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Dryburgh
quatrefoliated window in the gable next the river.
which has probably come from the N. [North] transept of the
abbey where its fellow is still. In the abbey a
few feet out from the S. [South] wall of the S. [South] transept
is a broken grave slab 3’ 8” x 1’ 6” bearing a shield charged
with a bend and two ? mascules – There has probably
been a third which has been broken off. A slab in
the So. [South] wall. bearing the inscription Hic Jacet Honor:
:abilis Vir Adam Robson of Gleddiswod qui obiit
VII [7] Octobris anno domini 155?5. bears a cross on
a calvary the arms terminating in fleur de - lis -
very similar to the cross on slab in Bassendean Church.
The inscription below the coat of arms of the last
abbot is Durum patientia frango –“ (abbreviated.)
A large stone coffin lies in the chancel
having a detached hollowed out block for the
head to rest in. Length 7 ft. [feet]. breadth at head
2 ft. 8 ins. [2 feet 8 inches]. at foot 2 ft. [feet]. depth 1 ft. 5 ins. [1 foot 5 inches]. sides
4 ins [inches] thick. There are in the N. [North] wall of the
presbytery two slabs, one with ivy tendrils carved
over it & another with a (?) cross on it which I expect
are already on record. The ruins appear to me
to be in a very bad state. Many of the voussoirs
of the arches are out of places and the seams
between stones in the tracery etc. are open.
There is no appearance of any work having
been done on the buildings recently. The proprietor

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