. The grange of St. Giles, the Bass : and the other baronial homes of the Dick-Lauder family. s estate, and taking his place as head of her family, he became AndrewDick, Esq., fourth Baron of Grange—residing there during his fathers Isobel was buried in the family tomb at Old Greyfriars. Ere the close of another six years, sorrow again entered the old home ofSanct Geilie-Grange, and Mistress Anne Dick passed , in 1764, on the2nd day of April, at one oclock in the morning, surrounded by a number ofher grandchildren. Mistress Dick was in her eighty-eighth year, and deeplyregre
. The grange of St. Giles, the Bass : and the other baronial homes of the Dick-Lauder family. s estate, and taking his place as head of her family, he became AndrewDick, Esq., fourth Baron of Grange—residing there during his fathers Isobel was buried in the family tomb at Old Greyfriars. Ere the close of another six years, sorrow again entered the old home ofSanct Geilie-Grange, and Mistress Anne Dick passed , in 1764, on the2nd day of April, at one oclock in the morning, surrounded by a number ofher grandchildren. Mistress Dick was in her eighty-eighth year, and deeplyregretted. She was buried in her own family vault at Seton Chapel. Theadministration of domestic affairs at the Grange then fell into the hands of heryoungest sister. Dame Jean Seton, who in her youth had presented a whiterose to Prince Charlie. She, like her elder sister, Dame Isobel, had remainedunmarried, but was by courtesy now called Mistress Jean Seton by hernephews and nieces, with whom she lived until her death, which occurred earlyin 1768. Registnim Magni SigilU, Lib. xcvi. No. AND THE SETONS OF PITMEDDEX 7^:, On the 29th January Mr. Andrew Dick of Grange had written to his sister,Miss Jean Lauder, at Fountainhall, to tell of the distress they were in onaccount of the continued indisposition of Mistress Jean Seton. After mention-ing her want of appetite, he startled them by saying, She was suddenly takenvery ill yesterday afternoon, and alarmed the whole family. She dropt downon the floor in a fit, and was immediately carried to bed, when after recoveringa little she vomited excessively a great mixture of corrupted blood and bile—a very dangerous symptom. Mr. Ingles was sent for immediately, and stayedhere all night. She is this day a little easier, and I hope will continue so, forif she should have more returns of the last fit, her life will be in imminent danger. The writer then goes on to speak of his fathers health, having heardthat he also had been indisposed
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