Storeys of Old.

"Brackenbill* hath beggared the Queen's tenants of Whyte Close, near Leaven, viz., Richie Clemy and Bartle Stories and the rest there, who now pay no rent to the Queen but to him with a black mail of 20 [marks] yearly and makes them serve him with 'carre and coope' of late, where before they served the Queen with horse and gear. He bath kept a 'coyner' at work in the top of the tower of his own house and in Geardy Mark's sheyld in the Miller's House end."

"1597. James VI. to Henry Leigh.
"It being informit to us be our belovit Robert Dalzell younger of that Ilk that Florie Storie duelland upoun Eske within the boundis of your office and charge is debtfull to him in the sowme of thre hundred pundis money of our realme restand for the price of certaine nolt and sheip coft be him from our said subject about Lambes last quhairof, he can have na satisfactioun but delay continuellie used thaer - anent quhilk hee moved us effectunslie to requeist you to tak ordour that ayther the said sowme may be payit with convenient diligence or that the persoun debtour may be committit in Ward and kaipit thairin quhill he be compellit to do the same, as you will do us gude plesour.
Your loving friend JAMES R.
"Dumfreis.

"Addressed to Harrie Ley esquierr. Warden Depute, &c." (P. 445, V. II.)

"INDENT OF SCOTTISCHE BILLS:-
"1601. A Bill of the laird of Mecarstone upon Mitchell Hedley, 'hoggskynnes,' &c., sworn by John Siory his servant to 2 pistols worth 40s. sterling, I sword, 10s.; 'a payer worsett stockins,' 10s.; a cloak. 13S. 4d.; 'a handkerchefe,' 10s.; 'a rose noble,' &c., in his purse, 24s., silk garters, 3s.; and 'a scarf,' 2s." (P. 755, V. II.)

"INDENT OF ENGLISH BILLS:-
"At Morpeth, 17th June, 1601. A Bill of William Storyes of Cranley upon Andrew Gardner, burgess of Jedburgh, sworn by James Story of Beanley to a 'Portugal Duckett' of 31. 10s. Fowle by Alex Macdonell's hand. Wrytt 31. 10s." (P. 756, V. II.)

William and Mathew Storey are mentioned in Middle March Bills against England (dated Berwick, 4th February, 1596). (P. 264, V. II.)

On p. 36, V. II., John Carey informs Burghley that:-

"Cesford lately came in to murder some of the Stories, once by Wark, as far as Twysell, and intended to come to Tweedmouth, but hearing that on the 9th inst. being 'Whytson Monday' they [the Stories] would be at a certain fair kept at Witwoode and would be in a town called Eakell the night before, he came with 17 horse and waited for them in the morning in the 'highe strett' between Eakell and Hambleton, to have killed them and all the fayre folkes passing by, but as hape was, the two Stories fearing such a thing, traveled most parte of the night and so escaped him."

"Cesford went round by 'Chevett' [Cheviot] and at Pawston told the laird that he would have the 'Stories' lives 'ear it were lang." He had 300 men with him. July 2, 1595." (Pp. 36-36, II.)

A Wylym Story appears in the Muster Roll of 1538 [see, Belford, p. 307, Vol. I., His. of Northumberland.]