358 BUTTERDEAN 



firming a Charter to Alexander Bennystoun of the lands of 

 Upsetlington.^^ 



He is one of the defenders in an action by Sir John Swinton 

 of Swinton relating to the erroneous delivery of writings 

 in an inquest and breive in favour of Alexander, Duke of 

 Albany, of a chapel upon the lands of Cranshaws, dated 

 16th July 1476.^® He is a witness to the Marriage Contract 

 of Sibil Home, sister of George Home of Wedderburn, and 

 Henry Hately of Mellerstanes, dated Ist February 1478." 



On 18th December 1475 he is witness to a Charter of 

 Confirmation of the lands of Utterstone Burnhouse, Oxen- 

 dene Harcus, and Risiriggs, which David Halliburton then 

 resigned. ^^ 



On 4th October 1479 John Ellem of Butterdean, James 

 Ellem, Gavin Home of Manderston, and others, were charged 

 with treason in having held the Castle of Dunbar against 

 King James III.^"* He had a Charter of the lands of 

 Chirnside, Duns, and Bassendean in his own and his wife 

 Elizabeth's favour, on 19th July 1489, on the resignation 

 of his brother, Eichard Ellem ;^' but Eichard gets Sasino of 

 certain lands in Bassendean, on 14th June 1490.^ In the 

 same year the lands were forfeited for the above act of treason, 

 and were of new conferred on his son, George Ellem. ^^ 



His daughter, Elizabeth Ellem, is said to have married 

 Christopher Cockburn of Choicelee, youngest son of Sir Alex- 

 ander Cockburn, Baron of Langton, and Elizabeth Crichton, 

 his first wife.^^ 



George Ellem of Butterdean is mentioned as a witness to 

 a precept relating to certain lands in Cockburnspath, dated 

 4th January 1491.33 



« Earl of Home's MSS., No. 279, p. 167. 



2* Acta Auditorum, p. 51. 



2' Wedderburn MSS., No. 18, p. 24. 



28 Great Seal Reg., Vol. ii., p. 294, No. 1428. 



28a Acts of Parliament of Scotland, Vol. ii., p. 125. 



" Great Seal Reg., Vol. ii., No. 1881, p. 396. 



'» Exch. Rolls, Vol. 10, p. 153. 



31 Great Seal Reg., Vol. ii.. No. 1826, p. 387. 



« Cockburns of that Ilk, p. 289. 



*• Bgerton Charters, British Muaeam, No. 364. 



