HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. REPORTS ON THE MANUSCRIPTS THE EARL OF E6LINT0N, S IR J. STIRLI NG MAXWELL, BART., C. S. H. DRUMMOND MORAY, ESQ., G. F. WESTON UNDERWOOD, ESQ., AND 6. WINGFIELD DIGBY, ESQ. Prcrfcntctr t0 &0tf> &quM af parliament bn Cammairtr of &cr ^tajfrftg. LONDON: PRINTED FOR HER MAJESTY'S STATIONER Y^OFFICE, BY EYRE AND SrOTTISWOODE, PRINTERS TO THE QUEEN*S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. And to be purchased, either directly or through any Bookseller, from EYRE and SPOTTISWOODE, East Harding Street, Fleet Street, E.C., and 32, Abingdon Street, Westminster, S.W.; or JOHN MENZIES & Co., 12, Hanover Street, Edinburgh, and 90, West Nile Street, Glasgow; or HODGES, FIGGIS, & Co., Limited, 104, Grafton Street, Dublih. 1885. Price Three Shillings and Sevenpence, [C— 4575.] HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. REPORTS ON THE MANUSC R IPTS OF THE EARL OE EGL1NT0N, SIR J. STIBLING MAXWELL, BART., C. S. H. DRUMMO'ND MORAY, ESQ., C. E. WESTON UNDERWOOD. ESQ., AND G. W1NGFIELD DIGBY, ESQ. $rafentetr to ooti) ^outfcil of Parliament fci> CommanO nf $cr iHajr£t». LONDON: PRINTED FOR HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE, BY EYRE AND SPOTTISVVOODE, PRINTERS TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. And to be purchased, either directly or through any Bookseller, from EYRE and SPOTTISWOODE, East Harding Street, Fleet Street, E.C., and 32, Abingdon Street, Westminster, S,W. ; or JOHN MENZIES & Co., 12, Hanover Street, Edinburgh, and 90, West Nile Street, Glasgow; or HODGES, FIGGIS, & Co., Limited, 104, Grafton Street, Dublin. [0.-4576.] 1885. CONTENTS, PAGE The Manuscripts of the Earl of Eglinton and Winton, by William Fraser, C.B., Ll.D. - - 1 The Manuscripts of Sir J. Stirling Maxwell, of Keir, Bart., by William Fraser, C.B., Ll.D. - - 58 The Manuscripts of Charles S. H. Drummond Moray, of Blair Drummond, by William Fraser, C.B., Ll.D. - 81 The Manuscripts of C. F. Weston Underwood, Esq., of Somerby, by H. Barr Tomkins, Ll.M. - - 199 The Manuscripts of G. Wingfield Digby, Esq., of Sher- borne, by the ~Rev. J A. Bennett, M.A. - - 520 a 84067. Wt. 1399S, a REPORT ON THE MUNIMENTS OF THE RIGHT HONOUR- ABLE ARCHIBALD WILLIAM MONTGOMERIE, EARL OF EGLINTON AND WINTON, AT EGLINTON CASTLE, IN THE COUNTY OF AYR, BY WILLIAM FRASER, LL.D., EDINBURGH. The papers now reported on are selected from a large and miscella- ^S^^^' neous collection, and they are of value both to historians and local Eglihtow. antiquaries, containing as they do many references to passing events of importance in this and other countries, and also the names of ancient Ayrshire and west country families. The Earl of Eglinton now repre- sents the three families of Montgomerie of Eaglesham, Eglinton of Eglinton, and Ardrossan of Ardrossan, all of far descended lineage ; but there is no corresponding wealth of muniments in the family charter chest, the place of their custody having been destroyed in one of those terrible feuds which so often raged betwixt neighbouring baronial families in Scotland [No. 66 infra]. The evidence for the earlier mem- bers of the families of Montgomerie, and the long extinct houses of Eglinton and Ardrossan is therefore to be derived from sources wholly apart from their own charters. Regarding the Eglintouns of that ilk and the Ardrossans of Ardrossan little is known, but there is evidence that the former held their estates from about the time of Malcolm Can- more, while the Ardrossans nourished between 1177 mid the lime of King David the Second. Lord Eglinton also represents in the male line the ancient House of Seton, Earls of Winton, as to whom there is a separate collection of muniments, which will form the subject of another and subsequent Report. The present Report is limited to the Eglinton muniments proper. The first ancestor of the Montgomerie family who settled in Scotland was Robert of Montgomerie, who received, about the year 1157, from Walter FitzAlan, the Steward of Scotland, a giant of the lands of Eaglesham, situated in the barony and shire of Renfrew. Robert of Montgomerie is believed on good grounds to have been the grandson of the famous Roger of Montgomerie, Earl of Shrewsbury, the kinsman and companion of William the Conqueror. From Robert Montgomerie ; the first of Eaglesham, who died about, 1178, descended Sir John of Montgomerie, ninth of Eaglesham, who is celebrated for the part he took at the battle of Otteruurn in the year 1388, where he captured Sir Henry Percy, known as " Hotspur." Sir John married Elizabeth, daughter and sole heiress of Sir Hugh Eglintoun of that ilk, and acquired with her the estates of Eglinton and Ardrossan. Sir Hugh of Eglintoun held the office of Justiciary of Lothian and married Egidia or Giles Stewart, a half sister of Robert the Steward of Scotland, afterward King Robert the Second, who between 1358 and 1377 bestowed various lands a 840G7. a 2 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. R^t^Hon. on bis brother-in-law. [Nos. 1, 5-8 infra.] Sir Hugh is also com- Eglinton. memorated by Wyntown and Dunbar as among the poets of Scotland, — and to him are ascribed the " Grest of Arthure," the " Gest of the Brut," the " Adventure of Sir Gawyn," and the " Pystyl of Swete Susan." The grandson of Sir John Montgomerie and Elizabeth of Eglintoun was, about the year 1445, created a Lord of Parliament under the title of Lord Montgomerie. He was succeeded in due course by bis great grandson Hugh, third Lord Montgomerie, who was a zealous supporter of King James the Fourth, and as a reward for his services was created, in 1506, Earl of Eglintoun. Under King James the Fifth, also, the Earl held a prominent position in the state. He was one of the tutors of the young King. In 1533 he was appointed Admiral Depute of the bailiary of Cunninghame, in the county of Ayr, and in 1536 he was named as one of the joint governors of Scotland during the King's absence in France [No. 68 infra]. Besides the affairs of State in which he was engaged, Lord Eglintoun was much occupied by the state of feud which existed between his family and the Cunninghames, Lords Kilmaurs and Earls of Glencairn. The subject of contention seems to have been the office of the bailiary of Cunningham, which had been held by Sir Hugh of Eglintoun so early as 1366, and in 1370 he was made Chamberlain of Irvine. The office seems to have descended to his grandson, Sir John Montgomerie, as in a marriage contract of Sir John's eldest daughter to Sir Robert Cunningham of Kilmaurs, in 1425, it is agreed that Sir Robert shall hold the bailiary for his life ; but in 1448 the office was formally bestowed by the Crown on Alexander, eldest son of the first Lord Montgomerie. His son, the second Lord, succeeded to him in the office and, in 1482, procured a transumpt of the chief documents relating to it. [No. 16 infra.] In 1498, another charter of the office was granted by King James the Fourth, who also issued letters to enforce obedience. In 1488 a stronghold of the Cun- ninghames had been destroyed by Lord Montgomerie probably as a retaliation [No. 37 infra]. In 1498 he required Lord Kilmaurs to find security to keep the peace. A serious feud was for a time averted by the Decree Arbitral pronounced in 1509, by consent of both parties, declaring that the Earl of Eglintoun had full right to the disputed office. The quarrel however still continued, and notwithstanding attempts at peacemaking in 1523 [No. 64 infra] increased in bitterness. In 1528, Eglintoun Castle was burned and destroyed [No. 66 infra], and the feud may be said to have culminated in the murder of Hugh fourth Earl of Eglintoun, on 18th April 1586. That this murder was deliberately planned by the Cunninghams may be clearly gathered from the docu- ment No. 81 infra, where the Earl of Glencairn openly agrees to shelter the perpetrator of the crime (Cunningham of Robertland), and refers to the conspiracy for revenge. The son of the fourth Earl of Eglinton succeeded him, but died in 1612 without issue, and was the last of the direct male line of Mont- gomerie. His cousin, Sir Alexander Seton of Foulstruther, third son of Lady Margaret Montgomerie, eldest daughter of the third Earl of Eglin- ton, who was Countess of Robert, first Earl of Wintoun, inherited the estates and assumed the name of Montgomerie and title of Eglintoun. Sir Alexander Seton did this in terms of a family arrangement, confirmed by a charter from the Crown, dated 28 November 1611, but notwith- standing this his assumption of the dignity was strongly opposed by King James the Sixth. The controversy lasted for two years, during which Sir Alexander continued to assert his right, but in the end the King relented and confirmed the previous Crown grant. The King's motives and the way by which he saved his royal dignity are detailed in HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. the letters [Nos. 1 10 and 11 1 infra]. It does not appear that Sir Alexander Rl E^ T L H p N - made any formal recognition of the King's rights. This Earl, the sixth, Eglintox. was popularly ealled " Greysteel." From his fourth son the present Earl is lineally descended. Alexander, sixth Earl of Eglintoun, enjoyed the title and estates for nearly half a century. In 1630, he entered into a curious contract with Viscount Montgomerie, of the Great Airds in Ireland [No. 88 infra], doubtless with a view to secure himself against any doubt that he was the head of the house of Eglinton, the Viscount being directly de- scended from an uncle of the first Earl of Eglinton. But the Viscount, who was anxious to secure assistance in the disturbed state of Ireland, duly acknowledged the Earl as his chief. The Earl took a prominent part in public affairs. In the dispute between King Charles the First and his subjects, the Earl adhered to the side of the Covenanters, and in 1639 spent a large sum of money (48,000 merks Scots) in supplying a regi- ment for their army [No. 90 infra], a sum which there is reason to believe was never repaid. In 1641 the Irish rebellion broke out, and the letters [Nos. 140 and 141 infra] give a faint idea of the atrocities committed. The Earl of Eglintoun commanded the troops sent to relieve the Scotch settlers, and was in time to save their lives, though not their property, while the English planters were almost extirpated. During the civil war in England the Earl and his sons, Lord Mont- gomerie, Colonel James Montgomerie, and Major General Robert Montgomerie, fought on the side of the Parliament, and the Earl and one of his sons were present at the battle of Long Marston Moor. Numerous letters were addressed to him by correspondents in England, giving from time to time news of the King, the war, and other matters [Nos. 129 and 130], a frequent writer being Sir John Seton, sometime Lieutenant of the Scots Guard to the King of France, who wrote from London [Nos. 136, 142, and 151]. After the death of King Charles First, the Earl of Eglinton was one of the first to welcome King Charles Second, and was appointed Captain of the King's Horse Guards. He and his sons, however, were not favoured by the ruling party of the Estates, and his regiment was dismissed with unfortunate results to the royal cause [No. 162]. The Earl, after the Act of Classes was rescinded, again took an active part for the King, but was made prisoner and remained in confinement until the Restoration, It would appear that the Earl was fond of sport, especially of hawk- ing. The loss of one of his hawks is referred to in No. 124, and in No. 112 King James Sixth gives a carefully qualified permission to the Earl to hawk and hunt in the west country. The Earl's eldest son, Hugh Lord Montgomerie, was also an officer in the Covenanting Army, and served in England [Nos. 145, 149, 150, and 152 infra]. He was suspected of aiding the "Engagement" on behalf of King Charles the First in 1648, and was only restored to active service after "satisfying" the Church [No. 95 infra]. Apart from the documents already referred to, which illustrate the connexion of the Eglintoun family with the history of their country, the papers now reported on contain little of wide public interest. The destruction of the early writs of the family deprives the collection of much of its value, and the majority of the charters now reported on possess more interest for the genealogist than the historian, but one or two details are worthy of notice. The marriage contracts, of which this collection contains several of an early date, present some curious features. Thus, in No. 16 (7), it is provided that Sir John Montgomerie, if he does not go as hostage for King James the First, shall maintain his daughter and her husband, with A 2 4 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. right Hon. a damsel for the ladye, for two years ; but if Sir John departs the hus- Earl of band shall provide for himself and spouse. In another case [No. 18 ' infra], in an alliance between the Stewarts of Darnley and a daughter of Sir Alexander Montgomerie, the latter is bound to provide for the young couple and six horses for five years, while the bridegroom is to be brought home to the house of his father or father-in-law to be at their will. In another contract [No. 42 infra] the young Master of Montgomerie is taken bound to marry Bessy Edmonstone, daughter of Sir Archibald Edmonstone, of Duntreath. If either of them die before marriage Lord Montgomerie binds his second, third, and fourth sons in succession, and failing Bessy then Katern, Margaret, and Helen Edmon- stone are in turn contracted to marry a son of Lord Montgomerie. In a fourth contract, where a son of the first Earl of Eglintoun engages to marry one of the co-heiresses of Robert Francis of Stane, an estate near to the Castle of Eglinton, the Earl not only undertakes to provide for his son and daughter-in-law during her father's lifetime, but pays to the Laird of Stane 100 merks Scots, to dispose of according to his con- science, as a " contentatioun " to the second daughter [No. 54 infra]. The indenture between the Earls of Lennox and Eglintoun for the marriage of their children [No. 63 infra] is chiefly remarkable for the fact that the intended bridegroom was little more than three years old, but as is well known he married, not Christian Montgomerie, but Lady Margaret Douglas, by whom he had a son, the ill fated Darnley, second husband of Queen Mary. In No. 61 we have evidence of how Crown patrimony was wasted during a royal minority. The island of Little Cumbrae was a royal forest, but Robert Huntar, of Huntarstown, the hereditary forester, was unable to prevent trespassers from slaying the deer, rabbits, &c. To aid him in repressing poaching the Earl of Eglintoun was appointed, with power to punish trespassers and to oversee the forester himself, that he did not pasture too many cattle on the island to the prejudice of the game. At a later date the King granted t;> Robert Hunter, of Hunterstown, the forester, a charter of the island [No. 65 infra], obliging him to maintain a mansion house. The island afterwards became and still continues to be the property of the Eglintoun family. The first Earl of Eglintoun died in the end of September 1545, and his will [No. 72 infra] is remarkable for the unusual number of pay- ments appointed to be made for masses. The phraseology of this and another will about the same date is peculiar, both parties bequeathing their souls to God, the Virgin Mary, and all the Saints, " the whole court of heaven." The great grandson of the first Earl, Hugh third Earl of Eglintoun, was somewhat unfortunate in his marriage relations. His wife was Lady Jean Hamilton, a daughter of the Regent Arran, contracted to him on 13 January 1554 [No. 77 infra], and divorced from him on the ground of consanguinity on 30th May 1562 [No. 7& infra]. A later decree at her instance against the Earl was pronounced on a different ground, by John Knox and others at Edinburgh 25 June 1562. This document is not here reported. The proceedings in the first divorce case are lengthy and technical, and the chief point of interest is the allusion to " a dumb lady of Dalkeith " as the wife of an Earl of Morton. The number of generations given implies that the lady in question was the Princess Joanna, youngest daughter of King James the First, who married, after a lengthened sojourn in France, the first Earl of Morton. A document of great importance to the masonic craft is summarised in No. 84, being somewhat too long for full quotation — the ordinances drawn up by William Schaw, the King's master of work and gem nil HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 5 warden of the craft, on 28 December 1599, for all the master masons Right Hox. in Scotland. They contain directions as to the conduct of masters e^linton. towards each other, and towards their employers " to leve cheritablie — togidder," and to take in hand no work they are unable to perform. The reception of apprentices, the exclusion of irregular craftsmen, and other matters relating to the trade, are all regulated, and obedience enforced by the exaction of fines. One offence, however, is to be punished by degradation ; those masters who have not been careful as to their scaf- foldings and footways so that injury is done to anyone, are to be dis- charged from working as masters, and be subject " all the rest of their days " to someone else. Of the documents in the collection which bear on personal and social life and manners, No. 83 gives a glimpse of toilettes worn by a fashion- able dame at the Court of King James shortly after his accession to the English Crown ; Nos. 89, 97, and 98, are lists of jewellery which indicate a considerable amount of wealth, as does also the amount of silver plate described in No. 99 and 100. In No. 84 we have reference to King James Sixth's visit to Scotland and his presence in the houses of the Earl of Eglintoun in Edinburgh and Glasgow, fat geese and butter being sent from the west for his Majesty's provision, and a large sum of money expended on his entertainment. The drinking customs of the period are illustrated by the account of the daily consumption of wine and ale, given in No. 93. Letter No. 128 gives information as to the expense of education and board, while the account No. 103 shows what books were used as classics in teaching the " Humanities " in Scotland in the 17th century. That domestic servants were a source of trouble in the so called " good old times " as well as now, appears from the letter [No. 123 infra']. The difficulties of travelling in the early part of the 1 7 tli century are forcibly illustrated by letters No?. 120 and 126. In 1612 the Countess of Eglinton applied to her mother, the Countess of Linlithgow for the loan of carriage horses to bring her from Craigiehall to Linlithgow. Though this was but a short distance, the Countess of Linlithgow promised to send a dozen horses with panniers and ropes in place of " tumeler " (tumbril ?) carts. The road must have been greatly beset with ** stratis and dangeris " similar to those which the Earl of Eglinton refers to a few years later, when, writing to his wife, he bids bet send her coach and horses to meet him, and to cause six of the ablest tenants come with the coach to Glasgow <; to pout hir by all the stratis and dangeris" [No. 126]. On another occasion it would appear that he had written thirty-three letters to friends to meet him at Bishop Briggs. obviously that they might assist him on Mb journey to Eglinton. For such journeys lanterns, such as the one described in letter No. 122 as of " Moscovia glass," were no doubt occasionally useful.' It is recom- mended as one of the fairest in London and of the best light. Among other miscellaneous items of interest may be noticed the reference in No. 119 to " Ni^ieyin^' an unfortunate old woman who was distinguished for her alleged knowledge of the black art, and had undergone examination as a witch before the Regent Murray and Mr. John Knox, but who ascribed the charge made against her to the profes- sional jealousy of the apothecaries whom she had excelled in her knowledge of drugs. Allusions to the plague in 1603, and in 1646, are found in Nos. 83 and 147, the latter document relating to the disinfec- tion of tainted dwellings in the neighbourhood of Paisley. The value of preserving old papers, even though apparently of little importance, is well illustrated by letter No. 144. It appears outwardly a simple request by the Earl of Cassillis [John sixth Earl] that the Earl of Eglinton would attend the funeral of the writer's wife. Yet such a 6 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. ^Barl 1 ©?*' seemingly unimportant document is sufficient to clear the fair fame of a Eglintok. lady whose character has been tarnished both by popular ballad and tradition. The Countess of Cassillis in question was Lady Jane Hamil- ton, daughter of Thomas first Earl of Haddington, and was married to John sixth Earl of Cassillis in 1621. A popular ballad " Johnnie Faa'' and more than one popular writer have constructed a romantic story to the effect that the husband was stern, the lady neglected, and that after being some years married she eloped with Sir John Faa, of Dunbar, but the pair being captured, the Knight was hanged and the Countess im- prisoned for the remainder of her life, the Earl meanwhile marrying again. This elopement was said to have taken place during the Earl's presence at the asssembly of Divines at Westminster. This story, however, though related with very circumstantial details, is disproved by the letter now reported on, which shows that the lady wa* dead before the Earl went to Westminster in 1643, and also that she was his " deir bed fellow " until the day of her death, 21 years after their marriage. Two letters, characteristic both of the men and the period, will be found inNos. 131 and 132, the first from Mr. Robert Bruce, of Kinnaird, long one of the Ministers of Edinburgh, and of such authority both in civil and ecclesiastical affairs, that in 1590 when King James the Sixth went to Denmark for his Queen he appointed Mr. Brace to a chief place in the Government. After the Gowrie conspiracy, however, Mr. Bruce fell under the King's displeasure, and he was afterwards more or less persecuted by his Majesty. The letter now reported on was written to the Countess of Eglinton about two years before Mr. Bruce's decease, which took place in 1631, in the 77th year of his age. The second letter is addressed to the same Lady by Mr. Josias Welsh, of Templepatrick, Ireland, son of the famous Mr. John Welsh, of Ayr, and his wife, who was a daughter of John Knox. Josias Welsh was himself a very successful minister among the Presbyterians in Ireland. The papers now reported on with other family documents were printed by me in two quarto volumes for the late Earl of Eglinton in the year 1859, entitled " Memorials of the Montgomeries, Earls of Eglinton." The impression of that work was limited to one hundred & fifty copies for private circulation chiefly among the relations & friends of the family. The muniments now reported on are arranged under the two following heads : — I. Charters, &c. of the Earls of Eglinton 1358-1689. II. Correspondence of the Earls of Eglinton (a) Royal Letters, (b) Family Letters. I. — Charters, Ac, of the Earls of Eglinton, 1358-1689. 1. Charter by Robert, Steward of Scotland, Earl of Strathern, grant- ing to Sir Hugh, of Eglintoun, Knight, and Dame Egidia (Giles), his spouse, to the longer liver of them two, and to the heirs and assignees of Sir Hugh himself, an annual rent of one stone of wax due to the granter from the land of Monfodevrry within the barony of Conyngham, Sheriffdom of Ayr: Witnesses Sir John Stewart, the granter's brother, Robert of Irskyn, John of Lindesay, John of Isle, knights, Andrew of Conyngham, Thomas Symple, John Tayt. [n.d. 1358-1370.] 2. Charter by Thomas Stewart Earl of Angus, to Sir Hugh of Eglyn- toun, knight, of his land of Ormdale in the lordship of Cowal and shire HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 7 of Argyll : To be held by Sir Hugh and his heirs, and his assignees Right Hon. acceptable to the granter and his heirs, for giving to the chief lord of eglinton. the feu the service used and wont, and a pair of gilt spurs, or forty silver — pennies to the granter and his heirs in recognition of the gift, at the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, yearly, if asked, Dated at Edinburgh 25th May 1360: Witnesses, Sir Kobert, Steward of Scotland, Earl of Strathern, Sir William Earl of Douglas, Sir Robert of Irskyn, and Sir John of Lyle, knights, Alexander of Mongomry, Maurice of Convaille, Alan of Lawedre. 3. Charter by John of Moray, Lord of the lordship of Hormishocis, granting to Sir Hugh of Eglyntoun and Dame Egidia of Lyndesay, his whole land of Hormishocis, with the whole service of Dolly ura, Poter- town, and of Wagrav, due to the said lordship. Dated at Ardrossan the 16th day before the Purification of the Virgin [January] 1361 : Witnesses, Robert Abbot of the Monastery of Kilwinning, William of Paisley, perpetual vicar of the Church of Kylbreny, Hugh of Raht, Alan of Munfod, John of Crawford of Badelay. 4. Charter by Robert, Steward of Scotland, Earl of Strathern and Lord of Conyngharae, to Alexander of Blare, his heirs or assignees, of that annual rent of four chalders of oatmeal and one pound of pepper which Alan le Suche and William of Ferrars, knights, were accustomed to receive from the lands of Stane and Buretres in Conynghame, then belonging to Andrew Frauneeys : To be held of the Steward and his heirs for giving a pair of gilt spurs, or twelve silver pennies, at Whit- sunday yearly, if asked. Given at the Monastery of Inchaffray, 10th December 1363 : Witnesses, William Abbot of Inchaffray, Thomas of Fausyde, knight, Alexander Stewart the granter's son, John Mercer burgess of Perth, Maurice of Drummond, etc. 5. Charter by King Robert Second to Hugh of Eglyntoun, knight, his heirs and his assignees, of the land of Gyffeyn in the barony of Kyle Stewart and shire of Ayr, then belonging to the King through forfeiture : To be held of the King and his heirs, Stewards of Scotland, for services used and wont. Dated at Edinburgh 4th May [1371] : Wit- nesses, William and Patrick, Bishops of St. Andrews and Brechin, John, the King's eldest son, Earl of Carrick and Steward of Scotland, Thomas Earl of Mar, William Earl of Douglas, Robert Earl of Men- teith the King's son, John of Carryk, canon of Glasgow, Chancellor, Alexander of Lyndesay, and Robert of Erskyne, knights. 6. Charter by King Robert Second to his dearest brother Hugh of Eglyntoun, knight, of the lands of Lochlebogsyd, within the barony of Renfrew: To be held by Hugh and Egidia his spouse, the King's dearest sister, and their heirs, of the King and his heirs, Stewards of Scotland, for giving yearly ten marks sterling for the support of a chaplain to celebrate divine service in the Cathedral Church of Glasgow. Dated at Perth 12th October [1374]. 7. Confirmation by King Robert Second of a wadset by Hugh of Auldistoun made to the King's dearest brother, Hugh of Eglyntoun, knight, of the lands of Cambusbaroun, Innerhawloune and Schiphalch in the shire of Stirling ; saving the King's service. Dated at Dun- fermline 28th March [1375]. 8. Precept by King Robert Second, under the quarter seal, addressed to his Chamberlain, and other ministers for the time, shewing that he was owing his dearest brother Hugh of Eglyntoun, knight, the sum of 8 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Right Hon. 550 merks sterling in complement of the sum of 700 merks formerly Eglintow. due ; and that the King had given to Hugh the whole wards, reliefs, and — marriages belonging to the Crown, on the south side of the Forth, at their true value as that should be agreed upon between Sir Hugh and the King's Chamberlain ; and in case these casualties shall in any year amount to less than 100 merks, the Chamberlain in Exchequer should be bound to pay the deficiency of the sum of 100 merks, until Sir Hugh should be satisfied of the said sum of 550 merks ; and commanding the Chamberlain to make payment of these casualties to Sir Hugh in terms of the grant. Given at Perth 17th March [1375]. 9. Obligation by James the Lyndesay, Lord of Bochane, granting to John of Montgumry, Lord of Egillham, that the lands of Dunbulge nor Carny, held of the granter, shall not be recognosced by him until he pay to John of Montgumry, in the Castle of Edinburgh, " ix hunder punde of Iiiglish gold, on a day " . . " Alswa, we grant and lely hechtis, that we sal helpe and supponell the forsaid John in the helpe and mantenance of the forsaide landys that the said Jon haldys of ws, and at we sal nocht be in the contrar of hym with na nothyr in the mentyme." Dated at Edinburgh, 9th December 1389. 10. Charter by John of Montegomorri, lord of Eglishame, granting to William of Blakeforde, for homage and service, the whole land called Little Benane, which had been resigned in the granter's hands : To be held by William and his heirs of his body born and to be born ; whom failing, by John Walays of Elrisley and his heirs ; of the granter and his heirs for the usual service. Dated at Eaglesham 8th October 1 392 : Witnesses, John Symple, lord of Eliotstoun, Hugh Walays, lord of Cragyne, William More, lord of Camcescane, Thomas of Crauforde, lord of Achinhamys, and John of Polioc, lord of that ilk. 11. Charter by Malcolm Fleming, knight, lord of Biger and of Leigne in favour of his grandson (nepoti) William of Boyde, lord of Galvane, granting to him for his service done and to be done, the lands of Badynhache in the granter's barony of Leigne in the sheriffdom of Dumbarton : To be held by William and his heirs, of Malcolm and his heirs for payment, on the ground, of one silver penny at Whitsunday, if asked only, in name of blench farm, for ward, relief, marriage, suits of court and all other secular service. No date : Witnesses, Sir Robert of Danyelistoun, lord of that ilk, Patrick of Graham, lord of Kyncardyn, John of Maxwell, lord of Pollok, knights; Robert Boyd, lord of Kil- mernok, the granter's grandson, David Flemyng, the granter's son and heir, and Patrick Flemyng, his second son. Confirmed by King Robert Third at the Castle of Rothesay, 7th July 1395. 12. Instrument of Transumpt of a Charter by John of Montgomery, knight, lord of Ardrossan, granting to Alexander Lokkart the lands of Lochwood, lying in the said barony of Ardrossan in the shire of Ayr : To be held by Alexander and his heirs of the granter and his heirs for giving a pound of pepper at the feast of St. John the Baptist (24th Junp) in name of blench farm, if asked. Dated at Polnone, 1st December 1407 : Witnesses, John of Hamilton of Ross, knight ; Allan Campbell, John Inglis, Alexander Mure, squires. This Charter was transumed by order of the Lords of Council and Session on 17th March 1574, at the instance of James Lockhart of Lee, successor of the said Alexander Lockhart of the Lee in the lands, who produced the writ as his earliest title, in an action against the then Earl of Eglinton. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 9 13. Precept by John of Montgomery, Lord of Ardrossan and of ^fuLov* Giffyn, knight, directed to his bailie of Giffen, John Homyl, to give to Eglintok. Stephen Ker, lord of Trearne, sasine of the lands of the Ovirtoun of Giffyn, lying in the granter's lordship of Giffyn in the barony of Kile in the sheriffdom of Ayr ; which lands had been resigned by Stephen in the granter's hands. Dated at Polnone 24th November 1413. 14. Charter by Robert Duke of Albany, Earl of Fife and of Men- teith, Governor of Scotland, ratifying, and on behalf of the King and his heirs confirming the grants by his confederate (confederatus noster) John of Montegomeri of Ardrossane, knight, to his son Robert of Montegomeri, born betwixt him and the late. Agnes of the Isles his spouse, made with consent of Alexander of Montegomeri the said John's son and heir and brother -german of Robert, of the whole lands of the lordship of Gimne, in the barony of Kyle Stewart in the sheriffdom of Ayr ; of the lands of Lochhous in the constabulary of Linlithgow in the shire of Edinburgh ; and the lands of Knokintire and of Knokmulyne lying in Kile- Regis in the sheriffdom of Ayr ; and an annual rent of 50s. Scots to be uplifted from Drumdow, and from the tofts, crofts, and perticates of land lying within the burgh of Linlithgow; with all the annual rents due within said burgh. To be held by the said Robert and the heirs male of his body lawfully born or to be born, whom failing, by his father and his heirs whomsoever, of the said John Mont- gomery and his heirs in fee and heritage ; saving the King's service. Given at Stirling 9th March 1413. 15. Charter by David of Coghrane, lord of the north half of Ovirlee, granting to his son Edward of Coghrane, for his services, all the lands of Ovirlee, in the barony of Renfrew, and sheriffdom of the same : To be held by Edward and the heirs of his body, whom failing by the granter and his heirs, of Alicia of Coghrane and her heirs, for rendering 30 pennies Scots yearly at Overlee. With clause of warrandice : Wit- nesses, James of Dowglas, lord of Balvany, Thomas Weir, Alexander of Dunbar, Robert Weir, Robert of Dalzell. This Charter is not dated, but the precept by the granter for infefting his son in the lands of Lee in the barony of Renfrew and shire thereof, and also in the lands of Ascog in the lordship of Bute and sheriffship of the same, is dated 24 August 1425. The above Charter was confirmed in due form (l)by Alicia of Coghrane lady of Netherlee in the barony of Renfrew, in pre- sence of J ames of Douglas lord of Balvany, Thomas Were, Joachim de Lecprevyc, William of Lecprevyc his brother, Robert of Dalzell, Robert of Lecprevyc, Robert Thorns, [c. 1425] and (2) by John Lecprevike lord of Meidlee in the barony of Renfrew, before Andrew Mureheid & John Watson then bailies of the burgh of Ruglen, Donald Dun, Robert Brade, and Sir John Petigre, burgesses of that burgh [c. 1425]. 16. Instrument of Transumpt made on 28th September 1482, before Richard Robertson, rector of the parish church of Suthek, Commissary of the Oflicial of Lothian> at the instance of Hugh Lord Montgomery, of the following eight writs relating to the offices of Bailie of Cunyngbame and Chamberlain of Irvine. (1) Letters by Robert, Steward of Scotland, Earl of Strathern, declaring that he had given to Sir Hugh of Eglintoun the office of Bailie of the Barony of Cunyngham, with command of the men dwelling therein and other full powers ; commanding therefore the inhabitants of the barony to obey Sir Hugh and his heirs. Given at Erth 15th January 1366, under the seal of the granter and that of John Stewart his eldest son, Lord of Kyle. (2) Letter by Robert, Steward of Scotland, etc., that as he had given the office of Bailie of the baronv 10 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Right Hon. of Cunyngham and the office of Chamberlain of the same to his beloved Bglinton. brother Sir Hugh of Eglintoun, he also gave to him for his labour a — third part of all the lines and issues of the Bailie and Chamberlain Courts in time to come ; and directing those having interest, to pay the said fines to Sir Hugh : Given under the seals of the granter and his eldest son, at Erth 15 January 1366. (3) Letter by the said Robert, Steward of Scotland, etc., that as he had given to his beloved brother Sir Hugh of Eglintoun, lord of that ilk, and to his heirs the office of Bailie of the Barony of Cunyngham with the office of Chamberlain of the granter's burgh of Irvine, to which offices no fee is with certainty attached ; he therefore grants to Sir Hugh and his heirs heritably the third part of all issues and fines happening in said courts : No date : Sealed with the granter's seal and that of his eldest son John Stewart Earl of Carrick, Lord of Kyle and Athole : Witnesses Robert Abbot of Kilwinning, Sir John of Lindesaye, lord of Thurstoune, Adam of Ful- lartoun, lord of Corsby, knights ; . . . Kennydy, lord of Donhonr, John Wallace, lord of Richardtoun, Thomas Sympill, lord of Elyastoun, John Gray of Estelwoude. (4) Letter by the said Robert, Steward of Scotland, etc., authorising Sir Hugh of Eglintoun, knight, or any of his heirs to re-enter to the office of Bailie of Cunyngham, notwithstanding another then ministered in the office through Sir Hugh's sufferance and consent. Given at Renfrew 30 May 1370. (5) Grant by the said Robert, Steward of Scotland, to his beloved brother Sir Hugh of Eglin- toun, knight, lord of that ilk, and his heirs, of the offices of Bailie of the barony of Cunyngham, and Chamberlain of the burgh of Irvine, with power to hold courts, punish transgressors, levy fines, appoint substi- tutes, etc. (6) Grant by King James Second, as Steward of Scotland, to Alexander of Montgomery, eldest son of Alexander Lord Montgomery, of the office of Bailie of the barony of Cunynghame, which had no fee attached to it and which had been resigned by the said Alexander in the hands of the King as Steward ; To be held of the King as Steward of Scotland for service used and wont. Given under the privy seal at Stirling 31st January 1448. (7) Indenture between Sir John of Mungumry, Lord of Ardrossan, and Sir Robert of Conyngham Lord of Kilmaurs, whereby the latter " is oblist to wed Anny of Mungumry, the dochtyr of Schir Jone of Mungumry, and to gyfe to the said Anny joyntfeftment of tuenty markis worth of his Mudir landis (? mother's lands) ; and gife it hapynnys the said Schir Robert and Anny hafand sonnys of lyfe, the joyntfeftment beande of na walwe." Sir John is bound to give Sir Robert for the marriage, three hundred merks and forty pounds, to be paid by yearly sums of forty pounds from the lands of Estwode and Loychlebokside : " Als it is acordit at the said Schir Robert sal joyse and browk the Baize ry of Conyngham, with al the profytis pertenande til it, for the terme of his lyfe ; and the said Schir Robert is oblist at he sal nocht mak na ger mak the said Balzery sekirar til him, na til his ayris, in to the mentyme na he was in to the entra of the Balzery ; the said Schir Jone of Mungumry and his ayris hafand recourse to the said Balzery eftir the dede of the said Schir Robert, in the samyn forme and effect as it was in the tyme of the makyng of thir euidentys : Als, because of kynrend thar behufys to be a purchas ; and gife it may be gotyn in Scotlande, the said Schir Jone of Mun- gumry sal pay tharfor, and gife it be outwyth, it sal be gotyn on bath thair costys : And gyfe it hapynnys the said Schir Jone of Mungumry nocht to ga in hostage for the Kyng he sal hald the said Anny his dochtir, and a damysale with hir, and Schir Robertis resonabyl repayr, for twa zer in met and drynk, and buch of court, with sex horssis fjndjngat the liking of the said Schir Robert ; and gife he gais in HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 11 hostage, the said Schir Robert sal se for his wyfe hymself." It is further Rmht Hon. agreed that Sir Robert shall not enter to the said Bailiary till he and Eglinton. Anny be married, and also that if he or Anny die before being married he or his heirs shall restore what he has taken up of the said marriage, to Sir John or his heirs. Irvine 16 June 1425. (8) Discharge by Robert of Conygham, knight, Lord of Kilmawris, acknowledging himself to have received from Alexander Mungumry Lord of Ardrossan the sum of 300 marks and forty pounds on account of the marriage of " Angnes of Mungumry his sister " as agreed upon between Sir John of Mungumry and the said Robert^ who fully discharges the said sum. Dated at Fynlawston 20 February 1432. [The transumpt was made at the church of St. Giles of Edinburgh in presence of Masters Thomas Mowngumry, rector of Eglishame, David Boys, John Fingud, preben- daries of the said church, and others.] 17. Charter by Alan Stewart, Lord of Dernle, confirming a Charter of entail made by Sir Herbert Herys, knight, lord of Traregillis to Robert of Dalzelle of Bracanryg and to his heirs male, lawfully born or to be born betwixt him and Agnes of Hamilton his spouse; whom failing, to his lawful heirs male of his body, whomsoever ; whom failing, to his lawful heirs male of his own name, Dalzele ; whom failing to his lawful heirs whomsoever : of the lands of Carngulane, with pertinents lying in the barony of Torboltoun in the shire of Ayr. Confirmed at Cruxtowne 18 November 1437. 18. Indenture between Alexander Mongorary, knight, Lord of Ardrossan on one part and Alan Stewart Lord of Dernle, on the other part, agreeing that John Stewart, son and heir to Alan Stewart, " sail half to 'wyff and in mariage tak Mergaret off Mongomry, the eldast dochter that is to mary off the forsayd Lord of Ardrossane; and geff it hapynys, as God forbed, the forsayd sone or dochter to dysscs, the next son off the forsayd Alan sail mary this forsad Mergaret, and falzand off hyr the next dochter off the forsayd Alexander ; and sa furth, geff it falzes off ane or off ma, quhyll aythyr off thaim lias dochteris or sonny s, quhyll the forsayd matrimonie be fully ly complet and endyt, as is forspokyn : " for which marriage Alexander should pay to Alan six hundred merks Scots to be repaid if it should not take place : Also it is agreed that Alan should give in conjunct infeftment the lands of Dregarn and Dromley, said lands remaining with Alan till the completion of the marriage : " Item it is ordanyt and appoyntyt that the forsayd Jhone Stewart, sone to the forsayd Alane, sail be reducyt and brocht hame to Crukistone and to Ardrossane, to cum and repayr at the wyll of the forsayd lordys : Item it is acordyt that geff it hapynis, God wylland, the forsayd Alan to recouer the Erldome off the Leuenax in all or in part, be quhatsumeuer maner off way, law, trety or composicione, the forsayd Alexander sail geff proporcionaly at termis and yheris as is befor wrytyn, als mikyll as the aid astent is in propirte in a yher, for outyn frawd or gyle, or ony cauillacion and the forsayd Alan, thir landys recoverit, sail geff in joynt feftment to the forsayd Jhon and Mergaret, or to ony off tha partys the quhilk God for- tunys to cum togeder be matrimone, ane hundreth marcis in connabyll place, countand the fourty marcis off Dregarn and Dromley in this hundreth marcis y sa that the hale, geff the recouere off the Leuenax hapynys, off joyntfeftment sail be ane hundreth marcis as is befor wryttin ; the forsayd Alan joysand the forsayd land quhyll the matrimone be complet : Item it is acordyt that the forsayd Alexander sail find his dochter for fyff yher with the repayr off hyr husband and hys famil, that is to say sex hors ; the forsayd sone and dochter 12 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. R rS?l ] of N ' remanan d w * tn thair forsayd faderis quhill the niatrimone be complet : Eglinton. Item it is acordyt that als sone as the forsayd sone and dochter is off lachfull eld that (thai) may be maryd off the comone law, thai sail be maryt, God wylland, for outyn frawd or gyle or ony cauillacion." The contract was executed in duplicate, the parties also swearing on " the mes buk," to observe its terms. Dated at Houstoun 15 May 1438: Witnesses, " Jhone Sympyll Lord off Elyotstone, Schyr Robert Sympyll, Knycht, Schyrraff off Renfrew, Jhone of Colquhon Lord off Lus, Wilzam off Cunyngham, Lard off Glengurnac, Patryk off Houston Lord off that ilk, Jhone of Lindsay, Lard off Dunrod, Thorn off Park off that ylk, Jhone Locart off the Bar, and Jhon Sympyll off Fowlwod with othyr mony." 19. Charter by John Lokhert, Lord of Barr, with consent of Robert Lokhert his son and heir of an annual rent of five merks from the lands of Barr and Neutoun, in the bailiery of Waltyris Kyle and shire of Ayr, to a chaplain for celebrating three masses in Holy Week, yearly, at the altar of St. Peter in the parish church of Ardrossane, for the souls of the granter, his wife, children, predecessors and successors, and all Christians : binding the granter or his heirs, etc., if he or they should contravene this deed to pay 100/. Scots iu name of penalty to the dean and chapter of Glasgow, with 100/. to the work of St. Mungo, and 100/. to the chaplain performing the said service for the time : further con- stituting and ordaining Sir Alexander of Mungumry, knight, Lord of Ardrossan, and William of Conynghame, Lord of Glengernok, as pro- curators with power in case of not payment to the chaplain, to seize the granter's goods and convert them for payment of said chaplain. Sealed with the seals of the granter and of his Lord of Ardrossan, Sir Alexander of Mungumery, knight, at Ardrossan, 12 March 1438 : Witnesses, John Cambell and John Kennady, knights, Lords of Low- dounhyll and Blarchan, Alexander of Mungumry, son and heir of the Lord of Ardrossan, William of Conyngham, Lord of Glengernok. 20. Charter by James of Crag, son and heir of the deceased John of Crag. Lcrd of that ilk, to Richard Donaldsoun, son and heir of the deceased John Donaldsoun, of the Temple lands lying in the lordship of Eglishame and regality of Ranfrew : To be held from the granter and his heirs, of the lord superior thereof, for services used and wont : binding the same James and his heirs, etc., if they should attempt to contravene this Charter, to pay 100 marks Scots in name of penalty, lo be applied to the building of the Church of St. Kentigern of Glasgow ; and to the said Richard or his heirs, 100/. Scots in name of damages, etc. Dated at the Nether Crag 10th April 1450 : Witnesses, Alexander Lindyssay son and heir of John Lyndissay of Dunrod, Sir William Machame, vicar of Eglisham, William Ker bailie of Eglisham. This Charter of Temple-lands was confirmed by Friar [Frater] Henry of Leuyngstown Knight Commendator of the Hospital of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, at Torfichin 26 October 14o4 : Witnesses, Friar Heliseus Lany, presbyter of said Order, Master William of Akinhede, vicar of Torfichin, and Gawan of Levington, squire. 21. Charter by King James Second to Alexander Lord Montegomery and Margaret his spouse, granting to them the land of Roberstoune lying in the bailiery of Cunynghame and shire of Ayr, with the service of all the free tenants dwelling on the said land ; which land, etc., had been resigned by Alexander in the King's hands at Perth ; To be held by the grantees and their lawful heirs ; whom failing by the nearest heirs whomsoever of Alexander, of the King and his heirs, &c, for sen ices HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 13 used and wont. Given under the Great Seal at Perth 16th September Rl j^ L ^ ox ' 1453. [This Charter is not recorded in the Register of the Great Seal, eglinton. as now extant.] 22. Discharge by Robert Crawfurde of Achinhamis and Archibald Crawfurde of Pryveke, acknowledging themselves to have received from William Ker, Laird of Kersland, 100 marks Scots, in dowry " for all and hall the sovme acht till ws be the said Vilzam for the marriage off oure cusynge Archibalde Huntar Larde of Ardneill, pertenande till ws, the quhilk forsuth mariage we sellyt and gaffe to the saide Vilzame Ker, to his dochtir Mergarete Ker," which sum of 100 marks is therefore fully discharged. Dated at Achinhamys 14th June 1462. 23. Obligation by Dauid Leddayle, son and heir to Jhon of Liddail of Lochttillo to Schir Vilzham of Mungumbry of Giffin whereby David binds himself, his heirs, executors, and assignees in the event of him or them disturbing Sir William or his heirs in the possession of the lands of the Bar and six merks' worth of Drumbuye, in the lordship of the Braydstayn and shire of Ayr, to pay to the latter the sum of 800/. Scots because of true debt and 40/. in name of costs, damages and expenses, from the rents of the said David's lands of Lochttillo : the said sums to be paid in the parish church of Irvine within 40 days after any molestation given to Sir William by the granter or his heirs, or by William of Liddail's wife for terce, or otherwise. The granter appends his father's seal at Edinburgh 3 November 1465 : Witnesses, Alexander Lord Montgomery, William Fergussil of that ilk, Archibald Bo)d, brother-german to the Lord Boyd, and James of Mungumbry. ?A. Retour made before Sir John Colquhoun of that ilk, knight, the King's Comptroller, and Master David Guthre of Kinealdrum, the King's treasurer, sheriffs of Ayr specially constituted, of the service of Alexander of Montgummery as heir to his father Alexander of Montgummery, in the office of bailie of the barony of Conyngham, within the shire of Ayr : held of the King as Steward of Scotland, for the service per- taining to the office of bnilie, in name of blench-farm. Inquest made at Linlithgow 17th June 1466, by the following assize. Sir John of Achinlek of that ilk, knight, Sir John Chaumer of Gaytgard, knight, Robert of Crauford of Achynnamys, John Coluil, John Schaw, Quintin Mure, David Campbell, Hugh Campbell, Edward of Coningham, George Mure, David Wallace, George Stewart, William of Achinlek, John of Hamilton, and George of Foulartone. 25. Notarial instrument narrating that John Chawmer of Gadgyrtht, knight, procurator of William Cunygam of Glengernok, appeared before King James Third, and in due form resigned into his Majesty's hands the lands of Bolgaris, extending to 10/. (Scots) yearly; the two Kilfassachis, extending yearly to ten merks ; and Ballandallach, extending yearly to five merks ; lying in the earldom of Lennox within the sheriffdom of Stirling : which resignation being made, the King as Superior, according to the tenor of a charter to be granted thereupon, gave the said lands to Umfrid Cunygam, grandson and heir apparent of the said William, and to Elisabeth of Edmonstone, Umfrid's spouse, to the survivor of them two and their children born and to be born ; whom failing to the lawful heirs whomsoever of the said William Cunygam of Glengernok. These things were done at Edinburgh in the King's chamber in the castle, 21 July 1467. 26. Charter by Hugh of Montgumry of Thorn toun granting to Marjory (Mariota) Flemyug and John of Montgumry his fust bom 14 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Right Hon. son and apparent heir, and to the survivor of them two, in conjunct fee, RgSton. by reason of marriage and matrimony to be completed betwixt them, the whole lands of Ovyr Thorntoun in the lordship of Thorntoun and sheriffdom of Renfrew : To be held by the grantees and their heirs male; whom failing, by the nearest lawful heirs whomsoever of the granter, of the granter and his heirs in fee and heritage for the payment of one silver penny at Pentecost, in name of blench farm, if asked only. Dated at Thorntoun 22 November 1468 : Witnesses, Sir Alexander Hume of that ilk, knight, Alexander Hume his heir apparent, Sir Archibald of Hamilton of Tnnerwick, knight, Patrick Home, David of Edyngtori, and Sir William Bel, rector of Upsettlington. 27. Notarial instrument narrating that in presence of the notary and witnesses, Dame Jonet Houstoun, relict of the late William Montegomori of Gyffin, knight, before the 15th day after his death as she asserted, recalled, quashed and annulled all gifts, alienations, leases, obligations and assignations, of the lands formerly hers, of annual rents and of farm rents, made to any persons by her husband the said late William Montegomori of Giffyn, knight, during the time the said Jonet was under the coverture of her husband ; and specially of the lands of Wrechthill made to Robert Montegomori his eldest son and his spouse, for a year: Protesting solemnly that such donations, alienations, etc., made at the time above mentioned and relating to her interests to the extent of her lawful terce and conjunct infeftment by reason of marriage, should not now tend to her prejudice. Done at the burgh of Irvine in the small workshop (opella) of William Stoupishill burgess of said burgh : Witnesses, the said Robert Montegomeri, William Stoupishill, William Petcon, Sir Patrick, curate of Beith, William Conallson, and John Barr. 28. Charter by John (Stewart) Earl of Leuenax dated 2nd April 1475 at Renfrew, confirming a charter by Adam of Conyngham, lord of Caprontoun and of Colislield, granting to his uncle Alexander Conyng- ham of Mureth [said also to be "the first of Akefct"] the whole lands of Colisfield, in the barony of Torboltoun, sheriffdom of Ayr : To be held by Alexander and his heirs-male (whom failing, the lands to revert to the granter) of Adam and his heirs, for ward and relief, etc. Dated at Renfrew 1st April 1475 : Witnesses, Robert Lord Lyle, Adam Wallace of Crago, William Parke of that ilk, Gilbert Lyndsay of Glenmor, and Robert Wallace. 29. Charter by William Davidson of Snodgers (Snodgrass) granting to William Arthurle, Doctor of Decrees and vicar of Kylbyrne, the granter's whole lands of Snodgers, lying near the water of Gernok in the sheriffdom of Ayr and lordship of Conigham : To be held of the Steward of Scotland and his successors for rendering one rose at the feast of St. John the Baptist (24th June) on the soil of the lands, in name of blench farm. Reserving under certain conditions the liferent use of half the said lands to William Davidson and Helen his spouse. Dated at Glasgow 1st April 1477, Master Henry Newton, A.M., John Gray, David Burntoun, presbyters, James Crawfurd elder son of Archi- bald Crawfurde of Monksland, squire, John Quhite, and Robert Arthurle, burgess of Glasgow, witnesses. 30. Charter by John (Stewart) Earl of Leuenax, Lord Dernle and of the barony of Torboltoun, granting to Adam Cwnyngam of Caprontoun for his services, the lands of Colisfield lying in the barony of Torboltoun and sheriffdom of Ayr : To be held by Adam and his heirs of the granter and his heirs, for rendering one penny Scots, on the soil of the lands at HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 15 the feast of Trinity, if asked. Dated at the castle of Crukistoun 21 E* E T t *° y March 1477 : Witnesses, Adam Wales of Cragow, David Blare of Adam- Eglinton. toun, Robert Stewart the granter's brother, John Stewart the granter's son, Alexander Cwnighame of Mwreth, Master John Blare, vicar of Maboile, notary public, and Robert Wales. 31. Letters by Alexander (first) Lord Home, narrating that as his son Thomas Home, " is in state of the fee " of the lands of Casteltoune, Kirkwode, Creoblare, Makbehill, Galoberis, Langschaws and White Leys, lying in the lordship of Stewartoun in the shire of Ayr; he therefore gives to the said Thomas the "frank-tenement" of said lands, during the granter's life. Dated at Dunglas, 13th April 1478 : Witnesses, Sir Archibald of Hamilton, Laird of Innerwick, Alexander of Cok borne, son and apparent heir to the Laird of Langton, John of Muntgomery, Laird of Thornton, Robyn Androson of Kello, Sir James Flemyng, parson of Chyrnsyde, Sir Alexander Beukles, parson of Polwort, and Sir John Stevynson, chaplain. This grant was publicly read by a notary on the ground of the said lands in the place which is called Galowbery, on the second of May 1478 : Witnesses, William Valace of Cragyne, knight, John Wallace son and heir apparent of said William, Master John Wallace brother of Sir William, Robert Mungumry of Bradstan, Con- stantine Dunlop of that ilk, John Arnot, Arthur Boyde, Andrew Dunlop, and William Rudepetht. 32. Notarial instrument narrating that on the date hereof, Sir James Flemyng, rector of Chernsyde, procurator of Alexander Lord the Home and of Dame Margaret his spouse passed to certain places called the Galovberyis, in the lordship of Stewartoun and sheriffdom of Ayr, and there upon the ground of the said lands of Galovberyis he received from the tenants forty -eight cows with calf (vaccas fetas) : Upon receiving which, the said procurator by special mandate of Lord Home and his wife, delivered and assigned the cows to a noble gentleman (nobili armigero) Thomas Home, son natural of the said Lord Alexander and Dame Margaret. Done on the soil of the said lands, 2nd May 1478 : Witnesses, Robert Mungumry of Bradstane and others as in previous writ. 33. Procurator)' of Resignation by Alexander Lord Home to Sir John Stewart Lord of Dernlye, George Max veil of Karnsalouch, John Tourys son and apparent heir of William Tourys of Innerleth, George Tourys and Thomas Zhar (Yair) burgesses of Edinburgh, for resigning in the hands of King James Third as tutor and governor of his eldest son James Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Lord of Cunynghame, Stewart of Scotland, etc., the lands of Langschawis, Cassyltone, Galov- berys, Quhytleyis, Robertland, Chreoblare, Kirkwod, and Makbehill, in the lordship of Stewartone and shire of Ayr ; which were held by Alex- ander of the Duke as Steward of Scotland, so that the King, as tutor, etc. might dispone them at his pleasure. Dated at Dunglas, 31 May 1479: Witnesses, Sir James Flemyng, rector of Chyrnsyde, etc. 34. Charter by Hugh Lord Mwntgumri and Giffyng to Alexander Mwntgumry son and apparent heir of Robert Mwntgumry of Giffyng, and Jonet of Dunlop his spouse, of the five merk lands, of old extent, of Bar lying in the lordship of Giffyng in the bailiary of Cowynghame, which lands had been resigned by the said Robert : To be held by Alex- ander and Jonet in conjunct fee, and their lawful heirs male ; whom failing, by Robert and his true lawful and nearest heirs male whomso- ever, tor the services used and wont. Dated at the lands of Bar 29th 16 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. ^Earl^f*' August 1483 : Witnesses, John Mungumry son and heir of Lord Mun- Egiinton. gumry, Robert Mungumry lord of Giffyne, Master George Mungumry, rector of Egilsam, Master Constantine Mungumry, Master William Spreull, Sir Thomas Petcon, chaplain. 35. Instrument narrating that George Campbell of Lowdon, knight, Sheriff of Ayr, by virtue of a brieve of sasine from the Chancery of King James Third as tutor and governor of his eldest son James Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, etc. in favour of Hugh Montegomori, knight, great-grandson and heir of Alexander (first) Lord Montegomeri passed first to the lands and lordship of Robertoun, then to the lands and lordship of Eglintoun, thereafter to the lands and lordship of Ardrossan, and to Seilcrag island and to the lands of Monfoid, afterwards to the sea shore of East Saltcottis, then to tenandries of the lordship of Ardrossan not lying contiguous, namely the 20 merk lands of Carrisland, the 5 pound lands of Badlen, and the 10/. lands of Skelmurlie : and there the said sheriff gave sasine of the said lands and lordships with their fortalices and of Seilcrag island with a stone of white wax yearly from the lands of Monfoid, and the fishery of East Saltcottis, to the said Sir Hugh of Montegomori, knight : Done on the lands, between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. : Witnesses, Robert Boyd, lord (of) Portincors, John Campbell, son of the said Sheriff, Andrew Lock hart, eldest son of James Lokhert of Bar, David Campbell of Clongawe, Murthac Nesbit, William Campbel and Andrew Campbell of Hevidis. 5th June 1484. 36. Instrument of Revocation by Hugh Lord Montgumry, of all grants, donations, confirmations of lands and obligations given under his seal or sign manual to whatsoever persons during his minority ; and especially of the charters, letters, and evidents granted to the deceased Hugh Montgumry his foster father. Dated at the Castle of Ardrossan 1 1th October 1484 : Witnesses, Hugh Peticru, vicar of Dalmelintoun, William Ricartoun, presbyter, and William Lekpreuik, squire, eldest son and apparent heir of the Laird of Lekpreuik. 37 . Letter of Remission by King James Fourth, whereby, for the good and grateful service done to the King by Hugh Lord of Montgumry, and especially in the camp near Stirling on the day of St. Barnabas (11 June) last by past, his Majesty remitted all action against Hugh for the destruction and pulling down of the place or house of Turnelaw {sic but ? Kerrielaw) and for other offences committed by him previous to the 29th August then last, being the date of the royal proclamation made at Lanark relative to the granting of remissions. Given under the Great Seal at Edinburgh 14th October 1488. 38. Letter of Reversion by Robert Abernethy, Rector of the Church of St. Mary of Rothesay, to his friend Ninian Cochrane of Leys and Askok of all his land and acres lying within the burgh and territory of Rothsay ; to be redeemed by payment to the granter or his executors after due warning, of the sum of 40 merks Scots, with 10 merks for the buildings erected on the lands, upon the great altar of the parish church of Rothsay : with this condition added that the said Master Robert his executors or assignees, for the King's farms should possess the said hinds and acres from the said Ninian his heirs or assignees for three years immediately following the payment of said sum ; and that if Robert or his heirs etc. should absent themselves from the receipt of said money, Ninian his heirs or assignees, should have free entry to the said lands without any payment to the said Robert, who shall lose the moneys. Date d 9th December 1490. The granter in lieu of his own seal append. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 17 that of Ninian Banachtyn of Kamys : Witnesses, Mr. John Schaw, vicar Right Hon. of the Church of St. Marie in Rothsay, Andrew Bannachtyne, William e^mntok. Cainbaell, Duncan Spens, Henry Henryson : and for greater security, — — the common seal of the burgh of Rothsay, is also appended, John Spens, John Glais, Fynlay Wricht, John McFerson, Donald Alisone, Gillecrist McYntyr, Gillecrist Gowyne, burgesses of said burgh, witnesses. 39. Instrument of Sasine given propriis manibus by Ninian Cocherane of Lee to Mr. Robert Abernethy, rector of the Church of St. Mary in Rothsay, of a croft of land near the Cross of the mid way (medie vie) called Cross McGibbon, on the west side of the road : Robert first giving to Ninian a charter of reversion of the said croft. Done near the said Cross McGibbon 10th December 1490 : Witnesses, Robert Steward chamberlain of Bute, and others, burgesses of Rothsay. 40. Instrument of Sasine given by Patrick Culquhoune, constable of the castle of Rothsay in Bute as bailie of Ninian Cocherene Lord of Lee and Ascog, to William Cocheren in Kirton and his spouse Margret Sympile. of Ninian's twenty -nine shilling land of old extent lying on the north side of Ascok. Done 30th July 1497: Witnesses, Macolm Mak- carmyt, bailie, for the time, of the town of Rothsay, William Inglis, John Reide, Thomas Oyr, John Oyr, and James Blackburne. 41. Retour made before Hugh Campbell of Lowdone, sheriff of Ayr, by Hugh Lord Montgomory, John Lord Cathkert, John Lord Svmple, John Valles of Cragy, Sir William Coluile of Vchiltre, knight, Sir David Kennydy, bailie of Carrick, knight, Sir Umfrid Cunyngham of Glenger- nok, knight, Thomas Kennydy of Barganie, John Blare of that ilk, Robert Montgomory of Giffin, Matthew Vallas of Crago, Macolm Crau- furd of Grenok, Alan Cathkert of Carltown, Hugh Valles of Smethis- toun, William Schav\e of Polkemmet, James Campbel of Bronesyde, and John Kennidy of Knockreach, of the service of Adam Cunyngham of Caprontoun, as heir of his father the late Adam Cunyngham of Capron- toun, in the lands of Velchtoun, Garngulane, Colisfield, Vallesbank and Mill of Enterkin, lying in Kilesteuart, within the shire of Ayr ; also of -Caprontoun and Brokalmure in Kilestewart ; of Badlane and Brod- okle in the bailiary of Cunyngham and shire of Ayr ; and of Rynnistoun within the territory of the burgh of Ayr. Also of the office called the Cronarisschipe of Kile Regis, Kile Steuart, and Cunyngham. Which lands of Velchtoune, Garngulane, and Colisfield were then, and also in time of peace valued at fifty-four merks, Caprontoun and Brokalmyre at sixty merks, Badlane and Brodokle at six merks, Rynnistoun at two merks : Velchtoune, Garngulane, Vallesbank, and mill of Enterkin being held of the Baron of Tarboltoun by ward and relief, and a com- mon suit at the principal messuage of Tarboitoun. Colisfield being held of the same Baron in blenchfarm for payment of a penny : Caprontoun held of the King as Steward of Scotland by ward ami relief and a com- mon suit in the Court of Prestwick ; Badlane and Brodokle of the King in blench farm : Rynnistoun held of the King in burgage, and the Cronarisschipe for use and wont. Ayr, 3rd October 1497. 42. Contract between Hew Lord of Mungumbre on one part and Sir Archibald Edmonston of Dunthret (Duntreath) on the other part, as follows ; that John of Mungumbre, son and apparent heir to the said Lord Montgomery, shall marry Besse Edmonstwn, daughter to Sir Archi- bald, and failing either John or Besse by decpase or dissent, " the said Lord byndis his second sone and falzeand of the second, the third, and falzeand of the therd, the ferd; and inlikwiz falzeand of the said a 84067. B 18 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. right Hon. Besse. Kateren, and falzeand of Kateren, Mergaret, and falzeand of Eglinton. Mergaret, Ellen." For which marriage Sir Archibald binds himself to — ' pay to Lord Montgomery ],300 merks Scots, the latter binding himself to give conjunct infeftment conform to the tocher, at the sight of the Earl of Argyle, the Earl of Lennox, " my lord of Pasley," and Lord Boss of the Halkhead : the parties to pay equally the costs of a dispen- sation or infeftment. Two thousand merks of penalty is attached to failure in observing the contract., Dated at Stirling 1st June 1498 : Witnesses, William Lord Grame, John Lord Maillweill, Sir David Kennete (Kennedy), knight, John of Mungumbre of the Syid, James Mungumbre, brother to Lord Mungumbre, and James Edmonstwn. 43. Charter by King James Fourth to Hugh Lord Montgomery of the Bailiery of Cunynghame and Chamberlainry of the burgh of Irvine : To be held by Hugh and his heirs of the King and his successors as Stewards of Scotland, for payment of the rights, services and dues used and wont of the said offices, according to the tenor of the ancient charters thereof : with power to Lord Montgomery and his heirs to hold courts of Bailiery and Chamberlainry with other full powers. Given under the Great Seal at Edinburgh 4 June 1498. Following on this Charter the King issued letters dated 6th June to his subjects in the bailiery of Cuningham and burgh of Irvine commanding them to obey Lord Montgomery : and on 4th July 1498, at the new royal castle of Lochinkei ane in Kintyre, the king propriis manibus gave sasine to Lord Montgomery of the said offices, in presence of the Earl of Lennox, Alexander Lord Home, great Chamberlain of Scotland, Andrew Forman, protonotary, Prior of Pettinveyme, John Tyri, provost of Methven, Andrew Makbrek, canon of Dunkeld, royal chaplain, Henry Wod, dean of Restalrig, Cuthbert Baize, clerk : also William Edmannistone, son and apparent heir of Archibald Edmannistone of Duntretht, Andrew Wod of Blareton, janitor of the royal chamber, Walter Buchquhannan of that ilk, James Edmannistone of Polmayis, William Spyshons and Alexander Fokert. 44. Letters by George Earl of Huntly, Justice General of Scotland south of the Forth, attesting that in a J usticiary Court held at the burgh of Ayr on Saturday 9th March 1498, Robert Mungumry of Giflin, accused of the slaughter of the late Mai tin Makcachue, in the town of Irvine, done of forethought felony in company with Lord Mungumry, denied the accusation and was acquitted by an assize : Moreover that the said Robert accused of theft of a " cellat " (head piece) and of other things, to the value of 10 merks, from the servitors of the Lord of Kilmaurs, submitted to the Justice General's will, and for the same, satisfied finally in judgment : of which notice is given to all interested. 45. Reversion by John Blar of that ilk binding himself to resign to Hew Lord Montgomery the lands of Drummoster and Holmbyre, lying within the barony of Ardrossan and shire of Ayr, on payment of 500 merks as tocher for the marriage of Helen Montgomery, daughter of Lord Montgomery, and John Blar, son and heir of the granter ; the said lands having been disponed in security of the said sum. Dated at the Blair 15th November 1500. 46. Discharge by David Betoun, servant to the King, acknowledging receipt from Hew Lord Montgumery of the sum of 100 merks Scots in complete payment of 500 merks, as composition for certain persons convicted of the theft of " ane collar and ane sword " at the Court of Justiciary held at Ayr. Edinburgh 5th May 1 501 . HISTORICAL M -NU SCRIPTS COMMISSION, 19 47. Decreet Arbitral pronounced by Hugh Lord Montgumry as Rl ^ HT Hoir. arbiter between Alexander Montgumry, son and heir of the deceased Eglintom - , Robert Montgumry of Giffin, and Margaret Blayr, spouse to Robert, — ordaining her to have for terce the lands of the W rychthill lying in King's Kyle within the shire of Ayr ; 25s. of annual rent from the lands of Drumdou within the said shire ; 25 acres of land lying within the burgh of Linlithgow, and the annual rents within the said burgh pertaining to the deceased Robert, in full contentment of all her rights including the terce that may fall to her by the death of Jonet Houstoun, mother to the said Robert and lady of the first third of the lands of Giffin ; the move- able goods to be divided equally betwixt the children of the said Robert's first wife, and Margaret's children. Given at Irvine 22 November 1501 : Witnesses, Peter Houstoun of that ilk, knight, Constantine Dunlop of that ilk, John Blayr of Adamtoun, George Montgumry, parson of Egilsham, &c. 48. Retour made before Hugh Lord Montgomery, superior of Giffin, by John Montgumry of Corscrag, knight, John Blar of that ilk, Alex- ander Montgumry of Bradstan, Robert Ker of Kersland, Thomas Boyl of Risholme, Alexander Petcon of that ilk, Andrew Craufurd of Badlane, Alexander Hamilton of Comsket, Alexander of Cauldwell of that ilk, William Ros of Mungrenan, Gilbert Dunlop of Hawpland, John and James Montgomery, brothers german of Lord Montgomery, of the service of Alexander Montgumry as heir of his father Robert Montgumry of Giffin in the lands of Giffin, Kuokintyr, Knokinlyne, and 50 shillings of annual rent from the lauds of Drumdow, all lying in the shire of Ayr; also 25 acres of the lands of Poldrat, in the territory and shire of Linlithgow, etc. which lands and others were then valued at 135 merks and in time of peace at 43 merks, and were held of Lord Montgomery for ward and relief &c. Dated at Grey in Giffin 26 November 1501. 49. Discharge by Constantyn Montgumerye, brother german to Alex- ander Montgumerye of Gyften, acknowledging the receipt from his brother of 10/. Scots, in full contentment of his bairn's part of goods falling to him through the death of his father and mother. Dated 23 December 1502 : Witnesses, Thorn of Montgumery, brother to the said Alexander, Thorn of Relstoun, John Comine, and Jok Hommyl. 50. Discharge by Ninian Cochran to Lord Montgomery, of the sum of 10/. Scots, as the last instalment of 260 merks owing by his lordship for the granter's lands in Bute. Dated at Glasgow 8 December 1505 : Witnesses, Mr. Archibald Craufurd, vicar of Erskyn, and others. 51. Notarial Instrument narrating that Ninian Steuart, sheriff of Bute, being personally upon the ground of the lands of Giffin, there of his own will, promised to give and pay to the daughters born betwixt Alexander Mungumre, late lord of Giffin, and Jonet Dunlop his relict, 100 merks Scots for the marriage of the children of Alexander and Jonet, always and until the children marry ; that is, to each girl of the said Alexander and Jonet, the sum of 100 merks, until each girl be married, if no reasonable cause obstruct ; and at the sight of the said Ninian Steuart, Constantine Dunlop of that ilk, William Dunlop and Jonet Dunlop. Done on the lands of Giffin 29th June 1606 : Witnesses, John Dunlop, son and apparent heir of Constantine Dunlop of that ilk, John Calduell, Macolm Calduel, Mergaret Hommyl, and John Hommyl. 52. Instrument of requisition made by the attornies of Hugh Earl of Eglintoun, against Robert Francis of Stane, for six chalders of meal and b 2 20 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. RigetHon. six pounds of pepper, annual rent of the lands of Stane and Sanct Brid's Egl?nton. Kirk, belonging to the Earl, not paid for three terms immediately pre- — ceding. The Shid Robert declared there would be controversies and disputes between him and the Earl, until the question were decided before the King and the Lords of the Council ; and he neither granted nor refused the said quantity of meal and pepper. Done on the lands of Sanct Bridis Kyrk : Witne>ses present, the said Robert Francis of Stane, John Montgomery, brother german of the Earl, John Steyne, John Rankyn, Nicholas Movyre, and David Kelso, scholar. 53. Letters under the signet of King James Fourth addressed to the Bailie of Cunynghame and his deputies, narrating the petition of Jonet Dunlop, spouse of the late Alexander Montgomery of GHffin, that after his death she was infeft in and enjoyed peaceably for two years, a reasonable terce of the lands of Giffyn, the mill of Heslait, with the lands called the Third part ; nevertheless Margret Blair, stepmother to the late Alexander, now vexes the said Jonet and hinders her in the up- lifting of 11 bolls of meal due to her yearly from the mill of ELslait, with 40 stones of cheese due from the Thirdpart : Commanding the Bailie to call the parties before him and minister justice to them equally in said matter, so that the petitioner may have no further reasonable cause of complaint. Given at Edinburgh 17 January 1507 54. Indenture between Hugh first Earl of Eglinton on one side, and Robert Francis of the Stane, on the other side, to the effect that William Montgomery, son to the Earl, shall marry Elizabeth, daughter to Robert, and failing William, Hugh Montgomery, also son to the Earl, shall marry her, the marriage to take place within a year. Among other conditions it is agreed that the Earl shall suffer Robert Francis during bis life time to uplift 4 chalders of meal and one pound of pepper due to the Earl yearly from the lands of Stane ; the Earl shall maintain the young married couple during Robert's lifetime, the latter being obliged on certain con- ditions to resign to them and their heirs the lands of Stane, reserving a terce to his wife. 4< And becaus the said Robert Francis has ane vther dochter ane of the apperand airis to him, to the quhilk he thinkis he wald gif sum pairt of contentatioun ; tharfor the said Erie sail gif to the paid Robert Frances, ane hundreth merkis (Scots) to dis- pone thairupon as he plesis for his conscience." Providing that if Robert should have lawfull heirs male of his own body, they shall have regress to the lands cf Stane on certain special conditions. Signed in duplicate, the present copy being signed by Robert Francis, at Edinburgh 20 January 1507: Witne-ses, Sir John Kennedy of Cowlane, knight, Master Matho Ker, vicar of Petirculter, Master Thomas Frank, Andro Lyne of that ilk, Thomas Fergusson, Constantyne Mungumry, and Michael Machilcalloun. Seal : A mascle between three stars. Legend : S. Roberti Francis. 55. Notarial Instrument narrating that on the date hereof in presence of Mathew Campbell in Terrynzane, sheriff of Ayr, in his court in the courthouse of Ayr, there appeared John Mont- gomery, brother of Hugh Earl of Eglinton, Bailie of Cuningham, and John Montgomery, bailie of the burgh of Irvine, bailie depute of Cuningham, who requested in the first place, that Robert Boyman, John Gardner, and John Galstone, dependants of the said bailie, accused of stealing two oxen from Robert L}ndesay and Elizabeth Holmys residing in Dreghorn Cuningham, and Caprington, should be repledged to the court of the bailiary of Cuningham, because the alleged theft was com- mitted within his jurisdiction of Cuningham; which sheriff proceeded HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 21 to try the theft: Wherefore the bailies depute protested that this process R eaSl?? N should not prejudice the bailie of Cuningham or his privilege. Then Eglintojt secondly, the said bailie of Irvine on behalf of his said dependants, declared that the sheriff ought not to proceed in the said cause, because his clients had seized the two oxen for fines due to the King from Dreghorn Cuningham and Peirston Cuningham, and for which the bailie of Cuningham himself had been exonered in exchequer and had asked a term for the production thereof; wherefore the bailie depute protested that nothing done in the accusation should prejudice his clients. Done on 31 July 1509. Present John Schaw of Haly, David Crawlurd of Kers, Robert Conigham of Conyhamheid, and Archibald Maxwell. On the 7th February following the matter above referred to was brought before the Privy Council and judgment was given against the Sheriff of Ayr and his assize for proceeding in the cause to the prejudice of the Bailie Court of Cuningham. 56. Decree Arbitral by Andrew Bishop of Moray, Archibald (fifth) Earl of Angus and others, arbiters chosen between Cuthbert Earl of Glencairn and Robert Cunynghame of Cunynghameheid on the one part, and Hew Earl of Eglintoun on the other part, with their respective kinsmen and friends, in regard to all debates and controversies betwixt the parties on any occasion before the 28th November last, and also as arbiters between Lord Eglintoun and John his son, their friends etc. on one side and William Cuningham of Cragans and William his son for their interest, as to all disputes before the same date. The arbiters find that the said Earl of Eglintoun has full and heritable right to the office of bailiery of Cunynghame, and therefore he and his heirs shall peaceably enjoy the same in time to come ; and also that the said Earl of Glen- cairn and his son shall renounce all right he or his heirs have, to the Earl of Eglintoun and his heirs, the latter paying to the former 600 merks Scots : Further the arbiters adjudge the Earl of Eglintoun to pay to William Cunynghame of Cragans and his son two hundred merks, the Earl paying 150, the Bishop of Moray 20, the Bari oc Argyll 10, the Earl of Ca^sillis 10, and William Lord Borthwick paying 10 merks, to complete the sum : the Earl and his son doing such honours as the arbiters think fit, to William Cunynghame, younger, for amends for hurt and damage : the parties being enjoined that they " sail hertfully forgiff vtheris all rancour and malice betuix tharae," etc. with other conditions the party breaking which shall pay 500 merks to the church of Ghsgow, 1,000/. Scots to the church of Moray, the same sum to the King, and 2,000 merks Scots to the party observing the con- tract. Decreet given at Edinburgh 12 January 1509. William Bos of Montgrenan, Mr. John of Murray, Angus Herald, and William Haly burton being witnesses. On 27th May following the Earl of Glencairn and his son William, acknowledged receipt fro-n the Earl of Eglintoun of the sum of 400/, Scots, the sum adjudged in the decree. Receipt dated at Montgrenan. 57. Notarial Instrument narrating that John Mowet, son and heir apparent of John Mowet, Laird of Busby, as procurator for Hugh Earl of Eglintoun, passed to the dwelling houses of Thomas Legat, burgess of Irvine, and Thomas Boyd in Kilmarnok, and there after showing his procuratory in a friendly manner, he required John Templetoun, son and heir apparent of Edward Tempiltoun, Laird of Tourlands, and Bartholomew Akinloss, Laird of that ilk, to deliver to him 100/. Scots, with a, sufficient lease for three years of the said lands, according to a reversion made thereupon by Ilobert Cuningham of Cuningham head ; 22 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Ri^ht^Hon. and because the said John Mo wet received neither the money nor the Eglinton. lease he craved instruments. Done on the 9th February 15 10. 58. Notarial Instrument, narrating that John Norum and John Sluthman, formerly officers of the late Hugh Campbell of Loudoun, Sheriff of Ayr, compeared before Andrew Lord Gray, Justice General south of the Forth, and were judicially accused of the theftuous conceal- ment of a sum of 10 merks Scots taken by them from the Laird of Skelmurle and the Laird of Kelsoland for the composition of Thomas Kelso, and belonging to the King. The accused confessed that they had taken the said sum from the said Lairds and had given the same to the said Sheriff of Ayr. On which the Laird of Skelmurle craved instruments. Done in the burgh of Ayr, 31 October 1511 : Witnesses, Archibald (fifth) Earl of Angus, Outhbert Earl of Glencairn, and others. 59. Letter of Reversion by Andrew Crawfurd, of Badlane, in favour of Hugh Earl of Eglinton, etc., narrating that the Earl had sold to the granter and his heirs eighteen shillings worth of land of old extent of the lands of Drummostyr, extending now of new extent to 10 merks Scots in victuals, the boll of meal giving 6s. 8d., the stone of cheese 2s., and the stirk 6s. 8d., lying in the sheriffdom of Ayr, bailiary of Cuning- ham and barony of Ardrossan, for the sum of 200 merks Scots, given to the granter in assithement of the slaughter of the late John of Crawfurd his son, slain by William Blair, brotlier-german to John of Blair of that ilk, John of Blair, brother bastard to the said John, William Kelso, and Gawan Patrick : Nevertheless the granter binds himself on payment by the Earl of the said sum of 200 merks, to resign the lands in the Earl's favour. Dated at Eglinton 4th May 1512. 60. Charter by King James Fifth with consent of John Duke of Albany as Governor, confirming to Hugh Earl of Eglintoun certain donations and assignations of wards and marriages made by the Earl as follows : to his daughter Isabella Montgomery of the ward and mar- riage of Robert Montgomery, son and heir of the late Patrick Mont- gomery of Gyffyn, or of any other heir of the said Patrick; to his daughter Katherine Montgomery, of the ward and marriage of George Montgomery, son and heir of the late Cuthbert Montgomery of Skel- morlie ; also an assignation to her of the ward and marriage of Alexander Fergushill, son and heir of the late Thomas Fergushill, and of Robert Fergushill of that ilk ; to his daughter lawful, Jonet Mont- gomery, a donation of the ward and marriage of John Ker, son and heir of the late Robert Ker of Kersland ; also an assignation of the Earl's natural daughter (bastarde filie sue naturali) Jonet Montgomery, of the ward and marriage of the heir or heirs of Kellie : which wards of the lands of Gyffyn, Skelmorlie, and Kersland, and marriages of their heirs belong to the Earl as superior of the lands, while the wards of f ergushill and Kellie belong to him through the gift of the late King. Given under the Great Seal, 9,2 October 1515. 61. Letters by King James Fifth under the Privy Seal narrating : " Forsamekle as we . . . ar sikerlie aduertist that the ile of Litill Oomeray, liand within oure baillery of Cunynghame and sheriffdom of Ayr is waistit and distroyit be diuers personis that slais the dere and cunyngis thairef, and pasturis besiis thairintill inaisterfullye be way of dede. without licence of tollerance, or consent of Kobert Huntare of Huntarestoun, forestar of heretage of the said ile j the quhilk personis the said Robert may nocht resist becaus he is nocht of substance nor power without supple and help." The King therefore appoints Hugh HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION, 23 Earl of Eglinton and his assignees to act as " fearis correkaris and E g 2J L ^p supplearis " of the said isle, until the King's lawful age of fifteen years, eglinton. with full power to punish the persons occupying, wasting, and destroying " the said ile the wild bestis and grund of the samin ; " providing further that if Robert Huutare of Huntarestoun holds or " imputs nolt, cattail," etc., for wasting and destroying of the said isle " dere and cunyngis being thairin," more] than his charter allows, the Earl shall escheat the same to his own use, etc. Dated at Edinburgh, 28 October 1515. 62. Obligation by Colin Earl of Argyll, acknowledging himself to have borrowed from his aunt i 1 Elyn Countas of Eglintoun ane chenze of gold contenit fif wnce and half wnce, and contenit in leinkis thre scor and xii leinkis; and ane siluer pece contenand sevin wnce and thre quartaris of ane wnce, to lay in wed in our mister" [pledge in our need], which piece and chain the Earl binds himself to restore before the next " Fasternis Evin " without any claim. Dated at Edinburgh, 18 December 1515. 63. Indenture between John Earl of Lennox and Hugh Earl of Eglinton, as follows : that Mathew, son and apparent heir of the Earl of Lennox, shall marry Christian, eldest daughter of John Master of Eglintoun ; and failing Mathew, the eldest son and heir of the Earl of Lennox shall marry Christian Montgomery, and failing her, the next daughter, and so forth, aye and while the Earl of Lennox has a son his heir, and the said Master of Eglintoun a lawful daughter ; the Earl of Eglintoun paying for the marriage 2,000 merks, to be applied to the redemption of certain lands belonging to the Earl of Lennox, in which the Earl of Eglintoun is to be infeft until the children are of lawful age. The chief special condition of the contract is that there shall be a sure bond of kindness made betwixt the two Earls and their friends against all others excepting the King and Governor, the Bishop of Glasgow on Lennox's part he being bailie, the Earl of Arran and the Abbot of Kilwinning on Eglintoun's part, he being Bailie. Dated at Glasgow, 16th February 1519 : Witnesses, Sir Gavane Kenny de of Blairquhan, knight, Master John Campbell of Thornton, treasurer, Patrick Hous- toun of that ilk, Allan Steward of Cardonald, Master Robert Maxwell of Torboltoun, and James Wallace of Crago. 64. Extract Decreet Arbitral pronounced by John Duke of Albany, Governor of Scotland, James (Beaton) Archbishop of St. Andrews Chancellor, Gavin (Dunbar) Bishop of Aberdeen, oversmen, with John Liudesay of Petcruvy, knight, John Stirling of the Keir, knight, arbiters chosen on the part of Cuthbert Earl of Glencairn and William Master of Glencairn, on one side, Master John Campbell, Treasurer to the King, and Thomas Corry of Kelwood, arbiters chosen on behalf of Hugh Earl of Eglintoun, and Archibald his grandson Master of Eglinton on the other side, to decide regarding slaughters and disputes betwixt the parties in time bygone : The arbiters, in terms of a former -decreet, of date 22nd May 1517, decern that the Earl of Glencairn and his son shall cause be given to the Earl of Eglintoun and his grandson, the marriage of the Master of Glencairn's heir to be married to the Master of Eglintoun's sister if the contract of marriage with the Earl of Lennox be dissolved ; the Earl of Glencairn giving the lady 100/. Scots yearly in life rent, and infefting the Earl of Egliuton for security of the marriage, in land worth 80 merks yearly. The parties are to forgive each other all slaughters or displeasures committed on each other : The rights of the chamberlainry and bailie ry of Stewartoun, 24 HISTORICAL 3IANUSCR1PTS COMMISSION, RI Eaelof N " including the Temple hinds, are to remain with the Earl of Eglintoun ; Eglinton. the Earl of Glen cairn is ordained to cease from troubling the Earl of Eglintoun in the lands of Wrichthill, &c. As to the " spulzeis, heir- schippis, damnagis and skaithis" done by the Earl of Glencairn and his son to the Earl of Eglintoun and his friends, the former are adjudged to pay 1,218/. 14s, 2d. Scots in full contentment of all such, excepting certain " spulzeis." [Here follow a list of no fewer than 22 raids or " spulzeis " made by the Cuninghams.] Provision is made for a deduc- tion from this sum on account of numerous spulzies by the Montgomeries and their friends; the sum actually to be paid amounting to 481/. Scots. The parties are bound to observe the decree under a penalty of 3,000/. Siots. Decree dated at Edinburgh. 13th and recorded 14th March 1523. 65. Charter by King James Fifth granting to Robert Huntar of Hunterstown and his spouse Jonet Montgumry, and the longer liver of them, in conjunct fee, etc., the whole island and lands of Little Cumray lying within the river of Clyde ; which island and lands the said Robert and his predecessors formerly held heritably in custody, of the King and his predecessors, having for their keepership two chalders of oats payable yearly from the rents of the island of Bute : To be held, the said island by (he said Robert and Jonet and their lawful heirs male, etc., in feufarm and heritage for a yearly rental of £3. 6s. Sd. Scots ; with a discharge of the said two chaldeis of oats: the said Robert and Jonet also building and keeping up a sufficient mansion house on the said lands with hall, chamber, and other buildings. Given under the Great Seal at Edinburgh, 31 May 1527. 66. Charter by King James Fifth in favour of Hugh first Earl of Eglintoun narrating that it plainly appeared to the King and the Lords of his Council that the Earl and his predecessors were hereditarily infeft \n the la r ds and others underwritten, held of the King and his pre- decessors for ward end relief, namely the lands and barony of Ardrossane extending to 180 merks of old extent; the 40 merk land of Eglinton ; the lands of Snotgerss, Robertown, and Allhallow Chapel!, all in Ayr- shire; the lands of Eagleshain with patronages, extending to 100 merks of old extent, Eastwood and others in Renfrewshire ; Bonnington and Polton in the shire of Edinburgh; and Lochransay in the island of Arran ; and declaring that the aforesaid lands of Robertown and East- wood belong to the said Earl and Helen Campbell his spouse in con junct infeftment ; also that it clearly appeared that the Earls principal messuage and manor house of Eglintoun were lately burned and de- stroyed by William Cunynghame, knight, and his accomplices, enemies of the said Earl, together with his charters, instruments of sasine, in- feftments and evidents of the said lands, which were kept in the said manor house; and that his Majesty now declared and admitted the said Earl as the immediate and legal holder from himself of all the foresaid lands : To be held of the King and his successors hereditarily by the service of ward and relief as if the burned writs still existed to show ; aud that this present declaration and admission should be to the Earl and his heirs a sufficient charter, sasine and infefttnents of the foresaid lands in all time coming. Gi^en under the Great Seal at Edinburgh, 23 January 1528. 67. Decreet Arbitral pronounced by Robert Bishop of Argyll, Master James Houstoun, subdean of Glasgow, Colin Campbell of Ardkinglas, James Colvill of Ochiltrie, Patrick Maxwell of Newark, and John Lock- hart of the Bar, judges arbiters chosen to decide betwixt Hew Earl of HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 25 Eglintoun, his kin, etc., on the one part, and Robert Boyd in Kilmar- Right Hon. nock, Mungo Mure of Rowallan, with their kin, etc., oaa the other part ; e^untcmt. adjudging the Earl to pay to Robert and Mungo 2,000 merks Scots, the — ' Earl discharging all spulzies, etc., committed by them : Also the Earl shall ovorgive the steading of the Law to the said Robert. For which Robert shall give kindness to the Earl, and remit all slaughters, and specially the slaughter of Robert's chief : And Robert and Mungo shall discharge the Earl of all slaughters, etc., committed upon them, specially those done on the barony of Rowallan and at the siege of Kilmarnock : Also Robert shall marry his heir upon one of the Earl's grand-children, as may be arranged, etc. Dated at Glasgow 2nd May 1530 : Witnesses, John Somervell of Carnethome, Thomas Ralston of that ilk, William Wallace, Tutor of Cragy, William Boyd of Banieeht, James Somervell, parson of Liberton, John Lyndissay of Covynton, Hew Mungumry of Hesleheid, Alexander Dunlop of that ilk, Adam Mungumry, and Master Andro Mungumry, vicar of Stewarton. 68. Commission by King James Fifth constituting James (Beaton) Archbishop of St. Andrews, Gawin (Dunbar) Archbishop of Glasgow, George Earl of Huntlie, William Earl of Montrose, Hugh Earl of Eglintoun, and Robert Lord Maxwell, Warden of the West Marches, Viceregents and Lieutenants of the kingdom of Scotland, with full powers, in expectation of the King's being detained in France. Given under the Great Seal, at Paris, 6th January 1536. 69. Testament of Andrew Craufurd of Giffertland, in which he enumerates his possessions, consisting solely of horses, cattle and sheep, and debts due to him. He bequeaths his soul to God Almighty, the Virgin Mary and all the saints, and his body to be buried in the Church of Dairy ; and 4 pennies to the Church of Glasgow. He constitutes his spouse Agnes Ross, and Thomas Crauford of Byrkheid his executors. Among the debts due by him are, to Bessie Crauford his daughter for natural portion, 100 merks, to Thomas Crauford his son for natural portion 80 merk3. He leaves to John Crauford his heir 80 merks ; to Bessie Crauford his natural daughter 20 merks ; to Jonet Crauford his natural daughter 20 merks ; to Andrew Crauford his natural son 20 merks : with other legacies, the residue being left to his wife and their children. At the Mansion of Giffertland, 1st February 1542. 70. Letters under the Signet of Mary Queen of Scots, legitimising Hugh Montgomery, bastard son natural of Hugh Master of Eglintown, William Montgomery, bastard son natural of the late Master Alexander Montgomery, Michaei Montgomery, Robert Montgomery, and Hugh Montgomery, brothers, bastard sons natural of the late Robert, Bishop of Argyll, Robert Montgomery, bastard son natural of Mathew Mont- gomery abiding in the Bar, and Alexander Michaell, bastard son natural of John Michaell, chaplain. Edinburgh, 9th July 1543. 