The Antiquities of Scotland Volume . 1 (Paperback)

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. 1789 Excerpt: ... who occupies the grounds. This View was taken A.D. 1789. SETON This pedigree was purchased with the library of Seton, of Toch, by Mr. Balfour, bookseller, of F.dinburgh, who lent it to Captain Robert Riddel, of Glenriddel, who communicated the following extracts to me. "char. s "char, thairin quhair she lies, and founded ane priest to serve thair "perpetually. This lady in widowhood dwelt where now are the priests' "chambers in Seton, and planted and made all their yard that they "have zit at this day, and held ane grit house and ane honourable." John Lord Seton, Temp. James the First, was buried in Seton church, in the aisle built by his mother. Lord George, the third of that name, who was slain at the battle of Flodden, A. D. 1513, and buried in the choir here; "Theicket "the Queir of Seton with stane, and repaired the samen with glaising "windows, maid the desks thairin, and syllarings above the altar, "and pavementit the said Queir, and gave it certaine vestements, an "hail compleit stand of claith of gold, and athers of silk." Jane, daughter of Patrick Lord Hepbume, widow of this Lord George, after his decease, " Biggit the forewark of Seton above the "zet, and also she biggit the northomoss yll of the college kirk of "Seton, and took down the yll biggit be Dame Katherine Sinclair, "on the south side of it, the said college kirk, because the syde of it "stood to the syde of the kirk, to mack it a parfecte and a proper "cornet and a cross kirk, and biggit up the steeple, as ye see it now, "to ane grit hight, swa that it wants little of compleiting. This "ladie gave many ornaments to the kirk of Seton, as ane compleite "stand of purple velvet flowred...