PEOCEEDINGS

SOCIET F ANTIQUARIEO Y F SCOTLANDO S .

HUNDRE SEVENTD DAN H SESSION, 1886-7.

ANNIVERSARY MEETING, 30th November 1886. r ARTHUD R MITCHELL, C.B. "thn i , e Chair.

A Ballot -having been taken, the following Gentlemen were July elected Fellows :— JAMES ANDERSON, Westside, Brechin. ALEXANDER J. S. BROOK, 5 Lanriston Park. Rev. THOMAS BURNS, Lady Glenorchy's Church. JAMES A CAMERON, M.D., Firhall, Nairn. JOHN COWAN, W.S. GreenhilV , l Gardens. WILLIAM DICKSON Yor8 3 , k Place. . WILLIAM STEWART IRVINE, M.D., Pitlochry. W. IVISON MACADAM, Lecturer on Chemistry, Surgeon's Hall. JOHN JAMES MOWBRAT of Naemoor, Dollar. Rev. ANDREW MELDRUM, Minister of Logierait. JOHN MURRAY, Ph.D.e Challengeth f o , r Expedition. . SMALLJ . W , M.A., Solicitor, Dundee. W. J. T0RNBDLL, 26 Grange Road. VOL. XXI. A 2 PROCEEDING SOCIETYE TH F O S , NOVEMBE , 188630 R .

e Office-BearerTh e ensuinth r fo sg year were electe follows da s :—

Patron. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN.

President. THE MOST HON. THE MARQUIS OF LOTHIAN. K.T., LL.D.

Vice-Presidents. Sir WILLIAM FEMES DOUGLAS, LL.D., P.R.S.A. Professor NORMAN MACPHERSON, LL.D., Sheriff of Dumfries, &c. Right Hon EARe STAIRth . F LO , K.T., LL.D.

Councillors. . NOEL-PATONJ r Si , Kt., -\ Representing ARTHUR MITCHELL, C.B., M.D., LL.D. LL.D., R.S.A., L the Board DAVID CHRISTISON, M.D. FRANCIS ABBOTT, f Trustees.o ) Sir H. E. MAXWELL, Bart, M.P. ROBERT HERDMAN, R.S.A. Professo . MASSOND r , LL.D. Professor DDNS, D.D. THOMAS GRAVES LAW.

Secretaries. JOHN RITCHIE FINDLAY. R. W. COCHRAN-PATEICK, LL.D. JOSEPH ANDERSON, LL.D., Assistant Secretary. WILLIAM FORBES, ) Secretaries r Foreignfo THOMAS DICKSON, LL.D., Register House, J Correspondence.

Treasurer. GILBERT GOUDIE, 39 Northumberland Street.

Curators Museum.the of ROBERT CARFRAE. JOH . NREIDJ , B.A.

Curator Coins.of GEORGE SIM.

Librarian. JOHN TAYLOR BROWN. ANNIVERSARY MEETING. 3

e followinTh e namegth lis f f Honoraro o st y Member Fellowd san s who have died since the date of the last Annual Meeting was read by Secretary:e th — HONORARY MEMBER. Elected Sir SAMUEL FERGUSON, Q.O., LL.D., President of the Royal Irish Academy, ...... 1874 FELLOWS. EDWARD BURNS Londo3 , n Street, ...... 1874 . .182 . 6. JAME . . GIBSON-CRAIGST . . . , THOMAS CHAPMAN, Jr., 1 Dundas Street, . . . . 1877 DAVID DICKSON, Osborne Bank, ...... 1862 ALEXANDER FAIRWEATHER, Brechin, ..... 1874 JAMES FERSUSSON, D.C.L. Langha0 2 , m Place . 187, 3. ,. WILLIAM GRAHAM, M.A., LL.D. Eildo1 1 , . 185n Street 1. , JOHN GRIGOR, M.D., Nairn, ...... 1863 JOHN JEFFREY, of Balsusney, ...... 1877 WILLIAM KERR, Solicitor, Dundee, ...... 1878 DAVID LANG, LL.B., Advocate, ...... 1882 ALEXANDER LEITH, of Freefleld, Glenkindie, .... 1873 DUNCAN MACLAREN, of Newington House, .... 1864 Rev. THOMAS MACLAUCHLAN, M.A., LL.D., .... 1856 GRAEME REID MERCER, of Gorthy, ...... 1853 GEORGE MILLER, C.A., Acre Valley, ..... 1883 Rev. JOHN MONTEITH, Glencairn, ...... 1885 Rev. JAMES PETER Deerd Ol , , ...... 1874 Rev. W. ROBERTSON . B . 188 0. ,. D.D. Irvine f . o , . , JAMES A. SIDEY, M.D., 20 Heriot Row, ..... 1878 JOHN SMALL, M.A., LL.D., Librarian to the University, . . 1873 JAMES MELISS STUART, of Eriska, ...... 1885 Rev. JOHN TULLOCH, D.D., . LL.D.188 t Andrews2. S , . , The meeting resolved to record their sense of the loss the Society has sustaine e deatth f thesn hdo i e members.

