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three herrings and cheese. Also the said Robert shall dig 

 turf for one day and have once in the day; and when the 

 bonds carry turfs, the said Robert shall build them and have 

 one meal in the day ; he shall drive the sheep to water, and 

 those destrained to be shorn, and have two loaves and three 

 herrings. All the other cottars shall do the same as Robert 

 in all points, they shall rake as the bonds and have one meal 

 in the day. 



One toft with a garden belongs to the brewhouse; it is worth 

 and returns one mark yearly. 



Tenants. There are there five tenants of whom each pays 

 12d. in the year, and digs turf one day, rakes one day, reaps 

 four days, and when reaping has two meals in the day. 



William the weaver has one toft with a garden, and pays 

 by the year, 2s., and works at the mill dam. All in the vil- 

 lage shall work at the mill dam, and build the miller's house 

 at their own charges, and the Prior shall supply timber in 

 gross, and they shall carry it. One toft with a garden lies 

 waste, which used to pay by the year 26d. ; it is now let for 

 one year at 4d. 



It is to be remembered that one fishing is let, in a place 

 called Schipwell at the bridge of Berewyk, and returns by the 

 year, half a mark. The sum of the whole with the fishings is 

 £21 6s. 4d. besides the mill. 



The rental of the other lands of the Prior give some varieties 

 in the tenures, in the size and value of the oxgangs, and many 

 suggestive particulars of the condition of the country at a very 

 early period. 



A FEW NOTES ABOUT 



HUTTOISr HALL, BERWICKSHIRE. 



By Charles Stuart, M.D. 



Hutton HaU is situated on the south bank of the Whitadder, 

 about eight miles from Berwick-upon-Tweed, and one mile 

 to the west of the village of Hutton. Perched on the top of 

 a steep bank, with a beautiful green haugh between it and 

 the river, the situation is very fine. The trees in the park, 

 immediately in front, are of great age, and completely hide the 

 old battered pile from observation till the visitor is close upon 

 it. The view looking down the river, combines the charms 

 of wood and water, while the beautiful banks of Whitehall 



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