Cassell's Old and new Edinburgh: its history, its people, and its places . mfries-shire, Lord High Treasurer and President of the Council, a noted money-lender and land-acquirer, who built the castle of Drumlanrig, and at the exact hour of whose death, in 1695, it is said, a Scottish skipper, being in Sicily, saw one day a coach and six driving to flaming Mount Etna, while a dia- bolical voice was heard to exclaim, Way for the 30 OLD AND NEW EDINBURGH. [Canongae. Duke of Drumlanrig I He died in QueensberryHouse. His daughter, Anne Countess of Wemyss, died amiserable death on the i6th of Februa
Cassell's Old and new Edinburgh: its history, its people, and its places . mfries-shire, Lord High Treasurer and President of the Council, a noted money-lender and land-acquirer, who built the castle of Drumlanrig, and at the exact hour of whose death, in 1695, it is said, a Scottish skipper, being in Sicily, saw one day a coach and six driving to flaming Mount Etna, while a dia- bolical voice was heard to exclaim, Way for the 30 OLD AND NEW EDINBURGH. [Canongae. Duke of Drumlanrig I He died in QueensberryHouse. His daughter, Anne Countess of Wemyss, died amiserable death on the i6th of February, set fire accidentally to her apron, night-rail, and steinkirk. Her nose was burnt off andher eyes burnt out. Opening her mouth to call. he fled from Edinburgh, but was elected as one ofthe peers to represent Scotland. On his return toLondon he was met by a cavalcade of noblemenand gentlemen, and was preceded to his house atKensington by forty coaches and four hundredhorsemen. day he was presented to thequeen, who, to reward his services and ser\ EASr END OF THE CASONG.\TE. (From GorHono/Roth emavs Maf.)8, the Canongate : 51, the Tennis Court: k, the Water Port. the flame went in and burnt her tongue andthroat. His son James, the second duke, resigned allhis many appointments under James VU., in-cluding the command of the Scots Horse Guards,and was received by William of Orange with greatcordiality. He made him a captain in his DutchGuards, and Lord of the Bedchamber and Treasur) was one of the commissioners for the Treatyof Union, to achieve which the sum of ^12,325ivas paid him by the Earl of Godolphin, and then created him Duke of Dover, Marquis of Beverley,and Baron Ripon. Connected with his residence in QueensberryHouse, against which the whole fury and male-dictions of the mobs were directed at the time ofthe Union, there is a tale of awful mystery andhorror. His eldest son, James Earl of Drum-lanrig, is simply stated in the old peerages tohav
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