. Elgin past and present : a historical guide / by Herbert B. Mackintosh. trations of thePriory ruins are fromthe skilful pencil ofthe Authors friend, MrGalloway Mackintosh,Elgin (my brother),who had shown theliveliest concern, andhas taken not a littlegenerous trouble in theproduction of thishistory. As several heraldicand sculptured stones are .. -. \llf : Iflfft Y C£~ <z/ o 1 * © (A \ #??* 01 y > ^ o ¥ 2± H ~t icr *. T* ^m ^^-^smg* *+< Fig. 74.—Sepulchral Slab at Pluscardin Priory. not touched upon by the above writers, I fall back upon Mr W. RaeMacdonalds Heraldry of Elgin and its
. Elgin past and present : a historical guide / by Herbert B. Mackintosh. trations of thePriory ruins are fromthe skilful pencil ofthe Authors friend, MrGalloway Mackintosh,Elgin (my brother),who had shown theliveliest concern, andhas taken not a littlegenerous trouble in theproduction of thishistory. As several heraldicand sculptured stones are .. -. \llf : Iflfft Y C£~ <z/ o 1 * © (A \ #??* 01 y > ^ o ¥ 2± H ~t icr *. T* ^m ^^-^smg* *+< Fig. 74.—Sepulchral Slab at Pluscardin Priory. not touched upon by the above writers, I fall back upon Mr W. RaeMacdonalds Heraldry of Elgin and its Neighbourhood. On our way to the Church we have the Dunbar vestry. On itscentral boss is a shield bearing the arms of the last prior, AlexanderDunbar (1533-1560), who built the vestry. Another stone with hisarms is described under Elgin Cathedral burying ground, page 104. Entering the Church by the north door of the north transept wefind some tombstones on the floor. The most important of these is 276 ELGIN PAST AND PRESENT. Fig. 75. — Shield onSepulchral Slab atPluscardin Priory. that of Sir William Brynet (Fig. 74). In the centreof the stone is a cross with arms pointed, and acircle at the intersection containing the Gothic letterst h S. At the sides a chalice and closed book. Another stone has no lettering, but has in thecentre an incised cross with arms crossleted,marginal lines and quatrefoils in corners. There are other three stones, more modern indate and all of similar design, which lie side byside. The inscriptions record :— (1) IOHN ANDERSON AND ISOB MTTRDACH AND THEIR CHILDREN IAA IOA AAADATE 1715 (2) iames allan of date 1703 (3) iohn duncan and isoble grigore of date1722 the inscription continuing- .... I KNOWTHAT MY REDEEMERLIVETH AND THAT HE SHALL STAND UPON THE EARTH AT DAY TH .... WORMS DE . .IS BODY YET IN ... .SH SHALL I SEE GOD WD I I In the choir (popularly known as the Ogilvie Aisle), near the centre,lie two stones side by side. One has in the up
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