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division. Along the two sides of a green meadow, distinguished 

 by a profusion of blooming Eagweed, as being a cow pasture, 

 the waters of the stream are distributed in two caulds, the one 

 to Shotton Mill, the other to Yetholm Mains Thrashing-mill ; 

 the intermediate main stream receiving the surplus. Let us, on 

 the boundary of the once two rival realms, quote in its latest 

 and briefest form, from the Survey of 1604,* the portion 

 applicable here. 



" And so from the Hanging Stone the bounder extendeth to the Cribe 

 head to the north side of the Shill, and so to the head of the Stare-rigg ; 

 the lands on the Bnglishe side are in the possession of Mr Nicholas ffoster, 

 and boundeth the forrest of Cheviote as p'cell therof. Then leavinge the 

 bounder of the forrest it extendeth to the White Swaire, so down the 

 Swierlls to the Helter borne, so down the same borne to the Helter 

 Chappell, and so to the Over Stawfoord ; the grounds on the Englisheside 

 are in the possession of Sr Raph Graie Knight. From the Over Stawe 

 forde, the bounder extendeth to Bowmounte water ; the lands on the 

 Englishe side are in the possession of the Earle of Rutland, Sr Raphe Gray, 

 and Wm. Strouther of Newton. Ffrom Bowmont water the bounder 

 extendeth up a Casteu dike, {i.e. cast down or erased) to the west side of 

 Shotten Lawe to the Carrs p'ce [belonging to the Carrs or Kerrs of Green- 

 head] : the lands within are in the possession of Sr Wm. Selbie, Knt." 



Mr Selby kindly invited us to his house, where after partaking 

 of refreshments, he showed us several interesting Eoman 

 Antiquities which he had brought from the south of England. 

 Eoses grow well here. The history of Shotton cannot be treated 

 of at present. Through favour of some of the old proprietors of 

 the neighbouring hill country, the Border Scottish Monasteries 

 participated in some of their grants for pious purposes in Shotton. 

 Latterly it and Harelaw were sometimes combined under one 

 ownership ; at other times they were dissevered, and there were 

 more holders than either one or two. Until the kingdoms 

 obtained a respite by becoming united, Shotton was liable to be 

 almost constantly laid waste by the persistent ravages of its Scots 

 neighbours. 



Mr George Tait, Lilburn Hill, informs me that 30 years ago, 

 when he was at Thompson's Walls, a sword with a cruciform 

 handle had been found at Shotton near a hedge on the west side 

 of a field called Eyehill. It was presented to Hawick Museum 

 in the name of one Inglis, whose name is attached to it. 



On returning to Mindrum, the President reported that he had 



* Now being edited by Mr R. P. Sanderson of the British Museum. 



