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Longevity in Currie, 549
Longfaugh, Roman camp at, 58
Longshank hill, 49

Loretto, chapel of, 270, 272-house, 274

Lothian bridge, 195

Lot's Wife, stone called, 201
Loughborough, Lord, 493
Luckenbooths, the, 624

Lugate castle, ruins of, 418-water, 403
Lugton, barony and village of, 500, 510
Lumsden, Rev. Charles, 387
Lunatic asylum, Edinburgh, 732
Lundie, Rev. James, 520

Lying-in hospital, Edinburgh, 731
Lymphoy tower, 546

Macgill of Cranston, family of, 191-
Alexander, 227

Macintosh, Charles, 499

Maclaurin, Colin, 672, 687-John, 114
M'Lurg, Sir James, bequest by, 188
Maconochie, Allan, 441

Macpherson's bursary, 678
M'William, Dr J. O., 496

Magazines, &c. published in Edinburgh,

694

Magdalene asylum, 726

Magistracy of Edinburgh, 707

Maiden castle, the, 351

Maison Dieu, the, 657

Maitland, Lord, bequest by, 101
Major's Knowe, the, 510
Malcolm, Rev. David, 387

Malleny house, 546-limestone at, 545
Maltmen, corporation of, Leith, 765
Mammoth, tusk of the, 135

Manufactures, 44, 53, 96, 125, 291, 334,
353, 391, 423, 551, 600, 608, 609, 738,
771

Manderstoun, William, 241

Manuscripts, remarkable, in Newbattle, 68
Marchfield spa, 594
Margaret, Queen, 473
Marjoribanks, Sir J., 673

Markets and fairs, 45, 53, 97, 149, 244,
302, 322, 379, 423, 429, 508, 532, 552,
766

Marr, the Regent, 478
Marshall, John, bequest by, 223
Martyrs' tomb, Rullion, 315

Mary, Queen, notices of, 7, 84, 166, 193,
267, 279, 477, 627-of Gueldres, hos-
pital founded by, 721-of Guise, 625
Mary Gibb's stone, 202
Maternity hospital, 732

Mavisbank house, and camp at, 333
Meadowbank, Lord, 441
Meadowbank house, 442
Medical Society, Edinburgh, 690
Medico-Chirurgical Society, 689
Mein, Rev. Dr, 521

Melville, Lord, 171, 327, 493-monu-
ments to, 327, 655-Rev. John, 564
Melville, ancient parish of, 323-castle,

333

Merchant Company, Edinburgh, 709-
Leith, 764

Merchant Maiden Hospital, 724

Meteorological tables, Dalkeith, 459-In-
veresk, 248-Stow, 400
Meteorology, see Climate
Michelston house, 417
Mickery isle, 592

Midcalder, parish of, 356-church, 372
-village, 357, 375

Middleton burns, 151-house, 173, 176-
village, 184

Milburn, plantations at, 80-tower, 92
Miller's knowe, the, 619

Milne, Admiral Sir David, 284
Mineralogy, see Geology

Ministers of Borthwick, list of, 187-Cor-
storphine, 235-Cramond, 605—Dal-
keith, 517-Glencross, 320-Inveresk,
296,-Kirkliston, 145-Liberton, 9-
Midcalder, 369-Newton, 577-Stow,
430-Temple, 53

Ministers' Widows' Fund, the, 668
Minto House Hospital, 730

Mitchell, Alexander, bequest by, 581-
Joseph, 85

Moir, D. M. Esq. 285

Monk, General, 487
Monkton house, 282

Monkton hall colliery, 250

Monmouth, Duchess of, 489

Monro, Dr Alexander, 114, 672
Mons Meg, 652

Monteith, Rev. Mr, 386
Montgomery, Rev. Mr, 5

Montrose, origin of the family of, 462
Monument to Lord Borthwick, 163
Monuments, Dalkeith, 516-Edinburgh,