71. Bond of Manrent by Duncan McFarland (uncle to the Laird of Makfarlan), to Hugh Master of Eglintoun, whereby he binds himself to come to the assistance of the latter with his kin, friends, and servants when required, against all parties, the Queen excepted : " The said Master licentand me to tak my sustentation on his inymeis in the Law- land, or ellis to gif me my sustentatiouu sa lang as he requiris me to remaue in his seruice, and to convoy me to my strenth agane." He binds himself also to cause his brothers Andrew and Robert McFarland to come to the Master of Eglintoun to Irvine, or elsewhere, and give their bonds of manrent when required. Dated at Irvine 2oth April 1545. 26 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. R^ght Hon. 72. Testament of Hugh first Earl of Eglintoun, dated at Eglintoun EglintSt. 23rd September 1545, in which he leaves his soul to God, the Virgin ~ — Mary, and the whole court of heaven (totique celesti curie), his body to be buried in the choir of the Monastery of Kilwynning with his parents and predecessors : He leaves 20s. to the Church of St. Kentigern. He constitutes Hugh Montgomery his heir, his only executor, to pay all debts, and specially to remember the testator's brother James Mont- gomery and his servant Adam Montgomery for their friendship and services ; also to cause three priests to pray for the Earl's soul and the souls of those whom he had not satisfied for injuries done to them, and that for five years after his decease. As the inventory of all his goods, the Earl acknowledges that he has in gold, in deposit. 2,500 merks Scots. As legacies, he bequeaths to the friars-minor of Ayr, for three years, 10/. (Scots) to pray for the souls of himself and his spouse; to the friars preachers of Ayr 10 merks, for one year ; to the friars minor of Glasgow, to pray for him and his spouse, 10/. for one year ; to the friars preachers of Glasgow 10 merks ; to the friars Carmelites of Irvine 51. for their prayers, for one year ; to the poor begging on the morrow after his decease 10/. in alms. The Earl further ordains his executor to remember his poor servants, and to cause a perpetual mass be celebrated and founded in the Monastery of Kilwynning for the testator's soul and his wife's, as was founded for the souls of the late Hugh of Eglintoun and Sir Alexander Montgomery, lord of that ilk. Confirmed by the Archbishop of Glasgow, at Glasgow, 12th March 1545. 73. Retour made before Patrick Hamilton of Bogsyde, and Hugh Montgomery in Smythstoune, sheriffs, etc., in that part of the regality of Kilwynning, by commission from Alexander, Abbot of the Mon- astery of Kilwynning specially constituted, and an assize, Nigel Montgomery of Langschaw, knight, Charles Mowat of Busbye, Robert Fergushill of that ilk, Robert Bluir of Kirkland Dairy, Thomas Newyne of Monkreddin, Constantine Montgomery in Sevenacres, Archibald Dunlop of Achinskeyth, John Crauf'urde of Giffartland, John Craufurde of Birkheid, William Cleland, William Boyde in Achintebir, Alexander Herwy in Braidlye, John Dunlop in Guislone, Hugh Millar, John War in Wodsyde, John Millar and Bryce Reid in Pottertoun, declaring that Hugh Montgomery, grandson of the late Hugh Earl of Eglintoun, is heir of his grandfather in the offices of Justiciar, Chamberlain and bailie of the lands of the Monastery of Kil- wynning, Beith, Kilmarnok, Lyandcorss and Dairy, and of all the lands of the monastery within the kingdom of Scotland, with 4/. yearly as bailie's fees ; which offices are held of the Abbot in feufarm for one silver penny yearly. Dated in the Court House of the regality of Kilwynning, 4th December 1545. 74. Bond of Mutual Defence between Archibald Earl of Angus, his heir, and George Douglas of Pitindrech his brother-german on the one part, and Hugh second Earl of Eglintoun, his heir and ^ir JNeill Mont- gomery of Langschaw, his father's brother, on the other part, whereby the parties are mutually bound to take part with and assist each other in all their causes, quarrels, &c. against all deadly ; the authority of the Queen and that of the Governor only being excepted : the penalty for either party breaking the said bond to be 15,000/. (Scots), viz. : — 5,000/. to the party keeping it, 5,000/. to the Queen, and 5,000/. to the repairing of St. Mungo's work. Dated at Irvine 12th April 1546 : Witnesses, William Earl of Glencairn, Gilbert Earl of Cassillis, George Lord HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 27 Seton, Alexander Lord Alphestone [Elphinstone], Robert Master (of) Right Hon. Semple, Robert Master (of) Boyd, James Douglas of Drumlanrig, e^linton. William Coninghame of Coninghameheid, and George Mungumry of — Skelmurlie. 75. Letters of Archibald Earl of Argyll, etc. Justice General of the Kingdom, attesting that Lady Marion Setoun, Countess of Eglintoune, had been acquitted of being art and part of the slaughter of Neill Mont- gomery of Langschaw, knight, after trial in a Court of Justiciary in the Court house of Edinburgh on 28th June 1547. 76. Discharge by Mary Queen of Scots, with consent of the Regent Arran, whereby, because Dame Marion Setoun Countess of Eglintoun, tutrix testamentar to Hew now Earl of Eglintoun her son, had paid to John Bishop of Dunkeld, the King's treasurer, the sum of 2,000 merks Scots to be expended upon ammunition and paying soldiers for defence of the realm, the Queen discharges the summons of error at her instance for the reduction of the retours of the Earl's father as heir of his father in the lands and lordship of Robertoun, etc. Given under the signet at Edinburgh, 15 September 1548. 77. Contract of Marriage (Extract Registered) between James Duke of Chatelherault, Earl of Arran, etc., and Jane Hamilton his lawful daughter on the one part, and Hew Earl of Eglintoun and Dame Marion Seaton Countess of Eglintoun (his mother), Robert Lord Semple, Richard Maitland of Lethington, and Hew Wallace of Carnell his curators, on the other part, to the effect that the Earl of Eglintoun should marry the said Jane Hamilton, & secure her in a life-rent right of the lands of East and West Mains of Ardrossan, with tower, fortalice and castle, a piece of land called the Crags, the Mill of Ardrossan ; the lands of Knokbrehauch ; the lands of Sorby ; the lands of Mekle and Little Busbie, the lands of Greitbill; the lands of Salcottis, with the Fischeartoun and haven of the same, lying within the bailliary of Cuningham and Sheriffdom of Ayr. In return the Duke of Chatel- herault, having full power from his daughter the Lady Ann Hamilton, donatrix in and to the said Earl's ward and nonentries of his lands of all years to run, after the Earl's age of 16 to his majority, freely dispones to the Earl, in name of tocher, his marriage, with all claim that the said Lady Ann might have against him for said marriage ; and also dispones to the Earl and Lady Jane the longer liver of the two and their heirs, the ward, nonentries of the lands and lordship of Ardrossan, etc., and also of the 40 merk land of Eglinton, etc. ; the Earl binding himself to warrant that the liferent lands shall be worth 500 merks yearly : with other provisions. Dated at Edinburgh 13th February 1554 : Witnesses, George Commendator of Dumfermline, William Com- mendator of Culross, Sir Robert Carnagy of Kinnaird, knight, and others. Recorded 14th February 1554. 78. Process of Divorce before John Houstoun, canon of the Metro- politan Church of Glasgow, and judge and commissary-depute of John (Hamilton) Archbishop of St. Andrews, at the instance of Hugh third Earl of Eglintoun against his first Countess Joanna (or Jane) Hamilton. The process commenced 2nd April and terminated 30th May 1562. The Judge pronounced sentence to the effect that the marriage con- tracted de facto but not de jure between the said Earl and Lady Joanna Hamilton was from the first null and of no force, on account of the impediment of consanguinity : and that these pretended spouses should be divorced and a divorce celebrated between them ; and that if another 28 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Right Hon. canonical impediment prevented not, they should each be at liberty to Egwntcw. marry others ; and that whatever the one had given to the other by way — of dowry or gift on account of the marriage should be restored. Upon which deliverance the Earl took instruments. Done within the Metro- politan Church of Glasgow. The steps in this process are recorded at great length and considerable minuteness, but being chiefly of a technical nature, are of no special public interest. The item most interesting from a historical point of view is the summons which sets forth the relation- ship betwixt the parties which is put forward as the ground of divorce, deducing the pedigree of both husband and wife from a Countess of Morton, described as the "dumb lady of Dalkeith." In support of the allegations in the summons were examined Lady Margaret Stewart Lady Gordon, Jaraes Gordon chancellor of Moray, brother german of George Earl of Huntly, Sibilla Drummond Lady of Kinclevin, spouse of James Heryng of Wester Gormok, Joanna Drummond spouse of James Chesholme of Cromlix, and Robert Crawfurd of Clolynane. Their testimony proved that " a certain Countess of Morton, called the dumb lady, bore two children a son and daughter to her husband the Earl of Morton," while the summons narrated that " the late James Douglas son of the dumb lady of Dalkeith, Earl of Morton, begot the late James Douglas lord of Dalkeith which late James begot Lady Margaret Douglas spouse of James Lord Hamilton and mother of the said Joanna, defender, on one side : On the other side, Joanna Douglas sister of the said late James Douglas, son of the dumb lady of Dalkeith (became Countess of Both well and) bore the late Jonet Hepburn (called also Margaret by one witness) lady of Seytone, which lady Jonet bore lady Mariota Seytone mother of the said Earl pursuer " : and so the said Earl and Lady Jane Hamilton were i elated in the fourth and fourth degrees of consanguinity. 79. Copy Bond subscribed by the Noblemen and Gentry of Kyle, Carrick and Cuningham, for the maintenance of religion : " Wee quhais names are underwreaten doe promise in the presence of God and in the presence of his Sone, our Lord Jesus Christ, that we and evrie one of us will mentain and assist the preatching of this holy evangell, now of his free mercie offred unto this realme ; and also will maintaine the ministers of the samin against all persones, power and authoritie, that will oppone thairselves unto the doctrine now proponet and be us receavet : And farder, withe the said solemnitie, wc protest and pro- mise that we and evrie one of us schall assist, hazard, yea and the quhole bodie of the Protestants within this realme in all laufull and just action against all persones; so that qahatsumever schall hurt, molest or trowble any of our bodies sail be reputed done to the quhole, except that the offender will be content to submitt himselfe to the judgment of the kirke now established among us : and this we doe as we desyre to be accepted in favour of the Lord Jesus, and reckonet worthie of credite and honestie in t he presence of the godlie : at the bruche of Air the fourt of September the year of God ane thousand five hundreth thriscore and tua yeares. Sic subscribitur Eglingtowne, Glencairne, "Robt. Lord Boyde," with 88 other signatures. 80. Warrant by Matthew Earl of Lennox, Lieutenant General of Scot- land, narrating that Robert Hamiltor, Chamberlain of Kilwinning and keeper of the same, had been charged to deliver up the place, which be re- fused to do, remaining in the place with intent "to hald the samyn of force in hie con tern pth un of our soweranis authoritie " : wherefore the Earll of Eglintoun is charged to cause the said place of Kilwinning " alsweil the ester ludging callit the Garding Chalmeris, as all vthir ottice housis HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 29 within the wtir stane wall," and enclosure of the place, to be delivered Right Hon. up within 24 hours, with power to summon, if necessary, the assistance egllnton. of the lieges; the Earl as bailie, to take charge of the place until further — orders. Glasgow 21st October 1565. 81. Memoranda and letters relative to proceedings connected with the slaughter of Hugh, fourth Earl of Eglintoun. These papers are six in number, two bonds by the Earl of Glencairn, three letters, writers not known, and a memorandum giving a clue to the somewhat mysterious tenor of the letters. The first bond by the Earl (James seventh Earl) is dated 8th March 1585-6, about six weeks before the death of the Earl of Eglinton, and binds the granter to keep unhurt and unpursued Alexander Cuniughame of Craigans [Craigends] and that until the settling of matters " succeidand vpoun the said interprys," and the Earl specially binds himself to " mantene the said Laird of Craganis, as vtheris my freindis interpry saris of the said caus, to the hasart of my lyiff, landis and the lyiffis of all that will do for me " : Signed at Fyn- lastoun ; witnesses, David Conynghame of Robertland, Alexander Conynghame of Rois, the Earl's brother-german,Alexander Commendator of Kilwinning, and John Conyngham in Corssall, whom the Earl des- cribes as " my freindis foirsaid, quhome vnto I have communicat my mynd heirin." The nature of the I* interprys" is not stated, but may be inferred from a bond dated two months later, in which the Earl states " vpoun the common iniuieis done to me and my freindis be vmquhill Hew Erie of Eglyntoun it wes concludit befoir me be certane of my freindis, sic as Alexander Abbot of Kilwinning, David Conyng- hame of Robertland, Alexander Conynghame of Aickett, and Johnne Conynghame in Corssall, with the consent of sindrie vther my freindis, that reweingement soud be socht of the saidis iniureis : quhairvpoun it is fallen out that the said Erie of Eglingtoun is slane." The Earl then binds himself to maintain the said David and the others to the hazard of his life, &c. Dated at Kilmarnock 6th May 1586. The memorandum states that the Earl of Eglinton's intended murder was referred to among the conspirators as u the ly till particulare," and they themselves were called " commowneris," which terms are intended to explain unin- telligible sentences in the letters. 82. The statutes and ordinances to be observed by all the master masons within this realm, set down by William Schaw, master of work to his Majesty, and general Warden of the said craft, with consent of the master masons. 28th December 1599. This document is of con- siderable length but may be summarised thus : — (1.) That they observe all former ordinances as to the privileges of their craft; that they be true, one to another and u leve cheritablie togidder." (2.) That they be obedient to their wardens, deacons and masters in all things concerning their craft. (3.) That they be honest, faithful and diligent in their calling, and deal uprightly with the masters or owners of the works they take in hand. (4.) That none take in band any work, great or small, which he is not qualified to per- form, under a penalty of 40/. (>cots), or the fourth part of the value of the work, over and above due satisfaction to the owner of the work. (5.) That no master shall take another master's work over his head, after he has made an agreement, verbal or otherwise, under a penalty of 40Z. (6.) That no master shall take the working of any work that other masters have wrought at, until the latter have been paid. (7.) That a warden be chosen yearly for each lodge, by the votes of the masters, and his election duly notified to the warden general. (8.) That no master shall take more than three prentices during his life time, without 30 HISTOEICAL MANUSCKIPTS COMMISSION. ; Right Hon. consent of the wardens, &c. of the sheriffdom where the prentice is to Egiinton. ^e received. (9.) That no master receive any prentice bound for fewer — years than seven at the least ; that it shall not be lawful to make the said prentice brother and fellow in craft, until he have served other seven years after the issue of his apprenticeship without special licence from the wardens, &c. that sufficient trial be taken of his qualifications. (10.) It shall not be lawful for any master to " sell his prenteis to ony vther maister," nor to dispense with the years of his apprenticeship by selling them to the prentice himself. (11.) No master shall receive a prentice without notification to the warden of his lodge that the pren- tice's name may be " ordourly buikit." (12.) Prentices to be entered in the order of their booking. (13.) No fellow of craft nor master shall be received, save in the presence of six masters (the warden of the lodge being one) and two entered prentices, etc. ; no man being admitted without sufficient trial of his skill. (14.) That no master work any mason work under any other craftsman that takes in hand to work mas'bn work. (15.) No master or fellow of craft shall receive any " cowanis " to work in his company, or send any of his servants to work with "cowanis"' under the penalty ol 20/. for each offence. [" Cowans " = persons who do the work of a mason, but who have not been regularly bred to the craft.] (16.) No entered prentice shall take on hand from an owner, any task extending to more than 10/. [Scots]. (17.) Strife or variance among masters, servants and prentices, to be settled by the wardens or deacons of their lodge, obstinate parties being forbidden to work until they " submitt thame-selffis to ressoun." (18.) That all masters, " interprisaris of warkis, be verray cairfull to se thair skaffaldis and fute-gangis surelie sett and placeit, to the effect that throw thair negli- gence and sleuch, na hurt or skaith cum vnto personis that wirkis at the said wark ; vnder the pain of discharging of thame thairefter to wirk as maisteris havand charge of ane wark, bot sail euer be subiect all the rest of thair dayis to wirk vnder or with ane vther principal maister having charge of the wark." (19.) No master shall receive any other master's runaway prentice or servant, nor entertain such. (20.) All masters in any assembly shall be sworn, that they shall conceal no faults nor wrongs done by one to the other, nor yet the faults or wrongs that any man has done to the owners of works that they have had in hand, so far as they know, under a penalty of 10/., to be levied on concealers of such faults. (21.) Penalties to be levied by the wardens, &c, and to be given to pious uses. The masters present bind them- selves to observe the foregoing ordinances, and have requested the warden-general to subscribe them. On the same day were drawn up and subscribed a series of ordinances for the lodge of Kilwinning, and those within its bounds. Edinburgh is declared to be the principal lodge in Scotland ; Kilwinning the second, and Stirling the third. Every fellow of craft at his entry shall pay 10/. to the lodge, with 10s. worth of gloves ; sufficient trial being made of his skill. With other enactments as to the power and authority of the wardens, &c. of the lodge. Subscribed by " William Schaw, Maistir of Wark, Wairden of the Maisons " at Holyrood 28th December 1599. 83. Account of expenses at the Court of King James the Sixth on the occasion of his Majesty's accession to the. Crown of England in 1603. This account is rendered by a lady, but by whom there is no evidence to show. The document is lengthy, but a few extracts may be of interest. On Thursday 9th June 1603 at Newcastle — " giffin for ten quarteris tefeni to be me ane skarf iiiL?." In York — " for the mending HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 31 of my coffer vie/." : " for ane par of shouis ®s. vie?." : ft for the ^eabl^S*' wysching of my chlos, xiie/." : " for prines (pins) xiie/." s " for tou par Eglinton. of gloufes v*." " In Lester, to mak my quhyt setting goun, ten yardis of quhyt valting pasmentes xxe/." : "thri yards of stenting and steifing iiis." : "for ane par of balling sleifs iiiis. : for thrid vie?. : for clespes iiiie/. In Wondisour, for ane corldit wyr to ver on my haed, xs. ; item, for ane tyer of prell to ver on my haed, xxxs. Item in Outlandis for sax yardis of lane, at siuene schilings the yard, xliis." A doz. yards of "fyne lesing to put on my rufes," 6 yards at 3/4 the yard and 6 at 4/- = 44/- in all. "For ane vyr to ver with ane French rouf vs. ; item, for thri vyrs to uer vith Inglich roufs iiis. ; item for ane hader spoungs vie/." To Lady Harington's coachman " qhuen I com to Ham- ton Court xs. ; item to the botman for taking ouer the vatter, is." To the same coachman " quhen I com to Kingstoun vs. ; item, to the bot- man for taking me oup and doun the vatter iis" " For ane par of quhallbon bodis, the on syd vith teffitie, and the oder syd with small canvos xxs. ... In Nonsuch, for ane par of welluit panttones xiis. ; item for ane vardingell couerit vith teffitie xxs. . . . For ane quar of gilit peper is. ; for ane quar of piltane peper iiiie/. ; for ane bottell vith ink is. ; for two chandeliers iiiis. ; for ane pane iis. vid. for ane stop iis. ; for ane par belliscis is. ; for two drinkin glascis, on of christell, prys of the two glascis iiiis. ... for two bisemis (brooms) vie/." . . . For 24 yards of " brod rebanes of sindri coulleris " at 6d. the yard. . . . Four yards of " round camrik to be quaefis and crosclloths, and hand courcheris," at 4/- the yard = 16/-. " For ane wnce of coullors of silk to truch my gouns, iis. vid. ; for quhyt and black thrid xviiie/. for small thrid to shoue my rufs xiid. ... for ane slikston vid. ; for nidles vie/." . . . for 12 yards of " brod knetings to be me night heir lesis xiid. ; for ane sillk tyre ver on my heade xs. ; for ane plen pyked vyr couerit vith heir to ver on my head xs. ... To Johne Michell, quhan my Lady Kilderes void not lat no boyes stay becaus of the plag, xs. . . . Item gifen to the man that kipit the Prences silluer vork, for lening me silluer work so long as ve var at the Prince Court \s. Item gifin to the man that kipit the nepri, for lening me nepri, vs." . . . Item gifin for vyching (washing) of my cloths and my pag cloths from my comin to Ingland quhill Martimes, xxs. . . . Item, in Cumbe (Coombe) for two neklesis to my selff of blak get, His. ; Item for ane bybell xiis. ; for ane French bouk is. ; for pens is. . . . for ane coup and ane spoun of silluer " weight 6 oz. = 30/ . . . " Item, for two reing, the on vith ane rubbi, and the other vith ane turkes ; the on to the man that teichis me to dance, and the other to the man that teichis me to vret, the prys of the rubbi xx schillings, prys of the turkes, xxiiii schillings; " Four ear rings at I5d. each = 5/- "and all thir reings vas gifin at Nevyeires day to my Lady Haringtown's vemen," besides money given to the " panttri men " xs. the " buttri men " " cukis " " cllark of the kiching " the same sum each. To the " ischewer (usher) of the Prences present (presence ?) vs." and others ..." for the making of ane dresing with imoratas (emeralds) and peril and federis ; the emoratis my auen, and gifin for the peril and federis and making of the sam, xxs." A similar " dressing " with " garnetis " is also referred to. " Item for the making of ane treming to my goun, vith gret hornis of goulld and sillk (and) federis, the hornis my auen xs." Also a trimming with " small hornis of gould " &c. " Item for ane vyer to my haed vith nyne pykis xs. ; item for ane perewyk of har to couer the vyr, vs. ; for four par of glouifs xs. ; for sax par of shouis xvs." " gifin to ane pure Skotis man quhan all the rest gef him, vs." " to ane pure man that had the plage vs." for shoes to the page 3/- fustian 32 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. JRg^HoN. clothes for him 21/6J. Stockings (one pair) and a pair of silk garters Eglinton. f° r hi m 4/- and 2/- respectively. *' Item for two mask vs. ; for ane hat — of beyeur, vith ane fedder and ane string liis. ; for ane par of silk shankis that I gef to on of my Lord Haringtoun's men quhan he troue me to his vallentyne, xxxvis. . . . for two skins to lyn my masks viiiic/. ; four par of night glouiss iiis. ; for two fanis, on of peper and other of pargment vs. ; for twellue yardis of cobub lan to my rufis xiis. ; thri yards of silluer sepyrs to my goun shoulders iiiis. vie?. . . . for too vyrs to Frenc rebatis " . . . " for two yards and ane half of lan to be me ane comincloth " = 17/, with 5 yards of " perllin " for the said cloth = 5/. . . . "for ane French ]STou Testement, vith ane uder French bonk vis. ... for two keisis of pyktouths vs. ; for ane kes of scheris vs. gifin to a sat of phialonis when they played at ray chamber dor, xis." . . A yard and a half of velvet " to be ane set to ray futclloth xxxiiis. ; for hallf ane wunc (ounce) of sillk and for the making of the set of the sedell vis. ; for thri yardes of round hollen to be me sokis, xiis. \id. . . . gifin to the kiperis man in Hampin Court when he broght me aplleis from his master iis. vid. ; for thri torclr's when ve vos at Court xviiirf. . . . for tow eir ringis, with ten rubeis to my self xxs. . . . gifin to ane set of vialons, as ve com from Court when they playit at my chamber xs. ; for ane ring with a puntit diamund xxxxs. ; gifin to the potinger, xxxs. ; for ane par of imbroderit gloufis, xs." The amount of the sum expended equals 86/. 5s. 6d. (sterling) . 84. Grain and Money accounts of the baronies of Eaglesham and Eastwood for the years 1616 and 1617, given up by the factor, Robert Scales. The grain rent of " Eglishame " f or the year 1616 was 384 bolls meal. Of this quantity 99 bolls 1 firlot 2 pecks were used for family consumption at Eglinton, Glasgow and elsewhere, with other matters as factor's fee, &c. The remainder of the grain was sold, realising 1492/. 13s. Ad. (Scots). The amount of bear on the same barony for same year was 86 bolls 2 pecks, of which 77 bolls 1 f . 2 pecks realised 567/. 8s. 4 46. 148. J. Somervell to Mr. James Seott of Bonyntoun. Giving account of the proceedings of the Seots army " Upoun the penult (30th) of March the airmie marchit from the quarteris besyd Sunderland and went to the Bruntfeild Murhoussis, and vpoun the morn being the first of Apryll, the airmie marcheit from thair to Eisingtoun hill, and stayit thair till the eight of the said month ; and from that we marcheit from that to Quarintoun Hillis, vpoun the south syd of Durhame, within a myle or tuo of the toun ; and vpon the 10 day at 12 o'cloack at nicht, Major Ballintyne with sum eommandit man went out and took 20 men and threttie hors, with pistollis and saiddillis, and on of the men was a capitaine. And upon the 11 day thair came sum keillis vp the water of Wear from Sunderland to fetch coillis, and the ennemie send out sum dragouneris and comandit musquitteires and tuik the men that was gairding the keillis, and slew of them and cutted the keillis ; and vpon the 12 day, in the nicht, the Marquis of Newcastell with his airmie fled from Durhame; and we gat no intelligence till the 13 day att 3 acloak in the efternoon and then the airmie marcheit efter them with all the haist thay micht ; bot they had ever geat a fair start, and we came to the Ferrie Hill that nicht; and vpon the 14 day, being Sunday we marcheit verrie airlie befoir the soon rais, and the hors men follow it in haist and cam to Derntoun before 7 acloak in the morn- ing and sent out a pairtie of hors to pursew thair reir. Our major eommandit the pairtie ; he with his pairtie tuik fourtie men and many horses and slew many of thair straggillars and gatt tuo thousand merkis worth of silver plait, and mikill cheis, pork and bread, and we stavit thair till nicht and the haill airmie crosit the Teis water that night and the morn we marchit to Northallertoun : and the morn being the 16 day, we marchit fra that to Thormanbie and we gat provision from the touns about and fra that we marchit to Borrowbrigis and the morn being the 18 day we marchit fra that to Wedderbie and we mett with Sir Thomas Fairfax : and vpoun the 20 day we marcheit to Todgaster and mett with my Lord Fairfax his trouppers and dragouneres : and 54 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Right Hon. vpoun the 22 day we marcheit within two myllis of York and my Lord EGLmTON. Fairfax his foot came vp to the vther syd of the water foir against our — ligar ; and in the nicht the haill trouppes that the Marquis of New- castell had in York went out and fled 5 and our troupes with my Lord Fairfax his troupes followed and tuik 60 prisonars and many horses ; and they war so hard chaisit that they war forcit to tak the cullouris from the standaris and ryd away with and live the staf behind them, and thay ar to the King to Oxfuird : and we and Fairfax his forces are lying about the City of York and tHair haill foot is within, with 4 troupes of hors. Sir Marmeduik Longlie is fled and gon to the King with the haill hors that was in the Kingis northern airmie, and is myndit to bring Prince Ruppert and the haill forces that they can mak to raise the seidge at York. The souldieres that we tak off thairis sayes they gatt a mutchkin of beans an unnce of butar and a penny loaf evirrie ane of them per diem and thair is ane ordinance that evirrie ane within the citie of York sail haue bot ane maill per diem : for the Marquis of Newcastell and General King hes causat search all the citie for provi- sion and takin all into the stoir hous and gives out to the people that is within the citie efter the mainer foirsaid. God knowis quhat the event will be ; bot the General Major of the horses wold haue the wallis of the citie stormit vpoun all quarteris, both be foot and hors, and the horsmen to quyt thair horses and scall with ane pistoll and Jus sword ; so that altho many be slain it may be bot small hurt to the haill airmie," Middlethorp, near York. 1st May 1644. 149. Ferdinando Lord Fairfax to Hugh Lord Montgomery requesting that his lordship would not quarter his regiment about Northallerton and Thirsk as the inhabitants there were already sufficiently burdened for the subsistence of the forces engaged in the reduction of Hemsley. York, November 1644. 150. General David Leslie afterwards Lord Newark, to the Same, requesting that he would require his officers to strengthen his troops and that they should be well mounted armed and clad under penalty of being cashiered to their disgrace. 14th February 1645. 151. Sir John Seton to Alexander, sixth Earl of Eglinton, sending 3 doz. white gloves and one doz. of " sweet gluffs " besides intimating a former dispatch of a " silk wastcoat and bundle of-lutstrings." He then refers to the war. That 4 days ago Sir Thomas Fairfax had received orders to relieve Tauntondean. Since ' then it was reported that General Goring had left that town beseiged only by 3,000 men, having withdrawn himself with 4,000 to join the King at Oxford, "who hes bin in reddiness these ten days to part from thence but had no strenth and so durst not venter out. Eight dayes ago he sent 3 regiments of horse to give ane alarme to our quarteris ; but our horse were so reddie that they gave the Kings horse the chase, tooke 100 of them and some cheef officers prisoners, and as I heare there wes not anie officer with our horse at that time above a corporall. Some of the enemies horse jfled vnto a garison called Blischinton, a garison of the enemies, of 200 men, commanded by Collonell Windibank : they summoned the house ; he capitulat with them ; and the enemy got live to march away without armes, the officers excepted, who got their horse and amies with them. Three dayes after, our horse, vnder the command of Collonel Cromwel set vpon a quarter of the enemies horse near to a garrison called Farinton, where there were 300 foote : 200 horse were there taken and the house also and the sogiors broght prisoners to this cittie." The writer hopes that Tauntondean may be relieved, ais it hindered levies HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 55 for the Kiug in t he west. " Prinee Rupert and Massi hes had a bout Right Hoh. togither wliere Massi lay. It wes at Sir John Winters house whieh he n&mv'Sri brunt when he could not keep it being but a 1000 strong and the ~ — Prince 2000 ; yet he made his retreat to Glocester, and in the way he lost 120 men, a 150 horse run away from him, and the Prince and he were at hande blowes ; but the Prince was armed at all peeces who lost als manie of his men as Massi did and took als manie prisoners and as we heare, my Lord of Lughberie called Hestings is ether killed or deadly hurt." The writer gives also foreign news. " The King of Denmark is still obstinat • he will in no wayes consent that the Tool in the Sound be diminisched ; and therfor the esteats of the Low Countries are rayseng of 6000 sogiers in Holland for land Service, and are to send GO schips double manned to joyn with the Swadens : I think this will bring him to a conformitie. The Emperor is retorned to Bavaria and in the town of Ausberg . . the Emperatrice and the childrin are gon to Stirmark. The Swadens are masters of a great part of Austrea the Lower, have also a passage over the Danub : this wes the last news from these places " . . ., etc. London 9th April 16*45. 152. Alexander first Earl of Leven to Hugh Lord Montgomery, re- questing him to keep good watch upon the movements of Prince Rupert now on his march towards Newark; also as to the critical position of a detached party of Lord Montgomery's force, near Skipton. Newcastle, 10th April 1645. 153. Hugh first Earl of Loudoun to Alexander sixth Earl of Eglinton, vindicating himself against certain statements which have been made to his prejudice ; stating that the Earl of Crawford and Lieutenant General (Leslie) had prevented his being present with his friends in his own country, between the cising of the Parliament of Perth and the battle of Kilsyth, by threatening to allow the army to disband if tie left it; and giving an account of the proceedings at a conference between him and the Earls of Crawford, Cassillis, and Lanark, and Lord Bargany, for determining measures for the defence of the country against Montrose's force. That the writer had advised that the whole available men in Ayr, Lanark, and Renfrew shires should be drawn together for defence of the district; but that the Earls of Crawford & Lanark had declared that it was impossible to keep the local forces together, that the men of Clydesdale and Cuningham were disbanded, and that the only plan now left was to recall the army from England and Ireland: the result of the conference being that the Earl of Loudoun was despatched to the army in England and the Earl of Cassillis to Ireland, etc. Ber- wick, 26 August 1645. 154. Alexander first Earl of Leven to Alexander sixth Earl of Eglinton, congratulating the latter on " the happy victory " against Montrose, and hoping that the advantage gained might be prosecuted to the welfare of the country. He expresses his intention of resigning his charge, on account of inability for public service, and he begs Lord Eglinton's influence in procuring him his discharge from ihe estates. Northallerton, 24 September 1645. 155. Margaret Countess of Eglinton to her husband, Alexander, Earl of Eglinton, expressing her regret that he was staying so long at the Parliament, and her apprehension that Allaster [Macdonald] " com ower and tak all that [he] can gett, and burne the rest.'' Her ladyship states Jier uncertainty as to the best course for her own safety, and desires her husband to advise her, as speedily as possible, * for I assur 56 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Right Hon. yow they ar looking everi night for him in Arcane, for man, wyfe Eael of anc ] bairne is coming ower to this syd, and all ther goods that they glinto*. can g e tt transportit, both out of Arcane and Bute; for he (Allaster) is weri strong, and 1 feir we find er it be long." She urges her husband's return. Eglinton, 23 December 1645. 156. Colonel James Montgomery to his father Alexander sixth Earl of Eglinton, informing him that an officer near Carlingford had under- taken the release of Lord Airds, for which, if he succeeded he was to receive 1000/. sterling ; that two regiments of horse and four of foot had arrived in Dublin f rom England ; and that Sir Thomas Fairfax's army was daily expected over. The writer adds " Our miseries heir dayiie increaseth, bot the expectation we haue of the Parliament large satisfactions to us for our bypast sufferings and seruice, makes us endure with a grat deal patiens, wich otherways we walde not." In a P.S. the Colonel writes "... ther is intelligence come . . . that Auen Makcart is at Carrik Makleroiche with an army of 20,000 men ; and that he is to dewyd his army and to come with the grater part of them himself straight upon us in thir quarters, and the other part to goe to the county of Loundounderrie where the Steuarts are ; and Pres- toune is gone tauards Dubling." Dated at Newton, 10 May 1647. 157. Alexander sixth Earl of Eglinton to his son, Colonel James Montgomery : — Referring apparently to the e ' Engagers " the Earl writes " . . . I sie no appeirance they haue Godis direction in thair wayes, and thair is small appeirance they sail haue good succes to thair intentiones. They haue bein most rigorrous in plundering of this cuntrie, and als malicious agains thes that war not against them in the conflict at Mauchling, as thais who war against them. . . . The nobilitie, gentrie, and cuntrie people ar soe insenceit at thair proceidingis, it will not faill bot will draw to ane mischeif, for the last day that the Parliament sat thay maid ane act of parliament which is a verrie dangerous ane both to religion and monarchical! governement and intendis to cause ane oath be sworn by the kings subjectis to obey what evir thay command : whilk I think will not be don in haist, bot will reddilie move a civill war : Bot I think they sail gait moir adoe for the forces that was heir; the most pairt of them ar directit witli Middiltoun who is Livetenant Generall now, toward Cairlill to supplie Sir Marmaduick Londaill [Langdale] who is in great fear of the forces who hes approchit thair ; for Colonell Lambert to come doun with 2,00.) hors and 2,400 foot all trained and abile men, and Sir Marmaduicks men ar bot all new takin on. . . . Thair came in schipes from Holand vpon Fryday last, with a great daill of ammunition to the Duick who is now Generall, and letters schowing that the Prince will be heir schortlie ; sum sayes within ten dayes. The Duick's [Duke of Hamilton's] faxion waittit and tuick the merchant packit this last weik out of sume jealousie they tuik that thair was sum people heir gave intelligence to the .English what we war doeing heir. Thay find sum to that purpois bot not of that straine thay thought to have fund : . . . I doubt not bot ye have heard the certaintie of the conflict at Mauchling : the Livetenant Generall new maid, callit Middiltoun, was evill hurt in the heid and cuitt in thrie pnirtis on his back, and venie hardiie persewit be ane blacksmyth ; and Colonell Hurrie evill hurt alsoe on the heid : as for common trouperis their was almost als many slaine as was of the cuntrie people : lot gif the cuntrie men had had ofliceris to have commandit them it had not gon as it did ; for the ministeris that war with the cuntriemen diswaddit the moist pairt of the cuntrie people and maid them goe of the field to eschew scheding of blood. The ministeris war Mr. Mathew Mowat, Mr. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 57 Gabriell Maxwell and one Mr. Wyllie who is minister at Manchling," ^^l^of*' etc. Eglinton, 21 July 1648. The next day the Earl sent a few lines eglinton. to his son by the latter' s *' chirurgiaue " " . . . Gif ye haue gottin any halkis for me send them over ; for it is tyme they war maid : your brother hes a rid on alreddie. Also caus send thes tuo deir to me that Capitane Drumond promised me ; and caus scheir sum gras and put in besyd them," etc. 158. Hugh third Viscount Montgomery of Great Airds (afterwards first Earl of Mount Alexander, to Alexander sixth Earl of Eglinton sending the two deer referred to in the last letter, and stating that on the discovery of some plot intended as was reported, for the taking of Dublin Castle, sixteen gentlemen and officers had been apprehended, the chief of them being " Sir Maurice Eustache, Sir John Giford, Collonell Flower, and Collonell Willoughby, all great seruants of my Lord of Ormond." That half of them had been sent over to the English Parliament and the rest kept prisoners by Jones. The writer adds that the divisions among the Irish stil continued and that provisions were become extremely scarce. Carrickfergus, 7th August 1648. 159. Robert Fergushill (of that Ilk) to Alexander sixth Earl of Eglinton, informing him that some prisoners had been taken by Lieu- tenant General Leslie out of a ship going to Holland to the King with a commission to be signed by him, one of them being " Mr. William Orde ane pryme malignant who hath constantly travelled betwixt this kingdome and James Grahame [Montrose 1 ] with intellegence," etc. Edinburgh, 9th April 1649. 160. The Same to the Same, detailing news from the north from Lieutenant General Leslie that the men of Athole were up and had joined with Lord Ogilvie intending to stop Leslie's march southward and that the Clan M c Kenzie were marching on his rear. Later news, however, reported that Leslie had dispersed those under Mackenzie of Pluscarden and that Colonel Frazer and the Laird of Lumlair [who were concerned in an attack on Inverness in view of Montrose's landing] had given bonds to lay down their arms. That Lord Ogilvie had fled to the Braes of Angus. Edinburgh, 28 April 1649. 161. Margaret (Scott) second Countess of Alexander sixth Earl of Eglinton, to her husband ; announcing the agreement made between King Charles the Second and the Scotch Commissioners. She com- mends her husband for dismissing a suspected female servant whose malpractices had not before been proved. She utters a pious wish " God Allmighti send a gud tryell of all the wicthis, and send them a liotte fire to burne them with." In a P.S. she states she had spoken with a young man to be the Earl's M chamber- man ; he is a pretti man and a gud taillour ; was never at serwis betbr. He shouht a hunder mark of fei ; I offered him fourti pund and so many of your old clothis as ye thoght gud your self," &c. Edinburgh, 8 May 1650. 162. Major General Robert Montgomery to his father Alexander sixth Earl of Eglinton informing him that the leaders of the Scots army had resolved to draw their forces a mile or two westward [from Corstor- phine] and offer battle to the enemy [under Comwell] by " shotting three peice of cannon towards them." That it was reported that 3000 men under Lord Grey of Groby were marching to recruit the enemy. From Corstorphine, 22 August 1650. 58 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Ei ear T l^p N * l*>3 j The Same to the Same, informing the Earl that the enemy had Eglinton. attacked the house of Redhall within two miles of the army and had taken it, the situation of the ground preventing succours being given. That two brigades of the enemy had marched towards Craigmillar, and a party of foot was detached in that direction with two regiments of horse to Wester Duddingston to watch there and to send 100 horse to the house to await the enemy's waggons and provisions which were to come from Musselburgh. If the enemy stormed the house, the whole Scots army was to advance and second the outposts. That the shire of Perth cried out ; ' mightily " against Lord Eglinton's regiment (as com- posed of " Malignants ") and " have profered to furnish the army with two thousand bolls of meall, if they will remove your lordships regiment. Ther is many lykwyse for the bringing them over to purge them." In a P.S. the Colonel writes, " If nothing occur before Munday, we resolve to use some active way to ingadge the enemy to fight ; which I conceive wil be by marching towards Edmestoun and Muslebrugh and storming them." [This letter has no date, but was probably written about the same date as the last, if not earlier.] 164. Alexander sixth Earl of Eglinton to William Home, his steward : " William, I have takine this occasione to show you that there is ane French Monsiour, called ane Marques, to be wast on of thir dayis and is to be heir ; . therfor ye sail cawse send waist after sight heirof thrie of the fatest beastis that is in the park, and that with better boyesthan thei send last ; for thei sent bot hyred boyes last, who knew not the way home againe. and thes bot abuse our service, and it is the officiars fault ; and cause try for a suckeing weall that is fourtein or twentie dayis ould, if it can be haid ; for I think thes strangers will be heir this weik or the beginning of the nixt at farthest, and cause send to the fouller and sie if he can get moor fowles or plivers or partridges or woodcokis or any wyld fowles, and cause heast them wast." The Earl also desires as much cloth, of a particular pattern, as will make him a cloak and a coat. He concludes, " I pray you be diligent in getting moneies ; ye know we have neid of it both for principals and annwlrentis : and let me know of your good health. I rest, your loveing master, Eglintoun." Eglinton, 21 October 1658. In a P.S. the Earl orders a large supply of large and small raisins, plums, and figs. Humbly reported by Edinburgh, 32, Castle Street, William Fraser. 27th October, 1883. REPORT ON THE FAMILY MUNIMENTS OF SIR JOHN MAXWELL STIRLING MAXWELL OF KEIR AND POLLOK, BARONET, AT KEIR HOUSE, IN THE COUNTY OF PERTH, BY WILLIAM FRASER, LL.D., EDINBURGH. Sir John The collection of papers now reported on,, though large, contains coin- Ht?^^-— 11^' paratively few documents which have much claim to be historical. This LING MAy. WELL. I. J . . pi.., i - i n n — circumstance, occurring as it does in a family which descends m an ilnbroken line from an ancestor who lived in the twelfth century, may seem strange, were it not explained by the fact that in 1488, during the HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 59 war between King James the Third and his eldest son Prince .fames, Sib John the -tower of the Keir, the family residence, was burned to the ground JSngVaxwell.' and the family Charters were then consumed. From the later Writs — and others which now exist the more interesting documents have been selected and are now reported on. The greater number of the Keii Charters and family papers have already been printed in a work, entitled " The Stirling's of Keir, and their Family Papers." That work was edited by me in the year 1858 for the late William Stirling of Keir, who succeeded to his uncle, the late Sir John Maxwell of Pollok, Baronet, in the title and estates of Pollok, and became Sir William Stirling Maxwell of Keir and Pollok, Baronet. Of that work only 150 copies were printed, not for sale, but for presentation to relatives and friends, and several of the public libraries. Such a work as this, privately pub- lished and restricted in the impression, does not supersede a Report on the more historical of the muniments of the Family of Stirling. The present Report is therefore submitted. John of Stirling, son of Sir William Stirling, is the first who is named in the Charters now reported on. He- married Mary, the aunt of John of Argyll, Lord of Lorn, the last of the- male line of the ancient Lords of Lorn. In 1338, probably about the date of her marriage, John of Lorn -ranted to his aunt, wife of John of Stirling, the lands of Rathorane and others in Lorn [No. 1. infra]. His grandson, Lucas of Stirling, suc- ceeded to the lands of Rathorane, being served heir of his father in 1423 [No. 6, infra]. Lucas, or Luke, Stirling also acquired Ratherne, in Dunblane parish [No. 4, infra], and he had other possessions which, in 1448, he exchanged with George of Leslie, Lord of that ilk, for the lands of Keir [No. 13, infra]. He was thus the first of his family In acquire Keir, of which estate his descendants liave been possessed ever since in an unbroken line of deseenl. The elder line, that of the Stirlings of Cawder, came to be represented by an heiress, Janet Stirling, who was married to her kinsman, flames Stirling of Keir, about 1535, and the estates of Cawder and Keir became united in one family. A few of the Cawder Writs are included in this Report [Nos. 3, 5, 7, 9-12, 1G, 18-21, and 25, infra] . Of these, Nos. 9-11 are of interest as showing- certain modes of dealing with land, recognition by the superior, reinvest - ment by him, and also the method of evicting an illegal tenant, with the symbols used to express the annulling of certain acts done by a superior. The most prominent member of the family from a historical point of view was Sir William Stirling, who held Keir from 1471 to 1503. He resigned certain lands into the hands of King James III., and had a letter under the Privy Seal declaring them united to the barony of Keir [No. 17, infra]. Sir William Stirling joined Prince James's party in their revolt against 1 he King in 1488. During a skirmish with the Royal forces in which the Prance was defeated, he look refuge in the tower of Keir, which the Royalists burned to the ground. When the Prince became King James IV., he paid from his treasury 100/. towards rebuilding the tower, and also renewed Sir William's charter of the lands [No. 22, infra]. In the new grant the King designs the grantee as his "beloved familiar,'' and refers to his " faithful service," StateiaentS which tend to refute a calumny which some historians have attached to Sir William's name, that lie aided in bringing about the death of King James III. after the battle of Sauchieburn. The histo- rians nearest that event, however, attribute the murder to a servant of Lord Gray. Sir John Stirling, son of Sir William, was at a very earl} age betrothed to a. daughter of Sir Patrick Hume of Polwarth, but the proposed union was apparently not carried out [No. 24, in&a]. Both 60 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Sir John Sir William and Sir John Stirling were benefactors of the Church, ig^Iaxwell" founding a perpetual chaplainry in the Cathedral of Dunblane [Nos. lo — and 26, infra]. Sir John Stirling was assassinated, it is said, on the Bridge of Stirling between May and November 1539. It is also stated that the deed was done by one whom he had instigated to kill Buchanan of Leny, whose daughters, co-heiresses, he had stript of a great part of their estate. This assertion is so far corroborated by the curious docu- ment, part of which is quoted in No. 50 infra. N"o. 42 also relates to the Buchanans of Leny, and shows that the co-heiresses had other claimants to their estates beside Stirling of Keir. Sir John Stirling's fate was assigned by Sir David Lyndsay of the Mount as retribution for his share in the attack on the renowned (i Squyer Meldrum," whose loves and adventures are chronicled by Sir David in a well-known poem. This attack was made in August 1517, at the instance of an uncle of Sir John's, whose rival in love Squire Meldrum was. The next Laird of Keir, Sir James Stirling, was unfortunate in his domestic relations. His first wife was Janet Stirling, a kinswoman of his own, and by their marriage the estates of Cawder and Keir were united. Janet Stirling, however, proved unfaithful to her husband, and a divorce was effected between the parties. Previous to the divorce, however, the lady resigned her lands of Cawder in favour of her husband, and that valuable estate still forms part of the Keir Estates. Janet Stirling married, as her second husband, Thomas Bishop, who became involved in England in the transactions of Lennox and Queen Mary [No. 45, infra]. Bishop was, in 1568, for some time imprisoned in the Tower of London for his alleged share in a satirical rhyme against the Regent Murray. Sir James Stirling married secondly Jean Chisholm, described as a " cousigness ' ? of William Chisholm, Bishop of Dumblane, [No. 43 infra]. Sir James Stirling joined the party of the Beforniers and as Patron of the Chaplainry in Dunblane Cathedral, founded by his ancestors, bestowed the emoluments upon his third son James " for support of his enterteinment at the sculis," the chaplainry then being vacant by the refusal of the holder to conform to the new ecclesiastical order. This James Stirling was slain in a quarrel about certain lands on the 3rd June 1593, and the then Laird of Keir, his brother, after keeping up the feud for some years, was induced by the influence of the King (James VI.) and the clergy to agree to a contract, by which the rival claimant re- signed his alleged rights [No. 54 infra]. The great grandson of Sir James Stirling was Sir Archibald Stirling- of Garden, who was a lord of session, known as Lord Garden. The Laird of Keir in 1 715 was James Stirling. He was at Sheriffmuir, and his estates were forfeited, but they were purchased by friends for behoof of his eldest son and so pre- served to the family. At an earlier date, in 1708, James Stirling was arrested on a charge of implication in the Jacobite attempt at invasion in that year. He was taken prisoner to London, and for a short time confined in Newgate, where he was kindly treated, as appears from letters to his wife, which, however, are not of sufficient public interest to be reported on. From this Laird of Keir the family property has descended to the present owner. As has already been stated, the bulk of the papers in this collection are not of great public interest. Those more especially illustrating the public career of the family have been commented on. The following of a more miscellaneous character may be referred to. The Charters and Contract [Nos. 14, 23 and 30 infra] and the subsequent proceedings, Nos. 36, 38, show how widow laidies paid for the support of some influential neighbour, how a small baron put his affairs into the control HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 61 of a greater, and how the spiritual terrors of excommunication were Sib John brought into play against defaulting debtors. The peculiar phraseology ^ng^Maxwell. of the grants to the Church [Nos. 15 and 26] may be noted, and it is — also of some interest that in the notary's preamble to the Bishop of Dunblane's erection of the Chaplainries in his Cathedral [No. 33 infra] the Pope's name is omitted, as the erection was done within Scotland. [After the date and the indiction is written " Eomana sede pastore carente vt fertur infra regnum Scotie "] showing the Scotch episcopal jealousy of the Papal See. The Contract [No. 39] and the Gift of escheat [No. 41] are highly illustrative of the turbulent state of society, the peaceful agreement against mutual slaughters being followed a few years later by the justifying (hanging) of one contracting party for the murder of the other. The papers relative to the appointment of a young acolyte to the Keir chaplainry at Dunblane, his ordination in con- sequence to the lowest grade of orders, and the competing rights of a chaplain appointed by Rome are also of interest [Nos. 46 to 49 infra]. The statement by the irate Laird of Leny in [No. 50 infra] about the " litill auld sourd " is corroborated by a Charter of King Alexander II. (printed in Lord Hailes' Annals, Vol. III., p. 377), dated in 1227, in which he refers to the little sword said to be given by King Culeu to the ancestor of the heir of Leny. The sword itself was in existence in 1789. It is described as of silver, and about two and a half inches in length. An engraving of it appeared in 1792 in the Archaeologia (Vol. XL p. 45). This interesting relic has since been lost. The notarial protest [No. 51 infra] is of interest in view of the fact that at the date of it, Kirkcaldy of Grange, then Captain of the Castle of Edinburgh, had declared for Queen Mary's party, in opposition to the King ami Regent, and the pecmiar reception given to the Royal letters and the parties bearing them may so far be accounted for on political grounds. Of the correspondence, the letters referring to the death of Strafford [No. 63] and the trial of Argyll [No. 68] are of widest historical interest. The first was penned by William Drummond of Riccarton, one of the Commissioners sent by the Scots to treat with King Charles First and the Parliament of England. The epistle of General Dalzell, afterwards so well known [No. 64] and that of his contemporary, Alexander Leslie, first Earl of Leven [No. 65], both eminent military men, show that spelling was not an accomplishment with them any more than with another celebrated warrior, John Graham of Claver- house. Letter No. 69 is also very characteristic of its writer, the gentle- spirited Leighton, then Bishop of Dunblane, who became Archbishop of Glasgow. The remaining letters in this report call for no special mention, though Nos. 71 and 72 may be of interest as showing the state of foreign affairs at their date. This Report is divided into two sections. I. Charters of the Stirlings of Keir, 1338-1679; and II. Correspondence, 1641-1702. I. — Charters of the Stirlings of Keir. — 1338-1679. 1. Charter by John of Argyll, Lord of Lome, to Mary, his father's sister, wife of John, of Striwelyne, and her heirs, of the five penny land of Rathorane, the penny land called Garwpennynge, the two penny land of liartychkeregyll, the penny land of Fekyrfaltach on both sides of the Logane, the penny land of Hachychnacelache, and the half penny land of Cragnamoychenache, all lying in Lome : To be held lor payment yearly of a pair of spurs, or their value if they could not be bought. Dated at 62 HISTORICAL MAN 1', SCRIPTS COMMISSION. Sir John Perth on the Nativity of St. Mary (8th September) 1338. Wfoaaesses, StoSSK^u Sir Malcolm Kenedy, Chamberlain of Scotland j Sir Michael Scot, — - knight ; Michael Fisser, Constable of Perth • and others. 2. Instrument of Transumpt made in the Blackfriars Cemetery of Ayr, at the instance of John Camhell, Laird of the west part of Galstoun, of two Charters (1) Charter by Malcolm, Earl of Levenax, to Sir William ol Galbratjij knight, and his heirs, of the lands of Kyrkmychell and of Drummade, in the Earldom of Levenax, upon Levyn : To be held for payment of a pair of scarlet hose at the first entry of William and his heirs, at the manor of Belach, in name of blench- farm. Dated at Bullull, 16th January 1278-9. Witnesses, Sir William Byset and Sir John of Bykyrton. (2) Declaration by Walter of Danuelstown, Lord of Blackburn, that the lands of Galstoun and Bothernok, belonging to John Cambell, were no farther bound to him than his right to take therefrom 10 merks 3'early, until John Cambell should pay him 100 merks on the high altar of the Kirk of Dunbretane. Dated at Dun- bretene (Dumbarton) 10th October 1400. No witnesses. Transumpt dated 30th July 1405, Witnesses, Reginald of Fynvyk, John of Craw- forde, John Coll, Patrick Marschell, Nigel Dugalan, burgesses of Ayr, Walter of Ayr, notary. 3. Charter by Matthew (Glendoning) Bishop of the Church of Glas- gow, with consent of the Chapter thereof, to his beloved vassal, William of Striuelyne, son and heir of the late Sir John of Striuelyne, knight, of the lands of Cadare, in the barony of Glasgu, within the sheriffdom of Lanark : To hold of the Bishop and Church of Glasgow, for payment yearly of 41. usual money, and three suits of court at three head pleas of the said barony, with ward, relief, and other usual services. At Glasgow. This charter is not dated, but must have been granted in 1408, in which year both the Bishop and Sir John of Striuelyne died. Witnesses Mr. Symon, of Mundavill, Archdeacon ; Mr. John, of Hawick, Precentor of the Church of Glasgow ; Sir Symon of Glen- donwyne, knight; and Sir John of Hawik, presbyter and notary public. 4. Charter by Euphemia, Countess Palatine of Strathern, in her pure and lawful widowhood to her beloved esquire, Lucas of Streuelyn, of her lands of Westeretherne in her earldom of Strathern, which Lucas had resigned at Dunblane, in implement of an entail between him and William of Streuelyn, Lord of Cadare : To be held to Lucas and the heirs male of his body, whom failing, to William and the heirs male of his body, whom failing, to the heirs male whomsoever of the name of Streuelyne, whom failing to return to the nearest heirs whomsoever of Lucas, for giving three suits in the year at the three head pleas of the earldom of Strathern, and a silver penny at Foulis, on Whitsunday at the dinner hour, in name of blench-farm, if asked only. Dated at Perth, 8th October 1414. Witnesses, Robert Stewart, Earl of Fife and Menteith, Governor of Scotland, and Walter Stewart, Earl of Athole and Caith- ness, the granter's uncles ; William Lord of Graham, John of Wemys of that Ilk, knights ; David of Murray of Gask, Thomas Brisbane, Tristram of Gorthy, the granter's esquires. 5. Letter of Wadset (mortgage) by George Cambeel, Laird of the west part of the Gaily stown, to William of Strewyllyng, Lord of Cadar, of the lands of the Gallisholme, in the lordship of the west part of the Gallystown, and sheriffdom of Ayr ■ To be held until the said William should be paid the principal sum of 20 merks on the high altar of the HISTOlllCAL MAXUSf MM.PTS < OMMlSXtON. High Kirk of Glasgow. Dated at Glasgow, 3rd August 1422. Witnesses, M ^*J L ° B $ Tm " Mayster Johne Stewart, sodaue (subdean) of Glasgu, Schir Johne of liwg Maxwell. " Dalgless, and Schir Thomas Wane, Sir Johne of Park, and Schir " Eechard Gardener." 6. Retour made before Sir Walter Stewart of Railstoun, Sheriff of Perth, at the command of the Governor of Scotland, by Sir John of Dromond and William of llothven, knights, William of Erskyn, Robert of Ross, Patrick of Moray, Andrew of Dromond, Thomas of Rons, David of Ramsay, Richard of Wause, John of Abercrumby, Michael Mercer, John of Rettre, John of Chamber (de Camera), and John of Dalrimpill ; who being sworn declare that the late William of Streuelyn, father of Luke of Streuelyn, died last vest end seised as of fee in the five penny lands of Rathorane and others (as in No. 1 supra), and that the said Luke is lawful and nearest heir of his father in these lands, which wen- then valued at five merks yearly, and in time of peace at 25 merks, and had been in the hands of the Lord of Lome for 30 years and upwards since the death of William. Perth, 11th January 1423. 7. Retour of William of Striueline, as heir of John of Strinelinc. knight, his father, in the lands of Regorton, following on a precept from the Chancery of King James First, made before John of Rutliven, sheriff-depute of Perth, by Sir Andrew Gray of Fowlis, knight, Robert Rose, Thomas Charters, John Hering, Patrick of Rettre, Finlay Butter. Patrick Butter, Thomas of Monorgund, John Rose, Don.nl d of Blair, Archibald Stewart, Nicholas Kynman, Alexander Grahame, Malcolm of Muncreyfe ; the said lands of Regorton, in the sheriffdom of Perth, which were then valued at 14 merks yearly, and in time of peace at 10/., were held in capite of Walter of Haliburtoun for ward and relief, and had been in his hands since the death of Sir John of Striueline 24 years before. Perth, 29th April 1432. 8. Instrument of Sasine in favour of Lucas Stirling, following upon and narrating a precept of Sasine dated at Kere 18th December 1 ]:>;., by Norman of Lesly of Rothes, directed to Robert the Grame, of Kyn- pount, as bailie, to give Sasine to Lucas of Stirling of Retherne, of the lands of Kere in wadset, Sasine given at the manor of Kere, on 22 January 1433. Witnesses, Thomas Grame, son and heir of Robert of Grame, John Knokis, John Swyntoun, lord of that ilk, Sir John Malcolm, chaplain, Thomas of Row, Andrew Bell, William Grenok, John Magnus of Row, George Arnot, John Arnot, John of Stirling, Patrick Mclnrosich, and others. Andrew Ancolson, notar\ . 9. Letters by James (Kennedy), Bishop of St. Andrews, James (Bruce), Bishop of Dunkeld, Patrick, Lord the Grahame, and George of Setoun, Lord of that Ilk, knights, attesting that in the cause between William of Striuelync, Lord of Cadare, and Gilbert of Striuelyn, they with the other Lords of Council named below, had ordained the lands of Kyrkinychael Striuelyn, lying aboye Levyn within the Sheriffdom of Dumbarton, to remain with William as his heritage, and that Gilbert, who had possessed the lands unjustly, should remove therefrom with all his goods, and pay rent therefor, from the time William took sasine thereof to the making of those letters. Dated at Stirling, and sealed by the said two bishops and two knights, 21st January 1442. The lords of council referred to were John of Dischyngtoun, lord of Ardrose, procurator for the Queen, Mr. Thomas of Lwyndene, procurator for the Earl of Angus, Sir William, lord of Borthwick, Sir Robert of Levyugs- toun, lord of Drumry, Sir Alexander Ramsay, lord of Dalwolsy, 64 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Sir John Alexander of Strathachvn, procurator for the lord of Keith, Sir David of jVIaXWEJuIj STIR" . ling Maxwell. Dunbar, lord of Cockburn, Sir Colin Campbell, Sir Davy of Murray, lord of Tullibardine, John of the Sandilands, lord of Calder, Malcolm of Drummond, lord of the Stobhall, James of Levyngston, captain of Stir- ling, William of Levyngston, of Balcastale, Mr. John, of Bayliston, parson of Douglas, secretary to the King, and Robert of Chisholm. 10. Notarial Instrument narrating that Gilbert of Striulvne came before David of Cadyhou, Precentor, and Patrick Leich, David of Name and Robert of Prendergest, Canons of Glasgow, and produced an instrument signed by Mr. Robert of Laweder, Canon of Glasgow and public notary, bearing that the said Gilbert of Striulyne passed to the Lord Bishop of Glasgow, and begged that certain lands of Gilbert's in Easter Cadyre, which Rankyn of Crawfurd, the bishop's bailie, had recognosced in the hands of the bishop as superior, might be restored to Gilbert, and he himself put in possession in name of his wife Isabel ; and that the Bishop by delivery of a glove in name of the wife, rein- vested Gilbert in the lands. Gilbert then required the said Canons to de- clare whether they remembered the premises, to which David of Cadyhou, Patrick Leich, and David of Name answered that they did, and Robert of Prendergest declared that he believed the facts were so, but did not well remember them as eight years had elapsed. Done in the Cathedral Church of Glasgow, 3rd March 1446. Li. Notarial Instrument attesting that William of Striueling, Lord of Cadar, went to the town of Estyr Cader, and there, in presence of many persons, explained that Sir Alexander of Levyngstoun, knight, lord of Calentare, had recognosced the lands of Estyr Cader without reasonable cause, notwithstanding the deceased Sir John of Striuelyng, knight, and William of Striuelyng, the grandfather and father of the said William, and he himself, had been in possession thereof for forty- six years, and had repledged them to Gilbert of Striuelyng, to William's prejudice ; which being said, William went to the house of Estir Cader and ex- pelled therefrom the said Gilbert and Isabella his spouse, and caused their animals and moveable goods to be removed from the lands by his sergeant, and also by breaking a plate and extinguishing a fire in the said house, annulled and destroyed the said repledgment. Done 28th May 1447. 12. Instrument of Resignation by Gilbert of Streueline and Isabella Trepnay, his wife, of the two parts of the lands of Estir Cadar, in the hands of William (Turnbull) Bishop of Glasgow, in favour of Patrick of Streueline, their son. Done in the chamber of the Bishop within the Castle of Stirling, 1448. 13. Procuratory of Resignation by George of Leslie, Lord of that Ilk, to James of Lewyngstone, captain to the king, and William of Sterling, son and apparent heir of Lucas of Sterling, of Bouchquhumgre, for re- signing half the lands of Keyre, in the sheriffdom of Perth and earldom of Strathern, in the hands of King James, in favour of the said Lucas of Sterling and his heirs. Dated at Leslie, 7th May 1448. Witnesses, " Thorn of Lummysdeyn of Condelay, Jhone Lummysden of Gleggir- " nache, Alyshundire of Cunygaym, squheyaris, Schir Robert Schort, " notare, vicare of Dersy, Thorn of Kyninmode, and Jhone Fogo " Burgez of Couper." 14. C harter by Jonet of Kinross, of Kippanross, with consent of her friends, to William of Slriuelme, son and heir of Lucas of Striuelin of Ratherne (for assisting her often in times past, and especially in HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 65 recovering her lands of Lupnoch, lying in the lordship of Strogartnay,from M JjJ™ John John of Menteith, to whom they had been wadset by her predecessors), u^iSmi." of the said lands of Lupnoch : to hold of the Lord of Strogartnay and his heirs, for giving yearly a roebuck's hend, at Whitsunday, in name of blench farm, if asked, and giving to the king and his successors such service as pertained thereto. Given under her seal and the seal of Patrick Lord Grahame, at Kincardin, 5th November 1448. Witnesses, Robert of Lauder, Bishop of Dunblane, Mr. John Cristinson, Official and Chancellor of Dunblane, Alexander of Grahame, William Halden, Malcolm Uchtre, squires, etc. The above charter was duly ratified by Janet Kinross, lady of Kippenross, with consent of Robert Stewart, her husband, in presence of Patrick, lord of Grahame, Alexander of Grahame, his brother, and other witnesses. 15. Charter of Mortification by William Striueling of Keyr, whereby, for the health of the souls of King James (Third), John Hepburne, Bishop of Dunblane, Luke Striuelyng, and Sir William Striuelyug, knight, and Margaret his spouse, the father and mother of the granter, and for the health of his own soul, and the souls of his wife, children, and ancestors, and of all faithful dead, he grants to Almighty God, the Heavenly Choir, and the blessed and glorious Virgin Mary, and to her altar on the north side of the nave of the Cathedral Church of Dunblane, and to Sir John Franch, perpetual chaplain at the said altar, and his successors serving and to serve God there, for ever, a toft and croft of the lands of Keyr, the lands of Schanrach, the W odland, and Classingall, an annual rent of forty shillings from the lands of Kippanerayt, and the mill of Strowe, with three acres of arable land of the lands of Strowe, and the pasture of six beasts in the nether part of the same lands ; to be held by the said chaplains in pure and perpetual alms, for performing divine service at the said altar, with license to Sir John Franch to possess any ecclesiastical benefice or chaplainry with or without cure, for the whole time of his life ; but his successors shall reside in the City of Dunblane and perform service at the said altar, and if they shall be absent for two months without license from the granter and his heirs, the chaplainry to become vacant eo facto. The presentation to be with the granter and his heirs, who were to present a chaplain within two months after a vacancy, under a penalty of twenty merks, to be paid to the work of the Cathedral of Dunblane, and the presentation to devolve ilia vice to the Bishop of Dunblane for the time. Dated at Keyr, 26th April 1472, and confirmed by John, Bishop of Dunblane, at Dunblane, 10th May, same year. 16. Notarial Instrument attesting that Humphrey Stirling, son of Sir William Stirling, lord of Cadar, knight, went, as procurator for his father, to the presence of Walter Stewart of Morfy, and cited him to appear at the parish church of Striueline, to resign to the said William two parts of the lands of Estir Cadar, and to receive a sum of money thereupon due to him, which Walter refused to do. Done in the public street of the burgh of Stirling, near the house of Elizabeth Stewart, Lady of Bigar, 10th May 1472. Witnesses, Walter of Buehannan, son and heir apparent of Patrick of Buehannan of that Ilk, and others. 17. Letter under the Privy Seal of King James Third, promising that no revocation to be made by the King should prejudice his charter of erection of the lands of Keire, Lupnoich, Classingawis, Dachlewane, Retherne, Striueling and Strowy into the barony of the Keire in favour of William of Striueling of the Keire and his heirs. Dated at Edinburgh 28 January 1473. A 84067. E HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Sir John 1}S. Letters of Resignation by Walt er Stewart of Morphie and Patrick ling Maxwell, of Stereling, the sod of the deceased Gilbert of Stereling and Xsobella Tripney his spouse, of two parts of the lands of Easter Cadar, in the hands of William of Stereling, laird of Cadar, knight, their overlord, to remain with him, his heirs and assignees for ever. Dated at Edinburgh 22nd April 1477. Walter Stuart of Morphie by a later obligation, dated 29th April 1477, declares that ho never had possession of the lands in question, and binds himself not to molest Sir William Striue- ling in the peaceable enjoyment thereof. 19. Retour of the Service of William Striueling as heir of William Striueling of Cadar, knight, his father, in the lands of Lettyr within the earldom of Leuenax and shire of Stirling, made before Alexander Cunyngahame of Polmais-Cunyngahame, Sheriff depute of Stirling, by Alexander Setoune of Tulibody, John Striueling of Cragbarnard, Duncan Forester of Gunnerschaw, David Broiss of Kennet, John Striueling younger, son and apparent heir of the said John Striueling, James Lekky of that Ilk, John Murray, Adam Bulle, Gylbert Brady, Thomas Cragingelt of that Ilk, John Watson, John Bulle and James Graye. The lands were valued at twenty merks, and in time of peace at ten pounds, were held of the King for ward and relief, etc., and had been in his hands since the death of Sir William three weeks before. Dated at Stirling, 29th May 1487. 20. Instrument of Sasine, dated 31 May 1487, given by Patrick Blacader, bailie of the barony of Glasgow, to William Sterulyng as heir of the deceased Sir William Sterulyng of Cadder, knight, his father, of the lands of Cadder, which proceeds on and transumes (1) Precept of clare constat by Martin Wane, Chancellor, Gilbert Rerik, Archdeacon, and Patrick Leiche, Canon and Official, all of the Church of Glasgow, Vicars- general of Robert (Blacader) Bishop of Glasgow, then abroad, for infefting the said William Sterulyng, as heir of his father in the said lands conform to the succeeding retour. Dated at Glasgow, 30th May 1487 ; and (2) Retour of the service of said William Sterulyng as heir of his said father, made before the said Patrick Blacader as bailie foresaid, by John Maxwell, son and heir apparent of John Maxwell of Nether Pollok, Thomas Steward of Mynto, Allan Steward of Schel- zardis, Patrick Culquhoyne of Gleynne, William Schaw, Henry Burell, John Schaw, Andrew Ottyrburn, burgesses and citizens of Glasgow, John Symiesoun, Robert Huchonsoun, John Petcarne, James Bynnyng, Thomas Ottyrburn, Richard Lowdeane, and Patrick Bard. The lands of Cadder were then valued at eighty-five merks, and in time of peace at the same ; were held of the Church of Glasgow, and the Bishop thereof for the time, by ward and relief, etc., and had been in the hands of the Bishop of Glasgow as superior, since the death of Sir William, three weeks and three days before. 21. Charter by Colin Campbell of Achowye or Auchinhowe, as Superior, to William Styrling, son and heir apparent of William Styr- ling of Cadder and Elizabeth Bochquhanne his spouse and their heirs of the lands of Kyrkmechall and Blarnarne, which had been resigned by William Styrlyng of Cadder : To hold of the granter and his heirs for the service contained in the old infeftments. Dated at Kyrkmechall, 25 July 1493. 22. Charter by King James IV., whereby, after narrating that it had been shown to him and the Lords of his Privy Council, that his deceased father James III. (whose soul might God pardon) had, instigated by HISTORICAL :\1 AN U SCRIPTS COMMISSION. 67 evil councillors, during his Las I r< sidpnce ar the tow n of Stirling, burnt maxwell Stie- the tower and place of Kere, belonging to the King's beloved familiar, LING Maxwell. Sir William Striueling, of Kere, knight ; and that the said William had stated to the King and his council, that his charlers and infeftments had been burnt and destroyed in the said tower, and had also shown to them a retour of his lands which held of the King in blench farm : the King willing that the said William shonld not suffer damage or prejudice by the destruction of his charters, but rather that he, for his faithful service should be of new infeft in his lands, granted to him the above lands and annual rent, which had been resigned in terms of an instrument of resignation of same date, the lands of Kere, the tower and place of Kere, and the lands of Kippanedavy, Classingall, Strowe, Lupnoch, Raterne, Striueling and Dalchlewane, and an annual rent of forty shil- lings from the lands of Kippenrate, all in the earldom of Strathern, and created and united them in a free barony, to be called the Barony of Kere: To be held by William and his heirs, for giving yearly a pair of gilt spurs at the tower and place of Kere, on the feast of St. John the Baptist in summer, in name of blench farm, if asked. Dated at Stirling, 9th January 1488. 23. Notarial Instrument, whereby Alexander Kynross and John Kinross, his son and apparent heir, placed themselves under the control of Sir William Stryueling of Kere, knight, and his heirs, concerning the government and rule of their persons, and their entry to the lordship of Kippenross, and the disposal thereof as Sir William and Ids heirs should please, except the sale thereof and the exhereditation of the said Alex- ander and John and their heirs, and swore that I hey and their heirs would from the date thereof be faithful men for ever to (lie said knight and his heirs, and thereupon did homage as use was in like cases; and if they should fail, they would, beside- performance pay five hundred pounds Scots to Sir William and his heirs as damages and expenses. Done in the chamber of Sir James Belscs, Sub-dean of Dunblane, with- in the City of Dunblane, on 15th December 1497. 24. Contract between Sir Patrick Ilwme of Polwortht, knight, and Sir William Striueling of the Kere, knight, whereby they agree that John of Striueling, son and apparent heir of Sir William, should marry Margaret Home, daughter of Sir Patrick, and failing her, Sibbale (Sybil) Home her sister and so forth, as long -is Sir Patrick had a law- ful daughter, until the completion of the marriage, " at the lauehfule age " of the said barnis, the maill beying of fourtene yeris and the femell " twelf yeris " ; and that Sir William should give in conjunct infeftment to his son and his spouse, twenty pounds worth of his lands of Strath- allone, in the shire of Perth ; and as these lands were in wadset, would infeft them in as much of either the lands of Lumbany or Balquhomry, as Sir Patrick should please until Strathallone was redeemed. For the which Sir Patrick bound himself to pay 450 merks to Sir William of Murray of Tullibardine, knight, and John of Kynross of Kippane Ross, the heir of the late Jonet of Kinross of Kippane Ross, for the discharge of a reversion (containing 133/. 13 s. 4r/.) of the lands of Lubnoch, made by the late Sir William of Striueling of Reterne, knight, father of Sit YV'illiam, to the said deceased Jonet ; and in security of the completion of the marriage, Sir William was to infeft Sir Patrick in the lands of Balquhomry, in the barony of Leslie and shire of Fife, to be held of him and his heirs in blench farm for two pennies and reserving half an acre to do the overlord service : And as Agnes Bruce had the liferent of ten pounds worth of Balquhomry, Sir William would in warrandice thereof, infeft Sir Patrick in the (ands of Lumbany in the barony of Banbrech E 2 68 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Sir John and shire of Fife, the lands of Glenty, in the shire of Perth, and his ling^Maxwbll' ^ ort y shillings annual rent from Kippane Rait, and Sir Patrick would — give his letter of reversion to resign the whole lands on the completion of the marriage ; but if the marriage should fail by decease of John, or of the daughters of Sir Patrick, or if the King should obtain John's marriage by decease of Sir William, then the lands should be redeemable on payment of 400 merks ; or on payment of 700 merks if the marriage should fail " be dissent or wilfulnes of the said Jhonne or William his fader " ; and Sir Patrick should not enter into possession until the com- pletion of the marriage, or failure thereof as above. Dated at Edin- burgh, 30th March 1501. 25. Retour of the service of William Striuelyne as heir of the deceased William Striuelyne of Cadder, his father, in the lands of Crag- brey, lying in the barony of Dummany (Dalmeny) in the shire of Linlithgow, made before Nicholas Craufurd, sheriff depute of Linlithgow, by James Levinstoune of Manerstoune, Robert Listoun of Himby, Gilbert Hamilton of Lochhouse, James Leuinstoun of Braidlaw, Patrick Connie of Ballinheid, Robert Douglas of Pimferstoun, John Litbgow of Weltoune, John Sandilands of Hilhouse, John Akynhede, Alexander Akynhede, John Cochrane of Balbachlo, Alexander Benyne, William Walchop, Thomas Brownne, Duncan Carrebyr of that Ilk, John Akyn- hede and Thomas Douglas. The lands of Cragbrey, which were then valued at six merks, and in time of peace at forty shillings, and held of the baron of Dummany, in name of blench farm, for giving yearly a pound of pepper, with three suits of court at three head pleas of the barony of Dummany, in name of blench farm if asked ; and the fee thereof had been in the King's hands through ward since the decease of John Moubray, heir of Sir David Moubray ; and the free tenement had been in the hands of the said Sir David Moubray of Dummany, knight, through reservation since the death of William Striuelyne three months before. Dated at Linlithgow, 9th May 1506. 26. Charter of Mortification by John Striueling of Kere, Knight ; whereby, on the preamble that because by devout prayers, and celebra- tion of masses, where the Son of man is offered for our sins, it is piously believed that sins are put away, and the pains of purgatory destroyed, and the souls of the dead more frequently delivered from such pains, therefore, for the increase of divine worship, by a charitable impulse, for the praise and honour of God Almighty, the Virgin Mary, St. Anna her mother, and all the saints^ of the heavenly choir, for the health of the souls of James IV., King of Scots, Margaret, Queen of Scotland, his spouse, their children, ancestors, and successors ; and for the health of the souls of Lucas Striueling, and of Sir William Striueling, and Sir William Striueling, knights, John's grandfather and father, Margaret Cunyng- hame, his grandmother, Margaret Oreichtoun, Lady Sympile, his mother, Catherine Striueling, Countess of Angus, his sister, and for the health of his own soul and that of his wife, and the souls of their an- cestors and successors, and for the souls of all faithful dead, Sir John grants to Almighty God, the blessed Virgin Mary, mother of God, and all saints, and to her altar on the north side of the nave of the Cathedral Church of Dunblane, and to Sir Thomas Myllar and Sir jArchibald Balcomy, chaplains, and their successors, chaplains at the said altar, an annual rent of twenty pounds (Scots) from the lands of Schanraw, Wodland, and Kippenrate, and the mills of Strowy and Keir within the shire of Perth : To be held to the said chaplains and their successors in perpetual alms, for performing divine service at the said altar, either personally or by a chaplain licensed by the granter and his heirs as HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 69 patrons ; and the said chaplains were to reside in the city of Dunblane, MiL |^ E ^ H siiR and celebrate continually divine service there, and if they should fail to do xiwg Maxwell* so for two months without licence the chaplainries should be void : The — presentation to the chaplainries to pertain to Margaret Creichtoun, mother of the granter for her life, and after her deatli to him and his heirs ; and the collation to pertain to the Bishop of Dunblane and his suc- cessors ; but if the patron should not present a chaplain within two mouths after a vacancy, the presentation should devolve for that time only on the Bishop of Dunblane for the time. Dated at Dunblane, 2nd October 1509. 27. Decree Arbitral by William (Elphinstone), Bishop of Aberdeen, Andrew (Stewart), Bishop of Caithness, David (Hamilton), Bishop of Argyll, George (Hepburn), Postulate of the Isles, Matthew, Earl of Levinax, and Master James Henrison, of Straton Hall, justice clerk, arbiters chosen to consider what sums of money John Hamilton of Pardowy, and others, under- written, nave disbursed upon Thomas Gal- braith, of Balkindrocht, for the alienation made to them by him of the following lands, namely, to John Hamilton, 5/. land to Blacharne, to John Logan of Gartconvel 5/., land of Balkindrocht, to Uchrede Knox 51. land of Kirkpennyland, to John Stewart of Black Hall 5/. land of Kirkpenny land, to Peter Colquhone 5 nobles worth of land of Kirk- toun, and to plan Stewart 5 nobles worth of land of Bankell ; finding that John Hamilton, John Logan, and others who had bought the lands named from Thomas Galbraith, had expended 600 merks for his sustentation, and ordaining them to pay the King 900 merks for con- firming their rights, and to give the said Thomas reversions to the said lands, and the latter was to have a brieve of idiotry served upon him, and be interdicted from alienating his lands, and the said persons were, among them, to pay him 20/. yearly during his life for his support. Dated at Edinburgh, 8th November 1510. Witnesses, William, Earl of Montrose, Sir Alexander McCulloch, William Scot of Baluery, knights, Master John of Murray, aud Robert Lauson of Hieriggs. 28. Decree by James (Beaton), Archbishop of Glasgow, William, Lord Borthwick, Master Gawin Dunbar, Archdeacon of St. Andrews, Clerk Register, William Scot, of Baluery, knight, and Robert Colvile, of Ochiltree, Lords of Council, finding and declaring that the lands of Lupnoch, Dauchlewan, and Raterne-Stirling, otherwise called the Cogs of Strathalloun, belonging to Sir John Striueling of the Keir, knight, and held of the King by service of ward and relief, had, notwithstanding the annexation thereof to the barony of Kere, been recognosced in the king's hands because of the alienation of the greater part of the lands without his consent, the said alienation being made previous to the an- nexation. Decree dated at Edinburgh, 12th May 1513. 29. Notarial Instrument narrating that John, Lord of Erskine, Sheriff" of Stirling, had, in terms of the King's brieve of division, elected an inquest, namely, Duncan Forestar of Garden, Mnian Setoun of Touch-fraser, Walter Forestar of Torwod, knights, James Edmon- stoun of Bouchquhaderok, Arthur Stewart of Culbege, James Spettale of Blair, Robert More of Boquhopil, Richard Burne of Hill, John Knock of Ardmanuel, Robert Calender of Maner, Alexander Leving- ston of Trenenteran, Robert Bruyss of Auchinbowy, Thomas Somervel, son and heir apparent of David Somervel of Plane, Patrick Pardowin of Thirty-acres, and Walter Sellar ; to find whether Alexander, Lord Hume. Great Chamberlain of Scotland, had right to the half of the lands of Innerallone, and the inquest found that he had ; whereupon the said 70 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Sib John sheriff caused lots to be cast, according to custom in such cases, which mng^axwell! lots being cast, the lot of Lord Hume fell upon the sunny half of the — lands. Done in the courthouse of the burgh of Stirling 3rd October 1514. 30. Contract between Sir John Striueling of the Keir and John Kinross of Kippenross, narrating a decree obtained by Sir John (on 15th February 1516) before the Lords of Council ordaining John of Kinross as heir to the deceased Jonet Kinross of Kippenross, to infeft Sir John in as good land, in as competent a place, as freely holden, and of as great value as the lands of Lubnoch, which had been granted by the said Jonet Kinross to the late William Striueling, Sir John's grand- father, with a clause of warrandice, but, which had been recognosced in the King's hands [as in No. 28 supra] or otherwise to pay 650 merks for the warrandice of the lands, which sum was the composition that would have been payable to the King and his treasurer for the said recognition ; but it is agreed that notwithstanding the decree, Sir John, " movit of pete and for the steid and al'ald part to be kepit to him be " the said Johne of Kinross, and for the removing of all conuenciens fra " the said Schir Johne his pivdecessouris or successouris, and their sawlis " heir and befor God, gif ony conuenciens be in the said mater " re- mitted to John Kinross 100/. of the above 650 merks ; and as John had not the remainder in ready money, he bound himself to infeft Sir John and his heirs in the lands of Auchlochy, in the shire of Perth, and in his lands of Spittal Croft and Merzonis acre, at the Brigend of Dunblane ; and as half of Auchlochy was wadset to Walter Stewart, he would assign the reversion to Sir John that he might redeem the same, etc. ; while Sir John discharged all obligations he bad of John Kinross before the date hereof. Dated at Stirling, 10th April 1516. Witnesses, Walter Forster of the Torwood, knight, Robert Callandar of the Manar, William of Striueling, brother to said Sir John, W T illiam of Kinross, Archibald Dausone. and Edward Spettale, notary. 31. -Tack by Henry Abbot of Lindores, and the convent thereof to Sir John Strevelinge of the Kere, knight, of the lands of Benee and Catkin with the teindsheaves thereof, in the shire of Perth and regality of Lindores, for nineteen years from Whitsunday then next, for the yearly payment of 12/. Scots, multures to their mill of all corns growing on the land, and other due sen ice. Dated at Lindores, 16th September 1516. 32. Charter by King James Fifth, with consent of the Regent Albany, to Isabella Gray, relict of the deceased Adam Creichtoun of Rothvenis, knight, and her heirs, of the half lands of Inneralloun, which had been formerly held by her and her spouse of the deceased Alexander, Lord Hume, who held immediately of the King, and then pertained to the King by the escheat and forfeiture of Lord Hume, who had been con- victed of high treason and executed • but because Isabella was innocent, and no party to Lord Hume's crimes, the King willed that his forfeiture should not prejudice her infeftment : To be held for services used and wont before the forfeiture. Dated at Edinburgh, 18th November 1516. 33. Notarial Instrument narrating that James (Chishoim), Bishop of Dunblane., with consent of his chapter, erected the nine chaplainries in the choir of his cathedral church into perpetual chaplainries; and collated Sir Thomas Watson, chaplain to the first chaplainry of Keir within the said choir. Dated 14th May 1522. Witnesses, William HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 71 Cheisholme, Vicar of Muthil, George Wawane^ Vicar of Dunsyar, M £*?™* rm . Dionisius Row, William Anderson, and Robert Akinhed, chaplains. ling Max well. 34. Bond of Manrent by Laurence Craufurd of Kilbirny and Hew Craufurd, his son, with consent of his father, to John Striueling of Keir, knight, and James Striueling his son and apparent heir, for all the days of their lifetime. Dated at Edinburgh, 26th October 1524. Witnesses, Christopher Craufurd, Thomas Leyrmond, Robert Craufurd, and Sir Alexander Wilson. 35. Renunciation by Alexander (Stewart), Bishop of Moray, Cfom? mendator of the Abbeys of Scone and Inchaffray, for himself and his convent of Scone, to John Striueling of the Keir, knight, of the lands of Strowe, which they had apprised for certain sums which he should have paid them for their teind pennies due from the "casnalitvis of the office of the ShereffsChipp of Perth," for the three years that he received these : discharging him of all byrun dues, as he had paid the same. Edinburgh, 4th May 1531. 36. Letters of Excommunication by the Official of St. Andrews within the Archdiaconate of Lothian, addressed to the Curate of Edinburgh or any other chaplain, ordaining him to excommunicate in his church, in presence of the people in time of mass, John Kynross of Kippenross for not fulfilling a contract made betwixt him and John Striueling of Keir, knight, (dated loth March 1518;, the excommunication to be pronounced publicly on all Sundays and feast days, without beading un aQ d debates betwixt the contracting parties, their kin and — friends, etc. John Logan also binds himself to persuade Colin Campbell of Auchinhowie to concur and agree with Alan Hamilton as to disputes betwixt them : and if any of the friends, especially the Laird of Colgrane (Hanielstoun) on one side, and the laird of Cowdoun on the other, will not submit to the arbiters chosen, they shall appoint their own arbiters. Dated at Dunbarton, 17th June 1531. Witnesses, John Striueling of Cragbarnat, Mnister James Striueling, parson of Kilmodene, Walter Striueling in Balagane, Walter Galbraith of Kerscadden, Maister John Ker, John Busbae of Mukcrawft, John Lenox, Sir Thomas Jacson, and Thomas Bishop, notary. 40. Tack by John, Abbot of Lindores, and the Convent to Sir John Striueling of the Keir, of the lands of Beny and Caitkin, for nineteen years from Whitsunday then next for payment yearly of 12/. Scots and other services ; also appointing Sir John their Bailie of their lands of Feddalis and Beny in the shire of Perth and regality of Lindores, for the above space with a yearly fee of two merks. Dated at Lindores, 5th October 1532. Signed by John, Abbot of Lindores, John, Sub- prior, and twenty-four monks. 