24 NOTICES OF ARCHITECTURE IN BERWICKSHIRE. 



commendator of Dryburgh in favour of Alexander Home of 

 Manderstone, mention is made of the lands of Spittle Snawdoun 

 near Thirlestane, and that in a charter under the Great Seal, 

 dated 12th April 1557, in favour of Sir Richard Maitland of 

 Lethington, of the lands and town of Thirlstane, Walter 

 Cranstown, Chaplain, is said to be one of the tenants occupying 

 these lands. 



Thirlestane. — Notes from Lauderdale Account Boohs. 

 Payed to seaven persons appointed for the Hospitall in 

 Thirlestane as the pryce of 22 boles of meal at the several 

 rates in part of their allowance ordered by His Grace to 

 them p. discharge dated 8th Dec. 1674 £106 6 8 



1674 — To the persons appointed for the Chapell of Thirlestane 



in part of his Gr's allowance £3 



1676 — Pensioners in Hospital of Thirlestane £2 4 9 J 



To George Hoggart, John Smith, John Greive, Robert 



Thomson, and Wm. Brotherstanes, fyve pensioners for 



Thirlestane Hospital as the price of 32 bolls 2 firlots oat 



meall for their allowance at 2 pecks to each of them weekly 



from 1st Nov. 1677 to 1st Nov. 1678 £81 5 



To the said fyve persons seven bolls 2 firl. meal, for their 

 allowance from 1st Nover 1678 to 24th January 1679, with 

 two firlots more to William Brotherstone in part of his 



allowance thereafter £20 



To Thomas Sounhouse, and James Waderstone, two persons 

 more for the said hospitall of Thirlestane, four bolls two 

 firls. meall as their allowance at 2 pecks weekly to each of 

 them from Ist Octr. 1678 to 3rd Feby. 1679, at 21 10« 



per boll £11 5 



To John Greive, George Huggart, -John Smith, William 

 Wadderstoun, Robert Thomson, William Broth erstaines, and 

 James Thomson Beedmen, and Elizabeth Nicolson, Beed- 

 woman, appointed for Thirlestane Chappell, each of yem 

 6 bolls 2 firl. meal as ther allowance from the first November 

 1682 to ye 1st November 1683. To the deceast James 

 Wadderstoun, one of ye said Beedmen three bolls one firlot, 

 Thomas Abernethie, a poor workman, one boll, and to a blind 

 woman in Wantonwalls, one firlot meal as ther ordinarie 

 allowance, the said yeir, being in all 6 bolls 2 firlots price ^Ih 

 10/- per boll forsaid, and to Elizabeth Nicolson for leading 

 her peats and turves 40/- Scots £199 15.... 