r SAMUESi L FERGUSON, Q.C., LL.D., Presiden e Eoyath f o lt Irish Academy, well known for his numerous contributions to science and literature during the past forty years, was elected an Honorary Fellow of this Society in 1874, and was appointed to the Rhind Lectureship n 1884i , whe e delivereh n x Lecturea dserieSi e Ogha th f o sn mo s 4 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, NOVEMBER 30, 1886.

Inscriptions of Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. The Lectures have since been published.

EDWAHD Busjra, an accomplished Numismatist, who had long devoted himsel o thet f . stud ye Scottis oth f h coinages e ,hi tim wasth f o et a , death, engaged in the preparation of an extensive work on this subject, entitled e CoinageTh , f Scotland,o Illustrated from e Cabinete th th f o late Mr Thomas Coats of Ferguslie, and other Collections. The work has since been issued under the supervision of Mr George Sim, the Society's Curator of Coins. Mr Burns contributed papers to the Society's Proceedings n subjecto s connecte df grea o wit e s coinagetth hwa d an , service in connection with the examination 'of the Montraive Hoard, to which he devoted much time, and on the results of which he has founded largely in his published work.

JAMES T. GIBSON-CRAIG was the oldest Fellow of the Society, having complete s sixtietdhi h yea f membershipo r e too H activn ka . e interest e Societye affairth th f o n si , and n conjunctioi , n wit s frienhi hr M d David Laing, was instrumental in bringing the Society safely through e mosth t critica r manl fo period s s existenceyit yearwa f o se a sH . membe mads Councile th wa ef d o Yice-Presidenr an , n 1860i t . From e representativeth f o e e Boaron th 187f s f o do so wa 188t 0 e h 0 Trustees on the Council of the Society. He had formed an extensive general antiquitiesd collectioan t ar f no , from whic gave hh e many dona- tions to the Museum; and his library was one of the largest and most important private collection bookf so manuscriptd san Scotlandn si .

JAMBS FEIK^USSON, D.C.L. e well-knowth , n autho f Theo r History,f o Architecture, TreeSerpentand Worship, Ancient Stone Monumentsof 'all Countries, &c., becam Felloa e wn 1873 i e tooH kgrea.a t interes• t in the subject of structural antiquities, and wrote a pamphlet on The Brochs f Scotland,o a supplementa s a l chapte s Historyhi o t rf Archi- o tecture, subsequently contributing a paper to the Proceedings in continua- tion of the same subject. ANNIVERSARY MEETING. 5

. Kev. THOMAS MACLAUCHLAN, M.A., LL.D., ministe t Cohunba'S f o r s Free Church, Edinburgh, and author of several contributions to the Proceedings Celtin o c manuscript d othean s r antiquities membea s wa , r e Councioth f l from 187 1878o 5t Vice-Presidend an , t from 187o t 9 1882 n 185I e .issue h 7 volumda f Celticeo Gleanings^ e substancth e of Four Lectures delivere studento dt e Historth n Literatured so yan f o ' e Gaele subsequentlth H . y transcribe edited Deand e an Booke th dth f o of Lismore, collectioa f Gaelino c poetry issue n 1862di , wit hvaluabla e introduction by W. F. Skene, LL.D. In 1865 he published his Early Scottish Church,—a sketch of the ecclesiastical history of Scotland from e twelft th e firs o th t th century.

