188 Mr. Stuart on Chirnside. 



Chirnside and the neighbouring country, at least of those 

 parts of their property which were in the improving hands of 

 the monks themselves. 



The chief messuage with garden and pigeon house is worth 

 6s. 8d. in the year. There are likewise in demaine two plough- 

 lands, whence eight oxgangs go to a ploughland, and twelve 

 and a half acres make an oxgang, and every oxgang is worth 

 in the year live shillings. A meadow of 2 J acres can be 

 scythed for two years but not the third, and the acre is worth 

 \% pence. An enclosed pasture of about 50 acres, is worth 

 40s. There was a mill but now there is none ; if it should 

 be restored it would be worth 7 marks in the year. Two 

 fishings are worth in the year 13 marks ; also one fishing 

 which is called North Ford, returns yearly one mark, and is 

 let to a tenant. 



The advocation of the church is not entered because it is 

 in our own hands. 



There are 16 husbandi viz., William the son of Robert who 

 holds one toft and 30 acres of land with pertinents of his 

 moor, and returns yearly 6s. lid. And every one who has a 

 ploughland, ought to plough and harrow one acre and to get 

 food once in the day with four companions ; and he shall have 

 three dishes, and cheese and sufficient drink ; he shall reap 



for two days in the week with two in the day, 



and shall receive two ploughman's loaves, three herrings, and 

 cheese, and all the bonds and cottars shall have on every day 

 when they work in the manor, one stone of cheese. All the 

 other bonds equally hold, and equally do and receive. And 

 all shall carry the lord's corn, dig turf for one day, rake for 

 one day, and every one shall carry six cart loads of turf and 

 have food once in the day. They shall carry the lord's food, 

 the teinds and corn of Berewyk, and shall have two loaves. 

 All shall wash and shear two flocks of sheep of the second 

 year, and shall have food once, viz., every one two loaves, 

 three herrings, and cheese. And all of them shall give suit 

 multure, twelve of them paying for multure 3s. each, and of 

 the other four, one three shillings and one two shillings. 



There are six cottars ; each one holds a toft and six acres 

 of land, of whom Robert the son of Henry returns annually 

 for his land 12d., and mows two days in each week with one 

 man ; and he shall have food once in the day, viz., two loaves 

 and three herrings ; he shall gather the corn and have his 

 food twice in the day, and at noon shall eat in the hall, in 

 the time when the subject is let. But if the prior shall have 

 the manor in his own hands, he shall have two loaves and 



