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acres, or thereby, are to be let on lease for such a number of years as 

 parties can agree, to commence at "Whit-sunday, 1771. Tho most part of 

 the lands of these are of a remarkable good quality, and extremely im- 

 proveable, are within a measured mile of the town of Kelso, and the farm 

 of Newstead is steelbow. For farther particulars enquire at Dr William 

 Orraston of Henderside, the proprietor, at Kelso ; or Mr John Waldie, 

 writer there." (Newcastle Journal, Feb. 17, 1770.) 



Before the close of the year the proprietor died. 



" Sunday morning died at Kelso, in the prime of his age, Dr William 

 Ormston of that place ; a gentleman of fortune and great merit ; in life 

 very much beloved by all his acquaintance, and in death universally 

 deplored." (Newcastle Journal, Dec. 22, 1770.) 



I have nothing more to say about this pendicle of the Edmon- 

 stoune property, but I may take up the history of the family, 

 which I have obtained almost complete, as Lairds of Ednam, 

 when more space can be allotted to the subject. 



On the Incised Rocks at Morwick. By James Hardy. 

 With Notices and Illustrations by Miss Sarah Dand. 

 Plates III., IV., v., V*-. 



This paper on the remarkable group of incised inscriptions on 

 the face of a precipitous sandstone rock overhanging the Coquet 

 behind the village of Morwick, and at a short distance from 

 Morwick Hall, is drawn up from the observations of the Club 

 made during their visit in 1877 ; from the notes of Miss Sarah 

 Hand accompanying the faithful sketches, with which, with great 

 painstaking, she has favoured the Club ; and from the recollec- 

 tions of a very brief visit which I paid to the spot, July 4th, 

 1883, in company with Mr Middleton Hand, Mr John Hand,. Mr 

 Wm. T. Hindmarsh, and Capt. McCabe. 



The record of the visit of the Club on the 27th June, 1877, in 

 the address of the President, Dr. Charles Douglas, is so accurate 

 and ample, that it is superfluous to relate afresh the circum- 

 stances of the discovery of the figures, or their special attributes. 

 I shall therefore incorporate the greater part of it. It is owing 

 to the Club's resolution on that occasion, that an " account of 

 these inscriptions with engravings," should be supplied for the 

 Proceedings, that with Miss Dand's assistance the subject is now 

 resumed. 



" A move was now made onwards to Morwick Mill, where the 

 party joined some of the members, who had gone by a more 