Eev. JAMES PETER, Ministe d DeerOl f ,o rtook a kee n interesn i t the antiquities of his district, and was author of a pamphlet on the peat deposits of' Aberdeenshire, containing much valuable information with reference to the antiquities found in bogs and morasses. He contributed to the last volume of the Proceedings an excellent article on e Ston"Th e Circle d sDeer, .oOl f " illustrated from pland an s drawings prepare himselfy db .

JOHN SMALL, M.A., LL.D., Librarian of the University of Edinburgh for nearly forty years, becam a Felloe Societ th f wo n 1873i y d an , contributed occasional s paperProceedings,it o t s chiefl f historicao y l interest, amon e mosgth t valuabl f whico e h wer n "a e Accoun e th f o t Original Protese Bohemiath f o t n Nobles agains e Burninth t f Joho g n Huss "seriea • f "o s Note Scottisn so h Alchemist notica a sd "f eo an ; document narrating the incidents of " Queen Mary's Visit to Jedburgh in 1566."

Kev. JOHN TULLOCH, D.D., LL.D., Principal t Mary''oS f s College, St Andrews, and author of many well-known works in theological and ecclesiastical literature, although but a short time connected with the Society, took much s interesprosperitys it objectit d n i an o ts H . contributed a paper on some "Old Silver Plate, the property of St Mary's College t Andrews,S , " whic s printee Proceeding's,th wa h n i d with illustrations. 6 PEOCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, NOVEMBER 30, 1886. e TreasureTh r submitte e Auditeth d d Accounts, wit a hgenera l Abstrac e Society'th f o t s Funds, whic s ordere printee hwa b o d dt dan circulated among the Fellows. The Secretary read the Annual Eeport of the Society to the Board of Trustees, approve e Councilth y ordereb d transmittee an , b o dt o dt the Lords of H.M. Treasury, as follows :— ANNUAL BEPORT of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, to the Honourable the Board of Trustees for Manufactures in Scotland, yeae foth r r ending 30th September 1886 :— Museue Th m durin e pasgth t yeabees ha r n ope s formerlya n , except durin e montth g f Novembero h ,closes whewa usua s t da ni l for clean ing and rearrangement. The following table shows the number of visitors for each month during the year, distinguishing between day visitors and visitors on the Saturday evenings, viz.:—

DAV SATDKDAY MONTHS. VISITOHS. EVENINGS. TOTAL.

October, . 4,285 452 4,737 December, 4,449 294 4,741 January, . 11,112 334 11,446 February, 2,803 242 3,045 March, . 3,154 236 3,390 April, 3,836 349 4,185 May, 5,548 432 5,980 June, 8,343 353 8,696 July, . 16,565 961 17,526 August, . 23,679 1,069 24,748 September, 14,139 560 14,699

Total, 97,913 5,280 103,193

Previous Year, . 79,716 4,282 83,998

Increase, . 18,197 998 19,195

Durin yeae gth r there have been presente Museue th o dt article8 m9 s of antiquity, and the donations to the Library amount to 73 volumes of books and pamphlets. PURCHASES FOR THE MUSEUM.

During the year 2746 articles of antiquity have also been added to the Museum, and 16 volumes of books to the Library, by purchase. J. R. FINDLAY, Secretary.

MONDAY, 13th December 1886. PROFESSOR NORMAN MACPHERSON, LL.D., Sheriff of Dumfries and Galloway, Vice-President, in the Chair.

BalloA t having been take e followinth n g Gentlemen were duly elected Fellows:—

J. GRANT FERGDSSON, jun,, of Baledmund. DONALD MITCHELL, C.E., Pitlochry. JAMES CRABB WATT Herio1 2 , t Bow. followine Th g articles, acquire e Purchasth y b d e Committee th r efo Museum and Library, during the recess from 8th June to 30th Novem- ber 1885, were exhibited to the meeting :—

