Documenta Latomica Inedita.

IN DORSO . i . John Burgh w in namyd lyi " burij w "' in the chappel or porche of ow ' ladye w ' in the sayd Kyrke of Catrik whiche John burghe d yyd the tenth day of Januarij A dni M ° iiij . xij ° . the xij "' yere of the Rayng off Kyng henri the forthe . ij . WylPm Son & heyer vnto the sayd John Ith burijd in the forsayd

yy porche & Kyrke of Catrik whiche WylPm deceacyd the ffowrth day of nouember A 0 dni M ° iiij 0 . xlif the xxxijth yere of the Rayng of Kyng henri the syxst . iij . W ylPm Son vn to the sayyd WylPm & also his heyer lyyth buryyd in the sayd Kyrk & porche of ow ladye & w in the same tombe w his father & dyyd the last day of decebr A dni M ° iiij . lxij . A R . R . edwardi

iiij " . ij ° . iiij . Wyll m Son & heyer vn to the second W yll m lyythe also buvyyd in the sayd Kyrke of Catrik in a chappel or porche dedicat vn to Saynt Jamis & dyyd the xvij day of awgust A" dni M ° iiij . iiij" . xij . the vijth yer of y * Rayng of Kyng H . the vijth . v . Wyll m Son vn to the last before namyd Wyll m & allso his heyer lyyth burijd in the said porche of Saynt Jamis in the sayd Kyrk of Catryk who did decease the xij " day of aprell A" dni M . v . viij . A" . R . R . H . vij . xxij » .

We subjoin Mr . Raine ' s interesting remarks on the Contract itself . " The Contract is drawn up in English , and for this Dr . Whitaker , doubtless , assigns a right reason . In fact , its present state proves it to have been duly consulted b y him , for whose convenience the English language was , contrary to the custom of the period , adopted . * " No reference is made in the contract to anything resembling the working

drawing of modern times ; nor has the greatest pains , taken for this purpose , been able to discover any such record relative to any other early fabric . The archives of Durham Cathedral have been carefully searched for architectural plans , but without success . A manuscri pt Commentary upon the Prophet Ezekiel , belonging to the Dean and Chapter of Durham , written apparently in the eleventh century , contains some curious pen and ink delineations , in the Norman style , of Ezekiel ' s temple , such as ground plans , elevations , & c , which prove the architectural skill of the commentator , and the fact that it was no unusual thing to commit to parchment illustrations of