1882-83.] Edinb2tygh Naturalists Field Club. 53 



Gullane ; 9th Sept., Colinton ; IGth Sept., Musselburgh, — in all 

 26 meetings, with an aggregate attendance of 848, or an average of 

 over 32 at each meeting. As compared with Session 1880-81 with 

 the same number of meetings, the Session just closed shows an 

 increase in the aggregate attendance of 225. During the past year, 

 11 members have withdrawn their names from the roll, and one has 

 died ; 34 new members have been added to the roll, making a net 

 increase of 22 members. As showing the progress of the Club, it 

 may be well to state that in 1873 the published list sliowed a mem- 

 bership of 69 ; in 1878 the number had fallen to 60 ; in 1879 it was 

 64 ; in 1880, 69 ; in 1881, 88 ; and in 1882, 110. 



At this meeting a rule was adopted by which Corresponding 

 Members would be admitted to the Club. 



In connection with the Secretary's Reports, Miss Craigie pre- 

 pared a series of notes on the geological features of some of the 

 localities visited, which were read at the March meeting, and which 

 will be found in their place. 



III.—RESTALRICr CHURCH—A MONOGRAPH. 



By Mr THOMAS A. DOUGLAS WOOD. 



{Read Nov. 23, 1SS2.) 



The village of Eestalrig is very ancient : its date is uncertain. 

 The Parsonage is known to have existed as far back as the death 

 of Alexander III., which took place in 1286. Its former names 

 were Lestalrig, Listalrike, and Lochsterrock. The owner of the 

 barony used to take the same name. It would seem that at an 

 early period it was an independent parish lying between Dudding- 

 ston and Leith, and the hamlet was at the same time the seat of a 

 not inconsiderable establishment, being in the honourable position 

 of kirk-town of South Leith. From early records we find that in 

 1296 Adam of St Edmunds, the parson of the parish, swore fealty 

 to King Edward of England ; and during the siege of Leith in 

 1560, Holinshed states that "the Lord Gracie, lieutenant of the 

 Inglis armie, ludged in the town of Lestalrike, in the dean's house, 

 and the most pairt of their demilances and horsemen lay in the 

 sayni towne." The church itself is believed to be also of ancient 

 origin, as it was celebrated for the tomb of St Triduana, a noble 

 virgin who came from Achaia in the fourth century along with St 

 Rule, and died here. It used to be resorted to by many pilgrims, 

 and numbers of miracles were believed to be accomplished by its 

 aid, especially in the healing of the eyesight. 



