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PUBLICATIONS 


OF    THE 


SCOTTISH    HISTORY   SOCIETY 


1941 


THIRD    SERIES 

VOLUME 
XXXV 


MISCELLANY 

(Seventh  Volume) 


MISCELLANY    OF 

W$t  i£>cotttsif)  i>tstori>  g>octetp 

{Seventh  Volume) 

THE  DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 
OF  HAWTHORNDEN 

THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE 


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CONTENTS 

PAGE 

THE    DIARY    OF    SIR    WILLIAM    DRUMMOND    OF 
HAWTHORNDEN,  1657-1659, 

Edited  by  Henry  W.  Meikle 
Introduction  ........         3 

A  Booke  of  Memorandums       .  .  .  .  .11 

Notes      .........       41 

THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY,  1717-1807, 

Edited  by  Helen  Catherine  Stewart 

Introduction  ........  55 

Notes  from  the  Chronicle  of  the  Canonico  Ghiselli  69 

Notes  from  the  Papers  of  Cardinal  Tommaso  Ruffi  71 

Book  of  Miniatures  relating  to  the  Royal  Stewarts  73 

EsTRATTO    DELLA    STORIA    d'UrBINO         .  .  .  .77 

ESTRATTI    DAL    DlARIO    DELLE    COSE    DI    UrBINO        .  .  79 

Lettre  du  Due  d 'Hannover  a  l'Empereur       .  .       88 

Letters  of  James  and  Clementina  ....       93 

Letters  from  Prince  Charles  Edward  to  the  Car- 
dinal of  York     .  .  .  .  .  .  .118 

Letter   from  the   Cardinal  of   York   to   Cardinal 
Giovanni  Albani  .  .  .  .  .  .122 

Description  of  a  Meeting  between  the  Cardinal  of 

York  and  Augustus,  Duke  of  Sussex   .  .  .      124 

Appendices      .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .126 

THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE, 

Edited  by  Marion  F.  Hamilton 
Introduction  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .133 

Dr.  Archibald  Cameron's  Memorial        .  .  .146 

Account  by  Laughlan  Macpherson  of  Cluny  .  .152 

State   of   the   Effects    presently   in   Scotland, 

27  August  1754   .......     161 

Copy  of  Confession  by  Glengarry  .  .  .  .164 

INDEX 169 


Yll 


THE  DIARY  OF 

SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

OF  HAWTHORNDEN 

1657-1659 

Edited  by 
HENRY  W.  MEIKLE,  M.A.,  D.Litt. 

LIBRARIAN  OP  THE  NATIONAL  LIBRARY  OF  SCOTLAND 
H.M.  HISTORIOGRAPHER  IN  SCOTLAND 


SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 
From  the  original  at  Hawthornden 


INTRODUCTION 

Apart  from  his  Diary,  now  published  for  the  first  time, 
few  personal  details  of  Sir  William  Drummond  of  Haw- 
thornden  have  come  down  to  us.  Born  in  April  1636,  he 
has  hitherto  been  reckoned  the  elder  of  two  surviving  sons 
of  the  poet.  The  Diary,  however,  reveals  the  existence  of 
another,  Ludovick  ('  Lodie  '),  presumably  illegitimate. 
The  references  to  him  all  relate  to  unexplained  payments 
of  small  sums  of  money  until  his  death  is  recorded  on 
22nd  September  1657,  and  his  burial  at  ten  o'clock  the 
next  night  by  torchlight  '  accompanied  by  the  neibours 
a  bout.'  In  all  probability  William  was  the  Gulielmus 
Drummond  who  signed  the  matriculation  roll  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Edinburgh  in  1652. x  It  was  the  University 
which  his  father  had  attended  from  1601  till  1605  and  had 
enriched  by  his  noble  gift  of  books  in  1627.  But  William, 
unlike  his  father,  does  not  appear  in  the  list  of  graduates. 
In  the  same  year,  1652,  he  was  served  heir  to  his  father.2 
When  he  was  in  his  twenty-first  year,  in  1657,  he  began 
the  Diary,  and  for  the  short  period  it  covers  we  can  become 
better  acquainted  with  him  than  with  any  of  his  kin. 
Thereafter  we  are  almost  solely  dependent  on  the  fitful 
appearance  of  his  name  in  official  records. 

In  1661  he  was  put  on  a  commission  to  try  witches  at 
Pentland,  his  colleagues  including  '  Mr.  Thomas  Henderson 


1  Transcript  in  the  University  Library.  Owing  to  war  precautions,  the 
original  roll,  with  signature,  was  not  available  for  examination.  I  am 
indebted  to  Dr.  L.  W.  Sharp,  University  Librarian,  for  this  reference. 

*  Inquisitiones  Generates,  no.  3726. 

3 


4  DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

of  Auchindine,  Advocat,  Jon  Denholme  of  Murrayes,  Wm. 
Rosse  in  Melvin,  Mark  Casse  of  Cockpen  and  James  Raith 
of  Edmestoun.' 1  Another  entry  in  the  Privy  Council 
Register,  dated  30th  November  1665,  refers  to  property 
in  Linlithgow  which  the  Diary  also  shows  him  to  have 
possessed.2  During  the  administration  of  Lauderdale,  he 
became  a  Justice  of  the  Peace — by  purchase,  if  we  are  to 
credit  Father  Hay.3  On  1st  April  1678  his  name  appears 
in  a  return  made  by  the  Sheriff-Depute  at  Peebles  of  those 
absent  from  a  meeting  of  proprietors  of  lands  within  the 
shire  but  not  residing  '  within  the  samyne  themselves.' 
The  purpose  of  the  meeting  was  the  subscription  of  a 
'  band  with  their  own  hands  for  absteining  from  con- 
venticles,' Drummond  being  summoned  for  his  property 
of  '  Whitfield  '.4  His  absence  probably  had  no  political 
or  ecclesiastical  significance,  for  some  time  within  the  next 
five  years  he  was  knighted.  It  was  as  '  Sir  William  Drum- 
mond '  that  he  was  admitted  a  burgess  of  Edinburgh  on 
28th  November  1683,  and  the  honour  may  have  been  the 
occasion  of  the  ceremony.5  In  May  1685  the  first  Parlia- 
ment of  King  James  vn.,  the  Parliament  of  exemplary 
loyalty,  appointed  Sir  William  a  Commissioner  of  Supply 
for  Edinburgh  6 ;  and  until  the  very  beginning  of  the 
Revolution  he  seems  to  have  been  on  good  terms  with  the 
Chancellor,  the  Earl  of  Perth,  the  head  of  the  Drummond 


1  Reg.  Privy  Council  of  Scot.,  3rd  ser.,  i.  74. 
8  Op.  cit.,  ii.  155. 
s  See  infra,  p.  6. 

*  The  Scottish  Antiquary,  xi.  (1897),  127,  129. 

6  He  was  not  a  knight  when  he  registered  his  arms  some  time  between 
1672  and  1678  ;  so  Sir  Francis  Grant,  Lyon  King-of-Arms,  kindly  informs 
me.  So,  too,  in  the  earliest  known  MS.  (Nat.  Lib.  Scot.,  Ad.  MS.  34.3.24)  of 
Wm.  Drummond's  (First  Viscount  of  Strathallan)  Genealogy  of  the  House 
of  Drummond,  which  was  '  collected  in  1681/  he  appears  as  Mr.  William 
Drummond  ;  see  D.  Laing's  ed.  (Edin.  1831),  p.  257.  The  reason  for  Drum- 
mond's admission  as  a  burgess  may  be  ascertained  from  the  entry  in  the 
Burgh  Records  when  they  are  again  available  after  the  war. 

•  Acts  of  the  Pari,  of  Scot.  (Record  Series),  viii.  464a. 


INTRODUCTION  5 

family.  For  on  8th  March  1689  the  Earl  wrote  from 
Stirling  Castle  to  Father  Innes,  Vice-Principal  of  the  Scots 
College  in  Paris,  commending  Sir  William's  son  as  a  '  loyall 
honest  young  man  and  loves  me.'  x  Drummond  did  not, 
however,  share  his  chief's  fate  of  imprisonment  in  the 
course  of  the  Revolution.  On  the  contrary,  we  find  him 
reappointed  a  Commissioner  of  Supply  by  the  Convention 
of  April  1689  2 ;  and  his  name  appears  for  the  last  time 
in  the  same  capacity  in  the  records  of  the  first  parliament 
of  the  new  regime,  June  1690.3 

As  the  Diary  shows,  Drummond  had  a  becoming  interest 
in  his  father's  works  and  papers,  although  he  had  neither 
the  capacity  nor  the  energy  to  make  more  of  them  public  ; 
but  in  his  old  age  he  had  the  satisfaction  of  placing  his 
father's  manuscripts  at  the  disposal  of  Bishop  Sage  and 
Thomas  Ruddiman,  who  published  the  first  collected 
edition  of  the  poet's  works  in  1711.  Sir  William  survived 
until  1713,  dying  at  the  age  of  seventy-seven. 

Two  estimates  of  his  character  are  extant.  One  was 
contributed  in  1798  to  Douglas's  Baronage  of  Scotland  by 
Bishop  Abernethy  Drummond.  According  to  this  '  family 
legend,'  as  Professor  Masson  called  it,  Drummond  '  inherited 
his  father's  principles  and  virtues  and  even  a  portion  of 
his  genius,  though  he  published  nothing  to  the  world.' i 
The  other  is  by  a  contemporary,  Father  Richard  Augustus 
Hay,  in  his  '  Memoires  .  .  .  relating  to  .  .  .  families  of  Scot- 
land,' dated  1700,  thirteen  years  before  Sir  William's  death.5 


1  Drummond,  Genealogy,  ed.  D.  Laing,  p.  271.       2  A.P.S.,  ix.  69a. 

3  Ibid.,  ix.  137a.  Some  of  his  business  transactions  are  referred  to 
in  various  volumes  of  the  Index  to  the  Register  of  Deeds  (Record  Series), 
1 661  et  seq. 

4  David  Masson,  Drummond  of  Hawthornden,  Lond.  1873,  pp.  459,  461  n. 
Bishop  Abernethy  married  the  great-granddaughter  of  the  poet  and  took 
the  additional  surname  of  Drummond.     See  Diet.  Nat.  Biog. 

5  Cited  in  Drummond,  Genealogy,  ed.  Laing,  pp.  269-270.  I  am  indebted 
to  Mr.  Robert  Aitken,  Edinburgh,  for  this  reference.  For  Father  Hay, 
see  Diet.  Nat.  Biog. 


6  DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

'  Sr  William  [is]  eldest  sone  to  Mr.  William,  poet,  as  he 
pretends  only  representative  of  the  House  of  Carnock.' 
A  malicious  description  of  his  personal  appearance  follows. 
'  Sir  William,'  he  continues,  '  purchased  the  title  of  a 
Justice  of  peace  by  my  Lord  Lauderdale's  favour,  a 
place  full  of  labour,  charge,  trouble,  without  any  profitt 
to  himself,  only  able  to  gratifie  his  own  ambition  ; 
for  he  was  fitter  to  set  in  privat  parlors  over  the  glass, 
whilst  healths  goe  round,  and  to  examine  the  condition 
of  a  pot  of  ale,  which  he  hath  good  opportunity  to 
discover,  than  the  circumstances  of  any  debate  that 
comes  before  him.  He  married  Sophia  Auchamouty. 
daughter  to  Sir  Alexander  Auchamouty  of  Gosford,  Master 
of  the  Rolls  to  King  James  the  Sixt  and  King  Charles  the 
First.  Upon  whom  he  begot  only  one  daughter,  Sophia 
Drummond,  matched  with  John  Murray  of  Kringelty  in 
Tweddale,  eldest  sone  of  the  second  marriage  to  Sir  Alex- 
ander Murray  of  Blackbarony,  a  man  of  bade  shape, 
crookbacked,  unfit  for  marriage  and  not  without  some 
distemper  of  spirit.  She  was  divorced  from  him  by  law, 
and  afterwards  joyned  in  marriage  with  Robert  Preston, 
sone  to  the  Laird  of  Gorton,  by  his  first  lady.  Sir  William 
had  for  second  wife  Barbara  Scott,  daughter  to  Sir  William 
Scott  of  Clerkington,  a  senator  of  the  colledge  of  justice. 
He  begot  upon  her  William,  Robert,  Barbara  Lady  Abbay- 
hill,  Elisabeth,  Anna,  Margaret,  Marie,  and  Jacobina.' 

Another  contemporary,  Dr.  Alexander  Pennecuik  of  New- 
hall,  in  facetious  verse,  again  brings  Drummond  before  us 
as  a  boon  companion.  In  an  '  Inscription  to  be  put  at  the 
foot  of  Jonas  Hamilton  of  Coldcoat's  picture  '  he  writes  : 

'  Save  Coldcoat,  none  Dalhousie  knew 
Who  Jonas  could  at  drink  subdue, 
Brave  Nicolson,  who's  in  his  grave 
Did  from  him  many  a  parley  crave  ; 


INTRODUCTION  7 

Drummond,  who's  still  alive,  can  tell 
How  from  them  all  he  bore  the  bell.' 

And  from  a  '  Eulogy  on  the  supposed  death  of . . .  Coldcoat ' 
we  may  infer  that  Drummond  in  his  later  years  enjoyed 
'  ranting  '  as  much  as  when  he  was  a  young  man  : 

'  No  less  for  Bacchus  shall  kind  Coldcoat's  name 
Be  mustered  in  the  registers  of  fame  ; 
For  all  that  bragged  him  still  the  battle  lost, 
Ask  Hawthorn,1  and  strong  Dalhousie's  ghost.'  2 

It  is  evident  that  Sir  William  Drummond  was  a  person  of 
no  particular  distinction  of  character  or  ability.  Such 
honours  as  came  his  way  were  due  to  his  social  position  as 
a  laird  of  good  estate  and  as  the  representative  of  a  family 
of  proved  devotion  to  the  Crown.  Yet  it  is  his  comparative 
insignificance  as  a  public  figure  which  enhances  the  value 
of  his  Diary.  '  Roughly  speaking,'  writes  Lord  Ponsonby, 
'  the  majority  of  diaries  of  eminent  people  or  participants 
in  occurrences  of  historical  moment  are  less  good  than  the 
diaries  of  those  who  live  out  of  the  beaten  track  in  com- 
parative obscurity.  .  .  .  And  even  without  being  intro- 
spective or  self-analytical,  the  writer  of  a  record  of  quiet 
days  among  unknown  people  can  give  an  atmosphere  to 
his  story  which  the  bewildered  recorder  of  great  proceedings 
may  be  unable  to  impart  to  his.'  3 

In  Drummond 's  Diary  we  have  the  record  of  the  every- 
day life  of  a  young  Midlothian  laird  in  the  middle  of  the 


1  Hawthornden,  i.e.  Drummond. 

2  J.  W.  Buchan  and  H.  Paton,  History  of  Peeblesshire,  iii.  (1927),  45-47  ; 
Pennecuik's  Works,  new  ed.,  Leith,  1815,  pp.  360,  362.  The  poems  were 
first  published  in  1715.  For  Pennecuik  (1652-1722),  see  Diet.  Nat.  Biog. 
Newhall  was  near  Drummond' s  property  of  Whitfield  in  Peeblesshire. 

3  A.  Ponsonby,  English  Diaries,  Lond.  1923,  p.  34.  In  his  Scottish  and 
Irish  Diaries,  Lond.  1927,  he  gives  a  chronological  list  of  some  of  the 
Scottish  diaries  of  the  period. 


8  DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

seventeenth  century.  In  brief  unstudied  scribblings  he 
notes  his  objective  experiences  :  physical  condition, 
'  solitariness,'  philanderings,  courtship,  and  marriage,  visits 
to  and  from  friends  and  acquaintances,  routs  and  drinking 
bouts,  visits  to  Edinburgh  and  farther  afield,  including 
visits  to  friends  in  prison,  attendance  at  marriages  and 
funerals,  amusements  and  games,  reading  and  versifying, 
church-going  and  non-church-going,  choosing  a  minister 
for  the  parish,  perambulating  his  marches,  developing  his 
coal-mines  and  dealing  with  his  colliers  and  tenants.  The 
latter  part  of  his  Diary,  when  he  has  settled  down  as  a 
married  man,  is  less  varied  ;  we  see  him  more  cumbered 
with  business — '  botles  of  straw,'  and  deals,  and  kists — 
than  he  was  in  his  bachelor  days.  There  is  throughout 
just  sufficient  reflection  to  give  those  touches  of  egotism 
which  make  a  diary  alive,  and  the  two  references  to  public 
events,  at  one  of  which  he  was  an  interested  spectator, 
provide  the  national  background.  Perhaps  the  most 
striking  characteristic  of  this  mid-seventeenth  century 
Diary  (though  natural  in  his  father's  son)  is  the  absence 
of  what  theologians  call  '  experimental  religion.'  Unlike 
his  contemporary  Scottish  diarists,  Brodie  and  Wariston, 
for  example,  both  much  older  than  Drummond,  he  never 
stops  to  take  his  spiritual  temperature.  If  the  Diary  has 
a  value  as  a  social,  economic,  and  human  document,  it 
also  serves  as  a  reminder  that  even  in  the  Scotland  of 
those  days  there  must  have  been  many,  both  among 
Royalists  and  Covenanters,  who  were  devoid  of  spiritual 
fervour. 

The  Diary  is  a  small  leather-bound  book  measuring 
4yVx2|  inches.  It  may  have  been  one  of  a  series,  but 
if  so,  none  of  the  others  has  been  traced.1  In  1937  it  was 
acquired  by  the  National  Library  of  Scotland  (MS.  1787). 


1  Sir  James  Williams-Drummond,  Bart.,  the  present  laird  of  Hawthorn- 
den,  kindly  informs  me  that  none  is  preserved  among  the  family  papers. 


INTRODUCTION  9 

It  will  be  noted  that,  in  accordance  with  Scottish  custom, 
Drummond  usually  refers  to  his  friends  and  acquaintances 
by  their  territorial  title.  '  Cockpen,'  for  example,  is  '  The 
Laird  of  Cockpen.'  Their  personal  names  have  been 
traced,  so  far  as  records  are  extant  for  those  troublous 
times,  characterised  by  confiscations  and  forced  sales.  The 
position  of  their  lands  is  more  easily  ascertained.  Many 
will  be  found  to  lie  along,  or  to  be  within  easy  reach  of,  the 
valley  of  the  Midlothian  Esk,  on  the  north  branch  of  which 
Hawthornden  Castle  still  stands.  As  the  Diary  indicates, 
it  was  a  district  rich  in  coal  then  being  rapidly  exploited.1 

The  Notes  and  Glossary  have  been  placed  in  alpha- 
betical order  at  the  end  of  the  text  so  as  to  avoid  repeated 
explanation  of  recurring  names  and  words.  I  am  indebted 
to  Mr.  Henry  M.  Paton,  Curator  of  Historical  Records, 
H.M.  Register  House,  Edinburgh,  and  Mr.  C.  T.  Mclnnes 
of  the  same  Department  for  the  final  collation  of  the 
manuscript  and  other  help  generously  given ;  as  well  as 
to  Sir  William  Craigie,  Mr.  J.  A.  Inglis,  K.C.,  King's 
and  Lord  Treasurer's  Remembrancer,  and  Mr.  C.  F.  M. 
Maclachlan,  W.S. 

The  portrait  of  the  diarist  is  reproduced  by  kind  per- 
mission of  the  owner,  Sir  James  Williams-Drummond, 
Bart.,  of  Hawthornden. 

H.  W.  MEIKLE. 


1  See  '  coal  '  in  the  notes  infra. 


A  BOOKE  OF  MEMORANDUMS : 

FOR  THE  YEARE  1657  :  58  PARTLY  59 

HAWTHORNDENNE 

[1657] 

JANUAR.       31    DAYES  X 

1 .  Thursday  :  lay  in  my  bed  all  day  makinge  2f  2  lines  ; 
at  night  R.,  J.5  L.,  my  selfe,  and  man  25  p  ale  ;  from 
Lodie  2s. 

2.  Fryday  :   solitarie  ;  from  Lodie  5s. 

3.  Setterday  :  I  made  a  speach  for  Woodhowslie  ;  from 
Lodie  8s  shoemaker. 

4.  [Sunday]  :  I  stayed  at  horn  from  church  and  red  th[e] 
Cyprian  Groue  ;  fattall. 

5.  Munday  :  solitarie ;  hansell,  a  crowen  ;  at  night 
24  p  ale  ;   J.  B.,  some  others. 

6.  Tusday  :   visit  Woodhowslie  ;    at  night  fatall. 

7.  Wedensday  :  solitarie  but  yet  fattall ;  giuen  23^ 
which  compleat  William  Soflay's  cownt. 

8.  Thursday  :  solitarie  ;  Suthhowse  visit  me,  tolld  me 
Kringiltie  was  dead,  which  afterward  proue  an  untruth. 

9.  Fryday  :   solitarie. 

10.  Setterday  :  solitarie  ;  tennants  in  Wheitfeellds  gaue 
me  their  meales  ;  c[om]pleat  Jami  Tomsone  his  cownt 
for  Oglbye's  glakes. 

11.  Sunday  :    went  to  church  ;    spent  13s. 

12.  Munday  :   went  to  Edr  ;   sawe  2f . 


1  Punctuation  is  editorial.     The  use  of  capitals  has  been  made  to  con- 
form to  modern  usage. 

*  Presumably  some  favourite  lady  is  indicated  by  this  symbol. 


11 


12        DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

13.  Tusday  :  with  the  larde  of  Woulmet  in  tollbothe  ; 
sawe  ^. 

14.  Wedensday  :  rantinge  ;  shooke  hands  with  a  man 
that  was  goinge  to  be  hanged  x  ;  with  Woulmet  at  night  ; 
sawe  2f . 

15.  Thursday  :  cam  from  the  to  wen  ;  desierd  John 
Reoke  and  some  others  to  goe  and  proue  Alexander  Knight 
my  seruant  ;    spent  18^. 

16.  Fryday  :  went  to  Lasswade  purposlie  to  see  Margret 
Ross  cowse  she  was  [  ]  ;  2f  ;  delyuered  to  John  Boyd 
84^  for  a  cowe  ;   spent  18s. 

17.  Setterday  :  solitarie  ;  for  my  horse  shoeinge  19s  ; 
from  Lodie  6s. 

18.  [Sunday]  :  went  to  church  ;  spent  15s  ;  from  Lodie 
4s. 

19.  Munday  :   solitarie. 

20.  Tusday :  visit  Glancorss ;  griue  all  night  to  the 
reddinge  of  the  sumpholl ;  from  Lodie  48s. 

21.  Wedensday:   solitarie. 

22.  Thursday  :   solitarie. 

23.  Fryday  :  visit  Woodhowslie  ;  fattall. 

24.  Setterday  :  solitarie  ;  fatall ;  sent  a  letter  to  Marie 
concerninge  her  mariage. 

25.  Saboth  :   solitarie  ;   from  church. 

26.  Munday  :   solitarie  ;   fattall ;   Brigglands  visit  me. 

27.  Tusday  :   solitarie  ;   fatall. 

28.  Wedensday  :   solitarie  ;   twise  fatall. 

29.  Thursday  ;  went  to  Edinbrughe  ;  sawe  5f  ;  tryst 
with  Mester  Robert  Preston  concerninge  my  leuen  ;  spent 
48s  ;   receiued  from  Lodi  3^. 

30.  Fryday  :  saw  5f  ;  a  rant  with  Craigebuii  and  som 
others  ;  spoilld  and  craisd  all  my  legges  ut  of  a  frolicke  ; 
spent  3tt  6s  ;  receiued  from  Lodi  3tt  12s.  ;  a  minut  of 
leuell  writen  ;   to  be  advic'd  upon. 

31.  Setterday :  saw  not  2f  ;  came  from  the  towen 
malgre  my  hart ;  spent  3^. 


1  On  this  day  '  ane  man  hangit  at  the  Castlehill  of    Edinburgh  for 
murthering  of  his  awin  sister.'    Nicoll's  Diary  (Bann.  Club,  1836),  p.  191. 


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FEBRUAR.       28    DAYES 

1.  [Sunday]  :  went  not  to  the  church  I  was  so  wearie  ; 
from  Lodi  12s. 

2.  Munday  :  cleard  all  cownts  with  James  Simsone  and 
me  ;  owen  him  for  a  cownt  three  score  seeuenteen  pund  to 
be  allowed  at  ower  nixt  calculation. 

3.  Tusday  :    solitarie  ;    ordred  my  bookes. 

4.  Wedensday  :  solitarie,  but  yet  fattall :  lay  in  my  bed 
all  day. 

5.  Thursday  :   solitarie  ;   receiued  from  Lodie  36s. 

6.  Fryday  :  solitarie  ;  lent  James  Synclare  Aristotle's 
Organ. 

7.  Setterday  :    solitarie  ;   at  night  angred  by  Wilsone. 

8.  [Sunday]  :   went  to  church  ;   din'd  with  Preston. 

9.  Munday  :  solitarie  till  ten  of  the  night,  at  which  tim, 
beinge  readinge  upon  Godfrey  of  Bulloinge,  I  was  suddenlie 
surprisd  by  an  impetuous  fire  in  the  stable  cawsed  by  the 
fall  of  a  candle  amongst  strawe,  soe  that  I  thought  the 
whole  howse  showld  haue  brunt. 

10.  Twsday  :  tooke  order  with  the  coillers  for  driuinge 
to  wide  ;   spent  a  marke. 

11.  Wedensday  :   solitarie. 

12.  Thursday  :   solitarie. 

13.  Fryday  :   fattall  twise. 

14.  Setterday  :  went  up  to  Owlld  Awhindinnie,  who 
shew  me  a  way  to  proue  the  defferent  grownd  betwixt  my 
Lord  Ramsay  and  me  to  be  my  owen. 

15.  Sabboth  :    solitarie  ;    at  home. 

16.  Munday  :  Craigebuii  and  my  Lord  Ramsayes  brother 
with  Cokpen  came  and  visit  me  ;    36s  in  ale. 

17.  Tusday  :   solitarie. 

18.  Wedensday  :  intended  to  go  see  2f  but  Captan  Shae 
interrupt  me  with  a  visit. 

19.  Thursday  :  visit  my  Lord  Ramsay ;  at  night 
Craigebuii,  John  Ramsay,  Cokpen,  Cowlldcott,  Sowth- 
howse,  Captan  Shae,  keeped  a  rant  in  Hawthornden. 

20.  Fryday  :  those  gentlemen  and  my  selfe  went  to  the 
Howse  of  Moore  and  dranke  till  twelfe  a  cloke  in  the  night, 


14        DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

at  which  time  we  ranted  thorrowe  all  the  litle  towens 
with  a  great  bagge  pipe,  to  the  admiration  of  all  the 
cowntrie  people  ;   28s. 

21.  Setterday  :  thirre  gentlemen  went  from  Hawthorn- 
den  to  there  owen  homes  ;  my  charges  that  three  dayes 
3  pund  sterlinge  and  som  od  munie — Sic  transit  gloria 
mundi. 

22.  Sabboth  :  lay  in  my  bed  all  day  beinge  so  wearie 
with  bearinge  those  gentlemen  companie  ;  all  my  legge 
was  craized. 

23.  Munday  :  the  Larde  of  Preston  and  my  selfe  went  to 
Dallkeith  and  took  order  with  my  coiller  for  not  workinge  ; 
spent  3tt  ;   at  night  went  to  Cokpen. 

24.  Tusday  :  Cokpen  and  my  selfe  rode  to  Dallkith  con- 
cerninge  my  coillers  ;    spent  3^. 

25.  Wedensday  :  rod  purposlie  with  Cokpen  towards 
Winton  ;   Z$.  and  abowt  those  feellds. 

26.  Thursday  :  Kokpen  and  John  Ramsay  with  myselfe 
rod  abowt  the  feellds  ;    all  night  fattall. 

27.  Fryday  :  my  Lord  Ramsay  invited  me  to  Dal- 
wossie  to  my  denner  beinge  at  the  huntinge  ;  at  night  cam 
from  Cokpen  to  my  owen  chamber  againe  where  I  was 
entertained  with  the  thowghts  of  solitarines  on  my  mistres. 

28.  Setterday  :  solitarie  ;  red  Ovid's  Ars  Amandi  ;  there 
after  twise  fattall. 

March.     31.     1657 

1.  Sabboth  :   went  to  church  ;   18s  ;  from  Lodie  3^. 

2.  Munday  :  went  to  Cokpen  abowt  a  coiller  of  my 
Lord  Lothian's  ;    6s  8  pen. 

3.  Tusday  :  came  from  Cokpen  to  Hawthornden  ;  twise 
fattall. 

4.  Wedensday  :  went  to  Edinbrughe  ;  had  knoledge 
from  a  frinde  of  some  untollarable  speeches  which  made  me 
absteen  from  a  visit  that  I  was  much  inclinde  to  ;  from 
Lodie  3^  ;  presented  some  sower  cakes  to  Craigebui  which 
was  taken  by  the  garde  as  a  paket  of  letters,  beinge  sighted 
put  the  captan  of  the  gard  uerie  farre  owt. 

5.  Fursday  :   saw  Woulmet  in  the  tollbooth  ;   fattall. 


A  BOOKE  OF  MEMORANDUMS  15 

6.  Fryday  :  Craigbui  and  Captan  Sha  was  set  at  libertie  ; 
fattall ;   came  from  the  towen  ;   6^  15s. 

7.  Setterday  :   sollitarie  but  yet  fattall ;   from  Lodie  3s. 

8.  Sabboth  :  went  to  church,  but  before  I  hard  sermon 
writ  a  letter  to  John  Horn  in  verse  ;   from  Lodie  58s. 

9.  Munday  :  I  gaue  a  visit  to  the  Ladie  Woulmet ; 
13s  4d  ;    came  to  my  bed  at  Esterhall. 

10.  Tusday  :  went  to  a  mariage  ;  3^ ;  Robin  12s  ;  from 
Lodie  36s. 

11.  Wedensday  :   fattall  twise  ;   to  William  Soflay  12s. 

12.  Thursday  :   fattall  thrise  ;   solitarie. 

13.  Fryday  :  made  fowre  score  of  lines  before  I  raise, 
beinge  the  answare  of  a  letter. 

14.  Setterday  :  my  coillers  offerd  me  20^  till  Christnmis 
for  my  coll  in  the  week,  they  bearringe  all  othere  charges  ; 
Alexander  Sym  visit  me  ;   36s. 

15.  Sabboth  :  went  to  church  ;  from  Lodie  10s  ;  was 
blam'd  by  the  minister  that  I  was  the  cownceller  of  the 
Larde  of  Hermiston  to  stand  owt  against  him  concerninge 
a  set ;    8s. 

16.  Munday  :    Charterhall  cam  to  Hawthornden. 

17.  Tusday  :  Charterhall  went  ouer  to  Cokpen  about  my 
leuell  and  allmost  agreed  ;  my  Lord  Ramsay  and  his 
brother  visit  me. 

18.  Wedensday  :  Charterhall  went  to  the  towen  ;  John 
Horn  visit  me  with  a  number  of  lines. 

19.  Thursday  :  I  went  to  the  huntinge  with  my  Lord 
Ramsay  and  deind  with  him  ;  had  som  speaches  abowt 
the  leuell  which  I  showlld  hau  obteend  from  him  ;  at  night 
was  at  Cokpen. 

20.  Fryday  :  went  to  the  huntinge  where  accidentallie 
Cokpen  and  I  encownterd  with  Collinton,  new  com  from 
London  in  his  jurnay  towards  horn,  and  tolld  us  all  the 
newes  ;   at  Dallkeith  we  dranke  wine  with  him. 

21.  Setterday  :  went  about  the  feellds  with  Cokpen 
where  I  tooke  a  grate  pleasure  in  feiringe  whines  abowt 
Southall ;  at  night  cam  to  Dallwossie  where  my  lord's 
brother  Joh[n],  yownge  Cokpen,  John  Horn,  and  I  dranke 
a  hudge  ale  ;    stay'd  there  all  night ;   3ft. 


16        DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

22.  Sabboth  :  lay  in  my  bed  ;  with  John  Ramsay  in 
Dallwossie  till  it  was  4  howers,  and  then  came  to  Hawthorn- 
den  where  I  was  entertain'd  with  the  thoghts  of  my  mistres. 

23.  Munday  :  John  Home  the  poet  cam  to  me  ;  my 
Lord  Ramsay's  brother  was  with  me  all  night. 

24.  Tusday  :  in  the  morninge  Cragebui,  [and]  Cokpen 
cam  to  take  there  liue  of  me,  Craigbui  goinge  som  fortie 
miles  wast  ;  Robert  Dowglas  came  with  a  number  of 
gentlewoman  to  see  the  coues,  his  mother  beinge  a  duch 
woman. 

25.  Wedensday  :  solitarie  ;  with  poet  Hum  in  my  studie  ; 
fattall  twise. 

26.  Thursday  :  solitarie  ;  in  my  studie  with  poet  Hum  ; 
fatall. 

27.  Fryday  :  turn'd  ouer  a  number  of  bookes  [and] 
papers  with  poet  Hume  ;  he  made  som  lines  upon  owr 
beinge  togather. 

28.  Setterday  :  he  went  from  Hauthornden  to  his  owen 
horn  ;    fatall  fowre  times. 

29.  Sunday  :   at  horn. 

30.  Munday  :  solitarie  ;  roded  on  of  my  coillers  ;  fattall 
twise  ;   from  Lodie  4s. 

31.  Tusday  :   solitarie  ;  fattall. 

APRILL.      30    DAYES 

1.  Wedensday  :  went  to  Edinbrugh,  came  horn  at  night. 

2.  Fryday  [sic]  x  :   drew  a  minut  of  my  coll. 

3.  [Setterday]  :   solitarie. 

4.  Saboth  :  went  to  Cokpen  church  where  I  was  enter- 
tain'd with  my  Lord  Ramsay  and  his  ladie  verie  cowrtiowsly . 

5.  Munday  :  Cokpen,  Preston,  [and]  Mest[er]  Thomas 
Lermon  came  to  Hawthorndenn  ;  went  from  that  to  Dall- 
keith  ;   stayed  all  night ;   3tt  13s. 

6.  Tusday  :  my  coossin  Collwhalie  and  Tersapie  came 
to  visit  me,  haueinge  a  tryst  at  Lasswade  to  end  the  setinge 
of  my  coll  by  subscriuinge  the  takes  ;    we  went  all  dowen 


1  This  should  be  Thursday.     The  resulting  error  continues  until  the 
5th  May. 


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there ;  soe  at  our  departure  we  threw  owr  hats  in  the 
riuer  of  Eske  and  drank  helthes  standinge  in  the  riuer  ouer 
the  tops  of  owr  boots  to  the  admiration  of  the  spectators  ; 
lay  in  Lasswade  all  night  but  my  frinds  went  to  Edinbrugh  ; 
Cowlldcot  lay  with  me  ;   3^  ;   from  Lodie  3  rixe  dollors. 

7.  Wedensday  :  went  to  a  mariage  acompined  with 
gentlewomen  ;  8  sterlinge  ;  cam  horn  at  night  ;  Cowldcot 
in  Hawthornden  all  night. 

8.  Thursday  :  solitarie  ;  twise  fatall ;  Hermiston  visit 
me. 

9.  Fryday  :  went  to  Edinb.  upon  foot ;   stay'd  all  night. 

10.  Setterday  :  came  from  the  towen  but  was  not  able 
to  goe  any  further  then  or  Kings  at  Libberton,  where  I 
stayed  all  night  with  my  Lord  Toffs  his  sone  ;  6^  ;  vext 
with  a  turbulent  Englishman  by  his  to  much  clack. 

11.  Sabboth  :  cam  from  Libberton  to  Hawthornden, 
my  Lord  Toffs  his  son  beinge  with  me  and  Walter  Logan  ; 
extream  wearie. 

12.  Munday  :  fatall  twise  ;  a  letter  from  Cokpen  in 
verce  ;   solitare. 

13.  Tusday  :  William  Murray  my  coossin  visit  me  ;  all 
frinds  in  Irland  is  well. 

14.  Wedensday  :    solitarie  ;    mad  lines  sent  to  Cokpen. 

15.  Thursday  :    solitarie  *  ;   fatall  most  griuously. 

16.  Fryday  :  my  Lord  Ramsay,  [and]  the  Larde  of 
Whitehill  visit  me. 

17.  Setterday  :  commarads  of  min  owen  came  to  see  the 
coues  and  accidenttallie  encowntred  with  me  ;  Thomas 
Heruie  came  first  and  gaue  me  a  lesson  in  arithmeticke  ; 
solitarie. 

18.  Sabboth  :   went  to  church  ;    13s. 

19.  Munday  :  went  to  Ed[inbur]g[h]  ;  a  tryst  with  my 
Lord  Ramsay,  the  Lard  of  Charterhall,  and  Whithill  con- 
cerninge  my  leuell ;  closd  owr  tryst  by  subscriuinge  the 
takes,  Cherterhall  beinge  my  reall  frinde  ;    2Ef  ;    spent  3^. 

20.  Tusday  :  brought  som  papers  to  Charterhall  which 
turnd  to  nothinge  ;    2f  ;   26s. 


1  In  MS.  'solitarie  '  precedes  'Thursday.' 

B 


18         DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

21.  Wedensday  :  in  Edinbrugh  byinge  a  horse  but  got 
non  ;  all  night  in  tollboth  with  Woulmet  with  John  Boyd  ; 
receiued  som  coillers  from  Woulmet. 

22.  Thursday  :  2f  ;  came  from  the  to  wen  ;  6^  ;  all 
night  in  Kinges  howse  ;  brekfast  with  Bellie  Dennam  ;  visit 
Mortonhall  beinge  extreamlie  an  hungred  ;  went  with 
Sudus  to  a  miller's  howse ;  receiued  refreshment ;  the 
Larde  of  Sudus  distracted  ;  rent  all  his  cloths  to  the  admir- 
ation of  the  uulgars  ;  tooke  pleasure  in  an  olid  man's 
danceinge. 

23.  Fryday  :  cam  from  that  place  to  Joh  Reok's  my 
owrsman  at  two  acloke  in  the  morninge  ;  sent  my  man  and 
horse  a  way  for  Doctor  Henderson  to  see  my  owr'sman ; 
stay'd  in  Lonhide  all  that  time  ;   20s. 

24.  Setterday  :  cam  to  Hawthornden  where  I  was 
enamord  with  the  thowghts  of  my  mistres  :  at  night  there 
apeared  in  Gortowen  a  great  flame  as  it  had  been  all  a  fire 
which  turned  to  nothinge. 

25.  Saboth  :  Sudus  and  I  went  to  Libberton  church 
hauinge  trysted  with  Mest[er]  Thomas  Lermon  concerninge 
a  particulare ;  was  disapointe  of  a  set  after  noon ;  14s  ;  went 
to  Woullmet  all  night. 

26.  Munday  :  horst  the  Ladie  Woulmet  to  Edinbrugh 
to  her  husband  in  prisson  for  debt ;  2f  ;  lay  in  Archballd 
Cammel's  ;  got  notice  of  a  silke  hat  which  was  stowen 
from  me. 

27.  Tusday  :  had  notice  of  some  unsuffarable  speaches 
which  ware  not  on[e]  I  did  respect  much  ;  vanquisht  my 
ill  humore  soe  that  I  had  not  power  to  schallenge  them,  but 
wau'd  them  ouer  ;  cam  from  the  towen  ;  sumptuouslie 
entertaind  with  contemplation  of  my  hunter,  beinge  at  the 
accomplishment  of  all  my  thowghts  ;   3**. 

28.  Wedensday  :  went  to  see  Woodhowselie  ;  there  after 
hade  notice  that  there  was  on  calld  the  son  of  a  warlocke, 
but  flowinge  from  the  queen  of  clauers  it  did  not  trouble  me. 

29.  Thursday  :    sollitarie,  but  yet  twise  fattall. 

30.  Fryday  :  went  to  the  huntinge  with  the  Genarall  and 
my  Lord  Ramsay  to  Gledsmoore  ;  din'd  with  the  Genarall ; 
12s. 


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May.     31  dayes 

1.  Setterday  1 :   solitarie. 

2.  Sabboth  :  went  to  Glancorsse  church;  suped  with  the 
Larde  of  Preston  ;   12s. 

3.  Munday  :   solitarie  ;   fattall. 

Frayday  showlld  been  the  first  day  of  this  month, 
therefore  I  pass  ouer  Munday  and  makes  Tusday  the  fyft 
day. 

5.  Tusday  :  went  to  Edin  ;  2f  ;  an  unworthie  contest 
betwixt  G.  T.  [and]  my  selfe  proseedinge  from  a  base  mali- 
tiows  jealows  humore,  which  I  will  neuer  forget. 

6.  Wedensday :  Jams  Ross  visit  me,  and  the  Ladie 
Cowlldcot  ;   fattall  thrise. 

7.  Thursday  :    solitarie,  but  yet  fattall. 

8.  Fryday  :  began  first  to  ride  that  book  which  is  so 
much  estim'd  of,  Arcadia,  out  of  a  curiositie,  becawse 
eueryon  was  perswaded  that  it  cowld  not  be  but  I  had  red 
it  before  twentie  times  ;   fatall  twise. 

9.  Setterday  :    solitarie  ;   fattall ;   from  Lodie  18s. 

10.  Sabboth  :  there  was  no  preachinge  in  Lasswad,  Mr 
James  Farrlie  beinge  seeke  ;  red  at  horn  Donn's  Devotions. 

11.  Munday  :  went  to  Ed[in]brugh  to  a  buriall ;  2f  ;  3^. 

12.  Tusday  ;   solitarie. 

13.  Wedensday  :  at  Jams  Simson's  barn's  babtisme  ; 
cam  hom  civillie  ;    3^  from  Lodi. 

14.  Thursday  ;  Mester  Winsore,  an  English  ferrier,  cam 
and  saw  me  in  his  jurney  towards  London. 

15.  Fryday  :  went  to  Ed[in]brugh ;  stayed  all  night  in 
Doctor  Henderson's  ;  2f . 

16.  Setterday  :  cam  from  Edinbrugh  beinge  accom- 
panied with  the  Larde  of  Gosfoord's  brother  ;  came  to 
Edmiston  where  I  encowntred  with  my  Lord  Alexander's 
brother,  the  Larde  of  Luggton,  Judge  Mosslye's  brother, 
and  the  chamberlen  of  Ballclugh,  where  we  drank  a  hudge 
wine  ;  at  owr  comminge  hom  escaped  a  denger  of  drowninge 
by  providence  ;   3^. 


1  This  month  began  on  a  Friday. 


20        DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

17.  Sabboth  :  Munsie,  Ahmutie,  and  I  stayed  from 
chur[c]h,  our  cloths  beinge  all  spoylld  by  water. 

18.  Munday  :  went  to  Dalkeith  where  I  encowntred  with 
the  taxmen  of  Chirrahall  concerninge  my  taxmen  in  Haw- 
thornden  ;   cam  horn  withowt  concludinge  any  thinge  ;   3^. 

19.  Tusday  :  went  to  Edinbrugh  and  registrate  my  coal 
tacke  ;   6^. 

20.  [Wedensday]  :  came  from  Ed.  to  Edmiston  accom- 
panied with  the  Larde  of  Whitehill ;  15s  ;  stayed  will  it 
was  two  howers  in  the  morninge  ;  to  Hawthornden  ;  the 
Lady  Hermiston  in  Roslin. 

21.  Thursday  :  the  taxmen  of  Chirrahall  cam  to  Haw- 
thornden concerninge  my  taxmen  but  did  nothinge  ; 
William  Synclare  visit  me. 

22.  Fryday  :  went  to  the  huntinge  on  my  foot,  which 
wearied  me  extreamlie  by  a  paine  in  my  leggs. 

23.  Setterday :  visit  the  Ladie  Hermiston ;  the  taxmen  of 
Chirrahall  came  to  tryst  with  me  on  Munday  at  Edinbrugh. 

24.  Sabboth  :   at  horn  ;   solitary  ;   Gorge  Logan  with  me. 

25.  Munday  :  went  to  Ed[in]brugh  a  tryst  with  Sir  John 
Gillmore  and  Mester  John  Scugall  concerninge  my  taxmen 
but  turned  to  nothinge. 

26.  Tusday  :  in  Jhon  Jonstons  at  a  rant  ;  cam  from  the 
towen  ;  was  browght  in  admiration  of  two  horses  which 
did  many  marualows  trickes  ;   cam  to  Hawthor[n]den  ;  6^. 

27.  Wedensday  :  went  to  a  meriage ;  stayed  all  night 
in  Nutton. 

28.  Fu[r]sday  :  Sir  William  Muray  and  som  others 
with  my  self  went  to  Dallkeith  ;  hard  sermon  ;  thereafter 
was  extraordinar  good  companie  in  a  osstage  ;    4^. 

29.  Fryday  :  beinge  with  Sir  William  Murray  all  night 
we  went  to  Hawthornden  and  from  thence  to  Rossline, 
where  a  minute  of  a  tack  of  my  coale  was  drawen  up  betwixt 
Sir  William  Murray  and  me. 

30.  Beinge  Setterday  :  we  went  to  Edmiston  and  sub- 
scriued  the  tackes  ;  thereafter  excellent  companie  with 
Sir  Tho.  Tomson,  Craigmillare,  Sir  Will.  Muray,  and  a 
number  of  others. 

31.  Sabboth  :    went  to  Glancorss  church. 


A  BOOKE  OF  MEMORANDUMS  21 

Jun.      30   DAYES.      1657 

Munday  first  :  I  went  to  Sir  James  Monipennie's  burriall 
where  I  rancowntred  with  a  number  of  my  father's  olid 
acquantances  ;    supped  with  my  Lord  Dallwossie. 

2.  Tusday  :  thrise  fattall ;  sollitarie  ;  Sir  William 
Murray  visit  me  in  the  after  noon. 

3.  Wedensday  :  was  at  my  footman's  meriage  in  Haw- 
thornden  ;    3^  ;    twise  fattall. 

4.  Thursday  :  went  to  visit  the  Ladie  Hermiston's 
dawghters ;  encowntred  with  my  coossin,  Alexander 
Murray,  beinge  newly  com  from  Irland. 

5.  Fry  day  :   solitarie. 

6.  Setterday  :  visit  the  Ladie  Woudhowslie  ;  8  shillinge 
sterlinge  to  a  shoemaker  for  shoes. 

7.  Sabboth  :   my  coossin  and  I  stayed  from  the  church. 

8.  Munday  :  went  to  see  my  Lord  Carre  and  his  brother 
Sir  William  at  Newbattall. 

9.  Tusday  :   solitarie. 

10.  Wedensday  ;   solitarie. 

11.  Fursday  :  went  to  Edinbrugh  to  know  why  John 
Maxwell  was  imprisson'd  ;  from  Lodie  a  rix  dollore  ;  3^  ; 
cam  horn  be  Rosline  where  I  fownd  Alexander  Murray. 

12.  Fry  day  :   solitarie. 

13.  Setterday  :  was  perswaded  to  goe  to  Lasswade 
churh  by  +. 

14.  Sabboth  :  Lodie  6^  wantinge  2s.  ;  went  to  Lasswade 
churh  ;   12s. 

15.  Munday  :  the  gentlewomen  of  Hermiston  visit  my 
sister  ;   from  Lodie  three  rix  dollores. 

16.  Tusday  :  the  gentlewoman  of  Hermiston  acom- 
panied  with  the  Larde  of  Garleton  was  in  Hawthornden 
in  the  morninge  soon  to  see  the  coues,  when  I  was  goinge 
to  horse  to  Edinbrughe  with  Alexander  Murray  ;  we  went 
to  Dallmahoy  all  that  night ;   3^ 

17.  Wedensday  :  cam  from  Dallmahoy  to  Bayrnoe  ; 
from  thence  to  Edin.  concerninge  the  redinge  of  som 
merches  betwixt  my  Lord  Ramsay  and  me  ;  visit  John 
Maxwell  in  the  Tollbooth  with  sundrie  others  ;    abowt  six 


22        DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

acloke  at  night  as  I  was  a  cominge  to  my  horse  I  ren- 
cowntred  with  som  commarads  that  stayed  me  in  the  towen 
all  night  ;   6«  10s. 

18.  Fursday  :  cam  from  the  towen  wher  I  was  enter- 
tained with  the  thought  of  my  mistres  beinge  solitarie. 

19.  Fryday  :  Sir  William  Murray,  Comissarie  Stirlinge, 
Dallmahoy,  and  myselfe  met  my  Lord  Ramsay  in  the  moore 
of  Dallwossie  concerninge  the  merches  but  cowlld  not  agree 
till  it  cam  to  a  perambulation  ;    6^. 

20.  Setterday  ;  my  sister,  Margret  Ramsay,  and  my 
selfe  visit  Hermiston  dowghters  ;  in  the  fornoon  had  some 
ancient  men  lookinge  the  merches  ;    12s. 

21.  Sabboth  :   from  church  ;   sollitarie  ;   4s  ;   Lodie  4s. 

22.  Munday  :  had  Awhindinnie  be  fowrescore  of  yeares 
and  8  looked  my  merches  ;  thereafter  went  to  another  in 
Straitinge. 

23.  Tusday  :  went  in  search  of  men  for  my  merches  ; 
3^  ;    from  Lodie  54s. 

24.  Wedensday  :  subscriued  a  paper  for  Johns  Maxwell's 
relife  for  two  month  in  the  tollboth  of  Edinb.  ;  from  Lodi 
6». 

25.  Thursday  :   solitarie. 

26.  Fryday  :  som  countrie  men  lookinge  the  merches  ; 
6s;   3I.1 

26.  [sic]  2  Setterday  :   solitarie. 

27.  Sabboth  :   went  to  Lasswade  church. 

28.  Munday  :  Sir  William  Murray  delyuered  me  four 
score  a  punds,  beinge  the  first  months  payment  of  my 
cole. 

29.  Tusday  :   Preston  visit  me. 

30.  Wedensday  :  went  to  Edinbrughe  concerninge  my 
martches  to  Judge  Scugall,  Preston,  and  som  others ;  stayed 
all  night  with  the  Lard  of  Hagges  and  some  other  gentle- 
men, where  we  had  Tho.  Jonston  the  valet  with  us  all 
night  ;   9^. 


1  Crossed  through. 

*  The  resulting  error  from  this  repetition  of  26  continues  until  Wednes- 
day, 15th  July. 


A  BOOKE  OF  MEMORANDUMS  23 

JULLY.       31 

1.  Thursday  1  :  in  Ede.  din'd  with  those  gentlemen  ; 
cam  from  the  towcn  at  night  to  Hawthor[n]den  with  the 
2  Murrayes. 

2.  Fryday  :   visit  +  2» 

3.  Setterday  :   Sir  William  Murray  in  Hawthor[n]den. 

4.  Sabboth  :   at  Lasswade  church. 

5.  Munday  :  went  to  Ed.  to  giue  information  for  my 
summonds  of  molestation  ;   from  Lodie  a  rix  dollore. 

6.  Tusday  :  in  Rossline  towr  with  a  number  of  gentle- 
men ;   at  night  Jams  Ahmutie  cam  to  Hawthornden  ;   8s. 

7.  Wedensday  :  A.  M.,  W.  M.,  J.(?)  A.  all  in  Hawthorn- 
den ;   owt  with  John  Boyd. 

8.  Thursday  :  Ladie  Jean  Siton  with  the  gentl[e]women 
of  Hermiston  accompanied  with  Garlton  visit  Hawthor[n]- 
den  coues. 

9.  Fryday  :   with  [deleted]  X 3 ;   solitarie. 

10.  Setterday  :  James  Achmutie  went  from  Hawthor[n]- 
den  to  Gossfoord  ;   twise  fattall. 

11.  Sabboth  :    at  church  ;    from  Lodie  3^. 

12.  Munday  :   went  to  Edinburgh]  ;   cam  horn  at  night. 

13.  Tusday  :  solitarie  ;  [rest  deleted  ;  part  reads  :  fattall 
fowre  [?]  times]. 

14.  4  went  to  Edinburgh] ;  from  Lodie 
10  shillings  sterlinge. 

15.  Wedensday  5 :  the  Protector  was  enowgarat  with 
great  solemnitie,  Marques  of  Arguile,  Lord  Katenes,  Lord 
Ballvarde,  the  whole  cowncell  and  bellies  hauinge  there 
robes  on  was  all  upon  chires  sittinge  upon  the  Crosse  ;  be 
all  the  rest  it  was  remarked  that  my  Lord  Argile  with  a 
great  deale  of  sinceritie  lifted  his  hat  and  bade  God  saue  the 
Protector,  thereafter  went  dowen  with  Genarall  Munck  in 
a  coach,  only  my  Lord  Ballvarde  was  in  a  coatch  his  selfe 
alone,  and  was  sumptuously  entertain'd  by  the  Genarall. 

1  The  month  began  on  a  Wednesday. 

2  The  right  arm  of  the  Cross  is  shaped  like  an  '  s.' 

3  The  arms  of  this  Cross  end  in  hooks. 

4  The  day  omitted  in  MS. 

5  The  day  of  the  month  is  now  correct. 


24        DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

Abowt  10  acloke  the  Ladi  Hermiston  sendinge  her  dowghters 
to  confirme  her  good  will  to  that  solemnitie,  withere  it  was 
the  opertunitie  of  fortune,  ore  Chirstian  Synclare's  retalliat- 
inge  the  Ladie  for  what  she  did  to  her  I  know  not,  but 
a  bout  5  a  cloke  at  night  Marieon  Sy[n]clare  [her  :  deleted] 
second  dowghter  made  a  pretended  visit  to  Mestres  Gill- 
more,  and  went  deliberatly  away  with  my  coosin  Alex- 
ander Murray  to  the  halfe  mark  mariage. 

16.  Thursday  :  the  novse  went  thro  we  the  to  wen  that 
I  had  put  her  to  her  horse  ;  it  was  remarked  the  Lady 
Hermiston  lay  dead  halfe  a  houre  and  curst  me  with  the 
first  words  she  spoke. 

17.  Fryday :  I  stayed  in  town  all  day  for  younge  Her- 
miston at  the  Cross,  cawse  he  tolld  on[e]  that  if  he  saw  me 
that  day  at  the  Cross  he  woulld  [words  deleted],  but  it 
turned  to  a  hymera. 

18.  Setterday  :  I  was  abused  hansomly  by  the  owlld 
Larde  cominge  owt  of  the  towen  with  him  ;  he  was  havily 
griued  at  his  son's  carriage  and  his  dowghter  goinge  away, 
but  woulld  neuer  be  perswaded  but  that  I  was  accessarie 
to  it. 

19.  Sabboth  :  satt  in  Hermiston's  set  where  there  was 
nothing  but  hauie  sighes,  the  Ladies  beinge  all  at  Rossline 
extreamlie  sike  for  griue  of  there  dowghter ;  it  was  remarked 
by  the  seruants  that  the  owlld  Lard  was  forbiden  to  speake 
to  me  betwixt  sermons,  which  he  obayed. 

20.  Munday  :  I  writ  an  apolligie  to  the  Ladie  that  I 
was  not  accessarie  to  the  takinge  away  of  her  dowghter, 
but  she  did  not  only  a  frunt  me  by  sendinge  my  letter  bake 
withowt  lookinge  upon  it,  but  desired  Robert  Hamillton 
e[x]press  to  com  and  discharge  me  the  howse  of  Rossline  or 
Hermiston,  which  was  verie  obseruantly  obayed  :  it  was 
remarked  that  Sir  John  took  my  letter  from  my  man  to 
delyuer  and  the  Lady  abused  him  for  his  pains  ;  allsoe  it 
is  notic'd  that  when  Robert  Hamillton  had  his  commisson 
from  Ladv,  Sir  John  abstracted  som  of  it  and  desired  him 
not  to  show  all  what  the  Lady  said  to  him  ;  for  he  had  no 
great  mind  to  be  owt  with  me  unless  it  ware  for  a  time  to 
satisfie  the  Ladie  and  his  eldest  son. 


A  BOOKE  OF  MEMORANDUMS  25 

21.  Tusday  :  all  people  was  so  stronge  with  the  spirit  of 
faithfullnes  that  if  they  coulld  beliue  that  there  were  [words 
deleted]  or  beinge  after  this  as  well  as  they  cowlld  per- 
swade  themselues  with  a  stronge  beliue  that  I  was  copertner 
of  all  my  coossin's  desinges  and  intentions  for  the  ravishinge 
of  that  gent[le]woman  they  cowlld  not  be  but  saued  with- 
out prayers  :  I  haue  remarked  that  my  coossin's  goinge 
away  hath  turn'd  all  the  people  Athists. 

22.  Wedensday  :  I  bowght  a  poynie  from  James  Dinice 
for  26^  and  a  marke. 

23.  Thursday :  went  to  Edinbrugh  concerninge  my 
marches. 

24.  Fryday  :    with  Collwhaly  and  som  others. 

25.  Setterday  :  som  commarads  and  my  selfe  went  to 
vew  the  sitidell  of  Leath  ;  thereafter  went  ouer  the  water  for 
curiositie  ;  be  [sic]  we  came  as  farre  as  the  [?]  at  Leeth  [sic] 
the  winde  cominge  in  flans  and  tyde  against  us,  beinge  a 
prowd  sea,  the  bot  was  driuen  upon  a  rocke,  and  we  in 
danger  of  owr  lifes  cust  sixe  and  twentie  boords  before  [we] 
cowlld  come  to  the  nearest  herbarie  :  when  we  came  ashore 
we  went  immediatlie  to  the  well,  a  spa  ;  there  after  to 
Bruntileinge. 

26.  Sabboth  :  went  to  the  English  church  in  Brunti- 
leinge and  afternoon  to  the  Scots  ;  wa[l]ked  abowt  all  the 
forts  and  walls  of  Bruntileinge. 

27.  Munday  :  beinge  the  day  we  cam  ouer  the  water  to 
Edinbrugh  with  my  Lord  Morton  and  some  others. 

28.  Tusday  :   vext  with  companie. 

29.  1  Mester  Jonh  Dicke  and  past  the  day 
of  with  goinge  abowt  the  fillds. 

30.  Wedensday  :  first  I  rencowntred  with  Alexander 
Murray  after  his  mariage. 

31.  Fursday  :  a  great  contra versie  with  William  Dow- 
glas  about  poesie. 


1  Blank  in  MS.     The  29th  was  Wednesday. 


26         DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

Agust.    31 

1.  Fryday *  I  went  dowen  to  Leeth  to  witnes  my 
respect  to  a  coossin  of  mine  who  was  abused  by  on 
Lithell  in  Lithe  ;  lay  all  night  with  my  cloths  on  by  reasson 
we  was  taken  to  the  garde. 

2.  Setterday  :  be  sixe  a  cloke  in  the  morninge  I  went 
owt  to  see  a  match  betwix  Comiston  and  Mr  John  Dicke  ; 
dranke  much  that  night  of  filthie  ale. 

3.  Sabboth  :  went  to  Libberton  church  ;  after  sermon, 
some  comorads  and  I  reviucd  owr  spirits  be  som  wine  that 
was  to  be  solid  at  Sant  Cathrines  ;  saw  the  Lady  2 ; 
went  to  Bred  all  night. 

4.  Munday  :  went  to  Craighowse  ;  came  to  Breds  burne  ; 
dranke  a  hudgh  ale  there  ;    in  Brade  all  night. 

5.  Tusday  :  went  to  Ed.  ;  played  at  the  tinnice  with 
Blackbarronie,  Haggs,  and  some  others  ;  thereafter  went 
owt  to  Woullmet  all  night. 

6.  Wedensday  :  in  Edmisston  with  Sir  William  Murray  ; 
wadgerd  with  the  Ladie  a  golld  watch  ;  lay  with  Sir 
William  all  night  in  Thomas  Hadawayes. 

7.  Fursday  :  cam  from  that  to  Hawthornden  where  I 
was  entertaind  with  my  wonted  solitarines  ;  from  Lodie 
and  Jami  Beare  24^,  wantinge  a  grot  ;  spent  3  pund 
sterlinge. 

8.  Fryday  :   solitarie. 

9.  Setterday :  with  Sir  William  Murray  endinge  cownts 
concerninge  the  second  fower  weekes  coll  cownt. 

10.  Sabboth  :  in  Glancorse  kirke ;  payed  for  a  horse  ; 
Sir  William  Murray  and  Mr  John  Dicke  in  Hawthornden 
all  night. 

11.  Munday  :  in  Dallkithe  with  the  Generall ;  receiued 
my  bond  of  a  thowsand  pund  sterlinge  from  Mester  Clarke 
concerninge  the  Lard  of  Woullmet 's  peaceable  behauore  ; 
spent  30  shillinge  sterlinge,  Sir  William  Murray,  my  Lord 
Magumri,  Mr  Jonh  Dicke  beinge  with  me. 


1  The  month  began  on  Thursday. 
*  Initial  deleted. 


A  BOOKE  OF  MEMORANDUMS  27 

12.  Tusdav  :  Mester  John  Dicke  and  I  went  to  Edin- 
brugh  ;   from  Lodie  12^  in  Sir  William's  cownt. 

13.  Wedensday  :  my  prosses  was  ca'd  before  the  Shirray. 

14.  Thursday  :    in  Ed.  [rest  deleted]. 

15.  Fryday  :  Sir  William  Murray  and  som  others  dranke 
me  full ;   visit  Hissell  side. 

16.  Setterday  :  came  from  the  towen  to  Hawthornden  ; 
sp.  12». 

17.  Sabboth  :   in  Ballernoe  with  Comissarie  Stirline. 

18.  Munday  :  I  went  ouer  the  water  with  Wallter  to  see 
a  worke  of  Captan  Ogilbie's. 

19.  Tusday  :   in  Tillialan  with  Captan  Ogilbie. 

20.  Wedensday  :  cam  ouer  the  water  to  Dollmayhoy 
and  from  thence  to  Hawthornden. 

21.  Thursday  :  Craigebuii,  Cokpen,  Captan  Shae  cam  to 
Hawthornden. 

[September] 
[1-3  wanting.] 

4.  Thursday  x :  din'd  with  Tanochie  ;  the  rest  of  the  day 
with  Mr  Joh  Dick. 

5.  Fryday  :  Bred,  Tanochie,  and  som  others  with  my 
Lord  Murray's  brothers  din'd  at  James  Dinse's  in  the 
Cannigate  ;  we  had  a  sad  scowr  in  beare  glasses  ;  therafter 
I  cam  to  Hawthornden  wher  I  was  thowght  longe  for  be 
my  bookes  ;   6^  sp. 

6.  Setterday  :   sollitarie. 

7.  Sabboth :  went  to  Glancorss  church  to  meet  Comiston ; 
8s. 

8.  Munday  :   with  Sir  William  Murray  at  Hawthornden. 

9.  Tusday  :   sollitarie. 

10.  Wedensday  :  sollitarie  ;  Alexander  Sym  borrowed 
my  mans  horse  to  Heddingtown. 

11.  Thursday  :  sollitarie  ;  Alexander  Bilches  visit  me 
in  the  morninge  ;  I  was  invited  to  Robert  Dowglasses 
marriage  ;  with  a  horride  [?]  scowre  that  I  went  to  Gorton 
instide  of  Hawthornden  ;   4^. 


1  The  4th  was  Friday. 


28        DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

12.  Fryday  :   sollitarie. 

13.  Setterday  :  went  to  the  huntinge  with  Preston  and 
Alexander  Belches  ;   extreamlie  wearrie  at  night. 

14).  Sabboth  :   sollitarie  at  horn. 

15.  Munday  :  went  to  Edin. ;  brought  John  Maxwell 
from  the  Tollboth  ;   from  Lodie  3«  10s. 

16.  Tusday  :  cam  to  Hawthornden  where  I  found  my 
brother  Lodie  uerie  sike. 

16.  Wedensday  :  Lodie  beinge  better,  as  I  thowght,  I 
went  to  Gosfoord's  dowghter's  marriage. 

18.  Fursday  :   at  that  marriage. 

19.  Fryday :  I  receiued  notice  that  Lodie  woulld  not  Hue. 

20.  Setterday  :  I  came  from  Gosfoord  to  Hawthornden 
in  a  uerie  short  space,  gallopin,  where  I  perceiued  nothinge 
but  death  for  my  brother  Lodie  ;   all  night  I  sat  up. 

21.  Sabboth  :  I  stayed  from  church  exspecting  my 
brother's  departure  ;    sat  up  all  night. 

22.  Beinge  Munday :  abowt  3  a  cloke  in  the  morninge 
my  brothere,  Lodivick  Drummond,  departed  this  lif. 

23.  Tusday  :  about  10  a  cloke  in  the  night  tim  my 
brother  Lodie  was  buried  with  a  number  of  torches  and 
accompanied  with  the  neibours  a  bout ;  the  charges  of  his 
buriall  5^  sterling. 

24.  Wedensday  :    sollitarie. 

25.  Thursday  :   sollitarie. 

26.  Fryday  :   my  man  cam  from  Gosfoord's  mariage. 

27.  Setterday  1  :   sollitarie. 

29.  [He]  Sabboth  x  :  Robert  Dowglass  sent  his  man  to 
desire  me  to  accompanie  him  to  the  church  of  New  Batle 
after  his  mariage  ;   A  ;   horst  Sophia  Ahmutie  to  church. 

30.  Munday  :   horst  Sophia  to  Edin. 

October.     31 

1.  Tusday  :   cam  from  Ed.  to  Hawthornden. 

2.  Wedensday  :  cam  to  Edinbrugh  to  visit  X  2 ;  all  night 
in  Ed. 


1  27th  was  Sunday  and  29th  Tuesday. 

1  This  sign  is  almost  the  same  as  that  represented  by  X. 


A  BOOKE  OF  MEMORANDUMS  29 

3.  Wedensday  [sic]  :  concluded  by  the  assistance  of 
[rest  deleted.    Apparently  reads  :   allmightie  providence]. 

4.  Thursday  :  A  ;  cam  from  Ed.  to  Hawthornden  where 
I  was  entertaind  with  the  thowghts  of  my  mistres. 

5.  Fryday  :   sollitarie. 

6.  Setterday  :   solitarie. 

7.  Sabboth  :  at  Pennicooke  church  ;  suped  with  the 
Lard  of  Owchindinie. 

8.  [Munday  :  deleted]  went  to  visit  Foollfoord  ;  the 
foregoinge  dayes  of  this  monthe  wronge. 

9.  Fryday1:  sollitarie;  wrote  a  letter  to  S[ophia]  Auch- 
[mutie]. 

10.  Setterday  :  saw  [Marie]  [originally  represented  by 
a#c  and  Marie,  written  above,  deleted]  in  Edinbrugh  ;  came 
hom  with  moon  light. 

11.  Sabboth  :  sollitarie  ;   at  hom. 

12.  Munday  :  went  to  Ed.  wher  unexspectedly  I  ran- 
cowntred  with  2f . 

13.  Tusday  :   saw  2f . 

14.  Wedensday  :   din'd  with  2f. 

15.  Thursday  :  cam  from  the  to  wen  ;  fattall  in  my 
chamber  at  hom. 

16.  Fryday  :   sollitarie  ;   Preston  visit  me. 

17.  Setterday  :   sollitarie. 

18.  Sabboth. 

The  rest  of  this  month  with  November  and  December 
was  I  taken  up  so  bussilie  in  courtinge  of  my  mistres,  she 
whom  providence  ['  providence  '  (?)  has  been  deleted]  gaue 
to  be  my  wife,  that  I  cowlld  not  haue  time  to  write  anie. 

So  much  for  the  yeare  1657. 

1658.     [July] 

Beginninge  the  7  day  of  Jully  vpon  a  Wedensday  :  solli- 
tarie ;   the  smith  Crafoord  got  12  [sic]  for  nailes. 

8.  Thursday  :   sollitarie. 

9.  Fryday  :   sollitarie. 


1  The  day  is  correct. 


30        DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

10.  Setterday  :  went  up  to  Twathell ;  Coulldcott  and 
I  went  to  Bruhton  all  night. 

11.  Sunday  :  I  was  comissionat  to  heare  Mester  Robert 
Brune  and  harde  him  at  Bruhton  ;  my  judgment  is  of  him 
that  he  is  a  good  plaine  teacher  and  might  be  usfull  for  the 
uulgars  sort  of  our  parish  ;  to  avoid  confussion  I  coulld 
giue  my  consent  thereto. 

