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liual revenue, at the reformation amounting to two thoufand nine
ndred and twenty-fix pounds Scots *, befides numbers of rents in
f j in 1547, it was almoft ruined by the regent duke of Soft,
who totally uncovered it, and took away with him the lead
'd bells.
]lhat beautiful piece of Gothic archite&ure, the chapel, is now a
(in, the roof having fallen in. It was fitted up in a moil; elegant
Tanner, by James VII. At the end was a throne for the fovereign,
sd on the fides, twelve ftalls for the knights companions of the
liftle; but, in 1688, the whole was demoliihed by the fury of the
job.
In the apartments belonging to the Duke of Hamilton, who is
treditary houfekeeper, are feveral curious portraits. Amongthem,
gfull length of a tall youth, with his hat on a table. It is called
¡at of Henry Darnly, but, by the countenance, I ihould rather ima-
be it to be that.of Henry, Prince of Wales -f.
¡Ahead of James IV. in black, with ermine; the hair lank and
Tort. From the great refemblance to Henry VII. I am tempted
| think it the portrait of James V. who was defcended from the
(lighter of Henry.
Wary Stuart, aged about fifteen ; a half length, ftrait and {lender;
brocade fleeves, fmall ruff, auburne hair,
j A head of Cardinal Beaton, black hair, fmooth face, a red
pit. An ambitious, cruel, and licentious prieft; fo fuperior to
fcency that he publicly married one of his fix natural children
. the matter of Crawford, owned her for his daughter, and gave
; A Scotch pound is twenty p en c e ; a Scotch mark thirteen pence.
T-Vide Mr. Granger'^ Biography, I. 213.
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