button to main menu  Edward Aglionby's Notes of the Debatable Land, 1590, page 163
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wardens men, to follow to where the fraie is, or to ryde betwixt them and home, as the service requires. In offence of Scotland when the warden doth make any rode, to go with a competent nomber and take boutie in Scotland: and that is called a Warden Rode.
Socage.
His Constable hath in charge certain tenauntes in and about Carlill, belonging to the demeasnes or mannor of the Castle, which are the Queens tenauntes in socage, who are at all tymes readie at the Constables call, either for service in the castle or in the field, as the Warden shall direct. This Constable rideth most by the wardens direccion at all Assays with his sowldiers and wardens servants.
Bourgh.
Next unto Carlisle westward, is Bourgh Barronrie under the governance of a Steward, who ought to lye at Rockliffe Castle, a castle bwilded by the Lord Dacre, for the readiness and defence of all service, either general or perticular.
This Steward hath in charge all Bourgh Barronrie, and Rockliffe, who at a showt are in readiness to meete the Steward to follow the fraye, when any fray riseth within his charge. He hath in charge also that no Scottishe man passe thorough his charge withowt lycence, and that none under his charge passe in Scotland withowt like lycence. In this Steward lyeth all the safetie of the west part of the Wardenrie.
Holme.
West of it lyeth the Holme Lordship, under the governement of a Steward who ought to be resident within the Holme for the defence of the Lordship. His service is not so readie as Bourgh to followe frayes, except the fray be amongest themselves: but his service is to bring the men under his charge to do some pece of service, as the Warden shall appoint at all times requisite.
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