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ment, and increase of the descriptive nomenclature and place 

 names, belonging to the advance and improvements in the agri- 

 culture and population of later ages, prior to the general 

 disruption of 1560 : " Bain's Calendar of Documents Relating to 

 Scotland," therefore, affords the following, under " King Edward 

 wi' the Lang Shanks," as the natives of Scotland loved to call him 

 in their chronicles and elsewhere, viz. : — 



No. 1702. 



18th December, 1305. 

 Charter to the Abbot and Convent of Dundraynan, of free 

 warren in the demesne lands of Gairstange, Newlathe, Overlathe, 

 Netlierlathe, Aghengaile, Ovre E,eraik, Nether Eeraik, Roskerald, 

 Aghencarne, Clonginaghe, Barlocwod, Barloc, the Isle of Estholm, 

 the hospital of Crithe, Kirkpatrick Durand, and Aghenkippe in 

 the county of Dungras, and Biskaby and Culgalden in the county 

 of Wigton. Westminster (ch. 3.3, Edward First, m. 3). 



Of the many remarkable Lord Abbots of Dundrennan, one 

 only, the Lord Abbot Jordanus, of 1226 A.D., seems to have sur- 

 vived in the memory of the local place names, his peculiar and 

 rudely rock-bound farm acres still figuring as Jordaneland vel 

 Geordieland, in common speech. The Island of Estholm, Hesting, 

 having also been named Monks' Island. Within the precincts of 

 the Abbey of Dundrennan were the park of Saint Michael's Cloigs 

 and Tait's Croft, so described in 1G06 in a relative seisin. 



The Rent of the whole great Church Benefices within the Kingdome of 



Scotland as they ivere given %q-i at the General Assumption of 



anno 1561. 



The Bishopric of Galloway and the Abbey of Tongland — In 

 money, £1226 14s ; beare, 8 chalders 7 bushels ; meale, 10 chalders 

 7 bushels ; malt, 8 chalders ; salmond, 268. 



The Temporalities of the Bishopric of Galloway consisteth of 

 Six Baronies, whereof Tongland and Kirkchrist lyeth under Cree. 

 The other four lyeth above Cree, viz. : Pennynghame, Glassyrtoun, 

 Whitherne, The Inche. 



Kirks belonging thereto : Traqueir, Girthoune, Monnygaff, 

 Sennyk. 



QUITHORNE. 



The Eental of the Priorie of Quithorne-In monie, ^1016 3s 4d ; 

 beare, 15 chalders 14 bushels 3 ; meale, 51 chalders 15 bushels. 



Kii'ks belonging thereto, viz. : Quithorne, Glastertoun, Kirk- 

 niadin, Sorbie, Congletouno, Mochrum, Kirkmichael in Carrick, 



