Traditions of Edinburgh . ludingthe school-boys themselves, who with difficulty escaped thevengeance of the crowd assembled on the spot. It was ascertained that the immediate author of the bailiesdeath was William Sinclair, son of the chancellor of was a great clamour to have justice done upon him; butthis was a point not easily attained, where a person of gentleblood was concerned, in the reign of James VI. The boy lived 90 TRADITIONS OF EDINBURGH. to be Sir William Sinclair of Mey, and, as such, was the ancestorof those who have, since 1789, borne the title of Earls otCaithne
Traditions of Edinburgh . ludingthe school-boys themselves, who with difficulty escaped thevengeance of the crowd assembled on the spot. It was ascertained that the immediate author of the bailiesdeath was William Sinclair, son of the chancellor of was a great clamour to have justice done upon him; butthis was a point not easily attained, where a person of gentleblood was concerned, in the reign of James VI. The boy lived 90 TRADITIONS OF EDINBURGH. to be Sir William Sinclair of Mey, and, as such, was the ancestorof those who have, since 1789, borne the title of Earls otCaithness. A visit to the fine old mansion of Bailie Macmoran may berecommended. Its masonry is not without elegance. The lowerfloor of the building is now used as The Mechanics house is in the floor above, reached by a stonestair, near the corner of the court. This dwelling offers a finespecimen of the better class of houses at the end of the sixteenthcentury. The marble jambs of the fireplaces, and the carved.
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