1. A collection of Flint Implements from Denmark, illustrating the different varieties and finer forms of chipped implements,—14 speci- mens. 2. Polished Axe of greenstone, 7 inches in length by 3| inches in breadth and 2f inches in greatest thickness, surrounded by a well-made groov witha r efo e handle, probably from Canada. 3. Stone Axe of granite, 4J inches in length by 2J inches across the cutting face, oval in the cross section, broken at the butt, the upper part roughened and only the cutting faces ground smooth. Two small Clay VaseBivalva d san e Shell, founIndian a n di n grave ie vasen th Kentucky wide-moutheds f si o e On . f inche2 , s acrose th s opening and 2f inches in height, with nine loops round the exterior margin of the brim; the other is narrow-mouthed, 1 \ inches across the 8 PROCEEDING SOCIETYE TH F O S , DECEMBE , 188613 R .

opening and 3-| inches high, the mouth having three small perforations e otherth n o . o tw side d onon ean Basket-Hilted ol n 4A . d Sword, Scottish Boatswain'a d an ; s Whistle in silver. 5. Two Cinerary Urns from Mid Torrs, Glenluce. [See the subse- quent communicatio Eevy nb . George Wilson.] 6. Three-Foote f brasso t , Po d7 | inches diameter acros moute sth h and 7f inches in height, found in a moss near Lochgelly, parish of Auchterderran, Fifeshire. Small Quaich of Horn, with side handles, the bottom, covered with ornamental patterns. 7. Polished Celt of basalt, 3| inches in length by 2 inches across e cuttinth g face, from Aberdeenshire. Large Snuff Horn, made of a horn of the white cattle of Cadzow, mounted wit shaped h en lead e d th ,lik ethistla e head. . Polishe8 df jade-lik o Ston e Ax e e stone inche6 , lengtn i s 3y h^b inche breadthn i s , probably Guineafrow mNe . Small rudely-forme f greenstoneo e Ax d , 3| inche n lengtsi 3y Jhb inche breadthn si , with polished cutting edge, probably from Australia. 9. Two Pendants of jade, one shaped like a small whetstone, 2| inche lengthn si e otheth , r lik ea smal l axe-head, 1|- inche lengthn i s , each attached by a string to a slender curved tooth, or polished section of a tooth, about 3J inches in length, from New Zealand. . Flange10 d Cel f bronzeo t , 4| inche lengtn i s Iy hfb inches across e cuttinth g facee butth , t slightly broken, from Dufftown, Banffshire. Two Arrow-Heads of flint from Banffshire, and two from Aberdeenshire. Two Iron Crusies, with lids, from Dufftown, Banffshire. 11. Sporran Clasp of brass, 5| inches in width, ornamented along the margin with a border of slightly engraved zigzags interlacing with each other. Highland Brooch of brass, without pin, 2f inches diameter, marked on one side with the initials A a and the date 1764. Highland Brooch of brass, 1| inches in diameter, with pin, and remain f engraveo s d floriated thn ornamen o ee side d otheon an , n ro t e initialth H'BsE , wit e motthth o FEAR GO date HEARTN Dth I e d 1769an , . 9 PURCHASE MUSEUME TH R FO S.

Luckenbooto Tw . 12 h Brooche f silvere shap o scrownea th f n eo i , d heart havine on , e worgth d LOVE engrave e backth n .do . Polishe13 d Cel basaltf o t , 5J inche n lengti s 2y hJb inches across the cutting face, flattened on one side, rounded on the other, said to have been foun t Auchterhouseda , Forfarshire. 14. Polished Celt of greenstone, 6J inches in length by 2-f inches across the cutting face, oval in the cross section and tapering to an obtusely-pointed butt, foun t Yetholmda , Eoxburghshire. 15. Sword with slightly curved cross-guard, the blade 34J inches in length, double edged, tapering and with a distinct mid-rib, the grip 3| inches in length, the pommel rounded, found near Stirling Bridge. . Axe-Hamme16 f felstoneo r 5 inche, n lengti s y 1b hJ inchen i s breadth across the cutting faces, whic e alikar h t botea ht a ends d an , right angles to the direction of the shaft hole. The perforation for the shaft is | inch in diameter and drilled straight through, a little above the middle of the length of the implement. It is said to have been found at Inveresk, Mid-Lothian. 17. Flat Celt of bronze, 6J inches in length by 3^ inches across the cutting face , e Culbifounth n o dn Sands. 18. Ale Cap of pewter, with side handle, inscribed A. A. Dunfermline and i. H. and R. WELLWOOD. Triangular Flint Arrow-Head, sai havo dt e been Winde founth t da y Goul, on Arthur's Seat. . Seve r 19 Club d PaddlesWa n an s , some carved, froe Soutth m h Pacific. 20. Bronze Sword 26J inches in length, found with another (subse- quently presente Captaiy db n William Stewart t Eigga ) , Isl f Skyeeo . 21. Small Powder Flask of steel, and a Priming Horn for a wheel- lock musket. 22. Mere of-jade, 11 \ inche lengtinchen 3 i s y greatesn b i hs t breadth, Zealandfrow mNe . 23. Seven Stone Implements from New Zealand, viz.:— Polished Adz f greenstoneo e 7 inche1 , n lengthi s , 4f inchen i s breadth across the cutting face, the butt tenon-shaped for insertion in the handle. 0 1 PROCEEDING SOCIETYE TH F O S , DECEMBE , 188613 R .

