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New Creative Relevant Search filters Bookidviewsin Stock Photos and Images  (67) Page 1 of 1 Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ake out of the Hall. The library is esteemed a good one, but is particularly richin the department of natural history, most of the booksrelating to which were presented to the society by the heirof Dr. Wright, of Kersie ; the latter having, before his death,expressed a wish, that such should be their destination. The medical school cannot be said to have flourished inScotland, previously to the commencement of the 18th century ^ PIJYSlCIANS HALL, till then, the public were the dupes of ignorant and presump-tuous empirics, who were numerous enough at that Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ake out of the Hall. The library is esteemed a good one, but is particularly richin the department of natural history, most of the booksrelating to which were presented to the society by the heirof Dr. Wright, of Kersie ; the latter having, before his death,expressed a wish, that such should be their destination. The medical school cannot be said to have flourished inScotland, previously to the commencement of the 18th century ^ PIJYSlCIANS HALL, till then, the public were the dupes of ignorant and presump-tuous empirics, who were numerous enough at thathttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-ake-out-of-the-hall-the-library-is-esteemed-a-good-one-but-is-particularly-richin-the-department-of-natural-history-most-of-the-booksrelating-to-which-were-presented-to-the-society-by-the-heirof-dr-wright-of-kersie-the-latter-having-before-his-deathexpressed-a-wish-that-such-should-be-their-destination-the-medical-school-cannot-be-said-to-have-flourished-inscotland-previously-to-the-commencement-of-the-18th-century-pijyslcians-hall-till-then-the-public-were-the-dupes-of-ignorant-and-presump-tuous-empirics-who-were-numerous-enough-at-that-image339419990.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ublic utility. The Royal Leith Volunteers had offered toescort the procession, and all public and official persons in thetown were invited to attend. At one oclock the processionmoved from the Assembly Hall, to the place marked out forthe new building; when it arrived at the appointed spot, itopened to the right and left; and the right worshipful masterof the lodge, accompanied by the brethren, stepped forward tothe south east corner of the intended building, and there laidthe foundation stone, with the usual masonic solemnities. In the stone were deposit Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ublic utility. The Royal Leith Volunteers had offered toescort the procession, and all public and official persons in thetown were invited to attend. At one oclock the processionmoved from the Assembly Hall, to the place marked out forthe new building; when it arrived at the appointed spot, itopened to the right and left; and the right worshipful masterof the lodge, accompanied by the brethren, stepped forward tothe south east corner of the intended building, and there laidthe foundation stone, with the usual masonic solemnities. In the stone were deposithttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-ublic-utility-the-royal-leith-volunteers-had-offered-toescort-the-procession-and-all-public-and-official-persons-in-thetown-were-invited-to-attend-at-one-oclock-the-processionmoved-from-the-assembly-hall-to-the-place-marked-out-forthe-new-building-when-it-arrived-at-the-appointed-spot-itopened-to-the-right-and-left-and-the-right-worshipful-masterof-the-lodge-accompanied-by-the-brethren-stepped-forward-tothe-south-east-corner-of-the-intended-building-and-there-laidthe-foundation-stone-with-the-usual-masonic-solemnities-in-the-stone-were-deposit-image339429450.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ote periodkept in the Parliament close, but more recently the backpart of the Exchange was appropriated for its accommodation.Previously to the middle of the last century, the commissioners,five in number, had each a yearly salary of £1000, whichabout that time was reduced to half the sum. At presentthere are four commissioners. BELLVPE, NOW THE CUSTOM HOUSE. The produce of the customs of Scotland for the year endingJanuary 5, 1804^ was the following : £. s. d. Gross receipts in money 729,694 14 4| Deductions. 1. Debentures, drawbacks,&c. 161,703 2 01 2. Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ote periodkept in the Parliament close, but more recently the backpart of the Exchange was appropriated for its accommodation.Previously to the middle of the last century, the commissioners,five in number, had each a yearly salary of £1000, whichabout that time was reduced to half the sum. At presentthere are four commissioners. BELLVPE, NOW THE CUSTOM HOUSE. The produce of the customs of Scotland for the year endingJanuary 5, 1804^ was the following : £. s. d. Gross receipts in money 729,694 14 4| Deductions. 1. Debentures, drawbacks,&c. 161,703 2 01 2.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-ote-periodkept-in-the-parliament-close-but-more-recently-the-backpart-of-the-exchange-was-appropriated-for-its-accommodationpreviously-to-the-middle-of-the-last-century-the-commissionersfive-in-number-had-each-a-yearly-salary-of-1000-whichabout-that-time-was-reduced-to-half-the-sum-at-presentthere-are-four-commissioners-bellvpe-now-the-custom-house-the-produce-of-the-customs-of-scotland-for-the-year-endingjanuary-5-1804-was-the-following-s-d-gross-receipts-in-money-729694-14-4-deductions-1-debentures-drawbacksc-161703-2-01-2-image339423037.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ^2. Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ^2.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-2-image339408790.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . he Kings Bench andother prisons in England, there were no areas in this prison,affording the captive fresh air, exercise, or change of scene; herethe boundary of his view was a small window, the scanty lightof which was abridged by massy bars of iron : there was surelyin this procedure great inhumanity. The principal officer of the Tolbooth, had the title of Cap-tain of the Jail, and he merited much praise for his exertionsin alleviating the condition of the prisoners. The history ofCaptain Porteus, once the principal officer, and afterwards aprisoner her Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . he Kings Bench andother prisons in England, there were no areas in this prison,affording the captive fresh air, exercise, or change of scene; herethe boundary of his view was a small window, the scanty lightof which was abridged by massy bars of iron : there was surelyin this procedure great inhumanity. The principal officer of the Tolbooth, had the title of Cap-tain of the Jail, and he merited much praise for his exertionsin alleviating the condition of the prisoners. The history ofCaptain Porteus, once the principal officer, and afterwards aprisoner herhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-he-kings-bench-andother-prisons-in-england-there-were-no-areas-in-this-prisonaffording-the-captive-fresh-air-exercise-or-change-of-scene-herethe-boundary-of-his-view-was-a-small-window-the-scanty-lightof-which-was-abridged-by-massy-bars-of-iron-there-was-surelyin-this-procedure-great-inhumanity-the-principal-officer-of-the-tolbooth-had-the-title-of-cap-tain-of-the-jail-and-he-merited-much-praise-for-his-exertionsin-alleviating-the-condition-of-the-prisoners-the-history-ofcaptain-porteus-once-the-principal-officer-and-afterwards-aprisoner-her-image339407794.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ward, which was fitted upat the expense of Dr. Young, in the Royal Infirmary, and LYlNa-IN HOSPITAL. there frequent opportunities were afforded them of practisingiu midwifery. From the earliest ages to no great distance from our owntimes, midwifery was performed, perhaps, exclusively bywomen ; and there is every reason to believe, that those em-ployed by the Hebrews, the Greeks, and the Romans, were allfemales. Nor do we meet with a single instance, of a chirur-gical, or medical practitioner, having been had recourse to,and actually employed, earlier than Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ward, which was fitted upat the expense of Dr. Young, in the Royal Infirmary, and LYlNa-IN HOSPITAL. there frequent opportunities were afforded them of practisingiu midwifery. From the earliest ages to no great distance from our owntimes, midwifery was performed, perhaps, exclusively bywomen ; and there is every reason to believe, that those em-ployed by the Hebrews, the Greeks, and the Romans, were allfemales. Nor do we meet with a single instance, of a chirur-gical, or medical practitioner, having been had recourse to,and actually employed, earlier thanhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-ward-which-was-fitted-upat-the-expense-of-dr-young-in-the-royal-infirmary-and-lylna-in-hospital-there-frequent-opportunities-were-afforded-them-of-practisingiu-midwifery-from-the-earliest-ages-to-no-great-distance-from-our-owntimes-midwifery-was-performed-perhaps-exclusively-bywomen-and-there-is-every-reason-to-believe-that-those-em-ployed-by-the-hebrews-the-greeks-and-the-romans-were-allfemales-nor-do-we-meet-with-a-single-instance-of-a-chirur-gical-or-medical-practitioner-having-been-had-recourse-toand-actually-employed-earlier-than-image339425201.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ^m^j^miL QDw m®2nnm><Dm si®wsie.. « Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ^m^j^miL QDw m®2nnm><Dm si®wsie.. «https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-mjmil-qdw-m2nnmgtltdm-siwsie-image339428421.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ew annexed ; they consist ofthree rooms, each measuring 30 feet by 20, exclusive of smallerapartments. The weekly meetings of the members are held inone of the large rooms ; in another are contained their naturalcuriosities, anatomical preparations, and a valuable collectionof medical books 3 and the third is destined for the purpose ofmaking chemical experiments. The medical society appears to be of as great antiquity asthe medical school in the university. The celebrated Dr.Fothergill and some of the most distinguished physicians inGreat Britain, were a Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ew annexed ; they consist ofthree rooms, each measuring 30 feet by 20, exclusive of smallerapartments. The weekly meetings of the members are held inone of the large rooms ; in another are contained their naturalcuriosities, anatomical preparations, and a valuable collectionof medical books 3 and the third is destined for the purpose ofmaking chemical experiments. The medical society appears to be of as great antiquity asthe medical school in the university. The celebrated Dr.Fothergill and some of the most distinguished physicians inGreat Britain, were ahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-ew-annexed-they-consist-ofthree-rooms-each-measuring-30-feet-by-20-exclusive-of-smallerapartments-the-weekly-meetings-of-the-members-are-held-inone-of-the-large-rooms-in-another-are-contained-their-naturalcuriosities-anatomical-preparations-and-a-valuable-collectionof-medical-books-3-and-the-third-is-destined-for-the-purpose-ofmaking-chemical-experiments-the-medical-society-appears-to-be-of-as-great-antiquity-asthe-medical-school-in-the-university-the-celebrated-drfothergill-and-some-of-the-most-distinguished-physicians-ingreat-britain-were-a-image339409079.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . us to every person who ma-nifests any zeal for the salvation of mankind. The heads ofthis party soon differing upon some religious points, distributedthemselves into two parts ; the one under Mr. George Whit-field, the other under Messrs. John and Charles Wesley, andboth were indefatigable in promoting their own views of theChristian religion. The Wesleyan Methodists are now iuoorporated into a re-gular and compact body, and have adopted a system of churchgovernment which has a wonderful tendency to unite the mem-bers to each other. Their meetings for wor Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . us to every person who ma-nifests any zeal for the salvation of mankind. The heads ofthis party soon differing upon some religious points, distributedthemselves into two parts ; the one under Mr. George Whit-field, the other under Messrs. John and Charles Wesley, andboth were indefatigable in promoting their own views of theChristian religion. The Wesleyan Methodists are now iuoorporated into a re-gular and compact body, and have adopted a system of churchgovernment which has a wonderful tendency to unite the mem-bers to each other. Their meetings for worhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-us-to-every-person-who-ma-nifests-any-zeal-for-the-salvation-of-mankind-the-heads-ofthis-party-soon-differing-upon-some-religious-points-distributedthemselves-into-two-parts-the-one-under-mr-george-whit-field-the-other-under-messrs-john-and-charles-wesley-andboth-were-indefatigable-in-promoting-their-own-views-of-thechristian-religion-the-wesleyan-methodists-are-now-iuoorporated-into-a-re-gular-and-compact-body-and-have-adopted-a-system-of-churchgovernment-which-has-a-wonderful-tendency-to-unite-the-mem-bers-to-each-other-their-meetings-for-wor-image339423928.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . one hundred and fifty-eight feet. Theceiling of the church is partly covered and partially ornamented,and the walls are plastered in imitation of stone. Even theminutest parts of this edifice, where design is requisite, appearto us to possess some affinity to Grecian buildings. The frontof the gallery (in place of being pannelled like every commonplace church, is not pannelled at all like the uncommon churchin Charlotte Square) possesses the regular entablature of thecolumns, which are Ionic and fluted; the pulpit also hasCorinthian columns, and the top o Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . one hundred and fifty-eight feet. Theceiling of the church is partly covered and partially ornamented,and the walls are plastered in imitation of stone. Even theminutest parts of this edifice, where design is requisite, appearto us to possess some affinity to Grecian buildings. The frontof the gallery (in place of being pannelled like every commonplace church, is not pannelled at all like the uncommon churchin Charlotte Square) possesses the regular entablature of thecolumns, which are Ionic and fluted; the pulpit also hasCorinthian columns, and the top ohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-one-hundred-and-fifty-eight-feet-theceiling-of-the-church-is-partly-covered-and-partially-ornamentedand-the-walls-are-plastered-in-imitation-of-stone-even-theminutest-parts-of-this-edifice-where-design-is-requisite-appearto-us-to-possess-some-affinity-to-grecian-buildings-the-frontof-the-gallery-in-place-of-being-pannelled-like-every-commonplace-church-is-not-pannelled-at-all-like-the-uncommon-churchin-charlotte-square-possesses-the-regular-entablature-of-thecolumns-which-are-ionic-and-fluted-the-pulpit-also-hascorinthian-columns-and-the-top-o-image339422136.