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in Galloway. In connection with this journey, the Accounts show payments
by the master of the household, for travelling gear — panniers and saddle
bags — and for a riding gown, and other articles of attire, for the Queen,
and " for lyveray govnis to sex ladys of the Quenis chalmire at hire pass-
ing to Quhytehirne." [" Compota," id supra, Preface ; pp. xlv.-xlvi 29,
44 folios, 22 a.h., 32 h., a.d. 1473.] The Gaelic name of the ancient
town of Tain, still in common use among the Highlanders of Eoss-shire,
(as well-known to your readers), is " Baile-Dhuthaich," or Duthach's toicii :
from S. Duthach, who is said to have been an early Bishop of, or rather
in, Iloss, and died at Armagh, in Ireland, a.d. 1065, as recorded in the
Annals of iSenait MacMauus, commonly called " The Annals of Ulster,
compiled in 1498 — " 1065 Kal. Jan. vij., f.l. xx. Anno Domini Mlxv.,
Duhtacli Alhannach prim Annchara Erin Alhain in Ardmacha quievit."
[From " MS. Bodleiaii Library, Oxford — Rawlinson, B. 489," as given in
Skene's " Chronicles of the Picts and Scots;" Edi)i. 1867, p. 370.] This
corrects the date of a.d. 1253, usually assigned for his death ; his remains
were evidently translated from Ireland to his native place, in the latter
year, his festival being kept in the Church of Scotland on March 8,
though it is placed on June 19, by Camerarius. [" De Scotorum Forti-
tudine," etc., Paris, -ito, 1631, ^jj:>, 112-3, 159.] The following authorities
on this point may also be consulted : — "Breviarum Aberdonense Pars
Hiemalis," [London, ito, 1854; folios Ixv.-lvi., " Sancti Duthaci episcopi
et confessoris."] " Eegistrum Episcopatus Aberdonensis, [Spaldinrj Club
Edit, 4:to, Edinh., 1845 ; vol. it, pp. 160-167.] Adamna-iUs " Life of St
Columba," edit. Reeves [4fo, 1857, Dull in, p. 401, note.l Lesley, " De
Origine — Scotorum;" [ito, Romce, 1675, p. 216.1 M'LaiicJdan's "Early
Scottish Church," [8vo, Edinb. 1865. ^a 338. J Keith's "Catalogue"
[4to, 1755, p. 110, and edit. Russell, 1824, p. 186] which puts the death
of " Duthac, Bishop of Boss, in 1249," an evident error, of nearly two
centuries, and not corrected even in Eussell's neiv edition of " Spottis-
woode's History of the Church or Scotland" [Spottisivoode Society, Edinh.,
8vo, 1851, vol. i.. pp. 246-7] though the original editions of that work \in
fulio, 1655 and 1677, ^j^x 110, and A2-)pendix,p. 45] exclude — and properly
— Duthac from the list of " Bishops of Eoss " in the thirteenth century;
when the See was certainly filled by its bishop Robert, an energetic and
zealous prelate, who presided at " Eosmarkyn, in Eoss," for about forty
years, established the cathedral chapter there — under papal sanction and
confirmation, in 1235-1238 — and died a.d. 1255, in or shortly before being
succeeded, as Bishop of Eoss, by a prelate of the same name, who was
confirmed there previously to Feb. 9, 1256, and finally fixed the capitular
establishment of the Church of Eosmarkyn, or " Chanonry" of the diocese.
Eeference may also be made, with advantage, to " Origines Parochiales
Scotife " [Bamiatipie Club Ed., Uo, Edinh., 1851, vol. ii., part ii., pp>-
416-433, " Tain"], so ably compiled by the late Mr James B. Brichan (a
former tutor of my own, nearly forty years ago). It is there stated that — " The
church, dedicated to Saint Duthace, appears to have stood on the low beach
north of the town, where its ruins, composed of strongly cemented granite
blocks, and now known as the chapel of Saint Duthace, may still be seen.
The chapel of Saint Duthace (" Sanct Duthois Chapell in the Kirkzaird of
Tayn," as recorded in the Treasurer's Accounts), stood in the town, or