CONTENTS OF APPENDIX.

Page I. List of Members of the Society from 1831 to 1851:— I. List of Fellows of the Society,...... 1 II. List of Honorary Members...... 8 III. List of Corresponding Members, ...... 9 II. List of Communications read at Meetings of the Society, from 1831 to 1851,...... 13 III. Listofthe Office-Bearers from 1831 to 1851,...... 51 IV. Index to the Names of Donors...... 53 V. Index to the Names of Literary Contributors...... 59 I.

LISTS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY OF THE ANTIQUARIES OF . MDCCCXXXL—MDCCCLI.

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, PATRON.

No. I.—LIST OF FELLOWS OF THE SOCIETY. (Continued from the AppenHix to Vol. III. p. 15.)

1831. Jan. 24. ALEXANDER LOGAN, Esq., . Feb. 14. JOHN STEWARD WOOD, Esq. 28. JAMES NAIRWE of Claremont, Esq., Writer to the Signet. Mar. 14. ONESEPHORUS TYNDAL BRUCE of Falkland, Esq. WILLIAM SMITH, Esq., late Lord Provost of . Rev. JAMES CHAPMAN, Chaplain, Castle. April 11. ALEXANDER WELLESLEY LEITH, Esq., Advocate.1 WILLIAM DAUNEY, Esq., Advocate. JOHN ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, Esq., Writer to the Signet. May 23. , Esq.2 1832. Jan. 9. BINDON BLOOD of Cranachar, Esq., . JOHN BLACK GRACIE, Esq.. Writer to the Signet. 23. Rev. JOHN REID OMOND, Minister of Monfcie. Feb. 27. THOMAS HAMILTON, Esq., Rydal. Mar. 12. GEORGE RITCHIE KINLOCH, Esq.3 26. ANDREW DUN, Esq., Writer to the Signet. April 9. JAMES USHER, Esq., Writer to the Signet.* May 21. WILLIAM MAULE, Esq.

1 Afterwards Sir Alexander W. Leith, Bart. " 4 Election cancelled. 3 Resigned. VOL. IV.—APP. A 2 LIST OF FELLOWS OF THE SOCIETY. APP.—No. I.

1833. Jan. 14. WILLIAM FORBES SKENE, Esq., Writer to the Signet. 28. WILLIAM KEITH, Esq., Accountant. Feb. 11. ALEXANDER MACKAY of Blackcastle, Esq. WILLIAM BARCLAY D. D. TURNBULL, Esq., Advocate. Mar. 11. Lieut. CLAUDIUS SHAW, Royal Artillery.1 25, ALEXANDER HAMILTON, Esq., LL.B., Writer to the Signet. April 8. WILLIAM HENRY CLARKE, Esq., Hexham House, Hexham. June 3. Lieui-Colonel WILLIAM MURRAY, Younger of Ochtertyre.2 Dec. 23. ROBERT ALLAN of Lauriston, Esq., Banker. WILLIAM MACLEAN DYMOCK, Esq., Writer to the Signet. GEORGE GORDON M'DouGALL, Esq., Librarian to the Classenian Library, Copenhagen. 1834. Feb. 10. , Esq., Surgeon, East India Company's Service. Mar. 24. DAVID HUNTER of Blackness, Esq.3 May 19. RICHARD DUNDAS, Younger of Blair, Esq. 1835. Jan. 26. BERIAH BOTFIELD, Esq., Norton Hall, Northamptonshire. ALEXANDER G. GROAT of Newhall, Esq., Advocate. 1836. Mar. 14. JAMES HUNTER LANE, M.D., Liverpool. HENRY CHEYNE, Esq., Writer to the Signet. 1837. April 10. JOSEPH ROBERTSON, Esq.4 Nov. 30. DAVID BALPOUR of Trenaby, Esq., . 1838.^ April 23. WILLIAM ALEXANDER LAURIE, Esq., Writer to the Signet. ROBERT NASMYTH, Esq., F.R.C.S. 1839. Jan. 29. JAMES BRUCE of Powfoulis, Esq. April 8. JOHN SMITH of Crutherland, Esq. HAMILTON BOGLE, Esq., Royal Bank.5 1840. Feb. 24. PHILLIP CADDELL, Esq. Nov. 30. Lieut.-General Sir THOMAS MAKDOUGALL BRISBANE, Bart. JOHN M. MITCHELL, Esq., Belgian Consul-General, Leith. Rev. J. C. TOMLINSON, Haughton Vicarage, St Neots. 1841. Mar. 19. WILLIAM ALEXANDER, Esq., Writer to the Signet. WILLIAM HENRY BROWN of Ashley, Esq. JOHN ROSE CORMACK, M.D.6 JAMES MAITLAND HOG of Newliston, Esq. , Esq., H. M. Master Mason for Scotland. May 17. Captain CHARLES GRAY, Royal Marines. June 21. JOHN SCOTT, Esq., Writer to the Signet.

1 3 Election cancelled. 2 Now Sir William Keith Murray of Ochtertyre and Dunnotter, Bart. 456 Resigned. APR—No. I. LIST OF FELLOWS OF THE SOCIETY. 3

1841. Nov. 30. JOSEPH WALTER KING EYTON, Esq., London. HENRY C. MACLAURIN, Esq., Post-Office, Edinburgh. Dec. 13. JAMES MACKNIGHT, Esq., Writer to the Signet. Rev. JONATHAN SUTCLIFEE, Ashton-under-Lyne. Right Hon. The of ELGIN and KINCARDINE. 1843. July 10. DONALD SINCLAIR, Esq., Regent Terrace. 1844. May 13. JOHN BELL, Esq., Dungannon, Ireland. JOHN WHITBFOORD MACKENZIE, Esq., Writer to the Signet. ROBERT CHAMBERS, Esq., Publisher. 27. The Most Honourable The MARQUESS of BREADALBANE. ARCHIBALD MACNEILL, Esq., Writer to the Signet. WILLIAM DICKSON, Esq., Accountant. FREDERICK RICHARD LEES, Ph.D., Leeds. June 24.. THOMAS HENDERSON, Esq., Professor of Astronomy, Edinburgh, July 1. WALTER BRUCE, Esq., Surgeon, Leith.1 Lieut-Colonel GEORGE CADELL, H.E.I.C.S. WILLIAM FERGUSON, Esq., Writer to the Signet. WILLIAM MARSHALL, Esq., Danish Consul-General, Leith. GEORGE THOMAS STRATON of Kirkside, Esq.2 CHARLES TROTTER, Esq. JOHN VEITCH of Woodside, Esq. Dec. 16. WALTER ADAM, M.D. , Esq., Writer to the Signet. 1845. .April 7. His Grace The DUKE of BUCCLEUCH and QUEENSBEKRY. ANDREW RUTHERFURD of Lauriston, Esq., Advocate.3 CHARLES KIRKPATRICK SHARPE, Esq. JOHN STUART, Esq., Lincoln's Inn, London.4 Nov. 29. GEORGE BUIST, LL.D. Dec. 15. JAMES CUNNINGHAM, Esq., Writer to the Signet. HUGH PATON, Esq. 1846. Feb. 2. ALEXANDER GOODSIR, Esq., Secretary, British Linen Company's Bank. PATRICK CHALMERS of Aldbar, Esq. 23. Rev. WILLIAM LINDSAY ALEXANDER, D.D. Sir ALEXANDER CAMPBELL of Barcaldine, Bart. Captain THOMAS FRASER.S

126 Election cancelled. 3 Afterwards , and one of the Lords of Session. 4 Now Sir John Stuart, Q.C. 4 LIST OF FELLOWS OF THE SOCIETY. APR—No. I.

1846. Feb. 23. ROBERT MACFAELANE, Esq., Advocate.1 DONALD MACKENZIE, Esq., Advocate. JAMES Y. SIMPSON, M.D., Professor of Midwifery, . DANIEL WILSON, Esq.2" Mar. 30. WILLIAM BALFOCTR of , Esq., Orkney. ALEXANDER CRICHTON, Esq. WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM, Esq. WILLIAM GLEN, Esq. JAMES NASMTTH, Esq., Windsor Street. JOHN KENWORTHY WALKER, M.D., Huddersfield. June 1. JOSEPH NEIL PATON, Esq., Dunfermline. 22. JOHN MACMILLAN, Esq., Master in the High School, Edinburgh. ROBERT OLIPHANT, Esq., Solicitor. JOHN SMELLIE, Esq., Printer. Dec. 21. Rev. CHARLES FORBEsBuCHAN, Minister of Fordonn, Kincardine- shire. EDWARD HAILSTONE, Esq., Horton Hall, Bradford, Yorkshire. CHARLES LAWSON Junior, Esq. ARCHIBALD LECKIE, Esq., Paisley. ALEXANDER REDPATH, Esq., Bookseller. THOMAS THOMSON, Esq., Writer to the Signet. 1847. Jan. 11. ROBERT BRYSON, Esq., Watchmaker. ROBERT CADELL of , Esq. WILLIAM MURRAY of Henderland, Esq. 25. JAMES Bo YD, LL.D., Master in the High School, Edinburgh. WILLIAM M. GUNN, Esq., Master in the High School, Edinburgh. ANDREW RICHARDSON, Esq., Writer to the Signet, North Berwick. Mar. 15. ALEXANDER HILL, Esq., Printseller.3 Rev. THOMAS THOMSON.* May 12. Rev. WILLIAM STEVENSON, D.D., Minister of South Leith. 24. Rev. THOMAS M'CRiE, D.D.5 WALTER G. BLACKIE, Ph.D.. Glasgow. July 19. The Honourable WILLIAM LESLIE MELVILLE, London. JAMES BALLANTINE, Esq., Glass-stainer. Dec. 20. ALEXANDER WHITE, Esq., Summerfield, Leith. WILLIAM B. BAIKIE, M.D., Royal Navy.

1 5 Resigned. 3 Now LL.D., Professor of English Literature, Toronto, U. C. 3 * Election cancelled. APP.—No. I. LIST OF FELLOWS OF THE SOCIETY. 5

1848. Jan. 24. JOHN MAINE BROWN, Esq., Surgeon, Royal Navy. WALTER FERGUSON, Esq., Teacher of Drawing. WILLIAM JAMES DUNCAN, Esq., Manager of the National Bank. Feb. 28. WILLIAM H. FOTHERINGHAM, Esq., . JAMES M. B. MURDOCH, Esq.1 Mar. 13. JOHN BROWN, M.D.2 ALEXANDER CHRISTIE, Esq., Artist. DAVID M. MOIR, Esq., Surgeon, Musselburgh. ALFRED LANCEFIELD, Esq., Surveyor.3 GEORGE SETON, Esq., Advocate. April 3. ANDREW BALFOUR, Esq., Musselburgh. JAMES MACLEAN, Esq. WILLIAM DUNNET, Esq., Teacher in Heriot's Hospital. DAVID R. HAY, Esq., Decorative Painter. ALEXANDER J. D. BROWN, Esq. Rev. JOHN SIME. Rev. GEORGE JOHNSTON. HOPE J. STEWART, Esq., Artist. June 1. JOHN GOODSIR, Esq., Professor of Anatomy, University of Edin- burgh. WILLIAM B. JOHNSTONE, Esq., Artist. JOHN F. MAGFARLAN, Esq. 7. ANDREW KERR, Esq., H.M. Board of Works. ROBERT MATHESON, Esq., H.M. Board of Works. HORATIO M'CULLOCH, Esq., Artist.4 DAVID RHIND, Esq., Architect. Rev. GEORGE RIGG. WILLIAM WALKER, Esq., Surgeon. WILLIAM N. FRASER, of Findrack, Esq. Dec. 8. CHARLES LEES, Esq., Artist. JAMES E. LAUDER, Esq., Artist.5 ALEXANDER BLACK, Esq., Architect. Rev. ALEXANDER LOCHORE, Minister of Drymen, Stirlingshire. Lieut.-Colonel PATRICK YULE, Royal Engineers. DAVID BRYCE, Esq., Architect. Rev. HENRY W. TIBBS, Oxton Vicarage, near Southwell, Notts. GEORGE HARVEY, Esq., Artist. 18. WILLIAM DBYSDALE, Esq., Depute-Clerk of Session.

1 2 Resigned. 3 * s Election cancelled. 6 LIST OF FELLOWS OF THE SOCIETY. APP.— No. I.

1848. Dec. 18. Captain WALTER LAWRENCE, of Lisregan.1 GEORGE LOKIMER, Esq., Builder. WILLIAM SHIELL, Esq., Assistant-Clerk of Session. 1849. Jan. 31. JOHN ADAM HOUSTON, Esq., Artist. JOHN ALEXANDER SMITH, M.D. Feb. 12. KENNETH MACLEAY, Esq., Artist. Mar. 5. , Esq., Artist.2 JOHN STEEL, Esq., Sculptor. JAMES DRUMMOND, Esq., Artist. 14. GEORGE HUNTER MARSHALL, Esq., Jeweller. April 2. CHARLES COWAN, Esq., M.P. for the City of Edinburgh. ALEXANDER JACKSON, M.D. TITUS HIBBERT WARE, Esq., Hale Barns, Cheshire. May 7. Sir WILLIAM JOHNSTON, of Kirkhill, Knt. JOHN CAKMICHAEL, Esq., Master in the High School, Edinburgh. Rev. JAMES MATHER. June 11. Rev. JOHN JAITRAY. THOMAS B. JOHNSTON, Esq. DAVID H. ROBERTSON, M.D., Leith. Nov. 30. Rev. JOHN EADIE, LL.D., Glasgow.3 Rev. ANDREW R. BONAR, First Minister of Canongate. JOHN GIBSON, Esq., Government Inspector of Schools.4 JOHN RICHARDSON of Kirkton, Esq., London. of Finzean, Esq. WILLIAM COCHRANE PATRICK of Ladyland, Esq. PETER S. FRASER, Esq., Bookseller.5 DAVID COWAN, Esq., Writer to the Signet. ALEXANDER BENNET MACGREGOR, Younger of Kerrock, Esq. 1850. Jan. 16. His Grace The DUKE of ARGYLL. The Hon. Sir JOHN A. MURRAY, LORD MURRAY. of Millfield, Esq. Feb. 4. Sir JAMES RAMSAY of Bamff, Bart. ROBERT Cox, Esq., Writer to the Signet. 19. , Esq., Engineer. Mar. 26. LEWIS MARK MACKENZIE of Findon, Esq. Rev. PETER CHALMERS, Minister of Dunfermline. April 23. WILLIAM PITT DUNDAS, Esq., Advocate, Depute Clerk-Register. Rev. JOHN A. L. CAMPBELL, M.A., Oxon. / i 2 3 4 s Election cancelled. APP.—No. I. LIST OF FELLOWS OF THE SOCIETY. 7

1850. April 23. Colonel THOMAS R. SWINBURNE of Marcus. June 3. Rev. JOHN CLARK, M.A., Minister of the Old Church, Edinburgh. JOHN HAMILTON, Esq., Writer to the Signet. ALBERT WAY, Esq., Wonham Manor, Reigate. 26. ARCHIBALD T. BOYLE, Esq., Advocate. Rev. JAMES C. FOWLER, M.A., Minister of Ratho. Nov. 30. JAMES DUNCAN, M.D. JAMES MATTHEWS DUNCAN, M.D. ANDREW SPITTAL, M.D., Douglas, Isle of Man.1 Rev. CHARLES ROGERS, Assistant Minister at Dunfermline. Rev. JOHN STRUTHERS, Minister of Prestonpans. 1851. Jan. 22. EDWARD FRASER, Esq., Advocate. EDWARD JAMES JACKSON, Esq. ROBERT MAYNB, Esq., Melville Street. Feb. 10. JOHN D. MARSHALL, Esq., Jeweller.2 26. ROBERT JOHN MONTEITH of Carstairs, Esq. JOHN NIVEN, M.D. WILLIAM H. SCOTT, Esq. WILLIAM SIMSON, Esq., . Mar. 10. GEORGE HOME DRUMMOND, Younger of Blair-Drummond, Esq. Sir GRAHAM G. MONTGOMERY of Stanhope, Bart. Rev. ROBERT H. STEVENSON, Minister of St George's Church, Edinburgh. May 12. WILLIAM GRAHAM, Esq., Teacher, Naval and Military Academy. WILLIAM A. PARKER, Esq.8 June 9. DAVID LTSTON, Esq., Professor of Hebrew, University of Edinburgh. ANDREW BROWN, M.D. JOHN R. COOLTHART of Coulthart and Collyn, Esq.

123 Resigned. 8

No. II—LIST OF THE HONORARY MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY.

(Continued, from the Appendix to Vol. III. p. 19.)

