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"with an ordinary gnomen. Here it is the same and the thought struck us whether since it was this very
Sir Walter to whom the Carmelite Friars' Church and property were gifted back at the dissolution of that
religious house he might not have harboured and employed the brethren in this ingenious piece of work", etc. etc.

The following is a free translation of the Latin inscription. "Sir Walter Dundas in the year of our Lord
1623 and 61st of his own age erected and adorned as an ornament of his Country and family Sacred to the memory
of himself and as a future memorial of his posterity as also an amusing recreation for friends, guests, and visi [visitors]
this fountain in the form of a Castle, this dial with its retinue of goddesses and this garden with its building [buildings]
walls and quadrangular walks surrounded with stones piled on high rocks having been all sides deeply cut ou [out]
which inconveniently covered the ground. Whoseoever thou art who comest hither we so many
half-fiendish spectres are placed here lately by order expressly for bugbears to the bad so that the hideous show
their visages lest any meddling evil disposed person should put forth his hand on the dial or garden.
We warn robbers to depart burglars to desist nothing here is prey for plunderers. For the pleasure &.
enjoyment of spectators are all placed here but we who rather laugh with joyous front to the free
sight we bid frankly the Kind and welcome friends of the host. Boldly use every freedom with
the master, the dial, the garden and with the garden-beds and couches - him for friendship and
conversation them for recreation of the the mind and thought, with ordinary things to content is here is to
be even with others - We envy not their better things,"

Transcriber's notes

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