Scrinia Ceciliana, mysteries of state & government in letters of the late famous Lord Burghley, and other grand ministers of state, in the reigns of Queen Elizabeth, and King James, being a further additional supplement of the Cabala.

Advertisements from Lyexham, 22. Decemb. 1569.

THe two Rebellious Rebels went into Liddesdale in Scotland yester-night, where Martin Elwood, and others, that have given pledges to the Regent of Scotland, did raise their forces against them; being con∣ducted by black Ormeston, an Out-law of Scotland, that was a principal murtherer of the King of Scots, where the fight was offered, and both parties lighted from their horses; and in the end, Elwood said to Orme∣ston, he would be sorry to enter deadly send with him by bloodshed; but he would charge him and the rest before the Regent, for keeping of the Rebels; and it he did not put them out of the Country, the next day he would do his worst against them; whereupon the two Earls were driven to leave Liddesdale, and to flye to one of the Armestronges a Scot upon the batable on the borders between Liddesdale and England; the same day the Liddesdale men stole the horses of the Countess of Northum∣berland, and her two women, and ten others of their Company; so as the Earls being gone, the Lady of Northumberland was left there on foot at John of the Sides house in a Cottage, not to be compared to many a Dog-kennel in England; at their departing from her, they went not above fifty horse, and the Earl of Westmerland, to be the more unknown,

changed his Coat of Plate and sword with John of the Sides, and depart∣ed like a Scotish Borderer. The rest of the Rebels are partly taken in the West Borders of England, and partly spoiled by the English and Scotish Borderers.

By letters of the 24;

The Rebels be driven to change their names, their Horses and appa∣rel, and to ride like Liddesdale men.

The Regent of Scotland will be this night upon the Borders of Lid∣desdale.

The Earl of Cumberland, the Lord Scroop, and Mr. Leonard Dacre have shewed themselves very Honorable and diligent in their service at the Rebels entring into the West Marches; and upon the scaling of the Rebels, there be great numbers of them taken there.

There be in every of the Marches against Scotland sundry Bands of Horsemen, and shot laid, if they shall enter into the Realm again.

By letters of the last of December.

The Regent of Scotland is gone from Jedworth to Edenburgh, and hath taken the Earl of Northumberland, and six of his men with him.

Before his departure from Jedworth he sent for the Gentlemen of Ti∣vidale, to come before him, where all came saving the Lord of Farne∣hurst, and the Lord of Bucklugh, whereupon the Regent rode towards them, but they hearing thereof suddainly rode away.

Robert Collingwood, Ralph Swynton, with others of their company, were taken in East Tividale, and delivered to the Regent, who re-deli∣vered them to their takers, and charged them for their safe keeping; Egremont Ratcliff with certain with him remain about Liddesdale.

And it is thought the Countess of Northumberland, the Earl of West-merland, Norton, Markenfield, Swynborne, and Tempest, are removed out Liddesdale to the Lords of Fernhurst and Buckclugh.