Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . owith it. He received many other blows. They dragged him throughthe bedroom and antechamber, and despatched him at the head^of the stair-case, with no less than fifty-six wounds. Ruthven, after all was over,fatigued with his exertions, sate down in the (Jueens presence, and, beg-ging her pardon for the liberty, called for a drink to refresh him, as if hehad been doing the most harmless thing in the world. The Queen con-tinued to beg his life with prajers and tears; but when she learned thathe was dead, she dried her tears, and said, I will now study re
Black's picturesque tourist of Scotland . owith it. He received many other blows. They dragged him throughthe bedroom and antechamber, and despatched him at the head^of the stair-case, with no less than fifty-six wounds. Ruthven, after all was over,fatigued with his exertions, sate down in the (Jueens presence, and, beg-ging her pardon for the liberty, called for a drink to refresh him, as if hehad been doing the most harmless thing in the world. The Queen con-tinued to beg his life with prajers and tears; but when she learned thathe was dead, she dried her tears, and said, I will now study the completion of this blood\ deed Darnley ordered the gates ofHolyrood to be shut, but the murderers made their way out by awindow on the north side of the palace. They then passed through IIOIiYBOOD PALACE. 55 the garden, and made their escape by an old lodge still existing at thenorthern corner of the palace court-yard, and -which goes by the name ofQueen Mary s Bath. It is a curious circumstance that in making some ?-=7==V. QUEEN MAEYS BATH. repairs upon this old bath-room a richly inlaid dagger of ancient formwas found sticking in the sarking of the roof. This, it may be supposed,was one of the weapons used in the murder of Eiccio. In the extensiveclearance of old houses and rubl)ish that have recently been made aroundIlolyrood, due regard has been paid to the preservation of worthy build-ings of antiquity, and of this among the rest. The Picture Gallery, the largest apartment in the Palace,measures 150 feet long by 27 broad. Upon the walls are sus-pended the fanciful portraits of 106 Scottish Kings, in a styleof art truly barbarous. They appear to be mostly by thesame hand (De Witt), painted either from the imagination, orporters hired to sit for the purpose. In the olden time, manya scene of courtly gaiety has enlivened this hall ; among thelast were the balls given by Prince Charles Edward in is still the place for the election of the representativePeer
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