46 Report of Meetings for 1879, by James Hardy. 



Hew Scott's "Fasti Ecclesise Scoticanse," part ii., pp. 422-444, 

 and Wodrow Society's Miscellany, p. 373 : — 



Adam Hume, 1567 to 1593. 



Eobert Bell, reidare at Polwort, 1573. 



David Forsyth, 1586 to 1592. Eeidare at Coldingham, 1571. 



Alexander Gaittis, A.M., 1593 to 1603. 



Alexander Cass or Carse, A.M., 1604 to 1651. 



David Robertson, A.M., 1652 to 1663. 



George Holiwell, A.M., 1664-1704. 



Archibald Borthwick, A.M., 1709-1727. 



John Hume of Abbey St. Bathans, 1727-1734. 



William Home, son of Walter Home of Bassendean, 1735-1757. 



Alexander Home, 1758-1768. 



Eobert Home, 1769-1838. 



Walter Home, Assistant and Successor, 1823. 

 On the 2nd Sept. 1296, after having paid homage to Edward 

 I., Adam Lamb, parson of the church of Poulesworth, was 

 restored to his benefice.*' On August 2, 1299, Edward presented 

 William de Sadyngtone, clerk to the church of Powelesworthe.f 

 The inscription on the bell is : " Given . to . the . Kirk . of . 

 PoLWARTH. By . Lady . Geizel . Kar . Countess . of . March- 

 MoiTNT . 1697. P.M. Fecit . Edr . 1717." 



In the vault beneath the church are contained on the left (1 

 and 2) the coffins of Annie Western, Countess of Marchmont, 

 and the Master' of Polwarth ; on the right (3 and 4) those of 

 Alexander 2nd Earl and Sir WiUiam Purves. Sir Patrick 

 Hume, first Earl and his Countess, were interred in the Canon- 

 gate Churchyard. 



Outside of the church is an old rude font, recently found be- 

 hind a wall at the back of the church. It has a perforation be- 

 neath, a hoUow lip for the water running over, and about the 

 middle two holes for the lid to. play on. It is very ancient, and 

 closely resembles that preserved at Linton. The churchyard is sur- 

 rounded by large sycamores. The tombstones are white lichened, 

 as if placed in a damp close atmosphere. From the old spelling 

 I take the meaning of the word Polwarth to be Paul's village or 

 hamlet ; and not what Chalmers makes it the settlement on the 

 pol or muddy stream. 



Leaving Polwarth Church, the party divided. The majority 

 passed along the walk through the open glen or vale by the 



* Eot. Scot, i,, p. 25. 

 t Documents Illustrative of the History of Scotland, ii., p. 378. 



