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army. Having a quarrel with Garson, a favourite of the kiuf^'s, 

 they fought it out, resulting in the death of the Frenchman. Hav- 

 ing to quit the country immediately thereafter, in case he should 

 suffer death for his deed, young Logan once more arrives in Scot- 

 land. He was obliged to live a quiet, obscure, and retired life, 

 on account of the stain on his name. Few could be found will- 

 ing to associate themselves with him. Tradition asserts that it 

 was he who, while so living, became acquainted with Tibbie Fowler 

 of the Glen, immortalised in Scottish song, and, in spite of her 

 father's objections, succeeded in cai'rying her off as his prize. It 

 seems a house stood in the Shirra Brae, opposite the Coalhill, up 

 to 1840, but was then removed, that was pointed out as the one 

 in which they afterwards lived. 



James III. seems to have taken a great fancy for this retired 

 nook, for he established a collegiate apart from the old parsonage, 

 and endowed it along with Lasswade. The establishment consisted 

 of, besides the church, a " ludging " for the dean, and " chambers or 

 manses with yardis and lands " for his prebendaries. James IV. 

 augmented it by the addition to the foundation of eight preben- 

 daries, who were endowed with the rights of titles in various parts 

 of the country. James V. finished what was left uncompleted by 

 the father, when he appointed a dean, nine prebendaries, and two 

 singing-boys, the whole being dedicated to the Virgin and Trinity. 

 In the year 1661 the following was the rental of the parish, as 

 given in a return sent to Government : " The Fruits of the Deanery 

 of Restalrig as it pays presentlie and commonlie their divers yiers 

 bygane, with the parochin of Lesswaide and Glencorss — 25 chal- 

 ders, 8 bolls, 2 firlots oats ; 8 chalders, 6 bolls, 2 firlots bear ; 2 

 chalders, 13 bolls, 1 firlot wheat ; 1 chalder, 3 bolls, 2 firlots rye ; 

 along with £43, 6s. 8d. Scots." The manse and glebe were feued 

 for the yearly sum of £47, 6s. 8d. Scots. 



Somewhere near the year 1490, if not in it, the church of South 

 Leith was built, and through time many of the inhabitants of the 

 village began to go there ; but it was not till the year 1560, 

 when the first General Assembly met after the Eeformation, that 

 an Act was passed condemning the church at Restalrig, and pro- 

 hibiting service therein. The words of the Act read as follows : 

 " Finds that the ministrie of the Word and Sacrament of God, and 

 the assembly of people of the haill parochin of Restalrig, be within 

 the Kirk of Leith, and that the Kirk of Restalrig, as a monument 

 of idolitrie, be razed and utterly casten doun and destroy it." The 

 name of John Knox is the first adhibited to this Act, and those of 

 David Lindsay, minister, Andrew Lamb, and Patrick Boyman, are 

 appended as representatives of Leith. It would seem that the 

 wishes of the Assembly were soon to be gratified, for we find the 

 following notice in the " Diurnal Occurrents " of 1571 : " The Lords 



