UR a d v e r t i s e m e n t .
Mr. 'Thomas Weft favored me with feveral things relating to the
North of Lancajhire.
Doftor Brownrigg, the Rev. Doftor Burn, Jofeph N'icholfon, Efqj,
o f Hawkjbery, and the Rev. Mr. Farijh of Carlijle, afforded me large
fupplies relating to their counties of Weftmureland and Cumberland,
In S c o t la n d , "John Maxwel, Efq; of Broomhohne, and Mr. Little
of Langhdme favored me with feveral remarks relating to EJkdale.
The Rev. Mr. Jaffray, minifter o f Ruthwell, with a hiftory of
his parilh.
Sir William Maxwell, Bart, o f Sgringkeld, with, variety o f drawings,
found at the Roman ftation at Barrens*.
John Goldie, Efq; o f Dumfries, fupplied: me with numbers o f ob.
fervations on that town and county.
The Rev. Mr. Duncan Macfarlane of Drummond, with an account
o f his pariih.
Mr. John Golborn, engineer* with an account of Glafgow, and
various mifcelkneous remarks.
For the excellent account o f Paiftey, I am indebted to Mf;
Francis Douglas.
T he Rev. Mr. Gerfhom Stuart fent me materials for an account
of the ifle of Arran.
Alexander Campbel, Efq; of Ballble, and Charles Freebain, E %
communicated feveral obfervations relating to the ifle of Ilay.
J oseph B anks', Efq; communicated to me his defcription o f
S t a f f a ; and permitted my artift to copy as many o f the beautiful
drawings in his collection, as'would be o f ufe in the prefent work.
* I muft not qxfiit my thanks to. the Rev. Mr. Cur diner, minifter of the efifcufal
Chapel at Banff, for an elegant drawing of the urn in the preceding volume.
I muft
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I muft acknowlege myfelf in a particular manner indebted to>
the Rev. Mr .Donald Macquin o f Kilmuir, in the ifle o f Skie, for a
moft inftruftive correfpondence relating to the antient cuftoms
o f the place, and to its various antiquities. A fmall part I have
mingled with my own account: but the greater lhare, in juftice
to the merit o f the writer, I have delivered unmutilated in the
Appendix to the third volume.
The Rev. Mr. Dounie, minifter o f Gair-l'och,. obliged me with;
various remarks on his neighborhood.
The Rev. Mr. Donald Macleod of Glenelg, the fame, refpecSing:
his.
T o Doftor Ram/ay of Edinburgh, I muft return thanks, for a
variety of fervices to Mr. George Paton of the fame place, for an
indefatigable and unparalleled afliduity in procuring from all parts
any intelligence that would be o f ufe to the work in view.
P L A T E S .