1831. Jan. 24. Monsieur DE SAINT AMANS. The Rev. PETER ERASMUS MTJLLER, Copenhagen. Feb. 14. CHRISTIAN ERASMUS RA.SK, Professor in the University of Copen- hagen. 1833. April 22. The Hon. MOUNTSTUART ELPHINSTONE. 1840. Nov. 30. His Royal Highness the PRINCE ALBERT. 1844. June 24. His Majesty the KING of SAXONY. His Royal Highness the CROWN PRINCE of DENMARK.1 COUNT DE REVENTLOW, Danish Ambassador, London. Monsieur GUIZOT, Member of the Royal Institute of . JAMES SKENE of Rubislaw, Esq. EDWARD W. A. DRUMMOND HAY, Esq. 1845. April 7. SAMUEL HIBBERT WARE, M.D. Louis BONAPARTE, Count de St Leu, Ex-King of Holland. The BARON DE REIFFENBEEG, Royal Library, Brussels. Nov. 29. JOHN LINDSAY, Esq., Barrister-at-Law, Cork. 1849. Nov. 30. Right Hon. LORD ALBERT CONYNGHAM DENisoN.2 Right Hon. The EARL of ELLESMERE. Most Hon. The MARQUESS of NORTHAMPTON. The Very Rev. WILLIAM BUCKLAND, D.D., Dean of Westminster. CRAIG, Younger of Riccarton, Esq., M.P.3 GEORGE PETRIE, LL.D., Dublin. Sir CHARLES GEORGE YOUNG, Garter Principal King-of-Arms.

1 Now King of Denmark. 2 Now the Baron Londesborough. 3 Now Sir William Gibson Craig, Bart. No. III.—LIST OF THE CORRESPONDING MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY.

(Continued from the Appendix to Vol. III., Page 29.)

1831. Jan. 24. Lieut.-Colonel GEORGE MILLER, Upper Urquhart, Strathmiglo. JOHN W. REDDOCH, Esq., . Rev. GEORGE GORDON MILNE, M.A., Carslogie, Cupar-. Monsieur FREDERIC PLUQUET, Bayeux. Feb. 14. Monsieur GEORGE BERNARD DEPPING, . JOHN D'ALTON, Esq., Barrister, Dublin. JOHN SMITH, Youngest, Esq., Glasgow. 28. Professor CARL CHRISTIAN RAFN, Ph. D., Secretary to the Society of Northern Literature, Copenhagen. Professor FINN MAGNUSEN, Copenhagen. Rev. NORMAN M'LEOD, D.D., Minister of Campsie. Mar. 14. Rev. THOMAS SMITH GOLDIE, Minister of Coldstream. Monsieur BLANC DUTROUILK, Secretary to the Royal Academy of Arts, Bordeaux. April 11. The Venerable FRANCIS WRANGHAM, Archdeacon of Cleaveland, Yorkshire. JAMES CLELAND, LL.D., Glasgow. Mr JOHAN HENRIK SCHRO'DER, Librarian to the Royal Academy, Upsala. May 9. M. STEINBUCKEL VON RTNLAND, Conservator of the Imperial Mu- seum of Antiquities, Vienna. Rev. DONALD NEILL CAMPBELL, Minister of lona. 1832. Jan. 9. GEORGE SHAW of Saddleworth, Esq., Manchester. Mar. 26. FREDERIC MADDEN, Esq., F.S.A., Keeper of the Manuscripts, British Museum.1 GEORGE ROBERTSON, Esq., Aberdeen. April 9. WILLIAM JAMES DUNCAN, Esq., Glasgow.2 May 21. WILLIAM TRAILL of Wood wick, Esq., Orkney. Rev. CHARLES CLOUSTON, Minister of . 1833. Jan. 14. WILLIAM PETLEY, Esq., Asenby Lodge, near Thirsk, Yorkshire.

1 Now Sir Frederic Madden, K.C.B. 2 Now a Fellow of the Society. VOL. IV.—APP. B 10 LIST OF CORRESPONDING MEMBERS. APP.—No. III. 1833. Jan. 28. JOSEPH STEVENSON, Esq., British Museum.1 Feb. 25. J. GARDNER WILKINSON, Esq., F.R.S.2 25. JAMES SMITH of Deanstoune, Esq., Perthshire. June 3. PATRICK DUFF, Esq., Town-Clerk, Elgin. 1834. Jan. 13. PATRICK CHERNSIDE, M.D., Physician to the British Embassy,Paris. JAMES TYTLER, M.D. Rev. A. HEDLEY, Chesterholm, Hexham. Mar. 24. THEODORE H. SMITH, Esq., Philadelphia. April 14. Rev. ROBERT BURNS, D.D., Minister of Paisley. May 5. Count FITZGERALD TASISTRO. 19. Monsieur G. LECOINTRE DUPONT, Alen§on, Normandy. 1835. Jan. 26. WILLIAM , LL.D., Professor of Natural Philosophy, Ma- risehal College, Aberdeen. Monsieur EDOUARD LAMBERT, Bayeux. Feb. 23. JOHN YONGE AKERMAN, Esq., F.S.A., London. April 27. Chevalier GREGOIRE BERARDI, Member of the Arcadian Academy, Rome. WILLIAM COUNT HAWKS LE GRICE, Member of the Arcadian Academy, Rome. 1836. Mar. 14. Dr JUAN ILACAYO DE PINTENO, Madrid. 1837. Feb. 13. JAMES ROBERTSON, Esq., Engineer. 27. Professor SAMUEL FURMAN, Sumpter, North Carolina. April 24. Rev. WILLIAM STEVEN, Minister of the Scottish Church, Rotterdam.3 April 23. Monsieur FRANCISQUE MICHEL, Paris.4 WILLIAM DOBIE, Esq., Grang«vale, Beith, June 4. Mr FERDINAND WOLF, Secretary to the Imperial Library, Vienna. WILLIAM DUNCAN, Esq., Aberdeen. Monsieur PHILIPPE DE LA RENAUDIERE, Geographical Society, Paris. 1839. Mar. 11. MonsieurDE MONMERQUE, Member of theRoyalInstitute of France. April 8. JOHN STUART, Esq., Advocate, Aberdeen.5 1840. Feb. 24. WILLIAM J. THOMS, Esq., London. JAMES ORCHARD HALLIWELL, Esq., London. Nov. 30. Monsieur NATALIS DE WAILLY, Keeper .Royal Archives, Paris. Monsieur ALEXANDRE TEULET le Jeune, Paris. Monsieur JULES MICHELET, Paris.

1 Now the Rev. Joseph Stevenson, near Oxford. 2 Now Sir Gardner Wilkinson. 3 Now D.D., and Minister of Trinity College Church, Edinburgh. • 4 Now Professor of Modern Languages in the University of Bordeaux. s Now a Fellow and Secretary of the Society. APP.—No. in. LIST OF CORRESPONDING MEMBERS. 11

1841. Mar. 19. Rev. JAMES SEATONREiD,D.D.,ProfessorofEcclesiasticalHistory, Belfast.1 THOMAS WRIGHT, Esq., F.S.A., London. June 21. DAVID VEDDER, Esq., Cherry Bank, Newhaven. 1842. Feb. 28. M. G. GROEN VAN PRINSTERER, Secretary to the Privy Council of His Majesty the King of the Netherlands. M. T. BODEL NYENHUIS, Secretary to the Netherlands Society of Literature, Leyden. May 23. PETER WICKENS FRY, Esq., London, 1844. May 13. The Baron VAN WESTREENEN VAN TIELLANDT, the Hague. Dec. 16. Sir CHARLES GEORGE YOUNG, Garter-King-at-Arms, London. Rev. ABRAHAM HUME, D.B., Liverpool. Rev. MARK ALOYSIUS TIERNEY, Arundel. ALBERT WAY of "Wonham Manor, Esq., Reigate, Surrey.2 1845. April 7. Mr LEOPOLD VON LEDEBUR, Royal Gallery, Berlin, Dr FREDERICK FORSTER, Royal Museum, Berlin. Dec. 15. JAMES HUDSON TURNER, Esq., London. 1846. Feb. 2. Mr BROR EMIL HILDEBRAND, Secretary to the Royal Academy of Antiquities of . The Right Rev. Dr NIKOLAI FREDERIK SEVERIN GRUNDTVIG, Copenhagen. Councillor CHRISTIAN J. THOMSEN, Keeper of Royal Museum, Copenhagen. Professor CHRISTIAK MOLBECK, Royal Library, Copenhagen. 23. Professor DAVID JACOB VAN LENNEP, Amsterdam, Dr J. H. HALBERTSMA, Deventer, Holland. Dec. 21. ROBERT WILLIAM BILLINGS, Esq., Architect, JOHN BROWNE, Esq., York. JOHN RICHARD WALBRAN. Esq., Ripen. Mr JENS J. A, WORSAAE, Copenhagen. 1847. Feb. 22. GEORGE GRANT FRANCIS, Esq., Swansea. May 12. WILLIAM DOWNING BRUCE, Esq., London. 24. EDWARD F. RIMBAULT, LL.D., London. ALEXANDER CHISHOLM, Esq., Artist, London. July 19. CHARLES TRUMMER, LL.D., Hamburg. 1848. Feb. 28. ALEXANDER B. GROSART, Esq., Glasgow. Monsieur WILLIAM BUCHANAN RALLY, Vienna.

1 Afterwards Professor of Ecclesiastical History in the . 3 Now a Fellow of the Society. 12 LIST OF CORRESPONDING MEMBERS. APP.—No. III.

1848. April 3. GEORGE PETJEUE, Esq., Kirkwall. JAMES DRUMMOND, Esq., Artist.1 May 15. GEORGE FERGCTSON, Esq., Professor of Humanity, King's College, Aberdeen. June 1. Rev. JAMES HENRY HUGHES, Hon. East India Company's Service. Dec. 8. ROBERT R. M'lAN, Esq., Artist, London. JOHN WYKEHAM ARCHER, Esq. 8. CHARLES ROACH SMITH, Esq., London. 1849. Mar. 5. JAMES ROSS, Esq., Architect, . 14. Rev. ROGER DAWSON DUFFIELD, Lamarsh, Bures. Dr CESARE VASSALLO, Malta. April 2. JOHN BUCHANAN, Esq., Glasgow. May 7. ANDREW SCOTT, Esq., Professor of Oriental Languages, King's College, Aberdeen. June 11. C. W. BOASE, Esq., Dundee. Nov. 30. Rev. W. B. BUSHBY, Dalkeith. M. STIFTAMTMAUD CHRISTIE, of Bergen, . Professor RUDOLF KEYSER, University of Christiania, Norway. Rigs-Archivar C. LANGE, President of the Society for preserving Monuments of Antiquity, Christiania. Professor PEDER ANDREAS MUNCH, University of Christiania. 1850. Jan. 16. CHRISTIAN HOLST, Esq., Christiania. THOMAS STRATTON, M.D., Royal Navy. Mar. 26. FREDERICK W. FAIRHOLT, Esq., London. Monsieur le Docteur GILLIES DE LA TOURETTE, Loudun. JOHN LYSAGHT, Esq. Barrister-at-Law, Dublin. May 21. Lieut. FREDERICK W. THOMAS, Royal Navy. 1851. May 12. Monsieur DE LA CHEVARDIERE, Paris. May 28. Professor RANGABE, Athens. Monsieur V. ROMAGNESI, Orleans.

1 Now a Fellow of the Society.

[The several Lists of Members, according to the date of election, from December 1851. are recorded in the " Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland," Vol. I. Part I., and succeeding Parts.] 13

II.

LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS READ AT THE MEETINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF THE ANTIQUARIES OF SCOTLAND. MDCCCXXX—MDCCCLI.

(Continued from the Appendix to Vol. III., Page 196.)

. 1830. Dec. 30. LETTER from JOHN "W. KEDDOCH, Esq., Writer, Falkirk, to the Secretary, giving a Description of the Ancient Ruin, called the Ravine Castle, near Inveravon, Linlithgowshire.

AN ACCOUNT of the Visit of a Company of English Comedians to the Court of James VI., in the year 1599; with Introductory Notices of the Progress of the early Drama in Scotland. By DAVID LAING, Esq., F.S.A.SC. 1831. Jan. 10. FIVE ORIGINAL LETTERS, dated in 1673-4, of James Gregory, Inventor of the Telescope which bears his name, and at that time Professor of Mathematics in the University of ; addressed to the Rev. Colin Campbell, Minister of Ardchattan, Argyleshire. Exhibited and read by permission of JOHN GREGORSON of Ardtornish, Esq. [Archseologia, Vol. III., p. 275.]

DESCRIPTION of a recent Excavation at Pompeii, in a Letter addressed by : ROBERT ALLAN, Esq., Advocate, who was present, to THOMAS ALLAN, Esq., Treas. S.A.Sc. [Archseologia, Vol. IV., p. 126.] 14 LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS APP.—II.

1831. Jan. 24. REMARKS on the Ancient Sculptures at the Netherbow, Edinburgh, sup- posed to be the Heads of Lucius Septimus Severus and Julia Pia Severa. By DAVID LAING, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. [Archseologia, Vol. Ill, p. 287.]

A CONTEMPORARY Account of a remarkable escape made by Rob Roy, after being apprehended in 1717 by the Duke of Atholl. From the original in the possession of John Gregorsoa of Ardtornish, Esq. By Sir , Bart., F.S.A.Se.

REPORT by the Rev. JOHN" JAMIESON, D.D., upon some Anglo-Saxon and other Coins found at Inchkenneth, and exhibited to the Meeting.

AN Essay on a beautiful Antique Brooch found on the property of Mr Hunter of Hunterston, in Ayrshire, and on which there are two Runic Inscriptions. The Brooch was exhibited to the Meeting. By THORLAFF GUDMUNDSON REPP, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

EXTRACTS from a short Latin Chronicle and Obituary, chiefly relating to the Highlands, and compiled 300 years ago, by James MacGregor» Dean of Lismore; with Remarks. By DQNAXD GREGORY, Esq., Sec- retary, S.A.Sc. [Archteologia, Vol. III., p. 317.]

Feb. 14. ACCOUNT of the discovery in the wall of the ancient Palace in the Castle of Edinburgh, of the remains of a Child, wrapped in a Shroud of Silk and Cloth of Gold, and having the letter J. embroidered thereon. By Capt. JAMES G. ALEXANDER, Cor. Mem. S.A.Sc.

LETTER- from Sir DAVID ERSKINE, Kt., F-SA.Sc., giving an Account of a Roman Altar, dedicated to the God Silvanus, which was dug up in January 1830, in a field on the property of Thomas Tod, Esq. of Dry- grange, Roxburghshire.

NOTICES of certain remarkable Charges brought against a learned Profes- sor in the University of Edinburgh, before the University Commission of Visitation in 1690, with his Answers to, and Remarks upon, these Charges. Communicated by the SECRETARY, from the Originals in the possession of , Esq., Advocate. APP.—II. TO THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. 15

1831. Feb. 28. REMARKS upon the State of the Fine Arts in Scotland during the 15th, 16th, and 17th Centuries. By DAVID JJAiNa, Esq., F,S.A.Sc.

AN Inquiry into the Origin of the Scottish Formula of Congratulation at the commencement of the New Year—" —Trollalay." By T. G. REPP, Esq., F.S.A.SC. [Archaeologia, Vol. IV., p. 202.]

Mar. 14. REMARKS on the Scottish Artists of last Century, in continuation of the previous Communication. By DAVID LAING, Esq., J\S.A.Sc.

Apr. 11. PART of a Letter regarding the discovery of a number of Figures carved in Ivory, apparently Chessmen, and of Scandinavian workmanship in the Middle Ages, which were lately found buried fifteen feet under a Bank of Sand in the Island of Lewis. {See Arebaeologia, Vol. IV., p. 369.]

EXTRACTS from an Address, " On the necessity of publishing the Ancient Annals of Ireland," read to the Royal Irish Academy, by JOHN D'Ai/TON, Esq., Cor. Mem. S.A.Sc.

REMARKS upon Dr Hibbert's Paper on the Law-tings of . By the Rev. W. J. D. WADDILOVE, of Bracon Grange, Cor. Mem. S.A.Sc.

NOTICES from the Public Records, of James Monteith, Manufacturer of a Brass Gun, bearing date 1642, which was taken at the late Siege of Bhurtpore, and has since been presented to the Society by Captain Car- michael. By ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

REMARKS on the System of Clanship which prevailed in the Highlands of Scotland; with reference to the Anomalies observable in the Succession of Chiefs of Clans. By DONALD GREGORY, Esq., Secretary S.A.Sc. Apr. 25. LETTER from Sir Alexander Hay, Clerk Register, dated 6th October 1614, on the subject of the Valuation of Lands in Scotland. From the Origi- nal, in Sir James Balfour's State Papers in the Advocates' Library. By DONALD GREGORY, Esq., Secretary, S.A.Sc.

