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Parish of the City of Edinburgh
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"Near the head or western end of the Cowgate on the Southern side of the Street Stands
the Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene founded by Michael Macguhean Citezen of Edinburgh who being
greatly afflicted with a grievous distemper and oppressed by age appropriated the sum of Seven hundred
pounds Scottish money, towards erecting a charitable foundation to which divers persons promised to Contribute
to accomplish so good and desirable a worK but those promises not being performed, Janet Rhynd, relict
and and executrix to the said Macguhean was thereby induced to accomplish the design of her husband
by adding to his bequest the Sum of two thousand pounds of the aforesaid money with which sums She
[erected] on the Site of a ruinous hospital Called Masion Dieu an hospital and Chapel for the accom-
modation of a Chaplain and Seven poor men and endowed the Same with a perpetual annuity
of one hundred and thirty eight marKs Scottish money, arising out of certain lands &, tenements and dedicated
her new foundation to Mary Magdalene, And by her deed of Settlement of the 12th February anno 1547
[presented] it in trust to the Corporation of Hammer men in Edinburgh whom it Still remains, This
Chapel is at present occupied by the Conveenry of this City who meet occasionally therin,"
Maitlands History of Edinburgh
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"As you pass along the new bridge that leads from the High Street to the Grey Friars church-yard
you must have observed on your right hand a tower crowned by a Short leaden spire rising from
the Cowgate above the level of the bridge with old fashioned Gurgoyles or waterspouts of Stone
running out underneath the battlement. That is the tower of the old Chapel and hospital of St. Mary
Magdalene founded or at least anew endowed by a worthy Citizen of Edinburgh Michael Maquhean in
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Words lost in fold
This Name Book refers to Edinburgh 1852 - Sheet 35
OS large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 - Scale: 1:1056
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 105 - Parishes of Canongate, St Cuthberts and The City of Edinburgh, OS1/11/105
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Canongate, St Cuthberts, and The City of Edinburgh.
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Midlothian, which is in the east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.