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book, which brouglit £1 more, viz., i'4 5s. It is a record of 

 visits made to vai'ious places witliin Burns's official circuit at 

 wliich brewing was carried on, with entries of the quantities of 

 material observed and other items of information required by the 

 Excise authorities. The following is the order of calls on what 

 seem to have been four different journeys, viz. — Thornhill, Pen- 

 pont, Cairnmill, Tyneron, Crossford, Dunscore. Residence — 

 Ladyfield, Conheath, Glencaple Quay, Glencaple, Bowse, Home. 

 Residence — Park, Drumwhinnie, Kirkgunzeon, Enterkinfoot, 

 Slunkford, Sanquhar, Whitehill, Sanquhar. 



Bronzes. — A Bronze Pot, 8 inches in height, 5 inches greatest 

 diameter, 21 inches diameter at the top — Mr Maxioelloi Munches. 

 Three Bronze Pots found more than twenty years ago — one near 

 Lotus, another near the Maxwelltown Loch, and the third a 

 small one (a ewer), in perfect condition, in Carlaverock parish — 

 Mr J. B. A. M'Kinnel. 



Celts, kc — The collection of stone and bronze celts was 

 large, and included eleven stone and two bronze of the ordinary 

 types from Wigtownshire — Mr Armstrong. A stone celt found 

 at Kelton, Dumfries — Mrs Gilchrist. Two perforated stone axes, 

 four stone celts, two stones with depression wrought on each 

 face, half of a stone mace head faceted, the only one recorded 

 from Galloway ; two perforated stones (use unknown), three 

 grinding stones, one l)ronze palstave, one bronze celt, etc. — 

 Sir llerhert Maxioell, Bart., M.P. A perforated axe head, 

 lOy*^- X 5§ X 3-| inches, Avith a cutting edge of 3 inches, weight 

 10 lbs. 1 oz., found near Auchencairn about fifteen years ago, 

 one, if not tlie heaviest known of recorded celts ; a small stone 

 celt, 51 X l]i X IJ inches found at Clonyard in 1886 — Mr Maxivell 

 of Munches. A celt found at Mabie Moss, 4-| x 2^ x 1^; a perfect 

 flint arrowhead, found on the farm of Knockgray, Carsphairn, 

 2\ X 1 — Mr James Davidson. A brortze celt, found at Cowshaw, 

 and two stone celts — Mr J. Bnther/ord. 



Letters. — Tlie following letters were lent by the Dumfries 

 Town Council, and are interesting : — 



Registered 2ik1 Octol)er, 1533 —"Great Seal Register." 



" N<:v confirmant lilcram allutariis Burgi dc Eilinlmrgh xuh hac forma.''' 



Till all men be it kend, &c. , the Prowcst, Bailies, Consale, Communitic, 



and Dekynnis of Craftis of the Imrgli of Edinburgh, gi-eeting : — Compearit 



hefoir us sitand in judgment the Dekyn, Kirkmasteris, and Brethir of the 



Craft of Cordinaris witliin the said burgli, viz.: Thomas Murelyis, Dekin ; 



