Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . IIOIAROOD PALACE. 53 tary keeper of the palace, and both he and the Marquis ofBreadalbane retain apartments within it. Queen 2[arys Apartments are the most interesting. The ;:^ ....... ^iSfillilfliiiffllllk , quEEN Marys buudoib. bedchamber is said to remain nearly in the same state as whenlast occupied by the unhappy Princess. The c<ibinet where the 54 EDINBURGH. murderers of Riccio surprised their victim, is little if anythingaltered ; and the floor near the head of the stair bears visiblemarks of blood. The witnesses, the actors, and the s
Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . IIOIAROOD PALACE. 53 tary keeper of the palace, and both he and the Marquis ofBreadalbane retain apartments within it. Queen 2[arys Apartments are the most interesting. The ;:^ ....... ^iSfillilfliiiffllllk , quEEN Marys buudoib. bedchamber is said to remain nearly in the same state as whenlast occupied by the unhappy Princess. The c<ibinet where the 54 EDINBURGH. murderers of Riccio surprised their victim, is little if anythingaltered ; and the floor near the head of the stair bears visiblemarks of blood. The witnesses, the actors, and the scene of this crueltragedy, render it one of the most extraordinary which historyrecords. Queen Mary, like her father, James V., was fond of laying aside thestate of the sovereign, and indulging in small private parties, quiet,as she termed them, and merry. On these occasions, she admitted herfavourite domestics to her table, and Riccio seems frequently to have hadthat honour. On the 9tli of IMarch loCG, the Countess of Argyle, theCommendator of Holyrood, Beaton, master of the Household, ArthurErskine, captain of the guard, and her secretary Riccio, had partaken ofsupper in a small cabinet adjoining to the Queens bedchamber, and hav-ing no entrance s
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