84 Old Hall of Ecclefechan. 



drawn teynd of these lands and for a piece of Glieb land in Eccle- 

 fechan less than an acre, and Depones that In his Judgment the 

 teynd he drew out of the said piece of Gleib land was not worth 

 more yu. four shills ster. yearly." 



Wm. Knox's evidence was supplemented and confirmed by 

 John Irving of Whitehill, aged fiO years, who was and had been 

 factor for James Douglas of Dornock since 1723. He stated that 

 he knew all the lands that pertained at one time to William Irving 

 of Kirkconnell and then to Wm. Knox, and also proved the rents 

 that had been paid for the various farms, including the Mains of 

 Kirkconnel {alias ^- Hall of Ecclefechan'''' ), &g., &g. Mr John 

 Irviag's evidence was supported by George Little in Supplebank, 

 who spoke of the lands formerly pertaining to the Tutor of Bon- 

 shaw and the Heirs of Woodhouse, and which " now belongs to 

 the Duke of Queensberry." 



William Eobison in Dykestown deponed that he had made a 

 " narrow inspection " of that part of " The Hall of Ecclefechan " 

 within the last two days, " but does not think he could give more 

 than twelve pounds rent for Mr Knox's possession and live and 

 have bread upon it." John Wightman, 84 years of age, proved 

 that he has lived all his life in Hoddom and Ecclefechan, and 

 " spoke to having cast feal and divot in " the said sucken ground " 

 on the Common. Remembered that about 70 years ago there 

 were two women, who were supposed to have hanged themselves, 

 buried there on Common ground, and heard Mr Matthew Reid, 

 then minister of the parish, give directions to bury one of the said 

 women, and was present when she was buried. 



James Kinnell gave evidence as to the rents paid by the 

 tenants in Ecclefechan to William Knox, and specified these rents 

 in detail, which covered the whole of the east side of the burn. 

 Alexander Goldie, W.S., proved that he held the disposition made 

 bv Sarah Irving of Kirkconnell with consent of her husband, Wm. 

 Kuox. Alexander Goldie, Writer to the Signet, " Doer for His 

 Grace the Duke of Queensberry," spoke of the lands belonging to 

 His Grace and new orchard respectively, and which formerly 

 belonged to the Tutor of Bo?ishaw and heir of Wood house. 



John Irving of Bonshaw, fourty -three years of age, deponed 

 that he had been Chamberlain to the Duke of Queensberry for nine 

 years, and confirmed the evidence of George Little in Supplebank, 

 and further spoke to the teynds and supplie paid by tenants; "and 



