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Go to: Kay's Originals Vol. 1 Title Pages Advertisement Introductory Notice to Original Portraits, Biographical Sketches I. Mr. John Kay II. A Triumvirate. The Daft Highland Laird, John Dhu, or Dow, alias Macdonald, and Jamie Duff, an idiot. III. Francis McNab, Esq. of McNab IV. Three Giants, with a Group of Spectators V. Lord Kames. Hugo Arnot, Esq. of Balcormo, Advocate. Lord Monboddo. VI. Contemplation VII. Lord Gardenstone VIII. Hugo Arnot, Esq., Advocate, and Gingerbread Jock IX. Dr. Glen and the Daft Highland Laird X. A Sleepy Congregation XI. Dr. James Graham going along the North Bridge in a High Wind XII. Dr. James Graham lecturing in Edinburgh XIII. James Macrae, Esq. XIV. Captain Page and Captain Vicars XV. The Three Captains of the City Guard. George Pitcairn, George Robertson, Robert Pillans. XVI. Provost David Steuart and Bailie John Lothian XVII. Alexander Hunter, Esq. of Polmood, and Roger Hog, Esq. of Newliston XVIII. Francis Grose, Esq., F.A.S. of London and Perth XIX. Captain Mingay, with a porter carrying George Cranstoun in his creel XX. Samuel McDonald and George Cranstoun XXI. Major Fisher XXII. Dr. Joseph Black XXIII. Dr. Joseph Black, Lecturing XXIV. Dr. James Hutton XXV. Philosophers XXVI. Dr. John Brown XXVII. Dr. Brown in his study XXVIII. Sir James Hunter Blair, Bart., Late Lord Provost of Edinburgh XXIX. Alexander Carlyle, D.D., Inveresk XXX. The Modern Hercules XXXI. Adam Ritchie XXXII. Angelo Tremamondo, Esq., Riding Master XXXIII. Lord Rockville Dr. Adam Smith, and Commissioner Brown XXXIV. Adam Smith, LL.D. And F.R.S. of London and Edinburgh XXXV. The Sapient Septemviri. King's College, Aberdeen. XXXVI. Vincent Lunardi, in his basket, ready to ascend. XXXVII. Marriage XXXVIII. A group of Aeronauts. XXXIX. The Right Honourable Colonel Lennox. XL. Colonel Hunter. XLI. The Rev. William Robertson, D.D., author of the History of Scotland and Charles V XLII. Dr. William Robertson, D.D., in his full clerical dress XLIII. Quartermaster Taylor XLIV. Cock-fighting Match between the counties of Lanark and Haddington XLV. James Donaldson XLVI. Mr. Alexander Thomson and Miss Crawford XLVII. Retaliation; or the Cudgeller caught XLVIII. Henry Viscount Melville and The Hob. Robert Dundas of Arniston XLIX. Bailie James Dickson and Bailie James Torry L. William Doyle, Samuel Sone, and William Foster LI. Sir Ralph Abercromby, K.B., giving the word of command LII. General Sir Ralph Abercromby, K.B., viewing the army, encamped on the plains of Egypt LIII. Lauchlan McBain LIV. Second print of Lauchlan McBain LV. Mrs. Siddons, Mr. Sutherland, Mrs. Woods, of the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh LVI. Captain George Gordon, Captain George Robertson, and John Grieve, Esq., Lord Provost of Edinburgh LVII. Rev. Hugh Blair, D.D. of the High Church, Edinburgh LVIII. The Honourable Henry Erskine, Dean of the faculty of Advocates LIX. James Bruce, Esq. of Kinnaird, and Peter Williamson LX. Courtship LXI. Mr. William Martin, Bookseller and Auctioneer in Edinburgh LXII. Mr. Thomas White LXIII. Mr. Henderson and Mr. Charteris, of the Theatre-Royal, Edinburgh LXIV. The Rev. Joseph Robertson Macgregor, First Minister of the Edinburgh Gaelic Chapel LXV. The Rev. James Lawson of Belvidere, The Job of Present Times LXVI. An Exchange of Heads. Hugo Arnot, Esq. - Mr. William Macpherson, and Roger Hog, Esq. LXVII. The Rev. John McLure, Chaplain to the Grand Lodge LXVIII. Mr. Alexander Wood, surgeon LXIX. Mr. Wood LXX. Captain Hind LXXI. Robert McQueen of Braxfield, Lord Justice-Clerk LXXII. George Pratt (The Town-Crier) LXXIII. The Rev. Dr. John Erskine, late of the Old Greyfriars' Church, Edinburgh LXXIV. Dr. Erskine LXXV. Dr. Henry Moyes, lectureer on Chemistry, etc. LXXVI. Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo, banker in Edinburgh LXXVII. Thomas Fraser (A Natural) LXXVIII. The Marquis of Huntly, afterwards Duke of Gordon LXXIX. Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope and David Stuart Moncrief, esq. of Moredun LXXX. Rev. Greville Ewing LXXXI. The Earl of Hopetoun LXXXII. Charles Hay, Esq., Advocate LXXXIII. Lord Newton on the Bench LXXXIV. The Earl of Errol and the Right Honourable Lord Haddo. LXXXV. Voltaire, the French Philosopher, and Mr. Watson, an Edinburgh Messenger LXXXVI. Mr. William Smellie, Printer and Mr. Andrew Bell, Engraver LXXXVII. The Right Honourable David Earl of Leven and Melville LXXXVIII. The Right Honourable Lord Adam Gordon LXXXIX. Right Honourable Lord Adam Gordon and His Royal Highness the Count D'Artois, afterwards Charles X XC. John Dhu XCI. Sir William Nairne, Baronet, Lord Dunsinnan XCII. Mr. Ralph Rylance XCIII. Levelling of the High Street of Edinburgh XCIV. Mr. Moss in the character of 'Caleb' XCV. Mr. Robert Meikle XCVI. Mr. Thomas Neil, Wright and Precentor XCVII. Major Campbell of the 35th Regiment XCVIII. The Royal Edinburgh Volunteers. Mr. Archibald Gilchrist XCIX. John Davidson, Esq., and Lord Henderland. George Paton, Esq. Lord Monboddo and Dr. Hutton. C. David Ross, Lord Ankerville CI. Francis Home, M.D. CII. The Right Hon. the Earl of Haddington, Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo, Bart., and Sir James Hunter Blair, Bart. CIII. Dr. William Cullen CIV. Dr. Cullen in his study CV. William Brodie, Deacon of the Incorporation of Wrights and Masons, Edinburgh CVI. George Smith and Deacon William Brodie CVII. General Buttons, An American Officer CVIII. Mr. John Wright, Lecturer on Law CIX. John Wright, Edq., Advocate CX. The Rev. William Beat, Minister of Kilrenny CXI. James Marshall, Esq., writer to the Signet CXII. Rev. John Wesley CXIII. Sir James Grant of Grant, Bart. CXIV. Dr. Alexander Monro, Secundus, Professor of Anatomy CXV. Rev. John Kemp, D.D. CXVI. The Most Noble the Marquis of Graham, and The Right Hon. the Earl of Buchan CXVII. Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville CXVIII. Andrew Nicol CXIX. Three Legal Devotees. Andrew Nicol, Mary Walker, and John Skene CXX. Four Bucks. Dr. Eiston, Signior Stabilini, Captain McKenzie, and Macnab of Macnab CXXI. Dr. Andrew Hunter CXXII. Lord Craig CXXIII. Mungo Watson, Beadle of Lady Yester's Church, etc. CXXIV. James Robertson of Kincraigie CXXV. Thomas Muir, Esq. Younger of Huntershill CXXVI. Sir Archibald Hope of Pinkie, Bart. CXXVII. Robert Blair, Esq. CXXVIII. Robert Blair, Esq., Solicitor-General CXXIX. The Hon. Robert Dundas of Arniston CXXX. Captain James Justice of Justice Hall, and a Lady in the costume of 1790 CXXXI. Andrew Dalziel, A.M., F.R.S. CXXXII. Two Shadows. Lord Kames, and Hugo Arnot, Esq. CXXXIII. Neil Ferguson, Esq., Advocate, and the Little Polish Count CXXXIV. Dr. Alexander Hamilton, Professor of Midwifery CXXXV. Rev. Rowland Hill, A.M. CXXXVI. James Gregory, M.D. CXXXVII. Dr. James Gregory, in the uniform of the Royal Edinburgh Volunteers CXXXVIII. Alexander Osborne, Esq., and Francis Ronaldson, Esq. CXXXIX. Rev. Robert Walker CXL. Sir David Rae of Eskgrove, Bart., Lord Justice-Clerk CXLI. Mr. David Downie, Goldsmith in Edinburgh - tried for High Treason along with Robert Watt in 1794 CXLII. Mr. Thomas Blair, late of the Stamp-Office, Edinburgh CXLIII. Rev. William Moodie, D.D. CXLIV. Thomas Elder, Esq. of Forneth, Late Lord Provost of Edinburgh CXLV. The Right Hon. Lord Viscount Duncan CXLVI. Admiral Duncan on the Quarter-Deck CXLVII. Lord Hailes CXLVIII. Rev. Dr. David Johnston, Minister of North Leith CXLIX. Sir James Stirling, Bart. CL. Henry Dundas, and Sir James Stirling, Bart. CLI. Lord High Chancellor Loughborough, afterwards Earl of Rosslyn CLII. John Campbell, Esq., of Blythswood CLIII. The Hon. Basil Cochrane, and James Edgar, Esq., Commissioners of the Customs CLIV. Rev. Dr. Thomas Davidson, late of the Tolbooth Church, Edinburgh CLV. Colonel Patrick Crichton CLVI. George Fergusson, Lord Hermand CLVII. Mr. John