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[Whar]ton for muster, which was found in a manuscript of Theodorus Sisson, who was one of his Majesty's justices of the peace for the county of Westmorland, and who resided at Barton, the only place summoned in that county. - He says, that the whole of Sir Thomas Wharton's force did not exceed 1000 men, (some historians have called them only 300,) and that they engaged an army of 15,000 Scots, and took prisoners almost every person of distinction in the Scots army, and eight or nine hundred common soldiers, with all their baggage. The reason given by the Scots was, that not knowing who was their commander in chief on the day of the battle, Oliver Sinclair, the King's favourite, being lifted upon the shoulders of two of his soldiers, shewed the King's commission, wherein himself was appointed their General, wherewith the Scots were so displeased, that they refused to fight, and suffered themselves to be taken prisoners.

The names of these Lords sent for by Sir Thomas Wharton in 1543, for Defence of the Borders.

Bewcastle,John Musgrave, horse and foot.
Gillsland,Thomas Blenerhasset, 60 horse.
Warwickbriggs,Richard Warwick, and tenants.
Alexander Appleby, 2 horse.
William Porter, 2 horse.
Anthony Highmore, 4 horse.
For Ainstable,Edward Aglionby, horse and foot.
Robert Brisco, horse and foot.
Penrith,Cuthbert Hutton, 6 horse, 10 foot.
Greystock,Thomas Dacre, horse and foot.
Barton, Martindale and Patterdale,William Pickering, 20 horse, 20 foot.
Threlkeld,Chris. Threlkeld, 4 horse, 6 foot.
For Derwentwater estates,Lancelot Lowther, all horse and foot.
[torn here] Lord Millum,Mr Latus, 60 horse.
Calder,John Senhouse, 4 horse.
Mulcaster,William Pennington, all horse.
Whithaven, &c.Sir John Lowther, 100 horse, 40 foot.
Workington,Sir Thomas Curwen, horse and foot.
John Lamplough, 10 horse, 4 foot.
Wardel Hall,Thomas Dykes, 4 horse.
Richard Eglesfield, 6 horse.
John Senhouse, 4 horse.
Anthony Barwise, 2 horse.
William Asmotherly, 2 horse.
John Swinburn, household servants.
Lord of St Bees, 10 horse.
Robert Lamplugh, household servants.
Robert Ellis, 2 horse.
John Thwaites, household servants.
Branthwaite and Lowswater,John Skelton, 4 horse.
Sir William Musgrave, 100 horse, 40 foot.
John Leigh, 10 horse.
Whitehall,Thomas Salkeld, 4 horse.
William Skelton, 6 horse.
Dalston,Thomas Dalston, 10 horse, 20 foot.
Catterelend,William Vaux, 4 horse, 6 foot.
Blencow,Richard Blencow, 6 horse.
Bishops Tenants, 40 horse.
Abbey Holm, all tried horse.
One cannot, from the above, tell what number there was, and the further account being defaced, I could read little of it, except total of men, 1027.
Mr
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