180 The Irvings of Hoddom. 



Irving' (otherwise called Duke Richie) his heirs and assigns of me 

 and my heirs and assignees in feu and heritage for ever. In its 

 haill meaths and marches both old and divided as they lie in 

 length and breadth in valleys plains muirs mosses ways paths 

 waters stanks rivers meadows pastures and pasturages mills 

 niillheads with their sequels hawking hunting fishing turfs peats 

 coals cunnings cunningards dewes dewcots smith-smidies broms 

 whins woods frogs bushes timber -trees quarries freestone and 

 whinstone with courts with their appertenants, bloodwitts and 

 the Marchel Mulievum &.c. &c. beneath the earth and above the 

 earth far and near belonging or any ways known to appurtain and 

 belong to the said third part of the foresaid twenty pound land 

 &c. Therefore yearly the said Richard Irving his heirs and 

 assigns for-said to me my heirs and assigns waived and relief of 

 the foresaid lands with their pertinents with the marriage of the 

 heir when it shall happen &c. I the above named Ag-nes Herries 

 with consent and assent of my said husband binds and charges us 

 our heirs and assignees to acquit and for ever to defend All and 

 haill the forsaid third part of the Twenty pound land &c. to the 

 said Richard Irving his heirs and assignees foresaid to be free safe 

 and sure at all hands and against all deadly." 



" In Witness thereof I have subscribed this my Charter and 

 appended my seal together with the seal and manual subtz of the 

 said John Master of Maxwell my said husband. In token of his 

 consent and assent to the premises at Dumfries the twenty day of 

 May and year of God One thousand five hundred and forty nine 

 before these witnesses, John Haypaith, David Maxwell, John 

 Maxwell, Cuthbert Irving of Rogill (Robgill), and Mr John." 



" David Neaper notar public sic subtz Agnes Herries led on 

 the pen by David Neaper notar sic subtz David Neaper notar sic 

 subtz John Maxwell." 



The twenty pound land was the whole of what belonged to 

 the Lord William Herries in Hoddom, except the ten pound land 

 of Ecclefechan. His daughter Agnes got one-third, and that is 

 what is represented by the ten merkland of Knockhill, Whitehill, 

 and Duke's (J lose, which became the property of Richard Irving. 

 Tho old Valuation Roll (1607) gives the Ten Merk land of 

 Hoddom as Knockhill, Whitehill so far as lies in Hoddom, and 

 Duke's Close. About a quarter of a mile down the river from 

 Hallg-uards there is the " Duke's Pool." There is also the 



