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book, which brought £1 more, viz, £4 5s. It is a record of 
visits made to various places within Burns’s official circuit at 
which 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 
Thornhill, Pen- 
pont, Cairnmill, Tyneron, Crossford, Dunscore. Residence— 
Ladyftield, Conheath, Glencaple Quay, Glencaple, Bowse, Home. 
Residence — Park, Drumwhinnie, Kirkgunzeon, Enterkinfoot, 
seem to have been four different journeys, viz. 
Slunkford, Sanquhar, Whitehill, Sanquhar. 
Bronzes.—A Bronze Pot, 8 inches in height, 5 inches greatest 
diameter, 2? inches diameter at the top—Mr Maawell of 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. 
Cetts, &c.—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—Wrs 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 bronze palstave, one bronze celt, &e.— 
Sir Herbert Maxwell, Bart., M.P. A perforated axe head, 
10,%, x 52 x 34 inches, with a cutting edge of 3 inches, weight 
10 Ibs. 1 oz., found near Auchencairn about fifteen years ago, 
one, if not the heaviest known of recorded celts ; a small stone 
celt, 54 x 123 x 14 inches found at Clonyard in 1886—Mr Maawell 
of Munches. A celt found at Mabie Moss, 43 x 24 x 11; a perfect 
flint arrowhead, found on the farm of Knockgray, Carsphairn, 
21 x 1—Mr James Davidson. A bronze celt, found at Cowshaw, ’ 
Mr J. Rutherford. 
The following letters were lent by the Dumfries 
and two stone celts 
Lerrers. 
Town Council, and are interesting :— 
Registered 2nd October, 1533 —‘‘ Great Seal Register.” 
“* Rex confirmavit literam allutariis Burgi de Edinburgh sub hac forma.” 
Till all men be it kend, &c., the Prowest, Bailies, Consale, Communitie, 
and Dekynnis of Craftis of the burgh of Edinburgh, greeting :—Compearit 
befoir us sitand in judgment the Dekyn, Kirkmasteris, and Brethir of the 
Craft of Cordinaris within the said burgh, viz.: Thomas Murelyis, Dekin ; 
