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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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