42 KARLV SOCIETIES. 



1764, as well as for all preceding years, unless they pay up their arrears on or 

 before the 12th of August 1765. 



A. Barclay, Secretary. 



After the intimation of threat of legal proceedings to 

 enforce payment of arrears, there was nothing more to be 

 said, and we may therefore conclude that Mr Secretary 

 Barclay, on the 12th August 1765, finally closed the books 

 of the Edinburgh Society, and went grouse shooting. 



The Select Society also at the same time ceased to 

 exist. 