VARIOUS Acts and Orders of the Privy Council of Scotland, relative to the " Ryding" and Ceremony to be observed at the Meeting of the Parlia- ment, 1600. By ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Esq., Curator, S.A.Sc. 16 LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS APP.—III.

1831. Apr. 25. ANECDOTES of the Highlanders, and of the Rebellion of 1745-6. Collected in the North, and communicated by JOHN ANDERSON, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

May 9. LETTER from Professor. WALLACE to James T. Gibson Craig, Esq., F.S.A.Sc., pointing out an error in the commonly received opinion as to the Place where the Remains of the illustrious Napier of Merchiston were interred. [Archjeologia, Vol. IV., p. 213.]

SOME particulars relative to the Execution of the celebrated James Mar- quis of Montrose, extracted from Wodrow's Analecta. By JAMES MAID- MENT, Esq., Advocate, [Archseologia, Vol. IV., p. 107.]

REMARKS on some Passages relating to the in the end of the Ninth Century, given by the late George Chalmers, Esq., in Vol. I. of his Caledonia. By DONALD GREGORY, Esq., Sec. S.A.Sc.

May 23. AN Account of some Carved Stones in Ross-shire, accompanied with various Engravings of them, which are said never to have been published. By C- C. PETLEY, Esq. Communicated by DONALD GREGORY, Sec. S.A.Sc. [Archseologia, Vol. IV., p. 345.]

MISCELLANEOUS Remarks on the Fortresses of Scotland, and on the early Manners and Sepulchral Rites of the People. By JOHN ANDERSON, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. Dec. 12. REMARKS suggested by a late Tour to the North of Scotland (and illus- trated by Drawings), on our present state of knowledge with regard to certain Monuments of Antiquity, and on the great Demolition to which they have of late years been subjected in this Country. Also,

COLLECTIONS relative to Vitrified Forts in Scotland. By SAMUEL HIBBERT, M.D., F.S.A.Sc. [Archseologia, Vol. IV., p. 280.] 1832. Jan. 9. NOTES regarding various Remains of Antiquity, both of the Earlier and Middle Ages, observed on.a recent Visit to the , and many of which have never been engraved or described. By DONALD GREGORY, Esq., Secretary, S.A.Sc. [Archseologia, Vol. IV., p. 362.] APR—II. TO THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. 17 1832. Jan. 9. ACCOUNT of the Discovery, last summer, at Loch Doon, in Ayrshire, of the remains of several Ancient Canoes hollowed out of the Trunks of Oak Trees. By the Hon. Colonel MACADAM CATHCART, Berbeth, Ayrshire. [Archseologia, Vol. IV., p. 299.]

EXTRACTS from Conversations between Drummond of Hawthornden and Ben Jonson, in the year 1619. Communicated from an unpublished MS. in the Advocates Library. By DAVID LAING, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. [ArchEeologia, Vol. IV., p. 241.]

Jan. 23. NOTICE of an ancient Bulwark or Sea-Dike, discovered on the Shore of the lands of Wardie, near Newhaven, accompanied with an explanatory Sketch. By Captain DONALDSON BOSWELL, R.N., F.S.A.Sc. [Archaeologia, Vol. IV., p. 302.] .

ON Forteviot, the ancient Capital of the Picts, and the Remains now to be found of it. By WILLIAM F. SKENE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. [Archseologia, Vol. IV., p. 271.]

REMARKS on some obscure points in the Chronology of the Reigns of James II. and James III. of Scotland, connected with the Rebellions of the of Douglas and Ross, and with an interesting incident in the History of the Family of Athole. By DONALD GREGORY, Esq., Secretary.

Feb. 13. SOME Remarks on the Roman Geography of the North of Scotland. By JOSEPH ROBERTSON, Esq., Assistant Secretary.

Feb. 27. DESCRIPTION of a very extensive ancient Hill Fort, called Dun-da-laimh, in the Parish of Laggan, Inverness-shire. By Rev. MACINTOSH MACKAY, D.D., F.S.A.Sc. [Archseologia, Vol. IV., p. 305.]

HISTORICAL Notices of the ancient City of Gyrene, in North Africa; with reference to the Cyrenean Sculptures and other Antiquities presented to the Society in 1830. By WILLIAM WEIR, Esq., Advocate. [Archseologia, Vol. IV., p. 339.]

Mar. 12. REMARKS upon the Brooch of Glenlyon, accompanying the Exhibition of this splendid Scottish Brooch, and a Globe of Rock Crystal set in Silver, formerly used as a Charm, and known by the name of the Holy Stone of Glenlyon. By JOHN GORDON of Cairnbulg, Esq., Advocate, F.S.A.Sc. VOL. IV.—APP. C 18 LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS APR—II. 1832. Mar. 12. NOTICES of some curious Mexican Antiquities, in Obsidian and Terra Gotta, presented to the Society at a former meeting. By GEORGE FOESTER HAY, Esq.

NOTICE of the Tombstone of Johanna Bullock (Daughter of the English Governor of the Castle of Roxburgh), who died in 1371, which was dis- covered about sixty years ago, on the site of the old Chapel of St James, Roxburgh: In a Letter addressed to Alexander Adie, Esq., by JAMES INNES Junior, Esq.

Mar. 26. COMMUNICATION relative to the Antiquities of the Island of North Ronald- sha, Orkney: In a Letter addressed to Dr Hibbert, by WILLIAM TKAILL of Woodwick, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

EXTRACTS from the Confessions of John Campbell of Ardkinlass, and other Evidence taken regarding the Murder of John Campbell of Calder, in the year 1591. From the original Precognition, in the possession of Sir John Campbell of Ardnamurchan and Airds, Bart. Communicated by DONALD GREGORY, Esq., Secretary.

Apr. 9. NOTICE of a very remarkable Discovery made at Seacliff, parish of Auld- hame, , in May 1830, of a Cave, evidently artificial, and supposed to have been used, at a very remote period, as a Place of Sacrifice, and of Pagan Worship, where Human and other Victims were immolated; accompanied with Drawings and Sections; and with Specimens of the Bones and Fragments of rude Earthenware, the Handle of a Knife, &c., discovered in the Cave. By GEORGE SLIGO of Auld- hame, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. [Archseologia, Vol. IV., p. 353.]

Apr. 23. DESCRIPTION, illustrated by Drawings, of the Dwarfie's Stone of , in Orkney, with some General Remarks on the Traditionary Evidence rela- tive to Ancient Caves. Also,

ACCOUNT of a remarkable Stone Axe of Rock Crystal (discovered near Inspruck, in the Tyrol), which was exhibited. By SAMUEL HIBBERT, M.D., F.S.A.Sc.

May 14. LETTER from Mr LOCH of Rachan, in reference to an Ancient Watch, sent by him for the inspection of the Society, and said to have been given by King James VI. to Mr Robert Bruce of Airth. APR—II. TO THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. 19 1832. May 14. NOTICES from the Records of the Privy Council of Scotland, and other sources, relative to Pestilence in Scotland, from the reign of James II. to that of Charles I. Communicated by ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Esq., Assistant-Curator.

OBSERVATIONS on the Title of Macbeth to the Crown of Scotland. By WILLIAM F. SKENE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

May 21. INCIDENTAL Remarks as to the era when, and the People by whom, the Ancient Carved Pillar, near Forres, called Sueno's Stone, was put up. Accompanied by an accurate Drawing of the Monument, by Mrs Hibbert. By SAMUEL HIBBERT, M.D.. F.S.A.Sc.

DESCRIPTION of some Ancient Remains, found near Dun-Mac-Shiachan (the Beregonium of some Authors) in Lorn, Argyleshire. By WALTER C. TREVELYAN, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

Dec. 10. DESCRIPTION of, and Remarks upon, the Ancient Cross, inscribed with Roman and Runic letters, preserved at the Manse of Ruthwell, in An- nandale, and of which an elegant Model was some years ago placed in the Museum. By the Rev. HENRY DUNCAN, D.D., Minister of Ruthwell. [Archajologia, Vol., IV., p. 313.]

REMARKS on the Runic Inscription of the Ancient Cross at Ruthwell, with a partial interpretation of it, being the first ever attempted. By THORLAFF GUDMUNDSON REPP, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. [Archgeologia, Vol. IV., p. 327.] 1833. Jan. 14. REMARKS upon the Historical Evidence adduced to prove the previous occurrence of Malignant Cholera in Scotland. By RICHARD HUIE, M.D., F.S.A-Sc.

NOTICES on the Norse Topography of Scotland. By WILLIAM F. SKENE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

Jan. 28. NOTICE of a Letter from Mary Queen of Scots, addressed to her Brother- in-law, the King of France, dated at Carlisle, 28th May 1568; written in French, and entirely in her own hand, lately published in fac-simile. By DONALD GREGORY, Esq., Secretary.

DESCRIPTION of, and Remarks upon, the Stupendous Druidical Remains of Carnae, in Brittany; illustrated by Drawings taken on the spot. By JAMES SKENE, of Rubislaw, Esq., Curator. 20 LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS APR—II. 1833. Feb. 11. NOTICE of the Ancient "Wooden Lock, still used in the remote parts of Orkney. By EGBERT BALD, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

NOTICE of some Ancient Faroese Songs. By W. C. TREVELYAN, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

REMARKS upon an Ancient Gaelic Poem, illustrative of the early History of Scotland. By GEORGE SKENE, Esq., Advocate.

Feb. 25. Extracts from various Bonds of Friendship and Manrent, in use among the different Highland Families, from the 14th to the 18th Century; together with Notices, illustrative of the manners and customs of the Highlanders, during that period. Communicated by DONALD GREGORY, Esq., Secretary.

Mar. 11. BRIEF Notice of the Small Figure cut in Ivory, supposed by Pennant to represent the King of Scotland, in his Coronation Chair, and which was discovered in Dunstaffnage Castle. Accompanying the exhibition of the original to the Meeting, by permission of Capfc. Campbell of Inistore. By DAVID LAING, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. [ArchEeologia, Vol. IV., p. 366.]

NOTICE of a singular attempt to introduce some Irish Customs into the Island of , about the year 1614; showing a remarkable differ- ence between the Customs of the Scottish Western Islanders and those of the Irish and Scots of Ulster, at the period alluded to. By DONALD GREGORY, Esq., Secretary.

Mar. 25. SHORT Memoir regarding an original Portrait of Mary Queen of Scots as Dauphiness of France, bearing date 1556; the property of William Traill, Esq., of Woodwick, Orkney, Cor. Mem. S.A.Sc., by whose ancestor it was obtained from the family of Robert Stuart, Earl of Orkney, natural brother of the Queen. By JOHN REID OMOND, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

LETTERS from JOHN MENZIES, Esq., of Pitfoddels, and the Rev. JAMES GILLIS, Catholic Clergyman, regarding a portrait of Queen Mary, pre- sented by Elizabeth Curie, one of Queen Mary's Maids of Honour, to the Scottish College of Douay. This portrait, along with another like- wise from France, and said also to represent Queen Mary, now belong to the Catholic Community in Scotland. [Archseologia, Vol. IV., p. 370.] APP.—II. TO THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. 21 1833. Mar. 25. COMMUNICATION regarding the copy of a fragment of an inscription brought from lona, and supposed by the Author to be the only remaining in- scription in the Gaelic character now to be found in that island, at least the only one he could discover, after careful search, during a week's resi- dence there. By JAMES LOGAN, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

EXTRACT from a Contract, dated in the year 1482, accompanying the exhi- bition of the original to the Meeting, illustrating the practice of Hand- fasting, as practised in the Highlands of Scotland. By DONALD GREGORY, Esq., Secretary.

April 8. NOTICE regarding Aitcheson, the Author of a work on the Gold Mines of Scotland. Also,

MISCELLANEOUS Notes from the Charter-Chest of Monymusk, in Aber- deenshire, accompanying casts of various Seals from the same source. By WALTER C. TREVELYAN, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

REMARKS upon the communication by James Logan, Esq., respecting the Fragment of an ancient inscription in the Gaelic character, from a Tombstone at lona. By WILLIAM F. SKENE, F.S.A.Sc.

REMARKS upon the various Judges and Judicatories of Scotland, previous to the Introduction of the Court of Session. By GEORGE SKENE, Esq., Advocate.

April 22. NOTICE of two Ancient Tombstones, found some years ago, in the founda- tion of St Mary's Church, Dundee, from a MS. of the late D. M'Cormick, Town-drummer of Dundee. By Mr ALEXANDER STEWART.

NOTES regarding the Priory of Monymusk in Aberdeenshire. By WALTER C. TREVELYAN, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

POPULAR Notices of certain of the Highland Clans. By JOHN ANDERSON, Esq., W.S., F.S.A.Sc.

May 20. REMARKS upon the Runic Inscriptions on Two Anglo-Saxon Coins engraved in Spelman's Life of King Alfred. By Mr T. G. REPP, F.S.A.Sc.

BRIEF Notices regarding the Ecclesiastical History of the Hebrides, in the reign of James VI. By DONALD GREGORY, Esq., Secretary, 22 LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS APP.—II. 1833. May 20. NOTICES of the Life and Writings of James Bonaventura Hepburn, of the Order of Minims, and Custodier of the Oriental MSS. in the Vatican, under the Pontificate of Paul V. By JOHN HILL BURTON, Esq., Ad- vocate.

REMARKS on the Moorish Antiquities of . By JOHN ANDERSON, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

June 3. DESCRIPTION of the Ancient Roman Fortification, called Castle Shaw, in Saddleworth, near Manchester. By GEORGE SHAW, Esq., of Saddle- worth, Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

REMARKS on the internal evidence for the Authenticity of Ossian's Poems. By WILLIAM F. SKENE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

Dec. 9. NOTICES of some Popular Superstitions of Aberdeenshire. By JOSEPH ROBERTSON, Esq.

OBSERVATIONS upon a passage in Lord Hailes' Annals. By WILLIAM F. SKENE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

Dec. 23. COMMUNICATION regarding a peculiar Species of Druidical Monument ob- served in some of the western Provinces of France, and designed " Grottes aux Fees." By JAMES SKENE, of Rubislaw, Esq., Curator. 1834. Jan. 13. BRIEF Notice of Ancient Sculptures which exist on the western face of " The little Steeple of Brechin." Also,

SOME Letters, previously published in a Calcutta Newspaper, to proved that Galvanism had been discovered by Dr Alexander Stuart, a Scots- man, and demonstrated by him to the Royal Society of London, at least forty years before Galvani made his discovery. Also,

THE result of an investigation made by the Author into the origin and nature of Hindoo Idolatry, by which it appeared that their Mythology was but a distorted representation of the True Religion. By JAMES TYTLER, M.D., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

Jan. 27. LvatJiKY into the Feudal Station and character of the Ancient Yeomanry; and on the effects produced on the Feudal System by the Creation of Yeomanry and Retainers in England, and by Bands of Manrent in Scot- land. By SAMUEL HIBBEET, M.D., F.S.A.Sc. APP.—II. TO THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. 23 1834. Feb. 10. CRITICAL Notice on the Uncertainty of Discoveries, and especially on the probable Origin and Discoverer of Galvanism. By M. GABRIEL SURENNE, F.S.A.Sc.

Feb. 24. NOTICE of a Monument to a Gentleman of the name of Kinnaird, in St Decuman's Church, Somersetshire. By WALTER C. TREVELYAN, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

LETTER from the Rev. ALLAN STEWART, Minister of Kinneff, relative to a Vase found near Kinneff, and presented by him to the Society.

NOTICE regarding a Stone found near Falkirk, about 80 paces north from the Roman Wall, and bearing an inscription. By JOHN W. RIDDOCH, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

ANTIQUARIAN Notes during a late residence in the Highlands. By DONALD GREGORY, Esq., Secretary.

NOTES on the Distinction between the Highland and the Feudal Systems, with respect to Clanship, Jurisdictions, Law of Succession, Marriage, &c. By WILLIAM F. SKENE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

Mar. 10. COMMUNICATION regarding the Ancient Pontificus, or Bridge-building Fraternity; transmitted along with the Fac-simile of a Stone, on the west Parapet of the Bridge of Leith, from which it appeared that the Bridge had been erected in 1535, by Robert Spittal, " Taylor to the maist Royal Princes Margaret." By HENRY HOME DRUMMOND of Blair Drummond, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

NOTICE of some Remains of Antiquity, observed in Argyllshire, in the Summer of 1833. By WILLIAM F. SKENE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

April 14. NOTICE of a Roman Altar in the Library of the High School of Edinburgh. By A. Ross CARSON, LL.D., F.S.A.Sc.

