. Memorial of the royal progress in Scotland . ck her Majesty, well read as she is known to be in the his- PROGRESS THROUGH EDINBURGH. 137 tory of the countries she governs, that this palace was burned bythe English during the minority of Mary. It was then rebuilt on amuch larger scale than it is at present, having, when finished, no lessthan five courts. The greater part of this magnificent edifice wasconsumed by Cromwells soldiers, and, after the return of CharlesII., it was restored in its present more limited style. It bears someresemblance in plan to the Palace of Hampton Court,—the squar
. Memorial of the royal progress in Scotland . ck her Majesty, well read as she is known to be in the his- PROGRESS THROUGH EDINBURGH. 137 tory of the countries she governs, that this palace was burned bythe English during the minority of Mary. It was then rebuilt on amuch larger scale than it is at present, having, when finished, no lessthan five courts. The greater part of this magnificent edifice wasconsumed by Cromwells soldiers, and, after the return of CharlesII., it was restored in its present more limited style. It bears someresemblance in plan to the Palace of Hampton Court,—the squareinclosing a large quadrangular open court, surrounded on the foursides with open piazzas. The old stairs are extremely spacious andhandsome; the royal apartments are grand, and the stucco ceilingsof some of them are heavy and rich. The Gallery contains acurious, but very apocryphal, series of portraits of the Scottishmonarchs. The oldest and most interesting apartments are thosewhich were occupied by Queen Mary, in the north-western Her bed, and part of the furniture she used, still remain. It washere that the murder of David Rizzio was brutally perpetrated inthe presence of the Queen, so well and faithfully represented in THE ROYAL PROGRESS. the fine historical picture by Sir William Allan. Those whochildishly doubt that the dark stains on the wooden floor are theblood of the poor Italian, only show their ignorance of the fact,that whether blood be that of a murdered man or a slaughteredanimal, it becomes quite impossible to eradicate its stain from a dealboard, if it has once been allowed to sink into it. The Queen had no sooner arrived in front of Holyrood Palace,than by preconcerted signal, the Castle began to pour forth itsthunder in a royal salute, as if touched by a galvanic wire. Theguns appeared to be more fully charged than usual, for their voiceswere most potent,—every window in the town was shaken, andevery rock in its environs returned the cannona
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