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of the Standard, 1138, which was presented to the Society 

 of Antiquaries by Mr George Chalmers. See Transactions of 

 the Society of Antiquaries, 4!to vol. 2, p. appendix p. 2. 



The other flags are Covenanting Flags. One of these was 

 exhibited to our Society in one of the ordinai-y meetings. It 

 is a Covenanter's Flag from the parish of Irongray, and was 

 purchased by the Society of Antiquaries. And in the Dum- 

 fries Standard of 6th Nov., 1867, reference is made to 

 another Covenanters' Flag in the possession of Mr James 

 Smith, parish of Shawhead, Irongray. 



Witli respect to the National Standard of Scotland, there 

 is reason to think that it is of Galloway original, and that it 

 was assumed by the King of Scots, from the armorial bear- 

 ings of Fergus, lord of Galloway. 



At the battle of the Standard the vexillwm regale had a 

 dragon pourtrayed on it, but in the time of William the 

 Lyon, after the defeat of Fergus, lord of Galloway, the lion 

 rampant was displayed. 



Common Seals. 



The Abbeys and Monasteries had usually, like the Towns 

 and Burghs, a sigillum or common seal for the corporate 

 body. 



It would be well if member.? would bear this in rnind, and 

 furnish the Society with impressions of such seals as come 

 into their hands. 



Coins and Medals 



form another of the class of objects we are now upon, and of 

 these also Mr Gibson has a large collection. He might be 

 induced to give to the Society a paper on the Numismatic 

 History of the district, with illustrations. 



Such a paper is much wanted, and would be both interest- 

 ing and instructive. 



