[1] [2] The six and twentith of Aprill, the earle of Sussex lord lieutenant, accompanied with the foresaid lord of Hunnesdon, master Drurie, and diuers other cap|teins and souldiours, to the number of thrée thousand or thereabouts, set from Barwike about fiue of the [page 1215] clocke in the afternoone towards Warke, where they arriued about nine of the clocke in the night: and continuing there till the next morning, in the meane time he put things in order necessarie for the assieg|ging of Hume castell, the winning whereof his lord|ship seemed to haue vowed.The marshall sent before to Hume castell. About the breake of the daie he sent foorth master Drurie, with certeine hors|men and shot before, to inuiron that castell, and to choose there such a plot of ground, where he might in|campe best in safetie frõ the shot of the same. Which the said master Drurie accordinglie performed, and there remained till the comming of the said lord lieutenant with the armie; who setting forward the footbands, cariage, and ordinance, made hast to fol|low. But yet yer he could passe the riuer of Twéed, and set ouer all the men, ordinance and carriage, it was almost ten of the clocke. Héere at this riuer, the lord lieutenant caused all the horssemen to staie and to take ouer the footmen.