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . notice, that a little to thesouthward of St. Cuthberts lies the burgh of Barony, calledPortsburgh, so denominated from its vicinity to the west-port.On the outside of this port, in former times, were the kingsstables, and the chapel of the Virgin j and adjoining thechapel was a plat of ground, on which tilts and tournamentswere performed, with feats of arms and martial exercises.From the walls of the castle the king and his court lookeddown on the exploits of the brave. About a quarter of a mile to the north of St. Cuthberts,is the village of the Water of Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . notice, that a little to thesouthward of St. Cuthberts lies the burgh of Barony, calledPortsburgh, so denominated from its vicinity to the west-port.On the outside of this port, in former times, were the kingsstables, and the chapel of the Virgin j and adjoining thechapel was a plat of ground, on which tilts and tournamentswere performed, with feats of arms and martial exercises.From the walls of the castle the king and his court lookeddown on the exploits of the brave. About a quarter of a mile to the north of St. Cuthberts,is the village of the Water ofhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-notice-that-a-little-to-thesouthward-of-st-cuthberts-lies-the-burgh-of-barony-calledportsburgh-so-denominated-from-its-vicinity-to-the-west-porton-the-outside-of-this-port-in-former-times-were-the-kingsstables-and-the-chapel-of-the-virgin-j-and-adjoining-thechapel-was-a-plat-of-ground-on-which-tilts-and-tournamentswere-performed-with-feats-of-arms-and-martial-exercisesfrom-the-walls-of-the-castle-the-king-and-his-court-lookeddown-on-the-exploits-of-the-brave-about-a-quarter-of-a-mile-to-the-north-of-st-cuthbertsis-the-village-of-the-water-of-image339412812.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . THE UNIVERSITY. It was not till the year 1582, that Ediuburgh could boast anuniversity, though teachers of philosophy had been before thisperiod established in the city. In the year 1768, a memorial wasdrawn up, proposing the rebuilding of the University, on a newplan, but on the site of the old buildings. The American warbreaking out, prevented the prosecution of this plan ; but afterthe peace, the design v.as again brought before the public in theyear 1/85, in a letter to the right honourable Henry Dundas,— On the proposed improvements of the city of Ed Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . THE UNIVERSITY. It was not till the year 1582, that Ediuburgh could boast anuniversity, though teachers of philosophy had been before thisperiod established in the city. In the year 1768, a memorial wasdrawn up, proposing the rebuilding of the University, on a newplan, but on the site of the old buildings. The American warbreaking out, prevented the prosecution of this plan ; but afterthe peace, the design v.as again brought before the public in theyear 1/85, in a letter to the right honourable Henry Dundas,— On the proposed improvements of the city of Edhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-the-university-it-was-not-till-the-year-1582-that-ediuburgh-could-boast-anuniversity-though-teachers-of-philosophy-had-been-before-thisperiod-established-in-the-city-in-the-year-1768-a-memorial-wasdrawn-up-proposing-the-rebuilding-of-the-university-on-a-newplan-but-on-the-site-of-the-old-buildings-the-american-warbreaking-out-prevented-the-prosecution-of-this-plan-but-afterthe-peace-the-design-vas-again-brought-before-the-public-in-theyear-185-in-a-letter-to-the-right-honourable-henry-dundas-on-the-proposed-improvements-of-the-city-of-ed-image339407199.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . al. Wherefore I am of opinion, SOUTH LEITH CHUKCH. that the central or middle aisle of the present church, with thesteeple, were the ancient chapel, which I think is plainly to beseen by the side buildings, which I take to have been addedwhen the said chapel was made parochial, for the betteraccommodation of the numerous auditory ; and that the choirat the eastern end was then demolished, as being of little or nouse since the abolition of popery. Be that as it will, this largechurch, which is handsome and well contrived in the inside,w^as the same on the Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . al. Wherefore I am of opinion, SOUTH LEITH CHUKCH. that the central or middle aisle of the present church, with thesteeple, were the ancient chapel, which I think is plainly to beseen by the side buildings, which I take to have been addedwhen the said chapel was made parochial, for the betteraccommodation of the numerous auditory ; and that the choirat the eastern end was then demolished, as being of little or nouse since the abolition of popery. Be that as it will, this largechurch, which is handsome and well contrived in the inside,w^as the same on thehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-al-wherefore-i-am-of-opinion-south-leith-chukch-that-the-central-or-middle-aisle-of-the-present-church-with-thesteeple-were-the-ancient-chapel-which-i-think-is-plainly-to-beseen-by-the-side-buildings-which-i-take-to-have-been-addedwhen-the-said-chapel-was-made-parochial-for-the-betteraccommodation-of-the-numerous-auditory-and-that-the-choirat-the-eastern-end-was-then-demolished-as-being-of-little-or-nouse-since-the-abolition-of-popery-be-that-as-it-will-this-largechurch-which-is-handsome-and-well-contrived-in-the-insidewas-the-same-on-the-image339412031.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . jrr-f ). iPAmiLE£isn.mmT Irctm ttie Cowo-ac< PARLIAMENT HOUSE. This building occupies the west and a part of the south side ofParliament Square, the remaining portions of it being filledby St. Giless Church, and by dwelling houses, remarkablefor being twelve stories high behind, while they are only six infront. The Parliament House is an irregular structure, partof which was begun in 1631, and completed in 1640, at anexpense of £11,600 sterling. The other part is of a muchmore recent date. The whole, which has been altered at dif-ferent times, forms th Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . jrr-f ). iPAmiLE£isn.mmT Irctm ttie Cowo-ac< PARLIAMENT HOUSE. This building occupies the west and a part of the south side ofParliament Square, the remaining portions of it being filledby St. Giless Church, and by dwelling houses, remarkablefor being twelve stories high behind, while they are only six infront. The Parliament House is an irregular structure, partof which was begun in 1631, and completed in 1640, at anexpense of £11,600 sterling. The other part is of a muchmore recent date. The whole, which has been altered at dif-ferent times, forms thhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-jrr-f-ipamileisnmmt-irctm-ttie-cowo-aclt-parliament-house-this-building-occupies-the-west-and-a-part-of-the-south-side-ofparliament-square-the-remaining-portions-of-it-being-filledby-st-giless-church-and-by-dwelling-houses-remarkablefor-being-twelve-stories-high-behind-while-they-are-only-six-infront-the-parliament-house-is-an-irregular-structure-partof-which-was-begun-in-1631-and-completed-in-1640-at-anexpense-of-11600-sterling-the-other-part-is-of-a-muchmore-recent-date-the-whole-which-has-been-altered-at-dif-ferent-times-forms-th-image339421248.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . S-GTASL, lEZCSIIIAFr©^;. I S^£JiLi.^U J^kS^SStsrer Aofiel Str-cei:TerUcn^UU JJec.t.j&S. ROYAL EXCHANGE. This large and elegant building is in the High Street, andnearly opposite St. Giless church. Its form is a square, havinga court 96 feet south and north by 86 feet east and west. Threesides are wholly occupied with shops, warehouses, &c. The southsides consist of a colonnade having a platform, above whichthere are pilasters and vases. Under this colonnade there wereat one time several arches, which are now built up, with theexception of the principal on Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . S-GTASL, lEZCSIIIAFr©^;. I S^£JiLi.^U J^kS^SStsrer Aofiel Str-cei:TerUcn^UU JJec.t.j&S. ROYAL EXCHANGE. This large and elegant building is in the High Street, andnearly opposite St. Giless church. Its form is a square, havinga court 96 feet south and north by 86 feet east and west. Threesides are wholly occupied with shops, warehouses, &c. The southsides consist of a colonnade having a platform, above whichthere are pilasters and vases. Under this colonnade there wereat one time several arches, which are now built up, with theexception of the principal onhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-s-gtasl-lezcsiiiafr-i-sjiliu-jkssstsrer-aofiel-str-ceiterucnuu-jjectjs-royal-exchange-this-large-and-elegant-building-is-in-the-high-street-andnearly-opposite-st-giless-church-its-form-is-a-square-havinga-court-96-feet-south-and-north-by-86-feet-east-and-west-threesides-are-wholly-occupied-with-shops-warehouses-c-the-southsides-consist-of-a-colonnade-having-a-platform-above-whichthere-are-pilasters-and-vases-under-this-colonnade-there-wereat-one-time-several-arches-which-are-now-built-up-with-theexception-of-the-principal-on-image339415268.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ally attracted by the elegance of its houses, and thevariety of merchandize displayed in the shops. The openingis defended by a substantial iron railing, and presents a viewof the Cowgate at a distance below. This street being abovethe level of the North Loch, the arches across it are muchsmaller than those of the North Bridge, the dimensions ofwhich were omitted in our description of that structure, for thepurpose of comparing them with those of the South Bridge. The width of the three greater arches of the North Bridge 72feet each, breadth or thickness Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ally attracted by the elegance of its houses, and thevariety of merchandize displayed in the shops. The openingis defended by a substantial iron railing, and presents a viewof the Cowgate at a distance below. This street being abovethe level of the North Loch, the arches across it are muchsmaller than those of the North Bridge, the dimensions ofwhich were omitted in our description of that structure, for thepurpose of comparing them with those of the South Bridge. The width of the three greater arches of the North Bridge 72feet each, breadth or thicknesshttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-ally-attracted-by-the-elegance-of-its-houses-and-thevariety-of-merchandize-displayed-in-the-shops-the-openingis-defended-by-a-substantial-iron-railing-and-presents-a-viewof-the-cowgate-at-a-distance-below-this-street-being-abovethe-level-of-the-north-loch-the-arches-across-it-are-muchsmaller-than-those-of-the-north-bridge-the-dimensions-ofwhich-were-omitted-in-our-description-of-that-structure-for-thepurpose-of-comparing-them-with-those-of-the-south-bridge-the-width-of-the-three-greater-arches-of-the-north-bridge-72feet-each-breadth-or-thickness-image339411783.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ugustissimo magnificentissimoCarolo Se.c.undoBritanniarum Gralliarum et Hiberniae MonarchaeInvictissimoCujus natalitiis Providentiae arrisit divina,Asterisco meridiano eodem momento conspicua.Qui postquam adolescentiam in acie sub patre egisset,lUo demun obtruncato, jus suura per bienniuraStrenue quidem sed improspere vindicavit,Rebellioni namque saepius victrici impar.Solum prope per decennium vertere coactus est.In exteris autem regionibus divinis excubiis(Pactis dolis, minis, armis incubatoriisNon obstantibus) munitus et custoditus,lastar Solis tandem Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ugustissimo magnificentissimoCarolo Se.c.undoBritanniarum Gralliarum et Hiberniae MonarchaeInvictissimoCujus natalitiis Providentiae arrisit divina,Asterisco meridiano eodem momento conspicua.Qui postquam adolescentiam in acie sub patre egisset,lUo demun obtruncato, jus suura per bienniuraStrenue quidem sed improspere vindicavit,Rebellioni namque saepius victrici impar.Solum prope per decennium vertere coactus est.In exteris autem regionibus divinis excubiis(Pactis dolis, minis, armis incubatoriisNon obstantibus) munitus et custoditus,lastar Solis tandemhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-ugustissimo-magnificentissimocarolo-secundobritanniarum-gralliarum-et-hiberniae-monarchaeinvictissimocujus-natalitiis-providentiae-arrisit-divinaasterisco-meridiano-eodem-momento-conspicuaqui-postquam-adolescentiam-in-acie-sub-patre-egissetluo-demun-obtruncato-jus-suura-per-bienniurastrenue-quidem-sed-improspere-vindicavitrebellioni-namque-saepius-victrici-imparsolum-prope-per-decennium-vertere-coactus-estin-exteris-autem-regionibus-divinis-excubiispactis-dolis-minis-armis-incubatoriisnon-obstantibus-munitus-et-custodituslastar-solis-tandem-image339420984.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . he nobility and gentry who were attached to the court 5 buttliey have long since been deserted by persons of rank, and atthe present time, display the same appearance of neglect andwretchedness, complained of by Maitland, who gives thefollowing description of the Canongate. The town of tiicCanongate, vvhich is an appendage of, and a suburb to Edin-burgh, is situated at the eastern end of the city ; it consists ofa spacious street, extending from the Netherbow Port, on the WHITE HORSE CLOSE. west, to the palace of Holyrood on the east, about half a mileiu Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . he nobility and gentry who were attached to the court 5 buttliey have long since been deserted by persons of rank, and atthe present time, display the same appearance of neglect andwretchedness, complained of by Maitland, who gives thefollowing description of the Canongate. The town of tiicCanongate, vvhich is an appendage of, and a suburb to Edin-burgh, is situated at the eastern end of the city ; it consists ofa spacious street, extending from the Netherbow Port, on the WHITE HORSE CLOSE. west, to the palace of Holyrood on the east, about half a mileiuhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-he-nobility-and-gentry-who-were-attached-to-the-court-5-buttliey-have-long-since-been-deserted-by-persons-of-rank-and-atthe-present-time-display-the-same-appearance-of-neglect-andwretchedness-complained-of-by-maitland-who-gives-thefollowing-description-of-the-canongate-the-town-of-tiiccanongate-vvhich-is-an-appendage-of-and-a-suburb-to-edin-burgh-is-situated-at-the-eastern-end-of-the-city-it-consists-ofa-spacious-street-extending-from-the-netherbow-port-on-the-white-horse-close-west-to-the-palace-of-holyrood-on-the-east-about-half-a-mileiu-image339403830.