. The castles, palaces, and prisons of Mary of Scotland. E^e Castle nf Crnnkstnir, Etymon of Crookston — Derivation of the name from that of its original Proprietor— Origin oithe family of Maxwell, lairds of Crookston— Castle becomes the property of the Lords ofDarnley— The Queen of Scots married to Henry Damley — Queen Clarys Yew, the impress of which was put upon the coin issued in 1565 — Curious Devices composed by Mary Description of the celebrated Yew— Ingenious Model of the Castle— Valuable Portrait ofQueen Mary — Her Letter to the Laird of Nether Pollock — The Battle of Langside — Queen
. The castles, palaces, and prisons of Mary of Scotland. E^e Castle nf Crnnkstnir, Etymon of Crookston — Derivation of the name from that of its original Proprietor— Origin oithe family of Maxwell, lairds of Crookston— Castle becomes the property of the Lords ofDarnley— The Queen of Scots married to Henry Damley — Queen Clarys Yew, the impress of which was put upon the coin issued in 1565 — Curious Devices composed by Mary Description of the celebrated Yew— Ingenious Model of the Castle— Valuable Portrait ofQueen Mary — Her Letter to the Laird of Nether Pollock — The Battle of Langside — QueenMarys Thorn near the Castle of Cathcart — Circular Portrait of the Queen in CathcartHouse—Curious Portrait in the possession of Baillie MLellan of Glasgow—Description ofthe Ruins and surrounding Scenery — Descriptive Lines by Jlotherwell, the HE castle of Crookston, or Criixton,is situated in the parish of Paisley,and occupies the summit of a woodedslope, overhanging the south hank ofthe river White Cart, ahout threemiles south-east from Paisley, and closeto the place where the river receivesthe waters of a tributary stream calledthe Leven. The etymon of Crookston is various-ly conjectured. In the charter deedsof the ancient family of Maxwell it is written Cruxixtounc, Cnutou/ir,and Crocstone; which first is assumed by some writers to imply theTown of the Cross; but as we could never discover the existence of anyreligious establishment nearer than the famous abbey of Paisley, wediffer in opinion. The corruj)tion of names occurs in every })ortion of British history,—more especially in contemporary documents; and tiio name of thisancient stronghold has undergone a similar })er))Uxing the name of the place, however, has been derived from that of itsoriginal proprietor is placed beyond the shadow of a doub
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