Report of Meetings for 1889. By Dr. J. Hardy. 439 



this is perhaps the first instance in which one has been obtained 

 in the district. A subsequent example, of a different type, 

 turned up a few days after the meeting among a collection of 

 human bones, while digging a celery trench in the garden at 

 Broompark. This has also been obtained, and a drawing in pen 

 and ink has been taken. A stone inscribed with circles like those 

 on the Doddington and Chatton hills, was also brought to light, 

 I am informed by Mr James Thomson, in the "Night Folds 

 Field," near Mile, said to have cups and circles on it. It will 

 require, however, to be authenticated. Further evidences, of the 

 hitherto unnoted presence of other inscribed stones, were obtained 

 a few days after the meeting in an uninvestigated area, on a 

 series of flat sandstone rocks in a field near Trickley plantation 

 on Chillingham Newton farm. I have, however, alluded to these, 

 and described some Urns found on the adjacent farm of Lilburn 

 Hill lying on the same platform as these inscribed rocks, in the 

 Archaologia JEliana, N.S. vol. xiii., pp. 351-356, with plates and 

 figures. They are portions of a previous find communicated by 

 the late Mr Moffatt, to the Newcastle Antiquarian Society. 



Mile was the village where Islay Herald was detained when 

 despatched by James IV. to Surrey when encamped at Bolton 

 previous to the battle of Flodden (1513), till that leader had 

 advised with his officers on the prudence of holding a conference. 



" At a little village poor 



Hay did light, and took lodging. 



Constrained for to stay, 

 And lodged there in a little village ; 

 Lest he their order might display 

 Which might turn to the Scots' advantage." 



Flodden Field, Weber's Edition, p. 7U. 



" At a village," says Hall, " called Mylo, twoo myles from the 

 felde, untyll the coming thether of the sayde earle the next 

 morrow." The interview had taken place at or near Mile. 

 "The sixte day of September, early in the mornynge, the earle, 

 accompaignied with the mooste parte of the lordes, knyghtes, and 

 gentlemen of the felde, euery man hauynge with hym one man 

 to holde hys horse, and so the sayde heraulde met wyth the 

 earle." (I.e. p. 338.) Surrey kept Islay prisoner and pledge at 

 Mile, till the King of Scotland delivered the English herald, 

 Rouge Cross, whom he had detained. This was effected ; and 

 "Hay came home before none, and shewed of his gentell enter- 



