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Before the company left Ladykirk house, 



The Mayor of Berwick proposed a hearty vote of thanks to 

 Mr Watson Askew-Eobertson, the Hon. Mrs Askew-Robertson 

 and family for the kind hospitality they had received at their 

 hands that day. The members of the Club would not easily 

 forget how they had exerted themselves to make that visit 

 agreeable. (Loud applause.) 



Mr Watson Askew-Eobertson returned thanks and said it 

 had afforded them the greatest pleasure to have the members of 

 the Club there, and of showing them what little attention lay 

 in their power. He thanked them for the honour they had 

 done him in coming there. (Applause.) 



The company then proceeded under the guidance of the Eev. 

 Mr Dobie to examine the remains of the ancient village and 

 rectory of Upsetlington, where the Scottish nobles assembled in 

 May 1291, before Edward I. adjudicated on the claims of the 

 various claimants to the Crown. On the road two wells were 

 examined bearing the insciiptions, "Well of St. Mary of 

 Upsetlington" and "Nun's Well." From the site — the Chapel 

 Hill where the old rectory stood a most picturesque view of the 

 surrounding country was obtained. Immediately below is the 

 Tweed, while on the opposite side Norhaui Castle stood forth in 

 all the glory of a fine summer day, the richly-wooded district 

 adding beauty to the picture. The old rectory, prior to the time 

 of the Reformation, was in a very dilapidated condition, and 

 after that time nothing more seems to have been heard of it. 

 At the time of the Reformation everything in connection with 

 the building seems to have disappeared, and no trace of it has 

 ever been found. The visitors next turned towards Ladykirk 

 Chjuich, examining by the way the fountain erected by Lady 

 Marjoribanks in commemoration of Queen Victoria's Jubilee. 

 The old church was examined with great interest both internally 

 and externally. Inside the sacred building, 



Rev. Mr Dobie gave a short description of it. He said the 

 church, which was situated on the north bank of the river 

 Tweed opposite the Castle and village of Norham, was founded 

 by James IV., King of Scotland, in the year 1500. Notwith- 

 standing the many vicissitudes the building had undergone, it 

 was still in an excellent state of preservation. Its original 

 form, a Latin cross, is entire, and the complete fabric is Gothic 

 in style, with the exception of the steeple, which was carried to 



