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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUME CASTLE (Ruins of) | Hume Castle (Remains of) |
Revd. [Reverend] Mr Walker Greenlaw. Revd. [Reverend] Mr Fairbairn Greenlaw. Mr James Weir Schoolmaster Hume. |
027.08 | A conspicuous building, situated immediately south of the Village, erected on a considerable eminence and commanding a beautiful view of the Merse and a considerable part of Roxburghshire. The Castle, once the Seat of the potent Earls of Hume, was about 70 years ago in so prostrate a condition as to exist only in vestiges nearly level with the ground, but was restored and rebattlemented from its own material by the last Earl of Marchmont. It was besieged in 1541 by the English under the Duke of Sommerset, when, after having held out for some time under the command of Lady Hume, it was delivered up on fair terms. In 1550 Cromwell despatched Colonel Fenwick at the head of two regiments to seize the Earls Castle of Hume,- In answer to a peremtory summons to surrender, sent by him to the Governor of the Castle - Cockburne, known by the name of "Willie Wastle" returned a missive of humourous tenor, which has been preserved aand is worth recording: - Right Honourable. I have received a trumpeter of yours, as he tells me, without a pass, to surrender Hume Castle to the Lord General Cromwell. Please you, I never saw your General, as for Hume Castle it stands upon a rock. Given at Hume Castle this day before 7 o'clock. So resteth without prejudice to my native Country your most humble servant. (Signed) T. Cockbuurne. However, [Continued on Page 22] |
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[Page] 21Parish of Hume -- Sheet 27 No8 Trace 4 -- Collected by H. Sharban
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