He was made governor of Berwick upon Tweed, where he was visited by John Knox and James MacGill in 1559, and where he busied himself actively on behalf of the Scottish Protestants.
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In 1551 the castle was besieged by English forces under the command of the Lord Deputy of Ireland, Sir James Croft, in the course of an expedition against the MacDonnell's.
He enjoyed the confidence of the English Crown and was on good terms with successive Deputies, Sir Edward Bellingham, Sir James Croft and Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex.
Born at Holme Lacy, Herefordshire, he was the eldest son of Sir John Scudamore, Custos Rotulorum of Herefordshire and his first wife Eleanor Croft, daughter of former Lord Deputy of Ireland James Croft.