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . are besides somevery good portraits ; one of Henry Darnley, or, according toPennant, Henry Prince of Wales, Queen Mary, Charles H.Cardinal Beaton, and John Knox, &c. The Palace of Holyrood is thought to resemble that ofHampton Court. It is the only royal habitation in Scotlandthat is not in ruins. Its environs still afford the singular pri-vilege of an asylum to debtors ; but this privilege may havebeen derived from the Abbey rather than from the Palace ; forit is well known from history, that the cardinals for ages pre-tended that they had the privilege Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . are besides somevery good portraits ; one of Henry Darnley, or, according toPennant, Henry Prince of Wales, Queen Mary, Charles H.Cardinal Beaton, and John Knox, &c. The Palace of Holyrood is thought to resemble that ofHampton Court. It is the only royal habitation in Scotlandthat is not in ruins. Its environs still afford the singular pri-vilege of an asylum to debtors ; but this privilege may havebeen derived from the Abbey rather than from the Palace ; forit is well known from history, that the cardinals for ages pre-tended that they had the privilegehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-are-besides-somevery-good-portraits-one-of-henry-darnley-or-according-topennant-henry-prince-of-wales-queen-mary-charles-hcardinal-beaton-and-john-knox-c-the-palace-of-holyrood-is-thought-to-resemble-that-ofhampton-court-it-is-the-only-royal-habitation-in-scotlandthat-is-not-in-ruins-its-environs-still-afford-the-singular-pri-vilege-of-an-asylum-to-debtors-but-this-privilege-may-havebeen-derived-from-the-abbey-rather-than-from-the-palace-forit-is-well-known-from-history-that-the-cardinals-for-ages-pre-tended-that-they-had-the-privilege-image339426766.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . occasion the Dux of the rectors class, and thebest Greek scholar receive gold medals, and in the other classes,from one third to one fourth of each class, are rewarded withprizes of books, those at the top getting the most valuable.The course commences in October, and the vacation is sixweeks or two months. The hours of attendance are from 9 to11, and from 12 to 2 during the earlier part of the course, butan additional hour is given in summer for the purpose ofpreparing for a respectable appearance at the genered exami-nation. The character of this instit Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . occasion the Dux of the rectors class, and thebest Greek scholar receive gold medals, and in the other classes,from one third to one fourth of each class, are rewarded withprizes of books, those at the top getting the most valuable.The course commences in October, and the vacation is sixweeks or two months. The hours of attendance are from 9 to11, and from 12 to 2 during the earlier part of the course, butan additional hour is given in summer for the purpose ofpreparing for a respectable appearance at the genered exami-nation. The character of this instithttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-occasion-the-dux-of-the-rectors-class-and-thebest-greek-scholar-receive-gold-medals-and-in-the-other-classesfrom-one-third-to-one-fourth-of-each-class-are-rewarded-withprizes-of-books-those-at-the-top-getting-the-most-valuablethe-course-commences-in-october-and-the-vacation-is-sixweeks-or-two-months-the-hours-of-attendance-are-from-9-to11-and-from-12-to-2-during-the-earlier-part-of-the-course-butan-additional-hour-is-given-in-summer-for-the-purpose-ofpreparing-for-a-respectable-appearance-at-the-genered-exami-nation-the-character-of-this-instit-image339430002.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . edifice, dedicated to the patronof England, should have no distinction of this kindj but St.George would probably have thought it no compliment, as heplumed himself entirely on his fame as a warrior. That these ST. AXDREW S CHURCH. tuO reverend personages, however, should, in a manner, beconsecrated afresh, by being made the tutelar saints of Presby-terian kirks, is a circumstance not a little curious. It may be observed, that the projecting situation of thechurch, as opposed to the building opposite, which seems toretire from view, occasioned a witty rem Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . edifice, dedicated to the patronof England, should have no distinction of this kindj but St.George would probably have thought it no compliment, as heplumed himself entirely on his fame as a warrior. That these ST. AXDREW S CHURCH. tuO reverend personages, however, should, in a manner, beconsecrated afresh, by being made the tutelar saints of Presby-terian kirks, is a circumstance not a little curious. It may be observed, that the projecting situation of thechurch, as opposed to the building opposite, which seems toretire from view, occasioned a witty remhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-edifice-dedicated-to-the-patronof-england-should-have-no-distinction-of-this-kindj-but-stgeorge-would-probably-have-thought-it-no-compliment-as-heplumed-himself-entirely-on-his-fame-as-a-warrior-that-these-st-axdrew-s-church-tuo-reverend-personages-however-should-in-a-manner-beconsecrated-afresh-by-being-made-the-tutelar-saints-of-presby-terian-kirks-is-a-circumstance-not-a-little-curious-it-may-be-observed-that-the-projecting-situation-of-thechurch-as-opposed-to-the-building-opposite-which-seems-toretire-from-view-occasioned-a-witty-rem-image339413973.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . resents a meanand barn-like appearance, and it very naturally excites thesurprise of strangers, that while so many superb edifices arerising in different parts of the city, such a theatre should beallowed to exist. The principal front has a portico, whichgives some appearance of consequence to the building : uponthe point of the roof in front is a statue of Shakspeare, and onthe sides appear the tragic and comic muse ; but though theoutside possesses so few attractions, the inner part of thehouse is not wanting in accommodations. It was first openedfor ex Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . resents a meanand barn-like appearance, and it very naturally excites thesurprise of strangers, that while so many superb edifices arerising in different parts of the city, such a theatre should beallowed to exist. The principal front has a portico, whichgives some appearance of consequence to the building : uponthe point of the roof in front is a statue of Shakspeare, and onthe sides appear the tragic and comic muse ; but though theoutside possesses so few attractions, the inner part of thehouse is not wanting in accommodations. It was first openedfor exhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-resents-a-meanand-barn-like-appearance-and-it-very-naturally-excites-thesurprise-of-strangers-that-while-so-many-superb-edifices-arerising-in-different-parts-of-the-city-such-a-theatre-should-beallowed-to-exist-the-principal-front-has-a-portico-whichgives-some-appearance-of-consequence-to-the-building-uponthe-point-of-the-roof-in-front-is-a-statue-of-shakspeare-and-onthe-sides-appear-the-tragic-and-comic-muse-but-though-theoutside-possesses-so-few-attractions-the-inner-part-of-thehouse-is-not-wanting-in-accommodations-it-was-first-openedfor-ex-image339406457.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . pola; in the centre is a pediment,supported by four Corinthian pilasters : the whole front isornamented with a fine entablature of the same order, and thegrand outer staircase is peculiarly elegant. In the walls,within the building, are numerous arched divisions, disposedinto presses, for holding the records ; the access to these is bya hanging gallery, which encircles the whole edifice. Thelord register has the chief direction of tlie business carried onin this ofiice, and the principal clerks of the court of sessionare his deputies ; these have a number Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . pola; in the centre is a pediment,supported by four Corinthian pilasters : the whole front isornamented with a fine entablature of the same order, and thegrand outer staircase is peculiarly elegant. In the walls,within the building, are numerous arched divisions, disposedinto presses, for holding the records ; the access to these is bya hanging gallery, which encircles the whole edifice. Thelord register has the chief direction of tlie business carried onin this ofiice, and the principal clerks of the court of sessionare his deputies ; these have a numberhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-pola-in-the-centre-is-a-pedimentsupported-by-four-corinthian-pilasters-the-whole-front-isornamented-with-a-fine-entablature-of-the-same-order-and-thegrand-outer-staircase-is-peculiarly-elegant-in-the-wallswithin-the-building-are-numerous-arched-divisions-disposedinto-presses-for-holding-the-records-the-access-to-these-is-bya-hanging-gallery-which-encircles-the-whole-edifice-thelord-register-has-the-chief-direction-of-tlie-business-carried-onin-this-ofiice-and-the-principal-clerks-of-the-court-of-sessionare-his-deputies-these-have-a-number-image339417227.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . :iIII©IEI S1.3I©®ILi TTTTS^ZS). HIGH SCHOOL WYND, AND HIGHSCHOOL. High School Wynd, is a narrow lane, leading from thearchiepiscopal palace in the Cowgate to Infirmary Street. Thefronts of the houses here are mostly of wood, affording one ofthe best specimens of the ancient style of building in Edinburgh.Arnot observes, From confinement in space, as well asimitation of their old allies the French, (for the city of Parisseems to have been the model of Edinburgh), the houses werepiled to an enormous height, some of them amounting totwelve stories, these wer Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . :iIII©IEI S1.3I©®ILi TTTTS^ZS). HIGH SCHOOL WYND, AND HIGHSCHOOL. High School Wynd, is a narrow lane, leading from thearchiepiscopal palace in the Cowgate to Infirmary Street. Thefronts of the houses here are mostly of wood, affording one ofthe best specimens of the ancient style of building in Edinburgh.Arnot observes, From confinement in space, as well asimitation of their old allies the French, (for the city of Parisseems to have been the model of Edinburgh), the houses werepiled to an enormous height, some of them amounting totwelve stories, these werhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-iiiiiei-s13iili-ttttszs-high-school-wynd-and-highschool-high-school-wynd-is-a-narrow-lane-leading-from-thearchiepiscopal-palace-in-the-cowgate-to-infirmary-street-thefronts-of-the-houses-here-are-mostly-of-wood-affording-one-ofthe-best-specimens-of-the-ancient-style-of-building-in-edinburgharnot-observes-from-confinement-in-space-as-well-asimitation-of-their-old-allies-the-french-for-the-city-of-parisseems-to-have-been-the-model-of-edinburgh-the-houses-werepiled-to-an-enormous-height-some-of-them-amounting-totwelve-stories-these-wer-image339430372.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . Giless Church, South Side. Ditto, North Side. St. Georges Chapel. St. Georges Church. Sr. Jamess Chapel. St. Johns Chapel. St. Pauls Chapel. Surgeons Square. The Castle. The Governors House. TheCastle from theGrassMarket. The Tolbooth. Ditto, Leith. The University. Theatre Royal. Trades Maiden Hospital. Iron Church. Trinity College Church, Watsons Hospital.Weigh House.West Bow.Ditto, Lower End.White Horse Close.Water Gate. Vignette Tail-piece. 117646 ERRATA. Page 156, line 23, for leets read lists. From page 128 to 133, four pages have been skipped in the Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . Giless Church, South Side. Ditto, North Side. St. Georges Chapel. St. Georges Church. Sr. Jamess Chapel. St. Johns Chapel. St. Pauls Chapel. Surgeons Square. The Castle. The Governors House. TheCastle from theGrassMarket. The Tolbooth. Ditto, Leith. The University. Theatre Royal. Trades Maiden Hospital. Iron Church. Trinity College Church, Watsons Hospital.Weigh House.West Bow.Ditto, Lower End.White Horse Close.Water Gate. Vignette Tail-piece. 117646 ERRATA. Page 156, line 23, for leets read lists. From page 128 to 133, four pages have been skipped in thehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-giless-church-south-side-ditto-north-side-st-georges-chapel-st-georges-church-sr-jamess-chapel-st-johns-chapel-st-pauls-chapel-surgeons-square-the-castle-the-governors-house-thecastle-from-thegrassmarket-the-tolbooth-ditto-leith-the-university-theatre-royal-trades-maiden-hospital-iron-church-trinity-college-church-watsons-hospitalweigh-housewest-bowditto-lower-endwhite-horse-closewater-gate-vignette-tail-piece-117646-errata-page-156-line-23-for-leets-read-lists-from-page-128-to-133-four-pages-have-been-skipped-in-the-image339431157.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . of the centre and side aisles is composed of an obtusearch with a richly moulded groining : the ceilings under thegalleries are ornamented with rib work. The pulpit, the frontsof the galleries, and linings around the communion table arcof oak, and adorned in a suitable manner : the great easternwindow is fitted up with painted glass by Egginton, of Bir-mingham, representing the cross amidst rays of glory. ST. PAUL S CHAPKL. This Chapel was erected from a design by Archibald Elliot,esq. and is highly creditable to his genius and taste. It wasbegan in Febru Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . of the centre and side aisles is composed of an obtusearch with a richly moulded groining : the ceilings under thegalleries are ornamented with rib work. The pulpit, the frontsof the galleries, and linings around the communion table arcof oak, and adorned in a suitable manner : the great easternwindow is fitted up with painted glass by Egginton, of Bir-mingham, representing the cross amidst rays of glory. ST. PAUL S CHAPKL. This Chapel was erected from a design by Archibald Elliot,esq. and is highly creditable to his genius and taste. It wasbegan in Februhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-of-the-centre-and-side-aisles-is-composed-of-an-obtusearch-with-a-richly-moulded-groining-the-ceilings-under-thegalleries-are-ornamented-with-rib-work-the-pulpit-the-frontsof-the-galleries-and-linings-around-the-communion-table-arcof-oak-and-adorned-in-a-suitable-manner-the-great-easternwindow-is-fitted-up-with-painted-glass-by-egginton-of-bir-mingham-representing-the-cross-amidst-rays-of-glory-st-paul-s-chapkl-this-chapel-was-erected-from-a-design-by-archibald-elliotesq-and-is-highly-creditable-to-his-genius-and-taste-it-wasbegan-in-febru-image339409322.