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Musselburgh, town of, 254-ravages of
cholera in, 249,-its commerce, &c. 293
Mutton hole, village of, 601
Napier, Sir Archibald, 596-William,549
National bank, 753-monument, 655
Naughly, Rev. Andrew, 412

Naval and Military academy, 684
Nelson's monument, Edinburgh, 617,655
Nethershiels, Roman camp at, 416
Newbattle, parish of, 63-abbey, 68-vil-
lage, 63

Newbridge, village of, 134, 139

New Craighall colliery, 251-village, 294
New Hailes house 283
Newhall house, 36

Newhaven, village and quoad sacra pa-
rish of, 781

Newhouses, village of, 139
Newlandrigg, village of, 183
Newliston house, 139

New Saughton house, 597

Newspapers published in Edinburgh, 694
New Street church, Edinburgh, 664
Newton, Rev. Archibald, 9

Newton, parish of, 557-church, ruins of,

568

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storphine, 236-Dalkeith, 486-Glen-
cross, 316-Newton, 562-Ratho, 89
Paterson, Rev. Ninian, 9—Mr, fishing net
factory of, 292

Pathhead, village of, 59, 60

Patton's Account of the battle of Pinkie,
275

Paul Jones, 640

Pauperism, see Poor

Penicuik, parish of, 29-depot for prison-
ers, 33-house, 37-village, 38, 45
Penniwhigate water, 403

Pentland hills, 30, 108, 310, 324, 544-
battle of the, 315-annexed parish of,
323-village, 335

Petroleum well, St Catherine's, 5
Philosophical society of Edinburgh, 687
Physic garden, the, 691

Physical society, Edinburgh, 690
Physicians, fees of, in 1685, 433.
Physicians' Hall, 686

Pinkie, battle of, 264-house, 279
Piper of Peebles, tradition regarding the,
201

Pirn house, 417

Pirntaiton, Roman camp at, 416
Pitcairn, Dr Archibald, 493
Pitt statue, Edinburgh, 655
Plague in Edinburgh, 735

Plantations, 32, 50, 57, 67, 70, 80, 111,
140, 157, 192, 199, 287, 308, 314, 361,
374, 385, 406, 439, 453, 573, 600
Platt hill, 77-camp on, 90

Playfair, Professor, 672-monument to,

655

Pleasance, origin of name of, 657
Police of Edinburgh, 717—of Leith, 765
Poll tax, levying of the, 430
Pollock, Rev. Mr, 387
Polton, Lord, 493

Poor, management of the, 26, 47, 55, 62,
75, 105, 132, 147, 189, 197, 204, 242,
299, 309, 321, 336, 379, 396, 427, 450,
531, 540, 556, 584, 605, 610, 613, 743,
780
Population returns, 11, 38, 52, 59, 69, 92,

120, 139, 179, 194, 202, 285, 307, 318,
333, 352, 373, 390, 419, 442, 503,539,
549, 569, 599, 608, 612, 650, 771
Port, Rev. Robert, 630

Porteous mob, the, 638
Portobello, town of, 390, 392
Post office, Edinburgh, 750

Pow burn, 559

Preston, village of, 195

Prestonfield house, 390

Prestonhall house, 194

Prestonholm mill, 608, 609- village,

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Produce, annual, 14, 21, 44, 59, 72, 96,
144, 195, 203, 290, 391, 422, 505, 575
Provosts of Corstorphine, the, 226
Pumpherston castle, ruins of, 370
Purdie, Rev. William, 10

Quarries, lime, 19, 59, 64, 182, 192, 358,
359, 445-sandstone, 21, 64, 96, 124,
144, 192, 207, 251, 359

Queen's room, Borthwick, 172-Cake-
moor, 193-seat, 279

Raeburn, Sir Henry, 698

Raid of Ruthven, the, 630
Raith of Edmonstone, 567
Ramsay, Sir Alexander, 331-Allan, 687
-Professor, 672-R. Wardlaw, Esq.,
611-W. R., Esq of Barnton, 585
Randolph, the Regent, death of, 262,274
Ratho, parish of, 76-barony, 81-house,
92-village, 97

