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Branxton, for Flodden. 



The fifth meeting was held on Thursday, 24th September, 

 at Branxton for the purpose of attending a lecture by the 

 President on the battle of Flodden, and thereafter examining 

 the site on Piper's Hill recently acquired from the proprietor, 

 John C. Oollingvvood Esq., of Cornhill, with the view of erecting 

 a monument to the memory of King James IV., and the many 

 Brave of both nations who fell near him on that fatal 

 field. The day was dull and misty, but continued fair, enabliug 

 a large company of members and guests to carry out every 

 detail of the programme. Among those present were: — Captain 

 F. M. Norman, E.N., President; Pev. J. J. M. L. Aiken, B.D., 

 Interim Secretary; Mr E. Launcelot Allgood, and Mrs Allgood, 

 Titlington ; Misses Anderson, The Thirlings, Wooler ; Mr 

 Wm. B. Boyd, and Miss Boyd, Faldonside ; Rev. H. Boyd, 

 Whiterigg, Bowden; Miss Bruce, Gainslaw ; Mr J. Cairns, 

 Alnwick ; Mr John C. Collingwood, and Mrs Collingwood, 

 Cornhill ; The Hon. and Rev. William C. Ellis, Bothalhaugh ; 

 Mrs Erskine, Melrose ; Rev. Moses Forsyth, Crookham ; Mr 

 Gideon J. Gibson, and Miss Gibson, Netherbyres ; Mr Andrew 

 Glegg, and Mrs Glegg, Maines ; Mr T. Graham, Alnwick ; 

 Miss Greet, Birch Hill, Norham ; Mr J. C. Hodgson, Alnwick; 

 Dr Thos. Hodgkin, and Mrs Hodgkin, Barmoor Castle ; Dr 

 Pringle Hughes, Wooler ; Mr James Laidlaw, Jedburgh ; 

 Eev. J. F. Leishman, Linton ; Miss Low, Laws ; Mr William 

 Maddan, Berwick ; Mr W. J. Marshall, Berwick ; Misses Milne 

 Home, Paxton ; Rev. W. S. Moodie, Ladykirk ; Dr J. McWhir, 

 Swinton ; Mr J. Patterson, Coldstream Station ; Rev. A. J. 

 Pirie, Coldstream ; Mr Jas. Porteous, Coldstream ; Mr John 

 Prentice, Berwick; Mr F. E. Rutherford, Hawick; Mr H. 

 Rutherfurd, Fairnington ; Miss Scott, Kelso ; Mr T. B. Short, 

 Berwick; Miss Simpson, Coldingham ; Mr Philip Sulley, 

 Galashiels ; Canon Walker, Whalton ; Mr Thomas Wilson, 

 Roberton ; and Canon Wilsden, Wooler. 



