NOTES ON PAWSTON, MINDRUM, SHOTTON, ETC. 193 



The Bounder of England upon Scotland so farr as North- 

 umberland lieth against the same. 



It beginneth at Laimesike foord, where Northumberland and 

 Cuniberland meete upon Scotland, and extendeth Eastwarde to 

 ye Meere Yate upon the Fleete, and so to the head of Blake-up 

 [Bleakhope (Lieut. Andrew Armstrong's Map, 1769), Blackhope 

 (Ordnance Survey, 1865)], the bounderinge lands on ye Englishe 

 side beinge sometyme of ye possessions of the late Lo. Burrowes 

 [Robert, Lord Burgh or Borough, Baron of Gainsborough], and 

 are now in ye tenure of Sir Anthony Paumer, Kt. [Sir Anthony 

 Palmer of Suffolk, one of the Knights of the Bath made on 

 the coronation of King James on the 25th July 1603]. From 

 the head of Blake-up the bounder extendeth to Bells Bigg 

 and so to Blakeley Pike [Blackhope Pike, 1769]; from thence 

 to ye West end of ye Red Mosse so as ye Meere dike goeth 

 up the Parle Rigg to the Parle Fell, and so along ye same 

 to Robs Crosse [marked on Saxton's Map, 1642] ; and from 

 thence to the East nooke of the Carter, where Tindale and 

 Ridsdale meete [at the Three Pikes (Armstrong's Map) about a 

 mile N.W. from Carter Fell]. All ye borderinge lands on the 

 Englishe side are in the possession of the Earle of Northumber- 

 land [Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, K.G., born 

 at Tynemouth Castle May 1564; succeeded to the Earldom in 

 July 1585; and died at Petworth on the 5th November 1632]. 

 From the East nooke of the Carter the bounder extendeth 

 Eastward upon the hight of the edge of Robs Clough and 

 Skore, so to the Fleete Crosse ; from thence to Spiddop [Spithope 

 apparently] Nuke, so to the Greene Lawe, from thence to 

 the hight of the Browne Haretlawe ; from thence along the 

 High Street to the nuke of the Blaklawe [Black-halls, 1769; 

 Black-hall Hill, 1865] ; and from thence along the hedge [stc] 

 to Henmer's Well [Hyndmars felde (Bowes and Ellerker)]. All 

 the bordering lands on ye Englishe side are the King's Majestie's, 

 and in ye possession of divers customarie tenants, whoe use 

 the same as sheildinge grounds. From Henmers W^ell the 

 bounder extendeth to Slymeie Shanke, where Ridsdale and 

 Cubedale meete ; the boundringe lands on the Englishe side 

 are in the possession of the Earle of Rutland [Roger Manners, 

 5th Earl of Rutland, who took part in the insurrection caused 



