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Account And Description Of The Chapel Of Roslin, &C.
Next to this smaller pillar , i . e . opposite to the opening between the fourth and fifth pillars , is the north door ofthe Chapel , which has an arched porch without , before you come to the door ; then the top ofthe door on the out-side is an hyperthyron or architrave , but on the inside it is arched , and in entering you go one step down to the floor of the Chapel . Above this door there is a little windowwhose
, form is an equilateral spherical triangle , waved into different shapes , within the triangle , and adorned on the inside and outside of its perimeter , with - foliage , & c . Upon the capital of the fifth pillar is the Mater dolorosa , with the beloved disciple , looking at our Saviour on the cross upon the capital of the opposite smaller pillar , with the multitude around himand the ladder up to the cross on our .
, Saviour ' s left hand . All these figures are very legible and distinct . The crucified thieves are not introduced here . Upon the capital of the said , fifth pillar , there are likewise two monstrous beasts . The fifth and last window in the north-wall , has only foliage , and on one of the lower cornersthree human figures in a group .
, Upon the capital of the sixth pillar , there are two birds , one of them feeding the other , and a man grappling with a boar . The seventh pillar in the west-wall , has iu its capital a cherub with a scroll waved up and down , from hand to hand , and , upon the capital , two dragons intwisted .
At the north-west corner , betwixt the said seventh pillar and the north-wall , is the tomb of George Earl of Caithness , which , though somewhat defaced by the mob in i 688 , hath this inscription in capitals still very legible * . KIO JACET- NOB 1 LIS- AC- POTENS- DOMENVS- GEORGIVS- QVONDAM COMES- CATHANENSIS- DOMENVS- SINCLAlV JVSTIC 1 AR 1 VS- HEREDITARIVS- DIOCESIS- CATHANENSIS- QVP OBIIT " EDINBVRGI- 9 - DIE- MENSIS- SEPTEMBRIS . ANNO . DOMINI . 1582 . ¦
Above this inscription is his coat of arms , surmounted with an Earl ' s coronet , with a spread eagle on the top of the coronet ; field , two lions rampant , and two ships , supporters two griffins ; motto in capitals * , COMMIT- THY VERK TO GOD- On the top of the tomb there is a pine-apple . Let us now return to the Prince ' s or Apprentice ' s pillar , and go
down from east to west , between the south-wall and south range of p illars . 1 ¦ ¦ The . first window in the south wall , immediately above the high altar and the entry down to the sacristy , has two cherubs and foliage . Upon the capital of the Prince ' s pillar , the side opposite to the south-wall , are , Isaac upon the altar , and the ram below it caught in the thicket by the horns ; and on the east end ofthe architrave ( that joins
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Account And Description Of The Chapel Of Roslin, &C.
Next to this smaller pillar , i . e . opposite to the opening between the fourth and fifth pillars , is the north door ofthe Chapel , which has an arched porch without , before you come to the door ; then the top ofthe door on the out-side is an hyperthyron or architrave , but on the inside it is arched , and in entering you go one step down to the floor of the Chapel . Above this door there is a little windowwhose
, form is an equilateral spherical triangle , waved into different shapes , within the triangle , and adorned on the inside and outside of its perimeter , with - foliage , & c . Upon the capital of the fifth pillar is the Mater dolorosa , with the beloved disciple , looking at our Saviour on the cross upon the capital of the opposite smaller pillar , with the multitude around himand the ladder up to the cross on our .
, Saviour ' s left hand . All these figures are very legible and distinct . The crucified thieves are not introduced here . Upon the capital of the said , fifth pillar , there are likewise two monstrous beasts . The fifth and last window in the north-wall , has only foliage , and on one of the lower cornersthree human figures in a group .
, Upon the capital of the sixth pillar , there are two birds , one of them feeding the other , and a man grappling with a boar . The seventh pillar in the west-wall , has iu its capital a cherub with a scroll waved up and down , from hand to hand , and , upon the capital , two dragons intwisted .
At the north-west corner , betwixt the said seventh pillar and the north-wall , is the tomb of George Earl of Caithness , which , though somewhat defaced by the mob in i 688 , hath this inscription in capitals still very legible * . KIO JACET- NOB 1 LIS- AC- POTENS- DOMENVS- GEORGIVS- QVONDAM COMES- CATHANENSIS- DOMENVS- SINCLAlV JVSTIC 1 AR 1 VS- HEREDITARIVS- DIOCESIS- CATHANENSIS- QVP OBIIT " EDINBVRGI- 9 - DIE- MENSIS- SEPTEMBRIS . ANNO . DOMINI . 1582 . ¦
Above this inscription is his coat of arms , surmounted with an Earl ' s coronet , with a spread eagle on the top of the coronet ; field , two lions rampant , and two ships , supporters two griffins ; motto in capitals * , COMMIT- THY VERK TO GOD- On the top of the tomb there is a pine-apple . Let us now return to the Prince ' s or Apprentice ' s pillar , and go
down from east to west , between the south-wall and south range of p illars . 1 ¦ ¦ The . first window in the south wall , immediately above the high altar and the entry down to the sacristy , has two cherubs and foliage . Upon the capital of the Prince ' s pillar , the side opposite to the south-wall , are , Isaac upon the altar , and the ram below it caught in the thicket by the horns ; and on the east end ofthe architrave ( that joins