Address of the Vice-President. 21 



Wigtown Abbey in 1267, 

 for Dominicans or Blackfriars, and 



Sweetheart or New Abbey, 



for Cistertians, like Dundrennan. 



This Abbey perhaps received its name of New Abbey in 

 contradistinction from her old Abbey of Dumfries in its 

 neighbourhood. 



Thus ended the long line of munificent foundations in 

 Scotland by this princely family. And to them is to be add- 

 ed — Baliol College in Oxford, which, in its benefits at least, 

 subsists to the present day. 



Perhaps some member of our Society will show the ad- 

 vantages of these Abbeys on the social condition of the 

 country while they existed. 



Of the Parish Churches of old times, we have few re- 

 mains. But what is now the burying place of the Terregles 

 family, constituted formerly the choir or chancel of the pre- 

 vious church of Terregles. And among other relics which it 

 contains is a carved chair of oak, which belonged to the 

 Provost of Lincluden College. See statistical account of 

 Lincluden, par. of Terregles. 



In the month of June, 1865, the minister of the parish of 

 Parton presented to the Society of Antiquaries the oak puljnt 

 which had been in the old church of Parton, from which it 

 was removed on the erection of the new church in 1834. 

 The pulpit consists of longitudinal panels carved with an 

 interlaced ribbon ; and on the centre of the panels is carved 

 in relief the words Feir the Lord and honour his hous. 



Half the old church remains also in this case. But here, 

 too, it is now used as a burying place of two of the heritors 

 of the parish. See Statistical Account, par. of Parton. 



The late church of Kirkcudbright, built in 1730, stood on 

 the spot previously occupied by the church of the Gray 



