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Account And Description Of The Chapel Of Roslin, &C.
the said pillar to the second ) , next to tlie Prince ' s pillar , is Abrah .-. i . n . standing , in view of the altar , with his hands lifted up in-prayer ; on the other or west end ofthe same architrave , next to the second pillar , is a man pkrying on the bagpipe in the hi ghland manner , by blowing with the mouth , and another human figure at his right foot lying ; along and sleeping .
On the architrave joining the Prince ' s pillar to its smaller opposite one in the south-wall , with your face to the east , and to tlie entry of the sacristy , y ^ ou read the following inscription in old Gothic characters : Forte est viiii / m , forlior est rex , fortiores sunt mulieres super omnia vincit Veritas . Esd . cb . 3 & 4 '
. ' The second window has four cherubs , one of them' broke off , and foliage . Upon the capital of the second pillar , there is au antique head , and a ' monstrous beast like an elephant . On the east-side ofthe architrave , which joins the . second large pillar to its smaller opposite one oh the south-wall , with your back to the sacristy , y- ' ou view the following fine figures from south to northor
, , from the left to right hand . 1 . A bishop-cardinal , as he has on his head a cap and not a mitre , with his episcopal staff or crosier iu the left hand , and a bible with two clasps in tlie " ri g ht . 2 . A criple , with his stilts under his arms leading a blind rniiii . 3 . One cloathing the naked , by throwing a garment over the head of a figure , whose naked shoulders and back are very expressive . 4 . Visiting the sick
in bed . c . Visiting in prison . 6 . A woman taking care of babes , meaning , no doubt , fatherless or orphans . 7 . Feeding the hungry . 8 . Burying the dead . 9 . Another cardinal-bishop , as lie'lias a cap and not a mitre on his head , with a key , the emblem of discipline , in the left hand , and lying up and down his breast in a perpendicular line ; the right hand is not introduced . On the opposite or west side ofthe same architravewith your face
, to the sacristy , you view the like number of figures from north to south , or from left to right . 1 . A bishop with a mitre on his head ; and dressed in other pontifical ornaments , holding the pastoral staffer crosier in the left hand , and giving the blessing with the ri g ht hand lifted up , and the two forefingers particularly pointing out . This-is the effigies of Thomas Spence bishop of Aberdeen , to which See he
was removed from Galloway in 14 J 9 . ' So that here are thirteen years at least , and perhaps many more , before the building was brought this length ; for Thomas died bishop ' of Aberdeen in 14 80 . Hay , vol . II . page 28 9 . Keith ' s historical Catalogue of Scottish , bishops , page 67 , 68 . 2 . A man with a cloak about him , and his hands ' in his sides , which I take to be tlie representation of the
proud Pharisee ; and my reasons for so saying , will appear , from the 6 th figure . 3 . A drunkard , or wins-biber , guzzling down the liquor out of a large tankard or jug . . 4 . ' Two gluttons devouring a whole loaf . 5 . A traveller with his stafFand scrip . 6 . The humble Publican , looking down and smiting upoii his breast . 7 . Bacchus , with clusters of grapes around him . ' " 8 . A man and a woman embracing and kissing one another ; 9 . Behind the woman a devil
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Account And Description Of The Chapel Of Roslin, &C.
the said pillar to the second ) , next to tlie Prince ' s pillar , is Abrah .-. i . n . standing , in view of the altar , with his hands lifted up in-prayer ; on the other or west end ofthe same architrave , next to the second pillar , is a man pkrying on the bagpipe in the hi ghland manner , by blowing with the mouth , and another human figure at his right foot lying ; along and sleeping .
On the architrave joining the Prince ' s pillar to its smaller opposite one in the south-wall , with your face to the east , and to tlie entry of the sacristy , y ^ ou read the following inscription in old Gothic characters : Forte est viiii / m , forlior est rex , fortiores sunt mulieres super omnia vincit Veritas . Esd . cb . 3 & 4 '
. ' The second window has four cherubs , one of them' broke off , and foliage . Upon the capital of the second pillar , there is au antique head , and a ' monstrous beast like an elephant . On the east-side ofthe architrave , which joins the . second large pillar to its smaller opposite one oh the south-wall , with your back to the sacristy , y- ' ou view the following fine figures from south to northor
, , from the left to right hand . 1 . A bishop-cardinal , as he has on his head a cap and not a mitre , with his episcopal staff or crosier iu the left hand , and a bible with two clasps in tlie " ri g ht . 2 . A criple , with his stilts under his arms leading a blind rniiii . 3 . One cloathing the naked , by throwing a garment over the head of a figure , whose naked shoulders and back are very expressive . 4 . Visiting the sick
in bed . c . Visiting in prison . 6 . A woman taking care of babes , meaning , no doubt , fatherless or orphans . 7 . Feeding the hungry . 8 . Burying the dead . 9 . Another cardinal-bishop , as lie'lias a cap and not a mitre on his head , with a key , the emblem of discipline , in the left hand , and lying up and down his breast in a perpendicular line ; the right hand is not introduced . On the opposite or west side ofthe same architravewith your face
, to the sacristy , you view the like number of figures from north to south , or from left to right . 1 . A bishop with a mitre on his head ; and dressed in other pontifical ornaments , holding the pastoral staffer crosier in the left hand , and giving the blessing with the ri g ht hand lifted up , and the two forefingers particularly pointing out . This-is the effigies of Thomas Spence bishop of Aberdeen , to which See he
was removed from Galloway in 14 J 9 . ' So that here are thirteen years at least , and perhaps many more , before the building was brought this length ; for Thomas died bishop ' of Aberdeen in 14 80 . Hay , vol . II . page 28 9 . Keith ' s historical Catalogue of Scottish , bishops , page 67 , 68 . 2 . A man with a cloak about him , and his hands ' in his sides , which I take to be tlie representation of the
proud Pharisee ; and my reasons for so saying , will appear , from the 6 th figure . 3 . A drunkard , or wins-biber , guzzling down the liquor out of a large tankard or jug . . 4 . ' Two gluttons devouring a whole loaf . 5 . A traveller with his stafFand scrip . 6 . The humble Publican , looking down and smiting upoii his breast . 7 . Bacchus , with clusters of grapes around him . ' " 8 . A man and a woman embracing and kissing one another ; 9 . Behind the woman a devil