128 Mellerstain and the Haitlies thereof. 



and to heir the witness sworn, because it is understood to 

 the saidis lordis that the officer hes na sure passage to warn 

 the said Jhone personalie at his dwelling place, be raison 

 that his brother drew wappins to the officer, the last time 

 he was warnit to the said action, for his slauchter in execution 

 of his office." On the 20th July, of the same year, decreet 

 was given in favour of William Lynlythgow, under which 

 John Haitlie had to restore to him the lands, dwelling place, 

 and chapel of Drygrange, " als gude as they wer the tyme 

 as thai war taken, or the availe thairof," besides making 

 payment to him of certain sums for damage and skaith 

 sustained, amounting in all to £2158 4s. The list of the 

 various articles, trees, etc., destroyed, given, is of much 

 interest. 



The following extract from it is especially so, as giving 

 a graphic picture of some of the furnishings of a border peel 

 and its chapel in the first half of the 16th century. 



" Fonr formis with four tressils of the price xs. ; thre grat chyris, 

 price of thame iijlb. ; iij portalis, price of the pece xxxa. ; ane dressour 

 board, price of it xs. ; ane wessall almory, price xiiijs. ; ane masking 

 fatt wort standis and other tubbia, price iijlb. ; vi yokis, price of 

 the piece iijs. ; ij plewis, price of tho pece, vjs. ; iij harrowis, price 

 of the pece ijs. ; vj stane barrowis, price of the pece xvjd. ; ane shad 

 cart, with irn and other necessaris, price of it vjlb. ; iiij stand beddis, 

 price of the pece oar heid xiiijs. ; vj score of sparris of riven aik, 

 price of the pece vjs. ; xxxvj sawin burdis of aik, price of the pece 

 onr heid viijs ;' iij greit plankis of ische, price of the pece xxs. ; ij 

 mess bukis of parchment, price of thame xls. ; ij portuyssis (' Latin 

 portiforium') price of thame xxs.; ane challice, ane patin, ane crowat, 

 ane flaccat, all of tyr., price of thaim all xiiijs. ; ane hyiigand chandlar 

 of krisseli, price of it xxs.; ane myln stule with sallis, stapplis, onr 

 loftin fantre and qahelis, and other graith belongand thairto, price of 

 it xxlb. ; ij flandr-is cauuis with coverings of tyn, price of theme vjs. ; 

 vj tyn platis, price of the pece viijs. ; iij irne spetis, price thairof 

 xxxs. ; ij grete pottis, price thairof iiijs. ; ij pannis, price of the pece 

 xiiijs. ; ij geiss pannis, price thairof iiijs. ; two meit almouris, price 

 of the pece iijti. ; ane meill kist, piice thairof vjlb. ; tna less kistis, 

 price of the pece xls. ; ane gile fatt xijs. ; v bellis, price of the pece 

 iijs. ; ij querrell mellis, price of the pece xiiijs. ; and divers otheris 

 gudis." 



By a decreet arbitral, dated 11th February 1552-53, by 

 arbiters nominated by William Lynlythgow of Drygrange on 

 the one part, and John Haitlie of Mellestane on the other 



