Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time

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Go to: « Kay's Originals Vol. 1 « Kay's Originals Vol. 2 Memorials of Edinburgh in the Olden Time Cover Title Pages Contents List of Illustrations Preface Part 1: Historical Associations Part 1 Ch 1: Earliest Traditions Part 1 Ch 2: From The Accession of The Stuarts to the Death of James III Part 1 Ch 3: From the Accession of James IV to the Battle of Flodden Part 1 Ch 4: From the Battle of Flodden to the Death of James V Part 1 Ch 5: From the Death of James V to the Abdication of Queen Mary Part 1 Ch 6: From the Accession of James VI to the Restoration of Charles II Part 1 Ch 7: Historical Incidents after the Restoration Part 2: Local Antiquities and Traditions Part 2 Ch 1: The Castle Part 2 Ch 2: King's Stables, Castle Barns, and Castle Hill Part 2 Ch 3: The Lawnmarket Part 2 Ch 4: The Tolbooth, Luckenbooths, and Parliament Close Part 2 Ch 5: The High Street Part 2 Ch 6: The High Street and Nether Bow Part 2 Ch 7: The Canongate and Abbey Sanctuary Part 2 Ch 8: St Leonard's, St Mary's Wynd, and The Cowgate Part 2 Ch 9: The West Bow and Suburbs Part 2 Ch 10: Leith, and The New Town Part 2 Ch 11: Ecclesiastical Antiquities Appendix » Edinburgh Past and Present » Old and New Edinburgh Vol. I » Old and New Edinburgh Vol. II » Old and New Edinburgh Vol. III » Old and New Edinburgh Vol. IV » Old and New Edinburgh Vol. V » Old and New Edinburgh Vol. VI

viii LIST OF ILL USTRA TIONS, 74. OLD ASSEMBLYR OOM&W ESTB ow, 75. Clamshell Turnpike, . 76. Lochaber Axes, . 77. Ancient Inacriptiong, from Blackfriars’ Wynd, 78. Allan Ramsay’s Shop, opposite Niddry‘s 79. Ancient Gothic Corbel, North Gray’s Cloae, . 80. Ancient Sculpture, the Offering of the Wise Men, from Sandiland’s Close, . 81. JOHKNNO X’BH OWBNEE, THERBOW,. 82. Ancient Doorway, Blackfriars’ Wynd, 83. CARDINABLE ATON’HS OUSEC,O WGATE, 84. Ancient Doorways, Fountain Close, . 85. NETHERBOPWO RTF,R OM THE EAST, . 86. Canongate Tolbooth, . 87. Gothic Niche, Old Fleshmarket Close, Canon- 88. SYOLLET’HS OUSE,S T JOHSNT RF.ETC, ANON. 89. Canongate Cross, . WPd, . ,. gate, . OATE, . 90. MANSION OF aEOUCiE FIRST NARQUIS OF HUNTLYB, AKEHOUSCEL OSE,C ANOXGATE., 91. .NISBETO F DIRLETON’HS OUSEC, ANONGATE., 92. Jenny Ha’s Change-House, Canongate, . 93. BACKO F TEE WHITE HORSEC L OC~AN ON- 94. Ancient Turnpike Stair, Symson’s House, 95. Tirling Pin, Mint Close, . 96. Ancient Inscription, Cowgate, 97. Initials from an Ancient Doorway, Cow- GATE, Cowgate, . gate, * 98. SYMSON’B (THE PRINTER’S) HOUSE, COWGATE, . PACE 232 244 246 249 251 254 256 257 264 265 272 273 276 278 288 293 293 297 300 304 310 317 321 323 324 PAOB 99. Tailors’ Hall, Cowgate, . . 326 100. FRENCAHM BASSAIIOBC’HBA PELC, OWGATE,. 328 101. BROWNSQ UAREFR, OM THE SOCIETY., . 332 102. Uothic Niche, College Wynd, , 332 103. Major Weir’s House, West Bow, . . 333 104. THE WEST BOW, ENTRANCE TO MAJOR WEIR’S HOUSE, . . 336 105, Ancient Finials, from the Grassmarket, . 343 106, THE POTTERROW, . . 344 107. HOSPITAOFL OUR LADY, PAUL’8 WORK, 352 108. ST NIKIAN’SR ow, 1845, . . 356 109. Sculpture Arms, Vinegar Close, Leith, . 356 110. ANCIERTCO UNCIL-HOU8E, COALHILL, LEITH, . 361 111. ANCIENTS IGNALT OWERT, OLBOOTWH YND, LEITH, . 365 112. Cinerary Urn, dug np at the Dean, . . 370 113. The Tolbooth of Broughton, . . 372 114. Chapel of Robert, Duke of Albany, St Giles’s Church, . . 377 115. Norman Doorway, North Porch, St Giles’a Church, . . 379 116 ST GILES’S CHURCH, FROM THE NORTHWest, . 384 117. Sculptured BOSBf, rom St Eloi‘s Chapel, St Giles’s Church, . . . 387 118. Ornamental Details, from Trinity College Church, . . 395 119. TRINITHYO SPITAL,W OMEN‘RW ARD,, 396 120. Abbot Crawford’s Arms, from Holyrood Abbey, . , 406 121. OLDG REYFRIARCS’H URCH, . . 412 122. Wrychtishousis, . . 432 123. GROUNDPL ANO F STG ILE~’Cs HURCH, 452 .

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PREFACE. THE Work now brought .to a close, under the title of MEMORIALOSF EDINBURIGN HTH E In the gratification of a taste for the pictaresque.relics of the past, with which the old Scottish capital abounds, a considerable number of sketches and drawings accumulated, which acquired a value altogether apart from any claim to artistic merit, when the subjects of many of them disappeared in the course of the radical changes wrought of late years on the Old Town. Believing that the interest which these monuments of former ages are calculated to excite commands the sympathy of a numerous and increasing class, I was induced to prepare a selection of the drawings for engraving, and to draw up a slight descriptive narrative to accompany them ;- but the absence’ of desirable information in other works on the subject, and the accumulation of a good deal of curious material, led to a total change of plan, the result of,which is now before the reader. ’ OLDENT IME,w as begun years ago, not with the pen, but the pencil. On referring to the works already published on the antiquities of Edinburgh, none of them seemed to embrace the object in view. ’ Maitland’s history presents a huge accumulation of valuable, and generally accurate, but nearly undigested materials ; while Amot furnishes a lively and piquant rvacirnento of his .predecessor’s labours, embellished With occasional illustrations derived from hie own researches ; but, with one or two slight exceptions, neither of them have attempted to describe what they were themsehea cognisant of. Both of the historians of Edinburgh seem, indeed, to have racked, that invaluable’ faculty of the topographer, styled by phrenologists locality, and the consequence is, that we are treated with a large canvas, composed in the historic vein of high art, when probably most readers would much’ rather have preferred a cabinet picture -of the Dutch cichool. In striking contrast taeither of these, are Mr Robert Chambers’u delightful d

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