5.  The Society will undertake the issue of its own publications, i.e. without the intervention of a publisher or any other paid agent.

6.  The Society will issue yearly two octavo volumes of about 320 pages each.

7.  An Annual General Meeting of the Society shall be held at the end of October, or at an approximate date to be determined by the Council.

8.  Two stated Meetings of the Council shall be held each year, one on the last Tuesday of May, the other on the Tuesday preceding the day upon which the Annual General Meeting shall be held.  The Secretary, on the request of three Members of the Council, shall call a special meeting of the Council.

9.  Editors shall receive 20 copies of each volume they edit for the Society.

10.  The owners of Manuscripts published by the Society will also be presented with a certain number of copies.

11.  The Annual Balance-Sheet, Rules, and List of Members shall be printed.

12.  No alteration shall be made in these Rules except at a General Meeting of the Society.  A fortnight’s notice of any alteration to be proposed shall he given to the Members of the Council.

PUBLICATIONS OF THE SCOTTISH HISTORY SOCIETY

For the year 1886-1887.

1.  BISHOP POCOCKE’S TOURS IN SCOTLAND, 1747-1760.  Edited by D.W.  KEMP.  (Oct. 1887.)

2.  DIARY OF AND GENERAL EXPENDITURE BOOK OF WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM OF CRAIGENDS, 1673-1680.  Edited by the Rev. JAMES DODDS, D.D. (Oct. 1887.)

For the year 1887-1888.

3.  PANURGI PHILO-CABALLI SCOTI GRAMEIDOS LIBRI SEX.—­THE GRAMEID:  an heroic poem descriptive of the Campaign of Viscount Dundee in 1689, by JAMES PHILIP of Almerieclose.  Translated and Edited by the Rev. A.D.  MURDOCH.  (Oct. 1888.)

4.  THE REGISTER OF THE KIRK-SESSION OF ST. ANDREWS.  Part i. 1559-1582.  Edited by D. HAY FLEMING. (Feb. 1889.)

For the year 1888-1889.

5.  DIARY OF THE REV.  JOHN MILL, Minister of Dunrossness, Sandwick, and Cunningsburgh, in Shetland, 1740-1803.  Edited by GILBERT GOUDIE, F.S.A.  Scot. (June 1889.)

6.  NARRATIVE OF MR. JAMES NIMMO, A COVENANTER, 1654-1709.  Edited by W.G.  SCOTT-MONCRIEFF, Advocate. (June 1889.)

7.  THE REGISTER OF THE KIRK-SESSION OF ST. ANDREWS.  Part ii. 1583-1600.  Edited by D. HAY FLEMING. (Aug. 1890.)

For the year 1889-1890.

8.  A LIST OF PERSONS CONCERNED IN THE REBELLION (1745).  With a Preface by the EARL OF ROSEBERY, and Annotations by the Rev. WALTER MACLEOD. (Sept. 1890.)

Presented to the Society by the Earl of Rosebery.

9.  GLAMIS PAPERS:  The ‘BOOK OF RECORD,’ a Diary written by PATRICK, FIRST EARL OF STRATHMORE, and other documents relating to Glamis Castle (1684- 89).  Edited by A.H.  MILLAR, F.S.A.  Scot. (Sept. 1890.)