TO 



SIR THOMAS DICK LAUDER 



OF FOUNTAINHALL, BART. 



FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH, 



MEMBER OF THE ANTIQUARIAN AND WERNERIAN SOCIETIES, 



ETC. ETC. ETC. 



TUE FOLLOWING WORK IS INSCRIBED, AS A MARK OF RESPECT, 



FOR HIS SCIENTIFIC ZEAL AND ACQUIREMENTS, 



BY HIS OBEDIENT FRIEND AND SERVANT, 



THE AUTHOR. 



. Edinhuryh, May, iS3S. 



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