April 28. HISTORICAL Notices regarding the Fisheries in the Western Isles of Scot- land. Part I. Previous to the Accession of Charles I. By DONALD GREGORY, Esq., Secretary

REMARKS on the Constitution of the Italian Republics in the Middle Ages, By JOHN ANDERSON, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. 24 LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS APP.—-II. 1834. May 5. HISTORICAL Notices regarding the Fisheries in the Western Isles of Scot- land. Part II. From the Accession of Charles I. to the Establishment of the present .British Fishery Society. Also,

NOTICES connected with the loss of the Florida, one of the large vessels of the Spanish Armada, in the Harbour of Tobermory, , in 1588 ; and of the attempts subsequently made to recover her Materials and Stores. Also,

May 19. HISTORICAL Notices regarding the Manufacture and Consumption of Scottish Aquavitse, or Whisky, previous to the reign of Charles I. By DONALD GREGORY, Esq., Secretary.

INQUIRY into the Causes and Nature of the Kevolution generally termed " the Scottish Conquest," which is said to have taken place in the Ninth Century, and to have first united the various tribes of Scotland under the government of one Monarch, By WILLIAM F. SKENE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

Dec. 22. OBSERVATIONS on the Justiciars Court of Scotland, with a continued series of the Justiciars and Justices-General; By JAMES STARK, Esq., Advocate.

ACCOUNT of the Invasion of the West of Scotland, by the Earl of Lennox, and a body of the English Auxiliaries, in 1544. Also,

CURIOUS Anecdote of some Merchants of Edinburgh, and the King's Coun- cil of Sweden in 1614. Communicated from MSS. in the Advocates Library. By DONALD GREGORY, Esq., Secretary.

1835. Jan. 12. NOTICE of a recent Discovery made by T. Klaproth, concerning the Ma- riner's Compass, but said to have been invented by the Chinese as far back as the second century. By M. GABRIEL SURENNE, F.S.A.Sc.

Jan. 26. EXTRACTS from unprinted Parliamentary Papers in the Register-House, regarding a very singular application by the Master of Tullibardin, in 1606, for leave to change the name of the Barony of Treurin, into that of Earne, on account of the former being " derivat from the Erische language." By DONALD GREGORY, Esq., Secretary. APP.—II. TO THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. 25 1835. Jan. 26. NOTICE of some Remains of Antiquity observed in Argyleshire, during last Summer. Also,

ON the Origin and Signification of the Title of Abthane in Scotland. By WILLIAM F. SKENE, Esq., W.S., F.S.A.Sc.

Feb. 9. NOTES on the History of Jury Trial in Scotland. By JOHN HILL BURTON, Esq., Advocate.

Feb. 23. NOTICES of Edward Raban, " Laird of Letters," and " Master Printer the first in Aberdeen." By JOSEPH ROBERTSON, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

NOTICE of the Monster Mortar of Antwerp, in reference to the donation of part of a Shell thrown by that remarkable Military Engine, at the Siege of the Citadel of Antwerp in 1832. Also,

A REMARKABLE Obligation by Murdoch M'Laine of Lochbuy, to Mr Mar- tine M'llvra, his Parish Minister, in 1631. Communicated from the Records, by DONALD GREGORY, Esq., Secretary.

Mar. 9. ON the Introduction of the Feudal System into the Highlands of Scotland. By W. F. SKENE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

ON the discovery of Sepulchral Remains in great numbers (indicating an extensive Battle-Field), which have for some time been made at , near Edinburgh. By THOMAS THOMSON Junior, Esq. [See " New Statistical Account," Edinburghshire, p. 217-220.]

Mar. 23. OBSERVATIONS on a Stele or Tombstone, found along with the Fragments of an Urn, and other Roman Antiquities, discovered in the Parish of Falkirk, and presented to the Society by Sir Thomas Livingstone of Westquarter, Bart. By A. R. CARSON, LL.D., F.S.A.Sc.

HOLOGRAPH Letter from the , inviting Mr W. Smellie to his Lordship's House, St Andrew Square, on Friday 14th November 1780; along with fourteen other Gentlemen, to institute the present Society of Scottish Antiquaries. Communicated by ALEXANDER SMELLIE, Esq.

REMARKS on the Monastic Life. By JOHN ANDERSON, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. VOL. IV.—APP. D 26 LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS APR—II. 1835. Mar. 23. NOTICE of a rude Stone Coffin lately discovered on Mr Burnett's property of Kemnay, Aberdeenshire. Also,

NOTICE of the recent discovery, in Somersetshire, of some Letters, written in September 1586, by Lord Treasurer Burleigh, in connexion with the Accusations against Mary Queen of Scots, and the Babington Conspira- tors. By WALTER C. TEEVELYAN, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

Apr. 13. DISSERTATION on some remarkable Sepulchres lately excavated at Rome. By WILLIAM COUNT HAWKS LE GRICE, Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

NOTES, taken during a personal visit, of the leading Antiquities of Rome. By JOHN ANDEESON, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

ACCOUNT of a large Sepulchral Vase, found in a Tumulus at , Orkney, and presented to the Society by Dr T. S. Traill. By Mr M. PATERSON.

LETTER from Rev. JAMES MILLAR to PATRICK NEILL, Esq., regarding some Ornaments of pure Gold lately found concealed under ground, near Drammen, in Norway.

Apr. 27. NOTICE of various Subterranean Abodes observed in different parts of Scotland. By WILLIAM F. SKENE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

MEMORANDA, derived from the Correspondence of Lord Hailes, the Earl of Buchan, Sir James Foulis, Sir Alexander Dick, Mr Cummyng, and others, relating to the early proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

May 18. SOME Original Papers and Letters of Buchanan of Drumakill, 1611, &c. Communicated by DONALD GREGORY, Esq., Secretary.

PASSAGES from an Historical Sketch of the Highlands. By JOHN ANDER- SON, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. 1836. Jan. 25. REMARKS on the History of the Early Christian Church in Scotland. By WILLIAM F. SKENE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

Feb. 8. ON Popular Superstitions. (Ternary.) By the Rev. JOHN JAMIESON, D.D., F.S.A.Sc. APP.—II. TO THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. 27 1836. Feb. 22. INQUIRY into the Causes which led to the Erection of Statues and other Monuments among the Ancients; and also into the charge "of Spoliation laid at the door of Conquering Nations. By G. SURENNE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc

Mar. 14. ON Amulets, Talismans, and Charms. By W. B. D. D. TURNBULL, Esq., Advocate., F.S.A.Sc.

Apr. 25. OBSERVATIONS on the ancient Irish and Highland practice in regard to the Succession to Honours and Estates, as distinguished from the Feudal Laws of Primogeniture, and of Inheritance through Females; with in- stances of the occurrence of the ancient practice among the Highlanders in comparatively Modern Times. By DONALD GREGORY, Esq., Secretary.

Dec. 12. NOTES on some Antiquities, &c., in the Parish of Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, comprehending the old Parish of Ruthven or Rivan. By ANDREW DUN, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

REMARKS on Professor Finn Magnusen's Paper on the Ruthwell Cross, embodying Mr Repp's interpretation. By T. G. REPP, Esq.) F.S.A.Sc.

EXTRACTS from a Catalogue of the Sheriffs of Scotland. By JAMES STARK, Esq., Advocate. 1837. Feb. 13. NOTICE regarding an ancient Scottish Chronicle, preserved in the Scala Cronica. By WILLIAM F. SKENE, Esq., Secretary.

ON the Circular Burghs called Picts' Forts, and their connection with early Scottish Castellated Residences. By JAMES SKENE of Rubislaw, Esq.

Feb. 27. NOTICES referring to an ancient Hunting Horn exhibited to the meeting, which had been preserved from time immemorial in the family of Burnet of Leys, and was understood to be the Badge of the heritable office of Forester of Doun, possessed by that Family. Also,

A CONTINUATION by Mr Skene of his Paper on " Picts' Forts."

Mar. 13. REMARKS on the Highland Costume, in connexion with the copy of an ancient Picture, exhibited by permission of Glengarry, of a Figure in the Highland Dress, said to be that of a King of Scotland, and supposed to be a representation of the oldest form of that Costume. Also, 28 LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS APR—II. 1837. Apr. 10. ON the History and Constitution of the ancient Norwegian Kingdom, and subsequent Lordship of the Isles. By WILLIAM F. SKENE,Esq., Secretary.

Apr. 24. MEMOIR of the Life of Mr Andrew Cant, Minister of Aberdeen. By JOSEPH ROBERTSON, Esq., Assistant Secretary.

May 22. NOTICE of some Sculptured Stones in Aberdeenshire. By J. LEITH Ross, of Arnage, Esq.

DESCRIPTIVE Sketch of certain parts of Ancient Latium. By WILLIAM SPALDING, Esq., Advocate. 1838. Jan. 22. DESCRIPTION of an ancient Bronze Sword, supposed to be Roman, found in a Bog on the Farm of Eastertoure, in the Parish of Stricathro, in Angus, about a mile and a half east of the Catahuns of Brechin, and four miles north from the Roman Camp at Keithock (presented to the Society by the Rev. Thomas Guthrie, Minister of Old Greyfriars' Church, Edin- burgh.) By RICHARD HUIE, M.D., F.S.A.Sc.

COMMUNICATION descriptive of an ancient Sepulchre discovered on the 20th November 1837, on the Farm of Farrochie, in the Parish of Fet- teresso, in the Mearns; in a Letter addressed to the Secretary, accom- panying a specimen of Beads found in the Tomb. By WILLIAM DUN- CAN, Esq., Castlegate, Aberdeen, Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

EXTRACTS from a MS. Tour in Cantyre. Also,

Feb. 19. DESCRIPTIVE Notice of MacMillan's Cross, at Kilmory, in South Knap- dale ; accompanied with accurate Drawings of the Monument. By WILSON DOBIE WILSON, Esq. [Archseologia, Vol. IV., p. 377.]

SHORT Notice of an ancient Iron Hammer found in October 1836, while excavating the Cowgate Drain, and close by a wall, which had crossed the Cowgate diagonally towards the west side of the Candlemaker Row (presented to the Society by Councillor Watson); and of an ancient Carved Stone found in excavating the old City Wall of 1450, where it crossed the upper turn of the West Bow, between six and seven feet below the existing surface (presented to the Society by Dr Neill). By PATRICK. NEILL, LL.D., F.S.A.Sc. APR—No. II. TO THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. 29 1838. Feb. 19. NOTICES concerning the Scottish instrument of Capital punishment called the Maiden. By the Rev. JOHN LEE, D.D.

Mar. 19. Two Letters addressed by James VI. to Sir John Gordon of Pitlurg, father of the well-known Robert Gordon of Straloch. Communicated by JOSEPH ROBERTSON, Esq.j Assistant Secretary.

EXTRACT of a Letter from the Duke of Perth, concerning some Miracles

wrought bytKing James VIII. after his death. Communicated by WILLIAM J. DUNCAN, Esq., Aberdeen, Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

INSTANCES of the wide diffusion of Superstitious Belief in the existence of Supernatural Foot-prints in Rocks and Stones. By JOSEPH ROBERTSON, Esq., Assistant Secretary. Apr. 23. DESCRIPTIVE Notice of a Druidical Circle at Crookmane, in the parish of Tullynessle, Aberdeenshire. By JOHN STUART, Esq., Advocate, Aber- deen, Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

NOTICE of a Medal of Terentius. By Lieut.-General AINSLIE, F.S.A.Sc.

NOTICE relative to the Derivation of the term Pomona, as applied to de- signate the Mainland, or principal Island of the Orkneys. Also,

COMMUNICATION of an Emendation made some years ago by an English Classical Scholar, on that passage of Livy which has hitherto been held ; to treat of the Burning Mirrors used by Archimedes at the Siege of Syracuse. By ALEXANDER G. GROAT of Newhall, Esq., Advocate, F.S-A.Sc.

AN Account of certain Remarkable Trials for Witchcraft in the North of Scotland, in 1596 and 1597. By WILLIAM J. DUNCAN, Esq., Aberdeen, Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

May 28. NOTICE of a Seal-Ring found at Mont de Marsan. By Lieut.-General AINSLIE, F.S.A.Sc.

NOTICE of some Roman Antiquities at Auchingoul, in Banffshire. By JOHN STUART, Esq., Advocate, Aberdeen, Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

NOTES on the Origin of the Practice of Printing Theses by Candidates for admission to the Faculty of Advocates. By ALEXANDER SMELLIE, Esq., F.S.A.SC. SO LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS APP.—No. II. 1839. Jan. 28. OBSERVATION on tbe Locality of the Slenacli field of battle between Bruce and Comyn, 1307-8. By JOHN STUART, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

SKETCH of the Life of Col. , the Old Tinker of Aberfeldy. By Mr JOHN MENZIES.

REMARKS on the Ancient Seal of the City of Aberdeen. By JOSEPH ROBERTSON, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

Mar. 11. REPRESENTATIONS of the most deplorable State of several Paroches in Argyllshire, 1703; and of some Grievances given in by the Presbytery of Edinburgh to the General Assembly; with a List of the Papists in the Bounds, 1703. From Originals in the Register-House. Also, [The Maitland Miscellany, Vol. III., pp. 396, 424.]

LICENCE under the Signature of James VI. to Henrie Andersoun, indwel- ler in the Countrie of Gomar, to bring home Coaches and Waggons from that Country, to travel between Edinburgh and Leith, 23d December 1610. Communicated by ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Esq., Curator.

EPITAPHS on Andrew Aiton, Rector of Spot; and on George Conn, Author of " De Duplici Statu Religionis apud Scotos," &c.; from the Original Monuments at Rome. By W. C. TREVELYAN, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc. [Archceologia, Vol. IV., p. 376.]

Apr. 8. NOTICE of a Vitrified Fort in the Village of Sainte Luzanne, in the De- partement de la Mayenne, in France. Also,

A CHARTER granted in the year 1357, by Thomas , to which Mr Chalmers refers in his Caledonia, vol. i. pp. 603, 604, to prove " that so many Flemings settled in Scotland, that they obtained a right to be governed by their own law." Communicated by JOSEPH ROBERTSON, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

May 20. ON the Ancient Chronology of the Herring Fishery. By JOHN MITCHELL, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. 1840. Feb. 24. NARRATIVE of Incidents connected with John Stewart of Kynachan. By JAMES ROBERTSON, Esq., W.S.

NOTICE of some Barrows or Tumuli near Stromness, in Orkney. By the Rev. CHARLES CLOUSTON, Minister of Sandwick. APP—No. II. TO THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. 31 1840. Mar. 30. ANECDOTES of Mr James Edgar of Keithock, fifty years Private Secre- tary to James VIII., and of his Nephew, Mr John Edgar, Postmaster General to the Army of Prince Charles in 1745. By RICHARD HUIE, M.D., F.S.A.Sc.

NOTICE of an Original Deed relating to the Dowry of Margaret, widow of Prince Alexander of Scotland. The Original Deed, dated at Namur in the year 1286, in the possession of MrLAiNG, Treasurer of the Society, was exhibited to the Meeting.

THE Commission to Henry Graham as Quarter-master in Claverhouse's Troop of Horse, dated 23d June 1688. . Communicated by Dr HuiE. 1841. Feb. 22. NOTICE and Extracts from a MS. Volume of old English Poems and Ro- mances, written in the year 1457, (including Sir Bevys of Hamptone, The Legend of Seint Alex of Rome, Libeous Disconious, and Chaucer's Tale of Griseldis), preserved in the " Reale Biblioteca Borbonico" at Naples. By DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer. [Printed in Wright and Halliwell's " Reliquite Antiquse," Vol. II., pp. 58-70. Lond. 1843. 2 vols. 8vo.]

A LETTER or Precept by Francis the First, for certain payments to be made to Francis de Longannay, and three other persons, Archers in the Company of the Duke of Albany, notwithstanding their being laid up with Sickness since their return from the Kingdom of Naples: Dated at Rouen, 27th February 1528. Also,

Mar. 29. A SHORT Diary or Journal by some person, supposed to be one Aylmer, a Writer or Notary-Public in Edinburgh, from November 1681 to Novem- ber 1684. Also,

May 17. WARRANT by the Regent Earl of Murray, appointing Sir Andrew Murray of Arngask, Knight, to be Principal Keeper of the King's Park of Holy- rudehouse, dated at Edinburgh. 12th February 1567; from the Original in the possession of William Smythe, Esq., Advocate. Communicated by DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer. [Archseologia, Vol. IV., p. 401.]

