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… to the 2 nd Earl of Mansfield, was one of the Lady Directresses governing the assembly rooms in Bell’s Wynd (Chambers, Traditions, 288-9 ) . In marking the Queen’s birthday in 1775, Miss Murray sat on the throne, ‘representing her Majesty … the needful qualifications in a remarkable degree, though rather more marked by good-manners than good-nature. ( Traditions, 288) The Master of Ceremonies or Lady Directress was responsible for upholding the rules of the assembly … ‘WADE, George (1673-1748), of Abbey Courtyard, Bath, Som.’, History of Parliament Online, 2020. 10 . Robert Chambers, Traditions of Edinburgh (Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers, 1869), p. 289. 11 . Edward Topham, Letters from Edinburgh; Written …
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