BUCCINA

ancient Roman musical ent consisting: of a carved bra Toushly in the shape of the letter O. eCH Sane. se A atheag its descent from Sir Richard le Sl ce bag le cee in Be tha the Mech family eee r to receive the title of Sir David Scott of Branxholm, in James III.’s Edinburgh par of 1487 as ‘Dominus de B.’ The Walter Scott of Branxholm and B. in Scott’s Lay of the Last was his grandson, and lived 1490-1552. He fought in the of Pinkie, 1547, and was killed skirmish with Sir Walter Kerr of in Edinburgh. His great bearing the same name, was warden of the Western and was raised to the peerage as Lord Scott of B. He is celefor his rescue of ‘Kinmont Willie’ Carlizlo Castle, as well as for his in the Not her lands, and in border bands for foreign The title of Earl of B. was upon a Waltcr Scott in 1619, commanded a Not herl and regiment Spain. Tho first Duke of B. was Duke of Mon mouth, the illegitiof Charles II., who received the 1663 on his marriage to Anne, of B. When he was beheaded the duche retained the title in right. She was succeeded in her grandson, Francis, as second B. Henry, Duke of B. and 1746-1812, was a friend of Smith, and rendered great service to his tenantry by making improvements on the estates. Francis, fifth duke, 4806-84, was the creation of the deep-water harbor at Grant on, near Edinburgh, burghs hire, and captain of the bodyguard in Scotland. William Henry Walter, the present duke, was born in 1831. bucintoro), barge in which Venice, on Ascension Day wedded the Adriatic; custom menced about (1000) <A. continued (1789).