Propempticon Charitum Abredonensium. Siste rotas, currus ferventes siste: querelis Vosque Deæ, auriga regis, fluitantia lora, Ast unum sine fraude mihi fas poscere regem, Dum properat, lentus properet, spatiumque loquaci Vel modicum nostrò velit indulgere labori. Hæc ubi præcursor, referunt sua lumina Divæ, Primaque Relligio, quam mystæ, & psallere docti Circundant, horum vox aurea missa per astra, Innumeros numeros, & non imitabile carmen Sic ciet, ut philomela hominí prius æmula cedat, Threiciumque sui pudeat, se judice, vatem. In patriam hinc Pietas sequitur, quæ candida tota Dum præit, & molli flexu moderatur habenas; Vsque Caledonios per-amico lumine fines Respicit: at comitem lentam Prudentia lente Increpat, atque ultro quanto via longa labore Corripienda, monet: sequitur Constantia diva, Quam fovet amplexu Superis Astræa relictis, Æquior hæc votis sistit revocatque sorores. Interea accurrunt Charites, veneranda propago Eunonia prognata olim, par omnibus ætas, Par species; Aglaja, Thaliaque, lætitiæque Euphrosyne mater prius, at nunc tristior axem Prona petit, supplexque humili sic voce profatur: Ergone abis regum flos unice? nec tua spectas Gaudia ut has oras tecum fugitiva relinquant, Aut hæc nostra quibus permutes finibus arva? Gens armis opibusque potens adeunda, fatemur, Et quam temperie cœli, quamque ore diserto, Quam specie Angelica melior Natura bearit: At non illa tibi prima incunabula lucis, Non primæ usuram, primos non aeris haustus Contulit: has laudes terra hæc sibi vendicat una. Et tamen hanc linquens, illam tibi deligis unamı. Delia tela, tot & comites, seque abdat in antris. ora, Cetera non potuit. Subit hinc Aglaja serena Fronte magis niveas atque interfusa papillas Gratia letitiam lachrymis immiscet amaris. Hæc aute: Hunc urbes presserunt corde dolore, Namque ut nos hilares solida inter gaudia nocstes Macte animi Solomon alter: quam prodis amore Quas tibi, quasque choro procerum, comitumque Evehit incoctum generoso pectus honesto. [tuornm, Angligenisque tuis satrapis, tua Scotia debet. est. Hujus enim ille alter tu conditor: utque Camillus Hec Aglaja: preces superaddit tertia, curru Si [fit. END OF VOLUME FIRST. CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS, BY THE AUTHOR. PAGE 2, line 10, after Buchanness, add or perhaps rather 6, Note, line 7, for this had, read These operations had ...... 7, line 24, for cannot with any degree of certainty be ascertained, read we find it extremely 9, Note-The two charters granted by William the Lion to the burgesses, in the year 1196, are both of the same date and tenor, and witnessed by the same personages as we have already noticed; but they differ a little in some of the words, and in the mode of con◄ tracting them. A copy of one of those has been annexed as a note to page 9; the other has been engraved, and fronts that page. The following is a complete copy of it, with◄ out contractions : WILLIELMUS Dei gratia Rex Scottorum Episcopis Abbitibus Comitibus Baronibus Justiciariis Vicecomitibus Prepositis Ministris et omnibus probis hominibus totius terre sue clericis et laicis salutem sciant presentes et futuri me in perpetuum quietos clammasse burgenses meos de Aberdon 'a tolneio de propriis catallis suis per totum Regnum meum pro bono servicio quod idem burgenses mei mihi fecerint Et ideo volo ut nullum per Regnum meum dent tolneium de propriis catallis suis et firmiter precipio ut ubicunque in Regno meo venerint perpetuo a tolneio quieti sint de propriis catallis suis Quare prohibeo firmiter nequis in Regno meo eos injuste vexare presumpmat in exigendo ab eis de propriis catallis eorum tolneium super meam plenariam forisfacturam. Testibus Ricardo Episcopo Moravie Comite Dunecano Justiciario Gillechristo Comite de Mar Willielmo et Waltero Capellanis meis Philippo de Valoniis Alano filio Rollandi Constabulario Willielmo de Haia Willielmo Giffard Unifrede de Berkeley Henrico Reuel Thoma Thancart Yvone de Veteri ponte Waltero filio Sibaldi Apud Aberdon xxvIII die Augusti. PAGE 9, add to Note, line 23, Walter, the son of Sybald This Walterus filius