12.  Munday  :  in  Linton  with  Lady  Cathernes  Stewart's 
husband,  Coulldcott  beinge  extreamly  drunke  ;  I  lay  all 
night  be  the  way  at  the  wall  tower. 

13.  Tusday  :   extrame  waik  and  sike  but  sollitarie. 

14.  Wedensdav :  in  Edin. ;  rancountred  with  Mester 
Jhon  Moore  the  poet. 

15.  Thursday  :  I  gaue  in  my  report  to  the  Pressbitrie 
of  Mester  Robert  Browne. 

16.  Fryday  :  I  sent  up  my  man  with  a  warrand  to  the 
tennants  of  Whitfeelld  to  discharge  Jams  Symson  from 
eatinge  eithere  stible  of  the  meadow  or  craft  land. 

17.  Setterday  :  sollitarie  ;  the  irne  millman  got  a  rixe 
dollore  in  parte  payment  for  two  quarrell  wages  beinge 
7  pund  weight  and  a  quarrel  mell  beinge  18  pund  wight ; 
the  smith's  wife  got  3^  to  an  count. 

18.  Sabboth  :   sollitarie  ;   at  horn. 

19.  Munday :  dined  with  Preston ;  a  grate  many 
gentlemen  visite  me. 

20.  Tusday  :  sollitarie  ;  the  smith  put  on  a  locke  in  the 
brew  house  dore. 

21.  Wedensday  :    [no  entry]. 

[The  remaining  entries  for  1658  are  not  arranged  chrono- 
logically.] 

The  5  of  March  1658  there  was  gotten  from  Chads 
Murray  40  dales.    I  beliue  they  warre  rawghteres.1 

October  23,  being  Setterday,  my  eldest  dowghter  on 
Sophia  Awchmuttie  was  born  betwixt  on  &  two  in  the 
morninge. 


1  The  next  entry  reads:  'in  5  of  Junn  [orig.  "in  Junn"]  1659  I  sent 
dowen  two  horse  to  Sir  William  Murray  and  they  were  loaded  with  18 
rawghters.' 


A  BOOKE  OF  MEMORANDUMS  31 

The  8  of  September  I  receiued  from  Sir  William  Murray 
15  marchant  dales  and  fiftine  single  trees  and  no  more. 

1658.  Upon  the  3  of  October  Jhon  Cooke  gott  a  furlet 
of  oates  from  Jhon  Boyd.  The  18  of  October  Jhon  Cooke 
brought  a  bowell  of  oates  from  Jho.  Boyd.  Vpon  the  26  of 
Nouember  Jhon  Cooke  browght  a  furlet  of  oates  fro  Jhon 
Boyd. 

[January.]     [1659] 

[The  opening  page  for  the  year  has  been  torn  out,  leaving 
only  the  stub.] 

19.  Nothinge. 

20.  Nothinge. 

21.  Nothinge. 

22.  Setterdai  :  fower  litle  windlines  ;  sollitarie  ;  Jhon 
Meggeitt  receiued  fiue  pound  sterllinge  for  mallt ;  25*1 
owen  him. 

23.  Sabboth  :   a  most  terrible  wind. 

24.  Munday  :  two  bigge  windlines  ;  there  came  from 
Muscelbrughe  threescore  eightine  dales  and  threttie  single 
trees  ;  the  dales  was  9s  6  pennies  the  pice,  and  the  trees 
was  12s  the  pice  ;   sollitarie. 

25.  Tusday:  two  bigge  botles;  sollitarrie;  spent  2s  Scotts. 

26.  Wedensday  :  no  botles  from  Jhon  Boyd  ;  in  Edin. 
all  night. 

27.  Thursday  :  two  bigge  botles  ;  in  Edinbrughe  ;  cam 
to  Hawthornden  all  night  ;   spent  5^-12-0. 

28.  Fryday  :  sollitarie  ;  sent  ouere  summonds  to 
Thomas  Niccolsone  to  mak  paiment  for  ten  [?]  thousand 
merkes  aristed  in  his  hand  ;  receiued  a  summond  for  the 
vickaradge  tind  of  Whitfeelld  ;   nothinge  from  Jhon  Boyd. 

29.  Setterday  :  receiued  from  Jhon  Boyd  fower  bigge 
windlines  ;  sollitarie  ;  my  wife  went  dowen  to  Pendrike  ; 
Jams  Awh[muttie]  came. 

30.  Sabboth  :  went  to  Borthicke  to  Arniston  ;  James 
Awchmuttie  in  Hawthornden. 

31.  Munday  :  James  Awchmuttie  in  Haw[thornden]  ; 
sollitarie  ;  from  Jhon  Boyd  three  litle  windlines  ;  to  my 
wife  23s-8- 


32        DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

FEBRUARIE.      28    DAYES 

1.  Tusday  :  sollitarie  ;  the  cradlinge  was  perfited  in  the 
shaft ;   two  litle  botles  from  Jhon  Boyd. 

2.  Wedensday  :  Candilmis  ;  colhewers  lay  owt  ;  4  lod 
of  coals  came  dowen  ;  from  Jhon  Boyd  two  litle  windlines  ; 
sollitarrie  ;    Jean  Stewart  3^  for  fresh  meat. 

3.  Thursday  :  Robert  Dowglasse,  Jean,  and  James 
Awchmuttie  heare  ;  din'd  with  Preston  and  Fullfoord  ; 
fower  bigge  botles. 

4.  Fryday :  Robert  Dowglasse  and  his  wife  heare ; 
James  Awch.  away  ;   from  Jhon  Boyd  fower  bigge  botles. 

5.  Setterday  :  Robert  Dowglasse  heare  and  his  wife  ; 
from  Jhon  Boyd  fywe  litle  botles  ;   sollitary. 

6.  Sabboth :  at  Newbatle  kirke  with  Robert  Dowglass  and 
his  wife  ;  satt  in  W.  Bruns  ;  the  first  sermon  we  coulld  not 
haue  a  sett ;  afternone  at  churche ;   spent  1*1  13s  4d. 

7.  Munday  :  sollitarie  but  fattall ;  my  wife  in  Pendrike 
at  oats  dightinge  ;   on  botle  from  Jhon  Boyd. 

8.  Tusday  :  sollitarie  ;  from  Jhon  Boyd  two  botles  ; 
Gorge  Murray  in  Haw[thornden]. 

9.  Wedensday  :  sollitary  ;  Gorge  Murray  went  away  ; 
from  Jhon  Boyd  two  bigge  botles  ;  James  Dowglasse 
mended  the  great  oake  kist. 

10.  Thursday  :  sollitarie  ;  there  came  from  Andra 
Lawtheres  mill  sixtine  bowels  of  mile  and  a  halfe  ;  halfe  a 
bowll  of  grae  mile  ;  halfe  a  bowle  of  groates  ;  three  furlets 
of  sowen  seedes ;  from  Jhon  Boyd  three  litle  botles ;  payed 
Jhon  Symsone  messenger. 

11.  Fryday :  sollitarie ;  from  Jhon  Boyd  on  bigge  botle ; 
the  arke  came  from  Newebatle ;  owr  best  ale  was  perst. 

12.  Setterday  :  sollitarie  ;  turn'd  ouere  papers  of  my 
fatheres  ;  from  Jhon  Boyd  fower  verie  litle  botles  at  the 
count. 

13.  Sabbothe  :   at  home  ;   sollitarie  ;   my  wife  her  &c. 

14.  Munday  :  sollitarie  ;  agreed  with  Jams  Willsone  for 
furnishinge  me  coales  to  my  owen  house  ;  from  Jhon  Boyd 
three  very  litle  windlines  ;  solid  Thomas  Cochren  two 
tries  ;   pay'd  Symson  the  messenger. 


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15.  Tusday  :  sollitarie  ;  the  iyron  millman  completly 
payed  ;  from  Jhon  Boyd  two  bigge  botles  ;  my  wife 
supposed. 

16.  Wedensday  :  sollitarie  ;  Jhon  Boyd  receiued  a  war- 
rand  for  ventinge  the  drinke  ;   three  bigge  windlines. 

17.  Thursday  :  sollitarie  ;  Jhon  Mane  write  to  me  for 
my  wife's  howse  meale  ;  from  Jhon  Boyd  two  bigge  wind- 
lines. 

18.  Fryday  :  sollitarie  ;  three  litle  windlines  ;  the 
glasine  wright  came  upe ;  Jams  Douglasse  mended  the 
arke. 

19.  Setterday  :  sollitarie  ;  from  J.  B.  fower  bigge  botles  ; 
took  out  the  stane. 

20.  Sabboth  :   sollitarie  ;   from  the  church. 

21.  Munday  :  the  stane  putt  in  by  James  Tomsone  ; 
three  windlines,  but  litle,  from  Jhon  Boyd. 

22.  Tusday  :  sollitarie  ;  my  mothere  in  Hawthornden 
din'd  with  us  ;   from  Jhon  Boyd  three  litle  botles. 

23.  Wedensday  :  sollitarie  ;  there  was  gotten  from  two 
men  in  the  Wast  houses  eight ine  lod  of  lime  at  twa  grots 
the  lod  the  18  of  Junn  1658  ;  Allexander  Brim  in  Edinr.  all 
night  ;   no  straw  from  Jhon  Boyd. 

24.  Thursday  :  sollitarie  ;  Drume  visit  me  ;  Allexander 
Brun  not  com  home  ;  no  strawe. 

25.  Fryday  :  sollitarie  ;  my  mothere  quitt  her  lifrent  of 
the  house  of  Hawthornden  and  all  the  yeareds,  parkes,  or 
in  closeter  [sic] ;  Allexander  Brune  not  com  horn  ;  no  straw. 

26.  Setterday  :  sollitarie  ;  Allexander  Brun  came  horn  ; 
Patricke  Dowglass  burried  ;  from  Jhon  Boyd  6  litle  botles. 

27.  Sabbothe  :  at  Lasswade  church  ;  hard  a  minister 
who  was  supposed. 

28.  Munday  :  my  mothere  went  to  Edin. ;  no  straw  from 
J.  B. 

March.     31  dayes 

1.  Tusday:  sollitarie;  from  Jhon  Boyd  3  litle  windlines. 

2.  Wedensday  :  reded  the  close  ;  no  strawe  ;  my  horse 
steru'd  ;    10  bouls  of  mallt  from  Jhon  Meggett. 


34        DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

3.  Thursday :  at  a  mittinge  with  the  Heritors  and 
Elders  concerninge  the  plantinge  of  the  church  ;  from  Jhon 
Boyd  3  bigge  botles. 

4.  Fryday  :   sollitarie  ;   2  bigge  botles. 

5.  Setterday  :   solitarie  ;    4  bigge  botles. 

6.  Sabboth  ;  at  Lasswade  ;  harde  Mester  Jams  Cuningg- 
hame  preache. 

7.  Munday  :  Mester  Jams  Cuningghame  in  Hawthorn- 
den  all  night ;   din'd  with  Preston  ;   2  litle  botles. 

8.  Tusday  :  at  mittinge  concerninge  the  plantation  of 
owr  church  ;   went  to  Edinbrughe  therafter  ;   no  strawe. 

9.  Wedensday  :  in  Edinbrught ;  3  litle  botles  ;  Jams 
Awchmuttie  din'd  with  us. 

10.  Thursday  :  in  Edin.  ;  my  wife  her,  &c.  ;  confused 
with  bussines  ;    2  litle  windlins. 

11.  Fryday  :  she  [?]  [?]  golld  watch  and  en  hinger ; 
P.,  J.,  W.  ;  Jhon  Mean  payed  for  his  house  meale  ;  no 
botles  at  all. 

12.  Setterday  :  cam  from  Edin.  to  Hawthornden  ;  4  litle 
botles  from  Jhon  Boyd  ;    spent  24^. 

13.  Sabboth  :  at  Lasswade  church  ;  hard  Mester  Adam 
Penmand  ;  gaue  Mester  Jams  Cunningghame  en  call  to  be 
ower  minister  at  Lasswade  ;   spent  0^—1 2s-0. 

14.  Munday  :  sollitarie  ;  Allexander  Brun  in  Ed.  for 
my  mothere  ;   stayed  all  night  ;   no  straw  from  J.  Boyd. 

15.  Tusday  :  sollitarie  ;  two  botles  from  J.  B.  ;  my 
mothere  cam  to  Hawthornden  ;  William  Hamillton  payed 
for  his  wine,  beinge  12^—1 9s. 

16.  Wedensday :  sollitary  ;  the  irron  millman  brought 
en  collrake,  en  pare  of  tonges,  en  paden  iron,  en  fleshcrooke  ; 
the  price  of  them  all  is  3^-18-0  ;   two  bigge  botles  J.  B. 

17.  Thursday  :  sollitary  ;  my  horse  steru'd  for  want  of 
strawe  ;   brewed. 

18.  Fryday  :   sollitarie  ;   4  rat  here  wispes  then  botles. 

19.  Setterday  :  sollitary  ;  tooke  up  the  lassine  of  my 
motheres  chair  here. 

20.  Sabboth  :  at  horn  ;  no  preachinge  ;  4  litle  botles  ; 
write  to  Lidees  Reide. 

21.  Munday  :   sollitarie  ;   my  horse  starued  ;   no  strawe. 


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22.  Tusday  :  sollitary  ;  two  litle  botles  ;  Jean  Stewart 
fyed  ;   6s  of  arles. 

23.  Wedensday :  my  horse  sterued ;  on  bo[t]le  of 
strawe  ;  agreed  with  Jhon  Symsone  to  dresse  the  yeard  at 
halfe  a  marke  a  day. 

24.  Thursday  :    sollitarie  ;   two  botles  but  litle. 

25.  Fryday  :    sollitarie  ;   two  litle  botles. 

26.  Setterday  :  Jams  Symson  in  Hawthornden  ;  spent 
12s  ;  John  Boyd  in  Twathell ;   my  horse  sterued. 

27.  Sabboth  :  at  horn  ;  Mester  Jams  Cunigham  preacht ; 
my  horse  sterued  ;  my  Lord  Traqware  dyed  suddenly  at 
Traqware. 

28.  Munday  :  sollitarie  ;  mended  the  yeats  ;  my  horse 
steru'd ;  eat  pease  straue  of  Allexander  Brun's ;  bowght 
a  shoole  lft-O-0  from  Thomas  Crae. 

29.  Tusday  :    sollitarie  ;    two  botles  from  J.  B. 

30.  Wedensday  :  sollitarie  ;  my  horse  sterued  ;  a  locke 
pise  strawe  ;    craued  for  Lodie's  debt. 

31.  Thursday;  sollitarie;  summond  for  the  same  ;  from 
Jhon  Boyd  two  bigge  botles. 

Aprill.     30  DAYS 

1.  Fryday  :  sollitarie  ;  visit  Awchindinnie  ;  my  horse 
sterued  ;   on  botle  from  J.  Boyd  ;   my  mothere  went  away. 

2.  Setterday  :   sollitarie  ;   sixe  litle  botles. 

3.  Sabboth  :  sollitarie  ;  at  horn  ;  a  peck  of  wake  oats 
from  Jhon  Boyd. 

4.  Munday  :  sollitarie  ;  my  mothere  came  to  Hawthorn- 
den againe  out  of  Estraw  ;   3  litle  botls  from  Jhon  Boyd. 

5.  Tusday  :   sollitarie  ;   2  botls  from  Jhon  Boyd. 

6.  Wedensday  :  sollitarie ;  2  peckes  of  oats  from  Jhon 
Boyd  ;  2  botls  of  pise  strawe. 

7.  Thursday  :  at  Dallkeith  countanancinge  Mester  Jams 
Cuninghame  his  call  to  Lasswade  ;   3  windlins. 

8.  Fryday :  went  to  Linlithgowe ;  my  horse  in  Kingl- 
feeld. 

9.  Setterday  :  the  Prouist  and  Rickerton  welcom'd  me 
to  the  towen. 


36        DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

10.  Sabboth  :  in  Lithgowe  church  ;  made  very  wellcom 
by  the  minister  and  othere  gentlemen. 

11.  Munday :  tooke  course  with  my  tennants  they 
beinge  wawaird. 

12.  Tusday  :  in  Linlithgowe  ;  receiued  from  my  tennants 
100ft 

13.  Wedensday  :  the  Prouest  and  I  not  like  to  end  our 
counts  without  much  strife  ;  write  for  Rickerton  Drum- 
ond  ;  receiued  from  the  to  wen  50**  ;  Jams  Crawfoord 
payed. 

14.  Thursday  :  Rickerton  Drummond  came  in  to  Lith- 
gowe to  agree  me  and  the  towen  ;  we  greeed  and  thereafter 
I  was  made  burges  of  the  touen  with  great  solemnitie  and 
my  man  allsoe. 

15.  Fryday  :  came  from  Riccerton  his  house  in  the 
Bins  to  Sir  Robert  Drummond  of  the  Midope  out  there  ; 
I  went  to  Callderhall ;    all  night  there. 

16.  Setterday  :  went  from  Callderhall  to  Berno  owt  there 
to  Hawthornden  where  I  was  entertained  with  my  wonted 
sollitarines  ;  from  J.  Boyd  two  botles  but  litle. 

17.  Sabboth  :   was  weirie  ;   at  home  ;   3  litle  botles. 

18.  Munday  :  in  Hawthornden  ;  sollitarie  ;  red  the 
close  ;  from  Jhon  Boyd  on  great  botle  ;  Preston  visit  me  ; 
millman  payed  wobster. 

19.  Tusday  :   sollitarie  ;   from  Jhon  Boyd  3  litle  botles. 

20.  Wedensday  :  sollitarie  ;  from  Jhon  Boyd  two  litle 
botles. 

21.  Thursday  :    sollitarie  ;    on  bigge  botle. 

22.  Fryday  :    sollitarie  ;    my  horse  sterued  all  night. 

23.  Setterday  :  John  Boyd  woulld  giue  me  no  more 
straue  cause  he  had  non. 

24.  Sabboth  :  at  church  ;  hard  Mr  Jhon  Cunninghame 
preache  ;   spent  10s. 

25.  Munday:  bowght  a  paire  of  glouds  [sic :  gloues?]  8s; 
from  Jams  Symsone  I  receiued  a  thraue  of  oat  strawe. 

26.  Tusday  :    exspected  Riccerton  ;    my  horse  in  Edin. 

27.  Wedensday  :    my  sister  here  ;    sollitarie. 

28.  Thursday  :  sollitarie  :  my  wife  in  Edin. ;  golld  lace 
from  Jams  Crae. 


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29.  Fryday  :  in  Awchindinnie  ;  the  Lady  in  Hawthorn- 
den. 

30.  Setterday  :  the  Lady  Awhindinnie  and  her  dowghter 
in  Southside. 

May.     30  [sic]  dayes 

1.  Sabboth  :  my  horse  putt  forth  to  grasse ;  from 
church. 

2.  Munday  :   sollitarie. 

3.  Tusday  :  sollitarie  ;  my  man,  Allexander  Brune  is 
tied  againe  for  a  yeare  for  three  pund  sterlinge  and  two 
pare  of  shoes  ;   my  mothere  cam  to  Hawthornden. 

4.  Wedensday  :  sollitarie  ;  Allexander  Brun  in  Edin.  ; 
no  horse. 

5.  Thursday  :  sollitarie  ;  John  Scott,  my  coossin  his 
son,  in  Hawthornden  ;   raked  the  parke. 

6.  Fryday  :   sollitarie. 

7.  Setterday  :  sollitarie  ;  the  water  men  not  well  payed 
by  Sanders  Brun  ;   to  Jhon  Locke  12s  Scotts. 

8.  Sabbothe  :   att  horn. 

9.  Munday  :  in  Lass  wad  ;  the  wrights  entred  first  to 
the  makinge  up  of  my  lafft. 

10.  Tusday  :  Gorge  S[c]ott  the  cowner  greed  with  me 
for  3*1-1 2s-0  to  dresse  a  pice  of  the  church  and  to  make  a 
window  in  Hawthornden  watter  tight ;  bowght  a  tree  from 
R.  Seaton  for  my  seat  for  — 

11.  Wedensday  :  my  wife  in  Edin.  ;  panded  her  two 
ringes  and  en  armelett  for  30^  Scotts  ;  in  Lasswade  ;  spent 
12s. 

12.  Thursday  :   sollitarie. 

13.  Fryday  :   sollitarie. 

14.  Setterday  :  in  Lass  wad  with  Lard  Meggett ;  the 
wrights  gott  12ft-0-0. 

15.  Sabboth  :  att  Glancorsse  church  with  Will  Puruus 
where  I  gott  first  news  thatt  the  Protector  was  displactt 
and  the  kingdoms  gouernd  by  a  comman  wealth. 

16.  Munday  :  I  was  summond  before  the  justice  of  peace 
for  [to]  giue  my  oath  concerninge  a  bussines  of  Lard 
Meggett's. 


38         DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

17.  Tusday :  sollitarie ;  Rossline  visitt  me ;  Jams 
Willsone  imprisond. 

18.  Wedensday  :   sollitarie. 

19.  Thursday :  sollitarie ;  Bellie  Dennem  visit  me ; 
spent  20s. 

20.  Fry  day  :   my  wife  in  Ed. 

21.  Setterday  :   sollitarie. 

22.  Sabboth  :   at  horn. 

23.  Munday  :   sollitarie. 

24.  Tusday  ;  my  wife  in  Sir  William  Murray's  ;  visit  Sir 
Jhon  Niclsone  of  Laswade  ;  Patricke  Maxwell  here  ;  my 
mothere  went  to  liue  be  her  selfe  in  her  noo  chambers  ; 
spent  12s. 

25.  Wedensday  :  sollitarie  ;  my  wiff  not  well ;  Patricke 
Maxwell  away. 

26.  Thursday  :   my  wife  &  I  cam  to  Ed. 

27.  [Fry day]  :  in  Ed.  ;  my  wife  drew  seuen  unces  of 
blood  ;  Doctor  Henderson  dind  with  me  ;  after  denner 
she  was  soe  unwell  thatt  I  exspected  no  life  for  her  ;  en 
consultation  of  doctors. 

28.  Setterday  :   she  was  better  againe. 

29.  [Sunday]  :   went  to  Mester  Robert  Lourie's  church. 

30.  Munday  :   in  Ed.  ;    my  wife  better. 

Jun.     31  [sic] 

1.  Tusday  x  :   my  wife  worse  againe. 

2.  Wedensday  :  my  wife  parted  with  chilld  to  the  hazard 
of  her  life. 

3.  Thursday  :   in  my  chamber  all  day  ouere. 

4.  Fryday  :  in  my  chamber  all  day  till  night  and  then 
I  dra[n]ke  come  win  from  a  Turcke. 

5.  Setterday  :  my  horse  came  and  I  went  to  Lass  wade 
and  complitly  payed  the  wrights  for  makinge  of  my  laft 
in  the  church,  which  cam  to  24^-1 8s-4. 

6.  Sabboth  :  the  communion  giuen  in  Ed.  ;  I  went  to 
Leath  church  with  the  Dallmahoyes. 


1  Tuesday  was  the  31st  May. 


A  BOOKE  OF  MEMORANDUMS  39 

7.  Mimday  :   in  Ed. ;  my  wife  worse  againe. 

8.  Tusday  :   in  Ed.  ;   my  wife  extreamly  sike. 

9.  Wedensday :  att  the  bullerts  all  day  with  Illistone 
and  the  Dallmahoyes. 

10.  Thursday  :  att  a  meetinge  of  the  Presbatrie  in 
Lasswade. 

11.  Fry  day  :  in  Leeth  att  Captan  Newman's  but  diss- 
apointed  of  my  intentions. 

12.  Setterday  :   with  Illistone. 

13.  Sabbothe  :  stayed  from  church  ;  my  wife  was  neare 
deathe ;  doctors  brought  from  church ;  Jhon  Kennady 
apothicarie  under  [page  torn]  .  .  . 

16.  Wedensday  :   in  Ed. 

17.  Thursday  :   in  Ed. 

18.  Fryday  :   in  Edin. 

19.  Setterday  :  cam  to  Hawthor[n]den  with  my  wife 
againe. 

20.  Sabboth  :   at  Lasswade  church. 

21.  Munday  :  when  I  had  layed  ouere  my  counts  there 
was  500^  spent  in  Edin.  the  time  my  wife  was  sike. 

22.  Tusday  :   att  Lasswade  [page  torn].  .  . 

23.  Wedensday  :  Mester  Jams  Cunninggham  was  placed 
minister  [of]  Lasswade  with  great  sollemnatie. 

24.  Thursday  :  the  minister  went  to  Ed.  and  Jhon 
Awhmuttie  and  Allexander  Trotter  with  him. 

25.  Fryday  :  Jhon  Awchmuttie  went  away  and  Mester 
Robert  Scott,  minister  of  Edelston  came. 

26.  Setterday  :  Mester  Robert  Scott  and  I  waked  throw 
the  feellds. 

27.  Sabboth  :  att  church  of  Lasswade  ;  our  minister 
preacht  ;   spent  10s. 

28.  Munday  :  Mester  Robert  Scott  went  away  and  I 
visit  Clerkenton. 

29.  Tusday  :  sollitarie  ;  tormented  with  visits  from  all 
parts. 

30.  Wedensday  :  went  to  Robert  Dowglasse  his  child's 
burriall ;   spent  5^-0-0. 

Thursday  :  sollitarie ;  this  month  is  miscounted  on 
day. 


40        DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

Jun  [sic  July],     30  dayes 

1.  Fryday  :  sollitary  ;  went  to  Soutsied  ;  dranke  all 
night  with  Robert  Dowglasse  and  Andrau  Ritherefoord  of 
the  Towenhead  en  impertinent  feillow. 

2.  Setterday  :  cam  from  Soutsied  ;  with  my  wife  to 
Hawthornden  ;    spent  1-0-0. 

3.  Sabbothe  :  went  to  church  but  Mester  Oliver  Coullt 
disaponted  us  of  a  sermon  ;   spent  0-4-0. 

4.  Munday  :  Jhon  Boyd,  merchant,  came  to  Hawthorn- 
den ;   stayed  all  night  ;   spent  for  ale  1-0-0. 

5.  Tusday  :  Jhon  Boyd  went  away  to  Edinbrughe  and 
I  causd  thike  the  stable  before  he  went  away. 

6.  Wedensday. 

The  ende  of  this  Booke.1 


1  The  remaining  nine  pages  at  this  end  of  the  MS.  contain  odd  jottings. 
Some  refer  to  the  perambulation  of  his  marches  (see  supra,  p.  22),  e.g.  '  John 
Dobie  in  Gowrlaw  saw  the  merch  stons  laide ' ;  '  James  Hastie  in  Gill- 
morton  Edge  will  giue  his  oath  that  the  collhills  is  mine.'  Others  record 
payments  to  or  from  individuals  including  purchases  of  'a  pint  of  wine,' 
'  a  quart  of  white  wine  and  hue  shoppens  of  clarett.'  There  are  also  two 
pages  of  names,  etc.,  at  the  other  end  of  the  MS. 


NOTES 

Ahmutie  :   see  Auchmutie. 

Arcadia  :  by  Sir  Philip  Sidney.  There  were  numerous  editions  of  this 
popular  work  in  the  seventeenth  century. 

Arguile  :  Marquess  of  Argyll.  At  the  proclamation  of  the  Protectorate 
in  Edinburgh  '  not  one  Scotchman  opend  his  mouth  to  say  "  God  blesse 
my  Lord  Protector."  Scotland  and  the  Protectorate,  ed.  Firth  (Scot. 
Hist.  Socy.),  1899,  p.  362.  Argyll  was  evidently  an  exception  {ante  15  July 
1657).  His  presence  on  this  occasion  formed  part  of  the  indictment  at 
his  trial  in  1661.  'He  explained  [it]  to  have  been  accidental  and  un- 
premeditated. He  happened  to  be  in  Edinburgh  and  "  was  commanded 
by  General  Monck  to  wait  on  the  Council  before  he  knew  any  intention 
of  such  a  proclamation."  This  statement  of  his  was  confirmed  by  a 
letter  of  Monck's  specially  written  to  testify  to  its  truthfulness.' 
J.  Willcock,  The  Great  Marquess  (1903),  p.  316. 

ark  :   large  wooden  chest  for  holding  meal,  flour,  etc. 

arles  :  money  paid  as  an  earnest ;  given  to  a  servant  on  engagement. 

Arniston  :  in  Borthwick  and  Temple  parishes,  Midlothian,  an  estate 
belonging  to  the  family  of  Dundas. 

Auchmutie  :    see  Goosfoord. 

Awhindinnie,  Oivchindinie  :  Auchindinny,  an  estate  on  the  boundary 
between  the  parishes  of  Lasswade  and  Glencorse,  Midlothian.  In  1650 
John  Vernour,  the  '  Owlld  Awhindinnie  '  of  the  Diary  (14  Feb.  1657), 
resigned  his  feu  to  his  superior,  George  Preston  of  Gorton  and  Craigmillar. 
From  1653  to  1664  it  was  feued  to  Mr.  Thomas  Henderson,  Advocate,  who 
was  the  laird  during  the  period  of  the  Diary.  John  A.  Inglis,  The  Family 
of  Inglis  of  Auchindinny  and  Redhall,  Edin.  (1914),  p.  26. 

Ballclugh  :   Buccleuch. 

Ballvarde,  Lord  :  David,  second  Lord  Balvaird.  Scots  Peerage,  ed.  J. 
Balfour  Paul,  viii.  203. 

Bayrnoe  :  Balerno,  a  village  on  the  Water  of  Leith,  7  miles  SW  of 
Edinburgh. 

bellies  :   bailies. 

Berno  :   see  Bayrnoe. 

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42        DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

Bins  :  Binns,  4  miles  NW  of  Linlithgow.  The  laird,  Thomas  Dalyell 
of  Binns,  afterwards  the  notorious  general  of  Covenanting  tradition,  in 
1648  conveyed  his  estates  to  his  brother-in-law,  Wm.  Drummond  of 
Riccarton,  who  was  living  at  Binns  during  the  period  of  the  Diary  (15  April 
1659).  Thomas  Dalyell  was  then  in  the  service  of  the  Czar  of  Russia. 
The  Binns  Papers  (Scot.  Record  Socy.),  1938,  pp.  vii-viii. 

Blackbarronie  :  Sir  Alex.  Murray,  laird  of  Blackbarony  in  the  parish 
of  Eddleston  in  Peeblesshire.  J.  W.  Buchan,  Hist,  of  Peeblesshire, 
ii.  (1925),  474-80. 

Borthicke  :  Borthwick,  a  parish  some  5  miles  SE  of  Dalkeith,  Midlothian. 

botle  :   bottle  of  sti*aw,  straw  bundled  up  for  fodder. 

boioell :   boll,  a  measure  of  capacity. 

Brade  :  the  Laird  of  Braid,  now  a  part  of  the  southern  suburbs  of 
Edinburgh,  was  the  famous  Sir  Wm.  Dick  from  1631  to  1655.  See  Diet. 
Xat.  Biog.  He  was  succeeded  by  his  grandson,  William.  He  was  laird 
only  in  name.  '  He  inherited  only  his  grandfather's  liabilities,  together 
with  a  lengthy  imprisonment  in  the  Tolbooth  for  debts  which  he  never 
incurred.'    Book  of  the  Old  Edinburgh  Club,  vol.  xi.  (1922),  App.,  p.  14. 

Bred :   see  Brade. 

Breds  burne.     The  burn  flows  through  Braid. 

Brigglands  :   probably  Bridgelands,  in  the  parish  of  Dalkeith. 

Bruhton  :    Broughton,  in  Peeblesshire. 

Brune,  Mester  Robert  :  Robert  Brown,  minister  of  Broughton  in  Peebles- 
shire.   Hew  Scott,  Fasti  Eccles.  Scot,  (new  ed.),  i.  241. 

Bruntileinge  :  Burntisland,  on  the  coast  of  Fife  ;  the  '  English  church  ' 
was  presumably  that  of  the  English  garrison  of  the  Commonwealth  and 
Protectorate. 

bullerts  :  billiards.  See  Craigie,  Diet,  of  the  Older  Scot.  Tongue,  s.v. 
'  bulzard,'  with  the  variant  '  bulliert  '  in  1647- 

Callderhall :   in  the  parish  of  Kirknewton,  Midlothian. 

Carre  :  Robert  Ker,  Lord  Ker  of  Newbattle,  son  of  the  3rd  Earl  of 
Lothian.  He  succeeded  his  father  as  Earl  in  1675,  and  was  created  Mar- 
quess of  Lothian  in  1701.    Scots  Peerage,  ed.  Balfour  Paul,  v.  475-8. 

Charterhall :  in  Fogo  parish,  Berwickshire.  The  laird  was  George 
Trotter.  Reg.  of  the  Great  Seal  of  Scot.  1652-1659,  no.  65  ;  1660-1668, 
no.  264. 

Chirrahall:  Sheriffhall,  in  Newton  parish  in  Midlothian.  Giffert  or 
Giffart  (Gifford)  was  the  name  of  the  lairds.    Cf.  Inquisit.  Speciales,  Edin- 


NOTES  43 

burgh,  nos.  776, 1635.  James  Giffart,  sculptor  in  West  Linton,  described 
himself  in  1660  as  brother  of  Sheriffhall.  Proceedings  o/Soc.  of  Antiquaries 
of  Scot.,  xxxiii.  147. 

civillie  :   in  a  well-ordered  manner  ;   sober. 

clack  :   chatter. 

clavers  :  idle  or  foolish  talk. 

Clerkenton  :  Clerkington,  '  in  the  parish  of  Temple  at  the  N  end  of 
the  Moorfoot  hills,  and  about  twelve  miles  SE  of  Edinburgh.'  The 
laird  was  Sir  William  Scott,  whose  forensic  title  was  Lord  Clerkington. 
His  daughter  Barbara  was  Drummond's  second  wife.  J.  A.  Inglis,  The 
Monros  of  Auchinbowie  and  Cognate  Families,  Edin.  (1911),  pp.  177-8, 183-4. 

close  :    enclosure,  court  or  coui"tyard. 

Coal :  '  The  country  between  Edinburgh  and  Haddington  undoubtedly 
remained  the  chief  centre  of  the  Scottish  mining  industry.  All  through 
the  valley  of  the  Esk,  inland  beyond  Dalkeith  and  Lasswade,  hamlets 
that  had  once  consisted  almost  entirely  of  hovels  .  .  .  became  busy  mining 
villages.  ...  In  1548  a  special  messenger  had  to  be  sent  to  Lasswade, 
Dalkeith,  Musselburgh,  Newbattle,  Inveresk,  Edmonstone,  Whitehill  and 
Cockpen  to  order  that  coal  be  dug  to  supply  the  French  army.  Fifty 
years  later  there  was  a  regular  trade  in  coal  all  through  East  and  Mid- 
Lothian.  .  .  .  The  growth  of  the  market  at  Edinburgh,  where  the  demand 
for  coal  presumably  increased  in  each  succeeding  decade  of  the  17th 
century,  had  led  to  the  development  of  a  dozen  or  more  "  land-sale  " 
collieries  on  the  western  side  of  the  Esk  valley,  e.g.  at  Ormiston,  Carberry, 
Southside,  Cockpen,  Clerkington,  Lasswade,  Wolmet  and  Arniston.' 
J.  U.  Nef,  The  Rise  of  the  British  Coal  Industry,  Lond.  (1932),  i.  46-7  and  n. 

coillers :   colliers. 

Cokpen  :  Cockpen,  a  parish  in  the  E  of  Midlothian,  near  Dalkeith. 
The  laird  was  Mark  Carse  or  Cass.  According  to  tradition,  he  was  '  The 
Laird  of  Cockpen  '  of  the  song.  J.  C  Carrick,  Around  Dalkeith  (1904), 
p.  72.  '  Young  Cockpen  '  was  also  called  Mark.  Acts  Pari.  Scot.,  Index, 
s.v.  Cass  ;  P.  Mitchell,  The  Parish  of  Cockpen  (1881),  p.  31. 

Collinton  :  Colinton,  on  the  Water  of  Leith  to  the  SW  of  Edinburgh,  in 
which  it  is  now  incorporated.  The  laird  was  Sir  Alexander  Foulis.  G.  E.  C, 
Complete  Baronetage,  ii.  401. 

collrake  :   a  rake  for  coals. 

Collwhalie :  Colquhalzie,  in  Trinity  Gask  parish,  Perthshire.  The 
lairds  were  Drummonds.  Gen.  of  the  House  of  Drummond,  ed.  Laing 
(1831),  p.  263. 


44        DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

C'omiston  :  W  of  the  Braid  Hills,  in  the  southern  suburbs  of  Edinburgh. 
Walter  Porterfield  of  Comiston  died  2  Nov.  1664.  H.M.  Register  House, 
Edinburgh  Testaments,  vol.  72,  24  June  1665. 

coues  :  the  famous  caves  at  Hawthornden,  described  in  the  Proceedings 
of  the  Socy.  of  Antiquaries  of  Scot.,  vol.  45  (1910-11),  pp.  278-291. 

Coutlt,  Mester  Oliver  :  Oliver  Colt,  minister  of  Inveresk.  Hew  Scott, 
Fasti  (new  ed.),  i.  325. 

Cowlldcott :  Coldcoat  (now  Macbiehill),  in  the  parish  of  Newlands,  N. 
Peeblesshire.  The  laird  was  Jonas  Hamilton.  See  ante,  p.  6.  Lady 
Cowlldcott  was  either  his  mother  or  his  wife,  '  Lady  '  being  the  feminine 
of  '  Laird.' 

cowner  :   cowaner,  a  mason  who  builds  dry-stone  dykes. 

cownt :  account. 

cradlinge  :  fitting  with  a  surround  or  lining.  Craigie,  Diet,  of  the  Older 
Scot.  Tongue. 

Craigebuii :  the  only  place  of  this  name  that  has  been  traced  is  in  the 
parish  of  Portpatrick,  Wigtownshire.  It  belonged  to  the  Hannays  of 
Sorbie.  P.  H.  McKerlie,  Lands  and  their  Owners  in  Galloway,  2nd  ed. 
(1906),  i.  386.  See  also  Parish  Lists  of  Wigtownshire  and  Minniegaff, 
1684  (Scot.  Rec.  Socy.),  1916. 

Craighouse  :  on  the  NE  slope  of  Craiglockhart  Hill,  near  Edinburgh. 
The  laird  was  Andrew,  afterwards  Sir  Andrew,  Dick,  son  of  Sir  William 
Dick  of  Braid.    G.  E.  C,  Complete  Baronetage,  vi.  App.  p.  74. 

Craigmillar :  in  the  parish  of  Liberton,  Midlothian.  On  20  Oct.  1660, 
a  charter  was  granted  confirming  a  disposition  by  George  Preston,  formerly 
of  Craigmillar,  to  Sir  John  Gilmour,  now  of  Craigmillar.  Reg.  of  the  Great 
Seal  of  Scot.,  1660-1668,  no.  20.  For  Sir  John  Gilmour,  who  became  Lord 
President  of  the  Court  of  Session  in  1661,  see  Diet.  Nat.  Biog. 

craised  :  hurt ;  injured. 

Cuninggham,  Mr.  James  :  minister  of  Lasswade.  Called  '  John  '  in 
error  on  24  April  1659.    Hew  Scott,  Fasti  (new  ed.),  i.  329. 

Cyprian  Groue :  his  father's  Cypresse  Grove  printed  in  1623.  Poetical 
Works  of  William  Drummond,  ed.  L.  E.  Kastner  (Scot.  Text  Socy.),  1913, 
ii.  67  et  seq. 

Dallmahoy  :  the  laird  was  Sir  Alex.  Dalmahoy  of  that  Ilk.  Douglas, 
Baronage,  p.  550  ;  Acts  Pari.  Scot.  (Record  Series),  Index,  s.v.  The 
barony  was  in  Ratho  parish,  Midlothian. 

Dallwossie  :    Dalhousie  in  Cockpen  parish,  Midlothian.    See  Ramsay. 


NOTES  45 

Dennam  (Dennem),  Bellie  :  Bailie  John  Denholme,  an  active  member 
of  Edinburgh  Town  Council.  See  Extracts  from  the  Records  of  the  Burgh 
of  Edinburgh,  1642-1665,  ed.  M.  Wood,  Index,  s.v.  Denholme,  John. 

dightinge  :   dichting,  separating  grain  from  chaff ;   to  sift  meal. 

Donn's  devotions :  Devotions  upon  Emergent  Occasions  .  .  .,  by  John 
Donne,  Dean  of  St.  Paul's.  First  published  in  1624.  There  were  seven 
issues  between  1624  and  1638. 

dresse  the  yeard :   put  the  garden  in  order. 

Brume  :  '  The  Drum  '  in  Liberton  parish,  Midlothian,  SE  of  Gilmerton. 
The  laird  of  Drum  was  James  de  jure  ninth  Lord  Somerville.  In  1658 
he  removed  from  Drum  to  Edinburgh,  where  he  spent  the  rest  of  his  life. 
Scots  Peerage,  ed.  Balfour  Paul,  viii.  28-29.  See  also  Hamilton  More 
Nisbett,  Drum  of  the  Somervilles,  Edin.  (1928). 

Drummond,  Sir  Robert  :  the  laird  of  Midhope,  in  Abercorn  parish, 
Linlithgowshire.    W.  Drummond 's  Genealogy,  ed.  Laing,  p.  73. 

Edmiston  :  Edmonstone  in  Newton  parish,  Midlothian,  3£  miles  SE  of 
Edinburgh.  The  laird  was  James  Raith.  Reg.  of  the  Great  Seal  of  Scot., 
1652-1659,  no.  493. 

en  :    a,  one. 

Esterhall,  Estraw  :  probably  Eister  Haill,  in  the  lordship  of  Musselburgh, 
Midlothian,  mentioned  in  Reg.  of  the  Great  Seal  of  Scot.,  1652-1659,  no.  225. 

Farrlie,  Mr.  James  :  James  Fairlie,  minister  of  Lasswade.  Hew  Scott, 
Fasti  (new  ed.),  i.  329. 

fatall :    [?]  mortally  drunk.     Sir  Wm.  Craigie  kindly  informs  me  that 
this  is  the  only  instance  he  knows  of  the  use  of  the  word  in  this  sense. 

fed,  fyed  :   engaged  as  a  servant. 

fans  :   blasts  of  wind. 

fleshcrooke  :  a  large  iron  hook  for  hanging  meat  on. 

Foollfoord,  Fullfoord  :  Fulford.  '  Fulford  Tower  is  incorporated  in  the 
modern  mansion  of  Woodhouselee  ...  f  of  a  mile  WNW  of  the  hamlet  of 
Easter  Howgate.'  R.  Com.  on  Ancient  and  Hist.  Monuments,  Midlothian 
and  West  Lothian,  Edin.  (1929),  p.  72.  The  ruins  of  the  old  castle  of 
Woodhouselee  are  situated  on  the  left  bank  of  the  N.  Esk  some  3  miles 
away.  Wm.  Purves  of  Abbeyhill  got  sasine  of  Fulford  on  5  July  1657. 
H.M.  Register  House,  P.R.S.,  Edin.,  vi.  19.  He  obtained  a  charter  under 
the  Great  Seal,  dated  17  Aug.  1657,  in  favour  of  himself  in  liferent  and 
his  son  Alexander  in  fee.  Ibid.,  vi.  402.  '  Purves  soon  aftei'wards  took 
up  his  residence  at  Woodhouselee  ...  of  which  he  had  Charter  under  the 
Great  Seal  on  31  Dec.  1658.'  Sir  Wm.  Purves,  Revenue  of  the  Scottish 
Crown,  1681,  ed.  D.  Murray  Rose,  Edin.  (1897),  p.  xxi.  On  20  July  1665 
a  Crown  Charter  was  granted  to  Wm.  Purves  of  Abbeyhill,  '  erecting 


46         DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

certain  lands,  including  Woodhouselee,  into  the  barony  of  Woodhouselee.' 
Beg.  of  the  Great  Seal  of  Scot.,  1660-16VS,  no.  462.  '  He  repaired  Fulford 
Tower  as  a  residence  from  the  materials  of  old  Woodhouselee  and  trans- 
ferred that  name  to  the  Tower.'  R.  Com.  on  Anc.  Mons.,  op.  cit.,  p.  73. 
He  was  created  a  knight  baronet  in  July  1665.  G.  E.  C,  Complete  Baronet- 
age, iv.  244.  He  thereafter  appears  in  the  records  as  '  of  Woodhouselee,' 
but  once  at  least,  in  1668,  as  '  of  Foulfoord.'  Cal.  of  Laing  Charters,  ed. 
J.  Anderson,  Edin.  (1899),  no.  2639. 

furlet :  firlot,  a  corn  measure. 

Garleton  :  in  Haddington  parish,  East  Lothian.  The  laird  was  John 
Seton  of  Garleton,  created  a  baronet  in  1664,  son  of  the  third  Earl  of 
Winton  by  his  second  marriage.    Scots  Peerage,  ed.  Balfour  Paul.  viii.  596. 

Genarall,  the  :  General  Monck,  who  occupied  Dalkeith  Palace  during 
the  minority  of  Mary  Scott,  Duchess  of  Buccleuch.  Scots  Peerage,  ed. 
Balfour  Paul,  ii.  236. 

Gillmore,  Sir  John  :   see  Craigmillar. 

glakes  :  [r]  glaiks,  [?]  cheating  ;  or  [?]  puzzles.  See  Oxford  Eng.  Diet, 
s.v.  '  glaik,'  sb.  1  and  3. 

Glancorss  :    Glencorse,  a  parish  some  eight  miles  S  of  Edinburgh. 

Gledsmoor  :   Gladsmuir  in  the  W  of  East  Lothian. 

Godfrey  of  Bulloinge  :  probably  either  Richard  Carew's  Godfrey  of 
Bulloigne  or  the  Becouerie  of  Hierusalem  (1594),  or  Edward  Fairfax's 
Godfrey  of  Bulloigne  (1599  and  1624),  both  English  translations  of  Tasso's 
Gerusalemme  Liberata. 

Goosfoord :  Gosford,  in  the  parish  of  Aberlady,  East  Lothian.  Sir 
Alexander  Auchmutie,  whose  daughter,  Sophia,  Drummond  married, 
was  the  laird. 

Gortowen,  Gorton  :  George  Preston  was  laird  of  Gorton  and  Craigmillar. 
Gorton  is  half  a  mile  SW  of  Hawthomden.    See  Awhindinnie. 

griue  :  grieve,  head  workman  on  a  farm  ;  '  griue  all  night,'  [the]  grieve 
[employed]  all  night  [on]. 

Hagges  :  Alexander  Hamilton,  knighted  c.  1662,  and  created  a  baronet 
in  1670,  was  laird  of  Haggs  (afterwards  called  Rosehall)  in  Old  Monkland 
parish,  Lanarkshire.  Geo.  Hamilton,  A  History  of  the  House  of  Hamilton, 
Edin.  (1933),  p.  440. 

halfe  marke  marriage  :   clandestine  marriage. 

hansell :  handsel,  a  gift  at  a  particular  season.  Thus  Drummond  gave 
a  crown  on  Handsel  Monday,  the  first  Monday  of  the  New  Year  (5  Jan. 
1657). 


NOTES  47 

Henderson,  Dr.  :  Drummond's  sister  Eliza  married  '  Mr.  Henri  Hender- 
sone,  a  famous  doctor  of  physick  in  our  time.'  He  was  physician  to  the 
Earl  of  Perth.  Genealogy  of  the  House  of  Drummond,  ed.  D.  Laing  (1831), 
pp.  74,  308. 

Hermiston  :   see  St.  Clair,  Sir  John. 

hinger  :   a  pendant,  a  necklace. 

Howse  of  Moore :  House  of  Muir,  a  hamlet  in  Glencorse  parish, 
Midlothian. 

hymera  :  chimera. 

Illistone :  Eleistoun.  Sasine,  24  March  1658,  to  Mr.  John  Eleis, 
Advocate,  of  the  lands  of  Eleiston,  in  the  lordship  of  Kinpont,  sheriffdom 
of  Linlithgow,  on  disposition  by  James  Hamiltoun,  eldest  lawful  son  and 
apparent  heir  of  Sir  Wm.  Hamiltoun  of  Eleistoun.  H.M.  Register  House, 
P.R.S.,  Edin.,  vi.  380.    Cf.  Reg.  of  the  Great  Seal  of  Scot.,  1652-1659,  no.  256. 

Justice  of  peace :  Justices  of  the  Peace  were  re-introduced  into  Scot- 
land by  the  Cromwellian  Government  in  November  1655.  Minutes  of  the 
Justices  of  the  Peace  for  Lanarkshire,  ed.  C.  A.  Malcolm  (Scot.  Hist. 
Socy.),  1931,  p.  xxi. 

Katenes  :  George,  sixth  Earl  of  Caithness.  At  the  proclamation  of  the 
Protectorate  {ante  15  July  1657)  he  was  with  the  Marquess  of  Argyll,  to 
whose  second  daughter  he  was  '  contracted.'  Scotland  and  the  Protectorate, 
ed.  Firth  (Scot.  Hist.  Socy.),  1899,  p.  362. 

Kokpen  :   see  Cockpen. 

Kringiltie  :  Cringletie,  in  the  parish  of  Eddleston,  Peeblesshire.  William 
Burnet  was  laird  from  1633  to  1664.  The  property  was  then  acquired  by 
Sir  Alexander  Murray  of  Blackbarony,  whose  son,  John  Murray  of 
Cringletie,  married  Sophia,  daughter  of  Sir  William  Drummond  of  Haw- 
thornden.    J.  W.  Buchan,  History  of  Peeblesshire,  ii.  (1925),  469,  493-4. 

lafff.  gallery. 

lassine  :   [?]  lacing,  perhaps  for  a  leather-covered  chair. 

Leith  :    see  '  sitidell.' 

leuell,  leuen  :  '  Levels  .  .  .  are  nothing  else  but  conduits  or  gutters  made 
underground  for  conveying  of  the  water  from  the  coal  and  so  rendering  it 
workable.'  George  Sinclair,  The  Hydrostaticks  .  .  .  with  a  Short  History 
of  Coal .  .  .  Edin.,  1672. 

locke  :   '  a  locke  pise  strawe,'  a  small  quantity  of  pease  straw. 

Lodie  :   Ludovick  Drummond,  brother  of  Sir  William.    See  ante,  p.  3. 

Lonhide  :   Loanhead,  in  Lasswade  parish,  Midlothian. 


48        DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

Lothian,  Lord  :  William  Ker,  third  Earl  of  Lothian.  His  father  was  a 
friend  of  the  poet  Drummond.    Scots  Peerage,  ed.  Balfour  Paul,  v.  468. 

Lourie,  Mester  Robert :  Robert  Laurie,  minister  of  the  Tron  Church, 
Edinburgh.    Hew  Scott,  Fasti  (new  ed.),  i.  135. 

Luggton  :  Lugton,  in  Dalkeith  parish,  Midlothian.  The  barony  was 
held  by  Sir  David  Crichton.  Reg.  of  the  Great  Seal  of  Scot.,  1652-1659, 
no.  287  ;  Index  to  Register  of  Deeds,  ii.  (1662),  134. 

Magumri,  Lord :  Hugh  Montgomerie,  afterwards  seventh  Earl  of 
Eglinton.  He  was  excepted  from  Cromwell's  Act  of  Grace  and  Pardon, 
1654.  Scots  Peerage,  ed.  Balfour  Paul,  iii.  450-1  ;  W.  Fraser,  Memorials 
of  the  Montgomeries,  i.  83-93,  96. 

martches,  merchcs  :   marches,  boundaries. 

meales :  meals,  mails,  rent. 

Meggett,  Lard :  [?]  Wm.  Meggat  of  Mastertoun,  who  as  son  and  heir 
of  the  deceased  Thomas  Meggat  of  Mastertoun,  got  sasine  of  the  lands 
of  Mastertoun  in  the  lordship  of  Newbotle,  12  April  1658.  H.M.  Register 
House,  P.R.S.,  Edin.,  vi.  418. 

tnell :  large  wooden  hammer. 

merkes  :   marks,  i.e.  the  coins  formerly  valued  at  13s.  4d.  Scots. 

Midope  :    Midhope  ;   see  Drummond,  Sir  Robert. 

mile  :   meal. 

minut :   minute,  first  draft  of  a  written  agreement. 

Monipennie  :  Sir  James  Monipenny,  knighted  at  Dunfermline,  5  July 
1633,  on  the  creation  of  the  Earl  of  Ancrum,  another  of  the  poet  Drum- 
mond 's  friends.    W.  A.  Shaw,  The  Knights  of  England,  i.  lxii. 

Mortonhall :  on  the  southern  outskirts  of  Edinburgh,  W  of  Liberton. 
The  laird  from  1652  to  1665  was  John  Trotter,  a  great  traveller.  Douglas, 
Baronage  of  Scotland,  p.  207. 

Mossleye  :  Edward  Mosely,  one  of  the  Commissioners  for  the  Adminis- 
tration of  Justice  in  Scotland.  Brunton  and  Haig,  Senators  of  the  College 
of  Justice,  Edin.  (1836),  p.  346  ;  Firth,  Scotland  and  the  Protectorate  (Scot. 
Hist.  Socy.),  1899,  pp.  214,  385-7. 

Murray,  Sir  Win. :  laird  of  Newton,  near  Dalkeith,  Midlothian.  G.  E.  C, 
Complete  Baronetage,  ii.  375. 

Newbattall,  New  Batle  :  Newbattle,  a  village  one  mile  S  of  Dalkeith  ; 
also  Newbattle  Abbey,  the  seat  of  the  Earls  of  Lothian. 


NOTES  49 

Xic[o]lsone,  Sir  John  :  second  Baronet  of  Lasswade,  on  the  N.  Esk, 
9  miles  SE  of  Edinburgh.    G.  E.  C,  Complete  Baronetage,  ii.  363. 

Nutton  :    Newton  ;   see  Murray. 

on :  one. 

ordred  :  set  in  order. 

osstage  :  hostage,  inn. 

Owchindinie :   see  Awhmdinnie. 

owen  :   owing. 

owersman  :   overseer. 

paden  iron  :  [?]  paddle,  a  long-handled  spud  for  cutting  thistles,  weeds, 
etc. 
panded  :   pawned. 

Penmand,  Mester  Adam  :  Adam  Penman,  minister  of  Cockpen.  Hew 
Scott,  Fasti  (new  ed.),  i.  307. 

perambulation  :  '  The  action  or  ceremony  of  walking  officially  round 
a  territory  .  .  .  for  the  purpose  of  asserting  and  recording  its  boundaries.' 
Oxford  Eng.  Diet. 

pise  :  pease. 

plantation,  planting  :   choosing  a  minister  for  the  Church. 

Preston,  Mr.  Robert  :  probably  Mr.  Robert  Preston  of  Uttershill,  who 
was  appointed  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  1651.  Scotland  and  the  Protectorate, 
ed.  C.  H.  Firth  (Scot.  Hist.  Socy.),  1899,  p.  312.  Uttershill  adjoined 
Auchindinny.  J.  A.  Inglis,  The  Family  of  Inglis  of  Auchindinny  and  Red- 
hall,  Edin.  (1914),  p.  22. 

Preston :  Thomas,  afterwards  Sir  Thomas,  Hamilton  was  laird  of 
Preston  in  the  parish  of  Prestonpans,  East  Lothian.  Geo.  Hamilton, 
A  History  of  the  House  of  Hamilton,  Edin.  (1933),  pp.  699-700. 

quarrel :   stone  quarry. 

Ramsay,  Lord  :  George  Ramsay,  Lord  Ramsay,  son  and  heir  of  William, 
first  Earl  of  Dalhousie  (d.  1672).    Scots  Peerage,  ed.  Balfour  Paul,  iii.  100. 

rantinge :  revelling. 

rawghters :  rafters. 

red,  reddinge  :  tidy,  clean  up  ;  adjusting. 

Rickerton  Drummond  :   see  Bins. 

roded  :  [?]  gave  him  the  road,  i.e.  dismissed. 

St.  Clair,  Sir  John,  of  Herdmanston  (Hermiston)  :  he  held  the  lands  of 
Roslin,  in  Lasswade  parish,  Midlothian,  from  1652,  on  the  resignation  of 
Sir  William  Sinclair  of  Roslin.  Scots  Peerage,  ed.  Balfour  Paul,  vii.  584. 
From  the  Diary  it  appears  that  he  resided  in  Roslin  Castle. 

D 


50        DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

Scott,  Joint,  >ny  cousin  his  son  :  probably  a  Scot  of  Scotstarvet,  Sir 
John  Scot  having  married  Anne,  sister  of  the  poet  Drummond.  Douglas, 
Baronage  of  Scotland,  p.  223. 

Scott,  Mr.  Robert :  minister  of  Eddleston.  He  had  been  deposed  on  the 
5  th  May  1650  for  '  offensive  expressions,  etc' ;  afterwards  minister  of 
Tweedsmuir.    Hew  Scott,  Fasti  (new  ed.),  i.  271- 

Scoivr  :   drinking-bout. 

Scugall,  Judge  :  John  Scougal  of  Humbie,  one  of  those  nominated  to 
be  a  Commissioner  for  the  Administration  of  Justice  in  Scotland.  Accord- 
ing to  Nicoll  (Diary,  Bannatyne  Club,  1836,  p.  279),  he  never  sat  as  he 
was  not  nominated  until  March  1660.  Drummond,  however,  calls  him 
'  Judge  '  in  1657. 

set :   seat  in  the  church. 

shirray  :   sheriff. 

shoole  :    shovel. 

shoppens  :  chopin,  a  Scotch  measure  containing  about  an  English  quart. 

sitidell  of  Leith  :  the  citadel  or  fort  of  Leith  was  erected  during  the 
Cromwellian  occupation.  It  was  begun  on  26  May  1656.  On  11  July 
1657  (Drummond  saw  it  a  fortnight  later)  Monck  wrote  to  Cromwell 
that  £17,000  had  been  spent  on  it,  and  that  it  would  cost  £12,000  more. 
Scotland  and  the  Protectorate,  ed.  C.  H.  Firth  (Scot.  Hist.  Socy.),  1899, 
pp.  xlix-li. 

Siton,  Lady  Jean  :  Seton,  Lady  Jean,  daughter  of  the  third  Earl  of 
Winton.    Scots  Peerage,  ed.  Balfour  Paul,  viii.  601. 

Soutsied  :  James  Eleis  of  Southsyde  was  served  heir  to  the  third  part 
of  the  lands  of  Southsyde  within  the  lordship  of  Newbattle,  29  Dec.  1652. 
Inquis.  Speciales,  Edin.,  no.  1033. 

sou-en  seeds :  seeds  or  husks  used  in  making  sowens  ('  a  dish  made  by 
steeping  the  husks  and  siftings  of  oatmeal  in  water,'  Wright,  Eng.  Dial. 
Diet.). 

spa :  at  Kinghorn  in  Fife.  Dr.  Patrick  Anderson,  '  inventor  of  the 
pills  that  still  go  by  his  name,'  wrote  a  treatise  concerning  it — The 
colde  Spring  of  Kinghorne  Craig,  his  admirable  and  new  tryed  properties. 
Edin.,  1618.     Stat.  Account  of  Scotland.,  xii.  (1794),  p.  233. 

Stirling,  Commissarie  :  John  Stirling  of  Orcherfield,  Commissary  of 
the  Comiui<sariot  of  Wigtown  from  1635.  The  appointment  was  con- 
firmed by  Parliament  in  1661.  Acts  Pari.  Scot.,  vii.  210.  On  13  Sept. 
1639  he  was  served  heir  to  the  lands  of  Townhead  in  Balerno  and  the  lands 
of  Orcherfield  '  near  the  Castle  of  Edinburgh.'  Inquisit.  Speciales,  Edin., 
no.  843. 


NOTES  51 

Straitinge  :   Straiton  ;   see  Suthhowse. 

Sudus  :   Southhouse  ;   see  Suthhowse. 

sumpholl :    sump-hole,  cesspool. 

supposed :  (1)  '  my  wife  supposed  '  (15  Feb.  1659),  [?]  with  child  ; 
(2)  '  a  minister  who  was  supposed  '  (27  Feb.  1659),  [?]  took  the  place  of 
the  minister  of  the  church  ;  substituted. 

Suthhowse  :  Southhouse,  Alexander  Straiton  on  18  Oct.  1631  served 
heir  to  the  house  and  lands  of  Straiton  and  Southhous.  Inquisit.  Speciales, 
Edin.,  no.  687.  See  also  no.  1150.  The  village  of  Straiton  is  5  miles  S  of 
the  centre  of  Edinburgh,  and  now  within  the  city  boundary. 

takes  :   tacks, leases. 

Tanochie  :  Tannachy,  in  Rathven  parish,  Banffshire.  The  lairds  were 
Tullochs.    R.  Young,  Annals  of .  .  .  Elgin,  pp.  665-7. 

taocmen  :  holders  of  a  tack  or  lease. 

Tersap'ie  :  Tersappie,  in  the  parish  of  Perth.  Rentall  of  the  County  of 
Perth  .  .  .  1649,  Perth,  1835.  The  laird  was  Wm.  Blair,  his  brother  Alex- 
ander being  his  heir  in  1661.  Inquisit.  Speciales,  Perth,  no.  676,  10  July 
1661.    See  also  Reg.  of  the  Great  Seal  of  Scot.,  1660-1668,  no.  498. 

thike  :   thatch. 

thraue  :   twenty-four  sheaves. 

Tillialan  :  Tulliallan,  a  barony  and  parish  on  N  shore  of  the  Forth 
adjoining  Culross. 

tind :   teind,  tithe. 

Toffs,  Lord :  Sir  Alexander  Belches  of  Tofts,  whose  forensic  title  was 
Lord  Tofts.  Brunton  and  Haig,  Senators  of  the  College  of  Justice  of  Scot- 
land, pp.  320-1. 

Tomson,  Sir  Thomas  :  Sir  Thomas  Thomson,  as  a  Royalist,  was  excepted 
from  the  Cromwellian  Act  of  Pardon,  1654.  Acts  Pari.  Scot.  (Record 
Series),  vi.  Pt.  ii.  818a.    See  Index,  s.v. 

Traqware,  Lord:  John,  first  Earl.  The  'beggar  Earl,'  his  last  days 
were  spent  in  poverty  and  obscurity.  Scots  Peerage,  ed.  Balfour  Paul, 
viii.  404. 

tryst :   an  appointment  to  meet ;   trysted  :   engaged  to  meet. 

Twathell :  Tweeddale,  Peeblesshire. 

ventinge :  selling. 

wages  :  wedges. 

warlocke  :  wizard. 

Wheitfeelds  :  Whitfield,  consisting  of  Over  and  Nether  Whitfield,  was 
Drummond's  property.  It  lies  2  miles  S  of  Carlops  in  NW.  Peeblesshire. 
J.  W.  Buchan  and  H.  Paton,  History  of  Peeblesshire,  hi.  (1927),  173-4. 

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52        DIARY  OF  SIR  WILLIAM  DRUMMOND 

whines  :  whins,  furze. 

Whitehill :  James  Ramsay,  created  a  baronet  in  1665,  was  laird  of 
Whitehill  in  Carrington  Parish,  Midlothian.  Riddell,  Baronetage  of 
Scotland,  v.  485,  Nat.  Lib.  Scot.,  Adv.  MS.  Coal  had  long  been  mined 
in  the  barony. 

u-ill :    while,  until. 

u-indlines :  windlins,  windlings,  a  '  bottle  '  of  straw,  i.e.  straw  bundled 
up  for  fodder. 

Winton  :   in  Pencaitland  parish,  East  Lothian. 

Woodhowslie :   see  Foollfoord. 

Woulmet :  Woolmet,  2\  miles  NW  of  Dalkeith.  The  lairds  were  Edmon- 
stones.  On  24  March  1658  James  Edmonstoun  of  Wolmet  disposed  of 
the  lands  of  Wolmet,  etc.,  to  Major  John  Biggar,  his  brother-in-law,  who 
is  described  as  '  of  Woolmet  '  in  1662.  H.M.  Register  House,  P.R.S., 
Edin.,  2nd  series,  vol.  6,  f.  439  ;  Deeds  (Mackenzie),  31  Dec.  1662  ;  cf. 
Book  of  Debts,  10  July  1656. 

yeats :  gates. 


THE   EXILED   STEWARTS 
IN   ITALY 

1717-1807 

Edited  by 
HELEN  CATHERINE  STEWART 

HON.  SERVING  SISTER,  ORDER  OF  ST.  JOHN  OF  JERUSALEM 


JAMES  FRANCIS  EDWARD  STEWART 

Original  in  Palazzo  Doria,  Rome  Photo  by  Alinari 


INTRODUCTION 

Much  has  been  written  about  the  flight  of  King  James  n. 
and  his  family  from  England  in  1688  and  the  kindly  recep- 
tion they  were  given  at  the  Court  of  Louis  xiv.,  but  not 
so  well  known  perhaps  is  the  life  of  the  Chevalier  de  Saint 
Georges,  the  only  son  of  King  James  and  Mary  of  Modena, 
after  he  left  France.  He  was  of  course  dejure  James  in.  and 
viii.,  and  as  such  was  always  acknowledged  by  the  reigning 
Popes  until  his  death  in  1766.  He  went  to  Urbino  in  1717 
at  the  express  invitation  of  Pope  Clement  xi.,  a  member 
of  the  well-known  family  of  Albani,  settled  for  hundreds 
of  years  in  Urbino,  where  their  fine  old  palace  may  still 
be  seen. 

Clement  xi.  was  a  clever  and  cultivated  man,  generous, 
interested  in  art,  a  keen  churchman  as  well  as  a  far-seeing 
statesman.  He  always  acknowledged  the  Chevalier  as 
King  James  in.  of  England  and  was  anxious  that  he  should 
spend  some  time  in  Urbino,  not  only  as  a  refuge  for  him- 
self, but  because  of  the  satisfaction  it  would  give  the 
Urbinati  to  have  a  Court  once  more  in  the  great  palace. 
This  residence  had  been  disused  since  the  abdication  of  the 
feeble  Duke  Francesco  della  Rovere  nearly  a  hundred  years 
earlier,  when  the  Duchy  of  Urbino  passed  into  the  hands 
of  the  Barberini  Pope,  Urban  viii.,  as  a  fief  of  the  Papal 
States. 

The  palace  is  a  magnificent  building  of  the  early  fifteenth 
century,  standing  on  an  isolated  hill  in  the  centre  of  the 
town,  which  dominates  the  surrounding  country.     The  air 

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56  THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

is  fresh  and  invigorating,  and  in  the  summer  James  went 
out  riding  and  amused  himself  '  by  hunting  the  hare  with 
his  clever  little  Danish  dogs.'  In  the  winter  he  evidently 
was  not  so  happy,  and  he  felt  the  cold  so  much  that  he 
sent  to  England  for  a  grate  to  burn  coal  in  the  beautiful 
seventeenth-century  fireplace  of  a  room  which  is  to  this 
day  known  as  '  The  Room  of  the  King  of  England.' 

There  are  various  manuscripts  both  in  Urbino  and 
Bologna  relating  to  the  stay  of  James  in  the  district,  the 
earliest,  which  describes  his  arrival  at  Piacenza,  being  in  the 
University  Archives  at  Bologna.  The  first  of  those  given 
below  consists  of  Notes  by  a  certain  Canonico  Ghiselli.1 
They  are  sadly  disconnected,  and  do  not  give  us  much 
information  beyond  a  scanty  list  of  the  courtiers. 

There  are  also  a  few  references  in  the  papers  of  Cardinal 
Ruffi,2  who  was  a  good  friend  to  James  and  many  years 
later  succeeded  in  reconciling  James  to  Clementina  after 
one  of  their  periodical  disputes.  The  story  attributing  to 
Lord  Peterborough  the  idea  of  assassinating  James  was  a 
fabrication,  and  Cardinal  Ruffi  showed  his  good  sense  by 
the  way  in  which  he  treated  the  poor  nobleman. 

In  Bologna  also,  but  in  the  Royal  State  Archives,  is  a 
very  interesting  book  of  miniatures  relating  to  important 
events  connected  with  the  history  of  the  city.3  In  this 
book  are  various  illustrations  of  James  and  his  family 
with  apposite  allusions,  and  it  is  clear  that  they  kept  up 
their  connection  with  Bologna  for  many  years.  James 
was  certainly  living  there  in  1728. 

