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Fig. 1031.—Trinity College Church. Hospital and Part of Apse, from North-East.
(From a Drawing by William Douglas, 1845.)
probably that of Mary of Gueldres herself, in the character of an angel seated at the organ of the church, which forms the reverse of one of the panels.[1]
THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, Perth.
The ancient City of Perth, one of the favourite residences of the kings
of Scotland, formerly possessed, as might be expected, many well endowed
religious establishments. The principal of these was the Dominican or
Blackfriars' Monastery, founded by Alexander II. in 1231. The buildings
were extensive, and formed the residence of the Scottish kings when in
the Fair City. It was here that James I. was staying at the time of his
assassination. The Carmelites or Whitefriars had also a convent close to
Perth, founded in the reign of Alexander III. The Charter House or
Carthusian Monastery in Perth was the only house of that order in
Scotland. It was founded by James I. and his queen in 1429. The
Franciscans' or Greyfriars' Monastery was founded by Lord Oliphant
in 1460. There were also numerous nunneries and chapels, some of very
ancient date; but all these religious establishments have now entirely
disappeared, the only ancient ecclesiastical structure still remaining (and
it has been greatly changed) being the Parish Church of St. John the
- ↑ The Collegiate Churches of Mid-Lothian, p. xxii.
