^8 A VISIT TO TWKKDSIUE IN IS^S 



Monumental iNSCEirnoNS at Dryburgii. 



Here lies William Pringle, gaidiner in Dryburgh, who dyed Febr. 

 2ad 1745 aged 65. Also Agnes Galdilock his sponse, who died Jnly 

 the 9 1755 aged 75 years. 



Stone bust of Lord Buchan in the cloisters A.D. MDCCCXI Aetatis 

 9U<r. LXIX. 



In the cloistern. Front of the Abbey. — statae of Inigo Jones in the 

 centre of the garden inscribed oh. July 1652 act. 80. 



Lord Bachan's Chapel. Centre: — Lord Buchan; Mrs Erskine ; statue 

 of Sir Isaac Newton. 



To the memory of the Erskiues of Shielfield. Dr Patrick Erskine 

 of Shielfield died in August 1777. The Revd. James Erskine died 

 October 1788 aged 55. Henrietta Scott his spouse died 9th August 



1818 aged 79. Colonel Henry Erskine their eldest son died 9th Novr. 



1819 aged 50. Charles Erskine their second son died 26th January 

 1825 aged 54. Helena infant daughter of Charles Erskine died Ist 

 April 1814 in her second year. 



[Yew] planted from the seed-bed, by the Earl of Buchan April 1789. 



Arms : — Or, on a bend azure, three maseules, and in the sinister 

 canton a buckle of the first. — Halyburtan of Newmains ; impaling argent 

 an orle gules and in chief three martlets .fahle. — Rutherford. Motto : — 

 Watch well. 



Hunc locum sepnlturae D. Seneschalius Buchaniae comes, Gualtero 

 Thomae et Roberto Scott Haliburtoni nepotibus concessit. A.D. 

 MDCCXCI. 



Arms on first shield : — Or on a bend azure three maticules, and in 

 the sinister canton a buckle of the first. — Haliburton of Newmains. 

 Arms on second shield : — A cross engrailed. — Sinclair ? 



SUB . HOC . TUMVLO . HIC . JACET . JOHANXES . HALIBOVRTOVN . BARRO . DE . 

 MERTOVN . VIR . RELIGIONE . ET . VIRTVTE . CLARUS . MORITUR . 17 AUGUSTI . 

 ANNO . CHRISTI . 1640 . JCTATIS . SUJK 65 . HOMO . EST . BULLA . KEBVS . IN . 



HUMANIS . NIL FAS . DIXISSE . BEATVM . FATALEM . DONEC . VERTERIT . HORA . 

 EOTAM. 



HIC . JACET . HONORABTLIS . VIR . ADAM . ROBSON . DE . GLEDISVOD . QUI . 



oBiiT . vii ocTOBRis . ANNO . DOMINI . 1555.* [Plate IV.] 



Erected to the memory of Hugo de Morville, Lord of Lauderdale, 

 and Lord High Chancellor of Scotland, who founded and built this 

 Abbey under King David I. He died in 1162. 



* The statues of Sir Isaac Newton and Inigo Jones have been removed. 

 Lord Buchan's tree was cut down January 1908, and the tombstone 

 of Adam Robson is much worn and the inscription defaced.— J. C.H. 