Ravelrig hill, Roman camp on, 547-pro-
perty of, 549

Ravelston, property of, 215-quarries, 207
Red friars, the, 49

Redhall castle, ruins and history of, 112
-house, 111-quarry, 124
Redhead, ruins of castle at, 418
Regalia, the Scottish, 651

Regent bridge, the, 646

Register house, the, 645, 717

Reid, a covenanter, 136-Bishop, bequest
by, 670-general, bequest by, 676
Rennie, Sir John, 271

Rent, rates of, 14, 44, 52, 70, 94, 123,

142, 181, 195, 203, 220, 288, 318, 337,
374, 390, 420, 444, 504, 539, 550, 573,
599, 600, 609, 612

Restalrig, ancient parish of, 775-church,
657-village, 781

Reviews published in Edinburgh, 694
Riccarton house, 545
Ridel, farm of, 191

Riding of the marches, Inveresk, 268
Rigg, Hugh, of Carberry, 278

Rhind, William, on the geology of Liber-
ton, 2

Ritchie, Alexander and John, the sculp-
tors, 284-William and Adam, lo -
gevity of, 549

Rizzio, murd er of, 628

Roads, bridges, &c., 21, 45, 53, 60, 73, 97,

126, 144, 195, 203, 222, 294, 319, 335,
354, 393, 423, 445, 510, 534, 552, 575,
609

Robertson, Principal, 170, 493

Robinson, Mr, fishing net factory of, 292
Rolland, John, 492
Rollock, Professor, 670

Roman remains, &c., Colinton, 119-Cor-
storphine, 216-Cramond, 589-Dud-
dingston, 388, 389-Inveresk, 254, 271
-Lasswade, 33-Longfaugh, 58-Mid-
Calder, 371-Newbattle, 63, 68-Stow,
416-West-Calder, 305
Rosebery, Earl of, 50, 51

Rosewell collieries, 339-village, 351
Roslin, parish of, 337-battle, 339-cas-
tle, 349-chapel, 340-village, 339,
352, 354

Routing well, the, 283

Royal Bank, the, 752-Botanic Garden,
691-Colleges of Physicians and Sur-
geons, 686-Company of Archers, 719
-Exchange of Edinburgh, 644-Infir-
mary, 726-Institution, 698, 699, 704
-Medical Society, 689-Physical So-
ciety, 690-Scottish Academy, 699—
Society, 687-Society of Arts, 693
Royston house, 596

Ruddiman, Thomas, 687

Rullion green, battle of, 113, 315
Runciman the painter, 37, 697
Russell the historian, 414

Rutherfurd, Andrew, Esq. 596-Rev. Sa-
muel, 380

Sacrament, first administration of, by
Knox, 371

Sailcloth, manufactory of, 291

St Andrew's church, 665

St Anne's carpet manufactory of, 334
St Anthony's chapel and hermitage, 620,
657-well, 658

St Baldred, 260

St Bernard's church, 665-well, 621

St Catherine's church, ruins of, 7, 29—
house, 11-petroleum well at, 305-
monastery, 657

St Clair, family of, 340

St Cuthbert's church, &c. 664-charity
workhouse, 747

St Giles's church, 658

St George's chapel, 667-church, 665
St James's chapel, 667

St John's chapel, 657, 666-church, 665
-quoad sacra parish, Leith, 778
St Leonard's paper-mill, 608, 609-vil-
lage, 609

St Mary's chapel, 657-church, 665-
church, ruins of, 409

St Mary in the Fields, chapel of, 656
St Mary Magdalene's hospital, 657
St Mary of Placentia, chapel of, 657
St Mathew's well, 338

St Michael's church, 270
St Mungo's well, 29, 545
St Nicholas's chapel, 766
St Ninian's chapel, 657
St Paul's chapel, 666

