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THE GRAHAMS 6 5
but in 1552 it was divided, the upper half including Canonbic annexed to
Scotland, and the southern half with Kirkandrews joined to England. The
treaty is signed by John Johnstoun of that Ilk, John Johnstoun of Nitove
(supposed to be a copyist's error for Newbie), Charles Murray of Cockpool, and
others. It was ratified on Dec. 15 by the Warden, Maxwell of Herries and the
Laird of Johnstoun for Scotland, and by Sir Richard Musgrave and Sir Thomas
Dacre for England.
Richie Graham was rewarded by Henry VIII. for his aid, with the lands
of Netherby ; but Lord Scrope, writing to Secretary Cecil in 1583, points out
that the idea of thereby attaching the Graham clan to England had been
frustrated, chiefly by the Lairds of Graitney and Newbie. Richie's family
had been outlawed in Scotland, but Johnstoun of Graitney married one of his
nieces, and the Laird of Newbie settled her brother, Arthur Graham, 1 on the
Mote or Moat adjacent to Newbie, and married him to one of his own daughters,
so that he was no longer sought for by the law. The couple had four sons,
being brought up as Scotsmen. William Graham, Richard's brother, had
married the sister of the Laird of Graitney, and Edward Irving of Bonshaw
married Richard's daughter. These alliances gave the family more ties in
Scotland than in England.
1 Arthur Graham, after having his farm overrun and pillaged by unpaid mercenary
soldiers, was killed by Thomas Musgrave, presumably by mistake, for Queen Elizabeth
allowed his son, William Graham, £2.0 a year as compensation.