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but on its being shown to Sir Walter Scott, then a mere 

 boy, he easily read the inscription, and, as he has himself 

 told the story at the Duke of Roxburgh's table, at Fleurs, 

 he was much delighted with his own capability. 



Thursday 26. Went to Hume Castle, from thence to 

 Greenlaw, the capital of Berwickshire, and to Orange Lane, 

 where we dined, and baited our cattle. From Orange Lane 

 we went to near Eccles, where there is a most curious cross. 

 By Ednam House to Woodside. 



[Here is inserted a sketch to show] the appearance of 

 Hume Castle from Thompson's Monument. 



[Monumental Inscriptions at Stichel.] 



To the memory of the deceased James Curie son of Andrew Cnrle, 

 residenter in Stichel, who died January 5th 1813, aged 26 years. Also 

 of Grissel Willas his spouse who died the' 15th of December 1825 

 aged 75 years. 



Sacred to the memory of the Reverend Andrew Scott, who was 54 

 years Minister of the parish of Stichel, and died on the 12th of 

 November 1826 aged 84 years ; and of Helen Cranston, his wife, who 

 died on the 11th of November 1828 aged 78 years. 



To the memory of the Reverind (sic) George Redpath, Minister of the 

 Gospel at Stitchell. Born the 24ith of November 1716, ordained Minister 

 of Stitchell the 16th of February 1743, and died the 31st of January 

 1772, in the twenty ninth year of his ministry. Also of Ann Redpath, 

 his youngest daughter, born the 31st of December 1770, and died the 

 31st of August 1800. Also of Wilhelmina Dawson, spouse to George 

 Ridpath, was born xxii March 1732 and died x April 1810. 



Queen's Cairn, (i.e. Queen's hill), a commanding eminence 

 not far from Stichell, where the Queen, and court, of James 

 IV., are said to have remained during the battle at Flodden 

 Field, which is here in sight. 



Hume, or Home: — The old chatelain is called Sogar. 



The house and bed occupied by the sergeant and his 

 wife, keepers of the beacon here during the war, still remain 

 within the walls of the castle. 



The sergeant's wife, who is a Kelso woman, lately came 

 to visit her old residence and told my informant, the chatelain 

 Sogar, how many happy days she had spent here. 