Another  city  where  much  of  interest  no  doubt  still 
remains  to  be  found  with  regard  to  Jacobite  history  is 
Urbino  ;  but  since  the  Library  of  the  University  was  being 
reorganised  when  the  writer  was  there,  it  was  only  after  a 

1  See  p.  69.  2  See  p.  71.  s  See  p.  73. 


INTRODUCTION  57 

long  search  that  some  notes  on  the  marriage  of  James  and 
Clementina  were  found  in  a  history  of  the  town  by  the 
Abbe  Ricciardelli,  with  some  account  of  the  Bishop  of  Monte- 
fiascone,  who  performed  the  ceremony.1  Evidently  James 
had  known  this  Monsignor  Bonaventura  two  years  pre- 
viously, and  this  explains,  what  at  first  sight  seems  difficult 
to  understand,  why  such  a  small  out-of-the-way  place  as 
Montefiascone  should  have  been  chosen  for  the  marriage. 

We  glean  something  of  James's  sojourn  in  Urbino  from 
a  manuscript  book,  which  belongs  to  the  Bishop's  Library 
but  which  was  actually  shown  to  the  writer  by  Professor 
Renzetti,  the  Director  of  the  Museum  and  Picture  Gallery. 
It  contains  part  of  a  diary,  dated  1718,  and  is  headed 
'  Diario  delle  Cose  di  Urbino  dall'  anno  1718  di  Giovanni 
Fortinario  Gueroli  Pucci  d'Urbino  sulla  venuta,  perma- 
nenza  e  partenza  del  Re  dalla  Gran  Bretagna  Giacomo  in. 
Stuarda  in  Urbino  e  quindi  anche  il  rittorno  del  detto  Mon- 
arca  in  Urbino  con  Clementina  Sobieski  sua  sposa  ma  di 
passaggio.'  2  Unfortunately  this  is  but  a  copy  of  an  older 
book,  and  suffers  from  various  erasures  and  mistakes,  such 
as  '  1718  '  instead  of  '  1717  '  for  the  year  of  James's  resi- 
dence in  the  town.  It  is  impossible  to  identify  some  of 
the  persons  referred  to  in  the  list  of  members  of  the  Court  ; 
others  again  are  quite  comprehensible.  The  gentleman 
called  '  Conte  Metellan  Lauderdale  '  was  Alexander  Mait- 
land,  a  kinsman  of  Lord  Lauderdale,  and  evidently  a 
general  favourite,  as  may  be  gathered  from  the  mention 
of  him  in  various  letters  among  the  Stuart  Papers  at 
Windsor.  He  died  at  Urbino  ;  and  there  is  an  inspiring 
inscription  to  his  memory  in  a  corridor  of  the  Seminary 
opposite  the  Ducal  Palace.3 

James  apparently  kept  his  Court  at  Urbino  till  the  end 
of  1718.     Early  in  the  next  year  we  know  that  he  was  in 

1  See  p.  77.  2  See  p.  79.  3  See  p.  87. 


58  THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

Spain,  where  his  half-brother,  the  Duke  of  Berwick,1  was 
in  command  of  the  French  troops,  while  his  nephew,  the 
Duke  of  Liria,2  was  fighting  on  the  other  side. 

In  Rome  the  Vatican  Archives  contain  a  letter  from 
George  I.  to  the  Emperor  Charles  vi.,  undated  but  presum- 
ably written  in  1719,  when  George  paid  a  visit  to  his 
German  dominions.  It  shows  his  indignation  at  the  escape 
of  Clementina  Sobieska  from  Innsbruck  and  his  fear  of  a 
rising  in  favour  of  the  exiled  Stewarts.  The  heading  of 
the  letter  is  a  silent  testimony  to  the  attitude  of  the  Papal 
Court,  disclosing  on  which  side  lay  its  sympathies.3 

On  Clementina's  arrival  in  Rome  she  stayed  at  the 
Convent  of  the  Ursuline  Nuns  in  the  Via  Vittoria,  which 
some  seventy  years  later  gave  refuge  to  other  royal  ladies, 
the  French  princesses,  '  Mesdames  Victoire  et  Adelaide, 
Tantes  du  Roi,'  when  they  fled  from  the  fury  of  the  French 
Revolution,  and  in  which  they  studied  Italian  with  the 
famous  playwright  Goldoni. 

Maria  Clementina,  the  bride  chosen  for  James,  was  the 
youngest  daughter  of  Prince  James  Sobieski,  who,  but  for 
the  machinations  of  his  mother,  might  have  succeeded  his 
father,  the  celebrated  warrior  and  defender  of  Vienna,  as 
King  of  Poland.  As  it  was,  he  never  became  king,  but 
lived  in  exile  with  his  family  at  Ohlau. 

1  In  1937  an  American  lady  found  in  an  antiquity  shop  in  Rome  a  set  of 
twelve  beautiful  Jacobite  wine  glasses,  engraved  with  the  portrait  of 
Prince  Charles  Edward  and  the  Rose  and  Thistle.  She  bought  them  and 
with  them  was  given  a  note  declaring  that  they  were  genuine  and  had 
always  been  in  the  writer's  family.  The  owner  was  a  certain  old  lady, 
Signora  Sindaci-Steuart,  aged  nearly  ninety,  who  died  in  1938  and  is  said 
to  have  been  the  '  Nipote  '  (which  may  mean  either  niece  or  grand- 
daughter) of  the  Duke  of  Berwick,  but  it  was  not  possible  to  find  out 
anything  more  definite  about  her  antecedents. 

2  James  Francis,  Duke  of  Liria  (b.  1696,  d.  1738)  was  the  only  child 
of  the  Duke  of  Berwick  by  his  first  wife,  Honora  de  Burgh,  daughter  of 
William,  second  Earl  of  Clanricarde.  He  was  in  Scotland  with  his  uncle, 
James  Edward,  during  the  'Fifteen. 

8  See  p.  88. 


INTRODUCTION  59 

We  know  that  James  and  Clementina  did  not  actually 
meet  until  their  marriage,  which  took  place  in  the  great 
hall  of  the  Episcopal  Palace  at  Montefiascone,  on  Sep- 
tember 1,  1719,  'at  Ave  Maria,  that  is  the  twenty-fourth 
hour  by  the  Roman  Italic  clock,'  as  is  the  wording  of  the 
Register  still  preserved  in  the  Bishop's  Palace.  Monsignor 
Sebastiano  Pompilio  Bonaventura  received  special  per- 
mission of  Pope  Clement  xi.  through  the  Cardinal  Secre- 
tary of  State  Paolucci  to  perform  the  ceremony,  and  the 
witnesses  were  '  Giovanni  Hay,  Jacomo  Murray,  Carolus 
Wogan,  Giovanni  O'Brien.'  There  were  also  present 
Sebastiano  Antonino,  Vicario  Generale,  and  Father  Brown, 
Confessor  of  the  King.1 

It  is  very  unfortunate  that  this  fine  hall  has  been  divided 
and  now  has  a  large  glass  screen  right  across  it.  The  inner 
portion  is  used  as  an  office,  and  in  this  part  is  the  tablet 
commemorating  the  marriage,  with  a  smaller  one  affixed 
to  the  original,  which  records  the  baptism  in  Rome  a  year 
later  of  the  son  of  the  royal  couple  and  the  fact  that  Bishop 
Bonaventura  was  summoned  to  Rome  for  the  occasion. 
The  King  and  Queen  sent  him,  as  an  offering  after  the 
ceremony,  a  magnificent  '  Paliotto  '  (altar  frontal),  which 
is  most  carefully  preserved  in  the  palace.  It  is  embroidered 
in  gold  and  silver  thread  with  the  royal  arms  of  England 
in  the  centre,  and  is  a  very  fine  piece  of  work.  The  chaplain 
(Don  Tomaso  Leonetti)  emphasised  to  the  writer  the  fact 
that  the  royal  marriage  did  not  take  place  in  the  cathedral, 
as  is  sometimes  stated,  but  in  the  hall  referred  to  above,  and 
that  the  chapel  of  to-day  was  then  the  royal  bedchamber, 
and  as  such  was  blessed  by  the  Bishop. 


1  The  account  from  which  the  above  is  taken  is  in  the  Diocesan  Register 
and  is  partly  in  Italian  and  partly  in  Latin.  It  is  said  that  the  vows  were 
exchanged  in  French,  although  the  King  and  Queen  signed  their  names 
and  titles  in  Latin  at  the  end  of  the  document. 


60  THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

Montefiascone  is  a  little  town  about  sixty  miles  from 
Rome,  perched  on  a  high  hill  overlooking  the  beautiful 
Lake  of  Bolsena.  James  and  Clementina  spent  a  short 
time  there,  and  then  settled  down  in  the  Palazzo  Muti, 
which  had  been  prepared  for  them  by  order  of  the  Pope, 
who  also  provided  a  guard  of  honour.  Not  only  Clement  xi. 
but  also  his  successors,  Innocent  xiii.,  Benedict  xiii., 
Clement  xn.,  Benedict  xiv.,  and  Clement  xiii.,  all  acknow- 
ledged James  as  lawful  King  of  England,  but  when  it  came 
to  the  turn  of  Charles  Edward,  Clement  xiii.  refused  to 
admit  his  claim,  diligent  though  '  Prince  Charlie  '  was  in 
pressing  it,  and  he  was  always  called  '  Royal  Highness  * 
by  the  Vatican  Court.  There  was  much  friction  between 
James  and  Clementina,  partly  on  account  of  members  of 
their  Court,  but  also  because  the  Polish  princess  was  much 
more  bigoted  than  her  husband,  who,  although  very  staunch 
in  his  religious  views,  was  broad-minded  enough  to  allow 
the  service  according  to  the  rite  of  the  Church  of  England 
to  be  held  in  the  Palazzo  Muti  every  Sunday. 

There  are  two  Stewart  portraits  in  the  Convent  of 
San  Clemente  in  Rome,  which  the  Dominican  Fathers 
allowed  the  writer  to  photograph,  the  one  an  unprepos- 
sessing likeness  of  Prince  Charles  Edward  as  an  elderly 
man  ;  the  other  of  Clementina  as  an  old,  pathetic-looking 
woman. 

The  writer  thought  that  there  might  have  been  a  few 
manuscripts  to  be  found  in  the  Convent  of  the  Irish 
Church  of  Sant'  Isidoro  in  Rome,  as  Prince  Charles  Edward's 
confessors,  James  and  Michael  McCormick,  were  Fran- 
ciscans from  that  convent,  but  the  Prior  was  certain  that 
all  papers  of  any  interest  or  value  had  been  sent  to  Dublin 
in  1870,  when  the  papal  authorities  were  afraid  of  what 
Victor  Emmanuel  might  do  to  the  convents.  These  two 
brothers  were  with  their  royal  master  up  to  the  last  and 


INTRODUCTION  61 

were  both  distinguished  men  :  James  became  Head  of 
the  convent  and  died  in  1818  ;  Michael,  who  was  a  brilliant 
linguist,  died  at  Naples  in  1820. 

From  time  to  time  James  went  to  Bologna,  as  we  learn 
from  various  records  ;  but  latterly  he  does  not  seem  to 
have  journeyed  beyond  the  Castelli  Romani,  as  the  vil- 
lages and  little  towns  in  the  Alban  Hills  are  called.  At 
Albano  he  stayed  at  the  Palazzo  Savelli,  now  the  Muni- 
cipio,  and  at  Frascati  he  sometimes  spent  a  few  days  at 
the  Villa  Rocchi  (now  Villa  Muti),  which  belonged  to 
Monsignor  Cesarini,  the  chaplain  and  devoted  friend  of 
the  Cardinal  of  York. 

James  and  his  sons  considered  themselves  able  by  divine 
power  to  heal  those  afflicted  by  the  disease  known  as  the 
King's  Evil.  The  writer  owns  two  touchpieces,  one  bear- 
ing the  inscription  '  jac.  hi.  d.g.m.b.f.  et  h.r.,'  the  other 
'  car.  in.  d.g.m.b.f.  et  h.r.,'  both  in  silver  instead  of  the 
gold  which  was  always  used  in  England.  That  of  Charles 
is  slightly  the  larger,  and  the  angel  is  head  down  and  the 
tail  of  the  dragon  is  rather  longer.  On  each  medal  are  the 
words  Soli  Deo  Gloria. 

In  the  Pilgrim's  Book  of  the  English  College  in  Rome 
there  are  various  references  to  this  gift  of  healing.  For 
instance,  here  is  an  extract  dated  July  15,  1722  :  '  'Twas 
about  this  time  that  Henry  Clark,  watchmaker,  came 
with  a  little  boy  about  ten  years  of  age  who  had  to  a 
great  degree  the  King's  Evil.  His  first  design  was  only 
to  enquire  how  he  might  get  his  little  boy  touched  by 
his  Majesty,  but  this  was  not  the  only  effect  ;  for  by 
God's  Divine  Providence  his  soul  was  illuminated  and 
instead  of  his  corporeal  sight,  which  he  had  lost  in  Spain 
by  a  flash  of  lightning,  he  received,  I  hope,  one  far 
more  estimable :  his  little  child  also  was  cured  of  his 
distemper.' 


62  THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

On  August  21,  1749,  in  the  same  record,  there  is  mention 
of  a  certain  Peter  Whittel,1  '  a  Roman  Catholic,  a  watch- 
maker by  trade,'  who  after  many  adventures  both  at  home 
and  in  Spain  came  at  last  to  Italy,  '  teized  and  plagued  '  to 
do  so  by  his  wife,  an  Italian.  Alas  !  the  Italians  treated 
him  badly  and  he  reached  Rome  penniless  ;  however,  the 
writer  says  :  '  I  made  a  memorandum  for  him  to  his 
Majesty,  who  was  so  good  as  to  give  him  three  Zecchines. 
This  man  had  suffered  much  on  account  of  his  being  so 
stiff  a  Jacobite,  as  likewise  had  all  his  family,  and  once  his 
father  drunk  openly  in  ye  Old  Bailey  ye  health  of  his  Royal 
Majesty  King  James,  for  which  impudent  action  he  was 
forced  to  pay  600  Pounds  and  put  to  a  great  deal  of  trouble 
likewise.' 

The  next  section  consists  of  letters  from  James  and  from 
Clementina,  taken  chiefly  from  the  Vatican  Archives.2  The 
Royal  Stewarts  were  evidently  on  friendly  terms  with  many 
of  the  noble  Roman  families,  for  we  know  that  in  addition 
to  the  Albani  they  visited  the  Piombino,  Patrizi,  Bolognetti 
and  Doria  Palaces.  In  1739  Prince  Doria  gave  a  grand 
ball  in  their  honour,  at  which  Prince  Charles  Edward 
appeared  in  a  kilt  of  his  own  tartan.  The  traveller  Charles 
De  Brosses  mentions  that  both  brothers  were  musical,  the 
elder  playing  particularly  well  on  the  violoncello.3  In  the 
private  rooms  of  the  Doria  Palace  there  is  an  attractive 
portrait  of  James  in.  as  a  young  man  by  La  Belle,  which 
is  reproduced  in  this  volume  by  the  kind  permission  of 
Prince  Doria.4 

The  will  of  James  in.,  which  is  in  the  Vatican  Archives, 
is  dated  November  21,  1760,  and  in  it  he  mentions  that, 


1  Peter  Whittel  may  have  been  of  the  same  family  as  Ebenezer  Whittel, 
who  was  the  Duke  of  Mar's  valet. 

2  See  pp.  93-"7- 

3  Lettres  ecrites  d'ltalie  iyjg-40. 

4  Facing  p.  55. 


INTRODUCTION  63 

'  whereas  in  the  beginning  of  the  year  1744,  when  the  Prince 
left  Rome,  we  had  a  great  number  of  papers,  .  .  .  we  have 
already  deposited  the  said  papers  in  the  English  College 
of  this  City  .  .  .  and  in  the  Monte  di  Pieta  a  box  of  jewels.' 
It  is  not  unlikely  that  these  jewels  may  have  been  those 
worn  by  Charlotte,  Duchess  of  Albany,  in  after  years,  for 
there  are  various  references  to  her  appearing  in  public 
'  royally  apparelled  '  when  she  was  living  with  her  father 
in  Rome. 

The  two  letters  1  found  in  that  part  of  the  National 
Library  which  was  taken  over  from  the  Jesuits  after  the 
Unification  of  Italy  show  that  Prince  Charles  Edward  was 
keenly  anxious  that  the  Pope  should  acknowledge  his  claim 
to  the  throne  of  his  fathers.  The  humble  attitude  of  mind 
cultivated  by  the  Cardinal  towards  his  elder  brother  is 
shown  in  the  letter  to  their  father  about  '  the  Townhouse 
of  Paris,'  dated  1751. 2 

In  the  print  room  of  the  Corsini  Gallery  in  Rome  there 
are  many  interesting  portraits  of  the  Royal  Stewarts  : 
several  of  Mary  Queen  of  Scots  ;  one  of  Mary  of  Orange 
on  horseback  with  a  flourishing  thistle  growing  out  of  a 
rose  ;  several  of  James  in.,  generally  called  the  Chevalier 
de  Saint  Georges  ;  and  a  copper  engraving  of  Charles 
Edward  by  Nicholas  Poilly,  which  represents  the  Prince 
standing  on  the  shore  and  gazing  at  ships  at  sea,  with  this 
verse  below  : 

'  Edouard  presque  seul  vole  vers  ses  Etats 
Ses  fortunes  et  ses  droits  accompagnent  ses  pas  : 
Quel  Prince  mieux  que  lui  pretend  a  la  Couronne, 
Si  le  Sang  la  transmet,  si  la  vertu  la  donne.' 

(Vend  a  Paris  1747.) 

1  See  p.  n8.  2  See  p.  116. 


64  THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

Prince  Charles  Edward  had  an  unhappy  married  life  both 
in  Florence  and  in  Rome,  but  his  last  days  were  soothed  by 
the  care  and  attention  of  his  daughter.  The  weather-vane 
of  the  Palazzo  San  Clementi  (formerly  Guadagni)  where 
they  lived  in  Florence  still  bears  the  royal  initials  '  C.  R.' 
In  1786  they  moved  to  Rome  and  settled  in  the  Palazzo 
Muti  in  the  Piazza  S.S.  Apostoli.  In  1787  Charlotte  was 
given  entire  charge  of  her  father's  affairs.1  He  had  one 
faithful  friend,  '  John  Stewart,  an  Athol  man,'  2  who  re- 


1  See  p.  129. 

2  John  Stewart  (whose  father's  name  was  James)  is  called  by  Prince 
Charles  Edward  in  his  will  his  '  Maestro  di  Casa,'  and  the  bequest  is  made  to 
him  of  one  hundred  '  Scudi  Fiorentini  '  a  month,  as  well  as  a  pleasant  and 
convenient  apartment  in  the  Florentine  palace,  in  recognition  of  his  faithful 
and  assiduous  service.  John  Stewart  married  a  Roman,  Rosa  Fiorani, 
and  in  1787  their  son  Charles  sought  admission  to  the  English  College  in 
Rome,  his  '  Protettore  '  being  Cardinal  Corsini. 

"When  working  in  the  Vatican  during  1938  the  writer  was  able  to  follow 
up  the  career  of  this  Charles  Stewart  through  the  publication  of  a  new 
pamphlet  (not  yet  put  into  the  library)  relating  to  the  Castellans  of  the 
Castle  of  Sant'  Angelo.  Charles  became  an  officer  in  the  Papal  Army  and 
rose  to  be  Director  of  the  Artillery  School.  He  was  generally  esteemed,  of 
an  imposing  figure,  dignified  yet  simple.  Pius  ix.  made  him  provisional 
Commandant  of  Sant'  Angelo,  and  he  was  present  when  the  Pope  fled  to 
Gaeta  in  1848  and  at  the  proclamation  of  the  Republic.  He  remained  in 
command  until  the  French  took  the  castle  on  July  3,  1848.  He  died  at 
104  Via  Frattina,  Rome,  on  December  27,  1864,  and  lies  buried  in  the 
parish  church  of  San  Lorenzo  in  Lucina,  in  the  left  transept  of  which  there 
are  marble  tablets  to  his  memory  and  that  of  his  wife,  Marianna  Pioli. 
The  inscription  to  him  is  as  follows  : — 

HIC    JACET    CAROLUS    STUVART 

ULTIMUS    E    STIRPE    QUAE    EXTURBATOS    EX    ANGLIA    REGES 

PER    EXILIA    ET    EXPEDITIONES    SEQUUTA 

CUM    CAROLO    ODOARDO    DUCE    ROMAE    DEMUM    CONSEDIT 

IN    PONTIFICIA    MILITIA    BALLISTARIORUM    REGIMEN    TENUIT 

IPSO    CURANTE    MUNITIONES    CENTUMCELLARUM    ADAUCTAE 

URBIS    ARCI    PRAEFUIT 

PLURIUM    EQUITATUM    INSIGNIA    MERUIT 

PATRIMONIO    PAUPERIBUS    DI    TURNO    FAMULATU    SIBI    ADDICTIS    RELICTO 

OBIT  SEXTO  KALENDAS  JANUARIAS  ANNI  MDCCCLXV  ANNOS  NATUS  LXXXVI 

CORPUS  EIUS  VOLUNTATE  PROPE  ILLUD  PRAEMORTUAE  UXORIS  HIC  POSITUM 

IN  PACE   DOMINI  DIEM  RESURRECTIONIS  EXPECTAT 


INTRODUCTION  65 

mained  with  him  to  the  very  end  and  was  with  him  when  he 
died  on  January  30,  1788.  After  his  death  six  altars  were 
set  up  in  the  palace  and  two  hundred  masses  were  said 
during  the  thirty  hours  that  elapsed  before  the  body  of 
Charles  Edward  Stewart  was  transferred  in  a  horse 
litter  to  Frascati,  where  he  was  buried  in  his  brother's 
cathedral. 

Henry,  Cardinal  of  York,  evidently  made  himself  much 
beloved  in  his  diocese,  and  it  is  touching  to  find  that  even 
now  there  is  a  feeling  of  reverence  and  affection  for  him — 
more  than  a  hundred  years  after  his  death.  Pope  Benedict 
xiv.  decreed  that  he  should  be  known  as  '  Serenissimus 
Cardinalis  Dux  Eboraci.'  He  restored  the  ancient  fortress 
at  Frascati,  called  the  '  Rocca,'  which  had  been  presented 
to  the  see  a  few  years  previously  by  Benedict  xiv.  The 
Cardinal  made  it  his  episcopal  palace  and  had  many  of  the 
rooms  painted  by  the  Polish  artist  Thaddaus  Kuntz  (Taddeo 
Cunz),  who  also  decorated  the  seminary  at  Frascati  with 
frescoes  depicting  the  life  of  the  Virgin.  Some  of  the 
Cardinal's  furniture  still  remains,  including  a  set  of  very 
fine  leather  chairs  with  his  coat  of  arms.  On  the  staircase 
an  inscription  recounts  the  fact  that  in  October  1802 
Pope  Pius  vii.  '  showed  his  great  benignity  by  being  the 
guest  of  Henry,  Cardinal-Bishop  of  Frascati,  called  the 
Duke  of  York.  At  dinner  the  Pope  was  seated  between 
the  Cardinal  and  Charles  Emanuel  iv.,  King  of  Sardinia, 
then  in  exile.' 1 

In  the  latter  part  of  the  eighteenth  century  it  was  said 
in  Rome  that  in  the  house  of  the  Cardinal  of  York  one 
could  always  be  sure  of  a  welcome  and  hospitality.     On 


1  See  p.  122.  Charles  Emanuel,  as  great-grandson  of  Henrietta,  Duchess 
of  Orleans,  was,  after  the  Cardinal  of  York,  the  heir  de  jure  to  the  throne 
of  Britain.  Henrietta,  known  as  Minette,  was  the  favourite  sister  of 
Charles  n. 

E 


66  THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

one  occasion,  at  least,  the  Cardinal  and  the  Duke  of  Sussex, 
son  of  George  in.,  had  a  pleasant  meeting,  as  we  gather 
from  the  account  given  by  an  unknown  witness  and  found 
by  the  writer  in  the  Vatican  Archives.1  The  Cardinal  began 
to  form  his  famous  library  while  he  was  still  in  the  Cancel- 
leria  in  Rome.  When  he  was  transferred  to  Frascati,  he 
naturally  took  it  with  him  ;  and  there  he  had  the  very 
fine  bookcases  made  which  still  adorn  the  seminary.  They 
are  of  good  architectural  design,  suited  to  the  large  hall, 
and  they  contain  about  fifteen  thousand  books,  some  of 
them  of  great  value.  There  is  a  large  collection  of  Bibles 
in  many  languages  and  numerous  classical  works  as  well 
as  English  books  of  that  date,  many  of  the  latter  untouched 
since  the  death  of  the  Cardinal.  His  beautiful  missal  may 
be  seen,  bound  in  red  velvet,  with  an  artistic  '  H  '  on  the 
outside  in  blue  and  gold  ;  also  a  charming  Book  of  Hours 
bound  in  grey  velvet  with  silver  clasps  and  monogram, 
which  had  once  belonged  to  Catherine  de'  Medici.  There 
is  an  interesting  old  genealogical  tree  of  the  Stewart 
family,  and  there  are  a  few  old  maps.  The  books  bound 
in  vellum  are  in  fairly  good  condition,  but  those  in 
leather  are  sadly  in  need  of  restoration.  The  fund 
created  by  the  Cardinal  for  the  maintenance  of  the  library 
is  no  longer  to  be  traced,  and  indeed  may  quite  possibly 
have  vanished  when  he  had  to  flee  to  Naples  and  after- 
wards to  Venice  at  the  time  of  the  French  occupation  of 
Rome  in  1798. 

A  marble  bust  of  the  founder  stands  in  the  centre 
of  the  library  ;  there  is  an  attractive  easel  picture  by 
Kuntz  of  the  Cardinal's  patron  saint,  Henry,  the  Bavarian 
king  who  christianised  Poland  at  the  end  of  the  tenth 
century. 

1  See  p.  124. 


INTRODUCTION  67 

Monsignor  Angelo  Cesarini,  Titular  Bishop  of  Milevi,  the 
devoted  friend  and  chaplain  of  the  Cardinal  of  York,  who 
made  him  executor  of  his  will,  evidently  did  his  best  to 
carry  out  his  patron's  wishes  ;  but  it  seems  that  while  he 
was  ill  some  of  the  precious  papers  and  documents  were 
lost,  and  certainly  they  did  not  all  come  to  England  as  the 
Cardinal  desired.  The  charming  Villa  Muti  (then  called 
Rocchi)  belonged  to  Monsignor  Cesarini.  The  garden  is 
delightful  with  its  low  box  hedges  cut  in  elaborate  geo- 
metrical patterns  ;  in  the  house  itself  is  an  interesting 
portrait  of  a  cavalier  in  armour,  holding  a  field-marshal's 
baton.  Marchesa  Muti  says  that  this  picture  has  always 
been  called  James  n.  of  England,  but  it  does  not  seem  to 
resemble  other  portraits  of  him  and  there  is  no  record  of 
its  provenance. 

In  the  cathedral  at  Frascati  are  carefully  preserved  some 
magnificent  vestments  owned  by  the  Cardinal  and  em- 
broidered in  gold  and  silver.  They  are  of  somewhat  the 
same  style  as  the  Paliotto  at  Montefiascone,  and  are  only 
shown  by  special  permission  in  the  presence  of  two  priests. 

Henry  Benedict,  the  last  of  the  Royal  House  of  Stewart, 
died  at  Frascati,  on  July  13,  1807.  When  his  funeral  took 
place  in  Rome,  the  body  of  Prince  Charles  Edward  was  re- 
moved from  Frascati,  and  the  two  brothers  were  buried  in 
the  crypt  of  St.  Peter's  next  to  each  other  and  beside  their 
father,  in  a  temporary  tomb  of  concrete.  In  1939  a  stately 
tomb  of  breccia  rosario  was  erected,  with  the  Royal  Crown 
in  bronze.  It  was  dedicated  on  March  17  by  Cardinal 
Hinsley.  Monsignor  Budelacci,  the  Auxiliary  Bishop  of 
Frascati,  who  saw  the  coffins  when  they  were  being  trans- 
ferred, told  the  writer  that  the  original  inscriptions  were 
perfectly  legible,  each  on  its  own  plate,  recording  names 
and  titles,  and  the  seals  with  the  Royal  Arms  were 
intact. 


68  THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

'  La  race  des  Stuarts  a  mis  cent  dix  neuf  ans  a  s'eteindre 
apres  avoir  perdu  le  trone  qu'elle  n'a  jamais  retrouve. 
Trois  pretendants  se  sont  transmis  dans  l'exil  l'ombre  d'une 
couronne  ;  ils  avaient  de  l'intelligence  et  de  courage,  que 
leur  a-t-il  manque  ?  ' — (Chateaubriand). 

HELEN  CATHERINE  STEWART. 


NOTES   FROM   THE    CHRONICLE    OF   THE 
CANONICO    GHISELLI 

In  the  University  Archives  at  Bologna 

Piacenza  il  di  2  Marzo  (1717).  II  Principe  Cavalier  di 
San  Giorgio  stette  la  sera  fuor  di  Piacenza  e  il  Principe 
Duca  di  Parma  ando  a  visitarlo  ;   parlavano  Francese. 

Arrivo  in  Bologna,  Dimorra  e  Partenza  di  Giacomo 
Stuardo  Principe  di  Galles,  13  Marzo  1717,  incontrato  di 
Don  Carlo  Albani. 

£  un  bel  Monarcha,  piutosto  alto  che  basso,  e  ha  molto 
sommiglianza  col  fu  Duca  Francesco  suo  zio. 

Ruolo  delle  Persone,  Treno  ed  Equipaggio  della  Maesta 
di  Giacomo  in.  di  Casa  Stuarda,  Re  d'Inghilterra  sotto 
nome  di  Cavaliere  di  San  Giorgio. 

Prima  il  Cavaliere  di  San  Giorgio 
il  Milord  Duca  di  Ormond 
Landon  Ten.  Gen. 

il  nipote  di  Ormond 
monsu  Bouro 

Hond 

Venn  Seg.  di  Gabinetto 

Guidi 

Hoc  Scudiere 

della  Torre  „ 

Memoria — Un  appartamento  per  il  Re,  in  quel  medesimo 
sia  un  Gabinetto  ed  una  scala  segreta  ed  una  camera 
per  li  paggi  al  paso  del  medesimo.  II  secondo  apparta- 
mento deve  servire  per  il  Duca  d'Ormond.  II  Duca  del 
Mar  piu  vicino  che  sia  possibile  aH'appartamento  del  Re. 

Una  o  due  per  i  paggi,  una  per  il  Maestro  di  Casa,  non 
importa  che  le  Famiglie  siano  fuori. 

69 


70  THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

Lista  dei  Cavalieri  a  tavola — non  si  trova  tra  questi  il 
Marchese  del  Maar,  ma  si  e  fermato  a  Sciambere  (Cham- 
bery)  con  voce  di  pigliare  certe  acque. 

Ormond 

Seldon  Ten.  Gen. 

Nipote  del  Ormond 

....   (illegible) 

•         '        •        •  5> 

Venn  Seg.  di  Gabinetto 

Hoc  Scudiere 

de  la  Torre  „ 

Guidi  Seg.  di  Ormond 

Vadesor 

II  Duca  di  Ormond  ando  a  vedere  diversi  Portici,  e  San 
Michele.  Dicono  tutt'essi  Inglesi  che  si  figuravano  essere 
piu  bella  Bologna  che  Pesaro. 

In  Modena  il  Duca  incontro  il  Re. 

La  Dnchessa  d'Annover,1  parente  del  Re  inglese  usur- 
patore  regnante,  fece  gran  complimenti  al  Re  Giacomo, 
che  con  volto  sereno  le  disse  che  non  si  affaticasse  perche 
non  ha  luogo  di  prestarvi  fede. 

{Translation) 

Piacenza  2  March  (1717).  The  Chevalier  de  Saint  Georges 
spent  the  night  outside  Piacenza  ;  the  Duke  of  Parma  visited 
him  ;  they  spoke  French. 

Arrival  in  Bologna,  stay  and  departure  of  James  Stuart, 
Prince  of  Wales,  13  March  1717,  met  by  Don  Carlo  Albani. 

He  is  a  handsome  monarch,  rather  tall  than  short  and  bears 
a  great  resemblance  to  his  late  uncle  Duke  Francis. 

List  of  persons  and  retinue  of  His  Majesty  James  in.  of  the 
House  of  Stuart,  King  of  England,  under  the  name  of  Chevalier 
de  Saint  Georges. 

[The  names  follow.] 


1  '  La  Duchessa  d'Annover  '  may  have  been  the  sister  of  George  I.,  or 
his  daughter,  both  named  Sophia,  or,  more  probably,  the  Duchess  of 
Brunswick,  mother-in-law  of  Rinaldo,  reigning  Duke  of  Modena. 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY  71 

Note  :  An  apartment  for  the  King,  in  which  must  be  a 
cabinet  and  a  secret  stair,  and  a  room  for  the  pages  quite  near. 
The  second  apartment  is  for  the  Duke  of  Ormond.  The  Duke 
of  Mar  as  close  as  possible  to  the  King's  apartment. 

One  or  two  for  the  pages,  one  for  the  Master  of  the  House- 
hold ;   no  matter  if  the  Servants  are  outside. 

List  of  Courtiers  at  table ;  the  Marquis  of  Mar  is  not  here, 
he  has  stopped  at  Chambery,  rumour  says  to  take  certain  waters. 

[The  names  follow.] 

The  Duke  of  Ormond  went  to  see  several  arcades  and  also 
San  Michele.  All  these  English  say  that  they  considered 
Bologna  to  be  more  beautiful  than  Pesaro. 

In  Modena  the  Duke  met  the  King. 

The  Duchess  of  Hanover,  a  relation  of  the  reigning  usurper 
King  of  England,  paid  great  compliments  to  King  James,  who 
with  a  serene  expression  told  her  that  she  need  not  trouble 
herself,  because  he  was  not  inclined  to  believe  her. 


NOTES  FROM  THE  PAPERS  OF  CARDINAL  TOMMASO 
RUFFI,  BISHOP  OF  FERRARA  AND  OF  THE  CITY 
AND    DISTRICT    OF    BOLOGNA 

In  the  University  Archives  at  Bologna 

1717  Sett.  19  Sabato.  Questa  mattina  vi  e  stato  all'u- 
dienza  di  S.E.il  Cavaliere  Spedizioniere  dal  Re  d'Inghilterra 
da  Urbino,  trattato  da  S.  E.  a  colazione. 

1717  Ott.  17  Domenica.  Milord  Peterburgo x  questa 
mattina,  dopo  essere  ritornato  ieri  sera  dal  Forte  Urbano 
dove  era  stato  condotto  per  il  sospetto  anno  che  potesse 
machinare  la  morte  al  Re  d'Inghilterra  che  sta  ad  Urbino, 
e  stato  a  visitare  S.  E.  che  l'ha  trattato  conforme  il  Gon- 
faloniere  con  darle  Udienza  sotto  il  Baldachino,  e  l'ha 
fatto  servire  d'una  carozza,  ed  e  stato  a  pranzo  con  S.  E. 

1  Charles  Mordaunt,  3rd  Earl  of  Peterborough,  had  commanded  the 
Allied  army  in  Spain,  1705-7,  where  he  fought  against  the  Duke  of  Berwick. 
He  died  at  Lisbon  in  1735. 


72  THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

1727  Giugno  26.  Sua  Eminenza  e  stata  al  Palazzo  Ala- 
mandini  dal  Re  d'Inghilterra. 

1727  Giugno  27.  Questa  mattina  S.  E.  e  stata  alia 
rigita  (?)  del  Re  d'Inghilterra,  avendo  concluso  l'acco- 
modamento  tra  il  Re  e  la  Regina. 

1727  Luglio  4.  Dopo  pranzo  essendo  S.  E.  a  caminare 
sotto  gli  Portici  di  San  Luca,  il  Re  e  stato  a  ritrovarlo  ad 
un'ora  di  notte,  e  partito  dicesi  andare  incontro  alia  Regina 
sua  Consorte  che  si  porta  a  Bologna. 

1727  Luglio  12.  Sua  Maesta  a  ore  5  e  giunta  alia  Villa 
Degli  Alamandini  alia  Croce  di  Biasco,  senza  nessun 
ricordo. 

(Translation) 

1717  Sept.  19  Saturday.  This  morning  His  Eminence 
received  in  audience  the  Commissioner  of  the  King  of  Encr- 
land  from  Urbino,  and  he  remained  to  luncheon. 

Oct.  17  Sunday.  This  morning  Lord  Peterborough  came  to 
visit  His  Eminence,  having  returned  yesterday  evening  from 
the  Forte  Urbano,  where  he  had  been  taken  on  suspicion  that 
he  was  plotting  the  death  of  the  King  of  England  who  is  at 
Urbino.  His  Eminence  treated  him  according  to  the  wishes  of 
the  Magistrates,  giving  him  audience  under  the  Baldachino, 
and  after  he  had  dined  with  His  Eminence  the  Cardinal  pro- 
vided him  with  a  carriage. 

1727  June  26.  His  Eminence  went  to  visit  the  King  of 
England  at  the  Alamandini  Palace. 

June  27.  This  morning  His  Eminence  went  to  the  recep- 
tion of  the  King  of  England,  having  concluded  the  reconcilia- 
tion between  the  King  and  Queen. 

July  4.  After  dinner  as  His  Eminence  was  walking  under 
the  Arcades  of  San  Luca  the  King  came  to  visit  him  at  one 
o'clock,  and  left,  it  is  said,  to  meet  the  Queen  his  Consort 
who  was  arriving  at  Bologna. 

July  12.  At  five  o'clock  His  Majesty  arrived  at  the  Villa 
Alamandini,  but  left  no  message. 


BOOK  OF  MINIATURES  RELATING  TO  THE  ROYAL 
STEWARTS  TAKEN  FROM  '  INSIGNIA  DEGLI  ANZIANI,' 
VOLUME    XIII 

In  the  State  Archives  of  Bologna 

1717  Marzo-Aprile.  Ricevimento  solenne  alle  confine 
dello  Stato  Pontificio  del  pretendente  al  trono  d'lnghil- 
terra,  Giacomo  in.,  da  Carlo  Albani,  nipote  del  Papa. 

(Solemn  reception  at  the  frontier  of  the  Pontifical  State  of 
the  Pretender  to  the  throne  of  England,  James  in.,  by  Carlo 
Albani,  nephew  of  the  Pope.) 

The  picture  shows  a  group  of  cavaliers  landing 
from  a  boat.  James  is  dressed  in  grey  with  a 
small  black  hat  and  a  cane,  his  shoes  are  tied 
with  scarlet  and  he  wears  a  flowing  wig  ;  he  is 
received  by  Don  Carlo  Albani  in  bright  blue  with 
a  gold  waistcoat  who  is  handing  him  a  paper. 
An  angel  in  yellow  in  the  sky  holds  two  flags, 
one  with  the  Royal  Arms  of  England,  the  other 
with  the  crest  of  the  Albani  family  ;  cherubs  are 
bearing  aloft  a  cardinal's  hat ;  to  the  right  is 
another  group  and  a  red  silk  tent  with  a  coach 
beyond  and  two  buglers  on  horseback. 

JACOBI    III    MAGNAE    BRITANNIAE    REGIS 
ADVENTUS    A    CAROLO    ALBANI    NOMINE    PONTIFICIS 
IN    FINIBUS    BONONIENSIUM    EXCEPTI 

1721  Gennaio-Febbraio.  La  moglie  di  Giacomo  in.  pre- 
tendente al  trono  d'Inghilterra  offre  il  primogenito  neonato 
a  tre  cardinali  per  la  conversione  alia  fede  cattolica.  Due 
gruppi  di  complessamente  18  persone.1 


1  This  is  reproduced  in  Edith  E.  Coulson  James  :  Bologna  (London,  1909). 

73 


74  THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

(The  wife  of  James  in.,  Pretender  to  the  throne  of  England, 
offers  her  firstborn  to  three  cardinals  for  his  conversion  to  the 
Catholic  Faith.     Two  groups  of  altogether  18  persons.) 

A  room  with  red  damask  walls,  four  candelabra 
with  three  candles  lighted  ;  in  the  centre  Clemen- 
tina, in  pale  green  and  gold  with  flowing  sleeves, 
holds  the  baby  (who  is  swaddled  and  wears  a  cap) 
towards  a  cardinal  wearing  a  long  grey  robe  with 
a  red  cap,  cloak  and  stockings  and  black  shoes. 
One  lady  is  in  blue  with  a  cross  on  a  chain  round 
her  neck.  The  King  is  in  red  with  a  sword  and 
his  hat  under  his  arm  ;  there  are  various  courtiers. 

SERENISSIMO    JACOBI    ANGLIAE    REGIS 

AD    NOVUM    ORTODOXAE    FIDEI    AUGMENTUM    ET    DECUS 

PRIMOGENITO 

COLLAETANTUR    ANTIANI    CONSULES    PRIMI    BIMESTRIS 

ANNI  1721 

1725  Battesimo  del  secondogenito  del  pretendente  al 
trono  d'Inghilterra  Giacomo  in.  e  di  Clementina  Sobiesky 
nella  cappella  di  Santa  Marta  da  Papa  Benedetto  xm. 

(Baptism  of  the  second  son  of  the  Pretender  to  the  throne  of 
England,  James  in.,  and  of  Clementina  Sobieska,  in  the  chapel 
of  Santa  Marta,  by  Pope  Benedict  xm.) 

This  picture  shows  a  church  with  a  painting  of 
the  Virgin  and  Child  over  the  altar  and  a  praying 
saint.  A  lady  in  blue  with  a  white  cap  is  offering 
the  baby  to  the  Pope,  who  is  dressed  in  white 
edged  with  lace  and  wears  red  shoes  ;  his  cope 
is  gold  lined  with  green,  and  his  cap  is  a  close 
red  one  ;  he  pours  water  from  a  shell  on  the 
baby's  head  over  a  large  blue  vase.  Some  car- 
dinals and  a  few  courtiers  are  present,  and  Charles 
Edward,  a  little  child  in  a  long  blue  frock,  is 
being  held  by  a  gentleman  in  brown  who,  bending 
down,  points  to  the  Pope  ;  James  and  Clemen- 
tina, arm  in  arm,  enter  the  room,  she  in  green, 
he  in  brown. 

Gli  Anziani  del  secondo  bimestre  dell'anno  1725  hanno 
creduto  degno  di  Memoria   il   felice   Successo   del  Parto 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY  75 

d'un  secondogenito  dato  in  luce  alii  6  di  Marzo  dalla  Maesta 
della  Regina  Brittanica  Clementina  Subieschi,  e  nello 
stesso  giorno,  fu  dalla  Santita  del  Regnante  Pontefice 
Benedetto  xiii.  Battezato  nella  Cappella  di  S.  Marta  con 
li  nomi  di  Enrico  Benedetto  Maria,  e  nella  stessa  Occasione 
fece  il  Papa  le  solenni  Cerimonie  della  Chiesa  sovra  il 
Regio  Principe  di  Galles  Primogenito  del  Re  Giacomo  in. 
d'Inghilterra  cui  da  Monsignore  Bonaventura  Vescovo  di 
Montefiascone  era  stata  data  l'Acqua  del  Battesimo  nel 
Suo  Nascere.  Cosi  Dio  feliciti  i  communi  desiderii  nel 
Conseguimento  della  perduta  Corona  pel  Trionfo  maggiore 
della  nostra  Santa  Religione. 

(The  Councillors  for  the  second  two-monthly  period  of  the 
year  1725  have  thought  worthy  of  memory  the  happy  event  of 
the  birth  of  a  second  son  born  on  the  6th  of  March  to  Her 
Majesty  the  British  Queen,  Clementina  Sobieska,  and  baptized 
on  the  same  day  by  the  reigning  Pontiff  Benedict  xiii.  in  the 
Chapel  of  Santa  Marta.  On  the  same  occasion  the  Pope 
performed  the  solemn  ceremonies  of  the  Church  upon  the 
Royal  Prince  of  Wales,  the  firstborn  of  King  James  in.  of 
England,  who  had  been  baptized  at  his  birth  by  Monsignor 
Bonaventura,  Bishop  of  Montefiascone.  Thus  may  God  give 
happy  effect  to  our  common  desire  in  the  recovery  of  the 
lost  Crown  for  the  greater  triumph  of  our  Holy  Religion.) 

1726  Settembre-Ottobre.  Gli  Anziani  si  congratulano 
dell'arrivo  dei  predendenti  al  trono  d'Inghilterra.1 

(The  Councillors  welcome  the  Pretenders  to  the  throne  of 
England  on  their  arrival.) 

James  is  in  brown  with  the  ribbon  of  the  Garter 
and  a  black  hat,  and  is  received  by  eight  gentle- 
men in  black,  all  with  long  white  wigs  ;  the  walls 
of  the  room  are  hung  with  red  damask.  The 
little  Prince  is  in  scarlet  with  a  black  hat,  and 


1  Reproduced  in  Edith  E.  Coulson  James:  Bologna  (London,  1909), 
where  the  lady  is  said  to  be  '  the  Contessa  Pepoli,  the  bride  of  the  occasion  ' 
(p.  87). 


76  THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

Clementina,  who  wears  blue,  is  holding  the  baby. 
The  Fleur-de-Lys  is  painted  in  the  centre  and  at 
one  side  the  British  Royal  Arms  with  the  words  : 

REGALIS    ANGLIAE    FAMIGLIAE    ADVENTUM 
GRATULANTUR  S.P.Q.B. 

1726  Novembre-Dicembre.  Festa  da  ballo  con  il  Prin- 
cipe di  Galles  e  il  pretendente  al  trono  d'Inghilterra. 

(A  ball,  with  the  Prince  of  Wales  and  the  Pretender  to  the 
throne  of  England.) 

James,  seated  on  a  throne  in  the  midst  of 
courtiers,  watches  the  Prince,  who  wears  red, 
dancing  with  a  lady  in  blue. 

1729  Maggio-Giugno.  II  Pretendente  al  trono  d'Inghil- 
terra riceve  in  un  salone  drappeggiato  di  rosso  i  legati 
bolognesi  prima  del  suo  viaggio  per  Roma. 

(The  Pretender  to  the  throne  of  England  receives  the  Legates 
of  Bologna  in  a  saloon  hung  with  red  before  his  departure  for 
Rome.) 

James  and  Clementina  are  standing  to  receive 
the  Councillors  and  are  attended  by  five  ladies 
and  one  man. 

FELICISSIMUM    ITER    ROMAM    VERSUS 

REGINAE    BRITANNIAE 

BONONIENSES    LEGATI    INAUGURANTUR 


ESTRATTO    DELLA    STORIA    D'URBINO 
dell'   ABBATE   RICCIARDELLI   NEL- 

l'archivio  dell'  universita  d'urbino 

Sebastiano  Pompilio,  nato  1660,  fratello  di  Alessandro 
Bonaventura : 

Alessandro  viii.  Papa,  lo  cred  vescovo  di  Gubbio  1690  ; 
Clemente  xi.  nel  1706  lo  pose  al  governo  di  Montefiascone  e 
Corneto.  Questo  Vescovo  infra  tant'altri  dallo  stato  ponte- 
ficio,  ebbe  Ponore  d'essere  trascelto  per  la  solenne  funzione 
di  sposare  Giacomo  Re  d'Inghilterra  a  Maria  Clementina 
Sobieski,  il  che  fece  con  gravissima  pompa  nella  cappella 
del  suo  vescovado  di  Montefiascone  e  contestano  exter- 
nando  un  tal  fatto  due  iscrizioni  lapidarie  che  leggonsi 
nella  sala  dell'avida  sua  abitazione  e  nell'Episcopio  di 
Montefiascone  ;  e  l'anno  venturo  fu  chiamato  a  Roma 
il  detto  vescovo  per  battezzare  il  reale  germe  frutto  di 
queste  eseguite  nozze,  il  qual  Re  Giacomo  da  Roma 
venendo  in  Urbino  fu  accolto  per  via  in  Soriano  dal  nostro 
Cardinale  Annibale  e  dai  due  fratelli  Carlo  e  Alessandro 
Albani. 

{Translation) 

Sebastiano  Pompilio,  born  1660,  brother  of  Alessandro  Bona- 
ventura : 

Pope  Alexander  viii.  created  him  Bishop  of  Gubbio  1690  ; 
Clement  xi.  in  1706  put  him  to  govern  Montefiascone  and 
Corneto.  This  bishop,  amongst  many  other  honours  from  the 
Pontifical  State,  had  that  of  being  chosen  for  the  solemn 
function  of  marrying  James  King  of  England  to  Maria  Clemen- 
tina Sobieska,  which  he  did  with  great  pomp  in  the  chapel 
of  his  Episcopal  Palace  at  Montefiascone,  and  this  event  is 
attested  by  two  lapidary  inscriptions  which  may  be  read  in 
the  hall  of  his  family  dwelling  and  in  the  Bishop's  Palace  at 
Montefiascone  ;    and  the  following  year  the  said  Bishop  was 

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78  THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

called  to  Rome  to  baptize  the  royal  issue  of  the  marriage. 
The  said  King  James  coming  to  Urbino  from  Rome  was  met 
on  the  way  at  Soriano  by  our  Cardinal  Annibale  and  by  his 
two  brothers,  Carlo  and  Alessandro  Albani. 

Inscription  in  the  Episcopal  Palace  at  Montefiascone. 

authoritate  et  auspiciis 

clementis  xi  pont  max 

in  hoc  cubicolo 

sebastianus  pompilius  bona  ventura 

montis  falisci  et  corneti  episcopus 

sacro  ecclesiae  ritu 

jacobum  iii  britanniae  regem 

et  mariam  clementiniam  sobieski 

inclyt  mem  joannis  iii  poloniae  regis 

ex  jacobo  filio  neptem 

connubio  iunxit 

kalendis  septembris  anno  sal  mdccxix 

atque  ad  perennem  rei  gestae  memoriam 

monumentum  posuit 


EORUNDEM    REGIORUM    CONIUGUM 

FILIUM    PRIMOGENITUM 

PRAEDICTUS    EPISCOPUS 

INTER   EFFUSAS   EXULTANTIS    POPULI    GRATULATIONES 

IN    ALMA    URBE 

SACRIS    BAPTISMI    AQUIS    ABLUIT 

POSTREMA    DIE    ANNI    MDCCXX 


ESTRATTI  DAL  DIARIO  DELLE  COSE  DI  URBINO  DAL- 
L'ANNO  1718  DI  GIOVANNI  FORTINARIO  GUEROLI 
PUCCI  D'URBINO  SULLA  VENUTA,  PERMANENZA  E 
PARTENZA  DEL  RE  DALLA  GRAN  BRETAGNA 
GIACOMO  III.  STUARDA  IN  URBINO  E  QUINDI 
ANCHE  IL  RITTORNO  DEL  DETTO  MONARCA  IN 
URBINO  CON  CLEMENTINA  SOBIESKI  SUA  SPOSA 
MA    DI    PASSAGGIO. 

Giacomo  in.,  Stuardo,  di  gia  succeduto  nelle  raggioni 
sulla  Gran  Bretagna  a  suo  Padre  Giacomo  n.  morto  li 
16  Settembre  del  1701  in  Francia  ove  erasi  rifugiato  colla 
Reale  sua  famiglia  ne  grandissime  torbidi  del  proprio 
Regno  e  dove  venne  da  Luigi  xiv.  accolto  ed  assistito 
colle  potente  sue  forze  fino  li  primo  Novembre  del  1715 
(quando  ?)  cesso  il  monarca  francese  di  vivere  ;  finalmente 
cosi  volendo  le  imperioze  politiche  circostanze  dovette  il 
detto  Giacomo  in.  ne  primi  anni  del  Regno  di  Luigi  xv. 
partirsene  dalla  Francia,  e  ricovrarsi  in  Italia,  dove  dal 
Papa  Clemente  xi.  chiamato  ed  accolto  con  paterno  amore 
in  Roma,  gli  offerse  Urbino  sua  Patria  a  maggior  sicurezza 
dalla  Reale  Sua  Persona,  quale  offerta  il  Re  Giacomo  ben 
volentieri  avendo  accettato  se  ne  venne  ad  abitare  in 
Urbino  e  qui  incomincia  il  Diario  del  sopradetto  Gueroli 
Pucci. 

Li  11  Luglio  1718  (1717)  giorno  di  Domenica  soleniz- 
ziandosi  dalle  moniale  di  Santa  Chiara  di  Urbino  la  festa  di 
Sant'Amadeo  giunse  nella  detta  citta  di  Urbino  la  sacra 
maesta  di  Giacomo  in.,  Re  dalla  Gran  Bretagna,  il  quale 
fin  da  fanciullo  esule  dal  suo  Trono  fu  portato  in  Francia 

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80  THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

appresso  Luigi  xiv.  da  cui  sempre  con  sovrano  cordiale 
affetto  assistito  avendo  tentato  tutto  il  possibile  per 
ristabilirlo  sul  Trono,  sebbene  in  vano,  convenneli  dopo  la 
morte  di  quel  monarca  francese  allontanarsi  e  partire  di 
Francia,  onde  togliere  ogni  gelosia  a  Giorgio  I.  d'Annover 
usurpatore  del  paterno  suo  Regno,  il  quale  fino  dalli 
31  Ottobre  del  1714  ne  fu  connalo  (?)  Re  e  dovette  ricono- 
scerlo  anche  la  Francia,  giusta  il  trattato  d'Utrecht. 
Sicche  Giacomo  in.  si  ritiro  in  Avignone  ove  venne  accolto 
con  tutta  la  magnificenza  per  ordine  del  nostro  Pontefice 
Clemente  xi. ;  ma  poiche  le  turbolenze  continovavano  in 
Inghilterra,  ed  anche  il  Re  Giorgio  vi  e  piu  posto  in  aggres- 
sione  prendene  maggior  merte  occasione  di  perseguitarlo 
onde  assicurarsi  sul  rapito  Trono  Britannico  e  ben  ravisando 
la  Santita  di  Nostro  Signore  il  gran  Pericolo  di  questo 
sventurato  sovrano,  gli  propose  lo  Stato  Ecclesiastico  nel 
quale  si  elegesse  egli  per  suo  soggiorno  qualunque  citta  piu 
le  fosse  piaciuto,  consigliandolo  pero  ad  appigliarsi  alio 
Stato  d'Urbino  per  maggiormente  allontanarsi  e  per 
procurargli  ad  una  maggior  sicurezza,  sicche  per  incontrare 
il  Genio  della  Santita  Sua  e  per  insieme  dimostrarne  il  suo 
gradimento,  scelse  la  maesta  sua  per  soggiorno  la  stessa 
citta  d'Urbino,  onde  per  tal  circostanza  il  Santo  Padre 
spedi  da  Roma  ad  incontrarlo  il  suo  degnissimo  nipote 
Don  Carlo  Albani  ai  conflni  dello  Stato  Ponteficio,  il  quale 
pertanto  si  tratenne  in  Urbino  finche  ebbe  la  nuova  del 
avvicinanza  ai  detti  confini  dalla  sudetta  Reale  Maesta, 
e  al  tempo  stesso  per  ordine  del  Papa  licenzio  da  questa 
Legazione  l'Eminentissimo  Cardinale  Bavia  Bolognese  che 
ne  era  Legato,  dichiarandolo  Legato  di  Romagna. 

Giunse  S.  M.  in  Pesaro  li  11  Luglio  1718  (1717)  accom- 
pagnato  dall'Ecc.mo  Signor  Don  Carlo  Albani,  dalli 
Signori  Duchi  d'Ormond,  di  Mar,  di  Pert,  ed  altri  Milordi 
e  Signori  Inglesi  e  Cavalieri  tutti  quasi  Scozzesi.  II  Signor 
Don  Carlo  Albani  poi  si  licenzio  dalla  Sua  Maesta  e  si 
venne  in  Urbino.    Sua  Santita  aveva  gia  mandato  da  Roma 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY  81 

in  Urbino  tutto  il  bisognevole  per  bene  addobare  il  Palazzo 
Ducale  Apostolico  come  si  effettud  coll'assistenza  del  detto 
Principe  Don  Carlo  Albani,  poiche  erano  venuti  da  Roma 
anche  due  Apparatori. 

Fra  tanto  la  Maesta  Sua  voile  trovarsi  in  Roma  per  la 
festa  di  San  Pietro  come  gia  si  effetud  dalla  medesima  in 
privata  forma  sotto  il  nome  di  Cavaliere  di  San  Giorgio  ; 
cid  nonostante  fu  egli  ricevuto,  trattato,  e  riconosciuto  dal 
Santo  Padre  per  quello  che  egli  era. 

Dopo  la  sudetta  Festa  di  San  Pietro  il  detto  Monarca 
se  ne  venne  a  stare  in  Urbino  ove  giunse  (come  sopra 
dicemmo)  il  11  Luglio  1718  (1717)  essendo  giorno  di 
Domenica  sulle  ore  22  (?)  in  privata  forma  ricusando  ogni 
fastigioso  incontro.  Giunse  egli  adunque  in  Urbino  in  un 
legno  svimmero  tirato  da  tre  cavalli,  in  compagnia  di  un 
suo  confidente.  Fu  per  altro  incontrato  al  Portone  del 
Palazzo  Ducale  da  Monsignor  Presidente  Salviati  e  da  tutta 
la  nobilita  Urbinate  abbenche  fosse  stata  quasi  improvisa 
la  sua  venuta,  ed  accompagnato  ch'egli  fu  al  nobilissimo 
appartamento  ritirasse  nelle  sue  camere. 

II  di  seguente  13  (12  ?)  Luglio  Sua  Maesta  sorti  in  carozza 
accompagnato  sino  al  Portone  del  Palazzo  Ducale  dalla 
Nobilita  tutta  di  Urbino,  e  dopo  l'ossequi  la  sua  Nobilita  a 
cavallo  accompagnandola  ovunque  si  fosse  recato,  e  cosi 
ogni  giorno  facevasi,  andando  la  Maesta  Sua  al  passo  che 

era  sulle  ore  22. 

*  *  * 

Ogni  mattina  la  Maesta  Sua  si  e  portata  al  detto  corretto 
in  Duomo  udir  la  Messa  e  sempre  vi  e  andata  la  nostra 
Nobilta  a  servirla  con  questo  ordine — quella  della  citta 
andando  avanti  alia  Sua  Maesta  e  dietro  a  quella  li  propri 
cavaglieri,  e  quei  che  non  erano  Catolici  si  restavano  nella 
Sala  del  Magnifico. 


II  piu  delle  sue  gite  erano  ai  Capuccini  ove  si  divertiva 
nel  Orto  superiore  colla  caccia  di  Lepre  con  li  suoi  piccoli 
ma  bravi  cagnolini  Danesi.      Se  ne  andava  talvolta  anche 

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82  THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

al  Convento  dei  Padri  di  san  Bernardino  fuori  di  citta 
anch'esso.  Qualche  volta  si  portd  a  quello  dei  Padri  Car- 
melitani,  e  quando  si  sentiva  genio  di  cavalcare  se  ne  andava 
verso  Chamoscione,  sortendo  per  Porta  Santa  Lucia. 

*  *  * 

II  di  di  30  (Novembre)  Sua  Maesta  si  reco  alia  Bene- 
dizione  alia  chiesa  di  Sant 'Andrea  Apostolo  per  esservi 
stato  invitato  da  Signor  Rossi.  Siccome  la  mattina  di 
detto  giorno  era  il  di  festivo  del  detto  Santo  Apostolo  e  la 
sudetta  Maesta  aveva  fatte  le  sue  divozioni,  sendo  il  detto 
Santo  Protettore  della  Scozia,  la  detta  sera  non  ando  a 
Conversazione. 

*  *  * 

In  queste  note  in  carta  volante  trovata  in  un  libro  da 
decreti  nell'  archivio  dalla  nostra  citta  sonovi  alcuni  linea 
di  carattere  del  Padre  Vernaccia  chi  scrisse  queste  note  ; 
certo  non  le  ha  scritte  con  la  debita  ortografia. 


(Translation) 

Extracts  from  the  Diary  of  the  Affairs  of  Urbino  for  the 
Year  1718  of  Giovanni  Fortinario  Gueroli  Pucci  of 
Urbino  about  the  Arrival,  Stay  and  Departure  of  the 
King  of  Great  Britain  James  in.,  Stuart,  in  Urbino 
and  also  the  return  of  the  said  Monarch  to  Urbino 
on  a  visit  with  his  wife  Clementina  Sobieska. 

James  in.,  Stuart,  having  already  succeeded  to  the  legal 
rights  over  Great  Britain  of  his  father  James  n.,  who  died  on 
September  16,  1701,  in  France,  where  he  had  taken  refuge  with 
the  Royal  Family  in  the  midst  of  the  great  disturbances  in  his 
own  Kingdom,  was  received  and  assisted  by  Louis  xiv.  with 
his  powerful  forces,  until  the  death  of  the  French  King  on  the 
1st  of  November  1715  ;  finally,  owing  to  the  pressure  of  political 
circumstances,  the  said  James  in.,  in  the  first  years  of  the  reign 
of  Louis  xv.,  had  to  depart  from  France  and  take  refuge  in 
Italy,  where  Pope  Clement  xi.,  having  summoned  and  received 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY  83 

him  with  paternal  love  in  Rome,  offered  him  his  native  town 
of  LTrbino  for  the  greater  securitv  of  his  Roval  Person,  which 
offer  King  James  having  willingly  accepted,  he  came  to  live  in 
Urbino,  and  here  begins  the  Diary  of  the  aforesaid  Gueroli  Pucci. 

On  Sunday  July  11,  1717,  when  the  Feast  of  Sant'Amadeo 
was  being  celebrated  by  the  nuns  of  Sta.  Chiara  in  Urbino,  the 
Sacred  Majesty  of  James  in.,  King  of  Great  Britain,  arrived 
in  the  said  city  of  Urbino  ;  since  childhood  he  had  been  an 
exile  from  his  Throne,  living  in  France  under  the  protection 
of  Louis  xiv.,  who  had  always  treated  him  with  royal  and 
cordial  affection,  and  tried  every  possible  means  to  restore 
him  to  his  Throne,  but  in  vain  ;  it  was  necessary  for  him  after 
the  death  of  the  French  Monarch,  to  absent  himself  and  quit 
France,  in  order  to  remove  any  jealousy  from  George  I.  of 
Hanover  the  usurper  of  his  paternal  Kingdom,  who,  from  the 
31  October  1714  was  known  as  King  and  Avas  recognized  as 
such,  even  by  France,  according  to  the  Treaty  of  Utrecht.  So 
that  James  in.  retired  to  Avignon  where  he  was  received  with 
all  magnificence  by  order  of  our  Pontiff  Clement  xi.  ;  but  as  the 
disturbances  continued  in  England,  and  also  King  George 
became  more  aggressive,  taking  every  occasion  to  persecute 
him  in  order  to  secure  himself  on  the  British  Throne,  which  he 
had  ravished,  our  Lord  the  Pope,  well  realizing  the  great  peril  of 
this  unfortunate  sovereign,  therefore  offered  him  a  residence  in 
whichever  of  the  Papal  States  he  might  choose  and  in  whatever 
city  pleased  him  best,  advising  him  however  to  establish  himself 
in  the  State  of  Urbino  to  put  himself  at  a  greater  distance  and 
to  procure  greater  safety.  Therefore  to  meet  the  wishes  of 
His  Holiness  and  at  the  same  time  to  show  his  pleasure,  His 
Majesty  chose  for  his  stay  this  same  town  of  Urbino  where  the 
Holy  Father  sent  his  most  worthy  nephew  Don  Carlo  Albani 
for  this  reason  to  the  frontier  of  the  Pontifical  State  to  meet 
him,  who  however  remained  in  Urbino  until  he  had  news  of 
the  near  approach  to  the  frontier  of  the  above  mentioned  Royal 
Majesty,  and  at  the  same  time  by  order  of  the  Pope  he  dismissed 
from  this  Legation  the  most  Eminent  Cardinal  Bavia  Bolognese 
who  had  been  Legate  there,  making  him  Legate  of  Romagna. 

*  *  * 

His  Majesty  arrived  in  Pesaro  the  11  July  1718  (1717)  accom- 
panied by  the  most  excellent  Don  Carlo  Albani,  by  the  Dukes  of 


84  THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

Ormond,  of  Mar,  of  Perth,  and  by  other  English  Lords  and 
gentlemen,  nearly  all  of  them  Scottish.  Don  Carlo  Albani 
then  took  leave  of  His  Majesty,  who  came  to  Urbino.  His 
Holiness  had  already  sent  from  Rome  to  Urbino  everything 
necessary  to  furnish  the  Ducal  and  Apostolic  Palace,  which 
was  accomplished  with  the  help  of  the  said  Prince,  Don  Carlo 
Albani,  for  already  two  house-decorators  had  come  from  Rome 
for  the  purpose. 

As  His  Majesty  wished  to  be  in  Rome  for  the  Feast 
of  St.  Peter,  he  did  this  privately  under  the  name  of  Chev- 
alier de  St.  Georges  ;  notwithstanding  this,  he  was  received, 
treated  and  recognized  by  the  Holy  Father  for  what  he  really 
was. 

After  the  above  mentioned  Feast  of  St.  Peter  the  said 
Monarch  came  to  live  in  Urbino,  where  he  arrived  (as  we  said 
before)  on  the  11  of  July  1718  (1717),  being  a  Sunday,  at  the  hour 
of  22  o'clock,  very  quietly,  refusing  a  State  reception.  He  came 
to  the  city  then  in  a  carriage  drawn  by  three  horses  accompanied 
by  a  confidant  of  his.  He  was  met  at  the  door  of  the  Ducal  Palace 
by  Monsignor  Salviati  and  by  all  the  Nobles  of  Urbino,  although 
his  arrival  was  almost  unexpected,  and  they  escorted  him  to 
the  fine  apartment  and  he  retired  into  his  own  rooms.  The 
following  day  12  July  His  Majesty  drove  out  in  a  carriage, 
accompanied  by  all  the  Nobles  of  Urbino  as  far  as  the  principal 
doorway  of  the  Ducal  Palace,  and  after  they  had  paid  their 
respects,  he  was  accompanied  by  his  own  Courtiers  on  horse- 
back wherever  he  went,  and  this  happened  every  day,  His 
Majesty  going  out  always  at  the  same  hour. 


Each  morning  His  Majesty  was  carried  to  the  Choir  in  the 
Cathedral  to  hear  Mass  and  our  Nobles  always  went  to  serve 
him  in  the  following  order  :  those  of  the  city  going  before  His 
Majesty  and  his  own  gentlemen  behind  him,  whilst  those  who 
were  not  Catholic  remained  in  the  '  Hall  of  the  Magnificent.' 


His  most  usual  expedition  was  to  the  Cappuccini  Monastery, 
in  the  orchard  of  which  he  amused  himself  hunting  the  hare 
with  his  two  clever  little  Danish  dogs.  Occasionally  also  he 
went  to  the  Convent  of  the  Bernardini  Fathers,  which  was  also 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY  85 

outside  the  town,  or  else  to  that  of  the  Carmelite  Fathers,  and 
when  he  felt  in  the  mood  for  riding  he  chose  the  road  towards 
Camoscione,  leaving  Urbino  by  Porta  Sta.  Lucia. 


On  the  30th  day  of  November  His  Majesty  went  to  Benediction 
at  the  church  of  St.  Andrew  Apostle,  having  been  invited  there 
by  Signor  Rossi.  As  the  morning  of  that  day  was  the  Festival 
of  the  said  Apostle  and  His  Majesty  had  made  his  devotions, 
because  the  said  Saint  is  the  Protector  of  Scotland,  that  evening 
he  did  not  hold  a  reception. 


These  notes  on  a  fly  sheet  were  found  in  a  book  of  decrees 
in  the  archives  of  our  city.  There  are  some  lines  in  the  char- 
acters of  Father  Vernaccia  who  wrote  these  notes.  Certain  it 
is  that  he  did  not  write  them  in  the  proper  spelling. 


