In Mar’s Work, while in the possession of Annabella, James the Sixth and his Queen took up their abode in December 1593, while the castle was preparing for their reception, a fact which we state on the authority of Moyse’s Memoires of the affairs of Scotland; and here, according to Sir Robert Sibbald, the Earl who headed the first Rebellion lived, in 1710, in great splendour. This Earl first introduced the wilderness mode of planting into Scotland; and his gardens at Alloa, in that style, were much visited and admired. It may reasonably be supposed, that he gave some share of his attention to his grounds in the Parkhill of Stirling; but the splendour of this residence sunk with the catastrophe of 1715; and from that æra, so fatal to his name, do we date the utter neglect into which the Parkhill, the Royal Gardens, and King’s Park, still so beautiful amidst all their desolation, have fallen. * * * * * [Transcriber’s note—the following changes have been made to this text. Page 32: harguebussiers to harquebusiers. 1751 to 1571. Page 39: govenor to governor—“governor of the castle”. Page 43: Missisippi to Mississippi—“Mississippi Scheme”. garrrison to garrison—“established a regular garrison”. batallions to battalions—“substitute veteran battalions”.]