Shiells, Surgeon CLVIII. Mr. Robert Johnston, and Miss Sibilla Hutton CLIX. Mr. John Bennet, Surgeon CLX. Three Officers of the Hopetoun Fencibles. Lord Napier, Major Pilmer, and Major Clarkson. CLXI. Mr. John Adams, Master of the Royal Riding Menage CLXII. Mr. William Scott, Mr. James Sibbald, George Fairholme, Esq., and James Kerr, Esq. CLXIII. Rev. William Paul CLXIV. Byrne, the Irish Giant, Mr. Watson, Mr. McGowan, Mr. Fairholme, and Geordie Cranstoun CLXV. Allan Macdougall, Esq. of Glenlochan, Alexander Watson, Esq. of Glenturkie, and Colquhoun Grant, Esq. CLXVI. Ensign Macdougal, of the Hopetoun Fencibles CLXVII. Mr. James Rae, Dr. William Laing, and Dr. James Hay CLXVIII. George Mealmaker, author of the 'Moral and Political Catechism of Man' CLXIX. Two Turks CLXX. The City Guard House. 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NOTES TO VOL. I. Page 257, DEACONBR ODIEA ND THE EXCISEO FFICE. The Excise Office was then in Chessels’ Court, Canongate. In the reign of Charles 11. it stood a little below John Knox’s house, just within the Nether Bow Port, From thence it was removed to a fine old building in the Cowgate, on the site of the southeru arches of George IV. Bridge, originally the mansion of the Earl of Haddington, the favourite of James I. Froni this it was transferred to Chessels‘ Court in 1772, and then to the fine mansion of Sir Lawrence Dundas in St. Andrew Square, now the Royal Bank.of Scotland. Brodie’s own house was in .the Lawnmarket, a little below the West Bow, styled after him Brodie’s Close. Page 281, Dr. ALEXAXDEMRO NRO. Among the earliest Scottish photograph portraits, taken with paper negatives, by the late D. 0. Hill, R.S.A., is a very characteristic photograph of Dr. Alexander Monro Tertius. Page 287, EARLO F BUCHANH’SO USE. The Earl of Buchan’s house was at the north-east corner of St. Andrew Sqnare, with its east windows on North St. Andrew Street. There the Society of Antiquaries was originated ; and there the eccentric nobleman figured in such scenes as that of Apollo and the Muses, described in the following note. Page 305, HADDOH’SO LE. The Little Kirk, or Haddo’s Hole, waa the north-west division of Old St. Giles’s Church. Until near the close of last century it was entered through a beautiful Norman porch, the last remains of the earliest structure ; and over this was a chamber to which Maitland gives the name of the Priest’s Prison. In this apartment Sir John Gordon of Haddo was imprisoned in 1644, previous to his trial, and beheading by the Maiden. Hence the name of Haddo’s Hole. Page 306, MUIR of Huntershill and his MONUMENT. The monument referred to as in prospect was at length successfully raised in spite of the proceedings which interdicted its erection for a time, and wasted the funds in law proceedings ; thereby reducing the scheme to the poor obelisk now in the Old Caltou Eurying-ground. Page 315, LORDP RESIDENBLTA IRA ND LORDM ELVILLE. The houses referred to in the note were, it is presumed, in Brown Square. Lord Melville occupied the most westerly house on the north side of the square. The next house was occupied for a time by Sir Ilay Campbell, the predecessor of Lord President Blair. The locality was conveniently near the Parliament House, with easy access by the Cowgate and Old Parliament Stairs. Hence the square was a favourite resort of the Judges. Lord Justice-clerk Miller was succeeded in the centre house on the same side by his son, Lord Glenlee, who continued to occupy it long after the general fashionable migration to the New Town. Page 41 7, APGOWAN’MS USEUM. Pennant, in his Second Tour, gives some account of the contents of Mr. John Macguan’a “ small but select private cabinet.” Some of the objects found in the neighbourhood of Edinburgh appear to have possessed considerable local interest; and especially a fine Roman bronze, representing a beautiful Naiad, with a wine-vat on her head, and a small satyr in one arm.

