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humbler people, who thus 'fill the circle marked out for 

 them by heaven.' The pitch of shade, the relation of 

 the scenes and figures are not yet finally determined. 

 Incomplete lines and blanks must be tilled in before the 

 true perspective of the picture of the history of mankind 

 can be seen in its symmetry. The parish of Stichill does 

 not find space amongst the scenes or figures in the 

 foreground of the History of Scotland. It has, notwith- 

 standing, its true place in the progress of the nation. To 

 those who have eyes to see, it points out the traces of 

 the past, which has made wa}^ for the present ; traces 

 of the men by whom we live, and who, like us, played 

 their part worthily or unworthily in the enlightenment 

 of our Borderland. No wonder our local histories are 

 full of interest to us, as members of the Berwickshire 

 Naturalists' Club, who seek to unravel the mysteries of the 

 present from the wonderful changes that have impressed 

 themselves on the face of the past, both in the works of 

 Nature, which image around us the glory of the Divine 

 Creator, and in the achievements of our ancestors in this 

 area of God's great field of labour. 



APPENDIX I. 



ABSTRACT OF DATES OF NAME. 



Stichel, 1124-53; Stichil, 1159; Stichele, 1170; Stichehulle, 

 1203; Stechil, 1226; Stychyl, 1235; Stichehull, 1253; StichelL 

 1253; Stichill, 1260; Stychil, 1272; Stichhully, 1296; Styeche. 

 hulle, 1308; Stitchel, 1331; Stikel, 1361; Stychill, 1361 

 Stichille, 1361; Stychehille, 1361; Stychele, 1370; Stichehille 

 1404; Stechel, 1439; Stitchell, 1480-87; Steohell, 1542 

 Stitechell, 1587. 



APPENDIX II. 



THE CLERGYMEN OF STICHILL. 



Gilleb., Presbyter of Stichel ,. .. 1124 



W. de Stichel .. .. .. 1153 



Goze, Goscelino Olericus, Sacerdos of Stichil 1158 



