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.

A note of a journey into Tividale by the Earl of Sussex, her Majesties Lieu∣tenant in the North, begun the 17. of April, 1570. and ending the 22. of the same.

THe 17. of April, 1570. the Earl of Sussex, and the Lord Hunsdon, Governor of Berwick, with all the Garrisons and power of the East Marches, came to Warke, and entered into Tividale in Scotland the 18. at the break of the day, and burnt all Castles and Towns as they went, untill they came to the Castle of Moss, standing in a strong Marsh, and belonging to the Lord of Fernhurst, which they burnt and razed, and so burnt the Country untill they came to Craling.

The same day, Sir John Foster, with all the Garrisons and force of the middle marches, entred into Tividale and Expesgate head 16. miles from Warke, and so burnt all the Country, untill they came to a strong Castle, called in the possession of the mother of the Lord of Fernhurst, which he burnt and razed, and so burnt all other Castles and Towns, un∣till he came to Craling, where both Companies met, and so went up the River of Tivit, and burnt and threw down all the Castles and Towns upon that River, untill they came to Godworth, where they lodged.

This day the Lord of Chesford, Warden of the middle marches, with the principal men of his kinde, who had never in person received the Re∣bels, nor invaded England, and yet had evil men that had done both, came in to the Lord Lieutenant, and submitted himself, and offered to abide order for his mens offences, whereupon he was received as a friend, and he and all his were free from any hurt.

The 19. the Army was divided into two parts, whereof the one did pass the River of Tivit, and burnt and razed the Castle of Fernhurst, and all other Castles and Towns of the Lord of Fernhurst, Hunthill, and Bederoll, and so passed on to Minte; and the other part of the Army burnt in like sort on the other side of the River Tivit, untill he came to Hawick, where it was intended to have lodged that night, for that the Bailiffs had the same morning offered to receive the Army, and had therefore their Town assured; but at the coming thither of the Army they had unthetched their houses, and burnt the Thetch in the streets, and were all fled, so as no person could well enter for smoak, which caused lack of victuals, lodging, and horsemeats; and therefore the fire began by themselves in the Straw burnt the whole Town, aftersaving Donn Lamorecks Castle, which for his sake was spared, and all the goods of the Town in it. The 20. the Army went to Branshaw, the Lord of Buckloughs house, which was wholly overthrown with Powder, and there divided and burnt, on the North the River of Tivit, more into the inland, all the Castles and Towns in that Country, which belonged wholly to the Lord of Bucklough and his kinsmen, and returned that night to Jedworth. The 21. the Army divided, and one part went to the River of Bowbeat, and burnt all on both sides of that River; and the other part went to the River of Caile, and burnt all on both sides of the River, and met neer to Kelsaw, where the Lord Lieutenant lodged that night of purpose to beset Hume Castle in the night, and the Lord Hunsdon and the other part went to Warke, to bring the Ordnance thence in the mor∣ning, which was disappointed by the negligence of such as were left in charge, who suffered the carriage horses to return after the Ordnance was brought thither; so as for lack of horses to draw the Ordnance, the Army was forced to return to Berwick the 22. All which time there was never any shew of resistance. And the same time the Lord Scroope entred Scotland, from the West Marches, the 18, &c. During which time the Marches in all places were so guarded, as the Scots that did not shew themselves to offer fight in the field, durst not offer to enter into Eng∣land; so as in the absence of the Army there was not one house burnt, nor own Cow taken in England; and it is conceived by such as know the enemies part of Tividale, that there is razed, overthrown, and burnt in this journey, above fifty strong Castles and Piles, and above 300 Vil∣lages; so as there be few in that Country that have received the Rebels, or invaded England, that have either Castle for themselves, or houses for their Tenants, besides the loss and spoils of their other goods, wherein nothing is reckoned of that was done in the other parts by the Lord Scroope, for that it was not done within the County of Tividale, &c.