State of the BAROMETER in inches and decimals, and of Farenheit's THER MOMETER in the open air, taken in the morning before fun-rise, and at noon; and the quantity of rain-water fallen, in inches and decimals, from April 1ft to 30th, within one mile of the Castle of Edinburgh. IN DESCRIPTION OF THE VIEW. N the reign of David I. when that fortrefs had been built of which the ruins are now before us, circumftances relating to ecclefiaftical establishments begin to become more particularly interefting in the annals of North Britain and it is not eafy to feparate the hiftory of the adminiftration of the Nobles, in thefe terri, tories over which they bore fway, from those religious appointments, with which their views of comfort and happiness appear to be fo continually actuated. The remains of Boharm Castle, including the Domestic Chapel and other buildings adjacent, are spread over the ground in one fo indifcriminate ruin, that fearce from, among the maffy veftiges can the form and extent of the court be traced. It extends near a hundred and twenty feet in front, along the brow of a circular hill, which defcends to the fouth by a fteep declivity, into a finely-wooded, deep, romantic glen, through whofe fhades the brook of Alderney winds, in wild murmurs, through rocks and precipices that break and interrupt its courfe. This ftream, in a little way after its confluence with the Fiodich, waters fome charming valleys, and then falls into the Spey, that noble river, which fees a vaft tract of well-cultivated country embellish its banks. Here, oppofite to the fine plains of Rothies, the parish of Boharm furrounds the lofty hill of Ben-i-gene. readily be believed, is not the leaft luxuriant of the arable lands. These, with a vaft tract of furrounding country, as far back as annals reach, were the property of the very antient and noble family of the Moravienfes, who held the rich territories of Duffus, Rofe-Ifle, Kintrae, Infkele, &c. in Moray, in the reign of King David I.; which lands were confirmed to William de Moravia, fon to the famous Frefkinus dominus de Duffus, &c. by King William, anno 1169.Vide Chat. Morav. Willielmus, filius Willielmi Frefkyni, ftiled Dominus de Pettie, Brachlie, & Boharm, by a deed yet extant, granted to the fee of Moray "the church lands of the parish of "Artendol, with all their appenda This Nobleman, either out of policy, to conciliate the Bishop of Moray to favour fome of his ambitious views, or out of the genuine piety and fpirit of the times, made large conceffions to the church; and by his affignments encreafed the diocefe. He affixed, by a written deed yet extant, the church-lands of the parith of Artendol (which had been Hh 2 The demefae of the caftle, as may other |