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(2) Charter of confirmation of lands in Over Lamberton 

 by Henry Coceur (Cossar), son and heir of Henry Coceur 

 of Trehroun (in which de Raynton's wife is called Christiana, 

 surname not ascertained, probably the earliest wife of a 

 Ronton, so far as known), in favour of John de Raynton, 

 dated 12th July 1332. 



Henry Cosour seems to have been in favour, as Robert 

 Bruce (v. Robertson's Index) granted to him "terre in villa 

 et territorio de Bondyngton, juxta Berwicum super Twed, 

 qui fuit Nicholai dioti Moyses " ; and also a charter* of 

 the lands " in tenemento de Lambirtoun-Superiori quam 

 Willielmus de Lamberton vendidit Rogero de Goswyc," the 

 latter being the lands conveyed to de Ronton. 



(3) Charter of lands in Kirklamberton by William called 

 Brune of the Boroughmuir, in favour of John de Raynton 

 — no date — but interesting, as William Brune says that 

 though his seal is affixed, it is unknown to most men, and 

 the seal of John, the son of Walter, Sheriff of Berwick and 

 Steward of the Prior of Coldingham, is also affixed "causa 

 testificacionis." 



These three charters are all in duplicate, apparently for 

 some reason connected with the feudal rights of the Priory 

 of Coldingham, as the Prior himself is witness to the most 

 carefully transcribed deed in each case ; but, though proba- 

 bly present, his name does not appear as a witness in the 

 duplicate reciting the special reddendum to the grantor. 



The great interest in the charter by Henry Coceur is that 

 amongst the witnesses appears immediately after the knights 

 "Stephen Fourbur tunc (1332) Maior de Berwyc," being the 

 only known reference to this borough magnate. His name 

 does not appear in the list of Mayors in Scott's History 

 of the Border Town, and Mr Campbell-Renton's charter 

 chest has preserved from oblivion the name of the successor 

 of his ancestor in the Mayoralty. John de Raynton was 



* See Appendix for this charter, which has been found in the 

 Wedderburn Charter Chest since this paper was written. 



