[1] [2] [3] The lord protector and others of the councell, considering now in what sort they had got foothold in Scotland,1548 Anno Reg. 2. by reason of such peeces as they had taken and fortified within the realme, did deuise for the more suertie of those places, which they had alreadie got, and the better to bring the rest of the countrie vnto reason, to haue some holds also more within the land, and therefore first they caused a fort to be builded at Lowder,

Lowder for|tified.

Sir Hugh Willoughbie.

where sir Hugh Willoughbie was appointed capteine with a conuenient garri|son of soldiers to kéepe it. Beside this, it was thought expedient to fortifie the towne of Hadington, where|vpon the lord Greie lieutenant of the north parts, with sir Thomas Palmer, and sir Thomas Hol|croft, were appointed to go thither with a conuenient number of men of warre & pioners to sée that towne fensed with trenches, rampiers, and bulworks, as should séeme to his lordship necessarie and behooue|full; who therefore entring into Scotland the eigh|téenth of Aprill, passed forth to Hadington,Hadington fortified by the lord Greie. where he began to fortifie, and there remained to sée the worke brought to some perfection. During his abode there, diuerse exploits were both valiantlie attempted and luckilie atchiued by his martiall conduct and politike direction, as occasions offred might moue him, which I would gladlie haue set downe at large, if I could haue come to the true vnderstanding thereof; but sith I cannot get the same, in such full manner as I haue wished, that yet which I haue learned by true report (as I take it) I haue thought good to impart to the reader.