CP 138, 30a

CP Volume 138 Folio 30(a)

HMC Volume 1 Page 211 Number 676

Haynes Page 294 Number 284

Transcribed by Samuel Haynes in “A Collection of State Papers . . . 1542 to 1570” London, 1740

18 April 1560 From my Lord his Grace to Mr. Secretarye

From the Duke of Norfolk's Book of Entries.

Mr. Secretarye, WHERE I wrote unto you this Daie in the Morninge, that upon monday last, there was a Skyrmyshe betwen us and Leght, nowe Mr. Leeke is arrived here, who did see the hoole, and certyfiethe of certentye, that it was one of the hottest Skrymyshes, that ever he sawe; and ther was killed and hurte of eyther Part, (as he seyth) a hundred and forty or a hundred and sixty. It was hard to judge who hadd the better: Of our Side ther was non of the Degree above a Lyeutenaunte slayne. Capt. Barkleye was hurte and taken; Mr. Arthur Gray shott through the Shuldre, but, Thanks be to Godd, in no daunger; Bryan Fitzwilliams shott throughe the Legge: And of the Frenche one of their cheffest Captains slayne, called Monsieur Chapper. I hope this wolbe a Leason to them that have the Chardge ther, to kepe ther Men out of Edinburgh: I have wryten oft ynoughe for yt, if it wold helpe. I thinke, as by Report I cann gather, ther was then at the Skyrmyshe almost thon half of the Footemen. Rastarycke Denrye is so sweate, that our Campe lyethe not within half a Myle and more of our Trenches. I thinke all our syne armed Barwyck Men be not the best furnished of their Men. Thus prayeng you to be so muche my Freende, as every Man bere his own Burthen, and not all undeserved, to be layd on my back. I bydd you, &c. Captain Reede and Captain Vaughan, at the said Skirmyshe (as I am informed) shewed themselfs very stoute and valyante.

Tho. Norffolk.