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . led rabble, and their own tranquil situation, in which theywere gladly preparing for the regions of everlasting repose.The monastery of Knights Templar, dedicated to St. Anthony,to which both the hermitage and chapel belonged, was situatednear the present church of South Leith. Tlic monastic seal isstill to be seen in the advocates library at Edinburgh 3 it dis-plays a St. Anthony in an old gown or hermits mantle, with asow towards his right foot, and on the circumference thisinscription :—Sigillum commune capituli sancti Anthonii propeLeith. The accompan Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . led rabble, and their own tranquil situation, in which theywere gladly preparing for the regions of everlasting repose.The monastery of Knights Templar, dedicated to St. Anthony,to which both the hermitage and chapel belonged, was situatednear the present church of South Leith. Tlic monastic seal isstill to be seen in the advocates library at Edinburgh 3 it dis-plays a St. Anthony in an old gown or hermits mantle, with asow towards his right foot, and on the circumference thisinscription :—Sigillum commune capituli sancti Anthonii propeLeith. The accompanhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-led-rabble-and-their-own-tranquil-situation-in-which-theywere-gladly-preparing-for-the-regions-of-everlasting-reposethe-monastery-of-knights-templar-dedicated-to-st-anthonyto-which-both-the-hermitage-and-chapel-belonged-was-situatednear-the-present-church-of-south-leith-tlic-monastic-seal-isstill-to-be-seen-in-the-advocates-library-at-edinburgh-3-it-dis-plays-a-st-anthony-in-an-old-gown-or-hermits-mantle-with-asow-towards-his-right-foot-and-on-the-circumference-thisinscription-sigillum-commune-capituli-sancti-anthonii-propeleith-the-accompan-image339413552.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . was set on foot against those of the episcopal commu-nion in Scotland, who did not take all the oaths and formulasprescribed by law, the episcopal meeting-house at Leith wasshut up by the sherifiof the county ; persons of this persuasionbeing thus deprived of their form of worship, brought from theneighbouring country Mr. John Paul, an English clergyman,who opened this chapel on the 23rd of June, 1749. It is calledSt. Jamess Chapel. Till of late the congregation only rented ST. JAMES S CHAPEL, LEITH. it, but within these few years they purchased it for £2 Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . was set on foot against those of the episcopal commu-nion in Scotland, who did not take all the oaths and formulasprescribed by law, the episcopal meeting-house at Leith wasshut up by the sherifiof the county ; persons of this persuasionbeing thus deprived of their form of worship, brought from theneighbouring country Mr. John Paul, an English clergyman,who opened this chapel on the 23rd of June, 1749. It is calledSt. Jamess Chapel. Till of late the congregation only rented ST. JAMES S CHAPEL, LEITH. it, but within these few years they purchased it for £2https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-was-set-on-foot-against-those-of-the-episcopal-commu-nion-in-scotland-who-did-not-take-all-the-oaths-and-formulasprescribed-by-law-the-episcopal-meeting-house-at-leith-wasshut-up-by-the-sherifiof-the-county-persons-of-this-persuasionbeing-thus-deprived-of-their-form-of-worship-brought-from-theneighbouring-country-mr-john-paul-an-english-clergymanwho-opened-this-chapel-on-the-23rd-of-june-1749-it-is-calledst-jamess-chapel-till-of-late-the-congregation-only-rented-st-james-s-chapel-leith-it-but-within-these-few-years-they-purchased-it-for-2-image339409823.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . PAT.Apr OF TTni.vRn cm ROlTsl wit.!;it i? tli« two. iaeie apjjtars to Lac tecaindependent of the abbey, as early as tl)cand we fiad that most of the subseqiu-ju tjingu • ^•? ?the greater part of it was burnt by tlit > The present Palace of Uolyro<after the restoration, by sir Williaiii i.. v, •. .tect of thit period, and l»ult by Robed M*.the apartments erected by James V. were </cr*t4it;^tender, and shortly afterwacdb by the duke ^! Cumberlof viom slept in the same bed. After this tirtjou was paid to the Palace, till th<- Larom ofabout thi Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . PAT.Apr OF TTni.vRn cm ROlTsl wit.!;it i? tli« two. iaeie apjjtars to Lac tecaindependent of the abbey, as early as tl)cand we fiad that most of the subseqiu-ju tjingu • ^•? ?the greater part of it was burnt by tlit > The present Palace of Uolyro<after the restoration, by sir Williaiii i.. v, •. .tect of thit period, and l»ult by Robed M*.the apartments erected by James V. were </cr*t4it;^tender, and shortly afterwacdb by the duke ^! Cumberlof viom slept in the same bed. After this tirtjou was paid to the Palace, till th<- Larom ofabout thihttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-patapr-of-ttnivrn-cm-roltsl-wit!it-i-tli-two-iaeie-apjjtars-to-lac-tecaindependent-of-the-abbey-as-early-as-tlcand-we-fiad-that-most-of-the-subseqiu-ju-tjingu-the-greater-part-of-it-was-burnt-by-tlit-gt-the-present-palace-of-uolyroltafter-the-restoration-by-sir-williaiii-i-v-tect-of-thit-period-and-lult-by-robed-mthe-apartments-erected-by-james-v-were-ltcrt4ittender-and-shortly-afterwacdb-by-the-duke-!-cumberlof-viom-slept-in-the-same-bed-after-this-tirtjou-was-paid-to-the-palace-till-thlt-larom-ofabout-thi-image339427100.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ecution of this design,the money that had been raised was totally exhausted, and thebuilding left unfinished, in which state it remained till 1792,when it was completed by the magistrates, but in a style farinferior to what the utility of such an institution deserved ; itwas possessed of no instruments, nor any funds for procuringthem. It continued thus till the year 1812, when a societywas formed for the establishment of a scientific Observatory,to be furnished with all the instruments required for the nicestobservations of astronomy, and anew building w Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ecution of this design,the money that had been raised was totally exhausted, and thebuilding left unfinished, in which state it remained till 1792,when it was completed by the magistrates, but in a style farinferior to what the utility of such an institution deserved ; itwas possessed of no instruments, nor any funds for procuringthem. It continued thus till the year 1812, when a societywas formed for the establishment of a scientific Observatory,to be furnished with all the instruments required for the nicestobservations of astronomy, and anew building whttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-ecution-of-this-designthe-money-that-had-been-raised-was-totally-exhausted-and-thebuilding-left-unfinished-in-which-state-it-remained-till-1792when-it-was-completed-by-the-magistrates-but-in-a-style-farinferior-to-what-the-utility-of-such-an-institution-deserved-itwas-possessed-of-no-instruments-nor-any-funds-for-procuringthem-it-continued-thus-till-the-year-1812-when-a-societywas-formed-for-the-establishment-of-a-scientific-observatoryto-be-furnished-with-all-the-instruments-required-for-the-nicestobservations-of-astronomy-and-anew-building-w-image339421865.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . d a great deal of labour and trouble; toobviate which he contrived the logarithms, which he publishedin 1614. Briggs, at that time professor of geometry at GreshamCollege, in London, and who afterwards improved upon theinvention, addressed a letter to archbishop Usher upon thesubject; in which he says, Napier, lord of Merchiston, hath setmy head and hands at work with his new and admirablelogarithms ; I hope to see him this summer, if it please God;for I never saw a book which pleased me better, and made memore wonder. Accordingly, he paid him a visit, an Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . d a great deal of labour and trouble; toobviate which he contrived the logarithms, which he publishedin 1614. Briggs, at that time professor of geometry at GreshamCollege, in London, and who afterwards improved upon theinvention, addressed a letter to archbishop Usher upon thesubject; in which he says, Napier, lord of Merchiston, hath setmy head and hands at work with his new and admirablelogarithms ; I hope to see him this summer, if it please God;for I never saw a book which pleased me better, and made memore wonder. Accordingly, he paid him a visit, anhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-d-a-great-deal-of-labour-and-trouble-toobviate-which-he-contrived-the-logarithms-which-he-publishedin-1614-briggs-at-that-time-professor-of-geometry-at-greshamcollege-in-london-and-who-afterwards-improved-upon-theinvention-addressed-a-letter-to-archbishop-usher-upon-thesubject-in-which-he-says-napier-lord-of-merchiston-hath-setmy-head-and-hands-at-work-with-his-new-and-admirablelogarithms-i-hope-to-see-him-this-summer-if-it-please-godfor-i-never-saw-a-book-which-pleased-me-better-and-made-memore-wonder-accordingly-he-paid-him-a-visit-an-image339424104.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . j debtors; and untried men; and the remainingthree by male convicts. In the upper stories of the buildingare the night cells, ranged on both sides of long galleries ; someof these are allotted to prisoners under sentence of death, andare distinguished by a long iron bar fixed in the wall, to whichthese miserable wretches are fastened by chains. Mr. Gurneyremarks, that the gaoler considers this provision necessary tohis safety; the experience, however, of almost all otherprisons, is sufficient to prove him mistaken, and so cruel a modeof confinement appear Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . j debtors; and untried men; and the remainingthree by male convicts. In the upper stories of the buildingare the night cells, ranged on both sides of long galleries ; someof these are allotted to prisoners under sentence of death, andare distinguished by a long iron bar fixed in the wall, to whichthese miserable wretches are fastened by chains. Mr. Gurneyremarks, that the gaoler considers this provision necessary tohis safety; the experience, however, of almost all otherprisons, is sufficient to prove him mistaken, and so cruel a modeof confinement appearhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-j-debtors-and-untried-men-and-the-remainingthree-by-male-convicts-in-the-upper-stories-of-the-buildingare-the-night-cells-ranged-on-both-sides-of-long-galleries-someof-these-are-allotted-to-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-andare-distinguished-by-a-long-iron-bar-fixed-in-the-wall-to-whichthese-miserable-wretches-are-fastened-by-chains-mr-gurneyremarks-that-the-gaoler-considers-this-provision-necessary-tohis-safety-the-experience-however-of-almost-all-otherprisons-is-sufficient-to-prove-him-mistaken-and-so-cruel-a-modeof-confinement-appear-image339419522.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . u- ST. GILESS CHURCH. This religious establishment is considered of very high anti-quity, some having dated its origin even so far back as the year850; but it certainly existed in 1359, as express mention ismade of it at that period. It was merely a parish church, ofwhich the bishop of Lindisfarn or Holy Island, in Northumber-land, was patron; to him the abbot and canons of Dunfermlinesucceeded in the patronage; and to them the lord provost andmagistrates of Edinburgh: such was the estimation in whichthis church was held, that about forty altars dedicated Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . u- ST. GILESS CHURCH. This religious establishment is considered of very high anti-quity, some having dated its origin even so far back as the year850; but it certainly existed in 1359, as express mention ismade of it at that period. It was merely a parish church, ofwhich the bishop of Lindisfarn or Holy Island, in Northumber-land, was patron; to him the abbot and canons of Dunfermlinesucceeded in the patronage; and to them the lord provost andmagistrates of Edinburgh: such was the estimation in whichthis church was held, that about forty altars dedicatedhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-u-st-giless-church-this-religious-establishment-is-considered-of-very-high-anti-quity-some-having-dated-its-origin-even-so-far-back-as-the-year850-but-it-certainly-existed-in-1359-as-express-mention-ismade-of-it-at-that-period-it-was-merely-a-parish-church-ofwhich-the-bishop-of-lindisfarn-or-holy-island-in-northumber-land-was-patron-to-him-the-abbot-and-canons-of-dunfermlinesucceeded-in-the-patronage-and-to-them-the-lord-provost-andmagistrates-of-edinburgh-such-was-the-estimation-in-whichthis-church-was-held-that-about-forty-altars-dedicated-image339411267.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . WATER GATE. Near the palace of Holyrood House formerly stood the WaterGate, but its place is now only indicated by a slight woodenarch thrown across the street, and some rude masonry to whichit was attached on the western side. This Gate is renderedmemorable by the ignominious treatment which the Marquis ofMontrose received in his passage through it to the Tolbooth,in 1650, He was met here by the magistrates, the city guard,and the executioner, who conducted him along the streets ingloomy procession, placed on an elevated cart made for thepurpose. The nex Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . WATER GATE. Near the palace of Holyrood House formerly stood the WaterGate, but its place is now only indicated by a slight woodenarch thrown across the street, and some rude masonry to whichit was attached on the western side. This Gate is renderedmemorable by the ignominious treatment which the Marquis ofMontrose received in his passage through it to the Tolbooth,in 1650, He was met here by the magistrates, the city guard,and the executioner, who conducted him along the streets ingloomy procession, placed on an elevated cart made for thepurpose. The nexhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-water-gate-near-the-palace-of-holyrood-house-formerly-stood-the-watergate-but-its-place-is-now-only-indicated-by-a-slight-woodenarch-thrown-across-the-street-and-some-rude-masonry-to-whichit-was-attached-on-the-western-side-this-gate-is-renderedmemorable-by-the-ignominious-treatment-which-the-marquis-ofmontrose-received-in-his-passage-through-it-to-the-tolboothin-1650-he-was-met-here-by-the-magistrates-the-city-guardand-the-executioner-who-conducted-him-along-the-streets-ingloomy-procession-placed-on-an-elevated-cart-made-for-thepurpose-the-nex-image339403583.