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retinue of men great in their generation - men of renown -
6th. In the "Nave of the Abbey" Church" you have "Gillespie
Grave" - These words spread over a large Surface without
indicating the precise spot - I think if the wording was
placed in a direction from north to south it would enable
you to indicate with accuracy - Commendatory Pitcairns "
Monument" is right and I think if you put down names it
would be well to do them all in the same way - You forgot
George Dury Abbot of Dunf. [Dunfermline] - The Pitfirrane & Keavel burial
places or tombs all in the Nave but the latter on the south
side -
7th. "St Margaret's Chapel" you have as if it were an actual
building at the present day - whereas only a very low fragment
of two walls remain along with the plinth Stone of her once
celebrated shrine - I think some distinction should be made
in this - the date 1250 is right - always minding that this is
the date of her translation from the old nave to this spot
8th. A little above where you have "Remains of the Queens
House" I see site of "The Regality House" "Site of the
Constabulary House" these are not properly indicated
I have copied these plan into the rough plan I send with
this - which plan was done in 1790 and you may rely on
it being very exact
9th. "Beeally Garden" - should be Bee-alley Garden
10th. "Abbots-Hall" should be as in its title deeds - viz
Abbots House - the popular name - however
is "Commendatory House" probably because the last
person who was principal of the Abbey was as
Commendator and he resided and died in this house
I thinK this is all that occurs to
me. I fear I have been too tedious - if so, excuse me.
I am a native of Dunfermline and take great
interest still in its Antiquarian History - I may
further add. that plain lettering would be much
preferable to the ornamented squills of letters - black
small plain letters would be readable If you have any
more of Dunfermline Plan done & if you send it to me
I shall look over it and maKe any remarKs which
may appear to me to be necessary - When I was
in
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[Notes in margin] -- [6th] [?] site
[?] shows this
? [at George Dury]
? [at South Side]

[7th] It is St Margaret Tomb
[Initialled] JB

[8th] Site of the
Constabular
[and?] Regality
House

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