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Or 2, We may enquire by vjhom, or by what people, it 

 was executed. This is the ethnographical arrangement. 

 And under it, the whole course of our history is opened up : 

 — the ancient and earliest inhabitants, Celtic and Romanized, 

 the Anglo and Scoto Saxons, the Anglo Normans, and the 

 Eno-lish — with the different eras, families, and individuals, 

 distinguishing between the Scottish and the Anglican people, 

 and again discriminating from all, the people of the South, 

 and South-west of Scotland. 



Or 3, We may enquire the scientific aiTangement. But 

 here, no doubt, we encounter a difficulty from the great 

 diversity of the objects to be arranged, and also sometimes 

 the condition in which oftentimes they are at first discovered. 

 But, for our present purpose, it will suffice to adopt a simple 

 and obvious arrangement, — distributing the objects into 3 

 classes : — 



1. Fixed Structures, 



2. Portable Articles, and 



3. Philological and Psychical Matters. 



Under the head of Fixed Sti-uctures, would be included 

 Buildings of all kinds, lay and ecclesiastical, public and pri- 

 vate. Temples, Churches, and Abbeys, Roman Stations and 

 Encampments, Castles, Towers, and Dwellings, Roads, 

 Bridges, and Dykes, Barrows, Cairns, and Tumuli, with 

 Sepulchral cists, Monumental Effigies, Crosses, and Obelisks. 



Under the head of Portable Articles, would fall — Imple- 

 ments and Utensils of all kinds, civil and military ; Articles 

 of I'urniture, Dress, and Ornament ; Money, Coins, and 

 Medals ; Boats and Canoes. 



And under the head of Philological and Psychical Matters, 

 would fall — Local Dialects and Names, Local Customs and 

 Usages, Legendary Tales, Libraries, Books, and MSS. 



Some arrangement and classification is at once indispens- 

 able and advantageous, — and that which we have adopted is 

 simple, and yet comprehensive enough, for all ordinary pur- 

 poses, and will conduce to a clear understanding of the 

 objects of our study. 