Finely-made Adze of greenstone, 6| inches in length, 2 inches in breadth acros cuttine sth g edge, tenon-shape bute insertior th fo tt da n i the handle. Eudely-made Adz greenstonef eo , 9J inche lengthn si inche3 , s across the cutting face, the butt end shaped for insertion in the handle. Adze of greenstone, of peculiar shape, 5-J: inches in length, 4f inches across the cutting face, the butt tenon-shaped for insertion in the handle. Axe of jadeite, 4J inches in length, If inches in breadth across the cutting face, rudely finished. Ax f indurateeo d sandstone f inche6 , lengthn si f inche3 , s acrose sth cutting face, finished by chipping. induratef o e Ax • d sandstone, 4f inche lengtn si inche2 y hb s acrose sth cutting face, rudely chipped. 24. Two Brass-Barrelled Pistols with folding spring bayonets attached. 25. Two Highland Pistols of steel, inlaid with silver. 26. Eleven collection f Flinso t Implements from Culbin Sands, about 750 specimens. 27. Four collection f Flinso t Implements from Glenluce, abou0 30 t specimens. . Fou28 r Photograph Euthwele th f so l Cross sizeo 4t , . 29. Folio Bible, illustrated, publishe Dundeen di , e 1761firsTh t . plat dedicates ei e publisheth y db Righe th r o "t T Honourable Patrick Yeaman, Lord Provost, and to the Honourable Magistrates, with the remanent members of the Town Council of Dundee.'' . Dictionair30 e Historiqu t r e Critique,ePierrM r epa Bayle, Cinquieme Edition. Amsterdam, 1740 vols4 . . folio. L'Art de Verifier des Dates, des Faits Historiques, des Chartes, des Chroniques, et autre Anciens Monumens depuis la Naissance de Notre Seigneur . Nouvell&c , e Edition. 'Paris, 1770. folio. General Armoury of England, Scotland, and Ireland. By John Burk d Johan en Bernard Burke. Eevised Edition. London, 1843. imp. 8vo. HistorA f Peeblesshireyo Williay B . m Chamber f Glenormistonso . Edinburgh, 1864. imp. 8vo. PURCHASES FOE THE LIBEARY. 11

