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battle of Philiphaugh, on the 13th September, 1645." The 

 house is beautifully situated, overlooking the vale of the 

 Yarrow, and finely sheltered behind by wooded hills. It con- 

 tains among other relics of the olden time, some ancient 

 weapons, and a bottle of wine, one of twelve dug up on the 

 site of the battle. In the staircase is a portrait of General 

 Leslie, who has by no means a prepossessing look, and near 

 it a portrait of his antagonist, Montrose. While the party 

 were in the house and grounds of Philiphaugh, attention 

 was called to the fact, that the family now represented by 

 Sir John Murray is one of the oldest in Scotland, and has 

 formed alliances with many illustrious houses. Some mem- 

 bers of the Club had visited, in the morning, the remains of 

 the old kirk at Selkirk, some walls of which only remain ; 

 and in one part of it is the burial place of Philiphaugh. 

 One stone is erected " in memory of Archibald de Moravia 

 and his wife, a daughter of Sir David Olifard, A.D. 1280." 

 Then follow " Roger de Moravia of Falahill, and his wife, 

 1321 ; John de Moravia of Falahill, and Cranstoun Riddal 

 his wife, A.D. 1356." The next is Alexander de Moravia of 

 Falahill, and his wife, 1380 ; then Patrick de Moravia of 

 Falahill, and his wife, A.D. 1395 ; John de Moravia of Fala- 

 hill and Philiphaugh, &c, and his wife, A.D. 1461 ; Patrick 

 de Moravia of Falahill and Philiphaugh, and his wife, A.D. 

 1492 ; also, John de Moravia of Falahill and Philiphaugh, &c, 

 and his wife, Lady Margaret Hepburn, daughter of Patrick 

 Earl of Bothwell, A.D. 1510. This last was commonly called 

 " The Outlaw," and seems to have possessed a great extent 

 of territory, including Falahill, whence he could command 

 the passes from Edinburgh to Ettrick Forest, and live in 

 regal state at Newark Castle, while the King in Edinburgh 

 knew little of what his powerful subject was doing. To the 

 Outlaw Murray pertained much of the territory afterwards 

 acquired by the Duke of Buccleuch, including Bowhill, 

 which was possessed by a Murray so late as the beginning 

 of last century j for on a smaller stone is the name of Sir John 



