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Greenlaw Parish -- W Beatty -- [page] 7

Greenlaw (Parish) -- Greenlaw (Parish) -- Continued -- *See Page 61.* -- debtors, with eighteen sleeping Cells. There are three Courts to which the prisoners have access during a part of the day - The building is Surrounded by a very high wall, upon the top of which is a chevaux-de frieze, which renders it quite Secure - There is a plentiful supply of water within the jail, and the whole establishment is Kept in a State of perfect order and cleanliness - The average number of prisoners may be Stated at 8 - Chiefly felons -
The whole of the town of Greenlaw is feued. the feuars 80 in number are respectable -
The town of Greenlaw is a Burgh of Barony, the Superior of which is the proprietor of Marchmont estate. It was created the head Burgh of the County in the Year 1669 - It is long Since any weekly market was held in the town of Greenlaw - Regular markets
*Entered in Name List page 61 -*

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2 entries in red seem to have been added after the description was written and relate to the position of the 'objects' in the Name Lists. I have marked them with * to distinguish them from descriptive remarks. They are in 2 different columns so it was difficult to know where to transcribe them.

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