Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	placename:-	Battle of Solway Moss
	other name:-	Battle of Sollom Moss
	locality:-	Solway Moss
	parish	Kirkandrews parish, once in Cumberland
	county:-	Cumbria
		battle site
	coordinates:-	NY3469
	10Km square:-	NY36
	1Km square	NY3469
	old text:-	Camden 1789
		Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789.
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		... Beyond this river Esk the country for some miles is accounted part of England, in which is Sollom-mosse, famous for the number of Scottish nobles taken prisoners A.D. 1543, when the Scots intending to attack Thomas Wharton, lord warden of the Marches, no sooner found the king had transferred his command to Oliver Sincler, in preference to them, than they resented this affront as they supposed it, to their own disgrace and ruin, breaking their ranks, and throwing the whole army into confusion. The English seeing this from higher ground immediately attacked and routed them, made many prisoners, who flung down their arms and surrendered themselves to the English and moss troopers on the borders with an inconsiderable loss of men on either side; which threw king James V. of Scotland into such despondency that he broke his heart. ...
	person:-	: Wharton, Thomas; Lord Warden of the Marches
	person:-	: Sincler, Oliver
	person:-	: James V, King of Scots
	date:-	1789
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s
	old text:-	Camden 1789 (Gough Additions)
		Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789.
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		... Within it [Arthuret] lies a noted morass, commonly called Solom moss, ... It is famous in history for the defeat of the Scots in Henry VIII's time by sir Thomas Wharton, of which see before, p.51. 156. The few Scotch runaways of 1524 perished in this moss, and some peat diggers are said to have found in it a few years ago the skeleton of a trooper and his horse in complete armour.
	person:-	: Scots 8PERSON
	date:-	1789
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s
	descriptive text:-	Simpson 1746
		The three volumes of maps and descriptive text published as 'The Agreeable Historian, or the Compleat English Traveller ...', by Samuel Simpson, 1746.
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		Beyond the Esk, the County for some Miles is reckon'd English Ground, and in that Compass, is Sollom-Mosse, a Place remarkable for the Success of the English, in taking many Scotch Noblemen Prisoners in 1542; the Occasion was this: The Scots being ready to join Battle, contrary to their Expectation, found that Sir Oliver Sinclair was appointed their General, a Person who not only lay under a general Odium, but being of an inferior Rank, the Noblemen took it as an Affront to them to be commanded by him; and to revenge the Injury, as they call'd it, fell into Mutinies and Disorder.
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		The English commanded by Sir Thomas Wharton, being posted upon the higher Ground, observed this Advantage, and falling upon him put them to Flight, and took many Prisoners, without any Blood, among whom were the Earl of Cassels and Glencarn, the Lords Maxwel, Fleming, Sir Oliver Sinclair, and many others. James V. King of Scotland, was so much concern'd for the Loss of his Army, which consisted of 15,000 Men, that he soon after died of Grief. ...
	placename:-	Sollom Mosse
	person:-	soldier : Sinclair, Oliver, Sir
	person:-	soldier : Wharton, Thomas, Sir
	person:-	: James V, King of Scotland
	date:-	1746
	period:-	18th century, early; 1740s
	old map:-	Morden 1695 (Cmd)
		Maps, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695.
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		Sollome mosse
		Labelling a tent symbol for a battle site or the moss itself.
	placename:-	Battle of Sollome Mosse
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1695
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	event:-	battle; Battle of Solway Moss
	old map:-	Jansson 1646
		Map, Cumbria et Westmoria, or Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646; published 1646-1724.
		Sollome Moss
		Tent symbol.
	placename:-	Sollome Moss
	county:-	Cumberland
	date:-	1646
	period:-	17th century, early; 1640s
	old map:-	Speed 1611 (Cmd)
		Maps, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, London, 1611; published 1611-1770.
		tent symbol on Solway Moss
	date:-	1611
	period:-	17th century, early; 1610s
	descriptive text:-	Keer 1605 (edn 1620)
		Map, Westmorlandia et Comberlandia, ie Westmorland and Cumberland now Cumbria, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, probably by Pieter van den Keere, or Peter Keer, about 1605; published about 1605 to 1676.
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		... This Province, King Stephen, to purchase favour with the Scots, what time he stood in most need of ayd, confirmed by gift under their Crowne; which Henry the second notwithstanding, made claime unto and got, as Newbrigensis writeth, and laid it againe in the Marches of England: since when, many bickerings betwixt these Nations herein have hapned, but none so fore against the Scotish, as was that at Sollome-Mosse, where their Nobilitie disdaining their own Generall Oliver Sinclere, gave over the Battle, and yielded themselves to the English; which dishonour pierced so deeply into the heart of King James the fist, that for griefe thereof he shortely after died.
	person:-	: Stephen
	person:-	: Henry II
	person:-	: James I of Scotland
	person:-	: Sinclere, Oliver
	date:-	1620
	period:-	17th century; 1620s
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008

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