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on 26 June 1529. Warcup had previously been
Carlisle Pursuivant, an equivalent office in the West border. In August 1534, Warcup was described as newly made Carlisle Herald. An old authority states that Warcup was made Berwick Pursuivant by
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at the end of May 1541 and delivered letters from Henry VIII to James V in the Chapel Royal. He sent messages to
Margaret Tudor who sent him a gift of a black velvet doublet. In June, the king was sad for the
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in 1537. As a herald in
Scotland he wore the English royal arms upon his breast. She told him to change his apparel and put on a Scottish cloak and hat and meet her in a gallery in her lodging. He witnessed
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and 60 smaller guns had been refurnished or newly made in
Edinburgh Castle. All the guns would be ready 20 days after Easter. Ray had attended a sermon preached by a Friar to
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Ray was rewarded £12 for delivering letters in
Edinburgh in December 1551, £12 in January 1553 and £15 in February. Later, Ray was detained by French troops at
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wrote to him on 3 April 1565 to buy some salmon for a St George's Day feast, and addressed him as "Harry Ree, alias
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over a billet, and a servant of Margaret Tudor told his mistress, who told the king, who ordered the
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arranged for Leonard Warcup, Berwick Pursuivant, to meet
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office of arms created around 1460 for service on the
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