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frequented by a ghost called ' ' Eoongie. ' ' We crossed ' ' Eoongie's 

 burn," which is a tributary of the Blackadder, and there is on it 

 "Eoongie's Ford;" not quite so famous as the 



"ford 

 Whare in the snaw the chapman smoor'd ;" 

 but having midnight terrors of its own. 



Others went under the guidance of Mr Clay to see a large stone 

 near Haliburton, which is pitted all over with cup-shaped hollows, 

 25 of which were counted. The pits are natural, like those on 

 many other blocks on the moors. There is another good example 

 called the " Grey Mare," on Manslaughter Law. A drawing of 

 this Haliburton stone has been taken. They next proceeded to 

 Evelaw Tower, an old peel tower, of which a portion is still in 

 fair preservation. This had already been touched at by the 

 botanical section, and both parties of visitors were entertained at 

 luncheon by the proprietor, James Curie, Esq., Melrose. 



Old forms of spelling Evelaw are Yfle, Yiffle, Iflie, Ivelie, etc. 

 Of old it belonged to Dryburgh Abbey, but the charter of endow- 

 ment is not preserved. Neither have we a full list of those sub- 

 proprietors to whom they deputed for a fixed rental a feudal 

 lease of the lands. The oldest name in the titles is "Jonet 

 Erainche, wife of Eobert Crenstoun, in Broxmouth." In a deed 

 dated Dunbar, 25th September, 1550, she renounces her right 

 of conjunct fee and life-rent of the third part of the lands of 

 Ivelie, in favour of Eobert Watsoun her son by the deceased 

 Eobert Watsoun, her spouse. At the date of 1st Jan., 1577, 

 another owner Henry Wood in Flas, with the consent of his son 

 David, had alienated the property. David, Commendator of 

 Dryburgh, then confirmed a charter of date at Edinburgh, 24th 

 Aug. 1576, of the lands as disposed of by Henry Wood, by free 

 sale, for sums of money advanced to him in his great, known, 

 and urgent necessity, to William Douglas and Mariote Douglas 

 his spouse. Douglas is called " an honourable man William 

 Dowglas in Coldbranspeth." (Dryburgh Chartulary, Appendix). 

 The feu farm rent was £6 Scots, and doubling the same at the 

 entry of heirs. In the taxt roll of the Abbey of Dryburgh, 

 made at Dryburgh, 13th Oct. 1630, for John Earl of Mar, one 

 entry is : " Douglas of Evelie his landis of Evelie estimat in his 

 absence to be worth of free rent yearlie three hundred pundis 

 taxt to £7 19 4i " On 30th Jan. 1634, it pertained to Eobert 

 Dowglas, or perhaps his heirs. Feb. 2, 1632, Grissel Douglas 