St Roque's chapel, 657

St Stephen's church, &c. 665

St Thomas's church, 779-hospital, 657
Salisbury crags, 615, 619

Samson's ribs, 620

Sandilands, family of, 362-Sir James,
363-the reformer, 365
Saughton house, 597

Savings' banks, 47, 55, 75, 105, 189, 299,
321, 427, 531, 753

School of arts, 686—of design, 704

Schools, see Education
Scots law society, 690
Scott of Buccleuch, history of family of,
484-of Malleny, family of, 548-Ge
neral, ib.-Dr David, 236-James, 227
--Hon. Campbell, 490-monument, 656
Scottish Academy, 699-Naval and Mili-
tary Academy, 684-Society of Arts,
693-Regalia, 651

Scougall the painter, 697
Seafield baths, 766

Sea mill of Musselburgh, the, 271
Semple, Rev. Samuel, 5, 10

Session, court of, 715

Shank house, ruins of, 157, 175-point,
174

Sharp, Rev. Thomas, 236

Sharpe, Sir William, 281
Shawls, manufactory of, 739
Sheens, origin of name of, 657
Sheep, see Live-stock
Sheriff-court, 717

Sheriff hall colliery, 560, 570, 575
Short's bursary, 679
Sibbald, Sir Robert, 672
Signet library, the, 645
Silk-mill, 738

Simpson, Rev. Archibald, 481, 562

Sinclair of Roslin, family of, 351-Ed-
ward, ib-Oliver, 315

Skeltimuir, limestone at, 606

Skene of Hallyards, 136-Sir John, of
Curriehill, 547

Slateford, village of, 121
Small debt court, 717

Smith, Dr Adam, 490

Society of high constables, the, 718-for

the sons of the clergy, 669

Societies, religious and charitable, 147,
426, 530, 721, 737

Solicitors before the supreme courts, the,

716-

Somerset, the protector, 264, 275
Sommers, Dr John, 369

South Bridge, the, 645

South Esk, the, 49, 68, 154, 174, 458, 607
Southfield house, 11

South Leith, parish of, 776

Soutra church and village, site of, 536—
hill, 534

Spalding, a wizard, 510

Spark, Rev. Mr, death of, 554
Speculative society, the, 689
Spottiswoode, John,367—Archbishop, 368
Springfield, Roman road at, 333, house, ib.
Spylaw house, 111

Stage hall, camp at, 416

Stair, Earl of, 136, 141

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Stobhill colliery, 606-village, 53
Stobs, gunpowder mills of, 53
Stone coffins found in Borthwick, 173-
Corstorphine, 217 - Dalkeith, 502-
Glencross, 317-Inveresk, 277, Kirk-
liston, 138-Roslin, 352

Stones, monumental, Kirkliston, 137, 138
Stonyhill house, 281

Stow, parish of, 398-early state of, 430
-village, 422

Strachan, John, bequest by, 597, 737
Straiton quarry, 21

Strange, Sir Robert, 739

Stuart, Professor, 284-Gilbert, ib.

Sugar refineries, Leith, 771

Sunnyside house, 11

Surgeons' hall, 687

Swanston, village of, 121

Syme, Geordie, 510

Symington house, 417

Symson, Rev. Andrew, 517-Rev. Archi-
bald, 518

Tanneries in Musselburgh, 292
Templars, suppression of the, 365
Temple, parish of, 49-church, 51-vil-
lage, 52, 53

Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, 707
Thomson, Dr, bequest by, 682-Joseph,
bequest by, 737-Rev. John, 387, 698
Thorburn, Grant, 495

Thornybank, village of, 501
Tobacco pipe factory, 738

Torphichen, family of, 362

Torphichen, preceptory of, 364
Torquhan house, 417

Torsonce castle, ruins of, 418-inn, 429
Torwoodlee castle and house, 417, 418-
estate of, 407

