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2. Instrument of Sasine in favour of William and James 

 Raff, Chirnside, proceeding on a Charter granted by George 

 Lylle, of Stanypath. The Instrument is dated 31st May, 

 1597. The notary who signs the Instrument is the notori- 

 ous George Sprott, of Eyemouth, who was executed on the 

 12th August, 1608, for being concerned with Robert Logan, 

 of Restalrig, in the Gowrie conspiracy in 1600. 



3. Feu Charter by Sir Patrick Home of Ayton, and E. 

 Edmonstoune, his spouse, in favour of William Bouston, in 

 Dunse, and Janet Sinclair, his spouse, dated 28th April and 

 13th May, 1609. This William Bouston was the grand- 

 uncle of the celebrated Mr Thomas Boston, author of the 

 " Fourfold State," &c. 



4. Letters of cursing — Pope Clement VII., against David 

 Lord Lindsay, dated 6th December, 1527. 



Several other papers were laid before the meeting, which 

 have since appeared in the Proceedings. An article of in- 

 terest to the Club was on the table, reprinted from the 

 Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Vol. xxvii., 

 entitled " Notice of High Water Marks on the banks of the 

 Tweed and some of its Tributaries, and also the Drift De- 

 posits in the Valley of the Tweed," by David Milne Home, 

 of Wedderburn, LL.D., &c. 



The Rev. A. H. Ritchie sent some curious extracts from 

 the Innerwick Session Records, of date 1608. 



The retiring President then read a most admirable address, 

 listened to throughout with much interest. 



Dr Charles Douglas was elected President for 1877. 



The first meeting of this year was held at Gullane, on the 

 16th May, at which were present Dr Charles Douglas, Presi- 

 dent ; Dr F. Douglas and Mr Hardy, Secretaries ; Professor 

 Balfour ; Revs. J. F. Bigge, B. S. Wilson, G. W. Sprott ; Capt. 

 Forbes, R.N. ; Capt. Macpherson ; Drs Alex. Dewar, J. Rob- 

 son Scott, J. I-. Crombie ; Messrs C. B. P. Bosanquet, W. B. 

 Boyd, Sholto Douglas, and Wm. Shaw. The comparatively 

 small attendance was no doubt partly owing to the place of 

 meeting being somewhat remote, but perhaps more to the 



