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

vi CONTENTS, no. VIII. ARMORIAL BEARINGS, 18. THE RESTORATION. BURNINQ OF CROMWELL, THE POPE, Emay - X. WEST BOW. MAJOR WEIR, . XI. OLD BANK CLOBE. ASSASSINATION OF SIR QEORQE LOCRHART BY CHIESLEY OF DALRy, XII. SIR DAVID LINDSAY, . XIIL UMFRAVILLE’S CROSS, XIV. QREYFRIARS’ MONASTERY, . XVI. ST KATHERINE’S WELL, XV. THE WHITEFRIARS’ MONABTERY, . XVII. CLAUDERO, . 0 . . XVIIL ST BILES‘S CHURCH, , . c XIX. ANClENT LODGINQB, . XX. THE PILLORY, PAW , 435 . 436 . 438 . 440 , 442 . 442 . 443 . 444 . 445 . 445 . 450 . 452 . 454

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. BIRD’BE YEV IEW OF EDINBURGH IN 1647, BY JAKEGSOR DON OF ROTHIEMAY, Front*&. 1. Ancient Carved Stone, Edinburgh Castle, 2. ANOIEZHTOT USEC, ANONHILLS, 3. Carved Stone from the Old Barrier Gate, 4, The Castle, from a Map of 1575, 5. Corbel, from St Giles’s Church, 6. The Old High Street, . 7. Ancient Houses, near the Kirk-of-Field, 8. Nary of Guelders’ Arm& from her Seal, . Edinburgh Caatle, . .. . . . 9. TRINITYC OLLEGCEE URCHF, ROM THE SOUTH- 10. Bishop Kennedy’s Arms, St Pies’s Church, . 11. The Castle, from the West Port, 1640, 12. The King’s Pillar, St Giles’s Church, 13. Ancient Padlock, dug up in the Greyfriara’ Churchyard, . 14. City Cross, , 15. Palace of Holyrood previoua to 1554, 16. BLACKFRIARWS’Y ND, . 17. HOLYROOCDH BPELE, NTRANCE TO THE ROYAL 18. Norman Capital, Holyrood Abbey, . 19. Black Turnpike, . 20. THE GREATH ALL,T RINITYH OSPITAL, 21. Ancient Chapel, Kirkgate, Leith, . 22. Corbel from the ancient South Porch, St Giles’s Church, . 23. ST MARY’S CHURCHS,O UTHLE ITH, . 24. HURT OF MIDLOTHIAN, . 25. Saint Qilea, from the City Seal, 1565, 26. Queen Mary’s Bath, . 27. Carved Stone in the Castle, containing the Cipher of Queen Mary and Henry Lord Darnley, . WEST, VAULT, . 28. Tower of the City Wall in the Vennel, 29. Holyrood Chapel, . 30. OLD TOLBOOTHLE, ITH, 31. The Maiden, . 32, Jenny Geddes’s Stool,. 33. DUN BAR'^ CLOSE, HIGH STREET, . 34. The Citadel, Leith, . 35. Parliament House. about 1646. . . PAQE 1 a 6 8 10 11 14 17 18 21 22 24 27 33 34 39 4b 46 47 48 54 64 64 72 73 76 77 80 81 81 86 92 97 97 . 99 36. THE GOLFER’S LAND, CANONOATE, . . 104 37. The Darien House, . . 107 PAOE 38. WEST Bow, FROM TRE CASTLE ROAD, 1843,. , 111 39. The Capital of the City Cross, 6 115 40. Interior of the Tower of the Ancient Town Wall, in the Vennel, . . 116 41. Ancient Doorway, Halkerston’s Wynd, . 118 43. French Prisoners’ Vault in the Castle, . 126 . 44. Mouldinga of the Chancel Arch, St Margaret’s 45. Lintel from the Guiae Palace, Blyth‘a Close, . 134 46. Ancient Crow-Steps from the Mint, , . 135 47. Cipher of Ilobert Mowbry of Castlewan, .. 140 48. Gothic Niche, Kennedg’s Close, Castlehill, . 142 49. Lord Sempill’a House, Castlehill, . . 145 50. PISCINAPA, LACOFE M ARYO F GUISE,C ASTLEHILL, . . 145 51, Oaken Front of Ancient Cupboard, from the Guise Palace, , 147 62. Ancient Carved Doorway, do., . 148 63. EDWARDH om’a HOUSE, TODD’SC LOSE, CASTLEHILL., . 152 54. Large Gothic Niche, Blyth’a Close, . . 154 55. Ancient Niches, Blyth’s Close, , . 155 56. ANCIENHTO USESC, ASTLEHILL, . . 156 57. Painted Oak Beam from the Guiae Chapel . 157 58. Gladstone’s Land, Lawnmarket, , . 158 59. Ancient Lintel, Lady Stair’s Close, . . 164 60, RIDDLE’SC LOSE,L AWNMABKEBTa,i lie Macmoran’s House, . . 168 61. Ancient Corbel, from the Old Bank Close, . 172 62. OLDBANKC LOSE, , . 176 63. Carved Stone, from the Old Bank Close, . 176 64. Carved Stone, from the Old Bank Close, . 179 66. HEADOF WESTB ow, LAWNBCAEKE. T, , 183 68. TEE WEIGH-HOUSE, . . 193 70. REID’S CLOSE, CANONQATE, . . 217 71. A r m s of Edinburgh, from Common Seal of 72. House of Adam Bothwell, Bishop of Orkney. 227 73. Ancient Lintel, from Roxburgh Close, . 230 42, The Castle, about 1750, , . 121 Chapel, in the Castle, _. . 128 65. GOSFORDC’EL OSEL, AWNMARKET, . . 180 67. North Side of the Tolbooth, . . 184 69. The Old Parliament Stairs, . . 212 the City, 1561, . f . 221

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