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Fawdon." The other took up Eyle and Prendwick. There were 

 200 men in each foray. The country rose and skirmished with 

 them, and pursued them to Oswall Forde (Usway Ford, so 

 called from King Oswy), where they nearly fell into an ambush. 

 The Scots carried off ' ' diverse persons, with great numbers of 

 horse, nolt and sheepe." (Cotton MS. Calig. B. vr., 24, apud, 

 Morton's Mon. Hist. Teviotdale, Note, p. 33). 



When Bowes and Ellerker surveyed the Borders in 1542, they 

 reported that " Ingrame was a little towne decayed," and that 

 it had " a lytle toure wch is the mansion house of the parsonage." 

 (Hodgson's Hist., Part in., ii., p. 210, fig. 1.) 



When in 1552 the Border Watches were instituted ; Hartsayd- 

 Cragg was watched (during the day) with the inhabitants of 

 Ingram and Hartsayd, Eevely, with two men daily. The setters 

 and searchers of the watch were " Hary Colly nwood and Davide 

 Hall." " The passages from Preudeke to Engram to be watched 

 nightly with six men of the inhabitors of Prendeke, Mikel Ryell, 

 Lj'till Eyell, Unthank, Eslington, Clenche, and Fadden ; Thomas 

 Adden, Harry Colingwoud and Eowland Taylour to be setters 

 and searchers of these watches. The passages from Engram to 

 Beveley to be watched with two men nightly, of the inhabitors 

 of Engram. The passages from Reveley to Eoddam to be 

 watched nightly with six men of the inhabitors of Eeveley, 

 Branton, Branton and Hedgly ; setters and searchers of these 

 two watches betwixt Engram and Eoddam, Thomas Patteson 

 and John Modye." (Nicolson's Border Laws, pp. 182, 184, 

 London, 1747). 



Before April 16th, 1586, the "Scots Theves " among other 

 places had spoiled Weperdon, Eosden, Elderton, Ingaram, 

 Brandon, Fawdon, Glanton, Alnam, etc. ; and had carried off 

 much stock from Branton, Hedgeley, etc. (Tate's Hist, of 

 Alnwick, i., p. 234). 



The vehicles crossed the river here, and the company were 

 courteously received by the Eector, Canon Ilderton, who showed 

 them the church and churchyard, and cordially invited them to 

 call for refreshments on their return from their appetising 

 experience of the mountain air. The pretty rectory is well 

 sheltered by trees. It is said that " Ingram is one of the 

 windiest places in all Europe," but when we visited it, there was 

 the calm of reposing nature. The church is much renovated : 

 the tower is the oldest part ; part of it bulges out above the 

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