41. G-ift by King James Fifth under his Privy Seal to John Striueling, knight, granting to him the escheat of the late Colin Campbell of Auchinhowie, who had been convicted and justified in a Justice Court held in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh on 15th November 1537, for the slaughter of Alan Hamilton of Bardowy, Robert Striueling of the Lettir, and Andrew Striueling of Ballendroich ; excepting from the gift the corn, cattle, aud goods within the shire of Stirling in- tromitted with by John Lord Erskine, sheriff thereof, which are to be inbrought to the King's use. Dated at Edinburgh, 18th December 1537. 42. Decree by William (Chisholm), Bishop of Dunblane, pronounced at the instance of Margaret Buchanan and Jonet Buchanan, natural lawful daughters (filias naturales legittimas) and heirs of the late Patrick Buchanan of Lany, and William Lok, younger, spouse of Margaret, and Maurice McNawchtane, spouse of Jonet, pursuers, against Elizabeth and Egidia (Giles) Buchanan, natural daughters (filias naturales) of the said Patrick, Andrew Murray, spouse of Eliza- beth, and Alexander Stewart, spouse of Giles, defenders ; declaring the said Elizabeth and Giles natural daughters begotten between the said Patrick and Margaret Buchanan (no marriage, at least no lawful marriage, subsisting between the said Patrick and Margaret) to be illegitimate, and unable to succeed to their paternal heritage ; also adjudging the defenders to pay expenses of process. Dated at Dunblane, 23 September 1539. Witnesses, John Chisholm, Archdeacon of Dun- blane, James Wilson, Canon, Stephen Culross, Vicar of Fyntra, William Moreson, and David Gourlay. 43. Contract of Marriage between James Striueling of the Keir, on the one part, and James Chisholme of Classingall, and Jane Chisholme " cousigness " to William (Chisholme), Bishop of Dunblane, on the other part, whereby James Chisholme is bound to obtani a dispensation for third degrees of consanguinity and fourth of affinity subsisting between James Striueling and Jane; and James Striueling should infeft Jane in her pure virginity in his lands of Cadder, and thereafter con- tract marriage with her: for which Jane Chisholme was to pay him 1,000/., to be applied in redeeming his lands, and cause the Bishop with HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 73 consent of his chapter set in lease to James Striueling and Jane, and to M g TIR the longest liver of them, their heirs, &c, the teind sheaves of the Keirs ling^Maxwell! Over and Nether, etc. for nineteen years from Lammas 1544, they pay- — ing yearly to the Bishop and his successors three chalders of bear and one of meal : the Bishop was also to support James Striueling and Jane for five years, in all ordinary expenses, and James Striueling was not to wadset or sell any of his lands without the Bishop's consent. Dated at Dunblane, 5th March, 1542. 44. Charter by William Menteith of Kers, whereby after narrating that that he had received the Queen's letters, commanding him to infeft Alexander Drovmond of Carnock, and Matthew Hamilton of Milnburn (in default of James Striueling of Keir who had failed to do so) in the lands of Easter and Wester Ochiltrees, which had formerly belonged to Thomas Bischop who had forfeited them for high treason ; he grants the half of the said lands to the said Matthew Hamilton, his heirs and assignees : To hold of the granter and his heirs for services. Dated at Edinburgh, 9th February 1545. 45. Licence by Queen Mary, with consent of the Regent Arran, to Jonet Striueling, spouse of Thomas Bischop, to remain in England, where she had gone with consent of the Regent, for twenty days there- after, notwithstanding the war then subsisting between the Queen and King of England. Dated at Stirling, 28th March (1547). 46. Collation by William (Chisholm), Bishop of Dunblane, directed to the Dean of the Christianity of Dunblane, for inducting 'Sir John Forfar, chaplain, on the presentation of James Striueling of Keir, in the perpetual Chaplainry of the Virgin Mary, founded within the Cathedral Church of Dunblane, then vacant by the resignation of Sir James Blakvvod, last chaplain thereof. Dated at Dunblane, 25th January 1549. Endorsed on this writ is an instrument of induction by Sir J unes Blakwod, chaplain, and dean of the Christianity of Dunblane, of the said Sir James Forfar into said chaplainry, by delivery of the vestments and altar missal. Dated 31 January 1549. 47. Notarial Instrument narrating that James Striueling of Keir lay patron of the chaplainry and altar of St. Mary the Virgin, founded in the north aisle of the nave of the Cathedral Church of Dunblane came before John Leirmonth, notary public, and declared that he had pre- sented William Blakwod, clerk, to William (Chisholm) Bishop of Dunblane, to be collated to the said chaplainry, and although the said William Blakwod was not yet a priest, he thereby licensed him to accept the said chaplainry, until he should be promoted to priest's orders; the said chaplainry being in the meantime served by an honest, chaplain, according to the tenor of its foundation : whereupon the said William Blakwod took instruments. Done in the hall of the Arch- deaconate of Dunblane, within the City of Dunblane, 3rd February 1549. A collation by the Bishop in favour of William Blakwod of the chaplainry vacant by the resignation of Sir John Forfar, is also dated on same day. 48. Letters of Robert (Reid), Bishop of Orkney, attesting that on the day of the date, namely, Saturday before Passion Sunday, he had, in the Church of the Monastery of Jedburgh, promoted William Blakwod, acolyte of the diocese of Dunblane, having for title the chaplainry of St. Mary within the Cathedral Church of Dunblane, to the order of sub- deacon, and that by the imposition of hands, he being diligently 74 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. xweIllStir e ^ amme( l as to knowledge, morals, and other things requisite, and SVaxwell! found fit and able. Jedburgh, 14th March 1550. 49. Notarial Instrument narrating that in presence of Andrew Blakwod, notary, &c. there appeared Master Abraham Creichtone, Provost of Dunglas and Official of Lothian, pretending to have right, in virtue of a certain alleged signature obtained by him from the Apostolic See, to the perpetual chaplainry of the Virgin Mary within the Cathedral Church of Dunblane, and declared that he was unwilling to disturb William Blakwod, chaplain, in the peaceful possession of the said chaplainry which he had canonically obtained ; therefore of his own free will he publicly and expressly renounced the signature obtained by him, as was asserted, and also his right of appeal to the Apostolic See, with all other right or action he might have in the matter.-* Done in the Consistory of the Church of St. Giles of Edinburgh, 7th December 1 551. Witnesses, Master John Spens, Thomas Hart, Master Alexander Drummond, James Cheisholme, Sir Edmund Cheisholme, and George Melros. . 50. Account of the. families of Leny.of Leny, and Buchanan of Leny, sent by Robert Buchanan of Leny to the Laird of Keir, about 1560. This is a paper of some length, tracing the " antiquite and genealogie " of the house of Leny, since the first Buchanan had the lands. The writer gives as a reason for writing " I thocht it necessar to lat sic nobill " men and frendis knaw the same (the antiquity, &c.) and that becaus " . . . . the Laird of Keir usis to say to sindry honest men quhom withe " he communicats and speikis of my effaris .... that I am bot ane " sobir (mean) fallow of base degre, knawing bot tuay or thre fallowis " of my kin, as he wald say. He regards nocht my kyndnes nor yit my " unkyndnes, bot esteines thaim bayt to ane small effect. Thairfoir I " thocht it gud to lat the matter be uthirways knawin, quhowbeit the " hous and leving be brokin at the pleisour of God, his fathir and him- " self being the instruments thairof ; yit the freindis of the hous ar " nocht decait, prysit be God, bot are abill to revard thair freind and " their vnfriend as they deserue at thair hand." The writer then deduces the family pedigree with its various branches and offshoots, down to his own day. The first paragraph and the last will suffice to indicate the remainder. " I find in the beginning the Lanyis of that " Ilk lies- bruikit that leving without ony infeftment, except ane litili M auld sourd, gauin to Gilesicmuir be the King and ane auld relict callit " Sant Fillanis twithe, quhilke servit thaim for thar chartour quhyle " Alexander his dayis ; and than ane Allan Lany, brithir son to the " Laird of Lany, marriet the Laird his dochtir, and obteinit the first in- " feftment of the landis of Lany fra the Kingis handis ; quhilk chartour " servit tham quhill King James the First dayis, and than John Buch- 4< quhanane, secund sone to the Laird of Buchquhanane marriet ane " Jonat Lany, hereitrix of that Ilk, and [she] bowir to him sonis and " dochtiris." " To conclude, I, Robert Buchquhanane of Lany " that ringis now I am cheif of the auld family of Lany ; " quhairof it is weill knauin thair wes alauin knightis and sauin lairdis, " befoir thay war surnamit Buchquhananis, as is fully schawin in the " tree of the house," etc. 51. Notarial Instrument proceeding on two documents, (1) Letters dated 21st December 1557, directed by Mary Queen of Scots to Alex- ander Lord Hume for infefting James Striueling of Keir, and Jonet Chishoime, his spouse, as his tenants, in the half lands of Innerallown then in the Queen's hands through the decease of their former owner HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 75 John Hume of Hutounhall, a bastard, without heirs of his body ; (2) maxwell^tir- Rati li cation of the said letters, made by King James Sixth with consent ling Maxwell. of the Earl of Lennox Regent, dated 4th February 1570 ; narrating that on date hereof James Striueling of Auchyll, as procurator for James Striueling of Keir, knight, passed to the " forzett " (front- gate) of the castle of Edinburgh within which Alexander Lord Hume was then dwelling, and there required John Raid, one of the porters of the castle, and servant to the Laird of Grange (Sir William Kirkcaldy) captain thereof, to permit the said procurator to enter the Castle and intimate the above letters, etc., to Lord Hume. The porter immediately went and desired Lord Hume's answer there- upon, who sent his " speciale seruand/' John Cranstoun, son to the "gudemari " of Thurlstane Mains, to answer, that he would not obey f h<' letters, etc. Wherefore the procurator seeing he could hoi obtain ad mission to Lord Hume's personal presence, then required his lordship in presence of his servant, the subscribing notary, and witnesses to fulfil the terms of the letters and ratification narrated : and also, as before, the procurator required the porter, John Raid, to permit him with the notary, etc., to enter further within the castle to Lord Hume's personal pre- sence, but the porter refused in any way to do this, and " constranit the " said procuratour, me notar, and witnesses foirsaidis to depart and pass " furth at the said foirzett of the said Castell, and wald not suffer ws to i( entir thairintill agane." The procurator therefore delivered copies of the documents to Cristopher Frude, Lord Hume's servant, in presence of his lordship's other servant John Cranstouu, who received the same. The procurator then " protestit solemnitlie for forder charges thairupoun and remeid of law," and demanded instruments. This was done within the said " foirzett, and outwith the samin," on 9th February 1570, at 3.30 p.m. 52. Presentation by Sir dames Striueling of Keir, knight, granting to his son James Striuiling, to be used by him "for support of his inter- teinment at the sculis," the chaplainry of our Lady Altar, some time situated within the Cathedral Kirk of Dunblane, with all lands, etc., thereto belonging; the chaplainry heing vacant in the granter's hands, in terms of the Act of Parliament on the subject, Sir William Blakwod the last chaplain having failed to appear before the Superintendent or Commissioner of the diocese, to give iii^ attestation of his faith and obedience to the King and Government, as required by Parliament, and so having forfeited the chaplainry. The grauter requires the Lords of Session to direct the necessary letters for causing the -aid James Striuiling to be paid the rents of his chaplainry. At Keir, 20 December 1574. 53. Testament (dated at Cadder 4th September 1588), and Inventory of the goods of Sir James Striuiling of Keir, knight, who died at Cadder on 3rd February 1588. The sum left by the deceased, after deducting the debts due by him, was 3,623/. 5*. (Scots) among other articles of personal property enumerated in the Inventory of his goods arc, of silver work, two silver pieces weighing 16 oz., one silver i( saltfatt " weighing 6 oz., one dozen of silver spoons weighing 12 oz., one little " masser " [cup or dish] and live black eups with silver about the edges thereof, weighing 11 oz., in all 45 oz., of silver work valued at 40s. per oz. amounting to 90/. The testator left somewhat minute directions for the guidance of his family. He appoints his wife, and his son Archibald to be his executors. He ordains them to plenish the half land given to his younger son James and to build him a reasonable house either in Kippendavie or Lanerk and plenish it wo 11. He prays Archibald to live 76 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Max\vfll H Stir- w * tn n * s mo ^ er an d use her counsel, for she is his loving friend, but ling Maxwell, with a special proviso, if they should not he able to agree. He leaves all effects that belong to his wife in liferent to his son Archibald in fee, except what his wife pleases to leave to their daughter Margaret or other friends at her discretion : he leaves the helping of servants and poor friends to the discretion of his wife, and his son Archibald, adding " as " to my counsall quhow Archibald sail gowerne him self or quhais " companey and counsall he shall vse, I refer th.it to his awin wisdome, " for I hoip in his judgment." .... He ordains his son James to wait well on his brother Archibald, and to be a good servant to him, and both of them to be good and kind sons to their mother, and James to marry with consent of his mother and brother. He concludes " God gif my " wyf dayis to leif with thame and be ane gude moder and gowernor to " thame, and thay to be gude obedient sonnes to hir, quhilk gif thay do " 1 dout not bot God sail assist thame with his holie spreit, that thay " may leif togidder in luif, upricht to God, trew to the prince, and kynd " to thair freindis. My blessing I leif with thame and all my bairnes " oyis (grand -children) and freindis. This I leif for my latter will," etc. Confirmed by the Commissaries of Edinburgh, for Sir Archibald Striuiling of Keir, knight, the testator's only executor, on 9th December 1591, 54. Contract between Sir Archibald Stirling of Keir, knight, Dame Jean Chisholme, Lady Keir, his mother, and he as taking burden for his kin and friends, on the one part, and William Sinclair, now of Gal- waldmoir, son and heir of the late William Sinclair of Galwaldmoir, and James Sinclair, his brother, for themselves, and taking burden for their other brother and sister, and remaining kin ; narrating that the late Sir James Stirling of Keir possessed the lands of Auchinbie, in the parish of Dunblane, by two titles, one from Durie of that Ilk, and one from the late Bishop of Dunblane, that these lands were given by Sir James to his son Sir Archibald, and by the latter to his brother the late James Stirling, of Kippendavie, who all had undoubted right to the lands ; notwithstanding which the late William Sinclair most un- kindly obtained from the King a charter of said lands as kirk lands annexed to the Crown, and endeavoured to dispossess Sir James Stirling and his heirs. From this act there arose great feud betwixt the parties " and at the last maist unnaturally and unhappilie upon grit suddentie, " fell out the lamentable slauchter of the saidis vmquhill James " Stirling, vmquhill William Sinclair, Edward and George Sinclaris, " his sones, and the hurting and wounding of the said William thair a brother," on Wednesday, 3rd June 1593, since which time the feud had continued till now, that Sir Archibald Stirling, " be command of " His Majestie, and be the earnest trawell of the brother of the minis- " trie, and especially tuicchit with ane christian charitie and dewtie," being brought to agree to the righting of the disputes, the parties for remedy of the said feud bind themselves mutually, with their kin and friends, to give each other letters of slains for the slaughters of the per- sons named ; the said William Sinclair in addition approving Sir Archi- bald's right to Auchinbie, and renouncing his own in favour of Sir Archibald and his heirs, etc. Dated at Stirling, 8th April 1596. 55. Testament Dative, and Inventory of the goods of the deceased Dame Margaret Ross (daughter of Lord James Ross and) spouse of Sir George Sterling of Keir, knight. This lady died on 10th March 1633, having been married to Sir George in December 1630. In the inven- tory, among other possessions are included " ane gowne of flourence " setoune in blak and orienee flowris layid over with gold leice," price HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 77 133/. Qs. 8d. ; "ane gowne of orience pan velvet laid over with silver tvi A y^ e Jl H Stir- " leice," 160/. ; "ane petticott of millan satine," 100/. ; " ane uther of ling Maxwell. " grein seitine," 80/.; "sextine eliis of fyne florit satine to be ane " gowne," 160/. ; " threttine ellis of flonrit orience and greine satine to " be ane gowne," 120/. ; " Item, ane kirk cushioune of red velvet," 40/.; "Item, ane chainie and ane pair of bracelettis of gold," 200/.; " Item, ane compleit liolland clothe bed," 160/. . . . Among the debts owing the (let eased is a legacy to her and her husband by the late Dame Jane Hamilton, Lady Ross, namely, " ane silver baisoune, ane 4i silver lauver, tuelff silver spunis," valued at 333/. 6s. 8d. " Item, " als meikle fyne tapestrie as wald hing tua chalmeris, pryce iiij c lib. " Item, ane greine dames (damask) bad, viz., bedis, bousteris, codis " (pillows) with blankettis, with ane greane dames mat, fyve pair of " greine dames courtines, pryce iij c lib." The lady's debts exceeded her assets by nearly 13,000/. (Scots). 56. Commission by the Heritors of the Shire of Stirling, nominating Sir George Sterling of Keir, knight, and Sir Mungo Sterling of Glorat, knight, as their Commissioners, to meet at Edinburgh on 19th August 1652, and therewith the rest of the deputies of shires and burghs, to elect fourteen persons to represent the shires, and seven persons to repre- sent the burghs of Scotland in the Parliament of England. Dated between 25th March and 19th August 1652, and signed by thirty-seveu gentlemen of the shire. 57. Declaration by Sir James Livingstone of Kilsyth, and Sir Mungo Stirling of Glorat, a certain Mr. William Freir, one of the sub- commissionei s for sequestration, having called for the rental of the lands belonging to Sir George Stirling of Keir, on the plea that lie hud entered England with the King, Sir James Livingston declared that Mr. Freir was altogether unknown to hi in, and Sir Mungo Stirling declared that Sir George never entered England at all. Dated at Edin- burgh, 1652. 58. Pass by Oliver Cromwell, allowing Sir George Stirling and his servant to pass from London into Scotland, and to return, without molestation. Dated 14th October 1653. [This document bears a fine signature and seal of arms.] 59. Petition by David (Erskine) Lord Cardross and Sir George Sterling of Keir, knight, to the Protector's Council in Scotland, showing that the parishes of Dunblane, Kilmadock, Kincardin, Port, Aberfoyle, Callander, Kippen, Lecropt, and Logie, are within the Sheriffdom of Perth, although some of these parishes are 36 miles, and the nearest of them 24 miles from Perth; that the heritors and inhabitants are con- sequently put to great expense in law suits, and poindings, goods in the latter case becoming useless ere they can be carried to Perth, as must be done ; and as the said parishes lie near Stirling, some of them within three miles, and the farthest within ten miles, the petitioners pray that the parishes may be disjoined from Perthshire and added to Stirling- shire. Circa 1655. 60. Licence by General Monck, permitting Sir George Stirling to keep one horse above the value in the proclamation, at Calder or Keir, and to use the same without molestation ; he engaging, if the horse be taken from him by the enemy, to pay treble its value. Dalkeith, 6th November 1656. 78 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Sin Joh n 6.1. Commission by the Noblemen, Gentlemen, Heritors, and Justices ra^S&WRixl °f tne fegSce of the Shire of Linlithgow^ empowering Sir ' Archibald *— Stirling, of Garden, knight, to meet on their behalf with the Commis- sioners of other shires at Edinburgh, on 2nd February next, and give in proposals for the relief of the nation, and as to grievances ; and also, if necessary, to choose one or more Commissioners to treat with the Parliament of England or General Monck ; or to do other things expedient. Linlithgow, 27th January 1660. Signed by twenty gentle- men. 62. Letter of Protection by James, Duke of Buccleuch and Mon- mouth, etc., General of the Forces, strictly charging all officers, soldiers and others not to offer any violence to Sir John Stirling, his house, servants, or tenants at Keir, and forbidding them to take horses, cattle or goods, at their peril. Camp at Long Tyke (Lang Kype), 24th June 1679. Signed " Buccleugh." II. Correspondence. — 1641-1702. 63. Letter from William Drummond of Riccartoun to Sir George Stir- ling of Keir, knight, London, 12 May 1641. That he will write nothing particular in the meantime, " so nowe ye shall only knaw that Strafort was " execut this day betuixt elevne and tuelfe, and immediatly therafter '* the Kinge called vs, and truly wher I thought we shud haif fand him " melancholie and harse, we fund him in a very gud temper ; and I " think ere it be longe our Treaty shall near close. The Parliament of " Scotland is to be prorogated till the 13 of July nixt, quhilk dyett the " Kinge hes woued to keepe except siknesse or deathe previne it. . . . " I shew you be my last that ther ver some hear who ve suspected to " haif beene upone ane vnlaufull plott ; it is not yit fully discovered, " bot it is thought to haife been with the Frenche ; already ther ar flue " fledd, viz. Hary Persy, Hary Jermand [Jermyn], Sir Johne Sucklinge, " and uther tou who ar not considerable ; it is thought ther will more " flee erre it be longe, whiche you shall hear of as occatione offerrs." The writer concludes by expressing a belief that now Strafford was gone the English Parliament would soon despatch the Scotch business. " I am almost a sleepe all the vreatinge hearof, for I vas upe this " morninge be two a cloacke to see Strafort execut." 64. Letter from General Thomas Dalyell of Binns. Carrickfergus, February 1643. " f Honorable Sir, — Youers of the 23 of Januar I reseuit, " confesing that I am not able to requyt the smalist of youer innum- " merable fauoris, not forgeting youer fauorable sensor you haue on the " resons aledgit be me for not cuming to Scotland this vinter, aledging ei I can ouer cum clefi.coltayis vhair I heve a mynd [to] try ; onlay I <; maist ingeniusle confes that if thair be not a griter kair had of this " arme in tymis to cum nor hes bein hiderto, nather tempist nor ane " thing elis vil lock us ane loinger in ignorens and nessessate. For " this laist night six of the Lord Genoralis soiers did steil a boit from " the pier, and resoluit to expois tham seluis to the mersay of the sies ( f (vho ver after aprehendit in regaird non of them could roue) vho in " this poister intendit for Scotland, and ar now sum of them to be " hengit. " Thair is laitle sum prouision of meil curn in, so that the General " Major intens shortlay to the fieldis, and as the client prouis I sal " aquent you ; boit be all apirans ve ar not able to staye out aboue eight HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 79 " dayeis, in regain! ve vaint hoiais for carieng our provision. So loith MA ^ E ^ H g TIB " to truble you, I rest, Youer moist oblidgit Seruant." (Signed) li^gMaxweil! " T. Dalyell." " I intreityou present my huble serues to youre Laday and all the rest of youer freindis." 05. Letter from Alexander (Leslie) first Earl of Lovcn. Newcastle, 17th August 1646. " Right Worshipfull — Treseavett ane laiter whairin " yow desyr ane delation of tym for the paying of these monyes ; I " showld be wiling to grant your desyr in what I could, hot in that " poynt yow most exskooss mee in thatt, for that monyes is nather fre " gift, nor ony pairt of my arreirs, bwtt moneyes deburst by me for the " wss of the pwblict, which doose praiss [press] me so at this present, " that I kan swffer no delay ; whairfor I hop yow wil mak thankfwl " payement, which shall be takin ass ane kowrtasie doon to — Your " asoored friend. (Signed) Leuen." 66. From John, Lord Areskine, afterwards fourth Earl of Mar, to Sir George Stirling. Stirling, 16 December 1647. " . . . I am " still desirous to knowe your wellfaer — the best nievvs I can hear from " thence ; neithar haue I anie to send yow from this place, but that the " Commissioners are gowing on with the late Lord Napier's forfaltur, " and sueing hard to have that fine payed whiche I was surtie for him " in at the Parliament at Perthe ; it is but a little summe of 40,000 " marks, whereof 11,000 pounds is assigned to two advocatts for their " service doune the State. . . . (Signed) J. Areskine." "The unfortunatt Marquess of Huntlie is taken ; how the Commis- " sioners will dispose of him God knowes. ,, 07. William, ninth Earl of Glencairn, afterwards Lord Justice General and Lord Chancellor, to Sir Archibald Stirling of Garden. 1st Decem- ber [c. 1656]. That he had obtained six months' liberty, and desiring Sir Archibald to act as one of his cautioners along with Lord Borthwick and others for 12,000/. sterling, " for I most haue the honour to be " double anie other, bot I most not contend." He begs this as a greal favour. Signed " Glencairne." OH. From Sir Archibald Stirling, Lord Garden, to Sir George Stirling of Keir. Edinburgh, 24 May 1661. That the Parliament had been engaged for two days about the Marquis of Argyll's trial, and now " hes " pronunced the sentence of forfalture against him, and hes ordeined " him to be beheaded wpon Monday, and his head to be put wp wher s LIXG-HOME- hall, 29 December 1684. drummond Moray, Esq. 34. W r arrant by King James the Second for a Patent appointing George Earl of Linlithgow to be Justice General of his Kingdom of Scotland. Whitehall, 26 February 168|. 35. Warrant for Letters of Approbation and Exoneration to John Marquis of Athole for all his actions during the time he held his two Commissions of Lieutenancy against those that were then in arms against his Majesty's authority. Whitehall, 25 July 1685. 36. Warrant for Gift of the Office of Master of His Majesty's Ordnance in Scotland to Colonel James Douglas during his Majesty's pleasure with a yearly salary of £150. Whitehall, 26 October 1685. Counter- signer! Queensberrie Thes r , Perth cancell 8 , Kintore, Linlithgow, Tarbat, Geo. Mackenzie, &c. [Also an Extract Act by the Lords of Privy Council for supplying certain words omitted in the above warrant, dated 12 January 1686.] 37. Warrant for a Commission to Alexander Milne of Caridin, provost of Linlithgow, to be one of the three Collectors and Receivers and to be one of the three Paymasters in Scotland. Whitehall 27 February 168f . Sealed at Edinburgh, 5 March 1686. 38. Warrant for a Commission to Hew Wallace of Tnglistoun to be one of the three Collectors and Receivers and to be one of the three Paymasters in Scotland. Whitehall, 27 Februarv 168|. Sealed 10 March 1686. 39. Warrant for a Commission to James Calder, of Muhton, to be one of the three Collectors and Receivers and to be one of the three Paymasters in Scotland. Whitehall, 27 February 168}. Sealed at Edinburgh, 30 April 1686. 40. Warrant for a Commission to James Earl of Perth Lord High Chancellor, John Marquis of Athole Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal, William Duke of Hamilton, George Earl of Linlithgow Justice General, George Viscount of Tarbat Lord Register, John Lord Bishop of Edinburgh and William Drummond of Cromlix, Lieutenant General of His Majesty's Forces, Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, Advocate, Colonel John Graham of Claverhouse and others for auditing the accounts of the late Treasurer Principal, Treasurer depute, Cash Keeper &c. Whitehall, 27 March 1686. Sealed 14 May 1686. 41. Warrant for a Gift of the Office of General of His Majesty's Mint in Scotland to Richard Lord Maitland during His Majesty's pleasure. Whitehall, 9 April 1686. Sealed at Edinburgh 1 May 1686. 42. Warrant for a gift of the Office of His Majesty's Historiographer in Scotland to Doctor Christopher Irvin. Windsor, 30 July 1686, Sealed 16 September 1686. 43. Warrant for an Approbation, Exoneration, Remission, and In- demnity &c. in favor of Alexander Earl of Moray, one of the principal Secretaries of State for Scotland, in all his proceedings as High Com- missioner, and in his other offices and employments. Windsor, 30 July 1686. Sealed 17 August 1686. 96 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Chables Stir- 44. Warrant in favor of Doctor Christopher Irvin to be his Majesty's DBumKWD first P n y siciao in Scotland. Windsor, 20 September 1686. Sealed Moray, Esq. 13 November 1686. 45. Warrant for presentation to the Bishopric of Dunkeld in favor of Mr. John Hamilton. Whitehall, 15 October 1686. Sealed at Edin- burgh, 27 October 1686. 46. Warrant for a Commission to Arthur Lord Archbishop of St. Andrews, Primate and Metropolitan of all Scotland, to consecrate and install Mr. John Hamilton, lately one of the Ministers of Edinburgh to be Bishop of the Bishopric of Dunkeld. Whitehall, 15 October 1686. Sealed at Edinburgh, 27 October 1686. 47. Warrant for an Approbation, Exoneration, and Remission in favour of George Earl of Dumbarton in all his actings under a Com- mission dated 2 May 1685, appointing him Lieutenant General and Commander in Chief of all his Majesty's Forces in Scotland, and par- ticularly his acting under the said commission without taking any of the oaths prescribed by law. Whitehall, 22 October 1686. Sealed 21 De- cember 1686. 48. Warrant for a Commission to James Maxwell of Kirkconnel to be one of the three Receivers and Collectors, and to be one of the three Paymasters in Scotland. Whitehall, 22 October 1686. Sealed 12 No- cember 1686. 49. Warrant for a Commission to John Drummond, Merchant in Edinburgh, to be one of the three Receivers and Collectors and to be one of the three Paymasters in Scotland. Whitehall, 22 October 1686. Sealed 12 November 1686. Division I. — (Section 4). Collection of Letters to and Draft Letters by George Villiers Marquis and Duke of Bucking- ham, [c. 1614-1626.] These letters are bound in a book by themselves including also the Royal Letters given above [Nos. 12-15]. Some of the letters have been copied in full, while abstracts of the remainder have been given with the exception of a few which are uninteresting or merely compli- mentary. With one or two exceptions the letters bear no dates. Those dates given in this Report are therefore chiefly conjectural, while the letters, except those given at length, are not arranged chronologically but in the order in which they are bound together. 50. Sir Francis Bacon (afterwards Lord Bacon), while Attorney General, to Viscount Villiers. 14 October [c. 1616]. My very good Lord, It was my opynion from the begynnyng that this company will neuer ouercome the business of the cloth, and that the impedimentis are as much or more in the persons, which are Instru- menta animata, than in the dead business it self. I haue thearfore sent vnto the King hear inclosed my reasons which I pray your Lordship to show his Maiesty. The new Company and the old Company are but the sonnes of Adame to me, and I take my self to haue some credite with both, but it is vpon fear rather with the old, and vpon loue rather with the new and yet with both vpon persuasion that I vnderstand the business. Neuertheless I waulk in via regia which is not absolutely acceptable to eyther : for the new Company would haue all their demaunds graunted, and the old Company would haue the kingis woork giuen ouer and deserted. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 97 My opynion is, that the old Company be drawn to succeed into the ^^home*" contract (els the Kings honor suffreth) «nd that we all draw in one way Drujtmo^d to effect that. Yf tyme whidli i-< the wisest of thinges prooue the S Q- woorke impossible or inconuenyent (which J doe not yet beleeue) I know his Majesty and the State will not suffer them to perysh. I wysh what shalbe doon were doon with resolution and speed, and that your lordship (because it is a gratious business) had the thankes of it next the King ; and that thear wear some Comyssion vnder his Maiesty's sign manuell to deale with some selected persons of the old company, and to take their awnsweres and consents vnder their handes, and that the procuring the Comyssion, and the procuring of their offers to be accepted were your Lordships woork. In the treaty my Lord Chauncellour must by no means be left owt, for he will moderate well, and aymeth at his Maiestys endes. Mr. Sollicitour is not yet returned, but I look for him presently. I rest your Lordships trew and most deuoted seruant, Fr. Bacon. Monday 14th of October at x. of clock. To the Right Honorable his very good Lord the Lord Viscount-Villiers. Indorsed : " Mr. Atturney." 51. Sir Edward Coke to (Lord Buckingham). [No date.] May it please your Lordship, aboue a yeare past, in my late Lord Chauncelours tyme information was giuen to his Maiestie that I having published an eleven workes orbookesof reported conteyninge aboue 600 cases one with another, had written many thinges against his Maiesties prerogative. And I being by his Maiesties gracious favour called therevnto, all the exceptions that could be taken to so many cases in so many bookes fell to five, and the most of them more by passages in generall wordes, — all which I offred to explane in such sort as no shadowe should remaine against his Maiesties prerogatiue, as in troth there did not, which whether it were related to his Maiestie I knowe not. But theroppon the matter hath stopt all this tyme. And nowe the matter (after this euer blessed mariag is reuiued) nnd twoo iudges are called by my Lord Keper to the former that were named. My humble sute to your Lordship is, that if his Maiestie shall not be satisfied with my former offer viz. by advice of the iudges to explane and publishe as is aforesaid those 5 pointes, so as no shadowe may reniaine against his Maiesties prerogatiue, that then first all the iudges of England may he called herevnto. 2 that they may certifie also what cases I haue pub- lished for his Maiesties prerogatiue and benefitte, for the good of the church, and 'quietting of menns inheritances and good of the comon welth. For which purpose I haue drawn a minute of a letter to the iudges which I assure my selfe j our lordship will iudg reasonable, and so reposing my selfe vppon your Lordships protection I shall euer remaine your most bounden servant, Edward Coke. 52. Address by the Fellows of Pembroke Hall to Sir George Villiers. Honoratissime Domine, dedit hoe Dens providentiae suas illustris- simum argumentum, quod in isto degeneris seeuli deeursu aliquos semper evehat, viros vere divines, integros vitas scelerisque puros, u 84067. G 98 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. °liwg-Homi?* patronos humanitatis, praesidium affictorum, improbitatis osores, vio- DrummondI lentia? vindices, quique omnibus largitionum, adulationum, perjurio- Mobat^ sq. rum ^ fraudulentiarum corruptelis sint impenetrabiles. Habemus hodie te in eo genere primum (Nobilissime domine) Deoque Regique nos- tro dilectum selectumque, et eo fine in honorum fastigio meritissime constitutum, quo confugere possint ad Te raiseri mortales, deque be- nignitatis tuse sacrosancto asylo spem claram sibi, salutem certam nulloque contra hoste concussam securitatem peteve. Pembrochianaa inprimis Musaa istius per Te faelicitatis dulcedine non ita pridem delibutae exhibere nunc domino suo summopere cupi- unt devotissimae observantiae aiternarumque gratiarum submississima huec obsequia. Sunt ilia quidem tenuia, et vel occuli tui ictu contra cara si amplitudinis tuae, humilitatisque nostras ratio meatur : sunt etiam imbellia, nec aliquas vires habentia, si simplicitatem nostram ad Adversarii artes comparaveris. Sed his nominibes commendatio- rem tibi futuram speramus nostri curam, quo illustrior exinde curau- latiorque exurgat Honorificentiaa tuaa gloria, si antiquaa et religiosas domus inermes Musas nudaque solum veritate munitae ab instructis- simi hostis stratagematibus per tua solius auspicia servatx in aeternum memorentur. Scilicet id unum poterimus nosque posterique nostri, ut quam tu (Illustrissimo Heros) et prasstitisti jam prius, et etiamnum e re nos- tra nobis apud Serenissimam Majestatem Reverendissimumque totius Anglise primatem certissime prestiturus es gratiam, ea non solum hodie sed etiam cum omni sevo per vota nostra, per gratias, per honoris tui celebrationem Deo hominibusque innotescat. Honorificentias tuce humillimi oratores Societas Pembrochiana. Matth.^us Wrenn. Alexander Reade. Theodorus Batthurst. Walterus Balcanquall. Joannes G*aell. Joannes Jefferay. Rodolphus Brownrigge. Rogerus Slechstetter. Robertus Felton. Edouardus Tylman. Illustrissimo, vereque nobilissimo viro Domino Georgio Villiers, Hipparchae regio, eximii ordinis Periscelidis Equiti etc. domino nostro semper colendissimo. 53. The Lords Marshalls to Viscount Villiers. 26 October [1616]. Our very good Lord, vnderstanding by the relation which th'Earle of Arundell hath made vnto us, that yt doth not stand with hys Maiestys pleasure that the Prince showld come downe by water from Richemond, and to be mett by the Mayour, which in the like sollemnitye hath been accustomed, the creation being made eyther in Parlament or owt of Parlament, We intreate your Lordship to signifye thus muche to hys Maiesty that with all due respect we have followed thoase directions which hys Maiesty was pleased to prescribe vnto vs, that thys creation showld be performed without any excessive or immoderat charge, that noe innovation should be brought in, yet that all things should be caried with honor and decency. Thys attendance of the Mayour ys without charge to hys Maiesty, and to the cittye : warning already ys geven, and to be vnwarned will cawse an amazement, and bread strange con- struction. Yf hys Maiesty may be pleased to be here on Thursday by 12 of the clock as the Lord of Arundell doth informe vs he doth resolve yt will be tyme inough for the performance of that ceremony. We HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 99 desyne to imderstand from your Lordship whether hys Maiesty will be Ch ±*i«m Stir- pkeased vpon tho reasons which haue been geeven to geve allowance to Drummcwd yt. And so we rest Moray. Esq. Your Lordships loving friends T. Suffolke. Lenox. T. Arundell. Pembroke. From Whitehall the 26 8 be *' To our very goode Lord the Lord Viscount Villers Master of the Horse to His Maiesty. Indorsed : Lords Marshalls to my Lord — Princes creation 54. William Earl of Pembroke Lord Chamberlain of England to the Marquis of Buckingham. Whitehall, 28 December [no year]. My Lord, I beseech your Lordship to acquaint his Maiestie that on Wensday last in the euening the States Embassadors came to Graues- and. On Thursday morning Sir Lewis Lewkner went downe with barges to them and Sir Noell Caron went along with him. Yesterday in the afternoone they came hither, coaches being prepared for them at Tower wharf. They seemed to be very much pleased at the manner of their reception, but they desired Sir Lewis Lewkner to say nothing vnto me about their audience and that when they were ready they would send vnto me about it ; which makes me guess that they desire to speake priuately first with our merchants that they may be the better able to giue his Maiestie full satisfaction, to which end in all their discourses they profest an infinite desire. There be three of the States generall and flue other of the principall of their East India company, but yet I know not how many of them at e in the Commission of the Embassage, but that your Lordship shall be sure to heare before they desire audience. My self will euer unfaynedly remaine your Lordships most affectionate fiend to serue you Pembroke. To the Right Honorable my very good Lord the Marquis of Bucking- ham, Master of his Maiesties Horse and of his most honorable Privy Councell. Indorsed : L. Chamber ayn to my Lord Buckingham. 55. Sir Ralph Winwood, Secretary of State, to the Earl of Buckingham. 22 May [1617]. May it please your Lordship, with thease your Lordship shall reccave the letters which lately I receaved from Sir Jhon Bennett with a iournall from Mr. Trumbull, which gyve an accownt of their proceedings in their negotiation agaynst Puteanus. Your Lordship may be pleased, when hys Majesty hath pervsed them, to send them speedily vnto me, for hys Majesty's service wyll reqwyre that I have them by me, that the lords' the better may be enabled what directions to gyve to Sir Jhon Bennet for the prosecution of this busines. Vnderstanding by th' advertisements I receaved that in Lorraine there were certayn students which had seene that infamous libell before yt was printed written in Puteanus hand, and that Sir Jhon Bennet had moved th' Archduc for a commission to examine new witnesses to whiche his demawnd th' Archduc did seeme to lend a deafe eare. I have in dili- gence dispatched letters vnto him requiring him, in hys Majestys name, to press for that commission, which yf yt be refused, nothing can be g 2 100 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. C ling L Hom T k R more certayne then that th' Archduc him selfe in hys knowledge and Drummond conscience doth confess that Puteanus ys guylty of the crime wher- 1—1 " with he is charged ; yf thys commission be refused, I then will ac- quaynt the Lords with the course of all the proceedings, and vnless your Lordship by hys Majestys directions, shall otherwyse commavvnd I see noe cawse vvhye Sir Jhon Bennet show Id there stay longer for he shall then but laterem lavare and oleum et operant perdere. With thease your Lordship shall reeeaue a copy of a letter in Italian written by the Due of Ossuna, viceroy of Naples, to the Pope agaynst the Venetians, and iustifying hys entrance into the Gulphe. I feare th' Insolencye of thys letter will make hys Majestye when he shall reade Yt lose all patience. Mr. Packer will delyver you a bill to be segned by hys Majesty for Dr. Chetwyn for the deanry of Bristoll which ys her Majesty's humble sute, and so I rest Your Lordships humble and faylhful servant, Greenwich, 22 May. Raphe Winwood. Indorsed : Seer. Winwood. 56. The Same to the Same. 5 June [1617]. My very good Lord your Lordship may be pleased t' understand that some weekes past I receaued an advertisement that Sir Henry Wotton hys Majestys Ambassadour at Venice was entred into a negotiation with a gentleman of Polonia, residing at Milan, abowt a busines of greate moment, importing noe less then the preservation of hys Majesty's sacred person, and the welfare of hys realmes. But hearing nothing from Sir H. Wotton him selfe I did forbeare in discretion to acquaynt your Lordship with an advertisement which might perhaps prove idle and frivolous. Thys morning I receaved letters from Sir H. Wotton with others addressed to the Lords wherein at large he relateth a long negotiation which by letters he hath had with a Jesuit named il Padre Toinaso Cerronio, who ys the prepositus of the Jesuits of St. Fidele at Milan. [Note on margin in another hand, "Thys Jesuit treated vnder the name of Stanislaus a Polonian."] Thys man doth promyse in person to come into England, and to discover strange practizes agaynst hys Majesty's Royal person. For which purpose Sir H. Wotton hathe ap- poynted tow gentleman subiecs to hys Majestye to meete this Jesuit at Basil and from thence to convay him into England. The tyme assigned to be at Basil was th' end of May, but whether by the new or oalde style ys not specified. But yf the partye shall keepe the tyme appoynted by the middest of this monethe, we shall haue newes of him. Yf he come into England, I will have care that he shall be well receaved and treated and safely accompanied to some place neaie to his Majesty's then residence there to attend tyll his pleasure shall be further knowen : for I hold yt not safe that he should at the fyrst be brought to his Majesty's presence. I doe forbeare to communicat Sir H. Wotton's letters to the body of the cownsayl vpon thease reasons that if they showld be divuulged yt would make a great noice, which before the arrival of the party might bring preiudice to hys Majesty's service. Besides yt is not certayn that the partye will come. Lastly yf he shall come he will not willingly dis- cover hys secret whatsoeuer yt is to any but only to hys Majesty. Yet I purpose to acquaynt my Lord of Canterbury my Lord Keeper with the letters, and my Lord Treasurier at his returne who now is at Audley- end. Thys is all I can say for the present neyther will I add anything HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 101 of my privat opinion, only I will say, Jesuits are like poets admiranda Charles Stir- canunt sed non credenda. drummond- With thease I send your Lordship a Letter from Sir J hoi: Beunet by Moray, Esq. which your Lordship will see the small hopes he hath to draw any reason from th' Archduc's for reparation of hys Majestys honor. So I humbly take my leave and am your Lordship's faythful servant, Raphe Winwood. London 5 June. 57. The Same to the Same. 12 June [1617]. May it please your Lordship, I did lately aduertise your Lordship of certayne Letters from Sir H. Wotton, hys Maiesty's Ambassadour at Venice, wherein he did acquaynt the Lords with a secret negotiation helde by letters between him and a principal] Jesuitt at Milan ; which Jesuitt was. resolved to come into England to discover certayn practizes agaynst hys Majestys sacred person, and the generall state of the realmes. Yesterday thys Jesuitt arryued to thys place, conducted by thys gentle- man Mr. Archibald Ferningham, and Mr. Richard Seymoore secretary to Sir H. Wotton. In the company of thys Jesuitt I vnderstand there ys one Gage an Englishman who hath been bredd in the Seminary at Rome. I have provyded them in the towne a convenient lodging where they shall remayne close and vnknowne, vntill I shall haue acquaynted some of my Lords with their arrivall, namely the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Keeper, Lord Treasurier whom I have sent for from Awdleyend, and my Lord Privy Seale. For aught I can find by conference with Mr. Fern- ingham and Mr. Seymoore he ys resolved not to disclose ys secrett but to hys Majestys owne person. Yt seemeth that he hath made knowen to the generall of hys order his voyage into England from whom he hath license : Vnder thys pretense that he doth come to interced for the good of the Catholicks hys Majesty's subjects. Yf he shall freely and voluntarily open him selfe, I thinek the Lords wyll not refuse to heare him : but the Lords I presume will be to charye to press him to any thing. Sence thease were written I have had speache with the Jesuitt tow severall tymes. I fynd him resolued only to open him selfe to his Maiesty, wherevpon I did advise him to write to hys Maiesty that there- vpon he might the better found his iudgement how to proceede with him. I doe not fynd by his discourse that there is periculum in motu and therefore vnless he shall press hys repayr to hys Maiesty or that hys Maiesty shall reqwyre yt he may well stay here vntill my comming which wilbe at the beginning of the next monethe. But I shall humbly attend your Lordships directions according to which 1 will con forme myself. And so I rest your Lordships faythfull and humble servant, Greenwich 12 June. Raphe Winwood. 58. The Same to the Same. 16 June [1617]. My very good Lord, having sent by my last a letter from the Jesuitt to hys Majesty, I hold yt necessary with thease to send to your Lordship the fyrst letter he wroate from Milan to Sir H. Wotton that, comparing these with the other, hys Majesty may make the better iudgement what will be the issue of hys negotiation eyther fruvteless and frivolous or operce pretium, and to purpose. 102 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Cj j!iso-aouE-' -My Lord Treasorier yet ys not returned, and therefore the Lords have drummond- not yet seene him. Moeat, Esq, gj f jj lon Rennet y S returned : so soone as my Lord Treasurier shall be here he shall make hys rapport to the Lords, which with all diligence I will send to your Lordship. Mr. Trumbull hathe taken his leave of th' Archduc, yet he remayneth there : and so I haue aduysed him to doe vntill I shall for hys returne receave hys Majesty s express pleasure ; which I beseeche I may by your next. Th' Archduc hathe an agent here, what shalbe done with him ys con- siderable : whether he shall be reqwyred by the Lords to returne home, or be suffred to remayne here. Yet yf he remayn here yt is not for his Majestys honor that he showld be acknowledged in quality of a publick mynister. Besydes yt is considerable whether hys Majesty by proclama- tion or some other publick acte shall interdicte all traffic and intercourse of commerce between hys subiecs and the subiecs of th' Archducs. Thease considerations maynely doe concerne the kyngs honor Avhiche I know hys Majesty doth holde in a most precious recommendation. And whether hys Majesty will there take hys immediat resolution or fyrst receave from hence th' advise of hys Lords here, I humblye attend your Lordship's directions. Of the state of the affayres of the Duke of Savoye, whose cheefe frontier towne Vercelli ys besieged, and in danger to be carried by the Gouernor of Milan, hys Majesty shall be fully informed by the letters of Signor Biondi, the Dues Agent. Th' Archbyshopps of Spalatras booke ys now ready for the press. He ys in dowbte as by hys letters to hys Maiesty, which herewith I send, wyll appeare, whether the epistle dedicatory showld be intitled to hys Majesty which owt of his dutifull devotion would be most beseeming ; or that the booke may haue a more free passage, and produce more good to the churche generally showld be dedicated to all Chrystian Byshopps. Herein the good Byshopp doth with humble reverence attend hys Majestys gracious pleasure. Now that hys booke ys ended he hath a purpose (which motion I fyrst made to my Lord of Canterburye) to preache in Italian in the Italian churche at London vnless hys Majesty shalbe pleased otherwyse to direct. Tomorrow her Majesty doth remove to Otlands : the Prince to Richemond. I humbly rest your Lordships faythfull servant : Greenwich 16 June. Raphe Winwood. 59. The Same to the Same. 29th July [1617]. May it please your Lordship, I have thought yt necessar to acquaynt your Lordship with an advertissment I lately receaved worthy hys Majestys consideration from hys Agent Mr. Cottington, at Madrid, of the 28 of June, that the Emperors Ambassadour resyding in that cowrt, hath propownded a motion of mariage and hath power to treate yt, between the sonne of Ferdinando of Gratz lately elected Kyng of Bohemia and the Infanta Donna Maria daughter of the Kyng of Spayne. The howse of Austria for many yeares together interchangebly hath maried in their owne trybe : the sonne of Ferdinando and the daughter of Spayne are cousin germains brothers and systers chyldren : Ferdi- nando in all apparance ys to be Emperor, and now doth pretend to be Kyng of the Romains, and consequently vpon him wyll fall the kyn— dom of Hungary, and th 'other dominions which the present Emperour doth possess, which are reasons sufficient to prove that thys matche ys intended, and that yt may be effected. To which may be added, that Ferdinando ys the most violent Papist, and the greatest persecutour of HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 103 our religion. That which I holde my selfe bownd in my duety to hys c J I A I f o L H ^ E a ' Majesty's service to represent vnto your Lordship, ys thys : whether yt drummond* be not considerable for hys Majestys honor, that thys poynt were fyrst Mob.ay, Esq. cleared, whether thys matche be now treated before Sir Jhon Digby advance farther in his iorney : for what more scornefull indignitye can fall vpon the honor of hys Majesty then to send a formall and sollemne ambassage, whereof the whole worlde doth take notice, yf that daughter, for whom th' Ambassadour ys to treate otherwyse ys eyther bestowed by contract or destined by resolution. More then thys wyll not become me to say : and less then thys, I cowld not wryte withowt neglect of my duety. In consequence of thys I shall send your lordship another advertiss- ment which ys not to be neglected. In Lorrayne there ys at thys present some mysvnderstanding betweene the Due hys brother Monsr do Vaudemont and the nobility of that cowntrye. Hys Majesty hath seene the Baron d'Ancerville who now ys called the Cownt of Boullay, whose fortunes the Due of Lorrayne desyring to advance hathe moved a mariage betweene him and the daughter of Mons r de Vaudemont which he reiecting as a disparagement to hys daughter the Due protestethe that yf Mons r de Vaudemont will not geve hys daughter to the Cownt de Boullay in mariage he will not bestow hys daughter th'inheritrix of Lorrayne on the sonne of Mons 1 " de Vaudemont. Vpon thease contesta- tions the Kyng of Spayne presents hys second sonne to the Due of Lorrayne for hys daughter with offer of the Low Cowntryes, which are vnder th' Archduc. The Due of Guise doth tender hys sonne whoe yi not above 3 yeares of age, and speeche there ys of the Frenche Kings brother. I cannot advyse that hys Majesty showld shew him selfe for our Prince, but vnder correction of better iudgement yf th'Elector Palatine as of him selfe by some one of hys Ministers who vnderstandeth well the humors of that Cowrt, should secretly second the disposition of that Due, and of suche that are powrefull abowt him, perhaps yt might prove to good purpose, certaynly yt would draw after yt noe inconvenience. Th' opposition of thys matche are to we : th' one that the howse of Lorrayn euer hath had a particular dependance of the sea of Rome ; thother that the nobillitye of the cowntrye desyre not to lyue vnder the gouuernment of a province, and therfore doth advyse that the daughter of the Due showld be maryed to the sonne of Vaudemont. Your Lord- ship doth see, owt of the confidence I have in your Lordships favour, the freedom I take, which I humblye beseeche you favorably to interpret. With thease I send a letter from Mr. Comptroller ; the bookes men- tioned in them are pamphletts not w r orthy the postage. So I humbly rest, Your Lordships faythfull servant, Raphe Win wood. St. Bartholomews the 29 July. Your Lordship may be pleased to procure the signing of thys proclama- tion in favour of the Marchaut Adventuriers. To the Right Honorable my very good Lord the Earle of Bucking- ham, Master of the horse to his Majestie and of his privy Counsayll. Indorsed : Sec r Winwood. Sp. match. GO. The Same to the Same. 15 August [1617]. May yt please your Lordship, The resident of Venice lately hath been with me advertising that from that Due he had charge to declare to hys Majesty thease three poynts. 104 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. C ?ing-Home R 1- "That the treaty between the new kyng of Bohemia and that Morat M Esq C' omm °n\vealthe was resumed and vpon the poynt to be concluded. — '- ' 2. That hys letters making relation of hys negotiation in hys fyrst audience wyth hys Majesty in Scotland were arryved whervpon he was commanded to rendre to hys Majesty many and humble thanks in the name of the Due and that state for the demonstrations he was pleased to shew of love and kyndnes to the prosperity of their affayres. They not dowbting but as occasion should reqwyre real I effects showld be conformable to the verball professions. 3. That yt being vnseasonable to remove th'Ambassadour Donati residing with the Due of Savoye, who ys designed for England, yt is resolved to send some other personage of qualitye to hys Myjesty, eyther as ordinary or extraordinary Ambassadour agaynst hys returne into thease parts. Now concerning th' Italian I have written as your Lordship re- qwyreth to Sir Henry Wotton fully to be informed of hys condition and reputation. By many letters I have receaved from hym, I fynd that the man held a good opinion in all places where he lyved. At Genua he was head of a howse. So ys he at thys tyme at Milan. He ys not vn- learned thoughe not profownd in any faculty. He hath been imployed between D[on] Pedro de Toledo and the Due of Savoy, yet Sir H. Wotton doth lay thys note vpon him that he hath not been accownted a man of iudgment or depth, but shallow and superficiall. Yt were pre- sumption in me to delyver my opinion of hys discourse to the Lords wherof your Lordship hath receaved a trew relation. Thys I fynd, he would fayne be gone, and I am in a dayly feare that he will escape, which doth make me to sett vpon him a doble guard. Therfore agayn I wyshe yt may stand with hys Majestys pleasure to speake with him at Woodstock. Herewith I send Mr. Cottingtons letter to avoyd your Lordships trowble for there ys little els worthy your reading. I have interlyned the place where he speaketh of the mariage between th' Infanta of Spayne and the sonn of the new king of Bohemia. Your Lordship shall find it toward the latter end of the letter but th 'advertisement commeth from other parts ; as by the last letters owt of France your Lordship may observe. I humbly thanck your Lordship for your care of me which I take for an assured testemony of your favor and affection, which with all humble thankfullnes I will acknowledge and by best services indeavor to deserve. So I am your Lordships faythfull servant St. Bartholomews, 15 August. Raphe Winwood. 61. Draft Letter by the [Marquis of Buckingham] to Sir Edward Herbert. 29 September 1620. My Lord I giue you manie thanks for the fyne cloake you haue sent me, which besides other demonstrations putteth me euery hower in minde of your loue. Togither with my thanks I cannot omitt to let you know that his Maiestie seing the Palitinat inuaded as you haue long since heard, hath resolued not to suffer his grandchildrens 1 patrimonie to be with held from them. But howsoeuer he meddle not with the matter of Bohemia yet he will prepare with all the speed that may be to succour those that are so neere vnto him for the defence and recouerie of their patrimonie ; which, because the neere approaching of winter will not permitt him presently to put in execution, his Majesty will in the meantime vse his best endeauors by his Ambassador or anie other course HISTORICAL MAN U SCRIPTS COMMISSION. 105 to bring the busines to a good accomodacion by a generall peace ; which Charles Stir- o t i ■ • -i i 3 l • r • a. i • i£* • LING-HOMB- course fayling, his Mniestie will no longer dolaie to interpose nimselt in Drummond the other waie for so iust a defence and protection of the countrie, Moray, Esq. whereof he hath alreadie aduertised both the Spanishe Ambassador residing heere and his owne iu Spaine. Hampton Court, 29 of September 1620. Indorsed : Coppie to Sir Ed [ward] Herbert 29 September. 62. Sir Edward Harwood to the Marquis of Buckingham. [c. 1621.] Most honorable Lord, the estates hauinge of late made great liers in the Infanta her country of Brabant, euen to the warminge of her courte at Bruxells, the iicyse whereof cannot but before this bee come into England, I thoughtc it ray dutye hauinge bene employed therein to giue youre lordship some accounte thereof. A great parte of the country e of Brabante whiche lyes vpon oure frontiers payes contribution to the States and so Hue free, but the cheife parte of it deuided from the other by the Riuer of Deinoin payes none, that is the countrye aboute Louain, Mechlen and Bruxells, indeede the cheife and principall parte of that duchye called Little Brabant as fertile and riche a countrey as I euer came in. Into this countrye some 14 dayes since, the estates sente the Counte He. of Nassawe withe 33 trouppes of horse and 2500 choyse foote of all nations, taken by 60 and 40 of a companye, of English some 900 commanded by Collonel Morgan and my selfe. The occasion that most mooued the States to this was that the vnderstoode that ComteHe. Vanderberck was sente from the other side; withe 7 or 8000 foote and moste parte of their cauallerye ouer the Rhevne against the younge Duke of Brunswicke to empeache his ascente into the Palatinate, whoine to aesiste, and whose ascente to facilitate, they knewe noe better meanes but by diuersion inuadinge their enemyes countrye whiche most parte of their cauallerye beingc absent they mighte without any great danger doe, and soe foirce the callinge backe of the saide Comte Vanderbercke. The 4 the of this moneth the troupes aboue named beinge come together at Breda withe great diligence and without noyse or sounde of drume wee marched forwarde and by the waye hauinge al thinges fitte for it, wee attempted the surprisinge of Herentalles [Herenthals] one of oure enemyes townes. The Frenche, lottes hauinge soe ordered it, had that daye the vauntegarde and were to haue executed the enterprise. Whether they were faultie or not I will not saye, the enterprise suc- ceeded not and I am sure the Englishe were not in faulte. Wee were but to be secoundes and they neuer came to haue neede of vs. Well, that faylinge, the alarm taken all ouer, forthe wee marched with all speede to the Riuer that partes the 2 Brabantes, contribution and noe contribution. Here wee met with some few soldiers and more peasauntes that woulde haue hindered oure passinge, but in vayne. We caryed bridges withe vs in wagons, and in lesse then an houre oure bridge was made and ouer marched the Englishe, then horse and then the rest of oure foote. Wee had 3 peeces of canon withe vs. Wee presentlye tooke in a litle forte on the riuers side, and that nighte a stronge castle and soe quartered that nighte and rested, whiche in 3 nights before wee had not done. Oure beinge there knowen, had then the countrye come in and compounded for lifes and goodes, they had not bene further hairmed. Onely a village or towe nearst to vs did soe, the rest not. Then forthe wente oure fierbrandes and tiered some 40 or 50 villages euen to the gates of Bruxells. It maye bee euery village whiche was tiered was not 106 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. ^inSjIloME*" wno ty consumd, but parte as the winde was, and as the houses stoode Dbummond nearer or further of one to another. The nexte daye some villages and Moray, Esq. c i ovs ters vntouched came in and compounded, and all in generall promised contribution hereafter, whiche they sayde they woulde most willingly haue heretofore given but that their prince woulde not suffer them. Wee did not halfe nor the lOthe parte of the hurte wee might haue done, and yet did soe muche as would pitie any to scee thoughe oure enemyes. The Infanta on the walles at Bruxells saw her countrye rounde abowte on tier, soe did M. Spinola, but coulde not helpe it. Hauinge thus raunsoned and bourned 3 or 4 dayes wee retourned. In the meane tyme the Comte H. Vanderbecke was in all hast sente for backe and soe oure designe of assistinge the duke of Brunswick tooke effecte : 8 or 10 houres after wee had repassed the Riuer of Deinoin came where wee had lyen the Don Lewes de Yelasco generall of the horse on the other side to seeke vs, as he would haue the worlde beleeue, but if he were not sure that wee were farre inough of, it was a madd parte of him, he hauinge but 1000 horse and 400 foote and wee as before. Wee heare the Comte II. Vanderbercke is agayne gone ouer the Rheyne either to regayne those townes the yonge Brunswicke tooke in the winter or else to folowe him into the Palatinate. Wee verily beleeue wee shall ere longe attempte somethinge to call him backe agayne wherein if I haue any parte I will not fayle to giue your lordship accounte thereof, that you may knowe what becomes of him that as he is most bounden, soe is and will euer bee youre lordship's most humble seruant Ed. Harwode. Hage the 18te of Maye. To the most honorable Lord the Lord Marquis Buckingham Lord Highe Admirall of Englande these, at Courte. 63. Draft Letter by the Marquis of Buckingham to the King of Denmark, [c. 1621.] May it please your Maiestie, I haue receaued your letters dated the 26th of Julyeas likewise those of the 10th of August sent by Sir Robert Ainstruder : and haue willinglie hearde all those particulars which by worde of mouth hee hath propounded in your Maiesties name; and doubt not by his aunswer your Maiestie will see how great an honor and happiness I have judged it to haue any occasion offered of imploying my self in your Maiesties service, which I doe not onely out of the obligation I haue vnto your Maiestie for your manie fauours, but for that I knowe I can doe nothing more aggreable or pleasing to the King my master, whome I dare confidentlye say your Maiestie shall finde desirouse to haue the bonds and obligations of frendshipp and good correspondencye as strict as those are alreadye of amnitye and alliaunce betwixt your Maiesties. And to this effect, hath commanded me to giue your Maiestie an accounte from tyme to tyme of the estate of his affaires, which at present are most distracted with the warrs and troubles of Germanye, which (setting asyde the cause of religion which he cannot but bee tender of) soe much concernes him in honor, and his children so nerely in interest now the Palatinate is actually inuaded, that he is con- strained to be no longer a bare looker on, but hath held it fitt thus farr to declare himselfe, that although in the buiseness of Bohemia, hee will haue nothinge to doe (as being no competent Judg of eithers pretention) yet for the Palatinate (the vndoubted inheritaunce of his grand children) he cannot but avowedlye declare himselfe for the defence thereof, hauinge HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 107 first omniitted no meanes to withhold and disswade the King of Spayne, ling-Hom" the Archduke and the Princes of the Catholicke League from this in- mora^Esq. vasion. Soe that he is now resolved, in case he cannot procure thinges — - to bee reduced to tearmes of a reasonable peace this winter, (which he will by all possible meanes essay), to defend the Palatinate the best he may by way of force. But the truth is he much desireth to be an instrument of peace, for that he vnderstandeth by an Ambassador of his lately retourned from Constantinople, that the Turke meaneth to make his advantage of these dissentions of Christian Princes and to invade those parts of Christendome : Bethlem Grabor, whoe now stileth himself King of Hungarie being justlye to be suspected to be too farr at the Turks deuotion. Herovppon the King my master intendeth to deale effectuallye with all parties this winter, for an accomodation : but soe that if it take not effect he intendeth likewise to make all fitting prepara- tions against the spring for the defence of the Palatinate. And to that end is now in consultation for the calling of a parliament to bee assisted and supplied by his people to this effect. Indorsed : Lord Dygbyes draught for my Lords letter to the King of Denmark. 64. John Maynard to the Marquis of Buckingham. Bergen-op- Zoom. 23 July [1622]. My Lord, I am bound by many obligations to serve your Lordship and to the chevest warrant and incurridgement I haue to Hue and die your seruant was your heroick word and promis at Winsor that you did really beeleue I was an entire and deuoted seruant of your Lordshipes. The eand of my voyage is to doe your Lordship seruis ; therfore I thought good to aduertis you what my il eys haue sene, and my weke vnderstandinge hath obserued at Bargin-vp-Sone. The Infanta hath 14 thousand men about the tonne, theare workes one both sides of the toune are within musket shot. The beesieged are aboute 5 thousand souldiers besides burgares. Don Luis de Valasco commandes the army beefore Bargin, and vnder him there is one Ballione an Italian. Spino- law hath bene heire, butt hee is now wee heare att Emerick. 'Tis sayd Don Luis and Spinolawe haue had some grumhnge and grudging betwixt them. If the Infantas army had come home at the first the toune had bin lost for theare was not above 4 or 5 companies. Butt now the toune doth fortifie euery day and expect supply vp on the least occasion. The enimy makes noe approaches, yet they haue as much commodity as may bee for the earth is soft and sandy, esy to bee wrought. Thear canon beates but seldum butt the toune playes on them perpetually. The toune hath made one grand sally, the Englich and Scotich had the van and were led by Curronel Hendersun. 'Twas thought if thay had not cum on in one poynt butt dispersed them selues, that thay had beato the enimy oute of thare workes, butt the Englich and Scotes were too rach and furious and the Duch were as dull and slow too second them, soe had it not bene for the horse the Englich and Scotis had bene ouer- throune. One Monsier de May a French Captayne of horse did bravely. He took a cornet prisoner and the enemies horse ran as far as Anworpe I beeleue those of the toune will not ingage themselues so desperately agayne. Theare were 3 thousand of the toune att this sally. Theare is an Englich regiment with Don Luis and thay only displayed theare cullars before vs. The enimies Englich run away euery day ; whilst I was heare (which was butt too days) theare are fifty cum to the toune. The common peple are willing to pay dubble excise for the mayntenance 108 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. C LnSHoME- R " °f tn ' s toime - Viuers are very chepe heere and thay are dere with the Drummond euimy, for ours cumes by water and theares cumes by land. 'Tis OR iIl Es(1 " thought Spinalaw hath sum other designe but the Prince of Orange still wayghtes on him close. If this sege continue itt will sure bee a bludy one. Rihouen a captayne of horse is gouernoure of the toune of Bargin, butt Curronel Hendersun and Monsier de Pamma, a Wallune Curronel commands the oute workes and giues direction as wel as he. Besides theare are too of the States in the toune. The Hauen is yet free and open and the enemy will hardly stop itt. Thus hopinge your Lordship will accept of my good wil and deuoted hart to do you semis, I will euer protest to bee your most humble and deuoted creature, John Maynard. From Bargin- vp-Sone the 23 of July. 'Tis confidently reported that Spinalaw is before the Toune since I have wright this letter. To the Right Honorable the Lord Marquis of Buckingham Lord High Admiral of England. 65. Letter from Duke of Alva Viceroy of Naples to the Marquis of Inojossa. Naples, 17 June 1624. Con la vltima estafeta ho reciuido la carta de V.E. de 10 de Mayo con auisso que dentro de ocho dias partiria V.E. para la buelta de Espana por la via de Flandres y assi encamino para alia esta carta desseando que tenga V.E. muy feliz viage de que supplico a V.E. me de muy buenas nuenas. Mucho me han desconsolada las que me escriue V.E. de la persecucion que se hania comenzado con- tra los Catolicos ayude los Dios como es menester yeneamine el fin delo que Ve hania intendado en ordena la cayda de Boquingan que fu pensamento propio del valor y prude ncia de V.E. viendo que es el que ha commobido tan grandes maldades contra la ehristi- andad y el seruicio de su Magestad teniendo se por cierto que si faltare este mal consejero no serian tan obstinados aquel Rey y su hijo contra quien no es pusible sino que Dios ha de embiar visibles castigos y cierto que la occassion obliga adessangrarnos todos y pro- curar se le de nuestra parte estrana maldad y embuste fu el que vrdio Boquingan contra V.E. interesando all Princepe en que V.E. hania dicho a su Padre que conspiran contra el commobiendo al pueblo contra V.E. y Don Carlos Colonia tenga los Dios de su mano y guarda V.E. como desseo de Napoles a 17 de Junio 1624. Defcrente uida pasara V.E. en Madrid sin Boquingan y con los amigos y amigas y amig porto postrero me siento biego con todo eso me holgora de hallor me ay por besar le los manos. . . . . D ALUA. Marques de la Inojossa. The last sentence from " Deferente " is holograph of the Duke. The first part of signature cannot be deciphered. 66. Gabriel Oxenstiern, Swedish Ambassador, to the Duke of Buckingham. 11 September 1625. lllustrissime Princeps, mirifica ilia et insignis Celsitudinis vestrae promptitudo et benignitas in communicandis mini serenissimi mei Regis nomine iis secretis et arcanis quae Regi meo clementissimo et magno pmolumento et insigni ntilitati esse possunt, benevolaque ilia mihi H1STOK1CAL MANUSCK1PTS COMMISSION. 109 serenissimi Magnae Britanniae Regis nomine a vestra Celsitudine facta ling-Home- pollicitatio de prohibendo ac denegando Poloniae Regi in posterum jJJJJ^E^Q omnes spes et suppetias, regno Suecia3 noxias, ita me afficit et con- — - strictum tenet ut nefas et piaculum duxi prius e regione discedere quam eelsitudinern vestram literis meis salutassem, eiqne valedixissem. Summas itaque et mirificas illustrissimae vestras celsitudini pro eadem habeo gratias agamque durn vivam amplissimas, eandemque rogo et obtestor quo in eadem erga serenissimum meum Regem voluntate et affectu persistat. Ceterum etiam illustrissimam vestram celsitudinem compello quo Rudvini causam quam promovendam suscepit, tibi quam commendatissimam esse patiatur, efficiatve quo voti sui reus ac compos reddi possit, quove sentiat hanc meam prescriptionem sibi utilitati fuisse. Qua in re factura est Celsitudo vestra Regi meo clementissimo rem louge gratissimam, quam ipsum abunde recompensaturum certissime polliceor. Vale illustrissime Princeps. Dabam in Fortu ad Gravesand, 18 Septem- bris anno 1625. Vestrae Celsitudinis observantissimus Gabriel Oxenstierna, Gustavi L. B. de Kiiniti D. in Tireki et Yemisgihj R. Sveciag, consiliarius. Illustrissimo Principi ac domino D. Georgio Vielliers duci de Buck- ing-am, Magnse Britanniae Architalasso, Equiti ordinia Pcriscelidis auriae etc. domino meo obser\ antissimo praesentes. Indorsed : Sweden Ambassador to my Lord. 67. Letter from Sir Ralph Winwood, Secretary. That the Earl of Shrewsbury was at his last gasp ; and hoping that His Majesty would take some measures to settle the succession to the Earldom because Mr. Edward Talbot was likely to take violent courses to put himself in possession of some of the lands to the prejudice of the heirs generai. Broad Street, 5 March, no year. 68. Letter addressed "To my uery worthy frinde Mr. John Packer at his house in Westminster Street" and indorsed "French Letter to Mrs. Packer aduising how the Q. is to gouern herself with the K." No date but c. 1625. That there was a point on which duty required the writer to inform his correspondent though his name must be concealed lest in place of doing service his affection might turn to his own prejudice. This was to ask the Queen Mother to write to the Queen the writer's mistress that when she found any failure in obtaining her wishes instead of shewing discontent she should frankly make her complaints to the King the writer's master personally, who would almost certainly grant her requests, etc. 69. Draft Letter by the Duke of Buckingham to the Prince of Orange sent by Sir John Proude, whom he recommends to his High- ness. Sir John wished to return to the service of the States, but the King had only given him leave to return for the transport of his charges thence. The King intended to bestow the order of the Garter on the Prince at the first chapter of the Order to be held in April next as a token of his esteem for his virtues and merits. The Spaniards were reported to be making great, preparations to attack and they were taking measures for resistance. If the Cardinal in France did not alter his measures it would not be possible to avoid a rupture. [Draft signed. 110 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. u'SomT" 70 ' Draft h y the same t0 M - de R° han - That. M - tle Rohan's letters dsummond had been brought by Monsieur de la Touche and had borne out the Mobay^Esq. opinion which his correspondent had always had of him of which the last act of M. de Rohan afforded ample proof making the world see the sincerity of his intentions ; that during the attacks upon the cause of Religion he had never wished to abandon it and when a tolerable peace was obtained he had employed himself in restoring tranquility in his country. Indorsed : " Mr. de Rohan — altered." No date. 71. Draft Letter indorsed " M. to Mons. de Ville au Cleves." [c. 1625.] That his correspondent had vastly obliged him by appearing so care- fully a man of his word but the obligation would only be complete if he could give him an assurance that his (the Marquis's) sojourn would not be long, as the state of affairs would not permit of his prolonged absence ; that he should inform him when all arrangements were made and he would proceed to France as soon as ever affairs would permit him to do so. Thanks him for his attention in the affair of Monsieur le Marquis Desfiat, and to thank the King on that account who before his departure would likely give him the same satisfaction as Monsieur de Carlile had received. In regard to the affair of Monsieur de Mansfelt, the writer continued on the terms his correspondent knew, viz., that Mansfelt should go by France or Holland provided the French cavalry joined " our troops " for no man in the world could persuade the King his Master that he could find vessels to transport four or five thousand horses and their riders, because ships were laid in dock to be repaired during the winter, and to leave the English at Dover would only be loss of time and needless expense, &c. A postscript states that a letter had arrived from the King of France which he would answer shortly. 72. Draft Letter indorsed " M. to French Ambassador 9 February [c. 1625] by his Maiesteis direction." That he had shewn the letter of the Archbishop of Ambrun to his Majesty and to thank him for it. Assuring him also that the order of Jesuits was odious in England and that Madame would not be so well welcomed if she were accompanied by a Jesuit Confessor. That regarding the marriage with a daughter of Spain it had been promised to his Majesty that no Jesuit should accom- pany her ; hoping the same would hold of France. 73. Draft Letter to the Queen Mother of France [c. 1625] in which Buckingham begs the Queen Mother not to pay any regard to the reports that might have been made to her to his prejudice as if he had made ill offices between the King his Master and the Queen which he entirely denies, declaring that time would show his innocence. That if in the government of her house things were not done as the Queen wished she should lay the blame only on those who were culpable. That he himself was more desirous to serve the Queen's interests than many who had greater credence. That he had asked Father Berulli to assure her Majesty more particularly of all this and explain what had passed in the meeting of the Estates touching religion ; that considering the present juncture of affairs his Majesty could not refuse the prayer of his subjects whose support his urgent occasions needed, but that nothing new was done only the confirmation of former ordinances of the Realm of which the execution rested in the King's hands. But the said Father was so courteous as to refuse, and told him to charge some other person with the explanations. Whereby it appeared that he was too passionate a son of the Church to meddle with what concerned the amity of the realms. No date. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Ill 74. Draft Letter (apparently to Cardinal Rohan) 1625-26. Refers ^^homS" again to asking Father Berulli to bear explanations on certain questions Drummond to France, and his refusal to do so ; had therefore taken up his pen to MoR ^ Es Q- assure his correspondent of his readiness to join his forces to preserve the amity between their two masters and the two crowns, which he regarded as the last means of restoring peace to Christendom. Had heard overtures were made for a treaty between France and Spain but was .sure nothing would be done to thwart the efforts both had made for the advancement of their masters affairs. The King of England had made ready a fleet to operate on the coast of Spain and a second ought to follow when provisions were got ready, which by stopping all trade and commerce was likely to bring the Spaniards to reason. His Majesty Was in hopes that the French King who had urged him by Monsieur le Conte de Tillieres and by his letters to undertake something that would conduce to the public peace, would join with him in his efforts and the writer doubts not that his correspondent would use his endeavours to that end. Refers to the coldness between himself and Monsieur de Mantes which he attributed to his not having wished to aid the enter- prise of the latter and of the confession of the Queen to cause the wife and sister of the Duke to receive the office of Ladies of the bedchamber ; the Duke giving certain private reasons for declining the French influence in the matter. 75. Draft of Letter by the Duke of Buckingham to the Marquis of Martinenque, 1 May 1624. Took the liberty to give him information of their affairs which thanks to God were in good train as would be learned from the Earl of Carlisle who went to France with a double commission, to treat of a strict friendship between the two crowns and arrange a marriage. But what had been done had encountered diffi- culties raised by malign spirits ; the writer had got himself an enemy thereby who had even accused him of treason but he relied on the rampart of his fidelity to the King his master ; and his integrity and innocence had appeared more clearly than before. Hopes that France would not omit to take advantage of the present chance for repressing the unmeasured ambition of these people, the like of which had not occurred for 300 years ; and that the Marquis would put things in the best posture for receiving the Earl of Carlisle and consider the best method for furthering the foresaid treaties. 76. Draft Letter indorsed " M. for the Q. to Q. Mother" written by the Duke on behalf of the Queen [c. 1625]. Since the Queen had received her Majesty's letters touching the Duke of Buckingham she had treated him with more frankness than formerly and had clearly discovered that his intentions were sound and tended only to the service of the Queen Mother, the good of her Majesty of England's affairs, and keeping of good intelligence and amity between the two crowns. He had had a conference with the Queen yesterday evening after a discourse held with the Ambassador of the French King in which he spoke with confidence, the subject of his discourse belonged more to the deportment of a Conseiller d'Estat than to her Majesty's. He had represented the necessity " ou estoit reduict le Roy mon tres honore seigneur et mary de reparer son honneur et donner contentement a ses subiects en prestant secours a ceux de la Rochelle en cas que la paix ne se puisse obtenir." He confessed frankly that the design of her French Majesty to put down the party of the Religion would be for the aggrandisement of the French King but added that it was wholly unseasonable seeing the King- was engaged in a war with the King of Spain to which he had drawn so 112 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Stir- many princes as his allies, as the Duke of Savoy and others besides the Smmond King her husband who relying on the promise that he (the French King) Moray, Esq. would only seek the reparation of his honour and would not run upon those of the Religion had afforded him his Ships whereby he had put Monsieur de Soubize to flight which was all he pretended to have in view. But the King not content with this had attacked Rochelle and in consequence all the party of the Religion, who might thereupou be compelled to write and seek succours elsewhere. That the King could not in honour abandon them, which also would offend his friends, put his own country and subjects in a combustion and increase the power of his enemies ; and the Queen points out the sad plight she would be in, in case of a war between her husband and her brother. That his Lord- sin i> had prayed her to beg her Majesty of France to seek some remedy for the present tension of affairs before the Kings had so far committed themselves that they could not retire with honour, &c. 77. Draft of Letter to the King of France, c. 1625. That though the late King's father was justly called Henry the Great and had virtually reconquered his Realm by force of arms, &c, his present Majesty had accomplished a greater feat having vanquished by his two last letters his good brother and ancient ally and all the realms pertaining to him ; and might rest assured that no assistance nor countenance would be given to any of his subjects of whatever profession of religion who forgot their natural duty towards him as their King, &c. 78. Draft of Letter indorsed " Archd cs . Agent copy — French." That lie had newly received advice that Sir Walter Raleigh was turned pirate as his correspondent would perceive from the Letters of the same gentleman who had given him advertisement ; and asking the letters to be returned as the King will communicate them to the Council. The King had commanded this communication to be made whence it would be seen that he was determined not to be under the power of those who were ill, affected to the friendship between him and the King his correspondent's master. 79. Draft Letter indorsed " Coppie to M. Barneuelt — L. Bucklugh." Asking him to contribute Lis good offices with the Estates to get satisfaction to the Lord of Buccleuch, councillor in the council of Scotland, in the business he was prosecuting in the Netherlands (referring probably to the arrears of his pay for service with the United Provinces). No date. 80. Draft Letter indorsed " My Lo. to the K. of Bohemia — after the K's death," 8 April 1(525. His Majesty would have already heard all the particulars of the sad accident that had befallen so that he need not give him the pain of a recital. Only be would take the boldness to offer this consolation that as his late Majesty had all his days been of a firm determination to cause his Majesty to be restored to his rights, so the King his son had succeeded not only to his Realms but with a full resolution of pursuing the same designs. His Lordship also would inn er fail to do all in his power to the same end. 81. Draft Letter indorsed " M to K. of Denmark," c. 1627. That the writer had heard his Majesty had received an ill impression of him as the cause of some difficulties he had met with and that the accord between the King his master and his Majesty had not been kept. This touched him to the quick, and, unless he had been sustained bv his HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 113 innocence and zeal for his Majestys (of Denmark's) service he would C lingHome R ~ have felt lost. It was however the malpractice of those who were them- Drummond selves culpable who had cast the blame on him and who had not wished Mobat^Esq. to supply the necessities of the King his master who desired nothing more than to send succours to his Majesty. His Majesty should not give credence to such reports without hearing his defence. Although his Majesty did not honour him with his letters as before which might a little shake an ordinary affection yet he begs the King to believe that he was not attached to ceremonies and would try to prove himself his faithful servant by results. And in a little time his Majesty of Great Britain hoped to be furnished with means to shew the world his careful- ness to assist his Majesty's generous resolutions. Was sorry his Majesty was not to put himself to the (oil and hazard of a voyage so in- convenient since it would have given him an opportunity to clear his integrity in his Majesty's affairs since his Majesty's royal favours and heroic enterprises had bound him firmly to him. The Earl of Nithis- dalle was raising 3,000 men in Scotland to go into the service of his Majesty, which with those already raised and the 6,000 men in the Low Countries made up an army of 11,000 men of the two nations, who, he hopes, would do their duty and help to restore his Majesty's affairs to a good condition ; and recommends the Earl of Nithisdalle to his Majesty, &c. 82. Letter to the Prince of Piedmont, London 16 June 1626. The message that Monsieur lAmbassadeur d'Escaglia had delivered in conformity with the promise it pleased his Highness to make to the Ministers of the King at Paris had given so much content to his Majesty, that by the King's order the Duke wrote this letter to his Highness to tender thanks therefor and express the obligations of his Majesty. The writer in conjunction with the Earl of Carlisle and others had conferred, and fully written out the sentiments of the King on every point. His Majesty had also given much confidence to the discourse of Monsieur l'Abbe. And the bearer of this letter was well informed on all points, &c. Signed by the Duke of Buckingham, and bearing a fine impression of his seal. 83. Draft of Letter indorsed " To D. of Cheuereuse," c. November 1625. The writer had deferred his voyage from Holland on purpose to be there at the arrival of Monsieur de Blainville, who had twice had audience. At the first he had presented his letters, at the second he had explained his charge, which consisted of three points, the first touching the Roman Catholics, the second touching the " Maison de la Rayne," and rhe third touching Monsieur de Soubize. In regard to the first, his Majesty made answer that the King (of Fiance) could not reproach him with any infraction of the articles since the Roman Catholics did not comport themselves in a becoming manner, but held meetings and carried arms contrary to the ordinances of the Realm and what belonged to the government of a peaceable prince, which his most Christian Majesty would judge happened inopportunely at a time when he was making war on the King of Spain, of* whom they (the Roman Catholics) were devoted servants. In reference to the second point the King says that the Queen is so closely united with him that he does not hold him- self liable to render account to any person in the world save to herself, U 8^067. 114 .HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. IiSome R ' whom he loves beyond any other creature, and that he would wish her Deummond complaints only addressed to himself, who was more inclined to remedy ora^Esq. defaults than any other could be to ask. For the third point, his Majesty considered that he rather deserved thanks than blame from the French King, because not only Monsieur de Soubize had been defeated by his fleet, but on his arrival the Kiug declined to see him, and that their chief had been compelled to sell his arms to procure the neces- saries of life. This was the sum of the King's answer to the complaints which Monsieur de Blainville had addressed to the writer on a late visit, &c. S4. Drafts indorsed "M. to Q. Mother and French King." [c. November 1625]. To the Queen Mother — that the honours which he had received from the Queen since the arrival of* Monsieur de Blainville shewed him that it was not in the power of malevolence to deprive him of her Majesty's good graces. That if he had made ill offices between the King and Queen it would have been found out by the deportment of his Majesty towards her ; but nobody could be so shameless as to say that his Majesty had ever discovered any change in his affection towards the Queen, &c. cS5. Draft Lettjsr to the King of France [c. same date]. That he had received the letters his Majesty had been pleased to honour him with by Monsieur de Blainville, Ambassador extraordinary ; and had fulfilled his Majesty's commandments according to the judgment he had. Was passionately addicted to the service of his French Majesty, as would be seen by comparing his actions with those of others who en- deavoured to win his Majesty's good graces by doing ill offices. 86. Draft of Letter indorsed" M. to Prince of Orange" [c. 1627] . Had taken the liberty to remind the States General of the promise they had made him in regard to the Earl of Buccleuch of the first Scottish Regiment that fell vacant, or which he should raise anew for their service, and in the interim to give him a pension of 200 livres sterling. Asks his Excellence to contribute his assistance to this end, and to assure the Earl's pretensions by a Brevet that with more courage he might spend his life in the service of the States and follow the footsteps of his late father. By doing so he would do what was very agreeable to the King his master and oblige a lord of quality and merit. 