4-20 Observations on A held and Coupland. 



liumage for the manor at Durham, and promises a fine, which 

 amounted to £20, for his marriage, his sureties being Robert de 

 Hagerston, and Alexander de ffiex " des gens de mesne la 

 Baronny a Berewyk sr Twede." (lb. p. 62.) I am afraid he was 

 the last of his line here. In 1366, an indenture is made at Cold- 

 ingham between Sir Patrick de Heyborne (Hepburn) and Sir 

 Robert de Wallworth the prior, for setting to farm and letting 

 to the said Patrick for two years, the vill of Prendergest for a 

 rent of 12 marks annually. (lb. p. 70). It was finally made 

 over by charter, 27th Aug. 1571, to Adam Hepburn, second Earl 

 of Bothwell. 



This is a little unwritten episode in the history of Akeld, and 

 almost equally in that of Prendergest. 



In 1551-2, the "VValiises and Halls come incidentally into notice 

 as being in the neighbourhood, in connection with the Border 

 watches. In "the watch upon the west syde of Tyll, from 

 Langley-ford to Eyden-burne," Gilbert Wallis was one of the 

 setters and searchers (Nicolson's Bord. Laws, etc., p. 213) of a 

 certain division, watched by the inhabitants of Mydleton-hall, 

 Mydleton South, Mydleton North, West Lylburne, the Newtone 

 and Chatton ; while of a second section up the College watched 

 b} r six inhabitants of Woller and Hommyltonc, the setters and 

 searchers were William Strodder, Thomas Walles, and Thomas 

 Hall (lb. p. 214). In the day watch, Homelton watched Akeld ean- 

 head with one man ; Akeld watched to Tomtalens grave with oue 

 man ; and Coupland and Kirk-Newton watched the green Torr 

 with one man " on the day " (p. 217). Among the Commissioners 

 for enclosures at the same period, " Gilbert Walles, Baylef of 

 Akeld" is one (p. 226). 



In 1568, Thomas Graye of Chillingham, then in his minority, 

 still held property in Ekelde (Liber Feodarii in Hodgson's Hist. 

 III. iii. p. 63). 



The contents of the will of Robert Graye of Aykelde, gent., 

 of date 7 April, 1631, is given in Raine's North Durham, p. 194. 

 note. 



In 1650, Richard Wallis was one of the Commissioners in 

 Ecclesiastical Inquests (Hodgson's Hist. III. iii. p. 50). 



