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Thomas Gower (marshal of Berwick)

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went to London. In 1549, he went to London to claim eighteen months' arrears of sums due for Eyemouth, and complained that other services had not been rewarded. Three years later (9 June 1552), £100 of his debt of £300 to the crown was remitted by the king through the
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in the north parts. In 1559, he complained that one Bennett had been appointed over his head, and was apparently replaced, as he held the post in 1560, when he was made master of the ordinance in the army sent to besiege
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Gower had to pay a considerable ransom, and 'as he was a poor man', was much burdened by expenses at Eyemouth, and had to appoint a deputy in his office as surveyor. For a time, he was a commander at
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that the 'Power of Scotland' was prepared. He was captain of a band of light horsemen in the army with which the
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for that county in 1536. His mother was Margery, daughter of Sir Robert Constable of
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and supervisor of all the buildings and fortifications of Berwick and of
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
123: 27:) was an English soldier and Marshal of Berwick-upon-Tweed. 174:
Calendar of State Papers, Domestic, Elizabeth with Addenda
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Literary Remains of King Edward the Sixth: The Journal
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sent him to assist the mayor in the fortification of
176:(London, 1870), p. 417 no. 18: John Gough Nichols, 114:was appointed marshal of Berwick in Gower's place. 223: 117:In 1558 Gower is mentioned as master of the 193: 224: 164:, vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1890), pp. 747-8. 30:He was the son of Sir Edward Gower of 13: 14: 258: 232:Military personnel from Yorkshire 138:, enclosing a report from him on 25: 1543 – 1577 214:Dictionary of National Biography 180:, vol. 2 (London, 1857), p. 462. 110:'s influence. In November 1552, 247:Garrison of Berwick-upon-Tweed 242:People from Berwick-upon-Tweed 167: 154: 1: 237:16th-century English soldiers 147: 7: 86:, invaded Scotland. At the 54:, and in 1543 was made the 10: 263: 40:commissioner of the peace 62:. Early in the reign of 195:Bradley, Emily Tennyson 108:Duke of Northumberland 200:"Gower, Thomas"  46:. Thomas Gower was 140:Kingston-upon-Hull 136:Earl of Huntingdon 112:Christopher Rokeby 254: 218: 202: 181: 171: 165: 158: 88:Battle of Pinkie 84:Duke of Somerset 56:receiver-general 26: 23: 262: 261: 257: 256: 255: 253: 252: 251: 222: 221: 205:Stephen, Leslie 185: 184: 172: 168: 162:Hamilton Papers 159: 155: 150: 70:and captain of 24: 12: 11: 5: 260: 250: 249: 244: 239: 234: 220: 219: 183: 182: 166: 152: 151: 149: 146: 128:Earl of Sussex 103:James Wilsford 80:Lord Protector 68:Northumberland 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 259: 248: 245: 243: 240: 238: 235: 233: 230: 229: 227: 216: 215: 210: 206: 201: 196: 191: 190:public domain 187: 186: 179: 175: 170: 163: 160:Joseph Bain, 157: 153: 145: 143: 141: 137: 133: 129: 125: 120: 115: 113: 109: 104: 100: 95: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 76:Privy Council 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 28: 19: 212: 177: 173: 169: 161: 156: 144: 116: 96: 29: 18:Thomas Gower 17: 15: 209:Lee, Sidney 94:, p. 980). 60:Wark Castle 44:Flamborough 226:Categories 148:References 99:Haddington 32:Stittenham 132:Newcastle 119:ordinance 92:Holinshed 64:Edward VI 36:Yorkshire 211:(eds.). 197:(1890). 72:Eyemouth 192::  52:Berwick 48:marshal 101:while 82:, the 203:. In 124:Leith 16:Sir 50:of 22:fl. 228:: 207:; 38:, 34:, 20:(

Index

Stittenham
Yorkshire
commissioner of the peace
Flamborough
marshal
Berwick
receiver-general
Wark Castle
Edward VI
Northumberland
Eyemouth
Privy Council
Lord Protector
Duke of Somerset
Battle of Pinkie
Holinshed
Haddington
James Wilsford
Duke of Northumberland
Christopher Rokeby
ordinance
Leith
Earl of Sussex
Newcastle
Earl of Huntingdon
Kingston-upon-Hull
public domain
Bradley, Emily Tennyson
"Gower, Thomas" 
Stephen, Leslie

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