Town guard of Edinburgh, the, 624
Town hall, Leith, 766
Traquair forest, 409

Trees, remarkable, Borthwick, 157—Co-
linton, 112-Cranston, 192-Dalkeith,
453-Duddingston, 385- Glencross,
313-Hawthornden, 330-Heriot, 199
Inveresk, 253-Liberton, 18-Mid-
Calder, 361-Newbattle, 67-Stow, 407
Trent, Rev. Patrick, 54

Trinity chain pier, 781-chapel, 667-
college church, 721-house, 763—well,
538

Tron church, 663

Trotter, John, Mortonhall, bequests by, 4
Tumuli, Borthwick, 173-Colinton, 119
Lasswade, 333-Liberton, 5-Midcal-
der, 373

Tunnel, remarkable, Inveresk, 250
Turner, Rev. Patrick, 520

Turnhouse hill, 310, 312-camp at, 317

Tyne water, 56, 191, 192

Typography in Edinburgh, 696

Tytler, Patrick Fraser, Esq. 316—Wil-

liam, Esq. of Woodhouselee, ib.
Union Bank of Scotland, 753
Union Canal, 78, 98, 126, 145, 754

University of Edinburgh, the, 670-li-
brary, 680

Urns found in Inveresk, 259-Kirkliston,

138

Valleyfield mills, 34, 44

Veitch, Rev. John, 493

Veterinary school, the, 692
Viaduct, the Esk, 512

Vicar's acres, the, 8--well, 283
Victoria, Queen, 492, 641-statue of, 656
Vogrie house, 173, 178

Wages, rates of, 14, 52, 71, 94, 123, 142,
182, 195, 288, 444, 505, 540, 550, 573
-ancient, in Stow, 431
Walker, General, 415, 426-Professor,
672-William, 284

Walker Drummond, Sir Francis, 326
Wall of Edinburgh, the, 643
Wallace, Sir William, 385
Wallace's camp and cave, 332
Walliford, village of, 294
Wardie burn, 590, 591
Warklaw hill, camp on, 547
Water of Leith, village of, 665
Waterspout, damage done by, 386
Waterworks, Edinburgh, 109, 756
Watherston, Roman camp at, 416
Watson, Captain, bequest by, 343-Rev.
Laurence, 562

Watson's Hospital, Georges', 723-John's,

725

Wauchope, Gilbert, 4-Sir John, 5-John,
Esq. 561

Webster, Rev. James, 10
Wedale, district of, 409
Wedderburn, Archibald, 493
Wellington statue, the, 656

Wernerian natural history society, the, 689
West Calder, parish of, 304-village, 307,

308

West church, Edinburgh, 664
West Craigs hill, 206

Wester burn, 358, 545

Wester Duddingston, village of, 388, 390,

393

Westmill, village of, 609

Westpans, village of, 294

Whales caught off Cramond, 592
Whitehill house, 611-improvements at,
613-village, 500, 501, 510
Whytbanklee, village of, 423
Whyte, Rev. Thomas, 3, 5
Whytock, Rev. George, 527-and Co.
carpet factory of, 334

Wilkie, Rev. William, 86-Mr, improve-
ments by, 142

Wilkieston, village of, 445
Williamson, Peter, 751

Wilson, Christian, a witch, 510
Winchburgh, village of, 139
Windlestrae law, 404

Windydoors castle, ruins of, 418
Wishart, George, 270

Witches of Midcalder, the, 373-
Wolf's Cleuch, the, 202
Woodburn house, 69
Woodcot house, 535
Woodhall house, 111
Woodhouselee, Lord, 316
Woodhouselee, trees at, 313

Woodville house, 111

Woolmet, suppressed parish of, 561-
church, ruins of, 568-house, 569-vil-
lage, 570, 575

Workhouse, Edinburgh, 743

Writers to the Signet, faculty of, 716
Wymet, see Woolmet

Zoological gardens, Edinburgh, 692

Zoology, 50, 66, 80, 111, 135, 159, 199,
252, 404, 454, 561, 591, 621

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