Notices concerning Oxnam Parish. By J. Hardy. 99 



" Compleins Matliew Robsone, Ade Robsone, Thome Robsone, Watt of 

 Fallaw, and the nychtbouirs of Predirlaycht apon Antone Mylburn, Ade 

 Mylburn, Mylburn, Lowre Mylburn, Nycbol Dod of the Greynhauch, Dik 

 Dod, Arche Dod, Gyre Charltoun of the Bour, and his sone, the larde of 

 Hawtop, Johne of Charltoun, and Lyell Charltoun his sone, and their 

 complices, to the number of lxxx men, that, thai had stall and resett 

 thre scoir ky and oxin, sex horss and meris, and insycht, agane the vertu 

 of trewis." (Armstrong's Hist, of Liddisdale, App. p. 1.) 



1539. " Complenis William Dowglace of Bongedwai't, apon Ad Hidlie, 

 callit Umfrays Ade, Thomas Hidlie his brodre, Walter Dwn, Inglismen of 

 Riddisdaill, Willieymn Trumble, Robert Ruthirfurd callit Coipbank, 

 Gawyne Ruthirfurd, outlawis of Scotland, with uderis thevisof Ryddisdaill 

 and Tyndaill, to the numer of xl men, that thai come upon the xxj day of 

 November last bypast, to his houss of Cunizertoun, with leddeiis, spadis, 

 schobs, gavelockis, and axis, cruellie assegit, brak and undirmyndit the 

 said place, to have wynnyn the samyn, and tuik his coruis, and caisfc to 

 the yettis, and brynt thairin viij ky and oxin, and spulyeit and tuik away 

 with thaime xxvj ky and oxin, ane horss, with insycht gudis of the samyn 

 and apon the morn thereafter, quhen the saidis Williamis freyndis and 

 servandis followit thame with ane sleuth hound in Ryddisdaill, Thomas 

 Hall of Elisschaw, Johne Hall his brodre, Ade Hiddlie, callit Ade Burg. 

 Inglismen, and thair complices, tuik ane part of my said freyndis, and 

 stoppit thame in thair lauchf ull trod, and causit thaim to fynd souerties 

 for thair ransoum, under the quhilk thai stand as yit. This wes done sen 

 the band of Expethgait." (lb. p. li-lii). 



1538 or 9. " Complenis the lard of Farnehirst and his hyrdia apon Tho. 

 Hall of Elischehall, and John Hall his brodre, Will. Willoksone, Gyre Hall 

 his brodre, David Laidlaw, Berty Fleschar, Johne Fleschar his brodere, 

 Will. Hall, callit Roighimowt, Antone Fleschar of the Dyke, Thome Hidle, 

 callit Thome with the lance, Hogo Fleschar, and thair fallowis, that thai 

 come to Rykklentoun on Yule day at evin, and thair stall and tuik away 

 ane hundreth yewis, and kullit (cooled) the followaris of the saids gudia in 

 thair lauchfull trod, and tuik thame presonars, thair horss and geirr, and 

 ane sleuth hund dog, and spuyleit thame thairof , and hurt thre of thame in 

 parrell of thair lyffis." (lb. p. liii). 



On the 20th Oct. 1543, under "Sir Raffe Ever" and " Nycholas Throg- 

 morton," " the towne of Oxnam with as much corne as was valued at 100 

 morkes brent." (Harleian Mss. in Armstrong's Hist, of Liddesdale, App. 

 vol. i. p. lvii). 



10th December 1543. " Certayne of Riddesdale menne with certayne of 

 Sir Raff Evers retynue : the toune of Langsikis with the grange of 

 Ryckleton brent ; vi prysoners, vij naggis, xx note." (lb. p. lviii). 



Oct. 8. 1544. "Fourty men of the East Marches burnt a towne of 

 Newbyging, and brought away from thens 100 shepe, 4 nolt, 4 naggs, and 

 4 prisoners." (lb. p. lxviii.) 



An invasion on an extended scale devised by the Earl of Sussex and 

 LordHunsdon took place in April 1570 with Queen Elizabeth's forces under 



