214 OBITUARY NOTICE-MR FRANCIS LYNN 



knowledge to those who had not his rare gift of unwearied 

 appHcation in the acquisition of antiquarian lore. His illus- 

 trated lectures were delivered without regard to conventional 

 methods. He talked of what he himself had seen, and his 

 winsome, homely phraseology gained the confidence of his 

 audience. 



It is impossible to mark oflf districts in the South-East of 

 Scotland unfamiliar to Mr Lynn. Catrail, Roman Road, 

 Roman Wall, were to him household words, and at any moment 

 he would engage the attention of any anxious enquirer. In 

 the recent excavations at Newstead, near Melrose, he took a 

 most intelligent interest. He visited that Roman Military 

 Station often, it being an evident pleasure to him to tell 

 of any fresh discovery which might illustrate the history of 

 bygone times. And, withal, he was humble, unobtrusive, 

 fond of the memorials of the past, his face betimes lit with 

 a keen, sweet sense of humour ! 



Much of the fruit of the labours of Mr Lynn is preserved 

 in the Transactions of this Club. In kindred Societies he was 

 a valued member. The Jedburgh Ramblers, the Innerleithen 

 Alpine Club, and the Society of Scottish Antiquaries were 

 proud to have his name associated with their aims, or on the 

 roll of their Fellowship. 



While specially and devotedly fond of the literature of the 

 Borders, he read widely, he was a well-informed man, he 

 took his full share in the duties of citizenship, and he was 

 held in high esteem among the whole community, whom he 

 served with fidelity and honour. 



If one be asked to state in a word the outstanding feature 

 of the character of the late Mr Lynn, that word is reverence. 

 He was a reverent student of Nature and of local history, 

 with distinct leanings towards time-worn relics of the 

 unremembered past. He made reverent use of those talents 

 committed to his care. His walk and conversation were 

 marked by reverence of the Divine, and he was, in sight 

 of all men, faithful in duty, loyal in friendship, generous in 

 disposition, He leaves the record of a well-spent life, and 

 the sacred heritage of a blessed memory, 



