[1] But now that Rockesburgh was sufficientlie made defensible (the which to sée it séemed the duke of Summerset had vowed before he would thence de|part) his grace and the councell did first determine that my lord Greie should remaine vpon the bor|ders there as the kings lieutenant, and then tooke or|der for the forts:Order taken for defense of the fort gai|ned and built in this voiage. that sir Andrew Dudleie capteine of Broughticrag had left with two hundred soldi|ers of harquebutters & others, and a sufficient num|ber of pioners for his works: sir Edward Dudleie capteine of Hume castell threescore harquebutters, [page 992] fortie horssemen, and a hundred pioners: sir Rafe Bulmer capteine of Rockesburgh thrée hundred soldiers of harquebutters and others, and two hun|dred pioners. As things were thus concluded, and warning giuen ouer night on this wednesdaie be|ing Michaelmasse euen,The armie re|turneth home|wards. on the next morrow being Michaelmasse daie euerie man fell to packing apase and got them homewards, passing ouer the Twéed there with some trouble and danger also,The danger of the soldiers in passing the riuer of Twéed. by reason of raine that latelie fell before, & had raised the streame, which being swift of it selfe, and the chanell vneuen in the bottome with great stones made the passage cumbersome, so that manie as well horssemen as footmen were in no small perill as they passed tho|rough, and one or two drowned, and manie cariages ouerthrowne, and in great hazzard of losing.