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HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. 



Iflands of Scotland, by which 

 it appears that he has left 

 20,ocol. in the 3 per cent, con- 

 fols, for the purpofes of the 

 Society. The above donation 

 is diftindt from the io,oool. 

 lately given to the Society by a 

 perfon who wiflies to remain 

 unknown. 



Eftates in Scotland ftill con- 

 tinue to fell at very high prices 

 — One eft^te, let indeed upon 

 an old rental, was lately fold 

 at eighty years purchafe I O- 

 ther eftates have lately fold at 

 from thirty to forty years pur- 

 chafe. 



At the fale of the late Gene- 

 ral Watfon's ftock, a few days 

 a^o, at Aberdour, who kept a 

 moft excellent breed of cattle, 

 one cow was fold at 48I. ano- 

 ther above 55I. and a calf, not 

 many months old, at 13I. 13s. 

 Such prices are feldom obtain- 

 ed in this country. 



On the 24th of June the Ma- 

 giftrates of Edinburgh lowered 

 the price of bread a full affize, 

 or ad. in the peck loaf. 



On the 24th of June, the 

 Univerfity of Edmburgh con- 

 terred the degree of Dodtor of 

 Mec'icine on 1 4 gentlemen, af- 

 ter the ufual trials. 



Mrs Buchan, the leader of a 

 few deluded people, and who 

 for a time refiJed in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Thornhill, near 

 Dumfries, died about the be- 

 ginning of May laft. Her fol- 

 lowers were greatly reduced in 

 number; but Mr White, once 

 a relief minfter, continued till 

 her laft. Finding llie was go- 

 ing the way of a!l the earth, 



fhe called herdifciples together, 

 and exhorted them to continue 

 ftedfaft and unanimous in their 

 adherence to the dodrine which 

 they had received from her. 

 She told them Ihe had ftill one 

 fecret to communicate to them, 

 which was, that llie was the 

 Virgin Mary, the real mother 

 of our Lord ; that ftie was the 

 fame woman mentioned in the 

 Revelation as being cloathed 

 with the fun, &c. who was 

 driven into the wildernefs ; 

 that fhe had been wandering 

 in the world ever fince our 

 Saviour's days, and for fome 

 time paft Ihe had . fojourn- 

 in Scotland; that though fhe 

 here appeared to die, they need- 

 ed not to be difcouraged, for 

 fhe would only fieep a little, 

 and in a Ihort time would again 

 vifit them, and condudl them 

 to the New Jerufalem. After 

 Ihe died, it was a long time be- 

 fore her enthufiaftic votaries 

 would ftraight or drefs the 

 corpfe ; nor did they coffin her 

 untill they were obliged there- 

 to by the fmell ; and after that, 

 they would not bury her, but 

 built up the coffin in a corner 

 of the barn, always expeding . 

 that fhe would rife again from 

 the dead, according to her pro- 

 mife, to conduft them to Jeru- 

 falem. At laft the people in 

 the country around, fhocked 

 with thefe proceedings, inter- 

 fered, went to a juftice of 

 f)eace, and got an order that 

 fhe fhould be buried. So that 

 the famous Mrs Buchan of the 

 weft, is now lodged in the 

 bcuje aptointed for all living. 



