The Castle Hill.
solid, and her camage winning and affable to her
inferiors.? One of the most ardent of her suitors,
on the death of ?Glammis, was a man named
William Lyon, who, on her preferring Campbell of
Skipness, vowed by a terrible oath to dedicate his
life to revenge. He thus accused Lady Jane and
the three others named, and though their friends
were inclined to scoff at the idea of treason, the
artful addition of ?sorcery? was suited to the
growing superstition of the age, and steeled against
them the hearts of many.
Examined on the rack, before the newly-constiat
that time. She was of ordinary stature, but her
mien wa6 majestic; her eyes full, her face oval,
her complexion delicate and extremely fair ; heaven
designed that her mind should want none of those
perfections a mortal creature can be capable of;
her modesty was admirable, her courage above what
could be expected from her sex, her jud,ment
Mercy was implored in vain, and on the 17th of
July-three days after the execution of the Master
of Forbes-the beautiful and unfortunate Lady
Jane was led from the Castle gates and chained to
a stake. ?Barrels tarred, and faggots oiled, were
piled around her, and she was burned to ashes?
within view of her son and husband, who beheld
the terrible scene from the tower that overlooked
it.?
On the following night Campbell, frenzied by
grief and despair, attempted to escape, but fell over
the rocks, and was found next morning dashed out
tuted Court of Justiciary, extremity of agony compelled
them to assent to whatever was asked, and
they were thus condemned by their own lips,
Lady Jane was sentenced to perish at the stake on
the Castle HilL Her son, her husband, and the
old friar were all replaced in David?s Tower, where
the first remained a prisoner till 1542.
PROSPECT OF EDINBURGH CASTLE FROM THE EAST IN 1779.
