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furd, called Cokburne, John Ruthirfurde, called Jock
of ye Green, and other rebels at the Kingis horn.
On ist September of the following year he had
charter of the lands of Eshetries, with tower and
fortalice thereof, the superiority of which had been
forfeited by Archibald Earl of Angus.
Sir Nichol Ruthirfurd of Hundoley succeeded in
1556. On the 15th April 1569 appeared at Kelso
Nicholaus Ruthirfurde of Hundoley, Knycht, John
Ruthirfurde of Hun thill, Richard Ruthirfurde of
Edgerstoun, Richard Ruthirfurd, Provost of Jed-
burgh, Walter Ker of Cessfurd, Thomas Ker of
Fernhirst, Thomas Cranstoun of that ilk, Bukcleuche,
Knycht, Thomas Turnbull of Badderowl, and Sir J.
Edmonston of that ilk, and signed bond binding
them to guard the peace of the Borders, and
especially to assist the Laird of Bukcleuche and
other Lairds nearest against the thieves of Liddis-
dale and Annandale. The same chiefs appeared
with many others of the principal Barons of the
south of Scotland at the Parliament held at Linlith-
gow in 1545, and engaged to defend the Kingdome
and to invade England should it be deemed ex-
pedient to do so. In 1564, he, with James Lang-
landis of that ilk, was suretie for Ormiston of that ilk,
in ordmanne and ourmanne, at the assemblage of the
Barons and Lairds when the contract was made
betwixt the Scotts and the Kers, and it was agreed
" that puting away all inymmitie, hatrent, and grudge
standand and consavit betwix them throw the uh-
happie slauchter of umquhile Sir Walter Scott of
Branxholme, the said Sir Walter Ker of Cessfurde
sail, on the 23d day of March instant, cum to the