J. F. Campbell Collection > Minstrelsy of the Scottish border > Volume 1

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for na harme, as that day fell, they brake a chace of more
then 200 men out of the English trayne, chases the said
Wm. of Kininmonth more than 3 or 4 myles, comes
to him^ and takes him prisoner, brings him back to the
deputie, thinking to doe good service by the seizing of
such an ofFendar, causit brek the truce, himself caried
him away with him prisoner to the castell of Cairlell.
Whereupon, and seing the samynewas done to the plaine
breache of the trewes, the Lord of Buccleugh as the
kingis officer, did wreat unto Mr Salkeld, the deputie of
England, immediatlie in absence of the Lord Scroop, for
the redress thairof. Mr Salkeld by his anser did ex-
cuise himselfe, and refer the maitter to the Lord Scroop,
warden, who for the tyme was at a hous of his owin in
the countrey. The Lord Scroop thereupon was written
unto in the samyne sence by the Lord of Buccleugh, to
wit, for the setting the prisoner at libertie without con-
dition or bond, seing he was unlawfullie taken, and
consequentlie to the tuitch of the king. It was ansered,
that he could do nothing ther aneut, seing it was so hap-
ned, and be reason that the prisoner was such a male-
factor, without the privitie of the Quene and counsall
of England : so as his anser tending to the delay of the
matter, the Lord Buccleugh being loath to informe the
Kinge of the maitter least the samyn might have bred
some mistaking betueen the princes, he made tryell for
Mr Robert Bowis, then resident ambassador for the
Queen in Scotland ; who, upon his desire and informa-