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Mr Craig-Brown (I.e.) questions if, when in 1699, James Borth- 

 wick, proprietor of the town and lands of Stow, was authorised 

 by Act of Parliament to have a market cross, a weekly market 

 on Friday, and two annual fairs ; it was at that period that it 

 attained burgh rank, "and acquired the ponderous wig that was 

 used at the admission of her burgesses. . The hat had a brim 

 nearly a foot broad, and is said to have found its way to Abbots- 

 ford, minus one or two pieces cut out for soles b}' the last made 

 burgess, Andrew Henderson." 



Mr Robert Sanderson, Stow, says in a letter: "I do not know 

 of any house that was occupied by the Bailie of Stow. This 

 functionary, as far as I can gather, visited Stow at stated periods, 

 and held ' Commissary Courts.' A hat and wig said to have 

 been worn by the Bailie, were said to have been seen and handled 

 by residents still living in Stow." 



I will conclude the account of this meeting with a List of the 

 Fungi found in the neighbourhood of Stow, by the Rev. J. M. 

 Robertson, with extracts from his accompanying letter. 



Aga 



icus vaginatns. 

 , muscarins. 

 , rubescens. 

 , asper. 

 , olypeolariua ? 

 , granulosus. 

 , melleus. 



rutilans. 



colmnbetta. 



imbricatus. 



t&rreus. 



acerbus. 



candicans. 



fnsipes. 



equestris. 



nebularis. 



laocatus. 



maximus. 



geotrupna. 



infundibuliformis 



butyraceus. 



imbricatus 



conissaus ? 



pleripes. 



laceratus. 



alkalinua. 



Agaricus stylobates. 

 „ umbellifcrus. 

 ,, parvulus. 

 ,, aquarrosaa. 

 ,, rimosus P 

 ,, arvensis. 

 ,, campeatria. 

 ,, sylvatious. 

 ,, aeruginosas. 

 ,, fascicular!*. 

 ,, cereolatus. 

 Coprinus comatus. 



,, atramentariua. 

 ,, fuacescens. 

 ,, micaceua. 

 ,, deliquescons. 

 ,, plicatilis. 

 Bolbitius apicalis. 

 Corfcinarius caperatus. 

 ,, coernlescens. 

 Paxil Ins involutus. 

 Hygrophorus pratensia. 

 ,, nivens. 



,, coccineus. 



,, puniceus. 



,, conioui. 



,, psittaciims. 



