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inscription are falling out, so that the flag could not be fully un- 

 folded. Its story is told by Mr James Drummond, the artist, in 

 the Transactions of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Mr 

 Drummond found this banner in the possession of Mr and Miss 

 Eaeburn, Dunbar, and after much persuasion he was allowed to 

 see and make a drawing of it. *'It is of blue silk, here and 

 there a little faded ; but having been treasured as a valuable 

 heirloom, is in very fair preservation, and is inscribed in Hebrew 

 characters (gilded), 'Jehovah Nissi,' (see Exodus xvii., verses 

 14 and 15), 'The Lord is my Banner.' From some cause or 

 other, the cloth has given way where many of these letters are 

 painted, and what remain are so tender, that they will scarcely 

 bear touching. The next line is painted in white, — * Foe, 

 Christ and his Truths ;' and then come the words ' No 

 Quarters to ye Active Enemies or ye Covenant.' This seems 

 to have been first painted in a light colour, and afterwards re- 

 painted in a dull, faded looking red, in fact quite a bloody colour. 

 It is 4 feet 5^ inches by 3 feet 5^ inches. Its history, as given 

 by the proprietor, is as follows : — It belonged to Hall of Haugh- 

 head, a zealous Covenanter, and one of the leaders at Drumclog 

 and Bothwell Brig, from the latter of which engagements he 

 escaped and fled to Holland, but shortly after returned. While 

 lurking near Queensferry, an attempt was made to seize him by 

 the governor of Blackness Castle. Hall, being mortally wounded 

 in the struggle, died on his way to Edinburgh as a prisoner. On 

 his person was found an unsubscribed document, afterwards 

 called The Queensferry/ Paper. Hall's son, while on his death-bed, 

 gave the banner to a zealous Covenanting friend, of the name of 

 Cochrane. His own son, having turned Conformist clergyman, 

 was considered unworthy to be custodier of such a precious relic. 

 This Cochrane after wandering about from place to place, settled 

 in Coldstream ; his son again, bequeathed the banner to his 

 youngest daughter Mary, who married Mr Eaeburn of Dunbar, 

 the father of the present proprietors, now a very aged couple. 

 Along with the banner, there was a chest of arms, which had 

 been used in Covenanting times ; these, however, have been 

 gradually given away to friends, excepting two swords." 



In the present vol. of the Proceedings, pp. 22, 23, 56, I called 

 attention to this flag, and also to the descendants of Henry Hall. 

 They were of the ancient border family of the HaUs of 



