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one of the witnesses to the charter by the convent.* On 26th May 

 1587, James VI. confirms a charter, by the same prioress and convent, 

 conveying to Alexander Home of Hatoan-hall, a hasbandland called 

 Nanewar (now Ninewar) in the parish of Dans. 



1575. 9 April. — James VI. confirms a charter of same date by George 

 Hume of Spot in favour of James, Earl of Morton, Regent of Scotland, 

 of, inter alia, the lands of Sampsoniswallis, with the acres in the 

 lordship of Duns.f 



1575. 23 Jaly. — Charter of Confirmation and Novodamus by James 

 VI. to Archibald Anchinlek, and Jeanne Sleich his wife, of, inter alia, the 

 lands of Staneflat, occupied by William Chirnesyd, lying near the town of 

 Duns, and a husbandland iu Groweldykis, occupied by James Jamesoun.J 



1578. 24 February. — James VI. confirms a charter, dated at Duns 31st 

 January 1577, by George Hume of Spot, in favour of James Dowglns, 

 commendator of Pluscardin (natural son of James, Earl of Morton, 

 Regent of Scotland) who seems to have married a daughter of the 

 granter, of, inter alia, the dominical lands of Dunce [I regret, but cannot 

 help, the spelling] and the lands of Samsonis-wallis and Orumstane.|| 

 From an earlier charter granted, 14 April 1543, by Queen Mary, 

 confirming one by George Hume of Spott, in favour of his son George, 

 and Cristine Douglas his spouse, we learn that Samsons Walls 

 (Sanct sowms wallis) were part of the lands of Duns Maynis, called 

 the Elfhoill (Elfhole) a name which they still bear.§ On 16th December 

 1581 Alexander Home of Manderstoun, son and apparent heir of George 

 Home of Spot, and Janet Home his spouse, had a charter from James 

 VI. of the same lands,** which had been re-conveyed to the Homes of 

 Spot by Archibald Douglas of Pettindreich, brother of James Douglas 

 already named. ft They descended to George Home, Earl of Dunbar,third 

 son of Alexander Home of Manderston, a nobleman who stood hiyh in the 

 estimation of James VI., and was successively High Treasurer of Scotland, 

 and Chancellor of the Exchequer in England. He received from the 

 King, 1 and 9 July 1606, a charter confirming to him, inter alia, the 



tenandry of Crumstane, containing the lands of Reullismaynes, 



Sampsouneswallis, Crumstane, with the mill, lands and acres within and 

 near the town of Duns, with the cottages of the same, and the prebend of 

 Duns, including the rectory and vicarage of the parish of Duns.JJ Lady 

 Anne Home, the elder of the Earl's two daughters, and her husband, 

 James Home of Quhytrig, had a charter of the same subjects, on 16 



* Ibid., No. 1614. 



t Ibid., No. 2409. 



:t: Ibid., No. 2446. 



II Ibid., No. 2776. 



§ Regist. Mag. Sig., Vol. in., No. 2894. 



** Vol. v.. No. 306. 



tt Vol. VI., No. 1446. 



It Ibid., No. 1773. 



