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food�察�and there he lay in safety till a ship was found to
smuggle him abroad。 But his must have been indeed a
heart of brass�察�to lie all day and night alone with the
dead persecutor�察�and other lads were far from emulating
him in courage。 When a man's soul is certainly in hell�察�
his body will scarce lie quiet in a tomb however costly�察�
some time or other the door must open�察�and the reprobate
come forth in the abhorred garments of the grave。 It was
thought a high piece of prowess to knock at the Lord
Advocate's mausoleum and challenge him to appear。
'Bluidy Mackingie�察�come oot if ye dar'��' sang the fool´
hardy urchins。 But Sir George had other affairs on hand�察�
and the author of an essay on toleration continues to
sleep peacefully among the many whom he so intolerantly
helped to slay。
For this INFELIX CAMPUS�察�as it is dubbed in one of
its own inscriptions ´ an inscription over which Dr。
Johnson passed a critical eye ´ is in many ways sacred to
the memory of the men whom Mackenzie persecuted。 It was
here�察�on the flat tombstones�察�that the Covenant was
signed by an enthusiastic people。 In the long arm of the
church´yard that extends to Lauriston�察�the prisoners from
Bothwell Bridge ´ fed on bread and water and guarded�察�
life for life�察�by vigilant marksmen ´ lay five months
looking for the scaffold or the plantations。 And while
the good work was going forward in the Grassmarket�察�
idlers in Greyfriars might have heard the throb of the
military drums that drowned the voices of the martyrs。
Nor is this all�此�for down in the corner farthest from Sir
George�察�there stands a monument dedicated�察�in uncouth
Covenanting verse�察�to all who lost their lives in that
contention。 There is no moorsman shot in a snow shower
beside Irongray or Co'monell�察�there is not one of the two
hundred who were drowned off the Orkneys�察�nor so much as
a poor�察�over´driven�察�Covenanting slave in the American
plantations�察�but can lay claim to a share in that
memorial�察�and�察�if such things interest just men among the
shades�察�can boast he has a monument on earth as well as
Julius Caesar or the Pharaohs。 Where they may all lie�察�I
know not。 Far´scattered bones�察�indeed� �But if the
reader cares to learn how some of them ´ or some part of
some of them ´ found their way at length to such
honourable sepulture�察�let him listen to the words of one
who was their comrade in life and their apologist when
they were dead。 Some of the insane controversial matter
I omit�察�as well as some digressions�察�but leave the rest
in Patrick Walker's language and orthography�此�
'The never to be forgotten Mr。 JAMES RENWICK TOLD
me�察�that he was Witness to their Public Murder at the
GALLOWLEE�察�between LEITH and EDINBURGH�察�when he saw the
Hangman hash and hagg off all their Five Heads�察�with
PATRICK FOREMAN'S Right Hand�此�Their Bodies were all
buried at the Gallows Foot�察�their Heads�察�with PATRICK'S
Hand�察�were brought and put upon five Pikes on the
PLEASAUNCE´PORT。 。 。 。 Mr。 RENWICK told me also that it
was the first public Action that his Hand was at�察�to
conveen Friends�察�and lift their murthered Bodies�察�and
carried them to the West Churchyard of EDINBURGH��' ´ not
Greyfriars�察�this time�察 � 'and buried them there。 Then
they came about the City 。 。 。 。 and took down these Five
Heads and that Hand�察�and Day being come�察�they went
quickly up the PLEASAUNCE�察�and when they came to
LAURISTOUN Yards�察�upon the South´side of the City�察�they
durst not venture�察�being so light�察�to go and bury their
Heads with their Bodies�察�which they designed�察�it being
present Death�察�if any of them had been found。 ALEXANDER
TWEEDIE�察�a Friend�察�being with them�察�who at that Time was
Gardner in these Yards�察�concluded to bury them in his
Yard�察�being in a Box ��wrapped in Linen���察�where they lay
45 Years except 3 Days�察�being executed upon the 10th of
OCTOBER 1681�察�and found the 7th Day of OCTOBER 1726。
That Piece of Ground lay for some Years unlaboured�察�and
trenching it�察�the Gardner found them�察�which affrighted
him the Box was consumed。 Mr。 SCHAW�察�the Owner of these
Yards�察�caused lift them�察�and lay them upon a Table in his
Summer´house�此�Mr。 SCHAW'S mother was so kind�察�as to cut
out a Linen´cloth�察�and cover them。 They lay Twelve Days
there�察�where all had Access to see them。 ALEXANDER
TWEEDIE�察�the foresaid Gardner�察�said�察�when dying�察�There
was a Treasure hid in his Yard�察�but neither Gold nor
Silver。 DANIEL TWEEDIE�察�his Son�察�came along with me to
that Yard�察�and told me that his Father planted a white
Rose´bush above them�察�and farther down the Yard a red
Rose´bush�察�which were more fruitful than any other Bush
in the Yard。 。 。 。 Many came' ´ to see the heads ´ 'out
of Curiosity�察�yet I rejoiced to see so many concerned
grave Men and Women favouring the Dust of our Martyrs。
There were Six of us concluded to bury them upon the
