Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 338 pages of information about Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1.

Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 338 pages of information about Minstrelsy of the Scottish border, Volume 1.

    Monasteries and Freehouses .... 7
    Castles, towres, and piles .... 16
    Market townes ................. 5
    Villages ...................... 243
    Mylnes ........................ 13
    Spytells and hospitals ........ 3

See also official accounts of these expeditions, in Dalyell’s Fragments.]

[Footnote 16:  Patten gives us a list of those east border chiefs who did homage to the Duke of Somerset, on the 24th of September, 1547; namely, the lairds of Cessfoorth, Fernyherst, Grenehed, Hunthill, Hundely, Makerstone, Bymerside, Bounjedworth, Ormeston, Mellestains, Warmesay, Synton, Egerston, Merton, Mowe, Rydell, Beamerside.  Of gentlemen, he enumerates George Tromboul, Jhon Haliburton, Robert Car, Robert Car of Greyden, Adam Kirton, Andrew Mether, Saunders Purvose of Erleston, Mark Car of Littledean, George Car of Faldenside, Alexander Mackdowal, Charles Rutherford, Thomas Car of the Yere, Jhon Car of Meynthorn (Nenthorn), Walter Holiburton, Richard Hangansyde, Andrew Car, James Douglas of Cavers, James Car of Mersington, George Hoppringle, William Ormeston of Edmerden, John Grymslowe.—­Patten, in Dalyell’s Fragments, p. 87.

On the west border, the following barons and clans submitted and gave pledges to Lord Wharton, that they would serve the king of England, with the number of followers annexed to their names.

ANNERDALE.  NITHSDALE.

Laird of Kirkmighel .......... 222   Mr Maxwell and more ........ 1000
Rose ................ 165   Laird of Closeburn .........  403
Hempsfield .......... 163            Lag ...............  202
Home Ends ........... 162            Cransfield ........   27
Wamfrey ............. 102   Mr Ed. Creighton ...........   10
Dunwoddy ............  44   Laird of Cowhill ...........   91
Laird of Newby and Gratney .. 122   Maxwells of Brackenside,
Tinnel (Tinwald) .... 102    and vicar of Carlaverick ..  310
Patrick Murray .............. 203   ANNERDALE AND GALWAY. 
Christie Urwin (Irving) of          Lord Carlisle ..............  101
Coveshawe ............ 102   ANNERDALE AND CLIDSDALE
Cuthbert Urwen of Robbgill ..  34   Laird of Applegirth ........  242
Urwens of Sennersack ......... 40   LIDDESDALE AND DEBATEABLE
Wat Urwen .................... 20   LAND. 
Jeffrey Urwen ................ 93   Armstrongs .................  300
T. Johnston of Crackburn ....  64   Elwoods (Elliots) ..........   74
James Johnston of Coites .... 162   Nixons .....................   32
Johnstons of Graggyland .....  37             GALLOWAY
Johnstons of Driesdell ......  46   Laird of Dawbaylie .........   41
Johnstons of Malinshaw ......  65   Orcherton ..................  111
Gawen Johnston ..............  31   Carlisle ...................  206
Will Johnston, the laird’s          Loughenwar .................   45
brother ................... 110   Tutor of Bumbie ............  140
Robin Johnston of                    Abbot of Newabbey ..........  141

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