F A L A AN D S O U T R A IN C L U D IN G A H IS T OR Y O F T HE A N C l E N T D O M U S D E S O LT R E WITH IT S M A S TER S A N D G R E A T R EVEN U ES A N D OF OTH E R H IS TOR I CA L A S S OCIA TI ON S A N D B U IL D IN GS A M E S U N T E R J fl , Alarm” (y the P a r i s!: WIT H IL L U S T R AT IO N S E D I N B U R G H H T T G E O R G E S T R E E T A M E S C . I J , 3 7 P R IN T E D BY T U R N BU L L A N D S PEA R S 1 89 2 P R E F A C E . F E W a o iv i n years g , after g g a lecture on Soutra thou ht that an Monastery, a g possessed me interesting n S oltre history of the ancie t Domus De , and of the Parish . au tho generally , might be put into permanent form The . ritie s t that are given were consulted , and af er several years of casual research , which has been a labour of pleasure and . love , the present volume is the result I have tried u re re my best, witho t fear or favour, to give a faithful p se n tati on o f men and things of the past ; and now it is sent h s out with the earnest hope t at the Pari hioners , the Anti uar i t q y , and the general Reader will not only find worthy s o f of a peru al at the present, but also a book reference in the future . A list of Authorities has been give n instead of the usual reference notes which often appear in similar works at the foot of the page ; and the local spelli ng has also been “ ” t l sle H re ained , as for Aisle , eatsman for Beads ” & c . man, u n &c . For much co rtesy shown while consulti g books, , ’ best thanks are due to the Lib rarians of the Ad v ocates Preface . the Library, Signet Library, and the Edinburgh University n Library ; to Mr Skin er and Mr Adam , of the Edinburgh Town Council Chambers ; to the heads of several depart k ments of the Register House and especially to Dr Dic son , of the H istorical Department . For several of the Illustrations I am indebted to Mr Baird , agent for the Clydesdale Bank, Portobello ; to Mr C osterton M r Ainslie of , and Horn of Woodcote Park , for - the loan of Photographs ; and to Major General Anderson , E n n v di burgh, who ki dly ga e the use of the jacobite Relics n in his possessio , belonging to the Anderson family. 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