238 Report of Meetings for 1880, by James Hardy. 



delay till successful intercession was made for Ms life. Over 

 tlieir graves is a flat sandstone with an inscription, and at the 

 upper end an elaborately ornamented bulky tombstone of white 

 sandstone, with the date 1691, and one on each side, the letters 

 I.K. It carries two shields, the J&rst has quarterly on the first 

 and fourth a unicorn's head, and on the second and third three 

 crosses moline ; the second shield has three crosses moline, — the 

 arms of Ainsley of Dolphinston. These are intended for the 

 arms of Ker of Moristoun. They agree with those of Ker of 

 Littledean. The epitaph on the slab has been correctly copied 

 for us by the Eev. A. Brown. 



' ' Her rests the corps of John Ker 

 of Moristown who departed this 

 life the 27 of September 1691 in 

 the thretth year of his age 

 As also the corps of 

 Grissell Cochrane his lady 

 who died the 21 of March 

 1748 in the 83d year of 

 her age" 



Mr Brown has also copied the inscription on the tombstone of 

 the Montgomeries of Mackbiehill, in the parish, which was 

 pointed out to the members. This family has a history, but it is 

 too long to narrate. 



' ' Here lyes "William Montgomry of Makbiehill who 

 deceased the 9 day of December 1689 (? 80) his age 63 years 

 Eepaired by the Right Honble. James Montgomery Lord 

 Chiefe Baron of the Court of Exchekwer the gra 

 ndson of the above W. Montgomery 179 (3 ? 8 ? 9?)" 



Copied from the stone in Legerwood Churchyard, August 7th, 1880. The 

 inscription is difficult to decipher. The letters are small and shallow, and 

 the figures especially indistinct. — A. B. 



Mr Brown has also sent a correct transcript of the inscription, 

 which has a historical interest, on the tomb of the Eev. William 

 Calderwood, minister here, who was a relative of the Eev. David 

 Oalderwood, the church historian. 



" Here lyes that pious and 



faithfull servant of Jesus 



Christ the Reverend Mr William 



Calderwood who was 



admitted minister of this 



Parioch of Ligertwood June 