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . THE CASTLE. The Castle, built on the western extremity of that lofty ridgeon which the greater part of the Old Town stands, is an im-posing and interesting object of curiosity to travellers, andof numberless historic recollections to the inhabitants of thecapital, which its proud towers defend. This ancient fortifi-cation covers a space of solid rock, upwards of six acres inextent, and rears its lofty walls from a basement that is 300feet above the level of the sea. The Castle is accessible onlyon the eastern front; the rock on which it stands is, on all Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . THE CASTLE. The Castle, built on the western extremity of that lofty ridgeon which the greater part of the Old Town stands, is an im-posing and interesting object of curiosity to travellers, andof numberless historic recollections to the inhabitants of thecapital, which its proud towers defend. This ancient fortifi-cation covers a space of solid rock, upwards of six acres inextent, and rears its lofty walls from a basement that is 300feet above the level of the sea. The Castle is accessible onlyon the eastern front; the rock on which it stands is, on allhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-the-castle-the-castle-built-on-the-western-extremity-of-that-lofty-ridgeon-which-the-greater-part-of-the-old-town-stands-is-an-im-posing-and-interesting-object-of-curiosity-to-travellers-andof-numberless-historic-recollections-to-the-inhabitants-of-thecapital-which-its-proud-towers-defend-this-ancient-fortifi-cation-covers-a-space-of-solid-rock-upwards-of-six-acres-inextent-and-rears-its-lofty-walls-from-a-basement-that-is-300feet-above-the-level-of-the-sea-the-castle-is-accessible-onlyon-the-eastern-front-the-rock-on-which-it-stands-is-on-all-image339408535.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . e attended with such symptoms,that they soon anticipated her perfect recovery. She wastaken the same evening to Musselburgh, and so far revived,that before the following day, she sat up and spoke to the com-pany, and shortly afterwards was in perfect health. It wasconjectured, that the motion of the cart whereon she lay, pro-voked a renewed circulation of the blood, and led primarily toher recovery. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Wil-liamson, before a very numerous auditory ; the immediate sub-ject of the address was likewise present. A sliort ti Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . e attended with such symptoms,that they soon anticipated her perfect recovery. She wastaken the same evening to Musselburgh, and so far revived,that before the following day, she sat up and spoke to the com-pany, and shortly afterwards was in perfect health. It wasconjectured, that the motion of the cart whereon she lay, pro-voked a renewed circulation of the blood, and led primarily toher recovery. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Wil-liamson, before a very numerous auditory ; the immediate sub-ject of the address was likewise present. A sliort tihttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-e-attended-with-such-symptomsthat-they-soon-anticipated-her-perfect-recovery-she-wastaken-the-same-evening-to-musselburgh-and-so-far-revivedthat-before-the-following-day-she-sat-up-and-spoke-to-the-com-pany-and-shortly-afterwards-was-in-perfect-health-it-wasconjectured-that-the-motion-of-the-cart-whereon-she-lay-pro-voked-a-renewed-circulation-of-the-blood-and-led-primarily-toher-recovery-the-sermon-was-preached-by-the-rev-mr-wil-liamson-before-a-very-numerous-auditory-the-immediate-sub-ject-of-the-address-was-likewise-present-a-sliort-ti-image339425970.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . tion oftrades unanimously agreed to give her the title of joint foundressof their hospital, and that two persons of the name of Erskine,nominated by her should be joint governors in all times comingand after her demise ; the said governors to have the presenta-tion of the several girls that she had a right to present by virtueof her great and charitable benefaction, and that the senior ofthe said rcj)resentatives or governors should preside in allcourts of the governors, and to have the custody of one of thethree keys of the hospitals charter-house. TRADE Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . tion oftrades unanimously agreed to give her the title of joint foundressof their hospital, and that two persons of the name of Erskine,nominated by her should be joint governors in all times comingand after her demise ; the said governors to have the presenta-tion of the several girls that she had a right to present by virtueof her great and charitable benefaction, and that the senior ofthe said rcj)resentatives or governors should preside in allcourts of the governors, and to have the custody of one of thethree keys of the hospitals charter-house. TRADEhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-tion-oftrades-unanimously-agreed-to-give-her-the-title-of-joint-foundressof-their-hospital-and-that-two-persons-of-the-name-of-erskinenominated-by-her-should-be-joint-governors-in-all-times-comingand-after-her-demise-the-said-governors-to-have-the-presenta-tion-of-the-several-girls-that-she-had-a-right-to-present-by-virtueof-her-great-and-charitable-benefaction-and-that-the-senior-ofthe-said-rcjresentatives-or-governors-should-preside-in-allcourts-of-the-governors-and-to-have-the-custody-of-one-of-thethree-keys-of-the-hospitals-charter-house-trade-image339406154.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . vocation with honour to himself, and comfort to others, in one of these protrudifig abodes 3 little imagining how liable the thread of his existence was to be snapped asunder by every wind that blew. It happened on a windy day, that the personage referred to was standing on the pavement of the West Bow, and a friend accosting liim, expressed his wonder that he should WEST BOW, have built his house on such an airy foundation, or at allevents should reside in it in its then perilous condition. Theamazed tailor turning up his ghastly countenance, for the fir Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . vocation with honour to himself, and comfort to others, in one of these protrudifig abodes 3 little imagining how liable the thread of his existence was to be snapped asunder by every wind that blew. It happened on a windy day, that the personage referred to was standing on the pavement of the West Bow, and a friend accosting liim, expressed his wonder that he should WEST BOW, have built his house on such an airy foundation, or at allevents should reside in it in its then perilous condition. Theamazed tailor turning up his ghastly countenance, for the firhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-vocation-with-honour-to-himself-and-comfort-to-others-in-one-of-these-protrudifig-abodes-3-little-imagining-how-liable-the-thread-of-his-existence-was-to-be-snapped-asunder-by-every-wind-that-blew-it-happened-on-a-windy-day-that-the-personage-referred-to-was-standing-on-the-pavement-of-the-west-bow-and-a-friend-accosting-liim-expressed-his-wonder-that-he-should-west-bow-have-built-his-house-on-such-an-airy-foundation-or-at-allevents-should-reside-in-it-in-its-then-perilous-condition-theamazed-tailor-turning-up-his-ghastly-countenance-for-the-fir-image339404121.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . o the principal entrance, with adome : nothing can be more imposing than the grandeur of thisfront; for the simple style of the architecture gives it a hightone of the sublime, and the four enormous columns of the Doricorder, hewn out of one solid stone each, that adorn the mainentrance, and support a handsome portico, rival any thing thatancient architecture can boast. Over the gate is the following inscription : ACIDEMIA JACOBI VI. SCOTORUM REGIS, ANNOPOST CHRISTUM NATUxM M,D,LXXXII. INSTI-TUTA. Annoque M,DCC,LXXX1X. Renovari coepta,Regnante Geohgio III Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . o the principal entrance, with adome : nothing can be more imposing than the grandeur of thisfront; for the simple style of the architecture gives it a hightone of the sublime, and the four enormous columns of the Doricorder, hewn out of one solid stone each, that adorn the mainentrance, and support a handsome portico, rival any thing thatancient architecture can boast. Over the gate is the following inscription : ACIDEMIA JACOBI VI. SCOTORUM REGIS, ANNOPOST CHRISTUM NATUxM M,D,LXXXII. INSTI-TUTA. Annoque M,DCC,LXXX1X. Renovari coepta,Regnante Geohgio IIIhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-o-the-principal-entrance-with-adome-nothing-can-be-more-imposing-than-the-grandeur-of-thisfront-for-the-simple-style-of-the-architecture-gives-it-a-hightone-of-the-sublime-and-the-four-enormous-columns-of-the-doricorder-hewn-out-of-one-solid-stone-each-that-adorn-the-mainentrance-and-support-a-handsome-portico-rival-any-thing-thatancient-architecture-can-boast-over-the-gate-is-the-following-inscription-acidemia-jacobi-vi-scotorum-regis-annopost-christum-natuxm-mdlxxxii-insti-tuta-annoque-mdcclxxx1x-renovari-coeptaregnante-geohgio-iii-image339406917.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . used as a place of inter-ment, a bishop of the Scottish episcopal communion wasprevailed upon with all due solemnity to consecrate the ground;this office it seems being either inconsistent viith the principlesof a presbyterian clergyman, or that he is not deemed suffi-ciently sanctified for the function. About five years after the completion of the chapel, a poorhouse was erected for the convenience of this extensive parish;this was also done by voluntary contributions : the expensesof the house are defrayed partly by the collections at the churchdoors, b Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . used as a place of inter-ment, a bishop of the Scottish episcopal communion wasprevailed upon with all due solemnity to consecrate the ground;this office it seems being either inconsistent viith the principlesof a presbyterian clergyman, or that he is not deemed suffi-ciently sanctified for the function. About five years after the completion of the chapel, a poorhouse was erected for the convenience of this extensive parish;this was also done by voluntary contributions : the expensesof the house are defrayed partly by the collections at the churchdoors, bhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-used-as-a-place-of-inter-ment-a-bishop-of-the-scottish-episcopal-communion-wasprevailed-upon-with-all-due-solemnity-to-consecrate-the-groundthis-office-it-seems-being-either-inconsistent-viith-the-principlesof-a-presbyterian-clergyman-or-that-he-is-not-deemed-suffi-ciently-sanctified-for-the-function-about-five-years-after-the-completion-of-the-chapel-a-poorhouse-was-erected-for-the-convenience-of-this-extensive-parishthis-was-also-done-by-voluntary-contributions-the-expensesof-the-house-are-defrayed-partly-by-the-collections-at-the-churchdoors-b-image339412594.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . the church, it may not beimproper to give a brief history of the saint to whom it wasoriginally dedicated. St. Giles, abbot and confessor, wasborn in Gieece in the sixth century, and descended fromillustrious parentage ; both his parents being dead he gave allhis wealth to the poor, and left his native country. He tra-velled into France, and entering into a wilderness on the banksof the Rhone, he continued there for three years, living entirelyupon the spontaneous production of the earth and the milk ofa deer. He was esteemed a person of great sanctity, a Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . the church, it may not beimproper to give a brief history of the saint to whom it wasoriginally dedicated. St. Giles, abbot and confessor, wasborn in Gieece in the sixth century, and descended fromillustrious parentage ; both his parents being dead he gave allhis wealth to the poor, and left his native country. He tra-velled into France, and entering into a wilderness on the banksof the Rhone, he continued there for three years, living entirelyupon the spontaneous production of the earth and the milk ofa deer. He was esteemed a person of great sanctity, ahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-the-church-it-may-not-beimproper-to-give-a-brief-history-of-the-saint-to-whom-it-wasoriginally-dedicated-st-giles-abbot-and-confessor-wasborn-in-gieece-in-the-sixth-century-and-descended-fromillustrious-parentage-both-his-parents-being-dead-he-gave-allhis-wealth-to-the-poor-and-left-his-native-country-he-tra-velled-into-france-and-entering-into-a-wilderness-on-the-banksof-the-rhone-he-continued-there-for-three-years-living-entirelyupon-the-spontaneous-production-of-the-earth-and-the-milk-ofa-deer-he-was-esteemed-a-person-of-great-sanctity-a-image339410984.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . J^^. (Cahon. Mil J NELSONS MONUMENT, CALTON HILL. This elegant pillar, erected to commemorate the greatest ofnaval commanders, is likewise a monument of the patriotismand good taste of the citizens of Edinburgh : being situated onthe most commanding point of the Calton Hill, it may be seenat a very considerable distance, in approaching the city, eitherby sea or by land 5 and is accounted one of its most prominentornaments, especially when viewed from the extensive paradeafiForded by Princes Street. It was designed by Mr. R. Burns, architect, who proceeded Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . J^^. (Cahon. Mil J NELSONS MONUMENT, CALTON HILL. This elegant pillar, erected to commemorate the greatest ofnaval commanders, is likewise a monument of the patriotismand good taste of the citizens of Edinburgh : being situated onthe most commanding point of the Calton Hill, it may be seenat a very considerable distance, in approaching the city, eitherby sea or by land 5 and is accounted one of its most prominentornaments, especially when viewed from the extensive paradeafiForded by Princes Street. It was designed by Mr. R. Burns, architect, who proceededhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-j-cahon-mil-j-nelsons-monument-calton-hill-this-elegant-pillar-erected-to-commemorate-the-greatest-ofnaval-commanders-is-likewise-a-monument-of-the-patriotismand-good-taste-of-the-citizens-of-edinburgh-being-situated-onthe-most-commanding-point-of-the-calton-hill-it-may-be-seenat-a-very-considerable-distance-in-approaching-the-city-eitherby-sea-or-by-land-5-and-is-accounted-one-of-its-most-prominentornaments-especially-when-viewed-from-the-extensive-paradeafiforded-by-princes-street-it-was-designed-by-mr-r-burns-architect-who-proceeded-image339423625.