THE BANNATYNE CLUB. WILLIAM CLERK, ESQ. 20 HON. HENRY COCKBURN, LORD COCKBURN, VICE PRESIDENT. DAVID CONSTABLE, ESQ. ANDREW COVENTRY, ESQ. JAMES T. GIBSON CRAIG, ESQ., TREASURER. WILLIAM GIBSON CRAIG, ESQ. HON. GEORGE CRANSTOUN, LORD COREHOUSE. JAMES DENNISTOUN, ESQ. GEORGE DUNDAS, ESQ. RIGHT HON. W. DUNDAS, LORD CLERK registeER. LORD FRANCIS EGERTON. 30 SIR CHARLES DALRYMPLE FERGUSSON. ROBERT FERGUSON, ESQ. GENERAL SIR RONALD C. FERGUSON. COUNT MERCER DE FLAHAULT. HON. JOHN FULLERTON, LORD FULLERTON. WILLIAM GOTT, ESQ. ROBERT GRAHAM, ESQ. LORD GRAY. RIGHT HON. THOMAS GRENVILLE. THE EARL OF HADDINGTON. 40 THE DUKE OF HAMILTON AND BRANDON. ED. W. A. DRUMMOND HAY, ESQ. SIR JOHN HAY, BART. SIR THOMAS BUCHAN HEPBURN, BART. JAMES MAITLAND HOG, ESQ. LORD HOLLAND. THE BANNATYNE CLUB. JOHN HOPE, ESQ., DEAN OF FACULTY. COSMO INNES, ESQ. DAVID IRVING, LL.D. JAMES IVORY, ESQ. 50 SIR HENRY JARDINE. HON. FRANCIS JEFFREY, LORD JEFFREY. JOHN GARDINER KINNEAR, ESQ. THE EARL OF KINNOULL. DAVID LAING, ESQ., SECRETARY. THE EARL OF LAUDERDALE. REV. JOHN LEE, D.D. ALEXANDER WELLESLEY LEITH, ESQ. LORD LINDSAY. JAMES LOCH, ESQ. 60 LORD LOVAT. THE MARQUIS OF LOTHIAN. ALEXANDER MACDONALD, ESQ WILLIAM M'DOWALL, ESQ. HON J. H. MACKENZIE, LORD MACKENZIE. JAMES MACKENZIE, ESQ. JOHN WHITEFOORD MACKENZIE, ESQ. JAMES MAIDMENT, ESQ. THOMAS MAITLAND, ESQ. VISCOUNT MELVILLE. 70 WILLIAM HENRY MILLER, ESQ. THE EARL OF MINTO. HON. SIR J. W. MONCREiff, lord mMONCREIFF. RIGHT HON. JOHN A. MURRAY, LORD ADVOCATE. WILLIAM MURRAY, ESQ. MACVEY NAPIER, ESQ. SIR FRANCIS PALGRAVE. LORD PANMURE. HENRY PETRIE, ESQ. SIR THOMAS PHILLIPPS, BART. 80 EDWARD PIPER, ESQ. ROBERT PITCAIRN, ESQ. ALEXANDER PRINGLE, ESQ. JOHN RICHARDSON, ESQ. ANDREW RUTHERFURD, ESQ, SOLICITOR-GENERAL. THE EARL OF SELKIRK. JAMES SKENE, ESQ. WILLIAM SMYTHE, ESQ. THE EARL SPENCER. JOHN SPOTTISWOODE, ESQ. 90 MAJOR-GENERAL SIR JOSEPH STRATON. THE HON. CHARLES FRANCIS STUART. THE DUKE OF SUTHERLAND. ALEXANDER THOMSON, ESQ. WALTER C. TREVELYAN, ESQ. DAWSON TURNER, ESQ. ADAM URQUHART, ESQ. RIGHT HON. SIR GEORGE WARRENDER, BART, THE VEN. ARCHDEACON WRANGHAM, Introduction of Scotish Music into England-Dr Blow-Dryden-Mary, Queen Scotish musical publications of the Seventeenth Century-Forbes's Cantus-City of Aberdeen-Louis de France, pupil of M. Lambert-Revival of a taste for Music in Scotland-Forbes's Cantus contains the songs which were taught The ancient Scotish Lyrical poetry and musical instruments, two collateral en- quiries necessary, in order to arrive at a just conception of the ancient Music of 39 PAGE I. ANCIENT SCOTISH LYRICAL POETRY. Introductory observations-Ancient rhymes and songs from "Wyntoun's Chro- nicle"- Harleian MS.-Fabian-Notices of ancient songs from the poems James I.-Cockelbie Sow-Two original songs of 1507 never before published —Douglas and Dunbar-Sir David Lyndsay-Complaynt of Scotland-Com- pendium of godly ballads-Verstegan's "Restitution of decayed Intelli- The harp known to the ancient Gauls and Britons, though most probably of Gothic Whether known to the Greeks and Romans uncertain, but used by the Britons Early notices of the harp, of use in illustrating the history of ancient nations- The Druids, their functions and history, and their successors the Bards, Many of the early inhabitants of Scotland may have acquired a knowledge of that instrument from their northern ancestors-The Scalds eminent performers Description of the ancient population of Scotland-Little difference between the Anglo and Scoto-Saxons before the English conquest-Partiality of the Anglo- The harper, an officer of the household, had lands assigned to him-Instances of Musicians of the royal household of the Scotish sovereigns, their description, names of some of them, and appointments from the Treasurer's Accounts and 74 |