List  of  the  Lords  and  Gentlemen  with  James  hi. 
at  Urbino  in  1717-1718 

Duca  di  Mar  Segretario  di  Stato 

Duca  di  Pert  (Perth)  Maggioredomo  Maggiore 

Milord  Delmur  del  Seguito 

Clermont  „         „ 

Nisdel  (Nithsdale)  „         ,, 

Chiston  Cavaliere  di  Guerra 

Glisson  del  Seguito 

Odoardo  ,,         ,, 

Witton  (Wintoun)  ,,         ,, 

Ghilsero  ,,         „ 

Sothesch  (South-  ,,         ,, 
esk) 

„       Dewenhier   (Der-  ,,         ,, 
wentwater) 

Mons.   E.G.  Scudiere 


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THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 


Chev.    Giovanni  Preston 
Mons.   Kambron    (Cam- 
eron) 

„        de  Futtre 

„        Schildon  (Sheldon) 

„       Merni 

„       Damooss 

,,        Cliss 

,,       Eschin 

„       Bout 

,,       Macmar 

,,       Lambert 

„       Forster 

,,        Bavamo 

„        Karneghe   (Car- 
negie) 
Col.       Stuarda  (Stewart) 
Mons.  Mospan 
Filbert 

,,        Crem 

„        Strindam 
Capt.    Oubrioni 

(O'Bryen) 
Col.       Broke 
Mons.  Bolmer 

,,        Vornus 

,,        Bricton 

„       Mor  (Moir) 

„        Luigi 
La  moglie  di  Milord  Nisdel 

(Lady  Nithsdale) 
La  moglie  di  Mons.  C.  S. 
Mons.  Sceldon  (Sheldon) 
Conte  Metellan  Lauder- 
dale (Maitland) 
Mons.  Luigi  Nerni 
Padre  Maestro  le  Brun 

(Brown) 


Consigliere 
Colonello 

Cavallerizo 
Maestro  di  Stalla 
Seg.  di  Gabinetto 

j> 

Cav.  Tesoriere 

del  Seguito 

Mag.  domo  e  Spedizionere 

del  Seguito  e  Colonello 

Generale  di  mare  e  di  terra 

Amministratore 

del  Segretario 


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Spediz.  di  S.  M.  B. 
del  Segretario 


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Dottore 


del  Seg.  e  Confidente  del  Re. 
Segr.  del  Duca  di  Mar. 


Ajo  del  S.  M.  B. 

(mori  in  Urbino) 

Figlio  di  Seg.  di  Gabinetto 
Domenicano,  Confessore  di 
S.  M.  B. 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY  87 

Inscription  in  a  Corridor  of  the  Seminary 

at  Urbino 
hic  situs  est. 

alexander  metelanus  scotus  ex  comitibus  de 
lauderdale  qui  jacobi  iii  m.  britanniae  regis 
causam  foras  fortunam  amplexus  frater  tertius 
in  exilio  obiit  vii  septembris  mdccxvii  vixit 
annos  xlvii  menses  x  dies  iii 
et  pius  in  patriam  fidus  regique  deoque  mente 
manuque  celer  hic  metelanus  adest  pro  patria 
haud  paucos  forti  pro  rege  labores  pectore 
sustinuit  fidus  et  exul  obit  pro  simili  causa 
pro  tanto  rege  viator  optares  frustra  vivere 
sive  mori  x 


1  Alexander  Maitland  was  the  fifth  son  of  Charles,  third  Earl  of  Lauder- 
dale.    (Scots  Peerage,  v.  308.) 


LETTRE    DU    DUC    d'hANNOVER    A    L'EMPEREUR  x    SUR 

l'evasion  de  la  reine  d'angleterre 

La  bonne  foy  avec  laquelle  je  traite  avec  Votre  Majeste 
devait  me  meriter  ce  semble  quelque  avis  sur  la  fuite  de  la 
Princesse  Sobieski  d'Ispruch.  J'ai  ete  un  des  derniers  de 
Londres  a  l'apprendre.  C'etait  il  impossible  de  m'envoyer 
un  courier  en  Hollande  ?  V.  M.  sait  pourtant  bien  que  le 
mariage  du  Pretendant  n'est  pas  une  chose  indifferente  pour 
moy  et  pour  mes  alliez  et  Ton  ne  doit  l'envisager  a  Vienne 
que  sur  ce  pied  la,  il  y  a  de  moments  dans  les  affaires  qu'on 
neglige  qui  ouvrent  un  chemin  a  bien  des  entreprises  aux 
quelles  il  n'est  plus  bien  de  remedier  comme  il  arrive  dans 
celle  cy. 

Le  Pretendant  passe  les  Montagnes  et  les  Mers  par  le 
secour  de  ses  allies  avec  une  facilite  qui  peut  deconcerter 
nos  mesures,  et  les  miennes,  il  est  aise  de  voir  qu'il  ne 
s'endort  pas  sur  ses  interets  :  rien  ne  me  doit  enfin  et  ne 
peut  me  toucher  de  plus  prest  que  ce  Mariage  qui  trouble 
tout  le  repos  de'Angleterre.  J'en  doist  prevenir  le  suite 
dangereux. 

Ce  Royaume  qui  est  partage  entre  luy  et  moy  peut 
allumer  un  feu  que  votre  prudence  et  la  mienne  auront  bien 
de  la  peine  a  l'eteindre  L'Angleterre  est  un  theatre  sanglant 
ou  les  factions  se  reveillent  souvant  et  ces  peuples  ayment 
a  changer  de  maitre  ainsi  V.  M.  doit  prevoir  qu'il  arrive 
des  choses  que  la  sagesse  des  conseils  ne  peut  pas  tou jours 
mettre  d'accord. 

S'il  arrive  quelque  changement  dans  l'Etat  par  ce 
mariage  V.  M.  apercevra  trop  tard  que  je  ne  luy  etais  plus 


1  George  i.  to  Charles  vi. 
88 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY  89 

utile  a  Londre  qu'a  Breme.1  II  y  a  au  reste  une  belle 
confusion  dans  la  fuitte  de  la  Princesse  Sobieschi  que  je  ne 
scais  de  quel  cote  je  la  puis  prendre.  II  n'y  a  qu'un  milieu 
pour  detromper  l'Angleterre,  qui  est  de  chasser  de  vos 
estats  le  Prince  Jacques  Sobieschi.  Vos  ordres  ont  deja 
a  ce  que  je  crois,  prevenu  sur  cela  mes  desirs.  C'est  un 
affaire  qui  ne  souffre  aucun  delay,  n'y  aucun  temperament. 

L'Espagne  paraissait  abattue  par  ces  pertes  de  la  cam- 
pagne  passee,2  il  avait  semblait  qu'on  aurait  du  bon  marche 
avec  les  espagnols,  mais  l'armee  du  Marquis  de  Lede,  qui 
subsiste  aupres  de  Melazzo  a  trouve  le  secret  de  diminuer 
celle  de  V.  M.  Tout  cela  laisse  l'Europe  dans  ['incertitude  de 
ce  qui  peut  arriver  entre  votre  couronne  et  celle  d'Espagne. 
Le  succes  des  armes  eleve  et  abaisse  et  on  ne  peut  qu'im- 
prudament  confer  sur  les  evenements.  Le  Ministre  3  du 
Roi  Philipe  est  vif  ardent.  C'est  un  homme  qui  a  passe 
par  tous  les  degrez  de  la  fortune,  il  s'eleve  et  devient 
toujours  plus  inaccessible  au  Ministre  qui  lui  propose  la 
paix. 

L'Arrivee  du  Pretendant  en  Espagne  a  grossis  les  esper- 
ances.  Les  Rebelles  d'Ecosse  levent  la  tete  malgre  les 
soins  que  j'ai  toujours  pris  de  les  abattre.4  lis  esperent 
et  j'apprens  que  les  contenances  sont  deja  change  depuis 
que  le  Prince  est  sur  les  confins  de  la  Galicie,  et  que  la 
Princesse  qui  lui  est  destinee  est  echappee  d'Ispruch. 
J'avais  toujours  souhaite  qu'elle  retournat  en  Silesie. 
V.  M.  m'avait  fait  sur  ce  point  une  promesse  solemnelle. 
Dilon  °  aurait  vu  avorter  ses  pratiques,  ou  serait  plus 
tranquille.     Je  ne  doute  point  que  des  menees  de  la  Cour 


1  Hanoverian  troops  had  occupied  Bremen  in  1715  and  by  the  Quadruple 
Alliance  of  1718  the  Emperor  had  guaranteed  George's  possession  of  it. 

2  A  French  Army  invaded  Spain  in  April  1719.  Philip  v.  had  not 
troops  to  oppose  it,  for  many  of  his  soldiers  were  in  Sicily.  The  Spanish 
forces  in  Sicily  were  commanded  by  the  Marquis  de  Leda,  who  defeated 
the  Austrians  at  Francavilla  on  June  27th. 

3  Cardinal  Alberoni. 

4  They  were  beaten  at  Glenshiel  a  few  weeks  later.  See  The  Jacobite 
Attempt  of  i7ig,  edited  by  W.  K.  Dickson  (S.H.S.,  1895). 

6  Arthur  Dillon  (1670-1733)  was  the  agent  of  James  Edward  at  Paris. 


90  THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

de  Rome  pour  la  consommation  de  ce  mariage,  die  a  deja 
beaucoup  gagne  puis  qu'elle  tient  en  depot  cette  Princesse 
qui  ne  manque  ni  d'esprit  n'y  d'adresse  pour  faire  reussir 
ses  desseins.  On  scait  qu'elle  avait  bien  regler  les  pas  de  la 
sortie  d'Ispruch. 

Tous  ces  maux  qu'on  craint  viennent  du  depart  du 
Pretendant  de  Rome.  II  ne  devait  jamais  passer  sous  les 
yeux  de  vos  Ministres,  pour  aller  en  Espagne  comme  il  a 
fait,  il  fallait  veillir  a  la  fuite.  En  cela  V.  M.  a  ete  mal  servi 
et  ses  ordres  mal  executes.  II  est  vrai  qu'il  est  dans 
l'innaction  sur  les  confins  de  l'Espagne  mais  les  partisans 
ne  le  sont  pas  sur  les  frames,  et  les  complots  qui  se  forment 
icy  pour  inquieter  le  dedans  du  Royaume.  Le  Regent  de 
France  fait  des  efforts  considerables  pour  V.  M.  et  pour  le 
repos  de  ma  couromie,  mais  il  a  des  ennemis.  L'Espagne 
lui  en  suscite  tous  les  jours,  muets  et  impuissants  jusqu'a 
present  ;  mais  l'Etat  qu'il  renverse  indispose  les  peuples. 
II  y  a  tout  a  apprehender,  une  etincelle  peut  allumer  un 
grand  feu,  il  n'a  pas  tenu  au  Cardinal  Alberony  que  la 
chose  ne  soit  pas  deja  arrivee.  V.  M.  trouvera  que  je  pousse 
mes  reflections  assez  loin,  je  me  fais  un  plaisir  de  vous 
l'exposer,  quelque  sujet  que  j'aye  de  me  plaindre  de  la 
negligeance  de  vos  Ministres.  Je  suis  toujours  dans  la 
resolution  de  ne  rien  changer  au  plan  de  l'alliance  contracted 
avec  V.  M.  a  ordre  de  vous  donner  part  de  mon  voyage 
dans  mes  etats. 

Je  conserverai  toujours  pour  V.  M.  Imperiale  l'attache- 
ment  le  plus  inviolable.  Je  finis  en  l'assurant  de  ma  parfaite 
amitie  ;   et  je  suis  de  V.  M.  Imperiale 

George  Roy. 

Dans  mon  passage  de  Hollande.1 

(Translation) 

LETTER  FROM  THE  DUKE  OF  HANOVER  TO  THE  EMPEROR 
REGARDING  THE  ESCAPE  OF  THE  QUEEN  OF  ENGLAND 

It  seems  to  me  that  the  wood  faith  with  which  I  treat  with 


1  This  must  have  been  written  within  a  few  days  of  May  n,  1719,  when 
George  left  England  for  Hanover. 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY  91 

Your  Majesty  should  have  deserved  some  news  about  the  flight 
of  the  Princess  Sobieski  from  Innsbruck.  I  was  one  of  the  last 
in  London  to  hear  of  it.  Was  it  impossible  to  send  a  courier  to 
me  in  Holland  ?  Your  Majesty  knows  well  that  the  marriage 
of  the  Pretender  is  a  matter  far  from  indifferent  to  me  and  to 
my  allies,  and  at  Vienna  it  should  be  considered  only  in  this 
light ;  there  are  neglected  moments  in  public  affairs  that  open 
the  way  to  many  enterprizes  for  which  there  may  be  no  remedy, 
as  in  this  present  case. 

The  Pretender  passes  mountains  and  seas  by  the  help  of  his 
allies  with  a  facility  which  may  baffle  our  measures,  and  it  is 
easy  to  see  that  he  is  not  blind  to  his  own  interests  ;  nothing 
can  or  ought  to  touch  me  more  closely  than  this  marriage, 
which  troubles  the  repose  of  all  England.  I  must  foresee  the 
dangerous  consequences  of  it. 

This  Kingdom  which  is  divided  betwixt  him  and  me  may  light 
a  fire  that  both  your  prudence  and  mine  would  have  great 
difficulty  in  extinguishing.  England  is  a  bloody  theatre  where 
factions  often  arise  and  these  peoples  love  a  change  of  master, 
thus  Your  Majesty  may  anticipate  that  something  may  happen 
which  wise  advice  may  not  be  able  to  adjust. 

If  some  change  in  the  State  should  take  place  through  this 
marriage  Your  Majesty  will  perceive  too  late  that  I  was  more 
useful  to  you  in  London  than  at  Bremen.  There  is  after  all  so 
much  confusion  concerning  the  flight  of  the  Princess  Sobieski 
that  I  hardly  know  how  to  take  it ;  there  is  only  one  way  to 
undeceive  England,  which  is  to  chase  from  your  dominions 
Prince  James  Sobieski.  Your  orders  will  already  I  trust  have 
anticipated  my  desires.  It  is  an  affair  which  brooks  of  no  delay 
nor  of  any  temporizing. 

Spain  seemed  beaten  by  these  losses  of  the  past  campaign 
and  one  might  have  made  a  good  bargain  with  the  Spaniards, 
but  the  Army  of  the  Marquis  de  Lede,  which  is  in  force  near 
Melazzo,  has  found  the  secret  of  decreasing  the  Army  of  Your 
Majesty.  All  this  leaves  Europe  in  uncertainty  of  what  may 
happen  between  your  crown  and  that  of  Spain.  Success  of 
Arms  rises  and  falls,  and  it  would  be  but  imprudent  to  count 
on  the  issue.  The  Minister  of  King  Philip  is  alert  and  ardent ; 
he  is  a  man  who  has  passed  through  all  phases  of  fortune  ; 
he  is  asserting  himself  and  becomes  ever  more  inaccessible  to 
the  Minister  who  proposes  Peace  to  him. 

The  arrival  of  the  Pretender  in  S]i>ain  has  raised  hopes.     The 


92  THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

Scottish  Rebels  lift  their  heads  notwithstanding  the  care  I 
have  always  taken  to  put  them  down.  They  are  still  hoping, 
and  I  learn  that  their  demeanour  has  changed  since  the 
Prince  is  on  the  borders  of  Galicia  and  the  Princess  destined 
for  him  has  escaped  from  Innsbruck.  I  had  always  hoped 
that  she  would  return  to  Silesia.  Your  Majesty  had  given 
me  a  solemn  promise  on  this  point.  Dilon  would  have  seen 
his  dealings  miscarry  or  he  would  be  more  tranquil.  I  do  not 
doubt  that  by  the  intrigues  of  the  Roman  Court  for  the  con- 
summation of  this  marriage  it  has  already  gained  much,  for 
it  holds  in  trust  this  Princess  who  is  not  wanting  in  wit  nor  in 
cleverness  in  order  to  make  her  designs  succeed  ;  we  know  that 
she  had  already  well  planned  her  departure  from  Innsbruck. 

All  these  evils  have  happened  since  the  Pretender  left  Rome, 
he  ought  never  to  have  passed  the  eyes  of  your  Ministers  to  go 
to  Spain  as  he  has  done,  the  flight  should  have  been  guarded 
against.  In  this  Your  Majesty  has  been  badly  served  and  your 
orders  badly  carried  out.  It  is  true  that  he  is  inactive  on  the 
borders  of  Spain,  but  his  partizans  here  are  not  so  in  the  hatch- 
ing of  plots  to  upset  the  internal  affairs  of  the  Kingdom.  The 
Regent  of  France  makes  considerable  efforts  for  Your  Majesty 
and  the  peace  of  my  Crown,  but  he  has  enemies.  Spain  in- 
stigates them  daily,  mute  and  powerless  at  present,  but  the 
State  which  he  overthrows  estranges  the  people.  Everything 
is  to  be  feared ;  a  spark  may  light  a  great  fire ;  it  is  not  due  to 
Cardinal  Alberoni  that  this  has  not  yet  happened. 

Your  Majesty  will  find  that  I  press  my  reflections  very  far. 
I  do  myself  the  pleasure  of  exposing  to  you  any  matter 
concerning  which  I  have  to  complain  of  the  negligence  of  your 
Ministers.  I  am  always  resolved  to  change  nothing  in  the  plan 
of  the  alliance  contracted  with  Your  Majesty  in  order  to  keep 
you  informed  of  my  journey  through  my  states. 

I  shall  always  keep  for  Your  Imperial  Majesty  the  most 
inviolable  affection.  I  close  with  the  assurance  of  my  perfect 
friendship,  and  I  am  of  Your  Imperial  Majesty 

George  R. 

During  my  passage  through  Holland. 


LETTERS   OF  JAMES  AND   CLEMENTINA 
MOSTLY   FROM  THE    VATICAN    (ARCHIVIO    SEGRETO) 

Of  the  following  fifteen  letters  thirteen  have  been  chosen 
from  about  twenty-five  found  in  the  Vatican  Archives  as 
being  of  a  wider  interest  than  the  remainder  and  showing 
something  of  the  concern  of  James  in  Church  affairs,  and 
his  intense  gratitude  to  each  succeeding  Pope.  It  will  be 
observed  that  there  are  various  errors  in  spelling  both  in 
Italian  and  in  French,  although  these  are  more  noticeable 
in  the  letters  of  Clementina.  Of  hers,  one  that  is  included 
was  copied  from  the  Archives  of  Prince  Orsini  and  another 
from  the  English  College  in  Rome  ;  the  latter  was  presented 
to  the  College  a  few  years  ago,  together  with  a  relic.  All 
are  original  autograph  unless  otherwise  stated.  They  are 
here  arranged  chronologically. 


James  to  Clement  xi. 
Tres  Saint  Pere 

Ny  ma  vive  douleur  ny  un  sentiment  de  vive 
peine  que  j'ay  eu  ce  matin  ne  peuvent  m'obliger  de  differir 
un  moment  annoncer  a  Votre  Saintete  la  cruelle  perte  que 
je  viens  de  subir  (?)  d'une  mere  qui  meritait  toute  ma 
tendresse  et  qui  a  toujours  ete  si  attachee  au  Saint  Siege 
et  a  la  Personne  sainte  de  Votre  Saintete.  C'est  d'elle 
apres  Dieu  que  j'attend  ma  plus  grande  consolation  dans 
une  conjoncture  si  triste  pour  moy  en  toute  maniere  rempli 
de  confiance  dans  la  bonte  vrayment  paternelle  pour  moy, 
et  osant  tout  esperer  d'elle,  j  'implore  tres  humillement  le 
secours  de  Votre  Saintete,  puis  pour  l'ame  de  la  Reine  ma 

93 


94  THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

mere  et  pour  moy  et  en  luy  renouveller  les  protestations 
de  ma  soumission  et  attachement  inviolable  luy  demande 
avec  une  bonne  foi  (?)  la  benediction  Apostolique  etant 
Tres  Saint  Pere 

De  Votre  Saintete  Le  tres  devot  tils 

Jacques  R. 
D'Urbino  ce  19  May  1718 
(Principi  e  Titolati  179) 

(Translation) 

Most  Holy  Father 

Neither  my  great  sorrow  nor  a  feeling  of  intense  pain 
which  I  had  this  morning  can  allow  me  to  defer  for  a  moment 
the  announcement  to  Your  Holiness  of  the  cruel  loss  that  I 
have  just  suffered  of  a  mother  who  deserved  all  my  tenderness 
and  who  has  always  been  so  attached  to  the  Holy  See  and  to  the 
holy  Person  of  Your  Holiness.  After  God  it  is  from  You  that 
I  expect  my  greatest  consolation  in  a  moment  so  sad  for  me, 
being  filled  in  every  respect  with  confidence  in  your  truly 
paternal  goodness  for  me  and  venturing  to  hope  everything 
from  you,  I  very  humbly  implore  the  help  of  Your  Holiness, 
both  for  the  soul  of  the  Queen  my  mother  and  for  myself,  and 
in  renewing  to  you  the  protestations  of  my  submission  and 
inviolable  attachment,  I  beg  in  all  sincerity  the  Apostolic 
blessing,  being 

Most  Holy  Father 
The  most  devoted  son  of  Your  Holiness 

James  R. 
Urbino  19  May  1718 


James  to  Clement  xi. 

Tres  Saint  Pere 

La  crainte  d'importuner  trop  souvent  Vostre 
Saintete  par  mes  lettres  m'a  impose  silence  pendant 
quelques  jours,  mais  la  tendresse  vrayment  filialle  que  je 
conserve  pour  Sa  Personne  sacree,  ne  me  permette  pas 
d'etre  plus  longtemps  sans  luy  donner  advis  moy  meme, 
de  l'accomplissement  de  mon  marriage, — les  ordres  de 
Vostre  Saintete  y  ont  ete  suivies  a  la  lettre,  et  l'Eveque 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY  95 

qui  nous  faits  mils  bonnetes  a  fait  luy  meme  la  ceremonie. 

Nous  aurons  bientot  l'honneur  d'assurer  Vostre  Saintete 

de  vive  voix  de  nos  sentiments  pleins  de  reconnaissance  et 

de  soumission  envers  elle,  et  en  attendant,  je  la  supplie  de 

m'accorder  la  benediction  Apostolique  e  d'etre  persuade  de 

la  veneration  et  du  respect  avec  lequels  je  suis 

Tres  Saint  Pere 

De  Vostre  Saintete 

Le  tres  devot  fils 

t^    ,T        n  Jacques  R. 

De  Montenascone 

Ce  9  Septembre  1719 
(P.T.  179) 

(Translation) 
Most  Holy  Father 

The  fear  of  disturbing  Your  Holiness  too  often  by  my 
letters  has  imposed  silence  on  me  for  a  few  days,  but  the  truly 
filial  affection  that  I  bear  for  Your  sacred  Person  does  not  permit 
me  to  be  any  longer  without  informing  you  myself  of  the 
accomplishment  of  my  marriage — the  orders  of  Your  Holiness 
were  followed  to  the  letter,  and  the  Bishop,  who  has  shown  us 
a  thousand  kindnesses,  himself  performed  the  ceremony. 

We  shall  soon  have  the  honour  of  assuring  Your  Holiness  in 
person  of  our  feelings  full  of  gratitude  and  submission  towards 
you,  and  in  the  meantime  I  implore  you  to  bestow  on  me  the 
Apostolic  blessing  and  to  be  persuaded  of  the  veneration  and 
respect  with  which  I  am 

Most  Holy  Father 
The  most  devoted  son  of  Your  Holiness 

James  R. 
Montefiascone 

September  9  1719 


Clementina  to  Clement  xi. 

Tres  Saint  Pere 

Je  ne  pui  m'empecher  davoir  lonneur  de  marquer 
moy  meme  a  Votre  Saintete  que  notre  Mariage  soi  fait  en 
arrivant  jdy  dans  les  formes  comme  elle  la  souhaite  et  par 


96  THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

se  moien  je  me  donne  aussi  l'avantage  de  suplier  V.S.  de 
me   vouloire   bien   accorder   Sa   Benediction   Apostolique 
etant  avec  un  respect  sans  bornes 
Tres  Saint  Pere 

De  Votre  Saintete 
La  tres  devot  fille,  Clementine  R. 
De  Montefiascone 

le  9me  Sepe.  1719 
(P.T.  179) 

(Translation) 
Most  Holy  Father 

I  cannot  deprive  myself  of  the  honour  of  personally 
informing  Your  Holiness  that  our  marriage  took  place  on  arrival 
on  Thursday  in  the  form  as  you  desired  and  by  this  means  I 
also  take  the  advantage  of  begging  Your  Holiness  to  bestow 
on  me  your  Apostolic  Blessing  being  with  boundless  respect 

Most  Holy  Father 
The  most  devoted  daughter  of  Your  Holiness 

Clementina  R. 
From  Montefiascone 
Sept.  9  1719 

James  to  Innocent  xiii. 

Beatissimo  Padre 

Nel  atto  di  partire  di  questa  Citta,  credo  il  mio 
preciso  dovere  di  autenticare  di  nuovo  alia  Santita  Vostra 
la  mia  somma  ed  immutabile  ubbedienza,  venerazione  e 
gratitudine  verso  la  Santa  Sede  e  la  sua  sagra  persona, 
supplicandola  vivamente  di  pigliare  il  mio  figlio  sotto  il  suo 
altissimo  e  venerato  patrocinio  unitamente  con  li  altri  miei 
fedeli  sudditi  che  lascio  in  Roma  ove — nonostante  le  voci 
sparsi  e  tanti  varij  discorsi — piacendo  a  Dio  mi  ristabiliro 
avanti  li  Santi  avvisando  la  Santita  vostra  che  questo  mio 
viaggio  non  porta  seco  mistero  niuno,  e  che  non  ha  altro 
oggetto  che  la  mia  giusta  sollecitudine  ed  inquietudine  per 
la  salute  della  Regina,  ed  il  motivo  di  pigliare  un  poco  di 
moto,  con  mutazione  d'aria  per  la  mia  propria  salute. 

Iddio  prosperi  e  conservi  la  Santita  vostra  per  il  bene  e 
consolazione  della  chiesa,   a  questa  fine  saranno  sempre 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY  97 

indirizzati  i  miei  contimii  e  piu  fervosi  voti  (?),  e  pro- 
strandomi  alii  sagri  piedi  della  Santita  vostra  chieggo 
humilissimamente  la  sua  santa  ed  apostolica  benedizione, 
pregandola  di  credermi  in  continua  mia  ubbedienza,  e  di 
comportarmi  la  continuazione  delle  sue  ameni  (?)  e  venerate 
gratie  mentre  mi  confermo  con  insigne  humili  soumissione 

Beatissimo  Padre 
della  Santita  Vostra  il  divm0  figlio 

Giacomo  R. 
Di  casa  alii  7  Agosto  1722 

(Bagni  di  Lucca) 
(P.T.  222) 

(Translation) 
Most  Holy  Father 

On  the  point  of  leaving  this  town,  I  feel  it  my  clear 
duty  to  express  once  more  in  writing  to  Your  Holiness  my 
decided  and  unchanging  obedience,  veneration  and  gratitude 
towards  the  Holy  See  and  your  sacred  person,  heartily  beseech- 
ing you  to  take  my  son  under  your  most  high  and  venerated 
patronage  together  with  my  other  faithful  subjects  whom  I 
have  left  in  Rome,  where — notwithstanding  rumours  and  talk — I 
hope,  please  God,  to  re-establish  myself  before  All  Saints'  Day, 
informing  your  Holiness  that  this  journey  of  mine  carries  with 
it  no  mystery,  and  that  it  has  no  object  beyond  my  just  solici- 
tude and  anxiety  for  the  health  of  the  Queen,  and  the  motive 
of  taking  a  little  exercise  with  change  of  air  for  my  own  health. 
May  God  prosper  and  preserve  your  Holiness  for  the  good 
and  consolation  of  the  church,  to  this  end  my  continuous  and 
most  fervent  vows  will  be  directed,  and  prostrating  myself  at 
the  sacred  feet  of  your  Holiness,  I  most  humbly  beg  your  holy 
and  apostolic  blessing,  praying  you  to  believe  in  my  lasting 
obedience  and  to  support  me  with  the  continuance  of  your  kind 
and  venerated  favour,  whilst  I  sign  myself  with  very  humble 
submission 

Most  Holy  Father 
of  your  Holiness  the  most  devoted  son 

James  R. 

From  Home  7  August  1722 
(Baths  of  Lucca) 

G 


98  THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 


James  to  Innocent  xiii. 

Beatissimo  Padre 

Ricevo  con  uguali  consolazione  riconoscimento  e 
rispetto  li  nuovi  contrasegni  d'un  suo  paterno  affetto  verso 
tutta  la  mia  famiglia,  che  la  Santita  Vostra  si  e  degnata 
comportirmi  nel  Suo  venerato  foglio  del  15  del  passato 
mese  e  mi  mancano  le  parole  per  autenticare  alia  Santita 
Vostra  li  veri  sentimenti  del  mio  cuore  in  questa  congiun- 
tura,  supplicandola  humillissimamente  d'essere  persuasa 
che  corrisponderanno  sempre  a  tanti  Suoi  favori,  ed  al 
singolare  ed  affettuoso  ubbidienza  ed  attacamento  che 
sara  sempre  professato  verso  la  Santa  Sede  e  la  Sua  sagra 
persona. 

Non  posso  che  porgere  il  mio  figliuolo  sotto  la  grazia 
cura  e  protezione  della  Santita  Vostra,  cosi  continuate  e 
generosamente  esercitate  verso  di  lui  e  benche  per  ancora 
non  possa  brame  (?)  alcuno  nuovo  personale  non  dubito 
che  quando  giungera  al  tempo  del  uso  dello  sapere,  non  sia 
per  indovinare  tutte  le  mie  premure  a  rendersi  degno  della 
continuazione  di  essa. 

Rieschono  assai  confacevoli  alia  salute  della  Regina  l'uso 
di  questi  bagni,  li  quali  sara  credo  per  continuarvi  ancora 
qualche  poco  tempo,  doppo  di  che,  piglioremo  la  strada  di 
Roma,  ma  non  ho  per  hora  dilleminato  se  sara  per  Bologna, 
6  in  dirittura,  ardisco  ragguagliarvi  la  Santita  Vostra  di 
questa  particolarita,  ed  in  ogni  modo  spero  posarmi  ai 
suoi  piedi  dentro  il  mese  d'Ottobre. 

Le  nostre  cose  d'Inghilterra  sono  sempre  nell'  istesso 
stato,  questa  pretesa  congiuncatione  e  sempre  piu  posta 
inviduirlo  da  ogni  uno,  l'odio  della  nazione  verso  di  chi  la 
governa  cresce  al  maggior  segno,  come  fa  ancora  la  Sua 
propensione  a  pro  mio,  ed  e  un  vero  niente  che  solo  manca 
per  condurre  il  tutto  al  bramato  esito. 

Riceviamo  di  questa  Republica  continui  servizi,  ed  essa 
si  e  condotta  verso  di  noi  con  una  disinvoltura  di  gran 
Principe  piu  che  da  piccolo  Stato  che  naturalmente 
dovrebbe  pigliare  ombra  di  tutti. 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY  99 

II  Gran  Duca1  ancora  ci  da  riplicate  testimonianze  del  suo 
buon  cuore  per  noi  in  questa  nostra  vicinanza  al  di  suo 
Stato. 

Supplico  la  Santita  Vostra  di  condonar  la  lunghezza  e 
tutte  le  altre  impropriety  di  questa  lettera,  la  mia  inclin- 
azione  ancora  piu  che  il  dovere  mi  eprova  a  renderla 
consapevole  di  tutto  quello  nei  (?)  ci  riguarda,  e  sperando 
un  benigno  perdono  della  Sua  clemenza  con  un  cuore 
veramente  figliale  imploro  la  Sua  Santa  ed  Apostolica 
benedizione,  rassegnandomi  con  il  dovuto  rispetto,  Sant- 
issimo  Padre 

Delia  Santita  Vostra 

II  devotissimo  figlio 

Giacomo  R. 

A  li  Bagni  di  Lucca 

alii  23  Agosto  1722 
(P.T.  221) 

(Translation) 
Most  Holy  Father 

I  receive  with  equal  consolation  gratitude  and  respect 
the  fresh  signs  of  your  paternal  affection  towards  my  whole 
family  which  Your  Holiness  has  deigned  to  convey  to  me  in 
your  revered  note  of  the  15  of  last  month  and  words  fail  me  to 
express  to  Your  Holiness  the  real  sentiments  of  my  heart  at 
this  juncture,  humbly  begging  you  to  be  persuaded  that  they 
will  always  correspond  to  your  many  favours,  and  to  the  singular 
and  affectionate  obedience  and  attachment  which  I  shall  always 
maintain  towards  the  Holy  See  and  to  Your  sacred  person. 

I  can  but  place  my  son  under  the  favour  care  and  protection 
of  Your  Holiness,  so  continuously  and  generously  exercised 
towards  him,  and  although  for  the  present  he  cannot  show  forth 
anything  in  person,  I  do  not  doubt  that  when  he  arrives  at  the 
time  of  using  his  knowledge,  he  will  then  understand  all  my 
anxiety  and  render  himself  worthy  of  the  continuation  thereof. 

The  use  of  these  baths  has  been  very  successful  and  com- 
forting to  the  health  of  the  Queen,  who  will  continue  them  I 
think  for  some  little  time  further,  after  which  we  shall  take  the 
road  for  Rome,  but  I  have  not  yet  decided  whether  it  will  be 


1  Giovanni  Gaston  de'  Medici,  Grand  Duke  of  Tuscany. 


100         THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

by  Bologna,  or  the  direct  way.  I  venture  to  advise  Your  Holiness 
of  these  particulars  and  in  any  case  I  hope  soon  to  place  myself 
at  your  feet  during  the  month  of  October. 

Our  affairs  of  England  are  always  in  the  same  state  :  this 
pretended  combination  is  always  more  grudgingly  taken  by 
everyone,  the  hatred  of  the  nation  towards  him  who  governs 
increases  visibly  as  does  your  partiality  on  my  behalf,  and 
practically  nothing  is  lacking  to  conduct  the  whole  to  the 
wished-for  issue. 

We  receive  from  this  Republic  continual  help  and  it  has 
behaved  towards  us  with  the  graciousness  of  a  great  Prince 
rather  than  that  of  a  small  State  which  naturally  would  be 
dubious  of  all. 

The  Grand  Duke  still  gives  us  repeated  testimony  of  his 
good  heart  towards  us  in  this  our  vicinity  to  his  State. 

I  beg  Your  Holiness  to  forgive  the  length  and  all  the  other 
improprieties  of  this  letter,  my  inclination  even  more  than  my 
duty  compels  me  to  let  you  know  all  that  concerns  us,  and 
hoping  for  a  kind  pardon  of  your  clemency,  with  a  truly  filial 
heart  I  implore  Your  Holy  and  Apostolic  blessing,  signing 
myself  with  due  respect,  Most  Holy  Father 

The  most  devoted  son  of  Your  Holiness 

James  R. 

At  the  Baths  of  Lucca 
23  August  1722 


James  to  Cardinal  Gualterio  1  or 
Cardinal  Lercari2 

Avignone  alii  16  Ottobre  1727 

Da  quello  che  sento  da  questo  Mgr.  Vicelegato  e  dalle 
mie  notizie  da  Parigi  scorgo  con  uguale  giubilo  e  ricono- 
scenza  la  bonta  della  Santita  Sua  verso  di  me  in  occasione 
della  mia  dimorra  in  questo  Stato  ;    non  ho  mai  potuto 


1  Cardinal  Gualterio  had  been  Papal  nuncio  in  Paris  and  was  present 
at  the  death-bed  of  James  II. 

2  Cardinal  Lercari  was  a  faithful  friend  to  James,  thoroughly  straight- 
forward ;   he  was  Secretary  of  State  for  over  thirty  years. 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY         101 

dubitare  della  clemenza  del  Papa  verso  di  me,  ma  adesso 
ardirei  movere  la  dovuta  fiduccia  in  essa  di  differirsi 
maggiormente  a  far  venire  la  Regina  apresso  di  me  per 
avere  la  consolazione  di  godere  insieme  in  questo  Stato 
della  benevolenza  benefica  verso  di  noi.  La  tenera  eta 
delli  miei  figliuoli  non  mi  permette  di  lasciarli  in  viaggio 
in  questa  stagione  e  cosi  resteranno  in  Bologna  sino  alia 
primavera,  ove  spero  che  la  Santita  Sua  vorra  continuare 
verso  di  loro  la  sua  solita  bonta. 

Non  ardisco  incommodare  la  Santita  Sua  con  una  mia 
lettera  maggiormente  in  questo  tempo  di  villegiatura, 
pregandola  di  portarle  li  miei  humillissimi  rispetti  e  di 
attestarla  della  mia  immensa  gratitudine  per  tante  sue 
grazie. 

Resto  gratissimo  delli  attenzioni  e  della  premura  con  li 
quali  si  operi  in  ogni  occasione  si  tratta  delle  miei  interessi 
e  devo  rendere  giustizia  a  questo  degno  Vicelegato  che  non 
manca  a  merite  ove  puo  mostrarci  il  suo  zelo  ed  affetto 
cooperando  di  buon  cuore  alle  di  lei  intenzione  ed  amicizia 
verso  di  me,  non  mi  resto  altro  a  l'aggiungere  per  il  presente 
che  di  pregarla  di  continuarmi  la  sua  stimata  amizicia  e 
di  ricevere  della  mia 

Giacomo  R. 

(P.T.  144) 

(Translation) 

Avignon  16  October  1727 

From  what  I  hear  from  this  Monsignor  the  Vice-Legate  and 
from  my  news  from  Paris,  I  perceive  with  equal  joy  and  grati- 
tude the  goodness  of  His  Holiness  towards  me  on  the  occasion 
of  my  residence  in  this  State.  I  have  never  doubted  of  the 
clemency  of  the  Pope  towards  me  and  now  I  dare  place  my  faith 
in  it  [not]  to  postpone  any  longer  the  coming  of  the  Queen, 
that  we  may  have  the  consolation  of  enjoying  together  in  this 
State  his  kind  benevolence  towards  us.  The  tender  age  of  my 
sons  does  not  allow  me  at  this  season  to  permit  them  to  make  a 
long  journey  ;  they  will  therefore  remain  in  Bologna  until  the 
Spring  where  I  hope  that  His  Holiness  will  continue  his  usual 
kindness  towards  them. 


102         THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

I  do  not  venture  to  trouble  His  Holiness  any  further  with  a 
letter  from  me  in  this  holiday  season,  praying  you  to  present 
to  him  my  humble  respects  and  to  impress  upon  him  my 
immense  gratitude  for  all  his  favours. 

I  am  most  grateful  for  all  the  attention  and  care  which  he 
shows  on  every  occasion  when  my  interests  require  such  help, 
and  I  must  pay  tribute  to  the  worthy  Vice-Legate  who  does  not 
fail  to  show  us  his  zeal  and  affection  co-operating  heartily  with 
your  intentions  and  friendship  towards  me.  It  now  only  remains 
for  me  to  implore  you  to  continue  towards  me  your  valued 
friendship  and  to  receive  mine. 

James  R. 


James  to  Cardinal  Lercari 

Bologna  alii  27  Aprile  1728 

Mando  con  questo  al  Cardinale  Davia  x  le  solite  lettere 
credenziali  in  suo  favore,  non  dubitando  che  il  suo  distinto 
merito  non  sia  per  essersi  gradito  dalla  Santita  Sua  2  in 
qualita  di  mio  Ministro  e  che  non  avra  anche  nueva  in- 
duggio  conferirle  le  facolta  di  Protettore  del  Regno  e 
Colleggio  d'Inghilterra  secondo  le  mie  humillissime  e 
sinceri  istanze ;  pregandola  di  appoggiare  questa  mia  brame 
appresso  la  Santita  Sua  con  la  solita  amicizia  della  quale 
come  ancora  della  benignita  Pontificia  ho  ricevuto  un 
insigne  contrasegno  nel  essere  la  Santita  Sua  nell'affare  delle 
Pensioni  di  Spagna  3  ;  la  prego  di  rinnovare  ad  essa  li 
attestati  della  mia  somma  riconoscenza  e  di  rimanere 
persuasissima  delli  sentimenti  di  Stima  e  di  gratitudine  che 
professo  a  lei  per  la  continua  parzialita  che  esercita  verso 
di  me. 

Giacomo  R. 

(P.T.  145) 


1  Cardinal  Davia  was  a  native  of  Bologna  ;  a  wise  man,  highly  esteemed. 
Was  a  favoured  candidate  for  the  Papacy  in  1730.  As  a  soldier  in  the 
Venetian  Army  he  had  fought  against  the  Turks. 

2  Benedict  xm. 

3  Spain  was  still  giving  money  to  James  in  the  hope  of  his  restoration. 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY         103 

(Translation) 

Bologna  27  April  1728 

With  this  I  send  to  Cardinal  Davia  the  usual  credential 
letters  in  his  favour,  not  doubting  that  his  obvious  merit  will 
make  him  acceptable  to  His  Holiness  in  the  position  of  my 
Minister  and  that  there  will  be  no  new  delay  in  conferring  on  him 
the  faculty  of  Protector  of  the  Kingdom  and  College  of  England, 
according  to  my  humble  and  devout  solicitation ;  praying  you 
to  forward  this  my  ardent  desire  to  His  Holiness  with  the  usual 
friendship,  from  which  as  ever  I  have  received  a  signal  example 
of  the  pontifical  benignity  in  the  interest  of  His  Holiness  in  the 
affair  of  the  Spanish  Pensions.  I  beseech  you  to  renew  to  him 
the  testimony  of  my  deep  gratitude  and  to  be  persuaded  of 
the  sentiments  of  esteem  and  gratitude  which  I  owe  to  you  for 
the  continued  partiality  which  you  exercise  towards  me. 

James  R. 


James  to  Cardinal  Lercari 

A  mon  Cousin  le  Cardinal  Lercari  (dictee) 

Mon  Cousin 

Cellecy  est  pour  vous  donner  avis  que  nous  avons 
crii  ne  pouvoir  mieux  faire  que  de  choisir  le  Cardinal  Davia 
pour  avoir  soin  de  nos  affaires  a  Rome,  l'ayant  deja  nomme 
au  Protectorat  d'Angleterre,  dont  nous  attendons  avec 
impatience  l'agrement  de  Sa  Saintete.  Nous  vous  prions 
cependant  de  lui  donner  une  entiere  creance  en  tout  ce 
qu'il  vous  dira  de  notre  part,  et  de  lui  accorder  vos  bons 
offices  aupres  du  Saint  Pere  lorsqu'il  aura  quelque  chose  a 
lui  representer  concernant  nos  interets.  Vous  nous 
obligerez  sensiblement  si  vous  en  conserverons  (?)  une 
parfaite  gratitude.  Sur  ce  nous  prions  Dieu  qu'il  vous  ait, 
mon  Cousin,  en  sa  sainte  et  digne  garde. 

Votre  affectione  Cousin 

Jacques  R. 

A  Bologne  ce  27  Avril  1728 

(P.T.  145) 


104         THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

(Translation) 
To  my  Cousin  Cardinal  Lercari  (dictated) 

My  Cousin 

This  is  to  advise  you  that  we  have  not  thought  it 
possible  to  do  better  than  to  choose  Cardinal  Davia  to  take 
charge  of  our  affairs  in  Rome,  he  being  already  nominated 
Protector  of  England,  for  which  we  still  await  with  impatience 
the  assent  of  His  Holiness.  We  pray  you  however  to  trust  him 
entirely  in  all  that  he  may  say  to  you  on  our  behalf,  and  to 
accord  him  your  good  offices  with  the  Holy  Father,  when  he 
may  have  something  to  say  concerning  our  interests.  You  will 
oblige  us  greatly  if  you  will  rest  assured  of  (?)  our  deep  gratitude. 
With  this  we  pray  God  to  hold  you  in  His  holy  and  safe  keeping. 

Your  affectionate  Cousin 

James  R. 

Bologna  27  April  1728 


Clementina  to  Benedict  xiii. 

Tres  Saint  Pere 

J'ay  resceus  avec  tout  le  respect  et  la  veneration 
que  je  devais  le  Bref  que  V.  Ste.  a  daigne  m'ecrire  par  le 
Ro.  Pere  Antujar  a  l'occasion  de  la  Berette  que  V.  Ste.  a 
envoy e  au  Cardinale  Gotti,  a  la  promotion  duquel  jay  pris 
tout  la  part  que  merite  un  sujet  si  digne  du  chois  de  V.  Ste. 
et  qui  fera  certainement  beaucoup  d'honneur  a  la  Religion 
par  ses  hautes  vertus  et  par  son  grand  merite  ;  j  'espere  Tres 
S.  Pere  que  V.  Ste.  me  rendara  la  justice  d'etre  persuade 
que  c'etait  une  grande  consolation  pour  moy  de  savoir  encor 
dans  le  souvenir  de  V.  Ste.  avec  les  assurances  qu'elle  me 
done  de  la  continuation  de  ces  bontes  a  mon  egard  que  je 
tacherais  toute  ma  vie  de  meriter  et  ne  cesserais  de  faire 
des  ardents  veux  au  Ciel  pour  la  conservation  de  V.  Ste.  aux 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY         105 

pies  duquel  je  me  prosterne  avec  mes  enfants  pour  implorer 
la  Ste.  Benediction  avec  toute  la  soumission  et  veneration 
possible  Etant  sincerement  come  je  dois  etre 

Tres  Saint  Pere 

De  votre  Saintete 
La  tres  humble  tres 
obeissante  et  tres  obligee 
fille  Clementine 

De  Boulogne  le  11  May  1728 
(P.T.  145) 


(Translation) 

Most  Holy  Father 

I  have  received  with  due  respect  and  veneration  the 
Brief  that  Your  Holiness  has  deigned  to  write  me  through  the 
Rev.  Father  Antujar  on  the  occasion  of  the  Biretta  which  Your 
Holiness  has  sent  to  Cardinal  Gotti,  in  whose  promotion  I  have 
taken  part  as  merits  a  subject  so  worthy  of  the  choice  of  Your 
Holiness  and  one  who  will  certainly  do  honour  to  Religion  by  his 
high  virtues  and  by  his  great  merit.  I  hope,  Most  Holy  Father, 
that  Your  Holiness  will  pay  me  the  justice  of  believing  that  it 
was  a  great  consolation  to  know  that  I  was  still  in  Your  re- 
membrance with  the  assurance  that  You  will  continue  to  me 
Your  goodness  which  I  shall  try  to  merit  throughout  my  life, 
and  I  shall  never  cease  to  make  ardent  prayers  to  Heaven  for  the 
preservation  of  Your  Holiness,  at  whose  feet  I  prostrate  myself 
with  my  children,  imploring  the  holy  benediction  with  all 
possible  submission  and  veneration,  and  remain  sincerely  as 
I  should  be 

Most  Holy  Father 

Of  Your  Holiness 
The  most  humble  most 
obedient  and  most  obliged 
daughter  Clementina 


Bologna  11  May  1728 


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James  to  Cardinal  Lercari 

De  Bologne  Ce  20  May  1728 
Le  Prince  Jacques  x  mon  beaupere  ay  ant  toujours  eu  beau- 
coup  de  tendresse  pour  la  Reine  et  desirant  en  faire  ressentir 
les  effets  a  nos  enfants  il  a  dessein  de  tacher  de  les  faire 
naturalises  en  Pologne  meme  (?)  quoy  ils  ne  pourraient 
jouir  d'aucune  bien  dans  ce  Royaume.  J'ose  done  supplir 
tres  humillement  Sa  Saintete  par  notre  Cardinal  de  vouloir 
bien  envoyer  au  Roy  de  Pologne  2  dans  les  senses  les  plus 
pressents  pour  l'induire  a  y  porter  toutes  les  facilites  qui 
dependent  de  luy,  et  en  meme  temps  d'envoyer  des  ordres 
au  Nonce  afin  que  de  contenance  le  Prince  Jacques,  il  puisse 
luy  donner  tout  le  secours  possible  a  cet  efTet,  soit  aupres 
des  Eveques  ou  autres  qui  ont  voix  en  pareilles  manieres. 
Sa  Saintete  verra  aisement  de  quelle  importance  cette 
affaire  est  a  ma  famille  et  ainsi  j'ay  une  confiance  qu'elle 
daignera  m'accorder  les  recommandations  que  j'ose  luy 
demander.  Votre  constante  amitie  pour  moy  m'assure  de 
vos  offices  aupres  du  Pape  en  cette  occasion  et  je  vous  les 
demande  avec  instance  en  vous  assurant  de  ma  parfaite 

gratitude  et  amitie.  T  „ 

&  Jacques  R. 

Je  vous  prie  d'obtenir  de  Sa  Saintete  que  les  lettres  au 
Roy  de  Pologne  et  au  Nonce  puissent  m'etre  envoye,  afin 
que  je  puisse  m'en  servir  avec  plus  d'avantage  ;  le  secret 
est  aussi  tres  necessaire  dans  cette  affaire  afin  qu'elle  soit 
terminee  en  Pologne  avant  que  le  Cour  d'Hannover  en  soit 
informe  et  y  pourrait  y  apporter  aucune  obstacle. 

(P.T.  145) 

(Translation) 

Bologna  20  May  1728 
My  father-in-law,  Prince  James,  always  having  had  a  great 
affection  for  the  Queen  and  desiring  to  show  this  also  to  our 

1  Prince  James  Sobieski,  father  of  Clementina.  He  died  in  1737,  leaving 
jewels  worth  103,000  scudi  'besides  rubies'  and  100,000  scudi  in  money 
to  these  grandsons. 

2  Augustus  11.,  Elector  of  Saxony  from  1694,  and  King  of  Poland  from 
1697.     Died  1733. 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY         107 

children,  has  an  idea  of  having  them  naturalized  in  Poland, 
although  (?)  they  could  never  enjoy  any  property  in  that  kingdom. 
I  venture  therefore  very  humbly  to  ask  His  Holiness  through 
our  Cardinal  to  be  good  enough  to  send  most  urgently  to  the 
King  of  Poland  to  induce  him  to  grant  all  facilities  which 
depend  on  him,  and  at  the  same  time  to  give  orders  to  the 
nuncio  that  he  may  give  all  the  help  possible  to  Prince  James, 
be  it  through  the  bishops  or  others  who  may  help  in  such 
matters.  His  Holiness  will  plainly  see  of  what  importance  is 
this  affair  to  my  family  and  I  am  confident  that  he  will  deign  to 
give  me  the  recommendation  that  I  venture  to  ask.  Your 
constant  friendship  for  me  assures  me  of  your  help  with  the 
Pope  on  this  occasion  and  I  earnestly  ask  it,  assuring  you  of 
my  gratitude  and  friendship. 

I  pray  you  to  ask  His  Holiness  to  send  me  the  letters  for  the 
King  of  Poland  and  the  nuncio,  so  that  I  may  use  them  to  the 
best  advantage  ;  secrecy  is  also  very  necessary  in  this  affair 
so  that  it  may  be  completed  in  Poland  before  the  Court  of 
Hanover  is  informed  and  raises  any  obstacle. 


Clementina  to  Cardinal  Lercari 

Le  5  Decembre  1729 

Mon  Cousin 

La  devotion  que  je  professe  a  St.  Francois  de  Sales 

m'a  fait  desirer  de  promouvoir  la  cause  de  son  illustre 

Disciple  la   V.   Me.   de   Chantae   et   m'etant   informe   du 

postulant  de  ce  qu'il  y  avait  a  faire,  il  m'a  donne  le  placet 

c'y  joint  que  je  vous  prie  de  presenter  de  ma  part  a  Sa 

Saint ete  en  me  mettant  a  ses  pies,  et  je  me  flate  que  de 

votre  cote,  vous  ferez  tout  votre  possible  pour  faciliter  une 

affaire  qui  me  tient  si  fort  a  coeur,  et  dont  je  vous  aurais 

beaucoup  d'obligation,  et  sera  une  augmentation  aux  autres 

que  je  vous  ay  ;    soyez  aussi  je  vous  prie  persuade  de  la 

parfaite  estime  et  amitie  que  j  'aurais  toujours  pour  vous, 

etant  sincerement 

Votre  affect.  Cousine 
(P.T.  145) 

Clementina  R. 


108         THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

(Translation) 

December  5  1729 
My  Cousin 

The  devotion  that  I  feel  to  St.  Francis  de  Sales  makes 
me  wish  to  forward  the  cause  of  his  illustrious  disciple  the 
V.  Me.  de  Chantae  and  being  informed  by  the  postulant  of  what 
is  necessary,  he  has  given  me  the  '  placet '  enclosed  which  I 
pray  you  to  present  on  my  behalf  to  His  Holiness,  laying  me 
at  his  feet  and  I  flatter  myself  that  on  your  side  you  will  do  all 
that  is  possible  to  facilitate  a  matter  which  I  have  so  much  at 
heart,  and  for  which  I  should  be  under  much  obligation  to  you 
and  will  be  an  addition  to  the  others  which  I  owe  you.  Believe 
also  I  beg  you  in  the  great  esteem  and  friendship  which  I 
should  always  have  for  you,  being  sincerely 

Your  affect.  Cousin 

Clementina  R. 


Clementina  to  Cardinal  Orsini 

ON    THE    DEATH    OF    HIS    UNCLE    POPE    BENEDICT    XIII.1 

Mon  Cousin 

Je  suis  trop  sensible  a  la  grande  perte  que  nous 
avons  faite,  vous  et  moy,  aussi  bien  que  toute  l'Eglise,  du 
Saint  Pontife  votre  Oncle  de  tres  glorieuse  memoire,  pour 
vous  ne  point  manquer  combien  j'entre  dans  la  juste 
douleur  que  ce  triste  evenement  vous  cause.  J'ay  perdu  en 
Luy  un  tres  digne  Pasteur  qui  avait  pour  moy  beaucoup 
de  bontes  et  une  affection  veritablement  Paternelle,  vous 
jugez  done  bien  que  je  prens  toute  la  part  possible  a  votre 
affliction  ou  je  vous  souhaite  toute  la  consolation  que  vous 
est  necessaire,  vous  priant  d'etre  persuade  des  sentiments 
plein  d'estime  et  de  consideration  avec  lesquels  je  suis, 
Mon  Cousin, 

Votre  Affec.  Cousine 

Clementina  R. 
1  Avril  1730. 


1  From  the  Archives  of  Prince  Orsini. 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY         109 

(Translation) 
My  Cousin 

I  am  too  sensible  of  the  great  loss  that  we  have  suffered, 
you  and  I,  as  well  as  the  whole  Church  in  the  death  of  the 
Holy  Pontiff,  your  uncle  of  most  glorious  memory,  to  fail  to 
join  with  you  in  the  distress  caused  by  this  sad  event.  I 
have  lost  in  him  a  very  worthy  Pastor  who  showed  me  many 
kindnesses  and  a  truly  paternal  affection.  Judge  then  how  I 
take  all  possible  share  in  your  affliction  in  which  I  wish  you  all 
the  consolation  that  you  need,  begging  you  to  believe  the 
sentiments  full  of  esteem  and  consideration  with  which  I  am, 
My  Cousin, 

Your  Affect.  Cousin 

Clementina  R. 
April  1  1730 


Clementina  to  Princess  Dowager  of 
La  Roccella  j 

THIS  LETTER,  ACKNOWLEDGING  THE  GIFT  OF  A  RELIC,  IS  IN 
THE  ENGLISH  COLLEGE  IN  ROME,  HAVING  BEEN  SENT 
THERE  IN  1923  BY  TWO  SISTERS,  THE  SIGNORINE 
TOMMASINI,  FROM  REGGIO  CALABRIA.  THE  SUPER- 
SCRIPTION IS  AS  FOLLOWS  :  (iT  IS  ACCOMPANYING  A 
RELIC) 

1737 

Lettera  della  Gran  Serva  di  Dio  Clementina  Regina 
d'Inghiltcrra  moglie  di  Giacomo  Re  d'Inghilterra, 
morta  in  Roma  in  concetto  di  santita  avendo  fatto 
molti  miracoli. 

Rome  le  7e  Juin  1731 
Ma  Cousine 

Je  ne  puis  fair  moin  que  de  vous  remercier  pour  la 
belle  tabaciere  que  vous  m'avez  envoie  par  le  Roy  avec  la 

1  This  Princess  was  Ippolita  Cantelmo  Stuart,  the  last  of  her  family, 
said  to  be  descended  from  Duncan,  King  of  Scotland.  She  married  in 
1696  Vincenzo  Caraffa,  Principe  di  Roccella,  and  the  family  then  took 
her  name  in  addition  to  their  own. 


110         THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

Relique  de  St.  Janvier  qui  m'est  un  don  fort  pretieux, 
ayant  pour  ce  grand  Saint  la  Veneration  que  je  dois  avoir 
ainsi  je  vous  en  sois  bien  obligee  ;  et  de  l'attention  que 
vous  avez  eu  a  me  fair  ce  plaisir,  je  souhaiterai  pouvoir  de 
mon  cote  vous  en  fair  aussi  et  vous  prouver  la  juste  estime 
et  consideration  que  j'ay  pour  vous  ma  Cousine 
Votre  affectionee  Cousine 

Clementina  R. 

P.S. 

Je  vous  prie  de  fair  mes  compts.  a  la  Psse.  de  Monte- 
milete,  et  lui  souhaite  de  tous  mon  cceur  que  sa  Sante  se 
retablisse  en  parfaite  etat. 

A  Ma  Cousine 

La  Princesse  Douairriere  de  La  Roccella. 

(Translation) 

A  Letter  from  the  Holy  Servant  of  God  Clementina 
Queen  of  England  wife  of  James  King  of  England 
who  died  in  the  odour  of  sanctity  having  performed 
many  miracles. 

Rome  June  7th  1731 
My  Cousin 

I  cannot  do  less  than  thank  you  for  the  beautiful 
snuff-box  that  you  have  sent  me  by  the  King  with  the  relic  of 
St.  Januarius,  which  is  a  most  precious  gift.  Having  the 
veneration  for  this  great  Saint  which  I  ought  to  have,  I  am 
most  grateful  to  you  for  your  thoughtfulness  in  giving  me  this 
pleasure.  I  shall  hope  for  my  part  to  be  able  to  do  something 
for  you  also  and  to  prove  to  you  the  real  esteem  and  considera- 
tion that  I  have  for  you  my  Cousin. 

Your  affectionate  Cousin 

Clementina  R. 

P.S. 

I  pray  you  to  present  my  compliments  to  the  Princess  of 
Montemilete  and  say  that  I  wish  from  my  heart  that  her  health 
may  be  perfectly  restored. 

To  my  Cousin 

The  Dowager  Princess  of  La  Roccella. 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY         111 

James  to  Clement  xii. 

Roma  alii  21  Febraio  1739 

(dettatta) 

Beatissimo  Padre, 

Non  avendo  Io  incomodato  La  Santita  Vostra  con 

raccomandarle  alcun  soggetto  per  esser  promosso  al  Car- 

dinalato  in  congiuntura  nella  passata   promozione   delle 

Corone,  ed  avendo  in  oltre  i  Nunzij  gia  conseguito  il  premio 

avuto  a  loro  meriti,  Ardisco  ora  porgere  le  mie  umillissime 

suppliche  in  favore  di  Monsignor  Pietro  Guerin  de  Tencin  x 

Archivescovo  d'Embrun,  il  quale  raccomando  e  nomino 

alia  Santita  Vostra  per  essere  creato  Cardinale.     Faccio 

questo  con  tanto  maggiore  fiduzia  quanto  che  non  sola- 

mente  ha  egli  sempre  professato  verso  la  mia  persona  e 

causa  un  singolare  attacamento  e  zelo,  ma  di  piu  ha  dato, 

come  ben  sa  Vostra  Santita  ed  il  mondo  tutto  segnalate 

riprove  dell'ardente  suo  zelo  verso  la  Santa  Sede,  ed  in 

diffesa  dalla  sana  Dottrina,  e  che  in  oltre  si  ritrova  attual- 

mente  in  istato  di  rendere  alia  nostra  Santa  Religione  i  piu 

utili  servizij  come  non  dubito  che  non  sia  sempre  per  fare 

con  tutto  l'ardore  del  animo  suo.     Spero  dunque  che  la 

Santita   Vostra    vorra    benignamente    condescendere    alle 

mie  umillissime  suppliche  ed  in  tanto  prostrato  alii  suoi 

sacri  piedi  supplico  la  Santita  Vostra  a  concedermi  la  Sua 

Santa  ed  apostolica  Benedizione,  mentre  che  con  il  maggiore 

rispetto  mi  rassegno 

Dalla  Santita  Vostra 

II  devotissimo  Figlio 
(P.T.  146) 

GlACOMO    R. 

(Translation) 

Rome  21  February  1739 
(dictated) 
Most  Holy  Father 

Not  having  disturbed  your  Holiness  by  recommending 
any  subject  for  promotion  to  the  Cardinalate  on  the  occasion 

1  Monsignor  Guerin  de  Tencin  was  the  brother  of  Claudine,  who  played 
an  important  part  in  Jacobite  intrigues  in  France. 


112         THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

of  the  late  bestowal  of  the  Hats,  and  the  nuncios  having 
already  received  the  reward  due  to  their  merits,  I  now  venture 
to  place  before  you  my  humble  supplication  in  favour  of 
Monsignor  Pietro  Guerin  de  Tencin,  Archbishop  of  Embrun, 
whom  I  recommend  and  name  to  your  Holiness  for  creation  as 
Cardinal.  I  do  this  with  all  the  greater  confidence,  as  not  only 
has  he  always  professed  a  singular  attachment  and  zeal  to  my 
person  and  my  cause,  but  as  your  Holiness  and  all  the  world 
knows,  he  has  given  repeated  signs  of  his  ardent  zeal  towards 
the  Holy  See  and  in  defence  of  sound  doctrine,  and  in  addition 
he  finds  himself  in  a  condition  to  render  the  most  useful  service 
to  our  Holy  Religion,  which  I  have  no  doubt  he  will  do  with  all 
the  ardour  of  his  soul.  I  hope  therefore  that  your  Holiness  will 
graciously  condescend  to  my  humble  supplication,  and  in  the 
meantime,  prostrating  myself  at  your  sacred  feet,  I  pray  your 
Holiness  to  bestow  on  me  your  Holy  and  Apostolic  benediction, 
whilst  with  the  greatest  respect,  I  sign  myself  of  your  Holiness 
the  most  devoted  son  James  r> 


James  to  Cardinal  Valenti1 

Albano  22  7bre  1755 
Ho  ricevuto  la  settimana  scorsa  La  di  Lei  lettera  del 
primo  del  7bre  e  gradisco  al  maggior  segno  la  di  lei  premura 
a  pro.  del  Cardinale  mio  Figlio,  e  La  di  lei  attenzione  in  par- 
ticiparmi  li  passi  da  Lei  gia  fatti.  E  sempre  molto  che  si 
mostrano  favorevole  M.  de  Rouilli  2  ed  il  Cardinale  della 
Rochfoucault :  ho  gia  scritto  a  quest'ultimo  la  settimana 
passata,  ed  ho  veramente  una  gran  fiducia  nella  di  lui 
amicizia  verso  di  Noi ;  ma  se  non  ottenessimo  niente  prima 
della  Promozione,  fatta  questa  m'indirizzero  in  dirittura  a 
Madame  la  Delfina,  di  maniera  che  in  un  modo  o  in  un  altro 
mi  pare  aver  fondate  speranze  di  potere  alfine  riuscire,  e  nel 
mentre  La  prego  di  continuare  li  di  lei  uffizi  anche  in  nome 
del  Papa  a  quest'effetto.  Habbiamo  stentato,  e  vero,  ma 
se  Io  potessi  una  volta  ottenere  un'altro  buon  Benefizio 

1  Cardinal  Valenti  was  chamberlain  to  Benedict  xiv.  and  later  was 
Secretary  of  State.  James  must  have  known  him  when  he  was  papal 
legate  at  Bologna.     He  died  in  Rome  in  1763. 

2  French  Minister  of  Foreign  Affairs. 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY         113 

per  il  mio  Figlio,  la  Corte  resterebbe  libera  per  sempre  dalle 
nostre  importunita  in  simile  materie,  ed  avrei  Io  la  con- 
solazione  prima  di  morire  di  vederlo  sumcientemente 
proveduto.  Intorno  al  Monaco  Benedettino  Scozzese  non 
e  questo  certamente  il  tempo  di  parlarne  al  Cardinale  de 
Rochfoucauld  ma  se  Ella  ne  avesse  l'occasione  potrebbe 
informarsi  da  qualched'uno  prattico  di  queste  materie,  se 
la  Grazia  che  si  desidera  sia  cosa  pratticabile,  poiche  se 
non  la  fosse,  non  bisognerebbe  piu  pensarci,  e  ne  informerei 
il  Monaco  il  quale  prenderebbe  in  consequenza  la  sua 
risoluzione.  Sto  in  grandissima  pena  per  queste  cose 
Ecclesiastiche  di  Francia,  bisognerebbe  essere  non  buon 
Cattolico  per  essere  indifferente  in  una  simile  congiuntura. 
Per  gli  affari  politici,  per  me  considero  la  guerra  come  in- 
dubitata,  e  pochissimo  tempo  probabilmente  sciarira  questo 
punto.  Naturalmente  un  simile  avvenimento  doverebbe 
essere  avantaggiato  per  la  Casa  mia,  ma  so  veramente  ne 
che  pensare,  ne  che  desiderare  nella  totale  oscurita,  dove 
tuttavia  mi  ritrovo,  degli  affari  del  Principe,  ne  non  so  ne 
meno  dove  sia,  ne  dove  sia  stato  da  piu  da  sei  anni  in  qua. 
Mi  continui  sempre  gli  efforti  da  lei  buon  Cuore  verso  di 
Noi,  con  restare  purche  persuasa  della  mia  sincera  grati- 
dudine  ed  amicizia  verso  di  Lei. 

Affezionato  cugino 

Giacomo  R. 

(Inghilterra  25) 

(Translation) 

Albano  22nd  September  1755 
Last  week  I  received  yours  of  the  1st  of  Sejjtember 
and  I  am  pleased  at  the  signs  of  your  exertions  on  behalf 
of  my  son  the  Cardinal  and  your  attention  in  informing  me 
of  the  steps  you  have  taken.  It  is  already  much  that  M.  de 
Rouille  and  Cardinal  de  la  Rochefoucauld  have  shown  them- 
selves favourable.  I  wrote  to  the  latter  last  week  and  I  have 
really  great  faith  in  his  friendship  towards  Us,  but  if  we  do 
not  obtain  anything  before  the  Promotion,  when  this  is  over 
I  shall  write  directly  to  Madame  la  Dauphine  so  that  in  one  way 
or  another,  it  seems  to  me  I  have  well-founded  hopes  of  suc- 
ceeding, and  in  the  meantime  I  pray  you  to  continue  your  good 

H 


114         THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

offices,  also  in  name  of  the  Pope,  to  this  effect.  It  is  true  that 
we  have  had  difficulties,  but  if  I  could  once  obtain  another 
good  Benefice  for  my  Son,  the  Court  could  be  free  for  ever 
of  our  importunity  in  such  matters  and  I  should  have  the 
consolation  before  I  die  of  seeing  him  adequately  provided  for. 

Regarding  the  Scottish  Benedictine  Monk,  this  is  certainly 
not  the  time  to  talk  of  it  to  Cardinal  de  Rochefoucauld,  but  if 
you  have  the  chance  you  might  inform  yourself,  from  an  expert 
in  these  matters,  if  the  Grace  desired  is  feasible,  because  if  it 
is  not,  we  must  not  think  of  it  any  more  and  I  should  inform 
the  Monk,  who  would  in  consequence  make  his  own  decision. 
I  am  in  great  trouble  about  these  Ecclesiastical  matters  of 
France, — one  would  have  to  be  a  bad  Catholic  to  be  indifferent 
in  such  a  crisis.  As  to  political  affairs,  for  my  part  I  consider 
War  as  indubitable  and  a  very  short  time  will  probably  clear  up 
this  point.  Naturally  such  an  event  would  be  advantageous 
for  my  House,  but  I  really  do  not  know  what  to  think  nor  what 
to  desire  in  the  total  obscurity  in  which  I  find  myself  about  the 
affairs  of  the  Prince  ;  I  do  not  even  know  where  he  is,  nor 
where  he  has  been  for  more  than  six  years. 

Ever  continue  towards  Us  the  efforts  of  your  kind  heart, 
and  be  always  persuaded  of  my  sincere  gratitude  and  friendship 
for  you. 

