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whose pipes decrease gradually as the ancient Syrinx. Before 

 the angel is a Book with the Morning' and Evening Service, and 

 the following words set to music — ' lux beato ' and ' lam sol 

 recedit igneus.' The notes only on four lines. James the Fourth 

 is represented as very musical, so perhaps this accomplishment 

 may be here alluded to. 



" On the side of the desk where the Queen kneels in a lozenge 

 the arms of the Queen Dowager, Scotland, on the dexter, and 

 Oldenburg, Norway, and Denmark on the sinister. Margaret of 

 Denmark survived James the Third three years, and was buried m 

 Trinity Collegiate Church, which she founded, which church may 

 be here represented and alluded to in the figure of the Trinity. 



" The Hon. Davis Barruigton supposed these the doors of an 

 organ given by James the Fourth to some church in Edinburgh, 

 perhaps of the high altar of Trinity Church, or of an organ given 

 thereto in compliment to his mother. Mr Walpole employed Mr 

 Wale to copy these pictures, but they were never finished." 



8th December, 1893. 



Mr Thomas M'Kie, F.S.A., Vice-President, in the chair. 



Neiu Member. — Mr William Bowron, Marchmount. 



Donations. — The Keport of the Canadian Institute, 1892-3 ; 

 Transactions of the Canadian Institute, 1893 ; Transactions of the 

 Edinburgh Geological Society, 1892-3; Essex Naturalist, June- 

 September, 1893 ; Transactions of the Historical Society of 

 Lancashire and Cheshire, 1885 (presented by Mr G. F. Black, 

 Edinburgh) ; Introduction to Ancient Egyptian by Dr Grant Bey ; 

 The Nest and Parasites of Xylocopa Orpifex, a paper by Dr A. 

 Davidson of Los Angeles. 



Exhibit.— Mr William Dickie exhibited a specimen of mistle- 

 toe growing on the apple, brought by Mr M'Kettrick of Viewfield 

 from Monmouthshire. 



