72 A VISIT TO TWEEDSIDE IN 1833 



" Non omnis moriar" Horace. Sacred to the memory of John 

 Crnikshank, late schoolmaster in Earlston, who died 25th May 1822 

 aged 63. Also of George Crnikshank, his son, who died 28th May 

 1816 aged 22. 



In memory of Thomas Bayley, teacher in Earlston, who died 16 

 Septr. 1825 aged 52 years. 



Francis Gowdie, Major in the East India Company's Service, and 

 Commander in Chief of their Forces at Madras, died 12th Sept. 1813 

 in his 67 year. Not less respected and beloved as a soldier than 

 as a husband a father and a friend. 



John Tod esq. of Kirkland 1778, 



HERE . LIES . MASTER . WILLIAM . BROUN . MINISTER . AT . NENTHURN . WHO . 

 DECEASED . THE . 17 . DAY . OF . NOVEMBER . 1692 . AGED .49 



From Earlston we came, by the Edinburgh road, home 

 to Woodside, where we arrived as the "shades of evening" 

 were "fast descending"; we deferred visiting Smailholm till 

 another day. 



Sunday 22. In the morning Mrs D . Mother and I 



went to the English Chapel. The Revd. Mr Kell did duty. 



Monday 23. Father and I drove to Ednam, copied the 

 inscriptions in the church-yard, made a few extracts from 

 the Session's books, and drank to Thompson's health in the 

 public-house, where the neighbouring noblemen and gentry 

 formerly held his anniversary. It happened to be the very 

 day they were celebrating his birth in Kelso by a dinner. 



[Here is inserted a sketch of the church of Ednam.] 



[Monumental Inscriptions at Ednam.] 



In memory of Janet Brown who died Octr. 25th 1811 aged 72 years. 



Here lies the dust of William Waugh, and Isabel Brown his wife, 

 who died in hope to rise again to everlasting life. 



Here lies the body of Agnes Dippie (?), spouse to Michael Brown, 

 in Eccles, who died July 16th 1767 aged 68 years. Also Thomas 

 Brown, her son, who died November 1st 1760, aged 29 years. Also 

 Michael Brown, late tenant in Eccles, who died March 14^ 1779 aged 

 .... years. Also Robert Brown who died August aged 80 years. 



Erected in memory of Jean Hood ; spouse to John Brown, tenant 

 in West Softlaw, who died December 8, 1806 aged 66 years. Also 

 John Brown who died March 12, 1816, aged 80 years. Also George 

 Brown their son who died September 2, 1822 aged 60 years. Likewise 

 their three children Michael James and Robert who died iq infancy. 



