56 Report of the Meetings for 1892, 



Mr John Williamson, Duns, informs me that there used 

 to be in the churchyard a tombstone bearing the following 

 inscription : — 



Here lyes the body and the banes 

 Of the Laird ok Whinkerstaxes : 

 He was neither gude to rich nor pdir, 

 But now the Deil has him sure. 



It has not been seen for the last fifty years, and the name 

 of the ill-fated Laird has entirely passed out of memory.* 



From Fogo the party drove to 



Duns Castle 

 by way of Langton. A kind invitation had been received from 

 the Hon. Mrs Baillie Hamilton to visit Langton, but time was 

 too limited to admit of justice being done to such an important 

 place, which it was felt would require a day to overtake. The 

 beautiful policies of Duns Castle were entered by the South 

 L<>dge,and at the Castle the couipany were cordially received by 

 Mr and Mrs Hay, who had luncheon waiting for them. The 

 luncheon was served in the magnificent dining room, a portion 

 of the original historic tower. 



Provost Craig- Hrown, Selkirk, President of the Club, occupied 

 the chair, and amongst the company, numbering over forty, 

 were: — Dr Hardy, Oldcambus, Secretary; Major-General Sir 

 William Crossman, E.E., K.C.M.G. ; Mr Watson Askew- 

 Pobertson of Ladykirk ; Mr D. H. B. Askew of Pallinsburn ; 

 Mr Stirling Cookson of Renion ; Rev. W. D. Herald, IVI.A., 

 Duns; Mr Macqueen, Duns; Eev. Dr Sprott, North Berwick; 

 Mr Hogg of Quixwood ; Mr Newbigin, Alnwick ; Pev. Ambrose 

 Jones, Stannington ; Rev. James Stark, South Shields ; Mr G. 

 H. Thompson, Alnwick; .Mr Cook, Alnwick; Rev. Joseph 

 Hunter, Cockburnspath ; Mr Cairns, Alnwick ; Mr Doughty, 

 Ayton ; Mr Ferguson, Duns ; Dr Dobie, Coldstream ; Mr 

 Stephenson, Chapel; Mr Hindmarsh, F.L.S., Alnwick; Mr 

 Watson, Duns; Mr Spark, London; Mr Fortune, Duns; Mr 

 Ford, Duns; Rev. Hamilton Graham, Maxton ; Mr Williamson, 



* Mr George Fortune, Dans, has heard of a version of the epitaph which 

 ran as follows : — 



" Heir lyes the body and the banes 

 Of the mychty Laird of Whinkeistanes : 

 He had nae other God ava' 

 But Eosiebank and Charterha'." 



