Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . s confirmed by acharter of James VL in the year 1614 ; an extract from whichwill shew what kind of emoluments the clergy received in thosetimes. Moreover know ye, that for several good causes andconsiderations us thereunto moving, we have given and granted,and by this our present charter, confirmed to the minister,elders, and deacons of the church session, of South Leith, andtheir successors in the said office, all the lands, tenements,houses, buildings, gardens, orchards, crofts, churches, chapels,annual rents, dial silver, death pennies, yearly fruits,
Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity; . s confirmed by acharter of James VL in the year 1614 ; an extract from whichwill shew what kind of emoluments the clergy received in thosetimes. Moreover know ye, that for several good causes andconsiderations us thereunto moving, we have given and granted,and by this our present charter, confirmed to the minister,elders, and deacons of the church session, of South Leith, andtheir successors in the said office, all the lands, tenements,houses, buildings, gardens, orchards, crofts, churches, chapels,annual rents, dial silver, death pennies, yearly fruits, almsduties, profits, and emoluments whatsoever, which pertained,or in time coming may pertain, to whatever chapelry, altarage,vivarage, or prebend ; founded in whatever church, chapel, orcollege, within the towns of Leith and Lestalrig. In the year 1745, the patron of this living was lord Bal-raerino, who being taken in the rebellion with other Scotchnoblemen, was beheaded on Tower Hill, London, and thepatronage forfeited to the ROxMAN CATHOLIC CHAPEL. This elegant little Chapel is situated south east of York place,near the north-eastern extremity of the New Town ; it waserected in the year 1813, from a plan by Mr. Gillespie. Theoriginal design by that celebrated architect was more elaboratein its ornamental parts, but the funds were not adequate tocarry it wholly into effect, though it was so much admired asto have occasioned a very general adoption in Scotland of tlieEnglish, or pointed style of building. The view represented in the plate is taken from the west,and shows the principal front of the chapel; it measures within100 feet in length and 52 in breadth, and is adorned by anoriginal painting by Vandyke, the figures as large as life,representing the Infant Saviour in the lap of the Virgin : hereis likewise an excellent organ. In consequence of a proposition to repeal the penal lawsagainst catholics about forty years ago, violent commotions wereexcited, particularl
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