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"Duke's Mill" close to, and the "Duke's Meadow" between 

 Knockliill and Hallguards. Though there is no direct evidence 

 as to the earliest residence of the Dukes of Hoddom in the early 

 times except Knockhill, Bleau's and Moll's maps rather suggest 

 the probability that the first Richard Irving lived at Hallguards. 



It is not known what valuable services Duke Richard 

 rendered to Lord and Lady Ileri-ies, but it is probably in connec- 

 tion with the driving of Lords Wharton and Lennox back over 

 the border in 15 48. No doubt the Duke of Hoddom would suffer 

 severely along with his neighbours during Wharton's ruthless 

 invasion, more especially as Hoddom was on the direct route of 

 Wharton's march when he marched from Carlisle to Castlemilk 

 and from Castlemilk to Annan in 1547. 



The Duke of Hoddom was a supporter of Queen Mary, and 

 fought at the battle of Langside in 1568. His neighbour. Lord 

 Heri'ies, was in command of the horse, consisting entirely of 

 Borderers, mostly of his own adherents. Mary was defeated and 

 fled, and I need not further refer to that disastrous part of her 

 history. The adherents of the unfortunate Mary were after- 

 wards treated very severely, and no doubt when James VI. and 

 Regent Murray, on their march, in October, 1569, from Hawick 

 to Dumfries, via Langholm and Hoddom, when they lay in camp 

 at Castlemilk for two days, visited the Queen's Sympathisers in 

 the district with no gentle hands. On the 28th October, 156'.), 

 when James VI. with Murray encamped on the Water of Milk, 

 " Sir James Douglas oblissit him to enter Edward Irving of Bou- 

 shaw in Dumfries on Sunday as Pledge for the haill Irvings of 

 Bonshaw, their bairns, tenants, and servants." The same day 

 " Adam Carlisle of Bryde Kirk and John Irving younger son of 

 the Duke oblissit them to enter the Duke John Irving aldar [i.e., 

 senior) in Dumfries on Sunday to ly as Pledge for sic nowmer of 

 the Irvings of Hoddom as salbe declarit that day under the pane 

 of 2000 merks." " The whilk day Alexander Stewart of Garleiss 

 oblissit him that Habbie Irving of Turnschaw, John Irving and 

 Wat Irving his son shall appear in Dumfries. Also for John 

 Irving of Trailtrow that he and his bairns salbe obedient to the 

 lawis. Also Sir James Douglas of Drumlanrig oblissit him for 

 Habby Irving and Jauffray Irvings sonnis to Habby Irving of 

 Trailtrow that they shall be obedient to the laws 2000 merks." 

 I think the present representative of the Irvings of Trailtrow 



