Maxwell Official Guide to Holyroodhouse - The Grian Press

OF HOLYROODHOUSE. 4!
of the triforium remain entire on the south side, but have
been walled up when the building was adapted for use as
a Presbyterian place of worship.
The sepulchral monuments and slabs will next claim
attention. Numbered in succession from the west door
along the south aisle, the more notable of these are indicated
by black numerals on a plain white ticket. Per-
mission to bury in the Abbey Church was vested in the
Dukes of Hamilton as Hereditary Keepers.
No. i. An altar tomb inscribed thus :
Under this stone
Are laid the remains of
The late Right Honourable GEORGE, LORD REAY,
And ELIZABETH FAIR LEY, his wife,
In the grave thus undivided,
As in life they were united
In that Divine bond
Of Christian Faith and Love,
Which ennobled their earthly affection,
By elevating each vow and desire
In one undeviating course,
Towards another and a better world.
GEORGE, LORD REAY, died 27th February 1768,
Aged 34.
ELIZABETH, LADY REAY, died loth November 1800,
Aged 61.
This stone is Inscribed, January 1810,
In token of grateful respect and affection,
By their Daughters,
The Honourable Mrs H. FULLARTON
And the Honourable GEORGINA M'KAY.
No. 2. In the north-west tower is the mural monu-
ment of Robert Douglas, Viscount Belhaven, a peerage
bestowed in 1633 on tne occasion of Charles I.'s corona-
tion in Holyrood, and not to be confused with the sub-