He studied law in his early years , but his ancestral connection with the Border country marked him out for employment in border affairs , where he did active service . In 1536 he was in the royal army against the Pilgrimage of Grace , and carried to the king the petition of the rebels . In 1541 he was specially summoned to London to advise the privy council about Scottish business . In 1542 he accompanied Thomas Howard , 3rd Duke of Norfolk on his plundering raid into Scotland , and was sent with 3,000 men to harry Jedburgh . He was attacked on his way at the Battle of Haddon Rig , and was made prisoner , but soon released . In 1550 he was made warden of the east and middle marches
Pilgrimage of Grace
Pilgrimage of Grace
Robert Bowes (lawyer)