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The Changes of the Last Hundred Years1
The Castle-Hill11
Hugo Arnot—Allan Ramsay—House of the Gordon Family—Sir David Baird—Dr Webster—House of Mary de Guise.
The West Bow26
The Bowhead—Weigh-house—Anderson’s Pills—Oratories—Colonel Gardiner—‘Bowhead Saints’—‘The Seizers’—Story of a Jacobite Canary—Major Weir—Tulzies—The Tinklarian Doctor—Old Assembly Room—Paul Romieu—‘He that Tholes Overcomes’—Provost Stewart—Donaldsons the Booksellers—Bowfoot—The Templars’ Lands—The Gallows Stone.
James’s Court55
David Hume—James Boswell—Lord Fountainhall.
Story of the Countess of Stair63
The Old Bank Close70
The Regent Morton—The Old Bank—Sir Thomas Hope—Chiesly of Dalry—Rich Merchants of the Sixteenth Century—Sir William Dick—The Birth of Lord Brougham.
The Old Tolbooth82
Some Memories of the Luckenbooths95
Lord Coalstoun and his Wig—Commendator Bothwell’s House—Lady Anne Bothwell—Mahogany Lands and Fore-stairs—The Krames—Creech’s Shop.
Some Memoranda of the Old Kirk of St Giles105
The Parliament Close109
Ancient Churchyard—Booths attached to the High Church—Goldsmiths—George Heriot—The Deid-Chack.
Memorials of the Nor’ Loch117
The Parliament House119
Old Arrangements of the House—Justice in Bygone Times—Court of Session Garland—Parliament House Worthies.
Convivialia138
Taverns of Old Times158
The Cross—Caddies174
The Town-Guard179
Edinburgh Mobs183
The Blue Blanket—Mobs of the Seventeenth Century—Bowed Joseph.
Bickers189
Susanna, Countess of Eglintoune192
Female Dresses of Last Century199
The Lord Justice-Clerk Alva204
Ladies Sutherland and Glenorchy—The Pin or Risp.
Marlin’s and Niddry’s Wynds209
Tradition of Marlin the Pavier—House of Provost Edward—Story of Lady Grange.
Abbot of Melrose’s Lodging223
Sir George Mackenzie—Lady Anne Dick.
Blackfriars Wynd228
Palace of Archbishop Bethune—Boarding-Schools of the Last Century—The Last of the Lorimers—Lady Lovat.
The Cowgate240
House of Gavin Douglas the Poet—Skirmish of Cleanse-the-Causeway—College Wynd—Birthplace of Sir Walter Scott—The Horse Wynd—Tam o’ the Cowgate—Magdalen Chapel.
St Cecilia’s Hall249
The Murder of Darnley256
Mint Close260
The Mint—Robert Cullen—Lord Chancellor Loughborough.
Miss Nicky Murray265
The Bishop’s Land269
John Knox’s Manse271
Hyndford’s Close275
House of the Marquises of Tweeddale—The Begbie Tragedy279
The Ladies of Traquair286
Greyfriars Churchyard288
Signing of the Covenant—Henderson’s Monument—Bothwell Bridge Prisoners—A Romance.
Story of Mrs Macfarlane291
The Canongate295
Distinguished Inhabitants in Former Times—Story of a Burning—Morocco’s Land—New Street.
St John Street302
Lord Monboddo’s Suppers—The Sister of Smollett—Anecdote of Henry Dundas.
Moray House306
The Speaking House312
Panmure House—Adam Smith318
John Paterson the Golfer320
Lothian Hut323
Henry Prentice and Potatoes325
The Duchess of Buccleuch and Monmouth327
Claudero330
Queensberry House336
Tennis Court344
Early Theatricals—The Canongate Theatre—Digges and Mrs Bellamy—A Theatrical Riot.
Marionville—Story of Captain Macrae351
Alison Square358
Leith Walk360
Gabriel’s Road366
INDEX369