Mellerstain and the Haitlies thereof. 189 



Mylne, and other 2 bastell houses at Nanthorne and Little Newton, 

 and ^ate 16 nap^gs, 12 nolt, 40 shepe, and toke certen prisoners." 



It may be asked why did the Haitlies of Mellerstain suffer from 

 these ravages ? The youngs Haitlies, at least, were so unpatriotic at 

 this period as to combine with and assist the English garrisons and 

 the unprincipled Border thieves. 



In 1567 John Hatley signs, as one of the witnesses, with his own 

 hand, 25th July, in Edinburgh, the Resignation of the Crown by 

 Queen Mary in favour of the Prince, her son. (" Crawford's Lives 

 of Officers of the Crown and State in Scotland," p. 443.) 



On 24th February 1585-6 John Heatlie de Mellerstains was one of 

 the honourable men on the jury, in Edinburgh, to the Special Eetour 

 of Robert Swynton to John Swinton of that Ilk, his father, to Little 

 Swinton and the lands of Cranshawes, Thorneburne, Howboge, and 

 Dukhous. — Mr Campbell Swinton's " The Swintous of that Ilk," 

 Appendix, pp. cxli.-cxmii. 



In the " Inqnisitiones de Tntela," 28th December 1591, No. 1234, 

 George Haitlie de Herdlaw, her uncle, is served nearest agnate, on the 

 side of her father, of Jeannie Haitlie, legitimate daughter of quondam 

 Alexander Haitlie de Lambden. 



In 1592 Patrick Cockburn of East Borthwick, the third son of Sir 

 James Cockburn of Langton, gives security in the Justice Court, in 

 Edinburgh, for George Haitlie of Hadland (a " scion of the family of 

 Haitlie of Mellerstain") who was a relative, and had been summoned 

 to answer, along with Lord Glencairn, Lord Gray, Edmonstone of that 

 Ilk, and many more, "twitcheing the observatione of peax and gude 

 renle in the country, onder pane of rebellioune." — "The Cockburns 

 of that Ilk," p. 71. Was "George Haitlie of Hadland" identical with 

 George Haitlie of Herdlaw ? Herdlaw is in the parish of Westruther. 



In the Retour of the Extent of the Barony of Lyntoun, Inquisit. 

 Valorum, No. 7, 6th May 1601, John Haitlie de MoUestanis and Andrew 

 Haitlie de Sneip are two of the jurymen. Sneep, see Ordnance Map, 

 is in immediate proximity to Mellerstain. 



On the 15th October 1639, in the Minutes of Parliament, we have 

 notice of a lady of the family in distress. " Supplicatioune be Issobell 

 Haitlie (red in articles) who remittis the same to the lordes of Secret 

 Counsale, that they may graunt ane recommendacionne to the 

 moderatores of the Presbiteries of Eist and West Lowthianes for 

 procuring ane charitable supplie to the supplicant. And in the 

 meintyme appointis Mr Rot. Barclep to collect some contributions for 

 the supplicant from the Lordes of Articles and Parliament." — Acts 

 Pari. Scot., v., p. 612. 



A few additions to the Haliburton branch of the family occur in 

 the " Inqnisitiones Generales." No. 1827, 9th July 1631, Andrew 

 Haitlie, in Haliburtoun, was served heir of conquest {i.e. he had 

 purchased the holding) of Leonard Haitlie, portioner of Haliburtoun, 

 his brother-german immediate junior. No. 2916, 11th November 1643, 

 Helen Duff, wife of Robert Haitlie, in Haliebnrtoun [served] heir of 



