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by Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, in 1600, and was committed 

 to the Tower, but released on the accession of King Janies 

 in 1603]. From the Slymy Shanke the bounder extendeth to 

 Windie Gil 8 wire ; from thence along the High Street to 

 Mayden Crosse, and so to Slaynes kerne [as given, it is Slaynes 

 kerne, or Slain Man's Cairii. There are several cairns on the 

 ridge between Windy Gyles and Cocklaw, the most notable being 

 " Runell's Cairn," where Lord Francis Russell was slain at a 

 Warden's meeting, 27th July 1585] ; from thence to Cocklawe, 

 and so to the Hanginge Stone, where Cubedale and Glendale 

 meete. The gi-ounds of the Englishe side are called Keedeland, 

 beinge lands belongynge to his Majestic. And so from the 

 Hanginge Stone the bounder extendeth to ye Cribe head [Red 

 Cribs, 1769] to the North side of the ShiU [Schell, 1769 ; Shill, 

 1865], and so to the head of the Stare- Rigg [Sterwick, 1769; Steer- 

 rigg, 1865]. The lands on the Englishe side are in the possession 

 of Mr Nicholas Foster, and boundeth the Fori'est of Cheviote 

 as })'cell thereof [Mr Nicholas Forster, High Sheriff of North- 

 umberland was knighted by King James I. on his leaving 

 Widdriugton for Newcastle, on Saturday, 9th April, 1603]. 

 Then leavinge the bounder of the Forrest it extendeth to the 

 White Swaire, so downe the Swierlls to Helter borne, so 

 downe the same borne to tlie Helter Cliappell [the site of 

 Helter Chappell is in the angle formed by the meeting of 

 Humbleton Sike with Helter-burn], and so to the Over Staw- 

 foord. [There are two fords just above the confluence of Helter- 

 burn and Countrup Sike, the upper one is probably " Over Stawe 

 Forde," and the lower " Nethcu- Stawe Forde." A Warden 

 Court was held at " Stawefurde," 12th March 1589. There is an 

 accou]it of the proceedings of this Warden Court in Brit. Mus. 

 Add. MS. 33,531, fol. 237]. The grounds on ye Englishe side 

 are in the possession of Sr. Raph Grace, Knight. From ye Over 

 Stawe forde the bounder [still the Stawe on Heathpoole hills ; 

 i.e. the foi-d to the Stawe which is on the Yetholm road] extendeth 

 to Bowmounte Water. The lands on the Englishe side are in the 

 possession of the Earl of Rutland, Sr. Raphe Gray and Wm. 

 Strouther of Newton. From Bowmont Water the bounder 

 extendeth up a casten dike to the West side of Shotten La we to 

 the Carrs p'ce [Kei-r's of Greenhead] ; the lands within 



