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the history of the Church, as well as a number of incidents 

 connected with the neighbourhood, and drew attention to the 

 Communion cups belonging to the congregation, and to the 

 dead-bell of Lennel', employed to summon parishioners to 

 funerals, which bears the inscription — "This is the Lindon 

 Handbell." A collection of 1,270 Communion Tokens, assidu- 

 ously gathered by Sergeant Mitchell of the County Constabulary, 

 were also on view," the collector himself being present and 

 furnished with a description of these valuable links with byegone 

 days. The thanks of the members were heartily accorded 

 to both before leaving. An impression of the seal of the 

 Priory of Coldstream from a matrix in the possession of 

 Dr Martin, Haddington, was also exhibited by Mr Robert 

 Carmichael, Coldstream, to whose house the members repaired 

 to partake of his hospitality. Tea was served on the lawn 

 which is situated on the site of a portion of the Pomarium 

 of the ancient Priory. The President having suitably acknow- 

 ledged the kindness of their host and hostess, the party 

 separated after a thoroughly enjoyable excursion. 



It was hoped at the outset to include in the day's programme 

 a visit to Castle Law, which lies to the North 

 Castle Law. of Hirsel Law on the left bank of the Leet ; 

 but the detour which this would have necessitated 

 rendered the scheme impracticable. The place is of con- 

 siderable interest on account of a monument to which reference 

 is made by Mr Alexander O. Curie, Secretary to the Royal 

 Commission on the Ancient Monuments of Scotland, as follows : — 

 " About 250 yards South-East of the old mansion-house, in a 

 wood, is a mound with a level top about 25 feet high, 

 surrounded by a deep ditch about 30 feet in depth. The 

 ditch at two points has been filled, or more probably not 

 dug out, so as to leave access to the mound. Along the 

 top of the counter-scarp may be observed a slight mound, 

 ftud the same is observable running along the edge of the 