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INDEX TO VOL . I . PORTRAITS AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES . A No . Page Abercromby. Sir Ralph. K . B., giving the word of command ........................ li 106 Abercromby, General Sir Ralph, K.B., viewing the army encamped on the plains of Egypt ........................... lii 108 Adams. Mr . John, master of the Royal Riding Menage ........................... clxi 410 Aeronauts, a Group of .................. xxxviii Arnot, Hugo, Esq . of Balcormo, advocate ... v 86 16 cate ....................................... Viii 25 cate ....................................... lxvi 157 cate .................................... cxxxii 324 X ........................................ lxxxix 215 Beat, Rev . William, Kilrenny, Fifeshire ... cx 271 Bell, Mr. Andrew, engraver .................i.v 13 Bell, Mr . Andrew, engraver ............ lxxxvi 210 Beuuet. Mr . John, surgeon ...............c lix 401 Black, Dr . Joseph ........................... xxu 52 Black, Dr . Joseph, lecturing ............ xxiii 54 Black, Dr . Joseph ........................... xxv 56 Provost ................................. xxviii 62 Blair, Sir James Hunter, Bart ............. xcu 226 Blair, Sir James Hunter, Bart ............. cii 252 Arnot, Hugo, Esq . of Balcormo, advo- Arnot, Hugo, Esq . of Balcormo, advo- Arnot, Hugo, Esq . of Balcormo, advo- Artois, Count D’, afterwards Charles B Blair. Sir Jcmes Hunter, Bark, Lord Blir, Robert, Esq., Solicitor.Genera1, afterwards Lord President of the Court of Session ..................... cxxvii 313 Blair. Robert, Esq., Solicitor-General cxxviii 314 Blair, Rev . Hugh, D.D., of the High Church .................................... lvii 120 Blair, Mr . Thomas, of the Stamp-Office ... cxlii 355 Boruwlaski, Joseph. the Polish Dwarf . cxxxiii 327 Brodie, Deacon William ..................... cv 256 Brodie, Deacon William ..................... cVi 264 and Elliestown ........................ xxxiii 75 58 61 Brown, George, Esq . of Lindsaylands Brown, Dr . John, author of the “Brunonian System of Medicine ” ......... xxvi Brown, Dr . John, in his study ......... xxvii No . Page Abwsinian Traveller ..................... lix 128 Bruce. James. Esq . of Kinnaird. the Buchan. Right Hon . the Earl of ......... cxvi 286 Bucks. Four .................................... cxx 292 Burnett. James. Lord Monboddo ............v 18 Burnett. James. Lord Monboddo ............ vi 21 Buttons. General. an American Officer ... cvii 266 Byrne. Charles. the Irish Giant ............ iv 10 C Campbell. Major. of the 35th Regiment.xcvii 235 Campbell. John. Esq . of Blythswood. Lieut.-Colonel of the 9th Regiment of Foot .................................... clu 383 Byrne. the Irish Giant ..................... clxiv 417 Carlyle. Alexander. D.D., Inveresk ... xxix 65 Chalmers. Dr . John. Principal of King’s College. Aberdeen ..................... xxxv 78 Chalmers. Dr . William. Professor of Medicine. King’s College. Aberdeen ....................................... xxxv 79 Charteris. I&., in the character of “Bardolph” .................................... lxiii 151 City Guard. Three Captains of the ......... xv Clarkson. Major .............................. clx 409 Cochrane. the Hon . Basil .................. cliii 384 Cock- fighting Match between the Counties of Lanark and Haddington .......................................... xliv 96 Congregation. a Sleepy ........................ x 28 Contemplation ............ .......................... 21 Courtship .......................................... Ix 139 Craig. Lord .................................... cxxii 302 Cranstoun. George .............................. xx 50 Cranstoun. Geordie ........................ clxiv 417 Cmwford. Miss. of Jordanhill ............ xlvi 98 Crawford. Miss. of Jordanhill ............ xlvii Crawford. Captain ........................... xlvii 99 the Awkward Squad ..................... clv 390 Cullen. Dr . William. in his study ......... civ 255 D Dalzel, Professor .............................. xxx 67 41 99 Crichton. Colonel Patrick. of the Edinburgh Volunteers. with a view of Cullen. Dr . William ........................ ciu 253

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