110 Notices concerning Oxioam Parish. By J. Hardy. 



The entry to the houses, grass, and pasturage was at Whitsunday and to 

 the arable ground at the separation of the crop, 1748, from the ground. 

 The annual rent agreed upon was £58 3s. sterling money payable in equal 

 portions at Whitsunday and Martinmas, with £2 15s. of penalty " for ilk 

 terms failye." The other provisions follow : 



" As also to pay and deliver yearly to the said Marquess and forsaids the 

 Carriage of twenty nine Loads of Coals or short Carriages to be carried 

 from any of the Coalhills on the English syde of the Border that his Lop. 

 shall order, and to be delivered at any place of the shire of Teviotdale that 

 his Lop. shall direct ; and in case that the said Marquess and forsaids shall 

 have occasion for any carriages to and fiom Legerwood the said tenent 

 shall be oblidged to perform the same two carriages to that place, being 

 only computed equall to and in payment of one of the said short Coal 

 Carriages. As also the said Robert Hunter is hereby oblidged to furnish 

 yearly three horses and servants for carrying such Loading as the said 

 Marquess and forsaids may have occasion for to, and from Edinr., Leith, 

 Newcastle or any place not exceeding the distance of Newcastle to any 

 place where directed by his Lop. as aforesaid and these as Long Carriages 

 all upon the said Robert Hunter his own proper charges and expenses. As 

 also he is hereby oblidged to pay and deliver yearly to the said Marquess 

 and forsaids fifty eight good and sufficient Kain fowls one half hens and 

 the other half capons, to be delivered at the usuall times, or else in the 

 option of the said Marquess and forsaids, to pay at the rate of eight pence 

 sterling for each short carriage, four shillings for each long carriage, seven 

 pence for each hen, and one shilling for each capon, in case the said ffowls 

 shall be thought insufficient by the person impower'd to receive them when 

 demanded for the use of the family. It being nevertheless understood that 

 in case the Kain is not called for to the use of the family, the tenent is only 

 to pay at the rate of five pence for each hen and seven pence for each 

 capon. As also the tenent is oblidged to keep and sufficiently maintain 

 three doggs or hounds belonging to his Lop. and forsaids during the Tack 

 and to make payment of one pound one shilling sterling for each hound 

 that shall be lost through his negligence ; or else also in the option of said 

 Marquess and forsaids to pay and deliver yearly to his Lop. the quantity 

 of four bolls good and sufficient Oats, Teviotdale measure, to be delivered 

 between Martinmas and Candlemas each year ; or else to pay at the rate 

 of the highest Fiars for each undelivered boll, in his Lop.'s option." 



The tenant is bound to keep up and repair the dwelling houses, offices, 

 and others upon the farm in habitable condition, having claim upon the 

 outgoing tenants for leaving the houses in repair. " The said noble Mar- 

 quess hereby reserves full power and liberty to cause plant trees about the 

 Yards, Barn-yard Dykes, and other inclosed places upon said farm, and 

 the said tenent is hereby oblidged to inclose a sufficient quantity of ground 

 for making a stell or shelter for sheep, on a convenient place on said farm, 

 to be planted with trees to be furnished by the Marquess, and done at the 

 sight or by direction of any person his Lop. shall think proper to appoint, 

 the number of trees not exceeding six or seven hundred in number. The 



