THE CHURCH OF Ht^ME 22^ 



Patrick, who was the fifth earl of Dunbar, and the first to be 

 styled Earl of March, in 1190 on his accession to his patrimonial 

 rights, also confirmed the monks in their donations from his 

 ancestors.'® 



The priest of this time was one Patrick, who designates him- 

 self " Clericus " in a charter of 1207 of the twenty shilling lands 

 of Sprouston by Eustace de Vescy." 



Another one, Roger is known by his witnessing a charter of 

 Eobertus de Muscampo during the reign of Alexander II, (1214- 



1249. y* 



The church of Hume was in the deanery of the Merse and in 

 the diocese of St. Andrews, and was variously rated.'* At this 

 date it was valued at xxiv marks :^° again at xxxv. marks, 

 and in Bagimont's Eoll at a later date still, in 1275 the 

 Eectoria de Home was estimated at lviiijs. and ivd.^^ In 

 the Papal Taxation Roll (c. 1298) the value is returned at 

 xxvilib. lis. Sd. 



An interesting statement of the value and description of these 

 lands in 1 300 is found in the Rent Roll of Kelso Abbey.^^ Thus 

 under Hume it is stated that the monks have 1 carucate of land, 

 which with its 4 tofts was assessed at 6 marks, and 2 bovates 

 there with 1 toft, and one meadow of nearly 30 acres (Harestro- 

 dar). They have in addition the rent of iish. Yid. from William 

 Boswell for his land, 200 sheep, while the laird himself, Galfre- 

 dus de Home also pays 2/6 in rent. At the same time the 

 spirituality was rated at xx lib.^^ 



Then falls a long silence of 170 years, in which no references 

 can be found to the church of Hume. In 1471 there is one of 

 interest from its allusion to the high altar in the church of St. 

 Nicholas in Hume. A customary practice was to pay certain 

 dues at the high altar of a church. Here it appears that John, 

 the third of the five sons of Sir Alexander Home, was about to 



'« Liber de Calchon, No. 72. 



1' Do. No. 208. 



'8 Do. Vol. I. p. 207. 



'' Liber Cartaram Prioratas S. Andreae, p. 32. 



^^ Rogistrum de Dumferlyn, p. 206. 



*' Registrutn Episcopatus Glascuensis, p. Lxv. 



^' Liber de Calchou, p. 464. 



M Do. p. 472. 



