where he was for seven years. Thence he was translated to Leith, at the earnest suit of the people thereof. Hi was a great opposer of the bishops, and on 25th February 1608, after being four years and a half in Leith, he was summoned to appear before the council, to answer for a ...
on 11 June, the foundation stone was laid. Reputedly the ceremony was interrupted by news of Wellington’s victory over Napoleon at Waterloo. The building opened on 1 January 1819 and provided accommodation for 30 beds. According to Young’s Annals of Elgin, Gillepsie Graham chose...