The chapel served as the repository of the embalmed hearts of the members of the House of Lorraine until 1720.

His body and the casket containing the embalmed heart were found together upon the field.

And in one small slick of black water lay the dried husk that was an embalmed heart.

Barbour tells how Douglas' body, together with the casket containing the embalmed heart of Bruce, were recovered after the battle.

After Douglas's death in battle with the Moors in Spain, the embalmed heart was brought back to Scotland for a final resting-place in Melrose abbey.

Instead the former duke remained Presbyterian and died shortly after, leaving James his embalmed heart.

The embalmed heart of Robert the Bruce is also said to rest on the abbey's grounds, while the rest of his body is buried in Dunfermline Abbey.

The King's embalmed heart, encased in lead, was later buried in the church following its return from crusade with the dead Lord Douglas in 1330/1331.

His embalmed heart was buried under the porch and his bones lie under his effigy in the Lady Chapel.

Before one can truly become a Walker, one must be prepared to "send our embalmed hearts only, as relics to our desolate kingdoms" (Thoreau 1).