The History of Berwick-upon-Tweed, including a short account of the villages of Tweedmouth and Spittal, &c. By John Fuller, M.D. JEdin- burgh, 1799. 8vo. Eeport f Claimo s s preferre e Housth f o e Lordcaset eo d th f o sn si the Cassilis, Sutherland, Spynie, and Glencairn Peerages, 1770-1797. With Appendice f Illustrativo s e Documents y JameB . s Maidment. Edinburgh, (Eeprint) 1882. 8vo, Minut er CommitteBooWa e kCovenantere th kepth f y eo b t e th n si Stewartr f Kirkcudbrighto y ,e year ith n s 164 1641d 0an . Kirkcud- bright, 1855. 8vo. Antiquarian Gleanings from Aberdeenshire Records. Compiled by Gavin Turreff. Aberdeen, 1859. 8vo. HistorBaronthe of yBrqughtoy of n (no Newthe w Tow Edinnof - burgh, &c.)Johy B n. Mackay. Edinburgh, 1867. 12mo. Historical Sketches of the Parish of Cambusnethan. By the Rev. Peter Brown, Wishaw. Wishaw, 1859. 12mo. Inventor f Originayo l Document e Archiveth n si f Georgso e Heriot's Hospital. Edinburgh, 1857. 8vo. History of the Burgh of Canongate, with Notices of the Abbey and Palace of Holyrood. By John Mackay. Edinburgh, 1879. 12mo. Memorials of St. Michael's and the Old Parish Churchyard of Dum- Williafriesy B . m M'Dowall. Edinburgh, 1876. 8vo. The Bass Rock : its Civil and Ecclesiastical History, &c. Edinburgh, 1847. 8vo. . . SquierTravelG 31 . E n Peru.i sy B London. , 1884, second edition. 8vo. . Romano-Britis32 h Mosaic Pavements Thomay B . s Morgan. London, 1886. Svo. Jeypore Enamels y Lieut.-ColoneB . . JacobS . S l , R.E., Executive Engineer d Surgeon-Majoan , . HeiidleyH . T r , Jeypore. London, 1886. folio. e EcclesiasticaTh . 33 l Architectur f Italeo y froe timmth f Con eo - stantine to the Fifteenth Century. With an Introduction and Text by Henry Gaily Knight. London vols2 . . folio. e AbbeTh f Paisleyo y , fro s foundatiomit n tils dissolutionit l , with 12 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, DECEMBER 13, 1886.

notes of the subsequent History of the Church, &c. By J. Cameron Lees, D.D. Paisley, 1878. 4to. Vita Sancti Kannech codica i n Bibliotheci e a Burgundiana extante Bruxellis, transcripta et cum eodice in Bibliotheca Marsiana Dublinii adservato collata. Printe r privatfo d e circulatio e Marquith y b nf so Ormonde. Kilkenny, 1853. 4to. Barddas; with Translation e KevNoted th . Williaman J sy . b s b a s Ithel, M.A. Welsh Manuscript Society. Llandovery, 1862. 2 vols. 8vo. . Popula34 r e WesTaleth f tso Highlands orally collected, wita h Translation . FJ . y CampbellB . . Edinburgh, 1860-62 vols4 . . 8vo. Gwreans • an Bys. The Creation of the World : a Cornish Mystery. Edited, with a Translation and Notes, by Whitley Stokes. London, 1864. 8vo. Leabhar Breac, The Speckled Book, otherwise styled Leabhar M6r Diina Doighre, the Great Book of Dun Doighre : a collection of pieces Irisn i Latind han , compiled from ancient sources abou e e closth th tf eo Fourteent e firsh th Centurytr timfo ew publisheno , d fro e originamth l manuscrip Librare Royae th th n i tf ylo Irish Academy. Dublin, 1872. 2 vols. folio. Grammatica Celtica, e monumentis vetustis tarn Hibernicse Linguae quam Britannicarum Dialectorum Cambricse, Cornicse, Aremoricse com- paratis Gallicse priscse reliquis construxit J. C. Zeuss. Editio altera curavi . EbelH t . Berlin, 1871. imp. 8vo. e ScottisTh h Metrical Psalte f A.Do r . 1635, reprinte fuln i d l froe mth original work, the Additional Matter and Various Readings found in the Editions of 1565, &c., being appended, and the whole illustrated by Dissertations, Notes d Facsimilesan , . Edite Revy b d . Neil Livingston. Glasgow, 1864. folio, 35. Engraved Illustrations of Antient Arms and Armour, from the Collectio f Llewelyno n Meyric t Goodricka h Court, Herefordshire, after e Drawingth witl d e Descriptionan sth i r MeyrickD f o Josepy s B . h Skelton. London, 1830 vols2 . ; folio. TreatisA n Ancieno e t Armou d Weaponsan r , illustrate Platey b d s taken from the Original Armour in the Tower of London and other THE PREHISTORIC FOETS OF PEEBLESSHIKE. 13

Arsenals, Museums, and' Cabinets. By Francis Grose. London, 1786. 4 to. e HistorTh . f Selkirkshirey36 o r Chronicleo , f Ettrir.so k Foresty B . T. Craig-Brown. Edinburgh, 1886. 2 vols. 4to. 37. The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland, from the . Twelft Eighteente th o ht h Century Daviy B . d Macgibbo Thomad nan s Koss, Architects. Edinburgh, 1887. 2 vols. imp. 8vo.

The following Communications were read :—