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Scottish Office, Whitehall, Thomas Oldrieve and Thomas Ross, to be Our February 9 1908. Commissioners for the purposes of the said enquiry. The KING has been pleased, by Warrant under And for the better enabling you to carry out His Majesty's Royal Sign- Manual, bearing date the purposes of this Commission We do by these the 7th day of February, 1908, to direct the presents authorize you to call in tbje aid and issue under the Seal appointed, by the Treaty of co-operation of owners of ancient monuments; Union to be kept and made use of in place of invitiug them to assist you in furthering the the Great Seal of of a Commission to objects of this Commission : and We do further make an Inventory of the Ancient and Historical authorize and empower you to call before you, Monuments and Constructions connected with such persons as you may judge necessary by or illustrative of the contemporary culture, whom yofc may be the better informed of the civilisation and conditions of life of the people matters, herein submitted: for: your consideration, in Scotland from the earliest times to the year and every matter connected therewith; with 1707, and to specify those which seem most power to invite the possessors of such papers as worthy of preservation, as follows : — you may deem it desirable to inspect to produce EDWARD, R. & I. them before you; and to enquire of and concerning the premises by all other lawful ways and means Our will and pleasure is that Letters Patent be whatsoever.. made and passed under the Seal appointed by And We do further by these presents authorise the Treaty of Union to be kept and made use of and empower you or any one or more of you to in Scotland in the place of the Great Seal of visit and personally inspect such places as you Scotland in words and. to the effect following :-^ may deem expedient for the more effectual EDWARD THE SEVENTH, by the Grace of God, carrying out of the purposes aforesaid. of the of Great Britain and And We do hereby direct that you or any one Ireland and of the British Dominions, beyond 1 or more of you may from time to tune proceed the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, to in the execution of this Commission and of every Our right trusty and well-beloved Councillor matter and thing herein contained. Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell, Baronet, Fellow And Our further will and pleasure is that of the Royal Society, President of the Society of you Our said Commissioners or any three or Antiquaries of Scotland : more of you do report to Us from time to time Our trusty and well-beloved Charles John in writing under your Hands and Seals all and Guthrie, Esquire (commonly called The Honour- every your proceedings under and by virtue of able Lord Guthrie), one of the Senators of Our these presents. College of Justice in Scotland : And for your assistance in the execution of Our trusty and well-beloved Gerald Baldwin these presents We do hereby nominate and Brown, Esquire, Master of Arts, Professor of appoint Our trusty and well-beloved Alexander Fine Art in the University of Edinburgh : Ormiston Curie, Esquire, Writer to the Signet, one Our trusty and well-beloved Thomas. Hastie of the Secretaries of the Society of Antiquaries Bryce, Esquire, Doctor of Medicine, Fellow of of Scotland, to be Secretary to this Our the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Commission. Society of Antiquaries, of Scotland : And We ordain the said Letters Patent to be Our trusty and well-beloved Francis Christian extended in the most ample form and to pass the Buchanan, Esquire : Seal aforesaid per saltum without passing any Our trusty and well-beloved William Thomas other Seal or Register. For doing whereof Oldrieve, Esquire, Fellow of the Society of these presents shall be to the Director of Our Antiquaries of Scotland, Principal Architect and Chancery for writing the same and to the Keeper Surveyor in Scotland to the Commissioners of of the said Seal for causing the same to, be Our Works and Public Buildings : appended thereto a sufficient Warrant. Our trusty and well-beloved Thomas Ross, Given at Our Court at Buckingham Palace, Esquire, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of the seventh day of February, one Scotland : Greeting ! thousand nine hundred and eight, in Whereas We have, deemed it expedient that a the eighth year of Our Reign. Commission should forthwith issue to make an By His Majesty's command. Inventory of the Ancient and Historical Monu- ments and Constructions connected with or John Sinclair. illustrative of the contemporary culture, civilisa- tion and conditions of life of the people in Scotland from the earliest times to the year 1707 such as 1. Sepulchral cairns and other burial places; 2. Forts, Camps, Earthworks, Brochs, Cran- Scottish Office, Whitehall, nogs, and other defensive works, either over- February 10, 1908. ground or underground. The KING has been pleased, by Warrant 3. Stone Circles and Standing Stones, and under His Majesty's Royal Sign Manual, bearing Rock surfaces with incised or other, sculpturing^. date the 8th instant, to appoint John Campbell 4. Architectural structures ecclesiastical and Lorimer, Esq., K.C., to be Sheriff of Ayrshire, secular whether ruinous or in use, including in the room of Sir David Brand, deceased.. sculptured or inscribed memorials.. And to specify those which seem most worthy of preservation.: Now know Ye that We, reposing great, trust and confidence: in your knowledge, discretion andj ability have nominated, constituted and appointed, and do by these Presents nominate, Scottish Office, Whitehall, constitute and appoint you the said Sir Herbert February 10, 1908. Eustace Maxwell (Chairman), Charles John The Secretary for Scotland has been pleased Guthrie, Gerald Baldwin Brown, Thomas Hastie to appoint Philip Francis Wood, Esq., Advocate, Bryce, Francis Christian Buchanan, William LJUB,, to be Senior Counsel to the Secretary for