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The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D.

CHAPTER XL
17/95

The common people retired to their houses: the leaders fled into Scotland.

Northumberland was found skulking in that country, and was confined by Murray in the Castle of Lochlevin.

Westmoreland received shelter from the chieftains of the Kers and Scots, partisans of Mary; and persuaded them to make an inroad into England, with a view of exciting a quarrel between the two kingdoms.
After they had committed great ravages, they retreated to their own country.

This sudden and precipitate rebellion was followed soon after by another still more imprudent, raised by Leonard Uacres.

Lord Hunsdon, at the head of the garrison of Berwick, was able, without any other assistance, to quell these rebels.


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