Your  affectionate  cousin 

James  R. 


James  to  Louis  xv.  (Copy) 

Monsieur  mon  Frere  et  Cousin 

Accable  d'infirmites  qui  vont  tous  les  jours  en 
augmentant,  et  qui  me  decouvrent  l'approche  de  l'Eternite  x 
j'ai  cru  avant  ce  peinible  mais  necessaire  passage  devoir 
temoigner  a  Votre  Majeste  pour  la  derniere  fois  tous  les 
sentiments  de  respect,  d'attachement  et  de  reconnaissance 
dont  mon  coeur  a  ete  penetre  pour  elle  pendant  tous  les 
cours  de  ma  vie.  Je  meurs  avec  les  memes  sentiments  en 
offrant  des  vceux  au  Ciel  pour  la  conservation  de  sa 
precieuse  vie,  pour  sa  prosperite  et  celle  de  son  auguste 
famille. 


1  James  died  on  January  i,  1766. 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY         115 

Mes  jours  ont  ete  vissus  de  malheurs  et  d'afflictions  et 
j'espere  dans  les  souffrances  de  Jesus  Christ  que  le  Tout 
Puissant  m'en  tiendra  conte,  mais  j'avais  trouve  dans  Votre 
Majeste  un  genereux  Bienfaiteur  toujours  pret  a  me 
secourir  et  a  adoucir  mes  peines  par  des  soins  et  des  atten- 
tions que  le  souverain  Remunerateur  de  la  piete  et  de  la 
vertue  ne  laissera  pas  sans  recompense. 

Je  laisse  deux  Fils  chers  objets  de  ma  tendresse  que  je 
recommande  affectueusement  a  la  protection  de  Votre 
Majeste  dans  la  confiance  qu'elle  voudra  bien  les  envisager 
comme  les  enfants  d'un  pere  qui  Lui  a  ete  dans  tous  les 
terns  fidelement  et  invariablement  attache. 

La  triste  situation  ou  se  trouvent  mes  pauvres  sujets  qui 
resident  en  France  et  qui  souffrent  pour  leur  fidelite  me 
touche  extremement,  quand  les  petits  secours  que  j'etais 
en  etat  de  leur  fournir  leur  manqueront,  que  deviendront 
ils  ?  II  n'y  a  que  le  bienveillance  et  la  protection  de  Votre 
Majeste  qui  me  tranquillisent  sur  leur  sort  par  la  confiance 
que  j'ai  qu'elle  voudra  bien  se  souvenir  de  moi  toutes  les 
fois  que  leurs  miseres  ou  besoins  les  presseront  d'y  avoir 
recours. 

J'ai  donne  ordre  qu'on  attendit  qu'il  ait  plu  a  Dieu  de  me 
rappeler  de  cette  vie  avant  que  de  faire  partir  cette  lettre, 
ou  j'ai  pris  la  liberte  de  verser  dans  le  sein  de  Votre  Majeste 
mes  plus  chers  interets  temporals  dans  l'intime  persuasion 
qu'elle  voudra  bien  agreer  ma  confiance  en  elle  ainsi  que 
l'attachement  aussi  respectueux  qu'inviolable  avec  laquelle 
j'ai  toujours  vecu  et  avec  lequel  je  meurs. 
Monsieur  mon  frere  et  cousin 

5  Mai  1763 

(Inghilterra  25) 

(Translation) 

Sire  my  Brother  and  Cousin 

Overwhelmed  by  infirmities  which  increase  every  day 
and  which  inform  me  of  the  approach  of  Eternity,  I  have 
thought  well,  before  this  painful  but  necessary  passage,  to 
testify  to  Your  Majesty  for  the  last  time  all  the  feelings  of 
respect,  attachment  and  gratitude  with  which  my  heart  has 


116         THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

been  filled  during  the  course  of  my  life.  I  die  with  these 
same  sentiments,  offering  prayers  to  Heaven  for  the  preserva- 
tion of  your  precious  life,  for  your  prosperity  and  that  of  your 
august  family. 

My  days  have  been  full  of  troubles  and  afflictions  and  I  hope 
through  the  sufferings  of  Jesus  Christ  that  the  Almighty  will 
remember  this,  but  I  have  always  found  in  Your  Majesty  a 
generous  benefactor,  always  ready  to  help  me  and  to  soften 
my  troubles  by  your  care  and  attention,  which  the  sovereign 
Re  warder  of  piety  and  virtue  will  not  leave  unrewarded. 

I  leave  two  sons,  dear  objects  of  my  love  whom  I  recommend 
affectionately  to  Your  Majesty's  protection  in  confidence  that 
you  will  look  upon  them  as  the  children  of  a  father  who  has 
at  all  times  been  faithfully  attached  to  you. 

The  sad  situation  in  which  my  poor  subjects  find  themselves 
who  are  resident  in  France  and  who  are  suffering  for  their 
fidelity,  touches  me  extremely  ;  when  the  slight  help  that  I 
am  able  to  give  them  is  wanting,  what  will  happen  to  them  ? 
Only  the  kindness  and  protection  of  Your  Majesty  calm  me 
regarding  their  fate  by  the  confidence  I  have  that  you  will  be 
willing  to  remember  me  every  time  that  their  misery  or  need 
compels  them  to  have  recourse  to  you. 

I  have  given  orders  that  this  letter  should  not  be  sent  until 
it  shall  have  pleased  God  to  call  me  from  this  life,  for  in  this 
I  have  taken  the  liberty  of  confiding  to  Your  Majesty  my  dearest 
temporal  interests  in  the  sure  persuasion  that  you  will  accept 
my  confidence,  as  also  the  respectful  and  unchangeable  attach- 
ment with  which  I  have  always  lived  and  with  which  I  die. 
Sire  my  Brother  and  Cousin 

5  May  1763 


Henry,  Cardinal  of  York,  to  his  Father  (Copy) 
Sir 

Tho'  the  Prince's  behaviour  towards  me  for  some 
years  past  is  a  subject  of  great  affliction  to  me  and  that  your 
Majesty  knows  how  little  I  deserve  it  from  him,  yett  nothing 
can  ever  alter  my  respectfull  attachment  to  him  nor  my 
ardent  desire  of  giving  him  constant  proofs  of  it  and  there- 
fore I  am  far  from  disapproving  or  anywaise  opposing 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY         117 

the  view  your  Majesty  has  of  leaveing  by  your  last  Will  and 
Testament  to  the  Prince  all  the  perpetuall  Rents  you  now 
enjoy  in  France,  and  to  a  share  of  which  I  might  perhaps 
have  a  just  Claim  ;  but  the  Prince  may  be  assured  that  I 
shall  never  give  him  any  trouble  in  that  respect.  And 
whereas  I  have  a  small  rent  on  the  Townhouse  of  Paris,  of 
which  you  have  hitherto  enjoyed  the  rent,  tho  the  property 
belongs  to  me,  I  shall  be  ready  and  willing  upon  your 
Majesty's  decease,  to  make  over  to  the  Prince  the  right 
and  property  of  the  saide  perpetual  rent,  by  which  means 
the  Prince  will  be  in  possession  of  all  the  rents  you  have 
hitherto  enjoyed  on  the  Townhouse  of  Paris.  I  hope  in 
time  I  shall  be  completely  provided  for  in  Church  Benefices, 
and  therefore  I  only  regret  that  what  I  may  hereafter  give 
the  Prince  is  such  a  triffle,  it  being  I  think  about  6000 
Livers  a  year  of  perpetuall  rent,  but  it  is  all  I  am  master 
to  dispose  of,  and  had  I  more  I  would  with  pleasure  make 
the  same  use  of  it. 

Would  to  God  it  were  in  my  power  to  give  him  the  most 
essential  proofs  of  my  affection,  as  your  Majesty  will 
allwaise  find  me  ready  to  concurr  with  you  to  the  utmost 
of  my  power  to  whatever  may  now  or  hereafter  contribute 
to  the  Prince's  advantage  and  satisfaction. 

Henry,  Cardinal. 

Rome  April  ye  10th  1751 

(Inghilterra  25) 


TWO    LETTERS    FROM    PRINCE    CHARLES    EDWARD    TO 
THE    CARDINAL    OF   YORK 

FOUND     IN    THE     BIBLIOTECA    VITTORIO    EMANUELE     ROME 

FONDO    GESUITICO 

A  mon  cher  frere  le  Cardinal. 

Mon  cher  Frere 

Dans  la  triste  situation  dans  laquelle  le  Roy  mon 
Pere  se  trouve  reduit  depuis  si  longtemps  par  son  grand  age, 
et  ses  maladies  qui  le  mettent  hors  d'etat  de  recevoir 
aucunes  lettres,  je  l'aurais  prie  de  presenter  a  Sa  Saintete  * 
les  assurances  de  la  profonde  veneration  que  j'ay  pour  elle  ; 
je  vous  serai  done  oblige  de  vouloir  bien  etre  mon  interpret 
a  cet  egard  et  de  Luy  demander  a  mon  nom  la  continuation 
des  attentions  que  Luy  et  ses  predecesseurs  ont  successive- 
ment  eues  pour  notre  Famille,  et  que  dans  le  cas,  ou  nous 
aurions  le  malheur  de  perdre  le  Roy  notre  Pere  avant  que 
mes  affaires  me  permissent  de  moy  rendre  dans  le  pays, 
jesper  que  Sa  Saintete  voudra  bien  donner  ses  ordres  pour 
que  les  choses  restent  sur  le  meme  pied,  qu'elles  sont  a 
present,  afin  que  je  puisse  paraitre  avec  la  dignite  que  mon 
rang  exige.  Je  vous  donne  tous  les  pouvoirs  necessaires 
pour  faire  les  demandes  que  vous  croyez  convenables  a  ce 
sujet.  Je  les  ratifierai  avec  plaisir  comme  je  n'ay  aucun 
doute  sur  la  facon  de  penser  de  S.  Se  ;  je  vous  prie  d'abord 
que  vous  aurez  les  assurances  positives,  que  tout  se  passera 
au  gre  de  vos  desirs  et  des  miens,  de  m'envoyer  une  per- 
sonne  de  confience  en  courier  par  la  voye  la  plus  courte ; 
vous  l'adresserez  a  Ml.  Thibault  President  de  la  Cour 
souveraine  a  Bouillon  2  pres  Sedan  a  Nardainne  avec  les 

1  Pope  Clement  xiii. 

2  Bouillon  was  where  Prince  Charles  Edward  had  been  living  for  some 
time  with  Clementina  Walkinshaw.  His  mother's  sister,  Maria  Carlotta 
Sobieska,  was  the  Duchesse  de  Bouillon. 

118 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY         119 

passeports  que  vous  croierez  necessaires  et  des  instructions 
sur  la  roue  la  plus  sure  que  je  pourrai  prendre.  Comme 
j'ay  appris  il  y  a  quelques  annees  que  M.  le  Cardinal 
Torrigiani  1  nous  etait  attache,  marquez  Luy  dans  l'occasion 
combien  j'y  ai  ete  sensible.  Menagez  toutes  les  personnes 
que  vous  savez  etre  dans  nos  interets,  mais  ne  communiquez 
mon  projet  de  mon  voyage  qu'a  celles  que  [vous]  jugerez 
indispensablement  necessaires  en  Leur  recommandent  le 
plus  grand  secret  jusqu'a  mon  arrivee. 

Je  suis  avec  1'amitie  la  plus  tendre,  la  plus  inviolable, 
Votre  tres  cher  frere 

Charles  P.R. 

Le  3  8bre.  1765 

Vous  voyez  par  ma  lettre  que  j'ai  recu  la  votre  du  10  7bre. 

{Translation) 

To  my  dear  brother  the  Cardinal. 

My  dear  Brother 

In  the  sad  state  to  which  the  King  my  father  now  is 
reduced  during  some  time  past  by  his  great  age  and  his  illness 
which  prevent  his  receiving  any  letters,  I  should  have  asked 
him  to  present  to  His  Holiness  my  profound  veneration  for  him  ; 
I  shall  therefore  be  obliged  if  you  will  be  my  interpreter  in 
this  respect  and  ask  His  Holiness  in  my  name  to  continue  those 
attentions  which  he  and  his  predecessors  have  successively 
shown  to  our  Family  and  in  case  we  should  have  the  misfortune 
to  lose  the  King  our  Father  before  my  affairs  permit  me  to 
arrive  in  the  country,  I  hope  that  His  Holiness  will  give  orders 
that  things  should  remain  as  they  are  at  present,  so  that  I 
may  appear  with  the  dignity  which  my  rank  demands.  I  give 
you  all  the  necessary  powers  to  make  the  requests  that  you 
think  suitable  on  this  subject.  I  shall  ratify  them  with  pleasure 
as  I  have  no  doubt  of  the  views  of  His  Holiness.  I  ask  you  as 
soon  as  you  have  a  positive  assurance  that  all  will  be  according 
to  your  wishes  and  mine,  to  send  me  as  courier  a  person  of  con- 
fidence by  the  quickest  route.  Send  him  to  Ml.  Thibault  Presi- 
dent of  the  Supreme  Court  at  Bouillon  near  Sedan  at  Nardainne 


A  favourite  minister  of  Clement  sail.  ;   both  supported  the  Jesuits. 


120         THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

with  the  passports  that  you  think  necessary  and  instructions  on 
the  safest  way  that  I  should  take.  As  I  have  learnt  that 
Cardinal  Torrigiani  has  been  attached  to  us  for  some  years,  tell 
him  how  much  I  appreciate  this.  Take  care  of  all  those  that 
you  know  to  be  in  our  interests,  but  only  communicate  my 
projected  journey  to  those  that  you  consider  indispensably 
necessary,  recommending  them  the  greatest  secrecy  until  my 
arrival. 

I  am  with  unchanging  tenderest  friendship, 

Your  dearest  brother 

Charles  P.R. 
3  October  1765 

You  see  by  my  letter  that  I  have  received  yours  of  10  Sept. 


Bouillon  Ce  18  9bre  1765 

Votre  lettre  du  30  8bre  dernier  mon  cher  Frere,  et  celle 
qu'y  etais  jointe  m'ont  ete  remises.  J'ay  veu  avec  la  plus 
grande  sensibilite  toutes  les  marques  de  votre  bon  coeur, 
et  de  vos  attentions  pour  mes  interets,  soyez  persuade  du 
retour  le  plus  parfait,  et  de  toute  la  tendresse  de  mon 
amitie.  Je  ne  saurais  trop  vous  esprimer  combien  J'ay 
ete  penetre  des  sentiments  de  Sa  Saintete  de  ses  expressions, 
et  de  ses  offres  obligeantes  sur  les  propositions  que  vous  luy 
avez  faites  de  ma  part  ;  soyez  l'interprete  de  mes  senti- 
ments de  veneration,  et  de  reconnaissance  aupres  d'elle, 
en  attendant  que  je  puisse  m'en  acquitter  moy  meme,  dites 
aussi  mille  choses  de  ma  part  a  Mr.  le  Cardinal  Albani  x 
et  a  toutes  les  Personnes,  qui  nous  sont  attachees,  j'esperd 
au  moment  de  vous  embrasser,  ce  qui  sera  le  plutot  possible. 
Je  ne  perdrai  pas  instant  sur  les  preparatif  de  mon  depart, 
j'espere  vous  trouver  en  aussi  bonne  sante  qu'on  me  la 
avance.  J'en  etais  vaisi  (?)  de  ma  lettre  que  je  recois  la 
votre  du  6  du  courant.  Je  ne  puis  que  vous  repeter,  que 
j'ay  la  meme  impatience  de  vous  rejoindre.  Si  j'avais  les 
ailes  d'un  oiseau,  nous  serions  bien  tost  satisfaits. 
Votre  tres  affectionne  Frere 

Charles  P.R. 

1  Cardinal  Giovanni  Francesco  Albani,  great-nephew  of  Clement  xi. 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY         121 

(Translation) 
Bouillon  18  November  1765 

Your  letter  of  the  30th  October  my  dear  Brother  and  the  en- 
closure have  been  handed  to  me.  I  see  with  tender  feeling  all  the 
signs  of  your  kind  heart  and  of  your  attention  to  my  interests,  be 
persuaded  of  an  equal  return  and  of  all  the  fondness  of  my  love. 
I  cannot  express  to  you  how  much  impressed  I  am  by  the  senti- 
ments of  His  Holiness  and  his  obliging  offers  on  the  propositions 
that  you  have  made  on  my  behalf ;  be  the  interpreter  of  my 
feelings  of  veneration  and  of  gratitude  to  him,  until  I  can 
express  them  myself.  Say  also  kind  things  from  me  to  Cardinal 
Albani  and  all  those  attached  to  us.  I  look  forward  to  the 
moment  of  embracing  you,  which  will  be  as  soon  as  possible  ; 
I  shall  not  lose  a  moment  on  the  preparations  of  my  departure. 
I  hope  to  find  you  in  as  good  health  as  I  have  been  told  . . .  ?  ... 
my  letter  that  I  receive  yours  of  the  6th  instant.  I  can  only 
repeat  to  you  that  I  have  the  same  impatience  to  rejoin  you.  If 
I  had  the  wings  of  a  bird,  we  should  soon  be  satisfied. 
Your  very  affectionate  Brother 

Charles  P.R. 


LETTER    FROM    THE    CARDINAL    OF    YORK    TO 
CARDINAL    GIOVANNI    ALBANI  x 

Frascati 

29  8bre  1765 

II  cardinale  Duca  di  York  pieno  de  suoi  inalterabili  senti- 
menti  verso  di  V.  E.  accusa  il  di  lei  pregiatissimo  biglietto 
di  ieri,  e  siccome  contiene  intorno  al  noto  aff  are  le  delibera- 
zioni  della  Santita  di  Nostro  Signore  alle  quali  lo  Scrivente 
si  preggia  di  non  opporsi  giammai ;  percio  non  resta  altra 
a  chi  scrive  se  non  che  di  supplicare  l'E.  V.  a  porgere  i  Suoi 
piu  umili  ringraziamenti  al  Santo  Padre  per  le  generose  e 
benigne  espressioni  cosi  autenticamente  manifestategli 
tanto  verso  il  principe  di  Gallia  suo  fratello,  quanto  che  di 
tutta  la  casa  del  scrivente,  e  pieno  di  fiducia  che  simili 
espressioni  debbeno  escitare  nel  animo  del  sudetto  principe 
suo  fratello,  sentimenti  correspondent  di  filiali  osservanza 
e  gratitudine,  colla  solita  invariabile  stima  e  cordialita 
si  protesta. 

(Copia) 
(Inghilterra  25) 

(Translation) 

The  Cardinal  Duke  of  York,  full  of  his  inalterable  feelings 
towards  Your  Eminence  acknowledges  your  esteemed  note  of 
yesterday,  and  as  it  contains  the  deliberations  of  His  Holiness 
Our  Lord  with  regard  to  the  well-known  affair,  which  the 
writer  has  the  honour  never  to  oppose,  there  is  thus  nothing 
remaining  to  the  writer  but  to  implore  Your  Eminence  to  present 


1  Cardinal    Giovanni    Albani   was   a   nephew   of   the   former   Cardinal 
Annibale  and  was  a  great  friend  of  the  Cardinal  of  York,  who  succeeded 
him  as  Bishop  of  Ostia  in  1803. 
122 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY         123 

his  most  humble  thanks  to  the  Holy  Father  for  the  generous 
and  benign  expressions  thus  genuinely  shown,  as  much  towards 
the  Prince  of  Wales  his  brother,  as  to  the  whole  House  of  the 
writer,  and  full  of  confidence  that  similar  expressions  must 
excite  in  the  mind  of  the  Prince  his  brother  corresponding 
feelings  of  filial  observance  and  gratitude,  he  declares  himself 
with  the  usual  constant  esteem  and  cordiality. 
(Copy) 


DESCRIPTION  OF  A  MEETING  BETWEEN  HENRY, 
CARDINAL  OF  YORK,  AND  AUGUSTUS,  DUKE 
OF  SUSSEX  x   BY    AN    UNKNOWN    WRITER 

Frascati  18  Agosto  1794 

Quest'oggi  circa  le  ore  11|  nel  Viale  di  Villa  Bracciano 
S.A.R.  ha  incontrato  il  Principe  Augusto,  ha  fatto  subito 
fermare  la  carrozza  e  in  lingua  inglese  nella  maniera  piu 
obbligante  lo  ha  complimentato  dicendogli  ch'era  assai 
contento  di  avere  questa  occasione  per  consegnargli  tutti 
i  suoi  sentimenti  i  quali  potea  accertargli  essere  sicurri  da 
ogni  sorta  di  pregiudizio,  ch'era  stato  molto  sensibile  agli 
atti  di  attenzione  che  gli  aveva  usati  e  che  gli  era  somma- 
mente  dispiaciuto  che  la  circostanza  del  luogo  per  la 
carrozza  non  gli  permise  l'ultima  volta  di  fermarsi. 

II  Principe  Augusto  voile  restare  sempre  in  piedi,  e  per 
ben  due  volte  o  tre  rispose  fra  le  altre  cose  '  Resto  estre- 
mamente  obbligato  a  Vostra  Altezza  Reale.'  E  fattisi  in 
ultimo  reciprocamente  cordialissimi  saluti  il  Real  Vescovo 
senza  mancare  ai  piu  fini  tratti  di  pulizia  e  di  attenzione 
prosegui  la  sua  trottata.  So  che  il  Principe  Augusto  e 
rimasto  contentissimo  e  gli  si  vedeva  la  contentezza  in 
volto,  anche  l'E.S.  e  stata  pienamente  contenta,  e  gli  ha 
portato  con  una  naturalezza  veramente  cordiale  ;  la  cosa 
in  somma  e  riuscita  benissimo  e  meglio,  come  spero, 
riuscira  in  appresso. 

(Inghilterra  25) 

{Translation) 

Frascati  18  August  1794 

Today  about  half  past  eleven  in  the  Avenue  of  Villa  Bracciano, 
H.R.H.  met  Prince  Augustus,   and  immediately  stopped  his 


1  Augustus  Frederick,  Duke  of  Sussex,  sixth  son  of  George  in.,  1763-1843. 
124 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY         125 

carriage  and  speaking  in  English  in  the  most  obliging  manner, 
complimented  him,  saying  how  extremely  pleased  he  was  to 
have  this  occasion  of  expressing  his  feelings,  which  he  could 
assure  him  were  free  from  prejudice  ;  that  he  was  most  sensible 
of  the  acts  of  courtesy  which  had  been  shown  him  and  that  he 
much  regretted  that  the  carriage  had  not  been  able  to  stop  on 
a  previous  occasion,  owing  to  the  circumstances  of  the  place. 

Prince  Augustus  insisted  on  remaining  standing  the  whole 
time  and  two  or  three  times  said  amongst  other  things  :  '  I  am 
extremely  obliged  to  Your  Royal  Highness.'  And  finally 
exchanging  the  most  cordial  greetings,  the  Royal  Bishop,  with- 
out omitting  any  marks  of  politeness  or  attention,  pursued  his 
drive.  I  know  that  Prince  Augustus  was  extremely  pleased, 
indeed  one  could  see  his  pleasure  in  his  countenance  ;  His  Emin- 
ence also  was  entirely  satisfied  and  bore  himself  with  a  natural 
cordiality  ;  the  affair  in  short  went  off  exceedingly  well  and 
even  better,  I  hope,  may  result  in  future. 


APPENDIX   I 

Although  these  letters  are  not  directly  connected  with  the 
story  of  the  Royal  Stewarts,  they  may  be  included  here,  as,  if 
the  Pope,  Pius  vn.,  had  taken  advantage  of  Lord  Keith's  offer, 
he  would  probably  have  been  accompanied  by  the  Cardinal  of 
York.  The  involved  arrangement  referred  to  in  the  letter  of 
Mr.  Penrose  (who  was  in  the  confidence  of  Mr.  Windham, 
Secretary-at-War  in  the  British  Cabinet)  was  apparently  to 
keep  the  matter  entirely  secret.  The  Pope  did  not  use  the 
vessel,  for  he  entered  into  possession  of  his  capital  city  in 
July  1800. 

Penrose  to  Chevalier  de  Souza 
(From  the  Vatican,  Archivio  Segreto  :  Inghilterra  27) 

Florence  June  17  1800 
Dear  Sir, 

It  gives  me  real  satisfaction  to  inform  you  that  in 

consequence  of  your  application  I  am  empowered  to  assure 

you  in  Lord  Keith's  x  name,   that  if  any  danger  should  be 

incurred  to  the  Pope's  person  of  an  irruption  of  the  French 

into  the  Roman  territory,  His  Lordship  will  use  every  exertion 

for  stationing  a  vessel  of  war  either  at  Civita  Vecchia  or  Gaeta 

for  the  security  of  a  Sovereign  in  amity  with  His  Majesty.    At 

the  same  time  Lord  Keith  observes  that  he  is  extremely  pressed 

for  ships  on  account  of  the  various  and  distant  objects  on 

which  they  are  employed. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be,  with  the  greatest  esteem,  Dear  Sir, 

Your  most  faithful  humble  st. 

t    gru      l-     j    c         s  T-  Penrose.2 

Le  Chevalier  de  Souza  a 


1  George  Keith  Elphinstone,  Viscount  Keith,  great-nephew  of  the 
ioth  Earl  Marischal,  was  Admiral  of  the  Red  and  Commander-in-Chief 
in  the  Mediterranean. 

2  Thomas  Penrose  was  British  Minister  to  the  Grand  Duke  of  Tuscany. 

3  Chevalier  de  Souza  was  the  Representative  from  the  Court  of  Portugal 
to  the  King  of  Sardinia,  who  at  that  time  was  staying  at  Florence. 

126 


THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY         127 

Letter  from  Admiral  Lord  Keith 
(Archivio  Segreto  del  Vaticano  :   Inghilterra  26) 

D'abbordo  la  nave  di  Sua  Maesta  Britannica  la  Foudroyant 

Porto  Mahon    23  Agosto  1800 
S  ignore 

Abbia  la  bonta  d'informare  Sua  Santita  che  ho 
ordinato  all'  uffiziale  piu  anziano  delli  navi  di  S.  M.  Britta 
stazionate  a  Livorno,  durante  la  mia  assenza,  di  spedire  a 
Civita  Vecchia  un  piccolo  vascello,  a  disposizione  di  Sua 
Santita,  qualora  succedesse  qualche  attaco  del  nemico  sullo 
Stato  Papale. 

Ho  1'onore  d'essere  Signore 
Vostro  obmo  Servre 

Keith. 
Sigre  Ercole  Consalvi 
Pro  Sec.  di  Stato 
Roma 

( Translation) 

On  Board  H.B.M.  ship  la  Foudroyant 

Porto  Mahon  23  August  1800 
Sir, 

Have  the  goodness  to  inform  His  Holiness  that  I  have 
ordered  the  senior  officer  of  His  Britannic  Majesty's  ships  sta- 
tioned at  Leghorn  during  my  absence  to  despatch  to  Civita 
Vecchia  a  small  vessel  at  the  disposition  of  His  Holiness, 
whenever  an  attack  of  the  enemy  on  the  Papal  States  may 
take  place. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be  Sir 

Your  obedient  Servant 

Keith. 
Signore  Ercole  Consalvi 
Pro.  Sec.  of  State 
Rome 


APPENDIX   II 

In  1939  the  writer  succeeded  after  many  difficulties  in  finding 
the  original  wills  of  the  two  sons  of  James  in.,  that  of  Charles 
Edward  in  Florence  (the  codicil  in  Rome)  and  that  of  Henry 
in  Rome.  No  one  seemed  to  think  that  the  former  would 
remain  in  Florence  when  the  testator  died  in  Rome  four  years 
later,  and  as  to  the  will  of  the  Cardinal,  it  was  the  general  idea 
that  it  would  be  discovered  either  in  the  Vatican  or  at  the 
College  of  the  Propaganda  Fide.  It  is  difficult  to  see  why 
Monsignor  Atti  says  in  his  Life  of  the  Cardinal  *  that  he  has 
translated  (into  Italian)  the  will,  when  the  original  is  in  Italian. 
He  must  presumably  have  seen  a  French  copy.  A  curious 
document  is  also  to  be  seen  in  the  State  Archives,  empowering 
the  Duchess  of  Albany  to  act  for  her  father.  To  find  any 
papers  of  this  type  in  Italy  it  is  essential  to  know  the  name  of 
the  notary  and  not  only  that  of  the  testator  or  executor. 

EXTRACT  FROM  THE  WILL  OF  PRINCE  CHARLES  EDWARD,  COUNT 
OF  ALBANY,  IN  THE  REGIONAL  NOTARIAL  ARCHIVES  AT 
FLORENCE  :  NOTARO  G.  B.  CATALDI  DI  ROMA,  SAN  MICHELE 
VISDOMINI,   FILZA  13A  1781-1794 

A  nome  Santissimo  d'Iddio  e  della  Beatissima  Vergine  Madre 
Maria  Amen.  Questi  di  venti  due  d'Ottobre  1784  in  ogni  luogo 
con  ogni  umilta  e  devozione  raccomando  l'anima  mia  a  omni- 
potente  Dio,  alia  gloriosa  V.  M.  e  all'Angelo  Custode,  insti- 
tuisco  mia  erede  universale  la  Signora  Carlotta  Steuart  Duchessa 
d'Albanie  mia  figlia  naturale  nata  da  me  e  dalla  Sa.  Clementina 
Walingsha  .  .  .  per  titolo  di  legato  ed  in  ogni  migliore  modo 
lascio  a  S.  A.  R.  Em.  mo.  il  Cardinale  Enrico  Duca  di  York  mio 
amatissimo  fratello  un  pezzo  d'argento  del  valore  di  scudi  mille 
Romani.  .  .  .  Per  titolo  di  legato  lascio  a  Giovanni  Steuart 


1  Cenni  Storici  :   Alessandro  Atti.     (Rome,  1868.) 
128 


THE    EXILED    STEWARTS    IN    ITALY       129 

attuale  mio  Maestro  di  Casa  e  unitamente  e  solidamente  a  sua 
moglie  e  figli  scudi  cento  fiorentini  al  mese  loro  vita  naturale 
durante.  .  .  .  Conte  Camillo  e  ill.  e  rev.  Cannonico  Tommaso 
della  Gherardesca  fratelli  esecutori  della  presente  mia  Dis- 
posizione  eleggo.  Charles  R. 


EXTRACT  FROM  THE  CODICIL  TO  THE  ABOVE  WILL  IN  THE  ROYAL 
STATE  ARCHIVES  IN  ROME  :  NOTARO  G.  B.  CATALDI  31.1.1787. 
DEPOSITO  27-2.1787.      PUBBLICAZIONE  7.2.1788 

In  nome  di  Dio  Amen.  Noi  Carlo  Edoardo  figlio  di  Giacomo 
Terzo  Nipote  di  Giacomo  Secondo  Re  della  Gran  Bretagna 
appie  sottoscritto  ricordiamo  d'aver  fatto  in  Toscana  il  Nostro 
Testamento  e  Codicilli  chiusi  e  sigillati.  .  .  . 

Dal  Palazzo  di  nostra  solita  Residenza  a  S.  S.  xn.  Apostoli 
Li  31  Jannaro  178  sette. 


PROCURATORY  BY  CHARLES  EDWARD  DELEGATING  HIS  AUTHORITY 
TO  HIS  DAUGHTER.  STATE  ARCHIVES,  ROME  :  INSTRUMEN- 
TS! 1787.3  ;   P.  663 

Volendo  Noi  Sotto  sollevarci  dal  fastidioso  dettaglio  dalle 
domestiche  aziende  decreta  il  diferimento  e  vigilanza  della 
nostra  carissima  figlia  D.  Carlotta  Stuard,  Duchessa  d'Albani, 
ce  ne  porge  l'opportunita  coll'essersi  esibita  di  liberarci  di 
questa  cura  col  prender  sopra  di  se  l'intero  economico  regola- 
mento  della  Nra  Famiglia  percio  all'oggetto  di  meglio  convali- 
dare  qualunque  atto  che  dalla  meda  si  sara  relativo  al  governo 
dalla  Famiglia  suda  costituimo  e  deputiamo  la  meda  come 
Nostra  Procuratrice  a  potere  per  Noi  ed  in  Nostro  nome  presie- 
dere  all'Azienda,  e  Governo  della  Nostra  casa,  e  di  tutti  gli 
interessi  della  meda  con  facolta  di  dare  tutte  le  ordinazioni,  e 
fare  le  spese  occorenti  e  con  facolta  ancora  di  prendere  all'occo- 
renza  qualunque  somma  ad  interesse  con  obligare  anche  Noi 
sotto  alia  restituzione  della  sorte  ed  al  pagamento  di  frutti  in 
quella  somma  che  saranno  concordate  con  tute  le  altre  facolta 
necesari  et  opporne  colla  amplissima  Ut  Alter  Ego  etcetera  cum 
opteum  libera  etcetera  gubt  e  generalmente  promettendosi 
rilavandolo  in  ogni  migle  modo.  Dato  in  Roma  dal  Palazzo 
della  Nostra  solita  Residenza  a  S.  S.  xn  Apostoli  questo  di 
27  Febraio  1787. 

Charles  R. 


130         THE  EXILED  STEWARTS  IN  ITALY 

EXTRACT  FROM  THE  WILL  OF  HENRY,  CARDINAL,  DUKE  OF  YORK, 
IN  THE  ROYAL  STATE  ARCHIVES  IN  ROME  :  NOTARO  PIETRO 
MEGLIORUCCI,  UFFICIO  XIII,  VOL.  706,  PARTE  2,  p.  293 

Noi    Enrico    Benedetto    Maria    Figlio   di   Giacomo    in.    Re 

d'lnffhilterra   Scozia  Francia   ed   Ibernia   della   S.   R.   Chiesa 

Cardinale,  Vescovo  di  Frascati,  considerando  di  essere  mortale 

.  .  .  abbiamo  determinato  ora  che  ci  troviamo  in  ottimo  stato 

di  salute  e  con  tutti  i  sentimenti  sani  .  .  .  con  forme  disponiamo 

per  atto  di  ultima  volonta  nella  maniera  che  siegue  .  .  .  dichia- 

riamo  ed  istituimo  Nostro  Erede  universale  fiduciario  il  sud- 

detto  Monsignor  Angelo  Cesarini.  .  .  .  Finalmente  intendiamo 

di  qui  rinovare  ed  avere  espressamente  per  iscrito  la  nostra 

Protesta  consegnata  negli  Atti  del  Cataldi  ai  17  Gennaro  1784 

.  .  .  per  rapporto  alia  trasmissione  dei  Nostri  diritti  successivi 

al  Trono  e  Corona  d'Inghilterra  a  quel  Principe  che  spettera 

di  jure  per  prossimita  di  sangue  i  quali  diritti  successivi  dichia- 

riamo  di  trasmettere  nella  piu  espressa  e  solenne  forma. 

Enrico  R.  Cardinale. 
15  Lugho  1802. 


THE   LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE 

Edited  by 
MARION   F.    HAMILTON,  B.A.(Oxon.) 


INTRODUCTION 

Recent  researches  in  the  Stuart  Papers  at  Windsor  * 
have  brought  to  light  vital  documents  regarding  the 
mystery  of  the  French  Treasure  buried  on  the  shores  of 
Locharkaig  in  1746. 

This  hoard  of  gold  was  originally  sent  by  Louis  xv. 
in  aid  of  the  Jacobite  cause,  but  did  not  reach  Scotland 
until  after  the  battle  of  Culloden  (16th  April  1746). 
Contemporary  accounts  of  its  secret  burial  were  published 
by  Andrew  Lang  in  his  Companions  of  Pickle,  but  no 
satisfactory  statement  has  ever  been  given  as  to  its 
ultimate  disposal,  nor  have  the  characters  of  Dr.  Archibald 
Cameron  1  and  Macpherson  of  Cluny  2  been  fully  cleared 
of  charges  of  embezzling  the  louis  d'or.  It  is  on  these 
two  points  that  unpublished  documents  in  the  Archives 
at  Windsor  furnish  fresh  information.  These  papers 
consist  of : — 

1.  The  account  by  Dr.  Archibald  Cameron  of  his  own 
and  Cluny 's  transactions  regarding  the  treasure  ; 
this  is  addressed  to  James  Francis  Edward,  and 
was  written  at  Rome  in  the  spring  of  1750. 


*  The  gracious  permission  of  His  Majesty  the  King  to  make  use  of 
material  from  the  Royal  Archives,  Windsor  Castle,  is  hereby  acknowledged. 
Acknowledgment  is  also  due  to  Miss  Mackenzie,  Registrar  of  the  Royal 
Archives,  Miss  Henrietta  Tayler,  and  the  Hon.  Clare  Stuart- Wortley 
for  their  valuable  criticism  and  suggestions. 

1  Younger  brother  of  Donald  Cameron,  the  Lochiel  of  the  '45  ;   executed 

1753- 

2  Laughlan  Macpherson,  one  of  the  most  influential  Highland  Chiefs 
out  in  the  '45. 

133 


134  THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE 

2.  Cluny's  Account  of  the  expenditure  of  the  treasure 

up  to  the  time  of  his  departure  from  Scotland 
in  1755. 

3.  A   Paper  headed :    '  State   of  the  effects  which  are 

presently  in  Scotland  ye  27  Augt.  1754.' 

4.  A   Copy    of  a    confession    made   at    Rome   in    1750 

concerning  the  treasure,  by  Alexander  Macdonell, 
of  Glengarry,  alias  '  Pickle  the  Spy.' 

Andrew  Lang  in  his  chapter  '  Cluny's  Treasure,'  in 
The  Companions  of  Pickle,  relied  on  the  reports  of  govern- 
ment spies  and  informers,  and  took  great  pains  by  this 
means  to  establish  the  innocence  of  Dr.  Archibald  Cameron 
and  Cluny.  But  the  character  of  his  evidence  cannot  be 
regarded  as  entirely  reliable  or  in  any  way  conclusive. 
These  informers  were  small  fry,  whom  he  himself  describes 
as  being  '  persons  of  no  historical  importance,  whose  names 
it  is  unnecessary  to  reveal.'  He  is  forced  to  reject  part  of 
the  testimony  of  the  most  favourable  witness  for  Dr. 
Cameron,  as  it  incriminated  Cluny.  He  quotes  *  '  A  State 
of  Clunie  McPherson's  Intromissions  '  given  by  this  in- 
former, and  places  the  first  item  in  italics  thus  :  '  By  Cash 
given  Dr.  Cameron  and  Fassifern,2  secured  with  Fassfern 
for  use  of  young  Lochiel  3     .  6,000.'     He  then 

comments  4  that  '  according  to  this  statement,  said  to  be 
produced  as  Cluny's,  Dr.  Cameron  did  not  receive  6,000  L 
for  himself.'     Yet  in  a  footnote  5  he  says,  '  "  The  State  of 


1  Andrew  Lang,  The  Companions  of  Pickle  (London  1898),  p.  144. 

2  John  Cameron  of  Fassifern,  another  brother  of  Lochiel. 

3  John  Cameron,  but  for  the  attainder  Laird  of  Lochiel,  son  of  the 
Lochiel  of  the  '45  (Donald),  and  3rd  Titular  Lord  ;  Captain  in  the  Albany 
Regiment  ;  succeeded  his  father  October  1748,  returned  to  Scotland  1759, 
died  unmarried  at  Edinburgh,  1762. 

4  The  Companions  of  Pickle,  p.  145. 
'  Idem,  p.  146. 


INTRODUCTION  135 

Clunie  McPherson's  Intromissions,"  in  short,  is  a  fraudulent 
document.  It  bears  traces  of  confused  manipulation  in 
various  interests.'  Of  what  value  is  it,  then,  as  evidence 
for  or  against  Dr.  Archibald  Cameron  ?  In  any  case,  it 
seems  hardly  likely  that  insignificant  persons  would  have 
been  able  to  discover  accurate  information  about  a  secret 
which,  though  rumour  was  busy  with  it,  those  principally 
concerned  endeavoured  to  guard  with  such  care.  It  seems 
incredible  that  Dr.  Cameron  should  have  confided  in 
Lang's  insignificant  informer  as  is  stated.1  Conclusions 
drawn  from  sources  of  this  unsatisfactory  nature  cannot, 
therefore,  be  regarded  as  final. 

Moreover,  Grant  Francis,  a  later  writer  on  this  subject, 
discovered  in  the  Cluny  Archives  a  serious  piece  of  con- 
flicting evidence,  and  had  reluctantly  to  admit  that  the 
Doctor  was  not  completely  cleared  of  the  accusation  of 
embezzlement,  having  given  a  receipt  to  Cluny  for  6,000  L, 
and  he  maintained  that  '  we  shall  never  know  the  truth 
of  what  he  did  with  the  6,000  L.' 2  This  contradicts 
Lang's  informer,  who  says  he  '  saw  Dr.  Cameron  .  .  .  who 
denied  either  he  or  Fassfern  had  got  any  money  .  .  . 
that  the  Doctor  was  off  to  Rome  .  .  .  with  only  £100 
for  expenses.'  3 

It  is  generally  acknowledged  that  Archibald  Cameron's 
character  was  irreproachable  apart  from  the  scandal  of 
the  French  Treasure  ;  his  honesty  is  further  attested  by 
the  fact  that  he  undertook  the  long  and  dangerous  journey 
to  Rome  solely  to  ask  permission  from  James  Francis 
Edward  to  use  the  French  gold  for  the  distressed  Camerons. 
His   own  testimony   should,   therefore,   be   more   reliable 


1  Idem,  p.  145. 

2  Grant  R.  Francis,  F.S.A.,  The  Romance  of  the  White  Rose  (London, 

*933).  P-  3"- 

3  The  Companions  of  Pickle,  p.  143. 


136  THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE 

than  that  of  any  informer  or  of  his  primary  accuser 
Pickle  (i.e.  Glengarry1),  whom  Lang  showed  up  as  a 
traitor  and  '  double-crosser  '  of  the  greatest  magnitude. 
Hitherto  Dr.  Cameron's  own  copy  of  Cluny's  account  of 
the  expenditure  of  the  treasure  up  to  his  (Cameron's) 
departure  from  Scotland  in  1749,  together  with  his  own 
explanation  (unsigned  but  unquestionably  in  his  hand- 
writing) of  his  conduct  in  the  affair,  has  lain  unnoticed 
among  the  vast  collection  of  Jacobite  papers  in  the  Royal 
Archives.2 

Many  points  of  interest  arise  out  of  this  account,  but 
the  cardinal  fact  which  emerges  is,  that  we  have  Archibald 
Cameron's  own  word  for  it  that  he  never  touched  the 
6,000  L,  except  300  L  for  the  expenses  of  his  journey, 
although  he  gave  Cluny  a  pro  forma  receipt  for  it,  in 
order  to  relieve  the  latter  of  the  responsibility  which  was 
evidently  proving  an  intolerable  burden  and  causing  him 
to  be  '  torn  to  pieces  by  the  Countrey  '  at  this  time. 
Thus  the  problem  of  Grant  Francis  is  solved,  his  evidence 
no  longer  stands  in  the  way,  and  we  are  at  last  able  to 
discharge  this  man,  who  has  stood  so  long  in  the  historical 
dock,  with  a  verdict  of  '  Not  Guilty.' 

Cluny,  however,  is  not  so  easily  exonerated,  though 
there  is  fresh  evidence  too  of  value  for  his  share  in  the 
transaction.  When  he  went  over  to  France  at  Charles's 
orders  in  1755,  he  sent  a  full  account  of  his  expenditure 
both  to  Charles  and  James,3  which  with  the  covering 
letters,  all  signed  and  written  in  his  own  hand,  are  still 
extant  in  the  Stuart  Papers.    There  is  a  disturbing  item  4 


1  Alexander  or  Alistair  MacDonell,  13th  Laird  of  Glengarry  and  3rd 
Titular  Lord  ;  eldest  son  of  John,  12th  Laird  and  2nd  Titular  Lord  ; 
alias  '  Pickle  the  Spy.' 

2  Stuart  Papers,  vol.  300,  no.  80  ;   see  below  Document  I.  p.  146. 

3  Idem,  vol.  358,  nos.  28  and  29  ;   see  Document  II.  p.  152. 

4  See  Document  II.  p.  153. 


INTRODUCTION  137 

regarding  Dr.  Archibald  Cameron's  conduct  which  reads 

as  follows  :— 

'  Taken  by  Archibald  Cameron  from  the  place  he  and  I 
agreed  upon  at  the  time  he  left  Scotland  along  with 
his  R.H.,  the  mony  shou'd  be  hide,  when  first  he 
came  to  Scotland  thereafter,  for  which  he  said  he  had 
an  authority  from  H.R.H.,  and  that  he  did  it  for 
the  account  of  the  support  of  the  ruined  Family  of 
Locheil,  and  it  has  been  told  me  that  the  money  was 
applyed  for  that  purpose,  he  afterwards  sent  me  a 
receipt  for  the  sume,  mentioning  that  he  had  a 
better  tittle  to  the  management  of  that  money 
than  I  had  meaning,  as  is  supposed,  that  he  was 
the  person  who  gave  me  the  charge  of  it,  as  before 
observ'd  .  6,000.' 

It  is  obvious  that  Cluny's  and  Dr.  Archibald's  statements 
do  not  tally,  and  therefore  we  are  faced  with  the  fact  that 
one  of  them  is  lying,  but  both  probability  and  some 
further  evidence  in  the  Stuart  Papers  are  on  Dr.  Cameron's 
side.  From  the  common-sense  standpoint  it  is  illogical  to 
suppose  that  Dr.  Cameron  took  the  trouble  to  go  to  Rome 
to  get  permission  to  use  the  money  for  Lochiel's  family 
if  he  intended  to  put  it  into  a  business  for  himself  at 
Dunkirk,  of  which  Pickle  accused  him.  If,  on  the  other 
hand,  he  did  receive  the  money,  as  Cluny  says,  and  applied 
it  for  the  benefit  of  his  late  brother's  family,  then  what 
had  he  to  gain  by  denying  at  Rome  that  he  had  ever 
touched  the  money  ?  The  Doctor's  journey  to  Rome  can 
only  be  explained  by  a  genuine  desire  to  obtain  authority 
to  use  the  treasure  in  the  way  proposed.  Another  point 
is  that  if,  as  Cluny  states  and  Cameron  denies,  the  latter 
had  Charles's  authority,  then  what  need  was  there  to  go 
to  Rome  ? 

Whereas    Cluny    had    good    reasons    for    shelving    the 


138  THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE 

responsibility  on  to  Dr.  Cameron's  shoulders,  according  to 
Dr.  Cameron's  account,  '  Cluny  brought  Fasfern  north  to 
receive  the  5,700  Louis.' 1  Now,  if  Cluny  admitted  giving 
John  Cameron  of  Fassifern  the  5,700  L,  even  though  it 
was  still  for  the  Lochiel  Family's  support,  he  ran  the  risk 
of  incurring  Charles's  displeasure  for  giving  away  louis  to 
an  unauthorised  person.  Hence  he  is  careful  to  mention 
that  Archie  '  said  he  had  an  authority  from  H.R.H.' 
He  may,  too,  have  preferred  to  put  the  onus  on  Archibald, 
who  was  by  then  dead  and  could  not  suffer  thereby,  than 
to  involve  the  unfortunate  Fassifern,  who  had  only  lately 
been  let  out  of  prison.  Cluny  may  well  have  regarded 
his  inaccurate  statement  as  a  white  lie,  since  it  did  not 
alter  the  final  disposition  of  the  money,  which  was  his 
chief  concern  in  rendering  his  account,  and  after  all 
Dr.  Cameron  himself  had  consented  that  he  should  '  show 
it  (the  receipt)  to  the  King  if  needfull.'  2  Cluny  need 
not  then  be  too  severely  censured,  provided  his  inaccurate 
statements  do  not  lead  us  into  accusing  honest  Archibald 
of  misrepresentation  of  the  facts. 

There  is,  however,  further  evidence  that  it  was  Fassifern 
and  not  Dr.  Cameron  who  dealt  with  the  5,700  L.  The 
document  headed  '  State  of  the  effects  which  are  presently 
in  Scotland  ye  27  Augt.  1754  '  (which  is  annotated  in 
Charles  Edward's  hand)  contains  an  item  which  runs  as 
follows  : — 

'  To  Archibald  Cameron  &  now  in  trust  for  Lochealls 
sons  (which  is  to  be  recovered)  .  .  .      6,000.' 

(Note  by  Charles) :  '  Given  to  Camerons  Brother  Fassfern 
without  orders.'  3 


1  See  Document  I.  p.  150. 

2  Idem. 

3  Staart  Papers,  vol.  350,  no.  50  ;    Document  III.  p.  161. 


INTRODUCTION  139 

This  at  least  shows  that  Charles  understood  that  Fassi- 
fern  had  charge  of  this  Lochiel  trust.  Actually  this 
document  only  rests  on  the  information  of  H.  Patullo  x 
and  Lochgarry,2  and  it  will  be  shown  to  be  inaccurate 
in  many  respects  ;  however,  it  is  probable  that  this  and 
most  items  were  founded  on  the  truth.  Lang  says 3 
that  '  in  May  1753,  Fassifern  himself,  then  a  prisoner 
in  Edinburgh  Castle,  was  examined.  He  declined  to 
give  any  evidence  against  anybody  on  any  charge.  He 
admitted  that  in  1749  he  received  4,000  L  from  Evan 
Cameron  of  Drumsallie,  now  dead,  for  Lochiel's  family. 
He  asked  no  questions,  but  deposited  it  with  Mr. 
Macfarlane,  W.S.,  who  let  it  out  to  Wedderburn  of 
Gosford,  in  Fassifern's  name.  Fassifern  acted  as  a 
near  relation  for  his  exiled  nephew,  Lochiel's  son.' 
Could  the  4,000  L  be  part  of  the  Locharkaig  Treasure  ? 
In  a  letter  in  the  Public  Record  Office,4  the  traitor, 
Alexander  Cameron  of  Glenevis,  informs  Lieut. -General 
Churchill  that  Fassifern  '  got  from  Clunie  £6,000  sterling 
of  the  money  and  carried  it  with  him  to  Edinburgh 
in  the  Winter  following  (1750),  and  lodg'd  it  in  the 
Hands  of  John  Mcpherlane,  Writer  to  the  Signet.' 
This  suggests  that  the  money  lodged  by  Fassifern  with 
Macfarlane  did  derive  from  Locharkaig,  though  their  figures 


1  He  was  out  in  the  '45  and  an  agent  for  Charles  Edward  in  the  matter 
of  the  recovery  of  the  French  Treasure  in  1754  ;  he  is  almost  certainly 
the  '  Henri  Pitillo  '  described  in  the  list  of  Jacobite  exiles  drawn  up  at 
the  Scots  College,  Paris  (see  Stuart  Papers,  vol.  296,  no.  101),  as  an 
'  Aide  de  Camp  .  .  .  d'une  ancienne  famille,  beaucoup  souffert  dans 
ses  biens  ayant  ete  Negotiant  considerable  ;  il  a  servi  comme  Com- 
missaire  et  Marechal  de  Logis  dans  L'Armee,  dont  il  a  les  Brevets  du 
Prince  desquels  Employ.  II  s'est  acquitte  avec  Diligence,  il  ne  peut  pas 
se  retourner.' 

2  Donald  Macdonell,  of  Lochgarry,  a  kinsman  of  the  Glengarrys  ;  out 
in  the  '45  at  the  head  of  the  Glengarry  battalion. 

3  The  Companions  of  Pickle,  p.  145. 

4  S.P.  54/43,  no.  28  (f.  98)  (State  Papers  Scotland). 


140  THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE 

differ.  If,  however,  Fassifern's  estimate  of  £4,000  is 
accepted,  this  would  leave  1,700  L  out  of  the  5,700  L  to  be 
accounted  for,  and  it  is  a  strange  coincidence  that  in  the 
1754  account  Charles  notes  that  Angus  Cameron  stole 
1,700  L,  but  he  thinks  this  sum  was  derived  from  the 
3,000  L  stolen  by  John  Murray  of  Broughton.1  But 
could  not  this  be  an  inaccuracy  and  the  1,700  L  have 
been  really  taken  from  Fassifern's  hoard  ?  It  seems 
more  probable  that  a  Cameron  would  be  able  to 
discover  the  whereabouts  of  louis  hidden  in  his  own 
country  than  Murray's  pile,  some  of  which  was  in 
the  hands  of  an  Edinburgh  merchant  2  and  the  rest 
with  Menzies  of  Culdares  in  Glen  Lyon  in  Perthshire. 
At  any  rate,  it  seems  likely  that  it  was  Fassifern  who 
administered  the  Lochiel  Trust  and  not  Dr.  Archibald 
Cameron. 

Cluny's  later  account 3  is  almost  as  interesting  as 
that  copied  by  Dr.  Cameron  at  Rome,  and  the  two 
together  give  us  the  complete  statement  of  the  dis- 
posal of  the  Locharkaig  Treasure  which  has  hither- 
to been  lacking.  In  spite  of  its  somewhat  awkward 
style,  there  is  something  very  impressive  about  Cluny's 
declaration,  and  the  strength  of  the  personality 
behind  it  is  to  be  sensed  throughout.  It  gives  a 
prosaic  but  pathetic  picture  of  the  Highlands  after 
the  '45  and  the  part  played  by  the  Treasure  in  the 
tragedy. 

From  these  two  accounts  the  following  reconstruction  of 
an  account  to  cover  the  whole  35,000  louis  (Tors  originally 
landed  can  be  made  : — 


1  See  Document  III.  p.  162. 

2  Stuart  Papers,  vol.  300,  no.  80.     See  Document  I.  p.  147,  and  Stuart 
Papers,  vol.  310,  nos.  83  and  84. 

3  See  Document  II.  p.  152. 


INTRODUCTION  141 

Louis 

Stolen  at  the  time  of  landing         .          .          .  800 

Given  away  by  Murray  of  Broughton     .          .  4,200 

Stolen  by  Murray  of  Broughton     .          .          .  3,000 
Taken  1  away  by  Charles  Edward  to  France, 

18  Sept.  '46 3,000 

Accounted  for  by  Macpherson  of  Cluny,  1755  .  24,000 


35,000 


It  is  important  to  note  that  both  Charles  2  and  Dr. 
Cameron  agree  that  all  Cluny  has  to  account  for  is  the 
24,000  L.  It  is  also  noteworthy  that  Cluny  is  entirely 
open  about  his  appropriations  for  his  personal  use.  It  is 
significant  that  both  Patullo's  and  Lochgarry's  account  3 
tally  with  Dr.  Archibald's  copy  of  Cluny's  Account  in 
this  respect,  that  the  items  referring  to  Cluny's  personal 
expenditure  add  up  to  1,700  L.  According  to  Dr.  Cameron, 
he  was  going  to  reserve  5,000  L  to  be  disposed  of  at  his 
discretion.  It  was  possible,  therefore,  for  him  to  spend 
6,700  L  for  his  own  purposes,  and  according  to  his  own 
account  the  items  spent  on  himself,  his  family  and  friends 
amount  to  6,230,  which  so  nearly  tallies  with  Dr.  Cameron's 
estimate  and  is  so  much  above  Lochgarry's  and  Patullo's 
that  it  seems  reasonable  to  accept  Cluny's  version  as 
the  truth. 

These  documents  also  help  to  clear  up  another  point  of 
mystery  raised  by  Grant  Francis  concerning  the  Locharkaig 
Treasure.  He  quotes  a  letter,  written  by  Lochgarry  on 
22nd  June  1750  4  to  Charles,  in  which  he  says  :  '  I  .  .  . 
forward  the  present  letter  which  covers  a  just  copy  of  the 


1  Stuart  Papers,  vol.  350,  no.  50.     See  Document  III.  p.  161. 

2  Idem. 

3  Idem. 

4  Stuart  Papers,  vol.  308,  no.  38,  and  Romance  of  the  White  Rose,  p.  308. 


142  THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE 

State  Clunie  gave  me.  By  it  your  Royal  Highness  will 
observe  that  no  less  a  sum  than  16,000  louis  d'ors  may 
still  be  recovered  of  the  money.  .  .  .'  Grant  Francis 
naturally  asked  '  Who  had  them  ?  '  and  replies,  like 
Andrew  Lang,  '  Pickle.'  But  according  to  Dr.  Archibald 
and  Cluny,  '  Pickle  '  only  received  300  L.  It  is  interesting 
that  Cluny  does  not  mention  seeing  the  forged  letter  from 
James  Francis  Edward,  of  which  Grant  Francis  and 
Andrew  Lang  speak,  but  only  verbal  '  plausable  accounts.' 
It  has  already  been  shown  that  the  total  can  be  accounted 
for  without  allocating  more  than  the  300  L  to  '  Pickle,' 
but  that  Charles  thought  there  were  still  between  16,000 
and  17,000  remaining  and  that  it  was  for  this  reason  that 
he  sent  for  Cluny  in  1755,  is  perfectly  true.  The  mystery 
is  explained  by  the  third  document,  printed  here  for  the 
first  time,  which  is  dated  27th  Augt.  1754  and  headed 
'  State  of  the  effects  which  are  presently  in  Scotland.' x 

It  will  be  seen  from  this  account  that  the  16,000  L  was 
calculated  on  the  assumption  that  6,700  L  would  be 
recoverable  not  from  buried  treasure,  but  from  sums 
already  '  taken  without  orders,'  and  that  Cluny  still  had 
in  his  hands  9,150  L  ;  Patullo  and  Lochgarry  were  evidently 
unaware  of  Cluny's  further  expenditure  on  himself  and  his 
friends  and  relations.  It  is  clear,  therefore,  that  this 
16,850  L  was  purely  an  imaginary  balance,  which  had  no 
relation  to  the  real  state  of  the  cash.  The  answer  to  the 
problem  of  '  who  had  the  16,000  L  ?  '  is  that  they  never 
existed  except  on  paper.  The  account  itself  is  obviously 
inaccurate  and  misleading  in  many  ways,  as  it  begins  by 
reckoning  the  total  of  the  Treasure  at  36,000  P,  so  that  at 
the  outset  a  false  addition  of  1,000  L  is  made.  On  the 
other  hand,  the  sum  said  to  be  lost  at  removing  is  given 


1  Stuart  Papers,  vol.  350,  no.  50.     See  Document  III.  p.  161. 


INTRODUCTION  143 

at  500  L,  and  Cluny  puts  it  at  only  425.  The  4,200  1 
given  by  Murray  of  Broughton  for  arrears  of  pay  for  the 
troops,  etc.,  is  left  out  of  the  reckoning  altogether.  The 
small  payments,  such  as  those  to  Torcastle  and  '  Archeille's 
lady,'  do  not  appear  on  either  Cluny 's  or  Archy's  accounts, 
but  they  are  probably  approximately  accurate  and  are 
no  doubt  included  in  one  of  the  larger  sums,  such  as  the 
13th  item  in  Cluny's  account,2  and  would  come  under  the 
heading  of  '  other  friends  who  attended  him  '  (Charles). 

Another  mystery  of  importance  in  connection  with  the 
Locharkaig  Treasure,  on  which  these  Stuart  Papers  throw 
some  though  imperfect  light,  is  the  ultimate  fate  of  the 
3,000  L  stolen  by  Murray  of  Broughton,  £900  sterling  of 
which  was  said  to  be  in  Menzies  of  Culdair's  hands. 
According  to  Lochgarry,3  '  Menzies  of  Culldairs  has  still  in 
his  hands  nine  hundred  pound  of  the  money  that  John 
Murray  brought  South  .  .  .  [This]  can  be  got  immediately 
if  Jamie  McLeod  writes  to  his  fayrth.'  He  also  states  that 
'  Glengary  got  of  the  money  yt.  John  Murray  gave  William 
McDougall  £1,100.'  The  first  statement  is  probably  untrue 
(see  footnote  5,  p.  162),  but  the  second,  according  to  the  evi- 
dence of  Pickle  himself,  is  approximately  correct.  There 
is  among  the  Stuart  Papers  a  copy,  in  the  hand  of  Andrew 
Lumisden,4  of  Glengarry's  confession  5  regarding  the  money 
lodged  with  William  Macdougal  of  Edinburgh  by  Murray 


1  See  Document  I.  p.  146. 

2  See  Document  II.  p.  156. 

3  Stuart  Papers,  vol.  310,  no.  84. 

4  Andrew  Lumisden,  who  described  himself  in  Stuart  Papers,  vol.  302, 
no.  3,  as  '  descended  from  .  .  .  Lumisden  of  Cushnie  and  Bruce  of  Clack- 
manan  ' ;  he  was  the  grandson  of  the  Bishop  of  Edinburgh  and  son  of  the 
Jacobite  Governor  of  Burntisland  ;  was  out  in  the  '45  as  Under-Secretary 
to  Charles  ;  acted  as  Secretary  to  James  Edgar  and  succeeded  him  as 
Secretary  to  James  Francis  Edward  in  1762  ;  retired  from  Charles's 
service  in  1768. 

6  Stuart  Papers,  vol.  310,  nos.  82,  83.     See  Document  IV.  p.  164. 


144  THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE 

of  Broughton.  The  document  bears  no  signature,  but  it 
is  obviously  not  by  Lumisden,  as  the  writer  of  the  original 
has  to  fulfil  the  following  conditions  :  1.  He  must  have 
been  at  Rome  for  5  months  in  August  1750  ;  2.  He  must 
be  a  member  of  a  leading  Roman  Catholic  clan  ;  3.  His 
father  must  be  ill  in  1750  and  at  one  time  a  prisoner  in 
Edinburgh  Castle  ;  4.  He  must  have  lost  a  brother  in 
the  '45  who  left  a  widow  and  two  young  children.  The 
only  person  who  has  all  these  qualifications  is  '  Pickle.' 

To  attach  any  importance  to  Pickle's  statements  may 
seem  irrational,  but  this  document  is  the  only  evidence 
at  present  available  as  to  the  expenditure  of  this  portion 
of  the  Locharkaig  Treasure,  and  there  are  one  or  two 
indications  that  for  once  he  is  speaking  the  truth.  The 
sums  which  he  confesses  to  have  had  for  his  father's  estate 
and  his  relations  adds  up  to  £1,050,  which  is  only  £50 
short  of  Lochgarry's  estimate.  Moreover,  two  of  the  items 
in  the  account  of  the  money  administered  by  Macdougal 
could  have  been  easily  checked.  Andrew  Lumisden  would 
hardly  have  copied  '  To  Mr.  Lumisden  to  be  sent  to  his 
son  .  .  .  £75  5  ' 1  without  comment  if  it  had  been  a  lie. 
Again,  it  would  have  been  dangerous  to  give  a  false  account 
of  money  sent  to  Michele  Vezzosi,2  who  in  1750  had  returned 
to  Charles's  service  and  was  in  his  household  at  Avignon. 
It  is  also  significant  that  John  Murray  of  Broughton,  in 
his  account  3  of  some  £37,755  (which  includes  the  Loch- 
arkaig Treasure  and  sums  from  other  sources),  also  gives 
the  amounts  deposited  with  Menzies  of  Culdares  as  £3,500 

1  See  Document  IV.  p.  168. 

2  An  Italian  who  was  a  valet  for  many  years  in  the  Stuart  household 
in  Rome  and  who  accompanied  Charles  to  Arisaig  in  '45.  He  surrendered 
during  the  campaign  and  was  imprisoned  by  the  Government  and  not 
released  until  1747.  He  is  the  author  of  a  biography  of  Charles  known 
as  '  Juba.'    See  Document  IV.  p.  168. 

3  Printed  in  the  Appendix  of  Robert  Chambers's  History  of  the  Rebellion 
in  Scotland  1745-46  '  (1869),  p.  522,  item  38. 


INTRODUCTION  145 

and  351  guineas.1  Another  striking  point  is  that  if  the 
sum  of  Pickle  and  MacdougaPs  expenditure  and  Murray's 
£500  2  is  subtracted  from  the  total  deposited  in  Culdairs's 
hands,  the  balance  is  £878,  9s.  8d.,  which  after  all  is  very- 
near  Lochgarry's  estimate  of  £900.  Thus,  although  nothing 
can  be  definitely  proved,  it  seems  not  unreasonable  to 
attach  at  least  some  interest  to  Pickle's  version  of  the 
affair. 

Historians  have  always  looked  with  horror  at  the  bitter- 
ness roused  by  the  French  Treasure,  but  these  documents 
in  the  Stuart  Papers  suggest  that  those  who  handled  it 
did  so  rather  for  the  sake  of  their  families  and  in  order 
that  these  might  survive  for  another  rebellion,  than  from 
personal  greed.  We  see  in  this  story  what  all  through 
is  both  the  strength  and  the  weakness  of  the  Jacobite 
movement — family  tradition,  which  kept  loyalty  alive 
but  brought  with  it  petty  jealousy  and  suicidal  rivalry. 
It  is  satisfactory,  however,  to  know  that  the  spending  of 
the  Treasure  was  for  the  most  part  by  those  who  had  lost 
all  for  the  cause  and  not  by  their  ungrateful  Prince,  whose 
view  of  finance  is  well  summed  up  in  his  own  words  : —  3 

'.  .  .  as  to  Money  Matters  as  I  never  medled  or  maked 
in  it,  I  can  have  nothing  to  say  on  ye  subject  and  in 
reality,  as  to  me  in  particular  these  Matters  at  present 
are  the  least  of  my  conserns.  .   .  .  Charles  P.' 

MARION  F.  HAMILTON. 


1  See  Document  IV.  p.  167. 

2  Idem,  p.  165. 

3  Stuart  Papers,  vol.  289,  no.  4. 


DOCUMENT   I 

DR.  ARCHIBALD   CAMERON'S   MEMORIAL   CON- 
CERNING  THE   LOCHARKAIG   TREASURE* 

Louis 
1.  Ane  Accompt  of  35,000  Louis  D'ors  sent  from 
France  and  landed  on  the  West  Highlands  of 
Scotland  the  beginning  of  May,  1746  by  order 
of  Sr.  Thomas  Sheridan  1  and  Mr.  Murray 2 
Secretary  to  H.  Royal  Highness  and  taken  in 
charge  by  Murray  who  continued  in  the  Coun- 
trey  as  it  was  then  resolved  to  goe  again  to  arms      35,000 

Stollen  in  time  of  landing  when  the  French  vessels 
that  carry 'd  it  was  ingaged  with  English  Men 
of  war  by  a  fellow  who  went  abroad  in  one  of 
those  ships  whose  name  was  conceal'd  by  the 
Priest  who  had  it  from  him  in  confession  .  800 

Given  by  Mr.  Murray  to  diferent  Corps  of  the 
Army  for  arrears  due  some  months  before  ;  also 
towards  charges  in  bringing  up  their  men  to  a 
Rendevous  against  a  day  apointed  according 
to  concert 4,200 


*  Stuart  Papers,  vol.  300,  no.  80.  Undated  and  unsigned,  but  written 
in  his  handwriting,  probably  at  the  time  of  his  visit  to  Rome  in  the  spring 
of  1750. 

1  Thomas  Sheridan,  Titular  Bt.  ;  tutor  to  Charles  Edward  at  Rome  ; 
out  in  the  '15  and  the  '45  ;  son  of  the  Thomas  Sheridan  who  was  secretary 
to  James  11.  ;   died  at  Rome,  1746. 

2  John  Murray  of  Broughton,  who  became  Jacobite  Agent  in  Scotland 
on  Col.  James  Urquhart's  death  and  acted  as  Charles  Edward's  Secretary 
during  the  '45  ;   turned  King's  evidence  when  brought  to  trial. 

146 


THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE 

Carryd  south  by  Mr.  Murray  and  lodged  in  Mr. 
McDouels  1  hand  att  Edr.        .... 
H.R.  Highness  in  Sepr.  1746  brought  abroad 


Remains  after  subtracting  the  11,000  out  of  the 
35,000 

which  24,000  Louis  was  given  in  charge  by  H.R.H. 
to  Clunie  and  Angus  Cameron  Brother  to 
Glenevis  was  desired  to  be  ane  assistant  trusted 
under  Clunie  being  his  neighbour.  Clunie  was 
to  remove  the  money  to  his  own  Countrey  after 
parting  with  H.H.  the  Acct.  of  which  will  best 
apear  by  the  subjoined  Copy  of  one  sent  by 
Cluny  the  original  haveing  been  shown  to  His 
Majesty. 