June 21. LETTER to the Secretary from J. W. REDDOCH, Esq., Falkirk, respecting a Roman Altar, recently discovered near the Bridge at Brightens, to the 32 LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS APP.~No. II, south-east of Falkirk, and containing an Inscription explained to be " Herculi Magusano Sacrum, Val. Nigrinus duplarius secundse alee Tun- grorum." Magusanus occurs as an epithet of Hercules on Inscriptions only, but its precise meaning is unknown. 1841. June 21. NOTICE of three Portraits, which were exhibited, of John Duke of Albany, Mary Queen of Scots, and of Sibilla Betoun, one of the Queen's atten- dants ; being fac-similes of Original Drawings in the Royal Library at Paris. Also,

A SCHEME or Memorial for Civilizing the Highlands of Scotland; from a MS. purporting to have been written by Simon Frazer, Lord Lovat, in the year 1716. Communicated by DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer. 1842. Jan. 17. SOME Facts illustrative of the former Customs of Scotland relative to Marriage. By Sir JOHN GRAHAM DALYELL, Bart., V.P. S.A.Sc.

EXTRACTS from a Norwegian Work, describing the Battle of Kirngelu Guldbransdaal, which took place on the 26th August 1612, when Colonel John Sinclair and a body of Scottish troops, intending to join the Swedes, were destroyed by the Norwegian Peasants. By JOHN M. MITCHELL, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

Feb. 28. CONTINUATION of Mr Mitchell's Communication.

May 2. CONTINUATION of Sir JOHN G. DALYELL'S Facts, illustrative of the An- cient Usages of Scotland relative to Marriage.

ESSAY on Vitrified Forts : Fire Altars of Baal or Belus, in which it was contended that these remains of antiquity were Altars of the God of Fire. By JOHN R. CORMACK, M.D., F.S.A.Sc.

May 23. SIR JOHN G. DALYELL exhibited a very rare Engraving, and a remarkable Family Relic of his progenitor General Sir Thomas Dalyell.

Mr LAING, Treasurer, at the same time exhibited an Autograph Letter of General Sir Thomas Dalyell.

DISCOURSE to illustrate the Private Life, the Pursuits, and Character of King James IV., who fell at Flodden Field in 1513. By Sir JOHN G. DALYELL, Bart., V.P. S.A.Sc. APR—No. II. TO THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. 33 1843. Feb. 27. Dr HIBBERT-WARE briefly stated to the Meeting the nature of a Commu- nication on some points of Antiquity, from Professor Finn Magnusen of Copenhagen.

Mr LAING, Treasurer, in reference to the Manuscript Papers of Drum- mond of Hawthornden, read a Letter from James Boswell, Esq. of Auchinleck, dated 15th April 1785, to James Cummyng, Secretary to the Society; with his Reply, from which it appears that Drummond's " Notes of Conversations with Ben Jonson," in 1619, formed no portion of the MSS. which came into the Society's possession in the year 1782. [Archseologia, Vol. IV., p. 399.]

Mar. 27. ON the Runic-Cross discovered at Lancaster, with some Emendations on the discordant interpretations of the Inscription thereon, as given by different Antiquaries. By SAMUEL HIBBERT-WARE, M.D., F.S.A.Sc.

July 10. PARTICULARS respecting the discovery of the Painted Roof in the Palace of Queen Mary of Gueldres, Blyth's Close, Edinburgh. By W. B. D. D. TURNBULL, Esq., Secretary. 1844. Apr. 15. A LETTER from JOHN SOBIESKI STUART, Esq., to the Treasurer, on the present unprotected state of the Ancient Standing Stone of Forres, com- monly known as Sueno's Stone. [Archseologia, Vol. IV., p. 413.]

NOTICE of an Ancient Bede Roll of the time of King Henry VII., contain- ing sundry Prayers and Collects to King Henry VI., who is enrolled in the early English Kalendars on 22d May, as King and Martyr. This Bede Roll exceeds 7 feet in length, and is 3 inches broad. By WALTER C. TREVELYAN, Esq., in whose family it has been preserved. Also,

NOTICE of an early Anglo-Norman copy of an Anglo-Saxon Charter of King Athelstane to the Church of Exeter in the tenth Century, which conveys " the lands called Monkton" to " the Church of Exeter." By WALTER C. TREVELYAN, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

EXTRACTS from an unpublished Journal of the Rebellion of 1715, from a MS. written by Peter Clarke> in the possession of the Treasurer. By DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer. [Printed in Dr Hibbert-Ware's volume, " Lancashire Memorials of the Rebellion, 1715," for the Chetham Society, 1845.] VOL. IV.—APP. E 34 LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS APR—No. II. 1844. May 13. LETTER from PHILIP B. AINSLIE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc., to the Secretary, re- specting the Ancient Sculptured Stone at Forres. [Archseologia, Vol. IV., p. 414.]

LETTER from SAMUEL HIBBERT-WARB, M.D., to the Treasurer, containing various suggestions in matters of importance connected with the Society.

May 27. BRIEF Notice of a'Roman Station on the Borders of the Highlands, in Argyleshire, recently discovered. By WILLIAM F. SKENE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

REMARKS on the Etymology of the Name of the City of Carlisle. By W. A. WILLIAMSON, Esq., Carlisle.

COPY of a Letter written from Rome, in January 1721, giving an Account of the Birth of " the Young Pretender." Communicated by DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer.

Dec. 23. NOTICES relating to the History of Trinity College Church, Edinburgh: With a Copy of the Petition presented in name of the Society to the Lord Provost and Magistrates' of Edinburgh in May last, against the proposed Demolition of that venerable edifice. By DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer.

AT the same time Mr LAING exhibited, by permission of James Gifford, Esq., Treasurer of Trinity Hospital, an Original Document, dated in the year 1461, respecting the Foundation of the Church, by the Queen Dowager of Scotland.

LETTER from ROBERT PATON, Esq., Selkirk, to Alexander Smellie, Esq., repeating the mode of constructing the Pyramids of Egypt. 1845. . Feb. 24. THE Secretary, W. B. TURNBULL, Esq., read a Letter regarding the old Painted Ceiling in a House in Blyth's Close.

AN Ancient Copper Disk, and some other Relics, lately discovered in the Cow- gate, were presented to the Society by WILLIAM NlXON, Esq., Architect, accompanied with a Note describing the place where they were discovered.

LETTER from Dr SAMUEL HIBBERT-WARE to the Treasurer, describing a series of Drawings of ancient Runic Monuments and Sculptured Stones in various parts of Scotland. [Archseologia, Vol. IV., p. 415.] APP—No. II TO THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. 35 1845. Apr. 7. NOTICE of a Letter from Lady Balmerinoch, in which the Execution of her Husband is announced, Arthur, Sixth Lord Balmerinoch, having been tried for High Treason, and executed on Tower Hill, London, 18th August 1746. Also,

LETTER from Thomas, of Orcadie and Zetland, to the King of Nor- wege, dated at Kirkwall, the 1st day of Junij 1446, respecting the Ge- nealogy of William St Glair, Earl of Orcadie. Translated from the Latin into Scottis be Deane Thomas Gwld, Monk of Newbothill, in the year 1554. From a MS. in the Library at Abbotsford. With an introductory Notice by DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer. [The Bannatyne Miscellany, Vol. III., pp. 61-85.]

TRANSCRIPT of " The Ordour of the Processioun and bering of the Sacra- ment at Antuarpe, the first day of Junej, the zeir of God Jm Vc Ixij." from the same MS. volume. Communicated by ALEXANDER MAC- DONALD, Esq., Curator.

July 29. LETTER from JOHN COWAN, Esq., , to the Treasurer, accompanied with fragments of an Urn and some Human Bones, found near Canobie.

Dec. 15. MEMORANDA respecting the Tomb of Bishop Kennedy,, in the Chapel of St Salvator's College, St Andrews. By ROBERT CHAMBERS, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. [Archseologia, Vol. IV., p. S76.]

CONTRACT betwixt Hugh Wallace, Cash-Keeper to King Charles II., and James De Wett, Painter from Holland, for painting Portraits of the Kings of Scotland from Fergus I. to King Charles II., for the Palace of Holyrood, 26th February 1684; and Petition from the Painter to the Lords of Treasury and Exchequer, in 1687; from the Originals. Also, [The Bannatyne Miscellany, Vol. III., p. 329-338.] TRANSCRIPT of the Account of the Expense for the Feast at his Majestie's (Charles II.) Service as Heir to the Duke of Lennox, 31st August 1680. Communicated by ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Esq., Curator.

1846. Jan. 19. SOME Remarks on the State of Archseology in Copenhagen, Upsala, &c., as ascertained during a late Tour. By JOHN M. MITCHELL, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. 36 LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS APR—No. II. 1846. Jan. 19. AN Original Deed respecting the Dowry of Margaret, Daughter of Guy, Earl of Flanders, and Widow of Prince Alexander, Son of Alexander the Third, King of Scotland. It is dated at Bruges on the "Wednesday after the Exaltation of Holy Cross, (September 1285). Exhibited, with an introductory notice by DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer.

Feb. 2. CONTINUATION of Remarks on the State of Archaeology in Denmark and Sweden. By JOHN M. MiTCHELL, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

LETTER from King James VI., dated 20th October 1589, and supposed to be addressed to Cecil Lord Burleigh, within two days before his Ma- jesty sailed for Denmark; from a contemporary transcript. Communi- cated by W. WARING HAY, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

Feb. 23. MEMORANDUM by SAMUEL HIBBERT-WARE, M.D., Honorary Fellow of the Society, respecting a Notice in Baynes's History of Lancashire, 1836, vol. iii., p. 755, in reference to a passage in the Archaaologia Scotica, vol. iv., p. 13, concerning the Library of King James IV. in the Palace of Holyrood.

INQUIRIES respecting some of the Early Historical Writers of Scotland:— No. 1, Adam Abel, of Jedburgh, Author of the " Rota Temporum." No. 2, , Canon of St Andrews, one of the Abbreviators of the Scotichronicon. Also,

NOTICES of various Pilgrimages by King James IV. to the Shrine of St Duthac, at Tayn, in Ross-shire, between the years 1494 and 1513. By DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer.

Mar. 30. COPY of an Obligation by the Provost and Council of Edinburgh to Wil- liam Prestoun of Gortoun " for the gettyn of the Arme Bane of Sanct Gele, the quhilk Bane he left to our Mother Kirk of Sanct Gele of Edin- burgh," llth June 1454. Communicated by ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Esq., Curator. [Archseologia Scotica, Vol. I., p. 374, &c.j

NOTICES of King James the Fifth's Voyage round Scotland to the Western Isles, in the year 1540. By DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer.

June 1. REMARKS on the Origin of the Phoenician People. By Lieut.-Colonel C. HAMILTON SMITH, Plymouth. APR—No. II. TO THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. 37 1846. June 1. SOME Notes from the Council Records of St Andrews respecting the Mur- der of Archbishop Sharp, 1679. Communicated by DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer. [Archseologia, Vol. IV., p. 409.]

June 22. ORIGINAL Patent of Baronetage, granted in 1685 to the ancient Family of his relative, Sir Charles Kirkpatrick of Closeburn. Exhibited by CHARLES KIRKPATRIOK SHARPE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

CONTINUATION of Remarks on the Origin of the Phoenician People. By Lieut.-Colonel C. HAMILTON SMITH, Plymouth.

ACT of Privy Council of Scotland, " Anent the Hunting in Cheviot," at Edin- burgh, 2d May 1605. Communicated by DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer.

July 27. NOTICE of the Remains of a Norman Chapel in the Castle of Edinburgh. Communicated by DANIEL WILSON, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

CONCLUDING portion of Remarks on the Origin of the Phoenician People. By Lieut-Colonel C. HAMILTON SMITH, Plymouth.

NOTICES respecting the Tumult in Edinburgh, on the Anniversary of St Giles, 1st September 1558, and the subsequent disposal of the Jewels and Kirk Werk, including the celebrated relique " The Arme Bane of Sanct Geill." By DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer.

Dec. 21. LETTER from HENRY HOME DRUMMOND of Blair-Drummond, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. to the Treasurer, respecting some articles of Antiquity for- merly discovered in the Moss at Blair-Drummond.

THREE original Letters of the Marquis of Aboyne in 1647, and of General Middleton in 1654 : Presented to the Society by Mr JOHN ALSTON, Leith. 1847. Jan. 11. NOTICE of the Ancient Paintings on the Roof of the Palace formerly of , in Blyth's Close, Castlehill. By DANIEL WILSON, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. With Illustrated Drawings.

LETTERS of the 17th Century; presented to the Society by JOHN ALSTON, Esq., Leith. With some Introductory Observations by the TREASURER.

ON the Affinity between the Gaelic and Sanskrit Languages. By J. KEN- WORTHY WALKER, M.D., F.S,A.Sc. 38 LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS APR—No. II. 1847. Jan. 25. Account of the Tomb of Robert Bruce, Competitor for the Crown of Scot- land, at Gisborough in Yorkshire. By WILLIAM DOWNING BRUCE, • Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

INQUIRIES respecting some of the Early Historical Writers of Scotland :— No. 3. Mr John Colville, the supposed Author of the " Historic and Life of King James the Sext:" Published by the Bannatyne Club in 1825. By DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer.

Feb. 8. The SECRETARY having read several passages bearing upon the vexatious question of the existing laws relating to Treasure Trove, was directed by the Meeting to draw the attention of the Lord Advocate to the subject. CONTINUATION of Notices of John Colville, the supposed author of the anonymous " Historic and Life of King James the Sext." Also, INQUIRIES respecting some of the Early Historical "Writers of Scotland :— No 4, Note respecting Sir William Bruce of Earlshall. By DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer.

NOTE respecting the Residence of Gawin Douglas, Bishop of Dunkeld, in Edinburgh. By ROBERT CHAMBERS, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

Feb. 22. AN Inquiry into the Calligraphical Methods employed by the Ancients in their Secret Correspondence, especially when connected with Military Affairs. Illustrated by Drawings and Diagrams. By G. SURENNE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. SOME Additional Remarks on the Ancient House in Blyth's Close, Castle- hill. By DANIEL WILSON, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

Mar. 15. ACCOUNT of a Roman Brooch found in the Island of ; also some account of a Copper Ring, with a Hebrew Inscription (the word Jeho- vah), found in a Moss in -shire. By Sir JOHN G. DALYELL, Bart., F.S.A.Sc.

May 12. A SERIES of Letters addressed to Mr Surenne (including one from Sir Walter Scott, containing Remarks upon the probable Site of Agricola's Camp) ; and a Correspondence with Lucien Bonaparte and Lieut.- General Comte de Pelet, in reference to the fate of a young officer, named Elliot, believed to be a Scotsman, who fell at the Battle of Arcole, at which Mr Surenne was present. Communicated by GABRIEL SURENNE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. APR—No. II. TO THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. 39 1847. May 24. ORIGINAL deed, containing the " Rules of the Edinburgh School of St Luke," 1729, signed by the Members (29 in number), Painters or Lovers of Painting. Exhibited. Also,

AN Account of the Names of some of the Persons who have original copies of our Covenants, " National and Solemn League," in MS., written about the year 1730; with Remarks. Also,

July 19. COPY of an Old Deed, in the Scottish language, dated at Kirkwaw (or Kirk- wall), in Orkney, 20th January 1438, from the original, in the posses- sion of W. H. Fotheringhame, Esq., Kirkwall. Communicated by DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer. REMARKS on the Residences of Chepman and Bassandyne, two of the early Printers in Edinburgh. By DANIEL "WlLSON, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. Dec. 20. REMARKS addressed to the Treasurer, respecting a Letter recently discovered at Kirkwall, addressed by Mary Queen of Scots to Torquill M'Cloyd, in 1563, intimating her will and pleasure that, as he had the honour to be of the Stewart blood, he was to ally himself to no one in Marriage with- out her consent. Also, various Notices of the Antiquities of Orkney, and of the repairs now in progress on the Cathedral of St Magnus. By W. H. FOTHERINGHAME, Esq., Kirkwall. NOTICE of an Antique Spur, and Leather Strap, found three feet below the surface, at Trinity Lodge. By JOHN M. MlTCHELL, Esq., Leith, F.S.A.Sc. 1848. Jan. 24. A DECREIT of Spul/ie, granted by the Lords of Counsell, to William Bruce, of Symbister in Zetland, against Patrick, Earl of Orkney, in 1609, (the original extract, signed by the Clerk Register, was exhibited by Capt. Thomas Fraser, R.N., Portobello), accompanied with Remarks illustrative of the Proceedings and fate of the Earl of Orkney. By DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer. [ArchEeologia, Vol. IV., p. 385.]

