Siege of Newcastle by the Scottish Army 1644

[andygmandrew]

There are many burials of soldiers in St Nicholas Church Newcastle upon Tyne in 1644 following the siege by the Scots. One entry is puzzling me:

'4 January 1644/45 Wm. Wayre [illegible] to Coronell Arykin[?]'

Can anyone help with the illegible word and or the Colonel's surname?

[Bookbox]

I think the illegible word in the middle is auncient, or anncient = 'ancient', an old term for an ensign, or military standard-bearer.

Afraid I can't help with the surname at the end, but maybe a sight of more entries on the page would help?

[andygmandrew]

I think you could be right. I have searched all the other entries on the page but there is no help to be found there.

[Bookbox]

But perhaps for comparison of letter-forms elsewhere on the page?

ADDED
Maybe Ariskin (with a long s)? Could be a variant spelling of Erskine?

[andygmandrew]

I meant that I can find no other letter forms on the page which match the problematic ones. This parish clerk has extremely bad handwriting!

[Bookbox]

Did you see my added suggestion? Could be down to phonetics - Erskine sounding like Ariskin ?

[Bookbox]

As on the first page of this index ...
https://journals.socantscot.org/index.php/psas/article/view/7890/7858

[andygmandrew]

Sorry, been away. Re Ariskin I do believe that you are correct.

We’ll done!

[hanes teulu]

Sir Arthur Erskine of Scotscraig - regiment at the Siege of Newcastle 1644
https://www.keepyourpowderdry.co.uk/2019/05/the-ministers-regiment.html