The Elliot clan of Liddesdale were among the most feared of all reiver families. Operating from the notoriously lawless valley of Liddesdale — which the Wardens of both marches struggled to govern — they raided into England on a near-annual basis. The English Warden's records for the mid-sixteenth century are full of 'bills' (formal complaints) against Elliot clansmen for theft, murder, and arson. The Elliots were also frequently at war with each other and with the Scott and Kerr clans.
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