87. Draft indorsed " Coppie to Monsieur de Tillieres, 23 Januarv 161—." Was very much astonished at the report which M. de Tillieres' Sec- retary made to him touching Pierre Hugon. At the Ambassador's request he kneAV not how often he had asked his Majesty out of regard for the Ambassador to do him the favour to pardon the said Hugon and set him free from prison. The said Hugon had come by no harm that was not caused by his own act. True it was that his Majesty had promised all the goods in one of his chests that was opened and in- spected in France to Monsieur Herbert, brother of his ambassador there, who had laboured and spent more than 100 pounds in France in that affair ; and on his lordship's interposition with the said Hugon he promised to give him five hundred pounds sterling in lieu of these goods which were worth much more. That was all the bargain that was ever made either by his Majesty or the writer in that business, and the whole bargain was to the said Hugon'c advantage &c. In sum the King was HISTORICAL, MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 115 endamaged more than sixty thousand pounds sterling in jewels, of which S^M^ff the said II noon was debtor ; besides lie had behaved badly in sending in SfSi^SP i rP* i i r\ -t i • i , i , - MORATi , ESQ. the name ot the late Queen money and sundry articles of church furni- — ture to a monastery of nuns and also to the Jesuits to cause prayers to be offered up for the soul of the late Queen of happy memory, an act odious not only to our religion but specially odious in him being a foreigner to stir an affair of such consequence without the sanction of the King. A postscript states that the Ambassador's two requests had been presented to his Majesty who answered that he would do all that depended on him provided it should not be prejudicial to him nor en- danger his rights &c, and had recommended the petitions to the proper officers. The letter however does not appear to have been sent, as a note in English on the margin of another letter to the same personage states — " After Hugon was confronted the former letter was stayed all but the postscript and this sent." Which bears, that his Lordship had retained the Ambassador's Secre- tary till now — that he had spoken with Pierre Hugon in presence of the Ambassador's Secretary that the latter might be a witness of what was said who would give him a full discourse of it. That his Lordship had done nothing in this release but in consideration of the Ambassador and the King his master. That if the said Hugon had promised any gratuity to anyone for good offices it was done without the writer's sanction. That he had made a bargain with Hugon but it was all to the latter' s advantage &c. 88. Draft French Letter without address (perhaps to Spanish Ambassador). The writer had communicated to the King the letters of his correspondent touching the propositions of her Serene Highness the Archduchess about the Palatinate. The King had commanded the writer to say that his Majesty could not make a decided answer on a sudden since the proposals came far short of what Mr. Weston had reported his correspondent had said to him Her Highness would be pre- pared to do. In three days his Majesty would be at Theobald's when he would send to Mr. Weston and charge him to go to his Lordship's correspondent with his Majesty's answer. His Majesty hoped that "le Sieur Porter" whom he had lately sent to Spain would bring him such an answer from the King of Spain his correspondent's master that it would wholly clear his intentions and give reparation to his Majesty's honour. No date. 89. Draft of Letter, indorsation somewhat illegible but apparently to Prince of Piedmont. The King his master was resolved constantly to follow out his former designs and again take up the thread of his enterprises. His Highness might have been informed that some ill affected to his Lordship and others led by misapprehensions meant to attack him but his Lordship trusted in his innocence and integrity to surmount the malice of the one and remove the misapprehensions of the other. The Count de St. Maurice, bearer of the letter was fully in- formed of the designs and intentions of his Majesty and would communi- cate them to his Highness. No date. 90. Draft or copy of Letter by the King (apparently King Janu s) hearing that whereas he had been informed by the Earl of ArundeM and Surrey (Earl Marshall of England) that Brooke and Treswell, two of the. Heralds subordinate to Hie government of the Marshall, " ha ne lor matters concerning fees, not onely appealed from the Marshals court, vnto other courtes, but haue both in their pleas and otherwise n 2 116 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Stir taken many courses to derogate all they may from the honour and Drtomond power of that High Court." His Majesty being desirous of keeping all Moray. Esq. j,i s courts within their own true and peculiar limits and give them reputation and lustre " especially to this which is to judge of all matters of honour . . . We hane thought fitt to referre this busines vnto you which our pleasure is you shall take into your present and serious consideration." With power if on examination the accused cannot clear themselves to take such an exemplary course of punishing them as should deter others from the like attempts hereafter "Wherein wee take our owne honour to be engaged to defend the power and reputation of that court, which is of so high a nature, so auncient and so imme- diately deriued from vs, who are the fountaine of all honour, as also that our said cousin may receaue such encouragement and fauour as both his generall faith in our seruice and his modest course shewed by appealing vnto us in this particular doth deserue." The Eeferees are not named. No date. 91. Letter from Charles Maupas Bishop of Blois to Lord Bucking- ham, having been his French master at Blois. The beginning of the Bishop's letter is as follows : — Monseigueur, la vertu et le bonheur partisans de vostre grandeur, conspirent ensemble a l'exaltation de vostre gloire, sous la conduite et divine providence du Souerain donateur de tons biens nostre seigneur Jesus Christ ; lequel maniant les resnes de vos inclinations dez vostre tendre jeunesse, vous inspira l'amour de la premiere et fit reussir le second a toutes vos belies actions. J'en puis estre oculaire temoinsr, ayant eu l'honneur d'estre employe a vostre service pour vous iustituer en nostre langue Franeoise lors qu'au com- mencement de vostre premiere adolescence, vous fistes assez long sejour en cette ville." With a good many compliments the bishop presents him with a little work his " Grammaire et Syntaxe de la Langue Francaise," which he had revised but had not yet published nor dedi- cated to any particular person ; but now intending to publish it would be delighted that his lordship should allow it to come out under the patronage of his name and asks his Lordship to permit him to do so &c. No date. 92. Draft of Letter in Buckingham's handwriting. Indorsed " To Spanish Ambassador." This letter is much damaged and conse- quently not very intelligible in some peaces. The writer washed so much to explain to his Excellence all that concerned the service of the King his master that he had lost no time in taking the first opportunity of informing his Majesty and receiving his resolution that his Excellence had wished to be touched upon in their last conference principally on three points ; the first of which was that his Excellence desired to be informed what Priests or Jesuits, subjects of his Majesty, made their abode within the dominions of the Archdukes. To which ihe King answered that there were two kinds of traitors who took up -their abode there, one sort conspiring against his person and the other against his honour ; these were principally two laymen and two priests, one of the laymen being Sir William Stanlie. Some of their accomplices had con- fessed that the said Sir William was not only privy to the plot of the Gunpowder treason, but that it was he who chose and sent over Faux, who was then in the service of the Archduke, to put that horrible treason in execution ; and yet the said Stanlie made his constant residence in the Archduke's dominions. In reference to the two priests they were two Jesuits, Green well and Garode, who were in the complot of the said treason, and they had passed and re -passed once and again through the Archduke's dominions. Touching the traitors against his Majesty's HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 117 honour, so many Monasteries and Colleges of Priests and Jesuits of his Charlbs Stik Majesty's subjects who are bred in the dominions of the Archduke, and Dbumm o n r>" who the letter says disseminate lies and calumnies against the person and Mobay, Esq. government of his Majesty, witness the various false reports contained in Books composed and circulated in an underhand way. The second point referred to the treatment of priests in the King's realm ; as to which the King defended his actions referring to certain priests who had broken prison, the necessity of upholding his authority &c, and said the friendship between their Majesties was grounded on civil reasons, personal favours and courtesies, and not on matters of religion on which they were known to differ. As to the third point, which his Excellence had asked to be referred to his Majesty, which was that the Ambassador of his Majesty in France had advised the King of France to favor a project for making the Duke of Baw successor to the Empire. To which the King answered that he had with his own mouth told his Excellency all he had done in that affair &c. Finally asks his Excel- lence to use his endeavours to discover the author of the work " Corona Regia" which the writer judged it was in the power of his Excellence to do. No date. The following note is written in the same hand in English at the foot of the first page. They prists to be hanged — Edmonds ernestnes against Spayne — Puteanus Booke." 93. Letter from J. Dauid, Maire and Captain of Rochelle, the Aldermen and Inhabitants of the Town of Rochelle to the Duke of Buckingham, Great Admiral of England [c. 1625]. Stating that they had learnt from the letters of their deputies of the goodwill which his Grace had shewn them in all their affairs for obtaining in their op- pressions and calamities the favorable assistance of the King of Great Britain. They thank him for his efforts in their behalf, and beg him to continue according to the great part he had in the favour of so powerful and magnanimous a king, by respect for whom they had been led to the acceptance of the conditions of peace however hard and ruinous they were. His Majesty might procure ameliorations for them of which his Ambassadors had given them assurances on the promise which they had received from the most Christian King; and beseech his Grace not to deny them in their misfortune the continuance of his goodwill in the great need they had for it, as Desherbiers and their other deputies would shew him, &c. 15th March. 94. Letter by Count George Ossolinsky, Polish Ambassador, to George, Marquis of Buckingham. Wished to have offered his Lordship his service, and good wishes but not desiring during the latter's indisposition to press his importunity upon him he had deferred it to a more convenient season. But informs his Lordship as the only protector of his cause and well inclined to the King his master, of what he had treated of with Secretary Calvart, to wit, that he had declared the final demand of his master to be referred to his Majesty, his Lordship's master, which the Ambassador thinks would appear just, easy and worthy of the affection of his Majesty to the King of Poland, seeing that with sixty thousand livres sterling he would buy himself not only the fraternal love and reciprocal assistance of the Polish Ambassador's master, but would bind the whole crown of Poland to his service and that of his children. No date. 95. Draft of Letter indorsed " M. to Mr. Seer. Winwood" 22 August [c. 1617]. Had acquainted his Majesty with the despatches Winwood had sent him. His Majesty " liketh exceeding well the answeare which the 118 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. ^fiNGHoME 11 ^ U ^ e °? Savoyc made to M 1 * Desdiguieres and M 1 ' de Bethune and Drummond would have you write so to M r Wake that his Maiestie approueth Moray, Esq. G f his proceeding with them His Maiestie would likewise haue you write to the C. Palatin, that seing Count Maurice wishes the C. Palatine should lorbeare sending till he be desired, he should follow this advice therein and not send vntill he be sought vnto for his assistance in that kinde. As for the assembling of the National Synode, His Maiesteis ioyning to employ some learned men to assist thereat, His Maiestie would wish that all the provinces would concurre in desiring it, but if the fower only doe it, his Maiestie will not for the obstinacye of the other three refuse to send over for so good a purpose." His Majesty approved of the course Win wood had taken with the Jesuit, and his Lordship thanks him for the love and care he had shown in his Lordship's brother's business. No date. 96. Letter by Count Georoe Ossolinsky, Ambassador of Poland, to Lord Buckingham. Thanking his Lordship for the favours and honours he had done him, supplicating him in the name of the King of Poland his master to continue his wonted protection ; since the Treasurer does nothing unless constrained by his Lordship's command- ments; thus having delivered the six thousand five hundred pounds of the remainder to reach £12,000 according to the promise of his Majesty, his Lordship's master, the Treasurer would provide nothing. In the time that was past the soldiers cost much, so that unless the remainder were provided for in good time all the expenditure of his Majesty would go for nothing. As to the Catholic prisoneis, he begs his Excellence to remind his Majesty of the promise he was pleased to make to the King by his Ambassador. That was the most estimable and most desired present which he carried back among all the others by his Majesty, and for which the King his master would feel the most obliged ; and doubts not his Majesty would put his promise in execution without remitting it to the Archbishop of Canterbury or to any others. 97. Confidential Overtures made by the Duke of Saxe Weymar by Lieutenant-Colonel Streiff. (1.) To employ well and usefully the means intended for the defence and preservation of the common cause and freedom, it was undoubtedly necessary to attack the enemy at those points where he was weakest. (2.) There were three views propounded, viz., to attack the enemy in Spain, in Flanders or Brabant, and in Silesia or Lusatia. (3.) The King of Denmark judges that in no part is the enemy found so feeble as in Silesia and Lusatia. and that without prejudice to the other enterprises that might be undertaken towards summer a good blow might be struck in these Provinces. (4.) Two things were to be taken into consideration of considerable importance, the first that Silesia and Lusatia were plain and open with- out any notable fortresses ; the second that a considerable number in the provinces would be well affected to their cause. (5.) Lieutenant Colonel Streiff would represent how it might be possible to dispose the King of Sweden and the Prince of Transylvania to contribute their good offices, aid, and assistance ; and the neighbour- ing provinces would be inclined to favour, such as the circle of Lower Saxony, the Elector of Bradenburg, all Pomerania, and to confine the Elector of Saxony within the bounds of neutrality. For in case he wished to join the contrary party, he would have to fear that the enemy would have to be repulsed in his own country, and the circle of HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 119 Upper Saxony might suffer a great eclipse and disunion. Some assist- Charles Stik- ance might also be looked for from the circles of Franconia and Swabia, SrSSkSd and with having the advantage of streams and rivers the enterprise Mokay, Esq. might be carried out in three weeks. The other enterprises were far more difficult, and there was little appearance that it would be possible to draw assistance from any Prince or State of Germany into them (unless the Prince of Transylvania), and there was room to fear that the Elector of Saxony would take open part against them. The King of Denmark hoped to be able to put afoot nearly 38,000 men on foot and 12,000 horse ; without reckoning the Count de Mansfelt, who had furnished funds for a levy of 14,000 foot and 4,000 horse, &c. (6.) It would greatly facilitate this design if it should please his Majesty of Great Britain to send promptly and without noise 15,000 men or more to the mouth of the river Elbe, and the States General would make live companies of cavalry and 4,000 foot with some artillery join them. Such an expedition would have a favourable effect in the Hanseatic towns or hinder their trade if they refused to favour and assist the party. Such an expedition need not interrupt or hinder any other designs that were held in England or the United Provinces and would thwart the Councils and designs of Spain &c. 98. Letter from the Duke of Saxe Weimar to the Duke of Bucking- ham, Great Admiral of England. That having heard of the care his Grace shewed for the restoration of the common cause, and especially of the treaties made between his Majesty the King of Great Britain, the King of Denmark and the States General, the Duke was confident his Grace would take in good part that he troubled him with the despatch in which he made an overture of the present state of affairs there &c. and recommends Lieutenant Colonel Streiff to his confidence ; and if he considered the overture of sufficient importance, to speak of it to his Majesty, &c. Dated February from Verden. No year. 99. Draft Letter indorsed " My Lord to the Commissioners — Man our of Sherbourne." — " My Lord and honorable trends, it pleased his Maiestie to bestowe vpon me the Mannour of Sherborne, and after- wards vpon my dislike thereof to condescend to an exchange of it for other lands, in which businesse you are appointed by his Maiestie to deale between his Highnes and me. My desire is that by this ex- change the King haue no disaduantage nor I any benefitt ; and because I knowe it cannot be coutriued so euen but it wilbe aduantageous to his Maiestie or to me, I pray you take care in that sort that in case his Maiestie be as he rather wisheth a little loser, yet it be so cleare as nothing be hid from his Maiesteis knowledg, for I desire not to gaine but by his Maiesteis free gift. And so leaning it to your honourable care I humbly take my leaue and rest your honors at command." 100. Draft Letter dated at Wansted 12 of September 1621. The Writer had acquainted Lord Buckingham with his correspondent's letter and his Lordship gave direction to make this answer. That Sir Ed. Harbert " being come ouer standeth so much vpon the justification ol' his carriage, that his Maiestie seeing no proofe of the contrarie nor that the French Ambassador with whome his Maiestie had spoken of it, can make good his complaints, is so well satisfied therein that he seeth no cause to recall him with any touch of disgrace." His Majesty further found a necessity of sending him back to finish certain businesses which were in hand. " There is yet this reason more that his Maiestie owe th him seven thousand pounds vpon his entertainment 120 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Stir- which there is no present ineanes to furnish, and without paying him Drummond" fi rst that which is due vnto him his Maiestie cannot with honour re- Mor ay, Esq. uoke him from his imployment." 101. Letter from the Earl of Pembroke Lord Chamberlain to George Marquis of Buckingham. 20th [January?] no year. See No. 54 supra. Yesterday in the afternoone Mr. Secretary Caluarte acquainted me with a letter vnto him from your Lordship that some intimation should be given vnto the States how vnfitt it was for them to press vppon the King without demanding an audience before hand of his Maiestie. Yesterday night, about ten of the clock they sent a gentleman vnto me, to let me know that they were resolved to take their jorney to- wards the Court this morning. I asked him whether they had sent vnto his Maiesty for audience. He told me they had not; but that his Maiestie had o-iuen them a generall ieaue when they could come to no agreement with the Lords Commissioners to'repayre vnto him self, and that this they tooke to be sufficient ; and therefore they sent me word onely of it as being vnwilling to doe any thing in that kind without my knowledg, though they thought it superfluous to trouble me to send for an audience to be granted vnto them, I answerd I was well asured how priuate soever his Maiestie was, that whensoeuer they would demand an audience, concerning pressing businesses, his Maiestie would speedily grant it ; yet I did not know whether his Maiestie might not conceaue this suddaine comming of theirs at such a time in a cause where necessaryly his Maiesty must haue conference with others which were absent before he could return answere, to be in the nature of a surprise ; and therefore out of my well wishing to a good accommodation in this busines. 1 would take the boldnes to aduise them to send either themselves by post vnto your Lordship or to let me send to the same effect, and T would assure them they should receaue a speedy answer. This morning the gentleman came to me againe with many thanks for my good counsayle and intreated me to send this letter vnto your Lordship and to accompany it with one of mine owne. I conceaue it is to haue an audience of his Maiestie which I hope may bring things to a good conclusion, for I heare since their last rough parting they are fallen much lower and haue desired to speak with my Lord Treasurer this afternoone." &c. (Signed") Pem- broke Whitehall 20th (no month nor year). 102. Letter from the Due de Cheureuse to the Marquis of Buckingham. Stating that he had given a thousand crowns to a merchant to pur- chase him some thirty horses for the Cardinal of Guise his brother and for himself, and he had heard they had been distrained on the ground that the merchant meant to defraud the King of his custom dues, which he had no intention of doing : The Duke therefore requests Bucking- ham to use his influence with his Majesty that the horses might be sent to him. Paris, 20 July, no year. 103. Draft Letter in English with a French translation, from King James the First to the King of France, c. 1610. " Whereas in the month of August 1595 George Wood, our servant, arryued in Humflewe [Honfleur] in JNormandie with his shipp loderi with whyte rye and poulder. which poulder was then taken from him by Monseure de Mon Pauee to be imployit in the King your Father's, HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 121 our deerest brother's service, and was valoued and apprysit by his Charles Stir- ordinauce, readie to be shewed, to the soome of 2,750 french crowns ; ije^mmond and notwithstanding severall decrees extant given in the said Woodis Moray, Esq. favour by the Counsell of the estait in France for his payment, with the entrest at 8 for each hundreth, he heath remanit these 1 5 years past in a manner without satisfactione having reseavit a thousand crouns by assignation ne the 30 day of March 1602, and 2,030 francks by lyck assignatiouue the 21 day of March 1604, which payment by assigna- tioune vas not vorth to him 1,000 crouns, as he alledgit ; which he esteimes bot as a part of the entrest. He forther afiirmeth that he lost and spent in France in seving for the said payment more than 10,000 crouns. And althocht I haue wrettin to your late father, our dereest brother, sundrie tymes in hes favour yet could he neuer reseavc lies payment; And being this thrie years imployit in our service, Captaiue of on of our shipps in the narrowe seas, wherby he may not repair to France to persew satisfactions for the moneys dew vnto him, which extendis by his computatioune to 4,383 crowns the last of August. I haue thocht good to recommend his suite once again vnto yow, hartly praying yow that some ordre may be taken for his satisfactione that he haue noe forther occation to complaine. As ve shalbe readie vpoti all occations." 104. Draft Letter indorsed " A coppie of a letter to Venetian Ambassador for Sir W m Bronker, 29 October." Stating that it was agreeable to his Majesty that le Sieur Brounker should take charge and conduct of such troops of Volunteers as wished to enter the service of the Seigneurie of Venice under the same conditions as had been given to Mr. Sackeuille if he had undertaken the charge. His Lordship wishes Sir William good fortune, and recommends him to the ambassador as a gentleman who had given good proofs of his courage and valour. 'No year. 105. Draft Letter indorsed " M. to B. Dona," probably c. 1610. His lordship had caused hasten as much as possible his Majesty's despatches which Baron Dona would now receive ; and his lordship would always be ready to let his affection to the service of their High- nesses be seen on all occasions. As to what his Lordship had said to him of the letter of the Archbishop of Canterbury, he could assure him that it had been shewn to his Majesty who perhaps would judge from it that Baron Dona had held some correspondence with the Archbishop " de quoy j'av voulu vous aduertir, scachant bien Phumeur de mon maistre, que la meilleure voye de proceder et la plus agreable a sa volunte est de s'adresser tousiours directement a sa Majeste." As to his desire that his Majesty should write to his Ambassador with the States the King " ne le trouue nullement conuenable, ny de sa main ny " de la mienne, qui est la mesme chose, d'autant que ce seroit s'engager " tout a fait," and more especially so, as his Majesty had heard that Monsieur Caron had quite lately received letters from the States on which he asks audience. His Majesty would be better prepared to answer when he knew what they had written. 106. Draft of Letter without address but seemingly to the King of [Bohemia] circa 1620. The affection which had urged his Lordship from the beginning to contribute all that lay in his power to the advancement of his Majesty's business with the King his master, made; him desirous of embracing all occasions of rendering to his Majesty his humble service. u Dequoy luy donnera plus particuliere asseurance ce mien frere qu'il a pleu a sa Maieste envoyer pardela pour commu- 122 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Stir- niquer a vostre Maieste son aduis et pleniere resolution qu'elle espere Drummoni) vostre Maieste embrassera fort volontiers, en quoy faisant elle se Moray, Esq. pourra asseurer que sa Maieste s'embarquera viuement en l'affaire et ne l'abandonnera point quelque hazard qui en puisse aduenir; comme mon f'rere a que je m'en remetz deduira plus particuliere- ment," &c. No date. 107. Draft Letter to the King of France [May 1625] " Sire, Je prins la hardiesse d'aduertir vostre Maieste de Boulogne que la Royne s'estoit heureusement embarquee, et maintenant Jn'ay pas estime moins de mon debuoir de luy donner aussy aduis qu'elle est arriuee a Douure auee inesnie heur, ou le Roy mon maistre Test venu trouuer a matin ; et puis asseurer vostre Maieste que la rencontre de l'vn et Tautre a este la plus ioyeuse qui se soit iamais veue, comme si la fortune eust trauaille a leur douner contentement mutuel et a faire le choise de part et d'autre plus agreable qu'ilz n'eussent sceu faire euxmesmes. Du depuis ilz ont passe le temps en ceste uille auec vn petit balet, ou le Roy s'est fort bien acquitte, comme ne Je ne doubte pas qu'il n'aye faict la nuict passee ; ce qui est d'autant plus a croire que la Royne n'a pas danse ; toutes fois pour monstrer qu'elle ne s'en est mal portee, le Roy la vid par vn pertuis danser la sarabante en sa chambre," &c. His Lordship subscribes himself " Sire, de Vostre Majeste tres humble seruiteur et tres obeissant esclaue." ~No date but [May 162o]. 108. Paper in Latin indorsed " Polish Ambassador's speach." Ad- dressed to the King. Bearing chiefly on the Ottomans who were threatening to attack Poland along with other enemies and arguing that on the integrity of Poland depended the safety of all Europe from the Ottoman power : that his Majesty of Britain was the only one who had clearly perceived that the whole of Europe was aimed at through Poland and that its danger should be a matter of concern to all Christendom. The King is therefore exhorted to stretch forth a helping band to Poland in her peril ; that if he did so his name would be venerated by Poland to the latest ages, &c. No date. 109. Draft Letter indorsed " M. to K. of Denmark by S r R. Anstruder" [c. 1621]. That Sir Robert bearer of the letter went so well instructed from his Majesty's own mouth in ail his affairs " tant en la procedure du traicte de mariage entre Monseigneur le Prince et l'lnfante d'Espagne comme en sa resolution touchant le troubles d'AHemagne et la voye qu'elle est delibere d'y tenir et aussy de l'Ambassade du Mareschal de Ca- denet n'agueres enuoye de France pardeca," that his lordship deemed it more to purpose to refer them all to Sir Robert's report than to trouble his Majesty with too long letters. Adds that he would think himself happier in nothing than to be honoured with his Majesty's commands, and recommends M r. Arnault a gentleman in the suite of Sir Robert, 110. Draft of another letter to the same. The writer had received his Majesty's letters from the hands of Sir Andrew Sinclair and per- ceived that his Maiestie still continued his former affection towards him and the writer felt a burning zeal to render his Majesty some proof of his service. In regard to the matter of which Sir Andrew had given an account, the king was so well disposed of his own accord that his Lord- ship could not claim any part of it, &c. 111. Letter from Le Comte de Tillieres to the Marquis of Bucking- ham, Master of the Horse and Great Admiral of England. The Count HISTORICAL MAN US( KLPTS COMMISSI < >N\ 123 writes, he must not fail in the service he had promised and the con- Charles Stir- lidence he had sworn to give his Lordship advice *f de la liberte de diamond Monsieur le Prince de Conde, laquelle luy doit estre d'autant plus Moray, Esq. agreable de quelle vient d'une pure bonne volonte du Roy son mestre efc de l'espoir qui'l a d'estre vtilement assiste et serui de luy." This was all the news in France. For the news of London he could say nothing unless the extreme regret he felt at the absence of the court and particularly of his Lordship. No date. 112. The same to the same. Asking a passport for two horses which at the request of an intimate friend a Marshal of France he had bought and wished to send to France. No date. Division L. — Section (5). Letters and Papers relating to the Jaco- bite Insurrections of 1715 and 1745. 1719-1745. 113. Letter with the following note on the envelope "Letter from the Marquis de Beretti Landi the Spanish Ambassador at the Hague dated September 29 th received at the Isle in Lochmorer, October 25. 1719." A La Haye, ce 29.7 hre 1719. Monsieur, estant informe que vous avez de l'argent du Hoy mon maitre entre vos mains et que M r Bolanio avec sa troup a besoin d'estre secouru afin qu'il puisse avoir soin de la subsistance des soldats, Je vous prie tres instament de lui donuer l'argent que vous avez apartenant a sa Majeste dont il aura soin de me rendre compte et moi au Roi. Je pro- tite avec plaisir de cette occation pour vous offrir mes services en tout ce qui pourra dependre de moi et vous assurer que je suis avec toute la consideration imaginable, Monsieur, votre tres humble et tres obeissant serviteur, M. Berett Landi. Milord Milord Tullebardine. 114. Paper headed "Account of the publict money layd out by the Marquess of Tullibardine beginning at Stornoway the 30th March 1719." A few items are subjoined : — Imprimis at Stornoway to an express sent to Clan Ranald, Glengarry and others - Item to M r Zachary for provisions to the Spanish ships and troops per account Item to the two pillots who brought my Lord Marichall from Baro to Stornoway - To the Marquess of Seafort Aprile the 12 tb To the two Pilots from Stor- noway to Island Donald Aprile the 16 th To 32 workmen for carrying the arms and ammonition to the Magazines To the Laird of M f 'Dougall - For making up the magazines near Illandonald To Captain Stapleton for subsistence - To Captain M c Grill subsistence To the Laird of Glengarry - 001 10 00 153 00 10 003 00 00 017 00 00 005 00 00 001 14 00 008 10 00 001 10 06 002 10 00 002 10 00 085 00 00 124 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Stir- £ dr N ummo?d- Aprile the 20*. To the Laird of Locheall - 017 00 00 MoraYj^esq. To the Captain of Clauronald - - 034 00 00 To Glenderule - 085 00 00 Aprile the 25 th . To Borlom - - - 007 17 00 To three men who went near Inverness in pur- suit of the desearter - - - 000 17 00 To wine and brandy bought for the troops as per account .... 033 14 03 Aprile the 26 th . To a souldier who deserted from the ennimi - - - - 001 01 00 To Lord George Murray - - - 008 10 00 May the 1. To a company of 30 men as a week's pay who were sent towards Inverness 004 05 02 To M r Murchieson for cattle - - 023 06 08 5. To six men for carrying the ammunition to Illandonald - - - - 000 06 00 To 2 expresses - 000 1 1 00 The 8 th . To 3 expresses comeing and goeing to and from M r Donald M c Leand upon account of the English ships - - - 000 09 00 To Bayly Falconer of Elgin - - - 006 16 00 To the French Ingenire - - - 006 16 00 To ane express from Atholl - - - 001 10 00 For cows to the Spaniards as per account - 006 00 00 To the Spanish souldiers for carying arms and ammunition .... 003 08 00 To the Pilot for the Spanish ships - - 001 01 06 May the 1 5 th . For 4 days pay to 7 of M c Dougalls and Robert Roys men - - - 000 14 00 May the 16. To the man who took the English- man and droun'd the other - - - 001 14 00 To the Chisme of Strathglass - - 001 14 00 17 th . To M c Dougall - - - - 003 08 00 19 th . To workmen at the Castle of Ileandonald and the Crow - 002 05 00 20 th . To M c Dougall - - - - 010 04 00 22 * 4 days pay to 4 of Rob Roy's men - 000 08 00 „ For a kettle lost in the Castle - - 000 08 00 23 rd . To Glencoe - - - - 001 14 00 To the men who took up the lead which Borlom threw in the water - 000 17 00 24 th . The pay of Captain M c Lean's company to the first of June, as per receipt - - 002 03 05 To Captain M c Lean to account for bringing men from the Isle of Mull - - - 017 00 00 28 th . For losses sustain'd by blowing up the magazine at the crois of Kintaile - - 003 08 00 To the drums of the Regiment on the 29 th May 000 17 00 To the pipers on the same account - - 000 08 00 30 th . To a desearter from the ennimy - - 001 01 00 For horses carry in arms and ammunition to Glensheall - - . 000 10 00 For cows given to the Spaniard on the 29 of May - - - - - 005 00 00 31 st . To three expresses to Lochile, Tutor M c Leand and Sir Donald M c 'Donald - 000 12 00 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 125 £ To Rob Roy - - - 003 To my Lord Seaforts company of 30 men - 004 June the 3 rd . To ane express from Glengarie - 000 To ane express with intelligence from Inver- ness - - - - - 000 115. Letter (torn on one side) indorsed " Tullibardiites Instructions to the Master of the Ship " 5 November 1719. Sir, It being for his Majesty's service that you for to the Isles therefore this is desireing yow'll follow of my brother Lord George Murray and others who can be what are the properest measures for yow to take about safely abroad all these who are to goe with him, which will .... particullar service done your King and Countrey, so I need .... further here, but shall only tell yow that whateuer pains . . yow are at in takeing care of his Majesty s affairs in the shall not faile of being faithfully represented to our [master by] one who will not neglect to doe yow all the justice and good .... in every thing lyes in my pouer it being what in justice will .... ing your loyall zeall and the danger such ane undertake lyable to at this time, and therefore shall be accordingly .... in so far as lyes in the way of, Sir your reall freiud and servant, Tullebabd[ine], November the 5 th. To the Master of the ship who conies to the Isles. Addressed " To the Master of the Ship sent for the Kings service." 116. William Marquis of Tullebardine &c. Commander in chief of his Majesty's forces in Scotland — To Colonel Lord George Murray 5th November 1719 [in duplicate] "By verteu of the power and authority giv'n me from the King to place and displace officers as Commander- in-chief of his Majesty's forces in Scotland; I doe hereby appoint you Collonel Lord George Murray to take care of the right embarquation and pay such of the Kings subjects as I haue sign'd a list who are to go abroad in a ship that is ordred to the Isles for that end. They are hereby strictly requir'd to obey you in all that relates to the said affaire whatever rank any of them may have in the army and likeways to follow your advice in what regards his Majesty's service which you are to answer for till you can all get safe abroad, for which this shall be to you and all concern'd a sufficient warrant. Given this 5th of November 1719 at the Isle in Lochmorer the eighteen year of his Majesty's reign, To Collonel Lord George Murray."' 117. Copy Letter indorsed "Letter to the King at Rome dated January 24th from Putaux " (from the Marquis of Tullibardine). No year [c. 1721]. tt Sir, I took the liberty of wryteing to your Majisty the 26th of December, and some days agoe the Duke of Mar favour'd me by directly sending the letter yow were singullarly pleas'd to honour me with con- cerning what I could not help mentioning which your Majesty most graciously condiscends to take notice of with the greatest goodness a soveraigne can show towards quieting differences by sufficient allowance for human frailty ; that ought with the outmost gratitude and self Charles Stir- no nn ling-Home- uo uu Drttmmond 05 02 Moray, Esq. 05 00 05 00 126 KISTORIOA L MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Stir- donyall make us humbly submitt all private concerns in just resignation Drummond *° whatever your Majesty finds necessary, for the benefito of: your Moray, Esq. service. u God forbid any should discourage those that are usefull in your Majesty's affairs, what I said about Grlenderule seem'd incumbent on me, to show what some had unhappiely mett with ; but I belive all will be glad to find him prove advantageous in your busieness, sincerely wish- ing his activity may be really usefull and I pray the capacity of those who are most able to stir about your Majesty's concerns, be well em- ployed in settling a right foundation for carrying on the publict cause and then every thing must soon prosper. Tho' your Majesty permitts me to wryte even on ane unpleasant sub- ject, yet it's impossible to express my regrate at being unavoydablv oblidged to mention things should prove the least disagreeable to yow since on no pretence I trafick in any tainting politique, nor even tho' prac- tis'd would readiely appear much amongst your disrespectfull subjects or ennimies that are of notted Hannoverian principles, haveing to the outmost intirely avoyded all sort of division that in the least smell'd of private designes, which unspeakeably attaches some to one ane other and that occasions the insnareing pretence of doeing apparent good offices while on the main well meaning people really suffer more sen- sibly then by all that can other ways happen, for the unbiass'd are strangely disjoynted through the busie artifice of those who find their account in unexpressable confusion to sustain cliver practises, which unhinges reall union and therby unmercyfully exposeing all true loyalty. It's very certain M r Campbell had no occasion to speake amiss of me, and if he or I be now in the wrong, there's none but ourselves to blame ; seing it cannot weell be determin'd who else could have brought tilings to so cruell a pass as leaves no room for our haveing any more particullar deallings, and whatever this may occasion me to suffer yet at length will appear how naturally I am averse from entering on the merite of double management, tho' reduced by necessity to mentaine the valuable character of a just cause, that should not be intirely loaded by every kind of projectours : for with true assurance I may presume to say, as I have till now unfeignedly endeavoured under every situation to demonstrate ; so it shall constantly appear beyond malice that no private, personall nor family injury from him or any other will ever draw the least resentment, where the good of your Majestys cause can any way interfere ; on which account I allready tho' aftraid without much effect, have still thro wen my small concerns aside, and if capable am ready to undergoe more : besides, as to what that gentleman propos'd and after- wards thought fitt to deny, about forfeiting my father tho' it be uni- versally knowen he never ventur'd on any mercinary designes of being considerable through labarinths of specious oppression, nor inclyn'd to trade in building a fortune by meanly undermineiug or cunningly meddling where intirely overturning the ancient rights of King and country could be expos'd as the purchase pryee of strange ambition, that violently tends towards miserably inslaveing all worthy compatriots ; nay whatever faillings he may have if reasonable wa} r s could been us'd at the beginning of the late unhappy affairs in Scotland its more then probable he had not prov'd the last even of his poor family to have sincerely ventur'd in earnest all was to be expected from a dutyfnll subject in faithfully serveing the most gracious soveraigne, and I can no ways imagine that he with many others of your Majesty's naturall well wishers at home will in the least faill being found as formerly, ready on any regullar fixed scheme to performe every substantial! service lys in HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 127 their pouer, while the fate of all is only amongst the hands of such as Cham^Stik- they know can be undenyably trusted ; for a misscarriage now might drummond prove utter ruine at hast to your whole honest adherents who therefore Moray, Esq. may be more cautious then formerly, finding the effects of what has altready happn'd unsuccessful which prodigiously weakens the interest of your unalterably disinterested friends ; and others will only act as serves their oun private ends, that commonly drives at demolishing of reall merite, which is their undoubted harvest, so be uppermost who will, they find surest game in generall disturbance, For tho' such people can lose little, yet by sufficient forewardness to over reach the world with nimble adress mighty things may be compass'd at length, towards satiating their undefatigable dispositions. As your Majesty has thought fitt to determine me by your directions about what is passt with Gleude- rule so I shall not trouble the Duke of Mar nor M 1 ' Dillon in relation to this ungratefull subject which is not now to be further mention'd by me and I shall never faill in goeing alongst with them or any other your Majesty finds proper to employ for the undoubted advantage of your service that must still be faithfully sought in every thing my small capacity is the least fitt to undertake with a true disposition lor sub- stantially promoteing your lasteing glory, which no obstacle can keep me from pursueing cheerfully. The Duke of Mar acquainted me in the kindest manner with what was mention'd to him about the subsistance your Majesty is graciously pleas'd to order for my brother George and I, who are mighty sensible and thankfull for the extraordinary regaird you have still favor' d us with being infinitly concern'd we should hitherto unavoydably put your Majesty to so much charges while things are in the present situation and many of your worthy subjects still in great difficulty s : God grant we may be able to find some reasonable plain way of liveing that our Master's goodness be no further straitned by such a burthen so as yow may intirely discouer we have only endeavour'd to mentaine ourselves in a capacity of answering any occasion where your Majesty sees convenient to make use of us when in the least profitable about anything matteriall for safely restoreing the Royall family by which the world must be fully convinced, as beyond detraction I hope unaffected manadgement will satisfy your Majesty, that our whole study in every condition has con- stantly been to appear with unspotted honour and true discretion inviolably as I shall ever be. My brother and I beg leave to give our most humble duty to the Queen, hopeing her Majesty and the Prince are in perfect good health. 118. Lord George Murray to the Duke of Atholl. Perth, 9th September 1745. Dear Brother, — The Prince certainly marches tomorrow and for God's sake cause as many of the men as possible march for Dumblane so to be there tomorrow being Tuesday or early on Wednesday. If you could be yourself at Tullibardine to confer with his Royal Highnes tomorrow about Midday it would be of infinite consequence for the good of the cause, but if you cannot be there so soon the Prince will leave his directions for you in writeing which will be to this efect. He being to push forward with the utmost expedition you are to act with a separat body and to quarter at Blair Castle. The Highlanders that his Majest) is posetive will join you from the north and west with the l erneuder of your own men that you cannot get sent off with L. Nairn &c. will soon be a stronger body then that which he crosses the Forth with. I reccon 128 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Stir- Strickland goes up to you. Your bagage and servant will be this day at DeummoStd Tullibardine ; if you come there you will order it to Blair and I have Moray, Esq. horse and cartes ther at your command. Perhaps you may soon be in a condition to come down and take up your quarters here especially if you hear that Cope imbarks for Leith. 100 bolls meall goes up to Dun- keld this moment ; money, meail &c. will be appointed for you as far as possible, but the particulars you will know at Tullibardine : Adieu Yours, George Murray. Monday 10 forenoon. Pray keep M r N. Macgleshen with you for dispatches. To his Grace the Duke of Atholl at Blair Castle. 119. Letter indorsed " Letter from Glenlyon dated 21 st September and received at Dunkeld 22 nd 1745." May it pleas your Grace — I did rot expect your Grace so shoon back 1o this country when we parted, but being informed last night you were returned, I did rejoyse least your absence might creat some con- fusion, becaus there was non in this countray to give orders to such as were passing for the army. This moment 1 had the honour of your Grace's orders after writting what is above. I have bein in grat distrass since I cam horn with a sore back as I was all the way from Crieff. I had the few men I have convein (sic) last day and finds they have few or no armes but such as they are shall with Gods grace attend you there against the tyme apoynted, togithere with the only son I have left me, being but a stripling of fourtein years age who I hope will do pritty weeJl, for he'l follow direction and obay orders : And if I in any case be able to travle I shall wait of your Grace against the tyme a pointed, who ever am with esteim, may it please your Grace, your Graces most obedient humble servant Jo. Camell. G the 21st September 1745. 120. Letter indorsed " Coppy pass to James Malcolm, surgeon. Sept r 1745." By William Duke of Atholl &c. Commander in Chief of his Majesteis forces benorth the River of Forth. You are hereby required to permit t the bearer heirof, M r James Malcolm, surgeon, with his servant to pass and repass from this to the City of Edinburgh without trouble or molestation, he behaving himself civily and loyally as becometh. Given and sealed at our Castle of Blair the thirty day of September 1745 years. To all officers civil and military. 121. Copy orders by William Duke of Atholl to Archibald Menzies of Shian. Dunkeld 12 October 1745. William Duke of Atholl etc. under his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, Commander in chief of his Majesties forces. These are ordering and requiring you Archibald Menzies of Shian to raise all the men betwixt sixteen and sixty years of age in the country of Glenlyon and in Bofracts lards to join us with them at Perth, or any other place shall be appointed, find to cany off and bring with yen the cattle or horses of such of thens as shall abscond or keep out of the way. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 129 This you are puntually and expeditiously to perform as you shall be Charles Stie- answerable, for which this shall be to you a sufficient warrant!. Given drfsSoS) at Dunkeld the twelfth day of October 1745. Moray, Esq. 122. Draft Letter— William called Duke of Atholl to Prince Charles Edward. Dunkeld, 17 October 1745. Sir, — Your Royal Highness gracious letter of the 1 1 instant with express orders to immediately join you with all the men I have been raising, according to orders under Secretary Murray's cover, came not to my hands till this evening. The letters being taken but luckily retaken occasioned the delay. The convoy under Captain Brown's care, with arms, ammunition &c. for your Royal Elighness from his most Christian Majesty, arrived here last night after the utmost endeavours. It will be tomorrow night before all the men necessary for bringing them up to your army can be got together. Next morning I shall march them from hence with the utmost diligence can possibly advance the earnest desire I have of soon being able in person to receive your Royal Highness com- mands and fully let you know that nothing has been omitted towards the speedy advancing of King and countrys service. Being ever with the utmost attachment and zeal, Sir, your Royal Highness, most dutiful and most obed 13 subject and servant. 123. Letter indorsed " Letter from the Duke of Perth dated Peebles the 2 nd , received on the road 3 November 1745." My Lord, I should have been very fond of the satisfaction of waiting upon your Grace upon the road to concert measures with your Grace about any orders to be given, but had the misfortune of missing you by the way, but I am here preparing everything for your reception in hopes of seeing you here tomorrow, and am in the meantime, My Lord, Your Graces most obedient humble servant. Perth. Peebles the 2 November 1745. 124. Copy Letter from the Prince to the Duke of Perth. Dalkeith 3 November 1745. I have just now received advice of two ships being arrived at Mont- rose from Dunkirk. I forgott yesterday to ask the Duke of Atholl for £3000 Sterling, or thereabouts, remainder of the money that came from France, which I could wish should be delivered to Seton the Paymaster. It will be necessary for a part of the Perthshire horse to remain in the rear of the colonne to press horses in case of need for the stores and train. Recommend diligence for which care must be taken that horses should not be wanting. Cluny wants targets and shoes which you should get delivered to him as soon as possible, but in such a manner as not to retard their march. Cohoon has these things in custody. My compli- ments to the Duke of Atholl and Monsieur Boyer. (Signed) Charles P. R. 125. Letter J. O'Sulivan, Secretary to ihe Prince, to the Duke of Athole. Jedburgh, 7 November 174.5. My Lord, H. R. H. orders me to inform your Grace that he parts this morning from Jedburgh, to be this night at Hagie Hangh, to morrow the 8 th at Strong Garsting and Saturday the 9 th if possible at U 84067. I 130 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. ChaklesStie- Bromtum [Bromptou] where my Lord Elco's and Pitsligo's horse which Skummoxd" are to be the 8 th at Longtown joins him. He likewise expects your Mobay, Esq. column and the artillery will joyn him about four mils at this side of Brumtum about miday the 9 th . But if by the dimcuty of the cariages it was found impracticable, H. E. H. desires your Grace wou'd advance with the brigade of Athol, Cluny's Regiment and the Swedish cannon if possible. I am with all respect my Lord, Your Graces most humble and most obedient servant, (Signed) J. O'Sulivan, Jedburgh the 7 th 9 bre , 1745, at 4 o'clock in the morning. 126. Letter Lord George Murray to the Dukes o* Perth and Athole. Reden 8 th November 1745. Fryday 9 att night. My Lords, His Royal Highness designs to march from this to-morrow morning very early so as to be at Rockly by midday if possible, and desires that att least fifteen hundred men from your column join him there by that time with the Swedish cannon and ammunition conform ; also the bombs. The troops with us are in absolute wante of ammuni- tion so bring accordingly. The rest of your column with the carriages &c. must follow with the outmost expedition. I am, my Lords, your most humble and obedient servant. George Murray. Rockly is about four miles on this side Carlile. To the Dukes of Perth and Atholl. Bring with you ten pair pistoles. Division I. — Section (6). Miscellaneous Letters and Papers. 1672-1746. 127. Letter [from James Lord Drummond, afterwards 4 th Earl of Perth] to M r Patrick Drummond. Stobhall 15 January [16]72. "My dearest freind, your Almanaks arived last week with the Book directed to me. My father was mighty ly pleased with his part. I assure you mine was no less satisfactorie to me. I have not yet read it quite through ; for I was ingadged in Doctor Brouns Vulgar Errors. On Satturday I read his Discourse of Vrn Buriall with which I was so taken, that in a very short time I read it. No doubt he is an ex- traordinarie person both for learning and piety : His Religio Medici I never saw nor is it in Scotland to be had. My reading the first lines of the discourse I mentioned puts me in mind to shou you that latly near Drummond (that's to say within 5 myles) amongst the hills which lye at its back, touards the Forrest which belongs to my Father, tuo countreymen intending to build a new kiln for corn in the seat of an old oregroun one, and searching deep to lay its fundation found a great ring of gold and a considderable deal of monye which they disposed of to pedlers, for its weight in the common coyne of this countrie : they carried it to goldsmiths in Perthe ; and for a very inconsidderable gain sold them. Only one accidentally came to Drummond, where my father was about his affairs in that place, who bought about 24 of the pieces. They are about the bredth of a very large 3 pence and thryce as thick or more. I have not yet taken perticuler notice to them, bot these I fe'iw hnd upon them Domitian, Commodus, Antoninus Pius, Trajan and Diva Faustina. Their reuerse were diferent as uel as their obuerse. I HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 131 belive there be more heads amongst them. The figurs are exellently Chahles Stir- uel stampt and by ther dresse appear to haue bein as old as those they "^JS represent. If you intend to speak of them to any, send me uord and Moray, Bbq. I uil aske some of them from my father; for most of them he has tuice or thrice. The thing that I am most concerned at is the gold- smiths put them in work (lyke fools) for they might haue had much gain by them, bot the siluer was so good it would not mixe with thers until a third part of alloy was joyned to them. They say, ther was more then a bushel of them ; bot all the inquiry I could make, could not get me any of them. The Leaguer of the Romans for one whole winter lay at Ardoch some 4 miles or more touards the south from that place and ther is ro be sein ther entrenchments and fortifications in circular lines deepir in some places then that a man on horseback can be seen : and north east from that ther are more trenches, alyke in form and largeness : bot the ground being much better has made the people against my grandfat[h]ers order till them doune in some places. Ther was near these a round open lyke the mouth of a narrou well of a great depth into which my grandfather ordered a malefactor to go, who (glad of the opportunity to escape hanging) uent and brought up a spur and buckler of brasse ; which were lost the time that a garison of Oliver's dispossessed us of Drummond. Ther was found a stone ther vpon which uas cut an inscription to show that a captain of the Spanish Legion died ther. If yow please I shall coppie it for yow. It is rudly cut," &c. Not signed. 128. Letter from Thomas Murray to John Drummond of Lundin. Whythall 16 Jun [16] 79. Sir, I receaued yours by the ordinar pacquet and one by the flying pacquet. The King is weell satisfied with the last account that the forces are so weell gathering with ane resolution to march against the rebells. Bot it is verrie dissatisfeing that the E. Lithgow should have retired seing in all probabilitie the rebellion might then easielie be crushed, quhich occasions great talk heir particularlie against his Lordship. The Counsell did this day sitt and the King told them the last news from Holland. The Earl of Shaftsburie prest still that the parliament should be called befor the 14 August quhich is not lyke to be done. The K. hes at present discharged the raising of the Duke of Albemarle and Lord Gerards regiments till he hear from yow ther how his affairs goes. This day was appointed for D. H. to give in that paper which his Gr. and the rest of the Lords had drawin bot it is not yet givin, quherwith the K. is dissatisfied and is fullie determined that without farder delay the samen may be presentlie produced, that once ther clamors may be heard and ansvered. I hear your brother the Earl of Perthe takes journey to morrow. Your letter was verry satisfeing to the D 3 who read it to the Duke. It being lait I shall forbear furder trouble bot my humble dewtie to my lady and am, Sir, your humble and faithful servant. Tho. Murray. For the Laird of Lundie. 129. Instructions superscribed by King Charles the Second and signed by the Earl of Moray as Secretary, to John Drummond of Lundin, Master of the Ordnance in the Kingdom of Scotland. These instructions consist of 9 articles, all concerning his duties as Master of the ordnance. The 5 th article bears that notwithstanding the instructions given by his Majesty to Mr. Slezer, Lieutenant of his Majesty's I 2 132 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. C S^ L Home IR " ^ rtillei 7> . tIie master of the ordnance was to employ the brass of the Drummond g ,m s in the castles of Stirling and Dumbarton as should be most Moray, Esq. advantageous for the King's service ; for which he should be accountable to the Treasury. Whitehall, 19 October 1680. 130. List of the Gunnes of the Garison of Dumbrittaine in Maij 1681. 1. Upon the east syde of the neather bailzie above the gate, ane three pounder tuelve sqwar ten foot long. 2. Bewest Wallace towre ane three pounder 8 sqware 9 foot ion g .>B8"C 3. Upon the north rownd one three poundere 8 square 10 foot long Li There are twelve similar entries comprising on the said round a six pounder ten feet long with the imperial arms, same length, marked with a rose and crown and the number 1610 ; on the Highhall, one the same as the last ; and a three pounder nine feet long ; on the south side towards the water a demiculverin ten feet long ; a six pounder ten feet long ; at Buttockes Boure a three pounder nine feet long marked with a lion and a crown on the breech, eight square and round before marked with thistles and fleurs de luces, and another similar ; at the end of the laich guard a falkonett eight feet long marked with the arms of Anna Britannia?. An acknowledgement is subscribed by James Ramsay that these guns are left in his hands as Ensign in the place after the transportation of the great guns by order of his Majesty's Council and conform to the Laird of Lundin's subscribed receipt and acknowledgement thereupon at Dumbarton 16 May 1681. (Signed) Ja. Ramsay. 131. Instructions for John Schlezar, Lieutenant of Artillery. His Majesty having appointed some gunners to be levied for the attendance of his train in Scotland " and ther being non sufficiently qualified to be found in this Kingdome at present," M 1 Schlezar was directed with the first convenience to go by sea to Holland, and look out for attenders following — One Master Gunner and fireworker qualified for making all sorts of fireworks and ordering all sorts of batteries, understanding all works relating to fortification of camps, approaches, trenches, galleries or mines, with the use of all sorts of cannon, mortar pieces, &c. at 3*. sterling per diem for twelve months in each year at 28 days the month. Two as near the same pitch of skill as he could obtain at 2s. per diem. Four well qualified gunners at Is. 6d. per diem who must all have been actually employed in the service of the States General, of France, Spain or Germany the time of the late wars ; if in addition to their skill in gunnery any of them were smiths, joiners or " harnish makers" it will be much the better. Their pay to commence from the time of embarking, or the 1 st May according as he could bargain, and to send them over by the first occasion. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 133 He was also directed to order two twelve pounders and 4 three Charles Stir- , ,. . - t A LING-HOME- pounders according to the models sent. Drummond For the payment of the guns M r Drummond was to send him by Moray^Esq. the first occasion certain old brass, which he was to give at the best advantage for his Majesty's service ; and having paid the guns was to lay out the superplus as he should thereafter be directed. To keep M r Drummond informed of his progress and return before the 20 th of May next, Dated at his Majesty's Castle of Edinburgh 30 March 1681 : and signed J. Drummond. 132. Letter from John Slezer to the Laird of Lunbin, Master Gene- ral of his Majesty's Ordnance in Scotland at the Castle of Edin- burgh. Whitehall 24 May [16]81. Would at length get away, had taken places in the Harwich Coach. My Lord Duke and My Lady Duchess take journey on Thursday next for the Bath and he was to leave Friday after. Had been learning about the rank the Officers of Artillery held in England and found that the Master of the Ordnance had always a Regiment and commanded all Major Generals, except a Major General be commander in chief. Had been promised 1 50/ for his expences. 133. Hague 1 August N.S. 1681. Had received five letters from M r Drummond but was delayed in receiving some of them because John Carmichaell was out of Town and his people would not open his packet. Details — Believed the Prince of Orange would give leave to Gunners to go to Scotland but the pay was thought too small " When I propose the Instructions I haiue as to their pay peopel smiles at me. Those that in England or Scotland aire called Gunners aire called heer Stack- yonckers or gentlemen of the canon. Their pay is 40 gilders a month (at six weeks a month) in time of peace besides the benefits of their quarters, now they aire tyed almost toe no kinde of duyty ; and in time of warre they haiue seuntie gilders a month." Lieutenant Colonel Buchan at Rotterdam told him he might meet with some men in the frontier garrisons but need not expect them under half a crown a day at the least. For the salary offered for a fireworker, it would not do at all. The least they had in Holland was 800 gilders a year, &c. 134. Rotterdam, 12 August N.S. 1681. Had been in treaty with Captain Seilo at Amsterdam to be Master Gunner who had been 20 years in the service of the States who would come if his salary could be brought to 4s. sterling a day and a commission were sent over to him. " I haiue gotten a tasck upon me that I wisch from my hart it was well of my handes to your satisfaction. For if I send ouer men that can doe no more then our aine men, it will be, these aire Slezer's men, he can maicke choice of such bleads when he is entrusted with it." If he brought none, he would be charged with neglect ; and he could get no good men at the rate of pay allowed. 135. Rotterdam 20 August [16]81. Letter in French sent by Amtoine Lermeny who had offered to enter the service of the King of Scotland in the Artillery. Slezer had engaged that his passage back to Holland was to be paid if he was not taken into the service and had given him 30*. 136. Rotterdam, 22 August 1681. and thence to Antwerp and Brussels, begun by the Founder at Rotterdam. Was to go tomorrow to Breda The " earning " of the guns was 134 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Moray, Esq. C lin&J3ome K " 13 ^' Rotterdam > 23 August 16^1. His fireworker was to go by Detjmmond another ship as Capt. Frissit might stay too long. 138. Dunkerke, 4 September 1681. The 24 th of August last he went from Rotterdam to Breda where lie met Captain Maxwell, an acquaint- ance, who introduced him to Monsieur Bombel the Engineer of the Place who showed him several " bleads " who offered to engage but asked too high wages, &c. 139. Rotterdam, 26 September N.S. 1681. His last was from Dun- kirk and gave an account of his progress through the Spanish provinces — in which " in steade of gunners I didde not meet with a man whom I would haiue brought alongh with me for a metrosse." At Dunkirk he had some offers but none would suit — went to Douay by L'Isle where a Scotsman named Allen found him out who was in the gens d'armes, who found him a " coppel of bleads " in present service, but M r Slezer could not offer them salary enough. There had been a school and company of gunners and miners, but that had been removed by the King of France to Metz in Lorraine. So M r Slezer had nothing to do but see the Foundry which turned out 16 pieces of cannon very curiously wrought, every three weeks. Gives a description of the casting of the cannon, and had spoken with the founder's master man about coming to Scotland to start a foundry there — refers the particulars to M r Drummond. Re- turned to Amsterdam two days ago. Could say nothing about the old metal till he saw it. Expected Captain Seilo on Monday next, and would then send him away with the first ship. In regard to other men protests that he could not find any that were likely to give satisfaction. Saw the change that had been made in the Establishment, and that he was to take 1 at 3s. a day, 1 at 2s. 6d. t and 3 at Is. 6d. or 2 at 2s. per diem, which fell out very well as he had a proffer of service from a fire- worker in Denmark, by letters from Copenhagen, whose name was George Erdman Hummel who had served 28 years in the Artillery of the Eiector of Brandenbourgh and who had written that M r Slezer need not trouble himself for gunners for he would make gunners enough " if we giue him but men that haiue hands feet and coiradge." M r Slezer had written back immediately offering him 3s. per day and six months pay to bear his charges from Copenhagen to Holland he coming by the post wagon and his pay to run from the time he came to Scotland. Thinks he need not trouble any more about gunners * Our ain men will soone be trayned op." However was to go to Nimwegen and elsewhere to try &c. The founder was soon to proceed with the casting of their cannon. Wants to know if the words about the muzzle of the small guns should be Haec Regia vox est for the wax on M r Drummond's letter had taken away the first word. Would also go about the mortar pieces " I am in peine for our old brasse, it has ben verrie hard wether this two days and I would give a plack to be at home again my self." Hopes his precept on the Treasury would be looked after "for I suspect my wife will be as skairce of siller as my self." 140. Rotterdam 30 October 1681. Had been badly used by Captain Seilo but every body told him he need not repent it " for we should haiue ben fascht with him." Had got no answer from Copenhagen. Had gone to Naerden to meet with William Meister who had been highly recommended to him to consult with ; but he could recommend no one. Had heard of one Rokille at Mastricht — and had taken him on at 2s. per diem and on coming to Scotland if M r Drummond on see- ing his work was pleased 6d. was to be added. Was no fireworker but HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 135 bad had the command of some gunners as Stackyonker — was of Charles Stib* English parents and born at Cleve and spoke very good English and dbuSwd was Adjutant of the Artillery at Mastricht &c. Moray, Esq. 141. Rotterdam 4 November 1681. Hoped shortly to hear from Doway what Sibald Kop should declare about the conditions that had been offered to him. Had now engaged Rocquille at 2s. per diem and the other sixpence to be referred to M r Drummond. No word had come from Copenhagen. Had been in treaty with a Captain Lieutenant of miners — a Vallon [Walloon] black as a gipsy and had agreed with him to come to Scotland. The brass had not yet arrived. The writer enters into details about the casting of the guns. The mottos for the muzzles of which sent by M r Drummond " Nou sine fulmine regnat," and "Haec regia vox est'* M r Slezer thinks were so large as to spoil the shape of the heads &c. 142. Rotterdam 18 November 1681. Would be able to send plenty of gunners — Rinkillje had written to him from Mastricht that the Lieutenant of the Mineurs had accepted of the 3s. sterling per diem ; and he expected them both at Rotterdam within 5 or 6 days. Had also taken on a fireworker named Birsbin at 2s. 6d. per diem ; he had been long in service and present at various actions. Had also taken on the Com- mander of the Canoniers at Breda at 2s. per diem. " He is a lustie bleade, has ben serdgeant before the year 74, and euer sence by the Artillerie." With details about the progress of the guns, &c. 143. Rotterdam 24 November [1681]. Had received M r Drumnionds letter last night just when they were getting the cannons out of ship — Requests a Bill of credit as there were many expenses to pay — With details about a new mortar piece Avhich he was to get — the cannons would not be ready for six months. Had not heard from Copenhagen. Expected Rocquillje and the Lieutenant of the Miners every day. So soon as they came they were to be thrown into a ship and away with them. Birsbin and Bloome have been these 10 or 12 days at the Hague and presented three petitions to the Council of State for a pass and there was nothing in it yet. Was to go tomorrow himself to the Hague and speak first to the Count de Horen ; and if that wont do to the Prince of Orange for their two passes and a couple more and then come .away [to Scotland] as fast as ever he could. Thanks M r Drummond for his approbation of what he had done about the mottoes on the guns and adds " I hope yow wont thinck sheame your naime stands upon them," &e. 144. Commission by James Earl of Perth Justice General of Scot- land to George Drummond of Blair for setting the watch for guarding of the country ; with power also to set the farms of Port, Mosellis and others. 7 August 1682. 145. Tack by James Earl of Perth lord High Chancellor of Scot- land to George Drummond of Blair assigning and disponing to the latter " the hail! profFeits belonging to his Lordship by the great seall " for one year after date for the sum of 8000 merks Scots. Edinburgh 6 August 1684. 146. Paper indorsed "Note of the Muster in August 1684." His Majesties troop of Guaird whairof the Lord Livingstoun is captaine consists of nyntie nyne horsemen but is not mustered. The Regiment of Horse commanded by Colonell Grahame consists of two hundreth and fiftie horsemen. 136 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Ohahles Stir- The Regiment of foot Guaird commanded by Colonell Dowglass "DituimoND consists of seven hundreth and sixtie centinells. Moray, Esq. The Regiment of Foot commanded by the Earle of Marr consists of " sevin hundreth and sixtie centinells. The Regiment of Dragoones whairof his Excellence Generall Dalyell is colonell consists of three hundreth and thirtie Dragoones. This is the exact and true account of the armie mustered in August 1684. These who are in the garrisones of Stirling, Dumbartan and Blackness quhich are detasht from the tuo regiments of foot being included in the number and the officers servands of horse foot and dragoones being allowed conform to his Majesties establishment. And : Middleton. On the back is a note of the disposition of some of the troops. Teviot- deall, Meldrums troop hors, Lord Charles Murray's Dragoones : Dum- fress, Clawerhous's troop hors, Lord Drumlanrick troop hors, Cap. Strachan's troop dragoon : Clidsdale, Lard Balcarras troop hors, Cap. Clelands troop dragoon, Sir James Turner's troop dragoon, Lord Ros troop of hors : Air, 2 squadrons of the Guaird, Cap. Inglises troop dragoon, Generall Daly ells troop dragoon. 147. Paper intituled " A List of all his Majesties Forces in Scotland 1685." These consist of : — (1.) His Majesty's Troop of Guards consisting of 120 besides officers — Captain George Lord Levingston, pay 16 shillings and 2 horses each 2s. inde 1/. per diem. Lieutenants George Mur- ray and Dauid Hay, pay for each 8 shillings and 2 horses each 2s. inde 12s. per diem with other officers proportionally. (2.) A Regiment of Horse consisting of 6 troops under the command of Collonel Grahame each troop 50 horse besides officers — inde 300. Colonel John Grahame 13s. per diem, Lieut. Col, Earl of Drumlanrig 8s. Major Lord Ross 6s. Captains, Colin Earl of Balcarras, James Earl of Airly, Lord William Douglas each 10s. with 2 horses each 2s., inde 14s. per diem. (3.) A Regiment of Dragoons consisting of 6 troops 50 in each besides officers inde 300. Collonel, Lord Charles Murray 13s. Sd. per diem; Lieut. Col. John Wedderburn 7s. j Major "William Douglas 15s. 4d. with others. (4.) His Majesty's Regiment of Foot Guards under the command of Lieutenant General James Douglas consisting of 14 companies of 80 each, inde besides officers 1120; Colonel, Lieut. General James Douglas 12s., Lieut. Col. John Vineram 7s. with others. (5.) A Regiment of Foot under the command of the Earl of Man- consisting of 12 companies each 80 besides officers, inde 1040. Colonel, Charles Earl of Marr 12s. Lieutenant Colonel, Thomas Buchan 7s. with others. (6.) In Edinburgh Castle— 80 soldiers: Captain and Governor William Duke of Queensberry, Lieutenant Governor Major White. (7.) Stirling Castle, 80 soldiers, Captain and Governor Charles Earl of lVlarr, Lieutenant Governor Archibald Steuart. (8.) Dumbarton Castle — 44 soldiers. Captain and Governor Duke of Lennox, Lieutenant Governor Major General Arnott. (9.) Blackness Castle — 40 soldiers, Captain and Governor, George Earl of Linlithgow. HISTORICAL MAN SCRIPTS COMMISSION. 137 (10.) In the Bass— 24 soldiers, Captain and Governor, James Earl of C ™-Hom T e. E " Perth chancellor (no pay), Lieutenant Governor Charles Dkcmmowd .Ti i Mokat, Esq. Maitland. — - In all 3,148 men. Cap. Gram - - - 120 3,268 A note states that " All the Captains, Lieutenants, and ensignes in the Garrisons are allowed dayly pay, conform to the foot officers of the Eegiments except the Governour of the Bass." 148. Letter from D. Toshach addressed " For the Rycht honorable the Earle of Perth, Lord Heigh Chanceloure off Scotland." Amboy 17 March 1685. My Lord, the maltratement I hav gotine in the province of Jersey by thir coursed Quakers who mind nothing but there oun interest ; as for the proprietors I do not sie one fur they hav in the province nor is not to be had to them, but hills and rocks, for all the campione ground and river side ar takine up allradie by Quakers, Independents, Presbi- terians, Anabaptists, and in a Word by all the off scourings off hell. I went severall tyms to M r Laurie, the deputie Governour, as Mj r Drou- mond can shew your Lordship enquering for that land your Lordship sold me. He told me severall tyms he knew no land you had, but if I pleas'd I should hav land, but such land as was unaccessible ffor mountans and rocks, off which ther is not a ffew in this province. This tratement, my Lord, by thir villans the Quakers made me mak aplica- tione to the Governour of York, Coin. Dongane, who out of meir pitie and considering that I was a gentleman, desired me to picht on any land I pleas'd within the Government of York belonging to the Duk, which 1 presently did, and hav got ane excellent track of Land on Hud- sones River, which I tak holden off his Highnes ffor knight service as I was in Scotland beffor. I resolue to sie your Lordship within eighteine moneths, and to deliuer yow what wreats I had from yow for land in Jersey the recept of which will oblidge your Lordship in all consience to giue me bak the two hundered and fifty pound I ordered my brother to give yow. Iff your lordship please call for my brothers letter, it will, in some missure, inform your Lordship off chifts and cheats of thir Quakers. If your Lordship hes any thing to wreat to me direct it under cover to the Governour of York. I keep the same title I had in Scotland which is all at present from, My Lord, your lordships very humble servant, D. Toshach. 149. Demission by James Earl of Perth Lord High Chancellor of the Kingdom of Scotland of the office of Great Chancellor of the said Kingdome, principal sheriffship of Edinburgh, with his places in Council, Session, and Exchequer, with all profits and emoluments thereof, into the hands of King James the Seventh to be disposed of by him as he should think fit. Not dated nor signed. 150. Letter from the Bailies and Ministers of the Canongate to the Laird of Blair Drummond stating that in the letter which the Lord Chancellor had procured for them regarding the building of a church and churchyard in the Canongate the power was given to the whole 138 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Commissioners of the Treasury to give the necessary orders ; as this would be inconvenient they had requested the Chancellor to get another Letter authorizing any one of the Treasury to give the necessary orders ; asking him to deliver an enclosed letter to the Lord Chancellor on that subject and to deal with him to recommend their affair to the Viscount of Tarbat, &c, Cannongate, 21 April 1688. 151. Order for apprehending George Drummond of Blair. Edinburgh 2 Januaiii 1689. The Marquisse of Atholl Lord Privie seall, president, The Earle of Mar, The Earle of Strathmore, The Earle of Lauderdale, The Master of Balmirono. The Lords of the Committee of Councill for publick affairs doe heirby requyre and command Edmistoan of Neutoun to seik for, search and apprehend the person of George Drumond of Blair and to convey him with a sufficient guard to the garison of the Bass ; the Leivetenant gouernour wheroff is heirby requyrd to receawe him and detain him the said George Drumond till furder order. Atholl I.F.D. 152. Letter without signature or address. Edinburgh 4 January 1689. The writer states inter alia that yesterday an order passed for making [the Laird of] Bannockburn sole keeper of the Signet. The Great Seal was intended to have been given to Entrekin but it was not done. " Riccartoun Craigs brother wrytes that he met my Lord and my Lady Melfort near Paris and the Queen and Prince near Calais. This days letter gives account of the Kings landing in France wher he was mett by the Duke of Berwick and his brother and Captain M c Donald and Sir Roger Strickland and that his Majistie with the first went straight to Paris .... It was as I conjectured, Entriken shewed me a warrand and order for delyvering him the seall and cashet. The reason was in regard the Earl of Perth Chancellar is Papist and prisoner in the Castle of Stirling, and no com- mission from him can longer subsist. So I intend to give him the seall this afternoone." States further that " Your lady is much better, God be thanked, but extremlie troubled with the news of the order for secureing yow." 153. Letter (not signed) addressed to the Laird of Blair Drummond. Edinburgh 10 January 1689. As his former letters had not reached Blair Drummond as he learned from a letter of the 7th instant he gives an account of what was in them. In the first sent by the Stirling post and directed to John Dick, Dean of Guild of Stirling, he gave an account that the Committee of the Council had appointed Bannockburn sole keeper of the Signet and ordered the Writer to deliver the Great Seal to Entriken which he did. This was past on the 3rd instant, " I heard afterward that an order was past for apprehending yow the night before. But I got no notice of it till Thursday late towards midnight, that my Lord Glassfoord told my Lady Sempill he had mett that partie which was sent betuixt and Sterling. So it was out of tym to advertise yow, tho I understand since yow gott notice from some other hand. At the sam tym ther past an order for my Lord Chan- cellars closs imprisonment. But both that was alterd and you allowed to find cautioun to answer when called and upon so doing to be no more troubled." Had sent the accounts of the seal &c. Charles Stir- xing-home- Drummond Moray, Esq. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 139 154. Letter not signed addressed " For the laird of Bamffe younger," Charles Stie- <5 , * s\ t -i /-or* XING-HOME- Edinburgh 10 January 1689. Drummond MOEAT, E8Q. " The 2 d of this instant at night there was ane order signed by M. of Athol, Douglas, the Earles of Mar, Strathmore, and Lauderdale for securing yow as also for committing the Cha[ncellor] closs prisoner, quhere upon about 9 of the clock the same night the party marched towards Stirline, bot the Clerk and they haveing sworn secrecy, there was no notice thereof, untill Frydayes morneing quhich so soone as it came to my knowledge I acquainted youre freinds who thought fit to send and advertise yow, bot before I could get one to send to yow, I understood that the party was gone quhich formerly I knew not quhere- upon youre freinds thought that it was not necessar, they having so much the start." On Saturday the writer had spoken to Lord M. who acknowledged the order had been given, but declared it was not upon his motion. On which the writer spoke to the rest who on Sunday last allowed him to be bailed, the party meanwhile having missed him. Athol, Mar, Panmure and Carmichael went for London on Tuesday ; but the Clerks of the Council had power to receive his caution, &c. 155. Petition by George Drummond of Blair to the Lords of the Privy Council craving to have access to the Earl of Perth in Stirling Castle because of having several affairs with him relating to his estate, servants and appointment of a chamberlain which could not be done but with his Lordship. 1689. 156. Extract Warrant by the Meeting of the Estates to Charles Earl of Mar heritable keeper and governor of the Castle of Stirling " To allow such ordinarie servants as shall be required be J ames Earle of Perth to attend him and his Lady " the servants always staying in the Castle; also to allow Drummond of Machany, Andrew Kerr, Mr. Thomas Crightoune, George Drummond of Blair and John Drummond late receiver, to have access to speak with the Earl in presence of the commanding officer for the time. Edinburgh 30 March 1689. 157. Letter not signed nor addressed relating to the Earl of Perth ; stating that the physicians after a full consultation considered that the Earl " is in imminent danger of loosing his lyfe (and that very speedily too) if he gett not free air, exercise (especially ryding on horseback) and the conversation of friends to divert him, and that his disease has been occasioned by his long and close imprisonment in a place where the air is most unwholesome, and agrees very ill with him in par- ticular." The writer had given in a petition for his liberty when two other physicians were sent to examine him (which occasioned 5 days delay) who reported the case rather worse than better than had been represented : Two days more were lost before the petition was read and when it was read the enlargement was clogged with so many limitations and hard terms that the writer was forced to apply to his Grace to see if he " will show so much favour to me in this caice which concerns me so near and upon which the lyfe of a persone you have some concerne in yourselfe depends, as to call a meeting of the councill and get me my request in my petition granted, which is — That seeing there can only be two things that can be under con- sideration in relation to my Lord, that is, his endeavouring to disturb the present government, and his endeavouring to escape, if these two be sutficiently guarded against, he may have his liberty to live at his own house, to visite his friends, and live quietly in the country." As 140 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. C LiNG E HoME r " t0 ^ s ^ Y ' m g quietly the writer offers bail for the 5,000/. sterling SfuMMOND required that he shall do so and if not sufficient, bail would be given Moray, Esq. « Dv persons responsall for twice the soume." And as for not escaping his Lordship would give his parole of honour, either in a letter to his Grace the Earl of Cassillis or Sir Thomas Livingstoun — and further would be ready to write to the effect that the Earl of Wigtoun should be brought home. It was not his fault that they were not in Scot- land &c. 158. Petition for Marie Countess of Perth to the Lords of the Privy Council. Showing that as soon as their Lordships' pleasure concerning the Earl of Perth her husband's reentry to prison was signified to him he came back to Stirling Castle as their Lordships had appointed but his disease had recurred upon him, as the " testificates " signed by D r Murray and M r Harlay, apothecary, herewith produced would instruct. Praying their Lordships therefore to allow the Earl again to be set at liberty, upon bail, to re-enter when he should be called upon, and that their Lordships would be pleased to represent and recommend his case to their Majesties " for a full and perfect libertye he being at present under a continouall decay of health and not agreeing with the air in and about Stirlin." 1692. 159. Bond by George Drummond of Blair, Adam Drummcnd of Megginch, John Drummond of Newtoune, James Hay of Carrubber and M r David Drummond of Edinburgh, narrating that whereas the Privy Council by their act dated the 28 of June instant had given order and warrant for setting at liberty out of the Castle of Stirling James Earl of Perth presently prisoner there, upon the Earl's first procuring Bond subscribed by sufficient persons in the terms and to the effect after- mentioned, the subscribers bind themselves, their heirs and successors, that the said James Earl of Perth should depart " furth of their Ma- jesty's dominions betwixt and the 15 th day of August next to come," and never return without his Majesty's and the Council's license — meantime he shall live peaceably and with submission to the present Government, nor consult nor contrive anything to the prejudice thereof, nor correspond or converse with rebels, appear when called for (if called for) betwixt and the said day under the penalty of 5,000/. sterling. Dated at Edinburgh 29 June 1693. 160. Letter from Matthew Prior (the poet) to M r Vanderbent. A la Haye ce 10 September, 1697. Monsieur, Monsieur Stepney en partant d'icy pour l'Angleterre, me donne ordre de recevoir l'argent dont il s'agit dans votre lettre d'avant hier Je vous renvoye les billets signes selon ce que vous m'ordonez et seray fort aise dans l'occasion de vous temoigner que Je suis, Monsieur,, votre tres humble et tres obeissant seruiteur, M. Prior. M r Vanderbent. 161. Paper indorsed " Forme of investing the Earle of Stairs." Camp before Douay May 26, 1710. This morning the Earle of Stair was invested by the Duke of Marl- borough with the most noble order of the Thistle by vertue of a special commission from her Majesty to his Grace for that purpose. His Lord- ship was usher'd into the room appointed for that ceremony by the Marquis of Harwich and supported by the Earles of Orkney and Orrery, two knights brethren of that order. As soon as the commission was HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 141 read his Grace confer' d upon his Lordship the honour of Knighthood CH^g Stir- and then having given him the usual oath of the Order and deliver'd dSummond" him the statutes, his Grace put the Riban with the medal of the order Moray, Esq over the Earles neck, his Lordship receiving the same kneeling. The whole ceremony was performed with great decency in the presence of a great number of the general officers of the army who were afterwards entertained at dinner by his Grace. [The above document is taken from a packet of papers, none of them important, relating to the ancient Order of the Thistle. The papers are of various dates betwixt 29 October 1705 and 6th April 1763, and belonged to George Druminond Esq. who was Secretary to the Order of the Thistle.] 162. Letter from Henry Watkins to [M r John Drummond]. Camp at Vergier, 6 August 1711. "I cannot forbear congratulating you on what I may justly call a great victory gain'd by his Grace over the Marshal de Villars tho there be not a drop of blood spilt. We all by sur- prise got into the lines for the security of w r hich the [Marjshal wrote to the King a few days since he had sufficiently provided, and was besides in a condition to spare a third detachment for Germany in case it should be judged necessary." Would desire nothing more than that the enemy would attempt to revenge the affront put upon them by a battle which if declined they would try a siege, and Bouchain lay next at hand. Postscript: Camp at Avesne le Comte the 7 ,b . " This should have gone away by yesterday's post, but we were oblig'd to pack up of a sudden and march over the Schelde to be beforehand with the enemy who would otherwise have taken post here before us and prevented our attacking Bouchain for which the disposition is now making. . . . When my Lord Duke has slept a little, I will put him in mind of presenting his service to you. I am yours ever, H. W." 163. Letter from the Duke of Marlborough to M r Drummond. August the 13, 1711. The hearing of your design to go suddently for England would have been sufficient for one to have wish you a good voyage, but the offer you make me of your service there very justly requiers my thankes. I have had so many proofs of your friendship, that I cannot doubt the continuance of itt at this time that you will have an opportunity of con- versing frequently with the persons whoes friendship and confidence it is so necessary for me to preserve and improve. My actions and inten- tions are and ever shall be answerable to the profestions I have made them and you may depend upon itt my conduct shall not contradict what you promis for me on this account. If during your stay in England there happen any thing you may think vseful for me to know, you will be so kind as to write it to me or to your old corrispondant. I hope your affairs there will be happyly conclud'd time enough for me to have the satisfaction of meeting you at the Hague. I am, with truth, Sir, your most obedient humble servant For M r Drummond. Marlborough. 164. Letter from Henry Watkins to [M r John Drummond]. Camp before Bouchain, 20 August 1711. Bouchain was now fully invested and the communications cut off ; the troops would break ground in three or four days " and if your deputies are not sparing of their powder I hope we shall not end our campaign here. I wish most heartily and so I dare swear does my Lord Duke that the Duke of Argyll may be put into a condition to act his part in Spain with as much glory to himself as 142 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Chables Stir- he can desire, when he has acquir'd to himself a good stook of repu- Drummond tation perhaps he will not envy ours." The ground his correspondent Mob ay, Esq. gained upon Lord Orrery might be very useful to them and hopes he would bring over the Lord Keeper to them. Would be very glad if it fell to his correspondent's share to bring P. T's son abroad, who was a credit to his father. " You may depend upon it there is not a man in Europe that desires peace more than my Lord Duke and I am sure he would most heartily concurr with the new gentlemen in any measures that might hasten the conclusion, but for a correspondence with them on that subject, I am of opinion 'tis most proper they should begin it. Advances of that kind from him may be suspected ; from them they cannot : it may be well worth your while to endeavour the establishing a confidence on that subject." Would take the first opportunity of presenting his correspondent's Bill to M r Cadogan who had laboured most abundantly in the investiture of Bouchain "in which the French were not the only foes he had to deal with." Great news from Bender but it cannot yet be seen how it will affect the situation. The writer is of opinion " that since there was to be a battle the victory is on the most favourable side for us. I take the King of Sweden [Charles XII.] to be of a temper more savage and implacable than either the Czar or the King of x'oland. France has lately been very busy with the two latter, but I hope they will be sufficiently convinced that France was chiefly instrumental in letting loose the Turks upon them," &c. 165. The same to the same. Camp before Bouchain, 24 August 1711. Had many irrefragable reasons for not attacking the French on the 6 th instant of which his correspondent might see some made public (t besides what my master Cardonnel writ to you by the last post. When I was discoursing my Lord Duke about the Deputies letter, he told me two of them had been with him to excuse themselves and complain of the other two ; the two former I suppose were Capette and Hooft, and the other Goslinga and Vegilin ; the latter does really act on several occasions as if he was fitter for Bedlam than the place he fills. Gos- linga out of the overflowing of his zeal may possibly be guilty of an absurdity without any malice. I can hardly forbear letting my Lord Duke know how like a dog Count Sinzendorff uses him. He has the impudence to tell his Grace he himself is intirely satisfy'd with his conduct but desires a deduction of his reasons for not fighting that he may do his Grace justice with others. I hope you will take care to guard yourself against so poisonous a hypocrite. I have an account of the mad proceedings at Ediuburg in print, if the Ringleaders are not punisht a heavy reproach will fall on our Government," - be in heast about a Court at Callendar, only I would have you wrytte Deu]\o?ont) *° tne officer of every barrony where you do not just now hold a Moray, Esq. court to intimat to the tennents that such a thing is agreed upon, and that they are immediately upon missing any beast to goe to one of the posts which are Branachally in Stragartnay, Cult in Balwhidder and Ad- rostoun, with the exact age and marks, and that they provide for payment of the watch money according to the cast which shall soon be sent them. So soone as Jo. Stewart sends a notte of his mens names and arms we shall see to get certificates from gentlemen of the name or friends of the family to them. I omitted to caution you in my last not to mention to Brig. Preston or any such Jo. Steuart of Glenbucky's name but only Alexander Steuart in Brannachallis who is his son and a pretty young fellow. You may understand my reason. Some people are easily startled. I am persuaded the Brigadier will give the necessary orders to his forces. If he should not, I persuade myself G[eneral] Carpenter will not refuse it. I am very clear Megginch and Lenchal be taken in, yourself and Ludovick, and not one more that are not vassals and in this I am positive in my opinion for reasons I shall tell you at meeting," &c. 191. Articles agreed upon with John Steuart of Glenbuckie in order to preserve the Estate of Perth from theft and depredation. Kinbuck, 3 September 17 17. 