Cassell's Old and new Edinburgh: its history, its people, and its places . d the litstcr 64 OLD AND NEW EDINBURGH. £Hol)~rood. treyes beneath the Over Bow to be retnovit; themeal market, &c., to be removed from the HighStreet to foot of James Aikmans Close, and thegrass market to the kirkyard foot; twelve chiefcitizens were to be arrayed in velvet gowns; thecraftsmen to be arrayed in French cloth, withdoublets of velvet, satin, and damask ; thirty-sevencitizens to be mounted with velvet foot-mantlesand velvet gowns, and all the town officers to berichly arrayed, with the town arms on their sle
Cassell's Old and new Edinburgh: its history, its people, and its places . d the litstcr 64 OLD AND NEW EDINBURGH. £Hol)~rood. treyes beneath the Over Bow to be retnovit; themeal market, &c., to be removed from the HighStreet to foot of James Aikmans Close, and thegrass market to the kirkyard foot; twelve chiefcitizens were to be arrayed in velvet gowns; thecraftsmen to be arrayed in French cloth, withdoublets of velvet, satin, and damask ; thirty-sevencitizens to be mounted with velvet foot-mantlesand velvet gowns, and all the town officers to berichly arrayed, with the town arms on their sleeves. Mary of Guise, the widow of the Duke deLongueville, who landed at Balcomie, escorted byan admiral of France, and the nuptials werecelebrated with pomp at St. Andrews ; and on Day in the same year, this new queen—destined to enact so important a part in thefuture history- of the realm—made her public entryinto Edinburgh by the West Port, and rode toHol)Tood Palace, while great sports and gaietywere in progress throw all the pairts of the town,. (./?r,v»; a Pr.,„^- cy J. Brm,),, 1768.) To the inexpressible grief of James and thewhole nation, Magdalene, then only in herseventeenth year, died of her insidious disease onthe loth of July. She was interred with greatpomp in the royal vault, near the coffin of James H.,and her untimely death was the occasion of thefirst general mourning ever worn in the the treasurers accounts are many entries ofthe Scots claith, French blak, Holland claith,.and corsses upon the velvet. On her coffinwas inscribed in characters, MagdaleiiaFraiicisci Regis Francia, Primo-genita Regina ScotiaSponsa Jacobi V. Regis, 1537, obiitr James, however, was not long a widower, andin June, 1538, he brought to Scotland a new bride. says Pitscottie. Curious plays were made forher entertainment, and gold, spices, and wines werelavished upon her by the magistrates, who well-nigh exhausted the finances of the city. Am
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