Sybaldi is often mentioned, as a witness, in the charters of that period, as well as his father Sybaldus, who, in the 129th folio of the register of the priory of St. Andrew's, penes Mr. Maule, is styled Dominus Sybaldus Miles de Meornis. They are both also frequently named in the cartulary of the abbey of Arbroath, particularly in the foundation charter by William the Lion, where, among other donations to that Abbey, is noticed, “Et terram illam de Munethen (hodie Mondynes) quam Philippus de Malevill et Eva Sponsa sua eis dederunt, et quam Walterus filius Sybaldi dedit predicto Philippo in maritagium cum prædicta Eva filia sua." From this period, the Sibbalds of Kair continued to be among the greatest greatest landed proprietors in Mearns until about the end of the seventeenth century, and are now represented by Stuart of Inchbreck, directly and lineally descended of them. We have been favoured with this information by Professor John Stuart of Marischal College, who is now the only surviving descendant of this ancient family. PAGE 17, Note, line 10th, for 40,000, read 14,000 To the last Note of page 17th, add, The castle seems to have been of some importance in the beginning of the reign of Alexander III. In the Chamberlain's accounts of Scotland, for the year 1264, we find that Andrew de Garuiach, sheriff of the county, was allowed in his accounts the following articles : Item capellano ministranti in capella castri de Abirdene de illo anno v marcas Item de illo anno unam marcam Item magro R. cementario ad operacionem castri xx marcas de quibus respondebit Item in carriagio decem doliorum vini de naui usq, castrum cum windağ xoo. PAGE 20, line 14, after territories, add in the county of Aberdeen ... 7, after popery, add Such is the effect of custom, that, at the present day, the people, immediately on leaving the church after forenoon's sermon on Sunday, proceed directly to the terrace of the Castlehill, without having any particular object in view. This practice has been in observance for time immemorial 29, line 13, for its accomplishment, read for payment of the stipulated sum 51, ... 27, for before, read in front of.-Note, at the foot of the same page--It appears from the Chamberlain's accounts for the year 1412, that the governor was allowed for his labours and expense attending this expedition against Donald, L.122 17s. 4d.; for constructing a fort at Inverness, for the utility of the kingdom against Donald, L.151; and for stones sent to Inverness, victuals, and carriage, L.32 10s. 3d.—Vol. iii. p. 47. PAGE 52, line 21, for accomplished, read fulfilled 79, 5, for during this æra, which, read during this period. These ... 80, 19, for this form of rule, read this mode of conducting the election ... 85, after line 14, add, The lands of Rubislaw, which, by the modern improvements and ex< tension of the town, have become of very great value, were granted to the magistrates, council, and community, by Robert II. by a charter, dated at Kindrocht, or castle of Braemar, 20th of August, 1380. They were afterwards annexed to the borough by a charter from King James VI. dated at Falkland, 17th July, 1617, and ratified in parliament, June 28th, 1633; but the property had been feued out to a vassal, in the middle of the sixteenth century, for a trifling feu duty. 87, line 3, for in this æra, read during this period ...... 91, last line of Note, for lemma, read limina .... 98, line 1, for appropriated for, read appropriated to ......101, 25, for In the course of this epoch, read In the course of this period ... ......102, Note, at Heirship moveables.-These are the best of certain moveable goods which belonged to the ancestor at the time of his death. The heirs of prelates, barons, and trading burgesses, (excluding honorary ones) are entitled, by the act of parliament, 1474, to the succession not only of subjects properly heritable, but to that sort of moveables called heirship. The following list of goods, which were claimed by Alexander Fraser, eldest son of Gilbert Fraser, burgess, from Barbara Menzies, his widow, in |