnyng , (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,96.52)

it was xxx=ti= myle fro me and more , (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,96.53)

and els I had not keped my purpose which now is performed thanked be
Jhesu , and all your subgietts in savety bot a servaunt of myn , which
was <P_1.1,97> killed there , (DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,97.54)

and two Scotts were slain and many othre hurt the same tyme .
(DACRE-E1-P2,1.1,97.55)