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specimen is in Canon Greenwell's collection, and was found at 

 Blaketope, among the Cheviot hills (lb. pp. 334-5). Canon 

 Greenwell regards bronze spear-heads as belonging to an 

 advanced period of the time of Bronze.'^' J. H. 



* British Barrows, p. 49. 



Local Documents. By Charles Watson, F.S.A. Scot. 



1. Dunse. 



28 Decern: 1650. I do hereby order and require the Governor of the 

 Gaurrison of Dunse to take care that the lands of the Petitionr be equally 

 and indifferently assessed, and that no more be taken from her than her ■ 

 pporion comes to and is paid by others of Like rent and estate. 



O. CKOMWELL. 



[This is an original, but the lady's name, for whose benefit it was issued, 

 is not preserved.] 



2. Heuch, JSforth Berwick. 

 EEX. 



Johnne Law Messinger we greit you weill Forsamekill as it is understand 

 unto us that Marioun Hepburne spous to Robert Home in Heuch hes inter- 

 comwin with Robert Hume hir sone quha is or rebale and fugitive fra or la wis 

 for the tressonabill assisting and pairttaking with Francis sumtyme Erie 

 Bothuile in suppryseing of or palice of halyruidhouse upon ye xxvii day of 

 December last bipast. It is thairfoir or will and we comand you to put 

 or uther lies [letters] in execution chairgeing ye said Marioun and all uyeirs 

 qt sumevir personis pteining to ye f oirsaid Robert home in heuche to void and 

 red thaime selfis furth of the tour and f ortalice yairof wtin the space and 

 under the panes contenit in. or utheris lies of ye dait the fyfteine of December. 

 And that thae transport with them na gudes nor geir. In respect the samin 

 appertanis to or lovitt Sr Vitor [servitor] the young Laird of Polwart as lauch- 

 fuU donator to the escheit of the said Robert home in heuche. Attour It is or will 

 and we comand you to deliver ye said tour and fortalice to or said Sr Vitor 

 the young Laird of Polwart to be keipit and usit be him his Srvitor in his 

 name at his awin will and plesr. And this ye faill not to do as ye will 

 ansr unto us upon the execution of yor office Keipand this prts for yor warand 

 Subscryvit wt or hand at halyrud house ye* day of Januar 1591. 



JAMES R. 



[Robert Home in Heuch, to whom Marion Hepburne was espoused, was a 

 natural son of Alexander Hume of Heuch, near North Berwick, to whom his 

 father, who died 26th Aug. 1563, had granted seisin in his lifetime. Patrick 

 Home younger of Polwaith, as legitimate heir, wished to eject him, but the 

 Council interposed and reinstated him. (Register of Privy Council, I., pp. 

 245-6.) In consequence of the traitoi'ous conduct of Robert Home, Junr., as 

 referred to in the writ now printed, the Polwart family acquired possession 



* Note, the day of the month is blank. 



