[Publications] . ed. The appointment ofCommissioners probably arose out of this correspondence ; and the following is a copyof the Report they agreed upon on the 5th May, 1597, which was certified under thehand of the Bishop of Durham, Tobie Matthew. Ridpath (vide Border History,p. 689) seems to have had the use of an imperfect copy of this document. In Rymer{Feed. xvi. 312) is a letter from Queen Elizabeth to Sir W. Bowes, requiring him, afew days before the Report bears date, to proceed to King James with remonstrances.] Indorsed by Lord Ellesmere, A°. 38, Eliza. The proceedings of the Commi
[Publications] . ed. The appointment ofCommissioners probably arose out of this correspondence ; and the following is a copyof the Report they agreed upon on the 5th May, 1597, which was certified under thehand of the Bishop of Durham, Tobie Matthew. Ridpath (vide Border History,p. 689) seems to have had the use of an imperfect copy of this document. In Rymer{Feed. xvi. 312) is a letter from Queen Elizabeth to Sir W. Bowes, requiring him, afew days before the Report bears date, to proceed to King James with remonstrances.] Indorsed by Lord Ellesmere, A°. 38, Eliza. The proceedings of the Commis-sioners for Englande and Scotlande for Border Causes. To all Christian people to whome these presentes shall , Tobie, by Gods providence, Bushopp of Duresme, SirWilliam Bowes, knight, Frauncis Slingisbe, esquier, and ClementColmore, Doctor of Lawe, Commissioners of the most-high, mostexcellent and mightie Princes, Elizabeth, by the grace of God,Queene of Englande, Fraunce, and Ireland, defendour of the. -fc? COMMISSIONERS FOR BORDER CAUSES. 230 THE EGERTON PAPERS. faith, &c. And wee, Peeter, by the mercie of God, Bushopp ofDunkell, one of the Senators of the Colledge of Justice withinScotland, Sir George Houme of Wedderbourne, knight, AndrewKerr, of Fawdonside, and Mr. George Younge, Archidean of , Commissioners for the right high, right excellent andmightie Prince, James the Sixt, King of Scottes, our SoveraigneLord, send greeting, in our Lord God everlasting. Knowe yeethat wee, the said Commissioners, having mett heer in the Cittieof Carlisle, in the name of Almightie Godd, and for obedience ofour Soveraignes directions, given us by there Commissions undertheir Great Seales, and having ordered all complaintes presentedto us throughout all the Marches of both the Realmes, andthereby made our selves acquainted with the lamentable effecteswhich the lawlesse and disobedient disposition of the most partof the Inhabitantes thereof, emboldened with long impunitie
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