0 1 , ▁North umber land . ▁From ▁ 1 5 9 2 ▁till ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Elizabeth ' s ▁reign ▁he ▁occupied ▁various ▁posts ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁borders , ▁being ▁appointed ▁W arden ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁March ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 6 , ▁which ▁he ▁held ▁till ▁February ▁ 1 5 9 8 . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁work ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁largely ▁responsible ▁for ▁eas ing ▁the ▁troubles ▁and ▁the ▁dep red ations ▁of ▁the ▁Border ▁Re ivers . ▁His ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁Scottish ▁f y reb ran de ▁Robert ▁Ker , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Ro x burg he ▁was ▁only ▁settled ▁after ▁great ▁skill ▁and ▁tact ▁on ▁Care y ' s ▁part . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 6 0 3 ▁he ▁visited ▁the ▁court , ▁and ▁witness ed ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁I ' s ▁last ▁ill ness , ▁which ▁he ▁described ▁in ▁his ▁mem oir s . ▁An x ious ▁to ▁recommend ▁himself ▁to ▁her ▁successor ▁James ▁I , ▁and ▁dis ob ey ing ▁the ▁orders ▁of ▁the ▁council , ▁he ▁started ▁on ▁horse back ▁immediately ▁after ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁death ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁ 1 6 0 3 , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁communicate ▁the ▁tid ings ▁to ▁James , ▁arrived ▁at ▁Holy ro od ▁late ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁March , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁King ▁a ▁Gent le man ▁of ▁the ▁Bed ch