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Douglas of Swynside, about Witsontide, 1580, 2 oxen. — The same against 

 Dave Davyson of Harden, April 1584, out of Heppiscott, 2 horses and 

 1 mare." 



" Complaynes Widdow Jaeson of Sturtongrange, uppon Hewegh Douglas 

 and Edward Douglas, winter 1574, 48 sheepe." 



" The Laird of the Mote (Elsdon ?) complaineth against Ra. Eobson, Willy 

 Hall of Middleknowes, Tho. Hall, Jock Hall of the Sykes, from the Mote 

 40 kye and oxen, 4 years agoe." 



" Roger Hall of the Carsay Lees, compl. against the Laird of Overton, 

 Thom. Ensley, Ra. Robson of Middleknowes, and Jock Hall of the Sykes, 

 from Carsey Lees, 3 years agoe, 60 kye and oxen, and goods worth 

 £30." 



" Archye Cockson of Rattenrow, complaynes against the Lairde of 

 Hoverton, Jock Hall of the Flynts, Thom. Hall of the Fowl shells, and 

 Ra. Robson, from the Sylls 60 kye and oxen, 3 years agoe." 



" Henry Cockson and William Cockson of Baggray, compl. against James 

 Davyson of Byrnyrigge, Baphe Robson, and Matth. Robson of Owston, 

 Jock Hall of the Water, Thom. Hall of Fonllsheills, and Ra. Hall of the 

 Sykes, from Baggray, 30 kye and oxen." (Introduction to Raine's Hist, of 

 North Durham, pp. xxxvi-xxxix.) 



There still remains a third and final tableau, the denouement of such 

 evil trained lives after the junction of the kingdoms, as revealed in the 

 trials of the Jedburgh Justiciary Court. 



Jedburgh Circuit, 1623, " Item, qr Thomas Donaldsoune in Hardenheid, 

 is accusit for steiling of ten pair of scheittis, sax bonsteris, ten coddis and 

 codwares, twa fedder beddis, four coveringis, twa light coveringis, with 

 two challender coveringis, ane buird claith, two pewder plaittis, four 

 spynnel of linning yarne, and certaine come perteining to Johno Sprottin 

 Oxname tonne, four yeiris syne or thairby, furth of ye lands thairof. 

 " Clenget thairof." (Wilson's Annals of Hawick, p. 296). 



" Item, qr Adie [Hall] callit of ye Bus, in Newbigging, is accusit for ye 

 thifteous steiling of ane kow perteining to William Ker, callit of Ancrum, 

 f urth of ye lands of Spithoip in England, about Whitsunday last, or thairby. 

 Fyllit yairof ." (lb. p. 297). 



" Item, qr Pett Murray in Swinsyd, is accusit for the steiling of seven 

 scheip forth of the Comoune of Selkirk, pertaining to the tenants of 

 Phillophauch 5 and for steiling of three scheip, ane pertaining to William 

 Curror in Phillophauch, ane other pertaining to George Turnor there ; and 

 the third to ; and for ye steiling of ane wodder pertaining -to 



Sir Johne Murray of Phillophauche Knicht. Fyllet of the haill. 



" Item, qr Adame Douglas in Swinsyd, is accusit for steiling of ane yow 

 perteining to Andro Douglas in Swinisyd, furth of the lands thairof, in the 

 end of March last. Fyllit thereof be cuming in will." (p. 291). 



"Item, qr Jone Hall, callit Cheiff, in Newbigging and Lancie Hall, ther, 

 are accusit of airt and pain of the thifteous steilling of ane meir perteneing 

 to Roger Hall in Daviescheill, furth of ye lands yairof. Cleugit of the 

 same." 



