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

ME M 0 R I A L S OF E D I N B U R G H I N THE O L D E N T I M E . BY DANIEL WILSON, LL.D, PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATDRE IN THE UNIVERSITY, TORONTO j LATE ACTING SECRETARY OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF SCOTLAND. E D I N B U R G H : PRINTED AT THE BALLANTYNE PRESS FOR A N D R E W E L L I O T , 17 P R I N C E S STREET. LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHSLL, & CO. 1872.

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CONTENTS. PART 1.-HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS. CBAP. I. EARLIEST TRADITIONS, IL FROM THE ACCE8SION OF TEE 8TUARTS TO THE DEATH OF J A m S III., . 111. FROX THE ACCESSION OF JaME8 IV. TO TEE BATTLE OF FLODDEN, IV. FROM TEE BATTLE OF FLODDEN TO THE DEATH OF JAMES V., . V. FROM THE DEATH OF JAMES V. TO TEE ABDICATION OF QUEEN MARY, - VI. FROM TBE ACCESSION OF JAMES VI. TO THEJiESTORATION OP CHARLES 119 VII. HISTORICAL INCIDENTS ALFTER THE RESTORATION, . PAOE . 1 . 11 . 22 . 34 . 47 . , 81 . 99 PART 11.-LOCAL ANTIQUITIES AND TRADITIONS. I. THE CASTLE, , 11. KING’S STABLES, CASTLE BARNS, AND CASTLEHILL, 111. THE LAWNMARKET, . . IV. THE TOLBOOTH, LUChEbBOOTHS, AND PARLIAMENT CLOSE, V. THE HIGH STREET, , VI. TEN HIGH BTREET AND NETHERBOW, VII. THE CANONUATE AND ABBEY SANCTUARY, . VIII. ST LEONARD’S, ~ J TY ARY’S WYND, AND THE COWGATE, . IS. THEI WEBT BOW AND THE SUBURBS, X. LEITH, AND THE NEW TOWN, XI. ECCLESIA8TICAL ANTIQUITIES, , 121 . 134 158 184 221 249 276 310 333 356 377 APPENDIX, NO. I. EDINBURQH, . . 423 11. ANCIENT YAPS AND VIEWS OB EDINBURGH, * . 424 IZL CHURCHES, . . 428 IV. CORPORATION AND MASONIC HALLS, . 430 V. WRYCHTISHOUSIS, , . 432 . 433 b . VI. PORTEOUS YOB, . 433 VII. LADY ANN BOTHWELL’S LAMENT, , ..

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