Notices concerning Oxnam Parish. By J. Hardy. ,97 



In 1669, John Ainslie of Harkers [Arkers], was served heir to his 

 grandfather William Ainslie of Palla, in the half of a husbaudland in Ox- 

 nam called Templelands. 1 



In the reign of William the Lion, John de Plenderleith witnessed a 

 charter of lands in Teviotdale ; 2 and in the reign of Alexander II., 

 ' Nicholaus dominus de Prendirlath' witnessed a charter of resignation by 

 Richard Eule. 3 Between 1263 and 1266, Hugh of Abernethy, sheriff of 

 Roxburgh, in his account rendered to the Chamberlain of Scotland, stated 

 that nothing had been received from the lands of Pendirlath, on accouiit 

 of the nonage of Gilbert de Umfrauivyll. 4 In 1296, William de Prender- 

 lath swore fealty to King Edward I. 5 In 1359, Henry Ker, sheriff of 

 Roxburgh, stated that he had not received the one florin and two shillings 

 as the proceeds of the assize of Prendrelath, with pertinents, because that 

 barony was in the allegiance of England. 6 



In 1537, Andrew and John Hall were denounced rebels for not under- 

 lying the law for art and part of the inbringing of certain Englishmen to 

 the place of William Douglas of Cunzeartoune, and Pei - sy Hall and others 

 found caution to answer for the burning of Cunzeartoune." Although in 

 the parish of Oxnam, Cunzeartoune seems latterly to have been in the 

 barony of Hounam. In 1605 James Stewart was served heir to his brotherr 

 Sir William Stewart of Traquair, in one half of the lands and barony of 

 Hounum, commonly called Fillogar and Cunzearton. 8 (Origines Paro- 

 chiales Scotise, vol. i., pp. 389-393.) 



Before lie concluded his work Mr Jeffrey had found evidence 

 of another ancient proprietor of Oxnam, but he does not state 

 where. In vol. iv. of his Hist, of Rox. he says : " The first 

 possession of the Hameldon family was Oxnam. As early as 

 the reign of Alexander II., Eoger de Hameldon was proprietor of 

 Oxnam (about 1249). He must have succeeded the Percies." 

 (p. 413). 



In the reign of Eobert I., William Wishart of the shire of 

 Angus got a grant of the lands of Plenderlathe, " blench, a rose." 

 (Robertson's Index, p. 27). Afterwards it had been acquired by 

 the family of Abernethy. On May 10, 1587, George Lord 

 Saltoun is retoured heir of Alexander Lord Saltoun, his father, 

 in the lands and barony of Premderlathe, united to the barony 



1 Retours. 



2 Lib. de Melros, p. 144. 



3 Lib. de Melros, p. 677. 



i Chamberlain Rolls, vol. i., p. 45.* 



5 Ragman Roll, p. 128, bis. 



6 Chamberlain Rolls, vol i., p. 318. 



7 Pitcairn's Criminal Trials, vol. i., pp. 181,* 201.* 



8 Retoars. 



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