66 A VISIT TO TWEEDSIDE IN 1833 



[Monumental Inscriptions at Melrose.] 



Arms: — Argent, on a saltire engrailed sable five escallops or. — Pringle 

 of Whytbaiik ; impalino:, argent, an orle gules, and in chief three martlets 

 sable. — Rutherford of that Ilk. 



Sacred to the metiiory of Alexander Pringle of Whyfcbank. Born at 

 the Yair 7th J'ebruary 1701 ; died in Edinburgh 9th February 1772, 

 aged 71. And of his wife Susanna Eutherfurd eldest daughter of 

 Sir John Rutherfard of that ilk and Edgerstonn, born at Edgerstonn 

 10th June 1718. Married to Whytbank 29th November 1739. Died 

 in Edinburgh 19th April 1791, aged 72. 



Arms: — Argent on a saltire engrailed sable five escallops or. — Pringle 

 of Whytbank; impaling Ermine, a fess azure between two mullets in 

 chief and a hart's head erased with ten tijnes in base gules. — Dick of 

 Prestonfield. 



Here are interred the mortal remains of Alexander Pringle of 

 Whytbank. Born at the Yair 21 November 1747. Died there 

 15 February 1827. 



Arms : — Argent on a saltire engrailed sable five escallops or. — Pringle 

 of Whytbank ; impaling argent, three lions' heads erased gules. — Scott 

 of Anorum. 



Sacred to the memory of John Pringle of Whytbank. Born in 

 Edinburgh 7th March 1678, died at the Yair 5th April 1702, aged 24. 

 And of Christian Scott, his lady, eldest daughter of Sir Patrick Scott 

 of Ancrum, Knight Baronet. Born at Mertoun 2d August 1681. 

 Married to Whytbank, at Langnewton, 14th April 1699. Died in 

 Edinburgh 5th May 1770, aged 89. 



(Near the cloister door) 



Sacred to the memory of Alicia Catherine the beloved daughter of 

 Andrew and Alicia Anne Seton Karr of Kippilaw who departed this 

 life on the 24th September 1824, aged 10 years. 



Here lyes Elisabeth Karr .daughter to Liutenant Collonell Andrew 

 Karr of Kippilaw, who dyed the 27 day of March 1703 in the 20 

 year of her age. 



Here also lieth the remains of John and Margaret Karr son and 

 daughter of Andrew Karr of Kippilaw, the former died at Kelso the 



10th October 1746 aged years, and the latter at Edinburgh 



the 8th March 1782 aged 88 years. 



Here lyes Levtenant Collonell Andrew Ker of Kippilaw who was 

 born at Melrose the 23 February 1620 years and died at Kippilaw 

 upon 3 of February 1697 in the 77 year of his age. And his only son 



