The Hot Trod — the legal right of English borderers to pursue raiders back into Scotland within six days of a theft, carrying a burning turf on a lance as symbol of legitimate pursuit — was exercised from Netherby in 1563 after a major Graham clan raid into Cumberland. The Hot Trod was one of the most important border institutions, allowing English subjects to pursue stolen goods across the international border under rules codified in the Border Laws. Netherby, on the Esk near the Scottish line, was a frequent starting point for such pursuits.
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