REMARKS on Two large and beautiful Ancient Irish Brooches, and two Antique Bodkins of Silver inlaid with Gold and Jewels, formerly in the collection of Major Sirr of Dublin. By CHARLES KIRKPATRICK SHARPE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. NOTICES of the Ruins at North Berwick Abbey, with Remarks on the pro- bable Site of the Cistertian Priory, founded there in the 12th century By DANIEL WILSON, Esq., Secretary. 40 LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS APP.—No. II. 1848. Feb. 28. LETTER to the Treasurer, accompanied with a Notice of the Scottish C on vent at Ratisbon. By Monsieur WILLIAM BUCHANAN RALLY, Vienna.

ACCOUNT of some Sepulchral Urns, recently found near the Manse of Creich, Fifeshire. By the Rev. ALEXANDER LAWSON, Minister of the Parish.

Mar. 13. NOTICE of a Scheme projected in 1686, and confirmed by the Royal Warrant of King James VII. (which was Exhibited,) for Weighing up and Recover- ing Ships in the Scottish Seas. By DAVID LAIN

REMARKS on Sepulchral Brasses and Incised Slabs, with Notices of Remains which tend to prove the frequent use of such Memorials of the dead at an early period in Scotland. By DANIEL WILSON, Esq., Secretary.

LETTERS relating to the Search for the Remains of the Queen, Mary of Gueldres, and their removal to Holyrood Chapel. Communicated by DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer.

April 3. A SERIES of Original Letters, principally illustrating the times of James VI. and Charles I., and the Transactions preceding the Great Rebellion. By Sir WALTER C. TREVELYAN, Bart., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

ON certain Historico-AntiquarianObjects, connected with the latest Alluvial Formations in Scotland. By ROBERT CHAMBERS, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

NOTICE of the recent discovery of the Sacrum, and other remains of a Human Skeleton on Arthur Seat, in the immediate vicinity of St Anthony's Chapel. By DANIEL WILSON, Esq., Secretary.

May 1. THE ABERDEEN Edict, &c,, regarding the first introduction of Syphilis into Scotland; with some Notices respecting its early history, and spread in this country, in the 16th and 17th centuries. By Professor J. Y. SIMPSON, M.D., F.S.A.Sc.

A CONTEMPORARY MS. Notice of the Execution of Sir Walter Raleigh; also a Selection of Letters from Students at Oxford, showing something of a College Life at that period. Communicated by Sir WALTER C. TREVELYAN, Bart., Cor. Mem. S.A.Sc.

May 15. LETTERS, &c., respecting the Manuscript entitled " Vestiarium Scoticum." Communicated by ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Esq., Curator. APR—No. II. TO THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. 41 1848. May 15. FURTHER Selection of Contemporary MSS., Illustrative of the State of Affairs in Britain, &c., in the beginning of the 17th century. Commu- nicated by Sir WALTER C. TREVELYAN, Bart., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

June 1. REPORT by the Council on the discovery in Trinity College Church, Edin- burgh, of a body, supposed to be that of Mary of Gueldres. By WALTER ADAM, M.D., F.S.A.Sc.

NOTICES of the Places of Sepulture of the Royal Family of the Stuarts, previous to the Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland. By DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer.

DOCUMENTS Relative to Admiral Lord Nelson, arising from a Correspon- dence between Parties in England, as well as abroad. By GABRIEL SURENNE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

June 7. NOTES on the Condition of the Royal Vault at Holyrood, towards the end of last century, and its Spoliation by the Mobs of that period. By CHARLES KIRKPATRICK SHARPE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

NOTICES of Freemasonry, for the government of the Freemasons, derived from the Original MS. Code of Laws enacted at the Palace of Holyrood and Falkland, at the beginning of the 17th century. From the MS. Register of St John's Lodge, Aitcheson's Haven. Communicated by DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer.

Dec. 8. MEMORANDA regarding an Ancient Boat-Hook, found in the Carse of Gowrie. By ROBERT CHAMBERS, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

Dec. 18. REMARKS on the Character of Mary of Gueldres, Consort of King James the Second of Scotland ; in connection with an attempt to determine the Place of her Interment in the Trinity College Church. By DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer.

NOTES on the Ancient Practice of the Church as to Founders' Tombs and Chantry Chapels ; with its bearings in reference to the Tomb of Mary of Gueldres. By DANIEL WILSON, Esq., Assistant Secretary. 1849. Jan. 15- NOTICES of Dr Hall, Shakspeare's Son-in-Law; and Extracts from his Medical Note-book, in the possession of Dr Alexander Jackson. By WILLIAM B. TURNBULL, Esq., Secretary. VOL. IV.—APP. F 42 LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS APR—No. II. 1849 . Jan. 15. NOTICE of the Discovery of Ancient British Graves at Cockenzie, with Illustrative Plans. By H. FRANCIS CADELL, Esq.

LETTERS, with Illustrative Drawings, chiefly relating to the recent open- •• ing of Bishop Tulloch's Tomb, St Magnus' Cathedral, Kirkwall. By W. H. FOTHERINGHAME, Esq., F.S.A.Sc., and G. PETRIE, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

Jan. 31. Off the Characteristics of the Skulls and Bones found in Ancient Tumuli in Denmark, by Professor ESCHRICHT, of Copenhagen ; translated by JOHN M. MITCHELL, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

ON the Antiquity of Skating among the Races of Northern Europe, with Notice of the early use of Bone Skates, Sleds, &c. By DANIEL WIL- SON, Esq., Assistant Secretary.

Feb. 12. REPORT on the Phrenological Developments of the Heads of Two Females, disinterred from Trinity College Church, Edinburgh, and supposed to be those of Mary of Gueldres and her Daughter. By ROBERT Cox, Esq., W.S.

NOTICE of a Roman Incised Slab, recently found at Castlehill, the Third Station on the Wall of Antoninus from the west end, with a drawing. By JOHN BcrCHANAN, Esq., Glasgow.

OBSERVATIONS on the History and Characteristics of Sepulchral Brasses, with Notices of some Scottish Examples. By GEORGE SETON, Esq., Ad- vocate, F.S.A.Sc.

Mar. 5. OBSERVATIONS on the recent discovery of an Ancient Crypt, and other Remains of the Abbey of Newbattle ; with an Inquiry into the probable date of these examples of early Ecclesiastical Architecture. By COSMO INNES, Esq., Advocate.

AN Unpublished Letter of Horace Walpole to the Earl of Buchan, dated Strawberry Hill, November 5, 1782. Communicated by DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer.

CORRESPONDENCE and Report, relating to the Demolition of the Monument and Removal'of the Brass of the Regent Earl of Murray, St Giles's Church, in 1829. Communicated by PATRICK NEILL, LL.D., F.S.A.Sc. [See Proceedings, Vol. I., p. 38.] APR—No. II. TO THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. 43 1849. Mar. 5. LETTER, respecting the Discovery of another Ancient Canoe on the Banks of the Clyde, near Glasgow. By JOHN BUCHANAN, Esq.

14. HISTORICAL Particulars, not yet taken notice of by British Historians, con- cerning the Castle of Tiersteign on the Danube, and that of Trifels, on the Queich, in which Richard I. was confined on his return from Pales- tine to England, &c., &c. By GABRIEL SURENNE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

LE TTERS relating to a Roman Altar, believed to be buried in the Ruins of a Cottage at Duntocher, and to a large Tumulus; with the permission of the Proprietor, J. Hamilton, Esq., of Cochno, for the Society to open the same. By JOHN BUCHANAN, Esq., Glasgow.

MEMORANDA, respecting the Roman Sculptures at the Nether Bow, repre- senting the Emperor Severus and his wife Julia, chiefly in reference to some supposed claims of the Society, as ultimus hceres. By DANIEL WILSON, Esq., Assistant Secretary. [See Archseologia, Vol. III., p. 287; and Wilson's Prehistoric Annals, p. 425.]

Apr. 2. ACCOUNT of some Excavations at the How of Hoxay, in South Ronaldshay, and of other interesting Antiquities in Orkney. By WILLIAM H.FOTHER- INGHAHE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc., Kirkwall.

DESCRIPTION of Orkney Tumuli, with an Account of the Opening of the Tumulus called the Black Knowe, in the Parish of Rendale, Orkney, 1st February 1849. By G. PETRIE, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc., Kirkwall.

VERDICT of the Jury against Halkstoun of Rathillet, finding him guilty of joining the Rebels at Bothwell Bridge, &c., and for Art and Part of the Murder of Archbishop Sharp. Communicated by ALEXANDER MAC- DONALD, Esq., Curator.

LETTERS relative to the Opening of the Tumulus at Cochno. By JOHN BuCHANAN, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

REPORT of Committee in reference to the threatened Demolition of the South-Western Tower of the Floddon Wall. By PATRICK NEILL, LL.D., F.S.A.Sc.

May 7. LETTER to Dr Huie, relating to the Place of Sepulture of the Maid of Norway. By Professor THOMAS S. TRAILL, M.D. 44 LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS APR—No. II. 1849. May 7. NOTES of some Popular Orkney Charms. By WILLIAM H. FOTHERING- HAME, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

NOTICE of the Discovery of some Bronze Weapons on the Farm of East- side, Mid-Lothian. By A. B. GROSART, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

REMARKS on the Anglo-Roman Potter's Kilns, and the Importation of Foreign Manufactures by the early British. Also,

June 11. REPORT of a Visit by a Party of Fellows to the Site of the Roman Station ' at Duntocher, and the Opening of the Tumulus at Cochno. By DANIEL WlLSON, Esq., Assistant Secretary.

NOTICES of the Tombs of Alexander XII. Laird of Macleod, commonly called Alaster Crottash, and of Kenneth VIII. Laird of Kintail, com- monly called Kenneth Ivlaire. By the Rev. JAMES HENRY HUGHES, Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

NOTICE of a Curious Picture of the Crucifixion, and of other Ancient Paint- ings in the Church of Foulis Easter, Angus-shire. By ALEXANDER CHRISTIE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

Dec. 10. REMARKS on the earlier Descriptions of lotia, or Icolmkill, and on the present state of its Ancient Sculptured Monuments; suggested by a recent Visit to that Island. By DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer.

LETTER addressed to the Treasurer on the subject of the Monuments of lona. By Professor P. A. MUNCH of Christiania, Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc. 1850. Jan. 16. TRANSLATION of a Cingalese Sannas. By Lieut.-Col. P. YULE, F.S.A.Sc-

AN Inquiry into some interesting points in the Early Life of the Poet Burns, hitherto unnoticed by his Biographers; in a Letter to the Secre- tary, by WILLIAM DOUGLAS, Esq.

NOTES of a Correspondence with T. Thorburn, Esq., David Auld, Esq., and others, on a disputed Question concerning Burns' Highland Mary. Also,

Feb. 4. NOTES on the Chronology and peculiar Characteristics of the Scottish Primitive and Romanesque Styles of Architecture. By DANIEL WILSON, Esq., Assistant Secretary. [See the Author's Prehistoric Annals, p. 600.] APP.—No. II. TO THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. 45 1850. Feb. 4. REMARKS on a singular Brass Relic of Ancient Orissa. By Lieut. W. F. B. LAURIE.

REMARKS on an inscribed Mediaeval Silver Fibula, of an octagonal form. By Sir WALTER C. TREVELYAN, Bart., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

ACCOUNT of the discovery of six Golden Armillae, found in the neighbour- hood of Barnard Castle, near Bowes, Yorkshire, and corresponding to those in the Society's Museum, found at Alloa. By the Rev. J. COL- LINGWOOD BRUCE, Newcastle. Feb. 19. CONCLUSION of Notes on Scottish Architecture. By DANIEL WILSON, Esq., Assistant Secretary.

ACCOUNT of the recent discovery of a Stone Coffin in the Nave of Dunferm- line Abbey, containing a Body wrapped in Leather, supposed to be that of Edward, eldest Son of Malcolm Canmore. By the Rev. PETER CHAL- MERS, F.S.A.Sc., Dunfermline.

OBSERVATIONS on the ancient Fortifications of Leith. By D. H. ROBERT- SON, M.D., F.S.A.Sc. [See the Author's Antiquities of Leith, 1851, royal 4to.] Mar. 11. SUGGESTIONS for a Systematic Elucidation of the Architectural Antiquities of Scotland. By GEORGE SETON, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

ON the Collection of objects for Antiquarian Museums, with special refer- ence to the practice in Denmark; by a Gentleman connected with the Museum of Northern Antiquities, Copenhagen. Communicated by R. CHAMBERS, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

OBSERVATIONS on the operation of the Laws of Treasure-Trove in Scot- land. By DANIEL WILSON, Esq., Assistant Secretary. Mar. 26. NOTES by Camden and Segar (the Herald) regarding various Families of the name of Scot, in this Country and on the Continent. By Sir W. C. TREVELYAN, Bart., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc. ON the Roman Antiquities of Inveresk ; with Remarks. By DAVID M. Mom, Esq., F.S.A.Sc., Surgeon, Musselburgh. NOTICE of a Silver Seal recently found at Tullyhogue, County Tyrone, and believed to be of George.Heriot's workmanship. By JOHN BELL, Esq., F.S.A.Sc., Dungannon. 46 LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS APP.—No. II. 1850. Apr. 8. NOTICES of some British Wassail Cups, or Mazers. By DANIEL WILSON, Esq., Secretary.

ACCOUNT of the Ruins of an Ancient Fort on Christian Island, Lake Hu- ron, Canada. By THOMAS STKATTON, M.D., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

DESCRIPTION of Fountains Abbey, near Ripon, with an Account of Re- cent Excavations. By W. DOWNING BRUCE, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc-

( Apr. 23. NOTICE of a remarkable Deed, bearing date 1655, wherein it is specified that a Coin has been inclosed in the Seal. By Sir W. C. TREVELYAN Bart., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc. DESCRIPTION of the Spot at Chalus, in the west of France, where Richard Cceur de Lion encamped his army; the Rock on which he received the fatal arrow; and the Tower from whence Bertrand de Gourdon directed his weapon against the English Monarch; also Notices of the Resting- places in France of Richard's Body, Heart, and Bowels. By G. Su- RENNE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. / EXAMPLE of Symbolism in early Scandinavian Ecclesiastical Architecture, and of a singular Ancient Norse Rite, practised at the laying of the Foun- dation-Stone of a Church; suggested by a recent donation to the Society's Museum of an Owl found in , which appears to have been built into the wall alive. By Professor P. A. MUNCH, Christiania, Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc. ACCOUNT of the recent discovery and exploration of a " Pict's House," or primitive Subterranean Structure, near Kirkwall, Orkney; with No- tices of other Antiquities of the same class. By GEORGE PETRIE, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

ACCOUNT of the discovery of an Ancient Gold Seal, supposed to be that of King James I. of Scotland at Kinross Green in April 1829, in the possession of John W. Williamson, Esq. By WILLIAM DRYSDALE, Esq., F.S.A.SC. [Archteologia, Vol. IV., p. 418.] May 6. NOTICE of the discovery of an Ancient Pair of Jougs, found embedded in the trunk of a large Ash Tree, believed to be upwards of three hundred years old, and known by the name of the Gorget Tree, recently blown down at the Churchyard gate, Applegarth, Dumfriesshire. By WIL- LIAM WALKER, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. APP.—No. II. TO THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. 47 1850. May 6. NOTICE of some remarkable discoveries, including two Ancient Coffins, each, hewn out of the solid trunk of an Oak Tree, recently made on the Castle Hill of Edinburgh. By DANIEL WILSON, Esq., Secretary. [See the Author's Prehistoric Annals, p. 463.] LETTEK of James, , written in 1675, furnishing a graphic picture of the predatory habits of the Highlanders at that date; also an old document, containing an Obligation by John Campbell, then pri- soner under sentence of death, to undertake the office of Executioner in the Stewartry of Strathearn in 1675. Communicated by DAVID , LAING, Esq., Treasurer. TRANSCRIPT of the Town of Perth's Obligation granted for the use, from James, Lord Drummond, of Donald M'Carie, Executioner, in 1706. Communicated by CHARLES K. SHARPE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

NOTICES of the various Romances, translated, chiefly from the French, into Norwegian during the 13th, 14th, and 15th Centuries. By Professor P. A. MUNCH, Christiania, Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc. May 21. NOTICES of recent discoveries of Roman Remains, at Red Abbeysteadfield, near the village of Newstead, Roxburghshire; the probable Site of the Roman Station of Trimontium, in the neighbourhood of the Eildon Hills. By JOHN ALEX. SMITH, M.D., F.S.A.Sc. [See Proceedings. Vol. I., p. 28.] NOTICE of the recent discovery of Roman Coins and other Relics in Edin- burgh, with a Review of Evidence tending to prove the occupation of Edinburgh by the Romans. By DANIEL WILSON, Esq., Secretary. [See the Author's Prehistoric Annals, p. 385.] NOTES on St Blane's Chapel, . By CHARLES HUTCHESON, Esq.

