Address of the Vice-President. 31 



in bone and flint, in stone, brass and iron, in the precious 

 metals, in minerals, in glass, in the harder and more durable 

 woods, and generally things of a lasting and enduring nature. 

 When the foundation of the New Church in Dumfries 

 was being formed, a bronze figure of the Saviour was found 

 in the rubbish. It had doubtless been affixed to a crucifix, 

 as appeared from the back, and provision for fastening the 

 feet ; and the arms were broken off. A cast was made for 

 this Society. The bronze head of a crosier was found near 

 Hoddam Church, and is now in the Museum of the Society 

 of Antiquaries. The parish of Holywood has an old com- 

 munion cup, with the date 1619. It is in the possession of 

 the Minister. 



In the Museum of the Society of Antiquaries we find the 

 steel matrix of the Common Seal of the Burgh of Dumfries • 

 and there also is the key of the old Parish Church of Loch- 

 maben, taken down in 1818. And the keys of the old Jail 

 of Dumfries, which had come into the possession of the late 

 Mr Wright, were, on his death, given over, through a member 

 of this Society, to the Maxwelltown Observatory. 



In 1826 a Bronze Armlet was found in a turbary or peat 

 moss in the parish of Borgue. See proceedings of the Society 

 of Antiquaries, vol. 3, p. 236. And in 1849 three Silver 

 Brooches were found near the old Church of Middlebie— one 

 of them with this inscription — 



Ihesvs. Nasarenvs : 

 Rex. ivde. 



See vol. 1, p. 25. Another Silver Brooch with a like inscrip- 

 tion, with fragments of other SUver Brooches, were found in 

 the parish of Canonbie. See vol. 5, p. 216. And one of the 

 members of our Society (Mr Gibson) is in possession of another 

 Silver Brooch with a like inscription, found at Drumcoltran 

 The inscription on these brooches was a frequent formula on 

 early amulets. 



In trenching a moss in the parish of Balmaclellan, a hand 



