Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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and Mr. Thinne, who, because Mr. Terringham liad drawne his sword
upon Thinn's man for loosing his horse (in the court of guard) and
giving him unmannerly language, Thinne came in to the defence of
his man, and the difference grew hot betwixt them, and when the
watoh was broke up, Terringham, by the king's command, was committed
all day to the court of guard, not because hee was most in
fault (as was supposed), but that hee beeing the king's auncient
servant, and having gotten well in his service, Avould increase an
affront from soe meane a fellow to a quarrell, or rather to wine
popular applause Avith the extraordinary privy chamber men, who
received noe beniiitt by the court and yet were put to such expence,
for that if they should receive but just checks, it would bee enough
to breed discontent in them, over whom the king was allready not
causelessly jealous, that they had noe great zeale to serve him in
this quarrell for the pride and unlimited power of bishops. And the
ill order in billiting the extraordinarie servants, the chardge and
trouble they were put too for their carriadges, and the generall
disregard they found, together with a consciousness of their ignorance
in martiall discipline, and the little care taken to instruct them, thef
insufficiency of those officers that should doe it : the great bruite^^ of
the ennemye's strength and theire able commanders, did beget a
distrust in most, and a murmure in others, which noe doubt tooke a
deepe impression in the clergie, who were vigilant spies over all men's
words and actions in this journey, and noe question rendred an account
to their metropolitan how the pulse of the king's powor did beate,
and accordingly the councell given was either more sharpe or more
remisse, and at last finding theire dignity (as they thought) betrayed,
they feared a greater mischiefe if they had refused to bee soe deceived,
as in the end they were.
[May.] The 24th beeing Friday, the Lord Carnarvon's troope was
commanded away to Belford,^^ 12 mile, and were noe sooner come
thither but were sent for back againe by Sir Henry Hungett, our
quarter master, which bred confused thoughts in many to conjecture
the cause. Some thought the Scotts had made an inroade into the
countrey and were not fari^e of, and therefore the king would not
adventure us soe farre onwards, and weaken liis personall guard ; others
mentioned a great defeate given to the king's partie, they knew not
well where ;
yet theise were mutterd with some confidence, as though
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Bruit = a report, rumour.
'" 1745. From Alnwick our next day's march was to Belford twelve ' miles,
a poor, small thoroughfare post-town having only one house for the reception
of travellers. . . . Hereabouts we frequently saw countrymen plowing with
four couple of oxen and one of horses, the ground being so hard and stonj'^ does
here commonly require ten and twelve cattle, as also in many parts of Scotland
we saw the same. . . . This place was so small that we were obliged to be
cantoned all over the adjacent villages.
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. . Journey fhrongh Part of
England and Scotland along ivith the Army under the Command of H.R.H. the
Duke of Cumberland. By a Volunteer, p. 48, second edition, London, 1747.