An insolvent debtor sheltered by the precincts of
Holyrood Abbey.
“As diligence cannot be proceeded with on Sunday, the Abbey Lairds
(as they were jocularly called) were enabled to come forth on that day
to mingle in our society.” —R. Chambers.
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