Old and New Edinburgh

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CONTENTS. B CHAPTER XV. . THE CHURCH OF ST. GILES. PAGE SL Giles’s Church-The Patron Saint-Its Wgh and early Norman style-The Renovation of xEzg-History of the StrucsPmcession of the Saint‘s Relics-The Preston Relic-The Chapel of the Duke of Albany-Funeral of the Regent Morray-The “Gude Regent’s Aisle”-The Assembly Aisle-Dispute between James VI. and the Church Part-Departure of James VI.-Haddo’s Hole-The Napier Tomb-The Spire and Iantun--Clak and Bells-The Krames-Restoration of 1878 . . . . . . . 1.38 . . CHAPTEK XVI. THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF ST. GILES’S. St Giles’s Churchyard-The Maison Dieu-The Clam-shell Turnpike-The Grave of Knox-The City C-The Summons of Pint- Executions : Kirkaldy, Gilderoy, and othe-The Caddies-The Dyvours Stane-The LnckenboobThe Auld Kirk Style-Byre’s Lodging--Lord Coaktoun’s Wig-Allan Ramsay’s Library and ‘‘ Creech’s Land”-The Edinburgh Halfpenny . . . . . 1 4 f . CHAPTEK XVII. ‘ THE PARLIAMEXT HOUSE. Site of the Parliament Iiouse-The Parliament Hall-Its fine Roof-Proportions-Its External Aspect of Old-Pictures and Statues-The Great South Window-The Side Windows-Scots Prisoners of War-General Monk Feasted-A Scene with Gen. DalyeU-The Fire of 17-Riding of the Parliament-The Union-Its due Effects and ultimate good Results-Trial of Covenanters . . . . . 157 CHAPTER XVIII. THE PARLIAMENT HOUSE (continued). The Faculty of Advocates-The Wr:ters to the Signet-Solicitors before the Supreme Court-The First Lords of Session-The Law Courts- The Court of Session: the Outer and Inner HousesXollege of Justice-Supreme Judicature Court-Its Corrupt Nature-How Justice used to be defatec-Abduction of Lord Dune-Some Notable Senators’of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: Lord0 Fountainhall, Covington, Monboddo, Kames, Hailes, Gardenstone. Amiston, Balmuto, and Hermand . . . . . , I66 CHAPTER XIX. THE PARLIAMENT CLOSE. Probable Extinction of the Court of Scion-Memorabiliaof the Parliament Close‘and Square-Goldsmiths of the OldenTime-Gearge Heriot- HIS Workshop-His Interview with James VI.-Peter Williamson’s Tavern-Royal Exchange-Statueof Charles 11.-Bank of Satha- The Fire of 17-The Work of Restoration-John Row’s Coffee-house-John’s Coffee-house-SylvesterOtwaFSir W. Forbes‘s Bank- 6ir Walter Scott’s Eulogy on Sir Willkm Forks-John Kay’s Print-shopThe Parliament ShirsiJames Sibbald-A Libel Gsc-Fire in Junz IllatDr. Archibald Pitcairn-lhe “Greping Office”-Painting of King Charles’s Statue White-Seal of Arnauld Lzmmiua 174 CHAPTER XX. THE ROYAL EXCHAGGE-THE TRON CHURCH-THE GREAT FIRE OF NOVEMBER, 18% The Royal Exchange-Laying the Foundation Stone-Description of the Exchanee-The Mysterious Statue-The Council Chamber- Convention of Rayal Burghs : Constitution thereof, and Powers-Writers’ Court-The s‘ Star and Garter ” Tavern-Sir Walter Scotth Account of the Scene at Clenheugh‘s-Lawyers’ High Jinks-The Tron Church-History of the Old Church-The Great Fire of 18z4-1nddents of the ConAagration-The Ruin9 Undermined-Blown up by Captain Head of the Engioew . . . . 183 CHAPTER XXI. T H E H I G H S T R E E T . A Place for Blawling-First Paved and Lighted-The Meal and Flesh Market-State of the Streets-Municipal Regnlations 16th Ccntury- Tulzies-The Lairds of Airth and Wemyss-The Tweedies of Drumrnelzier-A Montrose Quarrel-The Slaughter of Lord T o r t h d d -A Brawl in 1705-Attacking a Sedan Chair-Habits in the Seventeenth Century-Abduction of Women and Girls-Sumptuary Laws against Women . , . . - . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . , . 191 CHAPTER XXII. THE HIGH STREET (continucd). Thc City in 1598-Fynes Morison on the Manners of the Inhabitants-Tle “Lord” Provost of Edinburgh-Police of the City-Taylor the Water Poet-Banquets at the Cross-The hard Case of the Earl of Traquair-A Visit of H-The Quack and his Acrobats-A Procession of Covenanters-Early Stages and Street Caaches--Salc of a Dancing-girl-Constables appointed in Ip-First Numher of the Courrmt-The Cnledomian Mercwy-Carting away of the strata of Street Filth-Candition of old Houses . . . . . 198

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