Cassell's Old and new Edinburgh: its history, its people, and its places . , or carving invulcanite. The company was created chiefly forthe manufacture of combs. In Kays work we have an interesting and quaintportrait of an aged denizen of Fountainbridge inthe Scottish Lowland costume of his day, AdamRitchie, born 1683; died 1789; drawn from thelife. This old man, who died at the age of 106years and two months, had followed the humbleoccupation of a cow-feeder; but his life was not anuneventful one ; he had been under arms in 1715, on the side of the House of Hanover, not fromchoice (as he said
Cassell's Old and new Edinburgh: its history, its people, and its places . , or carving invulcanite. The company was created chiefly forthe manufacture of combs. In Kays work we have an interesting and quaintportrait of an aged denizen of Fountainbridge inthe Scottish Lowland costume of his day, AdamRitchie, born 1683; died 1789; drawn from thelife. This old man, who died at the age of 106years and two months, had followed the humbleoccupation of a cow-feeder; but his life was not anuneventful one ; he had been under arms in 1715, on the side of the House of Hanover, not fromchoice (as he said) but necessity, he having beenforced into the ranks to supply the place of his Founiainbrige.] ADAM RITCHIE. masters son. This centenarian died with all his The Edinburgh Magazine for i 792 records theteeth fresh and complete, and made it his boast 1 death of his brother William, in liis io6th year,that he could crack a nut with the youngest and adding, that he was twice married and had twenty-stoutest person in the parish. two children, alternately sons and Rl:>l;LKGH COURl lIOUbE. CHAPTER XXIX. WEST PORT. The Vest Port—Its Boundaries—Malefactors Heads—The City Gates—Royal Entrances—Mary of Guise—Anne of Denmaik—Cliarlcs I, -Ceneral Assembly Kxpcllcd—A Witch—Jesuit Church—The Lavvsons of the Htghriggs—Lady Wynd—The TiltinR Ground—Kings Stables—The VenncI -Tanners Close—Burke and Hare—Their Native Country—Their Den, Logs Lodgings—Their Murders-The Mode of them Trial and Sentence—Execution and Dismemberment. West Port, we mean to treat just now. This districtlies wholly to the westward of Wharton Lane and theancient Vcnnel, and may be described as com- The ancient Burgh of Barony, called Portsburgh,comprehended two districts, the Easter and Wester,which are discontiguous ; but it is of the latter, or OLD AND NEW EDINBURGH. [West Port, prehending the main street of the West Port (thelink between Fountainbridge and the
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