Editing Border reivers (section)

===Surnames in the Marches of Scotland (1587)===

In 1587, the [[Parliament of Scotland]] passed a statute: "For the quieting and keping in obiedince of the disorderit subjectis inhabitantis of the borders hielands and Ilis."<ref>Great Britain III Acts of the Parliament of Scotland pp.466–467 (1587)</ref> Attached to the statute was a roll of surnames from both the Border country and Highlands. The Borders portion listed 17 {{lang|enm|clannis}} with a chief and their associated Marches:
[[File:Anglo-Scottish Marches v1.png|right|thumb|Regions of the Scottish marches]]
'''''Middle March'''''
* [[Clan Elliot|Elliot]], [[Clan Armstrong|Armstrong]], Nixon, Crozier
'''''West March'''''
* Scott, Bates, Little, Thomsons, Glendenning, Irving, Bell, [[Clan Carruthers|Carruthers]], [[Graham (surname)|Graham]], [[Clan Johnstone|Johnstone]], Jardine, Moffat, and Latimer.

Of the border clans or ''Graynes'' listed on this roll, [[Clan Elliot|Elliot]], [[Clan Carruthers|Carruthers]], [[Clan Scott|Scott]], [[Clan Irvine|Irvine]], [[Clan Graham|Graham]], [[Clan Johnstone|Johnstone]], [[Clan Jardine|Jardine]] and [[Clan Moffat|Moffat]] are registered with the Court of Lord Lyon in Edinburgh as Scottish Clans (with a Chief), others such as [[Clan Armstrong|Armstrong]], [[Clan Little|Little]] and Bell are [[armigerous]] clans with no Chief, while such as [[Clan Blackadder]], also an [[armigerous]] clan in the Middle Ages, later died out or lost their lands, and are unregistered with the Lyon Court.

'''The historic riding surnames recorded by [[George MacDonald Fraser]] in [[The Steel Bonnets]] (London: Harvill, 1989)<ref>George McDonald Fraser, ''The Steel Bonnets'' (London: Harvill, 1989) pp.&nbsp;56–65</ref> are:'''

'''''East March'''''
* Scotland: [[Clan Home|Hume]], [[Clan Trotter|Trotter]], [[Dixon Baronets|Dixon]], [[Bromfield (surname)|Bromfield]], [[Craw (surname)|Craw]], [[Clan Cranstoun|Cranston]].
* England: [[Forster (surname)|Forster]], [[Selby family|Selby]], [[Gray (surname)|Gray]], [[Dunn (surname)|Dunn]].
'''''Middle March'''''
* Scotland: Burns, [[Clan Kerr|Kerr]], [[Clan Young|Young]], [[Clan Pringle|Pringle]], Davison, Gilchrist, [[Tait (surname)|Tait]] of East Teviotdale. [[Clan Scott|Scott]], Oliver, [[Clan Turnbull|Turnbull]], Rutherford of West Teviotdale. [[Clan Armstrong|Armstrong]], Croser, [[Clan Eliott|Elliot]], Nixon, [[Clan Douglas|Douglas]], Laidlaw, [[Routledge]], Turner, [[Clan Henderson|Henderson]] of Liddesdale.
* England: Anderson, [[Potts (surname)|Potts]], [[Reed (name)|Reed]], [[Clan Hall|Hall]], Hedley of Redesdale. Charlton, Robson, Dodd, Dodds, Milburn, Yarrow, [[Stapleton (surname)|Stapleton]] of Tynedale. Also Fenwick, [[Ogle family|Ogle]], Heron, Witherington, Medford (later [[Mitford family|Mitford]]), Collingwood, Carnaby, Shaftoe, Ridley, Stokoe, Stamper, Wilkinson, Hunter, Huntley, [[Thomson (surname)|Thomson]], Jamieson.
'''''West March'''''
* Scotland: Bell, [[Clan Irvine|Irvine]], Irving, [[Clan Johnstone|Johnstone]], [[Clan Maxwell|Maxwell]], Carlisle, Beattie, [[Clan Little|Little]], [[Clan Carruthers|Carruthers]], Glendenning, Routledge, [[Clan Moffat|Moffat]].
* England: Graham, [[Hetherington]], Musgrave, Storey, Lowther, Curwen, [[Salkeld]], Dacre, Harden, [[Hodgson]], Routledge, Tailor, Noble.

Relationships between the border clans varied from uneasy alliance to open, deadly [[feud]]. It took little to start a feud; a chance quarrel or misuse of office was sufficient. Feuds might continue for years until patched up in the face of invasion from the other kingdoms or when the outbreak of other feuds caused alliances to shift. The border was easily destabilised if Graynes from opposite sides of the border were at feud. Feuds also provided ready excuse for particularly murderous raids or pursuits.

Riders did not wear identifying [[tartan]]s. The tradition of family tartans dates from the [[Victorian era]] and was inspired by the novels of [[Sir Walter Scott]]. The typical dress of reivers included [[Jack of plate]], steel bonnets ([[helmet]]s), and [[riding boot]]s.