CHARTERS GRANTED TO ANNAN. 177 
256. Ustilago Tragopogi Schrot. 
257. Ustilago segetum Wint. 
258. Urocystis anemones Schrét. Wood near Annan. 
Where the locality is not indicated the specimens were 
collected in the immediate neighbourhood of Annan. 
CHARTERS GRANTED TO ANNAN BY KINGS JAMES V. AND 
James VI. Extracted from the Register of the Great Seal 
of Scotland, and Translated by E. J. Cuinnocx, LL.D. 
26th of James V. At Edinburgh, lst March, 1539. 
The King, because the town and burgh of Annand, situated 
upon the western borders and near adjacent to the Kingdom of 
England, had frequently been burned and destroyed, and the 
burgesses and inhabitants had been plundered and slain by the 
English, in protection of the Kingdom of Scotland, in the 
times both of peace and war, and they had always been faithful 
and just Scots to his crown, and because the ancient charters of 
the foundation and infeofment of the said burgh, made by the 
King’s ancestors had been destroyed and burnt through the 
siege and burning and otherwise by the enemies of the said King, 
whence the practise of trades had ceased among them; therefore 
he has enfeoffed anew to the said burgesses and community the 
burgh ‘and town of Annand as a free burgh for ever, with all 
the lands, yearly rents, and possessions, and fishings whatso- 
ever belonging to the same, viz., beginning at the Sandy-pule of 
Kirkbank Bencherbek and ascending to the height of Holingbog, 
bordering ‘between Dunbertane and Wrmanbe to Robgillistrand 
to the carne of Cragkow, and then to the height of Ragil- 
schawis, and thence to the three stones of Sandygile, and from 
these to the Southwod, and thence before the mor of Grekane to 
the Merebek running into the sea, and from this to the Altare- 
stane within the water of Sulway, and thence to the foot of 
Annand-water, scare and schand ; and so that the Northburnfute, 
with fishing nets from the river as far as the sea, with power 
of breaking up and cultivating the common land and of making 
mills besides, mill lands and water-courses, the dammis to their 
greatest advantage and profit; of electing annually bailies, etc., 
and swearing them in, of having a market-cross and a market 
day weekly on the Sabbath-day, and a market day called the 