2.  Copy  of  Clunies  Acct.2  of  the 

To  diferent  setts  of  people  as  per  particular  direc- 
tions in  writeing   ...... 

In  Angus  Camerons  hand  .... 

To  John  Cameron  of  Fasfern  to  pay  of  the  by  run 
Cess  and  stipens  of  Locheils  Estate 

Given  to  some  of  my  own  friends  first  on  account 
of  my  own  safety  and  next  on  account  that  the 
houses  of  severalls  of  them  were  burned  and 
their  cattle  carryed  away,  I  was  necessitate  to 
lay  out  the  following  sume  upon  them  to  keep 
them  in  good  humour,  for  all  the  Countreys  in 
Scotland  that  were  concerned  in  this  afair, 
were  turned  my  Enemys,  on  account  of  their 


147 

Louis 

3,000 
3,000 

11,000 
24,000 


24,000 

Louis 

750 

3,000 

350 


1  William  MacDougall,  a  wine  merchant  in  Edinburgh  and  brother-in- 
law  of  John  Murray  of  Broughton. 

2  The  original  of  this  account,  made  by  Cluny,  was  dated  22nd  Sept. 
1749.     See  Document  III.  p.  163,  and  footnote  3. 


148  THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE 


Louis 


being  strongly  impressed,  that  all  H.  Hs  money 
had  been  left  in  my  Custody  with  particular 
orders  from  himself  to  divide  and  distribute  it 
amongst  such  as  were  concerned  in  his  cause, 
but  in  place  of  answer  H.  Highnesses  directions 
and  as  every  thing  had  turned  out  wrong,  I  was 
(as  they  aprehended)  to  keep  and  retain  all  for 
my  own  private  use,  and  a  great  many  of  the 
people  have  even  to  this  day  the  same  un- 
charitable and  unjust  notion  runing  in  their 
heads  by  being  on  this  unlucky  situation  I  durst 
not  venture  to  shelter  or  sculk  among  such  as 
were  formerly  my  friends  yea  my  relations  and 
well  wishers,  and  it  may  be  judged  had  I  been 
lost  my  whole  trust  and  charge  had  gone  alongst 
with  me  att  the  same  time  I  have  taken  bills  for 
the  throng  of  the  money,  not  knowing  but  the 
same  might  be  hereafter  demanded,  Inde  .  500 

To  Fasfern  for  his  expences  and  in  order  to  enable 

him  to  lable  the  claims  upon  Locheils  Estate    .  100 

To  Major  Kenedy  1 6,000 

To  McPherson  of  Breachacky  2  who  went  with  the 

money  to  Kenedy  .....  600 

Exausted  in  suport  of  myself,  necessary  servants, 
Secretarys,  and  trustees,  and  for  the  subsist- 
ance  of  my  Wife,  Family  and  Children  for  the 
space  of  four  years         .....        1,200 

To  intaick  in  the  money  and  part  of  it  that  was 

lost  and  never  recovered         ....  481 


12,981 


11,019 


1  Major  Kennedy,   alias  Thomas  Newton  ;    one  of  Charles  Edward's 
chief  agents  for  the  recovery  of  the  Treasure. 

2  Brother-in-law  of  Macpherson  of  Cluny. 


THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE  149 

4.  (Unfortunately  page  3  of  this  document  is  missing 
and  Dr.  Cameron's  memorial  begins  in  the  middle,  on 
page  4)  : — 

Being  importuned  by  repeated  invitations  att  diferent 
times,  by  Clunie  and  Fasfern  Locheils  Brother,  Archie 
Cameron  consented  to  goe  that  dangerous  journey  but  first 
in  March  1749  sent  to  Cluny  for  charges  to  goe  to  Rome  to 
aply  to  H.  Majesty  for  some  of  the  money  in  Scotland  to 
relieve  Locheils  afairs,  that  misgiveing,  he  went  in  Sept- 
ember thereafter  to  Scotland,  Clunie  would  not  see  him 
untill  he  would  bring  his  Brother  Fasfern  to  the  meeting, 
which  was  done,  and  Clunie  came  to  Gerarie  ten  miles  to 
the  southward  to  meet  them,  Clunie  asked  Archie  if  he  had 
orders  from  the  King  or  Prince  about  money,  for  Locheil 
or  him,  the  other  answer'd  he  had  not,  Clunie  said  he  had 
remaining  11,000  Louis,  of  which  he  thought  he  should  have 
5,000  and  6,000  to  be  lodged  in  Fasferns  hands  as  he  was 
torn  to  pieces  by  the  Countrey  about  that  money  he  would 
keep  none  of  it,  but  what  he  would  take  for  himself  for  the 
most  of  which  he  had  the  Princes  allowance  in  writeing. 
Archie  proposed  that  Clunie  should  either  retain  all  in  his 
own  hands  or  put  part  in  his,  and  give  him  charges  to  H. 
Majesty  in  hopes  to  obtain  orders  to  have  it  aplyd  as  above, 
but  Clunie  would  have  6,000  lodged  with  Fasfern  except 
300  Louis  he  sent  for  which  was  given  Archie  as  his  charges, 
to  lay  the  afair  before  The  King,  who  he  was  convinced 
would  aprove  of  it,  as  the  neighbours  had  their  Estates  and 
could  recover  their  clan  from  poverty  thorow  time  as  being 
under  themselves,  which  was  not  the  case  with  Locheil  and 
him,  he  ownd  indeed  there  was  but  few  of  his  people  whose 
efects  was  taken,  but  that  was  not  the  case  with  Locheils 
clan  who  were  in  general  plunderd  by  the  troops,  being 
numerous  and  many  of  good  substance  the  loss  was  the 
greater  and  att  that  very  time  the  Government  Factors 
were  raiseing  what  efects  the  tennants  [torn]  for  the  past 
four  years  rents,  it  was  thought  that  it  would  be  for  the 
Kings  interest  as  well  theirs  that  there  should  be  a  fund 
towards  pleaing  for  the  Estates,  failing  of  that  for  laying 
in  claims  of  debts,  and  failing  of  that  att  second  hand  to 


150  THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE 

purchase  either  a  part  of  their  own  Estate  or  a  little  ground 
near  their  clan  as  the  only  means  to  keep  a  family  in  being. 
Clunie  proposed  to  Archie  as  he  had  taken  upon  him  the 
retaining  5,000  for  himself  that  Archie  should  give  him  a 
letter  as  if  he  had  taken  the  6,000  designed  for  Locheil  att  his 
own  hand  out  of  the  place  Archie  knew  the  money  lay 
formerly  in,  which  Archie  was  so  well  natured  as  to  do,  as 
Clunie  was  only  to  show  it  to  the  King  if  needfull,  and 
Archie  was  going  directly  to  H.  Majesty  with  ane  account 
of  all,  the  real  fact  is  that  Archie  did  not  know  where  Clunie 
removed  the  money  to  after  the  Prince  came  abroad  as 
apears  by  Clunies  acct.  sent  the  King,  further  severals  who 
were  present  knows  that  Archie  saw  none  except  the  300 
Louis  Clunie  sent  for  and  that  Archie  parted  with  Clunie 
and  came  south,  Clunie  brought  Fasfern  north  to  receive 
the  5700  Louis,  this  is  what  will  turn  out  true. 

5.  It  would  be  tedious  and  oficious  to  trouble  H.  Majesty 
with  all  the  arguments  recommended  by  Clunie  and  Fasfern 
to  be  used  to  convince  H.M.  that  the  aplication  of  the 
remaining  part  of  that  money,  to  help  to  keep  and  suport 
the  Chiefs  of  Locheils  and  Clunies  familys,  att  the  head  of 
their  Clans,  would  be  a  means  to  keep  them  in  a  body 
together,  fitt  to  serve  the  King  thereafter,  as  well  as  thrive 
themselves,  Clunie  desires  it  should  be  represented  that 
H.R.  Highness  att  parting  as  well  as  before  was  so  good  as 
promise  him  and  others,  in  case  H.H.  did  not  soon  receive 
succours  to  invade  Brittain,  that  none  of  that  money  ever 
should  be  taken  out  of  Scotland  but  given  to  the  greatest 
suferers,  therefore  he  hopes  H.  Majesty  will  aprove  of  what 
he  has  done  with  the  11,000  Louis. 


What  Glengarry  gave  out  as  haveing  orders 

from  the  King 

In  Octr.  1749  Glengarry  wanted  much  to  see  Archie 
Cameron  who  then  was  newly  come  from  Scotland  upon 
pressing  bussiness  from  the  King,  att  meeting  Glengarry 


THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE  151 

said  he  had  a  letter  from  H.  Majesty  directing  him  to  go  to 
Scotland  and  know  if  the  highland  Chiefs  and  others  would 
join  for  the  King  in  case  a  number  of  troops  (I  think  six 
thousand)  which  were  offerd  H.  Majesty  should  land  with 
arms  and  money,  att  the  same  time  had  power  to  raise 
what  money  was  in  Clunies  hands  to  carry  on  the  Kings 
service  which  he  said  must  still  be  a  good  sum,  upon  his 
promiseing  to  show  the  Kings  letter  Archie  Cameron  gave 
him  a  letter  to  Clunie  aproveing  of  ane  attempt  by  the 
Kings  direction  upon  Brittain,  then  Glengarry  told  him 
he  had  sent  the  Kings  letter  and  all  his  papers,  the  day 
before  to  Paris  to  Sr.  Hector  (MacLean),  he  sent  to  my 
Lord  Glencarty,1  desiring  his  Lordshipe  to  preingage  his 
friends  in  England  for  the  Kings  service,  he  met  Fasfern 
and  Clunie  in  December  in  diferent  places  and  showed 
them  his  credentials  from  the  King,  and  said  he  had  orders 
to  take  accompt  of  the  money,  as  well  as  the  Kings  cause 
which  was  the  afair  of  consequence  he  was  about,  Breack- 
achy  Clunies  Brother  in  law  some  little  time  thereafter 
att  Edr.  told  Fasfern  that  Glengarry  thorow  the  faith  of 
his  credentiall  got  300  Louis  from  Clunie,  and  six  hundred 
Louis  from  Angus  Cameron,  Clunies  trustee  who  was 
mentioned  by  Clunie  in  his  accompt  as  removed  money 
unknown  to  Clunie  those  accounts  are  lately  by  letters 
from  Clunie  and  Fasfern. 


1  Robert  MacCarthy,  but  for  the  attainder  5th  Earl  of  Clancarty  and 
3rd  Viscount  Muskerry  ;  Governor  of  Newfoundland  1733-35  ;  went  to 
France  and  adopted  the  Jacobite  cause  in  1741  ;  died  1769  ;  his  most 
usual  alias  was  John  Elliot. 


DOCUMENT   II 

ACCOUNT   BY  LAUGHLAN  MACPHERSON   OF 
CLUNY    OF    THE    LOCHARKAIG    TREASURE, 

Rendered  to  James  Francis  Edward  and  Charles 
Edward  when  called  to  France  by  the  Latter 
in  the  Spring  of  1755.* 

State  of  the  disposal  of  the  money  left  hide  in  the  Hills 
in  Locheils  Country  Lochaber  and  the  places  where  it  was 
sowen  by  Archibald  Cameron  Brother  to  Locheil,  to  Cluny 
Macpherson,  being  at  that  time  no  more  than  the  sume  of 
24,000  pieces,  conform  to  a  note  given  of  it  to  Cluny  by 
H.R.H.  under  his  own  hand  dated  the  18  September  1746 
at  the  time  he  took  shiping  for  France,  and  at  which  time 
H.R.H.  laid  his  commands  upon  Cluny  to  remain  in  the 
Country  and  shift  for  himself  in  the  best  manner  he  could 
and  at  any  expence  untill  he  shou'd  see  him  there  person- 
ally again,  or  that  he  had  his  orders  in  writing  to  come 
abroad,  which  accordingly  Cluny  obeyed  untill  call'd 
Spring  1755. 

Louis 
Taken  away  by  Angus  Cameron  Brother  to  Glen- 
ennewass  from  the  place  where  it  was  hide, 
which  Locheil  and  his  Brother  Archebald  had 
made  him  Privie  to,  and  which  he  did  of  himself 
and  without  my  knowledge  and  which  fact  he 
acknowledged  thereafter  and  being  knowen  to 
all,  serves  sufficiently  to  exoner  me  .  .        3,000 

*  Stuart  Papers,  vol.  358,  no.  28  to  Charles  Edward  and  no.  29  to 
James  Francis  Edward.  The  two  accounts  are  identical  except  that  the 
Old  Chevalier's  copy  is  endorsed  by  his  secretary,  James  Edgar,  '  Cluny 
Macphersons  accompt  sent  to  the  king  in  his  letter  Sepr  8th  1755,  wch 
H.M.  answered  Sepr  29th  telling  him  he  could  not  enter  into  the  affair 
of  that  money.' 
152 


THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE  153 

Louis 
Taken  away  by  Archebald  Cameron  from  the  place 
he  and   I   agreed   upon,   at   the   time  he  left 
Scotland  along  with  his  R.H.,  the  money  shou'd 
be  hide,  when  first  he  came  to  Scotland  there- 
after, for  which  he  said  he  had  authority  from 
H.R.H.  and  that  he  did  it  for  the  account  of  the 
support  of  the  Ruined  Family  of  Locheil,  and 
it  has  been  told  me  the  money  was  applyed  for 
that  purpose,  he  afterwards  sent  me  a  receipt 
for  the  sume,  mentioning  that  he  had  a  better 
tittle  to  the  management  of  that  money  than  I 
had,  meaning  as  is  suppos'd,  that  he  was  the 
person  who  gave  me  the  charge  of  it,  as  before 
observ'd       .......        6,000 

Given  to  Cameron  of  Fassfern  Locheils  Brother  at 
his  earnest  request,  and  in  consequence  of 
Locheils  warm  recommendations  at  parting,  in 
order  to  prevent  Locheils  tennants  who  had 
been  in  the  Prince's  service  from  being  oppress'd 
for  the  Cess  &  Church  dues  dureing  the  years 
that  they  cou'd  not  act  for  themselves,  to  pro- 
vide money  any  other  way,  for  what  was  due  by 
their  respective  farms  ;  as  also  lodgeing  the 
severall  claims  in  the  exchequer  on  Locheils 
Estate,  for  which  I  have  receipts     .  .  .  450 

Given  to  many  sufferers  after  his  R.H.  departure 
in  consequence  of  ane  order  left  me  under  his 
own  hand  &  for  which  I  have  receipts     .  .  800 

(end  of  1st  page)      10,250 
Brought  from  the  other  side  .       10,250 

Given  to  Major  Kennedy  by  H.R.H.  orders  in  a 
holograph  write  upon  a  small  pearchment, 
directing  me  to  believe  and  comply  with  what- 
ever the  Major  told  me,  for  which  I  have  his 
receipts         .......        6,020 

Given  to  Breakachie  who  went  twice  into  England 


154  THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE 


Louis 


to  Major  Kennedy  and  who  brought  two 
order(s)  from  the  Major  to  pay  to  him  and  for 
which  I  have  Kennedies  orders        .  .  .  600 

Taken  to  myself  in  consequence  of  ane  order  from 
Major  Kennedy,  and  which  I  applyed  by  the 
advice  of  the  best  lawyers  towards  purchassing 
debts  upon  my  own  Estate,  so  as  I  might  be  in 
condition  to  cause  buy  the  fortune  for  my  own 
family  when  it  should  come  to  a  sale  before  the 
exchequer.  But  the  Government  haveing  after- 
wards contrary  to  all  expectations  or  precedent 
taken  resolutions  to  annext  the  Highland 
Estates  to  the  Crown  of  which  Number  Mine  is 
one,  and  the  Government  haveing  the  Estate  in 
their  possession  have  never  payed  any  interest 
on  these  claims,  and  it  is  even  the  oppinion  of  the 
most  knowing  men  of  the  law  that  the  sume  will 
be  entirely  lost,  for  altho'  they  are  vested  in  the 
persons  of  trustees,  yet  there  is  not  now  a  possi- 
bility of  avoiding  a  discovery  that  they  are  on 
my  account,  in  which  case  they  will  be  cut  of, 
and  which  renders  my  Family  prospects  very 
Mortifying 3,200 

Given  to  Glengarrie  in  presence  of  Lochgarrie  who 
came  to  me  together  and  told  me  plausable 
accounts  of  affairs  of  Importance  they  had  to 
manage  for  H.R.H.  and  showing  at  the  same 
time  that  they  were  not  in  safety  to  carrie 
papers  or  bring  ane  order  in  writing,  and  it  was 
with  difficultie  I  cou'd  prevail  on  them  to  be 
content  with  the  sume  for  which  I  have  Glen- 
garries Recept  viz.  .....  300 

Given  to  Angus  MacDonnell  Brother  to  Loch- 
garrie who  was  a  valuable  officer  in  the  1745  & 
was  a  great  sufferer  in  consequence,  for  which 
I  have  his  recept  ......  25 

Lost  in  the  severall  removealls  by  the  Rotting  of 
Bags  and  breaking  of  Casks,  for  not  being  at 


THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE  155 

Louis 
Liberty  to  Oversee  it  myself  I  was  obliged  to 
trust  to  persons  in  whoes  honesty  and  integrity 
I  had  grounds  to  put  confidence.  There  were 
also  a  great  Number  of  the  peices  found  bad  & 
which  still  remain  in  the  hands  of  some  of  my 
friends  and  for  all  which  I  can  procure  attesta- 
tions from  those  to  whose  care  I  recommended 
it  and  who  I  have  reason  to  believe  are  men  of 
veracity  and  very  possiblie  the  money  might 
have  been  lost  in  removealls  before  I  was  made 
privie  to  it  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  425 


(end  of  2nd  page)    .      20,820 
Brought  from  the  other  side  .      20.820 

Thus  I  can  give  instructions  as  satisfactorie  as  the  nature 
of  the  case  can  admitt  of  for  the  disposall  of  20,820  pd. 
Ster.  as  above.  Follows  ane  Account  of  the  rest  which  I 
was  obliged  to  deburse  from  time  to  time  according  as  the 
necessity  of  circumstances  &  prudence  required,  with 
sincere  views  to  his  R.H.  Intrest  as  well  as  my  own  believe- 
ing  that  I  in  every  respect  acted  the  resonable  part  viz. : 

Louis 
There  being  a  misnomer  in  my  attender  I  was 
advis'd  by  the  best  lawyers  both  in  England  and 
Scotland  to  endeavour  to  reduce  it,  I  accord- 
ingly rais'd  and  carried  on  a  proces  to  that 
effect  believeing  I  thereby  did  H.R.H.  Cause  a 
very  reall  service,  providing  I  cou'd  succeed  and 
recover  my  Estate  which  wou'd  of  course  have 
continued  and  strengthened  my  Intrest  in  the 
country.  But  contrary  to  all  expectations  and 
to  all  precedents  it  went  against  me,  and  the 
expence  of  the  attempt  mounted  to  .  .  150 

As  I  then  was  certain  my  Estate  was  past  all 
hopes  of  recovery  and  that  I  had  thenceforth 
no  place  of  residence  in  the  country  Either  for 


156  THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE 


Louis 


myself,  my  Family,  or  relations  and  that  of 
course  my  Influence  in  the  Country  in  favours 
of  his  R.H.  would  be  entirely  lost,  granting  their 
shou'd  be  any  opportunity  to  exert  it,  and  of 
which  I  was  for  some  years  hourly  in  hopes.  In 
this  situation  I  by  the  advice  of  friends  resolved 
to  take  a  long  lease  of  a  large  farm  or  tack  of 
land,  from  the  Duke  of  Gordon  lying  in  my  own 
Country  in  a  trustees  name  for  my  account, 
believeing  I  thereby  did  the  Royall  cause  a  very 
reall  service,  as  I  am  persuaded  it  will  keep  my 
Influence  in  that  part  of  the  world  still  some- 
thing considerable,  so  was  obliged  to  pay  in 
advance  to  obtain  the  lease    ....  400 

Paid  for  the  expences  of  my  own  subsistance  and 
for  guards  and  watches  for  the  safety  of  my  own 
person  dureing  the  course  of  Nine  long  melan- 
cholly  years,  likeways  for  the  subsistance  [of] 
guards  and  watches  for  the  safety  of  his  H.R.'s 
person  and  that  of  other  friends  who  attended 
him  while  he  stayed  with  me,  which  happened 
to  be  his  case  when  the  ships  arriv'd  for  him. 
Also  for  the  care  trouble  and  attendance  for 
watching  and  removeing  the  money  and  other 
effects,  which  were  left  to  my  charge,  and  all  of 
it  in  consequence  of  my  express  orders  from 
H.R.H.  Including  likeways  considerable  articles 
which  my  own  breast  moved  me  to  give  in 
charity  for  the  relief  of  many  poor  Families  who 
groan 'd  in  want  by  haveing  their  houses  burn'd 
to  the  ground  their  cattle  and  goods  carried  off, 
were  at  the  point  of  perishing  in  missrie  .        1,450 

22,820 
Brought  from  the  other  side  .      22,820 

Paid  for  the  subsistance  of  my  wife  and  children 
for  ten   years,   for   her  Father   Lord   Lovat's 


THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE  157 

Louis 

Family  being  likeways  included  in  the  destruc- 
tion cou'd  give  them  no  assistance,  so  had  no 
place  to  put  their  heads  in,  My  Family  house  the 
best  in  that  part  of  the  world,  being  burn'd  by 
Cumberland's  orders  to  the  ground,  neither  had 
they  a  sixpence  to  live  on,  my  whole  effects  both 
moveable  and  lands  being  Immediately  taken 
possession  off,  also  for  the  Subsistance,  Educa- 
tion, and  small  settlement  of  two  young 
Brothers  and  a  young  sister  who  were  left  to  my 
care  by  the  last  words  of  a  dying  Father  whoes 
gray  hairs,  the  shock  given  the  Royall  cause  and 
the  misfortune  of  his  own  Family,  brought  in  a 
Grief  to  the  Grave  .....         1,030 

So  at  the  time  H.R.H.  orders  in  writing  to  come 
abroad  reach 'd  me,  there  remain 'd  in  my  hands 
and  which  has  come  short  in  bearing  my  ex- 
pences  to  Paris  and  of  Equiping  me  out  there  in 
a  decent  manner.  For  I  considered  a  small 
spareing  in  expences  was  not  to  be  put  in 
ballance  with  Immediate  obedience  to  his  com- 
mands ;  I  therefore  sett  out  post  directly  as  the 
most  prudent  and  most  expeditious,  tho'  at  the 
same  time  the  most  expensive  way  .  .  150 


24,000 


Thus  I  give  under  my  hand  a  reall  and  candit  account  of 
the  disposall  of  the  whole  sume  that  was  recommended  to 
me. — I  beg  the  liberty  to  add  and  I  declare  I  do  it  without 
vanity,  That  at  the  time  I  had  the  honour  to  join  the 
standard  of  His  R.H.  I  left  behind  me  a  reasonable  fortune, 
Ane  unstain'd  reputation,  and  perhaps  greater  prosperity 
than  I  cou'd  have  had  by  his  success  ;  for  about  six  weeks 
before  his  R.H.  arriv'd  in  Scotland,  a  Commission  unask'd 
for,  was  sent  me  to  my  own  house  by  the  Government  to 
raise  a  Company  for  myself  in  Lord  Loudons  Regiment  of 
Highlanders.    I  had  also  undertaken  with  success  for  some 


158  THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE 

years  before  to  suppress  by  my  action  and  Intrest  alone 
most  of  the  thifts  and  depredations  in  those  parts  which 
have  been  for  many  ages  complain'd  off,  and  in  that  very 
year  1745  had  the  Noblemen  and  Gentlemen  of  the  best 
Families  and  fortunes  in  the  North  of  Scotland  under 
Contracts,  at  their  own  earnest  request,  to  pay  me  eight 
hundred  pound  sterling  a  year,  and  many  more  were  like- 
ways  ready  to  subscribe  towards  Ane  undertakinge  of  so 
generall  benefite  and  which  had  never  been  effectually 
perform'd  untill  I  engag'd  in  it.  So  that  I  had  great 
Grounds  to  consider,  that  I  cou'd  have  sitt  at  home  in  peace, 
when  other  officers  were  oblidged  to  attend  or  perhaps  goe 
abroad  with  the  Regiment,  and  clear 'd  a  thousand  pd.  ster. 
a  year  by  these  articles,  besides  my  Family  Estate,  yet 
I  was  willing  and  ready  when  my  Prince  appear'd  to  act 
up  to  my  duty  with  that  honour  and  loyaltie  my  fore- 
fathers had  always  done  &  trust  the  rest  to  providence. 

I  beg  leave  likeways  to  add  that  many  times  since  his 
R.H.  left  Scotland  I  had  messages  delivered  to  my  friends, 
That  if  I  wou'd  give  up  his  R.H.'s  Plate  to  Cumberland, 
who  wou'd  be  prouder  of  and  put  more  value  on  it,  than 
the  acquisition  of  a  hundred  thousand  pounds,  I  might 
make  my  own  terms  ;  yet  altho'  the  Place  in  so  far  as  I  can 
judge  wou'd  have  been  greatly  over  payed  by  the  Bargain 
I  dispis'd  from  my  soul  what  I  considered  the  rewards  of 
Iniquity.  Yet  at  the  same  time  I  have  good  grounds  to 
believe  there  are  many  who  were  in  his  Royal  H.'s  service 
wou'd  not  have  been  proof  of  such  a  temptation  had  it  been 
equally  in  their  power. — In  regard  likeways  that  I  had  done 
more  alone  in  suppressing  thifts  and  depredations  than  the 
power  and  attention  of  the  Government  had  ever  done 
before,  Many  of  the  Clergie  in  Scotland  had  urg'd  my 
friends,  That  I  wou'd  allow  the  Generall  Assemblie  to  make 
a  peremtorie  demand  in  my  favour.  But  I  disdain'd  to  give 
the  world  a  handle  to  say  that  I  had  acted  inconsistantly. 

I  shall  take  the  same  opportunity  to  declare  upon  the 
word  of  a  Christian  and  a  man  of  honestie  that  I  never  saw 
or  cou'd  hear  of  the  casket  of  valuable  things  H.R.H.  says 
was  among  his  Plate  :   That  I  never  haveing  been  at  free- 


THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE  159 

dom  to  look  after  any  thing  myself,  I  employ'd  no  person 
in  the  care  of  them  but  such  to  whoes  truth  and  veracity  I 
had  reason  to  believe,  I  might  have  trusted  the  value  of  a 
Kingdom  in  untold  gold,  and  they  all  declared  solemnly  to 
me  they  never  once  saw  it.  Yet  as  these  effects  were 
removed  to  avoid  danger  at  least  fifty  different  times,  and 
often  by  different  hands  always  in  the  dark  of  night,  some- 
times throwen  into  falls  of  water,  sometimes  into  marshes, 
and  sometimes  into  pits  dug  on  purpose  in  the  grounds  the 
casket  might  very  possiblie  be  brocke  and  left  by  accedent 
in  one  of  these  places,  and  for  that  reason  I  upon  the  first 
notice  given  me  of  such  a  casket  haveing  been  which  was 
by  a  line  under  H.R.H.  own  hand  from  aboard  the  ship 
at  his  setting  out  for  France,  I  went  personally  in  moon 
light  and  caus'd  search  all  these  places  with  the  outmost 
attention  and  care  in  my  own  presence  but  without  success, 
nor  could  all  my  endeavours  ever  after  procure  the  least 
notice  of  it,  or  of  any  one  thing  it  containd. — I  may  further 
add  that  had  not  I  and  my  people  been  active  in  it  the  very 
night  of  Culloden  the  waggon  and  all  it  containd  had  fallen 
a  prey  to  the  first  comer,  for  I  found  it  on  the  high  road 
deserted  by  every  person,  so  his  R.H.'s  personall  dress  which 
it  contain'd  was  sent  him,  and  the  Plate  I  have  given  orders 
to  send  how  soon  a  safe  method  of  conveying,  can  be  found, 
and  I  am  certain  it  will  be  delivered  unhurt  by  me  or  by 
any  of  my  people. 

I  have  enlarg'd  the  more  upon  these  subjects  that  I 
know  my  name  has  been  a  good  deall  spoke  off  and  even 
us'd  freedom  with  by  the  world.  For  my  haveing  been 
attentive  to  prevent  the  Government's  ever  geting  the 
least  notice  of  his  R.H.  or  his  friends  dureing  their  stav 
with  me,  of  the  goods  he  trusted  to  my  care,  or  even  of 
my  own  person,  their  resentment  was  so  highly  provock'd 
that  they  wou'd  have  stuck  at  no  premium  to  be  reveng'd. — 
The  confidence  also  his  R.H.  did  me  the  honour  to  place 
in  me,  had  provock'd  the  jealosie,  envey,  and  I  may  even 
add  Malice  of  many  who  shou'd  have  been  friends,  and 
who  without  doubt  imagin'd  that  the  whole  money  which 
came  to  Scotland  was  left  with  me,  whereas  there  were 


160  THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE 

24,000  peices  as  above. — Conscious  however  of  my  own 
conduct  and  the  uprightness  of  my  intentions,  their  ill 
founded  calumenie  gives  me  no  pain.  Yet  I  was  desireous 
to  give  all  the  satisfaction  in  my  power  where  I  think  it 
due. — So  without  being  mov'd  by  fear  to  disguise,  or 
prompted  by  vanity  to  augment,  I  have  represented  facts 
as  they  really  are  for  the  sake  of  truth  alone,  and  that  all 
these  things  are  reall  truths  I  declare  before  God  &  the 
world. 

Macpherson  of  Cluny. 


DOCUMENT   III 

'  STATE  OF  THE  EFFECTS  WHICH  ARE 
PRESENTLY  IN  SCOTLAND  ye  27  Augt.  1754 '  * 


There  came  at  first  .... 

imbazeled  at  ye  arival 

taken  by  J.  Murray  x  (without  orders) 

Distributed  by  orders 

Brought  to  France  (By  myself) 

to  John  Cameron  Son  to  Glenevies  (without  orders) 

to  Archibald  Cameron  &  now  in  trust  for  lochealls 

Sons  2  (which  is  to  be  recovered  3)  (Given  to 

Camerons  Brother  Fassferns  without  orders)  . 
Given  among  the  Macphersons  (without  orders)  . 
Charged  by  Clunie  for  expencess  etc.   (without 

orders)  ....... 

given  by  Clunie  to  M.  Kenedi 4  (By  orders) 
allow'd  by  Mr.  K.  to  Brackachey  (which  shoud  be 

out  of  ye  6,000)  ...... 


P 

36,000 
1,000 
3,000 
1,000 
3,000 
3,000 


6,000 
500 

1,200 
6,000 

600 


*  Stuart  Papers,  vol.  350,  no.  50.  This  account  is  written  in  the  hand 
of  Charles  Edward's  mistress,  Clementina  Walkinshaw,  and  is  annotated 
by  Charles,  but  it  is  obviously  drawn  up  from  particulars  given  by  Loch- 
garry  in  the  undated  account  probably  enclosed  in  his  letter  in  vol.  350, 
no.  37.     (The  account  is  erroneously  bound  in  vol.  310,  no.  84.) 

1  Brackets  in  this  document  denote  the  handwriting  of  Charles  himself 
in  the  original  document. 

2  Not  in  Charles's  hand. 

3  In  Charles's  hand.     Brackets  again  denote  Charles's  hand. 

4  In  1754  Charles  accused  Kennedy  of  embezzlement  of  this  sum,  but 
in  a  letter  to  his  banker,  John  Waters  of  Paris  (Stuart  Papers,  vol.  350, 
no.  42),  he  admits  an  error  and  says  that  he  remembers  that  part  of  the 
6,000  L  was  brought  by  Kennedy  on  his  person  just  before  he  went  to 
England  in  1750,  and  the  remainder  was  remitted  by  bills  of  exchange  later 
— hence  his  confusion. 

t  161 


162  THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE 

P 

Said  to  be  lost  in  removing  ....  500 
to  John  Cameron  Brother  to  locheall  (without 

orders)  .......  100 

to  Lodwich  Cameron 1  (without  orders)        .  .  100 

to  archeille  and  his  lady  2  (without  orders)  .  .  50 

to  Archibald  Cameron  (without  orders)        .  .  300 

applyd  towards  paying  the  Cess  and  stipends  of 

Lochealls  estate  (without  orders)     .  .  .  500 


Sum  3  of  ye  Accoun  given  by  P.4  and  Logary  .      26,850 

Shoud   remain   by   this   without    what   may  be 

recovered    particularly    ye    six    thousand  of 

Cameron  which  is  said  to  be  shure  .          .  .        9,150 


36,000 


Menzies  5  of  Culdairs  has  nine  hundred  P.  of  J. 
Murais  three  thousand  Pound  he  stole  also 
seventeen  hundred  taken  by  Angus  Cameron, 
may  be  recovered  out  of  ye  three  thousand  of 
which  were  distributed  as  folos  : — 


1  Mr.  Ludovick  Cameron  of  Torcastle,  fourth  son  of  Sir  Ewan  of  Lochiel, 
and  therefore  uncle  to  the  Lochiel  of  the  '45,  and  his  brothers,  Dr.  Archibald 
Cameron  and  John  of  Fassifern.  He  accused  Dr.  Archibald  in  a  letter  to 
Charles  (Stuart  Papers,  vol.  344,  no.  195)  of  '  taking  away  a  round  sum  of 
your  highness's  money,'  and  says  that  his  nephew  confessed  as  much  to 
him  at  Rome  ;  but  this  possibly  referred  to  the  ^300  for  travelling  ex- 
penses, and  his  evidence  against  the  Doctor  does  not  deserve  the  attention 
paid  to  it  by  Lang  in  Companions  of  Pickle,  p.  141. 

2  Charles  Stewart  of  Ardshiel  and  his  wife,  Isabella  Haldane. 

3  From  this  point  onwards  the  document  is  written  entirely  by  Charles 
himself. 

*  H.  Patullo. 

*  In  1765  Charles  commissioned  Hugh  Seton  to  recover  this  sum  from 
Culdairs,  but  he  failed  to  do  so  and  wrote  to  Abbe  John  Gordon,  Principal 
of  the  Scotch  College,  Paris  (Stuart  Papers,  vol.  428,  no.  135)  :  '  I  had  .  .  . 
a  full  conversation  with  Mr.  Menzies  about  it,  and  he  answered  me  that  he 
had,  soon  after  he  received  that  money,  repaid  it  to  an  order  brought  him 
from  the  person  (i.e.  John  Murray  of  Broughton)  who  had  left  it  with  him 
which  order  was  brought  by  the  persons  brother-in-law  (i.e.  William 
Macdougal,  merchant  in  Edinburgh).  So  no  furder  satisfaction  is  to  be 
expected  as  to  this  affaire.' 


THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE  163 

P 

To   Docter    Cameron,   Balhady,1    and    Lord 

Semple 2  .....  1,000 

After  again  sent  to  Doctor  Cameron     .  .  200 

Also  to  Lodwich  Cameron  ....  100 


3 


So  still  must  remain       .....         1,700 

So  that  by  ye  above  account  one  shou'd  have  shure 
ye  Sums  mentioned  to  be  recovered  id  est : — 

From  what  Cameron  got     ....        6,000 
From  Angus  Cameron  ....         1,700 

Still  not  stolen  .  .  .  .  .  .9,150 


Totall  in  existence      .....       16,850 


By  Clunies  account  as  it  was  said  by  A.  Cameron 
to  have  been  writ  in  his  own  hand  ye  22d.  Sepr. 
1749.  Given  to  ye  K.  sent  me  by  J.  Edgar 
March  1750  ye  Balance  was  thus  : — 

There  was  in  his  hands        ....      24,000 


Given  away  to  severals        ....       12,981 
Still  remaining  good  .....      11,019 


As  ye  sum  he  had  was  thus          .          .          .  24,000 
Remember  when  I  saw  him  last  there  was 

ye  year  1747 27,000 

of  which  I  took       .....  3,000 


1  William  Drummond  of  Balhaldy,  a  MacGregor  who  assumed  the  name 
of  Drummond  on  the  suppression  of  the  Clan  Gregor.  He  acted  with  Francis 
Sempill  (2nd  Titular  Lord)  as  a  Jacobite  agent  in  Paris  and  took  a  leading 
part  in  the  initial  plotting  of  the  '45. 

2  Francis  Sempill,  2nd  Titular  Lord,  eldest  son  of  Robert,  1st  Titular 
Lord  ;   an  active  Jacobite  agent  in  Paris,  1740-45  ;    died  1748. 

3  This  paragraph  is  evidence  for  the  date  of  Document  I. 


DOCUMENT  IV 

COPY  OF  CONFESSION  BY  GLENGARRY  {alias 
'PICKLE  THE  SPY')  CONCERNING  THE  LOCH- 
ARKAIG  TREASURE,  made  at  Rome,  30th 
August  1750  * 

Copy. 

Sir, 

'Tis  now  five  months  since  I  came  to  Rome  and  nothing 
could  have  detained  me  so  long  but  waiting  your  Majesty's 
orders,  and  in  expectation  of  knowing  H.R.H.  determina- 
tion as  to  the  papers  sent  him  by  your  Majesty  concerning 
the  situation  of  the  Highlands  ;  but  finding  myself  of 
late  pressed  by  my  friends  repeated  sollicitations,  and  my 
fathers  continued  illness  to  return  home.  I  think  it  is 
my  duty  in  my  present  situation  to  lay  before  your 
Majesty  what  particularly  regards  my  family,  and  then 
submit  myself  to  your  Majesty's  royal  pleasure. 

I  can't  express  what  misery  my  unhappy  part  of  the 
country  has  suffered  since  the  battle  of  Culloden  ;  all  our 
farms  being  pillaged,  the  farmers  rendered  incapable  for 
several  years  to  come  to  pay  any  rent,  as  the  troops  used 
them  with  greater  rigor  for  their  being  Catholics  than 
they  did  the  other  Clans  ;  this,  with  my  father's  being 
close  prisoner  above  three  years,  wch.  totally  ruined  his 
constitution,  and  the  many  difficulties  he  laboured  under 
during  that  time,  has  brought  his  family  almost  to  the 
very  brink  of  ruin. 

I  take  now  the  liberty  to  acquaint  your  Majesty  of  one 


*  Stuart  Papers,  vol.  310,  nos.  82  and  83.     This  copy  is  made  in  the 
handwriting  of  Andrew  Lumisden  (see  footnote  4,  p.  143). 
164 


THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE  165 

particular,  and  I  hope  you'll  be  graciously  pleased  to 
pardon  my  not  doing  it  sooner,  as  my  delaying  it  pro- 
ceeded from  no  other  motive  than  that  no  family  point 
of  interest  should  in  the  least  interfere  with  the  general 
cause. 

Your    Majesty    will    be    pleased    to    know,    that    Mr. 

Murray  of  Broughton  coming  south  from  the  Highlands 

in  hopes  of  making  his  escape,   brought  with  him  near 

3500  £   str.    but   finding   it   cumbersome   depositated   the 

whole   in   the   hands    of  Mr.    Menzies    of  Culdairs,    who, 

upon  Mr.  Murray's  being  taken  sent  2,500  £  str.  to  Mr. 

Makdougal1  Merchant  at  Edinburgh,  and  he  sent  500  £  str. 

to  Mr.  Murray,  but  when  he  became  evidence  supplied 

him  no  further,  wch.  he  resenting  threatened  to  pursue  him 

at  law,  wch.  so  alarmed  him  that  he  would  have  advanced 

him   the  whole,   had   not  Mr.  John   MackLeod  Advocate 

advised  him  to  the  contrary.     When  I  returned  from  the 

Highlands  to  Edinburgh,  I  found  him  in  some  concern  as 

to  the  fate  of  this  money,  as  he,  without  any  authority, 

had    distributed    to    different    persons    near    1500  £    str. 

I  proposed,  that  if  he  would  deliver  in  my  hands  what 

remained,   part  of  which  I  would  distribute  to  such  as 

had  received  no  assistance  since  H.R.H.  left  the  country, 

I  would  endeavour  to  procure  a  full  discharge  of  the  whole 

from  Mr.  Murray.    This  he  gladly  accepted  of  as  it  screened 

him  from  refunding  what  money  he  had  spent.     I  applied 

to  Mr.  Murray  by  way  of  letter  for  the  discharge,  this  he 

instantly  granted,  claiming  at  the  same  time  880  £  str.  for 

money  advanced  by  him  to  the  Prince.    When  I  delivered 

Mr.  Murray's  letter  to  Mr.  Makdougal,  he  remitted  to  me 

what  remained  in  his  hands  ;    but  how  soon  they  were  in 

possession  of  the  Mr.  Murray's  letter,   Culdairs  thought 

proper  to   retain   what   money  lay   in   his   hands,   under 

pretence,  as  I  suppose,  that  what  money  I  received  was 

sufficient  for  the  intended  distribution,  and  that  he  would 

retain  what  he  had  until!  your  Majesty  or  H.R.H.  pleasure 

were  intimated  to  him. 


1  See  footnote  i,  p.  147. 


166  THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE 

What  I  received  from  Mr.  Makdougal  was,  400  £  str. 
given  to  pay  the  stipends  of  my  fathers  lands  during  the 
Prince's  expedition,  were  not  this  expedient  the  presby- 
terian  ministers  would  have  given  up  their  claim  to  the 
government ;  who  already  has  bought  most  of  the  debts 
of  our  estate  in  hopes  to  oblige  us  to  sell  it,  by  wch.  means 
they  would  be  in  possession  of  all  the  lands  'twixt  the  east 
and  west  sea,  wch.  is  the  center  of  the  loyal  Clans.  Given 
my  father  in  the  Castle  of  Edinburgh  150  £  str.  Distributed 
to  the  poor  widows  and  orphans  of  Glenmoriston  200  £  str. 
These  poor  people  were  in  the  utmost  distress,  most  of  the 
farmers  having  been  transported.  160  £  str.  given  to  my 
brother's  widow,  who  was  most  cruelly  treated,  her  house 
burnt  and  turned  out  of  all  her  habitations,  exposed  to  the 
inclement  weather,  at  the  seame  time  having  two  young 
orphans  to  take  care  of,  and  at  the  time  to  be  brought  to 
bed  of  a  third.  110  £  str.  given  in  part  payment  of  400  £ 
str.  my  brother  bought  of  arms  in  the  year  forty  five. 
30  £  str.  to  pay  different  expresses  sent  to  loyal  gentlemen. 

This  is  the  whole  of  this  affair,  and  tho'  thirty  thousand 
pounds  sterling  were  left  with  Cluny  Mack  Pherson,  I  can 
assure  your  Majesty  this  is  all  the  assistance  any  Catholic 
family  received,  tho'  their  numbers  in  the  affair  and  losses 
far  exceeded  any  of  the  other  Clans  ;  yet  I  never  would 
have  meddled  in  any  manner  whatsoever  with  this  money 
could  there  ever  been  the  least  expectation  of  recovering  it 
for  H.R.H.  or  even  had  it  been  any  of  the  money  left  by 
the  Prince  in  the  country  to  be  kept  for  more  material 
services.  Besides  your  Majesty  will  see  by  the  enclosed 
list  that  it  would  have  been  at  any  rate  imbezled.  Mr. 
Makdougal  has  my  obligatory  receipt  for  the  whole  should 
I  be  so  unhappy  as  that  my  conduct  in  this  should  be 
disapproved  by  your  Majesty. 

I  never,  please  your  Majesty,  communicated  this  affair 
to  any  mortal  tho'  I  fear  the  noise  of  my  being  lately  in 
Scotland  and  the  particular  care  Doctor  Archibald  Cameron 
takes  to  inform  all  sorts  of  people  of  it,  may  bring  me  to 
such  troubles  out  of  wch.  I  shall  have  great  difficulty  to 
extricate  myself ;    but  your  Majesty's  countenance  and 


THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE  167 

protection  will  always  console  me  for  any  hardships  I  or 
my  name  may  endure  in  promoting  the  royal  cause.  God 
grant  how  soon,  I  may  have  occasion  to  give  palpable 
proofs  that  none  of  your  Majesty's  subjects  is  readier  nor 
would  more  cheerfully  draw  his  sword  and  shed  his  blood 
for  his  King  and  Country  than  I  would.  That  God  almighty 
may  long  preserve  your  Majesty's  sacred  person  and  soon 
restore  you  to  the  throne  of  your  royal  ancestors  is  the 
most  ardent  desire  of,  etc.  (the  letter  is  unsigned  as  it  is  not 
the  original,  but  a  file  copy). 
30th  August  1750. 

P.S. — Forby  the  3,500  Louis  d'ors  depositated  in 
Culdairs  hands,  there  was  at  the  same  time  351  Guineas 
depositated. 

Copy. 

An  Account  of  the  Money  distributed  by  Mr. 
Makdougal  Merchant  at  Edinburgh 

To  Mr.   Stuart x   of  Ardsheal   before   he   left 

Edinburgh    ...... 

To  Lady  Lochiel  2  for  sick  persons 

To  Duncan  Mack  Gregor  .... 

To   the    Infirmary   for   the   expences    of  the 

enemy  wounded  at  Gladesmuir 
Expended  upon  French  officers  at  the  Tavern 
To  a  servant  sent  to  Carlisle 
To  one  Robert  to  Carlisle 
To  Doctor  Cockrane's  Lady 
To  sundry  journeys  .... 

To  a  Lady  for  relief  of  the  poor  prisoners    . 
To  Will  Gun  Smith  for  a  year    . 


£21 

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25 

15 

6 

45 

11 

6 

581 

15 

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29 

10 

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2 

2 

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3 

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13 

6 

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6 

1  Charles  Stewart,  5th  Laird  of  Ardshiel  ;  a  cadet  of  Appin  ;  he  led  out 
the  Appin  Stewarts  in  the  '45,  as  the  Chief  was  then  a  minor  ;  escaped  to 
France  after  Culloden  and  died  1757. 

2  Anne  Cameron,  wife  of  Donald,  the  Lochiel  of  the  '45  ;  only  daughter 
of  Sir  James  Campbell,  5th  Bt.  of  Auchinbreck,  and  his  1st  wife,  Janet, 
daughter  of  Norman  MacLeod  of  MacLeod. 


168 


THE  LOCHARKAIG  TREASURE 


To  Mitchel  Vitzosi 1  .  .  . 

Remained  due  for  linnen  for  the  Prince 

Given  Auchinbreak  2 

Given  John  Bayne  Servant 

Given  Colin  Mackenzie  to  London 

Given  to  Sir  James  Campbell  of  Auchinbreak 
and  to  MackLeod  of  Raza,  the  latter  a 
great  sufferer  and  very  considerable  losses 

To  Mr.  Stuart  of  Ballichinen 

Given  to  one  Cameron  wounded  at  Gladesmuir 

To  Mr.  Lumisden  to  be  sent  to  his  son 

To  Mack  Gregor  of  Glencarnock 

To  Glenco        ..... 

To  Mrs.  Jean  Cameron 

To  journey  to  Glenby  and  discount  short 


£16  8  6 

27  5  3 

80  5  0 

5  5  0 

5  0  0 


97  5  0 
22  10  0 
30 

75 


0     0 
5     0 


80  0  0 

40  0  0 

149  9  0 

21  0  0 


£1440     1     4 


1  See  footnote  2,  p.  144. 

2  See  footnote  2,  p.  167. 


INDEX 


Abbeyhill   (Abbayhill),   Lady,   see 

Drummond,  Barbara. 
,  laird  of,  see  Purves  of  Wood- 

houselee. 
Abernethy      Drummond,      Bishop, 

5  and  n. 
Adelaide,   Madame,   aunt  of  Louis 

xvi.,  58. 
Alamandini  Palace,  72. 
Alban  Hills,  near  Rome,  61. 
Albani,  Alessandro,  brother  of  Don 

Carlo  A.,  meets  James  at  Soriano, 

77-8- 

,  Don  Carlo,  nephew  of  Clement 

xi.,  meets  James,  69-70,  73,  77-8, 
80,  83. 

,  Giovanni  Francesco,  cardinal, 

bishop  of  Ostia,  relations  of 
Stuart  princes  with,  120-3. 

,  Clement  xi.  member  of  family 

of,  55  ;  Jacobite  court  estab- 
lished in  palace  of,  at  Urbino, 
55-6,  62. 

Albano,  James's  visits  to,  61 ;  letter 
dated  at,  11 2-14. 

Albany,  Charlotte,  duchess  of, 
daughter  of  Prince  Charles,  63-4  ; 
testamentary  deeds  and  procur- 
atory  in  favour  of,  by  her  father, 
128-30. 

Alberoni,  Cardinal,  minister  of 
Philip  v.  of  Spain,  89-92. 

Alexander  vin.,  pope,  77. 

Alexander,  Lord,  brother  of,  19. 

Ancrum,  earl  of,  48. 

Annibale,  Cardinal,  brother  of  Don 
Carlo  Albani  and  uncle  of  Car- 
dinal Albani,  meets  James  at 
Soriano,  77-8  ;  122  n. 

Annover,  see  Hanover. 

Antonino,  Sebastiano,  vicar-general, 
present  at  marriage  of  James  and 
Clementina,  59. 

Antujar,  Father,  conveys  papal 
brief  to  Clementina,  104-5. 

Arcadia,  of  Sir  Philip  Sidney,  19,  41. 

Ardshiel  (Archeille),  see  Stewart  of 
A. 

Argyll    (Arguile),    Archibald,    mar- 


quess of,  at  proclamation  of 
Protectorate,  23,  41,  47  ;  trial  of, 
41  ;  daughter  of,  betrothed  to 
Earl  of  Caithness,  47. 

Arisaig,  Prince  Charles's  landing  at, 
144  n. 

Aristotle,  his  Organ,  13. 

Arniston,  41  ;  coal-mining  at,  43. 

,  lairds  of,  31,  41. 

Ars  Amandi,  of  Ovid,  14. 

Atti,  Alessandro,  biographer  of 
Cardinal-Duke  of  York,  128. 

Auchinbreck  (Auchinbreak),  see 
Campbell  of  A. 

Auchindinny  (Awchindinnie,  Aw- 
hindinnie,  Owchindinie),  37. 

,  laird  of,  see  Henderson  of  A.  ; 

Vernor  of  A. 

Auchmutie  (Achmutie,  Ahmutie, 
Auchamouty,  Awchmuttie,  Awh- 
muttie),  of  Gosford,  Sir  Alex- 
ander, master  of  the  rolls,  6,  46 ; 
brother  of,  19,  20  ;  marriage  of 
daughter  of,  28. 

,  James,  23,  31-2,  34. 

,  Jean,  32. 

,  John,  39-40- 

,  Sophia,  daughter  of  Sir  Alex- 
ander A.  and  wife  of  Sir  William 
Drummond  of  Hawthornden,  6, 
28-30,  34,  36-7,  40  ;  birth  of  child 
to,  38-9. 

Augustus  11.,  elector  of  Saxony  and 
king  of  Poland,  106-7. 

Avignon,  James  at,  80,  83,  100-1. 


Baldachino,  Cardinal  Ruffi  gives 
Peterborough  audience  under  the, 
71-2. 

Balerno  (Ballernoe,  Bayrnoe, 
Berno),  21,  27,  36,  41. 

Balhaldy  (Balhady),  see  Drummond 
of  B. 

Balvaird  (Ballvarde),  David,  2nd 
Lord,  at  proclamation  of  Pro- 
tectorate, 23,  41. 

Bayne,  John,  servant,  168. 

Beare,  James,  26. 

169 


170 


MISCELLANY 


Belches  (Bilches),  Alexander,  son  of 
Lord  Tofts,  17,  27-8,  51. 

Benedict  XIII.,  pope,  recognises 
James's  title,  60 ;  baptises 
James's  second  son,  74-5  ;  letter 
from  Clementina  to,  104-5  ;  death 
of,  108-9. 

xiv.,  pope,  recognises  James's 

title,  60  ;  confers  title  of  Cardinal- 
Duke  of  York  on  Henry  Stuart, 

65- 

Berwick,  duke  of,  half-brother  of 
James,  commander  of  French 
troops  in  Spain,  58  and  n.  His 
son,  see  Liria,  duke  of.  His 
wife,  see  De  Burgh,  Honora. 

Biggar  of  Woolmet,  Major  John,  52. 

Binns  (Bins),  house  of,  36,  42. 

,  laird  of,  see  Dalyell  of  B. 

Blackbarony,  laird  of,  see  Murray 
of  B. 

Blair  of  Tersappie,  William,  16  ; 
succeeded  by  his  brother  Alex- 
ander, 51. 

Bologna,  MSS.  at,  relating  to 
Jacobite  court,  56 ;  James's 
visits  to,  61,  69-70,  76,  98-100  ; 
the  Stuart  princes  at,  101  ; 
letters  of  James  and  Clementina 
from,  102-6. 

,  bishop  of,  see  Ruffi,  Tommaso. 

Bolognese,  Bavia,  cardinal,  trans- 
ferred from  Urbino  to  Romagna, 
80,  83. 

Bolognetti  Palace,  62. 

Bolsena,  Lake  of,  60. 

Bonaventura,  Sebastiano  Pompilio, 
bishop  of  Montefiascone,  marries 
James  and  Clementina,  57,  59,  77, 
94-6  ;  baptises  their  first  son,  59, 
75,  77  ;  created  bishop  of  Gubbio 
and  Corneto,  77  ;  his  brother 
Alessandro,  77. 

Borthwick  (Borthicke),  31,  42. 

Bouillon,  Prince  Charles  writes 
from,  1 1 8-2 1. 

,  duchess  of,  see  Sobieska,  Maria 

Carlotta. 

Boyd,  John,  merchant,  Drummond 
of  Hawthornden's  dealings  with, 
I2>  23>  3x-6.  40;  visits  Edmon- 
stone  of  Woolmet  in  Edinburgh 
tolbooth,  18. 

Braid  (Brade,  Bred),  26,  42  ;  burn 
of,  26. 

,  laird  of,  see  Dick  of  B. 

Breachacky  (Brackachey),  see  Mc- 
Pherson  of  B. 


Bremen,  George  i.'s  acquisition  of, 

89  and  n,  91. 
Bridgelands   (Brigglands),   laird  of, 

12,  42. 
Brodie,  Alexander,  diarist,  8. 
Brosses,  Charles  de,  62. 
Broughton  (Bruhton),  30. 
,   minister  of,   see  Brown,  Mr. 

Robert. 
Brown    (Brun,    Brune),   Alexander, 

servant  of  Drummond  of  Haw- 

thornden,  33-5,  37. 
,  Father,    confessor   of   James, 

59,  86. 
,     Mr.     Robert,     minister     of 

Broughton,  30,  42. 

,  Sanders,  37. 

-.  W.,  32. 


Bruce  of  Clackmannan,  143  n. 

Brunswick,  duchess  of,  mother-in- 
law  of  Rinaldo,  duke  of  Modena, 
70  n. 

Buccleuch  (Ballclugh),  Mary,  duch- 
ess of,  46. 

,  chamberlain  of,  19,  41. 

Budelacci,  Monsignor,  auxiliary 
bishop  of  Frascati,  67. 

Burnet  of  Cringletie,  William,    11, 

47- 
Burntisland  (Bruntileinge),  25,  42  ; 
Jacobite  governor  of,  143  n. 

Caithness  (Katenes),  George,  sixth 
earl  of,  at  proclamation  of  Pro- 
tectorate, 23,  47  ;  betrothed  to 
daughter  of  Marquess  of  Argyll, 

47- 
Callderhall,  36,  42. 

Cameron  (Kambron)  of  Drumsallie, 

Evan,  139. 
of  Fassifern,  John,  brother  of 

Lochiel,     transactions     of,     with 

Locharkaig  Treasure,  134-5,  138- 

140,  147  et  seq. 

of   Glenevis,    Alexander,    139. 


His  brother,  see  Cameron,  Angus. 
His  son,  see  Cameron,  John. 

—  of  Lochiel,  Donald,  133  n  ; 
funds  from  Locharkaig  Treasure 
used  for  distressed  family  of,  135, 
137-40,  147  et  seq.  His  wife,  see 
Campbell,  Anne. 

,  John,    son    of    Donald, 

134  and  n,  138-9. 

—  of  Torcastle,  Ludovick,  brother 
of  Lochiel,  payments  to,  from 
Jacobite  funds,  143,  162-3. 

— ,  Angus,  brother  of  Alexander 


INDEX 


171 


C.  of  Glenevis,  money  taken  by, 
from  Locharkaig  Treasure,  140, 
147,  152,  162-3. 

Cameron,  Dr.  Archibald,  brother  of 
Lochiel,  his  transactions  with  the 
Locharkaig  Treasure,  133  et  seq. 

,  Mrs.  Jean,  168. 

,  John,  son  of  Alexander  C.  of 

Glenevis,  161. 

,  M.,  member  of  Jacobite  court 

at  Urbino,  86. 

Campbell  (Cammel)  of  Auchinbreck, 
Sir  James,  167  n  ;  payments  to, 
168.  His  wife,  see  MacLeod, 
Janet. 

,  Anne,  daughter  of  Sir  James 

C.   of  Auchinbreck  and   wife   of 
Donald  Cameron  of  Lochiel,  pay- 
ment to,  167  and  n. 
— ,  Archibald,  18. 


La 


of 


of   Prince 


Canongate,  see  Edinburgh. 
Caraffa,    Vincenzo,    prince    of 

Roccella,  109  n. 
Carberry,  coal-mining  at,  43. 
Carew,     Richard,     his    Godfrey 

Bulloigne,  46. 
Carlisle,  167. 
Carnegie  (Karneghe),  M.,  member  of 

Jacobite  court  at  Urbino,  86. 
Carnock,   house  of,   Drummond  of 

Hawthornden  claims  to  be  only 

representative  of,  6. 
Carre,  see  Ker. 
Carse  (Cass)  of  Cockpen,  Mark,  4,  13, 

14,  15,  16,  17,  27,  43. 
, ,  (Young  Cockpen), 

15.  43- 
Castelli  Romani,  61. 
Cataldi,    G.    B.,    notary 

Charles's  will,  128-9. 

Cesarini,  Angelo,  titular  bishop  of 
Milevi  and  chaplain  of  Cardinal- 
Duke  of  York,  61,  67,  130. 

Chambery,  Mar  said  to  be  taking 
the  waters  at,  70-1. 

Chamoscione,  82,  85. 

Chancellor,  of  Scotland,  see  Perth, 
earl  of. 

Chantae,  V.  Me.  de,  Clementina 
assists,  107-8. 

Charles  vi.,  emperor,  letter  of 
George  1.  to,  regarding  Clemen- 
tina's escape,  58,  88-92. 

Charles  1.,  king  of  Great  Britain,  6. 

Charles  Edward,  see  Stuart,  Prince 
Charles  Edward. 

Charles  Emanuel  iv.,  king  of  Sar- 
dinia, 65  and  n. 


Charterhall,  laird  of,  see  Trotter  of  C. 

Chevalier  de  St.  Georges,  see  James 
viii.  and  in. 

Chirrahall,  see  Sheriffhall. 

Churchill,  Lieutenant-General,  139. 

Civita  Vecchia,  126-7. 

Clancarty  (Glencarty),  Robert  Mc- 
Carthy, 5th  Jacobite  earl  of, 
alias  John  Elliot,  151  and  n. 

Clanricarde,  William,  2nd  earl  of, 
daughter  of,  see  De  Burgh, 
Honora. 

Clark,  Henry,  watch-maker,  child 
of,  touched  by  James  for  the 
King's  Evil,  61. 

Clarke,  Mr.,  26. 

Claudine,  brother  of  Pietro  Guerin 
de  Tencin,  Jacobite  intriguer  in 
France,  111  n. 

Clement  xi.,  pope,  relations  of,  with 
James,  55,  60,  79-85  ;  allows 
Bonaventura  to  perform  marriage 
ceremony  of  James  and  Clemen- 
tina, 59,  77  ;  letters  of  James  and 
Clementina  to,  93-6. 

xii.,  pope,  recognises  James's 

title,  60 ;  letter  of  James  to, 
111-12. 

xiii.,  pope,  recognises  James's 

but  not  Prince  Charles's  title, 
60,  63  ;  Prince  Charles's  efforts  to 
enlist  support  of,  118-23. 

Clementina,  wife  of  James  viii.  and 
in.,  titular  king  of  Great  Britain, 
disputes  between  James  and,  56, 
60  ;  marriage  of,  57,  59,  77,  94'6  ; 
her  escape  from  Innsbruck  and 
arrival  in  Rome,  58  ;  baptism  of 
her  son,  59  ;  reconciliation  be- 
tween James  and,  72  ;  arrival  of, 
at  Bologna,  72  ;  conversion  and 
baptism  of  her  sons,  73-5,  77-8  ; 
letter  of  George  1.  to  Emperor 
regarding  her  escape,  88-92  ; 
letters  of,  to  the  Pope  and 
Cardinals,  93-110;  health  of,  at 
Lucca,  96-99  ;  to  go  to  Avignon, 
101.  Her  father,  see  Sobieski, 
James.  Her  sister,  see  Sobieska, 
Maria  Carlotta. 

Clerkington  (Clerkenton),  39  ;  coal- 
mining at,  43. 

,  laird  of,  see  Scott  of  C. 

Cluny,  see  Macpherson  of  C. 

Coal-mining,    in    the    Lothians,    9, 

15-17.  32,  43.  52. 
Cochrane  (Cochren,  Cockrane),  Doc- 
tor, wife  of,  167. 


172 


MISCELLANY 


Cochrane   (Cochren,   Cockrane), 

Thomas,  32. 
Cockpen     (Kokpen),     14,     15,     16  ; 
mining  industry  at,  43. 

,  laird  of,  see  Carse  of  C. 

,  minister     of,     see     Penman, 

Mr.  Adam. 

Coldcoat  (Cowlldcott),  later  Macbie- 
hill,  44. 

,  laird  of,  see  Hamilton  of  C. 

Colinton  (Collinton),  laird  of,  see 
Foulis  of  C. 

Colquhalzie  (Collwhalie,  Collwhaly), 
laird  of,  cousin  of  Drummond  of 
Hawthornden,  16,  25,  43. 

Colt  (Coullt),  Mr.  Oliver,  minister  of 
Inveresk,  40,  44. 

Comiston,  44. 

,  laird  of,  see  Porterfield  of  C. 

Commissioner  of  Supply,  Drum- 
mond of  Hawthornden  appointed, 
4-5- 

Commonwealth,  establishmentof,  37. 

Consalvi,  Ercole,  member  of  papal 
secretariat,  127. 

Conventicles,  band  to  abstain  from,  4 . 

Convention,  see  Parliament. 

Cooke,  John,  31. 

Corneto,  bishop  of,  see  Bonaventura, 
Sebastiano  Pompilio. 

Corsini,  Cardinal,  64  n. 

Covenanters,  8. 

Crae,  James,  36. 

,  Thomas,  35. 

Craigebuii,  laird  of,  12,  13,  14,  15, 
16,  27,  44.  See  also  Hannays  of 
Sorbie. 

Craighouse  (Craighowse),  laird  of, 
see  Dick  of  C. 

Craigmillar,  laird  of,  see  Gilmour  of 
C. ;  Preston  of  C. 

Crawford  (Crafoord,  Crawfoord), 
James,  36. 

, ,  smith,  29. 

Crichton  of  Lugton,  Sir  David,  19, 
48. 

Cringletie  (Kringelty,  Kringiltie), 
laird  of,  see  Burnet  of  C. ;  Murray 
of  C. 

Cromwell,  Oliver,  proclaimed  Pro- 
tector in  Edinburgh,  23,  41  ; 
Protectorate  of,  replaced  by 
Commonwealth,  37  ;  Monck 
writes  to,  about  citadel  of  Leith, 
50. 

Culdares  (Culdairs),  see  Menzies  of  C. 

Culloden,  battle  of,  133,  159,  164, 
167  n. 


Cumberland,  duke  of,  orders  de- 
struction of  the  house  of  the 
Macphersons  of  Cluny,  157  ; 
attempts  to  obtain  Prince 
Charles's  plate  from  Cluny,  158. 

Cunningham  (Cuningghame,  Cun- 
inghame),  Mr.  James,  chosen 
minister  of  Lasswade,  34-6,  39,  44. 

Cunz,  Taddeo,  see  Kuntz,  Thaddaus. 

Cyprian  Grove  (Cypresse  Grove),  11, 
44. 


Dalhousie  (Dallwossie),  William, 
1st  earl  of,  6-7,  21,  49.  His  sons, 
see  Ramsay,  George,  Lord  ;  Ram- 
say, John. 

,  14,  15,  16  ;    moor  of,  22. 

Dalkeith  (Dalkith,  Dallkeith,  Dall- 
kithe),  14,  15,  16,  20,  35  ;  palace 
of,  26,  46  ;    mining  industry  at, 

43- 

Dalmahoy  (Dallmahoy,  Dollymay- 
hoy),  of  that  Ilk,  Sir  Alexander, 
22,  44  ;    family  of,  38-9. 

,  2i,  27,  44. 

Dalyell  of  Binns,  Thomas,  general, 
conveys  his  estates  to  Drummond 
of  Riccarton,  42. 

Dauphiness,  of  France,  James  en- 
lists aid  of,  for  the  advancement 
of  his  son  Henry,  112-14. 

Davia,  Cardinal,  put  in  charge  of 
James's  affairs  in  Rome,  102-4. 

De  Burgh,  Honora,  daughter  of 
Earl  of  Clanricarde  and  wife  of 
Duke  of  Berwick,  58  n. 

Denholme  (Dennam,  Dennem),  of 
Murrayes,  John,  4. 

,  John,  bailie  of  Edinburgh,  18, 

38,  45- 

Derwentwater  (Dewenhier),  earl  of, 
member  of  Jacobite  court  at 
Urbino,  85. 

Devotions,  of  John  Donne,  19. 

Dick  of  Braid,  Sir  William,  27,  42. 

of  Craighouse,  Sir  Andrew,  son 

of  Sir  William  D.  of  Braid,  26,  44. 

Dick,  Mr.  John,  25-7. 

Dillon,  Arthur,  James's  agent  in 
Paris,  89  and  n,  92. 

Dinice  (Dinse),  James,  in  the  Canon- 
gate,  25,  27. 

Dobie,  John,  in  Gowrlaw,  40  n. 

Donne,  John,  dean  of  St.  Paul's,  his 
Devotions,  19. 

Doria  Palace,  ball  at,  in  honour  of 
exiled  Stuarts,  62. 


INDEX 


173 


Douglas     (Dowglass,     Dowglasse), 

James,  32-3. 

,  Patrick,  burial  of,  33. 

,  Robert,  16  ;  marriage  of,  27-8, 

32  ;   wife  of,   32  ;    death  of  child 

of,  39,  4°- 

-,  William,  25. 


Drum  (Drume),  in  parish  of  Liber- 
ton,  laird  of,  see  Somerville,  John, 
9th  Lord. 

Drummond  (MacGregor)  of  Bal- 
haldy,  William,  Jacobite  agent, 
163  and  n. 

of    Colquhalzie,    see    Colqu- 

halzie,  laird  of. 

of    Hawthornden,     William, 


poet,  his  family,  3,6;  attendance 
of,  at  Edinburgh  University,  and 
his  gift  of  books  thereto,  3  ;  his 
works,  5  ;  his  Cypresse  Grove,  1 1 , 
44  ;  widow  of,  33  ;  friends  of,  48. 
His  sister,  see  Drummond,  Anne. 

,  Sir  William,  son  of  the 

poet,  his  career,  3,  5  ;  his  dealings 
with  his  father's  works,  5  ;  his 
character,  5-8  ;  his  marriages  and 
family,  6  ;  value  of  his  Diary, 
7-8  ;  his  Diary,  11  et  seq. ;  mother 
of,  33_5>  38-  His  sister,  see 
Drummond,  Eliza.  His  wife,  see 
(1)  Auchmutie,  Sophia  ;  (2) 
Scott,  Barbara. 

-,  Sir     James     Williams-, 


8-9. 


of  Midhope,  Sir  Robert,  36,  45. 

-  of   Riccarton,    William,    35-6, 
42  ;   his  house  at  Binns,  36,  42. 
— ,  Bishop  Abernethy,  5  and  n. 

-,  Anna,  daughter  of  Sir  William 


D.  of  Hawthornden,  6. 
— ,  Anne,    sister   of   William    D. 
of  Hawthornden  and  wife  of  Sir 
John  Scot  of  Scotstarvet. 
-,  Barbara,      Lady     Abbeyhill, 


daughter   of   Sir   William   D.    of 
Hawthornden,  6. 

