He took it in enormous quantities, and used to say that if he had a dozen noses he would feed them all.

Lord Gardenstone died 1793.
Lord Monboddo (James Burnet, Esq.

of Monboddo) is another of the well-known members of the Scottish Bench, who combined, with many eccentricities of opinion and habits, great learning and a most amiable disposition.

From his paternal property being in the county of Kincardine, and Lord M.being a visitor at my father's house, and indeed a relation or clansman, I have many early reminiscences of stories which I have heard of the learned judge.

His speculations regarding the origin of the human race have, in times past, excited much interest and amusement.