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County of the Borough and Town of Berwick upon Tweed} continued

.... The Earl of Surrey came to Berwick
with his Army, in order to recruit
it, after the battle of Flodden Field
in 1513.
In 1525 the commissioners between
Henry the 8th and James the 5th of Scotalnd
met at Berwick, when they concluded
a treaty for a three years peace - and another signed 1533 - the Duke of Norfolk
marched an Army into Berwick in 1542, & burnt Kelso.
In 1547, the "Protector" with 18,000 men 34 Ships & 34 Transport Ships arrived at Berwick.
From this date the importance of Berwick as a fortification gradually
declined, and altho partly connected with the Wars of "The Roses"
and the rebellions of 1715 & 1745. Still its glory departed in
1547, the Union of the two Kingdoms having done away
with the necessity of maintaining it in a high state of
defence.

Berwick is distant 23 miles from Kelso,
58 from Edinburgh, & 66 from Newcastle. It occupies