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108111345.23.Pdf Given by Mrs R Killick. v- '<V; ED. TUB UR G-BL From "fhe C aXtccn "Ell. TRADITIONS 0 ©jjronologtcallji glrrangrtf, FROM TITE FOUNDATION OF THE CITY IN THE YEAR 626 THE UNION OF SCOTLAND & ENGLAND IN 1707. 5«on6 Ebttion, rtbiaeS anij grcatlg entargra. WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING CURIOUS AND INTERESTING INFORMATION. EDINBURGH: WILLIAM RUTHERFORD, 45 PRINCES STREET. MDCCCXLVIir. '■/ D ^ ■'oo20 Mr ^n O, -o3 75 'N il^ PREFACE. The Annals of the city of Edinburgh, previous to the union of Scotland and England, are so closely inter- woven with national events, that it requires nice discern- ment to separate them. In detailing national occurrences in this work, the author has been influenced by a con- sideration, either of their intrinsic importance or their connection with the capital. To the original and authentic sources of information, the author has, in every possible instance resorted; but every history must of necessity be drawn chiefly from documents already in possession of the public. For the accuracy of the facts related, authors have been quoted who either lived at or near the time the events hap- pened. In this work is given, an account of the origin of the city and castle of Edinburgh, the time when and by whom the city was founded, with an historical account of the public and memorable events connected with the capital,from its foundation to the year 1846, among which, IV PREFACE. the transactions of the citizens with the kings of Scotland, bear a prominent part. There is also given a minute and comprehensive development of its ancient and present ecclesiastical, municipal, church, and military govern- ment; public amusements, charitable institutions, semi- naries of learning, societies, clubs, and public establish- ments; the constitution of the supreme courts of justice, improvements on the city, &c. The work likewise con- tains a number of curious and interesting excerpts from the ancient records of the town council, charters of the incor- porated trades and Scottish acts of parliament, elucidat- ing the manners and customs of the olden times. It was intended not to have anticipated dates, but to have related chronologically, under each head the events only that then occurred, but in a few cases the strict ad- herence to this rule, was found impracticable, without marring the true meaning of the narrative. CONTENTS OF VOL. I. A PAGE 1128 Abbey, or Palace of Holyrood, founded, ... 22 1177 . a National Council held in it, . 23 1334 . a Parliament held in it, ... 26 1518 . the Gudemanof Ballangeigh and John Howisoninit, 73 1671 . repaired and partly rebuilt by Charles II., . 221 1688 . nearly destroyed at the Revolution, . 237 1560 Adultery, how punished, . 104 1617 ... a capital crime, .... 177 1562 Adulterers, banished the city, .... 114 1532 Advocates, only eight in number, ... 82 1610 . act as agents, . 174 1424 Agriculture, acts passed in parliament for its improvement, 36 1555 Ambassador, entertained by the citizens, . 94 1625 Archbishops, &c. restored, .... 183 1424 Archery, practised as a warlike art, ... 34 1703 Archers, Royal Company of, confirmed, . 261 1560 Assembly, General, held for the first time in Edinburgh, . 104 B 1512 Bagiment’s roll, ..... 69 1696 Bank of Scotland, established, .... 249 1700 office of, burnt, . 261 1707 first issue one-pound notes, . 267 1606 Bankrupts, how punished, .... 172 1587 Banquet, royal, and whimsical procession, . 157 1618 . given to James VI. .... 180 1598 Baptism, royal invitation card to princess Mary’s, . 167 1312 Battle, of Roslin Castle, .... 25 1334 . at the Borough-muir, .... 26 1513 . of Flodden, . ' . 69 1547 . of Pinkie, ..... 89 1579 Beggars, how punished,..... 145 1621 Bells, three imported from Holland, . 182 1572 Black Saturday, ..... 136 1700 Bond, punishment for viciating one, . • 261 1563 Boots and Shoes, price of, . • 115 a VI CONTENTS, PAGE 1567 Bothwell, Earl of, tried for Damley’s murder, and acquitted, 128 . marries Queen Mary, 129 1635 Broughton, its superiority purchased by Edinburgh, 193 1583 Burgess’ daughters, lose their privileges if not pure virgins at marriage, .... 151 . an act of the town council in their favour, 155 Burgh of Edinburgh, its constitution settled, 152 C 1530 Cannons, first cast in Scotland, 77 1591 Canongate Jail, erected, 160 1636 ... its superiority purchased by Edinburgh, 193 1572 Camie Fight, .... 136 1603 Carriages, private, first kept in Edinburgh, 170 1633 . universally kept by Noblemen, 191 1684 . state, for the Magistrates, 233 1700 . number in the procession meeting the Kin Commissioner, 261 626 Castle, origin of, 19 1093 . Queen Margaret dies in it, 21 1154 . how named in a Charter of Malcolm IV., 23 1174 . pledged for William the Lion, 23 1186 . given to King William’s Bride as a Dowe 23 1250 . how named by Mathew Paris, 24 1255 . Margaret, Queen of Alexander III., confined in i 24 1312 . taken from the English and demolished, 25 1334 . rebuilt by Edward III., . 