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . and twenty directors, annually electedfrom among the contributors, all the expenses being defrayedby voluntary contributions ; the donation of one guinea entitlesto recommend patients, and to exercise the office of governor PUBLIC DISPENSARY. for two years ; a gift of five guineas confers the same privilegesfor life. Surgeons attend at stated periods for the vaccineinnoculation of the children of the poor. An account is kept at the dispensary, of the state of everydisease that occurs ; and to the case are subjoined regularreports of its progress during th Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . and twenty directors, annually electedfrom among the contributors, all the expenses being defrayedby voluntary contributions ; the donation of one guinea entitlesto recommend patients, and to exercise the office of governor PUBLIC DISPENSARY. for two years ; a gift of five guineas confers the same privilegesfor life. Surgeons attend at stated periods for the vaccineinnoculation of the children of the poor. An account is kept at the dispensary, of the state of everydisease that occurs ; and to the case are subjoined regularreports of its progress during thhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-and-twenty-directors-annually-electedfrom-among-the-contributors-all-the-expenses-being-defrayedby-voluntary-contributions-the-donation-of-one-guinea-entitlesto-recommend-patients-and-to-exercise-the-office-of-governor-public-dispensary-for-two-years-a-gift-of-five-guineas-confers-the-same-privilegesfor-life-surgeons-attend-at-stated-periods-for-the-vaccineinnoculation-of-the-children-of-the-poor-an-account-is-kept-at-the-dispensary-of-the-state-of-everydisease-that-occurs-and-to-the-case-are-subjoined-regularreports-of-its-progress-during-th-image339419146.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . of the king. Sir James, however, was not long detainedin custody ; for the king, in consideration of his professions ofallegiance, and the loyalty of his father, lord Hamilton, notonly pardoned him, but, according to some historians, pro-mised to give him his eldest daughter in marriage. In 1544. this Castle, with that of Craigmillar and thetown of Leith, as well as tlie city of Edinburgh, with everyother habitable place within the compass of seven miles, wasdestroyed by the army sent by Henry VIII. so that the presentbuildings must have been erected sinc Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . of the king. Sir James, however, was not long detainedin custody ; for the king, in consideration of his professions ofallegiance, and the loyalty of his father, lord Hamilton, notonly pardoned him, but, according to some historians, pro-mised to give him his eldest daughter in marriage. In 1544. this Castle, with that of Craigmillar and thetown of Leith, as well as tlie city of Edinburgh, with everyother habitable place within the compass of seven miles, wasdestroyed by the army sent by Henry VIII. so that the presentbuildings must have been erected sinchttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-of-the-king-sir-james-however-was-not-long-detainedin-custody-for-the-king-in-consideration-of-his-professions-ofallegiance-and-the-loyalty-of-his-father-lord-hamilton-notonly-pardoned-him-but-according-to-some-historians-pro-mised-to-give-him-his-eldest-daughter-in-marriage-in-1544-this-castle-with-that-of-craigmillar-and-thetown-of-leith-as-well-as-tlie-city-of-edinburgh-with-everyother-habitable-place-within-the-compass-of-seven-miles-wasdestroyed-by-the-army-sent-by-henry-viii-so-that-the-presentbuildings-must-have-been-erected-sinc-image339416145.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ^m^j^miL QDw m®2nnm><Dm si®wsie. Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ^m^j^miL QDw m®2nnm><Dm si®wsie.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-mjmil-qdw-m2nnmgtltdm-siwsie-image339428793.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ration. In the room of this Hospital,an elegant edifice was erected in 1817, in the Grecian styleof architecture, at the expense of £2500, and is a very consi-derable ornament to the Kirkgate : the pediment contains aningenious device, consisting of the globes, quadrant, and otherinstruments used in navigation. Below it is placed a stone,which was removed from the ancient Trinity House, havingthis inscription, In the name of the Lord we masteris andmarenelis bylis this hous to the pour, anno 1555. The streets of Leith are in general extremely narrow, andl Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ration. In the room of this Hospital,an elegant edifice was erected in 1817, in the Grecian styleof architecture, at the expense of £2500, and is a very consi-derable ornament to the Kirkgate : the pediment contains aningenious device, consisting of the globes, quadrant, and otherinstruments used in navigation. Below it is placed a stone,which was removed from the ancient Trinity House, havingthis inscription, In the name of the Lord we masteris andmarenelis bylis this hous to the pour, anno 1555. The streets of Leith are in general extremely narrow, andlhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-ration-in-the-room-of-this-hospitalan-elegant-edifice-was-erected-in-1817-in-the-grecian-styleof-architecture-at-the-expense-of-2500-and-is-a-very-consi-derable-ornament-to-the-kirkgate-the-pediment-contains-aningenious-device-consisting-of-the-globes-quadrant-and-otherinstruments-used-in-navigation-below-it-is-placed-a-stonewhich-was-removed-from-the-ancient-trinity-house-havingthis-inscription-in-the-name-of-the-lord-we-masteris-andmarenelis-bylis-this-hous-to-the-pour-anno-1555-the-streets-of-leith-are-in-general-extremely-narrow-andl-image339424603.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . In 1561 James Stewart, prior of St. Andrews, was createdearl of Murray by queen Mary, and acted a very considerablepart towards the close of her unsettled reign. He held thefirst rank in public affairs, not from any affection that the queenentertained for him, but on account of the frequent occasionshe had for his advice and friendship, he being considered asthe head of the reformers. The queen being brought to Edinburgh in 1567^ over-whelmed with ignominy on account of the murder of Darnley,was soon prevailed upon to resign the crown, and the regencywas Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . In 1561 James Stewart, prior of St. Andrews, was createdearl of Murray by queen Mary, and acted a very considerablepart towards the close of her unsettled reign. He held thefirst rank in public affairs, not from any affection that the queenentertained for him, but on account of the frequent occasionshe had for his advice and friendship, he being considered asthe head of the reformers. The queen being brought to Edinburgh in 1567^ over-whelmed with ignominy on account of the murder of Darnley,was soon prevailed upon to resign the crown, and the regencywashttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-in-1561-james-stewart-prior-of-st-andrews-was-createdearl-of-murray-by-queen-mary-and-acted-a-very-considerablepart-towards-the-close-of-her-unsettled-reign-he-held-thefirst-rank-in-public-affairs-not-from-any-affection-that-the-queenentertained-for-him-but-on-account-of-the-frequent-occasionshe-had-for-his-advice-and-friendship-he-being-considered-asthe-head-of-the-reformers-the-queen-being-brought-to-edinburgh-in-1567-over-whelmed-with-ignominy-on-account-of-the-murder-of-darnleywas-soon-prevailed-upon-to-resign-the-crown-and-the-regencywas-image339418232.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . e to be the children, or grand children of decayed merchants inEdinburgh. The branches of education taught here, are English,Latin, Greek, and French; geography and the use of the globes,with arithmetic and book-keeping. It has been observed, thatthe treatment of the boys in this Hospital, is such as is probablyno where else to be paralleled j for as an incentive to learningand diligence, those brought up to literary pursuits, areallowed ten pounds each annually, to prosecute their studiesin the college of Edinburgh, for the term of five years ; andupon l Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . e to be the children, or grand children of decayed merchants inEdinburgh. The branches of education taught here, are English,Latin, Greek, and French; geography and the use of the globes,with arithmetic and book-keeping. It has been observed, thatthe treatment of the boys in this Hospital, is such as is probablyno where else to be paralleled j for as an incentive to learningand diligence, those brought up to literary pursuits, areallowed ten pounds each annually, to prosecute their studiesin the college of Edinburgh, for the term of five years ; andupon lhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-e-to-be-the-children-or-grand-children-of-decayed-merchants-inedinburgh-the-branches-of-education-taught-here-are-englishlatin-greek-and-french-geography-and-the-use-of-the-globeswith-arithmetic-and-book-keeping-it-has-been-observed-thatthe-treatment-of-the-boys-in-this-hospital-is-such-as-is-probablyno-where-else-to-be-paralleled-j-for-as-an-incentive-to-learningand-diligence-those-brought-up-to-literary-pursuits-areallowed-ten-pounds-each-annually-to-prosecute-their-studiesin-the-college-of-edinburgh-for-the-term-of-five-years-andupon-l-image339405203.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ar 1655. As both sums were expended onthe church alone, this liberal lady allowed out of her jointure£55 : 11 : 1 yearly, till it should accumulate to a competencyfor the clergj-man. When the church was completed, thetown-council marked out a district for its parish. It is only afew years since this building was taken down, and the presentoYie erected exactly on the same site. Lady Yesters Church is directly opposite the Infirmary.It stands in a line north and south, having one of its endsfronting the street. The front is the only part of the buildingwhic Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ar 1655. As both sums were expended onthe church alone, this liberal lady allowed out of her jointure£55 : 11 : 1 yearly, till it should accumulate to a competencyfor the clergj-man. When the church was completed, thetown-council marked out a district for its parish. It is only afew years since this building was taken down, and the presentoYie erected exactly on the same site. Lady Yesters Church is directly opposite the Infirmary.It stands in a line north and south, having one of its endsfronting the street. The front is the only part of the buildingwhichttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-ar-1655-as-both-sums-were-expended-onthe-church-alone-this-liberal-lady-allowed-out-of-her-jointure55-11-1-yearly-till-it-should-accumulate-to-a-competencyfor-the-clergj-man-when-the-church-was-completed-thetown-council-marked-out-a-district-for-its-parish-it-is-only-afew-years-since-this-building-was-taken-down-and-the-presentoyie-erected-exactly-on-the-same-site-lady-yesters-church-is-directly-opposite-the-infirmaryit-stands-in-a-line-north-and-south-having-one-of-its-endsfronting-the-street-the-front-is-the-only-part-of-the-buildingwhic-image339414757.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . od capacity and can-dour ; he would soon be angry, but was as soon calmed. This onething he had in his life, which scarcely could be alike ac-ceptable to all, for loyalty towards his prince, love to his coun-try, kindness to his relations, and charity to the poor, he wassingular. In prosperity he was meek and moderate, in adver-sity his constancy and magnanimity prevailed to his very end.He died at Edinburgh, the I4th day of January, and from theincarnation of the Messiah lb39, and of his age 66, being thethird year above his great climacteric. The annexe Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . od capacity and can-dour ; he would soon be angry, but was as soon calmed. This onething he had in his life, which scarcely could be alike ac-ceptable to all, for loyalty towards his prince, love to his coun-try, kindness to his relations, and charity to the poor, he wassingular. In prosperity he was meek and moderate, in adver-sity his constancy and magnanimity prevailed to his very end.He died at Edinburgh, the I4th day of January, and from theincarnation of the Messiah lb39, and of his age 66, being thethird year above his great climacteric. The annexehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-od-capacity-and-can-dour-he-would-soon-be-angry-but-was-as-soon-calmed-this-onething-he-had-in-his-life-which-scarcely-could-be-alike-ac-ceptable-to-all-for-loyalty-towards-his-prince-love-to-his-coun-try-kindness-to-his-relations-and-charity-to-the-poor-he-wassingular-in-prosperity-he-was-meek-and-moderate-in-adver-sity-his-constancy-and-magnanimity-prevailed-to-his-very-endhe-died-at-edinburgh-the-i4th-day-of-january-and-from-theincarnation-of-the-messiah-lb39-and-of-his-age-66-being-thethird-year-above-his-great-climacteric-the-annexe-image339427691.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . re hung up in the chief cities of the kingdom. Thesubject of the vignette stands near the Water Gate, and is tra-ditionally called Queen Marys Bath. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY This book is due on the date indicated below, or at theexpiration of a definite period after the date of borrowing,as provided by the rules of the Library or by special ar-rangement with the Librarian in charge. DATE BORROWED DATE DUE DATE BORROWED DATE DUE AUG t 9 2^ ^u^ onnn tfr?^ OlA^ : . U lUU* C2a(23B)M100 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES 0038482592 7s. styZ. **wsiya®H sASSS®- L, Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . re hung up in the chief cities of the kingdom. Thesubject of the vignette stands near the Water Gate, and is tra-ditionally called Queen Marys Bath. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARY This book is due on the date indicated below, or at theexpiration of a definite period after the date of borrowing,as provided by the rules of the Library or by special ar-rangement with the Librarian in charge. DATE BORROWED DATE DUE DATE BORROWED DATE DUE AUG t 9 2^ ^u^ onnn tfr?