On Armorial Bearinjs, &c. By Walter Laidlaw. ]43 



being on the Abbey. In the choir are the arms of Eiddell. On 

 the shield is the chevron between three ears of rye : on the one 

 side is the letter J, on the other E, with the inscription, " Here 

 lyes a Eeligeous and verteious, gentl woman, Jean Eiddel, 

 daughter to Sir Andrew Eiddell of that ilk, who died in the 

 Lord the year of God 1660, and of her age 60. 



She lived a holy life, 



To Christ resigned her breath, 

 Her soul is now with God, 



Triumphing over death." 



Close by is another old inscription: "Here lyes William 

 Eutherford of the Hall, who departed this life, January 18, 

 1678." Above the door of the north transept are the arms of 

 Lord Jedburgh, date 1681. In the north transept is a mono- 

 gram, " M K. 1658 :" these letters stand for Mark Kerr. Above 

 the monogram is the coronet. There are other monuments and 

 inscriptions in the transept. Most of these I have referred to 

 already in my paper ; while there are others in the Abbey, also 

 of interest, but being comparatively new, it is not necessary for 

 me to mention them further, as m} r object is more for the pur- 

 pose of preserving the old than describing the new ; and the 

 safest and best way to preserve crumbling armorial bearings 

 and inscriptions is to enshrine them in the records of the Club. 

 I should have wished to have referred to the seals of Jedburgh, 

 but as Mr Mounse}" contributed a very able paper on that sub- 

 ject at the Club's last meeting in Jedburgh, it is unnecessary for 

 me to say a single word ; but having received a copy of Laing's 

 Seals of Jedburgh, as they exist in the British Museum, I have 

 added them to my paper, as they will be more accessible in the 

 records of the Club for any of the members, than if they had to 

 apply to the British Museum. 



Laing's Seals of Jedburgh in the British Museum. 

 XL VII. 825. Burgh of Jedburgh. ['? 16th century.] 



Round Seal, bearing in a niche with crocketted canopy a 

 representation of the B. Virgin Mary and Infant Saviour. 

 At the sides two scrolls of foliage and two labels inscribed 

 MAEIA. IESVS. 



Legend— SIGILLVM ■ COMMVNE • BVRGI • DE < 

 IEDBVRGH. 