1. The said John Steuart undertakes to do his utmost by night and day to the end foresaid for one year beginning this day, and is to have three men at the east end of Lochearne under direction of Patrick DrummoncI of Ardrostovne and other three at the Cult in Balquidder under direction of Alexander Steuart his own son, and at these places or at his own house at Branchile timous advertisement is to be given of any goods stolen, with the exact marks. 2. Betwixt the date and next he is to give in to M r George Drummond of Callander, factor upon the estate, a list of the said eight men who are to procure from eight of the friends of the family certificates to them of their being their servants, which certificates also to bear the arms delivered to them. 3. Application is to be made to the Commander in Chief that he give orders that no soldier nor officer trouble the said servants in carrying their arms, and to give directions to the several garrisons to be assisting to the said John Steuart in recovering -what goods shall be stolen. 4. Under his care is to be comprehended the whole property of the estate and such of the vassals as by an obligatory Letter directed to the said M r George Drummond shall desire to be comprehended, and oblige themselves to pay their respective proportions of the sum after mentioned. 5. The said John Steuart for his service for one year is to have out of the property lands 400 pounds scots, and proportionately from the vassals that shall desire to be comprehended according to their valued rent, till it make up the sum of 100 pounds more ; if the vassals proportion exceeded this, the overplus was to ease the property. 6. The 500 pounds to be paid at Martinmas and Whitsunday, &c. 7. The whole inhabitants to be enjoined in a Barony Court to concur with and give the best assistance to the said John Steuart and his men when called by night or day, &c, HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 153 192. Letter from James Ogilvy, titular Lord Airlie (who had been Chamtm Stir- attainted for his share in the Rebellion of 1715) to M r John Drummond drummond at London. Paris, 30 May 1724. " Sir, one of my friends here having Moray, Esq. write to my Lord Londonderry an account of my circumstances was favour'd with a return from him wherein he assures him that there would be no great difficulty in obtaining a pardon for me if my case were such as it has been represent'd several times to the King and Government. I cant address my self to any body whose friendship I depend more upon than yours, therefore I must beg you'l be so good as to give your testimony to the veracity of the representation which has been made of it to his Lordship and which is the same that has for a long time been olFer'd to several of the ministry." The writer had referred Lord Londonderry to M r Drummond's attestation of the matter. The letter is signed li Ja. Ogilvy." 193. Letter from Alexander Pope, the Poet, to the Same. Twitnam, August 1 st 1724. Sir, I ought to acknowledge the obliging disposition which D r Ar- buthnot tells me you were pleas'd to show of favoring a request of mine in behalf of a nephew who has been bred a sailor and made four or five voyages. His desire is to be recommended as a second or third mate in an East India Merchantman. I know him to be a very in- dustrious sober and well dispos'd lad ; and hope when you do me the favour to examine him he will not be found wanting in the knowledge of his profession any more than I am sure I shall in the sense of your intended obligation to him, who is with respect and sincerity), Sir, Your most obedient and most humble servant A. Pope. To John Drummond Esq. Director of the East India Company at Norfolk Street in the Strand. 194. Letter from the Episcopal Clergy in Edinburgh to the Same. Edinburgh, 14 August 1724. Stating that though it was not thought fit in a public meeting of the administrators of the charity for indigent ministers of the Gospel, where M r Drummond's brother was present as one of the administrators, to insist in a mixed assembly on the favour and kindness M r Drummond had shown in being instrumental for pro- curing so large a supply as was sent lately from England ; yet the sub- scribers render him their hearty thanks for advancing such a charitable work &c. Signed — Jo. Edinburgen, Arth. Miller, Will. Irwine, And. Cant, David Friebairn. 195. Letter from Sir Peter Halkett of Pitfirrane, Baronet, to M r Drummond of Blair at Blair Drummond. ritfirrane. 14 July 1725. Recommending the bearer of the letter as an oversman of a colliery. After a long preamble about oversmen the writer adds the following advice. " I send you a plan for working a coall that you may have some notion about the carriing it on. All coall hes a dipp and crope, the less it dipps the better. The roomes are carried on in the strick on everie side from the sink as yow will see by the plan, the scores on which are the stoupes of coal which are left for supporting the roof ; and the blancks are the throwdrs to go from on roome to another ; and that all the coal may be taken away that can be spared from sup- porting the roof, there must always care be taken to work down to 154 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. C ?int Ij h S ome E " * ove ^ roomo as soon as it can be convenientlie done, because Drummond that rooine should always be carried on befor the rest and is the Morat^Esq. lowest can be got wrought for water; and the rest of the rooms must follow graduallie on another from the levell roome to the highest roome in the crope, as yow will see by the plan. It is the overs- mans chife business to see that the levell room be carried on befor the rest, that none of it be lost by neglecting to bring up the dead water ; and he must take great care that the wideness of the rooms and large- ness of the stoups be according to the goodness of the roof and the hardness of the coal to support it ; and that evrie thrower be made exactlie opposite to the stoup which will support the roof the better. There is but on thrower in the wall of the levell roome nixt the roome above it, for aire and letting in the water from the rest of the roomes. The rest of the wall must be keeped entire and sufficient. There is a great deal depends upon the honestie of an oursman, becaus he must judg of the different prices of the uncoast wadges, such as putting throw dicks, and gatting and such like, there being some metalls will cost double treeple the expence of others : and therfor, I think it aduisable to sett the coal. Since there is not a maister upon the plaice if you doe sett the coal the tacksman must be obliged to carrie up the levell roome and other roomes troulie as is directed above, otherwise he may loss of the levell and pass over some pairts to take away the best of the coall and leave it in disorder at the end of the tack if he is not tied down, and during the tack the coall requires to be visited now and then that it may be carried on according to the rules given him " etc. (Signed) " Pet. Halkett." 196. Letter from Philip fourth Earl of Chesterfield to M r John Drummond in reference to the accidental death of Charles sixth Earl of Strathmore. Hague, June the 18 th N.S. [1728]. Sir, a violent feaver which I had for near three weeks hinder'd me from acknowledging the favor of your letter before. I am extreamly concern'd at the accident that happen' d to Lord Strathmore and I beg the favour of you to forward the letter which I take the liberty to inclose to the present Lord. I hope he will continue in the army where by the account his Colonel gives me of him he is very likely to rise. As for applying to the King or the ministers that mercy may not be shown to M r Carnegie I confess I cannot do it ; one may I think upon slight grounds sollicit for mercy ; but one must be very exactly inform'd of the barbarity of a fact, and of every circumstance of it before one can bring ones self to sollicit against mercy. I am with very great truth, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, Chesterfield. 197. The Same to the Same. Hague, 22 March 1729. Sir, I receiv'd the favour of your letter with the inclos'd from Lord Strathmore, whom I should be extreamly glad to serve in any way that I could ; and therefore I send him a letter for M r Pelham desiring him to use his good offices in his behalf ; but since M r Vice Chamberlain interests himself for Lord Strathmore 1 hope my recommendation of him is as unnecessary, as the recommendation of an absent person is commonly ineffectual. I am sure at least he is extreamly oblig'd to you for the part you take in what concerns him which is likewise an obliga- tion laid upon, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant. Chesterfield, HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 155 198. John Hungerford to the Same. Cooks Court, 15 April 1729. Charles Stir- LING-HOME- Sir, I humbly take the liberty of laying hould of your obliging pro- moratTesq. mise to assist in applying to the new Court of Directors to continue me — in theire service for the yeare ensueing, which I begg you to doe : in this you will continue your obligation upon your most obedient humble servant J. HuNGERFORD. For M r Drummond in these. Indorsed : The famous John Hungerford, Cooks Court, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London the 15 Aprile 1729 — A short while before his death. 199. Duncan Forbes of Culloden [to the same]. Edinburgh, 31 October 1 729. Apologises for not writing because inter alia " matter was to deficient in the Highlands " where he had been for three months. " But now my brethern, the Trustees for the Manufactures, will have me give you thanks in their name for the care you take of their concerns which I am very hopefull will be in a very small time very much the concern of the country. We have now 21 head of forreigners, young and old, including an infant that was born on the Key of Leith and that wears a name no less considerable than that of George Augustus. We are busy cantoning them and setting them to work to spin. But as we cannot begin their houses or set up their looms, till Daseville come down if he is not yet come from London, I must beg the favour of you to dispatch him that we may be able to make some progress before our annuall Eeport to the King " daughter. I really thought he should have died when we acquainted Moray, Esq. him with it, and ever since he has hardly been out of bed, so that I'me affraid her death will soon be the occasion of his ; and as none of our Princes has the indigenat in Poland they can succeed to nothing of his estate. He spoke to me the other day to know if I thought that the Empresse at his solicitation wou'd be so good as to write to the King of Poland to procure it to the Duke of York, in which case he wou'd write to the Empresse to beg such a recommendation. I told him that I shou'd acquaint you with the proposal, and that having been always employed by the King in his affairs with Russia, you wou'd consult those of the ministers whom you thought most favourable to see if such a recommendation could be obtained; but if anything is to be done it must be quickly, for in the condition the Prince Royalle is in, I dont think it possible he can live many months. Pray let me have the answer to this as soon as possible, and do me the justice to believe me, with au unalterable friendship and esteeme, My dear Admiral, your most obedient and most humble servant, (Signed) James Keith." 264. The following letter is thus headed, " Copy of the Bishop of Rochester's letter to Lord Inverness." Paris, March 3, 1732. " My Lord, About the beginning of December last I writt to your Lordship and sent you a paper which I had lately printed here. To that letter tho' your Lordship us'd to answer all mine without delay, L have had no manner of return. 1 heard, indeed, soon after I had written to you of what had happened on St. Andrews day last at Avignon. But I did not think a change of religion made any change in the usual form of civility and therefore I still wonder'd at your silence. Perhaps a reflection on your not having consulted me in that great affair, tho' I was the only Bishop of the Church of England on this side of the water, might make you more shy of writing to me on any other account and willing to drop the correspondence. Yon may remember, my Lord, that when you first retired from the King to Pisa and when you afterwards left Rome and went to Avignon, on both these occasions you open'd to me by letter the reason of your con- duct and gave me an opportunity by that means of expressing my thoughts to you in the manner I would always do, that is frankly and without reserve. Jn this last step my Lord you have dealt far otherwise. And yet in this I had most reason to expect that you would not merely have inform'd me of what had past but even consulted me before you took your full and final resolution. My character and course of -tudys qualify'd me much better for such an application than for passing any judgment in matters of state and political managements. If your Lord- ship entertained any doubts concerning your safety in that religion wherein you had been bred I might perhaps upon your proposing them have been so happy as to have solv'd them and shewn you that whatever reasons you might have as to this world for quitting the communion you were of, you had none, you cou'd have none as to another. Since you Avere not pleas'd to give me an occasion of writing to you at this time I have determin'd to take it and to pursue my former method of telling you with such a plainness as perhaps nobody else will, what the world says of your late conduct. My Lord, they who speak of it most softly and with greatest regard to your Lordship say that it is a coup de de&espoir, and that your Lordship perceiving the prejudices of the Kings Protestant subjects to run high against you so that you wou'd m 2 180 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. C ?in^ L Hom!e E * never De suffered to be about his person and in the secret of his affairs Drummond with their consent, was resolv'd to try what could be done by changing Moray, Esq. sides, and whether you might not at long run be able to gain by one party what you had lost by another. They represent you as thinking the Kings restoration as not soon likely to happen, and therefore as resolv'd since you were obliged to live an exile in R. C. countrys to make the best of your circumstances and to recommend yourself as much as you could to the natives ; that so if his cause should prove desperate for a time you might find your way back again into his service when it would be no longer reckon d prejudicial to his affairs. And they quote some words which they say fell from your Lordship to this purpose, that since you saw nothing was likely to be done yet thought it high time to take care of your soul. I hope in God they bely you since this gives us who are at a distance from the secret but a very discouraging prospect of the King's restoration, — of the probability or improbability of which you my Lord must be allow'd a more competent judge. And withal such a saying carries in it somewhat dishonourable to your Lord- ship since it implys that had the restoration been near and probable you would not have troubled your head about matters of religion but suffer'd your soul to shift for itself. They who thus interpret your last step, my lord, proceed further and say that you intended by that means. if you could not find your way again into the general and open management of the King's affairs at least to have that part of them allotted to you which related to foreign princes and courts, to whom what you had done must have render'd you grateful ; and thus while your brother-in-law shou'cl have the care of the domestick correspondence and you of all the rest the whole would have run in proper channels. They affirm that even upon your first coming back to the King from Pisa there was a general expectation at Rome encourag'd by the Court of Rome itself, that you would then have deelar'd yourself a R. C. and that it was prevented only by the repre- sentations made at thac time to your disadvantage from the King's friends which occasion'd your abrupt retreat to Avignon. And they suppose some private audiences you had at that time tended to this point though it happen'd then to be defeated and the declaration itself was postpon'd to a more convenient opportunity. This indeed clashes a little with the former scheme mention'd. God forbid that I should espouse either of them. I do not, I merely relate them ; and having done so leave it to your lordship to make such use of them as you shall in your wisdom judge proper." The Bishop proceeds to say that others reflected on his Lordship's conduct still more unkindly and put it in a more odious light, saying that his Lordship had "play'd the same game as my Lord Mar did, had a secret understanding with the ministers on the other side and receiv'd the rewards of it. These men being as they are your avowed enemies stick not to say that since you could not any longer derive merit to yourself from your management near the King, you were resolv'd to do as much mischief as you could to his affairs at parting by an action which naturally tended to raise in the minds of his Protestant subjects such disadvantageous opinions of him as I need not explain ; such as of all others will have the greatest influence towards preventing the restora- tion." That his Lordship on the present occasion had acted in a way calculated to gratify his enemies nnd displease his friends (such as were also enemies and friends to the Royal house), and that the difficulties into which the King was brought by this means were very great. " Every way this affair must perplex him with regard to the different interests he has separately to manage. Abroad, if he were thought to HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 181 be at the bottom of it it might do him no harm ; at home, it certainly will, and there his great interest lys, to which he is above all others to attend. I have made all this while little mention of what your Lordship may think a full answer to all those reflections and refinements ; that you follow'd a motive of conscience in what you have done and depend upon that for your satisfaction. It may, my Lord, and I hope will justify you before God if you sincerely acted on that principle. But as to man, the misfortune is (and I beg your Lordships pardon for venturing to tell you so) that not one person whom I have seen or heard of will allow what you have done to be the effect of conviction. In that case they say you wou'd have proceeded otherwise than merely by advising with those into whose communion you were hastening, especially since it is suppos'd that your Lordship has not spent much time in qualifying yourself for the discussion of such poinls by a perusal of books of con- troversy." Those who objected to his Lordship's proceedings, " think that had you aim'd only at satisfying your conscience, you might have done what you did in a more private way and enjoy'd the benefit of it in secret without giving a publick and needless alarm. But when you chose St. Andrews day for entering on the work and Christmas day for compleating it, and the Pope's inquisitor at Avignon to receive your abjuration, they conclude that you intended to make an eclat and to give notice to all the world of your embracing a different communion, which might be useful indeed with regard to some political views but could not be necessary towards satisfying those of mere conscience. These, my Lord, are the reflections which have been made in various conversations where I was present on the subject of what lately pass'd at Avignon. Many of them cannot be more unwelcome to you than they are to me, who suffer in a cause which such steps are far from promoting. I am inortify'd my Lord to see it thus go backward instead of forward, and have a right to express my own sense in such a case, tho' I have in this letter chiefly represented the sense of other.-. Losers may have leave to speak, and therefore I make no apology for the freedom I have taken. You seem to have approv'd it on other occasions and will not I hope blame it on this, when it is equally intended for your information and service. At the distance we now are and are likely to continue, I know not how to afford you any better proof of the respect witli which I am, my Lord, your Lordship's most humble and most obedient servant, Fra. Roffen." 265. In this section may be included a paper entitled "The Articles sent to Lord Bolingbroke from London," March 16, 1716, and mentioned in the letters following. This document is only a copy. It is of some length and is here summarised. The preamble is " Lord Bolingbroke was never to be found by those who came to him about business. If by chance or strategem they gott hold of him he affected being in a hurry and by putting them off to another time still avoided giving them an answer. The E. of Mar by six different messengers at different times acquainted Lord B. before the K. came from D k of his being in the utmost distress for want of ammunition and arms, and prayed a speedy reliefe ; but though the things demanded were in my Lord's power, not so much as one pound of powder was sent in any of the ships sent by his Lordship's direction parted from France. The K. himself after his arrival in Scotland sent Gen. Hamilton to inform that his want of arms and ammunition was such that he would Charles Stir- ling-home- Drummoxd Moray, Esq. 182 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. °linc L Home R k 8 obliged to leave Scotland unless he received a speedy supply. Lord Drummond B. amused Mr. Hamilton 12 days together and did not introduce him to Moray, Esq any of the French ministers, tho' he was referred to them for a particular account of affairs, or in all that time so much as communicated his letters to the Queen or anybody else. The C. Castleblanco had for several moneths at Havre a considerable quantity of arms and ammunition and did daily ask his Lordship's orders how to dispose of them, but could never gett any even to the hour the K. landed in France. The K.'s friends at the French Court had for some time past had no very good opinion of his Lordship's integrity and a very bad one of his discretion. Att a time when many merchants in France would have carried privately any quantity of arms or ammunition into Scotland my Lord desired a public order of the Regent for their embarkation, which being a thing not to be granted is said to have been done in order to begg a denial." The last article is to the effect that the King wrote his Lordship by every occasion after his arrival in Scotland but never received one letter from his Lordship in return. The Lord Bolingbroke's first letter after he received the above articles. " The K. and E. of M. and the others who came from Scotland are so much in want of an excuse for their flight that they have thought fit to have my Lord B. discharged the King's service in the most abrupt and injurious manner, under the pretence that the want of powder which he delayed to send forced them to abandon Scotland. His Lordship says publicly first that he can prove if they wanted powder it was not his fault. 2. That according to what the King and Earl of Mar say in their letters they must have come away as they did had they had all the powder in France. 3. If they had pleased to have stayed in Scotland a few days longer they would have received near 10,000 arms and above 30,000 weight of powder and other stores in proportion. Lastly, that the true reason flows from another source, and that he knew and spoke of the design to discard him long before the want of powder was so much as talked of, but was unwilling for obvious reasons to enter into particulars " especially since he is persuaded he shall neither pass for a driveler nor a traitor amongst his friends." 2nd Letter. 4th April 1716. The charge which had been read over to his Lordship was full of improbable lies, and was the effect of that villainous and ungrateful treatment he had met with from these people. When ho returned last summer out of Dauphiny and engaged in the business, he found himself immediately exposed to a daily struggle with difficulties of three sorts arising from the rivetted prejudices of one person, the 2d from the im- possibility of keeping the Q. and the whole rabble of the Court of St. Germains from meddling in business, and the 3d from the Cabal of the French English men, women and children, people for the most part of no name in the world or else of very bad characters, who had been let in to the most secret parts of business and expected to continue so. His Lordship goes on to say that he combated the Kings prejudices with great decency but with great firmness, avoided familiarity and even intercourse with the people alluded to, and a whole tribe of Jesuits who were then till the D. of Ormond's arrival who opened his doors to them, and my Lord could no longer avoid seeing them but avoided all familiarity with the set, of whom he gives a very bad account. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 183 3rd Letter. 8 April N.S. °S^-Homb?" All those nests of hornets at St. Germains flew about my Lord's ears mora?Esq. and with the greater spirit, because the Duke of Ormond observed a — different conduct. More than six weeks before the return out of Scot- land, and consequently before the 6 articles were prepared, or any other of the pretences against my Lord invented, the union of the several cabals was known, and Lord Bolingbroke spoke to several of his acquaintances about it, " He was not much concerned at it, being from the first resolved to serve upon a Protestant and English bottom or not to serve att all." And adds that the Articles against him were invented to excuse the precipitation with which Scotland was abandoned. And that he gave direct answer to business of those who could be of use or fit to be trusted &c. Till the arrival of Mr. Hamilton my Lord did not know that there was a particular want of powder, and then used his best endeavours to procure all that was desired. Sums of money were sent to Scotland by several vessels, 60,000 crowns of gold at one time, of which so good care was taken that every farthing of it was lost. There was little money at St. Germains to buy arms with, what there was being sent into Scotland or in answering bills sent in from the coasts &c. and the necessary permission to send arms to the coast could not be obtained. My Lord knew of only two parcels of arms, one a small one that might have been in Scotland in October or November if my Lords directions had been pursued, and which were at this hour rotting in a magazine at Morlaix where they have been for five months. Those called C. Castleblancos contained a large quantity of arms. ki Castle- blanco is a Spaniard who by the merite of marrying Lord Melforts daughter setts up for a manadger of English bussiness." But these arms did not belong to him, his name was only used in buying them. These arms were at last stopped by the French. It was a simple lie to say that Hamilton was amused for 12 days &c. As to the 5th Article, no merchant without orders aud without money would undertake to transport the arms and ammunition &c. 4th Letter. Paris, 18 April 1716. States that those on this side who first raised the ;storm begin to be sensible of their folly &c. Answer — no date. The writer when he read Lord Bolingbroke's account that he was turned out in the most abrupt injurious manner was filled with indig- nation to see the best of Princes insulted by an unworthy subject, a negligent minister, excusing his faults at the expense of his master's honour &c. and gives an account of Lord Bolingbrokes proceedings adverse to his Lordship. The following jeux d'esprit may also be comprehended in this Section as bearing on the amusements of the Jacobite exiles and their relations towards Prince James' favourites. 266. To our right trusty and Right entirely Beloved the Honourable Sir Thomas Gordon, Sir Thomas Saunders and Sir Henry Sterling, Knights, companions of the most ancient, the most illustrious and most noble order of Toboso, Greeting. We having taken into our serious consideration the Great Prudence, the consummate valour and other Heroick Qualities of Robert Little, Esquire, have thought fitt to elect him into the said order, and we do by these presents empower you to receive him in due form and to invest him with all the rights, dignitys, 184 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. - Privileges and Preheminences thereunto belonging. Givin at Rome, January 28 A. 1733. D n EXEKIEL DEL ToBOSO Don George Keith Don Gullielmo Maxwell Don Juan Stewart Don Marcos Carse Don Gtjlielmo Hay. 267. To all true Knights, Squires &c. Application having formerly been made to us in the behalf of James Murray Earl of Dunbar to receive him into the most noble order of Toboso, we have therefore enquir'd diligently into his meritos y servicios, and have found on a due and impartial inquiry that he is incapable of being ever admitted into it for the following reasons. First, the said James Murray &c. had once the insolence in our presence to fail in his respect to a right honourable lady who is the ever honour'd protectress of the most illustrious order of Toboso. 2. The said James Murray &c. had the assurance in the Villa Ludovici before us and our honourable brother, Sir Patrick de la Ardicate Espada, to crack a dull joke on the design of reviving the said order, as if it were only to attack windmills, in which he show'd the lightness and giddiness of his own head and that he himself was dispos'd to turn with every wind. 3. The said James Murray &c. has not sufficient valour to entitle him to be enrolPd among true and valiant knights, for being requir'd in the year 1715 to ccnvey some messages of importance with all possible expedition to his countrymen in Scotland, then in arms, he designedly threw himself into the enemy's quarters by going to Ghent (as the shortest road from Paris to Diepe), and chose rather to make a safe and inglorious campaign in Newgate than a more dangerous and honourable one in the field. Besides we find that in the year 1731 Monsieur Giraldin threaten'd him TJ apprendre a parler &c. and he receiv'd that French compliment with all possible submission and respect. 4. The said James Murray &c. not having the fear of God before his eyes but being led by the instigation of the devil went on Monday the 19th instant to the subgovernour of the city of Rome, and did then and there sollicit the said subgovernour to pass a sentence of banishment against us, the Grand Master of the order of Toboso ; and even helpt his brother attorney, Antonio Broggi Crim-Tartaro, to draw it up in a Gothick stile and most barbarous Latin. And likewise in derision of our native Country to insert two notable bulls and blunders in it. By which behaviour not very becoming a Lord the said James Murray Escozese gave a signal proof of his enmity to true chivalry, of his spite and envy against our illustrious order, by conspiring with magicians and wicked negromancers to eclipse the glory and renown of our immortal and heroick deeds. 5. The said James Murray &c. having been once employ'd by the late Earl of Kintore to sollicit payment of a summe of money due to his Lordship in London, had the modesty to charge the said Earl with 300 sterling for coach hire tho' the said James Murray &c. -xvent twice only from Whitehall stairs to the Crane in a sculler in order to demand that debt. 6. The said James Murray &c. when a member of the British House of Commons, and a Bill for encouraging the exportation of timber from Scotland was brought into the house, which would have been of great HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 185 advantage to his country, he wilfully absented himself by remaining in Champs Sii ti- the Court of Requests, under pretence that Mr. Ross had not desir'd drttmmond him particularly to attend, that is had not given him money to that end, Moray, Esq. and this Bill was lost by a majority of one voice. 7. It appears to us that the said James Murray &c. (who was first bred an attorney before he was bred a lord, and was never wellbred in either profession) is an exceeding dull poet as is evident from his satyrical poems (If they may be so calPd) written against us, and that he truly deserved Ihe pleasant character which an English sailor gave lately in our presence of another minister of state that He has a muddy head tyd to a blundering memory. We therefore Don Ezekiel Hamilton, Grand Master of the most ancient, the most illustrious and most noble order of Toboso, for these and other just reasons to be produc'd in due time and place and speci- fyed more at large in a life that will soon be publish'd, have decreed by the advice and consent of our brethren, all true and valiant knights, that the said James Murray &c. is unworthy to be admitted into our order or into the lowest and meanest employment belonging to it, that his company ought to be avoided by all honourable knights and worthy squires, that he ought to be condemned to admire himself, to laugh at his own insipid jests and to read his own dull and malicious poems ; and the said James Murray &c. is by these presents declared to be for ever incapable of any of the honours, rights, dignitys, privileges, pre- heminencys and authority s belonging to the said order. Given at our Castle in the Sierra di Eadicofani, April 22, 1734, in the eight year of our great mastership. Yo El Gran Maestro. Division II. Section (4). Commissions and similar papers belonging to Admiral Gordon. 1693-1728, 268. Letters by King William Third and Queen Mary giving per- mission to the ship " Margaret," of Aberdeen in Scotland, carrying 100 men and thirty guns, being about to sail under command of Thomas Gordon, captain, from Campheer in the Netherlands through the Mediterranean Sea : their Majesties therefore order all their officers to allow their said ship to pass and repass in peace and quietness ; to defend the said ship if attacked by enemies ; and to assail, take, sink, or otherwise destroy the enemy's vessels. Court at Whitehall, 28 February 1693. (Signed) Gulielmus R. 269. Instructions for Captain Thomas Gordon, Commander of the Frigate "Neptune." These comprise instructions for regulation of the crew, capture of enemy's vessels, &c. Campvere, 19 September 1693. (Signed) William Gordon, &e. 270. Passport for " le Sieur Gordon venant d'Holande a Paris auec vn valet pour affaires de commerce." To last for six months. (Signed) Louis. (Countersigned) Colbert. Versailles, 16 September 1696. 271. Commission by Queen Anne to Captain Thomas Gordon to be Commauder of the ship " The Royal Mary." Court at Windsor Castle, 17th July 1703. Superscribed Anne R. and subscribed by her Majesty's command, David Nairne. 186 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles stir- 272. Extract. Act by his Grace her Majesty's High Commissioner drummed and Lords of tn e Privy Council upon a Petition given in by the Magis- Moray, Esq. trates and Merchants of the Town of Aberdeen, stating that three ships belonging to Aberdeen had lately, in their voyage homeward bound from Camp ve re to Scotland, been seized by the French and Ostenders, and that Captain Gordon and Captain Campbell, commanders of two of her Majesty's ships, have also seized each of them a French or Ostender Privateer, and that the good treatment of the Scotsmen taken there depended on the treatment the French or Ostenders should meet with here ; and whereas the setting of the French at liberty upon their enacting themselves to procure the same favour to the Scots prisoners, and giving a declaration under their hands of their good treatment here, may procure the same favour to these seized in the ships belonging to the said Town of Aberdeen. Therefore craving their Lordships to set the said Prisoners at liberty. Their Lordships accordingly ordain the prisoners taken aboard of the Ostend privateer, commanded by Jean Sable, and taken by Captain Thomas Gordon, Commander of the " Royal Mary," to be dismissed and set at liberty upon the said Captain and prisoners giving a declaration subscribed under their hand that they were taken aboard the said Ostend privateer and were instantly dis- missed as said is in expectation that the subjects of this kingdom who are or shall be taken prisoners in France or the Spanish Netherlands shall be used and treated in the same manner. Holyroodhouse, 19th June 1705. 273. Commission by Queen Anne to Captain Thomas Gordon to be Commander of the " Royal William." St. James, 7 November 1705. 274. Commission by his Royal Highness Prince George of Denmark, &c, Lord High Admiral, to Captain Thomas Gordon to be Commander of the " Leopard." 3 February 1707. 275. Printed Order by Prince George of Denmark, Lord High Admiral of Great Britain and Ireland, to the captains, masters, and commanders of her Majesty's ships and vessels, ordering them not to molest the French fishing boats in terms of an agreement that had been made with the Court of France, viz., " That all Fisher Boats of both sides that shall catch herrings, mackarel, oysters, lobsters, and all sorts of flat and fresh fish shall not be molested from the Orcadiis to the Landsend in England, the Islands of Guernsey and Jersey included, and from the height of Ostend to Bay one, but that if any fisher boats be found with salt or barrels, or any salted fish of both sides, and taken, they shall be made lawful prizes." 276. Copy of Order by Queen Anne directed to Thomas Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, High Admiral of Great Britain, ordering Captain Thomas Gordon to take his post or rank in the Royal Navy from the date of the Commission to him to command the " Roval William." 30 March 1709. 277. Orders by Thomas, Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, Lord High Admiral of Great Britain, Ireland, &c, to Captain Gordon, Com- mander of her Majesty's ship the " Leopard," to cruise between Pemsey and Winchelsea in company with the "Gosport" for securing the herring fishery. 24 August 1709. 278. Orders by the same to Captain Thomas Gordon, commander of her Majesty's ship " Leopard," at Hastings, to proceed to Marlsstrandt to be a convoy to certain ships that were coming from Riga with masts. 23 October 1709. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 187 279. Orders to Captain Thomas Gordon, commander of her Majesty's ship the " Moor," by the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the United East India Company, on whose application the Lords of the Admiralty had appointed the " Sunderland " and " Moor " to proceed to sea to look for and convoy the Company's ships expected from the East Indies, the orders being sealed and not to be opened till he was twenty leagues to the westward of Scilly, &c. Signed Jona. Andrewse, George Mathew, Gregory Page. 280. Commission by the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain and Ireland, &c, in favour of Captain Thomas Gordon to be Captain of her Majesty's ship the " Moor." Office of Admiralty, 5 November 1711. 281. Official copy. — Certificate " by the Principall officers and com- manders of Her Majesty's Navy," bearing that Captain Thomas Gordon, Commander of Her Majesty's ship *' Moor," between the 23rd of November 1711 and the 31 of October 1713, had satisfied the Board touching his observance of those articles of the Lord High Admiral's instructions, &c, and therefore they had no objection to the payment of his wages for the said ship for that time. Navy Office, 4th January 1713. 282. Commission by the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain and Ireland to Captain Thomas Gordon to be Captain of his Majesty's ship " Advice." Office of Admiralty, 6 May 1715. Signed, Oxford, G. Byng, Geo. Dodington, J. Jennings, Geo. Baillie. 283. Commission [translation in English of a Russian original] appointing Captain Thomas Gordon as Rear- Admiral in the Russian Navy. " By the Grace of God we Peter the First, Czar and sole Monarch of all Russia, &c, &c, &c. Be it known to every one that we have graciously appointed and constituted Thomas Gordon (Captain Commander in our Navy for his well recommended to us experiences, diligence and zeal for our service,) to be our Rear Admiral the first day of January 1719, as likewise by these presents and by the power hereof, we do constitute him ; and therefore command all those in our service to acknowledge him and respect him the said Thomas Gordon in usual manner as our Rear Admiral. And in return of these presents we hope that he in this post most graciously granted by us to him will behave himself so diligently as is becoming to a good faithfull officer and servant. In testimony hereof we have subscribed these with our own hand and commanded to affix unto it our Imperial Seal. Given on board the " Ingermanland " in the year 1719 the 11th of July being under sail going from the Road hamock." The original patent signed " Peter." 284. Paper (in French) headed " Articles du Paix " [draft or copy] 1. Of the conquered countries, the provinces of Ingria, Livonia, Esthonia, with the Town of Revel " et la Carellie " should remain with the Czar, also the town of Wibourg. 2. The Czarian Majesty will restore to the Crown of Sweden the Grand Duchy of Finland with dependencies as far as to the Boundary of Wibourg. 3. King August the Second shall remain on the throne of Poland, and be recognised by his Swedish Majesty as lawful King. Charles Stir- ling -Home- Drummond Moray, Esq. 188 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. C jing L Home E " ^' ^ n same treat y °f peace the King of Prussia ought to be ])rummokd comprehended that lie might have satisfaction for his Mqbay, Esq. pretensions. Further if his Swedish Majesty wishes to enter on negotiations he is desired to send one with full power some place as near as possible to the territories of the Czar, etc. 285. Contract by which Sir Thomas Gordon Admiral in the Imperial Russian Fleet, lets his house in the Admiralty Island behind the little River opposite to the Magtna Dwor to Mr. Jacob Wolff, or his assigns, for the space of one year from date, for the sum of 400 Rubles of Russian money ; the lessee to pay 2,000 rubles in case the house should be de stroyed by fire — to bear the quartering of soldiers, to keep the watches at the Bagatkies or turnpikes and to cause clean the streets as customary &c. St. Petersburg, 17 May 1728. Division II. Section (5). Miscellaneous Letters and Papers. 1716-1740. (a.) Letters written by Admiral Gordon, taken from drafts or copies contained in a Letter Book in his own handwriting. 286. May 20 1737. A Monsieur Monsieur Le Comte Marichel d'Ecosse, Lt. General des Armies de S.M.C. " I have sent a letter from his brother the Lt. General Keith under cover and have earnestly desir'd him to write me his address." 287. 16th 7ber 1737. Mr. Williams — Wrote to him that I did myself the honour to write to him the 4th of August." [This is probably a memo, of a letter to the Chevalier St. George.] 288. [To Bishop Keith]. February the 10th 1738. Right Reverend Mr. Keith — " Right Reverend, I giue you thanks for the particular account you giue me by your letter of the 27 xber of the illness that carried of my dearest daughter Elizabeth. God gaue and the Lord hath taken, blessed be the name of the Lord. The relation you giue of her behavior in your familly is a great comforte to me, I doubt not through the merits of Christ she is now happy," &c. 289. July 20, 1738. To Mr. Williams. The young gentleman Mr. Williams had recom mended to his friendship should never want anything it was in his power to do for him. " I have been in a bad state of health for four months past [a subsequent letter states that it was asthma] that I could scarce write my name. I thank God I am now on the recovery." A courier had arrived from Felt Marshall Lacy with accounts of his taking Pen-op, 84 brass guns and several mortars fell into his hands and 2,000 Turks in the fortress surrendered as prisoners. 290. 15, 7ber 1738. To Mr. Williams — Velt Marshal Lacy " has left the Crimea, and march'd the army under his command into the Ukraine. 1 am informed that the Velt Marshall Count Munich has left the River Neister and march'd the army under his command to theire winter quarters about Kiove in the Ukraine. It is sayde that the Plague is in Podolia and in the Turkish army which may be the occasion of Velt Marshal Munich so early marching to his winter quarters. I have hade the honore HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 189 of a visite from the Earle Marischal ; his brother General Keith is under Charles Stir- the care of one Horn ane able experienced chirurgeon. He, the said JJaSSoKD* Horn, is of opinion, that the Generals leg which is wounded is in danger. Moray, Esq. What the Generals fate may be cannot be knowne for some time. When I can with certainty know how the case goes, 1 will acquaint you of it," &c. [In another Letter dated the same month and directed to Mr. Wilson he says u The 9th of this month J hade the honore of a visite from the Earle Marischal. He is in good health and intends to stay at Petterbourg untill his brother the General be entirlycur'd of his wound. Mr. Horn is employ'd on the cure ; at the consultation of the ablest chirurgeons Mr. Horn differ' d in opinion from the others and sayes that the generals leg is in danger. However he goes on with the cure and in a short time we will be more certain of the fate of the wound." 291. 26 October 1738. General Keith at Petterbourg — * T receiv'd your Letter of the 16th inst. I hade hopes of seeing you whic. is the reason that I have been so long in answering the sayde letter. The 25th I bade leav from the Colege of Admiralty to go to Petterbourg for 2 dayes. The 26th early in the morning I sett out ; about noon it blew so hard, and snow'd, that I could not proceed and was fore'd to returne to this place. The winter seems to be near so that I cannot think of seeing you untill the ice be strong enough to cary me." 292. 15 June 1739. Mr. Williams — The situation of affairs at home was more favorable for Judith than it had been for several years past. The people of England were in a great ferment against the ministry and crying loud for a war with Spain — at the Court of Russia preparations were being made for the marriage of Princess Ann of Mecklenbourg with the Prince of Bevern. " It is sayde it will be most magnificent and to be solemniz'd the 3d of July." 293. 15 June 1739. Capl. Hay. . . . u I now give you the trouble to deliver the enclos'd letter to Mr. Williams, as General Keith intended to leave Paris and to go to the famous baths in the Pirenes. You may know the state of his health from these hot baths better than I can know it at this great distance from him." 294. The 7th July 1740. General Keith — " Yesterday about noon I receav'd the honore of your Excellency's letter of the 3rd instant. I giue you my most hearty thanks for your kind proceeding in an affaire that is of the best consequence to me. " Sir Hary Stirling design'd at this day to haue wayted of you at Pettersbourg. The wind being contrary has disappoynted him. However when the wind turns favorable, he will make you a visite and when you meet he will advise with you on the proper measures to be taken in the affaire in question. I am for ever, my dear General, Your Excellencys most humble most obedient faithfull servant." 295. 12 July 1740. A son Altesse Serenissime Monseigneur le due de Courland, Livonie et Serngal, Due Regent de 1' Empire de Russie etc. etc. etc. par ordre du senat. Monseigneur, La meauvaise etat de ma sante ne me permet- tant pas (malgre mon inclination) d'essuier les fatigues de mon department a Croinstadt, Je me trouve oblige d'avoire recours a la 190 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Stir- bonte et humanite de votre Altesse Serenissime dont J'ay tant d'expe- SSniMOND rience, de vouloire bien me faire la grace de s'interesser en ma faveur Morat, Esq. d'obtenir de sa Majeste Imperiale mon conge, et la liberte de retourner a ma Patrie pour tacher de recouvrir ma sante. II me seroit impos- sible de soutenir la dignite du rang et caractere que Je possede ny en Russie : a moins que sa Majeste Imperiall ne me fasse la grace de me continuer mes appointement sans quoy Je ne songeray plus. Mais si sa Majeste Imperiale deignera par sa generosite sans borne d'accorde ma tres humble et tres soumisse requete, s'ill plaise au ceil de me rendre mes forces, Je seray tou jours pret d'obeir aux ordres de sa Majeste Imperiale et de rependre le derniere goute de mon sang pour son service. Si le cas arrive son Excellence Monsieur le General Keith qui rendra a votre Altesse Serenissime cette lettre me fera part de sa reponce, dont Je me feray un regie, etant avec un attachement inviolable et un veneration de plus parfaite, Monseigneur, de votre Altesse Serenissime le tres humble, tres obeissant et tres oblige serviteur." 296. 21 October 1740. To the same. Expressing his grief at the death of Her Imperial Majesty with his felicitations on the advancement of the Duke to the Regency. 297. 29 October 1740. Lord Golovin. — My Lord, I have receiv'd a letter from Mr. Maim- varing dated the 21st instant wrote by your Lordships directions. This is a fresh prooffe of your valuable friendship which I shall never forgett and when I have occasion of rendering you service you shall alwayes find me gratfull. This last summer when you were at this place I took the liberty to acquaint you that as I was then in a bad state of health I hade wrote a letter to bis most Seren Highness the Duke of Courland to use his interrest with the late Empresse of gloriouse memory to obtain her Imperial Majesty's leave to return to my native countrey for recovering my health and that my salary might be continued during my life. A copy of that letter to the Duke of Courland I herewith send you that you may the better judge of the proper methods to be taken in my affaire. I have not hade the honour of any answer to my letter from his most Seren Highness the Duke Regent. Untill I have the honore to waite of his Highness and to speak to him of this affaire I cannot in honore or prudence proceed any further," &c. 298. 5 December 1740. Lord Golovin. — As the state of his health would not much longer permit him to do his duty with that exactness which his inclination led him to, Admiral Gordon requests his Lordship to use his interest to obtain for him permission to return to his native country with a suitable pension ; and because when he left Great Britain he omitted to beg the Government's leave to go out of that kingdom which rendered him obnoxious to be persecuted by the Ministry of Great Britaiu, for this reason he did not ask his discharge from the service but a permission to return. " I cannot leav this place before the next summer to go home by sea, I therfore request your interrest that I may be continued in the command untill the 1st of May 1741." 299. 11 December 1740. Son Altesse serenissime Monseignenr le Prince de Brunswick Lunenburg, Generalissimo des armes de Russie etc. etc. [Anton Ulrich] Congratulations on his advancement to the Regency of the Empire. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 191 300. 16 December 1740. "SS&SS." Moris. Le Cornte d'Osterman grand Admiral de l'Empire de Russie jJoRAT 10 ^ etc. Congratulations on his being placed at the head of the navy as — 1 Admiral General. 301. 16 December 1740. Mr. Williams. On tbe 9th instant the Duke of Courland then Regent was put under arrest with all his family, for maladministration during the short time of his Regency. Princess Ann of Mecklenbourg mother to the young Emperor was declared Regent during the minority of her son. 302. 20 December 1740. A sa grandeur Monseigneur le Comte de Munich, Premier Ministre du Cabinet, Velt Mareshal et Chevalier des ordres de sa Majeste l'Empereur de toutes les Roussie etc. etc. Congratulations on his advancement to be chief of the cabinet. (6.) Papers relating to the Siege of Dantzic, May to June 1734. 303. Copy of a letter from the Empress of Russia to Admiral Gordon, 6th June 1734, acknowledging his Report of his proceedings with the Russian fleet and intended operations against the French ships near Dantzic : Indicating what his movements are to be after the French are disposed of and sending formal instructions. 304. Instructions for Admiral Gordon that he shall take command of the Russian fleet, sail to Dantzic, unload artillery there for the use of the Field Marshal commanding the troops, act at sea against the French fleet and against all French ships and otherwise as circumstances shall require. [7 May 1734.] 305. Paper entitled " Reponce a un Projet Envoye de Dantzic [c. 1734]. This Paper appears to be written by or on behalf of the French occupiers of Dantzic who were acting in aid of Stnnislas King of Poland. The contents are briefly : — 1. The writers had the honour to supplicate his Polish Majesty to be persuaded that their intention in coming from France was to sacrifice all for his service and for the glory of the King their master. But they ask him not to take it in ill part that they make representations to him on the impossibility of executing his last orders. 2. In regard to an oven which the troops had made in the covered way from the Fort de la Munde for their subsistence and which was exposed to bombs, &c. 3. In regard to conveying bread by night from the Fort de la Munde. 4. It was possible to have brought the cannon from the Galliot to raise two batteries but all that was necessary to construct them was wanting, such as shovels, pickaxes, fascines, gabions, together with officers of artillery. 5. The proposition to destroy the Frigate of transport as well as the two boats could not be accomplished for want of tools &c. 6. The plans to defend the " auant fosse par le moyen de fleches " was in like manner impossible for want of gabions, fascines, &c. The remainder of the articles are of a similar character to the above. 306. MS. in the handwriting of Admiral Gordon entitled: " Journal of all the Remarkable Accidents and Proceedings of our voyage to Pillow and Dantzig. May 1734." [Extracts only are given,] 192 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. °™-Home IR " " 0n board her I,n P erial Majesty's Ship Petter the 1 and 2 d , May [1734]. Moray, Esq. u This day at 7 acloake in the livening we sayl'd from Croonstadt wind at S.E. at 10 acloake." "-Jay 16-23. The Admiral records the proceedings of each day with much minuteness but his entries chiefly relate to technical matters and preliminary movements of ships under his command. 25. The Admiral states that on this day he spoke to Hermanus Reur- man, skipper of the flyboat Duile, come from Amsterdam, last from the Roade cf Dantzig which he left on the 23rd, who reported that 5 French ships of 60 guns and 5 frigates of 30 and 40 guns were in the road of Dantzig, that the French had built a fort on the Island and had four or five thousand men ashore in the fortification, &c. ; ' I held a Council of War with Vice Admiral and Rear Admiral. They agreed with me to stand into Pillow [Pillau] Roade with the artillery ships and leav them under the care of Capt. Brant in the Devonshire, the Victoria, and Esperance and to protect them from the insulis of the French cruisers untill the artillery be landed with 12 ships and the frigatt Arundell. We are to go to Dantzig Road and with God's assistance endeavour to subdue those French ships that are there." 26. ''At 2 acloake this morning the point of Roderoste bore from us S.W. 4 leags." Baron Slench of the ship Russia reported that on the 23 he and another Captain met 4 French cruisers of 30 and 40 guns who had challenged the Baron, etc. Admiral Gordon gave Baron Slench orders to sail into the Victoria Road with the Victoria, Esperance. the Bombship, &c, and fly boats loaded with artillery and to open any letters addressed to the Admiral from Velt Marshal Comte de Munich and according as the Velt Marshal directed to unload the Artillery. " 1 bore away with the fleett with ane intention to saylle to Dantzig Road to attack the French squadron. As we were saylling by Pillow I perceiv'd a vessell coining from Pillow towards me. I brought too. I made the Packett Boats signal. He was at Auch or, answer d my signal by hoisting his colours. At noon the Veshell from Pillow came near, 1 sent a pinnace and brought the Velt Marshall's Wing Adjutant to me. I informed myself of him concerning the packet boate and Galliote which I sent from Croonstadt. The Adjutant told me that the Packett arryv'd last night and the Lt. that commands her went this morning with my letter to Count Munich. The galliot is not arryv'd. The Adjutant produc'd his instructions from the Velt Marshale concern- ing unloading the Artillery and that veshells are ready to receav them." The writer learnt also that the French fleet had left Dantzig, " upon which I alter'd my resolutions of going to Dantzig and to wayte of the Koad of Pillow untill the artillery be unloaded. I tooke out the artillerist from the ships Glory of Russia, Petter the 2 d , and Riga, and order'd the Captains to cruise of Ruderoffe and gave them proper instructions," &c. 27. Made all the sail he could to get to Pillow Road. 28. Packet came from the Felt Marshal with orders to unload one half of the artillery in Pillow and bring the other half to Dantzig Road and to land it at the Oliva. As the Admiral knew that was impracticable without flat-bottomed vessels fit for that service, he signalled the other flag officers to consult what answer to send the Feldt Marshal. They were of his opinion that it was better to unload the whole artillery at Pillow. Baron Slenich informed the Admiral th.:t the ship Victoria was entirely unloaded of the artillery and he would work night and day to unload the flyboat s. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 193 31. Received a letter from the Felt Marshal pressing his sailing to Dantzig Road with the squadron and accordingly at night the fleet bore away for Dantzig Roads. 1st June. " This morning at 3 acloake we saw the land between Hick and Ryxhirst. As we came to the Roade of Dantzig I discover' d several veshells lying at anchor in the Roade. One of them gott under saylle. Captain Wilster gave him chase. He saw he could not escape. He made all the saylle he could and run her into the entry of the harbor and run a ground. I order' d Lt. Patsikifte in the Jupiter Bomb to saylle into as shoare as he could in safty, and endeavor with his houbits [? howitzers] to destroy that French frigat. I sent the Anmdell and Esperance to cover the bomb veshell, 2 long boats and 8 pinnaces to assist. After the Jupiter had fyr'd 3 shell at anchore, the frigatt on the ground fyr'd at her ; one of the ball struck the bomb veshell, upon which the bomb veshell cuitt her cable and returned. The Esperance fyr'd 2 or 3 broad sides at the French frigatt, but was at too great a [distance] to domage him. I made the signal for them to rejoyne me. At 10 acloake at night the upper commissare came abroad and told me the Velt Marshall would come and see me next day. 2d. At 2 acloake we tack'd, Wind N. At 6 acloake in the morning I made a signal for ankoring in the line of batle. At 7 we came to an ankore and fyr'd 9 guns of one side as now agreed by the Veldt Marshall and sent 3 pinnaces to bring the Veldt Marshale and his company aboard. About one of the cloake, the Duke of Saxe-Wessenfeldt, the Veldt Marshall, the Count de Sax, the Chevalier de Sax, two natural sons of tbe late King Augustus [of Saxony] and 30 more persons, Lt. Generals, Major Generals, and other officers. They all din'd with me at two tables. I saluted the Duke and Veldt Marshal on their coming aboard with 17 guns, drunke the Empress health, King Augustus with the number of canon due to each, ;*nd fyr'd to several other healths. At their going from the ship they were saluted with 17 guns. They went to the vice admiral and to tbe rear admiral. 3d. Wind at north, cold. At 9 acloake I sent my pinnace to wayte of General Lacy: at one acloake became aboard. Count Fleming, one Irish gentleman, the Generals son and a Polish Starost. They din'd with me, the vice and rear admirals. This morning the Thunder bomb- ketch arryv'd, the frigatt Phenix Capt. Bessemmaker and Peter the Greats longboat. In the afternoon I order'd the frigatts Esperance and Phenix, the two bomb veshells to go as near as they could to Wessel- mund as they could in safety to bombard the Fort and canonade the French armye and Frigatt that lyes in the entry of the harbore. At 5 acloake General Lacy went from me. I saluted him with 1 1 guns. 4. Wind at north very cold and cloudy. The bomb veshells begun at 6 acloake to throw their bombs. At 8 acloake the Vice and Rear Admirals went with me aboarde the Steuer Phenix where Capt. Wilster is to command the bombarding and cannonading. The bombs were well throwne and as I am informed has done damage to the ennemy. I wrote a Letter to the Veldt Marshal that the French Frigat is got in a good way into the entry of the harbore and that it is not practicable to attack her with boats and pinnaces. But if he pleas'd to cause 3 or 4 guns near to her overland they might soon destroy her. In the mean- time I order'd Capt. Wilster to bring one of the bomb ketches as near as he could to ply the frigatts with the 2 hobits as also the frigats Afternoon the weather clear, they are now continually fyring from the frigatts and bomb ketch to the French frigatt. The French collours are still flying cn the frigatt. At 5 acloake Ensign Graves came from the Veldt Marshall with his compliments and told our bombs had done I 840G7. n Chaeles Stie- ling-home- Deummond Moeay, Esq. 194 HISTORICAL AlA'NUSClUl'TS COMMISSION. C Sng^Home IR " U & reat ^ eal $ damage, and desir'd the fyririg might be continu'd ; as dbtjmmond also ane officer brought me a letter from Lt. General informing Moray, Esq. me a boate had brought several people which wer gon into the Mund which is a mistake. The boate he saw is one of our long boates that attends the bomb ketches and the pinnace he saw was one of ours sent to bring the long boate." 5. The Admiral sent a Letter to the Veldt Marshall with account of the state of the fleet. Stood with the fleet to the eastward. 6. At 4 oclock in the morning the Veldt Marshals answer came advising that the fleet should stay some time cruising off the Hull to hinder succours entering the town of Dantzig. The Admiral resolved to stay with the fleet and sent accounts to the College of War &c. of his proceedings. 7. Ordered Captain Wilster to take the command of the frigates and bomb ketches and to go and bombard the fort Wezelmund, &c. 8. An order sent to Captain Labednikoffe to return to the fleet with the 4 ships under his command, and orders given that all the wounded that could not be cured in their respective ships were to be taken to the hospital ship. 10. The fleet off the Hull. At 12 the whole fleet anchored in 10 fathom water off the Olive. The Packet boat last arrived was ordered to sail in and anchor at the entry of the canal to stop any vessels coming out of Dantzig and reinforced them with 100 soldiers from Peter the Great, the Natalia and Slava Russie. 11. " Yesterday in the evening arryv'd a veshell from Dundee bound for Riga with salt, David Ramsay, master. He reports that he saw fyve French ships at anchore in Copenhagen Roade, and he heard at Elsineur that one of our frigates was taken by the French without fyring a gun." 12. At the Felt Marshall's desire the Admiral sent in a long boat a good quantity of 6 and 8 pound shell and some cup ball shott to be landed near to the camp. 13. Wind at west-north-west. " At 4 acloake in the morning Mom*. Palewskie return'd with a letter from the Velt Marshall informing me that the French hade capitulate and sent me a copy of the capitulation. He desires me to send veshells to transporte the prisoners aboard the ships of war." The admiral sent for some officers from the French Camp to inform him of their numbers that he might distribute them among the ships equally. " After we were under saylle the two ships [a large ship and a frigate which had been sighted] under the Hull hoysted Danes colors and stood of to sea with ail theire sayle." The whole fleet gave chase but the Captain of the Frigate came on board the Vice Admiral's ship and informed him that they were the King of Denmark's ships, &c. " At 2 oclock Monsieur St. Jean, commissary of war and a major and captain came aboard, they reported that they had 213 persons, officers, soldiers, servants, women and children included. I made the division among the ships and frigates. At 6 acloake I made the signal for the flag officers and layde before them the Veldt Marshalls demands for canon out of the ships and 2,000 of our soldiers. We examin'd the number of the soldiers in the fleet and found 1700 in all. I wrote by the others advice that we could not spare above 900, and that of the recruits, and 6 canon of 30 pound, 28 canon of 24 pound. I made the signal for all Lts. and order'd by Precante that each Capt. should send a boate and pinnace to receav the French prisoners according to the number for each ship. The 3 French gentlemen went to their camp. At 9 acloake I order'd all the veshells I could fynd to go into the Mund Ji ISTOU1UAL MAN USUIUPTS COMMISSION. 195 :iml bring of those prisoners. At 11 a'cloake I reeeav'd a letter from Chables Stir- Lt.-Generall Eardinskie that the Mund hade surrendered and desir'd a d^mmo™ standard and a heyser flag which I sent him by Palenskii with a letter Moeay^Esq. to the Velt Marshale and one to the Lt.-General. Monr. Barcell Capt. de Vaisseau commands the French ships. Aboard the Archile - - - 70 guns 500 men Le FJeurer - - - - 70 guns 500 men Le Brillant - - - - 60 guns 450 men La Grioire - - - - 48 guns 350 men L'Astre - 36 guns 250 men LTsach - - - - 20 guns 60 men The " Skipper of the Tobias 8 days from Copenhagen says he saw the above ships in Copenhagen Roade." 14. On this date vessels went in to bring off the prisoners " After prayers I fyr'd 27 guns, and all the other ships and frigates fyr'd 25 guns. After dinner the Vice Admiral, the Rear Admiral and I went ashoar to see the French Frigatt that we run ashoar. Afterwards we went to see Wezelniund fortress— it is a pretty little place with 4 bastions, a deep fosse and a cover' d way." 15. Orders were given to send ashore to the Feldt Marshal 40 guns from the fleet with ammunition and 800 soldiers. The Feldt Marshal sent information that 8 French Ships of the line were coming into the Baltic with 8 Batialions of Infantry, on which Admiral Gordon resolved to send neither men nor guns ashore, and gave orders to press all the vessels in the harbour to bring off the French forces consisting of 2113 men officers included. 16. The French brought off and distributed among the ships — the magistrates of Dantzig proposing to capitulate. 17. Made sail and steered north. The Journal records nothing of special interest between this date and the 30th June when the fleet passed Hoogland on its way to Cronstadt, save on the 22 and 23 they suffered greatly for want of water. The Journal ends on the 30th June [1734], 307. A document entitled " Copie— Demandes que font les trouppes Francoises campes au Fahrwasser pour capituiation. An Camp de la Nehrung, ce Juin 1734." Consisting of 10 articles. The first begging for a continuation of the suspension of arms lor two days both by sea and by land, marked " accorde." The second desiring that hostilities should cease against the Fort dfe la Munde and Wester Ahantz till the sick and wounded officers should retire &c. which is marked '< accorde a condition que les travaux He cessent pas de notre cote." 3. To march out with the honours of war, with arms and baggage to return to France &c. which is accorded on certain conditions. Article 7 bears that sufficient ships should be provided to carry the French to Copenhagen with sufficient provisions for the journey. The other articles contain various details of the capitulation, and the terms on which the demands were agreed to by " Comte de Munnich, General Feld Marechal Commandant les amies de la Russie." 308. Copy document entitled ' ; Proposals made by Veldt Marshai Comte de Munich." These appear to be various questions put by Count de Munnich to Admiral Cordon and bear on the ability of the Russian Fleet then in the Road of Dantzic to hinder French troops is 2 196 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Stir- from landing, to engage the French Fleet, and what assistance they i>BumcoND* cou ^ »' ve m tno siege of Dantzic by landing any soldiers, sparing Moray, Esq. cannon for the siege, &c. With Admiral Gordon's answers, c. 1734. (c.) Letters addressed to Admiral Gordon. 309. Mr. Johnson, London, to Admiral Gordon, June 22nd, 1719. " Sir, Upon the 5th instant Major General Wightman marched from Inverness by the way of Killicheuman (which was 24 miles out of his way) with the troops under his command, viz. General Stuffles Regiment (4 companys of Amaronys, Clayton's and Montagues Regiments, 200 of Harrisons Regiments from Inverlochy, 150 dragoons, 90 of the Munroes and one hunder of Sutherlands men (making in all by the justest calcu- lation I could make) 1800 men. They marched at a prodigious rate considering the road, and upon the 9th current came within 6 miles of the enemies camp, which they to raise the glory of their victory) say consisted of 1600 men. But by the best information I can have were not above 900 Highlanders and 270 Spaniards. Upon the 10th about 6 in the morning the Highlanders advanced to the pass of Glenshell from their camp in Kintaill where nature had made it almost inaccessible, and there formed their main body under the command of Marquis Tullybardin their General whose commission was read at the head of their small army ; and afterwards detached a pairty of 350 of the Marquis of Seaforths men commanded by himself, half a mile further on ; which was divided or formed into two small bodies upon each syde of the glen. My Lord Seaforth kept 180 Kintaill men with himself detached. Lord George Murray, Coll. Mackenzie of Fairburn> John Mackenzie of Avoch and John Mackintosh, Borlums brother, with 170 men to the opposite or southern syde of the glen. The last named wing was first attackt by the forces about 4 acloak in the afternoon, and tho they were vastly interior in numbers to those that attackt them in three different bodies, yet being equal in courage and superior in their situation they repulsed them thrice with considerable loss and maintained their ground bravely for two hours, till at last by their small mortars (ane invention of General Coehorn) the forces fired the heath and woods about, them and by that means smoked them out of their stronghold. Upon which they retyred in good order and deliberation to the ground my Lord Seaforth was possest off, where Earl Marshall and Brigadier Campbell served as volunteers. Seaforth being next attackt, maintained his ground for two hours longer with abundance of bravery till at last his men being fatigued with so closs and long action began to give way, upon which he stept out before them and brandishing his sword to rally them received a shott in the fleshy pairt of his arme. However he rally'd them and stood it out at ane other strong ground till sunsett when both pairties thought it convenient for want of daylight to retire, — Mr. Wightman to his camp and leaveing severalls of his wounded behind him, and Seaforth with his accomplices to their main body which was never engaged. Upon their arrivall there it was advised by some that they should lye all night on their armes and dispute the same ground next morning with the troops who were by this time heartily mauled. But their General who was entirely governed or advised by Campbell of Glenderuel ordered them to march immediately to the camp they had left that morning, where they were reinforced by a great many fresh Highlanders, and everybody, Spaniards and all, made pressing instances with the Commander in chief to fight next morning, promiseiug ane obstinate stand for their lives, honor and country. But he by Glenderuells advice declyned it affirming that his orders was to the contrary until] there was a landing in England. Therefore HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 197 thought it advisable that they should separate into small bodies in the Charles Stir- mountains where they could protect themselves against the forces for "^mmond this four or five months : and if they were not supported by that time Moray, Esq. they could transport themselves over seas till another opportunity for their master's restoration should offerr. In the meantime ordered the Spaniards to surrender being they could not suffer or undergoe the fatigue that the natives were accustomed with, which they accordingly did except the commanding officer who continues with Seaforth and Marshall." The writer adds that there were not 400 Highlanders engaged: that the forces had left above 400 men killed and wounded, &c. 310. General the Hon. Charles Ross of Balnagowan, brother of William Lord Ross of Halkhead to Admiral Gordon. Tain, 6 November 1719. The writer after compliments in reference to Admiral Gordon having taken service with the Czar proceeds : — " I can not but think it a great honour to me that anything in my small estate can be thought considerable enough to be mentioned to that great monarch and to be so far taken notice of by his Majestie as to desire to know the condition of it, which I shall now give you a faithful account of, to the best of my present knowledge. You know what Mr. Smith our first architect told you of it. I brought Mr. McGille who is the next to him along with me to this country to take his advice in a little house I intend to build. He was with me when I received your letter but with- out communicating the contents of it to him or any other person 1 carried him to the place where the marble is, and by the assistance of the best quarrier we could find gott some pieces, but the weather being then very bad they tooke them only from the surface of the quarry ; notwith- standing Mr. McGille saw the goodness ef the marble and was perswaded that the vast hill was all of the same. Since his departure the topp mason of this country came to me and desired to make a tryall with more quarriers and liberty to hire as many men as he should have occasion for to make a greater discovery, which I agreed to. His report is that he has found marble of several colours but most entirely white which is the most valuable. He says in the parts he has opened he can take out posts nine foote in lengthe and seven or eight in bredlh without any flaw in any part, and that nothing can be finer than the grain of the marble, and that the quantity by all the rules of their pro- ffession is inexhaustible. He has cutt out finer pieces of about three foote in lengthe, for till a way is made we cannot carry greater to the place of imbarkation. Those I intend to send to London by the first opportunity, which offers but seldome here. They shall be polished there and if his Czarien Majestie ihinks fitt to order any of his ministers or any other person to view them there, they may be afterwards sent where his Majesty pleases to command." The writer farther thinks the best way would be for his Czarian Majesty to impower his minister at London to send some knowing person from thence in the beginning of the next summer to make a full experiment of the goodness and colours of the marble, and then his Majesty may make a belter bargain by taking the whole for a term of years till his great palace is finished if by their report his Majesty is informed that the quarry will answer his intentions. (Signed) Ch. Ross. 311. John Menzies, Paris, to the Same. Paris, December 5 N.S. [No year c. 1721]. 108 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Stir- « J have been now two years on this side Tor the water] but til! ling-Home- , . , , , J . . . '- , . , J ,. Drttmmond steer d snugg and clear that J might preserve my, credit and safety at Moray. Esy. home. . . . John Law is in Loudon. His brother here in a prison, h'ovl l'Eveque. Forsaken by friends except some few of us who pay him the same regard as when at the top of prosperity. As for the Jacobets they say their Chevalier is highly caress'd by people of the best quality at Rome and that the ministers of most Princes wish him well. Yet there he sits. The people of England are indeed highly out of humour but there is an army and a parliament as yet over their heads. If there were any body to set fire to the train of powder God knows what would come on't." 312. William Lord Ross (of Halkhead) to Vice-Admiral Gordon. London, February 27, 1721-2. " Sir, I had yours of the 8 of Januar with the melancoly account of my dear sisters death which I doe with great sorow condol with you. We are al much oblidged to his Imperial Majesty of Russias great honor done my sister in ordering her corps to be buried near to his own favorit sister. We never doubted ye uold shoe all marks of distinction to her body upon that sad occasion which is like to a man of your honor. " Since my dear sister desired yow befor her death to send my nice to Scotland to be among her relations ye wil doe weal in sending her home. * My brother General llosse went to Scotland last week, wher he wil advise with her freinds ther wher to place her and wil acquaint you of ther resolutions. I fancy my sister Gillmour will be the most proper person to intrust her with. And I have no doubt but a person of your known honor wil doe handsomly for my nice and therby satisfie the wordle of your great kindnes ye had for her mother. 1 am very glad to hear of the great honors put on you by the Emperor ; that ye may stil grow in his favor shal stil be wished by, Dear Sir, your most humble servant, " Rosse. " My kind service to my dear nice. " To Vice Admiral Gordon at Petersbourgh.' 313. Count Munnich to Admiral Gordon. Monsieur Votre Excellence ne doute pas du plaisir sensible que je sens de Pheureuse arrivee de la Flotte de sa Maj. Impe le sur le Bade de Pillaw. La premiere chose est de nous envoyer de Partillerie dont nous manquons et ensuite de venir le plustot possible avec toute la flotte a la Hade de Danzig pour nous garantir de secours Francois on donner la chassc leurs vaissaux, &c. (Signed) Le Comte Munnich. Okva W May 10 June 314. John Gordon of Glenbucket to the Same. Fraserburgh, 8 May 17-10. " Honorable Sir, my friend Mr. Gordon some time agoe informed me that you had acquainted him that my son Sandie was dead but does not tell how or wher he died ; if he was killed and behaved honorablie at lik death it would be great satisfactione to me to know, and I am con- vinced would be no less to yow since you had honored him with your countenance and favours so much, which I shall ever have a sense of HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 199 whyll I leave tho not in my power to returne, but your goodnes will take Charles Stir- the will for the dead. Mr. Gordon writs me that yow disyred I should brum^ond send ane comissione to on Mr. Napier to inquer about Alester his effects, M6 ?a*, Esq. which I have done since yow inclyned it, tho I litle cane expect that way, tho he had had longer tyme to gather, for I dare say he did not studie much to make rich. In the last you honered me with, yow said a great freind of myne had thanked yow for the favours yow had she wen my sone, which great honor done me is more agreeable nor all the riches Sanders could make. I doe not despair (old as I am) to doe our great freind some small service. I frequently converse his friends and fynd none but much inclyned to contribute all in their power to put him in a good way and set him up againe if he would come and give his countenance, but without that if he would imploy the best lawiers in Europe non of his friends will midle or venture their effects/' &c. (Signed) Jo\ Gordon. Edinburgh, 32, Castle Street, William Fjiasek. 27 April 1888. THE MANUSCRIPTS OF CHARLES FLEETWOOD WESTON UNDERWOOD, ESQ., OF SOMERBY HALL. LINCOLNSHIRE. The Weston Papers, which I have been permitted to calendar through the kindness of the late William Henry Underwood, Esquire, and of the present owner of Somerby, consist of State Papers ami letters that came into the possession of their ancestor the Right Hon ble Edward Weston, who for many years was an Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Edward Weston, the second son of D r Stephen WesEonJ (tutor to Sir Robert Walpole, and Bishop of Exeter,) was born in 1703 and Was educated at Eton and Cambridge. Soon after he left college he was appointed tutor to Lord Townshend's children and to Horace Wnlpole, and before long he entered the Foreign Office as secretary to Lord Townshend. He was Under Secretary, under Lords Townshend, Llarrington, Granville, and Chesterfield, from 1729 to 1746, when he was appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland under Lord Harrington. Ho tilled that office till 1751, but then retired from public business for nearly ten years on account of ill health. At the earnest solicitation of Lord Bute he returned in 1761 to his former post of Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs Avhich he held under Lord Bute, George Grenville, and Lord Halifax till 1764, when, his health completely breaking down, he was compelled to retire finally from public employment. Charles Fleet woo i » Weston Underwood. Esq. 200 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. ^Charles In 1741 he was appointed Editor of the Gazette, whence he was Weston sometimes styled by his contemporaries " the Gazeteer." In 1769, the UNP Esq° 0D ' year before he died, " Junius," believing him to have been the author — . of an anonymous pamphlet written in defence of the Duke of Grafton, assailed him with the bitterest invective in his I0th letter which is often quoted as a specimen of it;-: author's extreme virulence. Al r Weston seems however to have been a very worthy and estimable character who was much esteemed by his contemporaries, and whose judgment in affairs of state was much relied on. I have calendered the Weston Papers with considerable minuteness as they are very inaccessible to the public, and contain a considerable number of State Papers which once belonged to the Foreign Office. They have been bound in twelve volumes with the following titles : — "Treaties, etc. from the Weston Papers 1672-1764," in two volumes folio. " Original Letters from the Weston Papers 1722-1770," in seven volumes quarto and one volume folio. And " Intercepted Correspondence of the Duke of Ormonde, etc., 1736-1738," in two volumes folio. The copies of treaties and drafts of treaties I have noted very shortly. The most interesting of the despatches is one written in 1757 by William Pitt to Sir Benjamin Keene, the British Ambassador at Madrid, in which the writer desires our Envoy to treat with the Court of Spain concerning an exchange of Gibraltar for the Island of Minorca. A considerable number of the Weston Letters were addressed to Mr. Weston by our envoys abroad, but many relate to home affairs ; and when in retirement Mr. Weston constantly received letters from the Under Secretaries and other officials in the Secretaries 5 Offices, who kept him informed of political news. At page 442 will be found a letter from the Duke of Cumberland in which he describes the battle of Culloden ; and on the following pages are several papers relating to the prisoners taken in that battle. The intercepted Jacobite correspondence is curious, and the volumes containing it are described on pages 452 and 453. Treaties, etc. from the Weston Papers. 1672 to 1764. 1672, May goth" ® r WUuwi Godolphin to Lord Arlington. From Madrid. Copy of Despatch. — Your L p hath required my Opinion touching the cutting of Logwood in the West Indies by some English, on pretence that the Ports whence they take the same are not inhabited or possessed by the Spaniards ; whether or no it may consist with the true Observation of the Articles between the Two Crowns, and what interpretation this of Spain would put thereupon. In answer whereunto Your L p may please to know that the said Wood is brought from Yucatan, a large Province of New Spain extending into the North Sea like to a Peninsula about 400 Leagues in length, sufficiently peopled in respect of other Places o{ those Indies, having several great Towns, as Merida, Yalladolid, S fc Francisco de Campeche & ca , the Government thereof being likewise esteemed one of the most considerable there, next to the Two Vice Royalties of Peru and Mexico. Now this Wood growing on the Northern Coast of Yucatan, and being usually embarked by the Spaniards at S* Francisco de Campeche, the nearest and best Port thereabouts (tho' but a very ill one) it is commonly called here Campeche Wood and used by the Dyers for the Making HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 201 Black, Red, Muske, and Murray Colours, which (I am told) cannot be Charles made without it, unless with Brazil Wood from the Rio de Janeiro, L westoi? D whereof there comes to Portugal no great Quantity. Underwood, This premised we may reasonably conclude the Crown of Spain to — " have as well too much Right, as Advantage in these Woods, not to assert the Propriety of them ; For tho' perhaps they are not all in- habited (which is not to be admired) or distinguished into particular tenements, but remain in commou, yet they are in general possessed by this People, who may as justly pretend to make Use of our Rivers, Mountains and other Commons, for not being inhabited or owned by individual Proprietors, as we can to enjoy any Benefit of these Woods. And this is the Sense of the Spaniards, who esteem themselves in full Possession of every Part of that Province, notwithstanding that it con- taineth much Territory unpeopled, since, (as I have said) to inhabit and Possess are distinct ; neither is the former essential to the latter. But that Your L p may understand what Apprehension they are likely to have of the present Question it [will] be enough to add, that I have seen several Projects offered for Monoply of this Wood, at the Rent of a considerable Sum annually for the same, none whereof have hitherto been accepted, insomuch as it is very improbable either that a Monopoly should bo thought upon in Spain for a Commodity, which they would confess so common as is pretended, or that this Government having denied the Privilege of trafficking therein (tho' for good Considerations) to any particular Person or Society, would now be persuaded to give it gratis to all the World. Lastly what will render the Pretension to a freedom of cutting this Wood more Odious to Ihe Spaniards, that, in consequence thereof, and for the same reason, We may infer a Liberty to inhabit there, opening the Door to any further Attempt We may design upon their Continent ; And it may easily be judged how this Reflection will agree with their jealous Concern for those Parts, and how they, who so obstinately disputed a peculiar Right to the very Sea there, will endure to have the Propriety of their Lands called in Question. Thus much to the Merits of the Cause, and the Point of strict Justice. But now after all this, I will adventure to give my Opinion, that, if the English in. the cutting Wood of Campeche, would restrain them- selves to that alone, observing to do it in Parts nearest to the Sea, and more remote from their Towns, not avowedly, whereby to give Example & Pretence to other Nations, but underhand, and without making inroads & other Depredations on the Country, It may be adviseable for His Majesty, tho' not to authorize, yet to connive at, their so doing, 'till it be discerned to what Degree they will resent it here, for when they see the American Treaty in other Points punctually complied with, and no other spoil committed than the bare cutting of that Wood, of which they have so great Abundance, perhaps they may be induced to connive likewise; & if they complain, I may be able tho' not to defend, yet reasonably to excuse the Action, from the grounds of natural Equity, by which the Rigour of Laws between Nations ought according to the Circumstances of Cases, to be moderated, as well as those which are Civil and peculiar to one Country. A Treaty of a Defensive Alliance between Charles the Second King of England, and the States General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, concluded at Westminster, March 3rd, 1678. — Signed and sealed by Heneage Lord Finch, Lord High Chancellor; Thomas Earl of Danby, Lord High Treasurer; Henry Earl of Arlington, Lord Chamberlain; Henry Coventry Esquire and Sir Joseph Williamson, 202 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleetwood Principal Secretaries of State ; and also by Count Van Beuninghen, Weston Netherlands Ambassador. Twelve principal and three separate Articles. Underwood, 01 r i f Esq. 8% pp. Copy of Letters Patent, undated, appointing Edward Weston Esquire, from the 8th of September 1741, by himself or his sufficient deputy, to be Writer and Compiler of the London Gazette, at a salary of .500/. per ann. in the room of Samuel Bulkley Esquire. 3J pp. A Deduction from Treaties &c. between England and Denmark, from 1689 to 1728, relating to engagements to lend troops by the former Power to the latter (to serve in England, Scotland, or Ireland), and for the Defence of Denmark. 10 pp. The Treaties etc. quoted are between England & Denmark August 15th 1689, Great-Britain Holland and Denmark, June 15th 1701, and Great-Britain France and Denmark April 16th 1727. An Act for granting an Aid to His Majesty for disbanding the Army and other necessary Occasions 10 Will. III. 1698. 2| pp. Reponse et Refutation preliminaire et abregee de la Deduction Elect' 6 de Brandenbourg publiee depuis pen, et des Raisons apparentes qui y sont alleguees, contre les Droits de Succession immediate dans les Pays de Juliers et de Bergues, qui coaipetent a la Ser me Maison Palatine de Sultzbach, au cas d'extinction (que Dieu veuille detourner longues annees) de toute Ligne Male de la Ser m Maison Elect 10 Palatine de Neubourg d' aujourdhuy. 7 pp. and two Chart pedigrees. A Deduction of Transactions relating to Don Carlos's Establishment in Italy from the Arrival of the English and Spanish Fleets at Leghorn in Oct 1 ' 1731 [to Nov 1 ' 1733] with Dates References and Explanatory Remarks. — In the Handwriting of Lord Townshend and Edward Weston. 43 pp. Copy of a Letter from Cardinal de Fleurv to King George II. Dated, at Compiegne, June 16th 1728. Sire : La lettre, dont il a plu a Votre Ma, te de m'honorer du 6 de ce mois N.S. m'a penetre de la plus vive et de la plus respectueuse Recon- noissance, et s'il Se pouvoit aj outer quelque chose a la persuasion oil je Suis de la Necessite d'une intime Union entre les deux Couronnes, les bontes que Y. Ma fe daigne de me marquer, Seroient toutes seules un Motif Suffisant pour y travailler de toutes mes forces le Roy mon Maitre m'a ordonne d'expliquer si clairement Sa ferme Resolution de ne jamais Se departir de l'Alliance qu'il a contracte avec Votre Ma te , que les Allies de Vienne ont perdu toute Esperance de nous desunir, et n'osent Seulement en temoigner la moindre Pensee. V. Ma te s'est deja acquis dans l'Europe depuis le peu de temps qu'Elle regne une si haute Reputa- tion de Sagesse et de fermete dans Sa Conduite qu'Elle ne contribun a pas peu a l'heureux Succes du Congres. Au moins avons nous lieu «!