June 3. NOTICES of James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell, including a transcript from a Contemporary Chronicle, relating to Lady Anna, daughter of Christo- pher Throndson, claiming to be first wife of the Earl of Bothwell in 1567. By Professor P. A. MUNCH, Christiania, Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc. ACCOUNT of the opening of a remarkable Danish Tumulus, translated from . the original. By JOHN M. MITCHELL, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. Dec. 9. REPORTS on Excursions to East Lothian, &c., No. 1. Preston Tower, Church of Pencaitland, and Wintoun House. By DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer. 48 LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS APP.—No. II. 1850. Dec. 9. NOTES relative to an object in the Society's Museum, called Jenny Geddes's Stool. By JOHN WATSON, Esq., Dunse.

NOTICES of certain popular relics of Queen Mary in . By DANIEL WILSON, Esq., Secretary. 1851. Jan. 13. BRIEF Notice of the Incised Slabs at Holyrood Abbey. By GEORGE SETON, Esq., F.S.A.Sc. [Archseologia, Vol. IV., p. 431.]

NOTICES of some remarkable Scottish Runic Inscriptions, and of evidence afforded by them, suggestive of the use of Runes by the Native Popu- lation in writing the Celtic Language. By DANIEL WILSON, Esq., Se- cretary.

Jan. 22. NOTICES of the "Holey Stone," or "Witch's Stone," a Charm formerly used against Witchcraft in Roxburghshire. By JOHN ALEXANDER SMITH, M.D., F.S.A.Sc.

NOTES of a recent Visit to St Maoliosa's Cave, Holy Island, and on two Runic Inscriptions on the Cave. By DANIEL WlLSON, Esq., Secretary. [See the Author's Prehistoric Annals, p. 531.] OBSERVATIONS on the reconstruction of Ptolemy's Map of Scotland, by Lieut. F. W. THOMAS, R.N.; also Notes respecting the probable authen- ticity of Cirencester's De Situ Britannice. By Professor MUNCH, Chris- tiania., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc. NOTICES of the recent discovery of two Medieval Matrixes of Seals, in the Molendinar Burn, near Glasgow Cathedral. By JOHN BUCHANAN, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc. Feb. 10. REMARKS on the Derivation of the name of Edinburgh; and Observations on the traces of the different Routes of Migration of the Celtae into Europe. By Dr CHARLES METER. NOTES relative to a Roman Medicine Stamp in the Society's Museum. By Professor J. Y. SuiPsON, M.D., F.S.A.Sc.

REMARKS on an Ancient Ecclesiastical Bell found in Argyleshire, and now in the Society's Museum; and on various other Scottish relics of the same class. By DANIEL WILSON, Esq., Secretary. [See the Author's Prehistoric Annals, p. 652; and Archseologia, Vol. IV., pp. 117, 119.] APP.—II. TO THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. 49 1851. Feb. 26. REMARKS on a beautiful Sepulchral Monument at Aberbrothoc Abbey. By Mr HE NET LAING.

NOTICE of a remarkable Ceremony performed by the celebrated Jean Calvin, when a Student at Orleans, in 1530 (not mentioned by any of his Biographers), consisting of going with Music, Flags, &c., to the Town of Beaugency, and exacting the Annual Tribute of the Maille d'Or, which had been neglected to be sent that year to the University. By GABRIEL SURENNE. Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

Mar. 10. NOTICE of the recent opening of two early Barrows, and of ancient Primi- tive Remains discovered at the Bay of Skaill, Sandwick, Orkney. By GEORGE PETRIE, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

NOTICE of recent discoveries, including that of a large Cinerary Urn^ at Mar's Hill, Alloa. By DANIEL WILSON, Esq., Secretary.

REMARKS on certain objects of popular superstition, styled Fairy Stones, found in the " Fairy Dean," on the Alwent or Allan Water, Roxburgh- shire. By JOHN ALEXANDER SMITH, M.D., F.S.A.Sc.

NOTICE of some Anglo-Saxon Runic Inscriptions, and of a Bronze Finger- Ring, inscribed in Anglo-Saxon Runes, discovered at Abbey Park, near St Andrews, Fifeshire. By DANIEL WILSON, Esq., Secretary. [See Proceedings, Vol. I., p. 23.]

REMARKS on an unpublished Ballad, illustrative of a singular Popular Su- perstition peculiar to Orkney and Shetland Islands. By Lieut. F. W. L. THOMAS, R.N., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc.

Mar. 26. WERE the Roman Armies provided with Military Surgeons ? By Professor J. Y. SIMPSON, M.D., F.S.A.Sc. [Published separately, Edinburgh, 1856, 8vo.]

NOTICES of Roman Remains at Gadder, on the Antonine Wall. By JOHN BUCHANAN, Esq., Corr. Mem. S.A.Sc. [See Proceedings, Vol. I., p. 170.]

Apr. 14. REMARKS on the Class of Stone Relics known in Scotland by the name of Druidical Paterae. By DANIEL WILSON, Esq., Secretary. [See the Author's Prehistoric Annals, p. 148, and Proceedings, Vol. I., p. 115.] VOL. IV.—APP. G 50 LIST OF COMMUNICATIONS. APP.— II. 1851. Apr. 14. NOTES on various Stone Monuments existing among the Kasia or Cossya Hills, on the Eastern Frontier of Bengal. By Lieut. HENRY YULE, Bengal Engineers.

NOTICE of a remarkable Bronze Matrix, inscribed in Hebrew Characters, recently found in the vicinity of Duddingstone Church, in a newly ploughed field on the south-eastern slope of Arthur Seat, near Edin- burgh. By DANIEL WILSON, Esq., Secretary. [See Proceedings, Vol. I., p. 39.]

May 12. SKETCH of the History of Bookbinding. By ALEXANDER CHRISTIE, Esq., F.S.A.SC.

May 12. REMARKS on the " Deil's Dyke," and other Scottish Antiquities. By JOSEPH TRAIN, Esq. *

May 28. NOTICE of an Inscribed Stone found near Newstead, Roxburghshire, in 1783, with an attempt to trace its existence in one of the Altars now in the Society's Museum. By JOHN ALEX. SMITH, M.D., F.S.A.Sc. [See Proceedings, Vol. I., p. 28, and Caledonia Romana, 2d edit.]

NOTICE of a Drawing representing the English. Lion in Basso Relievo, sculptured on the Tomb of Richard Cosur de Lion, at Fontevrault, in France, made by M. Deville, a French Antiquary, during a visit to the Cemetery of the English Monarchs, in 1829. By GABRIEL SURENNE, Esq., F.S.A.Sc.

OBSERVATIONS on the Cup, referred to by Sir Walter Scott, in the " Lord of the Isles," and on the Inscription round its rim. Also, [See Proceedings, Vol. I., p. 8.]

June 9. NOTICE of the recent discovery of a Stone Cist, containing a Male Skele- ton and Urn, at Juniper Green, near Edinburgh. Also,

SOME Notes on the desirableness and utility of connecting Ethnological Collections with Museums of Antiquities. By DANIEL WILSON, Esq., Secretary. 51

III. LIST OF THE OFFICE-BEARERS OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF SCOTLAND. MDCCCXXXL—MDCCCLI. (Continued from the Appendix to Vol. III., Page 202.)

OFFICE-BEARERS FROM 1831 TO 1851. President. The Right Honourable THOMAS AND KINCARDINE, 1831 to 1840. The Right Honourable JAMES EARL OF ELGIN AND KINCARDINE, 1841 to 1843. The Most Honourable the MARQUESS OF BREADALBANE, 1844 to 1851.

Vice-Presidents. Sir HENRY JAKDINE, 1831, 1834, 1835, 1837, 1838, 1839,1843, 1844, 1845. GILBERT INNES, Esq., 1831. SAMUEL HIBBERT, M.D., 1831,1832. Sir ROBERT DUNDAS, Bart., 1832, 1833. Lieut.-General GEORGE B. AINSLIE, 1832, 1833, 1834. JOHN GRAHAM DALYELL, Esq., 1835,1836,1837,1839, 1840,1841. THOMAS THOMSON, Esq., 1835,1836. Sir GEORGE WARRENDER, Bart., 1836. Right Honourable the EARL of FIFE, 1837, 1838. AGLIONBY Ross CARSON, Esq., 1838, 1839,1840. WILLIAM MITCHELL INNES, Esq., 1840,1841, 1842. RICHARD HUIE, M.D., 1841, 1842, 1843. DAVID MACLAGAN, M.D., 1842, 1843, 1844. Professor JOHN S. MORE, 1844, 1845, 1846. Lieut.-Colonel GEORGE CADELL, 1845,1846,1847. WILLIAM WARING HAY, Esq., 1847, 1848, 1849. JOHN WHITEFOORD MACKENZIE, Esq., 1847,1848, 1849. ROBERT CHAMBERS, Esq., 1849, 1850, 1851. HENRY HOME DRUMMOND, Esq., 1850, 1851. Honourable LORD MURRAY, 1850, 1851. 52 OFFICE-BEARERS OF THE SOCIETY. APP.—III.

Treasurer and Cashier. THOMAS ALLAN, Esq., 1830 to 1833. The Office Vacant, 1834. ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Esq., I . . ,.._ WILLIAM-FoRBETT7. • ^ S >SKEN„ E -Esq.^ , •->J- ad interim, 1835. DAVID LAING, Esq., 1836 to 1849. DAVID LAING, Esq., Treasurer, i THOMAm S B-n. JOHNSTOJSTT , ^Esq. , r,Cashier u- , jV 1849 to 1851.

Secretaries. DONALD GREGORY, Esq., 1831 to 1833. DONALD GREGORY, Esq., ] 1834, 1835, WILLIAM FORBES SKENE, Esq •j J WILLIAM FORBES SKENE, Esq., 1836. WILLIAM FORBES SKENE, Esq., "i JOSEPH ROBERTSON, Esq., Assistant, J ALEXANDER SMELLIE, Esq.,. ~i JOSEPH ROBERTSON, Esq., J . ALEXANDER SMELLIE, Esq., 1839,1840539, 184 . ALEXANDER SMELLIE, Esq., 1841, 1842. JOHN ROSE CORMACK, M.D.: ALEXANDER SMELLIE, Esq. "I ,„,,« ,„..,> , ' _, _ ,, „ . „ [ 1843 to 1846. • WILLIAM B. D. D. TLTRNBULL, Esq. J WILLIAM B. D. D. TURNBULL, Esq., i ,„._ , „„ _. ,„ „ » • . , > 1847 to 1851. DANIEL WILSON, Esq., Assistant, J Secretary for Foreign Correspondence. The Rev. ALEXANDER BRUNTON, D.D., 1831 to 1851. WILLIAM B. D. D. TURNBULL, Joint Secretary, 1838 to 1842. Curators of the Museum. JAMES SKENE, Esq., . ) 1830 to 1836. ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Esq., Assistantt, J ALEXANDER MACDONALD, Esq. ] . ROBERT FRAZER, Esq., J Librarian. ALEXANDER G. GROAT, Esq., 1842 to 1845. The Office Vacant from 1846 to 1848. JAMES DRUMMOND, Esq., 1849 to 1851. Assistant Librarian. Mr WILLIAM T. M'CULLOCH, 1849 to 1851. INDEX

TO THE

NAMES OF DONORS, FROM 1830 TO 1851.

C, Coins; L, Library; II, Museum. The figures indicate the number of separate Donations. [The Donations to the Museum, with the Mames of the Donors attached to each, are specified in the Synopsis of the Museum, 1851.]

B ABBEVII/LE, Society de l'Emulation,...... L 2 BaiUie,WiUiam,...... M 2 Academy of Inscriptions, Stockholm,...... L 3 Bald, Robert...... M 2 Academy of Science, Bordeaux, ...... L 2 Balfour, David, ...... C 2 Adamson, James, ...... L 2 Bannatyne Club, The,...... L 13 Adamson, John,...... L 2 Bell, John...... M 4, C Agriculture, Royal Society of, Caen,...... L 1 Bell, J., ...... M Ainslie, Lieut.-General,...... L 2, M 2, C 2 Bertrand de Doue, M., ...... L Akerman, J. T., ...... L 5 Birch, Colonel, ...... M, L3 Alexander, David,...... L 2 Black, David D., ...... '..L, M Alexander, Captain J. E.,...... L 2 Black, Peter, ...;...... M Alexander, John, ...... C Blackstone, J.,...... L Alexander, William, W,S.,...... --..-.-L Blair, Rev. Dr Robert,...... L Alison, Miss...... C Board of Ordnance, ...... L Allan, Robert...... M, L Bogle, Hamilton,...... L Alien, W. B., ...... ••••M Bonar, Mrs Thomson...... C 2 Allan, It. G.,...... ————'^ Boswell, Captain J. D...... M Alston, John,...... L 2 Boucher de Perthes, M.,...... L American Philosophical Society,...... L 3 Botanic Society of Edinburgh...... L Anderson, A. M.,...... •••••-.•••••>.«L Botfield, Beriah,...... L 4 Anderson, John,...... •.••-••C)> L Breadalbane, The Marquis of...... M 2, C Anderson, AYilliam...... M Britton, John...... L 4 Antiquaries of Copenhagen, Society of, ...... L 4 Brown, Rev. Abner,...... M Antiquaries of France, Royal Society of,...... L 3 Brown, J. M...... M 2 Antiquaries of London, Society of,...... L 7 Bruce, W. D...... L Antiquaries of Newcastle, Society of, ...... L 1 Bryce, David, ...... M Antiquaries of Normandy, Society of, ...... L 4 Bryce, Rev. Dr...... M Antiquaries, Society of Northern, ...... M, L Bryson, Robert,...... M Archaeological Association, London, ...... L 6 Buccleiich, The Duke of,...... L Archaeological Institute, London...... L 3 Buchan, Peter,...... I, Arts, Society of, Edinburgh, ...... L 2 Buchanan, John...... M 3, L Auld, •William,...... M 1 Buchanan, Walter,...... M A. Z.,...... L 2 Burnett, Arthur, ...... jj 54 INDEX TO THE

Burns, Miss, ...... M Duff, Richard W.,...... C Burton, J. G-.,...... L Duncan, Richard, ...... L Duncan, William, ...... JJ Dunn, Andrew, ...... M 3, L 3, C 0 Dupont, M., ...... k Durham, General, ...... L Cameron, Francis...... M Campbell, Alexander, ...... L Campbell, John A...... M 2 E Cape Club, The Council of the...... M Carson, Dr A. R.,...... M, C Caumont, M. de...... L Edinburgh, Magistrates and Town-Council of, ...... M Cayley, Sir George, ...... M, C Egerton, Lord Francis...... L Chalmers, Patrick,...... L, M Ellis, Adam G...... M Chalmers, Rev. Peter, ...... L Erskine, Charles, ...... L Chambers, Robert, ...... L 4, M 3 Erskine, Sir David, ...... M Chambers, Mrs Robert,...... C Exchequer of Scotland, Barons of the, ...... M 5, C7 Chancellor, Alexander...... M Eyton, J. W. King,...... L 2 Chapman, Rev. James...... M Charma, Monsieur...... L Chetham Library, Council of the, ...... L F Christiania, Royal University at, ...... L Christie, Alexander, ...... L Fair, Robert...... C Clark, Peter, ...... L Fairholt, W. E...... L Cleland, Dr James...... L 2 Fairlie, Mrs...... M Clyde, Trustees of the River, ...... M Ferguson, Sir Charles, Bart, ...... M Commissioners of Improvements,...... M Ferguson, William, ...... M Courthope, William...... M Finlay, Kirkman, ...... M Courtois, Henry,...... M Forbes, Henry, ...... M Cowan, Charles, M.P., ...... L Forbes, Peter, ...... M Cowan, John...... M Ford, John...... L Craig, James T. Gibson, ...... L, M Forrest, William,...... M Gumming, John...... L Franks, A. W., ...... M Cunningham, C., ...... M Frazer, Robert, ...... M 2

