Chapter I: Front Matter

BOOK OF EDINBURGH ANECDOTE

THE BOOK OF
EDINBURGH
ANECDOTE

BY FRANCIS WATT

T. N. FOULIS
LONDON & EDINBURGH
1912

_Published November 1912_

_Printed by_ MORRISON & GIBB LIMITED, _Edinburgh_

TO
CHARLES BAXTER, WRITER TO THE SIGNET
SIENNA

IN FAITHFUL MEMORY
OF THE OLD DAYS AND THE
OLD FRIENDS

THE LIST OF CHAPTERS

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I. PARLIAMENT HOUSE AND LAWYERS 3
II. THE CHURCH IN EDINBURGH 31
III. TOWN’S COLLEGE AND SCHOOLS 55
IV. SURGEONS AND DOCTORS 73
V. ROYALTY 103
VI. MEN OF LETTERS, PART I. 131
VII. MEN OF LETTERS, PART II. 151
VIII. THE ARTISTS 177
IX. THE WOMEN OF EDINBURGH 195
X. THE SUPERNATURAL 219
XI. THE STREETS 241
XII. THE CITY 269
INDEX 289

THE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

LORD COCKBURN _frontispiece_
By Sir J. WATSON GORDON

SIR THOMAS HAMILTON, FIRST EARL OF HADDINGTON 8

JOHN CLERK, LORD ELDIN 16
From a mezzotint after Sir HENRY RAEBURN,
R.A.

JOHN INGLIS, LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OF 24
SESSION
From a painting in the Parliament House. By
permission of the FACULTY OF ADVOCATES.

MR. JAMES GUTHRIE 36
From an old engraving.

SIR ARCHIBALD JOHNSTON, LORD WARRISTON 40
From a painting by GEORGE JAMESONE.

REV. SIR HENRY MONCREIFF-WELLWOOD 48
From an engraving after Sir HENRY RAEBURN,
R.A.

ROBERT LEIGHTON, D.D., ARCHBISHOP OF GLASGOW 56
From an engraving by Sir ROBERT STRANGE.

PRINCIPAL WILLIAM CARSTARES 64
From the engraving by JEENS. By kind
permission of Messrs. MACMILLAN & CO.,
London.

DR. ARCHIBALD PITCAIRNE 88
From an engraving after Sir JOHN MEDINA.

DR. ALEXANDER WOOD 92
From an engraving after AILISON.

PROFESSOR JAMES SYME 96
From a drawing in the Scottish National
Portrait Gallery.

MARGARET TUDOR, QUEEN OF JAMES IV. 104
From the painting by MABUSE.

MARY OF GUISE, QUEEN OF JAMES V. 108
From an old engraving.

MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS 112
From the MORTON portrait.

WILLIAM DRUMMOND OF HAWTHORNDEN 132
From the painting by CORNELIUS JONSON VAN
CEULEN

JAMES BOSWELL 144
From an engraving after Sir JOSHUA
REYNOLDS, _P._R.A.

HENRY MACKENZIE, “THE MAN OF FEELING” 152
From an engraving after ANDREW GEDDES.

JOHN LEYDEN 160
From a pen drawing.

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON AS AN EDINBURGH 172
STUDENT

ALLAN RAMSAY, PAINTER 180
From a mezzotint after Artist’s own
painting.

REV. JOHN THOMSON OF DUDDINGSTON 184
From the engraving by CROLL.

MRS. ALISON COCKBURN 200
From a photograph.

MISS JEAN ELLIOT 204
From a sepia drawing.

SUSANNA, COUNTESS OF EGLINTON 208
From the painting by GAVIN HAMILTON.

CAROLINE, BARONESS NAIRNE 212
From a lithograph.

MRS. SIDDONS AS “THE TRAGIC MUSE” 216
From an engraving after Sir JOSHUA
REYNOLDS, _P._R.A.

JAMES IV. 220
From an old engraving.

A BEDESMAN OR BLUEGOWN 240
From a sketch by MONRO S. ORR.

ALLAN RAMSAY, POET 248
From an engraving after WILLIAM AIKMAN.

ANDREW CROSBIE, “PLEYDELL” 256
From a painting in the Parliament House. By
permission of the FACULTY OF ADVOCATES.

REV. THOMAS SOMERVILLE 272
From a photograph in the Scottish National
Portrait Gallery.

WILLIAM SMELLIE 280
From an engraving after GEORGE WATSON.

BOOK OF EDINBURGH ANECDOTE