«• nous en flatter, et quoique les diferens Interests, qui doivent s'y traitter, soient certainement difficiles a debrouiller, nous voyons deja clairement qu'aucune puissance de l'Europe ne paroit avoir envie d'avoir la guerre avec Nous et nos Allies je dois rendre temoignage, "Sire, aux trois Ministres Plenipotentiaires de V. Ma te qu'on ne pent Se conduire avec plus de Zele pour Ses Interests, plus d'habillete et plus d'Union entre Eux qu'ils le font a Soissons, il n'y a aucun merite a vivre avee eux dans une parfaite Intelligence, et aussi ne faisons nous rien que de concert, et Sans nous communiquer jus.pi'aux moindres ehoses ; i\s ont, sur tout, la bonne qualite d* etre Secrets, et e'est un grand Soulagement dans cos Conjonctures aussi dihHciles de pouvoir compter sur un Gouvernment HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 203 fou de sur d'aussi Solides prineipes que celui de V. M., el avec lequel on f^^'ood pent S'ouvrir Sans rien craindre Sur tout ce qui peut contribuer a la Weston gloire et a l'avanfcage des deux Couronnes, je Suis fortement persuade Usi> Uq. ood do eette Verite, et ce qui m'y confirme encore c'est tout ce que j'apprens de jour en jour des grandes qualites de V. M. Elles ne peuvent que luy attirer an des plus glorieux Regnes qui ait jamais ete, et le Roy mon Maitre y contribuera avec plaisir en le conduisant par les memes Prineipes. J'ay riionneur d'etre avec le plus profond Respect. Sire, d V. M. a Compiegne Le tres humble et tres obeissant ce 16 e Juin 1728. Serviteur. Copies of Despatches, in French, from Monsieur Magnan, French Ambassador at S* Petersburg, and Monsignor Chauvelin Garde des Seeaux at Versailles. 1732 June 21st. Magnan to Chauvelin. 8^ pp. „ July 5th. The same to the same. 16 J pp. „ July 24th. Chauvelin to Magnan. 4 pp. „ August 3rd. The same to the same, Secret. 5£ pp. Projet de Traite entre La France et la Moscovie. [Enclosed by Chauvelin to Magnan on August 3rd, 1732. 4| pp.] The Project is for a perpetual offensive and defensive alliance between the two powers. It contains five General Articles and one Secret Article, which stipulates for joint action by the contracting parties with respect to the Pragmatic Sanction and the approaching election of a King of the Romans. 1732. August 3rd. Chauvelin to Magnan, a second letter of this date. 6 J- pp. „ Sept. 9th. Magnan to Chauvelin. 18| pp. „ Sept. 23rd. The same to the same. 21 pp. „ Sept. 27th. The same to the same. 5| pp. „ Oct. 16th. Chauvelin to Magnan. 5 \ pp. „ Oct. 30th. The same to the same. 2 pp. Enclosing a jj/eiuponvoir for Mens. Magnan, dated at Fontainebleau, Oct. 29th.. „ Nov. 4th. Magnan to Chauvelin. 15^ pp. „ Nov. 4th. The same to the same. 4^ pp. 1733. August 21st. Extract from a letter from Lord Harrington to Mr. Robinson [British Minister at Vienna]. Dated at Hampton Court. I have received your Two Letters of the 12 th N.S. and laid them before the King, who was extremely surprized to tind the Emperor's Resolutions as to the Polish affairs, so suddenly changed, that Disposi- tions were making to replace those very Troops, or part of them, upon t he Frontiers of that Kingdom, the recalling of which was the Strongest Argument that could have been made use of, to convince People of the Jnoffensivencss of the Intentions of your Court ; And His Ma*J was equally concerned at hearing by the Same Post from Mr. Woodward, that the Emperor's Ambassador there, had gone with Mr. Levenvoide to the Grand Marshall to present the Czarine's Letter, wherein She declares her Resolution of opposing King Stanislaus by Force, and had joined with him likewise in demanding an Audience of the Primate and his Council for signifying that Resolution to the Republick. His Majesty has had the pleasure of seeing by Your Letter of the 27 th past, 204 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles which You sent by Count Kinsky's Courier that the Emperor had 1 ' We8to3? D shewn so great regard to the Representations You made by his Order, Underwood, as to have declared his Intentions both here and in Holland, of not using Force upon Account of the Polish Election in order to take away by such a prudent Behaviour, any plausible Pretext that might have been alledged by France, for attacking his Imperial Majesty. You will there- fore easily judge how great a Disappointment it must be to the King to see a Point, which he recommended to the Emperor as the most im- portant and necessary, and which Your Court, by the Assurances which were there given You, did itself allow to be so, at present seems to be so far neglected, and I must not conceal from You, that this Conduct on the Part of the Emperor, can not but put his Majesty, and the rest of that Prince's Allies under very great Difficulties. 1734. Nov. 29th. Extract from a Letter from Lord Harrington to Mr. Rondeau, dated at Whitehall : — The Town of Dantzig have lately writ a Letter to the King, thanking his Majesty for the good Offices You have done them in his name, and desiring his farther Intercession in their favour. You have a Copy of their Letter herewith inclosed, that You may continue to give the Dantzig Deputys the best Assistance You can in obtaining their Request, tho the procuring an Abatement of the Sums they are to pay Capitulation, will be no easy matter, however as the Czarina is both generous & compassionate, You will modestly intercede for them. 1734. Dec. 24th. Extract from a Letter from Mr. Rondeau to Lord Harrington, dated at S* Petersburg : — Since my last dated the 17 th Inst. I have had the honour to receive Your Lordships Letter dat d the 29 th Novem r I have spoken several times to this Ministry, in a modest way, in favour of the Town of* Dantzig. I find nevertheless Her Majesty is resolved that they should pay her, the second Payment, which will be due next Month, but Count Levenwolde has told me in Confidence, that he believes that all, or part of the Third Payment will be remitted them, tho' he say'd at the same time, that the Dantzickers desei v'd to be severely punish'd for what they had done, which had put this Court to a great expence, and probably if they had submitted at first, the Troubles in Poland would have been ended long ago. 173^. March 16th. Copy of a Letter from King George II. to the States General of the United Provinces: — Hauts & Puissants Seigneurs, Nos bons Amis, Allies, et Confederes. Comme Nousn'avons rien plus a cceur que de resserrer aussi etroitement, qu'il sera possible, les Liens de cette Union, qui subsiste entre Nous, & votre Etat, Nous embrassons avec plaisir tous les moyens qui peuvent y contribuer; et comme les Rois, nos Predecesseurs, ont heureusement afferme leurs Alliances avec votre Republique, au bien mutuel des deux Nations, par des Mariages faits avec les Princes d'Orange, Nous avons aussy juge convenable, tant en conformite de notre Penchant de Bien- veuillance, & d'Affection pour Vous, que pour remplir les Voeux ardents de tout notre Peuple, de contractor an Mariage entre la Princesse Royale, Notre Fille Ainee, & Notre Cousin le Prince d'Orange & de Nassau. Ensuite dequoy comme Nous venons de faire celebrer les Noces memes le I4 e de ce Mois dans Notre Palais de S* James, Nous Nous sommes hates a Vous annoncer cette Nouvelle, comme a Nos bons HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 205 & fideles Amis, & Allies, qui ne manqueres pas de prendre part k Notre .Toie, & d'en temoigner votre Satisfaction. Les Vues principales qui Nous ont porte a agreer cette Alliance, ont ete le Bien de la Religion Protestante en general, la Surete de la Succession dans Nos Royaumes selon l'Etablissement present, & PEsperance, qu'Elle pourroit servir de moyen pour augmenter la Con fiance, & A un tie entre Nous, & votre Republique. Et Nous Nous flattous d'avoir contribue a l'advanceinent de ces Interets si importants, en prenant pour Gendre, un Prince, qui succede si dignement anx Ancetres, par lesquels les Services les plus signales, ont ete rendus taut a cette sainte Religion, qu'a la Nation Britannique Ellememe, & aux Provinces Unis votre Patrie. C'est au reste avec une satisfaction toute particuliere que Nous allons placer notre Fille, que Nous aimons tendreinent, dies Vous, corame ne doutant aucuuement, que cette meme Amitie, que Vous aves toujours fait voir ponr Nous, & pour toute Notre Famille, ne Vous porte a L'^ recevoir, & a ^ regler son Sejour d'une maniere, qui Nous soit un nouveau temoignage de votre Affection, & qui reponde en meme terns aux Sentimens, dont Nous faisons profession, a l'egard de Votre Republique. Au reste Nous prions Dieu, qu'iJ vous ait, Hauts, & Puissauts Seigneurs, Nos Amis, Allies & Confederes, en sa sainte, h digne Garde. Ecrit a 3 Notre Cour a S k James le 16 de Mars 173~ 5 and de Notre Regne le Septieme. Votre bien bon Ami, George R. Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. 1762. Oct. 26th. ^ Copy of the Contra-Project [for the Treaty of Paris] sent to the Duke of Bedford ; for the use of Lord Halifax. Twenty-six Articles as ratified. 30 pp. 1735, Nov. 21st. Extract from a Letter from Mr. Finch to Lord Harrington, dated at Stockholm : — I touched upon this yesterday to Mo 1 ' Von Kocken, when he men- tioned to me what I knew that both he and Count Bonde, of late, hinted to Mr. Utterodt, about reviving the project of a Concert, against the Prussians forcibly listing tall Men, as soon as the affairs of Poland are regulated, in a way that may admit of such a Negotiation, between this Court and that of Dresden, Mr. Von Kochen said it were to be wished that in such a transaction, the King's German Dominions, Denmark, Hesse Cassel, the Elector of Cologne, and the States General were comprehended, adding that such a Conceit might be of a more general Use, should affairs take a new turn. I told him that I was persuaded that they would always find the King ready to co-operate in such a prudent and necessary Measure. No. date. A proposal to establish Six Regiments of Marines for the Service of the Royal Navy, with the pay proposed for the Officers and Men. 5 pp. 1741. Translation of the paper delivered to the Court of Vienna towards the end of August by Mr. Robinson, the British Minister, after his return from his first journey to Silesia to negotiate with the King of Prussia. 11^ pp. 1741. Translation of the paper delivered to the Court of Vienna in the beginning of September after his [Mr. Robinson's] return from his second journey to Silesia. 3 pp. 20(5 HISTORICAL MAN USC1U1T.S COMMISSION. Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. No date. Abstract of the dispute between the Secretaries Offices of England and Ireland, so far as it affects the Under Secretaries Clerks and Office keepers. 3 pp. 1741. April 24th. Extract from the Register of the Resolutions of the States General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, by which they engage in conjunction with His Brittannic Majesty to em- ploy all possible good offices to bring about an amicable accommodation between the King of Prussia and the Queen of Hungary. |SJ pp. 1741. Jan>' 9th to April 25. Extracts from the Despatches of Lord Harrington to Mr. Trevor, British Minister at the Hague, and from the despatches of the latter in reply. 73 pp. 1743. Disposition de la Marche des Troupes Brittaniques : — Premiere Division. Fieldt Mareschal Comte de Stair, Le Lieut. General Campbell. Le Brigadier Huske. 4 Compagnies de Grenadiers des Gardes 2 Compagnies de Grenadiers de Courtray Infanterie. Fevrier joint. 15 N.S. de Gaud a Alost ou le Regiment de Horn wood le 10 - a Bruxelles. 17 Sejour. 18 - a Lou vain. 19 •• a Tirlemont. 20 - a St. Tron. 21 Sejour. 22 ' - - a Tongres. 23 - Plaine de Maestricht. 24 Sejour. 25 - Gulpen & Environs. 26 - Les Environs D'Aix. 27 Sejour. 28 Les 3 Escadrons a Stolberg et environs & restent la, et lTnfanterie marche a Eschwiller & Westwiller. reste la, jusqu'au 3me Mars 1. L'Infanterie marche a Dueren, et quand elle marche, soit le long de la Roer h Norvenich come My Lord voudra l'ordonner. 4 Chariots pour My Lord. 2 Le Lieut. General Campbell. 1 Le Brigadier Huske. 6 Le Regiment d'Honywood. 3 Les 6 Compagnies de Grenadiers. Nideggen, ou avarice a 16 Chariots. Seconde Division. Le Major General Ligonier. Le Regiment de Dragons du Lieut. General Campbell. Le Regiment du Colonel Duroure 7 Compagnies de Grenadiers. 1 Infanterie. HISTORICAL MANUSCKHTS COMMISSION. 207 17 IS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 - de Gand - Sejour. - Sejour. - Sejour. a Alost. a Bruxelles. k Louvain. a Tirlemont. a N fc Trou. a Tongres. Plaine de Maestricht. a Gulpen & Environs, les Euvirous D'Aix. a St. Cornelius Munster. a Eschwiller & Westwiller. a Duereu et Environs. l re Division march e de L\ a Les 3 Escadrons Mars 1 - Sejour. 2 3 - Lequel jour L'Infauterie de la ou Norvenich, come My Lord le jugera convenir. 1 Chariot pour le General Major Ligonier. 5 „ „ le Regiment de Douroure. 5 „ „ le Regiment de Dragons. 3 „ „ les 6 Compagnies Grenadiers — Duroure, etant comprise dan 14 Chariots. ment. Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. Nflddeergen, celle de le Kegi Troisieme Division. Le Brigadier Frampton. 3 Battalions des Gardes. Infanterie. Fevrier 19 - - - a Alost. 20 - - a Bruxelles. 21 - Sejour. 22 - - a Louvain. 23 - - - a Tirlemont. 24 - - - k St. Tron. 25 - Sejour. 26 - - a Tongres. 27 - Plaine de Maestricht. 28 - Sejour. Mars 1 - - a Gulpen et environs. 2 - - les environs d'Aix. ^> - Sejour. 4 - - a Eschwiller et West wilier. 5 - - a Dueren et Environs. 1 Chariot pour le Brigadier Frampton. 15 „ „ les trois Battalions des Gardes. Quatrieme Division. Le Colonel Pattison. L'Artillerie. Fevrier 21 - - - a Alost. 22 - a Bruxelles. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION, Charles Fevrier 23 - Sejour. Fleetwood O/t * t Weston - - a LonvaiD. Undeewood, 25 - - a Tirlemont. Esq. oa s — 26 - - - a S* J ron. 27 - Sejour. 28 - - - a Tongres. Maw 1 - - a Maestricht. Cinquieme Division. Le General Major Hawley. Le Regiment Royal Dragons. Le Regiment du General Major Howard I j n f an terie Le Regiment du Colonel Handsyde / Fevrier 23 - a Alost. 24 - - a Bruxelles. 25 - Sejour. 26 - - a Lou vain. 27 - - a Tirlemont. 28 - a St. Tron. Mars 1 - Sejour. 2 - - a Tongres. 3 - Plaine de Maestricht. 4 - Sejour. 5 - Gulpen et environs. 6 - - les Environs D'Aix. 7 - Sejour. 8 Les 3 Escadrons a St. Cornelius Minister et les 2 Battalions a Esch wilier & Westwiller & restent la. 1 Chariot pour le General Major Hawley. 6 ,, „ le Regiment de Dragons. 10 „ les deux Regiments dTnfanterie. 17 Chariots. Sixieme Division. Le Brigadier Pulteney. Le Regiment du Chevalier Rich, Dragons. Le Regiment du Colonel Peers 1 . . . Le Regiment du Brigadier Pulteney J Jntantene - Fevrier 25 - - a Alost. 26 - - a Bruxelles. 27 - Sejour. 28 - - a Louvain. Mars 1 - - a Tirlemont. 2 - - - a S* Tron. 3 - Sejour. 4 - - - a Tongres. 5 - - Plaine de Maestricht. G - Sejour. 7 Les 3 Escadrons et le Regiment de Pulteney a Gulpen, et Environs, et le Regiment de Peers a Sittart, HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 209 Mars 8 Les 3 Escadrons a Borkshot et restent la, et le Regim* de Pulteney aux environs d'Aix, et celui de Peers a Gilliekerchen. 9 Les 2 battalions sejournent. 10 Le Regim* de Pulteney marche a Aldenhoven, et celui de Peers a Linnich pour y rester. 1 Chariot pour le Brigadier Pultenev. 6 „ „ le Regiment de Dragons. 10 „ „ les deux Regiments d'Infanterie. Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. 17 Chariots. Septieme Division. Le Brigadier Comte de Rothes. Le Regiment du Lord Cadogan, Dragons. Le Regiment du Brigadier Onslow Le Regiment du Brigadier Cornwallis Fevrier 27 - - a Alost. 28 - - a Bruxelles. Mars 1 - Sejour. 2 - - a Lou vain. 3 - - - a Tirlemont. 4 - - - a S* Tron. 5 - Sejour. 6 - - - a Tongres. 7 - - Plaine de Maestri cht. 8 - Sejour. 9 Les 3 Escadrons a Gulpen et environs, & les 2 Battalions a Sittart. 10 Les 3 Escadrons dans les environs d'Aix pour ^ rester, et le Regim* d'Onslow marche a Gilliekerchen, et celui de Cornwallis, a Gangelt. 11 Les 2 Battalions sejournent. 1 2 Le Regiment d'Onslow a Linnich et environs pour rester. 5 Compagnies de Cornwallis, a Gilliekerchen et les cinq autres Compagnies a Randerath pour $ rester. 1 Chariot pour le Brigadier Comte de Rothes. 6 „ „ le Regiment de Dragons. 10 ,. „ les 2 Regiments d'Infanterie. 17 Chariots. 1 Infanterie. Huitieme Division. Le General Major Cope. Le Regiment de la Reine, Dragons. Le Regiment des Fusiliers Ecossois Le Regiment du Brigadier Huske Mars 1 - - a Alost. 2 - - a Bruxellea. 3 - Sejour. 4 - - a Louvain. « 84067. ^ Infanterie. 210 historical manuscripts commission. CHARLES Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. - a Tirlemont. - a St. Tron. - Sejonr. - a Tongres. - Plaine de Maestricht - Sejour. Les 3 Escadrons marchent a Aubell rester et les 2 Battalions a Sittart. 12 Les 2 Battalions marchent a Heinsberg, et voisins pour f rester jusqu' a nouvel ordre. 1 Chariot pour le General Major Cope. 6 „ „ le Regiment de Dragons. 10 „ „ les 2 Regiments d'Infanterie et environs pour y Villages 17 Chariots. Neufieme Division. Le Brigadier Ponsonby. Le Regiment du Colonel Bligh. Le Regiment du Colonel Johnson. Le Regiment du Brigadier Ponsonby. Mars 6 - - a Louvain. 7 - - a Tirlemont. 8 - - - a St. Tron. 9 - Sejour. 10 - - a Tongres. 11 - - Plaine de Maestricht. 12 - Sejour. 13 A Sittart et environs ou les Regim ts de Bligh & Ponsonby restent. 14 5 Compagnies du Regiment de Johnson vont a Gangelt et les 5 autres Compagnies vont a Walwecht ou ils restent jusqu' a nouvel ordre. 1 Chariot pour le Brigadier Ponsonby. 15 „ les 3 Regiments d'Infanterie. 16 : N.B. Les 2 Compagnies de Grenadiers nommes de la premiere Division marchent avec PArtillerie. Le Lieut : Colonel Whitmore commandera le Detachment de Grenadiers de la secorde Division. Les 2 Compagnies des Grenadiers des Regiments de Pulteney et de Campbell remplaceront celles de la premiere Division. Le Lieutenant General Honyvvood avec la Cavallerie sous ses ordres marchera de Gand aussitot que la ville de Bruxelles sera en etat de le recevoir, ou il prendra son quartier ; et en cas que la ditte Ville ne scauroit contenir le nombre de Cavallerie sous son Commandjment ; il choisira dans le Voisinage les Villes qui lui conviendront le mieux, avec l'approbation de S : E : Le Comte d'Harrach. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 211 174r. March 5th. Cody of an unsigned letter, written on board the Charts 4 FXEBTWOOD Winchelsea at " Villa France," giving a graphic account, of the Naval underwood, Engagement under Admiral Mathews off Toulon on Feb. 11th. It E sQ« concludes : — Thus ended a Day, which I thought in the Morning would have been as glorious as any ever England had, and am persuaded might have been so had it not been for the ill Conduct of great Part of our Fleet, (if I may have the Liberty to give it so soft a Name), who instead of following the example of their Admiral left him alone almost to be made a Sacrifice. The Admiral during the Action was as cool as if nothing had happened, and gave his Orders in the same engaging Way, not shewing y e least Concern after dark he left us and went aboard the Russel, the Namure being in a shattered Condition, the Main Mast and Bowsprit shot thro', all the Topmasts wounded, the Main & Misen Yards shot, hardly a Shrowd left, Cap* Russel lost his left Arm, about 60 killed & wounded; Rowley 40 killed and wounded; the Marlborough 125 killed & wounded, amongst which is Cap* Corn- wall who had both his Leggs shot off and died very soon, as to the Private Ships I do not hear of much Damage only a few of their Masts hurt, the next Morning after the Engagement the Admiral ordered M r Mash [Cap* March ?] to command the Namure 'till further Orders, & sent me to command the Winchelsea 'till further Order & M r Robinson to command the Marlborough. We anchored in Port Mahone the 21 Febr?, and got the Yards & Topmasts & what other Stores was necessary, & saild the 23 d stretching over to the Main, but met with a very hard Gale at N.E. & separated the Fleet, & did great Damage to several of the Fleet which obligd us to retr.rn to Mahon. On the 29 most of the Fleet join'd and anchor'd in Mahon Road to refit. I parted from the Admiral the next morning being sent with Dispatches for this Place, whieh I have delivered & shall sail immediately. I should have told you Fred. Cornwall had his Arm shot off. 174}. March 13 th O.S. A copy of a letter from Admiral Mathews to the Duke of .Newcastle, from on board theNamur in Mahon Harbour, describing his anxiety to get to sea and the measures he was taking for refitting and provisioning his fleet, but it does not mention his quarrel with Vice- Admiral Lestock. 7 J pp. 174|- March 1 7th. Copy of a letter from Admiral Mathews to the Duke of Newcastle. From on board the Namur in Mahon Harbour. — I acquainted Your Grace in my last letter, that I wished from My Soul that I could draw a Veil over Vice- Admiral Lestock's Conduct in the late Skirmish ; that I would enquire into it, and send Your Grace Copies of my Enquiries. The very bad Weather with continual Strong Northerly Winds still detain the Messenger here, which gives me an opportunity of performing my Promise. I shall not trouble Your Grace with any Remarks on Mr. Lestock's Replies, particularly his last, but beg leave to say that Neither of Ins answers are satisfactory to clear Him of his ill conduct in the late Skirmish ; I have therefore judged it my indespensable Duty to suspend Him till His Maj*y' 8 Pleasure shall be known, and to send him home. But in regard that He has been pleased to accuse Me in the Manner Your Grace will see in his Replies, particularly in his last, I do intreat o 2 212 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Chajilbs Your Grace to acquaint His Majesty, that it is my most earnest Request, L W E e T ston D tnat His Majty will be graciously pleased to order me home, in the "Underwood, manner His Maj*y shall judge proper, that I may receive the Punishment — ' due to one, who has behaved with so much Ignorance in his Duty, to the prejudice of His Majty' 8 Service, and to the Dishonour of the Nation. I cannot avoid adding that no person whatever ought to be continued one Moment in His Majty' 8 Service after such an Accusation, for if what M 1 ' Lestock is pleased to set forth has the least Foundation of Truth, Death, ten thousand Deaths would be but a just reward. I shall not trouble Your Grace with any thing more on the Subject, having given the Lords of the Admiralty, so many reasons why I ought not to be continued a Moment longer in so great a Trust, that I flatter myself that their L d P 8 will think it absolutely necessary for the Safety of His Maj^' 8 Fleet now under my Command, that I should be forthwith ordered home to answer for the great Ignorance I am charged with in every part of my Duty. 3 174|. March 16th. Copy of a letter from Admiral Thomas Mathews, on board the Namur in Mahon Harbour, to Vice Admiral Richard Lestock. — I have received Your Answers to my Replications to your Answers to the Queries I first sent you. I should not at present, had I time, trouble you with any Reply to them, but shall defer that till my Conduct shall be enquired into at a Court Martial. I shall there- fore content Myself at this time with acquainting You, that I do not think Your Answers do by any Means justify Your Conduct in the late Action, and for fear that His Majty' 8 Service should suffer for the future by Your Misconduct, I do therefore judge it is my indispensable Duty to order You home, where You will have time to prepare Yourself for Your Defence, and likewise to make good the many Neglects of Duty, You charge me with having been guilty of. You. are therefore hereby directed & required forthwith to repair on board His Maj*?' 8 Ship Salisbury, whose Commander will have My Orders to proceed directly with You to England, and I do hereby suspend You from all further Authority in His Maj^' 8 Fleet, till His Majty' 8 Pleasure shall be known. 174^. Feby 12th. A report from the Head Quarters at Campo Santo of the Victory of the Allies over the Spaniards at that place on the 8th of that month, brought by the General Comte de Colloredo. In French. 6J pp. 1745. August Preliminary Articles between the King of Great Britain and the King of Prussia to serve as a Basis for a Treaty of Peace between the latter and the Queen of Hungary ; signed by Lord Harrington at Hanover. — A Preamble and thirteen Articles in French, 7 pp. 1757. August 23rd. William Pitt to Sir Benjamin Keene, from Whitehall. Copy. — Most Secret and Confidential. — The most important & confidential Matter which I have the Honor of the Kings Commands, to open in this Dispatch toYourExcy; and His Majesty's Orders & Instructions relating to the same, herewith transmitted, cannot but affect Your Excy, with the deepest Sense of the great and particular HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 213 Trust, which the Kite is most graciously pleased to repose in Your Charles rIEETWOOD known Experience, and long approved Abilities ; And it is greatly Weston hoped, that the State of Your Excy's Health will be found so well Underwood, restored, by the Use of Medicinal Waters as to leave Nothing More to — ■ desire for the proper & ablest Discharge of a Commission of such high Moment, and which peculiarly demands the utmost Circumspection Vigilance, Delicacy & Address. It is judged the most compendious and sure Method of opening & conveying to Y r Excy with due Clearness & Precision, the Scope & End of the Measure in question to refer You to the Minute Itself, in Extenso % unanimously approved, by All His Majesty's Servants con- sulted in his Most secret Affairs ; and containing the Sum and Substance as well as the Grounds of the King's Royal Intention, in this violent & dangerous Crisis : Which Miuute is conceived in the following Words, viz* — " Their Lordships having taken into consideration the formidable Progress of the Arms of Prance, and the Danger to Great Britain and her Allies, resulting from a total Subversion of the System of Europe ; and more especially from the most pernicious Extension of the Influence of Prance, by the fatal Admission of French Garrisons into Ostend and Nieuport ; Their Lordships are most humbly of Opinion, That Nothing can so effectually tend in the present unhappy Circum- stances, to the Restauration of Europe in general, and in particular to the Successful Prosecution of the present just & necessary War, until a Peace can be made on safe & honorable Terms, as a More intimate Union with the Crown of Spain. " In this necessary View, their Lordships most humbly submit their Opinion to Your Majesty's great Wisdom, That Overtures of a Negociation should be set on Foot with that Court, in order to engage Spain, if possible, to join their Arms to those of Your Majesty, for the obtaining a just & honorable Peace ; and namely for recovering 8c restoring to the Crown of England, the most important Island of Minorca, with all the Ports & Fortresses of the same ; as well as for reestablishing Some Solid System in Europe. And in as much as it shall be found necessary for the attaining these great and essential Ends, to treat with the Crown of Spain, as an effectual Condition there- unto, concerning an Exchange of Gibraltar for the Tsland of Minorca with the Ports h Fortresses thereof : Their Ldsps are most humbly of an Unanimous Opinion, that the Court of Spain should without Loss of time be sounded, with respect to their Dispositions thereupon ; And if the same shall be found favorable, that the said Negociation should be carried forward & ripened into Execution, with all possible Dispatch and Secresy. " Their Ldsps are further of Opinion, That Satisfaction should be given to Spain on the Complaints touching the Establishments made by the Subjects of England, on the Mosquito Shore, and in the Bay of Honduras, since the Treaty concluded at Aix la Chapelle in October 1748 in order that all Establishments so made be evacuated." Your Excy being now informed, by the Perusal of the above Minute, of the Views and Consequence of the arduous, and critical Negotiation committed to Your Care, it becomes necessary by your guidance therein to furnish Your Excy, by the several Inclosures herewith transmitted by Order of His Majesty, with such Lights, Informations, and Intel- ligences, concerning Either the fatal Events already come to pass, or the accumulating of more desperate Mischiefs now meditating, and too probably impending, as will enable your Excy, to form Yourself, far 214 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleetwood Detter tnan an y Deduction of Mine can do, the Melancholy Picture of "Weston the present Work. lNI> E8Q 00D5 Though His Majty is so fully persuaded of Your Excy's distinguished — ' Zeal for his Service, that the Suggestions of any Considerations, to animate You in this great Work, are so entirely superfluous, yet it is impossible for me to pass in Silence, that affecting & calamitous Part of the Subversion of Europe, namely the French Conquests & Desolations in Lower Saxony, which affords the afflicting Spectacle of His Majesty's Ancient Patrimonial Dominions, transmitted down with Glory is His Most illustrious House thro' a long Series of Centuries, now lying a Prey to France : And still farther the Fatality of His Majty's Army of Observation, now retiring under the Orders of His Royal Highness to Stade, exposed to the most alarming Uncertainties, whether even the Royal Magnanimity of His Majesty, seconded by the Valour and Ability of H.R.H., can find Means to surmount the cruel Necessity of receiving the Law of the Conqueror. As it would be needless, to lead Your Excy further on, in this gloomy Track of Mortifying Reflections, I will only observe before I pass to the Execution of the Plan now opened, that the Day is come, when the very inadequate Benefits of the Treaty of Utrecht, the indelible Reproach of the last Generation, are become the Necessary, but almost unattainable Wish of the Present, when the Empire is no more : the Ports of the Netherlands betrayed : the Dutch Barrier Treaty an empty Sound : Minorca, and with it the Mediterranean, lost ; and America Itself precarious. From this State of Things, calamitous as it is, Your Excy has a fresh Proof, that Nothing can ever shake His Majty's Firmness, or abate one Moment His Royal Concern, for the Glory of His Crown, and the Rights of His Kingdoms ; Nor can any Events withdraw the necessary Attention of His Majty's consummate Wisdom, from the proper Interests of Europe, or divert his generous Care from endeavouring to prevent the final Overthrow of all Europe, and [to support] Independency among the Powers of the Continent. In this salutary View, it is, That the King has in his great Prudence come to a Resolution of ordering the Dispositions of the Court of Madrid, in this calamitous Conjuncture to be sounded. And as the same shall be found favorable a Negotiation to be without Loss of time, opened on the grounds, and to the Ends contained in the Minute above recited. The King is pleased to repose such Confidence in Your Excy's Ability, and perfect Knowledge of the Court of Madrid, that His Majesty judges it unnecessary to send You particular Orders, and Instructions, as to the Method & Manner of breaking this Tdea, or presenting it at the first View in Lights the most likeiy to captivate the several Characters and Passions of the Court with which you have to deal. It is hoped however, That the Spanish Dignity, & natural Feelings of the Duke of Alva, may on this Occasion coiucide with the great transcendant Interest of Spain, who can no longer indulge the little false selfish Interest of a lucrative but inglorious & dangerous Neutrality, at the Expence of the Subjection of Europe, without weakly & shamefully renouncing her wise, & so much boasted capital Maxim, of reviving & reestablishing the Independency and Lustre of the Spanish Monarchy : Nor can Mo r Wall fail to discern, iiow particu- larly it imports a Minister to embrace with Ardour, the National & darling Point of Honor of the Crown he serves. These Considerations, amongst many others, give reasonable grounds to hope that the Court of Spain, whatever its present unpromising HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 215 Complexion may be, cannot suffer Itself to be surprized and captivated Charles by any alluring- Offer, made, or to be made on the part of France; Weston ° It being Self- Evident, that all Such Offers, however dazzling, can be Underwood, Nothing, but the Price of a Dependance in Security & Dishonor. — ' I must not here omit, in Obedience to the King's Commands, to open further to Your Excy, a very material concomitant Branch of the Measure in View, and naturally springing from It ; which, as it concerns so nearly the Interests and favourite Wishes of the Pre- sumptive Successor to the Crown of Spain, May, it is hoped, in your Excy's Hands, prove a Source from which Your Address may possibly derive Facility to your Negotiation, and add essential Strength to the Execution of a Belligerent Plan, should Your Excy be so happy as to succeed in so great a Work. The favorite Object of the King of the two Sicilies, conformable to his non-Accession to the Treaty of Aranjuez, can be no other but the securing to his second Son, the Eventual Succession to the Kingdom His Sicilian Majesty now enjoys, in case he shall hereafter come to mount; the Throne of Spain. The King is of Opinion that it is of the highest of Importance, that your Excy should endeavour (in as much as there shall appear Day-Light in the Negotiation above pointed out) to penetrate the Disposition of the King & Royal Family of Spain, as well as of the Spanish Nation, with Respect to such a contingent Event ; And I am commanded by His Majesty to recommend to Your Excy the greatest Address and Circumspection in expressing and touching so delicate a Matter, con- cerning which We are so much in the Dark, and which so intimately & personally concerns the Interests, and affects the Domestick Passions of so many crowned Heads, and Princes of Spain. With Regard to the Court of Turin, from a Situation and Connection so essential to any Plan, that concerns Italy, it is superfluous to observe, that every Con- sideration dictates an exlreme Caution & Reserve in bringing their Name in Question, till Things shall be in some Degree ripening, And whenever that shall be the Case, the more the Pride of Spain, is left to take the Lead, and call on the Powers of Italy to co-operate with Her, the better probably the Views of His Majesty may be answered, in rendering the Conditions of a firm & affectionate Ally the King of Sardinia more advantageous to that Prince, and beneficial to the future System of Europe. It may be useful to add here, that we understand on very good Grounds, the just Umbrage the Court of Naples takes at the Dangerous Designs of the House of Austria, whose Plan of Power in Italy, is visibly This, to render incommunicable the States of the Kings of the two Sicilies & Sardinia by cutting Italy in two, & possessing a Contiguity from the Tuscan Sea, to Saxony, and to Belgrade. I am now before I close this l°ng Dispatch, to discharge His Majesty's particular Commands, by recommending to Your Excy in the strongest Manner, to use the utmost Precaution & Circumspection in the Overture of this Conditional Idea with regard to Gibraltar, least it should hereafter come, altho' Spain shall decline the Sole Condition of such an Intimacy, to be construed into a Promise to restore that Place to His Catholick Majesty. And Your Excy will take especial Care thro' the whole Course of the Transaction relating to Gibraltar, to weigh & measure every Expression with the utmo.-t Precision of Language, so as to put it beyond the possibility of the most Captious & Sophistical Interpretation, to wrest & torture this Insinuation, of an Exchange on the sole Terms above expressed, into a Revival and Renewal of any former pretended Engagement, with Respect to the Cession of the Place : 216 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleetwood And ^ or g reater & clearer Indication on Matters of this Importance, Weston I am (tho' unnecessarily) expressly to acquaint Your Excy, that the UND Esq° 0I> ' King can in no supposed Case, ever entertain the Thought of putting — Gibraltar into the Hands of Spain, untill that Court by a Junction of their Arms to those of His MaJ^, shall actually and effectually recover & restore to the Crown of England, the Island of Minorca, with all its Fortresses, and Harbours. With Regard to the Part of the Minute concerning the Establish- ments made by the British Subjects on the Musquito Shore, and in the Bay of Honduras, Your Excy will observe on the Perusal of the inclosed Copy of Mo r D'Abreu's last Memorial on that Subject, that Notwith- standing the Generality of that Paper, Yet towards the Conclusion of the Same, That Minister expressly gives to understand, That His Court would for the present content Themselves, with the Evacuation of the Mosquito Shore, and the recent Establism* 9 in the Bay of Honduras, which he has explained himself to mean Those, made, as expresed in the Minute, since the Conclusion of the Treaty of Aix la Chapelle. I am sorry to find it necessary, at this Time, to mention again to Your Excy, the King's great Anxiety for the Property of his Subjects concerned in the Anti-Gallican's Prize, which from the known Equity of His Cath. MaJty, the King trusts, will receive a Decision, agreable to Justice, and the Friendship subsisting between the two Crowns. 1757, Sept. 26th. Sir Benjamin Keene to William Pitt, from Madrid. Copy. — Most Secret & Confidential. — I shall now hasten to give you an Account of the Execution of the important Commission, with which I am charged by His Majesty, in the Honor of Your Most Secret & Confidential Dispatch of the 23 rd of Aug* ; Received by the Messenger Evans on the 10th Instant. I have most seriously weighed, and combined together, the different Parts & Branches of that Dispatch. The touching Portrait you have made of the present unhappy State of Europe : The particular Mis- fortunes which lye so heavy upon Those Parts of it, wherein His Majesty is so nearly concerned : The Mischiefs we feel, and those we have but too much Reason to fear as impending over Us : Such Motives, Sir, joined to the true Sense of the Honor of being entrusted with a Com- mission calculated to put an End to such Calamities, have not failed to animate my Zeal for the publick Good, and to warm an Ambition in me, to be instrumental in the Completion of so great a Work. By several Expressions in Your Dispatch you appear sufficiently informed of the present unfavorable Complexion of this Court, which being but too true, I have considered with more Care than Ordinary, the most proper Manner of procuring an Attentive Reception of the Insinuation I had to make to the Spanish Minister. I obtained it by a previous Conversation I had with him, under the Pretence of asking an Hour more at his Leisure ; and 1 was not mistaken when I imagined, that if I gave him an Opporttnity of venting his Passion in this short Conversation I should hear less of it, in the more important One I had asked of him. As what passed in this Visit, is applicable in great Measure to our subsequent Interview, I shall take the Liberty to acquaint You, that He bewailed in a warm Fluency of Words, his uneasy & dangerous situation : which he attributed to the Usage he had met with from Those he had desired to serve. Two Points (not to trouble you with disagreable wandering Narrations) were uppermost in his Mind. The Insults, HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 217 Spain had met with from our Privateers ; whereof, he said, not a single Charles one had been chastised during the two Years in which they had lorded F westD Es that the Memorial, which Mo r de — . Bussy presented here, by order of his Court, concerning the Disputes of Spain with Great Britain, was a Step taken with the full Consent, Approbation, and Pleasure of His Catholick Majesty. The said French Memorial specifies three Points of Dissension which subsist between England and Spain; l mo The Restitution of Prizes taken on the Subjects of Spain during the present War — 2 d0 Liberty to the Spanish Nation of Fishing on the Bank of Newfoundland — 3 ti0 The Destruction of the English Establishments formed on the Spanish Territory in the Bay of Honduras ; and further declares, that, if the Catholick King should, on Account of these Disputes, determine on War, His Most Christian Majesty is engaged to take Part therein. This unjust & unexampled Proceeding of the Court of Spain, by enforcing her Demands on England, thro' the Channel, and by the Compulsion of a Hostile Power, denouncing eventually future War in Conjunction, while Spain was still professing Amity and Friendship with Great Britain ; and the full Declaration and Avowal, at last made by the Spanish Ministry, of a total Union of Councils and Interests between the two Monarchies of the House of Bourbon, are Matters of so high and urgent a Nature, as calls indispensably on his Majesty to lake forth- with such necessary and timely Measures, as God has put into his Hands, for the Defence of the Honour of His Crown, and of the just and essential interests of His Majesty's People. It is therefore most humbly submitted to His Majesty's Wisdom, That Orders be forthwith sent to the Earl of Bristol to deliver a Declaration signed by his Excellency, to the above Effect, and to return immediately to England without taking Leave. 1762. Sept. 24th. Copy of a Secret Dispatch from the Duke of Bedford to Lord Egremont, from Paris. — In my Letter of the 22 nd inst : by Mo r de Choiseul's Courier, I told your Lordship that I should see that Minister to Day, and endeavour to bring him back to the Points so strangely departed from. I, accordingly, have seen him, and the Duke de Choiseul this Morn- ing; and I enclose to your Lordship herewith their Project, with the Alterations in the Margin, as finally adjusted between Us, on each Particular ; By which I flatter myself it will appear, that I have brought back every Thing to the same Situation They were in, and as I stated them to be, in my former Dispatches of the 15th and 19th instant. After what I have already wrote to your Lordship, on the 21 st , upon the very great Change made in my Full Powers and Instructions, since I had the Honor of leaving His Majesty's Presence, it may appear almost unnecessary to say any Tiling farther of it here, and the more so, as it cannot possibly enter into any Man's [head] to conceive, that, unless I was entirely divested of Prudence, I could possibly covet a Latitude, which might be of so dangerous a Consequence to myself, and that Nothing but my ardent Desires of carrying into Execution his Majesty's Desires of giving Peace to his Subjects and Mankind in general, could have induced me to take this arduous Task upon myself. But when I consider the very different Light this Circumstance must place me in at this Court, where your Lordship, by your Letters to Count Choiseul, had represented me in a Manner I as little sought for, as I think I deserve, and when I reflect that possibly the Difficulties I have already met with, may have been occasioned in some Measure by the French HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 223 Ministry finding a Person, represented to them as authorized to conclude Cha.bles and sign without any further Reference to his Court, to be in Fact as P weston 01> much bound to the contrary as M r Stanley was last Year, I do appre- Underwood, hend that these Restrictions must occasion Distrust as well as delays, which together must prove fatal to the Negociation, at least to the Completion of it within the Time fixed by His Majesty for the Meeting of Parliament, I will add (tho' I hope it is needless) that, desirous as I own I am of Peace, and strengthened as the Desire is, by the Knowledge of the same Sentiments in the Breast of my Royal Master, yet I trust, I should never (were my Powers ever so extensive) have submitted to sign any Terms, which I was not persuaded were fully consistent with the Honor, as well as Orders, of the King, and the true Interests of my Country. Tf therefore His Majesty shall be pleased to reinstate me in the same Situation in which, I always understood by my Instructions, I was, when I left his Presence, I hope to be yet able to sign the Pre- liminaries before the Middle of next Month, as the Courier sent to Spain, will (as the Duke de Choiseul assures me) be back by the 6th of next Month ; And I think there will be the less Objection to grant me this Latitude, as your Lordship will certainly be able to signify to me in Time His Majesty's Pleasure, in the fullest and clearest Manner, upon every particular Point of this arduous and important Negociation. P.S. I objected very strongly to the specific Mention of the Savan- nah in the Article for Restitution of Conquests, that may have been made during the Course of the Negociation. But the French Ministers assured me, They only meant it as a Bait for Spain, in which the Bailli de Solar (who was present g.t the Conference) perfectly agreed with Them. — And, in Fact, it can be no more ; as the general Words of that Article without any Specification of that Island or Newfoundland, would naturally have included both. — With regard to the 6 th Article I flatter myself, His Majesty will think that Point fully settled to his Satisfaction, as the Words dans tout son Cours must secure to us the Navigation of the whole Mississippi whether that of the Ibberville thro' the Lakes be illusory or not. — Wilh Regard to the Epochs for the Cessation of Hostilities at Sea, I send no Project of an Article, my Time having been so much [taken] up with Points of nicer Discussion ; But I pre- sume there will be no Difficulty on that Head, as my Instructions authorized me to extend the Term of Six Weeks to the Canary Islands without which I am sure They would not conclude. 1762. October 19th. Copy of a Dispatch from the Duke of Bedford to Lord Egremont, from Paris. — Your Lordship's Dispatch of the 14 th Instant, and your separate Letter of the same Date, were delivered to me this Morning, at this Place, by [the Messenger] King. Your Lord- ship is still pleased to adhere to your Opinion, " of the Deviations of the Court of France from their original Agreement in many instances, as well as the Backwardness of the Catholick King, and the high and obstinate Language of the Marquess Grimaldi ;" and to ascribe it to the perfect Security of the Court of Madrid with regard to the Havanna, and to their confident Expectations of the fatal Consequences, which must have attended the Failure in that Attempt, to His Majesty's Fleet & Army, which was according to that Supposition, communicated to the Ministers of Versailles, and had a like effect upou their Councils. As I shall not enter hypothetically into this Debate, and shall only observe on your Lordships Letter, as far as relates to my own justifi- cation, I shall first dispute the Fact of the French Ministers having departed in any material Point from the original Agreement, tho' that 224 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Question is move than once begged by your Lordship, & as often denied by me. And it would give me the greatest Concern, could I not with great Truth deny it, as I should otherwise have justly incurred the Displeasure of my Royal Master ; And indeed I do aver that except in those particulars which were necessarily occasioned, by blending in one Sketch of Preliminary Articles the Affairs of Spain & Portugal, (which I was obliged to do for the safety of the latter) no new Matter of any Consequence is introduced by the French Ministers in their own favour contradictory to their former Agreement; but on the contrary, I have gained upon Them, as well as in the 6th Article, where the Navigation of the Mississippi is given to us dans tout son cours, as in the 16th and 19th where, by the Insertion of the Words — dans V Em- pire, His Majesty's Engagements with the King of Prussia are most religiously fulfilled. I must likewise once more venture to differ in opinion with your Lordship, as to the high and obstinate Language of the Marquess Grimaldi, for tho' I have in formerDisoatcb.es represented him as ill-inclined to Peace, and puerile in some of his Arguments, yet I never have stated him to Your Lordship, as of a high & obstinate Be- haviour, and indeed I must do him the Justice lo say, that I believe his Hands were tied up by his own Court from signing with me on the Terms I offered him, most probably depending, as You suggest, upon their perfect Security with regard to the Havanna, and likewise that he always behaved with the utmost Civility towards me. Having, in order to justify myself, gone so far, permit me, My Lord, to touch a little on these Points, in which lam informed I am blamed for giving way. The First, & most Capital, is in the 4 th Article, where there is an Omission of the Inspection Raisonable. This was so strongly stated to me by the French Ministers, as personally repugnant to the French King, that I thought I might, upon that Monarch's giving his Parole Roy ale, which is in>erted iu the Article, go so far, as to recommend to His Majesty's Consideration this small Attention which I knew would be so acceptable to His Most Christian Majesty. This was all I ventured to do, as Your Lordship will see in looking back to my Dispatch of the 15 th of last Month. In the 5 th Article relating to Dunkirk the pourvu which I had never given up, is reinstated, instead of the Word apres, which doubtless as it altered the Sense would have justly, had I receded from the Point, have brought Blame on myself. Did my Time permit me, or did the Words in dispute in the 10th Article, relating to the East Indies, merit the taking up so much of Your Lordship's Time, I could explain why these Ministers, tho' they care little about it themselves, insisted on adding the Word Possessions to Comptoirs, but all I shall say to it at present is that, when I was asked by them, whether We really intended to give them up Pondicherri, upon my replying to them, We did, I had not Sophistry enough to convince them, nor desire to make use of it, if I had, that such a large City as Pondicherri could be justly included under the Word Comptoir, or trading House. I shall in obedience to His Majesty's Commands, most carefully avoid quoting any Thing to the Ministers here, of Your Lordships confidential Conversation with Mo r de Nivernois, in order, as Your Lordship observes, to prevent the disagreeable Consequencee of a Disavowal, which might be of infinite Detriment to that Minister, as I fear he has never been authorized by his own Court, to go so far as Your Lordship informs me he has done. P.S. — I have this Moment received Your Lordships of the 12 th ins*, from the Comte de Choiseul ; and I beg leave to congratulate you on the continued Success of his Majesty's Arms. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 225 Three Lists of Jacobite Papers. No. I. — Letters and Papers taken out of the Pockets and Table Drawers at Colonel Cecils [with observations]. No. 1. A letter from C. H. to Col° Cecil dated Bristol Sept r 12, 1739. 2. Do. to Do. Paris Jan? 1739. 3. Do. to Do. March 11, 1739. This letter Col Cecil said was from Capt : Hardy, as were the others that were signed C H. These Letters contain only Compli- ments & News, & an Invitation to Paris. They were taken & brought away because it was observed that in some of the Subsequent Ones the Writer ap- pears Solicitous about his Letters being opened. This seems to be a Compliment to the Pretender under the Cha- racter of Cfiesar. This Paper is in Cant Words but appears to be a Scheme for in- vading this Kingdom, by Spain during His Maj^' 8 Absence, to be supported by France. This seems to have [been] torn from a Letter from Mad me de Mezieres & to be written in her hand. Containing an Adver- tisem* of France intending to make War upon England this Summer, cet Ete. and the Dutch will be neuter. N.B. There were a few other Papers taken in this Bundle which upon revising appear to be of no Importance. No. 4. An epistle from Cleo- patra to Mark Antony at Rome : in Verse with an In- troduction in Prose. 5. A Paper entitled a Scheme to be proposed by the Trustees to the Procurator Gen 1 with- out Date or Name. 6. A Paper dated Dec r 10 th from Paris (no year). Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. No. II. List of Papers taken in Col. Cecil's Bureau [with observations]. No. 1 . "] Letters or rather Copies 2. > of Letters without Sig- 3. J nature, Place, date or Direction . These Letters seem to be written in the Year 1742 from Paris, by some Agent of the Pretender's who gives an Account of the Steps he is taking to induce the French to invade England in favour of the Pretender ; He says his Pro- posal is what Mr. Ba : (who is in the following Line called his Lord- ship) suggested, viz : — that if the English Forces then Ordered for Flanders, should actually be trans- ported thither, in that Case the K might land with (S 1721) / 84067. P 226 HISTOKICAL M AN U ^'Kiri S COMMISSION, Chables Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. No. 4. A torn bit of Paper con- taining what follows For 805, 347, 1339, 1375, 1200. No. 5. A Letter signed Tho Carte, and directed to Co) Cecil dated July 11, 1738. No. 6. An Anonymous Letter to M r Cecil. or tenn thousand nrench troops upon the Coast of Sussex, Kent, or Essex, and march directly to London wher he was persuaded His Matie would be received with general satisfaction, and joynd by such Members as would deter- mine the rest of the Kingdom to follow the Example of the Capitall, and that if a small body wer sent at the same time into Scotland the speedy Acquisition of that Kingdom, And the Numbers that would take Arms in itt for the Service of the lawfull Sovereign, would convince His most Hard- dened Enemys that they could have No reasonable hope but in His Majesty's Clemency. N.B. In the Paper No. 3 Mention is made, that he finds the French Minister in England's Accounts with regard to the Dispostions of the People in favour of the Pre- tender, are more favourable since he has convers'd with the Ea : Barrimore. This Letter is only to acquaint the Col : that M r Perrot will wait upon him. N.B. Mr. Perrot is mentioned in the Letters from C. H. to be in treaty with him for hiring his House at Paris. This Letter appears to have been written at the time that Lord Harrington issued his Warrant for apprehending Carte some Years ago, and is in his Justifica- tion. No. III. List of Papers found in different Parts of Colonel Cecil's House [with observations]. No. 1. An English Cypher in Figures & Cant Words very much worn. No. 2. A Paper containing Some Lines decyphered, wherein the above Cypher was wrapped up. N.B. There are Figures in it Stand- ing for the Names of Colo : Cecil & M r Carte. The Writing in this Paper seems to be of the Same hand Writing with the three Copys N° 1, 2, 3 in HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 227 No. 3. A Scrap of Paper without name or date. No. 4. a Lett 1 Dated Dec 1 ' 12 th N.S. 1742, Signed T. Lacy, and directed To Mr. Dawkins. List Hi supposed to be of Letters from the Pretenders Agent at Paris. This is in the same hand writing with y e Copys above mentioned, & seems to be part of a Jacobite Correspondence. This Letter appears to be written from Paris and to be from Lord Sempil, Lacy standing for Sempil in the Cypher, but the name Dawkins is not to be found in it that was wrapt up in a blank Cover. Part of the said Letter is written in Cant Words which appear by the Key to signify, that nothing material has been done in the Pretender's Affair since his last, tho' the French Ministry seem more desirous than ever to forward it ; and that the Delay seems to proceed in a great Measure from the Cardinal's bad state of Health. N.B. M r Drake, as appears by the Cypher, stands in this Letter for the Pretender, Mess" Andrews — the French Ministers, & Ashley — the Cardinal de Fleury. Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. N.B. There are several Letters from the late Dutchess of Buckinham, which are not legible. 1765. Jan y 5th. Abstract of Grievances of British Subjects in Portugal from 1760-1763 with their applications for Redress. Enclosed in M r Sedgwick's letter of this date. 7 pp. 1765. Oct. 25. The 10 th , 23 rd , & 24 th Articles of the Treaty of Adrianople of 1675, quoted by M r Sedgwick a propos to the case of Mr. W[ortley] M[ontague], and enclosed in his letter of this date. 1 p. 1764. March 6th. A Copy of a Representation made to the King by the Board of Trade with reference to the Newfoundland Fisheries. — It is signed by Lord Hillsborough, Edward Eliot, Edward Bacon, George Rice, and Lord Orwell: — In Obedience to 'Your Majesty's Commands, signified to us by the Earl of Halifax, One of Your Maj*y' s Principal Secretaries of State ; in His Lordsps Letter to us of the 25th ult°, We have taken into Con- sideration the Propositions olfered on the Part of the Court of France for regulating the concurrent Fishery of the Two Nations on that part of the Coast of Newfoundland, where, by the Definitive Treaty of Peace, the Subjects of France are permitted to carry on such Fishery ; And, as it appeared to us, upon mature Consideration of these Propositions, to be very doubtful in Point of Law whether Your Majesty can enforce such Regulations as are therein proposed, considering them either in a general Light, or with Reference to the Act of King William, for i> 2 228 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleetwood encouraging the Trade to Newfoundland, We thought it Our Duty to WbbtoS D communicate these Propositions to Your Maj*?' 3 Advocate, Attorney, Underwood, and Sollicitor General, and to desire Their Opinion upon the following — ' Questions ; viz*. 1 st . Whether the several Regulations proposed are consistent with the Act of Parliament of the 10 th & 11 th of Will m the 3 d Cap : 25 th to encourage the Trade to Newfoundland ? 2 d . Whether Your Majesty can legally enter into, and has any Power to enforce such Regulations, so far as they relate to the Subjects of Great Britain, either in the Substance of such Regulations, or in the Mode of carrying them into Execution ? We have accordingly received this Day, and humbly beg Leave to annex a Copy of the Report of Your Majesty's Advocate, Attorney, and Sollicitor General .... We cannot however, avoid observing to Your Majesty, that we find upon perusing the several Articles of this Proposal, That, in the 13 th Article, the Ambassador of the French Court has revived and introduced the extraordinary Position, that Cape Ray and Point Riche are one and the same Place ; Which Position we humbly conceive to be evasive and groundless, not warranted either by the Letter or Construction of the Treaty of Utrecht, and ought, upon ail Occasions, to be deemed absolutely inadmissible. 1764. March 6th. Copy of the Report referred to in the foregoing- paper. — Signed by George Hay, Sir Fletcher Norton, and William de Grey afterwards Lord Walsingham : — .... We have taken M r Pownall's Letter, and the two Questions therein Stated, and the Project sent therewith, and hereunto annexed into Our Consideration ; and are humbly of Opinion : 1 st . That the Articles of this Project are not consistent with the Act of 10 th & 11 th of King William the Third cap r 25, for the Encourage- ment of the Trade to Newfoundland .... 2 d . We humbly conceive that the Crown cannot legally enter into nor has power to Enforce such Regulations, The same being contrary to the Statute of King William as far as they relate to the Subjects of Great Britain, either in the Substance, or in the Mode of carrying them into Execution. 1764. April 3rd. Copy of the Preliminary Articles of Peace Friend- ship & Alliance entered into between the English & the Deputies of the Seneca Nation by Sir William Johnson Bart. His Majesty's Sole Agent & Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Northern Parts of North America & Colonel of the Six Nations &c. [9 Articles 2 pp. Signed by Sir William Johnson and eight Indian Chiefs, the latter signing by their totems.] 1762. Oct r . 7th. Copy of a letter from Ferdinand Duke of Brunswick and Lunebourg to George Grenville from Kirchayn, in French, an- nouncing his expectation of the speedy evacuation of Cassel by the enemy. 1763. Sept 1 ' 24th. Copy of a letter of compliments, in French, from Count Moltke to M r Titley from Friedensbourg expressing the pleasure that the King of Denmark will have in keeping M r Titley at his Court, Enclosed in M r Titley's letter to Edward Weston of Sept r 29 th . HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 229 Extracts from the Lords and Commons Journals with reference to Charles the case of M r Wilkes. Undated. 4 pp. * w5JK? D Underwood, Copy of an undated Memorial addressed by Edward Weston to the Es Q - Duke of Newcastle. — Humbly shewing : — That the Alnage Office in the Kingdom of Ireland was constituted and appointed by an Act of Parliament passed in the 18 th Year of the Reign of King Charles the Second, etc. That the whole Profits of the Alnage Office arise from certain Fees & Forfeitures granted by the said Act, and paid by the Clothiers. That in the Year 1666, the first Grant of the said Office was made by King Charles the Second to the Earl of Arran for Sixty one Years. That in the Year 1717, it was granted by King George the First to William Moles worth E?q r for Thirty one Years. That upon the Expiration of the last mentioned Patent, His late Majesty King George the Second was pleased to grant the Alnage Office to Your Memorialist, being then Principal Secretary to the Earl of Harrington Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, for the Term of his Natural Life. Now your Memorialist humbly represents, that having served His Majesty's Royal Great Grandfather and Grandfather in the Secretary's Office in England under three secretarys of State, for the Space of Twenty Years, He contracted therein, by his long sedentary Applica- tion to Publick Business, the very painfull Distemper of the Stone, by which his Health has been greatly impaired and his Life often endangered. In consideration whereof Your Memorialist most humbly implores your Grace's Protection, that by your favourable Representation and Intercession, he may obtain a Grant of such Term of Years in the said Office, pursuant to the Act of Parliament above recited, as the King in his great Wisdom, and Princely Regard to an old laborious, and faith- full Servant of the Crown, shall judge to be expedient. 1763. Sept 1 ' 7th. Copy of a Warrant, addressed to Richard Neville Neville Esqre, Paymaster of the Pensions, to pay to Edward Weston, during the Kings Pleasure, in consideration of his eminent and faithful services of upwards of forty years, a Pension of 7501. per annum. — Signed by the King, and countersigned by George Grenville, Thomas Orby Hunter, and James Harris. — An endorsement in the handwriting of Edward Weston states that : " Y e word upwards was inserted by mistake instead of near, which was my own account, but I did not see y e Warrant till being actually signed by y e King it was too late for correction." 1764. April 23rd. Copy of Minutes of a Cabinet Council held at Great George Street. — Present : the Duke of Bedford, Lord Sandwich, Lord Gower, Lord Egmont, Lord Hillsborough, and Lord Halifax : — After mature Deliberation it is the Opinion of their Lordships, that the Claim of France to an exclusive Fishery is totally inadmissible now, and at all Times ; And that the Right of His Majesty's Subjects to a concurrent Fishery be asserted, as a Point fully determined by the Definitive Treaty, and which ought never to be called in Question or referred to future Discussion. And that no Copy of His Majesty's Instructions to the Governor of Newfoundland should be communicated 2W HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles to the 1 rench Ambassador, till he has formally receded from such un- Weston justifiable .Pretension. ND lteQ 00D ' Their Lordships are of Opinion, that no Alteration should be made in — - His Majesty's Instructions to the Governor of Newfoundland with respect to the Subjects of France being permitted to fish between Point* Riche, and Cape Raye. That the Instruction of the Board of Trade, not to burn or destroy the French Fishing Boats, do take place. That the Governor of Newfoundland be instructed to suffer the French to remain on the Coast as long as They shall be actually engaged in the Employment of Fishing, or drying of Fish. Their Lordships are of Opinion that Captain Ruthvens Conduct in having ordered the Destruction of the Boats appears to be blamcable ; But that the Demand of France for an Indemnification ought not to be taken into Consideration, till She has receded from the inadmissible, and unjustifiable Pretension of an Exclusive Fishery from Bonavista to Pointe Riche, and for a Fishery from Pointe Riche to Cape Raye. 1764. May 1st. Copy of a Report addressed by the Lords of the Treasury to Lord Halifax, from the Treasury Chambers, with reference to the Exemption of Ambassadors Baggage from search at the Custom House, and to a complaint of Count de Guerchy the French Ambassador. Signed by George Grenville, Lord North, John Turner, Thomas Orby Hunter, and tlames Harris. — Enclosed in Mr. Sedgwick's letter of June 24th. 8 pp. 1764. June 18th. Copy of a letter in French, from Prince Masseraao to Lord Halifax, dated in London, begging that his Britannic Majesty might send orders to put an end to the outrages committed by British subjects on the subjects of Spain in the neighbourhood of Havanna. Enclosed in Mr. Sedgwick's letter of June 19th. 2 pp. 1764. June 28th. Copy of a letter in French from Count de Guerchy to Lord Halifax, dated in London, ridiculing the complaints made by George Milner against French fishermen at the Isle of Newfoundland, and informing his Lordship that in future he will refuse to receive similar memorials. 2 pp. 1764. July 7th. Translation of a letter from tlie Marquis Grimaldi to Lord Rochford from Buen Retiro, with reference to complaints that British subjects had been disturbed by orders from the Governor of Yucatan whilst cutting Logwood ; and assuring his Lordship of the King of Spain's intentions that no one should impede the English in cutting Logwood, in the stipulated places, and that he will renew strict orders to that effect. Enclosed in Mr. Sedgwick's letter of July 20th. 1764. July 15th. Copy of a letter in French from Count Guerchy to Lord Halifax, dated in London, enclosing a memorial from the States of Brittany claiming compensation from Great Britain for damages done to their property in Belleisle whilst the British Troops were in posses- sion of that Island. Enclosed in Mr. Sedgwick's letter of Sept. 13th. 1764. July 22nd. Copy of a letter from Colonel John Crawford to Lord Halifax, from Belvedere.— I have the Honor to acknowledge the receiving Your Lordships Letter of the 20th July, inclosing by His Majesty's command, the Copy of a Memorial from the States of Brittany claiming as Proprietors of Estates in Belleisle reparation of Damages HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 231 they received in their private Properties during the lime that Island Charles was in Possession of His Majesty's Troops. wS3S? D In answer to which I have the Honor to assure Your L p , that no Underwood, representation, or any other State of Pretensions were ever laid before — ' me, during the time I commanded in Belleisle ; neither indeed does the representation as now stated, show that their claim could have any Relation to Military Jurisprudence, or than an Officer could with any Propriety determine with Equity where the pretensions were so complicated. I will only beg Leave to observe to Your Lordsh p that the Capitula- tion was never considered to extend to any other Proprietors than those of Houses, in the Towns or Villages, & those under certain Limitations. — That the real property of the Island was considered as belonging to His most Christian Majesty, & consequently transferred to the King of England by the Right of Conquest. Indeed I have heard that the Revenues of Belleisle were assigned to the States of Brittany in Consideration of Sums advanced J)y them to the Crown of France ; but I never heard of any Body so unreasonable as to imagine, they were to receive any indemnification, but from that Crown from whom they derived their Titles, & in whose cause they suffered. His Britannick Majesty whose Disputes were with the Crown of France, & not with the States of Brittany, could not be supposed to know anything of the Titles, which have been set up subsequent to the Capitulation. The Capitulation shows that the States of Brittany were not considered by His most Christian Majesty's Generals as Proprietors of the Island, neither in any Conversations with them did I ever hear an Insinuation of this kind. — But supposing them to have been included in the Capitulation on the same Footing as the Proprietors of Houses, was it possible for the King's Comm r in Chief, to do more than protect them in the reaping & collecting what part of their Crops remained upon the Ground, without subjecting them to pay any part of it, either on Acc* of His Britannick Majesty, or on y e Acc* of those who commanded in his Name. This I am sure was the Case while I had the Honor to command in the Island, & I believe my Successor will be found to have observed the same Conduct. So that it would be very Extr v to make the King of England refund or account for a Revenue, which Hi's Majesty nor His Generals ever received. The Indemnification is so evidently in my poor Opinion from the Equity of that Crown in whose Cause they have suffered, that 1 only add the sincere Respect & Esteem with which I have &c. 1764. July 17th. Copy of a letter in French from the Due, de Choiseul to Lord Hertford, from Compiegne, forwarding two Orders in Council of the French Court with reference to the liquidation of the Canada Bills. Enclosed in Mr. Sedgwick's letter of Augt. 14th. 1764. Augt. 11th. Copy of a Memorial in French on the Question of the Canada Bills. Enclosed in Mr. Sedgwick's letter of this date. 1764. Augt. 6th. Copy of a letter in French from the Due de Choiseul to Lord Hertford, from Compiegne, with reference to the Canada Bills. Enclosed in Mr. Sedgwick's letter of Aug. 11th. 1764. July 18th. Copy of Articles of Peace Friendship & Alliance concluded by Sir William Johnson, Bart., &c. on behalf of his Britan- nick Majesty, with the Huron Indians of the Detroit. — Five Articles. Signed by Sir William Johnson and four Indian Chiefs. Enclosed in Mr. Sedgwick s letter of ISTov. 6th. 232 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles 1764. Aug. 6th. Copy of a Treaty of Peace & Alliance between ^Wbstoi? His Britannick Majesty & the Chenusio Indians & other Enemy Underwood, Senecas, concluded by Sir William Johnson Bart, with the Chiefs of — ' That Nation. — Five Articles. Signed by Sir William Johnson, L* Col. William Browning, Lieut. Bernard Raker, George Johnson (Deputy Agent for Indian Affairs), and Six Indian Chiefs. Enclosed in Mr. Sedgwick's letter of Nov. 6th. 1764. Augt. 15th. Copy of a Report to the King from the Board of Trade, from Whitehall, with reference to the Turks Islands. — Signed by Soame Jenyns, E. Bacon, Bamber Gascoyne, and J. Dyson. 3 pp. The following passage may be quoted : — That in order to state Your Mtys Right to these Islands, in the clearest light it will be necessary to shew 1 st . That the Lucayos or Bahama Islands do of right belong to your Mty: 2 dly . That the Turks Islands are a part of the Lucayos. That the Lucayos or Bahama Islands do of right belong to Your Mty : is a fact of such notoriety, & this Right has at all times been so strenuously asserted & maintained, as hardly to admit at this time of a question upon it, but if it sho d be controverted, it can be shown from the clearest Evidence, that Your Mtys : Subjects have been in actual possession of them at least ever since the Year 1670. When they were granted in propriety to the Duke of Albemarle & others by Letters Patent from King Charles the Second 1764. Sept. 3rd. Copy of a letter from Admiral Cornish to Lord Halifax, from Parliament Street. — With the Confidence and Tranquility which a good Cause always produces, I sit down to answer the Memorial which I have had the Honour to receive from your Lordship. The Stipulations of the Treaty between His Maj ty ' s Officers & the Inhabitants of Manilla are stated in the Memorial with sufficient Exactness, but to appeal to the Faith of Treaties is the Right only of Those by whom Treaties are observed. We are here insulted with Remonstrances of violated Compacts by Men who ransomed their Lives for Money, which when they should have paid they buried in the ground; Who preached Rebellion against His Majesty with the Oath of Allegiance yet in their Mouths ; Who, with Professions of Submission, laid down their Arms, & afterwards put them into the Hands of Enemies, whom They had Themselves excited to Hostilities. The whole Force of this Memorial may be reduced, I think, to Four Allegations. First that the Convent was sacked and plundered by the English. When the Time came in which the Sum stipulated for Ransom was to be paid, The English being amused with dilatory Excuses, & believing that the Poverty of the Manillians was counterfeited, published, by Proclamation, a Reward of Twenty in the Hundred to any who should give Intelligence of concealed Treasure. Notice was then given them of Money buried in the Augustine Convent ; They entered the Convent & dug it up, without any Injury to the Building, or Moveables ; The Charge of plundering the Convent ends therefore in this, that the English seized the Money which was Theirs by Compact & was hid from them by Perfidy. Second, That the Religious were very harshly treated. The Augustines were detected holding Intelligence with the Indians & Spaniards, then maintaining the Provinces against us in open Arms, for which the Prior & Eight of his Brethren, who were all that could be HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 233 found, were ordered to be removed to Bombay, in one of His Majesty's Charles Ships ; These Religious are perhaps the First Men, who Having by the F weston D universal Law of Nations, forfeited their Lives, have had the Im- Underwood, pudence to represent Themselves as harshly treated, by a short Confinement. Thirdly, That the Prior, & Three others were carried Prisoners to London, & compelled to pay for their Passage. Of this Allegation every Part is so remote from evident & publick Truth, that it ought to expose the Memorialists to the severest Resent- ment of Their own Sovereign. The Prior & Eight others (not only Three) were made Prisoners. Of These not one was carried to London. None were compelled to pay for their Passage. When the Prior & his Brethren had forfeited their Lives, their Con- vent was shut up, & They were put on board the Ship, where by my particular Order, They were victualed at His Majesty's Expence, &, by my Order, treated with Distinction, as Prisoners of Rank. Our Design was to detain them at Bombay, 'lill They should have no longer the Power to do Mischief; but, at the Request of Themselves & their Friends, They were, with Lenity which they did not deserve, landed at Goa, & left there, The Augustine Religious at that Place engaging Themselves for Their Behaviour. Fourthly, That The Augustines could not restrain the Temper of the People. We do not charge The Religious of the Augustine Convent, nega- tively, with not restraining the People, but positively with inflaming Them, with inflaming Them in contrariety to Their Compact, their Duty, & their Oath. In their Sermons, after the Capitulation They proclaimed the Merit of destroying English Hereticks; by their Emissaries They prohibited & impeded our Supplies of Provision, & by their Noviciates, one of whom was taken in Arms, They made War against Us. For all this they suffered only a gentle Imprisonment, & a Removal to another Convent of their own Society, yet as Perfidy is naturally ungrateful, Those who live by our Tenderness are complaining of our Cruelty, & are now with Falsehood & Calumny rewarding that Mildness, which forebore to punish their Treason & Rebellion. I flatter myself that Your Lordship will now think the Spanish Memorial sufficiently confuted, & that You will honour with your Ap- probation a Degree of Lenity, with which War has not often been acquainted, but of which no ungrateful Requital shall induce me to repent. [Enclosed in Mr. Sedgwick's letter of Sept. 6th.] 1764. Sept 5th. Copy of the reply of the Court of France to the Memorial of the English Ambassador at Paris, concerning the Liquidation of the Canada Bills. — Enclosed in Lord Hertford's Dispatch of this date, and in Mr. Sedgwick's letter of Sept. 1 5th. [In French. 64 PP-] 1764. Sept. 2nd. Copy of a Dispatch from the Due de Choiseul to the Comte d'Estaing, Governor of the Leeward Islands. — Enclosed in Lord Hertford's Despatch to the English Ministry of Sept. 5th, and in Mr. Sedgwick's letter to Edward Weston of Sept. 20th. [In French. 4 pp.] This despatch is expressed to be written by orders of the King of France with reference to the English protests against the occupation of the Turks Islands by the French, and commences by requesting a reply 234 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. ^eetwoo *° ^ e enc ^ 0Se ^ Memorial thereon lliat had been presented to the French Weston Court by the British Ambassador. It goes on to state that the King ND ^q° 01> ' wltnout waiting for explanations, has replied to the Court at London by the enclosed Memorial (No. 2) which will serve to regulate the conduct of the Count, and which repudiates any intention on the King's part to take possession of the Islands in question. As regards the English vessels which have been taken to Cape S* Domingo the Count is directed to send off a dispatch boat to Jamaica immediately with a letter for Governor Littleton to inform the latter that he will at once indem- nify the English subjects who have suffered losses at the Turks Islands if the Governor will in concert with him investigate their claims. 1764. Sept. 5th. Copy of the reply of the French Court to the Memorial of the British Ambassador on the Turks Islands question. — Enclosed in Lord Hertford's Dispatch of this date, and in Mr. Sedg- wick's letter to Edward Weston of Sept. 20th. In French. pp. After expressing the desire of the King of France to maintain and perpetuate the union of the two nations, the reply states that he has had no detailed reports of what had happened at the Turks Islands, and was simply informed of the enclosed orders which Count d'Estaing had given to Count Guichen, Captain of the vessel Le Brillant, instructing him, as the Islands were a rendezvous for pirates, to send to Cape San Domingo all the vessels he might find at those Islands unfurnished with panel's proving their nationality, and further instructing him to erect two light houses on the Islands to prevent the shipwrecks that were so frequent there. The answer goes on to repudiate any desire of the King of France to take possession of the Islands and promises that any damage suffered by British subjects in the search of pirates shall be forthwith repaired. 1764. Sept. 5th. Copy of the Orders given by Count d'Estaing to Count Guichen with reference to the Turks Islands. Dated at Cape San Domingo, May 24th, 1764. — Enclosed in Lord Hertford's despatch of this date, and in Mr. Sedgwick's letter of Sept. 20th. In French. Hpp- These orders are to chase the pirate vessels said to infest the Turks Islands and to form establishments there : to destroy the said establish- ments": to arrest and send to Cape San Domingo the pirate ships : to build lighthouses on two of the Islands : and then to make sail for Brest. 1764. Sept. 5th. Copy of Dispatch of Lord Hertford to the Earl of Halifax from Paris. [Enclosed in Mr. Sedgwick's letter to Edward Weston of Sept, 15th] :— I have the honour of transmitting to your Lordship the inclosed Answer to the Memorial which I had presented with regard to the Invasion of the Turks Islands. It is accompanied with a copy of the Count d'Estaings Orders to Mo r de Guichen, Captain of a Ship of War who executed that Invasion ; and also, with the subsequent Orders sent by the Court of France to the Count d'Estaing. Mo r de Praslin put all these Papers into my hands yesterday, and he told me, at the same time, that he hoped They would give entire Satisfaction to my Court, & would put an end to that unaccountable Alarm, which had seized the People of England, by reason of an Incident so frivolous, & derived so little from any serious Purpose on the part of France. Nothing can exceed, said he, our Desire of preserving a good Intelligence with His Britannick Majesty; In prosecution of this Purpose We are determined to remove the least Appearance of Umbrage, & even to shew our amicable Dis- position by Advances beyond what the strict Rules of Negotiation would HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 235 require. Without writing to know what the Count d'Estaing may say in vindication of his Conduct, We have beforehand disavowed the violence committed by his Orders ; We have commanded him entirely to abandon the Islands in Question ; We have enjoined him to eraze every Thing which may wear the Appearance of taking or keeping Possession of it, and We have ordered him to estimate, in conjunction with the Governor of Jamaica, all the damages sustained by British subjects on this Occasion, and to make Reparation for them. These are, My Lord, almost all the Points insisted on in Your Lordship's Dispatches to me. There is only one, viz* the Punishment of the Offender, whether he shall be found to be the Count d'Estaing, or Mo r de Guichen ; in which perhaps, the Court of France may not be found to come up entirely to His Maty's just Expectations. The Reason, which They assign, is, that last Year a like Act of Violence was committed by an English Officer on the French Fishing Boats at Newfoundland, and the Utmost We could be prevailed on to go, in punishing him, was to give him a Reprimand. M. de Praslin also delivered to me the inclosed Answer to the Memorial, which I had formerly presented against the Liquidation of the Canada Paper Money. When I came to discuss with M. de Praslin the Expences for the Maintenance of Prisoners, I found that I could persuade him to shorten the Term of Payment formerly proposed. Instead of four Years, and four Months, the Court of France is willing to pay the Sum of Fifteen Millions in three Years, & four Months, But all my Persuasion could not induce that Minister to consent, that this Payment should be made on any open Account, or otherwise than as a full Satisfaction of all Demands, except the Easr India Account, & the Maintenance of Prisoners after the 11 th of November 1762. We shall not insist, said he, on a national Convention, as an Acquittal of your Claims ; That we entirely give up; As your Ministers are best acquainted with the Terms of your own Government, They shall draw the Acquittal in what manner They please. It is sufficient for Us to be assured, that on the Payment of Fifteen Millions, there will no farther Demand be made upon Us. And it is Reasoning contrary to all Ideas of judicious Nego- tiation, to imagine that France will part with so immense a sum, & leave all the material Articles of Dispute still undecided. As it is a Part of His Maty's Instructions to me, to be watchful over the Progress of the French Marine, I have taken some pains to be informed of the Importations made of Naval Stores since the Peace. The inclosed is the Account, which I have received, and which, I believe, may be relied on by His Majesty. Mo 1 ' de Sorbe, the Genoese Minister, put into ray hands a Copy of the late Treaty between France & Genoa; I perused it, and found it exactly conformable to the Representation of it, which I formerly gave Your Lordship. 1764. Sept. 20th. Copy of a Letter, from Prince Massereno to Lord Halifax. [Dated in London and enclosed in Mr. Sedgwick's letter of Sept. 27th. In French. 1|. pp.] In this letter the Prince informs Lord Halifax that he has received from Spain the documents necessary for the Appeal in the case of the Santissima Trinidad ; but he adds that the King of Spain, who would not deprive his subjects of the sole means remaining to them of recovering their property, has ordered him to declare that the Claim for the Restitution of that vessel, made by him by his Majesty's orders, still subsists in full force, and that His Catholic Majesty does not admit that Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. 236 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles any decision come to by the English tribunals could be legal or prejudice Fl westo£ D ms rights, seeing that the said ship is not in the same category as Underwooi>, [dans le cas de] those about which it had been agreed, between the two Monarchs, that the right to decide as to the legality of their capture should be left, in time of Peace, to the respective tribunals of the two Crowns. 1764. Sept. 21st. Copy of: an Extract from a letter written by Major Gen 1 Gage to Lord Halifax, from New York. [Enclosed in Mr. Sedgwick's letter of Nov. 6th.] It's Time to acquaint Your LordP with what passed at the Congress lately held at Niagara. Sir W m Johnson arrived at that Fort the Begin- ning of July according to Appointment, in order to treat with all the Nations, who should, agreeable to the Notice given Them, send Deputys to meet Him there, to conclude Peace. He was met by near Two Thousand Indians of different Tribes & Nations, from the most distant Parts, The Majority of whom had not committed any Hostilities, at least publicly, against us. These therefore only renewed Their Alliance, and made Protestations of Their pacifick Dispositions ; Agreeing to the reestablishment of the Post of Inichillimakinak and promising to protect it as far as They are able ; Likewise to get all the Prisoners out of the Enemys Hands, & to procure some Restitution for the Traders Losses. The Chenusios, who were to have been at the Congress to ratify the Peace which They had made with S r W m Johnson in the Spring, did not chuse to attend. Several Messages passed, when at length, being threatened with a visit from the Troops, They made Their Appearance, and delivered up a Number of Prisoners. They have made a kind of Second Treaty, in which they introduce a Tribe of the Delawares, who were drove from the Heads of the Susquehanna in the Spring, and had put Themselves under Their Protection. I transmit Your Lord" a Copy of this Treaty, as well as the Copy of Another Treaty concluded with the Hurons of Detroit. No Deputys came from the Ottowas under Pondiac, The Hurons of Sandusky, or the Shaw- nese & Delawares, or Some other Tribes who had been in Arras. The Shawnese and Delawares instead of Peace-Makers, sent an insolent Letter, which They had forced one of their Prisoners to write for Them. The very great Number of Indians upon the Carrying Place of Niagara, made it unsafe for Colonel Bradstreet to go forward with the Troops, till after Their Departure : And by being detained there, He had the Opportunity of hearing from Major Gladwin from Detroit, that the Hurons of Sandusky, as well as the Ottawas on the Miamis under Pondiac, had brought in Their Prisoners, and asked for Peace ; and that the Ponteatamies had done the Same. On this Account Col° Bradstreet changed His Desigu of attacking Them. They have play'd this Game before; The not Sending their People to Niagara to make Their Peace, tho' Notice had been given Them that Sir W m Johnson would hold a Congress there; and tho' they saw so many other Nations repair thither for that End, gives too much Reason to suspect, that these Overtures are not more sincere than their former ones : But Colonel Bradstreet will undoubtedly bring Them to conclude a regular Peace with S r W m Johnson, according to their Forms and Customs, or will march against Them. Colonel Bradstreet embarked on Lake Erie about the 8 th of Aug 1 , having first secured the Carrying Place of Niagara, as well as possible, and erected a Post at the Entrance of Lake Erie for the Security of the Vessels and the Conveniency of laying them up in Winter in a safe & com- modious Manner : He was accompanied by 250 Indians, of which near HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 237 100. belonged to Canada. Letters have been received from Him of the ^etwood 14 th of Aug*, from Presqu' Isle, where He met Ten Indians, who pre- Weston tended to have been sent thither by the Shawnese, Delawares &c of Underwood, the Plains of Scioto to sue for Peace ; and betrayed the Colonel into a — ' Negotiation, who was at too great a Distance to be acquainted with the Falsehood of their Assertions, by assuring Him that They had recalled Their Partys from our Frontiers, in order to make Their Peace. Their Views were certainly only to ward off the Blow, which threatened Them, on the Approach of our Troops ; For, whilst They amused us with Offers of Peace on Lake Erie, They were committing Murders on Our Borders. Our last Accounts from Virginia & Pensylvania contain horrid Relations of Murders to the 5 th of Sept r , particularly a bloody Massacre of a Number of Children, with Their Mother, in a School- House. The whole Conduct of the Shawnese and Delawares shews that Their Dispositions are not pacinck. We have, after long Struggles, assembled & put in Motion Two Bodys of Troops, at a . great Expence to the Crown & the Provinces : They are now ready for Action, and the Season advanced : We have no Time to be in Doubts & Un- certainties : Our Troops will therefore pursue steadily Their first Orders, and oblige those Nations to give immediate Satisfaction for their treacherous & bloody Murders, and send Deputys to S r W ni Johnson to sue for Peace, or will use Their best Endeavours to extirpate Them. I trust my Letters will have reached Col: Bradstreet Time enough to undeceive Him in the Designs of these People. Col : Bouquet, whom I conclude at Fort-Pitt with all this Force, is in a Situation to be perfectly acquainted with their Treachery. 1 764. Oct r 8th. Copy of the Postscript to the General Letter from Bengal dated Feb v 27 th . Received per Pigot at this date. [This and the two following extracts were enclosed in Mr. Sedgwick's letter of Oct. 14th.] Since closing Our foregoing Address, We| have been alarmed with an accident as sudden as unexpected, and which had well nigh exposed these Provinces to fresh disturbances, ' ^ * oss not mucn t0 ^ e lamented as it is highly probable they were the — ' Promoters & Fomenters of this extraordinary Revolt. But our greatest Concern is the Difficulty of restoring good Order to an Army who have got such a Spirit of Licentiousness amongst them, & have proceeded to such Lengths unpunished, lest therefore any further disorders should happen or the advice of this dissention should en- courage Shu jah Dowlah & Meer Cossim to engage in fresh Attempts for disturbing the Provinces, We have thought it necessary to request of Commodore Tinker to remain with Us in the Medway, & to stop that part of the Bombay Detachment which had not left the River. Considering the great Value of preserving the Security of Bengal, We think this Measure must appear to the other Presidencies entirely consistent with the general good, & as the Presidency of Fort S* George will be strongly reinforced by the Troops landed from the Pitt, those returning from Manilha, & the Bombay Artillery Company, which went hence in his Majesty's Ship York, We flatter Ourselves they will be able to prosecute the Siege of Madura with Success. At the time when this Mutiny happened Major Carnac & Major Champion were on their Way to join the Army, & We hope will have now reached the Camp, We have wrote to Major Carnac Our Opinion & Advice of the Measures most proper to be taken on this Occasion, & We trust by his discretion & Vigilance that he will b.e able to quiet the Army & prevent any Repetition of these Irregularities, & We pro- pose in a few days to reinforce him with a Detachment of those hundred Europeans, that such as may appear to have been the Promoters of this Mutinous Spirit may be removed. 1764. Extract from the East India Company's separate General Letter from Bengal, dated the 19th of March. Received by the same conveyance : — In the Postscript of Our Address by the Boscawen on Military & Country Affairs, We acquainted You of an extraordinary Mutiny in Our Army which ended in the desertion of about 150 Frenchmen. These deserters went over to the Army of Shu jah Dowla who has entertained them in his Serviqe & We find Cossin Aly Cawn has as We expected made Use of this disorder in Our Army as an argument to persuade Shu jah Dowlah, to espouse his interest & invade Bengal, by Our last Advices the King, Shujah Dowlah, & Cossin Aly Cawn were at Eliabad [Allahabad ?] & it is affirmed that preparations were making to march to Barrairs [Benares ?] which lies close to the frontier of these Provinces. Major Carnac is using his Endeavours to restore good Order in Our Army, which done, We shall have little doubt of defeating all the Attempts of Shujah Dowlah, should he continue in the design of march- ing this Way, but We are of Opinion the Prosecution of that design will depend on the Intelligence he gets of the State of Our forces, & when he finds We are prepared to receive him on the Frontiers or even to march & meet him in his own Country, & hears of the Reinforce- ments We are sending to the Army, by the Assistance of the Bombay Detachment & the Marines of His Majesty's Ships Medway & Argo, he will rather wish to make Us his friends than his Enemies. 