Following a major Liddesdale reiver incursion into Tynedale in 1565, English borderers exercised the Hot Trod right, pursuing the raiders back toward the border. The Tynedale Hot Trod of 1565 was remarkable because the pursuing English party was intercepted by Scottish borderers before reaching the line, leading to a formal diplomatic complaint. The incident illuminated the practical difficulties of the Hot Trod system — while legally established in the border treaties, its exercise depended on Scottish goodwill that was frequently absent.
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