D

Dalgleish, "William...... M D'Alton, John...... L 3 Gilfillan, Robert, ...... L Dalyell, Sir John G., Bart.,...... M 5,L 3 Gillis, Bishop,...... M Dauney, William...... L Glasgow, The Earl of, ...... L Denmark, Crown Prince of...... M Glasgow and Clydesdale Statistical Society...... L Dennistonn, Captain, ...... ;...... L, C 4 Goodsir, James T.,...... M Dennistoun, James,...... L 2 Gordon, Colonel,...... L Deville, M. A.,...... L Gordon, Lieut.-Colonel, R.A.,...... M Dewar, Mrs,...... M Gordon, John,...... M Dillwyn, William,...... L Gordon, Thomas, ...... L 2, C Dobie, James...... L Gray, Rev. Dr Alexander, ...... M Donaldson, Alexander, ...... M Gray, John,...... M Douglas, David...... M Gregory, Donald, ...... L 5, C Douglas, Mr, Leith,...... M Gregory, John, ...... ;...... M Douglas, William...... M Gregory, Mrs,...... L 3 Downie, Alexander...... L Grieve, Andrew,...... M Drummond, Henry Home...... M 2 Grimaldi, Stacey,...... L Drummond, James,...... M 3 Groat, Alexander G.,...... L 3 Dudgeon, Peter...... L Grosart, A. B.,...... M 1, C Duff, Patrick,...... M Grosart, William...... M 3, L NAMES OF DONORS. 55

H Kerr, Robert, ...... •••••••••••• L Kidd,Miss, ...... L Halliwell, J. 0.,...... L 2 Kiuloch, George, ...... •••••••••••• L> M Hamilton, Alexander, ...... M Kinnear, John IB., ...... •••••••••• IJ Hammond, Thomas, ...... C Knight, William, ...... -•••••••••• L Hastings, Lady...... M Kombst, Dr Gustaf, ...... •••••••• L Hay, E. W. A. Drummond...... M, C Krog, M., ...... L Hay, George F., ...... M Hay, James,...... C Hay, Thomas...... L Hay-Newton, W. W.,...... M 2 Heath, John B., ...... L Laing, David...... L 5, M 4 Herault, Monsieur,...... L 2 Laing, Henry, ...... ••••••.••••••••••• ^' M Hibbert-Ware, Dr S ...... L 3, M 3 Lamb, Charles...... •••••• J Hill, D. 0...... M Lambert, Edward...... ••••••••••••••• I J Hog, J. M., ...... L Lament, Dugald, ...... •••••••••••••••• 1 M Hoist, C., ...... M Lancefield, Alfred, ...... -.... — • House of Commons, Speaker of the...... L fjauder, Sir Thomas D.,Bart.,...... M Howell, John, ...... M Lawrie, W. F.,...... -.•••• M Huie, James,...... M 2 Lee, J.E.,...... L J Huie, Dr Richard,...... M, L, C Leith, Alexander W., ...... J Hunter, James J.,...... M Licquet, Theodore...... L Lindsay, John, ...... L 3, C Livingstone, Sir Thomas, Bart., ...... M Loch, James, M.P., ...... L Logan, James,...... L Inglis, Rev. James, ...... M Low, Bishop,...... C Inglis, Thomas, ...... M Lyon, Rev. C. J., ...... L Jnnes, Cosmo,...... L lona Club, Council of the...... L 2 Irish Academy, Royal, Council of the...... L 7 Irvine, A. T., ...... L Irvine, Alexander F., ...... M Macadam, Captain, ...... M Ivory, James,...... L MacCulloch, Horatio,...... >I MacCulioch, William T., ...... M Macdonald, Alexander...... L, M2 Macdonald, Captain, ...... C Macdowall, William, ...... L 2 Jackson, E. J., ...... L Macgregor, Alexander,...... L Jackson, James...... M Macgregor, John,...... L Jamieson, Rev. Dr John, ...... li Macintosh, George,...... L Jaffray, Rev. John, ...... M Mackenzie, Sir George, Bart.,...... L Jerdan, George,...... L Mackenzie, John W., ...... L2 Johnstone, Alexander, junior...... L Mackenzie, Hon. Lord,...... L Johnstone, James, ...... M 3 Johnstone, Mrs...... M Mackerlie, Captain,...... M Johnston, Thomas B.,...... C Mackinnon, Mrs L.,...... M Johnstone, William B., ...... M Maconochie, James A.,...... M Jones, Rev. Dr, ...... L Macqueen, J. W., ...... C Jones, W. B., ...... L Macvicar, J., ...... M Maidment, James, ...... L Jouannet, Monsieur,...... L Jubinal, Achille, ...... L Maitland Club, Council of the, ...... L 10 Manchester Historical Society, Council of the, ...... L Justiciary Court, Clerks of the, ...... M Mangon de la Lande, Monsieur, ...... L Manual, David,...... M Marshall, Dr Henry, ...... C Matheson, Robert...... M Keith, Dr, ...... M Mayne, Robert,...... M Kemp, James...... L Meadowbank,Hon. Lord,...... :...... , C M Kerr, Andrew,...... L, M Meikle, Dr George, ...... M 56 INDEX TO THE

Melville, George, junior...... L 2 , William,...... ,.^...... M Melville, Honourable William L., ...... M Repp, Thor. G.,...... L Menteath, Sir C.G.S...... M Richards, James S., ...... 'M Menteath, JamesS.,...... M, L Richardson, A., ...... M 2 Menzies, John,...... M Rickman, John,...... L Michel, Francisque,...... M Riddell, Sir James, Bart.,...... C Miller, Lieut.-Colonel,...... M 3 Ritchie, A. H.,...... M Mitchell, James...... L Ritchie, J...... M MUchell, John M.,...... M Robertson, Dr D. H...... M 3 Moir, D.M.,...... M 2, L Robertson, George, ...... M, L Moncrieff, Robert S., ...... M, L Robertson, James S., ...... M Monmerque, Monsieur, ...... L Robertson, Joseph, ...... M 3, C Montgomery, J. F., ...... L Robertson, Patrick, ...... L Morton, Rev. James,...... L Robison, Sir John, Knt.,.,...... C, 11 Motherweil, William, ...... L Royal Irish Academy, Council of the,...... ' L 7 Moxham, E.,...... M Munch, P. A., ...... L 2 Mundell, Robert, ...... M Murray, James, ...... M Murray, William, ...... M Sainthill, Richard...... L Murray, William H.,...... M St Vigean's Lodge of Freemasons...... M Mylne, Mrs,...... M Sammons, John...... C Schroder, J. S".,...... L 2 Scott, John,...... M 2 N Scott, Dr John,...... M Scott, Dr William H.,...... C, M, L Nairne, James...... L, N Seton, George,...... M 2 Neill, Dr Patrick,...... M Sharpe, Charles K.,...... M 2 Newton, Charles,...... L Shaw, Lieutenant Claudius,...... M 3 Nicol, Rev. William...... C Shaw, George...... M Nixon, William, ...... M Sivright, Thomas...... M Numismatic Society of London, Council of the...... L Small, Andrew,...... M Nunn, Lieutenant, ...... M v Smellie, John...... C Nyenhuis, J. T.,...... L Smellie, William,...... M Nyerup, Professor...... L Smith, Charles R., ...... M 2, L 4 Smith, James...... M 2 Smith, Dr John Alexander,...... M 5 Smith, John,...... ^...... L Palmer, Charles J., ...... L Smith, William, senior,...... M Paterson, M.,...... M Smith, William...... L Petrie, George,...... M Smithsonian Institution, Washington, U. S. A., Philosophical Society of Philadelphia, Council of the, L Council of the, ...... L Pitcairn, Robert, ...... L gpittal, John...... M Planche, M. de,...... M Steven, Moses,...... L Plews, Thomas,...... M Steven, Rev. William,...... L Pollock, Colonel George,...... L Stevenson, T. G...... L Prevost, Aug. le, ...... L Stewart, Alexander,..'...... M Prinsterer, G. G., ...... L Stewart, Duncan,...... L Stewart, George, ...... C Stewart, Captain Hugh, ...... M Stewart, J., junior,...... M Stratton, DrT.,...... L 3 Rafn, Professor,...... L 2 Stuart, Rev. Alan...... M Rally, W. B.,...... L Stuart, John, ...... M Ramsay, Dr, ...... M Suther, Thomas,...... L Ramsay, Sir James, Bart., ...... M, L , The Duke of,...... L Rask, Professor...... L Swan, James, ...... L Redpath, Alexander...... M Swanson, William, ...... M, 2 L NAMES OF DONORS. 57

Vernor, James A...... M

Tetley, William, ...... 0 L Thomas, Lieutenant F. W.,...... M Thorns, William J.,...... L Waddilove, Rev. W.J.;...... C Thomson, Captain J., ...... M Walker,Miss...... M Thomson, Thomas,...... L Walker, Sir Patrick, Knt., ...... L Thomson, William, ...... if 2 Walker, William, ...... M 3, Thorpe, Thomas, ...... L Ware, Dr Samuel Hibbert,...... L 3, M 3 Tolmie, John, .L...... M 4 Way, Alhert, ...... L Traill, Professor Thomas,...... M Wellwood, Robert...... C Treasury, Lords of the,...... L West,Edward,...... M Trevelyan, Arthur...... L 1 White, Alexander, ...... M Trevelyan, Sir Walter C., Bart.,...... L 6, C, M 5 Wilkinson, Sir J. G.,...... L2 Trotter, William, ...... M Wilson, Dr Daniel...... M 7, L 3 Turnhull, William, ...... M Wilson, James,...... L Turnbull, William B. D.D.,...... L 3, M Wilson, William D...... M Tytler, Patrick F...... L Worsaae, Herr, ...... L 2 Tytler, Dr Robert,...... 'C

U,V Young, Sir Charles G., Knt...... M Urquhart, Adam, ...... L Yule, Lieutenant Henry,...... M Usher, James, ...... II L Yule, Colonel Patrick,...!...... M 4

VOL. IV.—APP. H INDEX

TO THE NAMES OF LITERARY CONTRIBUTORS,

1830—1851.

(Continued from the Appendix to Vol. III., page 212.)

Page Page Drummond, Henry H., ...... 23, 37 ADAM, Walter, M.D.,...... 41 Drysdale, William...... 46 Ainslie, Lieut.-General,...... 29 Dun, Andrew, ...... 27 Ainslie, Philip B.,...... 34 Duncan, Rev. Henry, D.D., ...... 19 Alexander, Captain James G.,...... 14 Duncan, William, ...... 28, 29 Allan, Robert, ...... 13 Alston, John,...... 37 Anderson, John, ...... 16, 21,22, 23, 25, 26 E Erskine, Sir David, ...... 14 B Eschricht, Professor, ...... 42 Bald, Robert...... 20 Bell, John...... 45 F Boswell, Captain Donaldson,...... 17 Bruce, Rev. J. Collingwood,...... 45 Fotheringhame, W. H.,...... 39, 42, 43, 44 Bruce, William D., ...... 38, 46 Buchanan, John...... 42,43, 48,49 Burton, John Hill, ...... 22, 25 Gifford, James,...... 34 Gillies, Rev. James,...... 20 Gordon,'John, of Cairnbulg, ...... 17 Cadell, H. Francis,...... 42 Gregorson, John, of Ardtornish,...... 13, 14 Campbell, Sir John,...... 18 Gregory, Donald, 14,15,16,17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, Carson, A. R..LL.D.,...... 23, 25 25, 26, 27 Catbcart, Col. Macadam, ...... 17 Gregory, John,...... 14 Chalmers, Rev. Peter,...... 45 Groat, Alex. G.,...... 29 Chambers, Robert, ...... 35, 38, 40,41, 45 Grosart, A. B.,...... 44 Christie, Alexander, ...... 44, 50 Clouston, Rey. Charles,...... 30 Connack, John R.,M.D...... 32 H Cowan,John,...... 35 Cox, Robert,...... 42 Hawks le Grice, Count, ...... 26 Hay, George P.,...... 18 D Hay, W. Waring,...... 36 Hibbert, Samuel, M.D., ...... 16, 18, 19, 22, 33, 34, 36 D'Alton, John,...... 15 Hughes, Rev. J. H.,...... 44 Dalyell, Sir John G., ...... 32, 38 Huie, Richard, M.D., ...... 19, 28, 31 Douglas, William, ...... 44 Hutcheson, Charles,...... 47 INDEX TO THE NAMES OF LITERARY CONTRIBUTORS. 59

1,3 Page Innes, Cosmo, ...... 42 Scott, Sir Walter,...... 14 Innes, James, junior,...... 18 Seton, George,...... 42, 45, 48 Jamieson, Rev. John, D.D.,...... 14, 26 Sharpe, Charles £.,...... 37, 39, 41, 47 Simpson, Professor J. Y.,...... 40, 48, 49 Shaw, George, of Saddleworth,...... 22 Skene, George,...... 20, 21 Laing, David, 13, 14, 15,17, 20, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, Skene, James, of Rubislaw, ...... 19, 22, 27 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 47 Skene, William F.,17,19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,27,28, Laing, Henry...... 49 33,34 Laurie, W. F. B., ...... 45 Sligo, George, of Auldhame, ...... 18 Lawson, Eev. Alex...... 40 Smellie, Alexander,...... 25, 29 Lee, Rev. John, D.D.,...... 29 Smith, Lieut-Col.C.H...... 36, 37 Loch, Mr., of Rachan,...... 18 Smith, John Alex.,M.D., ...... 47, 48, 49, 50 Logan, James, ...... 21 Spalding, William,...... 28 Stark, James, ...... 24, 27 M Stewart, Alexander...... 21 Stewart, Rev. Allan, ...... 23 Macdonald, Alexander, ...... 15, 19, 30, 35, 36, 40, 43 Stratton, Thomas, M.D., ...... 46 Mackay, Rev. Macintosh, D.D...... 17 Stuart, John...... 29, 30 Magnusen, Professor Finn,...... 33 Stuart. John Sobieski, ...... 33 Maidmcnt, James...... 16 Surenne, Gabriel,.... .23, 24, 27,38, 41, 43, 46, 49, 50 Menzies, John,...... 30 Menzies, John of Pitfoddles, ...... 20 Meyer, Dr Charles,...... 48 T Miller, Rev. James...... 26 Thomas, Lieut. F. W., R.N., ...... 49 Mitchell, John M.,...... 30, 32, 35, 36, 39, 42, 47 Thomson, Thomas, junior, ...... 25 Moir.D. M., ...... 45 Traill, Professor Thomas, ...... 26, 43 Munch, Professor P. A., ...... 44, 46, 47, 48 Trail!, William, of Woodwick,.:...... 18 Train, Joseph,...... 50 N Trevelyan, Sir Walter C., 19, 20, 21, 23, 26, 30, 33, 40, 41, 45, 46 Neill, Patrick, LL.D.,...... 28, 42, 43 Turnbull, W. B. D. D.,,...... 27, 33, 34, 41 Nixon, William...... 34 Tytler, James, M.D., ...... 22

W Omond, Kev. J. R., , 20 Waddilove, Rev. W. J...... 15 Walker, J. Kenworthy, M.D.,...... 37 Walker, William...... 46 Wallace, Professor, ...... 16 Paterson, M...... 26 Ware, Samuel Hibbert, M.D., 16,18,19, 22, 23, 33, 34, Paton, Robert, ...... 34 36 Petley, C. 0...... 16 Watson, John, ...... 48 Petrie, George, ...... 42, 43, 46, 49 Weir, William...... 17 Williamson, W. A...... 34 Wilson, Daniel, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, Rally, W. B.,...... :. 40 47, 48, 49, 50 Reddoch, John W., ...... 13, 23, 31 Wilson, W. Dobie, ...... 28 Repp, Thor. G., ...... 14,15,19, 21, 27 Robertson, D. H., M.D.,...... 45 Robertson, James,...... :...... 30 Robertson, Joseph, ...... 17, 22, 25, 28, 29, 30 Yule, Lieut. Henry...... 50 Ross, J. Leith, of Arnage,...... 28 Yule, Lieut.-Col. P., ...... 44 ERRATA IN VOL. IV.

Page 23, line 9 from top, for at Romani read et Romani; line 10, read Glotta; and line 11, revecti. „ 102, delete the note respecting Sir Alexander Falconer of Halkertone: the person alluded to was Colonel James Halkerston, a writer of Latin verse, who died in 1615 : See foot-note to page 226. ,, 217, line 16 from top, for heads read beads. „ 321, Note 8, for Plate XV., fig. 1, a, read Plate XV., fig. 1, 6. „ 322, Note 10, for Plate XV., fig. 2, c 1, read Plate XV., fig. 2, „ 333, line 4 from top, for exprimeret read exprimerent. „ 371, line 11 from top, for 1853 read 1833. „ 421, line 4 from bottom, for pullets read pellets. „ 23, Appendix, line 10 from top, for Riddoch read Reddoch.