Cassell's Old and new Edinburgh: its history, its people, and its places . on of Wm. Schaw, of Polkeniet. Wilson gives us the best description of some ofthe features of this old street of so many memoriesas it existed shortly before its destruction, andwhere every feature was as Scott had seen it ininfancy, boyhood, and old age. About themiddle of the wynd, on the east side, a curiousand antique edifice retained many of its originalfeatures, notwithstanding its transmutation from aCollegium Sacerdotum, or prcbendal building of 252 OLD AND NEW EDINBURGH. [Cowgate. the neighbouring collegiate ch
Cassell's Old and new Edinburgh: its history, its people, and its places . on of Wm. Schaw, of Polkeniet. Wilson gives us the best description of some ofthe features of this old street of so many memoriesas it existed shortly before its destruction, andwhere every feature was as Scott had seen it ininfancy, boyhood, and old age. About themiddle of the wynd, on the east side, a curiousand antique edifice retained many of its originalfeatures, notwithstanding its transmutation from aCollegium Sacerdotum, or prcbendal building of 252 OLD AND NEW EDINBURGH. [Cowgate. the neighbouring collegiate church, to a brewers interesting remains, so characteristic of the obsoletegranary and spirit vault . The ground floor had faith and habits of a former age, afforded undoubtedbeen entirely re-paved with hewn stone : but over evidence of the importance of this building in earlya large window on the first floor there was a sculp- times, when it formed a part of the extensivetured lintel, which is mentioned by Amot as having collegiate establishment of St. Mary-in-the-Fields. TAILORS , COWGATE. surmounted the gateway into the inner court. Itbore the following inscription, cut in beautiful andvery early characters :— abc J^ciria, gratia p!tna, Dominus \ most beautiful Gothic niche was in the front ofthis building. It is said to have stood originallyover the main gateway, he continues, above thecarved lintel we have described, and without adoubt it contained a statue of the Virgin, to whomthe wayfarers supplications were invited. These founded and endowed aj)parently by the piety ofthe wealthy citizens of the capital. To completethe ecclesiastical feature of this ancient edifice, aboldly-cut shield on the lower crowstep bore theusual monogram of our Saviour, I. , and thewindow presented the common feature of brokenmullions and transoms with which they had beenoriginally divided. Internally it would seem that this edifice pre-sented features of a more recent date, ind
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