Storeys of Old.

The Stories were related to 'Leird Baggott, of Pawston? being the laird's brothers-in-law.' The two Stories rode into Scotland and met Cesford's Shepherd, the only guide and cause of their brother's murder, and there killed him and cut him in pieces,' hence this quarrel. Cesford, it further transpired, killed the laird Baggot:- (p. 38, V. II).

"Reiffs on the guidman of Gaitschaw by the young Laird of Pawstoun, of 50 ewes and wethers, out of Hownam grange at night by Will Storie in New Etall; out of Hayop [Harehope] of 40 ews and wethers, by Jane Rutlege 'raik schaw' thence of 40 ewes and wethers." From Cessfurde's Roll of Wrangis done be (by) England, 1596. (p. 182, II.)

Buccleuch and Cessford (Sir Robert Kerr) are described as the two "firebrands" of the March. See Introduction Vol. II., page xix. (Sir Robert Kerr, the younger, was of Cessford).

In regard to the disputes on the Borders, a Commission sat at Berwick and Carliale and concluded a treaty at the latter city, 5th May, 1597.

Middle March Bills, 4th Feby. 1596 against Scotland. There is a note *re Thomas Storey of Over Trewhit's Bill-quit by the laird of Mow and Jo: Mow of Mow Mains and David Pringle of Hownam. p. 264, II.

In the Asherton Lordshippe, 1580-81, John Storye supplies cap and spear.

In the Leith Ward Muster, 1580-81, 1 find a Story at Lasanby-Hector Story, without furniture. Thomas Story [Will proved 1613].

In Plompton Park, in the same Ward Musters, there appears Ector Storie [see will, 1590], among those furnished with bows and arrows; and a Jo:^[hn] Storie among those described as having "no furniture." An Ingerome Storie is described in the same manner as Jo: Storie. (p. 48, I.)

This name, Ingerome, in different forms of orthography, frequently appears in the Arthurct Church Registers. It is sometimes written Ingelram.

Sir Thomas Musgrave in his letter to Lord Burghley on the Border Riders, mentiones a Gorthe Story and his "howse called the Lard, near the River Eske."

There was a Gorthe Armestronge, soune to Kynyon, also a Gorthe Urwen. (p. 123, V. I.)

28th July, 1582.-In a letter of Queen Elizabeth to Cesford (Kerr), p. 88, Vol. I., the delivery of one Andrew Storie is demanded for the slaughter of one Trotter. Next we find these words:-

"And whereas our said brother the King, deth in his said letters further compliance of want of the like justice in delivering of murtherers which (as we are informed) is meant of the denial of the delivery one Andrew Storie for the slaughter of one Trotter-forasmuch as it hath bin made manifest to us that they had before murthered one of the Stories, and that fact notwithstandinge the said Trotter came into our realme without licence or trodd, and