Nineteenth Day of OCTOBER 1726�察�and every One of us to
acquaint Friends of the Day and Hour�察�being WEDNESDAY�察�
the Day of the Week on which most of them were executed�察�
and at 4 of the Clock at Night�察�being the Hour that most
of them went to their resting Graves。 We caused make a
compleat Coffin for them in Black�察�with four Yards of
fine Linen�察�the way that our Martyrs Corps were managed。
。 。 。 Accordingly we kept the aforesaid Day and Hour�察�and
doubled the Linen�察�and laid the Half of it below them�察�
their nether jaws being parted from their Heads�察�but
being young Men�察�their Teeth remained。 All were Witness
to the Holes in each of their Heads�察�which the Hangman
broke with his Hammer�察�and according to the Bigness of
their Sculls�察�we laid the Jaws to them�察�and drew the
other Half of the Linen above them�察�and stufft the Coffin
with Shavings。 Some prest hard to go thorow the chief
Parts of the City as was done at the Revolution�察�but this
we refused�察�considering that it looked airy and frothy�察�
to make such Show of them�察�and inconsistent with the
solid serious Observing of such an affecting�察�surprizing
unheard´of Dispensation�此�But took the ordinary Way of
other Burials from that Place�察�to wit�察�we went east the
Back of the Wall�察�and in at BRISTO´PORT�察�and down the Way
to the Head of the COWGATE�察�and turned up to the Church´
yard�察�where they were interred closs to the Martyrs Tomb�察�
with the greatest Multitude of People Old and Young�察�Men
and Women�察�Ministers and others�察�that ever I saw
together。'
And so there they were at last�察�in 'their resting
graves。' So long as men do their duty�察�even if it be
greatly in a misapprehension�察�they will be leading
pattern lives�察�and whether or not they come to lie beside
a martyrs' monument�察�we may be sure they will find a safe
haven somewhere in the providence of God。 It is not well
to think of death�察�unless we temper the thought with that
of heroes who despised it。 Upon what ground�察�is of small
account�察�if it be only the bishop who was burned for his
faith in the antipodes�察�his memory lightens the heart and
makes us walk undisturbed among graves。 And so the
martyrs' monument is a wholesome�察�heartsome spot in the
field of the dead�察�and as we look upon it�察�a brave
influence comes to us from the land of those who have won
their discharge and�察�in another phrase of Patrick
Walker's�察�got 'cleanly off the stage。'
CHAPTER VI。
NEW TOWN ´ TOWN AND COUNTRY。
IT is as much a matter of course to decry the New
Town as to exalt the Old�察�and the most celebrated
authorities have picked out this quarter as the very
emblem of what is condemnable in architecture。 Much may
be said�察�much indeed has been said�察�upon the text�察�but to
the unsophisticated�察�who call anything pleasing if it
only pleases them�察�the New Town of Edinburgh seems�察�in
itself�察�not only gay and airy�察�but highly picturesque。
An old skipper�察�invincibly ignorant of all theories of
the sublime and beautiful�察�once propounded as his most
radiant notion for Paradise�此�'The new town of Edinburgh�察�
with the wind a matter of a point free。' He has now gone
to that sphere where all good tars are promised pleasant
weather in the song�察�and perhaps his thoughts fly
somewhat higher。 But there are bright and temperate days
´ with soft air coming from the inland hills�察�military
music sounding bravely from the hollow of the gardens�察�
the flags all waving on the palaces of Princes Street ´
when I have seen the town through a sort of glory�察�and
shaken hands in sentiment with the old sailor。 And
indeed�察�for a man who has been much tumbled round
Orcadian skerries�察�what scene could be more agreeable to
witness�拭 �On such a day�察�the valley wears a surprising
air of festival。 It seems ��I do not know how else to put
my meaning�� as if it were a trifle too good to be true。
It is what Paris ought to be。 It has the scenic quality
that would best set off a life of unthinking�察�open´air
diversion。 It was meant by nature for the realisation of
the society of comic operas。 And you can imagine�察�if the
climate were but towardly�察�how all the world and his wife
would flock into these gardens in the cool of the
evening�察�to hear cheerful music�察�to sip pleasant drinks�察�
to see the moon rise from behind Arthur's Seat and shine
upon the spires and monuments and the green tree´tops in
the valley。 Alas� �and the next morning the rain is
splashing on the windows�察�and the passengers flee along
Princes Street before the galloping squalls。
It cannot be denied that the original design was
faulty and short´sighted�察�and did not fully profit by the
capabilities of the situation。 The architect was
essentially a town bird�察�and he laid out the modern city
with a view to street scenery�察�and to street scenery
alone。 The country did not enter into his plan�察�he had
never lifted his eyes to the
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