the tribunal of the MOST HIGH, expreffed by a hieroglyphic above. {£ The ANCl^Nt* 
Days fat on the clouds of Heaven, and they came near before Him to judgment,” was the 
imagery by which an eminent prophet painted out tre things that mutt be hereafter*. The ^ 
known fymbol here on the tomb of 7' HIS ONE, upholding the Globe in His Arm, ' tT1 P ^ 
the Intellectual Power and Wifdom, which is the origin and fupport of Creation. The a tntu ^ 
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a BleiTmg on His Works. The pillars of Heaven, expreffed by columns fupporting an arch, 
of Benediction, and the Triple Crown, though feemingly of more modern allufion, 
icing 
Egyptian witdom, refer to the Three Great Attributes of Deity, and the Supreme pronoun j* 
— o — ' -'***■' • * r — — ' — ? '"■‘r* vwiuuuw — . u 
on the cloud, and a circumambient vine. From that arch diverging rays are fpread, in vV * u 
Dove is defcendlng, and they beam on the Crofs that rifes over the Globe, the moft ancient 
venerable fymfcols of the Univerfal Benignity of the Uncreated Livht of the World, man 
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the Divine Favour to Man. The fcale of the plate is neceflarily too fmall for admitting 
fymbols being fo expreffively marked as could have been wifbed ; but it were fuperfluous to g 
an enlarged reprefentation of them, as the particulars are fo univerfally known and underdo 0 
King Robert Bruce originally inftituted a choir of twelve canons here, to fing the 
his royal confort, who died at an occafional refidencc, near to where Cullen-Houfe now . 
Some limilar appointments were long preferved ; and ftill that number of poor are main ta ‘° , f 
at the expence of the Findlater family; and the ancient Bede-Houfe remains yet appropriate 
them. The eight figures in the niches along the foot of the tomb, are faid by tradm° a ^ 
reprefent the Bede -men f ; but, from the number and exprellion of the figures Iculptured t 
they rather feem to allude to the eight beatitudes, or evangelical virtues. Thefe heing^ ^ 
diftinguiflnng characters of the more exemplary Chriftians, would be naturally attribute 
thofe of more eminent piety. Such an embellifhment of the monument would pay a J 
compliment to the entombed, than the memorials of their charity alone could hare 
there is little reafon to doubt, but that thofe who defigned it had that tribute of praife to 
memory in view. 
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I cannot finifh this article, without mentioning a curious hiftorical anecdote, regard" 1 ^ ^ 
noble family of Findlater , and which was the occafion of their bearing the name of Ogihie. ^ 
early period of the Scottifb monarchy, a Chief, of the name of Gilehri/f, married a fift cr g£ u 
Sovereign, by whom he had three fons ; but, after fome time, a mutual difguft arifing 
the parties, Gilchrifl had reafon to fufpeCt that his wife’s afFeCtions were placed on another 0 ^ 
and one day actually furprized her with a lover ; upon which difeovery, reflecting alone 
injury done him, and forgetting, for a moment, the high rank of the lady, he iavagely P llt a 
both to death ; but, dreading the King’s refentment, lie retired, with his three fons, into a 0 ^ 
where they remained concealed feveral years. In a progrefs of the King’s through the e 01 ' 11 
his Majefty one day took the diverfion of hunting in that foreft, and, having impr u ^ T 
feparated bimfelf from his retinue, he was attacked by fome banditti ; upon which the Gt L ^ 
rufhed from their retreat, and having difperfed the robbers, had the good fortune to refc ue 
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King; after which, having thrown themfelves at his feet, he commanded them to 
them, at the fame time, to afk what they chofe, for that he had nothing to refufe them. ^ 
boldened by this pronrife, they difeovered themfelves, and fued for pardon ; which the ^ 
granted, on cond.tion of their changing their name, as, in his wrath, he had fworn, “ of 
fhould net live a Gilchrifl in the land.” They affirmed the name of Ogilvie, from 
the foreft, near Dundee , and which has been long in the poffeflion of the family of D 
From one of Gilchrifl' % fons is lineally defeended the Earl of Findlater. 
* Daniel, chap. VII. ver. 9, &c. 
t iStbe, in Saxon, Prayer. who joined in the celebration of matfes for the dead- 