27 1341 . taken from the English by stratagem, 27 1371 . David II. dies in it, 30 1385 . houses erected within it by the citizens, 31 1400 . besieged by the English, 33 1438 . James II. conveyed out of it in a trunk, 40 1448 . Earl of Douglas and his brother murdered in it, 40 1530 . Canons placed in it, 77 1573 . surrendered, and its Governor hanged, 138 1577 . surrendered to James VI., 143 1689 . besieged and surrendered, 242 1508 Chapel, of St. Roque, . 68 1600 . St. Mary’s, purchased by James Chalmers, 169 1618 . Do. purchased by the Wrights and Masons. 181 1125 Church, St. Cuthbert’s, tithes and oblations granted to it, 21 1140 . Do. a grant made to it by David I., . 22 CONTENTS. Vll PAGE 1487 Church, St. Cuthbert’s, altars therein, 56 1359 St. Giles’, first mention of it, . 30 1387 Do. repaired and enlarged, 31 1452 Do. a precious relict bequeathed to it, 43 1466 Do. description of, and names of altars therein, 48 1560 Do. Inventory of its sacred utensils, 102 Do. divided by partition walls, 103 1637 Do. riots therein, on the Liturgy being read, 194 1669 Do. Haddo’s Hole Church, formed out of one of its divisions, 221 1462 Trinity College, founded, 46 1493 North Leith, erected into a Parish Church, 59 1609 South Leith, do. do. 173 1612 Old Greyfriar’s, founded, 175 1681 Do. a Bell placed in its Steeple, 232 1647 Lady Yester’s, founded, 202 1647 Tron, opened for Public Worship, 203 1677 Do. a Bell and Clock placed in its Spire, 225 1467 Restalrig, founded, 49 1650 Do. demolished, . 210 1688 Canongate, founded, 238 1560 Government, Popery abolished, 105 1592 Do. Presbyterianism established, 160 1633 Do. Episcopacy established, 191 1639 Do. do. abolished, 199 1666 Do. do. restored, 218 1689 Do. Presbyterianism established, 242 1684 Church, contest between, and State, 153 1585 Churches, open on Wednesdays and Fridays, 155 Citizen’s Daughters, act of the Town Council in their favour, 155 1596 Clergy, disputes between them and James VI., 162 1627 Coal, Gilmerton Works, 184 1610 Coaches, stage, betwixt Edinburgh and Leith, 175 1660 . Do. do. do. 215 1702 . Do. do. do. 261 1678 . Do. do. and Glasgow, 226 1686 . Do. do. and London, 236 1673 . hackney, only twenty in Edinburgh, 224 1700 . mail, to London, 261 1677 Coffee-houses, the first opened in Edinburgh, 225 1599 Comedians, licenced by the King, 168 viii CONTENTS. PAGE 1424 Commerce, restricted by Acts of Parliament, . 30 1520 Convent, of Carmelite Friars, .... 76 1532 Court of Session, instituted, . 78 1579 . Do. its Judges bribed, . 140 1587 . High, of Justiciary, permanently fixed at Edinburgh, 157 1672 . Do. its constitution changed, . 222 1593 . Dean of Guild, ..... 161 1009 . Justice of Peace, established, . 174 1707 . of Teinds, established, .... 268 1596 Courts, removed to LinlithgowJ . 164 1597 . recalled, ..... 166 1639 Covenanters, meet the King’s Commissioner, . 199 1666 . Fifty-five executed, . 218 1680 Cromwell takes possession of Edinburgh, . 208 1651 . endows the University, . 208 1617 Cross of Edinburgh, repaired and partly rebuilt, . 177 1482 Customs, petty, how let, .... 54 D 1555 Danish Ambassador, entertained by the citizens, . 94 1699 Darien Scheme, ..... 254 1551 Divine Service, punishment for interrupting it, . 90 1603 Doom, pronounced over the dead body of Francis Moubray, 171 1457 Dress, restrictions on, by act of Parliament, . 44 1581 . Do. do. ■ 149 1617 Drunkenness, how punished, . 178 1482 Dowry, royal, repaid by the citizens, ... 54 E 1551 Eating, extravagance of the table restricted, . 91 1581 . and drinking, restrictions on, . 148 626 Edinburgh, origin of, . • • 19 1020 . becomes a royal residence, ... 20 1128 . erected into a royal burgh, ... 22 1334 . plundered by the English army, . 26 1376 . population of, . 30 1450 . first surrounded by walls, ... 42 1456 . began to be considered the capital of Scotland, 44 1461 . privileges granted the citizens, . 46 1482 . important privileges granted the citizens, . 52 1483 . obtains the exclusive privilege of carrying on trade in Leith, .... 54 1500 , . population of, . , 65 CONTENTS. IX PAGE 1503 Edinburgh, James IV.’s Queen makes her public entry into it, 66 1513 ... its citizens alarmed after the battle of Flodden, 69 . origin of the Town Guard, . 70 . its walls extended, 70 1514 . the plague in it, . 71 1515 ... a skirmish in it, called, “ Cleanse the Causeway,” 71 1520 ... the plague in it, . 76 . a skirmish on the High Street, 76 1532 ... the streets paved and lighted, 78 1544 . pillaged and burned by the English, . 88 1554 . the streets lighted, dunghills and swine removed from them, . 93 1560 ... its walls extended, .... 104 1568 the plague in it, . 134 1570 and Leith, disputes between their inhabitants, 134 1583 constitution of burgh settled, 152 1596 deprived of its privileges, and the King and Courts remove from it, . 165 1597 pardoned, and Courts recalled, 166 1600 its length and breadth, 169 1617 the Cross of, repaired and partly rebuilt, 177 1621 improvement act, ...
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