We know your Lordship's noble wisdom will consider these; the surety of this peace of Berwick, and the time as presently it is, to be better furnished. And Almighty God send unto your Lordship as prosperous success as your own noble heart can desire. At the King's and Queen's Majesties' castle of Berwick, the 4th of September, 1557. Your Lordship's, at commandment, THOMAS WHARTON. To the right honourable and our singular good Lord the * William, second Lord Eure, or Evers, son of Sir Ralph Eure, by Margery, daughter of Sir Ralph Bowes, of Streatlam Castle in Durham, succeeded his grandfather, William, in the title, and was bred to the profession of arms. He is styled in a very fine pedigree of his family, preserved in the College of Arms, "Gulielmus de Eure, Miles (cujus jussu delineatur) Dominus Eure, olim Capitaneus Castri et Villa Barwici." He was joined to Lord Wharton in that command, and in the Wardenry, not long before the date of this letter, and his commission was renewed in the 1st of Elizabeth. In 1570 he served under the Earl of Sussex on the borders, and in Scotland; and in 1587 was appointed, with the Earl of Rutland, to treat of a league with the Scots. He married Margaret, daughter of Sir Edward Dymoke, of Scrivelsby in Lincolnshire, by whom he had five sons; Ralph, his successor; Francis; William; Charles; and Charles; and six daughters; Anne, married to John, son and heir of Sir William Mallory; Muriel, to Richard Goodrick, of Ribston in Yorkshire; Martha, to Sir William Armine; Mary, Margaret, and Elizabeth. Lord Eure died Feb. 12, 1593-4. Upon the failure of this nobleman's male line, the family estates which were very valuable, particularly in Yorkshire, were inherited by his great great grand-daughters, Margaret, wife of Thomas, son of Sir Thomas Danby, and Mary, wife of William Palmes, of Ashwell in Rutlandshire, and Linley in Yorkshire. From the de No. XLVII. (Talbot Papers, Vol. D. fol. 167.) THE EARL OF SHREWSBURY Good Mr. Petre, AFTER my very hearty commendations, with like thanks for all your friendship, and gentle offer of the continuance thereof, for the which I am, and always shall be, as ready to do you what pleasure may lie in my power as any friend you have, whereof I pray you to think yourself right well assured. And where, according to the Queen's Majesty's order, I did repair to Brauncepeth for consultation for her Highness's affairs, as well with my very good Lord the Earls of Northumberland and Westmoreland, and the Bishop of Durham, as also with the Lord Dacres, it was thought most convenient, both by me and also by all their Lordships, that immediately after the consultation, I should return thence: for that they all thought that my presence there should as well procure the Scots to prepare an army to those frontiers, and by that means annoy the inhabitants there, as also be an occasion to put her Majesty to further charges, which our study was, as much as we could, to avoid. And now, forasmuch as her Highness's pleasure is I shall scendants of the latter an ancestor of the late Marquis of Rockingham purchased a considerable part, particularly Malton, where the Lords Eure had a magnificent mansion. The title became extinct in George, Lord Eure, a violent sectary, and a man of singular character, who represented the county of York in Cromwell's House of Commons, and lived till the beginning of the last century. return with that speed I can, either thither or to Newcastle, I am enforced to crave at her Majesty's hands my entertainment of a Lieutenant; without which I am not able to serve, that had in the like service by one whole year together, at Darneton, as I think you know, £ 5 a day allowed for my own diet and 100 men, in wages, horsemen, after the 9d. the day a-piece, (for that all my men of necessity must needs have their horses with them) at which time neither my charges were so great by far, nor my travels so many, as now they are. In which matter, as in all others I have, I heartily pray you I may have your furtherance and friendship as you may; for that without it I can by no means be able to maintain that estate, neither for her Highness's honour, nor my own poor honesty; as knoweth Almighty God, who send you, as my assured friend, as well to do as I would myself. From York, the 11th of September, 1557. No. XLVIII. (Talbot Papers, Vol. D. fol. 173.) THE EARL OF SHREWSBURY TO THE EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND. My very good Lord, AFTER my right hearty commendations to your good Lordship with like thanks for your gentle advertisements, whereby perceiving, in one point, your earnest request to know what wages, and other rewards, the Captains of horsemen and foot men, with their soldiers shall have; of which matter albeit by the example of Sir Thomas Wharton's band, I thought your Lordship should have been long before this time ascertained, by their order and usage prescribed by the Queen's Majesty unto them; yet forasmuch as I perceive your Lordship does not know the certainty thereof, I have thought meet to signify the same that since my being at Brauncepeth I have received letters from my Lords of the Council, and there enclosed a schedule of rates of some particular furniture for the army. Wherein it appears her Highness is pleased that the captain of 100 horsemen has for his entertainment 6s. by the day, his petty-captain 3s.; the captain of 100 footmen, 4s. by the day, his petty-captain, 2s.; the horseman, 9d. by the day for his wages, and at the pay-day, 3d. reward, of her Majesty's mere liberality; the footmen by day, 6d., and at the pay-day, 2d. in reward, of her Highness's like liberality, which rates I think your Lordship may well execute and follow. And, where I perceive by your Lordship's said letters, the good success of the exploit taken in hand by my cousin your brother, I do not a little rejoice thereat; and have by my letters signified the same to my Lords of the Privy Council, whom I have desired to make report thereof to her Highness. And so for this time I commit your good Lordship to the tuition of Almighty God. From York, the 15th of September, 1557. No. XLIX. (Talbot Papers, Vol. D. fol. 177.) LORD WHARTON TO THE EARL OF SHREWSBURY. Right honourable and my singular good Lord, Ir may please your Lordship to be advertised that by all intelligence I can learn from out of Scotland, the Scots prepared an army, to be levied throughout their whole realm, and to be near Edinburgh upon Michaelmas day. I am informed, also, that they carted 12 great pieces of ordnance at Edinburgh, to be brought with the army, besides that they have in their fort at Aymouth. Mons. Docell moves to assail Berwick (the Scot's say Norham and Wark) with devastating the country. Their warnings are to have forty days' victuals, and to come forward to meet the army of England at the river Tweed. The Duke of Chatelherault is moved to take the chief leading of that army. An espial this last night has told me that the Scots much grudge against this war, occasioned by the French; and say that there are sundry noblemen in Scotland who would have peace with this realm. And, as he says to me, if device were made they would treat therefor, setting France apart, for presently they are discomfited with the great victories the King's Majesty has had over the French; and that the Scots do not trust the fair promises of the French, nor in their assistance as the Scots looked for. I have advertised my very good |