Transcriber’s Note—the following changes have been made to this text:
Footnote 167: ancedote to anecdote—‘an anecdote is told’.
Page 238: encirling to encircling—‘encircling the head’.
Page 291: where to were—‘what were called the Back Stairs’.
Page 371: Newhailes to New Hailes—‘Dalrymple, Miss, Newhailes’.
Page 372: Fyfie to Fyvie—‘Fyvie, Lord’.
Hardcarse to Harcarse—‘Harcarse, Lord’.
Page 373: Jamieson to Jameson—‘Jameson, George’.
Page 374: Moyse's to Moyses's.
North Esk to Northesk.