^ OlA^ : . U lUU* C2a(23B)M100 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES 0038482592 7s. styZ. **wsiya®H sASSS®- L,https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-re-hung-up-in-the-chief-cities-of-the-kingdom-thesubject-of-the-vignette-stands-near-the-water-gate-and-is-tra-ditionally-called-queen-marys-bath-columbia-university-library-this-book-is-due-on-the-date-indicated-below-or-at-theexpiration-of-a-definite-period-after-the-date-of-borrowingas-provided-by-the-rules-of-the-library-or-by-special-ar-rangement-with-the-librarian-in-charge-date-borrowed-date-due-date-borrowed-date-due-aug-t-9-2-u-onnn-tfr-ola-u-luu-c2a23bm100-columbia-university-libraries-0038482592-7s-styz-wsiyah-sasss-l-image339431505.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ad received was withdrawn and bestowed on the newone^ but therevenues, though necessarily impaired by this circumstance, weremuch augmented by Mr. Thomas Tod, treasurer, who also in otherrespects materially improved the Hospital; and by Mr. ScottMoncreiff, ofNewhall, who subsequently filled the same office.By their exertions, and those of the respectable managers, thisinstitution has reached a high degree of excellence, and provedhow well it has merited the high eulogium of Howard, whopronounced it to be one of the most useful charities, as well asone of Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ad received was withdrawn and bestowed on the newone^ but therevenues, though necessarily impaired by this circumstance, weremuch augmented by Mr. Thomas Tod, treasurer, who also in otherrespects materially improved the Hospital; and by Mr. ScottMoncreiff, ofNewhall, who subsequently filled the same office.By their exertions, and those of the respectable managers, thisinstitution has reached a high degree of excellence, and provedhow well it has merited the high eulogium of Howard, whopronounced it to be one of the most useful charities, as well asone ofhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-ad-received-was-withdrawn-and-bestowed-on-the-newone-but-therevenues-though-necessarily-impaired-by-this-circumstance-weremuch-augmented-by-mr-thomas-tod-treasurer-who-also-in-otherrespects-materially-improved-the-hospital-and-by-mr-scottmoncreiff-ofnewhall-who-subsequently-filled-the-same-officeby-their-exertions-and-those-of-the-respectable-managers-thisinstitution-has-reached-a-high-degree-of-excellence-and-provedhow-well-it-has-merited-the-high-eulogium-of-howard-whopronounced-it-to-be-one-of-the-most-useful-charities-as-well-asone-of-image339421515.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . n columns, and fine cupola,which would have formed one of the grandest objects possible,whether viewed from the square, or approached by GeorgeStreet; but something manufactured and put together some-how from the shreds and patches of his design, in as cheapand as thrifty a way, as seceder heart could wish. Thisabandonment of the original design was under pretence ofeconomy, though the sum saved bears no comparison with theobject which might have been attained by its expenditure. The design by Adams, was after the model of St. PaulsCathedral Church, in Lo Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . n columns, and fine cupola,which would have formed one of the grandest objects possible,whether viewed from the square, or approached by GeorgeStreet; but something manufactured and put together some-how from the shreds and patches of his design, in as cheapand as thrifty a way, as seceder heart could wish. Thisabandonment of the original design was under pretence ofeconomy, though the sum saved bears no comparison with theobject which might have been attained by its expenditure. The design by Adams, was after the model of St. PaulsCathedral Church, in Lohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-n-columns-and-fine-cupolawhich-would-have-formed-one-of-the-grandest-objects-possiblewhether-viewed-from-the-square-or-approached-by-georgestreet-but-something-manufactured-and-put-together-some-how-from-the-shreds-and-patches-of-his-design-in-as-cheapand-as-thrifty-a-way-as-seceder-heart-could-wish-thisabandonment-of-the-original-design-was-under-pretence-ofeconomy-though-the-sum-saved-bears-no-comparison-with-theobject-which-might-have-been-attained-by-its-expenditure-the-design-by-adams-was-after-the-model-of-st-paulscathedral-church-in-lo-image339410056.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . r the use of the merchants.The commissioners appointed by Parliament authorized thetown council to contract with tradesmen, and the presentsituation, then covered with decayed houses, was selected asthe most eligible spot for such a building. The foundation-stone was laid on the 13th September, 1753,George Drummond, esq. then grand master of the freemasons,presiding on the occasion. To give an imposing effect to theceremony, a triumphal arch was constructed, and pavilionserected for the magistrates and the officers of the grand lodge,besides galleries for Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . r the use of the merchants.The commissioners appointed by Parliament authorized thetown council to contract with tradesmen, and the presentsituation, then covered with decayed houses, was selected asthe most eligible spot for such a building. The foundation-stone was laid on the 13th September, 1753,George Drummond, esq. then grand master of the freemasons,presiding on the occasion. To give an imposing effect to theceremony, a triumphal arch was constructed, and pavilionserected for the magistrates and the officers of the grand lodge,besides galleries forhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-r-the-use-of-the-merchantsthe-commissioners-appointed-by-parliament-authorized-thetown-council-to-contract-with-tradesmen-and-the-presentsituation-then-covered-with-decayed-houses-was-selected-asthe-most-eligible-spot-for-such-a-building-the-foundation-stone-was-laid-on-the-13th-september-1753george-drummond-esq-then-grand-master-of-the-freemasonspresiding-on-the-occasion-to-give-an-imposing-effect-to-theceremony-a-triumphal-arch-was-constructed-and-pavilionserected-for-the-magistrates-and-the-officers-of-the-grand-lodgebesides-galleries-for-image339415060.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . s? i^jt^TEDmi^w^ :siiawmsiai I)nr,m:Ev!cFui^!yJiV.^-^^-^^^ •^^ ST. ANDREWS CHURCH. St. Andrews Church stands on the north side of GeorgesStreet, to which^ notwithstanding its unfortunate projectionbeyond the regular line of buildings, it is a considerableornament. The body of the church is more remarkable for simplicitythan elegance; and, indeed, but for the beauty of the spire,which tapers to a majestical height above it, would bereckoned an indifferent object. It is of an oval form, mea-suring 87 feet by 64 in the interior j the height of the spirebeing Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . s? i^jt^TEDmi^w^ :siiawmsiai I)nr,m:Ev!cFui^!yJiV.^-^^-^^^ •^^ ST. ANDREWS CHURCH. St. Andrews Church stands on the north side of GeorgesStreet, to which^ notwithstanding its unfortunate projectionbeyond the regular line of buildings, it is a considerableornament. The body of the church is more remarkable for simplicitythan elegance; and, indeed, but for the beauty of the spire,which tapers to a majestical height above it, would bereckoned an indifferent object. It is of an oval form, mea-suring 87 feet by 64 in the interior j the height of the spirebeinghttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-s-ijttedmiw-siiawmsiai-inrmev!cfui!yjiv-st-andrews-church-st-andrews-church-stands-on-the-north-side-of-georgesstreet-to-which-notwithstanding-its-unfortunate-projectionbeyond-the-regular-line-of-buildings-it-is-a-considerableornament-the-body-of-the-church-is-more-remarkable-for-simplicitythan-elegance-and-indeed-but-for-the-beauty-of-the-spirewhich-tapers-to-a-majestical-height-above-it-would-bereckoned-an-indifferent-object-it-is-of-an-oval-form-mea-suring-87-feet-by-64-in-the-interior-j-the-height-of-the-spirebeing-image339414297.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . s confirmed by acharter of James VL in the year 1614 ; an extract from whichwill shew what kind of emoluments the clergy received in thosetimes. Moreover know ye, that for several good causes andconsiderations us thereunto moving, we have given and granted,and by this our present charter, confirmed to the minister,elders, and deacons of the church session, of South Leith, andtheir successors in the said office, all the lands, tenements,houses, buildings, gardens, orchards, crofts, churches, chapels,annual rents, dial silver, death pennies, yearly fruits, Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . s confirmed by acharter of James VL in the year 1614 ; an extract from whichwill shew what kind of emoluments the clergy received in thosetimes. Moreover know ye, that for several good causes andconsiderations us thereunto moving, we have given and granted,and by this our present charter, confirmed to the minister,elders, and deacons of the church session, of South Leith, andtheir successors in the said office, all the lands, tenements,houses, buildings, gardens, orchards, crofts, churches, chapels,annual rents, dial silver, death pennies, yearly fruits,https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-s-confirmed-by-acharter-of-james-vl-in-the-year-1614-an-extract-from-whichwill-shew-what-kind-of-emoluments-the-clergy-received-in-thosetimes-moreover-know-ye-that-for-several-good-causes-andconsiderations-us-thereunto-moving-we-have-given-and-grantedand-by-this-our-present-charter-confirmed-to-the-ministerelders-and-deacons-of-the-church-session-of-south-leith-andtheir-successors-in-the-said-office-all-the-lands-tenementshouses-buildings-gardens-orchards-crofts-churches-chapelsannual-rents-dial-silver-death-pennies-yearly-fruits-image339416927.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . is let to a Taxman, who pays annually above £l50to the town for the lease. His allowance is a penny for eachhundred weight. At one period there was a turret to this building, containinga clock, but it was removed above 150 years ago j and it isto be regretted that the whole building was not then demolished,especially as it has nothing to recommend it, and is an incon-venience, as well as an unseemly obstruction to the view. Itsremoval, however, is talked of, a consummation most devoutlyto be desired by all admirers of the metropolis and of goodtaste. Some Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . is let to a Taxman, who pays annually above £l50to the town for the lease. His allowance is a penny for eachhundred weight. At one period there was a turret to this building, containinga clock, but it was removed above 150 years ago j and it isto be regretted that the whole building was not then demolished,especially as it has nothing to recommend it, and is an incon-venience, as well as an unseemly obstruction to the view. Itsremoval, however, is talked of, a consummation most devoutlyto be desired by all admirers of the metropolis and of goodtaste. Somehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-is-let-to-a-taxman-who-pays-annually-above-l50to-the-town-for-the-lease-his-allowance-is-a-penny-for-eachhundred-weight-at-one-period-there-was-a-turret-to-this-building-containinga-clock-but-it-was-removed-above-150-years-ago-j-and-it-isto-be-regretted-that-the-whole-building-was-not-then-demolishedespecially-as-it-has-nothing-to-recommend-it-and-is-an-incon-venience-as-well-as-an-unseemly-obstruction-to-the-view-itsremoval-however-is-talked-of-a-consummation-most-devoutlyto-be-desired-by-all-admirers-of-the-metropolis-and-of-goodtaste-some-image339404887.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . W^SIP !B OW Dram En^^k/u^^fy JtlLS.S-trrer. Chofe/.lxrr^.remimrine Jufyi-.tdiJ. lower end 2t«»n ^^. iAi.-ly^i trSSarer. a^U SireX Au»^.-Z<.^« WEST BOW. This is a narrow and cnrved street that conducts from theGrassmarket to the Lawnmarket, The houses here are veryhigh, with immense wooden projections which intercept thelight of day. In former times it was very common to makethese additions, which are called outshots to the houses, for thepurpose of giving them more roominess and convenience, andthey are still to be seen in several parts of the town. It Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . W^SIP !B OW Dram En^^k/u^^fy JtlLS.S-trrer. Chofe/.lxrr^.remimrine Jufyi-.tdiJ. lower end 2t«»n ^^. iAi.-ly^i trSSarer. a^U SireX Au»^.-Z<.^« WEST BOW. This is a narrow and cnrved street that conducts from theGrassmarket to the Lawnmarket, The houses here are veryhigh, with immense wooden projections which intercept thelight of day. In former times it was very common to makethese additions, which are called outshots to the houses, for thepurpose of giving them more roominess and convenience, andthey are still to be seen in several parts of the town. Ithttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-wsip-!b-ow-dram-enkufy-jtllss-trrer-chofelxrrremimrine-jufyi-tdij-lower-end-2tn-iai-lyi-trssarer-au-sirex-au-zlt-west-bow-this-is-a-narrow-and-cnrved-street-that-conducts-from-thegrassmarket-to-the-lawnmarket-the-houses-here-are-veryhigh-with-immense-wooden-projections-which-intercept-thelight-of-day-in-former-times-it-was-very-common-to-makethese-additions-which-are-called-outshots-to-the-houses-for-thepurpose-of-giving-them-more-roominess-and-convenience-andthey-are-still-to-be-seen-in-several-parts-of-the-town-it-image339404457.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ught proper. After vindicating himself with great spirit, headdressed himself to the queen, and conjured her in the nameof Almighty God, as she regarded the eternal welfare of her soul,to forsake the idolatrous religion she professed, and by herauthority maintained against the statutes of the realm. After a life of incredible hardships, during which he main-tained the most unshaken integrity, Knox died in the year1572, full of age and honours. The dark side of his character, was an inflexible and anundiscriminating sternn«s, which never permitted him to a Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ught proper. After vindicating himself with great spirit, headdressed himself to the queen, and conjured her in the nameof Almighty God, as she regarded the eternal welfare of her soul,to forsake the idolatrous religion she professed, and by herauthority maintained against the statutes of the realm. After a life of incredible hardships, during which he main-tained the most unshaken integrity, Knox died in the year1572, full of age and honours. The dark side of his character, was an inflexible and anundiscriminating sternn«s, which never permitted him to ahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-ught-proper-after-vindicating-himself-with-great-spirit-headdressed-himself-to-the-queen-and-conjured-her-in-the-nameof-almighty-god-as-she-regarded-the-eternal-welfare-of-her-soulto-forsake-the-idolatrous-religion-she-professed-and-by-herauthority-maintained-against-the-statutes-of-the-realm-after-a-life-of-incredible-hardships-during-which-he-main-tained-the-most-unshaken-integrity-knox-died-in-the-year1572-full-of-age-and-honours-the-dark-side-of-his-character-was-an-inflexible-and-anundiscriminating-sternns-which-never-permitted-him-to-a-image339425605.