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GB |
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234 |
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NAS |
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Repository |
National Records of Scotland |
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GD86/379 |
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Title |
Extract from the Act Book of the Regality of Melrose of a Decree obtained at the instance of Sir Gideon Murray of Elibank, proprietor of the Mill of Langschaw, against the feuars, tenants and others thirled to said Mill. This writ has been much injured by damp and is hardly readable, but it is apparently identical with the Extract Decree printed in an abridged form in Vol. I (pp. 66-8) of Melrose Regality Records (Scottish History Society) as follows vizt:-
Melrose, 18 May 1608: Walter Chisholm and Dene Jhone Watsone, bailies-depute.
Action at the instance of Sir Gideon Murray of Elibank heritable proprietor of the mill of Longshaw and multures etc. thereof, narrating his infeftment therein on 26 June 1606 against the following persons, feuars, tenants and occupiers of the touns and lands undermentioned which are thirled to the said mill, to inbring their corn to be ground at the said mill (except teind and seed corn) and pay the multure, being a peck of multure for each threave (?) viz: Sir John Home of Coldenknows, as feuar of the Eistsyde of Housbyre, and William Mitchell and John Wricht, tenants and occupiers thereof, William Cairncroce of Colmeslie as feuar of the lands of Woupla and Allanshaw and James Mitchell and William Pringill, tenants and occupiers of Allanshaw, William Hunter of Williamlaw as feuar of the lands of Williamlaw, Braidwoodsheill, and one (?) of the feuars of the lands and touns of Blainslie, Nicol Cairncroce of Calfhill, elder, and Nicol Cairncroce, younger, his son, heritable feuars of the lands of Hilslope, Calfhill, John Hoye, elder of Colmisliehill, and John Hoye, younger, his son, feuars of the lands of Colmisliehill, and George Hoy, Jasper Hoye, David Hoye, his son, and Thomas (?) Miller, tenants and occupiers of the lands of Colmsliehill and Apriltrieleaves, James Moffat, John Moffet and Robert Hall, feuars of the toun and lands of Threipwode, [William Dewar] and John Rowmannous and John Williamson, feuars of the toun and lands of Newhouses, James tenant and occupier thereof, George Pringill of Blindlie, John Rolmanhouse, Thomas Fogo, William Scheill, James Hall, Adam Darling, George Rolmanhous, Edward Darling, Michael Dicksone, Andrew Carter, George Greif, William Johnston, Edward Rolmannous, John Thin, William Darling, George Davidsone, John Thin called John of the Thornes, John (?) Pringill, (?)Thomas Suinhouse, Charles Pringle, Edward Hall, Allan Sounhouse, feuars and portioners of the touns and lands of Blainsleyis(?), Peter Darling, Hew Hardie, Robert Scheill and John Murray, tenants and occupiers thereof, George Gray, tenant and occupier of the lands of Braidwodsheill, John Notman, Gavin Wode, Henry Depo, John Notman called Little John, William Notman, John Broun, Robert Mitchell, Gavin Malcum (?), John Carter, John Smith, feuars of the toun and lands of Moshouses, Andrew Darling, Philip Darling, and Andrew Darling called Wester Andro, feuars of the touns and lands of Apletrieleaves and Langhauch, Peter Anderson, David Patersone and John Anderson, tenants (?) in the toun and lands of Apiltrieleifis, John Frater, John Frater, Maltman, William Darling and Andrew Smith, tenants (?) of the toun and lands of Langhauch, James Hunter, heritable feuar of the lands of Halkburne and one of the feuars (?) of the lands of [Blain (?)]-sleyis and John Spottiswode, heritable feuar of the toun and lands of Quhitlie and Quhitliedyks. Charge having been given to them and Sir Gideon Murray compearing by James Cairncroce his procurator and none of the defenders compearing, the bailies decern them to pay the foresaid multure and other accustomed duties and bring their corn to the mill, conform to former decreets and acts of the Court of the Abbacy of Melrose because most of the foresaid defenders compeared at divers former diets, and confessed their lands were thirled to the said mill; and the rest compeared not, and were held as confessed.
Extracted from the Act Book of the Regality of Melrose by John Scot, notary and clerk of court |
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18 May 1608 |
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Open |
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Description |
At Melrose, 30 July 1635, the principal extract was exhibited in a court held by James Pringle of Bukholme, bailie-depute, read, compared and approved, and this to be the true copy thereof, as attested by the said bailie-depute and his clerk. Signature obliterated.
On the back the clerk's name is "Alexander Mellerstanes". |
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