Young Henry Schufton,—­P. 163. v. 2.

The name of this gentleman does not appear in the MS. in the Advocates’ Library, but is restored from a copy in single sheet, printed early in the last century.

  For laiming of the laird of Mow.—­P. 163. v. 2.

An ancient family on the borders.  The lands of Mowe are situated upon the river Bowmont, in Roxburghshire.  The family is now represented by William Molle, Esq. of Mains, who has restored the ancient spelling of the name.  The laird of Mowe, here mentioned, was the only gentleman of note killed in the skirmish on the Scottish side.

  For Gretein kend net gude be ill.—­P. 163. v. 2;

Graden, a family of Kerrs.

  Beanjeddart, Hundlie, and Hunthill.—­P. 163. v. 3.

Douglas of Beanjeddart, an ancient branch of the house of Cavers, possessing property near the junction of the Jed and Tiviot.

Hundlie,—­Rutherford of Hundlie, or Hundalee, situated on the Jed, above Jedhurgh.

Hunthill.—­The old tower of Hunthill was situated about a mile above Jedburgh.  It was the patrimony of an ancient family of Rutherfords.  I suppose the person, here meant, to be the same who is renowned in tradition by the name of the Cock of Hunthill.  His sons were executed for march-treason, or border-theft, along with the lairds of Corbet, Greenhead, and Overton, A.D. 1588.—­Johnston’s History, p. 129.

  But auld Badreule had on a jack.—­P. 164. v. 1.

Sir Andrew Turnbull of Bedrule, upon Rule Water.  This old laird was so notorious a thief, that the principal gentlemen of the clans of Hume and Kerr refused to sign a bond of alliance, to which he, with the Turnbulls and Rutherfords, was a party; alleging, that their proposed allies had stolen Hume of Wedderburn’s cattle.  The authority of Morton, however, compelled them to digest the affront.  The debate (and a curious one it is) may be seen at length in Godscroft, Vol.  I. p. 221.  The Rutherfords became more lawless after having been deprived of the countenance of the court, for slaying the nephew of Forman, archbishop of St. Andrews, who had attempted to carry off the heiress of Rutherford.  This lady was afterwards married to James Stuart of Traquair, son to James, Earl of Buchan, according to a papal bull, dated 9th November, 1504.  By this lady a great estate in Tiviotdale fell to the family of Traquair, which was sold by James, Earl of Traquair, lord-high-treasurer of Scotland, in consequence of the pecuniary difficulties to which he was reduced, by his loyal exertions in favour of Charles I.

  Gude Ederstane was not to lack.—­P. 164. v. 1.

An ancient family of Rutherfords; I believe, indeed, the most ancient now extant.  The family is represented by Major Rutherford of Edgerstane.  His seat is about three miles distant from the field of battle.