James Grant

Memorials of the Castle of Edinburgh James Grant

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1850. Excerpt: ... 1684. Erskine of Cambo. 1700. Sir William Hope. 1715. Lieut.-Colonel David Stuart.--Brigadier-General Alexander Grant. 1716. Lieut.-General George Preston of Valleyfield. 1745. Lieut.-General Joshua Guest. 1758. Captain Robert Coran. 1763. John Wemyss. 1788. Lieut.-Gen. John Lord Elphinstone. 1794. Colonel Hugh Montgomerie. 1799. Hon. Alexander Hope, Lieut. 64th Foot. 1819. Maj.-Gen. Sir George Murray, G. C. B. 1827. Lieut.-Gen. James Hay. 1831. Lieut.-Gen. Sir T. Hammond, G. C. H. IX. List Of State Prisoners Who Have Been Committed To Ward Within The Castle Of Edinburgh. 1210. Thomas de Colville, for conspiring against William the Lion. Released after six months' imprisonment. 1236. Thomas of Galloway, for rebelling against Alexander II. 1434. George Earl of March, for holding that title which his father had forfeited in the preceding reign; and on Parliament adjudging that "George de Dunbar, Knight," was fully attainted, he was permitted to retire into England, where he died in obscurity. (Caledonia.) 1425. Duncan Earl of Lennox, for treason. Beheaded at Stirling in the 80th year of his age. 1436. Sir Robert Stewart, Sir Robert Graeme, Christopher Colquhoun, and Walter Stewart Earl of Athole, for slaying James 1. Hanged, drawn, and quartered, after enduring three days' torment on the Castlehill, in presence of Antonio di Santo Vito, Bishop of Urbino and Papal Legate. 1449. Alexander Livingston of Callender, and Robert Livingston Comptroller, for treasonably defending the Castle of Stirling. Beheaded before the gate. 1482. Alexander Duke of Albany, for conspiring with the English against his brother James III. Escaped. 1483. James Douglas Duke of Touraine, for treason and rebellion. Became a monk of Lindores.--John Ramsay Lord of Both well, Alexander Lord Ho...