Theatrum Scotiæ containing the prospects of Their Majesties castles and palaces : together with those of the most considerable towns and colleges, the ruins of many ancient abbeys, churches, monasteries and convents, within the said kingdom : all curiously engraven on copper plates, with a short description of each place / by John Slezer ...

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To the Right Honourable JOHN Lord Stranever, Eldest Son to the Earl of Sutherland, Hereditary Sheriff, Lord of Regality, Admiral of Sutherland and the rest of those Seas, Colonel of a Regiment of Infantry; and One of their Majesties Most Ho∣nourable Privy Council. (Book Inverness)

INVERNESSE. (Book Inverness)

THE head Town of the Sheriffdom of Invernesse, and the Sheriff's Seat, where he keeps his Court. It is most com∣modiously situated on the South side of the Water of Nesse, on the very Brink of the River, a fit Place for en∣tertaining Commerce with the neighbouring Places.

Of old it was the Seat of the Kings of Scotland, and has a Castle standing on a pleasant Hill, having a large Prospect into the circumja∣cent Fields and Town.

Near the Castle, there is lately a Bridge built over the Water of Nesse, consisting of Seven Arches all of hewen Work.

It hath a Harbour fit for smaller Vessels. As also two Churches, the one for the English, and the other for the Irish.

De Innernessa, Carmen ARCTURI JONSTONI.

URBS vicina freto, tu surgis in ubere campo, Et prope Parrhasiae Virginis ora vides. Atria te Regum decorant, & sanguine fuso Pictorum, toties qui rubuere lacus. Vela ferens Nessus vitreis interluit undis Et ratibus famulas applicat ille rates. Non coit unda gelu, medio sed tempore brumae Libera victrices in mare volvit aquas. Nec desunt gravidae gelido sub sydere messes, Nec minus est famuli fertilis unda freti. Proxima te Thule vicinaque ditat Ierne, Omnis & arctois insula septa vadis. Abstulit imperii dudum Bodotria fasces, Et Dominae titulo coepit Edina frui: Tu tamen emporium regni diceris, honorem Hunc natura tibi dat geniusque loci.