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and like one of the stones used for chipping flints, already 

 figured in the '' Proceedings." A knife dagger, or hunting 

 knife, found on the Piper Hill, Flodden Pield, and the property 

 of the Berwick Museum, was also exhibited. Mr Robt. Eenton 

 had a key found in Cowdenknowes' dungeon some eight years 

 ago, which is the property of Mr Robert Kerr, joiner, Earlstoun ; 

 it is 11 inches long, and has a long pike at the tip. Also, an 

 iron spear-head, 10 inches long (the point broken off) found at 

 Lilliesleaf by Mr John Currie, millwright there, was shewn ; and 

 a flat slate spindle-whorl, found by Mr Robert Sharp, Overhow- 

 den, on the 26th June, 1880, exactly upon the circle of the 

 " Rings " in the field there, called the Rings field. Mr Renton 

 also shewed several coins, including silver coins of William HI., 

 •found at Dryburgh ; and a number of artificially -fractured flints 

 from Fans, but only one of them had' traces of chipping. A 

 cream-coloured lark, it was mentioned, had been caught at More- 

 battle. A request of Techuiker Charles Kraus, Pardubitz, 

 Bohemia, dated May 29, 1880, for a copy of the Club's "Pro- 

 ceedings," for 1879, was cordially granted. 



There is a copy of Walter Pringle of Greenknowe's Memoirs 

 of date 1723, in the possession of Mrs Lyal, at Greenknowe. 

 This is the edition that Dr Tweedie reprinted for the Wodrow 

 Society. There is there also a book by — Symson, which has 

 the name John Pringle written in it. Three rounded stones from 

 Greenknowe Tower are preserved there — one of greenstone — 

 supposed to have been bullets. They are not so large as cannon 

 balls, and are somewhat oval in shape. A portion of an oak tree 

 stump (black oak) foimd in draining on the farm, may also be 

 seen. 



The third meeting was held at the Blue Bell Hotel, Belford, 

 July 28th. Owing to the exceedingly wet morning, and the wet 

 day preceding, the attendance was very limited. There were 

 present, Mr Charles Watson, President ; Mr Hardy, Secretary ; 

 Mr Middlemas, Treasurer; Rev. W. Atkinson Clark, Belford 

 Hall ; Rev. Edward L. Marrett, Lesbury ; Rev. R. Hopper 

 Williamson, Whickham ; Messrs C. B, P. Bosanquet and Mr 

 Burn, Rock ; George Culley of Fowberry Tower ; William Lyall, 

 Librarian of the Literary and Philosophical Society, Newcastle ; 

 Edward Wilson and Hindmarsh, Belford. 



There were first inspected at Mr Wilson's house, Clark Street, 



