. The castles, palaces, and prisons of Mary of Scotland. rved in the various parts of the building ; suchas the semicircularly-topped window, the chevron, or zigzag, and billetmouldings, the interlacing arcades along the basement story, and theflat pilaster on the outside walls, which preceded the projectingbuttress. These, with the parts immediately adjacent to them, appearto be the original work of David I., which was begun in 1128. The western front and principal entrance, consisting of a highlypointed arch, now built up, and over it two large windows, which lightedthe rood-loft and organ g
. The castles, palaces, and prisons of Mary of Scotland. rved in the various parts of the building ; suchas the semicircularly-topped window, the chevron, or zigzag, and billetmouldings, the interlacing arcades along the basement story, and theflat pilaster on the outside walls, which preceded the projectingbuttress. These, with the parts immediately adjacent to them, appearto be the original work of David I., which was begun in 1128. The western front and principal entrance, consisting of a highlypointed arch, now built up, and over it two large windows, which lightedthe rood-loft and organ gallery, presents itself to the eye of thespectator on entering the outer court of the palace. The columns andmouldings of the door-piece are of the most exquisite carving, and exe-cuted in rather a bold style, exhibiting sculptured ornaments repre-senting dogs, serpents, cherubs, and a profusion of foliage. Immedi-ately above this door, and upon the wall forming the division of the twowindows, a square tablet projects with the following inscription:—. He SHALL BUILD ANE HOUSEFOR MY NAME, AND I WILLSTABLISH THE THRONE OF HIS Kingdom FOR EVER. and under it— BaSILICAM HANC SEMIRUTAM, CaROLUS ReXOPTIMUS INSTAURAVIT, Anno ioc xxxiii. Above these inscriptions are fragments of the arms of Scotland, cut inoak, and which are considered to be as old as the abbey. The centre-piece,containing the shield, inclosing the lion rampant and crown, preservedin the interior of the chapel, is represented in the above engraving. TOWER, TRANSEPT, AND CLOISTERS OF THE ABBEY. 129 To the left of these windows is the north-west tower of the churchwhich served as a vestry when used as a parish church, and in which iwere hunj^ the bells. One of these bells is said to have been placed in the Tron Church steeple, which was burnt in the great fire of Edinburfh,in 1824 ; another in St. Cuthberts Chapel of Ease ; and a tliird in Church, Y()rk-])lace; this last having been granted to theep
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