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Wednesday 4th My son having met me at Berwick we drive out early to Scremerston Colliery where the work is carried on as usual, & a person is keeping possession, under the extent. The land sale is small, & as every Cargo sent to London lost money, three of the Ships belonging to the Lessees are laid up in the harbour & the men laid off. Examined the piece of new Wall & fences now finished & paid for by my Son, who has also advanced money upon the new enclosures at Glororum, which I shall repay him at the Rent receipt in April, when the whole will be completed. Returned to Tweedmouth, & took my old seat at the Session of Magistrates, where the number of convictions for poaching Salmon in Close time proved that the tendency of the inhabitants of the Tweed for that kind of depredation had not diminished. Found that my Letter to Willoughby & Horne relating to the Bishops extravagant proposition for obviating the Union of North Durham, and Berwick had been laid before a previous meeting, & had met the concurrence of the Bench, who are opposed in toto, to the plan submitted to them. Thursday 5th February - Passed with my family at Milfield Hill & heard from Dilston, whether Mr Pringle of Scremerston had gone to pay up his Arrear of rent, promised to me some time ago. Friday 6th- At Milfield Hill & engaged in Trust Affairs at Coupland Castle. Saturday 7th - Returned to Newcastle & thence to Dilston.