— ,  Eliza,  sister  of  Sir  William  D. 
of  Hawthornden  and  wife  of 
Mr.  Henry  Henderson,  22,  36,  47. 
-,  Elizabeth,    daughter    of    Sir 


William  D.  of  Hawthornden,  6. 
— ,  Jacobina,     daughter    of     Sir 
William  D.  of  Hawthornden,  6. 
-,  Ludovick  (Lodie),  brother  of 


Sir  William  D.  of  Hawthornden, 
3,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17,  19,  21, 
22,  23,  26,  27,  35  ;  death  of, 
28. 


Drummond,  Margaret,  daughter  of 
Sir  William  D.  of  Hawthornden,  6. 

,  Marie,  daughter  of  Sir  William 

D.  of  Hawthornden,  6. 

,  Robert,  son  of  Sir  William  D. 

of  Hawthornden,  6. 
-,  Sophia,  daughter  of  Sir  Wil- 


liam D.  of  Hawthornden,  and 
wife  of  (1)  John  Murray  of 
Cringletie  and  (2)  Robert  Preston, 
6. 

— ,  William,  1st  Viscount  Strath- 
allan,  see  Strathallan. 

, ,  son  of  Sir  William  D.  of 


Hawthornden,  6. 

family,    head    of,    see    Perth, 


earl  of. 
Dublin,  60. 

Duncan,  king  of  Scotland,  109  n. 
Dundas  of  Arniston,  3 1  ;   family  of, 

4i- 
Dunkirk,  137. 

Eddleston  (Edelston),  minister  of, 
see  Scott,  Mr.  Robert. 

Edgar,  James,  secretary  to  James, 
143  n,  152  n,  163.  His  secretary, 
see  Lumisden,  Andrew. 

Edinburgh,  17,  33,  36-40;  Drum- 
mond of  Hawthornden  admitted 
burgess  of,  and  appointed  com- 
missioner of  supply  for,  4  ;  his 
visits  to,  8,  11-12,  14,  16-31,  34, 
38-9;  tolbooth  of,  12,  14-15,  18, 
21-2,  28  ;  Castle  hill  of,  12  n  ; 
Protectorate  proclaimed  in,  23, 
41,  47  ;  Canongate  of,  27  ; 
Jacobites  in,  151,  165-7. 

,  bailie  of,  see  Denholme,  John. 

,  bishop  of,  143  11. 

,  minister  of  Tron  Church  of, 

see  Laurie,  Mr.  Robert. 

Castle,   Jacobite  prisoners  in, 

139.  144.  l66- 

University,  the  Drummonds  of 


Hawthornden  at,  3  ;    donation  of 
books  to,  3. 

Edmonstone  (Edmestoun,  Edmis- 
ton)  of  Woolmet,  James,  in  Edin- 
burgh tolbooth,  12,  14,  15,  17,  26  ; 
disposes  of  his  lands  to  Major 
John  Biggar,  his  brother-in-law, 
52  ;  wife  of,  15,  18. 

,     19,     20,     26,     45  ;      mining 

industry  at,  43. 
-,  laird  of,  see  Raith  of  E. 


Eglinton,  earl  of,  see  Montgomerie, 
Lord. 


174 


MISCELLANY 


Eleis  of  Eleistoun,  Mr.  John, 
advocate,  39,  47. 

of  Southsyde,  James,  50. 

Eleistoun  (Illistone),  laird  of,  see 
Eleis  of  E.  ;  Hamilton  of  E. 

Elliot,  John,  see  Clancarty,  earl  of. 

Elphinstone,  George  Keith,  see 
Keith,  George,  viscount. 

Embrun,  archbishop  of,  see  Guerin 
de  Tencin,  Pietro. 

England,  flight  of  James  II.  from, 
55  ;  George  1.  fears  effect  of 
James's  marriage  on,  88-92  ; 
Jacobite  affairs  in,  98-100  ;  Car- 
dinal Davia  appointed  protector  of 
kingdom  and  college  of,  at  Rome, 
102-4  ;  Jacobite  agents  in,  153-4, 
161  n.     See  also  Great  Britain. 

Esk,  River,  Midlothian,  9,  17  ;  coal- 
mining in  valley  of,  43. 

Esterhall  (Estraw)   [?  Eister  Haill], 

15.  35.  45- 


Fairfax,  Edward,  his  Godfrey  of 
Bulloigne,  46. 

Fairlie  (Farrlie),  Mr.  James,  minis- 
ter of  Lasswade,  19,  45. 

Ferrara,  bishop  of,  see  Ruffi, 
Tommaso. 

Fiorani,  Rosa,  wife  of  John  Stewart, 
64  n. 

Florence,  residence  of  Prince  Charles 
at,  64  ;  letter  dated  at,  126  ;  his 
will  preserved  at,  128. 

Foudroyant,  H.M.S.,  127. 

Foulis  of  Colinton,   Sir  Alexander, 

15.  43- 
Francavilla,  Austrians  defeated  at, 

89  n. 

France,  departure  of  James  from, 
55,  79,  82  ;  death  of  James  11.  in, 
79,  82  ;  Jacobite  intrigues  in, 
in  n  ;  James  commends  Jacob- 
ites in,  to  Louis  xv.,  1 14-16  ; 
James's  rents  in,  117  ;  treasure 
sent  from,  to  assist  Jacobites,  133 
et  seq. ;  Cluny's  journey  to,  136, 
152  ;  Prince  Charles's  departure 
for,  141,  152,  158-9,  161. 

,  regent  of,  see  Orleans,  duke  of. 

Francesco  della  Rovere,  duke  of 
Urbino,  55. 

Francis,  Duke,  uncle  of  James,  69- 
70. 

,  Grant  R.,   discussion  by,   on 

Locharkaig  Treasure,  135-6,  141- 
142. 


Frascati,  James's  visits  to,  61  ; 
Prince  Charles  buried  in  his 
brother's  cathedral  at,  65,  67  ; 
Cardinal-Duke  of  York's  epis- 
copal palace  at,  65-6  ;  his  death 
at,  67  ;  letters  dated  at,  122,  124. 

,  bishop  of,  see  Budelacci,  Mon- 

signor. 

Fulford  (Foolfoord,  Fullfoord), 
tower  of,  45-6. 

,  laird  of,  see  Purves  of  Wood- 

houselee. 


Gaeta,  126. 

Galicia,  89,  92. 

Garleton,  laird  of,  see  Seton  of  G. 

General  Assembly,  proposed  inter- 
vention by,  on  Cluny's  behalf, 
158. 

George  1.,  king  of  Great  Britain, 
letter  of,  to  Emperor  about 
Clementina's  escape,  58,  88-92  ; 
title  of,  recognised  by  France,  80, 
83  ;  James  fears  opposition  from, 
to  his  Polish  schemes,  106-7. 

Gerarie,  149. 

Ghiselli,  Canonico,  notes  by,  on 
Jacobite  court,  56,  69-71. 

Gifford  (Giffart,  Giffert),  James, 
sculptor  in  West  Linton,  brother 
of  laird  of  Sheriff  hall,  43. 

Gillmorton  Edge,  40  n. 

Gilmour  of  Craigmillar,  Sir  John, 
Lord  President,  20,  44. 

Gladsmuir  (Gladesmuir,  Gleds- 
moore),  18,  167-8. 

Glenby,  168. 

Glencarty,  see  Clancarty. 

Glencoe  (Glenco),  see  MacDonald 
of  G. 

Glencorse   (Glancorss),    12,    19,   20, 

2°.  27.  37.  46- 
Glengarry,  battalion  of,  in  the  '45, 

139  n.     See  also  Macdonell  of  G. 
Glen  Lyon,  in  Perthshire,  140. 
Glenshiel,    Jacobites    defeated    at, 

89  n. 
Godfrey  of  Bulloigne,  13,  46. 
Goldoni,  Italian  playwright,  58. 
Gordon,    duke    of,    Cluny   takes   a 

lease  from,  156. 
,  John,  principal  of  the  Scots 

College  in  Paris,  162  n. 
Gorton  (Gortowen),  18,  27,  46. 

,  laird  of,  see  Preston  of  G. 

Gosford  (Goosfoord),  23,  28,  46. 
,  laird  of,  see  Auchmutie  of  G. 


INDEX 


175 


Gotti,  Cardinal,  promotion  of,  104-5. 

Gowrlaw,  40. 

Great  Britain,  proposed  Jacobite 
attempt  on,  in  1749,  150-1.  See 
also  England  ;    Scotland. 

Gregor,  Clan,  suppression  of,  163  n. 

Guadagni,  see  Palazzo  San  Clementi. 

Gualterio,  Cardinal,  nuncio  in  Paris, 
letter  of  James  to,  100-2. 

Gubbio,  bishop  of,  see  Bonaventura, 
Sebastiano  Pompilio. 

Guerin  de  Tencin,  Pietro,  arch- 
bishop of  Embrun,  James  re- 
commends, for  elevation  to  the 
cardinalate,  111-12.  His  brother, 
see  Claudine. 

Gun,  Will,  smith,  167. 


Hadawayes,  Thomas,  26. 

Haddington  (Heddingtown),  27. 

Haggs  (Hagges),  afterwards  Rose- 
hall,  laird  of,  see  Hamilton  of  H. 

Haldane,  Isabella,  wife  of  Charles 
Stewart  of  Ardshiel,  payment  to, 
143,  162. 

Hamilton  (Hamiltoun)  of  Coldcoat 
(Macbiehill),  Jonas,  6-7,  13,  14, 
17,  30,  44  ;   wife  of,  19,  44. 

of  Eleistoun,  Sir  William,  his 

son  James,  47. 

of  Haggs  (Rosehall),  Alex- 
ander, 22-3,  26,  46. 

of  Preston,  Thomas,  14,  16,  19, 

22,  28,  29,  30,  32,  34,  36,  49. 
— ,  Robert,  24. 
-,  William,  34. 


Hannays  of  Sorbie,  lairds  of  Craige- 

buii,  44. 
Hanover    (Annover),    duke   of,    see 

George  1. 
,  [?]  Sophia,  duchess  of,  meets 

James,  70-1. 
-,  James  fears  opposition  from 


court  of,  to  his  Polish  schemes, 
106-7. 

Hastie,  James,  in  Gillmorton  Edge, 
40  n. 

Hawthornden,  castle  of,  9,  11-40 
passim  ;  caves  at,  44. 

,  laird  of,  see  Drummond  of  H. 

Hay,  John,  of  Cromlix,  witness  to 
marriage  of  James  and  Clemen- 
tina, 59. 

,    Father    Richard    Augustus, 

references  by,  to  Drummond  of 
Hawthornden  in  his  '  Memoires,' 
4-6. 


Henderson    of    Auchindinny,     Mr. 

Thomas,  advocate,   3-4,   29,   35  ; 

wife  and  daughter  of,  37. 
,  Mr.  Henry,  physician  to  the 

Earl  of  Perth  and  brother-in-law 

of  Drummond  of  Hawthornden, 

18,  19,  38,  47. 
Henry  Benedict,   cardinal-duke    of 

York,  see  Stuart,  Henry  Benedict. 
Hermiston    (Herdmanston),    house 

of,  24. 

,  laird  of,  see  Sinclair  of  H. 

Hervie,  Thomas,  gives  Drummond 

of     Hawthornden     a     lesson     in 

arithmetic,  17. 
Highlands,   situation  in,   after  the 

'45,  148  et  seq. 
Hinsley,  Cardinal,  67. 
Hissell  side,  27. 
Holland,  George  1.  passes  through, 

88,  91. 
Home  (Horn,  Hum,  Hume),  John, 

poet,  15,  16. 
Humbie,  laird  of,  see  Scougal  of  H. 
House  of  Muir,  in  Glencorse  parish, 

13.  47- 

Illistone,  see  Eleistoun. 

Innes,  Father,  vice-principal  of  the 

Scots  College,  5. 
Innocent     xiii.,     pope,     recognises 

James's     title,     60  ;      letters     of 

James  to,  96-100. 
Innsbruck,      Clementina's      escape 

from,  58,  88-92. 
Inveresk,  mining  industry  at,  43. 
,    minister    of,    see    Colt,    Mr. 

Oliver. 
Ireland,  Drummond  of  Hawthorn- 
den's  cousins  in,  17,  21. 
Irish  Church,  Convent  of,  of  Saint 

Isidoro,  in  Rome,  60. 
Italy,  arrival  of  exiled  Stuarts  in, 

55,  79,  82  et  seq. 

Jacobites,  members  of  James's 
court  at  Urbino,  5-j,  85-6  ;  French 
treasure  sent  to  assist,  133  ;  list  of, 
at  Scots  College,  Paris,  139  n  ; 
sufferings  of,  and  efforts  of,  to 
maintain  resources  after  the  '45, 
148  et  seq. 

James  vi.  and  1.,  king  of  Great 
Britain,  6. 

vii.    and    11.,    king    of   Great 

Britain,  first  Scottish  Parliament 
of,   4  ;     flight  of,   55  ;     supposed 


176 


MISCELLANY 


portrait  of,  67  ;  death  of,  79,  82, 
100  n.  His  wife,  see  Modena, 
Mary  of. 

James  viii.  and  III.,  chevalier  de 
St.  Georges,  titular  king  of  Great 
Britain,  relations  of  papacy  and, 
55,  60  ;  at  Urbino,  55-7,  71-2,  78  ; 
friendship  between  Cardinal  Ruffi 
and,  56,  71-2  ;  portraits  of,  56, 
62-3,  75-6  ;  disputes  between 
Clementina  and,  56,  60,  72  ; 
marriage  of,  57,  59.  77.  94"5  ;  in 
Spain,  57-8  ;  in  Scotland,  58  n  ; 
baptism  of  his  son,  59  ;  takes  up 
residence  in  the  Palazzo  Muti,  60  ; 
does  not  travel  beyond  Castelli 
Romani,  61  ;  will  of,  62-3  ;  at 
Piacenza  and  Bologna,  69-71,  76  ; 
reception  of,  at  frontier  of  Papal 
States,  73,  80,  83  ;  conversion 
and  baptism  of  his  sons,  73-5  ; 
account  of  life  of,  in  France  and 
Urbino,  79-87  ;  George  1.  fears 
consequences  of  marriage  of,  88, 
92  ;  letters  of,  93-116  ;  death  of 
his  mother,  93-4  ;  appoints  Car- 
dinal Davia  to  look  after  his 
affairs,  102-4  ;  his  Spanish  pen- 
sion, 102-3  ;  proposal  to  have  his 
sons  naturalized  in  Poland,  106-7; 
solicits  aid  for  his  son  Henry,  but 
out  of  touch  with  Prince  Charles, 
1 12-14;  farewell  letter  of,  to 
Louis  xv.,  114-16;  letter  to,  from 
his  son  Henry,  1 16-17  ;  letter  from 
Prince  Charles  to  his  brother  re- 
garding, 118-20;  accounts  of 
transactions  with  Locharkaig 
Treasure  sent  to,  133,  136,  147-50, 
152  ;  permission  of,  sought  for 
use  of  Treasure,  135,  137,  149-5°  ." 
forged  letter  of,  142,  151  ;  pro- 
posed rising  on  behalf  of,  150-1. 
His  confessor,  see  Brown,  Father. 
His  secretary,  see  Edgar,  James  ; 
Lumisden,  Andrew.  His  wife, 
see  Clementina. 

Johnston  (Johnstone,  Jonston)  of 
Wariston,  Sir  Archibald,  diarist, 
8. 

,  John,  20. 

,  Thomas,  valet,  22. 

Justice  of  the  Peace,  Drummond  of 
Hawthornden  said  to  have  pur- 
chased office  of,  4,  6  ;  Drummond 
of  Hawthornden  before,  37  ; 
office  of,  47  ;  Preston  of  Utters- 
hill  appointed,  49. 


Kambron,  see  Cameron. 

Karneghe,  see  Carnegie. 

Katenes,  see  Caithness. 

Keith,  George,  viscount,  admiral, 
offer  of  protection  by,  to  the 
Pope,  126-7. 

Kennedy  (Kenedi,  Kennady),  John, 
apothecary,  39. 

,  Major,  alias  Thomas  Newton, 

Jacobite  agent,  148  and  n,  153-4, 
161  and  n. 

Ker  (Carre),  Robert,  Lord  K.  of 
Newbattle,  see  Lothian,  Robert, 
4th  earl  of. 

,  Sir  William,  brother  of  Robert, 

4th  earl  of  Lothian,  21. 

,  William,  see  Lothian,  Wil- 
liam, 3rd  earl  of. 

Kinghorn,  Drummond  of  Haw- 
thornden visits  spa  at,  25,  50. 

Kinglfeeld,  35. 

King's,  at  Liberton,  Drummond  of 
Hawthornden  stays  at,  17,  18. 

King's  Evil,  touching  for,  by  Jaco- 
bite claimants,  61. 

Knight,  Alexander,  servant  of 
Drummond  of  Hawthornden,  12. 

Kringelty  (Kringiltie),  see  Cringletie. 

Kuntz  (Cunz),  Thaddaus,  65,  66. 


La  Roccella,  Ippolita  Cantelmo 
Stuart,  princess  dowager  of,  letter 
from  Clementina  to,  109-10. 

Lang,  Andrew,  discussion  by,  on 
Locharkaig  Treasure,  133-6,  139, 
142. 

Lasswade,  12,  16-17,  19,  21-2,  33, 
37-9,  49  ;  choice  of  a  minister  for 
parish  of,  34-5,  39  ;  meeting  of 
presbytery  of,  39 ;  mining  industry 
at,  43. 

,  laird  of,  see  Nicolson  of  L. 

,  minister  of,  see  Cunningham, 

Mr.  James  ;   Fairlie,  Mr.  James. 

Lauderdale,  Charles,  3rd  earl  of, 
son  of,  see  Maitland,  Alexander. 

,  John,  2nd  earl  of,  4,  6. 

Laurie  (Lourie),  Mr.  Robert,  minis- 
ter of  the  Tron  Church,  Edin- 
burgh, 38,  48. 

Lawther,  Andrew,  miller,  32. 

Learmonth  (Lermon),  Mr.  Thomas, 
16,  18. 

Leda,  marquis  de,  commander  of 
Spanish  troops  in  Sicily,  89  and  », 
91. 

Leghorn,  127. 


INDEX 


177 


Leith  (Leath,  Leeth,  Lithe),  citadel 
of,  25,  50 ;  26,  39 ;  church  of,  38. 

Lercari,  Cardinal,  papal  secretary  of 
state,  letters  of  James  to,  100-4, 
106-7  J  letter  of  Clementina  to, 
107-8. 

Liberton  (Libberton),  17,  18,  26. 

Linlithgow,  Drummond  of  Haw- 
thornden's  property  in,  4  ;  his 
visit  to,  35-6  ;   provost  of,  35-6. 

Linton,  30.     See  also  West  Linton. 

Liria,  James  Francis,  duke  of,  son 
of  Duke  of  Berwick,  opposes  his 
father  in  Spanish  war,  58  ;  in 
Scotland  during  '15,  58  n. 

Lithell,  John,  in  Leith,  26. 

Loanhead  (Lonhide),  18. 

Lochaber,  French  treasure  hidden 
in,  152. 

Locharkaig,  Jacobite  treasure  buried 
at,  133  et  seq. 

Lochgarry  (Logary),  see  Macdonell 
of  L. 

Lochiel,  see  Cameron  of  L. 

Locke,  John,  37. 

Logan,  George,  20. 

■ -,  Walter,  17. 

London,  15,  19,  88-9,  168. 

Lothian,  Robert,  4th  earl  of,  21,  42. 
His  brother,  see  Ker,  Sir  William. 

,  William,  3rd  earl  of,   14,  42, 

48. 

Lothians,  coal-mining  in  the,  9, 
15-17,  32,  43,  52.  See  also  Mid- 
lothian. 

Loudon,  Lord,  Cluny  offered  com- 
mission in  regiment  of,  157-8. 

Louis  xiv.,  king  of  France,  reception 
of  James  11.  at  court  of,  55,  79,  82. 

xv.,    king    of    France,    79-80, 

82-3  ;  farewell  letter  from  James 
to,  1 14-16;  sends  treasure  to  Scot- 
land to  assist  Jacobites,  133. 

xvi.,  king  of  France,  exile  of 

aunts  of,  in  Italy,  58. 

Lovat,  Lord,  daughter  of,  wife  of 
Macpherson  of  Cluny,  156-7. 

Lucca,  letters  dated  at,  97-100  ; 
Clementina  at,  for  her  health, 
98-9. 

Lugton  (Luggton),  laird  of,  see 
Crichton  of  L. 

Lumisden  of  Cushnie,  143  n. 

,  Andrew,  secretary  to  James 

and  Prince  Charles,  143-4,  164  ». 

,  Mr.,  father  of  Andrew  L.  and 

Jacobite  governor  of  Burntisland, 
143  n,  168. 


Macbiehill,  see  Coldcoat. 

MacCarthy,  Robert,  see  Clancarty, 
earl  of. 

M'Cormick,  James,  confessor  of 
Prince  Charles,  60-1. 

,  Michael,   confessor  of  Prince 

Charles,  60-1. 

Macdonald  of  Glencoe,  168. 

Macdonell  of  Glengarry,  Alexander 
(Alistair),  ('  Pickle  the  Spy'), 
confession  of,  regarding  the  Loch- 
arkaig Treasure,  134  etseq.,  164-8  ; 
his  meeting  with  Dr.  Archibald 
Cameron,  150-1  ;  money  given 
to,  from  Jacobite  funds,  154. 

of  Lochgarry,  Donald,  139  and 

n,  141-5,  154  ;   account  of  Jaco- 
bite funds  given  by,  162. 

,  Angus,  brother  of  Donald  M. 

of  Lochgarry,  money  given  to,  by 
Cluny,  154. 

M'Dougall,  William,  merchant  in 
Edinburgh  and  brother-in-law  of 
Murray  of  Broughton,  money 
lodged  with,  143-5,  J47  and  n, 
162  n,  165-6  ;  account  of  money 
distributed  by,  167-S. 

Macfarlane  (M'Pherlane),  John, 
W.S.,  money  deposited  with,  by 
Cameron  of  Fassifern,  139. 

MacGregor  of  Glencarnock,  168. 

,  Duncan,  167. 

,  William,    see    Drummond    of 

Balhaldy,  William. 

Mackenzie,  Colin,  168. 

MacLean,  Sir  Hector,  Jacobite 
agent  in  Paris,  151. 

MacLeod  of  Raza,  168. 
,  James,  143. 


,  Janet,    daughter   of   Norman 

MacL.  of  MacL.  and  wife  of 
Sir  James  Campbell  of  Auchin- 
breck,  167  n. 

,  Mr.  John,  advocate,  165. 

M'Pherson  of  Breachacky,  brother- 
in-law  of  Cluny,  148  and  n,  151, 
161  ;  journey  of,  to  England,  153. 

of     Cluny,     Laughlan,      his 

transactions  with  the  Locharkaig 
Treasure,  133  et  seq. ;  his  suffer- 
ings for,  and  devotion  to,  the 
Jacobite  cause,  154-60. 

Maitland,  Alexander  ('  Conte  Met- 
ellan  Lauderdale'),  son  of  Earl  of 
Lauderdale,  member  of  Jacobite 
court  at  Urbino,  57,  86-7. 

Mar,  John,  (Jacobite)  duke  of, 
member    of    James's    court    and 


M 


178 


MISCELLANY 


secretary  of  state,  69-71,  8o,  84-5. 
His  valet,  see  Whittel,  Ebenezer. 

Marie,  12,  29. 

Marischal,  George  Keith,  10th  Earl, 
126  ». 

Mary,  queen  of  Scots,  portrait  of,  63. 

Master  of  the  Rolls,  see  Auchmutie 
of  Gosford. 

Mastertoun,  laird  of,  see  Meggett  of 
M. 

Maxwell,  John,  imprisoned  in  Edin- 
burgh tolbooth,  21-2  ;    liberated, 


28. 


-,  Patrick,  38. 


Mean  (Mane),  John,  33-4. 

Medici,  Catherine  de,  66. 

,  Giovanni  Gaston  di,  see  Tus- 
cany, Giovanni,  grand  duke  of. 

Meggett  (Meggeitt)  of  Mastertoun, 
William,  son  of  Thomas  M.  of 
M.,  37,  48. 

,  John,  31,  33. 

Megliorucci,  Pietro,  notary  of  the 
Cardinal-Duke  of  York's  will,  130. 

Melazzo,  Spanish  army  at,  89,  91. 

Melvin,  4. 

Menzies  of  Culdares,  Murray  of 
Broughton  deposits  money  with, 
140,  143-4,  J62  and  n,  165,  167. 

Midhope  (Midope),  laird  of,  see 
Drummond  of  M. 

Midlothian,  social  life  in,  in  17th 
century,  7-8  ;  coal-mining  in,  9, 
43,  52.     See  also  Lothians. 

Milevi,  bishop  of,  see  Cesarini, 
Angelo. 

Mining  industry,  in  the  Lothians,  9, 

15-17.  32,  43.  52. 
Modena,  Rinaldo,  duke  of,  70  n. 
,  Mary  of,  wife  of  James  11. ,  55, 

93-4- 
,  James  at,  70-1. 

Moir  (Mor),  M.,  member  of  Jacobite 
court  at  Urbino,  86. 

Monck,  General  George,  Drummond 
of  Hawthornden  with,  18,  26,  46  ; 
at  proclamation  of  Protectorate, 
23  ;  writes  Cromwell  about  cita- 
del of  Leith,  50. 

Monipenny  (Monipennie),  Sir  James, 
burial  of,  21,  48. 

Monte  di  Pieta,  63. 

Montefiascone,  marriage  of  James 
and  Clementina  at,  57,  59,  60,  77, 
94-6  ;  67  ;  letters  dated  at,  94-6. 

,  bishop   of,   see   Bonaventura, 

Sebastiano  Pompilio. 

Montemilete,  princess  of,  no. 


Montgomerie  (Magumri),  Hugh, 
Lord,  afterwards  7th  earl  of 
Eglinton,  26,  48. 

Moore,  Mr.  John,  poet,  30. 

Mordaunt,  Charles,  see  Peter- 
borough, earl  of. 

Morton,  earl  of,  25. 

Mortonhall,  laird  of,  see  Trotter  of  M. 

Mosely  (Mossleye),  Edward,  com- 
missioner for  the  administration 
of  justice,  19,  48  ;  brother  of,  19. 

Munsie,  laird  of,  20. 

Murray,  Lord,  brothers  of,  27. 

Murray  of  Blackbarony,  Sir  Alex- 
ander, 6,  26,  42  ;  acquires 
Cringletie,  47. 

of  Broughton,  John,  secretary 

to  Prince  Charles,  dealings  of, 
with  Jacobite  funds,  140-1,  143-7, 
161,  165. 

of  Cringletie,  John,  son  of  Sir 


Alexander  M.  of  Blackbarony,  6, 
47.  His  wife,  see  Drummond, 
Sophia. 

—  of  Newton,  Sir  William,  17,  20, 
21,  22,  23,  26-7,  30  n,  31,  38,  48  ; 
wife  of,  26. 
-,  Alexander,   cousin  of  Drum- 


mond of  Hawthornden,   21,   23  ; 

elopes  with  Marion  Sinclair,  24-5. 
— ,  Charles,  30. 
- — ,  George,  32. 
— ,  James,  witness  to  marriage  of 

James  and  Clementina,  59. 
— ,  William,  cousin  of  Drummond 


of  Hawthornden,  17,  23. 
Murrayes,  laird  of,  see  Denholme  of 

M. 
Muskerry,  Viscount,  see  Clancarty, 

earl  of. 
Musselburgh    (Muscelbrughe),    31  ; 

mining  industry  at,  43. 
Muti,     see     Palazzo     Muti  ;      Villa 

Rocchi. 

Naples,  61,  66. 

Newbattle  (New  Botle,  Newbattall), 

21,  28,  32,  42  ;    mining  industry 

at,  43, 
Newfoundland,    Earl   of   Clancarty 

governor  of,  151  n. 
Newhall,  7  n. 

,  laird  of,  see  Pennecuik  of  N. 

Newman,  Captain,  39. 

Newton     (Nutton),     Thomas,     see 

Kennedy,  Major. 

,  20. 

,  laird  of,  see  Murray  of  N. 


INDEX 


179 


Nicolson  (Niccolsone,  Niclsone)  of 
Lasswade,  Sir  John,  6,  38,  49. 

,  Thomas,  31. 

Nithsdale  (Nisdel),  William,  5th 
earl  of,  member,  with  Lady  Niths- 
dale, of  Jacobite  court  at  Urbino, 
85-6. 

O'Brien  (Oubrioni),  Captain  John, 
witness  to  marriage  of  James  and 
Clementina,  59  ;  member  of 
Jacobite  court  at  Urbino,  86. 

Ogilvy  (Ogilbie,  Oglbye),  Captain, 
27. 

, ,  11. 

Ohlau,  exile  of  James  Sobieski  at, 
58. 

Orange,  Mary  of,  portrait  of,  63. 

Orcherfield,  lands  of,  50. 

,  laird  of,  see  Stirling  of  O. 

Organ,  of  Aristotle,  13. 

Orleans,  Henrietta,  duchess  of, 
sister  of  Charles  n.,  65  n. 

,  Philippe,   duke  of,  regent  of 

France,  90,  92. 

Ormiston,  coal-mining  at,  43. 

Ormond,  James  Butler,  2nd  duke 
of,  69-71,  80,  84. 

Orsini,  Cardinal,  nephew  of  Bene- 
dict xiii.,  letter  of  Clementina  to, 
108-9. 

Ostia,  bishop  of,  see  Albani,  Car- 
dinal ;    York,  Cardinal-Duke  of. 

Ovid,  his  Ars  Amandi,  14. 

Owchindinie,  see  Auchindinny. 

Palazzo  Muti,    James's  residence 

at,  60. 
San     Clementi     (Guadagni), 

residence    of    Prince    Charles    in 

Florence,  64. 
Savelli,  James's  residence  at, 

in  Albano,  61. 
Paolucci,  Cardinal,  papal  secretary 

of  state,  59. 
Papal  States,  James's  reception  at 

frontier   of,    73,    80,    83  ;     feared 

French  invasion  of,  126-7. 
Paris,  Scots  College  in,  5,  139  n,  162; 

Cardinal-Duke  of  York's  rente  on 

the  town   house   of,  63,   116-17; 

Dillon  James's  agent  in,  89  and 

»,  92  ;  100-1  ;   Jacobite  intrigues 

in,  151,   163  n  ;    Prince  Charles's 

banker  in,  161  n. 
Parliament,  appoints  Drummond  of 

Hawthornden     commissioner     of 

supply,  4-5. 


Parma,  duke  of,  meets  James,  69-70. 

Patrizi  Palace,  62. 

Patullo  (Pitillo),  H.,  agent  of  Prince 
Charles,  139  and  n,  141-2,  162. 

Peeblesshire,  meeting  of  absentee 
proprietors  of  lands  in,  4  ; 
Drummond  of  Hawthornden' s 
property  in,  4,  7  n. 

Pendrike,  31,  32. 

Penicuik  (Pennecuik,  Pennicooke) 
of  Newhall,  Dr.  Alexander,  refer- 
ences to  Drummond  of  Haw- 
thornden in  poems  of,  6-7  and  n. 

,  29. 

Penman  (Penmand),  Mr.  Adam, 
minister  of  Cockpen,  34,  49. 

Penrose,  Thomas,  British  minister 
in  Tuscany,  126  and  11. 

Pentland,  commission  to  try  witches 
at,  3-4. 

Perth,  John  Drummond,  2nd  (Jaco- 
bite) duke  of,  80,  84,  85. 

,  earl  of,  chancellor  of  Scotland, 

Drummond  of  Hawthornden's 
relations  with,  4-5.  His  physi- 
cian, see  Henderson,  Mr.  Henry. 

Pesaro,  70-1  ;  arrival  of  James  and 
his  train  in,  80,  83. 

Peterborough,  Charles  Mordaunt, 
3rd  earl  of,  supposed  plot  by,  to 
assassinate  James,  56,  71-2. 

Philip  v.,  king  of  Spain,  89  and  n, 
91. 

Piacenza,  James  at,  69,  70. 

'  Pickle  the  Spy,'  see  Macdonell  of 
Glengarry,  Alexander. 

Piombino  Palace,  62. 

Pius  vii.,  pope,  visit  of,  to  the  Car- 
dinal-Duke of  York,  65  ;  Lord 
Keith's  offer  of  protection  to, 
126-7. 

Poilly,  Nicholas,  engraving  by,  63. 

Poland,  conversion  of,  66  ;  proposal 
to  have  Stuart  princes  naturalized 
in,  106-7. 

Popes,  recognition  of  James  by,  55, 
60  ;  letters  of  James  and  Clem- 
entina to,  93-112. 

Porterfield  of  Comiston,  Walter, 
26-7,  44. 

Portugal,  representative  of,  to  King 
of  Sardinia,  126. 

Preston  of  Gorton  and  Craigmillar, 
George,  superior  of  Auchindinny, 
41  ;   dispones  Craigmillar,  44. 

of  Uttershill,  Mr.  Robert,  12  ; 

appointed  Justice  of  the  Peace, 
49- 


180 


MISCELLANY 


Preston,  John,  member  of  Jacobite 
court  at  Urbino,  86. 

,  Robert,  son  of  George  P.  of 

Gorton  and  Craigmillar  and 
husband  of  Sophia  Drummond,  6. 
laird  of,  see  Hamilton  of  P. 


Protectorate,  the,  proclaimed  in 
Edinburgh,  23,  41  ;  replaced  by- 
Commonwealth,  37. 

Pucci,  Gueroli,  account  of  James's 
life  at  Urbino  by,  79-85. 

Purves  (Purvus)  of  Woodhouselee, 
Sir  William,  11,  12,  18,  45-6; 
laird  of  Fulford,  29,  32  ;  laird  of 
Abbeyhill,  45  ;   wife  of,  21. 

,  Will,  37- 

Raith  of  Edmonstone,  James,  4, 

45- 
Ramsay  of  "W  hitehill,  Sir  James,  17, 

20,  52. 
,  George,  Lord,  son  of  William, 

1st  earl  of  Dalhousie,  13,  14,  15, 

16,   17,  18,  21-2,  49  ;    wife  of,  16. 
-,  John,  brother  of  Lord  Ram- 


say, 13-16. 
-,  Margaret,  22. 


Raza,  see  MacLeod  of  R. 

'  Reide,  Lidees,'  Drummond  of 
Hawthornden  writes  to,  34. 

Reoke,  John,  Drummond  of  Haw- 
thornden's  oversman,  12,  18. 

Riccarton  (Rickerton),  laird  of,  see 
Drummond  of  R. 

Ricciadelli,  Abbe,  account  by,  of 
marriage  of  James  and  Clemen- 
tina, 57. 

Rochefoucauld,  Cardinal  de  la, 
friendship  of,  with  James,  112-13. 

Romagna,  legate  of,  see  Bolognese, 
Bavia. 

Rome,  Clementina's  arrival  in,  58  ; 
baptism  of  her  son  in,  59,  77-8  ; 
exiled  Stuarts  in,  60  ;  English 
College  in,  61,  63  ;  relics  of 
Stuarts  in,  63,  93  ;  residence  of 
Prince  Charles  at,  63-4  ;  Cardinal- 
Duke  of  York's  flight  from,  on 
French  occupation,  66  ;  burial  of 
Stuart  Princes  in,  67  ;  James's  de- 
parture for,  76;  James's  journey 
from,  to  Spain,  90-2  ;  Jacobites 
in,  96-7  ;  James's  intention  of 
going  to,  96-9  ;  Cardinal  Davia 
appointed  to  look  after  James's 
affairs  at,  102-4  '•  letters  of  James 
and  Clementina  dated  at,  109-11  ; 
letter  of  Cardinal-Duke  of  York 


dated  at,  1 16-17;  wills  of  Stuart 
princes  preserved  at,  128-30 ; 
accounts  of  transactions  with  the 
Locharkaig  Treasure  written  at, 

133-4,    I4°.    *44>    x46>  l64  :    Dr- 

Archibald  Cameron's  journey  to, 

I35»   J37.   x49;   'Pickle  the  Spy' 

at,  164. 
Rosehall,  see  Haggs. 
Roslin  (Rossline),  20-1,  24  ;    tower 

of,  23,  49. 
,  laird  of,  see  Sinclair  of  Her- 

miston. 
Ross  (Rosse),  James,  19. 

,  Margaret,  in  Lasswade,  12. 

,  William,  in  Melvin,  4. 

Rossi,  Signor,  82,  85. 

Rouille,    M.    de,    French    minister, 

112-13. 
Royalists,  8. 
Ruddiman,  Thomas,  joint-editor  of 

works  of  WTilliam  Drummond  of 

Hawthornden,  5. 
Ruffi,  Tommaso,  cardinal,  bishop  of 

Ferrara  and  Bologna,  friendship 

of,  with  James,  56,  71-2. 
Russia,  Dalyell  of  Binns  in  service 

of  Czar  of,  42. 
Rutherford  (Ritherefoord),  Andrew, 

of  the  Townhead,  40. 

St.  Andrew  Apostle,  James  at 
Church  of,  in  Urbino,  82,  85. 

St.  Catherine's,  26. 

San  Clemente,  Convent  of,  in  Rome, 
60. 

St.  Francis  de  Sales,  Clementina's 
devotion  to,  107-8. 

St.  Georges,  Chevalier  de,  see 
James  vm.  and  111. 

St.  Henry,  king  of  Bavaria,  66. 

Sant'  Isidoro,  Convent  of  Irish 
Church  of,  in  Rome,  60. 

San  Luca,  Arcades  of,  72. 

San  Michele,  70-1. 

St.  Peter's,  Rome,  burial  of  Stuart 
princes  in,  67. 

Sage,  Bishop,  joint-editor  of  works 
of  William  Drummond  of  Haw- 
thornden, 5. 

Salviati,  Monsignor,  81,  84. 

Sardinia,  king  of,  Portuguese  envoy 
to,  see  Souza,  Chevalier  de. 

Scotland,  James  and  Duke  of 
Liria  in,  58  n  ;  Jacobite  rising  of 
1719  in,  89  and  n,  92  ;  French 
treasure  sent  to,  to  assist  Jacob- 
ites, 133,  146,  150  ;  Dr.  Archibald 


INDEX 


181 


Cameron's  and  Cluny's  journeys 
to  and  from,  regarding  the  Loch- 
arkaig  Treasure,  134-7,  I49-5°» 
153  ;  Prince  Charles's  departure 
from,  141,  152,  158-9,  161  ; 
Glengarry's  alleged  authority  to 
visit,  151.    See  also  Great  Britain. 

Scots  College,  Paris,  list  of  Jacobites 
at,  139  n  ;  principal  of,  see 
Gordon,  John  ;  vice-principal  of, 
see  Innes,  Father. 

Scott  (Scot)  of  Clerkington,  Sir 
William,  senator  of  the  College 
of  Justice,  6,  43. 

of  Scotstarvet,  Sir  John,  hus- 
band of  Anne  Drummond,  50. 

,    Barbara,    daughter    of     Sir 

William  S.  of  Clerkington  and 
wife  of  Sir  William  Drummond  of 
Hawthornden,  6,  46. 

,  George,  cowaner,  37. 

,   John,  son  of  Drummond  of 

Hawthornden's  cousin,  37,  50. 

,    Mary,   see  Buccleuch,    Mary, 

duchess  of. 
— ,     Mr.     Robert,     minister     of 


Eddleston  and  Tweedsmuir,  39,50. 

Scougal  of  Humbie,  Mr.  John,  com- 
missioner for  the  administration 
of  justice,  20,  22,  50. 

Sedan,  118-19. 

Sempill,  Francis,  2nd  (Jacobite) 
Lord,  163  and  n. 

Seton  (Seaton,  Siton)  of  Garleton, 
John,  son  of  the  Earl  of  Winton, 
21,  23,  46. 

,  Hugh,  commissioned  to  re- 
cover money  for  Prince  Charles, 
162  n. 

,  Lady  Jean,  daughter  of  the 

Earl  of  Winton,  23,  50. 

.  R.,  37- 


Shaw  (Sha,  Shae),  Captain,  13-15,  27. 

Sheldon  (Sceldon,  Schildon),  M., 
member  of  Jacobite  court  at 
Urbino,  86. 

Sheridan,  Sir  Thomas,  son  of 
Thomas  S.,  secretary  to  James  n., 
tutor  to  Prince  Charles,  146  and  n. 

Sheriffhall  (Chirrahall) ,  tacksmen 
of,  20  ;    lairds  of,  42-3. 

Sicily,  Spanish  troops  in,  89  and  n. 

Sidney,  Sir  Philip,  his  Arcadia,  41. 

Silesia,  George  i.'s  wish  that  Clem- 
entina be  sent  to,  89,  92. 

Simpson  (Simsone,  Symson,  Sym- 
sone),  James,  13,  30,  35-6  ;  bap- 
tism of  child  of,  19. 


Simpson,  John,  messenger,  32. 
Sinclair    (St.     Clair,     Synclare)     of 

Hermiston,  Sir  John,  15,  17,  24, 

38  ;   acquires  lands  of  Roslin,  49  ; 

wife    and    daughters     of,    20-4  ; 

elopement  of  one  of  his  daughters, 

24-5  ;  son  of,  24. 

,  Christian,  24. 

,  James,  13. 

,  Marion,  daughter  of  Sir  John 

S.     of    Hermiston,    elopes    with 

Alexander  Murray,  24-5. 
William,  20. 


Sobieska,  Maria  Carlotta,  duchess  of 
Bouillon,  n8n. 

,  Maria  Clementina,  see  Clem- 
entina. 

Sobieski  (Sobieschi),  Prince  James 
Louis,  deprived  of  succession  to 
crown  of  Poland,  58  ;  George  1. 
calls  for  removal  of,  from  Im- 
perial territory,  89,  91  ;  proposal 
by,  to  have  his  grand-children, 
the  Stuart  princes,  naturalized 
in  Poland,  106-7.  His  daughter, 
see  Clementina. 

Soflay,  William,  11,  15. 

Somerville,  James,  9th  Lord,  laird 
of  Drum,  33,  45. 

Sorbie,  lairds  of,  see  Hannays  of  S. 

Soriano,  77-8. 

Southall,  15. 

Southesk  (Sothesch),  James,  5th 
earl  of,  member  of  Jacobite  court 
at  Urbino,  85. 

Southhouse  (Sudus,  Suthhowse), 
laird  of,  see  Straiton  of  Straiton 
and  S. 

Southsyde  (Southside,  Soutsied), 
37,     40,     50;      coal -mining     at, 

43- 

,  laird  of,  see  Eleis  of  S. 

Souza,  Chevalier  de,  Portuguese 
envoy  to  the  king  of  Sardinia, 
126  and  11. 

Spain,  visit  of  James  to,  57-8,  89-92 ; 
61-2  ;  war  between  French, 
Austrians,  and,  89-92  ;  pension 
paid  to  James  from,  102-3. 

Stewart  (Steuart),  see  Stuart. 

Stirling  (Stirline)  of  Orcherfield, 
John,  commissary  of  Wigtown, 
22,  27  ;  served  heir  to  lands  of 
Townhead  and  Orcherfield,  50. 

Castle,  Earl  of  Perth  at,  5. 

Straiton  (Straitinge)  of  Straiton  and 
Southhouse,  Alexander,  11,  13, 
14.  17,  5i- 


182 


MISCELLANY 


Straiton,  22,  51. 

Strathallan,  William  Drummond, 
1st  viscount,  his  Genealogy  of  the 
House  of  Drummond,  4  n. 

Stuart  (Steuart,  Stewart),  Prince 
Charles  Edward,  baptism  of,  59, 
73-5  ;  claim  of,  to  English  throne 
not  recognised  by  Pope,  60,  63  ; 
appearance  of,  in  his  tartan,  62  ; 
musical  ability  of,  62  ;  his 
brother's  attitude  towards,  63, 
1 1 6- 1 7  ;  departure  of,  from  Rome, 

63  ;  portraits  of,  63,  76  ;  resid- 
ence of,  in  Florence  and  Rome, 

64  ;  death  and  burial  of,  65,  67  ; 
commended  to  protection  of  Pope, 
96-99  ;  rift  between  his  father 
and,  1 13-14  ;  behaviour  of,  to  his 
brother,  11 6-1 7;  proposed  pro- 
visions of  his  father's  will  for, 
117  ;  letters  of,  to  his  brother, 
118-21;  his  will,  128-30;  part  of, 
in  transactions  with  Jacobite 
funds,  136-45,  147  et  seq.  ;  his 
arrival  in,  and  departure  from 
Scotland,  141,  152,  157-9,  161  ;  at 
Avignon,  144 ;  Cluny's  dealings 
with  his  plate,  158-9  ;  notes  by, 
on  disbursement  of  Jacobite  trea- 
sure, 1 61 -3.  His  confessors,  see 
M'Cormick,  James  ;  M'Cormick, 
Michael.  His  daughter,  see  Al- 
bany, duchess  of.  His  secretary, 
see  Lumisden,  Andrew  ;  Murray 
of  Broughton,  John.  His  tutor, 
see  Sheridan,  Sir  Thomas.  His 
valet,  see  Vezzosi,  Michele. 

,  Henry  Benedict,  cardinal- 
duke  of  York,  61-2  ;  attitude  of, 
to  his  brother,  63,  1 16-17  ;  his 
rente  on  the  townhouse  of  Paris, 
63,  1 16-17  >  character  and  career 
of,  65-7  ;  library  of,  66  ;  death 
and  burial  of,  67  ;  baptism  of, 
74-5  ;  his  father's  attempts  to 
secure  advancement  of,  1 12-14; 
letters  from  his  brother  to,  to 
obtain  papal  support,  118-23  ; 
succeeds  Cardinal  Albani  as 
bishop  of  Ostia,  122  n;  meeting 
between  Duke  of  Sussex  and, 
124-5  ;  his  will,  128,  130  ;  Atti's 
Life  of,  128. 
-,  James    Francis    Edward,    see 


Stuart  of  Ballichinen,  Mr.,  168. 

,  Lady  Catherine,  husband  of, 

30. 

,  Ippolita    Cantelmo,    princess 

dowager  of  La  Roccella,  letter  of 
Clementina  to,  109-10. 

,  Jean,    32  ;     hired    by   Drum- 
mond of  Hawthornden,  35. 

,  John,      retainer     of      Prince 

Charles,  64-5  ;    career  of  his  son 
Charles,  64  n  ;    provision  for,  in 
Prince  Charles's  will,  128-9.     His 
wife,  see  Fiorani,  Rosa. 
— ,  Signora  Sindaci-,  descendant 


of  Duke  of  Berwick,  58  n. 

Colonel,  member  of  Jacobite 


James  vm.  and  in. 
—  of  Ardshiel,  Charles,  payments 
to,  162,  167  and  n.     His  wife,  see 
Haldane,  Isabella. 


court  at  Urbino,  86. 
Stuart  Papers,  at  Windsor,  material 

in,  on  Locharkaig  Treasure,   133 

et  seq. 
Stuarts,  George  i.'s  fear  of  rising  in 

favour  of,  58  ;   relics  of,  in  Italy, 

62-3. 
Sussex,  Augustus,  duke  of,  son  of 

George     in.,     meeting     between 

Cardinal-Duke  of  York  and,  66, 

124-5. 
Sym,  Alexander,  15,  27. 

Tannachy  (Tanochie),  laird  of,  27, 

51- 

Tasso,  his  Gerusalemme  Liberata,  46. 

Tencin,  see  Guerin  de  T. 
Tersappie,  laird  of,  see  Blair  of  T. 
Thibault,     ML,     president    of    the 

supreme  court  at  Bouillon,  1 18-19. 
Thomson       (Tomson,       Tomsone), 

James,  n,  33. 

,  Sir  Thomas,  20. 

Tofts  (Toffs),  Sir  Alexander  Belches, 

Lord,  17,  51. 
Tolbooth,  of  Edinburgh,  see  Edin- 
burgh. 
Torcastle,  see  Cameron  of  T. 
Torrigiani,    Cardinal,     minister    of 

Clement  xin.,  119-20. 
Tuscany,  Giovanni,  grand  duke  of, 

99-100. 

,  British  minister  in,  126. 

Townhead  (Towenhead),  in  Balerno, 

40  ;  lands  of,  acquired  by  Stirling 

of     Orcherfield,      50.     See     also 

Rutherford,  Andrew. 
Traquair  (Traqware),  John,  1st  earl 

of,  death  of,  35,  51. 

.  35- 

Tron  Church,  Edinburgh,  minister 

of,  see  Laurie,  Mr.  Robert. 


INDEX 


183 


Trotter  of  Charterhall,  George,  15, 

17.  42. 

of  Mortonhall,  John,  18,  48. 

,  Alexander,  39. 

Tullialan  (Tillialan),  27,  51. 
Tulloch  of  Tannachy,  family  of,  51. 
Tweeddale  (Twathell,  Tweddale),  6, 

30,  35.  5i- 
Tweedsmuir,  minister  of,  see  Scott, 
Mr.  Robert. 

Urban  viii.,  pope,  acquires  duchy 

of  Urbino,  55. 
Urbano,    Forte,    Peterborough    re- 
turns from,  71-2. 
Urbino,  Jacobite  court  at,  55,  71-2, 

79-86,  94  ;   duchy  of,  becomes  a 

papal  fief,  55. 
,  duke  of,   see  Francesco  della 

Rovere. 
Urquhart,  Colonel  James,  Jacobite 

agent,  146  n. 
Ursuline  Nuns,  Clementina's  stay  at 

convent  of,  in  Rome,  58. 
Uttershill,  49. 
,  laird  of,  see  Preston  of  U. 

Valenti,  Cardinal,  letter  of  James 
to,  112-14. 

Venice,  66. 

Vernor  (Vernour)  of  Auchindinny, 
John  ('  Owlld  Awhindinnie  '),  13, 
22,  41  ;  his  superior,  see  Preston 
of  Gorton,  George. 

Vezzosi  ( Vitzosi) ,  Michele,  valet  and 
biographer  of  Prince  Charles 
(' Juba'),  144  and  n,  168. 

Vicar-General,  see  Antonino,  Sebas- 
tiano. 

Victoire,  Madame,  aunt  of  Louis 
xvi.,  58. 

Villa  Rocchi  (Muti),  James's  resid- 
ence at,  in  Frascati,  61  ;  67. 

Wales,  Prince  of,  see  James  viii. 

and  in. 
Walkinshaw,     Clementina,     Prince 

Charles's  residence  with,  at  Bou- 


illon, 118  n  ;  account  of  Jacobite 
funds  written  by,  161 -3. 

'  Wallter,'  27. 

Wariston,  see  Johnston  of  W. 

Waters,  John,  of  Paris,  Prince 
Charles's  banker,  161  n. 

Wedderburn  of  Gosford,  139. 

West  Linton,  43. 

Whitefield  (Wheitfeelds,  Whitfield), 
Drummond  of  Hawthornden's 
property  of,  in  Peeblesshire,  4, 
7  n,  ii,  30-1,  51. 

Whitehill,  mining  industry  at,  43, 
52. 

,  laird  of,  see  Ramsay  of  W. 

Whittel,  Ebenezer,  valet  of  the 
Duke  of  Mar,  62  n. 

,   Peter,   Jacobite   adherent   in 

Rome,  62  and  n. 

Wigtown,  commissary  of,  see  Stir- 
ling of  Orcherfield,  John. 

Wilson  (Willsone),  James,  Drum- 
mond of  Hawthornden  angered 
by,  13  ;  to  supply  coals  to  Haw- 
thornden, 32  ;  imprisoned,  38. 

Windsor  Castle,   Stuart  Papers  at, 

133- 

Winsore,  Mr.,  19. 

Winton  (Wintoun,  Witton),  earl 
of,  member  of  Jacobite  court  at 
Urbino,  85 ;  daughter  of,  see 
Seton,  Lady  Jean ;  son  of,  see 
Seton  of  Garleton. 

,  in  Pencaitland  parish,  14. 

Witches,  commission  to  try,  3. 

Wogan,  Charles,  witness  to  marriage 
of  James  and  Clementina,  59. 

Woodhouselee  (Woudhowslie), castle 
of,  45-6. 

,  laird  of,  see  Purves  of  W. 

Woolmet  (Woulmet),  26,  52  ;  coal- 
mining at,  43. 

,   laird  of,  see  Biggar   of   W. ; 

Edmonstone  of  W. 

York,  cardinal-duke  of,  see  Stuart, 
Henry  Benedict. 


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REPORT  OF  THE  FIFTY-THIRD 
ANNUAL  MEETING 


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REPORT    OF    THE    FIFTY-THIRD 

ANNUAL    MEETING    OF    THE 

SCOTTISH    HISTORY    SOCIETY 


The  Fifty-Third  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Society  was  held 
in  the  Caledonian  Hotel,  Edinburgh,  on  Saturday,  9th 
December  1939,  at  2.30  p.m.  The  Rt.  Hon.  Lord  Clyde,  LL.D., 
President  of  the  Society,  occupied  the  chair. 

The  Report  of  the  Council  was  as  follows  : — 

The  second  volume  for  the  year  1937-8  has  been  issued 
since  the  last  Report  of  the  Council.  It  consists  of  Charters 
of  the  Abbey  of  Inchcolm,  edited  by  Dr.  D.  E.  Easson  and 
Dr.  Angus  Macdonald.  This  volume,  for  which  the  editors 
drew  largely  on  the  charter-chests  of  the  Earl  of  Moray  at 
Darnaway  and  the  Earl  of  Buckinghamshire  at  Fordell,  is  a 
valuable  addition  to  the  monastic  chartularies  printed  by 
the  Bannatyne  Club.  In  addition  to  the  charters  it  includes 
a  glossary  of  place-names  and  maps  to  show  the  lands  of  the 
Abbey. 

Of  the  two  volumes  for  the  year  1938-9,  Miscellany  Volume 
VI  should  be  ready  for  issue  in  December.  It  comprises  four 
items.  The  first,  fc  Bagimond1s  Roll,1  edited  by  Mrs.  Annie  I. 
Dunlop,  from  a  manuscript  in  the  Vatican  Library,  prints 
for  the  first  time  the  whole  of  this  important  document,  and 
the  scholarly  introduction  appraises  the  significance  of  the 


2 

Roll  in  ecclesiastical  history.  The  '  Foundation  Charter  of 
Dunbar  Collegiate  Church,*1  edited  by  Dr.  D.  E.  Easson,  is 
the  earliest  surviving  instance  of  such  charters  in  Scotland. 
Mr.  H.  M.  Paton  has  edited  a  collection  of  letters  from  the 
Duke  of  Lauderdale  to  the  second  Earl  of  Tweeddale  and 
others,  written  for  the  most  part  during  1668-70,  and  now 
belonging  to  Mr.  Thomas  Yule,  W.S.  The  last  item,  which 
has  been  edited  by  Dr.  W.  K.  Dickson,  is  a  description  of 
Ayrshire  about  the  year  1780,  written  by  the  Rev.  John 
Mitchell  and  placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  Society  by  his 
collateral  descendant,  Sir  George  Mitchell.  The  second 
volume  for  1938-9  is  a  collection  of  extracts  from  the  Diaries 
of  Johnston  of  Wariston,  which  Mr.  J.  D.  Ogilvie  is  editing. 
This  volume  is  in  the  press  and  should  be  issued  to  members 
early  next  year. 

As  intimated  in  the  last  Report,  only  one  volume  will  be 
issued  for  1939-40.  This  will  be  Miscellany  Volume  VII,  in 
which  it  is  hoped  to  include  '  Journals  of  Jacques  de  la  Brosse,1 
edited  from  manuscripts  in  the  Bibliotheque  Nationale  and 
at  the  Quai  d^rsay  by  Miss  G.  Dickinson  ;  '  Letters  relating 
to  the  Honours  of  Scotland, ,  edited  by  Mr.  Innes  of  Learney  ; 
'  Diary  of  Sir  William  Drummond  of  Hawthornden,  1657-9,"' 
edited  by  Dr.  H.  W.  Meikle  ;  u  Jacobite  Letters  in  Italy,1 
edited  by  Miss  Helen  C.  Stewart ;  and  '  The  Locharkaig 
Treasure,""  edited  from  manuscripts  at  Windsor  Castle  by 
Miss  Marion  Hamilton. 

At  the  request  of  the  Council,  Dr.  Henry  Hamilton  will 
edit  for  a  future  year  a  volume  of  Monymusk  Papers.  Professor 
Hannay  is  preparing  a  Calendar  of  Letters  of  James  III  and 
James  IV.  Mr.  Duncan  C.  Mactavish  is  engaged  upon  a 
volume  of  Minutes  of  the  Synod  of  Argyll,  1639-1661.  Other 
material  is  also  under  consideration  by  the  Council. 

Mr.    J.    A.   Inglis,   Dr.   W.    K.    Dickson   and   Mr.    James 


3 

MacLehose  retire  in  rotation  from  the  Council  at  this  time. 
The  Council  recommend  their  re-election. 

The  Society  has  lost  during  the  year  22  members  by  death 
or  resignation,  and  10  new  members  have  joined.  The  total 
membership  (including  138  libraries)  now  stands  at  499. 

In  the  present  difficult  times  the  Council  appeal  very 
earnestly  for  the  maintenance  of  the  Society's  membership. 
Notwithstanding  the  Avar  they  hope  to  continue  the  publication 
of  either  one  or  two  volumes  each  year,  but  this  will  only  be 
possible  if  the  annual  subscriptions  are  forthcoming  in 
sufficient  quantity.  The  Council  are  confident  that  members 
appreciate  how  great  a  loss  to  Scottish  scholarship  would  be 
involved  by  a  suspension  of  the  Society's  publications. 

An  abstract  of  the  accounts  for  1938-39,  as  audited,  is 
appended. 

Professor  R.  K.  Hannay,  Chair.man  of  Council,  moved  the 
adoption  of  the  Report.  He  began  by  referring  to  the  death 
of  Mr.  John  M.  Howden,  C.A.,  which  had  occurred  since  the 
Report  was  issued.  He  said  that  Mr.  Howden  had  joined  the 
Society  almost  forty  years  ago  and  had  become  Honorary 
Treasurer  in  1922.  His  valuable  services  in  that  capacity  for 
the  past  seventeen  years  had  been  highly  esteemed  by  the 
Council. 

The  Chairman  of  Council  went  on  to  refer  to  the  great 
amount  of  labour  expended  by  Dr.  Easson  in  his  notes  to  the 
Inchcolm  Charters.  Pointing  out  that  the  sites  of  Augustinian 
houses  were  selected  with  particular  regard  to  their  capacity  for 
hospitality,  as  at  Scone,  Cambuskenneth,  and  Holyrood  near 
royal  castles,  and  at  Jedburgh  near  the  old  Roman  road,  he 
suggested  that  the  founding  of  Inchcolm  might  be  connected 
with  the  crossing  of  the  Forth.  He  then  reminded  the  Society 
that '  Bagimond's  Roll,''  which  Dr.  Annie  I.  Dunlop  had  edited 


for  the  same  Miscellany  Volume,  was  fundamental  to  all 
ecclesiastical  taxation  so  late  as  the  reign  of  Charles  II. 
After  explaining  some  features  of  forthcoming  volumes, 
Professor  Hannay  proceeded  to  deal  with  the  membership  of 
the  Society  and  the  co-operative  value  of  its  work,  and 
mentioned  a  good  thesis  written  by  a  student  in  California 
who  had  derived  information  from  the  Society^  volumes. 

Mr.  John  A.  Inglis,  K.C.,  in  seconding  the  Report,  em- 
phasised the  dilatoriness  of  members,  especially  libraries,  in 
paying  their  subscriptions. 

The  adoption  of  the  Report  and  Accounts  was  unanimously 
carried. 

Lord  Clyde  then  delivered  an  address  entitled  fc  1790,"1  in 
which  he  surveyed  conditions  in  Clackmannanshire  at  that 
time. 

A  vote  of  thanks  was  accorded  to  the  President  on  the 
motion  of  Mr.  T.  Innes  of  Learney. 


ABSTRACT  Account  Charge  and  Discharge 
of  the  Intromissions  of  the  Honorary 
Treasurer  for  the  year  from  1st  November 
1938  to  1st  November  1939. 

CHARGE. 

I.  Uplifted  from  Deposit    Account — 

1939 
Feb.  23— Of  this  date. 

II.  Subscriptions  Received    . 

III.  Past  Publications  sold  to  Members  . 

IV.  Interest  on  Deposit  Account  . 

V.  Debit  Balance  at  close  of  this  Account,  as  per 

Discharge,  Branch  IV  .  .  .  .  76  10     7 


£150     0     0 

. 

£469     7     0 

. 

2     7     0 

•                       •                       • 

6     6     3 

Sum  of  the  Charge         .  .       £554  10  10 

DISCHARGE. 

I.  Debit  Balance  at  close  of  last  year's  Account      .  £80     0     5 

II.  Cost  of  Publications            .....  436  11  10 

III.  Miscellaneous  Payments  .          .          .          .          .  37  18     7 

IV.  Funds  as  at  close  of  this  Account — 

1 .  Balance  at  credit  of  Savings 
Account  with  Bank  of 
Scotland      ....    £278     0     2 


Carry  forward       .  £278     0     2      £554,  10  10 


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Brought  forward         .  £278     0     2   £554  10  10 

2.  Balance    at    credit    of    Account 

Current  with  Bank  of  Scotland       70  13     6 

3.  Sum  due  by  Treasurer        .  .£627 


£354  16     3 
Less — Due    to     Messrs.    T.    &    A. 

Constable  Ltd.  .  .   431     6     10 


Carried  to  Branch  V  of  Charge    £76  10     7 


Sum  of  the  Discharge  equal  to  the  Charge     .  .     £554  10  10 

Edinburgh,  13th  November  1939. — I  have  examined  the  Accounts  of 
the  Honorary  Treasurer  of  the  Scottish  History  Society  for  the  year  from 
1st  November  1938  to  1st  November  1939,  and  I  find  the  same  to  be 
correctly  stated  and  sufficiently  vouched,  closing  with  a  debit  Balance  of 
£j6,  10s.  yd.,  made  up  as  follows — 

1.  Balance  at  credit  of  Savings  Account  with  Bank  of 

Scotland.  .......  ^278     o     2 

2.  Balance  at  credit  of  Account  Current  with  Bank  of 

Scotland   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  70  13     6 

3.  Sum  due  by  Treasurer  ......  627 


;£354  16     3 
Less — Due  to  Messrs.  T.  &  A.  Constable  Ltd.       .  431     6  10 


Debit  Balance  as  at  1st  November  1939  .  £76  10     7 

John  A.  Inglis, 

Auditor. 


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LIST  OF  MEMBERS 

1st  November  1940 


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LIST  OF  MEMBERS 

Her  Majesty  Queen  Mary. 

Adam,    Lt.-Commander    Charles    Keith,   R.N.,    Blair-Adam, 

Kinross-shire. 
Adamson,  Miss  Margot  Robert,  100  Handside  Lane,  Welwyn 

Garden  City,  Herts. 
Agnew,  Rev.  A.  T.,  M.A.,  B.D.,  H.C.F.,  St.  George's  Vicarage, 

Shrewsbury. 
Ailsa,  The  Marquess  of,  Culzean  Castle,  Maybole. 
Aitken,  Miss  A.,  14  Murrayfield  Drive,  Edinburgh. 
Alexander,  Joseph,  108  Glengate,  Kirriemuir. 
Allan,  John,  M.R.C.V.S.,  Castle-Douglas. 
Alston,  James,  57  Nile  Grove,  Edinburgh. 
Anderson,  Miss  H.  M.,  20  Grosvenor  Crescent,  Edinburgh. 
10  Angus,  William,  Historical  Dept.,  H.M.  General  Register  House, 

Edinburgh. 
Argyll,  The  Duke  of,  Inveraray  Castle,  Argyll. 
Arnot,  Mrs.  Rex,  12  Grosvenor  Crescent,  Edinburgh. 
Atholl,  The  Duke  of,  K.T.,  G.C.V.O.,  Blair  Castle,  Blair-Atholl. 

Baird,  Mrs.  Susan  G.,  of  Colstoun,  Haddington. 

Balfour,  F.  R.  S.,  of  Dawyck,  Stobo,  Peeblesshire. 

Balfour-Melville,  E.  W.  M.,  D.Litt.,  2  South  LearmonthGardens, 
Edinburgh  (Hon.  Secretary). 

Barnett,  Rev.  T.  Ratcliffe,  Ph.D.,  7  Corrennie  Gardens,  Edin- 
burgh. 

Barron,  Rev.  Douglas  Gordon,  D.D.,  Ardchoile,  Aberfoyle. 

Barron,  Evan  M.,  Inverness  Courier,  Inverness. 
20  Batey,  Rev.  J.  Hall,  B.Litt.,  St.  Andrew's  Manse,  Blackford, 
Perthshire. 


LIST  OF  MEMBERS  3 

Baxter,  Professor  J.  H.,  D.D.,  D.Litt.,  71  South  Street,  St. 
Andrews. 

Begg,  F.  J.  Henderson,  M.B.,  Ch.B.,  Strathbeg,  Barton  Court 
Avenue,  New  Milton,  Hants. 

Beveridge,  George,  Vallay,  Lochmaddy,  North  Uist. 

Blackie,  Walter  W.,  The  Hill  House,  Helensburgh,  Dumbarton- 
shire. 

Blair,  Archibald  Warden,  M.A.,  LL.B.,  8  Crown  Road  North, 
Glasgow,  W.  2. 

Boase,  Edward  R.,  Advocate,  20  Great  King  Street,  Edin- 
burgh. 

Bonar,  John  James,  Eldinbrae,  Lasswade. 

Borenius,  Professor  T.,  178  De  Vere  Gardens,  Kensington, 
London,  W.  8. 

Boyd,  Edward,  C.A.,  27  Melville  Street,  Edinburgh. 
30  Boyd,  Mrs.  Helen  T.,  15  Moray  Place,  Edinburgh. 

Boyes,  John,  40  Glendevon  Place,  Edinburgh. 

Brown,  James,  10  Scott  Crescent,  Galashiels. 

Browning,  Professor  Andrew,  M.A.,  Westdel,  Queen's  Place, 
Glasgow,  W.  2. 

Bruce,  Sir  Michael  S.,  Bart.,  49  Park  Lane,  London,  W.  1. 

Buchan,  J.  Walter,  Bank  House,  Peebles. 

Buchanan,  G.  A.;  Gask  House,  Auchterarder. 

Buchanan,  Hugh,  Private  Bag,  Taihape,  New  Zealand. 

Buchanan,  H.  R.,  172  St.  Vincent  Street,  Glasgow. 

Buist,  Frank  D.  J.,  The  Hollies,  Broughty  Ferry,  Angus. 
40  Burns,  Miss  Margaret  W.,  138  Newhaven  Road,  Edinburgh. 

Burns,  Alan,  B.A.,  Advocate,  Cumbernauld  House,  Cumber- 
nauld, Glasgow. 

Burns,  Dr.  Charles,  Evan  Street,  Stonehaven. 

Bute,  The  Marquis  of,  K.T.,  Mountstuart,  Isle  of  Bute. 

Buyers,  John   A.,   Poundland   House,   Pinwherry,  by  Girvan, 
Ayrshire. 


Cameron,  Alexander,  4  Bangholm  Terrace,  Edinburgh. 
Cameron,  Lieutenant-Colonel  Angus,  Firhall,  Nairn. 


