Annals and Antiquities of Dryburgh and Other Places on the TweedA. Leadbetter, 1836 - 248 pages |
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... Laird * of Hattan , in Berwickshire ; he held the Abbey of Dryburgh in commendam , anno 1512. He was Apostolic Prothonotary in Scotland , and Prior of the Isle of May in 1497 , being then about thirty years of age , and became soon ...
... Laird * of Hattan , in Berwickshire ; he held the Abbey of Dryburgh in commendam , anno 1512. He was Apostolic Prothonotary in Scotland , and Prior of the Isle of May in 1497 , being then about thirty years of age , and became soon ...
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... Laird of Muirhouselaw . David Erskine , Commendator of Dryburgh , granted a charter of feu , or copyhold , to Eliza- beth Pennie , above said , widow of Thomas H. , and to George Haliburton , her son , in fee ( see above ) , of the mill ...
... Laird of Muirhouselaw . David Erskine , Commendator of Dryburgh , granted a charter of feu , or copyhold , to Eliza- beth Pennie , above said , widow of Thomas H. , and to George Haliburton , her son , in fee ( see above ) , of the mill ...
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... Laird of Goldylands , above Hawick ; and under the third is their eldest son , Colonel Henry Erskine of Shieldfield , late of the Royal Scots or 1st regiment of foot , who died at Stuartfield , above Jedburgh . And be- yond the third ...
... Laird of Goldylands , above Hawick ; and under the third is their eldest son , Colonel Henry Erskine of Shieldfield , late of the Royal Scots or 1st regiment of foot , who died at Stuartfield , above Jedburgh . And be- yond the third ...
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... Laird of Branxholme - Hall , ancestor of the Dukes of Buccleuch . He married a second wife , the daughter of Lord Summerville , by whom he had a son , William , and a daughter , Elizabeth - and he got a charter of the lands of Hall ...
... Laird of Branxholme - Hall , ancestor of the Dukes of Buccleuch . He married a second wife , the daughter of Lord Summerville , by whom he had a son , William , and a daughter , Elizabeth - and he got a charter of the lands of Hall ...
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... laird Of old St Juliers ? aye that he would , and catch As odd a fish , but not so large , as himself . And what's the name , said he , of this old laird ? And when they told him it was Nimrod Snipe , He said the Prior sang a song about ...
... laird Of old St Juliers ? aye that he would , and catch As odd a fish , but not so large , as himself . And what's the name , said he , of this old laird ? And when they told him it was Nimrod Snipe , He said the Prior sang a song about ...
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