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G-eneva Bible ; tbe Marcbmont Bible, witb the name of "Madam 

 Grisell Kar of Pol wart, ber Book, 1660," inscribed on a fly leaf. 

 Tbis was Sir Patrick Hume's spouse, afterwards first Countess 

 of Marcbmont. Tbere was also a good old edition of Dante, and 

 an old work in Frencb, entitled "La Mer de Histoires," 1514, 

 folio. A work tbat appeared to be very attractive to members 

 was a copy of Watson's "Pbilip II. of Spain," done up in 2 

 vols, quarto, and illustrated with portraits of tbe celebrated per- 

 sonages of tbat king's period. Tbere were suspended in tbe 

 library, two letters in tbe bandwriting of Cbarles tbe Pretender, 

 tbe first written in 1760, and tbe otber after bis fatber's deatb, 

 of date 28tb June, 1766. Tbere was also a bolograpb letter of 

 Mary Queen of Scots. Anotber from Queen Anne, tbanked 

 Lord Marcbmont for assisting in completing tbe Union of tbe 

 two kingdoms. Letters are also preserved of tbe Cbevalier de 

 St. George, dated 1717 ; of Maria Antoinette, Queen of France, 

 1784 ; of Cromwell (no date), and of Cardinal Eicbelieu. 

 Tbere were also two bags used by Patrick, first Earl of Marcb- 

 mont, wben be was Lord Higb Cbancellor of Scotland, from 

 1696 to 1702. 



Tbe bed was sbown, wbicb was slept in by Sir Patrick Hume, 

 wben concealed in tbe vault beneatb Polwartb Cburcb.- It is a 

 folding bed of wood, on four sbort legs, wbicb also folded down 

 by binges wben tbe bed was not required, and bad strong springs 

 to keep tbem erect wben in use. Tbe wbole goes into very little 

 space. Tbe bed is of black walnut, and is in good preservation, 

 but tbe castors, wbicb are of beecb, are worm-eaten and worn. 

 Tbe bed bears tbe date 1660. 



About two bours were spent in examining tbe various articles 

 of vertu and interest in tbe bouse, after wbicb tbe party pro- 

 ceeded to see tbe ancient Cburcb of Polwartb. Before leaving, 

 tbe company were treated witb refresbments. 



Altbougb of old foundation, tbe present walls of tbe cburcb 

 only date from 1703. On tbe outer walls are a number of in- 

 scriptions, cbiefly to tbe memory of ministers of Polwartb. 

 Tbese bave been copied, but it bas been deemed advisable to 

 defer an account of tbe cburcb, as well as otber particulars 

 about Marcbmont, wbicb cannot be included witbin tbe compass 

 of a report. 



The following is a list of tbe Ministers of Polwartb from Dr 



