Calendar of State Papers, Scotland: Volume 1, 1547-63. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1898.
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'Edward VI: September 1552', in Calendar of State Papers, Scotland: Volume 1, 1547-63, (London, 1898) pp. 190-191. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/scotland/vol1/pp190-191 [accessed 19 April 2024]
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393. Division of the Debateable Land. [1552. Sept. 24.]
[A coloured plan showing the extent of the ground, contour and names of the hills, mosses, and the various rivers and waters on both sides of the march, running into the Esk.] The churches and houses around are also named, with the occupiers or owners of the latter. Four straight lines are drawn from Sark water or near it to the Esk: (1) the most northerly is drawn from Pingleknowe or Pingleburn, through the "Theefe slacke" to the bend of a water called "Wodes borne," a little above its junction with Esk, and styled "the English commissioners' offer"; (2) a line drawn from "Howe burne" where it falls into Sark, to the point where Wodesburne falls into Esk: marked with a star at each end, and styled "the accord with the French embassador, linea stellata"; (3) a line drawn from same point as No. 2, to the mouth of a stream falling into Esk, south of Tom Greme's house, marked "the Scottes offerr"; and (4) a line drawn from Sark, south east of Sandy Armstrong's tower, crossing No. 3 diagonally, to "Dyndsdayle" on Esk, opposite the house of Fergus Greme: a cross pattée at each end, and styled "this is the last and fynal lyne of the particion concluded xxiiij° Septembris 1552." Lochmaben stone is shown on the Sark a little north of Redkirk on the Annan, and at the north end of the map, a "Standyng stane" is shown between Toplyff hill and Tennys hill. Signed: Henry Bullock.
A sheet 22 inches by 17. Indorsed: "The platt of the Debatable."
394. Indenture as to the Debateable Land. Edw. VI. [Sept. 24. 1552.]
Sir Thomas Wharton lord Wharton, and Sir Thomas Chaloner, as commissioners for Edward VI., agree and conclude with those of the Queen of Scots on the bounds and limits of the Debateable land, assigning the Western part to England, and the Eastern to Scotland. Signed and sealed on the ground.
7 pp. Latin. Official contemporary copy. Indorsed.
(1) Counterpart of same by Sir James Douglas of Drumlanrig knight and Richard Maitland of Lethington, commissioners of the Queen of Scots.
6 pp. Official contemporary copy, in another hand.