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . retired in1769 to spend the remainder of his life in his native country,where he died in 1776. An account of his death was published in a letter writtenby Dr. Adam Smith, whose object was to show, that notwith-standing the sceptical opinion of Hume, he died with theutmost composure ; and that in his life as well as at his death,he appeared the wisest and best of men. The absurdities ofthis letter were ably exposed by Dr, Home, in a small volume,on the Life, Death, and Philosophy of David Hume, whichis better calculated than almost any other book to guard Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . retired in1769 to spend the remainder of his life in his native country,where he died in 1776. An account of his death was published in a letter writtenby Dr. Adam Smith, whose object was to show, that notwith-standing the sceptical opinion of Hume, he died with theutmost composure ; and that in his life as well as at his death,he appeared the wisest and best of men. The absurdities ofthis letter were ably exposed by Dr, Home, in a small volume,on the Life, Death, and Philosophy of David Hume, whichis better calculated than almost any other book to guardhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-retired-in1769-to-spend-the-remainder-of-his-life-in-his-native-countrywhere-he-died-in-1776-an-account-of-his-death-was-published-in-a-letter-writtenby-dr-adam-smith-whose-object-was-to-show-that-notwith-standing-the-sceptical-opinion-of-hume-he-died-with-theutmost-composure-and-that-in-his-life-as-well-as-at-his-deathhe-appeared-the-wisest-and-best-of-men-the-absurdities-ofthis-letter-were-ably-exposed-by-dr-home-in-a-small-volumeon-the-life-death-and-philosophy-of-david-hume-whichis-better-calculated-than-almost-any-other-book-to-guard-image339426384.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . Gothic architectiu-e in Scotland. The roof of theaisles being low, no galleries have been erected, a cir-cumstance which contributes greatly to the sublimity of theinterior perspective ; a door which existed on the south sidehas been closed, and two others opened at the east end of theaisles. On the north side of the Church and connected withit, is a building, which may have been used formerly as a placeof meeting for the provost and prebendaries. The door ofcommunication is still apparent; it is now used as a vestry,and there is a very general report, th Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . Gothic architectiu-e in Scotland. The roof of theaisles being low, no galleries have been erected, a cir-cumstance which contributes greatly to the sublimity of theinterior perspective ; a door which existed on the south sidehas been closed, and two others opened at the east end of theaisles. On the north side of the Church and connected withit, is a building, which may have been used formerly as a placeof meeting for the provost and prebendaries. The door ofcommunication is still apparent; it is now used as a vestry,and there is a very general report, thhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-gothic-architectiu-e-in-scotland-the-roof-of-theaisles-being-low-no-galleries-have-been-erected-a-cir-cumstance-which-contributes-greatly-to-the-sublimity-of-theinterior-perspective-a-door-which-existed-on-the-south-sidehas-been-closed-and-two-others-opened-at-the-east-end-of-theaisles-on-the-north-side-of-the-church-and-connected-withit-is-a-building-which-may-have-been-used-formerly-as-a-placeof-meeting-for-the-provost-and-prebendaries-the-door-ofcommunication-is-still-apparent-it-is-now-used-as-a-vestryand-there-is-a-very-general-report-th-image339405609.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . S.Ea^r end.. ROSLIN CHAPEL. This ancient and beautiful fabric is situated upon a peninsu-lated rock which overhangs the river Esk^ and is in theimmediate vicinity of tlie village of the same name, distantabout seven miles south of Edinburgh. The surroundingcountry having rather an unpleasant aspect, a most agreeablesurprise is felt on being introduced to the fine specimenswhich this place affords of the magnificence of nature andthe ruins of art. The scenery is singularly picturesque andromantic, comprising all the sylvan beauties of impending woods,beetl Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . S.Ea^r end.. ROSLIN CHAPEL. This ancient and beautiful fabric is situated upon a peninsu-lated rock which overhangs the river Esk^ and is in theimmediate vicinity of tlie village of the same name, distantabout seven miles south of Edinburgh. The surroundingcountry having rather an unpleasant aspect, a most agreeablesurprise is felt on being introduced to the fine specimenswhich this place affords of the magnificence of nature andthe ruins of art. The scenery is singularly picturesque andromantic, comprising all the sylvan beauties of impending woods,beetlhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-sear-end-roslin-chapel-this-ancient-and-beautiful-fabric-is-situated-upon-a-peninsu-lated-rock-which-overhangs-the-river-esk-and-is-in-theimmediate-vicinity-of-tlie-village-of-the-same-name-distantabout-seven-miles-south-of-edinburgh-the-surroundingcountry-having-rather-an-unpleasant-aspect-a-most-agreeablesurprise-is-felt-on-being-introduced-to-the-fine-specimenswhich-this-place-affords-of-the-magnificence-of-nature-andthe-ruins-of-art-the-scenery-is-singularly-picturesque-andromantic-comprising-all-the-sylvan-beauties-of-impending-woodsbeetl-image339415818.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . cil,that the magistrates had no legal powers to authorize theerection of such buildings, as are now in progress on the westside of the North Bridge, resolve to take immediate legal stepsto prevent their being further proceeded with, it being theunderstanding of this meeting, that no buildings higher thanwhat may be necessary for a row of shops, can be permitted tobe erected on the North Bridge, without serious injury to thiscity ; and in order th^t all necessary steps might be taken, acommittee of twenty gentlemen was nominated, legal proceed-ings were im Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . cil,that the magistrates had no legal powers to authorize theerection of such buildings, as are now in progress on the westside of the North Bridge, resolve to take immediate legal stepsto prevent their being further proceeded with, it being theunderstanding of this meeting, that no buildings higher thanwhat may be necessary for a row of shops, can be permitted tobe erected on the North Bridge, without serious injury to thiscity ; and in order th^t all necessary steps might be taken, acommittee of twenty gentlemen was nominated, legal proceed-ings were imhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-cilthat-the-magistrates-had-no-legal-powers-to-authorize-theerection-of-such-buildings-as-are-now-in-progress-on-the-westside-of-the-north-bridge-resolve-to-take-immediate-legal-stepsto-prevent-their-being-further-proceeded-with-it-being-theunderstanding-of-this-meeting-that-no-buildings-higher-thanwhat-may-be-necessary-for-a-row-of-shops-can-be-permitted-tobe-erected-on-the-north-bridge-without-serious-injury-to-thiscity-and-in-order-tht-all-necessary-steps-might-be-taken-acommittee-of-twenty-gentlemen-was-nominated-legal-proceed-ings-were-im-image339422371.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . which cost the sumof 1490 merks, eight shillings, scots ; and five years after-wards, the clock which belonged to the Troue, or WeighHouse, was likewise put up. On the front of the Church,over the door, is this inscription : JEDEU HANC CHRISTO ET ECCESL^ SACRARUNT CIVIS EDINBURGENI ANNO MDCXLI. Thus, it is plainly shewn, that this edifice is properlydenominated Chiists Church, and not that of the Tron ; whichlatter appellation it received on account of its vicinity to theTrone, or public beam, for the weighing of merchandize, whichthen stood hard by. Oppo Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . which cost the sumof 1490 merks, eight shillings, scots ; and five years after-wards, the clock which belonged to the Troue, or WeighHouse, was likewise put up. On the front of the Church,over the door, is this inscription : JEDEU HANC CHRISTO ET ECCESL^ SACRARUNT CIVIS EDINBURGENI ANNO MDCXLI. Thus, it is plainly shewn, that this edifice is properlydenominated Chiists Church, and not that of the Tron ; whichlatter appellation it received on account of its vicinity to theTrone, or public beam, for the weighing of merchandize, whichthen stood hard by. Oppohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-which-cost-the-sumof-1490-merks-eight-shillings-scots-and-five-years-after-wards-the-clock-which-belonged-to-the-troue-or-weighhouse-was-likewise-put-up-on-the-front-of-the-churchover-the-door-is-this-inscription-jedeu-hanc-christo-et-eccesl-sacrarunt-civis-edinburgeni-anno-mdcxli-thus-it-is-plainly-shewn-that-this-edifice-is-properlydenominated-chiists-church-and-not-that-of-the-tron-whichlatter-appellation-it-received-on-account-of-its-vicinity-to-thetrone-or-public-beam-for-the-weighing-of-merchandize-whichthen-stood-hard-by-oppo-image339405867.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ed to thisThe vile hyenas den were cleanliness—A pest house, where the taint of every climeStrikes a deep root, and festers into crime. Mr. Gurney observes, It is very evident that a degreeof misery quite unfair and quite unnecessary, is endured byprisoners of all descriptions in many, perhaps the majorityof the prisons in Scotland. And again, There is muchmore cruelty than justice in loading our prisoners with chains^when prisoners are fastened to the iron bar, as at Hadding-ton ; or to the bedstead, as at Forfar 5 or to the wall of theircells, as at Ber Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . ed to thisThe vile hyenas den were cleanliness—A pest house, where the taint of every climeStrikes a deep root, and festers into crime. Mr. Gurney observes, It is very evident that a degreeof misery quite unfair and quite unnecessary, is endured byprisoners of all descriptions in many, perhaps the majorityof the prisons in Scotland. And again, There is muchmore cruelty than justice in loading our prisoners with chains^when prisoners are fastened to the iron bar, as at Hadding-ton ; or to the bedstead, as at Forfar 5 or to the wall of theircells, as at Berhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-ed-to-thisthe-vile-hyenas-den-were-cleanlinessa-pest-house-where-the-taint-of-every-climestrikes-a-deep-root-and-festers-into-crime-mr-gurney-observes-it-is-very-evident-that-a-degreeof-misery-quite-unfair-and-quite-unnecessary-is-endured-byprisoners-of-all-descriptions-in-many-perhaps-the-majorityof-the-prisons-in-scotland-and-again-there-is-muchmore-cruelty-than-justice-in-loading-our-prisoners-with-chainswhen-prisoners-are-fastened-to-the-iron-bar-as-at-hadding-ton-or-to-the-bedstead-as-at-forfar-5-or-to-the-wall-of-theircells-as-at-ber-image339407551.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . of the High-street, between St. Giles and theTron church, formerly stood the cross. This building wastaken down in the year 1756. Its form was octagonal, mea-,suring 16 feet in diameter and 15 in height, exclusive of a co-lumn rising from the centre : a small Ionic pillar occupied eachof its angles, headed by a circular bastion. The entrance tothe building was from the east, and over the door were placedthe city arms. From the centre of the roof rose a column 21feet high, curiously ornamented with thistles, and having on itssummit the figure of an unicorn Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . of the High-street, between St. Giles and theTron church, formerly stood the cross. This building wastaken down in the year 1756. Its form was octagonal, mea-,suring 16 feet in diameter and 15 in height, exclusive of a co-lumn rising from the centre : a small Ionic pillar occupied eachof its angles, headed by a circular bastion. The entrance tothe building was from the east, and over the door were placedthe city arms. From the centre of the roof rose a column 21feet high, curiously ornamented with thistles, and having on itssummit the figure of an unicornhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/views-in-edinburgh-and-its-vicinity-of-the-high-street-between-st-giles-and-thetron-church-formerly-stood-the-cross-this-building-wastaken-down-in-the-year-1756-its-form-was-octagonal-mea-suring-16-feet-in-diameter-and-15-in-height-exclusive-of-a-co-lumn-rising-from-the-centre-a-small-ionic-pillar-occupied-eachof-its-angles-headed-by-a-circular-bastion-the-entrance-tothe-building-was-from-the-east-and-over-the-door-were-placedthe-city-arms-from-the-centre-of-the-roof-rose-a-column-21feet-high-curiously-ornamented-with-thistles-and-having-on-itssummit-the-figure-of-an-unicorn-image339430606.html Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . this letter, and put a paragraph in thenewspapers, ascribing it to some popish incendiary. OnTuesday evening, February the 9th, however, a numerous mobassembled at the foot of the Trunk Close, where stood abuilding not long before erected, in which a popish bishopresided, and ^vhich was supposed to be a chapel; and thoughthe magistrates with the city guard, and the duke of Buccleughwith a party of his regiment of fencibles, repaired to the place,and endeavoured without bloodshed to prevent any mischief, thehouse was set on fire and entirely consumed. On t Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . this letter, and put a paragraph in thenewspapers, ascribing it to some popish incendiary. OnTuesday evening, February the 9th, however, a numerous mobassembled at the foot of the Trunk Close, where stood abuilding not long before erected, in which a popish bishopresided, and ^vhich was supposed to be a chapel; and thoughthe magistrates with the city guard, and the duke of Buccleughwith a party of his regiment of fencibles, repaired to the place,and endeavoured without bloodshed to prevent any mischief, thehouse was set on fire and entirely consumed. 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