and nothing would induce it to start again. Disgusted and dispirited, Paterson flung the key of the workshop to his assistant, told him he might "mak' a kirk or a mill o' it," and went home to bed. But the latter thought he would have one more try. Getting hold of a neighbouring smith, he got him to examine the mechanism, and though puzzled by the unfamiliar structure and ignorant of its use, the smith found a loose bolt. This was tightened, and soon the machine was running smoothly, turning out a net at a speed that left the handworker far behind. Paterson at first refused to believe the report which his jubilant workman hastened to bring him, and would hardly get out of bed to come and see for himself, but there was no doubt about it, the work of his lifetime had at last borne fruit. The invention was patented, and a net factory established in 1820, but it was a long time before the conservative fishermen would buy the machine-made nets which have now completely superseded the home-made article. A little farther on lie Musselburgh Links, an old historic golf course, only second to St. Andrews in the annals of the game, and still a sporting course, though only of nine holes. The car line now runs through very unattractive country, past the dirty brick and tile works of Preston Grange, through the dingy town of Prestonpans, where, half a mile inland, was the scene of Prince Charlie's dashing victory, on to the red-tiled fishing village of Cockenzie and the terminus at Port Seton. A little to the west of Leith Docks is Newhaven, founded by James Iv. in 1509 as a port for shipbuilding. There, in 1511, was built "ane verie monstrous great ship called the Michael." This vessel seems to have been a gigantic undertaking for the times in which it was built. Lindsay of Pitscottie gives the following account of its building, which is worth quoting in full if only for the light it throws on the armament of these old vessels: "The Scottish King bigged a great ship called the Great Michael which was the greatest ship and of most strength that ever sailed in England or France, for this ship was of so great stature and took so much timber that, except Fackland, she wasted all the woods in Fife, bye all timber that was gotten out of Norway: she was so strong and of so great length and breadth-(all wrights of Scotland, yea, and many strangers were at her device by the King's commandment; who wrought very busily in her, but it was a year and a day ere she was complete)-to wit she was twelve score feet of length and thirty-six foot within the sides; she was ten foot thick in the wall, outted jests of oak in her wall and boards on every side so stark and so thick that no cannon could go through her. This great ship cumbered Scotland to get her to the sea. From that time she was afloat and her masts and sails complete, she was counted to the King to be £30,000 of expenses, with tows and anchors effeiring thereto :-bye her artillery which was very great and costly to the King. She bore many cannons, six on every side, with three great bassils, two behind on her deck, and one before, with three hundred shot of small artillery-that is to say mijand, and battered falcon, and quarter falcon, slings, pestilent serpents, and double dogs, with baytor and culvering, cors bows and hand bows; she |