Report of Meetings for 1885. By Jas. Hardy. 1)1 



1544, as an incident in the proceedings attributed to the dis- 

 appointment of Henry VIII., at not being able to many his son 

 Edward to the infant queen of Scotland, of which several instances 

 have already been quoted. 



"Item, the secontle of October, William Bucton, John Owrde, two constables 

 of Barwike, accompanied with Clement Mnstience (of Barmoor) and John 

 Wiolife, peti-captain to Sir George Bowes, Marmaduke Sholmelay, and 

 diverse of his company, and of the garrison of Barwike, to the nnmber of 

 riij score men well horsed, rode into Lowdain, west from Dunbare, to a 

 place called Akingall, and there seased and brought away iiijxx nolte, m 

 shepe, xx naggs, xij prisoners; the most parte of the shepe belonginge to 

 the Lord Ilwme, and like case as the wether hath servid the garrison and 

 sonldionrs hath plaide the good husbands and harrestmen, and brought 

 away great snbstance of corne forth of Scotland, etc. — Nolt iiijxx, shepe m, 

 prisoners xij, moch corne." (Raine's North Durham, p. xxi). 



The record of this in " Lord Evre's Lettres of 3d Oct." is : " William 

 Buckton, and John Orde, two of the constables of Berwyck accompanied 

 with Clement Myschaunce etc., rode to a place called Akyngawle, and 

 brought from thens 80 nolt, 100 sheep, 20 naggs, and 12 prisoners." 

 (Armstrong's Hist, of Liddesdale, App. p. lxviii). 



The Annual Meeting took place at Kelso, Wednesday, October 

 14th. As I was absent both at the commencement and conclusion 

 of this meeting, I take the account of it from two newspaper 

 notices which appear to be authentic. 



The weather was very unpropitious, rain falling frequently, 

 and marring the pleasure of the day's proceedings. In spite of 

 this, however, over 30 members were present. 



In the morning two detachments issued forth — one, by the 

 kindness of the Duke of Roxburghe, to view Floors Castle ; and 

 the other to Hendersyde Park, where they were personally re- 

 ceived by Sir George Waldie Griffiths, Bart, who explained to 

 them the beauties of his well-known celebrated collection of 

 pictures, received the visitors courteously, and supplied them 

 with refreshments. Amongst the paintings was one especially 

 pointed out, namely a magnificent life-sized and very valuable 

 Guido, the subject being " Jacob's Dream." 



In the afternoon the members assembled in the Tweedside 

 Physical and Antiquarian Society's Museum, which was viewed 

 with much interest, the arrangement of the specimens and their 

 excellence being generally admired ; and where the annual 

 business meeting was held at 3 o'clock. The chair was occupied 



