The other valentine

A little interesting event that happen is in 1575. Remember Valentine Browne, the man was the treasurer of Berwick-Upon-Tweed, who happen to have the share the name with Henry Carey possible bastard son. Well he seem he got into trouble. The previous year, the soldiers started to complain (Source) and that the food was being crappy. Then again money was alway problem, but it seem that this time it was enough for the authority to take action against Valentine as he seem to be more or less accuse of embazllement and he ended up in the same prison Henry Carey had been sent to previously, though eventually release several month later he was.  The entry on Valentine Browne and Lord Hunsdon in the act of the privy matters will give you the details

Archive binge

How bout we check-up on some of the national archive document on Henry Carey (essentially all the time he got sue)in and around our current time.

The Queen and Henry Lord Hunsdon, Captain of Berwick. v. Tenants of the fishing in the Tweed.: Right of fishing New Water of Tweed by the captains of Berwick Castle, and the Queen's title to New Water of Tweed.: Northumberland.

Description of Courts: Extracts from Courts, and Burgage Court. Court of Richard Ryche, knt., Lord Ryche (4 Phil. & Mary). Courts of Henry Carye, K.G., Lord Hunsdon (22 Eliz. & 2 Jas. I ).

 

Parties: Isham v Hunsdon, Lord, and Tottye. Subject: Proceedings on recognizance of debt County: London

Archbishop of Canterbury v Lord Hunsdon: depositions taken in the country

(wee bit curious about the last one though there is a possibility that its one of Henry descendant)

Thos. Jackson, Thos. Burrell. v. Thos. Moreton or Murton, John Crafford, tenants to the Lord Hunsdon.: Profits of the fishing in the new water of Tweed.: Northumberland.

Looking into this I think I might have to look into the fishing around tweed.

Chancery: Inquisitions Post Mortem, Series II, and other Inquisitions, Henry VII to Charles I. Hunsdon, Henry: Middlesex.

Carey v Twisden.   - Carey v Pakington Segrey v Carey. (land dispute)

James Duckett, servant to Henry Carey, first Baron Hunsdon [styled 'Earl of' Hunsdon v Robert Garford  (amusingly he is style Earl of Hunsdon there, the always chase title )

                                                                                  

Rebellion

So here some more general context to the rising of the North. We have essentially a mix of reason as to why thing happen, most of them having to do with protestantism of the crown while the local lord are catholic, but it also goes along with a centralising government against more feudal lord. At the same time you have the duke of northfolk seeking to get wed to Mary Stuart. Henry effectively an agent of that centralisation (he himself having no ties whatsoever to the region, but he is getting appointee to the matters by the central authority in London). I very much doubt that Henry had any sort of conflicting loyalty here, in fact the suppressing of the rebellion pretty much get brutal. Though most account actually put his force at numerical disadvantage.

The way to the storm

Well you the rising of the North happen in November and well that mean we got many months of logs before the fighting actually started. Let us look into the first half of the year. In which thing seem to have been rather godawful.

Here two link for cecil papers and the foreign Calendar for the part  in question. 

At Cecil 1248, you can see that Hunsdon divert the letter by the Queen of Scott sending them to Cecil. Otherwise most of what he is going through his instruction and report of his daily activities. At 1259 and 1260 the regent put give him the good word. Though he complain about how the defensense are piss poor (1269). He also complain that they are too Scotsmen in his territory, with his solution to the issue being to alllow those that work for the crown to stay, while the rest be banish, this going at the same time as proclamation that made it quite illegal to criticise the queen.  he seem to have some legal trouble . At 1282, you can see he's actually showing concern toward his niece and nephews now that their mother is dead.

in the foreing calendar at 116, you can see he's talking about some disease he calls the Hyves and how the smallpox is submerging the place and at 262 ( may 19), talk about how the treasurer and the marshall are missing and now everything  on him and the very next month think he won't see them again (292)

Governor

So like I mention in the Cecil paper you will find this reference dating from november 1561. At entry 840.

Has appointed Lord Hunsdon, Governor of Berwick. He is to proceed to take charge and government of Newcastle and the county of Northumberland under the Earl. Directs the Earl of Sussex to write to Sir John Foster, Warden of the Middle Marches towards Scotland, giving him instructions to join Lord Hunsdon. Hartlepool is to be safely kept. Has given order for a supply of munitions of war to be sent to him.

While eye brow raising is that most source will tell you that Henry Carey did indeed assume governorship of Berwick-upon-Tweed but he did so in 1568(I'm almost incline to think its a mistake, but really what are the odd that it is). What make it more difficult is that they don't quite seem to a proper list of the governor of Berwick-Upon-Tweed (or at least the one on wikipedia is pretty full of holes). So far the most convicing one seem to be from history of parliament and has you can see it doesn't mention him being governor in 1561. It goes from William 13th Lord Grey of Wilton to the 2nd Earl of Bedford (Francis, Russel, amusingly he is the son of John Russel, the man who apparently took Henry under his wings at some point).

Wiki mention that Lord Grey had retired of active command by 1561 (apparently from failling health , page 159 ) so I'm incline to think that he (like is son much later) were essentially place holder at Berwick until more official appointment came around.