1764. Extract from Governor Vansittart's Letter to the Court of Directors dated at Fort William the 2oth of March : — HISTOKICAL MANUSCKIJL'TSS COMMISSION, 239 The last Advices I have received from Major Carnock are dated the Charles 15th Inst : the same Reports still continue of Shujah Dowlah's intentions F WESToir D to take part with Cossin Aly Cawn, & invade these provinces, but I am Underwood, far from thinking these reports to have any certain foundations, neither — " have I the least doubt of the Success of Our Arms if such an Attempt should be made as the cause of the late mutinous disorder in Our Troops is in a great Measure removed. 1764. Oct. 23rd. Copy of the Report of Sir James Marriott, Advocate General, to Lord Halifax, on the case of the Santissima Trinidad.— -Enclosed in Mr. Sedgwick's letter of Oct. 30th. 10| pp. 1764. Nov. 13th. Copy of an Affidavit in the case of the Santissima Trinidad. Annexed is a copy of the claim made in the Appeal on this case. These papers were enclosed in Mr. Sedgwick's letter of Nov. 24th. 1764. Nov. 30th. Copy of the Report of the Advocate General on the refusal of the late and present Kings of the Two Sicilies to be bound by the Treaty concluded at Madrid in 1667, by which the Rights & Privileges of the British Commerce with Naples and Sicily were originally established. — Enclosed in Mr. Sedgwick's letter of Dec. 13th. 16$ pp. > Original Letters from the Weston Papers. Vol. I. 1724 to 1738. 1724. July 25th. Stephen Ponytz to Edward Weston. ... I am appointed his MaU s Envoy to Sweden and am to sett out in a fortnight or three weeks. , .... I hope soon to give you joy in your Fathers bring made Bishop of Exeter, which point I think is in a manner settled. . . . I desire my service to your young charge [Horace Walpole.]. . . . Dec. 21st 1725. j ail i s t • ^ady Townshend to the same. Prom the Hague. We have had an account that the King is upon the road and proposes to be at Helvoet Sluis next Fryday, my lord has been here ever since last thursday but for myself haveing been at Amsterdam 1 came hither but last Sunday. I should be glad to know if my brother Walpole has said anything to you about his son, if he has not don't say anything to him about it till I see you. Mrs. Selwyn writ me word she had writ something about you. I never rec d the letter so dont know what it was but if att any time you want anything you need no advocate but your self for both my Lord and myself shall allways be very ready to do anything that is in our power to serve you. 1725. March 25th. N.S. Mons r Barbeyrac to Lord Townshend. From Groningen. A letter of compliments in French accompanying a work dedicated to King George the First by the writer. 1725. July ^Y^- Lady Townshend to Edward Weston. From Pyrmont We was just a week at Hannover before we came to this place, the King begun the waters the day after and is mighty well, my Lord M r Townshend M r Hodges and myself begun them at the 240 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Fleetwood Weston "Underwood, Esq. same time but I cannot say they agreed with me so well as with them, so drink them but a very little while. We live a most regular life. The King is at the place they drink the waters every morning between five or six o'clock and almost everybody's there at the same time except myself, and it is generally a little after seven before I get there. I walk with his Majesty till ten and then come home to dress ; at one go to dine with the King where we stay till about three ; then come home and at six go to court again, and at nine the King always goes to supper and this is our constant way of liveing every day. I believe we shall return to Hannover about the beginning of next week where we expect the King of Prussia within three days after we get there July 23rd Aug. 3rd' domestic matters. 1725. The same to the same. From Hanover. About 1726. Sept. 19th. Sir Eobert Walpole to the same. From Chelsea. Asking M r Weston to stay at " Twittenham " till the end of October, instead of moving to town, " as it will be very inconvenient as long as my family continues at Chelsea for my boy [Horace] to go & come every day." 1727. Jan. 5th. Stephen Poyntz to the same. From Stockholm. Describing the Aurora Borealis etc. 1727. July 26th. The same to the same. From Stockholm. Ac- knowledging the receipt of " two cargoes of books." 1728. June 28th, N.S. The Duke of Wharton to Horatio Walpole [afterwards Lord Walpole of Wolterton]. From Lyons. — Sir, Your Excellency will be surpriz'd to receive a letter from me ; but the clemency with which the Government of England has treated me (which is in a great measure owing to your Brother's regard to my Father's memory) makes me hope that you will give me leave to express my Gratitude for it. Since His Present Majesty's accession to the Throne I have absolutely refused to be concerned with the Pretender or any of his affairs & during my stay in Italy have behav'd myself in a manner that D r Peters M r Godolphin & M r Mils can declare to be consistent with my duty to the Present King. I was forc't to go to Italy in order to get out of Spain where if my true design had been known I should have been treated a litle severely. I am coming to Paris to put myself intirely under your Excellency's Protection & hope that S r Robert Walpoles good nature will prompt him to save a Family which his generosity has induct him to spare. If your Excellency would permitt me to wait upon [you] for an hour I am certain you would be convinc't of the sincerity of my repentance for my former madness and would become an advocate with His Majesty to grant me his most Gracious Pardon which it is my comfort I shall never be requird to purchase by an step unworthy of a man of Honnour. I do not intend in case of the King's allowing me to pass the Evening of my days under the shaddow of His Royal Protection, to see England for some Years, but shall remain in France or Germany as my Freinds shall advise & injoy Country Sports till all former storys are buried in oblivion. 1 beg of your Excellency to let me receive your orders at Paris which I will send to your hostel to receive. The Dutchess of Wharton who is with me desires leave to wait upon M rs Walpole if you think proper. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 241 1728. June 29th. Sir Robert Walpole to Lord Townshend. From ^Chajilbb^ Hockrel. — My Lord, I send y r Lordship a letter from the Duke of wbstoi? Wharton to my Brother at Paris, w ch the messenger bought hither to Und |^ ooi> ' me this morning, I beg you will lay it before the King, & take his — ' Majesties orders upon the subject, & transmitt them to my Brother, w ch He is very desirous to receive w th out loss of time, that He may know in what manner to behave himself when the Duke of Wharton is at Paris. I am sorry the Duke of Wharton mentions me in particular, w ch putts me under some difficulty, but I cannot forbear saying I see no reason for his Majesty 8 altering the Orders, He has allready given about the Duke of Wharton, but think it necessary that my Brother should be acquainted in Form by a Secretary of State, w th the King's pleasure upon this subject, w th out loss of time. I am with great truth & sincerity, my dear Lord, Y r Lordship's most affect 1 ? & faithfully, R. Walpole. If his Majesty should ever be induc'd to think of pardoning the Duke of Wharton tis surely now advisable to carry on the Prosecution, when there are legal & full evidences, w ch may afterwards be hard to come at, & mercy is no lesse in y e King's Power after conviction. 1728. July 13th. Duke of Wharton to Walter Price, Under sheriff. From Rouen. [Begging the latter to come at once to him on business.] . . . Should your time not allow you to come hither I will meet you at Dieppe which is but twelve leagues off. You need not be under any apprehensions that the Government of England should take it ill that you should come to me for I have assur'd M r Walpole at Paris that I am here upon no publick affairs & T believe he is satisfy'd with my remaining here. Dear Watt dont fail coming to me for I can do nothing till I have seen you. Direct your Answer to me under Cover to M r Fitzgerald Marchand here. I am y r freind & g er t Wharton. 1728. Oct. 8th. Sir Robert Walpole to Lord Townshend. From Chelsea. — You will see by the inclosed w ch came to me last night that our scheme about the Duke of Riperda must be alter'd unlesse you can way-lay this Evening or tomorrow morning, & prevail w th him to alter his course, whether you will think this most advisable, or lett him come on to London, & give me His Majesties directions about meeting Him in town, & fixing him in private Lodgings, I desire you will [send] me word, it will be no difference to me but coming on Tuesday to Windsor instead of Wednesday, perhaps more easy to him to pursue his own method. 1728. Oct. 9th. Lord Townshend to Anthony Corbiere. From Windsor. As I parted with You last night in a good deal of hurry, I had not then had time to inform myself whether there could be sufficient Accommoda- tion, or no, for the Duke de Ripperda at Swinley Rails, which since, upon Enquiry, I find there is not ; and therefore I think the best thing that can be done will be for You to prevail upon the Duke to send his Coach and Servants on to London, & to stay alone with You at one of the Inns either at Egham or Staines, till such time as You shall have given me notice of your arrival there, and have heard from Me. 1728. Oct. Lord Townshend to the King [Draft]. — I send your MaU the Account I have had from M r Corbiere whom I sent last night to meet Riperda. The expectation I have been in of hearing from Riperda was the reason of my not waiting this morning on your Maty a hunting. I 84067. r> 242 HISTOKICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Ohaeles I sent back by the Messenger Orders to" M r Corbiere not to stay at ^Wbstoi? 15 Swinley Rails, but to come forward with Biperda either to Egham or Underwood, Stains ; from whence I will bring the Duke in a Coach hither. I have JI2' sent to the Dean of Durham Avho has a House in the Cloysters here, where I propose to lodge Biperda, as privately as possible. I likewise send your Maty a rough Sketch of a Paper of Heads which your Maty ordered me to draw up yesterday. 1728. Oct. — . Anthony Corbiere to Lord Townshend. From Hartly- rowe. — Wedy 4 in the morning. — I got hither just now, after having knockt up all the Inn-keepers on the road, without finding what I wanted. But here I have intelligence of a Coach, the description of which answers my expectation. That Coach came to Salisbury on Monday night, and having bad horses, must have sett up last night considerably short of this place ; and as it must necessarily pass here, I think it best to stop, and wait till it comes, tho' the hour of its coming is very uncertain. J after 8. Since Your Lordship's first design will be frustrated, because it grows late & the Coach does not yet appear, I believe you will not think it amiss that I send away this Messenger to know Your Lp s pleasure what I am now to do, and indeed to prepare Coll Negus, to whom I have writ at all events. Chaundler knows the route I shall take to Swinly- rails, in case I meet the Gentleman ; so that if Y[our] L[ordship] is pleased to honour me with your Commands, he will probably meet me on the road thither. 1728. Oct. 10th. Lord Townshend to Anthony Corbiere. From Windsor. I desire You will make my excuses to the Duke de Ripperda for my sending him a hired Coach. T should have been very glad to have sent my own Coach to attend him, but it was impossible to do that without giving some suspicion, you will give the coachman directions to drive to D r Blands at Eton, without passing thro' Windsor, and will contrive to be there about seven this evening ; at which time either myself or my Brother Walpole will not fail to meet the Duke there. But if anything should happen to prevent my seeing him there this evening, I desire You will assure him that I shall certainly do myself the honour of waiting upon him between nine & ten tomorrow morning, and will introduce him in the evening to his Majesty. 1728. Oct. 2nd. Sir Philip Yorke Atty Gen 1 [afterwards L d Chancellor Hardwicke] to Lord Townshend. From Lincoln's Inn. — My Lord Grange spoke to me this Evening, as by your Lordships direction, about a Draught for a Warrant for a Pardon, which have been applied for on behalf of the late Earl of Mar. I apprehended from him that it was your Lordship's intention that I should consider of some words to restrain his coming into Great Britain, for which purpose I presume to send to your Lordship the inclosed Draught of a Clause. I have added thereto Ireland, and if it is mean't that Lord Mar should be restrained from coming into any other his Majesty's Dominions, those words should alsoe be added. I think it my Duty to take notice to your Lordship that there is a materiall difference between the forms of the Pardons, which have passed on these occasions. That to Lord Bolingbroke was the fullest, and as it pardons the Attainder, extends to restore the party to all Civil Capacities, such as taking by purchase or grant from the Crown, from the date of the Pardon. That to Lord Duffus, & severall others have only pardon'd the Pains of Death, Execution & Imprisonm* of y e person, upon which it is extremely doubtful whether any civil capacity HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 243 whatsoever be restored, or only the Person of the offender exempted from punishment. The Precedents of the Warrants for both these kinds of pardons are in your Lordships books, & according as the one or the other shall be thought, proper to be folio w'd in this case, the inclosed Clause may be added to it. Pit art, Taw Fleetwood Wbstoh Undebwood, 1728. London, future. Nov. 23rd. Edward Weston to Sir Kobert Walpole. From A letter of compliments, with thanks for favours present and 1729. July 8th. D r Edward Gibson, Bishop of London, to Lord Townshend. From Fulham I think publick affairs and particularly in the Church will feel y e want of your Service and Assis- tance to a great degree, and I also think that your Lp who has always been accustom'd to business, will feel the want of it, and not enjoy that entire ease and Satisfaction you imagin in a private life I gave D r Tyrwhitt Institution to y e Rectory of S* James's yesterday, and have left y e Jermyn Family to seek their remedy at Law, if they think it worth their while to contest the right of Patronage ; but I think [ shall hear no more of them. It was very happy for y e publick, that they had it not in their power to plant an eager Tory in so large a Parish, and so near y e King's Palace. D r Tyrwhitt is a man that I can answer for in all respects. . v . . 1728. Aug. 8th. The same to the same. From the Cockpit. A long letter relating to the Archbishoprick of Dublin and the Deanery of Dromore. . . . w By y e account I had from S r R. W e this morning, I hope I may congratulate your Lp upon a Peace w th Spain." . . . 1730. Jan. 16th, Lord Townshend to Edward Weston. From Rainham. — I return you many thanks for the favour of y rs , & heartily congratulate you upon y r marriage .... 1730. May 19th. Edward Weston to Lord Harrington at Paris. From Whitehall. [Draft.] — My Lord Townshend having now given up his post of Secretary of State & I having thereby lost a very generous Friend & Patron, I hope y r Lp will forgive my taking the first opportunity of begging leave to recommend myself to your future Favour & Protection I have reason to hope that none of his Maty 8 Ministers will deny me the honour of their Recommendation & natter myself y r Lp will not attribute my begging to be continued in my post in y r office purely to the Necessity of my present Circum- stances for I can with the greatest sincerity assure you, that I sh d not, in y e most affluent Fortune, be less ambitious of the honour of an Employment under y r L d P. 1730. June 10th, N.S. Lord Harrington to Edward Weston. From Paris. — I have received your letter of y e 19 th p*: OS, and was very well pleased to find by it that you are desirous to continue with me in the Secretary's office, for altho I have not had the good fortune to be particularly acquainted with you. I am no stranger to your character, which has been represented to me in so advantageous a light by all that know you, that I shall think myself very happy in having your assis- tance in the execution of my employment, and will endeavour to make every thing as agreeable to you as possible. 1730. Nov. 21st. D r Stephen Weston, Bishop of Exeter, to his son Edward Weston. From Exeter. On private affairs. Q 2 244 HISTOK1CAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Chaelbs 1730. Dec. 22nd, N.S. Lord Chesterfield to Lord Harrington. Weston^ From the Hague. To introduce and recommend Sir Cyrill Wich to jiTDKRWooD, the favour and protection of the latter. JiBQ. 1730. Dec. 19th, N.S. The same to the same. From the Hague. A-part. ... I confess I have my doubts about the success of our Vienna Treaty ; at least about the dispatch it will meet with there, and I am persuaded it will employ Couriers some time longer. When I saw the plan transmitted to your Lordship, by M r Robinson, I was concern'd to find it clogg'd with conditions which they could never imagine would be agreed to ; such as the Guarranty of Russia, the Duke of Holsteins Affair, & ca , and consequently seem'd to be intended delays. Prince Eugene's behaviour to M r Robinson, would naturally give one hopes of success, but when I consider how much that gentle- ness is out of Character, I own, I refine enough to suspect it. The Treaty sent to Vienna, as farr as it relates to England and the Republick, is such as the Emperor (I think in prudence) ought to agree to, but considering his haughtyness and obstinacy, and the knowledge he certainly has of the distrusts and Jealousys among the Allys. I fear it is uncertain whether he will or no. I hope M r Dieden's demands, will not prove an obstruction to this Affair, but I cannot comprehend what can be mean't by an additionall security of the Kings Electorall Dominions; which are already guarrantied over and over by all the powers upon earth, and by the whole Empire, as being a part of it; so that I suspect additionll security to mean additional Dominions, which can only be by dismembering Meissenburg upon a pretence of paying in that Manner, the expenses of the Commission. And this I think the Emperor never can and the Empire never will consent to ; it being a total subversion of all the fundamental laws of the Empire. I am very willing to stay here till this affair be determined one way or other, and the more so because should the Emperor agree ; I foresee there will be some difficultys in finishing here, where from the Nature of the Government, every wrong head or heart, has a right of Opposition, and can do hurt, though not good. 1730. Dec. 26th, N.S. The same to the same. From the Hague. A-part. — You will give me leave to trouble you with this letter, to ask your advice both as a Minister, and a friend. M r Finch has writt me word, that he embarks next Monday in the Yatch that is to attend me here. And I propose making it wait, till I have some answer from Vienna ; If the treaty comes back sign'd to be sure I will stay here till I have gott the Republick into it ; but supposing the answer should be doubtfull, and dilatory, and plainly show, that at least it will take up a good deal more time ; I begg both your advice, and instructions, what I should do, in that case, which I am apt to think will exist. For having told Count Sinzendorf in generall that I had forwarded a Courier to Vienna, who would one way or other determine Affairs, in about three weeks time ; he said that lett it be what it would that that Courier Carried ; even though it were acceptable, yett he knew from the constant dull delays of his Court ; that they would take at least a Month to consider of anything finall. And that he hoped I should not look upon such a delay so naturall to the Imperiall Court, as any design to amuse or gain time. I told him I certainly should, and that considering the Crisis things were now in, it was impossible to see it in any other light. If M 1 * Finch should come here before I have an answer from Vienna, I shall not deliver my letters of revocation till I receive one, but if when it comes it should be such a one as I apprehend it will ; HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 245 Your Lordship will be pleas' d to instruct me perticularly what I ought f 2m53m> to do. Wbston I am very apprehensive that the King will have been displeas'd, that Usdeewood I gott nothing to send from hence by the Courier to Vienna, but I — ■ really found it impossible to do it, with the least degree of security for the Secret ; and I hope your Lordship will contribute to excuse me to the King. 1 heartily wish this Affair may succeed, for if it does not I think we shall be in a very bad condition ; The Design of France, to do either nothing or too much, is now too plain to be doubted of ; and the Jealousys and distrusts among the Allvs have taken too deep a root to be removed, with any prospect of future concert. And if the Emp r is obstinate enough to reduce us to return 1o Fiance, after this Jealousy, we shall be oblig'd to give them fatall pledges of our future fidelity. I am persuaded there will be nothing ready for the meeting of the Parliament, for even should the Court of Vienna approve of the treaty in generally yett something or other always happens to retard the Conclu- sion of such important Affairs, beyond the time one wish'd or propos'd. If accidents don't happen, forms and Ceremoneys supply their place. And such a Court as Vienna will undoubtedly make some alterations in the Treaty, were it only to say that they had not subscrib'd a Treaty Just as it was sent them. Therefore in my poor opinion the Parliament should be putt off as long as possible, because whatever his Majesty says at the opening of it, will be of the Utmost and nicest consequence. 1731. Jan. 16th, N.S. The same to the same. From the Hague. A-part. — I was extreamly glad to find by your Lordships letter a-part, that the trouble I had given both you and myself, about M r Hop's intercepted letter, was unnecessary, and indeed I should never have thought it necessary to have taken the least notice of any of that gentlem ms surmizes, had I not found by M r Walpole's letter, that, at least they had made some impression on him. Your Lordship will have seen by this time from M r Robinson's letters that I guess'd pretty right as to our negotiation at Vienna, that it would still require Couriers, and that M r Dieden's demands would create the great difficulty s. And this I find has exactly happen'd, though I am very sure the Court of Vienna was resolv'd to bring all possible facilitys to M r Dieden's demands. I should be wanting to the regard and friendship I profess for your Lordship, if I did not lay before you the fatall but naturall and even necessary consequences that will attend the breaking off of the Negotiation upon Electorall points, in which you are more perticularly concern'd as being in your department. This negotiation is already known by many and suspected by ail, should it now break off; we must be more in the power of France than ever, who then, knowing that we have no resource left, will use us as they think fitt; and insist upon dangerous pledges of our future fidelity. We must either enter into all their destructive schemes, or at best, continue a good while longer in the disagreable and unpopular situation we are at present in. But this is not the worst neither; for it is impossible that this Negotiation so farr advanc'd, can now break off, without additionall Acrimony on both sides ; and in that case it cannot be expected but that the Emperor will take the Naturall advantage of declaring to the Nation, and to this Republick ; that the publick tran- quillity might have been restor'd, that he had agree'd to all the points that related to England, and this Country, but that Electorall con- siderations only, prevented the conclusion of so desirable a work, and 246 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION". FLBimrooD P mn g d us into so dangerous a" warr. What Effect, this will have, I Weston need not say, our Enemies will tell us with pleasure. Nor can I UND B8^ 00D ' answer tnat wnen tne Republick shall once know it, as they certainly — . will know it, that they will not conclude a separate peace, or a Neu- trality upon any terms ; such are their apprehensions of a warr, and especially of this warr. The Pensionary at first apprehended difficultys from the Electorall points, even without knowing them, and only from the outward aspect of Affairs in that part of the world ; and he thought it would be impos- sible to adjust them by treaty, but he hoped they would be referr'd to future Negotiation after the Harmony between the two Courts should be restor'd ; and that then the Emp r might connive at what he could not publickly Authorise. But if the whole Negotiation should break off, upon any or all of these Electorall points ; I think it is impossible to describe the fatall consequences that must result from it ; both to the King the Ministry and the Nation. I find from the accounts from Berlin that the King of Prussia is frightn'd out of his wits, if be ever had any ; and wants to be friends with the King, and for that reason desires a Minister may be sent there ; which in my opinion, should not be done ; for he takes every instance of Complaisance to be an indication of fear, and grows insolent upon it ; whereas if he is really frightn'd as I believe he is, there is no imagin- able meanness to which he will not stoop, for his security ; and I should think it would be better to make him take some of those steps first, before he meets with the least return from his Majesty. Grumkow's conversion I hope will be cultivated in a proper manner, a sum of money will be well employ'd there, and putt him too much in our power for him to go back. 1731. Feb. 9th, N.S. The same to the same. From the Hague. A-part. — I trouble your Lordship now with another complaint against the Regency of Hannover ; and were I to inform your Lordship of half the complaints that are made of them, it would take up all your time and mine ; but this was so perticularly recommended to me by the Elec- tor of Cologne himself, and Count Plettemberg, that I could not refuse, acquainting your Lordship with it. This important affair, the present object of the deliberations of the Hannover Regency ; is no less than a Post waggon, as your Lordship will see, by the inclos'd extract of a letter by Count Plettemberg's direction, You will do what you think proper in it, I have executed my Commission in laying it before you. It will soon appear by originall pieces which Baron Twickell intends to publish ; and which were seiz'd in the Town house of Hildesheim when the renitents were turn'd out of it ; that great part of the money of the Caisse publique which the said renitents had seiz'd, was distributed among the Regency of Hannover, to obtain their protection ; when that appears I hope it will lessen the weight of their representations ; before it is long I believe I shall be able to send your Lordship those pieces. I wait with impatience for the arrival of your Vienna Courier, though not without the same apprehensions I had at first, and which I com- municated then to your Lordship ; that the Emperor seeing the streights we are reduced to by f ranee, will hope to make a better bargain with us some time hence, than we proffer him now. And this last Memoriall of Monsieur Castellar's which is universally known, I doubt will not facilitate the conclusion of the Treaty. I am glad the sessions has begun so well, but I am astonish'd at the imprudence of Finch and Carteret, to begin their opposition upon such a point, and with so inconsiderable a minority. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION, 247 1731. Feb. 14th, N.S. The same to the same. From the Hague. Charles 7 Fleetwood A-part Though my thoughts upon the treaty sent to Westomt Vienna and upon the reception it will meet with there very little deserve ND esqI° 01>4 your Lordship's attention, yett since you command me to trouble you with them, 1 will tell you that I think the King has gone as farr as he can well go, in this last treaty ; and that if the Court of Vienna really intends to conclude, they cannot refuse this reasonable opportunity of doing it, but I confess I very much apprehend the ill Consequences, that the Death of the Duke of Parma and the Memoriall of Castellar will have, at that Court ; that is so easily elated by any favourable incident. Castellar's Memoriall will give them just reason to expect the utmost confusion among the Allies of Seville, and may make them think the opportunity favourable of seizing the tempting Morsell, that the Duke of Parma's death presents them with. Upon the whole I fear delays and Chicanes, that will be as bad as a refusall. These inconveniencys would have been all prevented ; if we had taken these Measures, when I went to England last, and was charged by the Pensionary to recommend them in the strongest manner, which 1 did, though to no purpose. I am likewise farr from being perswaded, that our Electorall demands are made much more reasonable than they were. For why should not M r Hattorf have declar'd it to you if they were. And by the way I think there are some good reasons to suspect, that he is not very desirous to facilitate the conclusion of this Treaty. If the Court of Vienna has really no mind to conclude ; but to break off advantageously ; the Hannover points ; which they may easily do ; every one of those points being at best, but doubtful ; and yett it is certain we shall not receed from them all. If that should happen to be the case, and that case become publick, as it certainly will, we shall be in a fine situation. I am a little uneasy at the communication I have taken upon myself to make of this Negotiation to the Republick, as well as about the instructions I have sent to M r Robinson ; If the King should be displeas'd at either ; I depend upon your Lordship's good Offices. 1731. Feb. 16th, N.S. The same to the same. From the Hague. A-part. — Count Sinr/endorf having sent me word yesterday morning that his Courier from Vienna was Just arriv'd, and that he was going to forward him immediately to Count Kinski in England ; I went streight to Count Zinzendorff to see that this courier had brought him, besides what M r Robinson inform'd me of. As soon as I came in Count Sinzendorf spoke to me in these words with a great deal of surprize and Concern. " You have kept the most mnteriall point a secret from me ; and never told me that this whole affair turns upon the King's Electorall demands ; which are such as it is not in the Emperor's power to comply with. The Emperor has show'd the utmost facility in every- thing that concern'd himself, or depended upon him. He has given up the Ostend trade by which the Netherlands will be ruin'd ; he has consented to the Introduction of Spanish Troops into Italy, by which all his possessions there will be in danger, and yett all this is to avail him nothing, unless he engages to do what it is not in his power to perform ; but depends upon the Empire, and to which the Empire never can nor will consent. The present King demands ten times more as Elector of Hannover than ever the late King did ; and yett everything between England and the Emperor is to be deem'd null and void, unless these impossible demands are comply'd with ; as you will see by this declaration of M r Robinson's." And then he show'd me a declaration of M r Robinson's setting forth that unless, touts les points Allemands (those are the words) be settl'd to his Majesty's entire satisfaction, every 248 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. CfiARLES fleetwood Webton uwderwood, Esq. thing else doit etre cense nul. I told him that the King having a German Minister at Vienna to transact those Affairs, I was an utterr Stranger to them, and that were 1 to know them, I was too ignorant of the Laws and Constitution of the Empire to be able to Judge how farr they were consistent or inconsistent with them, but that I took it for granted impossibilities could not be ask'd. He said yes but they were ; and runn into a long detail of the several demands, and then concluded with saying that it was to no purpose for the Emperor to explain himself so fully as otherwise he might have done, upon the points concerning England only, since they were to be of no effect unless these impossibilities were granted at the same time. As Count Kinski in England will receive the same accounts I submitt to your Lordship whether this can be done with any other view than that I have so long apprehended; of declaring to the world that the Negotiation broke off only upon Electorall points ; whether it really breaks off upon those points or no, or whether for other reasons the Court of Vienna should have no mind to conclude it. And what Effect this will have every- where, but especially in England, I leave your Lordship to Judge. I inform your Lordship of this Affair by this letter a-part ; that you may make just what use you think fitt of it. Count Sinzendorf show'd me a letter from his Father in Law wherein he expresses not only the desire, but the impatience of his Court, to conclude with the maritime powers. How sincere this is a little time will now discover ; I own I can form to myself no opinion of the event of this treaty ; in good Politicks I think the Emperor ought by all means to agree to it, but whether his ardent desire of the totality of Italy, Joyn'd to some seemingly favourable incidents for him at present, may not make him regret or delay it, which is in a manner the same thing, I cannot determine. 1731. April 3rd., N.S. The same to the same. From the Hague. A-part. — I am oblig'd to trouble your Lordship at present about a very silly thing, because I know you either have been or will be apply'd to about it. My Lord, or I believe rather, my Lady Denbigh, has a great mind to succeed me as Minister here ; and in order to bring that about they made one M r Trooies a Merchant of Amsterdam and who married a sister of Lady Denbigh's came to me here to desire me to recommend to your Lordship, My Lord Denbigh for my Successor, as a person whom he (M r Trooies) assur'd me would be extreamly agreable to the Town of Amsterdam, as well upon account of his Alliance in the Country, as of his excellent personall qualifications and endowments. I told M r Trooies, that, in the first place M r Finch was already Nam'd and that I expected him here soon, aud that in the next place 1 was determin'd for reasons of my own, to have nothing to do with the recommendation of my Successor. M r Trooies reply'd that M r Finch being destin'd for Spain would probably not stay here long, and desir'd that since I would not recommend I would at least relate to your Lordship the fact of his solicitation, which I promis'd him to do. And I begg that when you are apply'd to by Lord or Lady Denbigh, as I dare say you frequently will, that you will say that I have related the fact. But I begg too at the same time that your Lords p will not take this relation of mine as a recommendation from me of Lord Denbigh ; because it is a matter I am resolv'd not to meddle in ; nor am I enough acquainted with Lord Denbigh to be a proper judge of those perfections M r Trooies has discover'd in his Lordship. Monsieur Ittersum having had very great occasion for the six hundred pounds due to him last January ; and his success in the Province HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 249 of Overvssel, being: of very great Consequence to the Prince of Orange, Charles Z. . J , , i c v. , . r , i Fleetwood I have advanced him that sum, or my own money ; by which 1 hope wbbtox I shall be no loser; whenever it is paid, I beg it may be paid to Undebwood.. M r Bo wen Clerk of the Treasury, upon my account. — ' If your Lordship thinks proper, you may prepare M r Finch to come here in about six weeks time ; for I am perswaded, that by that time, I shall have fiuish'd every thing here. P.S. The Garde des Sceaux acquainted M r Van Hoey, that the Cardinal had receiv'd a letter from M r Walpole, to excuse the Separate Negotiation with the Emperor ; but without communicating any of the perticulars of the Negotiation. The Garde des Sceaux accompanied this communication with many unkind expressions both from himself and the Cardinal. 1731. April 15th. To Edward Weston from his father in law the Rev d Symon Patrick. From Cambridge. A letter in verse. 1731. Oct. 30th. To Edward Weston from his brother Stephen Weston. From Exeter. On domestic matters. • 1732, May 24th, N.S. Thomas Eobinson to Edward Weston. From Vienna. — Your last is of the 25th past, by which I found that the Dutch mail, which was arrived the Day before, had not carried, as it ought, my Letters of the 19 th , which was the greater misfortune, as they gave You an account of the motions of this Court, upon which I expected orders. But misfortunes seldom come alone ; Last night's Post has failed, the Mail of the Empire having been robbed near a place called Newmark between Ratisbon and Nuremberg ; So that we have no letters, either from England or Holland, and shall be in ignorance of His Majesty's pleasure, as well upon my Letters of the 19 th even sup- posing they dropped in by the Subsequent post, as upon my Letters of the 23 rd . I am besides in the Dark as to the King's Journey. In the meanwhile I must take my party as things comes out. On Monday next this town will be a desert. The Prince goes to his Country Seat for a few Days, to follow the Emperor soon after into Bohemia. The Chan- cellor goes the same day to precede the Emperor . . . His Imperial Majesty will st;iy at Prague till the 12 th of June, from which time till about the 8 th of July, during his Stay at Carlsbad, there will be a Kind of Stagnation of all Business. However to morrow I expect to have a final Conference with the Chancellor in Town upon all points, and as soon as 1 shall have received the Papers 1 expect from this Court, I shall dispatch M r Gouid either to Hanover or directly to England, according as I shall best be able to judge by Mondays post. From the beginning of July the Court will Stay Six Weeks at or about Prague, so that we shall have the leisure till the End of June, of going, every one as he pleases thither ; for without the most pressing affairs, there will be no possibility of seeing the Ministers at Carlsbad Upon the Supposition that some orders relating to the Kings motions may have been sent to me by the post that has failed ; 1 have made out a Duplicate of this Letter, which will be ready for you at Hanover And as for the rest 1 shall trust to Events, and the best judgment I can make of things, either as to my going sooner or later to Prague, as shall conduce most to His Majesty's Service, or as to my waiting upon His Majesty at Hanover, if by my future Letters I shall find myself anyways authorised to repair thither. 250 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles P.S. It is surmised that the many Elections now on foot in the F Westox° D Empire may have excited the curiosity of some Curious persons to Underwood, inspect the letters between Ratisbon and Nuremberg. 1732. July 1st, N.S. Hon. Robert Trevor [afterwards Viscount Hampden] to Edward Weston. From Hanover. . . My Lord [Lord Harrington ?] reached this place early on Sunday morning without having had any the least accident by the way. Tilson was extremely alert during the whole journey, but yesterday he relapsed into his com- plaints, & began to threaten us with a temporary Abdication .... M r Robinson had been here four days before the King .... I know of nothing New & Memorable except the Elopement of her Gr[race] of Bucks to France and all that. 1732. . Lord Harrington to the same. — The inclosed have been approved by the King, which when writ out fair I desire you will send to me at Petersham to be sign'd. There shou'd be an addition made to the letter to M r Robinson acquainting him that the King has good information that whatever is transacted in the Spanish Secretary's office at Vienna is never long a secret at the Courts of France and Spain, for which reason the King would have Robinson give an intima- tion of this where he may think proper and safe to do it, and that he does not communicate anything relating to the Sardinian affair to any- one except C* Staremberg Mons r de Berken-Stein and Sinzendorf if necessary but not otherwise. I have not been able to get Trevor's affair dispatch'd. The King was in haste to read his German letters which I hope was the occasion of it, tho betwixt you and I seems to have reflected a little upon the expense since I saw him yesterday : so that I shall not venture to write anything about that matter by this post to the Hague. 1732. Nov. 6th. Greorge Tilson to the same. — I was with my Lord this Evening and send you the letters of y e last 2 posts ; his Lop: did not observe that there was anything that required orders, but would be glad to have something tomorrow to carry to the King, & particularly for M r Robinson. His Lo:p mentioned taking notice to him of M r Jansirots letter about a Minister coming from the Palatine Court, that no doubt he would be charged with matters concerning Bergues and Juliers, & that M r Robinson should know when he came what he had brought, in the meantime we had nothing new to Say from hence upon that head. His Lop observed that y e Mag s of Hamburg as S r C. Wich suggests, hold off only on account of their doubting whether y e Imp: Court really mean to discourage the interloping Trade & that if they were persuaded that the Emperor seriously intended to abide by what he had lately done they might be induced to give y e Declaration desired. Wherefore M r Robinson should apply himself to have y e Imp: Ministers convince the Hamburghers lhat the Emperor is determined not to countenance any collusive Trade &c. Cons[ul] Deane has writ an account of another ship sailed from Ostend with all the signs of an Interloper, an extract of his letter may be sent to M r Robinson for his Information. His Lop took notice of y e D of Leria's insinuations as if M r Keene had not acted vigorously in y e business of Florence ; & it should be observed to M r Rob n that he will find by y e papers that those surmises HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 251 were intirely false, & that y e Spaniards rather complained of his being too partial on y e Emp rs side. I don't remember any other hints his Lop gave ; but seemed desirous to have some letters formed. (P.S.) The letters for y e Bp [of] Lubec will be ready to be sent to morrow if my Lord has them signed. 19 1733. Oct r Kobert Trevor to the same. From the Hague. We have no news of M r Wynne as yet, and indeed his Highness could not set out at present, if the Yachts were arrived, he has so bad a cold, & swelled face. M r Dayrolle returns you his compliments (P.S.) My compliments to Tilson, Waad, & all friends at the office. Chakles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. 1733. Nov. 23rd. • Lord Wilmington to the same. From St. James's Square. Enclosing papers and returning despatches. 1734. Feb. 14th. D r John Thomas to the same. From Hamburg. This reminds me of another wholesome piece of advice ou gave me to many an agreeable Person of a good Family, which I ave carefully performed with the assistance of my Lady Wich. Do all you can, Dear S r to let me see old England again .... The Dutch Amsterdam Courani is full of the Sermon preached by his Lord- ship [Bishop Weston] on Jany 30 before the House of Lords . . . 1734. April 22^" Robert Trevor to the same. From the Hague. . . . . M r W[alpole] is looked upon here as an indirect Minister of the Emperor's : People here are in much less pain for the Ballance of Europe than for the continuation of their Ministry : I believe they will soon return us the compliment of M r Walpole's Mission by a more extraordinary on[e] to Paris. 1734. April ^y^. The same to the same. From the Hague. .... We wait here with impatience for your Sentiments upon the last Resolution, (if any Proceedings of these People at present deserve That name) & still more so for the Answer to what went by Money ; which I confess, I hope will bring a Revocation rather than Credentials, for from all I have learnt I cannot but be of opinion that M r W[alpole]'s longer stay here will only serve to make him more responsible for any money Measures These People may run into ; who are grown so jealous of his Maty, on account of his being Elector of Hanover, & Father-in- law to the Prince of Orange, that I am persuaded, they'll rather purchase a precarious & temporary Security for themselves by the weakest & meanest Complaisance to France, than by a manly & firm Conduct, in concert with England try to secure it effectually. Nay they seem so persuaded of the necessary Connexion between the two Events of a War, & a Change in their Government, and of his Ma'?' 8 design to make Either subservient to the other, that M r W — 's journey, & sollicitations, & the late Proceedings of Parliament for strengthening the King's hands, have but confirmed them in their fears, & driven them to a greater distance from Us. So that in short I see no way left for render- ing this State of any service to England, & to the generous system, that 252 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles nis Maty nas always pursued, of preserving the Peace, & Happiness of J Weston° D but that of the very part that they are Underwood. Mankind, 84 . 26 . 386 adopting 878 . 1495 . 935 . 92 . 467 . 1538. — pleased to to us a sincere and useful 783 . 46 . impute 82 . 47 . and of gaining 1107 . 927 . 385 . 1745. Ally in the person of the Prince instead of a 240 . 582 . 871 . 1045 . 30 . 131 . 1138 . 1121 . 36 . 11 . 175 . peevish and irresolute one in 86 . 99 diffident 1311 . 140 . 193 . 599 . 1107 . 719 . 942 . that of the Pensionary. 986 . 1312 . 26 . 30 . 1403. 1734. July 30th. Horatio Walpole [afterwards Lord Walpole of Wolterton] to Lord Harrington. From the Hague. — I send Mony y e Messenger w th y e inclosed not having had time to putt it in cypher, and I have addressed it in a manner as I hope it will not be opened by any body but your selfe ; I can't flatter myselfe that y e Pensionary will alter his opinion in our next conference, but I shall have an occasion to talk over matters w th him. I am to tell your L rd p, in confidence that M r Finch w th a very serious air told me this morning that he was resolved to write by this post to your L rd p to desire his Maj*? 8 leave to return home, for w ch he gave me no other reason but that he had served long enough abroad ; I enter'd in a friendly expostulation w th him to dissuade him from it, telling him very plainly that it would be understood, that my coming hither as Ambassadur had made him take that resolution, & I was apprehensive that he might by that means fling himselfe quit out of business, and consequently grow out of humour w th y e Court, & y e Court w th him, that it was by no means intended to remove him from hence by sending me hither, & I sayd in short as many kind things to him as I could desiring him still to consider of it ; but I cant tell as he scarce gave me any answ r whether I have prevayled on him to change his design ; you will know by y e letters, w ch goe by y e post ; for as he went this afternoon into y e Country, he knows nothing of this Messengers being dispatched. It is past 12 at night; and I have been both Minister & Secretary this day & am consequently much tired. 1734. Augt. 3rd, N.S. The same to the same. From the Hague. Your Lrdp will have found, as I told you in my last, that M r Finch desires his Majtys. leave to return home, but I hope, from some discourse that I have had with him since, that he has done it in such a manner, as not give an occasion for his being recalled ; for altho, perhaps this step may arise from his Pride in not being willing to remain here w th a less character than I have ; yett he may not perhaps be desirous of losing the appointments especially since I do not see anything else that can be done for him at present, and I would not have it understood in y e world, as I am afraid it will be, if he is entirely removed ; that my Brother & I contrived to jostle him out of his Employment for my sake. I have wrote to S r R : W : on this Subject, and I desire you will concert it together, & gett y e affair so managed, that in case M r Finch will insist upon going home, he may have leave given him so as not to take leave of y e States, as if he was recalled. (P.S.) I hope y e draughts of answers to y e Ambr 3 of France & Spain will be approved entirely ; I think they are extreamly well, if they shall HISTOEICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 253 be as well supported according to y e issue of them, the Pensionary will F 5j^J;JJ D constantly consult me iu all his projects before they goe to y e Deputys wSJox° D of y e States, if he finds they are approved in England, & I will doe my Undekwooj>. best to make them agreable to his Matys sentiments, 8c will desire him — ." when I find it absolutely necessary, but the less alteration that is made in England the better, because y e gout makes the Pensionary peevish ; I think he is absolutely resolved to goe hand in hand with y e King, but y e untoward behaviour of y e Imperiall Court, and y e bad condition of this Government, & their finances makes him inclined to Peace ; tho he often talks w th spirit to M r Fenelon. A courier from Vienna goes to Kinski by this packett boat, but M r D'Ulefeldt will not tell me y e motives for sendiug this express. 1731. Augt. 17th, N.S. The same to the same. From the Hague. Private. — M r Finch seeming resolved to demand his letters of Revocation .... I shall avoid in my conferences w th y e Pensionary when he is present to enter into matters of nicety & importance, because from some dark expressions that he has lately let fall, I apprehend that if he leaves this place entirely he will leave y e Court entirely too . . and consequently I shall not talk before him to M r Slingeslandt upon the subject of y e D[uke] of N[ewcastle']s letter to L rd W[aldegra]ve of y e 30 past O.S. particularly w th regard to y e conference w ch the Kings Ministers have had w th M r Ch[avig]ny & I shall in due time give an account of y e Pensionary's sentiments on that head in a particular letter to y r L rd p, this is sayd upon a supposition that M r Finch insists upon being absolutely recalled for his words are so few, and his meaning often so obscure, that I cannot determine what he will doe, but I am apt to think that he will retire from y e Court, & goe over to his brother W[inchel]sea j but your L rd p will be better able to judge of y e certainty of this fact by this post from himselfe & therefore you will manage this letter accordingly. P.S. May I be so free as to ask whether your L rd p was in perfect good humour when you dictated y e dispatch to us of y e 30 past. 1734. Sept. 3rd. N.S. From the same to the same. From the Hague. — I send y e inclosed secret dispatch under a particular cover to you, that it may be managed, it being by no means proper that y e dispute (altho it passed in friendly manner) between y e Pensionary & me should gett air, especially as I hope I have diverted him from taking a step w ch I apprehended might very much embarass the King ; in y e mean time you are to consider what answer you will return to y e last resolution of y e States ; it will certainly be by no means proper to lett me communicate Kinskys Memoriall to y e States, it has enraged y e Pensionary ; at y e same time great care must be taken not to take y e Emperor's part ; while endeavours should be used to render y e Corre- spondence between the Imperiall Court & the States, w ch is looked upon here to be at a dead stand, by M r Ulefeldt's having declared to y e Pensionary that he was ordered to acquaint him that he Ulefeldt should never give any thing more in writing ; w th w ch y e Pensionary is per- sonally affected ; as looking upon it to strike at y e Resolutions w cb have all been of his own drawing ; how his Maj ty will be able to steer, w th out disobliging one side or other is difficult to say ; y r Lr d p had some hasty thoughts of mine in my last dispatch w ch may be improved by you, and y e Imperiall Court be contented to lett drop what has passed, & order their Minister here to go on as usuall in business w th out pride or acri- mony ; but I am apt to think w th the Pensionary in one thing ; w ch is, 254 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Ohaeies that y e Impe 11 Court will never think they are well treated untill his wSS° D Ma J ty & 7 e States actually engage in a war in their behalfe. Underwood, What is y e meaning of y e most positive assertion in all y e news papers -f2* from all parts that y e D. of Holsteins Minister at London has presented y e Princess Emily w th a snuff-box w th his masters picture in it ; and that y e match is actually agreed upon ; I say it is all a lye. M r Duncan designs to write to your L rd p for Commissarys to be appointed to settle & secure y e Lands for answering the joynture to her R. H : in order to have y e remainder of y e Portion pay d . If I am to be one I beg you will send me ample instructions for my proceedings and lett me know what advice I must take. (P.S.) Was y e Pretenders Son at Gaeta. All y e news here from Sweden say that, that Court of Denmark have as good as concluded an allyance by w ch y e Swedes are obliged to guaranty Sleswick to y e Danes. 1734. Oct. 20th. D r Sherlock, Bishop of Bangor, to Edward Weston. From Therfield. On private affairs. 1734. Oct. Horatio Walpole to Lord Harrington. From the ^otn Hague. — Your L rd p having sent me a copy of y e Bishop of Namur's credentials for my information only, & given to that an account of his conduct since arrivall, I shall not pretend any otherwise than as a private friend to give you my sentiments & observations upon his errand & views. If y e letter from y e Emperour to y e King brought by him is to be looked upon as a Credentiall, I must own considering y e circumstances of y e Bishops life, & his Religion, being at ye same time as I imagine a subject of England, I should make some question whether such a Credentiall should have been received, and y e hesitating about receiving it on a very good pretence might have given an opportunity to Judge by his conduct whether he should be suffer'd to continue in England or not. As to y e letter itselfe Joyned w th what M r Robinson sayd of him before he left Vienna, I think it appears to me (unless you find ye contrary) by his behaviour that y e whole is a contrivance of his own, to play his pretended confidence & credits w th y e respective Courts in such a manner against one another, as may make both contribute upon false principles & persuasions to his being made a Cardinall ; The Emperour tells his Majty in this letter that y e Bishop having insinuated to him his design to take a turn into England, and knowing that the King had some goodness and confidence for him Sf-c. that is to say the Bishop of Namur had made y e Court of Vienna, or y e Ladys there believe that he is extreamly well at y e Court of England, & that he could if the Emperour would give him some sort of creditt doe wonders there to answer y e sentiments & wishes of their Imp u Maj fc y s : at this great Juncture ; & now He is in England, He is to make y e King & Queen of England believe that he has y e confidence & creditt of their lmp u Maj^, & from this foundation if He is to be believed, he is to obtain new strength, & credit, in England to promote and forward hi.s views at Vienna, & therefore he says he comes fully instructed in the Emperour s sentiments § ye motives of his conduct the sense of w ch will as I appre- hend prove to be that he is furnished w th pieces to Justifye y e conduct of y e Imperiall Ministry ; and considering how different that has been from what his Maj^ has desired, y e same peices will serve to lay y e HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 255 blame on y e conduct of the English Ministry, & if these motives of y e Caables Emperours conduct should appear satisfactory to their Maj*^, the con- Weston^ sequence I think is plain, and then it well be no hard matter to guess in Underwood, what manner the uneasyness of either side is to be removed, these are as — ' I take it y e views & meaning of y e Bishops errand w th regard to hiraselfe & y e Publick, & I dont wonder that he does not intend to stay upon y e foot of a Minister in England his business is of another nature tho some times practised by Imperiall Ministers; & therefore I look upon y e Credentiall letter as calculated only to gett him Admittance, & Protec- tion, that he may continue in England for purposes that can't be long hid ; But it will be a cruell thing if under the Privelege of a Minister, w th out being so, he should be suffered to doe all y e mischeif he can to y e administration of a Court, who gives him that Protection ; My dear Lord, give me leave to say, that I have known this Gentleman per- fectly well, for many years ; and did not care what preferment he had at Rome ; w ch is his cheif desire, but is not y e only business of his present mission ; Beleive me he is a Mountebank in Politicks, & does not care where nor how he dispenses his poyson, If it will but answer his own ends, this is sayd w th all due respect to a Minister credited by y e Emperour ; and w tb a readyness to retract my Opinion if Bishop Strick- landt's behaviour should prove different from what I imagine, as I heartily wish it may. 1734. Nov. 19th. Lord Harrington to Horatio Walpole. From London. [Draft.] — Private & particular I send you these papers in this private & confidential way purely to let you see that I have no Secrets or Reserve with you, and altho' they can be of no use to you, yet I can't tell that you may not be displeased with the Communication of them, and if it would not be too much trouble I shou'd be desirous to have your Sentiments in the same private & con- fidential manner upon them. I joyn to them the Dra* of a letter w ch I had prepared for you some time ago upon the Subject of the Low Countrys, w ch your Brother not approving I also let drop. At the time of my writing that letter I own I had but little hopes of seeing what was proposed in it agreed to in Holland, however tho that shou'd have been the Case, I thought it possibly might have been of use to us hereafter, in order to the justifying the Measures we are now taking with France, by enabling us to convince the world, that all other means of saving the Emp r & the Equilibre of Europe were become impracticable by the impossibility of engaging the Dutch to take any vigorous measures for that purpose. 1734. Dec. 3rd. The same to the same. From London. [Draft.] Private. — The private letter, which I had the honour to receive from you by the last post, I gave to S r R. Walpole immediately after it came into my hands, who it seems has left it by mistake at New Park so that not having it before me, I am not able at present to return you any answer to it, though I cannot let slip this first opportunity of thanking you for it, and of telling you without a Compliment that I think I never read a better letter in my life. From what I can collect from only one hasty reading I believe I shall perfectly agree in Opinion with you upon almost every Point in that letter, except That of our not endeavouring to confine France to make Warr in Italy only, in case the Emp 1 * shou'd (w ch I flatter myself he will not) refuse to accept our Plan. I say endeavour, for there appears to me a wide difference betwixt what we may be forced to acquiesce under, and what we shall previously agree to; nor indeed can I ever think France sincere in their Professions of desiring 256 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Chaeles tp preserve the ballance of Power in Europe whilst they insist upon * Weston° D carrying [on] the Warr (as Gedda expresst it) in the Emp rs Hereditary UND ih3Q 00I> ' Countrys, and into the heart of the Empire ; for I cannot imagine they — ' wou'd, nor indeed see how they possibly cou'd, venture to do so without the Assistance of the Three Electors, who, when once engaged, will certainly have put it out of the power of France (as farr as the Tyes of Treatys can do it) to fulfill, tho they were otherwise never so sincerely disposed to it, their Engagements with His Majty & the States. . . . 1735. June The same to the same. From Hanover. [Draft.! 26th L J I am very much obliged to you for the Account you sent me in your 9 private letter of the — inst. of the Conversation and behaviour of M r * 20 Chavigny in his passage through the Hague. And more particularly so as he was pleased to quote what he pretended has passed in a Conversa- tion betwixt him and me, in support of the false arguments he was forced to make use of for the better carrying on his own pernicious views and those of his Court. I shall not however trouble you in this letter with an Account of all that passed in that Conversation, since you will find in one of my publick ones to you of this day, every thing as well as I can remember it, that had any relation to the matter in question which if fairly repeated could not be interpreted to carry any other meaning; and 1 certainly meant nothing else than to show a just Indignation at the Indignity offered to his Ma^ and the States by the Contemptuous and insolent Answer to the plan given in by htm a few days before. I know that Gentleman too well ever to make him any confidencvs ; and I hope you will not think me capable of talking in publick (for all Conversations with him I look on in that light,) such things as would be so very improper to have repeated; and you may depend upon it, that if I am sometimes civil as you call it to that D 1, when he comes to me I talk to him, and always shall, upon business with as much firmness, as your self could desire. For no one can more heartily despise the falseness of the Man, nor hate that of his Court, or would readier go into proper Measures for humbling, and chastising them both than myself 173,5. J" ne 20th ^ H ora tio Walpole to Lord Harrington. From the July 1st r & Hague. Particular We must if possible avoyd a division and dispute betw een us & y e Dutch, y e Pensionary does now & then grumble that we lay y e fault upon them only ; I think y e present discontent ag sfc France will not goe so far as to carry y e States into a War, but I do not think it impossible but y e Extravagance & Pride of Spain may occasion one in w ch y e Dutch may be alsoe involved, in this case y e King of Frusta must be had ; his troops & friendship will be of infinite service; so must in consideration of them have suitable assurances of a proper partition of Bergh & Juliers ; and that is in its selfe a point of soe publick a nature that a Peace cannot be made w th out it, and therefore for God- sake my Lord try if you can possibly bring about a reconciliation, surely Punct lio should not prevayl where all is at stake a word is enough to y e wise. 7th 1735 July — The same to the same. From the Hague The J 18th & schema tor y e exchange of y e Dutchys of Lorrain & Tuscany is certainly HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 257 y e most eligible and if it would be effectuated, would be, as things are p^™^ circumstanced, I may say a Glorious end of this War I think wST nothing should be left untryed, no court nor anything else should he Underwood, omitted towards M 1 ' Chauvelyn to bring that project lo bear, and I — ■ can't tell whether your L rd p's letter formerly wrote to L rd p Waldegrave on that subject was so earnest, as y e exigency & merit of y e thmg required 1735. July 27th. Lord Harrington to Horatio Walpole. From Hanover. [Draft.] — Private. — I perfectly agree with you in thinking that the Scheme of the Exchange therein mention'd wou'd, if it could be brought about be a very desirable ending of the Warr, and have the same fears and (or the same reasons that you have as to its Success. I am not at all surprised at your not thinking my letter to Lord Walde- grave upon that Subject, earnest enough, since you was uuacquainted with the great Dislike with which that Scheme was at first received here and consequently with what difficulty I was allowed to give it any sort of Countenance A reconciliation between the Emp r & Spain by a particular Treaty, altho' not the most eligible way )f putting a Stop to the present Warr, is in my Opinion infinitely preferable to the suffering it to continue much longer as Europe is at present circumstanced ; but if what you suggest of Marriages betwixt the Austrian and Bavarian Familys cou'd possibly contribute towards bringing about a Peace, or if the Peace cou'd be procured by any other Means than by the Marriage of Don Carlos with an Arch-Dutchess, I should think as you do, nothing shoul'd be left untryed for the making it succeed I have endeavoured to undeceive C l Kinski, and by him his Court, as to the false Notions C fc Ulefeldt had entertain'd, and inspired him with as to your Conduct in Holland and have shown him part, and will the rest, of your paper of Reflections, but I cant say as yet that I have succeeded to my Wishes As to Lord Kinoul. you will find by my publick letter that the King is determin'd to recall him immediately, his conduct being certainly too suspicious to be lorn with any longer. As to the King of Prussia you will see also by my letter to Robinson, what Step has been taken towards setting on foot a Reconciliation with him ; T heartily wish more cou'd have been done, for no One can be mors convinced of the necessity ot gaining him, if possible, than I am 1735. Aug. 1st, N.S. Horatio Walpole to Lord Harrington. From the Hague. — Private Your L rd p will have received y e answer of y e States to Count Uiefeldts Memoriall ; it is not answered in any harsh terms, it avoyds coming to an explicit declaration, and seems to aim at nothing more than not to suffer y e fault of y e Emperours misfortunes to be layd upon them, nor his Maj*y 1 cannot devise y e meaning of y e Cardinals proposing to y e Minister of Lorraine y e Marriage of those Princesses to y e King of Sardinia & Don Carlos ; can y e King of Sardinia or y e Queen of Spain, or y e Cardinal himselfe think that such a thing can be compassed but by y e means of y e Emperour ; It is a mystery to me I think y e coalition of y e Bavarian and Austrian familys would not be of immediate service for y c Emperour's recovery of what he has lost, or wants in Italy ; but I think it would soon put an end to y e War because by y e means of accomodating y e King of Prussia thro y e interest of y° Palatin family with regard to Bergh & Ouliers, we might engage that Prince in our interest w ch would decide every thing on this side, and I veryly believe that y e States would come sooner in to defend y e Emperour after such an arrangement should France atack him in these parts e 84067. R 258 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. V 11 A BJ.ES Fleetwood Westox Vnderwood, Esq. 1735. Augt. 7th, N.S. Lord Harrington to Horatio Walpole. From Hanover. [Draft.] — Private May not the Card 1 ' 13 proposing the Marriages of the Duke of Lorraine's sisters be in consequence of some private Negociation with the Emp v , and this late Step be to save appear- ances in the manner of breakiijg it to the world ? This I own is but a loose thought just come into my head from having been told within this half hour by Count Kinsky, in a mysterious way, that he had been acquainted with that affair of the marriages above these two Months If the Dutch do not shew an equal readyness for entering in Conjunction with the King into proper Engagements with the King of Prussia, they cannot for the future lay the fault of their Inaction upon his Majfr'* unwillingness to joyn with them in taking the proper Measures for engaging that Prince. oth From 1735. Augt. -. Horatio Walpole to Lord Harrington. & 16th 1 ° the Hague. — Private As to our Justifying ourselves for not assisting y c Emperour I think there is a great deal to be sayd, in our behalves; his refusal to accomodate matters w th Spain when it was in his power, his negligence & Pride in despising to hearken to any pro- posals from y e King of Sardinia joyned w th y e affair of Poland giving an occasion to y e War, were good reasons, for our not declaring ourselves in his favour w th out employing first our good offices for so long together when there was a prospect of their having an effect ; while at y e same time his towns forteresses & Dominions were taken by his Enemys for want of being supplyed w th any thing necessary for their security & Defense ; to such a degree that it would have been impossible for his Maj*? & y e States to have saved them if they had gone to his assist- ance 1735. Augt, 16th, N.S. llobert Trevor to Edward Weston. From the Hague. , . . . . That you should endeavour to improve with Lord Harrington to my advantage the Incident of poor M. Dayrolle's Illness, in the manner I had taken the freedom to suggest to you, was no more than what I ever expected from your Friendship; But that his Lord- ship should enter into this Thought in the kind manner He did, & not only suggest an Expedient for rendering it still more beneficial to me, but even carry his Attention so far as to order you to consult my personal Inclinations first upon it, was indeed what even the Experience I have had, as well in my own Person as in that of my Brother, of his L d P s Goodness had not yet made me vain enough to dream of, and I must desire you to express in the most lively manner my Surprise as well as my Gratitude on this occasion .... 1735. Augt, Horatio Walpole to Lord Harrington. From the Hague. — Private. — His Majestys determination upon y* last resolu- tion w ch I transmitted to y r L rd p from y e States is a matter of great importance. It is evident that nothing will bring the Province of Holland to a resolution to Encrease their forces as long as France for- bears to give them any alarm on this side, and continues her solemn Contestations as they call them of her disposition for Peace, they will therefore pursue y e employment of good offices w th y e hopes tho very distant of some favourable incident for a Ratification, or rather because }i they cease their good offices they can have no excuse for not arming, w ch as I sayd before they are resolved not to doe, and don't know what answer to return to y e pressing demands of y e Emperour for succours, w (;h they are still less disposed to grant. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 259 What they now propose is (as your L rd p will have seen by y e Resolu- tion) to take y e last answer from y e Imperiall Court, and y e last answer from y e Allys w tb explanations given publickly & privately by M 1 Fenelon as a sufficient foundation to promote w th out loss of time a Congress Unless we are resolved to goe into y e war without y e States, what shall we say to ye Emperour for not giving him assistance, after we shall for some time have stop'd y° negotiation by way of good offices, on y e account of y e insincerity of France, and shall have nothing better to propose that can take place ; I am afraid we shall be told not only by these people but by others, that there was a prospect of procuring a Congress, and in consequence of it of procuring a Peace, by y G explanations & professions even of France, But England would not hearken to it nor propose any other measure for putting an end to y e War .... 1735. Sept. 5th, N.S. The same to the same. From the Hague. Private I must own I am surprised, T cannot tell how to recon- cile y e Emperours kind reception of M r Robinson w th y e paper given by y e Ministers, nor why ^T' Robinson should say that y e difficultys arise chiefly from y e Emperour himself . 1 , whose behaviour was so gra- cious and had given such hopes of a favourable answer ; and as to y e conduct of y e Court itself it seems madness, unless they have some re- source, considering y e violent & desperate state of their affairs Perhaps the Austrian pride will make them satisfyed w th less from their victorious Ennemys than they will take from y e good offices of the Maritime Powers who they look upon as their Guaranty's, and who as such ought to go into y e war to recover their losses 1735. Sept. 9th, N.S. The same to the same. From the Hague. Particular & private. — I am infinitely obliged to your L rd p for y e mark of confidence, in leaving under a flying seal your particular special letter to y e D. of N. I cannot be persuaded but that y e important communi- cation contained in it was made by order, unless your L rd p have some particular reason, w th respect to y e person that made it, to conclude y c contrary; & I think he was order'd to doe it w th a view of alarming & intimidating his Majty w th y e danger of ti secret negotiation, that ho might be brought to prevent it by coming into y e War in favour of y° Emperour; I could have wished that since we had gott y e same intelli- gence another way, you had in a glancing manner lett y e person per- ceive that we were not entirely ignorant of it, before he told it, altho' still as much obliged to him for y e confirmation, and as to your L rd p's last proposall of L rn y e same subject, I think there can possibly be no harm, in taking y e step proposed by y r L rd p, of w ch y e Lords in England will be better able to Judge, after they shall have had an account, of y e con- ference w ch L rd Waldegrave was to have on last tuesday y e 6th Inst w th y e French Ministers I must desire your L ld p not to send me his Majtys orders pursuant to y e minutes of ye Councill of y« R 2 ClfAKIES Fleetwood Weston Undbrwood, Esq. 260 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Esq. Charles 25 & 26 past w ch you will have by this messenger, untill y e letter WbstcS? wCh A shall write to you tomorrow by y e post shall have come to your iTtrDBBwooD, hands. (P.S.) For (rods sake when will y e King sett out for England, sure the criticall situation of these secret negotiations on all sides should make him hasten his Journey. 1735. Sept. 11th, N".S. The same to the same. From the Hague. If we can't fight we must negotiate or else we can't con- tinue in England upon y e foot of hiring soe many troops as we have there at present. (P.S.) Prince of Modena is here he dines with me tomorrow, when I suppose as 1 have been informed he will mention his waiting upon y e King either at Hanover or in England. If I divert him as I think it will be an easy matter from y e first, yet he will certainly follow his Maj'y to England. 1735. Sept. 19th. Andrew Stone to Edward Weston. From White- hall The Emperor is very much to be pitied ; Every Body is ready to command, or to serve against Him*; and even His Friends will not be courted into His Service ; upon the best Terms, that he can offer We areas willing as you to make the Duke of L[orr;»ine] a Great D[uke], or a great Turk, if he likes it ; But the Difference is (if there is any Difference) that we dont think it civil to force Him, to be a greater Duke, than perhaps, for Reasons best known to himself, he may care to be. . My particular Ccinplimeuts to Dick Trevor, with my heartiest Congratulations upon His good Fortune in succeeding My Old Friend D r Terry [as Bishop of Durham.] 12th 1735. Sept. 23^* Horatio Walpole to Lord Harrington. From the Hague. — Private Count Kinskys discourse to you seems to have y e tendency of a sudden conclusion w th france, and tha + y e Em- perour thinks he shall be better able to doe it by His own Negotiation, than by one carryed on by Us w th france, he will certainly find himselfe disappointed in that notion, for altho' the Cardinall may now & then appear alarmed, and apprehensive of a War ; yett y e Court of Vienna stakes themselves loo much w th y e hopes of obtaining great consessions from that principle of his Eminency ; Chauvelyn will take care & cure that apprehension by his advices from home, & by showing how incapable y e Emperour is [of] hurting france alone y e Exchange of Lorrain immediately for y e reversion of Tuscany w tb out naming any security for y e Reversion is unaccountable ; y e difference between y e Emperour & france about y e cessions to be made to y e King of Sardinia are I thrnk almost insurmountable, unless his Sardinian Maj*y could be perswaded to abate of his demands ; My Lord you see clearly y e confidence of that Prince towards his Majty has been pure artifice, and therefore I leave it to be considered whether any hint can be given to alarm him if he persists in not being reasonable, w ch may be done (altho' T own it is a nice matter) by making him perceive that we are sensible of the part he is acting or secondly by alarming him w th y e possibility of an accomodation between y e Emperour & Spain by means of a marriage w oh must end at last in his destruction. . 1735. Sept. The same to the same. From the Hague. Private. ..... I am inclined to think that y e Emperour should be HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 261 immediately pressed to declare his consent to y e Armistice, I doe not see chaelbb that he has anything to loose by it, and certainly it is of great couse- r wesson" quence to him to safe Mantua if w th out signing in particular, Underwood, yett by encouraging & promoting as much as possible this negotiation & EsQ - by showing fiance we are seriously disposed to procure a peace upon their principle w th regard to Tuscany & Lorrain mutatis mutandis for y e security of y e I), of Lorrains equivalent ; we can by our application to y e Emperour & to France procure an armistice w th in such a time as to save Mantua I think it will be a great point gained (F.S.) if y e armistice should continue in Statu qv.o an article may be proposed that provisions Ac. may be sent into Mantua during y e suspen- sion of arms. 1735. Oct. 2nd, N.S. From the same to the same. From the Hague. — Private 8c Particular I think everybody is agreed in endeavouring to combine y e two secret negotiations together, & y e dif- ference between y e Councill in England & your L rd p about y e time of proposing y e Quadruple Alliance for y e execution of what shall be settled is of no great consequence, since Lord Waldegrave takes care to incul- cate an opinion in y e french Ministers of our disposition to come to an agreement Av th them I must own I am desirous that y e D : of Lorrain should keep Tuscany altho he becomes heir to y e Austrian Dominions, & Emperour, but I could wish that in that case, Leghorn was made a free & independent town & port; for should either y e Emperour or Spain become masters of Tuscany & Leghorn, possessing at y e same time other great Dominions ; I am afraid they would not think it soe necessary to procure y e liberty of trade in that port, as a private Prince must find it his Interest to doe that has no other posses- sions. — Lord Waldegraves dispatch of y e 21 past to y e D. of N gives me a great deal of uneasyness ; & between you and me I am afraid his L rcl ps supple & mild temper, joyned w th a laudable desire of bringing so good a work as peace to a conclusion suffers him to flatter y c french ministers too much w th y e hopes of our signing a plan on their own loose terms w th out its being thoroughly digested ; and also to have too good an opinion of their being sincere, w oh if they should prove otherwise will give them an advantage over Us. — Does not your L rd p think that y e sending an express at y e request of y e Cardinal to desire that his Majty will agree to an immediate signing of what he's proposed in such a generall manner, and to induce y e Emperour upon those terms to come into an Armistice on y e foot of Statu quo a little too premature ? . . . . I would in my opinion give y e french all possible assurances of our disposition to bring maters to an accomodation, that we would use our utmost endeavours to prevayl w tb y e Emperour to agree to an armistice, but y t y e Cardinal 8c Garde des Sceaux would a^ree 1o it upon y e foot of y e Statu quo proposed by his Majty & y e States, and that they would in concert w th y e King of Sardinia take such measures as might prevent y e taking of Mantua, while we should in y e mean time make use of y e danger of loosing that place, w th y e Imperial 1 Court as a motive to agree to a suspension of Arms 1735. Oct. 9th. Lord Harrington to Horatio Walpole. — Private & particular. — I received with great pleasure the honour of your private letter of the 2nd instant, and was very happy to find by it, that we agreed so well in our Observations upon the project lately come from France The only point in our projects, or rather observations, in which any material difference appears, is that of the disposition of Lorrain, but might not a third way be struck out founded upon your 262 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Ohakl.es Flbetwoou Westojy uwderwood, Idea of Security for the Succession of Tuscany ? I mean the putting of French Troops into the Strong Places there ; which would be a real Security to France for the Reversion of the Dutchy of Lorrain after the death of the Duke cf Tuscany (P.S.) Wc arc still quite in the dark as to the King's return. 1735. Oct. 13th. Mons 1 ' von Alt to Ed'.vard Weston. From Cassel. . . . . Je suis fache, que je ne puis d'abord satisfaire aux souhaits de Mons 1 " le Collonel Cope par raport a l'envoy de Conserves. L'homme qui les fait n'en a pas toujours de reste .... 1735. Oct, 14th. Horatio Walpole to Lord Harrington. From the Hague. — Private & particular I am glad to find you are setting your faces towards England ... I think y e agreement in General! between y e Emperour & France is far advanced; altho they will not tell us precisely how far it is gone, and what is or is not absolutely concluded .... if these transactions are to serve as private pre- liminarys for negotiations at y e congress info w ch we shall for that reason certainly be admitted without seeking it, we must take care to have an article signed (if we are concerned in these preliminary s) that nothing shall be treated & negotiated at y e congress to y e prejudice of y e possessions & rights at present enjoyed by y e Maritime powers .... 9 th 1735. Oct. — -. The same to the same. From the Hague. Private. 20th 6 Your Lor c1 p will find that y e conversation w eb Chavigny pretends that you had w tb him & Montijo makes a considerable part of my dispatch, w ch was unavoydable because M r Chavigny has very industriously sayd to everybody & to my own Face that there was no more question in England of y 8 Plan, that it was absolutely layd aside there ; and he goes further & pretends to add, that y e Plan is not liked there, that y e ministers themselves never thought it would doe & it is generally sayd that it was of that nature as rather to encourage y e carrying on of y e War, than putting an end to it; besides decrying down y e Plan ; his next business and I believe principail business is to attack y c Memoriall [ presented ; and it is plain his drift is to have it thought, that It was an invention of my own, that I had no orders for giving it, it being soe contrary to the sentiments in England to his own knowledge ; the next thing that he aims at is to make everybody hear believe that france is disposed to Peace, & that his generall assertions w th out any proof are to pass for realitys ; and I suppose he is to make y e Cardinal! believe by proper letters wrote to Chauvelyn that noboby here is disposed to show vigour besides my selfe, I am afraid il will certainly end soe, but I am sure most of y e considerable people w th whom he has talk'd have held another Language ; he is under y c colour of saplesse, affability and an apparent air of confidence, y e most insolent false, dissembling & prevari- cating fellow, that I ever knew ; and I am sure that he makes me so considerable a person here ; that his malice is directly levelled to hurt me, & make me pass w th y e Court of france as an Incendiary ; I must therefore, My Lord, most earnestly desire you not to show him too much confidence nor give him too much encouragement. I am very sensible that your good breeding, & naturall disposition cant help being civill to ye De 11 if he waited upon you but believe me your friendly con- versation w th this man, or letting fall anything more than w* is necessary can doe no good & may doe a great deal of harm, he lays hold of every word to make some ill use of it, & he is y e greatest Ennemy that Eng- land has, his notions are of y e old stamp that France should push o» their conquests, and he's y e Impudence at ) e same time to think he has HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 263 Charles FiiEETvr ob» Wbsios Underwood, Esq. dexterity enough to make y e rest of y e world easy & unconcerned at their conquests from generall assurances, that they intend nothing for themselves, & and to do no body any harm; If France should offer y e suspension of arms w th out making y e Plan y e Basis; I am afraid this J ^S! people will accept it, but as y e Tmperiall Court positively declares that, they will not agree to y e armistice w th out y e Plan is to be y e Basis of y e Negotiation it was our business to support that point w th y e french minister in order to procure y° armistice, So in consequence of it give y e Emperour an opportunity to negociate his agreement v/ th one of y e Allys if he has any scheme for that purpose. (P.8.) Since writing what goes before M 1 ' Chavigny has been w th me to take his leave he setts out tomorrow for Hannover; He owns now that y e Pensionary & I are very right in y e main in desiring explanations from france; and was as humble & as supple as possibly could be ; but this I look upon as all falseness he will do what harm he can by his dispatches but believe me a little firmness especially mixt w lh your good breeding does no harm, I am of a rougher temper yett I hope I don't hurt y e cause. 1735. Oct. 12th, N.S. Lord Harrington to Horatio Walpole. From Hanover. [Draft.] — Private & particular I don't appre- hend much difficulty in prevailing upon Mons r Osorio to do his utmost for the bringing about an Armistice, and for preventing the taking of Mantua, he having constantly assured me that his Court had those two things extremely at heart My time has been so wholly taken up with reading the voluminous dispatches that came last night from Vienna and England that I have not been able to consider them enough so as to fix any opinion in my own mind as to the Success of the present Secret Negotiations, nor is it clear to me whether anything has been actually signed at Vienna or no, tho I am inclined to think not. My present way of thinking I own is that a messenger should be forthwith sent to Lord Waldegrave with Robinsons last Letters, and with orders to his Lordp, conformable to those I am sending to Vienna, to press his Court in tho strongest manner to make an entire confidence forthwith to the King of the State of the negotiation, especially if thoy expect as it would seem both partvs do, any Concurrence or assistance therein from his Ma-y, and if there is any probability of the negotiation succeeding at last, to consent to & conclude immediately the armistice for the saving of Mantua, and let Them perceive that their complying or not in those two Points will be looked upon by the King as the touchstone of their Sincerity. 1735. Oct. 19th. Horatio Walpole to Lord Harrington. From the Hague. Private & particular. — 7 in y° morning. — I was honoured last night w ih your publiek dispatches of y e 1G, & as I was extreamly busy in writing to England I had hardly time to peruse them, referring my- self to y° copys I had ordered to be made of your last letters to y e D : of N: & M* R : for my breakfast this morning (for I live upon papers;) but! am now called up by Over \ e messenger, and as I doe not think fitt to detain him any longer than while he is getting his horses ready, knowing y e Kings impatience ; I shall only beg leave to observe ; that I doe not agree w tLl your L vil p in showing so much dissatisfaction, at y e imperfect communication made to M 1 ' R : aitho 1 would not appear pleased w th it, I should in my humble opinion instead of sollicking w th ressentment a farther explanation have waited & seen what they had farther to say to us. The Emp 1 ' has plunged himselfe into a negociation w th france w^'out us ; he must gelt thro it as well as he can ami he must 204 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles have our assistance for it; & I think he plainly tells us so, the paper Weston deliver'd to M r R : is rather in y e nature of a Request than of a Reproach, * D Effi>erwood. de ses dernieres Fatigues par une petite Promenade en Bonnie. — - Fawkener & Calhoun instead of mediating between Others, want a Mediator between themselves. Marshal Biron has the good Luck to be chosen unanimously, & with- out Hesitation Duke of Curland. His Father, when He used to light old Ketler's Fire in a Morning, little thought of such an Event. You see the Truth of Horace's Observation : Quo Pairia natus Omnes Mortales curare, ac queerere coget. I am very glad to hear that D r Thomas has gott some Hold of the Temple Pulpit; for I fancy, His own Meritts, & the Bishop's kindness for Him, will soon make way for his whole Body. His Flock at Ham- burg have done Him the honour to choose Him for another year, & he will stay amongst them, as I hear, till Michaelmass. I forget the names of our three Antwerp Commissaries, unless they are Bladen, Tuff n ell, and Dr unamend : Pray is the Cope, I see mentioned for Secretary to that Congress, the Colonel's son ? . . . . (P.S.) — Borck has passed thro' here for Berlin ; & I should not be surprised to see Degenfeldt pass thro' here for London. 1737. July 1st. George Tilson to the same. From Whitehall. . . . Our mail came in today, & Count Uhlfeld had his bundle of Treatys by a Courrier, & I suppose Wasner has his too by this days Mail, whether lie will have any doubt in producing them I can't tell, but there is a dif- ference in the French and Imperial Copys at the Hague, which may make scrupulous Fenelon deferr. We expect soon to see the Imperial Manifesto against the Turks, for the Ruption seems determined tho' we don't hear of Munich's Exploits yet. M r Walpole got to Dover on Wednesday, & sailed but we don't know when he got to Calais. (P.S.) — Poor Spence you'll see is dead by J. Hedge's Chaise & Horses. 1737. July 12th, N.S. Robert, Trevor to the same. From the Hague As to Political Chit-chat, all I have material to enter- tain you with, is, that One & the same Courier has brought Us hither the Imp 1 Manifesto against the poor Turks, & the definitive, or recapitu- latory Treaty of Pacification in Europe. However, the French, and Imp 1 Ministers here are so much out of Humour at our not setting our Horses with theirs at the Palatin Affair ; & on the other hand the Dutch are so indifferent, & incurious on those Heads, that those two Gentlemen have not yet opened their Budgetts. Some think their Orders, nor their Papers, relating to the Treaty, are quite uniform, — others, that they wait for M r Walpole's coming, before they will draw up the Curtain — should our Taste stand for acceeding, and guarantying, We are iike to have but an unpromising Piece of work of it to bring our Sister into the like Disposition. Our College of Nobles were safely brought to be bed this morning (almost before any Body suspected their being Pregnant) of two fine jolly Boys : viz* — the Conseiller Wassenaer, & Mons r Boekelaer, the Eldest son of the Deceased ; who accordingly took their Seats in the Assembly of Holland 1731. July 24tb. Stephen Poyntz to the same. From Tunbridge Wells I was ordered to add the slimy tribe of Snails and Worms, but some people have such an aversion to them that they can't 270 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles gett down any liquid into w ch they are but strain'd. T shall only say K wSsS>°i? D that if Mrs Weston can devour animals of that kind, the Millypedes or Underwood, Wood-lice have a sulphureous spirit in them w ch I have known do ? — 1 wonders on weak constitutions Since you left us the company is much increas'd ; L (1 & Lady Litch- field, Lady Thanet and her daughters M r & M rs Pulteney, with their Children, M r Carew of Sheane. Duke & D s of Kent, Lady Lynn, Miss Edwin, M rs Sherratt, M rs Floyd, M rs Norris, & hundreds of others are to come 1737. Aug* 6th, N.S. Robert Trevor to the same. From the Hague. . . . We have nothing to do, but propria in pelle quiescere for the present; & whenever it may become necessary, treat with the several Powers, concerned, or offended, en detail. — Should their fear of France, or the trifling Desideria, they have now at Stake at Paris in relation to the Renewal, & Amelioration of their Commercial Treaty with that Crown, make Holland at last ply, & adopt the Terms of the Emperor, & France with respect to the Palatin Negotiation, M. Fenelon, from having been lower in spirits, & credit, than I ever knew him here, will grow insupportably flippant, & overbearing. — I see Bussy leads Wasner much such a Dance with you, as Fenelon does poor Ulfeld here. 1737. Aug. ^^Y\ ' H° ra ti° Walpole to the same. From the Hague. I received at Amsterdam your favour of y e 8 th Inst : O.S. inclosing y e honnour of one from the Queen ; and I must beg your care for y e safe delivery of y e inclosed for her Majesty. Having not time to answer by this post M r Tiisons letter of y e 12 O.S. I desire you will make my compliments & excuses to him ; He mentions to me y c probability of Bp Fleetwood's library being to be sold, by y e death of your brother in Law ; t must own that I should be glad of purchasing a good collection of y e ancient Classicks, & other valuable authors, and I had rather doe it at a lump than at an auction, and would give more for them on a reason- able valuation than a Bookseller would doe I believe your obser- vation upon.y e acts given by y e King of Spain & Don Carlos beginning w th ye Spanish word Por is very just, My observations were made by a printed copy of that treaty, w ch y e States caused to be printed w th y e insertions for y e particular use of y e Provinces ; and to make y e acts in Spanish more intelligible they caused a French translation to be added on y e side ; where y e expressions, & y e stops, make y e sense I took them in, quite different from that in y° Originall Spanish in that place ; however I must confess make y e best of it I never saw such a confused incomprehensible Work in my life 1737. Aug* 31st. Robert Trevor to the same. . . . Sir Charles has settled all as well essentials, as ceremonials with the Court of Spain, & the Introduction now seems to be immanquable. — I do not know how to fill this letter, unless it be with two curious extracts in confii mation of the Event at Parma : the first is from his Highness's own Physician, who attended at this juncture, or rather rupture: viz 1 12 n, ° d'Agosto arrivo all' Altezza sua un naturaie copioso Corso di Sange aocompag- nato di materie saniose, es di viziosa qualita, con sommo incommodo del' Altezza sua in seguito di cotesta evacuazione, s'abasso afiatid il di Lei ventre rendutosi molle, restituitosi quasi al naturaie suo stato. The other is the Cassarean translation of this passage by Count Borromei — abundans sanguinis et morbosa aliee materiei copia ex utero Ducis HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 271 Henricettee adeo exient, ut nunc ventre ipso ad priorena naturalein foriname reducto, eoncepta Graviditaris spes omnino evanuerit. 