362 THE HISTORY OF NEWMARKET. [Book VI. 



horse and master thereof that first comes over the 

 score at the Wall-neuk of Paisley, sail have the said 

 bell with the said burgh's arms thereon, for that year, 

 together with the rest of the gold that sail be given 

 with the said bell . . . except ane double angel that 

 sail be given to the second horse and his master that 

 comes next over the score to the foremost.' . . . The 

 horses and their owners to gather at Paisley in good 

 time before the race, and the riders to be weighed at 

 the Tron of the burgh. It was also arranged that 

 there should be ' an aftershot race . . . frae ane score 

 of the slates of Ellerslie to ane other score at the 

 causehead of the burgh of Paisley, by horse of the 

 price of ane hundred marks . . . for ane furnished 

 saddle, whilk sail be presented by the said bailies of 

 Paisley present and to come at the score of the said 

 causey-head' (Maintland, 'Misc.,' p. 195)." — " Dom. 

 Ann. Scotland," vol. i., p. 514. 



'^^ Probably James Hamilton, son and heir of James, 2nd 

 Marquis of Abercorn, who died March 2, 1625. "The Earl 

 of Abercorn" was subsequently 3rd Marquess and ist Duke 

 of Hamilton. 



The following proclamation prohibiting the race 



meeting at Peebles in May, 1608, was issued on the 



28th of the precedinor month : " Forsameikle 



1608. r t, 



Peebles. as the Lords of Secret Council are informit 



^^' that there is ane horse-race appointit to be 



at Peblis the of May nextocome, whereunto grit 



numbers of people of all qualities and ranks, intends 



to repair, betwixt whom there being quarrels, private 



