98 Local Documents, Philiphaugh, by Rev. A. I. Ritchie. 



majesty, one of horse and another of foot ; also some troops of dragoons, 

 with which he served under the Marquis of Newcastle, and had a share in the 

 victory over the Parliament forces at Atherston Moor, in Yorkshire. He re- 

 ceived the honour of knighthood for his bravery. He was also made Com- 

 mander-in-Chief of Northumberland and Durham, then in the possession of 

 the Scots, whose forces, he, aided by the Marquis of Montrose, routed, took 

 the castle of Morpeth, and the fort of South Shields, and after victualling 

 Newcastle, directed his march to York, to aid Prince Eupert. He did 

 not arrive till the day after the battle of Marston Moor, which was fought 

 2nd July, 1644. He was then seized with a fever, of which he died in the 

 26th year of his age, unmarried. (Wallis's Hist, of Northd. ii-, p. 507 ; 

 Napier's Life and Times of Montrose, pp. 254-257. Wishart's Memoirs of 

 Montrose, pp. 30-31.) The writers of Montrose's life, attribute the whole 

 merit of these exploits to that worthy. 5. Charles Brandling, of Alnwick 

 Abbey, a colonel in the king's army. On the 5th February, he was taken 

 prisoner by the Scots, in an attack on Newcastle, Brandling's horse having 

 stumbled. He died about 1665. He was ancestor of the Brandlings of 

 Gosforth. . (Hodgson's Hist, of Northd. ii., pt. 2. p. 298. Tate's Hist, of 

 Alnwick, ii., p. 83.) 6. Thomas Grey, may have been the eldest son of 

 "William Grey, of Chillingham, afterwards Lord Grey of "Warke. Thomas 

 was made a Burgess of Berwick, 8th June, 1664 ; and died 6 Feb., 1671. 

 There are others of that name in the Grey pedigree. — See Eaine's North 

 Durham, p. 326. 



J. H. 



III. PHILIPHAUGH. 

 Extracts from the Session Records of Tynninghame, relative to the 

 Battle of Philiphaugh. (Communicated by the Rev. A. I. 

 Ritchie, Whitekirk.) 



24 August, [1645]. 



" This day at afternoon ane rendevous at Linton bridges, and upon Mon- 

 day ane randevous at Beinstone"mure. 



7th September. 



This day the pepell disolved at the blessing, in regard of ane false fray of 

 James Grame's armie coming farder Eist, as was supposed, and not far from 

 thir pairts all this last week ane coming to the Kirk-door and crying that his 

 armie was at hand. No preitching at afternoon. 



11th September, Thursday. 



David Leslie maid his randevous with the Shyres of Eist and West 

 Lothian on Glaides mure. His horsemen being about 4000 and 500, besysds 

 some horsemen sent Suth, and Dragounes, having come to Scotland Setter- 

 day last from England. 



David Leslie horse troupeis mairched South toward Teviotdale and Mers, 

 upon Friday, the 12th September, towards James Grahame his armie ; and 

 upon Setterday, the 13th of September, 1645, James Grahame' s armie utterlie 

 defaitt at Phillip Hauche. prased be God." 



