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the giving and delivering of eartli and stone, as use is in burgh, 

 to the foresaid John Murray of IMoretliuat Iiis heirs and assignees 

 in fee and heritage forever : Upon which all and sundry the 

 premises acted done performed and recited the said John Murray 

 of Morethuat from me Notary Public underwritten asked a 

 public instrument to be made for him : These things were done 

 on the ground of the said lands and tenements of the same about 

 tlie first hour afternoon. Present there John Carrutheris of 

 Holmendis Archibald Carrutheris William Irving Herbert 

 Irving Edward Irving and Nicholas Richartsonne witnesses to 

 the premises called and specially required. 



And I Thomas Connelsonne priest of the Glasgow diocese 

 Notary Public by apostolic and imperial authority because I was 

 personally present together with the aforenamed witnesses in all 

 and sundry the premises whilst as above set forth they were so 

 done said and performed and because I knew saw and heard all 

 and sundry these things so done I took a note from which I have 

 made this present public instrument written with my hand and 

 have published it and signed it with my sign and name used and 

 wont in attestation of the premises as I was asked and required. 



Note. — Mr Neilson sends an interesting note relative to the Notary men- 

 tioned in the Charter. He says — "The Notary, Thomas Connelsonne, 

 apiiears as one of the Notaries to a Deed of Protest at Dumfries on 22nd 

 November, 15.S5, printed in the Heijistrum Episcopatus Glasr/ueims, p. 550. In 

 1532 he was designed as Capellanus ac Notarius publicus (Registrum Magni 

 Siyilli— III. — 1513-1540, Charter 1198), but I cannot at present say where he 

 was Chaplain. He witnessed a Charter at Dumfries on 30th July, 154G (Reg. 

 Mag. Sig, at supra No. 3284)." 



3. Mr James Bai-bour showed two old church tokens presented 

 to the Society by Mrs Dick, Eskdalemuir, and marked " S. K.,'' 

 initials which might stand for " Skelmorlie Kirk." 



Communication. 



1. Excavations at Raeburnfoot, Eskdalemuir. 



By Mr James Barbour. 



Tlie important historical results obtained by excavations carried 

 out at Birrens Roman Station, Middlebie, in the year 1895, by 

 the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, naturally stimulated 

 similar research in the district. At a field meeting of this Society 

 held in September the same year at the befoi'e-mentioned station, 



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