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do wed with most of the land in the parish surrounding 

 the convent, with smaller possessions at Kimmerghame 

 Mains and Ninewar near Duns, and with the teind 

 sheaves of the towns, lands, and mains of Colbrandspeth, 

 Ghapelhill, two Hoprigs and others, in the district now 

 comprised in the parish of Cockburnspath,* which was 

 made up of the lands just mentioned, the ancient parish 

 of Aldcambus, and the chapelry of Colbrandspeth, sub- 

 ordinate to Oldhamstocks. 



The Hospitals in the county numbered at least nine. 

 Besides those of Aldcambus, St. Leonard's Lauder, St. 

 Leonard's Horndean, and Strafontane, already men- 

 tioned, there were others at Colbrandspeth, Duns, Hutton, 

 Auldenstune or Morriston, near Legerwood, and Earlston.f 

 Most of them were attached to monasteries, and were 

 set apart for the occupation of infirm or diseased monks, 

 whose presence in the larger establishments might 

 create discomfort or become a source of contagion, for 

 the reception and maintenance of poor and sick persons, 

 especially lepers, and for the accommodation of pilgrims." 

 Hutton was connected with the Knights of St. John 

 of Jerusalem! 



The Parish Churches which, so far as we can ascertain, 

 appear to have always been manorial were Chirnside, 

 Hutton, Foulden, Whitsorae, Hilton, Mordington, Long- 

 formacus, Polwarth, Duns, Ellem, Cranshaws, and Upset- 

 lington, afterwards Ladykirk. I have already referred 

 to the disputed charter by King Edgar, by which most 

 of these manors are stated to have been conferred on 

 Durham. It certainly lends weight to the objections 

 which have been urged against the genuineness of this 

 charter to find that in none of the parishes in which 



* Historical Manuscripts Commission, 12th Report, Appendix VIII., 

 pp. 164, 165. 



t Retours Berwickshire, Nos. 145, 413 ; Coldingham Correspondence^ 

 &c ; Surtees Society, p. ex ; Liber de Melrose, No. 80 ; Colding- 

 ham Charters, No. 164 ; Chalmers' Caledonia. 



X Rotuli Scotise, Vol. I. p. 25. 