4  LIST  OF  MEMBERS 

Cameron,  Sir  D.  Y.,  R.A.,  R.S.A.,  LL.D.,  Dun  Eaglis,  Kippen, 

Stirlingshire. 
Cameron-Head,  Mrs.,  of  Inverailort  Castle,  Lochailort,  Inver- 
ness-shire. 
Campbell,  Buchanan,  W.S.,  Moidart,  Currie,  Midlothian. 
50  Campbell,  Douglas,  17  East  61st  Street,  New  York,  U.S.A. 
Campbell,    General   Sir   F.,    K.C.B.,   D.S.O.,   Tigh-an-Rudha, 

Ardrishaig,  Argyll. 
Campbell,     Captain     George     I.,    Yr.     of    Succoth,    Crarae, 

Minard,  Argyll. 
Campbell,  J.  L.,  Northbay,  Barra. 
Campbell,   Mrs.   Margaret   M.,   LL.B.,   8    Kirklee   Quadrant, 

Glasgow. 
Campbell,  Robert  R.,  Board  of  Education,  Whitehall,  London, 

S.W.  1. 
Cant,  Rev.  Alan,  Manse  of  Creich,  Cupar,  Fife. 
Carmichael,  Evelyn  G.  M.,  O.B.E.,  Berrington  Hall,  Shrewsbury. 
Carmichael,  J.  L.,  Arthurstone,  Meigle,  Perthshire. 
Carnegie,  The  Lady  Helena,  Rohallion,  Murthly,  Perthshire. 
60  Chandler,  Dr.  F.  W.,  23  Abbey  Lane,  Woodseats,  Sheffield. 
Chapman,  George,  17  Graham's  Road,  Falkirk. 
Clark,  Mrs.  James,  Ravelston,  Blackhall,  Midlothian. 
Cleary,  Vincent,  Bank  of  Montreal,  Canada. 
Clyde,  The   Right    Hon.  Lord,   LL.D.,   Briglands,  Rumbling 

Bridge  (President). 
Conway,  G.  R.  G.,  M.Inst.C.E.,  Apartado,  124  Bis,  Mexico, 

D.  F.,  Mexico. 
Cooper,  The  Right  Hon.  T.  M.,  K.C.,  M.P.,  Lord  Advocate,  7 

Abercromby  Place,  Edinburgh. 
Corsar,  Kenneth  Charles,  F.S.A.Scot.,  Rubislaw,  Braid  Avenue, 

Edinburgh. 
Couper,     J.     B.,    Gordon     Chambers,    82     Mitchell    Street, 

Glasgow. 
Cowan,  Miss  Lillias  A.,  St.  Kilda,  Sidmouth,  Devon. 
70  Cowie,  John,  20  Blythswood  Square,  Glasgow,  C.  2. 

Crichton-Stuart,  The    Lord  Colum,  M.P.,   1    Portland    Place, 

London,  W.  1. 


LIST  OF  MEMBERS 

Crockett,  Rev.  W.  S.,  D.D.,  The  Manse,  Tweedsmuir. 
Cross,  A.  R.,  B.A.,  11  Kirklee  Terrace,  Glasgow,  W.  2. 
Curie,  James,  LL.D.,  W.S.,  St.  Cuthbert's,  Melrose. 


Dalrymple,  The   Hon.   Sir   Hew   H.,    K.C.V.O.,  24  Regent 

Terrace,  Edinburgh. 
Dalyell  of  the  Binns,  Lt.-Colonel  Percy  Gordon,  CLE.,  D.L., 

The  Binns,  Linlithgow. 
Darling,  James  Stormonth,  W.S.,  Edenbank,  Kelso. 
Davidson,  Alfred  R.,  Invernahaven,  Abernethy,  Perthshire. 
Davidson,   Captain   Duncan   G.,  of  Flemington,   Gollanfield, 

Inverness-shire. 
80  Davidson,  George  M.,  41  Snowdon  Place,  Stirling. 
Davidson,  Hugh,  Braedale,  Lanark. 

Davidson,  W.  L.,  C.A.,  142  St.  Vincent  Street,  Glasgow,  C.2. 
Davies,  Professor  Godfrey,    The    Huntington    Library,   San 

Marino,  California,  U.S.A. 
De   Beer,   E.   S.,    M.A.,  11  Sussex    Place,    Regent's    Park, 

London,  N.W.  1. 
DePree,  Mrs.  Ruth,  Beech  Hill,  Haddington. 
Dickinson,  W.  C,  Ph.D.,  D.Lit.,  London  School  of  Economics, 

Houghton  Street,  Aldwych,  London,  W.C.  2. 
Dickson,  A.  Hope,  9  Succoth  Gardens,  Edinburgh. 
Dickson,  J.  Douglas  H.,  W.S.,  7  Doune  Terrace,  Edinburgh 

(Hon.  Treasurer). 
Dickson,  Walter,  Lynedoch  House,  Elcho  Terrace,  Portobello. 
90  Dickson,  Walter  S.,  Advocate,  6  Circus  Gardens,  Edinburgh. 
Dickson,  William  Kirk,  LL.D.,  Advocate,  8  Gloucester  Place, 

Edinburgh. 
Dobbie,  Sir  Joseph,  10  Learmonth  Terrace,  Edinburgh. 
Dobie,  M.  R.,  23  Cargil  Ten-ace,  Edinburgh. 
Don,  Captain  William  G.,  Maulesden,  Brechin,  Angus. 
Donald,  Alexander  Graham,  M.A.,  F.F.A.,  18  Carlton  Terrace, 

Edinburgh. 
Donaldson,  Gordon,  Ph.D.,  H.M.  General   Register  House, 

Edinburgh. 


6  LIST  OF  MEMBERS 

Donnelly,    H.    H.,    LL.B.,    H.M.    General    Register   House, 

Edinburgh. 
Douglas,    Miss   A.    C,    34    Falkland    Mansions,    Hyndland, 

Glasgow,  W.  2. 
Duff,  J.  H.,  H.M.  General  Register  House,  Edinburgh. 
100  Dumfries,  The  Earl  of,  5  Charlotte  Square,  Edinburgh. 

Dunlop,  Mrs.  Annie  I.,  Ph.D.,  D.Litt.,  Dunselma,  Fenwick, 

Ayrshire. 
Dunlop,  G.  B.,  Standard  Office,  3  Duke  Street,  Kilmarnock. 
Dunlop,  W.  B.,  Seton  Castle,  Longniddry. 


Easson,  Rev.  D.  E.,  B.D.,  Ph.D.,  Old  Manse,  Mauchline. 

Elliot,  Miss  Effie  M.,  Balnakiel,  Galashiels. 

Ellis,  E.  Menzies,  3  Belmont  Drive,  Rutherglen,  Glasgow. 


Fairgrieve,  Andrew,  Maplehurst,  Galashiels. 
Farquhar,  Mrs.  Gordon,  Arden,  Helensburgh. 
Ferguson,  Peter,  Solicitor,  Dunoon. 
110  Fergusson,  James,  Caponflat,  Haddington. 

Findlay,  Sir  J.  E.  R.,  Bart.,  18  Lauder  Road,  Edinburgh. 
Fleming,  The  Hon.  Lord,  East  Morningside  House,  Clinton 

Road,  Edinburgh. 
Fleming,    Mrs.   Agnes    J.,  12    Beaufort    Gardens,    London, 

S.W.3. 
Fleming,  Miss  Helen  J.,  Dunalastair,  Dreghorn  Loan,  Colinton. 
Fletcher,     A.     S.,     C.B.E.,    News     Dept.,    Foreign     Office, 

London. 
Forbes,  G.  O.,  Yr.  of  Boyndlie,  Fraserburgh. 
Forbes,  Miss  M.  C,  11  Darnaway  Street,  Edinburgh. 
Fordyce,  Professor  C.  J.,  The  University,  Glasgow. 
Forrest,  Colonel,  Glenmachan,  Strandtown,  Belfast. 
120  Forrester,  Rev.  D.  M.,  B.D.,  U.F.  Manse,  Broughton,  Peebles- 
shire. 
Foulis,  George  H.  Liston,  23  Moray  Place,  Edinburgh. 


LIST  OF  MEMBERS  7 

Fraser,  Rev.  A.  Campbell,  Rokeby  Rectory,  Barnard  Castle, 
Co.  Durham. 

Fraser,  Charles  Ian,  of  Reelig,  Kirkhill,  Inverness-shire. 

Fraser,  Edward  D.,  4  The  Highlands,  St.  Leonards-on-Sea, 
Sussex. 

Fraser,  Professor  Sir  John,  K.C.V.O.,  M.D.,  32  Moray  Place, 
Edinburgh. 

Fraser-Mackenzie,  Mrs.,  of  Allangrange,  Bunchrew,  Inverness- 
shire. 


Galbraith,  Professor  V.  H.,  12  Learmonth  Gardens,  Edinburgh. 
Galletly,  Mrs.  E.  G.,  32  Mansionhouse  Road,  Edinburgh. 
Galloway,  T.  L.,  of  Auchendrane,  by  Ayr. 
130  Gauld,  H.  Drummond,  Craigbinning  House,  Dechmont,  West 
Lothian. 
Gibb,   Sir   Alexander,   G.B.E.,   C.B.,   LL.D.,  F.R.S.,  Queen 

Anne's  Lodge,  Westminster,  London,  S.W.  1. 
Gilbertson,  J.  Stewart,  153  Park  Avenue,  Madison,  New  Jersey, 

U.S.A. 
Girvan,  Professor  John,  11  Eglinton  Drive,  Glasgow,  W.  2. 
Glenconner,  The  Lord,  4  Buckingham  Street,  London,  S.W.  1. 
Grahame,  Lieut.-Col.  G.  C,  Ingleholm,  North  Berwick. 
Grant,  Sir  Francis  J.,  K.C.V.O.,  LL.D.,  W.S.,  Lord  Lyon  King 

of  Arms,  18  George  Square,  Edinburgh. 
Grant,  Major  Frank  L.,  T.D.,  St.  Margaret's,  Roslin. 
Grant,  John,  31  George  IV.  Bridge,  Edinburgh. 
Gray,  Col.  W.  B.,  Commissioners  of  Education,  Georgetown, 

British  Guiana. 
140  Grierson,  Henry  J.,  W.S.,  Laguna,  Murthly,  Perthshire. 
Guthrie,  Charles,  W.S.,  3  Charlotte  Square,  Edinburgh. 
Guthrie,  T.  Maule,  Rosehill,  Brechin,  Forfarshire. 


Hamilton,  J.  B.,  11  Hatton  Place,  Edinburgh. 
Hay,  Lt.-Col.  R.,  Deputy  Director-General,  Indian  Medical 
Service,  New  Delhi,  India. 


8  LIST  OF  MEMBERS 

Hay,  W.  J.,  John  Knox's  House,  Edinburgh. 

Hayward,  Robert  S.,  The  Hawthorns,  Galashiels. 

Henderson,  Andrew,  43  Dalhousie  Terrace,  Edinburgh. 

Henderson,    C.    Stewart,    Sherbrooke,    4    Craigmillar    Park, 
Edinburgh. 

Henderson,  J.  G.  B.,  Nether  Parkley,  Linlithgow. 
150  Henderson,  Prof.  Robert  Candlish,  K.C.,  6   Doune  Terrace, 
Edinburgh. 

Henderson,  Robert,  Glenview,  Moniaive,  Dumfries. 

Henderson,  Sir  Thomas,  Langlands,  Hawick. 

Henderson,  Thomas,  B.Sc,  47  Moray  Place,  Edinburgh. 

Hepburne-Scott,  The  Hon.  G.  F.  C,  Humbie  House,  Humbie. 

Home,  The  Earl  of,  K.T.,  The  Hirsel,  Coldstream. 

Hope,  Trustees  of  George  E.,  of  Luffness,  Aberlady,  per  Blair 
&  Cadell,  W.S.,  19  Ainslie  Place,  Edinburgh. 

Hornel,  Miss  E.  H.,  Broughton  House,  Kirkcudbright. 

Howden,  W.  H.,  195  Scotland  Street,  Glasgow. 

Hutchison,  David  M.,  82  West  Regent  Street,  Glasgow. 
160  Hutchison,  Major-Gen.  The  Lord,  of  Montrose,  K.C.M.G.,C.B., 
D.S.O.,  19  Montagu  Square,  London,  W.  1. 


Inglis,  John  A.,  K.C.,  King's  and  Lord  Treasurer's  Remem- 
brancer, 13  Randolph  Crescent,  Edinburgh. 

Ingram,  W.,  K.C.,  61  Great  King  Street,  Edinburgh. 

Innes,  Thomas,  of  Learney,  Advocate,  Albany  Herald,  H.M. 
General  Register  House,  Edinburgh. 

Insh,  G.  P.,  D.Litt.,  Jordanhill  College,  Glasgow,  W.  3. 


Jamieson,  The  Right  Hon.  Lord,  34  Moray  Place,  Edinburgh. 
Johnston,    The    Right     Hon.    Thomas,     M.P.,     Monteviot, 
Kirkintilloch. 


Kay,  Alex.,  of  M'Clure,  Naismith  Brodie  &  Co.,  Glasgow. 
Keir,  D.  Lindsay,  University  College,  Oxford. 


LIST  OF  MEMBERS  9 

Kerr,  Sir  Archibald  Kerr  Clark,  K.C.M.G.,  of  Inverchapel, 
53  Grosvenor  Street,  London,  W.  1. 
170  Kilpatrick,  P.  J.  W.,  Bridgend,  Colinton. 

Kirkwood,  Charles  G.,  Duncairn,  Helensburgh. 
Knox,  J.  M.,  57  St.  Vincent  Street,  Glasgow. 

Laing,  John  E.,  20  Bridge  Street,  Glasgow,  C.5. 

Lamb,  Johnston  Stewart,  10  Mortonhall  Road,  Edinburgh. 

Lamont,  Sir  Norman,  Bart.,  of  Knockdow,  Toward,  Argyll. 

Lamont,  Thomas  W.,  23  Wall  Street,  New  York,  U.S.A. 

Leiper,  R.  J.,  Tomphulit,  Foss,  by  Pitlochry. 

Lemon,  Miss  Ethelwyn,  M.A.,  35  Lauriston  Place,  Edinburgh. 

Lindsay,    Rev.    and    Hon.    E.   R.,    The    Presbytery,    Stone, 

Staffs. 
180  Lindsay,  John,  M.A.,  M.D.,  18  Burnbank  Terrace,  Glasgow,  W. 
Lindsay,  Rev.  John,  17  Midmar  Gardens,  Edinburgh. 
Lindsay,  Leonard  C.  C,  15  Morpeth  Mansions,  Westminster, 

S.W.I. 
Lindsay,  R.  H.,  Record  Office,  H.M.  General  Register  House, 

Edinburgh. 
Loch,  Major-General  The  Lord,  C.B.,  C.M.G.,  M.V.O.,  D.S.O., 

51  Lennox  Gardens,  London,  S.W.  1. 
Loch,  Captain  Humfrey,  Room  22,  Foreign  Office,  London. 
Loch,  Laurence  John  Carysfort,  1st  Kumaon  Rifles,  c/o  Lloyds 

Bank  Ltd.,  Hornby  Road,  Bombay. 
Loch,  Sydney,  Pyrgos,  Jerissos,  Greece. 
Loney,  John  W.  M.,  Solicitor,  6  Carlton  Street,  Edinburgh. 
Lothian,  The  Marquis  of,  C.H.,  Seymour  House,  17  Waterloo 

Place,  London,  S.W.  1. 

190  Macarthur,  Neil,  Solicitor,  Royal  Bank  Buildings,  Inverness. 
M'Bean,  J.  P.,  6804  Lawnton,  Oak  Lane,  Philadelphia,  Pa., 

U.S.A. 
M'Candlish,  Lieut.-Col.  P.  D.,  Muiredge,  Bo'ness. 
MacColl,  H.  G.,   M.A.,  B.Sc,  Craig  Rannoch,  Ballachulish, 
Argyll. 


10  LIST  OF  MEMBERS 

M'Colm,  D.  D.,  13  Gloucester  Place,  Edinburgh. 
MacDiarmid,  Allan  Campbell,  C.A.,  Westbrook  Hay,  Boxmoor, 

Herts. 
Macdonald,   Angus,    Ph.D.,    King's    College,    Newcastle-on- 

Tyne. 
MacDonald,  Sir  Murdoch,  K.C.M.G.,  M.P.,  72  Victoria  Street, 

London,  S.W.  1. 
MacDougall,  Captain  Donald,  Druimneil,  Appin,  Argyll. 
Macfarlane-Grieve,  Lieut.-Colonel  A.  A.,  of  Penchrise  Peel, 

Hawick. 
200  M'Intosh,  M.,  The  Castle,  Inverness 
Mackay,  iEneas,  44  Craigs,  Stirling. 
Mackay,  William,  Netherwood,  Inverness. 
Mackay,    W.     Macdonald,     26     Lonsdale     Road,     Toronto, 

Canada. 
McKechnie,  Hector,  B.A.,  LL.B.,  Advocate,  64  Great  King 

Street,  Edinburgh. 
Mackenzie,  Compton,  Suidheachan,  Isle  of  Barra. 
Mackenzie,    Mrs.    P.    C,    1a    Warwick    Road,    Manor    Park, 

London. 
Mackenzie,  William  C,  Deargaill,  St.  Margarets-on-Thames. 
M'Kerral,  Andrew,   CLE.,  M.A.,   B.Sc,   National  Bank  of 

India,  London. 
Mackie,  Professor  J.  D.,  M.A.,  The  University,  Glasgow. 
210  Mackie,  Robert  L.,  M.A.,  B.Litt.,  Abercraig,  West  Newport, 

Dundee. 
Mackinnon,  Rev.  Donald,  F.C.  Manse,  Portree,  Skye. 
Mackinnon,  Professor  James,  D.D.,  Ph.D.,  12  Lygon  Road, 

Edinburgh. 
Maclachlan,  John,  of  Maclachlan,  Castle  Lachlan,  Strachur, 

Argyll. 
Maclean,    The   Very    Rev.    Norman,   D.D.,  Portree    House, 

Portree,  Skye. 
MacLehose,  James,  LL.D.,  The  Old  Parsonage,  Lamington. 
Macleod,  John,  80  Montpelier  Park,  Edinburgh. 
Macleod,  Sir  John  Lome,  G.B.E.,  LL.D.,  72  Great  King  Street, 

Edinburgh. 


LIST  OF  MEMBERS  11 

Macmillan,  A.  R.  G.,  M.A.,  LL.B.,  Advocate,  48  India  Street, 
Edinburgh. 

Macmillan,  The  Lord,  G.C.V.O.,  LL.D.,  44  Millbank,  West- 
minster, London,  S.W.  1. 
220  Macpherson,  James,  Solicitor,  Corn  Exchange  Road,  Stirling. 

Macqueen,  Miss  E.,  M.A.,  46  Mount  Road,  Montrose. 

Macrae,  C,  D.Phil.,  5  Macdowall  Road,  Edinburgh  9. 

Macrae,  Rev.  Duncan,  26  Douglas  Crescent,  Edinburgh. 

Mactavish,  Duncan  C,  Castleton  Cottage,  by  Lochgilphead, 
Argyll. 

MacWhirter,  Miss,  North  British  Station  Hotel,  Edinburgh. 

Malcolm,     Sir    Ian,     K.C.M.G.,    of    Poltalloch,    Kilmartin, 
Argyll. 

Mar  and  Kellie,  The  Earl  of,  K.T.,  Alloa  House,  Alloa. 

Marshall,  Charles  Hay,  S.S.C.,  97  Seagate,  Dundee. 

Marshall,   David   C,    Kilbucho    Place,    Broughton,    Peebles- 
shire. 
2S0  Marshall,  Sir  W.  M.,  Solicitor,  3  Merry  Street,  Motherwell. 

Massie,  James,  9  Castle  Street,  Edinburgh. 

Mathers,  George  Fleming,  M.A.,  LL.B.,  W.S.,  23  Manor  Place, 
Edinburgh. 

Matheson,  J.  Carstairs,  M.A.,  34  Albany  Drive,  Lanark. 

Mechan,  Sir  Henry,  LL.D.,  50  Montgomerie  Drive,  Glasgow, 
W.2. 

Meikle,  H.  W.,  D.Litt.,  23  Riselaw  Road,  Edinburgh. 

Meldrum,  Rev.  Neil,  B.D.,  26  Carden  Place,  Aberdeen. 

Melles,  J.  W.,  Gruline,  Aros,  Isle  of  Mull. 

Mellor,    Major    J.    G.    G.,    No.    10    Hereford    House,    Park 
Street,  London,  W.  1 . 

Menzies,  W.,  6  St.  Vincent  Street,  Edinburgh. 
240  Michie,  J.  T.,  British  Linen  Bank  House,  Balfron. 

Mill,  William,  54  Polwarth  Terrace,  Edinburgh. 

Miller,  R.  Pairman,  S.S.C.,  50  Queen  Street,  Edinburgh. 

Milne,  George,  Craigellie,  Lonmay,  Aberdeenshire. 

Milne,  James  Fairweather,  Rocksley  House,  Boddam,  Peter- 
head. 

Minto,  The  Earl  of,  Minto  House,  Roxburghshire. 


12  LIST  OF  MEMBERS 

Mitchell,  Sir  George  A.,  4  West  Regent  Street,  Glasgow. 
Moncreiffe,  William,  Cuil-an-duin,  Ballinluig,  Perthshire. 
Montgomerie,     Miss     Marjorie,    33    Westbourne     Gardens, 

Glasgow,  W.  2. 
Mooney,  John,  Cromwell  Cottage,  Kirkwall,  Orkney. 
250  Morgan,  Ian,  8  Playfair  Terrace,  Downfield,  Dundee. 
Morris,  David  B.,  15  Gladstone  Place,  Stirling. 
Muirhead,  Ronald  E.,  Meikle  Cloak,  Lochwinnoch. 
Munro,  Robert,  71  Adele  Street,  Motherwell. 


Nicholas,  Don.  L.,  Pine  Lodge,  2  Stanley  Avenue,  Higher 

Bebington,  Cheshire. 
Nicoll,  A.,  24  Learmonth  Terrace,  Edinburgh. 
Normand,  The  Rt.  Hon.  Lord,  Lord  Justice-General,  27  Moray 

Place,  Edinburgh. 

Ogilvie,  F.  W.,  Director-General,  British  Broadcasting  Cor- 
poration, London. 
Ogilvie,  J.  D.,  Barloch,  Milngavie. 
Oliver,  Mrs.,  Edgerston,  Jedburgh. 
260  Orr,  John,  74  George  Street,  Edinburgh. 

Paton,  Henry  M.,  5  Little  Road,  Liberton,  Edinburgh. 
Petrie,    Sir    Charles,    Bart.,    Lillington    House,    Sherborne, 

Dorset 
Petrie,  James  A.,  28  Windsor  Street,  Edinburgh. 
Philip,  Rev.  Adam,  D.D.,  19  Greenhill  Gardens,  Edinburgh. 
Pirie-Gordon,  of  Buthlaw,  Harry,  D.S.C.,  F.S.A.,  46  Addison 

Avenue,  Kensington,  London,  W.  11. 
Pitman,  H.  A.,  130  Sussex  Gardens,  Hyde  Park,  London,  W.2. 
Pollok,    Mrs.    Gladys    M.,   Ranachan,    West    Side     House, 

Wimbledon,  London,  S.W.  19. 
Prain,  A.  M.,  Advocate,  79  Great  King  Street,  Edinburgh. 
Pryde,     G.     S.,     Ph.D.,    History     Department,     University, 

Glasgow. 


LIST  OF  MEMBERS  13 

270  Ramsay,  Captain  A.  H.  M.,  4  Princes  Gate,  London,  S.W. 

Ramsay,  Miss  E.  Lucy,  Stainrigg,  Coldstream. 

Ramsay,    Captain    Iain,    Junior    Carlton    Club,    Pall    Mall, 
London. 

Rankin,  W.  B.,  W.S.,  2  Rothesay  Terrace,  Edinburgh. 

Reid,  James  A.,  28  Anderson  Street,  Airdrie. 

Reid,  R.  C,  Cleuchbrae  Cottage,  Ruthwell,  R.S.O.,  Dumfries- 
shire. 

Reoch,    John,    Hawthornden,    Erskine    Road,    Whitecraigs, 
Renfrewshire. 

Richardson,  Rev.  Andrew  Turnbull,  Whyte's  Causeway,  Baptist 
Manse,  Kirkcaldy. 

Riddell,  The  Hon.  William  Renwick,  LL.D.,  D.C.L.,  Osgoode 
Hall,  Toronto,  Canada. 

Robb,  James,  B.D.,    LL.D.,    26    Ormidale    Terrace,    Edin- 
burgh. 
280  Roberton,   John    Stewart,    Writer,    176    St.    Vincent   Street, 
Glasgow. 

Robertson,  Ian  Macdonald,  LL.B.,  W.S.,  Glenlyon,  Spylaw 
Bank  Road,  Colinton. 

Rose,  Vice-Admiral  F.  F.,  C.B.,  D.S.O.,  East  Indies  Station, 
c/o  G.P.O.,  London. 

Rosebery,    The    Earl    of,    D.S.O.,    Dalmeny    House,    Edin- 
burgh. 

Ross,  James,  10  Midmar  Gardens,  Edinburgh. 

Rusk,  J.  M.,  6  Rutland  Square,  Edinburgh. 

Russell,  John,  2  Brunton  Place,  Edinburgh. 

St.  Viqeans,  The  Hon.  Lord,  15  Grosvenor  Crescent,  Edin- 
burgh. 

Salvesen,  The  Right  Hon.   Lord,  P.C.,  LL.D.,  Dean    Park 
House,  Queensferry  Road,  Edinburgh. 

Salvesen,  I.  R.  S.,  6  Rothesay  Terrace,  Edinburgh. 
290  Salvesen,  T.  E.,  37  Inverleith  Place,  Edinburgh. 

Sanderson,  Kenneth,  W.S.,  5  Northumberland  Street,  Edin- 
burgh. 

Saunders,  William,  15  Morningside  Grove,  Edinburgh. 


14  LIST  OF  MEMBERS 

Scott,  J.  C,  15  Napier  Road,  Edinburgh. 
Scott,  John,  W.S.,  13  Hill  Street,  Edinburgh. 
Scott,  R.  Lyon,  Braeside,  Loanhead,  Midlothian. 
Shaw,  Mackenzie  S.,  W.S.,  1  Thistle  Court,  Edinburgh. 
Shoemaker,    Col.    Henry    W.,    Litt.D.,   American    Legation, 

Sofia,  Bulgaria. 
Simson,    Colonel     H.    J.,    M.C.,    Balmanno,    Laurencekirk, 

Kincardineshire. 
Sinclair,  The  Rt.  Hon.  Sir  Archibald,  Bart.,  M.P.,  of  Ulbster, 

1  Thorney  Court,  London,  W.  8. 
300  Smith,  Andrew  Cameron,  Milnhead,  by  Dumfries. 

Smith,  D.  Baird,  C.B.E.,  LL.D.,  5  Kirklee  Terrace,  Glasgow, 

W.2. 
Smith,  Miss  Dorothea  Nimmo,  35  Heriot  Row,  Edinburgh. 
Smith,  Lt.-Col.  Ian  M.,  D.S.O.,  M.C.,  c/o  Williams  Deacons 

Bank,  9  Pall  Mall,  London,  S.W.  1. 
Smith,  John,  Birkhill,  Lesmahagow. 
Snow,  Rev.  W.  G.  S.,  M.A.,  St.  Mungo's  Rectory,  Alexandria, 

Dumbartonshire . 
Sommerville,  John,  Solicitor,  9  Hermitage  Terrace,  Edinburgh. 
Stair,  The  Earl  of,  D.S.O.,  Oxenfoord  Castle,  Dalkeith. 
Steuart,  A.  Francis,  Advocate,  2  Lynedoch  Place,  Edinburgh. 
Stevenson,  Professor  W.  B.,  31   Mansionhouse  Road,  Edin- 
burgh. 
310  Stewart,  James,  of  Keil,  Duror,  Appin,  Argyll. 

Stewart,  William  Ritchie,  Merrick,  Dalmellington,  Ayrshire. 
Stirton,  Rev.  John,  C.V.O.,  D.D.,  Delvine,  Dreghorn  Loan, 

Colinton. 
Stodart,  Charles,  of  Leaston,  Humbie. 
Strathie,  A.  C,  Bemersyde,  Kilmacolm,  Renfrewshire. 
Struthers,  Major  J.  G.,  The  Cottage,  Bonawe  Quarries,  by 

Conn  el,  Argyll. 
Swinton,  Rev.  Alan  E.,  of  Swinton  House,  Duns. 

Tait,  William,  64  Albert  Drive,  Pollokshields. 
Tayler,  Miss  Henrietta,  Duff  House,  Arundel. 


LIST  OF  MEMBERS  15 

Thomson,  Col.,  Kilkenny  House,  Sion  Hill,  Bath. 
S20  Thomson,  David  C,  Inveravon,  Broughty  Ferry. 
Thomson,  J.  Albert,  126  George  Street,  Edinburgh. 
Tod,  Henry,  W.S.,  45  North  Castle  Street,  Edinburgh. 
Trench,G. Mackenzie, O.B.E.,F.R.I.B.A., F.S.I. ,F.S.A.(Scot.), 
Glen  Morven,  Forest  Drive,  Kingswood,  Surrey. 

Urquhart,  Donald,  Bellair,  Durban,  Natal,  South  Africa. 

Waddell,  J.  Jeffrey,  Caldergrove  House,  Hallside,  Lanark- 
shire. 

Wallace,  Sir  David,  K.B.E.,  C.M.G.,  F.R.C.S.,  6  Eton  Terrace, 
Edinburgh. 

Walton,  Frederick  Parker,  LL.D.,  Advocate  (K.C.,  Quebec), 
6  Great  King  Street,  Edinburgh. 

Warrack,  Malcolm,  7  Oxford  Terrace,  Edinburgh. 

Warrand,  Major  Duncan  G.,  C.B.E.,  M.A.,  F.S.A.,  Ormidale, 
Glen  Daruel,  Argyll. 
330  Watson,  Arthur,  23  Danes  Drive,  Scotstoun,  Glasgow. 

Watson,  J.  Allen,  5  Charlotte  Street,  Perth. 

Watson,    Professor    James    A.    S.,    B.Sc,    17    Crick    Road. 
Oxford. 

Watt,  James,  LL.D.,  W.S.,  7  Blackford  Road,  Edinburgh  10. 

Watt,  The  Very  Rev.  Lauchlan  Maclean,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  Kin- 
loch,  Lochcarron,  Ross-shire. 

Weir,  Thomas  M.,  227  St.  Vincent  Street,  Glasgow. 

Westwater,  L.  A.,  4  Walker  Street,  Edinburgh. 

Whitelaw,  Charles   E.,  F.S.A.(Scot.),   22   Midmar   Gardens, 
Edinburgh. 

Whitson,    Sir    Thomas    B.,    LL.D.,    27    Eglinton   Crescent, 
Edinburgh. 

Whyte,  Robert  D.,  Town  Clerk,  Rothesay. 
340  Williams,  Allan,  Ormeau  Avenue,  Belfast. 

Wilson,  Garnet,  St.  Colmes,  496  Perth  Road,  Dundee. 

Wordie,  William,  31  Kingsborough  Gardens,  Glasgow,  W.  2. 

Wotherspoon,  Robert,  Solicitor,  Inverness. 


16  LIST  OF  MEMBERS 

Wright,  James  M.  B.,  of  Auchinellan,  Ford,  Argyll. 
Wyllie,  Matthew,  169  West  George  Street,  Glasgow,  C.2. 

Young,  David  R.,  Solicitor,  Kinross. 

Young,  Thomas  E.,  W.S.,  Auchterarder. 

Younger,  Miss  Alice,  3  Osborne  Terrace,  Edinburgh. 

Yule,  Thomas,  W.S.,  16  East  Claremont  Street,  Edinburgh. 


LIST  OF  LIBRARIES  SUBSCRIBING  17 


LIST  OF  LIBRARIES   SUBSCRIBING 

Aberdeen  Public  Library. 

Aberdeen  University  Library. 

Arbroath  Public  Library. 

Ayr,  Carnegie  Public  Library. 

Baltimore,  Peabody  Institute,  U.S.A. 

Bearsden,  by  Glasgow,  St.  Peter's  College. 

Belfast  Library  and  Society  for  Promoting  Knowledge,  Donegall 
Square  North,  Belfast  (Linenhall  Library). 

Belfast,  Queen's  University. 

Birmingham  Public  Libraries  (Ref.  Dept.). 
10  Boston  Athenaeum,  Mass.,  U.S.A. 

Boston  Public  Library,  Mass.,  U.S.A. 

California  University  Library,  U.S.A. 

Cambridge  University  Library. 

Canberra,  Commonwealth  National  Library,  Australia. 

Cardiff  Free  Public  Library. 

Chicago,  Newberry  Library,  U.S.A. 

Chicago  University  Library,  U.S.A. 

Cleveland  Public  Library,  325  Superior  Avenue,  N.W.,  Cleve- 
land, Ohio,  U.S.A. 

Coatbridge,  Carnegie  Public  Library. 
20  Columbia  University  Library,  New  York,  U.S.A. 

Copenhagen,  Royal  Library,  Denmark. 

Cornell  University,  Ithaca,  New  York,  U.S.A. 

Dartmouth  College  Library,  Hanover,  N.H.,  U.S.A. 

Duke  University  Library,  Durham,  North  Carolina,  U.S.A. 

Dundee  Free  Library. 

Dundee  University  College  Library. 

Dunfermline  Public  Library. 

Dunfermline,  Scottish  Central  Library  for  Students. 

Edinburgh,  Church  of  Scotland  Library. 
SO  Edinburgh,  Corporation  of  the  City  of,  City  Chambers. 

Edinburgh,  Episcopal  Church  Theological  Library,  Coates  Hall, 
Rosebery  Crescent. 

Edinburgh,  Fraser  Chair  of  Scottish  History,  Edinburgh  Uni- 
versity. 

Edinburgh,  Free  Church  Library,  Bank  Street. 

P 


18  LIST  OF  LIBRARIES  SUBSCRIBING 

Edinburgh,  H.M.  General  Register  House  (Historical  Depart- 
ment). 

Edinburgh,  Hope  Trust,  31  Moray  Place. 

Edinburgh,  New  Club,  Princes  Street. 

Edinburgh,  New  College  Library,  Assembly  Hall,  Mound. 

Edinburgh,  Protestant  Institute  of  Scotland,   17  George   IV. 
Bridge. 

Edinburgh  Public  Library,  George  IV.  Bridge. 
40  Edinburgh,  Royal  College  of  Physicians,  9  Queen  Street. 

Edinburgh,  St.  Mary's  Cathedral  Library. 

Edinburgh,  Signet  Library,  Parliament  Square. 

Edinburgh,  Society  of  Scottish  Antiquaries,  National  Museum 
of  Antiquities,  Queen  Street. 

Edinburgh,  Society  of  Solicitors  before  the  Supreme  Court. 

Edinburgh,  Speculative  Society,  University  Buildings. 

Edinburgh,  University  Club. 

Edinburgh  University  Library. 

Falkirk  Public  Library. 

Fort  Augustus,  St.  Benedict's  Abbey. 
50  Fort  William,  West  Highland  Museum. 

Glasgow,  Baillie's  Institution  Free  Library. 

Glasgow,  Faculty  of  Procurators. 

Glasgow,  Mitchell  Library. 

Glasgow  University  Library. 

Glasgow  Western  Club. 

Hamburg,  Staats-und-Universitats  Bibliothek,  Speersort,  Ham- 
burg, Germany. 

Harvard  College  Library,  Cambridge,  Mass.,  U.S.A. 

Illinois  University  Library,  Urbana,  111.,  U.S.A. 

Inverness  Free  Library. 
60  Iowa  State  University,  Iowa,  U.S.A. 

Ireland,  National  Library  of,  Dublin. 

Kilmarnock  Public  Library. 

Leeds  Library,  Commercial  Sti'eet,  Leeds. 

Leipzig,  Universitats-Bibliothek,  Beethovenstr.  6,  Germany. 

Liverpool  Public  Library. 

London,  Antiquaries,  Society  of,  Burlington  House,  Piccadilly, 
London,  W.  1. 

London,  Athenaeum  Club. 

London,  Corporation  Library,  Guildhall. 

London,  Institute  of  Historical  Research,  Malet  Street,  W.C.  1. 


LIST  OF  LIBRARIES  SUBSCRIBING  19 

70  London  Library,  St.  James's  Square. 

London,  Public  Record  Office. 

London,  Reform  Club,  Pall  Mall,  S.W. 

London,  Royal  Institution,  W. 

London  School  of  Economics  and  Political  Science,  Houghton 
Street,  Aldwych,  W.C.  2. 

London  University,  South  Kensington,  S.W. 

London,  University  College,  Gower  Street,  London. 

Los  Angeles  Public  Library,  California,  U.S.A. 

Los  Angeles,  University  of  California  Library,  U.S.A. 

Lund,  Universitets  Bibliotheket,  Sweden. 
80  Mackay  Clan,  Edinburgh. 

Manchester,  John  Rylands  Library. 

Manchester,  Public  Free  Library. 

Manchester  University  Library. 

Melbourne,  University  of,  Carlton,  Australia. 

Michigan,  University  of,  General  Library,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich., 
U.S.A. 

Minnesota,  Library  of  University  of  Minneapolis,  U.S.A. 

Montreal,  McGill  University,  Canada. 

Munich,  Bavarian  State  Library,  Germany. 

Netherlands  Royal  Library,  The  Hague,  Holland. 
90  Newcastle-upon-Tyne  Public  Library. 

New  South  Wales  Library,  Sydney,  Australia. 

New  York  Public  Library,  Albany,  New  York,  U.S.A. 

New  York  State  Library,  U.S.A. 

New  York  University  Library,  U.S.A. 

Nottingham  Free  Public  Library. 

Ottawa,  Parliamentary  Library,  Canada. 

Oxford,  All  Souls  College. 

Oxford,  Bodleian  Library. 

Paisley,  Philosophical  Institution. 
100  Paris,  Bibliotheque  Nationale,  France. 

Pennsylvania  Historical  Society,  U.S.A. 

Pennsylvania  University  Library,  Philadelphia,  U.S.A. 

Perth,  Sandeman  Public  Library. 

Philadelphia,  St.  Andrew's  Society,  U.S.A. 

Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  New  Jersey,  U.S.A. 

Princeton  University  Library,  New  Jersey,  U.S.A. 

Prussian  State  Library. 

Reading  University  Library. 


20  LIST  OF  LIBRARIES  SUBSCRIBING 

St.  Andrews  Hay  Fleming  Library. 
110  St.  Andrews  University  Library. 

San  Francisco  Public  Library,  Civic  Center,  California,  U.S.A. 

San  Marino,  Henry  E.  Huntington  Library  and  Art  Gallery, 
California,  U.S.A. 

Saskatoon,  University  of  Saskatchewan,  Canada. 

Sheffield  Free  Public  Library. 

Sheffield  University  Library. 

Stanford  University  Library,  California,  U.S.A. 

Stirling  Public  Library. 

Stockholm,  Royal  Library,  Sweden. 

Stonyhurst  College,  Blackburn,  Lancashire. 
120  Texas,  University  of,  Austin,  Texas,  U.S.A. 

Toronto  Reference  Library,  Canada. 

Toronto  University  Library,  Canada. 

Upsala,  Royal  University  Library,  Sweden. 

Vaticana  Biblioteca  Apostolica,  Citta  del  Vaticano,  Italy. 

Victoria  Public  Library,  Melbourne,  Australia. 

Wales,  National  Library  of,  Aberystwyth. 

Washington,  Library  of  Congress,  U.S.A. 

Washington,  University  Library,  St.  Louis,  U.S.A. 

Washington,  University  Library,  Seattle,  Washington,  U.S.A. 
ISO  Wick,  Carnegie  Public  Library. 

Wigan,  Free  Public  Library. 

Wisconsin,  State  Historical  Society,  U.S.A. 

Yale  University  Library,  U.S.A. 

Copies    of  the    Society's    Publications    are    presented   to   the 
following  Libraries  : — 

British  Museum,  London. 

National  Library  of  Scotland,  Edinburgh. 


ikotttstf)  JMsitorp  ^octetp. 


THE    EXECUTIVE. 

1939-1940. 

President. 
Rt.  Hon.  Lord  Clyde,  LL.D 

Chairman  of  Council. 
Professor  R.  K.  Hannay,  LL.D. 

Council. 
John  A.  Inglis,  K.C. 
William  K.  Dickson,  LL.D. 
James  MacLehose,  LL.D. 
T.  Innes  of  Learney. 
Evan  M.  Barron. 
R.  C.  Reid. 

W.  C.  Dickinson,  D.Lit. 
Professor  J.  D.  Mackie. 
James  Curle,  W.S.,  LL.D. 
R.  L.  Mackie. 
D.  B.  Morris. 
H.  W.  Meikle,  D.Litt. 

Corresponding  Members  of  Council. 
Sir  Charles  Oman,  K.B.E.,  F.B.A.,  D.C.L.,  LL.D.,  Chichele 

Professor  of  Modern  History  in  the  University  of  Oxford. 
Professor  G.  M.  Trevelyan,  O.M.,  C.B.E.,  F.B.A.,  D.C.L., 

LL.D.,  Litt.D.,  Regius  Professor  of  Modern  History  in 

the  University  of  Cambridge. 

Hon.  Treasurer. 
J.  Douglas  H.  Dickson,  W.S.,  66  Queen  Street,  Edinburgh. 

Hon.  Secretary. 

E.  W.  M.  Balfour- Melville,  D.Litt.,  History  Department, 

The  University,  Edinburgh. 


RULES 

1.  The  object  of  the  Society  is  the  discovery  and  printing, 
under  selected  editorship,  of  unpublished  documents  illus- 
trative of  the  civil,  religious,  and  social  history  of  Scotland. 
The  Society  will  also  undertake,  in  exceptional  cases,  to  issue 
translations  of  printed  works  of  a  similar  nature,  which  have 
not  hitherto  been  accessible  in  English. 

2.  The  affairs  of  the  Society  shall  be  managed  by  a  Council, 
consisting  of  a  Chairman,  Treasurer,  Secretary,  and  twelve 
elected  Members,  five  to  make  a  quorum.  Three  of  the  twelve 
elected  Members  shall  retire  annually  by  ballot,  but  they  shall 
be  eligible  for  re-election. 

3.  The  Annual  Subscription  to  the  Society  shall  be  One 
Guinea.  The  publications  of  the  Society  shall  not  be  delivered 
to  any  Member  whose  Subscription  is  in  arrear,  and  no  Member 
shall  be  permitted  to  receive  more  than  one  copy  of  the 
Society's  publications. 

4.  The  Society  will  undertake  the  issue  of  its  own  publica- 
tions, i.e.  without  the  intervention  of  a  publisher  or  any  other 
paid  agent. 

5.  The  Society  normally  issues  yearly  two  octavo  volumes 
of  about  320  pages  each. 

6.  An  Annual  General  Meeting  of  the  Society  shall  be 
held  at  the  end  of  October,  or  at  an  approximate  date  to  be 
determined  by  the  Council. 

7.  Two  stated  Meetings  of  the  Council  shall  be  held  each 
year,  one  on  the  last  Tuesday  of  May,  the  other  on  the  Tuesday 
preceding  the  day  upon  which  the  Annual  General  Meeting  shall 
be  held.  The  Secretary,  on  the  request  of  three  Members  of 
the  Council,  shall  call  a  special  meeting  of  the  Council. 

8.  Editors  shall  receive  20  copies  of  each  volume  they  edit 
for  the  Society. 

9.  The  owners  of  Manuscripts  published  by  the  Society  will 
also  be  presented  with  a  certain  number  of  copies. 

10.  The  Annual  Balance- Sheet,  Rules,  and  List  of  Members 
shall  be  printed. 

11.  No  alteration  shall  be  made  in  these  Rules  except  at  a 
General  Meeting  of  the  Society.  A  fortnight's  notice  of  any 
alteration  to  be  proposed  shall  be  given  to  the  Members  of  the 
Council. 


PUBLICATIONS 

OF    THE 

SCOTTISH    HISTORY    SOCIETY 

For  the  year  1886-1887. 

1.  Bishop  Pococke's  Tours  in  Scotland,  1747-1760.     Edited  by 

D.  W.  Kemp. 

2.  Diary  and  Account  Book  of  William  Cunningham  of  Craig- 
ends,  1673-1680.     Edited  by  the  Rev.  James  Dodds,  D.D. 

For  the  year  1887-1888. 

3.  Grameidos  libri  sex  :    an  heroic  poem  on  the  Campaign  of 

1689,  by  James  Philip  of  Almerieclose.     Translated  and  edited 
by  the  Rev.  A.  D.  Murdoch. 

4.  The  Register  of  the  Kirk-Session  of  St.  Andrews.     Part  i. 

1559-1582.     Edited  by  D.  Hay  Fleming. 

For  the  year  1888-1889. 

5.  Diary  of  the  Rev.  John  Mill,  Minister  in  Shetland,  1740-1803. 

Edited  by  Gilbert  Goudie. 

6.  Narrative  of  Mr.  James  Nimmo,  a  Covenanter,  1654-1709. 
Edited  by  W.  G.  Scott-Moncrieff. 

7.  The  Register  of  the  Kirk-Session  of  St.  Andrews.     Part  n. 

1583-1600.     Edited  by  D.  Hay  Fleming. 

For  the  year  1889-1890. 

8.  A  List  of  Persons  concerned  in  the  Rebellion  (1745).     With 

a  Preface  by  the  Earl  of  Rosebery. 

Presented  to  the  Society  by  the  Earl  of  Rosebery. 

9.  Glamis  Papers  :    The  '  Book  of  Record,'  a  Diary  written  by 

Patrick,  first  Earl  of  Strathmore,  and  other  documents 
(1 684-89)  •     Edited  by  A .  H .  Millar  . 

10.  John  Major's  History  of  Greater  Britain  (1521).     Trans- 
lated and  edited  by  Archibald  Constable. 

For  the  year  1890-1891. 

11.  The  Records  of  the  Commissions  of  the  General  Assemblies, 

1646-47.     Edited  by  the  Rev.  Professor  Mitchell,  D.D.,  and 
the  Rev.  James  Christie,  D.D. 

12.  Court-Book  of  the  Barony  of  Urie,  1604-1747.     Edited  by 
the  Rev.  D.  G.  Barron. 


4  PUBLICATIONS 

For  the  year  1891-1892. 

13.  Memoirs  of  Sir  John  Clerk  of  Penicuik,  Baronet.  Extracted 
by  himself  from  his  own  Journals,  1676-1755.  Edited  by  John 
M.  Gray. 

14.  Diary  of  Col.  the  Hon.  John  Erskine  of  Carnock,  1683-1687. 
Edited  by  the  Rev.  Walter  Macleod. 

For  the  year  1892-1893. 

15.  Miscellany  of  the  Scottish  History  Society.     Vol.  i. 

16.  Account  Book  of  Sir  John  Foulis  of  Ravelston  (1671-1707). 
Edited  by  the  Rev.  A.  W.  Cornelius  Hallen. 

For  the  year  1893-1894. 

17.  Letters  and  Papers  illustrating  the  Relations  between 
Charles  ii.  and  Scotland  in  1650.  Edited  by  Samuel  Rawson 
Gardiner,  D.C.L.,  etc. 

18.  Scotland  and  the  Commonwealth.  Letters  and  Papers  re- 
lating to  the  Military  Government  of  Scotland,  Aug.  1651- 
Dec  1653.     Edited  by  C.  H.  Firth,  MA. 

For  the  year  1894-1895. 

19-  The  Jacobite  Attempt  of  1719-  Letters  of  James,  second 
Duke  of  Ormonde.     Edited  by  W.  K.  Dickson. 

20,  21.  The  Lyon  in  Mourning,  or  a  Collection  of  Speeches, 
Letters,  Journals,  etc.,  relative  to  the  Affairs  of  Prince 
Charles  Edward  Stuart,  by  Bishop  Forbes.  1746-1775. 
Edited  by  Henry  Paton.     Vols.  i.  and  II. 

For  the  year  1895-1896. 

22.  The  Lyon  in  Mourning.     Vol.  in. 

23.  Itinerary   of   Prince  Charles  Edward  (Supplement  to  the 

Lyon  in  Mourning).     Compiled  by  W.  B.  Blaikie. 

24.  Extracts  from  the  Presbytery  Records  of  Inverness  and 

Dingwall  from  1638  to  1688.     Edited  by  William  Mackay. 

25.  Records  of  the  Commissions  of  the  General  Assemblies  {con- 
tinued) for  the  years  1648  and  1649-  Edited  by  the  Rev.  Pro- 
fessor Mitchell,  D.D.,  and  Rev.  James  Christie,  D.D. 

For  the  year  1896-1897. 

26.  Wariston's  Diary  and  other  Papers — 

Johnston  of  Wariston's  Diary,  1639-  Edited  by  G.  M.  Paul. 
— The  Honours  of  Scotland,  1651-52.  C.  R.  A.  Howden. — 
The  Earl  of  Mar's  Legacies,  1722,  1726.  Hon.  S.  Erskine. 
— Letters  by  Mrs.  Grant  of  Laggan.      J.  R.  N.  Macphail. 

Presented  to  the  Society  by  Messrs.  T.  and  A.  Constable. 


PUBLICATIONS  5 

27.  Memorials  of  John  Murray  of  Broughton,  1740-1747.  Edited 
by  R.  Fitzroy  Bell. 

28.  The    Compt    Buik    of    David   Wedderburne,    Merchant   of 

Dundee,  1587-1630.     Edited  by  A.  H.  Millar. 

For  the  year  1897-1898. 

29.  30.  The  Correspondence  of  De  Montereul  and  the  brothers 

De  Bellievre,  French  Ambassadors  in  England  and  Scotland, 
1645-1648.  Edited,  with  Translation,  by  J.  G.  Fotheringham. 
2  vols. 

For  the  year  1898-1899. 

31.  Scotland  and  the  Protectorate.  Letters  and  Papers  re- 
lating to  the  Military  Government  of  Scotland,  from 
January  1654  to  June  1659-     Edited  by  C.  H.  Firth,  M.A. 

32.  Papers  illustrating  the  History  of  the  Scots  Brigade  in 
the  Service  of  the  United  Netherlands.  1572-1782.  Edited 
by  James  Ferguson.     Vol.  i.  1572-1697. 

33.  34.  Macfarlane's  Genealogical  Collections  concerning 
Families  in  Scotland  ;  Manuscripts  in  the  Advocates'  Library. 
2  vols.     Edited  by  J.  T.  Clark,  Keeper  of  the  Library. 

Presented  to  the  Society  by  the  Trustees  of  the  late  Sir  William  Fraser,  K.C.B. 

For  the  year  1899-1900. 

35.  Papers  on  the  Scots  Brigade  in  Holland,  1572-1782. 
Edited  by  James  Ferguson.     Vol.  n.  1698-1782. 

36.  Journal  of  a  Foreign  Tour  in  1665  and  1666,  etc.,  by  Sir  John 

Lauder,  Lord  Fountainhall.     Edited  by  Donald  Crawford. 

37.  Papal  Negotiations  with  Mary  Queen  of  Scots  during  her 
Reign  in  Scotland.  Chiefly  from  the  Vatican  Archives. 
Edited  by  the  Rev.  J.  Hungerford  Pollen,  S.J. 

For  the  year  1900-1901. 

38.  Papers  on  the  Scots  Brigade  in  Holland,  1572-1782.  Edited 
by  James  Ferguson.     Vol.  in. 

39-  The  Diary  of  Andrew  Hay  of  Craignethan,  1659-60.  Edited 
by  A.  G.  Reid,  F.S.A.Scot. 

For  the  year  1901-1902. 

40.  Negotiations  for  the  Union  of  England  and  Scotland  in 

1651-53.     Edited  by  C.  Sanford  Terry. 

41.  The  Loyall  Dissuasive.     Written  in  1703  bv  Sir  yEneas  Mac- 

pherson.     Edited  by  the  Rev.  A.  D.  Murdoch. 


6  PUBLICATIONS 

For  the  year  1902-1903. 

42.  The   Chartulary   of    Lindores,    1195-1479.     Edited   by   the 

Right  Rev.  John  Dowden,  D.D.,  Bishop  of  Edinburgh. 

43.  A  Letter  from  Mary  Queen  of  Scots  to  the  Duke  of  Guise, 

Jan.  1562.     Reproduced  in  Facsimile.     Edited  by  the  Rev.  J. 

HUNGERFORD  PoLLEN,  S.J. 

Presented  to  the  Society  by  the  family  of  the  late  Mr.  Scott,  of  Halkshill. 

44.  Miscellany  of  the  Scottish  History  Society.     Vol.  n. 

45.  Letters  of  John  Cockburn  of  Ormistoun  to  his  Gardener, 

1727-1743.     Edited  by  James  Colville,  D.Sc. 

For  the  year  1903-1904. 

46.  Minute  Book  of  the  Managers  of  the  New  Mills  Cloth 
Manufactory,  1681-1690.     Edited  by  W.  R.  Scott. 

47.  Chronicles  of  the  Frasers  ;   being  the  Wardlaw  Manuscript 

entitled  '  Polichronicon  seu  Policratica  Temporum,  or,  the  true 
Genealogy  of  the  Frasers.'  By  Master  James  Fraser.  Edited 
by  William  Mackay. 

48.  Proceedings  of  the  Justiciary  Court  from   1661   to   1678. 
Vol.  i.  1661-1669.     Edited  by  Sheriff  Scott-Moncrieff. 

For  the  year  1904-1905. 

49.  Proceedings  of  the  Justiciary  Court  from   1661   to   1678. 
Vol.  11.  1669-1678.     Edited  by  Sheriff  Scott-Moncrieff. 

50.  Records  of  the  Baron  Court  of  Stitchill,  1655-1807.     Edited 
by  Clement  B.  Gunn,  M.D.,  Peebles. 

51.  Macfarlane's  Geographical  Collections.     Vol.  1.     Edited  by 
Sir  Arthur  Mitchell,  K.C.B. 

For  the  year  1905-1906. 

52.  53.  Macfarlane's  Geographical  Collections.     Vols.  11.  and  in. 

Edited  by  Sir  Arthur  Mitchell,  K.C.B. 

54.  Statuta     Ecclesle    Scotican^e,     1225-1559.     Translated     and 

edited  by  David  Patrick,  LL.D. 

For  the  year  1906-1907. 

55.  The  House  Booke  of  Accomps,  Ochtertyre,  1737-39-     Edited 
by  James  Colville,  D.Sc. 

56.  The  Charters  of  the  Abbey  of  Inchaffray.     Edited  by  W.  A. 

Lindsay,  K.C.,  the  Right  Rev.   Bishop  Dowden,   D.D.,   and 
J.  Maitland  Thomson,  LL.D. 

57.  A  Selection  of  the  Forfeited  Estates  Papers  preserved  in 

H.M.  General  Register  House  and  elsewhere.     Edited  by 
A.  H.  Millar,  LL.D. 


PUBLICATIONS  7 

For  the  year  1907-1908. 

58.  Records  of  the  Commissions  of  the  General  Assemblies  (con- 
tinued), for  the  years  1650-52.  Edited  by  the  Rev.  James 
Christie,  D.D. 

59.  Papers   relating   to   the   Scots   in   Poland.     Edited   by   A. 

Francis  Steuart. 

For  the  year  1908-1909. 

60.  Sir  Thomas  Craig's  De  Unione  Regnorum  Britannia  Trac- 
tatus.  Edited,  with  an  English  Translation,  by  C.  Sanford 
Terry. 

61.  Johnston  of  Wariston's  Memento  Quamdiu  Vivas,  and  Diary 
from  1632  to  1639-     Edited  by  G.  M.  Paul,  LL.D.,  D.K.S. 

Second  Series. 

For  the  year  1909-1910. 

1.  The  Household  Book  of  Lady  Grisell  Baillie,  1692-1733. 
Edited  by  R.  Scott-Moncrieff,  W.S. 

2.  Origins  of  the  '45  and  other  Narratives.  Edited  by  W.  B. 
Blaikie,  LL.D. 

3.  Correspondence  of  James,  fourth  Earl  of  Findlater  and 
first  Earl  of  Seafield,  Lord  Chancellor  of  Scotland. 
Edited  by  James  Grant,  M.A.,  LL.B. 

For  the  year  1910-1911. 

4.  Rentale  Sancti  Andree  ;  being  Chamberlain  and  Granitar 
Accounts  of  the  Archbishopric  in  the  time  of  Cardinal 
Betoun,  1538-1546.  Translated  and  edited  by  Robert  Kerr 
Hannay. 

5.  Highland  Papers.     Vol.  i.     Edited  by  J.  R.  N.  Macphail,  K.C. 

For  the  year  1911-1912. 

6.  Selections  from  the  Records  of  the  Regality  of  Melrose. 
Vol.  1.     Edited  by  C.  S.  Romanes,  C.A. 

7.  Records  of  the  Earldom  of  Orkney.     Edited  by  J.S.  Clouston. 

For  the  year  1912-1913. 

8.  Selections  from  the  Records  of  the  Regality  of  Melrose. 

Vol.  11.     Edited  by  C.  S.  Romanes,  C.A. 

9.  Selections  from  the  Letter  Books  of  John  Steuart,  Bailie  of 
Inverness.     Edited  bv  William  Mackay.  LL.D. 


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For  the  year  1913-1914. 

10.  Rentale  Dunkeldense  ;  being  the  Accounts  of  the  Chamber- 
lain of  the  Bishopric  of  Dunkeld,  a.d.  1506-1517.  Edited  by 
R.  K.  Hannay. 

11.  Letters  of  the  Earl  of  Seafield  and  Others,  illustrative 
of  the  History  of  Scotland  during  the  Reign  of  Queen 
Anne.     Edited  by  Professor  Hume  Brown. 

For  the  year  1914-1915. 

12.  Highland  Papers.     Vo1.ii.     Edited  by  J.R.N.  Macphail,  K.C. 

(March  1916.) 
{Note. — Origins  of  the  '45,  issued  for  1909-1910,  is  issued 
also  for  1914-1915.) 

For  the  year  1915-1916. 

13.  Selections  from  the  Records  of  the  Regality  of  Melrose. 

Vol.  in.     Edited  by  C.  S.  Romanes,  C.A.  (February  1917.) 

14.  A  Contribution  to  the  Bibliography  of  Scottish  Topography. 
Edited  by  the  late  Sir  Arthur  Mitchell  and  C.  G.  Cash. 
Vol.  i.  (March  1917.) 

For  the  year  1916-1917. 

15.  Bibliography  of  Scottish  Topography.     Vol.  ii.     (May  1917.) 

16.  Papers  relating  to  the  Army  of  the  Solemn  League  and 
Covenant,  1643-1647.  Vol.i.  Edited  by  Professor  C.  Sanford 
Terry.  (October  1917.) 

For  the  year  1917-1918. 

17.  Papers  relating  to  the  Army  of  the  Solemn  League  and 
Covenant,  1643-1647.     Vol.  n.  (December  1917.) 

18.  Wariston's    Diary.     Vol.    ii.     Edited   by   D.   Hay    Fleming, 

LL.D.  (February  1919.) 

For  the  year  1918-1919. 

19.  Miscellany  of  the  Scottish  History  Society.     Vol.  in. 

20.  Highland  Papers.     Vol.  in.     Edited  by  J.  R.  N.  Macphail, 

K.C. 

Third  Series. 

For  the  year  1919-1920. 

1.  Register  of  the  Consultations  of  the  Ministers  of  Edin- 
burgh. Vol.  1.  1652-1657.  Edited  by  the  Rev.  W.  Stephen, 
B.D. 


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For  the  year  1920-1921. 

2.  Diary  of  George  Ridpath,  Minister  of  Stitchel,  1755-1761. 
Edited  by  Sir  James  Balfour  Paul,  C.V.O.,  LL.D. 

For  the  year  1921-1922. 

3.  The  Confessions  of  Babington  and  other  Papers  relating  to 
the  Last  Days  of  Mary  Queen  of  Scots.  Edited  by  the  Rev. 
J.  H.  Pollen,  S.J. 

For  the  year  1922-1923. 

4.  Foreign  Correspondence  with  Marie  de  Lorraine,  Queen  of 
Scotland  (Balcarres  Papers),  1537-1548.  Vol.  i.  Edited  by 
Marguerite  Wood,  M.A. 

5.  Selection  from  the  Papers  of  the  late  Sir  William  Fraser, 

K.C.B.    Edited  by  J.  R.  N.  Macphail,  K.C. 

Presented  to  the  Society  by  the  Trustees  of  the  late  Sir  William  Fraser,  K.C.B. 

For  the  year  1923-1924. 

6.  Papers  relating  to  the  Ships  and  Voyages  of  the  Company 
of  Scotland  trading  to  Africa  and  the  Indies,  1696-1707. 
Edited  by  George  P.  Insh,  D.Litt. 

For  the  year  1924-1925. 

7.  Foreign  Correspondence  with  Marie  de  Lorraine,  Queen  of 
Scotland  (Balcarres  Papers),  1548-1557.  Vol.  n.  Edited  by 
Marguerite  Wood,  M.A. 

For  the  year  1925-1926. 

8.  The  Early  Records  of  the  University  of  St.  Andrews,  1413- 

1579-     Edited  by  J.  Maitland  Anderson,  LL.D. 

9.  Miscellany  of  the  Scottish  History  Society.  Vol.  iv. 
Cordara's  Commentary  on  the  Expedition  to  Scotland  made 
by  Charles  Edward  Stuart,  Prince  of  Wales.  Edited  bv  Sir 
Bruce  Seton,  C.B. — The  Craignish  MS.  Edited  by  Herbert 
Campbell. — Miscellaneous  Charters,  1165-1300,  from  tran- 
scripts in  the  Collection  of  the  late  Sir  William  Fraser, 
K.C.B.     Edited  by  William  Angus. 

For  the  year  1926-1927. 

10.  The  Scottish  Correspondence  of  Mary  of  Lorraine,  1543- 

1560.     Edited  by  Annie  I.  Cameron,  M.A.,  Ph.D. 

11.  Journal  of  Thomas  Cuningham,   1640-1654,  Conservator  at 

Campvere.     Edited  by  Elinor  Joan  Courthope,  M.A. 


10  PUBLICATIONS 

For  the  year  1927-1928. 

12.  The  Sheriff  Court  Book  of  Fife,  1515-1522.  Edited  by 
William  Croft  Dickinson.  M.A.,  Ph.D. 

15.  The  Prisoners  of  the  '45 .     Vol .  i .     Edited  by  Sir  Bruce  Seton, 

Bart,  of  Abercorn,  C.B.,  and  Mrs.  Jean  Gordon  Arnot. 

For  the  year  1928-1929. 
14, 15.  The  Prisoners  of  the  '45.    Vols.  n.  and  in. 

For  the  year  1929-1930. 

16.  Register  of  the  Consultations  of  the  Ministers  of  Edin- 
burgh. Vol.  ii.  1657-1660.  Edited  by  the  Rev.  W.  Stephen,  B.D. 

17.  The  Minutes  of  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  for  Lanarkshire, 

1707-1723.     Edited  by  C.  A.  Malcolm,  M.A.,  Ph.D. 

(October  1931.) 

For  the  year  1930-1931. 

18.  The   Warrender    Papers.      Vol.    i.  1301-1587.      Edited   by 

Annie  I.  Cameron,  M.A.,  Ph.D.,  with  Introduction  by  Principal 
Robert  S.  Rait,  C.B.E.,  LL.D. 

For  the  year  1931-1932. 

19.  The  Warrender  Papers.  Vol.  n.  1587-1603.  Edited  by 
Annie  I.  Cameron,  M.A.,  Ph.D.,  with  Inti-oduction  by  Principal 
Robert  S.  Rait,  C.B.E.,  LL.D. 

20.  Flodden  Papers.     Edited  by  Marguerite  Wood,  Ph.D. 

For  the  year  1932-1933. 

21.  Miscellany  of  the  Scottish  History  Society.  Vol.  v. 
Fraser  Charters.  Edited  by  William  Angus. — Bagimond's 
Roll  for  the  Archdeaconry  of  Teviotdale.  Edited  by 
Annie  I.  Cameron. — Lauderdale  Correspondence.  Edited 
by  Henry  M.  Paton. — Letters  of  Alexander  Monro. 
Edited  by  William  Kirk  Dickson. — Jacobite  Papers  at 
Avignon.  Edited  by  Henrietta  Tayler. — Marchmont  Corres- 
pondence relating  to  the  '45.  Edited  by  the  Hon.  G.  F.  C. 
Hepburne-Scott. — Autobiography  of  Earl  Marischal  Keith. 
Edited  by  J.  Y.  T.  Greig. 

22.  Highland  Papers.    Vol.  iv.    Edited  by  J.  R.  N.  Macphail.  K.C., 

with  Biographical  Introduction  by  William  K.  Dickson.  LL.D. 


PUBLICATIONS  11 

For  the  yea?'  1933-1934. 

23.  Calendar   of    Scottish    Supplications   to    Rome,   1418-1422. 

Edited  by  the  Rev.  and  Hon.  E.  R.  Lindsay,   M.A.,  and 
Annie  I.  Cameron,  M.A.,  D.Litt. 

24.  Early    Correspondence    of    Robert    Wodrow.      Edited    by 

L.  W.  Sharp,  M.A.,  Ph.D.  (December  1937.) 

For  the  year  1934-1935. 

25.  Warrender     Letters.      Correspondence     of     Sir     George 

Warrender,  Lord    Provost   of    Edinburgh,  1715.     Edited 
by  William  K.  Dickson,  LL.D. 

26.  Commentary  on  the  Rule  of  St.   Augustine  by    Robertus 

Richardinus.     Edited  bv  G.  G.  Coulton,   Litt.D.,   D.Lit., 
F.B.A. 

For  the  year  1935-1936. 

27.  Survey    of    Lochtayside,    1769-     Edited   by    Margaret    M. 

McArthur,  M.A.,  LL.B. 

28.  Ayr  Burgh  Accounts,  1534-1624.     Edited  by  G.  S.  Pryde, 

M.A.,  Ph.D. 

For  the  year  1936-1937. 

29-  Barony   Court  Book  of  Carnwath,  1523-1542.     Edited  by 
W.  C.  Dickinson,  D.Lit. 

30.  Chronicle    of    Holyrood.      Edited    by    Marjorie    Ogilvie 

Anderson,  B.A.,  with  some  additional  notes  by  Alan  Orr 
Anderson,  LL.D. 

For  the  year  1937-1938. 

31.  The  Jacobite  Court  at  Rome,  1719-     Edited  by  Henrietta 

Tayler. 

32.  Inchcolm     Charters.       Edited     by    Rev.     D.    E.    Easson, 

B.D.,  Ph.D.,  and  Angus   Macdonald,  M.A.,  Ph.D. 


For  the  year  1938-1939. 

33.  Miscellany  of  the  Scottish  History  Society.     Vol.  vi. 

Bagimond's  Roll.  Edited  by  Annie  I.  Dunlop,  D.Litt. — 
Foundation-Charter  of  the  Collegiate  Church  of  Dunbar. 
Edited  by  D.  E.  Easson,  Ph.D. — Letters  from  John,  Second 


12  PUBLICATIONS 

Earl  of  Lauderdale,  to  John,  Second  Earl  of  Tweeddale, 
and  Others.  Edited  by  Henry  M.  Paton. — Memories  of 
Ayrshire  about  1780  by  the  Rev.  John  Mitchell,  D.D. 
Edited  by  William  Kirk  Dickson. 

34.  Wariston's  Diary.     Vol.  in.     Edited  by  J.  D.  Ogilvie. 

For  the  year  1939-1940. 

35.  Miscellany  of  the  Scottish  History  Society.     Vol.  vn. 

Diary  of  Sir  William  Drummond  of  Hawthornden,  1657- 
1659.  Edited  by  H.  W.  Meikle,  D.Litt.  — The  Exiled 
Stewarts  in  Italy.  Edited  by  Helen  C.  Stewart. — The 
Locharkaig  Treasure.     Edited  by  Marion  F.  Hamilton. 

In  preparation. 

1.  Journals   of  Jacque    de  la  Brosse,   1543-1560.      Edited  by 

G.  Dickinson. 

2.  Minutes   of   the   Synod   of   Argyll,    1639-1661.     Edited  by 

Duncan  C.  Mactavish. 

3.  Calendar  of  Letters  of  James  hi.  and  James  iv.     Edited  by 

R.  K.  Hannay,  LL.D. 

4.  Charters  of  the  Abbey  of  Coupar-Angus.     Edited  by  D.  E. 

Easson,  Ph.D. 

5.  Monymusk  Papers.     Edited  by  Henry  Hamilton,  D.Litt. 

6.  Correspondence  of  James  ii.,  King  of  Scots,  with  Charles  vii., 

King  of  France.     Edited  by  Annie  I.  Dunlop,  D.Litt.