92 Notes on Cummeetkees. 



our forefathers and the Enghsh. Whether the village of Cummer- 

 trees was one of those which were destroyed along with the town of 

 Annan by Sir Henry Percy and Sir Robert (Jlifford about the 

 beginning of the year 1297 is uncertain. Lord Scrope was at 

 Cummertrees in 1570, and the village likely suffered then. That 

 it was burnt in some of the English raids derives considerable 

 cei'tainty from the fact that charred wood, remnants of the rough 

 timber erections which, covered with turf and heather, formed the 

 houses of the common people in those days, has been dug up from 

 the site which the ancient village occupied. On the farm of 

 Broom is a Bruce's field, near by which swords were once found, 

 and on the farm of Corrieknowes about 1830 there was turned 

 up a large number of swords, spears, horseshoes, and a brass 

 battle-axe. The farmer, the finder of these last named, seems to 

 have been a thoroughpaced utilitarian, as it is said that he had 

 them all converted into farming utensils, with the exception of the 

 battle-axe, which being- of brass would not serve his purpose, but 

 the fate of which I have not been able to ascertain. (Appendix D.) 



Willelmus de Brus, omnibus hominibus, suis amicis, Francis. 

 et Anglis, et futuris, salutem : Sciatis me dedisse et concessisse et 

 hac mea charta cuntirmasse Ade de Carleolo filio Roberti et 

 heredibus suis pro liomagio suo et servicio de incremento sue 

 quarte partis unius militis quam de me tenet in Kinuemid unam 

 salinam liberam subtus de prestende (sic) et unam piscariam et 

 unum rete in litore maris libere inter piscariam meam de Cummer- 

 taies, quae fuit patris mei et Cocho (sic), ubi ipse melius voluerit, 

 cum racionalibus (sic) et sufficientibus uecessariis libere sicut de 

 Cessessio (sic) de prestende et de more ad salinam et piscariam, ita 

 quod mellius poterit (pistura aut rete secum ?) vel piscariam suam, 

 nisi per ilium super forisfacturum meam, salvo tamen mihi et 

 heredibus meis, Strione et (Jraspeis. Testibus, Willelmo de Ileriz. 

 turn Senescaldo, Hudardo de Hodelmo, Ilugone de Brus, Hugone 

 de (Jori, Gilberto filio Johaunis, Hugone Matuer, Willelmo de 

 Hoynville, Ade de Dunwithie, Ricardo Fleming. Ricardo de Basso, 

 Rogero filio Udardi et nounuliis aliis. 