1737. Oct. 7th, N.S. Mons r Alt to the same An bout de la Campagne les Turcs aurons selon toutes les apparances la Victoire. Comme ces nouvelles ne sont gueres avantageuses pour la C. Imp., S. Excell e fera en sorte, que ce que M r le G 1 Dicmar en marque, soit cache a Mr. Wasner (P.S.) — Si je savois, que ma petite psonne ne seroit point desagreable amyl[or] je viendrofs un jour expressement pour y passer la nuit jouer auec vous autres Whist et vous gagner l'argent. 1738. Nov 1 " 17th. Lord Harrington to the same. From Houghton. I receiv'd yesterday the favour of your letter of y e 13 th ins* and return you by the same Messenger the three mails you sent me by him. I propose to be in London upon Sunday next, which will be so soon after this letter gets to your hands, that I need not trouble you with anything more at present, than only to return you thanks for your several letters, and to assure you that it is impossible to be more affectionately or more sincerely than I am Dear Weston. Ever yours Harrington. CllAULES Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. Original Letters from the Weston Papers, Vol. II. 1739-1747. 1739. April 5th. Stephen Poyntz to Edward Weston. From Mid- gham near Reading.— Many thanks for your last though it spread thick clouds over England from every quarter of the Compass. I despise Sweden, for unless France will bear the whole expence of their Fleet and transports as well as the EKt l T of their Land- Forces, they cannot stirr a step out of their Rocks. The nobles who hope for Com- missions may bluster ; but the owners of mines and the merch 8 who are intent on recovering and enlarging their Trade, and who must bear the greatest share in the new Taxes as well as in the losses of a War, will not will not easily be brought to submitt to one ; the Burghers may like to joyn in the cry of hunting down the Chancellists and Senators but when they are cali'd upon for Field Money I am mistaken if they dont stop short, except Fiance & Sp n will supply them w eh will be a very round about way of hurting us, when the Pretend 1 ' may be for the sanre money be lett loose upon us 1739. June 16th, N.S. Robert Trevor to the same. From tile Hague. ..... Possibly the Debates of yesterday may ha ve matured M r Wa'lpole's Resolutions & Motions. For my own part, I pity His Exc^ ; who from a Meridian, where one has much ado to hold People in, will immediately pass into one where He will have as much to do to make them stirr. — When I first mentioned Lui ...[?], tho' His Mis- fortune was indeed pretty publickly known, People seemed inclined to prevent, if possible, its becoming Juris Publici ; as the poor Devil was like to come again into the World ; And as to the Phrase of cutting his Throaty I own it stuck in my Pen, as something too harsh. At present you'll find Him attended by a Physician of His Prussian Ma$£ fl 272 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Uharles providing; but how He will treat Him, whether with Lenitives or 1 wiiSTo? 1 searching Medicines, I cannot yet say. Underwood, I do not wonder at Finch's joy at his Deliverance from a sett of 9Rl French Free-Men & Protestant Jacobites ; nor should I wonder, if He thinks of offering you his service farther Northward. The account Freis gives of His Land Motions seems to tally perfectly well with that, France gives of Her Maritime ones. One would think to see Her Declaration to Lichtenstein, that their Fleet had been only fitted out by the Accademie des Sciences at Paris, & was to make the same Experiments upon the Sea, as Mon r Maupeituis, & his fellow Traveller had done by Land. Count Ulfeld begins to threaten us with an Elopement to Vienna ; & I expect within a few weeks to see young Baron Duben return here, to be a little out of the present storm, from Stockholm. We have no News yet of the Duke of Holstein's Death, that deserve any Credit. I hope my old friends & Fellow Labourers in Scotland Yard will think I have made them amends this Post for my Negligence the last with respect to Mr. Robinson's Cypher ; However they must often expect to find Me relapse into the same Fault on a Friday. You'll find a Passage, or Two in the present performance that wants to be re- touched by you before it goes to Kensington. 1739. Augt. 28th. D r Thomas Sherlock, Bishop of Salisbury, to the same. From Salisbury. — You may well be surprised at your letter — you will not be less so when you read the enclosed to my wife from Betty Montgomery .... for my own part I thought him and B.M both out of their senses. This letter to my wife was enclosed to me, directed by M r P. & sealed with his seal. The other letter to me is a direct notification of the marriage. I shou'd answer it to day but I cannot devise what to say to bin?. If this marriage will cool his head it will be a great bargain .... 1739. Sept. 3rd. The same to the same. From Salisbury. [Abcut the same " M r P."] .... I am very sorry he is coming .... I take it for granted he will be going to S r R[obert] & Lord J[erse]y as soon as he comes, and be making speeches to y m , and it will be a great escape if they doe not think, that they have an Officer unfit for the business & trust reposed in him — I wish you could prevail on him to defer his compliments till he is fit to make them. You may tell him I shall be soon in town, and glad to goe with him — but if he is, as I fear he is, he is gott beyond advice .... 1739. Sept. 15th, N.S. Horatio Walpole to the same. From the Hague : — Notwithstanding that I have been in greatest agitation both of Body and Mind these ten days last past to discover y° dangerous insinuations of y e French Ambassadour & to obviate y e pernicious consequences of them in this weak & dishartnd Government, yett I have employed some leisure hours in scratching out an answer to y e reasons that have been dispersed here byy e Spanish Ambassadour, w ch however weak & ground- less they appear to us, who are acquainted with y e falseness of y e facts have not been altogether received here on y e same foot, & they are thoughtt by many to be wrote w tk dexterity and art, and altho that part wherein the Preeminence of Spain over y e American seas is imported or at least insinuated, and in consequence a power to interrupt y e free navigation is inferr'd, give great offense, yett what is sayd about y e orders not being sent to Carolina, and y e Declaration relating to y e 68000 has some weight amongst those that are not fully apprised of y e HISTOIUCAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 273 state of those Questions, and are well intentioned & sensible men too. Charlbs If upon y e perusal of this answer, w ch I send you enclosed translated f ^8toi? ° by my secretary, it meets approbation I think it should be immediately Underwood, printed off in England and a hundred or two sent me over .... I have thought of adding something more relating to y e smart remark upon our appropriating to ourselves a power over y e Channell, and a proper conclusion in answer to what is coulained in y e same paper by way of menace and I hope to have done it by next post .... 1739. Sept. 18. Bishop Sherlock to the same. From Salisbury. ... 1 saw a private letter which blames Lord Chan [cello] rs conduct, & ascribes the war &c. to him. If any truth in this, I suppose matters are bad between S r E[obert Walpole], and my friend the D[uke of Newcastle] . 1739. Oct. T 2 ^. Horatio Walpole to the same. From the Hague. I have received your favour of y e 25 past OS. I am almost peevish with my friend Trevor, whose fear of being tossed by y e sea in a packet boat makes him stay, I am afraid till y e wind is come fair for him & consequently contrary to me ; however I have taken my leave of y e States and you will [learn] the reason for my doing it [in] my dispatch to Lord Harrington ; and I hope that if I have done right his L rd P ( altho' it may be possible that I may be gone before I hear from him) will lett me have his Maj 1 ^ 8 approbation w ch if I am gone may be sent to me again to London ; for in my criticall situation, altho I do not seek com- mendation, I desire y e usuall fare w th my brother ministers abroad of having my conduct approved ; and as I can assure you that what I am going to say does not proceed from being humoursome or capricious; I was a little concerned to find that my Lord was pleased to acknowledge my letter of the 18 th past I think it was inclosing a copy of y e paper that I gave y e Pensionary to be translated by him into Dutch, & read to y e States of Holland to prevent their leading us into a negociation under y e good offices of France ; but he never sayd one word of my having done right, altho' 1 am sure whatever judgement was made of it at home, it had y e greatest effect, & I think prevented the greatest mis- chief that could happen at this Juncture. If I have done in that or any other respect wrong, tis time for me to come away, if not, some generall clause in approbation of my conduct during this negotiation, I may call it a most painfull one indeed, is not I hope an extravagant demand or expectation ; but I will say no more for fear of being thought to be, what I can assure you as I did in y e beginning that I am not. But I am ever with the greatest regard and affection, Yours &c, H.W. 1739. Dec. 22nd. Robert Wightman to the same. From Newbiggin. Sir By the letters I have lately Received from my friend M r Douglas I evidently see M r S[olenthal]l trifles w* him in the same maner he did with me, in the view of forcing me to accept of 1500/. or perhaps 1000/. whensoever the Lawsuit terminates, to his Mind as he is assured by his Agents & Lawyers here, it certainly will. T think little of his trifling with us, But I wonder at his takeing the Liberty to trifiie w t L d H[aningto]n as I think he does in a notorious maner. This I resent more than anything he can do to me ; and Therefore I Begg his LordsP will be so good as to allow, or approve of my retracting my offer of accepting 2500/., unless it is immediately Agreed to on his part, Without waiting the Lords of Sessions Decision of the Point now before them. e 84067. s 274 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles . I think M r S[olenthal]l's Extracting what he said in his first conver- F WbstS? sation with M r Douglas, not only Warrants but requires my breaking Vndb-owooi), up.with him, till he applys to My L d H[arringto]n to lay his commands — 1 on me to Compound Matters. I know of a Method to Bring M r S[olenthal]l to this pass, if My L d H[arringto]n is so good as to Give me assistance at the Court of Dane- mark, and to allow me to make the proper use of M r Titleys Letters in carrying on the Lawsuit. As to which I Begg to know from you His LordP 8 sentiments. Excuse my giveing you the trouble of forwarding the inclosed to M r Douglas, and Beleeve me to be Your Most obed f faithful humble serv 1 Robert Wightman. JV.B. — I dont mean by what I have said to break up all treaty with M r So[lenthal]l, But to bring to him a resolution speedily of treating w* me in good earnest. 1739. Dec. 25. The same to the same. From INTewbiggin. — Sir, The foregoing letter having Miss* the post I am now to acknowledge the favour of yours of the 28 lh instant. I thank you for putting my L d H[arringto]n so opportunely in mind, to Mention my affair to M r So[lentha]ll ; you 1 see how he trifles with his Lords** when I tell you what he said to M r Douglas, on the 4 th instant. He resumed his old thread bare story about my dropping the Lawsuit and at parting told him he did not know When he Might have any Letters about my affair. Hence judge if I ought not to Digg up the Mole and throw it into broad clay light. I easyly see throw all his litle Wyles ; and am quite easy about them. He makes himself contemptible to me. My friend M 1 ' Douglas is very angry with him he says, he is an Arrant Shuffler, and no more dependence is to be had upon him. I Begg the favour of your communicating this 8c the other letter, at a proper time to my L d Harrington & letting me know his Lordsp s sentiment What I ought to do. You see my own Opinion is, that nothing but constraint will procure me Justice and if My Lord H[arringto]n Continews to give me countenance I le quickly bring M 1 ' Solenthall to think & act in another manner. I once more presume to Begg the favour of your forwarding the letter to M r Douglas herewith sent you by Your Much obliged & Most obd fc faithful humble Serv tfc , Robert Wightman. 1739/40. March 22nd. Colonel Bladen to the same. From Hanover Square. — I found this morning the Packet you was pleased to send me last night, upon my Table. I shall consider the Preavis of the States of Holland and West Frize, and the Extract of M r Trevors Letter, (upon the subject of the Russian Passports) enclosed in it, and be ready to give my Lord Harrington my opinion concerning them, at his return from the Country. I have seldom seen a Paper less digested than the Preavis. But for anything that at present occurs to me, I do not ap- prehend there will be occasion for My Lord to give himself the trouble of a fresh Reference to the Board cf Trade upon that Subject. It will however be impossible to form a perfect Judgement upon this Affair, without seeing the List said to have been sent to the States by their Resident Monsieur Swartz, in his Letter of the of September 1739. If therefore you have any such Paper by you, be pleased to let me have a Copy of it, I presume it must relate to y e Dutys payable at the Sund. 1740. J ime ^^- Lord Harrington to the King. From Hanover. [Copy.] — Sir, The Confusion I should be in upon mentioning to Your Majesty anything relating to myself from the apprehension of seeing HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 275 You offended by my using such a Freedom, has made me venture to ^ Chables take this way of laying my most humble Request before Your Majesty, F weston D that you would be graciously pleased to bestow upon me the Place of Underwood, Teller of the Exchequer now vacant by the death of the Lord Onslow. The extreme Streightness of my Family Circumstances is the only Con- sideration that could have imboldened me to make an Application of this kind, in any Shape to Your Majesty. If Your Majesty shall be pleased to receive it favourably, I shall be the Happyest Man in the world, tho' I beg leave at the same time to assure Your Majesty that tho' You should not think fit to grant my Request, I shall still look upon it as a very particular Mark of your Indulgence to me, if I may hope not to have incurred Y r Mat? 8 Displeasure in presuming to trouble you with it and ever remain with y e utmost Humility & Devotion. Y r Mat? 8 most Dutifull Subject & Ser vt , Harrington. 1740. July 1st, M.S. Lord Harrington to Sir Robert Walpole. From Hanover. [Draft.] — Sir. Upon the receipt here of the news of my L d Onslow's Death, I took the liberty to make an humble Request to His MaU that He would be pleased to conferr upon me the Place of Teller of the Exchequer that becomes vacant thereby. You are so well acquainted already with the Motives that induce me to hope for such a Favour from the King, having often troubled you with an account of my particular Situation & Circumstances that I need not now enter at large into Them. The Principal is that His Mat^ 8 having taken me from a Post of a much better Tenure, when he was pleased to make me Secretary of State, and the very indiferent Prospect I have, whenever the Income I enjoy thereby shall cease, of being able to support myself and Family in any tolerable manner. My Lord Townshend with a very great Family Estate, obtained, whilst he was Secretary, the very same Post for one of his younger Sons for life, and the Ushership of the Exchequer for another. I hope therefore that I shall not be thought unreasonable in preferring this Petition to the King, & if I may have the happiness of your assistance in it, I shall not despair of success. The Reason of my troubling you with this Letter is to desire it of you, which I do most earnestly, & to assure you that the Friendship you will please to show me upon this occasion, which is of so great importance to me & so essential to my future Happiness, will be received & always remembered by me as the highest Obligation. I have y e honour to be with greatest respect Y rs , Harrington. 1740. S ^ pt ' Edward Weston to the same. From Hanover. [Copy] Oct. u My Lord Harrington, having as you desired in your letter to me, taken an opportunity of speaking to the King concerning His Royal Highness's Request of going with the Fleet to the West Indies, His Mat? ordered him to bid me (as His LordP directs me to acquaint you) write you word in answer, that tho' he could by no means consent to risk His Royal Highness's Person in that very unhealthy and dangerous Climate, yet the Zeal k Spirit the Duke had shown in desiring the Kings leave to expose it even there, was very far from being disagreable to His Majesty, with which my Lord Harrington desires you will make His Royal Highness acquainted. As to the gentleman recommended by you for a Lieutenancy, the King was graciously pleased to promise to confer one upon him, tho his Maty observed that such circumstances might occur perhaps in relation to a particular Regiment, as He might not be able to provide for Him the very first vacancy. My Lord Harrington bids me tell you that He is persuaded the King will do it as s 2 276 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. soon as possible, and desires you will let him know whenever you have information of a proper occasion offering, that he may remind His Mat v of his Promise. My Lord Harrington begs you will do him the honour to make his Compliments in the most respectful manner to His Royal Highness. Having nothing else but to present his Lord? 9 particular service to yourself, I beg leave to add to it the assurances of that most perfect Truth Affection and Respect with which I am always &c. E. Weston. (P.S.) The King sets out from hence at Helvoetsluys the Friday following. Tuesday Sennight to embark 1741. March 28th. D. Van Heck to Edward Weston. A letter of compliments in French. From Ley den. 1741. April 21st. Robert Trevor to the same. From the Hague. 1 wish you may think the lumping Pennyworth, Her Hungarian Maty bought on the 11 th inst at Dresden, makes up for the Loss she seems to have sustained the day before at Niep. People indeed would natter themselves here, that when the Accounts of this Action can reach us from Vienna, the Odds will not be found so great as our Berlin Correspondents represent Them ; but I am afraid supposing the Loss to be equal the Consequences will be far from being so ; nor do I see how Neuperg can stay where He is ; nor sec where He can retreat to. I need not I find have been so apprehensive of broaching this bad Piece of News ; it having in its first Effects raised more commiseration here than Fears ; but what it may do upon second Thoughts, I'll not answer for. Lord Hyndford I imagine has Orders to concurr with Grinkel in executing the joint Instructions from hence. Their Tenour will be indeed terribly out of season ; & I think it much more likely that Those Gentlemen will evacuate Silesia than His Prussian Mat^. However something was to be done hear & we can only do what we can. According to the Confession, His Eminence has lately made of His Treaty-Faith ; He is likely to be more embarrassed than pleased, by the Compliment some of His humble Servants in this Country would needs make Him of what is passing here ; founding it upon his His being under the like engagements with Themselves in favour of Her Hungarian Matf. The Advices from Paris quote even His Eminency's own Mouth for Dantins Return ; Sed non Ego credulus Mis : at least I would act, as not believing Them. If you would have me make any Use of what has passed at Dresden ; you must tell me so ; for otherwise I shall not dare to do it. I some- times apprehend Wratislaw's being disfavoured upon His Arrival at Vienna, & meeting Neuperg's Courier there. Money's Passage thro' Dresden seems to have proved a Shoeing-Horn to this Affair. Luckily for you the Post-boy is come to my Door to relieve you ; so Adieu. Ever yours R.T. 1742. May 26th. Lord Chancellor Hardwicke to Edward Weston. From Powis House. — I am so extremely obliged to You for the trouble You were pleased to take in procuring letters for my Son from Mo r Wasner that I cannot any longer delay returning You my particular Thanks for so great a favour. I ask pardon for not applying directly to You at first, but as I had very little pretence to it and my Friend HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 277 M r Stone came in my way, I thought it would be more easy to You to Charles desire him to speak to You. If I might presume to add one trouble E westo? D more to this, it should be to begg that You would take some opportunity Underwood, to return my humble Thanks to Mo r Wasner for the great Honour he has done me, & for his uncommon goodness & politeness on this occasion ; and to let him know how much I am ashamed of the unreasonable Trouble I have given him. As soon as I can find a moment at liberty I will not fail to do myself the honour to call at his door. 1742. June 26th. Anthony Corbiere to the same. — Few words but substantial ones you will like best I suppose. The Saxons will be contented with some small matter in Lorrain or Alsatia, when either of them shall be recovered from France. The States of Holland were to determine on Friday last whether they should put in motion 50 Batalions, & as many Squadrons ; and it was thought the proposal would be unanimously carried for putting them in motion. Maillebois in all appearance will soon retire. Great discouragement on one side, & high Spirits in proportion on the other. The whole works to heart's content. [Signed T.A.C.] 1742. Aug. 31st. Stephen Poyntz to the same. From Midgham. — I beg you would present my warmest thanks to my Lord Carteret for his kind promise of writing to the Primate. The Duke of Devonshire has been applied to by Col 1 Mordaunt and has promised to provide for M r Bradey as soon as he has it in his power, but owns himself under some prior engagements. In the mean time one D r Pocock of the Diocese of Waterford has offered L d Mountjoy to resign 280/. a year to M r Bradey in exchange for Silchester, and as we cannot reasonably desire the latter to take up with distant hopes instead of a certainty, this unlucky incident obliges us to sett the price so high as ab* 300/. a year, and leaves us no hope of success if we cannot obtain something of that value in the three or four months left for L d Mountjoy to present, for I don't believe he will like to lett it lapse to the Bishop of Winchester. From these circumstances my L d Carteret will see, that it was not any proneness to abuse his goodness but meer necessity that obliged me to have recourse to his kind interposition from w ch I promise myself the best effects. 1742. Sept. 5th. The same to the same. From Midgham. — This only serves to lett you know that the Primate of Ireland has been in London some time. I wonder he should not have been to pay his respects to my L d Carteret, who possibly on this notice may be so kind as to gett him to him. I am at this distance quite confounded with the Kings having thoughts of going to Flanders so late in the year, and wish when it does not interfere with the Secrecy so necessary to be observed in affairs of moment, you would clear up to me the motives of so ext r y a resolution, w el1 I hope if it takes place will terminate in something more than a Review. 1743. June 26th. The same to same. From Midgham. [Written ten days after the victory at Dettingen.] — I heartily congratulate you on the opening of the Camp n and hope the blow will be pursued ; jacta est alea and we have nothing for it but to weaken France as much as possible. The D[uke of Cumberland] charged in the Front of the Canter ; his horse rec d four shot and it was with difficulty he was pre- vailed on to quitt the field to have his wound dressd. All this sounds well ; yet I cant help thinking of old Evander and Achates I hope to kiss your hands in Town about Wed. next. 278 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. ^hakies^ 1743. June 26th. Dr. John Thomas [Dean of Peterborough : Westo?? D afterwards Bishop of Lincoln and Bishop of London] to the same. From UlTD EsQ V00r> ' P eterDorou &'h- — Dear Brother I give you joy of the Success of our Arms. — - even all the Malcontents in these Parts are rejoiced at it, and the more so as they expected nothing less. Every one of them now begins to be ashamed of being dissatisfied. This Victory cannot but put the Conqueror in great good Honour and I hope among the Rest to feel the good Effects of it. The Bishop of Norwich whom I saw at Cambridge on my way to this Place, told me that the D. of Newc[ast]le had commissioned him to let D 1 ' Newcomb know that he could not succeed me in my Deanery without proimssing a firm attachment to Lord Fitzwillram's Interest, w ch the D r has accordingly promised. The Bishop told me too that there were two Lists sent to his Majesty, one of the present Deans Chaplains, and another of Deans that had been removed from being Chaplains, to w ch was added the Archbishops Son in Law, and D r Lisle the Prolocutor. I must stand the Event, but I am surprised the ArchbP should so warmly oppose the Ministry in this point. I am very much concerned at the Report in the Papers of the Death of Lady Carteret, but I hope there is no truth in it. 1743. Oct. 8th. Bishop Sherlock to the same. From Salisbury. — Before I rec d yours this morning, I had great forebodings of a bad Session this winter. The Kings personal behaviour at Dettingen had such an effect on the people, that a little prudent managem* would have given his friends a great superiority. But the inactivity of the army since, the reports from the army, and the great expences, will I am afraid overbear the good disposition that was arising. The late pamphlet Faction delected has beyond measure exasperated the Opposition, and their resentment will be shown with more violence than ever. There has been a meeting of some of the heads at M r Dod. . . .n s and I hear the pamphlet will be answered by the best hands. And you see already that the distinction for this winter is to be Hannoverians & Englishmen. If occasion has been given for this distinction, the Hannoverians will be hard set in an English parliam 1 . To what lengths this may be carried no body can say. I cannot think or write upon this subject without great apprehensions. The report of my illness came I suppose from a letter of mine to D r Hulse. I wrote to him for advice, but my complaint was what ought to have been the gout, and I have once or twice had it in my feet, but for a little time only. I am at present very well. I am told the waters agree with the AbP, but the jaundice at 69 is a bad distemper. I do not think it unlikely that London in the present circumstances may be willing to goe to Lambeth. S 1 ' Robert is out, Argyle is dead, and he has always been well with the Pelhams. All my concern is to have no share in any scheme formed upon this foot. When I came to Sarum I promised the king to remove to London, but that was upon the prospect of the removals being made upon the former vacancy at Canterbury. The case is now altered. I have been for some time undetermined about the time of leaving this place ; if I thought the parl mt w d not meet till the end of Nov br I should be inclined to spend a month at Wellington ; But if it meets soon I shall come the latter end of this month to town P.S. Sunday morning. I have now again the gout in one foot and cannot goe out. [1743 ?] Dated Wed. evens. Stephen Poyntz to the same. — I return you many thanks for the perusal of the answer to the letter of HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 279 the Roman Catholic Ministers (of the Austrian Clan) which I have read Ymm?wooi> over several times with the greatest satisfaction, as it appears to me to westSn >D contain the most solid refutations of every one of their Arguments Underwood, and Pleas ; but I am humbly of opinion that it should not be printed till — . you see whether they make any reply, and whether the Portuguese and Venetian Ministers receive any orders to join in the complaint. The former I suppose is not returned from Vienna, and the latter, I imagine, might have his scruples about joyning in The Protest, which in the Eye of the Civil Law, or Jus Publicum, is an act of a very High Nature, and in the present case a great Indignity offered to the Crown. These Ministers cannot but know that the Proclamations of our Kings only Declare and Enforce Laws already Established ; so that their Protest must be construed either as a Tribunitial Intercession and Negative putt on the execution of our Laws (to which nevertheless their Im- munities must ultimately resort) or else as a taxing the king with having exceeded the Powers vested in him by Law ; either of which intentions is injurious and criminal. This may safely be passed over if they stop here on receiving their answer ; but should any of the Catholic Courts at the instigation of their Ecclesiastics try to avail themselves of this Protest in any shape, I think their Ministers will have laid themselves open to a severer animadversion than there may be occasion for at present. 1743. Nov. 30th. Horatio Walpole to the same. — Sir, If y e Bishop of Salisbury has mett with you he will have acquainted you that L rd 0[rfb]rd has agreed to Mr. Sleech succeeding D r Bland, not doubting but that care will be taken to fill his fellowship with a Whig, and de- siring that M r Thomas Ash ton Fellow of Kings and who was private tutor to my Nephew Horace a man of learning & merit may succeed in that Fellowship ; if whenever you think it necessary or seasonable that I should write a line to Mr. Goldwyn for that purpose I am ready to doe it ; if my good offices have at all contributed to serve M r Sleech : It is a great satisfaction to me in having had an opportunity to oblige so many good friends and among y e rest yourselfe who will allways find me your most sincere & Sir, your most obedient humble servant, H. Walpole. 1744. May 31st. Stephen Poyntz to the same. — 1 am greatly obliged to you for the enclosed which afford me exactly the degree of light w ch fitts the Pupill of my eye. I am sorry not to find my Ship news ab* the D. of Monteleone confirmed ; tho' some of our most sub- stantial Italian merch t3 had first and second lett rs of it. Y fc Gazette to w ch you refer me did not come ; the lateness of its publicat 11 must be a great damp to its sale. I buoy myself up with the hope3 of Pr. Ch 9 crossing the Rhine and our army's at least challenging the Fr. to a Battle. They appear to me a little off their High Ropes, but not low enough for Peace 5 the Prizes we take at sea certainly pinch them to the quick. What has become of Hardy ? When will Davers sett out, and the Dutch squadron be here ? 1744. June 14th. Bishop Sherlock to the same. From Wallington. — The enclosed bill was sent to me by M r Fountayne, directed to the Temple, & followed me to this place. I desire M r Whaile will carry it to M r Childs, & place it to M r Fountayne's acct, and take M r Child's note for it, & send the note to Mr. Fountayne. My Hall at Sarum is not yet done, and it will be 27 th or 28 th before I get to town : I must be at Sarum the first week in next month, & will contrive to see you 280 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. ^Charibs^ and Nancy as I goe by. I thank you for the accts you sent me. If the Weston° D French take a town or two more the Government in Holland, and the 1 ND is T Weston to prevent it, as rar as the miserable circumstances or my poor diocese Underwood, wou'd allow me. I came hither last Saturday, after a tedious, wet — '. journey of six days from my house in Wales ; I propose to stay here till towards the end of next month, unless y e meeting of parliament shou'd call me sooner to town. I shall be very glad to have a line from you on that, subject, that I may settle my affairs accordingly, & may know, whether there is any likelyhood of a fifth of November sermon before the house of Lords, as it will probably fall to my share. I beg you'll present my compliments to M rs Weston, & forward the enclosed to y e Hague from Dear sir, Your most affectionate friend, R. S* David's. 1744. Sept. 20th. Stephen Poyntz to the same. — I return y e last enclosures and agree w th M r Porter that the taking of Prague will weaken the K. of Pr a ' s army in the Field. Rowley's being at Leghorn, while the Brest, Toulon, and Carthagena squadrons are at liberty to [attack Sir John] Balchen, gives me great pain ; and it is another mortificat n to see that Davers is not saild, who might have a chance to fall in with Torres, if he has not already reached Gallicia. 1744. Nov r 1st. The same to the same. — I am puzzled to find what is become of Pr. Charles and the Saxons, that the small detour of the Sasawa sh d have brought the K. of Pr a unmolested to Prague ; I hope at least that they are destroying his magazines at Leitmeroitz and Taschin in order to make his retreat thro' Saxony impracticable, else we shall see the War transferred to Dresden and Leipsig. I am as much at a loss to find what Bathiani is doing while Zeckend[orf]t and his master are revelling at Munich. I hope the K. of Sard* will harrass the Fr. & Sp ds in their transalpine march and that Friburg will for some time longer keep the French in play ; What pres* force have we to oppose them in their march to Westph* ? The 16 m Hanov 118 are still ab* Antwerp, the rest at home and the Cologn Troops I take for granted in no condition to take the field. I rejoyce to hear that the publick is to have the same pleasure I had in reading Schmettau ; I hope you will not castrate him, but send him entire to Noailles & Zeckendorf. 1744. Nov. 11th, N.S. George Townshend to Stephen Poyntz. From the Hague. This letter, of four closely written pages, is suffi- ciently described in the next letter which enclosed it. 1744. Dec r 10th. Stephen Poyntz to Edward Weston. From Midgham. — Dear Sir, Your long attachment to my Lord Townshends family, encourages me to trouble you (in the utmost confidence) with a most ext 1 ^ lett r which I ha\e rec d from his eldest Son at the Hague, containing a proposal for his obtaining the Ke 3 leave to raise a Regm fc of Irish (without distinction of Religion) for the Service of the States, of w ch h e hopes to obtain the command at his age and with no other expe- rience than that of having served as Volunteer the single Campaign of Dettingen ; where it must be owned he behaved extremely well, and if the K. had thought fitt to take the least notice of him, he might have made a usefull officer by a ri.se in our own army suited to his Birth. You will find his scheme supported by labourd specious argum ts but chiefly from the countenance which he pretends it has mett with from some of the leading members of the States (to whom I suppose the memory of his Grandfather may have procured him some access) and particularly from Count Maurice. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 283 If the Iett r had come from any one else, I might justly have declined Charles answering it, as an application very improperly obtruded on my Age F wesiSx >D Infirmity and Betirem*, but as I am determined to preserve measures Underwood, with him as long as I can for the sake of his family and in hopes of being of some little use to him one time or other, I design to write him some of the objections which crowd in upon me ag st his undertaking such a scheme. As first, supposing the thing practicable in itself, what an odd intro- duction it must be into the world and the opinion of his Countrymen to see an Engl, nobleman of his age and fortune entring into Foreign precarious service as the head of a Regim* composed chiefly of sworn Enemies to the Protest* Success 11 , incapable on any occasion of being sent to the defence of either England or the Electorate, and liable to be seduced by their Countrymen in the French Service on the first attempt in favour of the Pretend 1 *. 2 1 J r . Supposing the late act ag st enlisting the K& 9 Subjects into foreign service to have left a latitude with the Crown for particular occasions (w clx I am not sure of any farther than for the Scottish Regiin ts in the service of the States) yet Ireland itself will not care to spare the men, being in want of hands for Tillage, Navigat n and the Linnen Manufacture as appears by their being obliged to restrain by new Laws the Inhabit 13 of their Northern Counties who some years ago were attempting to transport themselves to America. 3 Carey and her ^Westoj? beloved, I really am worne out and want a Nurse can't she recommend Underwood, me ? Your Lordships telling me that I am still in favour with you will — . give me fresh Spirits, It's what I want. I am with the utmost sincerity gratitude and esteem, My dear Lord, Your Lordships most affectionate & faithful Humble Servant, John Campbell. 1746. May 25. Bishop Sherlock to Edward Weston. From Wel- lington. — I have but just got the gout out of my right hand, so as to be able to set pen to paper. The few hot "days followed by East & N.E. winds, have used mo hardly. I see the Duke of Saxe Weisenfell is dead. The Garter, &c. are by the Statutes of the Order to be returned, and I have the King's warrant to receive y m . That Sovereign Knights do return their ornaments is a clear case. The present Bp. of Win- chester] was paid for the Duke ofYorks; and there are many instances of like kind in the books, particularly I remember an ace* of an Embassy from Sweden to return the Insignia of Gustavus Adolphus. But how shall I apply for them ? I hope will let you write to the Minister at Dresden, to make a demand for me of the Dukes Executor ; if not I must submit to the loss, for there is no dealing with Princes. I hear nothing of w* business is to be in the house when they meet. Two things I am sure ought to be well considered this Session. The State of Popery ; and the State of the Highlands. There were good laws in the last case in the year 15 — but never executed, — and perhaps, the main thing to be provided for, is to secure an Execution of the Kings laws in y* country ; w ch is at present under the absolute will of the Lairds. My hand is weak and I can only add love to Nanny, & y* I am very affec- tionately yours T. S. 1746. June 5th. Stephen Poyntz to Edward Weston. From Midgham. — My last to Mr. Browne will have shown you how welcome y r fav r of the 3 d must have been. The juncture is so critical to Engl d and all Europe as well as to the Duke, that I earnestly beg to hear from you again when any thing new arises relating to the negot 11 . I am surpris'd after what had passd to find the Minist rs unanimous on any- thing relating to it ; yet you seem to intimate they are so on the point of C. B. I desire you w d lett me know whether the Duke has obtain'd leave to return, or under what restrictions. I own it seems to me un^ safe while the young Pret 1 ' is tiepKopevoq upon Scottish ground. M r Pordage (my old School Fellow and Fellow-Boarder) calld on me the other day to lett me know that he had applied to D r Sleech, and by his encouragem 1 to the Society at Eton, for the vacant Fellowship. I have heard him well spoken of by the late D r Clark while he was his Reader at S* James's, and his close connexion with the Lewis family made L d Orford zealous for him. I hear from others that M r Cook and D r Somnet are Candidates. Be so kind as to lett me know how this aff r stands. I congratulate you on Dr, Sleech's promote w ch lias much reconciled me to Eton. 1746. June 10th. The same to the same. From Midgham.— -I am much obliged to you for your EXX^vio-i/ca and value myself for being able at sight to construe ScypavBioq. I sh d have thought that KXivonopo;* would have drawn ^TpotboveSaypotf after him. S* Basil will blow up Nea/cpo7roXi${ * The Duke of Bedford. f Lord Chesterfield. X The Duke of Newcastle. HISTOKICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 291 ad pctnav. I beg the continuance of the translation which is very in- Charles teresting and puts me in inincVof ttoaXo, Vai/avTo,, koltocvtoc, napou/rare, hyyiicc F wis?*!? TyjXBov. I shall be very happy in D r Sleechs acquaintance, which some Under-wood, Eton journey may enable me to begin. I shall now defer carrying my Es ^- Sons thither, till the Dukes return calls me to Town, which I wish you could by D r Sleech lett Mr. Plumptre know, for I find my letters must go round by London and are long in getting to him. I have fixd them at M rs Sumners, as a house more particularly under M 1 ' Plumptre's inspection. I beg the fav r of you to recommend the enclosed to some- body in Holland, without which Entrepot our Post Office lett us know- it will not go. M r3 P. joyns with me in serv. to M rs Weston and y e family. M rs Shipley has a little Boy which rivals yours and is not un- like it. 1746. June 10th. Bishop Sherlock to the same. From Wallington. — I have met with some old Divines, who, complaining of the ignorance of their times, have told us there was a great famine of the Word: such a Famine we have here with regard to w* is doing in your world. Don't wonder then that I call for help, tho I know how busy you are. What is to be done in parliam* ? Is anything to be done with regard to the Highlands? if so, in w ch house is the bill to begin ? There can be nothing of greater moment to the King & the publick than this con- sideration; and if the present opportunity is lost, the nation must goe thro another rebellion to retrieve it. The Acts made upon the rebellion in 1715 were in many respects deficient, & in others never executed ; the Vassals dare not take the advantage even of an Act of parliam* ag st their superiors, nor if they dared have they any disposition to do it. And the forfeited estates having been granted away, the Crown has no more power there than it had before. This puts me in mind to tell you a circumstance, w ch , if I am rightly informed, is a very material one in the present case. The Country of the Rebellious Clans, is aj vast tract of country, now forfeited to the Crown, & lying contiguous in the heart of the Highlands, it divides the well affected Clans some of them lying to the North and some to the South : The forfeited country being put under a proper Governm*, supported by a sufficient military force, w\l not only be kept quiet itself, and in time civilized ; but it w'd be ; barrier agst the now well affected Clans, should they ever alter their mind ; to w ch there wants nothing but an alteration in the affection of the Chief ; w ch may happen when the present Chiefs dye, & make way for new ones. Nothing can be done at present with the well-affected Clans, their rights must remain as they are — but a proper use made of the forfeited country, will be in effect, for the reason before mentioned, a regulation of the whole Highlands. It will require time, perhaps more than can be spared this Session to settle a Civil and Military Governing (I mean a military governm* only so far as to enable the Civil power to execute the law) but then I should hope the King would consent to a clause ag st making any Grants of these forfeitures to any person what- ever : without such a clause he will be teized out of them : and the next election for a new parliam* in Scotland, would probably sweep them all [up]. And if they are parted with, there is an end of all hope of seeing any good use made of this great opportunity. As long as this country lies in the hands of the Crown it will be subject to such regulations as the Crown, or the Crown and parliam* think fit: if granted out it becomes private property and nothing more is to be said to it. This thing in the present case seems to me to be the unum necessarium : If the King is not secured by some clause from being teized out of these t 2 292 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles forfeitures, I think whatever else may be done, how specious so ever„ Fleetwood .„ , ,.,-,« «. * 1 * > Weston will have little or no effect. Underwood, When you read this, I know you'll say, why doe you lot come to — * parliam* ? My answer is, That if I was in the Highland I w'd come, if I cou'd do any service in this cause in w ch the King and my County are so much concerned. But I will tell you my Suspicion : I am afraid the bill for the Highlands will be little more than Articles between the Ministry, and the Scotch members of parliam* ; if so, what reason have I to be a party to them ? I shall expect nothing from them that will be of real Service : The North Britains are so attached to the usages of their country, so fond of the superiorities, so jealous of all attempts to introduce regular govern mt even into those parts, where sometimes they will complain, that there is none, that I am afraid their national preju- dices will not let them, and their great Influence will not suffer others to do what is right. 1746. June 12th. The same to the same. From Wellington. — I rec d yours last night at eight o' the clock — too late for me to think of being at the house this day. If the debates shou'd be adjourned so, that I may have notice soon enough to get to town the day before, I will come to that day, tho' I must return again to bring off my family. 1 know not how to understand the intention of those who moved for the day — If it is upon the old foot of having nothing to do with the continent, we have heard I believe all that is to be said : If it is from an apprehension that the Rebellion, upon sending away our troops, may get to an head again, there will be weight in the argument, unless a very good ace* can be given of affairs in Scotland. 1746. June 13th. Bishop Trevor to the same. From Christ Church Oxford. — I am obliged to you for y e pleasure of \ours & for the notice you gave me of the summons to the house of Lords for yesterday, however your lelter did not come to my hands time enough for my attendance . . . . I am impatient to hear, what was done there in this important crisis, tho' I tell you plainly I have no great hopes of anything, truly great and publick spirited, coming out of that quarter. By what appears to me at this distance I cannot say I am much edifyed with y e rejection of the Peace, & fear our State Physicians are going on with their former prescriptions for their own sakes chiefly, that they may have y e credit of letting us die by rule .... Is the affair of the trial yet settled, or do we w ant courage ever to bring a couquer'd enemy to justice ? . . . 1746. June 19th. Bishop Sherlock to the same. From Wallington. — I am very much obliged to you for the good news of the last post : if followed by success, it may incline France to be more willing to get out of a war, that may come to be an heavy one. I pity the Ministers ; C.B. — Will one way or the other undoe them .... You know how little Bp 8 have to doe in tryals of Peers in capital causes, so little that my attendance on y e acc* may very well be dispensed with : But the Scotch affair I shou'd be glad to attend ; supposing it to be a case sub judice, and not already agreed. I cannot imagine, why any Grants are to be made to Glasgow, or to the Kirk — their zeal may be easily accounted for : one is grown rich by the Union, the others depend on it entirely for their establishment They fought their own battle ; and if they are rewarded, it will be for pursuing their own Interest : I mean not this as a Reflection on them : The case has been the same elsewhere. But if the Scotch are to be compensated for their losses, or for their zeal, must not England too: If Glasgow is to be paid — must not HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 293 Carlisle, Derby and all the other towns be satisfied in like manner. Or fSSi^ood must the English who take Scotland to be Caput rerum et causa v YtSwoot> malorum, set down by their losses, and see the Scotch caressed & re- Esq. warded. I apprehend this will bring great demands for reparation of " — damages from many places ; and create perhaps very inconvenient com- plications For my own part I am not for parting with an acre of the forfeited lands : Retaining the property in the Crown, is the only thing that can give the King & parliament the power they want, to make a perfect Settlem* of the Highlands. In the year 1715 the forfeitures in Scotland were very great, but little or nothing came to the publick — the chief reason was that the Rebells had made voluntary Settlem ts & Incumbrances, many of them to the full value of their lauds. The same thing has been, I question not, done now. The Commis- sioners in 1715 had full powers to enquire into these Settlem ts ; but then the proof lay upon them — to shew the Fraud. There is no way to prevent this, but to put the proof upon the Incumbrancers, to prove their rights to have accrued by bond fide contracts. 1746. J une 22nd. Stephen Poyntz to the same I am a little puzzled to determine who is mean by the Court- catcher, but I suppose it may be Antimac. I fear it will be long before our Ausonian friends can turn their thoughts towards npofievKei ; such an event might mend matters mightily. I dread the oiKeia. crxio-pciTa. which the Spondee now on foot may produce. It is true that Stratopedagros [Lord Chesterfield] will revisit 'Ayeraipuv [the Hague]. 1746. July 23rd. Andrew Stone to the same. From Kensington. — Mr. Murray late Secretary to the Pretender's Son and now a Prisoner in the Tower of London, having desired that some person might be immediately sent to him on the part of the Government : I am ordered to acquaint you, That his Majesty has been pleased to direct, that you & I should immediately repair to the Tower, and hear what He has to say. You are therefore desired to come to Town, as soon as you have dined, for that purpose. I will be ready when you send me to call upon you at your own House, & carry you to the place appointed. It is hoped (as the King will be very impatient) you will be in Town, so that we may be able to go before Six o'clock this Evening. You will be so good as to send me word by the Bearer, when I may expect you. I shall be at home till I hear from you. 1746. July 24th. Bishop Sherlock to the same. From Salisbury. — I think as you doe, That according to the Order of the house of Lords, I shall have no Tickets ; if it proves otherwise, They are very much at your service .... We live in hopes here of some alteration for the better in the affairs of Europe upon the death of the King of Spain. I am sorry the Duke is not to be at the decisive blow in Flanders. 1746. Augt. 6th. Bishop Trevor to the same. From Abergwily. — In thanking you for y e favors I have allready received from you, like a true beggar, I am asking for more, which is, that you will send me down the Lord High Steward's Speach, which he made in Westminster Hall upon pronouncing Sentence upon the rebel Lords — let me know too something about the rising of parliament, & when the next Set of trials is likely to come on before the Peers, which will probably wait for more company ; I see by the papers, if they can be trusted, that the Curtain is throwing open very wide, & a new set of Actors appearing, who thought themselves very safe & incog — Pray Grod, they may all come to light, & the nation be settled, & secured — is Lord Sandwich going 294 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Chakles * n P os * naste to tne Hague for fartlier proof, that nothing more can be Fleetwood done there, than has been ? to tell you plainly my mind, I think our UsbeStood, friend is not used well, if it is so, & shou'd be glad to see him in circum- e^q stances to let others know, he thinks so — My brother of Worcester, I hear, cannot long rest in quiet at Hartlebury, but is come up, notwith- standing his professions to the contrary, to show, he has no business at the trials ; surely, the Primate's death is not the cause of this sudden change of counsil, & yet when I consider the man, I half perswade myself, it is ; let me know, if you can, how that matter is likely to go ; should a successor be taken from our bench in England, the bishop of Bangor is without doubt the fittest man, If he would take it — You see, I have given you many queries to answer, which I trust to your goodness to pardon. 1.746. Oct. 30th. Bishop Sherlock to the same. From Bath. — The news your letter brought me this morning, is one thing, among others, that appears at present unaccountable to me. I can't help rejecting on Lord Townshend's case, and Lord Orfords — I heard the explanations of both. As to yourself I hope you will not be in haste to quit your office. It may be done at pleasure, but can't be resumed at pleasure. You will oblige no friends by it ; but may perhaps give a secret pleasure to some who w'd like to see the Office quite cleared. I know how disagreeable it must be to enter into the affairs of the new world — but take time to think, you will have no occasion to repent of that. 1746. Nov. 3rd. The same to the same. From Bath. [A long letter advising M r Weston not to resign his Undersecretaryship on account of Lord Harrington's resignation if, after consulting the latter, he is advised to stay on.] .... The alteration of measures to be expected on this change, is, as your case is circumstanced, a very dis- agreeable view : But this part I don't understand — a considerable Lord here said to me — what is this change for ? the D[uke] and Lord Ch[ancello]r are for a vigorous war ; Ld. H[arrington] was for peace on any terms ; so is Ld. Ch[esterfiel]d. In this I suppose he was mistaken, and I am quite ignorant .... From my Lord Ch[esterfie]ld, I doubt not but you will find very good treatment, an agreeable situation, as far as the kind & multiplicity of business can be agreeable .... 1746. Nov. 8th. The same to the same. From Bath. — It is a great pleasure to me to find that you are delivered up from all difficulties in a way so much to your satisfaction ; and I hope to Mrs. Westons too. I wish this post in Ireland, may produce something for life, that may enable you to retire, when you see proper, ad otium cum dignitate. I hear M r Trevor is recalled, & is to be provided for in Ireland also : This is a great change of hands for conducting the affairs of the continent, w rh is to me very mysterious ; But my appetite is not very strong for politicks, and I can wait till time explains all these motives. Is it part of the contract that Stone is to be Primate [of Ireland] ? 1746. Nov 1 ' 22nd. The same to the same. From Bath. — I am very- much obliged to you for your application to Lord H[arrington] in D r B[arnard]'s case ; but I cannot but wish for your success for M r Cook ; knowing what comfort it will be to you & M rs Weston to find an old friend in a new country. D r Knights death is been so much expected, that his Office has been considered as Vacant ; and I am too far engaged to be at liberty to come to a new resolution. I am sure there are not two, whom I should oblige with greater pleasure than Mr. Poyntz & you self. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 295 1746. Dec r 4tb. Stephen Poyntz to the same. — I fear Mach s pre- cipitate flight will end at last in his carrying the War into Sax? and therefore I can't but wish that alliance were in greater forwardness. We have now reports of L d Chest ds being intended for HolR How far has Maillebois gott and what force has he w th him ? Is not Passau in imminent danger ? have we any ships cruising northw d to hinder the French from recruiting their loss of Naval Stores at Brest by our Spoils ? Your Hellenisticks tho' wrapt up in the obscurity of .ZEnigmas, have afforded me much light. I send you an avTcuvypa, w ch has nothing in it, but will hold you lugg, particularly if you chance not to hitt off the Syllable marked as French, viz. The City w ch gave birth to Polybius the Historian, experienced the same ^Kvdpuicaa-Koq on the defeat of French xpvmes into a shattered h half ruined governm 1 , & may perhaps soon finds that he wants a peace, as much as those before him did 1747. Jan. 1st. Bishop Thomas to the same. From Bugden. . . . Lord Sandwich is come down to secure his Interest in the Country. He is pretty bold in his Undertakings, for upon some quarrel he has with his Brother Capt n Montague he determined to drop him tho the gentlemen had agreed to choose him for the County, and to bring in M r Wortley a Relation of his, m ho has not a foot of Land in the County nor any Relations to it, how this proposition will go down at the Meeting next Saturday at Huntingdon I know not but I have no other concern in it, I am only to support Lord Sandwich's Interest in any private Way without appearing on these Occasions . . . 1747. July 4th. Bishop Trevor to the same. From Glynd. — I guess I am obliged to you for the Gazette extraordinary of Thurs- day, for which 1 return you my thanks, &, tho we have no success to boast of at land, am glad I can congratulate you upon our country- HISTOEICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 297 men's good behaviour ; at sea we seem to have more cause of rejoicing, ^JSbtwood but, unless Peace is the consequence of success, I am not certain Weston how far it will deserve the denomination. Elections seem to go Underwood, everywhere, beyond hope, well ; those in this country are almost over - — ■ without difficulty, except from a ridiculous opposition to Lord Gage's at Seaford, that he might have something to talk about at Leicester house 1747. July 15th. Bishop Thomas to the same. From Bugden. . . . . I rec d a Letter from Sir Robert Wilmot by your Order acquaint- ing me with the Reason of M r Murray's Pension not being continued to Him w ch he believed to be this, that no application has been made to the L d Lieutenant in his Behalf since the Lord Primate Bolter's Death, and that he has been told that M r Murray has not of late been in Ireland. As this is the case I can only advise M r Murray to return to Ireland, and make his application there to my Lord Har- rington for the Continuance of his Pension 1747. July 16th. Bishop Trevor to the same. From Glynd. . . . For God's sake when shall we have done fighting for a desperate game, with Flanders gone, Zealand going, and the K. of Sardinia retired to defend his frontier ? and yet we are amusing ourselves with, I know not what, Imaginary advantages. Pray, is our old friend Horace gone, as some news papers have informed us ? if he is I think him a loss, not only to myself, but the publick, which might better have spared many, another man who has taken the liberty to laugh at him 1747. July 19th. Bishop Sherlock to the same. From Salisbury. I am very much obliged to you for the favour of yours. I have great hopes that M r Fountayne will have success in the affair de- pending, I wish there were but as good hopes as to our affairs abroad, w ch Seem almost desperate : Some of the Fr. officers here on paroll, say the Dutch have been neither good friends to France nor good Allies to England. And, indeed, if they won't fight for their own last Stake, nothing is to be expected from them 1747. July 20th. Andrew Stone to the same. From Whitehall. — I have the pleasure to acquaint you that M r Fountain is nominated to (he Deanery of York in the room of Dr. Osbaldiston, now Bishop of Carlisle. My L d Duke of Newcastle will send an Account of it this Evening to the Bishop of Salisbury 1747. July 27th. Bishop Trevor to the same. From Abergwily. . . . . I shall be glad to hear that Lord H[arrington] carries with him to Ireland so proper a mark of his Majesty's favour, as a Garter; but doubt whether the King will be as complaisant, as his Ministers have been to him in that particular there seems to be a demurr in disposing of the D. of M[ontagu]'s dep. . . . [Meg.] 1747. Aug. 2nd. The same to the same Thomas is, I find, talked of for the See of Peterborough ; something was said to me on that score before I left town, but I think I shall not stand in his way in that easy & convenient bishopricke 1 747. Aug. 27th. Bishop Sherlock to the same. From Newbury. .... We suffer by the great heat, but as the visitation work is divided between me & the Bp. of L. we have got thro it with great ease. 298 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleetwood ^ ne g enera *- distemper that we and our serv ts are subject to, is a Great Weston Thirst, w ch wou'd be more tolerable, had not the hot weather spoiled all ITy D ER WO oD 3 the drink of the cou]Qtry< 1747. Sept. 6th. — N.S. Sir Thomas Eobinson to the same. From Vienna We want three mails from England. They are in as much fear in Holland of loosing Bergenopzooin as they are in the French Camp of not taking it, and as to any operation on the Italian side of France, I cannot refer you to anything better than to Don Rodorigue of Cologne, who is well informed immediately from the Army. 1747. r>ee. 4th. Bishop Sherlock to the same. From Salisbury. .... The taking of Bergen was a shock to everybody and has left a sad impression of the Dutch upon every mind. The only hope remain- ing is that the new Stadtholder may ag st another year get a new Administration If y* won't doe, we are surely at an end of military operations. But these are Sarum politicks, hatched in the walk by the Canal side. The papers (as you see) tells us of Lord Grranvill's going to Berlin. I give no credit to it, but wether the Ministers call for help, or wether the people think they want it, and call for help for them, in some respect it is the same thing 1747. Oct. 29th. The same to the same. From Salisbury. — Dear S r , Doe not blame me. You cannot feel what I felt upon the occasion. I had upon me a return of the illness w ch I had last winter, and have it still. Cou'd I at 70 years of age, & under these circumstances think of entring upon a new and active scene of life ? I have no pleasure in the vanity of declining a great Station. Quite otherwise j I could have been glad for the sake of some friends to have been in a Station, in w ch I might have served them. Besides it hurts me in regard to the King, who shewed an uncommon regard to me. I wrote a letter to the King last week, and had, by the King's direc- tion, a letter from the Duke of N". this morning, in w ch his M at y s goodness to me appears strongly. When this was offered to me, the D[uke of Newcastle] sent me word that, if I declined, York would be moved, and Bristol sent to York — but you see Hutton goes to York. I remember that about 2 years ago the D. told me, that the Bp. of London speaking of Canterbury said, He was too old, and Salisbury too old, but y* [illegible] might move & Hutton go to York — Wether what is done, be the effect of this scheme, or wether the Yorkshire Interest has prevailed for Hutton, or wether Bristol is sure of Durham, and desires to wait for it, I know not. With respect to myself, the Bp. of London was desirous that I should have it, and I have nothing to complain of. If I live to see you I shall have many things to say. In my present state it will be an happy compensation If I can enjoy Salisbury a little longer. Love & service to Dear Nanny, and all with you — I am most affectionately & sincerely Yours, T. S. 1747. Nov. 19th. From the same to the same. ... If we live to meet I will shew you my letter and Answer from the Duke, w ch was expressive of great* graciousness on the King's part. If I had been in a State of health, I think I should not have wanted confidence in myself to trust myself among the great ones : But tis now more than a year HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 299 that I have suffered under a complaint, that I find manifestly impairs my strength, and leaves me without spirit for great affairs .... I hear nothing from London of any moment, except the great Subscription for raising money next year : But how they will raise men I know not. Here is a regiment that suffered in Flanders, Mountague is Lieutenant Colonel, he tells me after all they have been doing for months past they want 300, they have 13 officers out recruiting with very little success. We may tax to the last farthing, but if we want men, the money will do us little good, and our enemies little harm. 1747. Dec. 11th. The same to the same. From the Temple . . . As busy as we are at Westminster in preparing for war, yet there seems to be a Stagnation in politicks. The Opposition (if such there be) is Silent, & waits for Events. By this means we have little noise, but perhaps not better pleased upon the whole. I hear M r P[elham] opened the state & ex pence of the war in a very masterly way, and what he said was much commended ; but I have been told by some good Observers, that there was a manifest dejection in many faces, when eleven millions (now considered as an annual charge during the vv ar) was proposed to be raised. By what I can observe the Military Sp[irit] abates very fast, among the higher ranks especially, and I shou'd not wonder to see the people in a little time as eager for a peace, as they were some years ago for a war. The next piece of ill success will probably bring us into this state. I pity the Ministers, they cannot have a good peace now ; if they make a bad one they may be called to answer, when the Necessity by which they were driven is forgotten. You know that H[oratio] W[alpole]'s scheme is to make up with the King of Prussia, and by securing Si'esia to him by a strong alliance with the Maretime powers, to iuduce him to interest himself in procuring such a peace, as may leave Europe in quiet for some years. I should not mention this but for the sake of telling you that this notion prevails very much as well with some considerable ones in the Ministry as with many out of it. I will tell you one passage and leave you to reflect on it.— One talking of the necessity of calling in the aid of P[russia] had a very obvious objection to the practicability of the scheme thrown in the way. — -The answer was,— Why is not as much done to bring in the K[ing] of P[russia] as was done to throw out Granville ? It is very probable that the Dutch fears have helped to fill the loan. I have asked what share they had but have reed no clear answer. The army for next year, as it is now proposed is to be 180,000 in Flanders Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood Esq. English - Dutch Austrians - 70,000 or 60— 70,000 or 60— of these 30,000 are in Russia, 16,000 in Switzerland, where the Austrians are I know not, But I suppose the French have not a great way to march to the field, when the time for it comes ; a circumstance that makes a great difference between their preparations and ours. There has been a negotiation for a separate peace with Spain, but I apprehend it is over, and I suppose Fr[ance] will enter into strong engage- ment to procure Spain the terms they want ; and as things are Spain may think it the most likely way of succeeding. You have here a little light into the sentiments y* seem to be growing, tho at present they are rather the subject of private conversation than of publick talk. 300 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleetwood t0 m ^ S6 ^ ^ &m at ^ & ** me Unc * er a Da( ^ co ^' ano - cough much Weston with it ; otherwise I am better of my old complaint, and ascribe a great UND Esq° 0I) ' dea * t0 tlie morr)in g pipe- r-— I have had an audience of the King, who was very gracious ; so that I have gone through the Ceremony of refusing [the Archbishop- rick of Canterbury]. Original Letters from the Weston Papers. Vol. III. 1748-1759. 1748. March 28th. James Porter to Edward Weston. From Con- stantinople Our Persian news is stagnated and our views have been on Babylon which was a bone that the Porte had to pick for that province has been for some years past in propriety to the Pascha's. Achmet the last Pascha who died about three months ago was Sovereign, and despotick, govern'd of himself, and when he receiv'd the ports commands, despis'd and threw them aside. One Solyman Cheaia or his Second, assum'd the same power on his decease, and the people joind with him so that they sent a check [Sheikh ?] or principal of the Dervizes, as a deputy here to solicite his being confirm'd, the porte sent away the Deputy without a hearing and appointed the most able and determined man in this Government, Chur Achmet Pascha, who was Vizir on the conclusion of the last peace and since Pascha of Aleppo and of Vaun to be Pascha of Babylon. The party of Solyman Cheaia opposed him, which made us expect that the fate of that Province was to be determined by arms, but Chur Achmet practis'd by several In- struments, before his arrival, so efficaciously with the people, that he has enter'd the town, and is in quiet possession, we may on these, and many other singular and difficult events which has happen'd to this Sultan during his reign justly say that he has the fortune of Caesar. Adel Schaik by all accounts is fix'd on the Persian throne the horrors and miseries of that Kingdom during Nadir Scach's [Shah's] reign have been great and inexpressible, they want a long peace to recover, they had plague war & famine at the same time, more especially just before the massacre of the usurper. They send hither an Emissary with the character of Envoy who is daily expected, it is thought this mission will be followed by great Embassy's. We have neither memoirs nor particulars worthy of notice relating to the King's reign, all we can pick up is oral tradition from some and very few observing Turks, & some imperfect and uncertain letters from franks established in that Kingdom slip on us. As accounts may come to me of any weight or authority I shall collect them and communicate them to you, and as my leisure increases, if I can hope for any, I shall more seriously think of medals busts & inscriptions of all which I hope to make you partake. I have already wrote on the Coast of Syria and to iEgypt, we may perhaps find some- thing in Greece but our Consuls there are Greeks and the very dreggs of Ignorance. I had some serious talk with a learned and very intelligent Turk con- cerning the situation of the Grand Seignor's library, he gave me some lights which as he is well known, and very circumspect in his in- formation I am inclined to believe. He assures me that all the MSS which were in possession of the Greek Emperors are yet in the Serraglio, HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 301 that the room is adjoyning the Harem or the Womens appartment that Charles it lies in absolute Confusion, and is never enter'd into, that the Con- Fleetwood dition they are in is very bad, no turk krows what to make of them, and Underwood, it is impossible to admit a frank into that interior receptacle of the Ser- E9Q - raglio. I have devis'd every method possible to have some nearer information, but in the desperate state of suspicion and Ignorance among the Eunuchs and the body of this people the difficultys seem insuper- able. We have received advice by a letter I have of the 4 th of March from Babylon that Chur Achmet was drove out of that town by the revolt of the Janizarys which was done by the intrigues of Kesterby Pascha the Porte's Ambassador to the late Schaik Nadir, who waited there, Chur Achmet sav'd himself with difficulty and the Janizarys chose Kesterby for Pascha who is confirm'd by the Porte, and Chur Achmet degraded from three tails to two. 1748. May 25th. From the same to the same. From Constanti- nople I left my medals with a collection of Hungarian numerals in a scrutore in my closet, secured in a bagg, but my brother writes me he cannot find them, with Search surely they must be re- covered, their greatest value is that of being a compleat series of the Middle Age and there is a good one of the notoriously virtuous and religious S* Helena I am continuing my researches for something really valuable among the Arabs, instead of which if they bring a MSS of Conic Sections, it is a translation from Apollonius, if of any other branches a transcript by a very bad comentator from some of the Greeks. So that I am afraid I am looking for a knob on a bulrush (P.S.) There are fresh letters arrived from Erzerum to the Mer- chants of the Country which say that the new Shah of Persia maintains his Government with the general approbation of the People, that the several Pretenders are reduced or dispers'd, and that he has invited the Merchants of Erzerum to come and Traffick in his Kingdom as before, promising them the utmost security and Encouragement, and they are preparing to sett Out. This is a great good piece of News for the Trade of Aleppo which has been drooping for several years past. 1748. June 10th. Lord Kingsborough to the same. From Boyle. A letter of Compliments from which the following may be extracted : — Was I to give a loose to the Glow of my Heart & the Sentiments with which your Kindness has filled me, I believe this would appear more like a letter wrote to a beloved Mistress than to a friend. But I assure you infinitely more Sincere ; and yet I have sometimes wrote when my Heart dictated. 1748. June 26th. N.S. Sir Thomas Robinson to the same. From Vienna I desire you to make my most humble compli- ments to Lord Harrington. You will judge of my pleasure in seeing his Lordships name among the Regents. He at least will know my style, and turns, and hints, and meanings. You are near getting out of one scrape ; take care you do not negociate yourselves into another. Do not do with your iEquilibre as the King of Sardinia has done with his Ponente. Out of too much care to keep it, he has lost it. But what is this to the Secretary of Ireland ? why faith about as much, as I hope, it will be to myself a few months hence. Mitte senescentem — Adieu, dear sir, more than senescens, Ever and Ever yrs, T.R. 302 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles 1748. Sept. 9th. Bishop Sherlock to the same. From Waiting-ton. ^Westoi? 15 .... The business of the diocese, and of the plantations (w ch Underwood, last article is immense, and to be carryed on by foreign correspondence) sits heavy upon me ; and I forsee great difficulties to arise with the late Bp 8 Executors, upon the perplexed affair of the London house. . . . (P.S.) If I quit the Temple & hire a house it v. ill be a further loss to me. 1748. Sept. 13th. Bishop Thomas to the same. From Melton. About securing the reversion to the Deanery of S* Pauls. It con- cludes : — I shall not be uneasy at any Disposal of Preferments, till I see a junior put over my Head, w ch I own wou'd give me some Emotion. 1748. Sept. 25th. The same to the same. From Buckden. . . . The Archbishop of Canterbury has wrote to Mr Baron Clarke that it has been settled by the Ministry that Bristol goes to London. ... . 1741. Oct. 1st. Bishop Sherlock to the same. From Salisbury. — I have determined at last not to tyre out the King's regard to me by perpetual refusals of his kind offers — I write this post to accept [the see of London.] .... 1748. Oct. 13th. From the same to the same. From Wallington. — As to the Deanery of the Chapel (worth 200 1 per ann) it will not replace the difference in the sees, and I write to the Duke that it may be con- tinued to me as it was to the two last Bps of London, only Robinson I think was removed when affairs changed — as to the Almonry I know little what the practice has been — its value is a trifle — I have about 80 1 or (reconing my perquisites) about 100 1 to dispose of ; and have so many pensioners depending on me for it, that I know not how to pro- vide for them, unless I continue the pensions at my own expense. When I see you we will consider this affair together — I will not willingly stand in anybody's way, and least of all the Bp of S* Davids. . . . (P.S.) .... I shall be glad to hear of a house, having no thoughts of continuing at the Temple. 1749. Jan. 4th. John Porter to the same. From London. . . . as to the Reduction of y e 4 p ct anns, tho' the Act of Parliam* is passed, I fear It will be of no Effect by the Contrary, or opposing Spirit of y e people, Even y e Publick Coinpy 8 , y e only one y e East India Compy, had a Baleot yesterday y e substance of which you see In y e Daily Papers, It was Carry'd against y e question, this I think determines Pretty much against y e Generall Scheme, as it would have fixed it, if y e question had been Carry d , many of our Cits blame Mr. P[elha]m for comeing yester- day to Pole [poll], it is now whisperd that this scheme will be droped, & nothing new attempted this year for a Reduction (P.S.) I voted yesterd? for y e question, &have actually subscribed my Am 1 , People Rekon me an ame Damne of y e minis? on no other Reason than that I am for y e good of y e whole against myself, without seeking fee or Reward. I recollect you mention d to me some lime agoe that you w T as Inclined to sell y 1 ' place In y e Gazette, there is a young fellow of good family with whose Brother I am in great friendship that Desier d me to Inquire if a place was to be Purchased, I can answ r that y e person is a perfect good Subject & of a good Caract 1 ', he has been Drought up at Christ Church Oxford a little beyond his fortune which I reckon about sufficient, to Purchase y e place. If you are inclined to HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 303 Sell & that you mention y e Income & price, I am of oppinion he will Charles bee a Purchaser, I shall not mention anything about it till I hear from Westo^ you. Underwood, J Esq. 1749. Aug. 12th. D r Thomas Gooch, Bishop of Ely, to the same. From Ely. The writer says that he had done his best, at the instance of M r Weston, to procure the remission of ihe punishment of some Cambridge undergraduates. J749 u Aug. 2oth. James Porter to the same. From Constantinople. . . . . I have received from Cairo the Egyptian figures one of which in their Way I do not think bad, there is a mother with her son and a sister with her brother, the latter tolerable good, hyeroglyphycks on the pedestals, where [can one] find any one vers'd in that kind of learning ? It gives me great pleasure to hear Sir Thomas Robinson is happy I wish his revenue extended, his Lady is as worthy a woman as lives I suppose he finds his account in buying the house, houses in England are bad Estates, abroad exceediug good. . . . 1749. Oct. 3rd. John Porter to the same. From London. — I am very much to seek what to answer you In regard to your 4 p.ct ann s , as their is not yet any plan talk d off, for y e Reduction the 3 p ct. are at lOlf including what Interest is due on them, & the ann s 1747 are at 107, that is 105, deducting y e 2 p ct. Due the 29 th of Last month. . . . I am told by people that pretend to understand matters that all publick affairs In Ireland will go on Smooth and to wishes, it gives me Great Pleasure, In regard to y e Great & Worthy Lord Lieu 1 & you, as sometimes mankind are apt to Ride Rusty 1749. Oct. 21th. James Porter to the same. From Constantinople. . . . . If I remember right I advised you of Solyman Pascha of Bassora having rebell'd and attackd Babylon with a considerable force, he form'd the blockade and starv'd the town the citizens all for him and the Janizarys Dispos'd, only as they were paid, however not to per- petuate this rebellion the Grand Seignor has reinstated Solyman Pascha as to all his honours, and Confer'd on him the Paschalyck of the Pro- vince and town of Babylon His second Imrehor or Master of the horse is set out with the Caftan and other marks of honour. Thus a rebellion is no sooner comenc'd than finish'd. Shawrooke Schach is peaceable possessor of the Throne of Persia, Ibrahim Mirza Khann is either fled or destroy'd no other competitor appears in that Kingdom, the Scnach was expected at Tauris by the last advices from thence The Porte considers the Algerines & ca as independent republicks, and assume little as to their affairs, the utmost interest they would take in them, would be as common friends, except against the Spaniards, who are the ports declar'd enemys. In any other case they would wish as good Musselmen to prevent their destruction, but would not engage in a War for them. Nay in complaints made formerly here by the Ger- mans, and daily the Venetians and Neopolitans, they have told and do tell these ministers to curb them with a superior force. They have sent from Algiers & Tripoly this year the usual present or tribute of 100 Slaves, and of a Lyon and Tyger, the Grand Seignor has in return given them some Canon and amunition, and permitted them to buy more I had here for about a month an Irish young Nobleman, Lord Charle- mont the worthiest youth I ever knew, as full of good sense as of virtue, abounding with amiable qualitys, he has since been recomended to me by my brother in the name of D r Delancy and several others. If I 304 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Flketwood cou ^ have kept him consistent with his plan and his friends intention I Weston should really never have parted with him. He was at Alexandria well UND |?q. 00I) ' g° in S' for Cairo on the 26th o£ Au gust. 1749. Nov. 7th. Henry Pelham to Lord Harrington. From Lon- don. — I had the honour of your Lordships letter of the 21 st of Oct r , yesterday morning upon my return to London, and immediately laid it before his Majesty, who was exceedingly rejoiced, to find the condition of the Revenue in Ireland so good ; that, after paying the whole Charge of the Establishment both Civil & Military, and all other Expences during the last two years, there was still a Ballance in the Exchequer, which together with the growing produce of the Revenue, for the two ensuing years, would not only be sufficient to carry on the current Expences, but also that a Considerable part of the said ballance might be applyed, towards the discharge of part of the publick Debt 1749. Nov. 7th. The same to the same. Private I should have obey'd your commands as to S r John Cope, but it was over before I receiv'd your Lordships letter. I can assure your Lordship with truth that everybody here speaks of your conduct in Ireland with the same approbation that your best friends do, and the condition that your publick revenue is in, must be a great consolation to you, as I, by experience know, that when you have that weapon to fight with advantageously, other squibs vanish in air. 1750. Jan. 6th. Charles Delafaye to Edward Weston. From Wich- bury. 1750. Jan. 26th. The same to the same. From Wichbury. 1750. Feb. 12th. The same to the same. From Bath. The above are three long letters complaining of the dilatoriness and mismanagement of the writer's lawyer in prosecuting his suit for the recovery of the patent office of Ulnager in Dublin. 1750, Feb. 6th. Sir Thomas Robinson to the same. From London. — I promised to inform you of what might happen in the house about the treaty of Aix. Yesterday Lord Egmont attacked the 17th article con- cerning Dunkirk The debate lasted above six hours, and was managed with the full force of each side. He was told that the right of demanding the entire demolition of Dunkirk was preserved by the Specific renewal of the treaties of 1713 & of 1717 in the third article, to which and to which alone the words anciens traites were relative, but whether the insisting upon the literal sense of those treaties at this time and in our present circumstances was expedient or not was left to the house, and was carried in the negative by a majority of 120. Mr. Dodington was moderate. He desired to be informed whether innovations had been made during th War, and as to those innovations, if any, he thought we might insist upon their being rectifyed, tho' it might not be so adviseable to insist upon the most literal and most minute execution of our treaties. I had the honour to answer him, by way of informing him what I knew of the late and present state of the place which consisted of no more, as I apprehended, than of erecting of batteries towards the Sea, which I supposed were by this time levelled. The intention of the opposition was to work up the house into a flame upon this Subject as was done in the time of S r W m Windham & Mr Pulteney, and indeed one would think that for the bare sake of distressing the ministry they would not care if they involved us in a new war. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 305 We were threatened with the coming of the great day of judgement sooner or later upon the whole infamous inglorious and scandalous treaty of Aix la Chapelle, but it is thought that this will be the last attack of this kind this Sessions. . . . . I have been venturing the experiment of inoculation upon my whole little flock at once. My two boys and three of the Girls took it and are now as well as ever they were in their lives. It did not take place with the eldest daughter upon the first tryal, but she has been re- inoculated, and there are already all the favourable symptoms one can desire of its having its effect. . . . 1750. July 23rd. Bishop Trevor to the same. From Abergwily. . . . . I want to receive your report from Lincolnshire after you have had a little longer experience of it. If you give a good one, however out of my road to 8* David's, I shall hope some time to find you there. Let roe hear how poor Lord Harrington goe3 on, whose case I have often recollected with a sincere concern 1750. Sept. 1st. Charles Delafaye to the same. From Wichbury. 1751. Feb. 11th. The same to the same. From Bath. These two letters relate to the writers lawsuit. 1751. May 4th. Bishop Trevor to the same. From Downing Street The bill for the regency is to be brought into our house on Tuesday ; many alterations have been supposed to be made in it, since the first digestion ; but what I know not ; I fear these delays will give time for parties to be formed not very advantageous to it, no removes have yet taken place, but, I think must by the end of the session, which, by the by, is not talked of, till the middle of next month at soonest. .... 1751. May 18th. Bishop Thomas to the same. — I suppose you have heard that the Speaker of the House of Commons has opposed the Regency Bill with great vehemence ? perhaps because he was not one of the Ten, but notwithstanding the Opposition It is said will be carried by a great Majority. As this comes to you safely and not by Post, I may venture to write Politicks with the greater Freedom. There are many who are displeased that the Princess Dowager of Wales is not invested with the whole Power during the Minority of her Son, as a Council of Regency will be for the Time introducing a new form of Government, and People think that if the Contrivers of this Scheme were not pretty sure of being Members of that Council, they would have acquiesced in the common sense of the Nation, that the Princess might have been trusted with that Power using only the assistance of the Privy Council. But the Scheme is so approved of in the Closet, and the Ten appointed are so powerfull as to meet with little opposition, but One Thing both Houses are unanimous in, namely in their Wishes and Prayers, that the King may live to render all their Pains and pro- visions useless. It is impossible to imagine a Greater Dissentiou than there is between the two Secretaries, one is indisposed of the Rheu- matism, does not appear, is not consulted in any Measure, and as I hear woud have opposed the Bill if he had been in the House, which woud have compleated his Disgrace, but he is saved by staying at Home. And I am assured, as he will not resign, that there is not Power in the other to get him removed. In that Point he has ever sett him at Defiance. I have had this from the Admiralty and Arlington Street, E 84067. n Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. 306 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles and it is now generally believed that Aid will be called in, and then m y F Westo5 >I> friend will preside in the Privy Council, he says, he has no assurances Underwood, £ it, but all the World sees it by his being caressed by the Ministers, — and speaking so strongly as he did in favour of the Bill with regard to the prolonging of the Parliament for Three Years, which he said was the only Thing that could give Stability to their Proceedings, and that unless they did that, they did Nothing. I think he has now the only opportunity he can expect for getting in again, having the Favour of One Secretary and no opposition from the Other, who woud not be Sorry at present to see him in Port, and I should think that if he was in, it would not be his policy to help to remove the Other, as it would be to his advantage to have them both court him. . . . 1751. May 21st. Bishop Trevor to the same. From Downing Street. . . . . I have sent you the heads of the Bill as far as I can recollect them. In our house it met with a trifling opposition, the Minority being but twelve upon the two questions of the Council, and the continuation of Parliament. In the other house twas more consi- derable, not by their numbers, the Minority never exceeding Ninety ; but by the Speaker's flaming out against the Bill in a long, and as, tis said, a good Speech ; and by M r F x s doing all he could to shew his dislike of it, while he gave his vote for it ; the latter of these was of the most consequence & shews, that Factions are forming. To- morrow the King comes to pass it. Tis not expected we shall be up till midsummer, then possibly something material will be done ; if not, twill be a troublesome intriguing summer. Lord G[ranvi]lle is thought to stand fairer than ever for President, a Post grown more consequential by being now one of the Council to the Regent (P.S.) The Duchess of Montagu is said to have left her daughter Cardigan about £200,000. 1751. June 5th. Bishop Thomas to the same. From Buckden. Promising to visit Mr. Weston at Somerby in August. . . . Sister Patrick is gone to Bury 1751. Aug. 3rd. Andrew Stone to the same. From Whitehall. 1751. Aug. 29th. Lord George Sackville to the same. From Whitehall. 1751. Sept 14th. Bishop Sherlock to the same. From Fullham. The last three letters refer to a petition that M r Weston had presented to the King, but they do not explain its contents. 1751. Dec. 12. D r Thomas Seeker, Bishop of Oxford, to the same.. From London. Asking Mr Weston to make some enquiries for him about the Rev d Roger Gillingham. 1751. Dec. 24th. Bishop Trevor to the same. From Downing Street The high prices you may have observed on lottery tickets during the course of its drawing, will give you some Idea of the general spirit of Gaming, arising from what D r Young calls, the luxurious poverly of the age. His Majesty has no sooner recover' d one of his family from death, than he is struck with the unexpected loss of another ; whose case is the more affecting, as it resembles that of the Q[uee]n, and as it gave her time to write a very moving letter to her sisters & him before death ; I hear, he bears it however with a proper patience. Parliament matters have been very quiet ; the houses HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 307 scarcely attended, & the Commons as disengaged, as the Lords. I saw Charles Lord Harrington the other day, who looks most sadly, but was then in F wbstow 01> better health than he had been ; he has given his summer-house up to Underwood, the Princess, which is taken extremely well. JOZ' 1752. Jan? 30th. Bishop Thomas to the same. From London. . . . The Dead Calm in Parliament has been a little interrupted by Debates in both Houses in Relation to the Saxon Treaty. M r Horace Wal- pole censured that Measure in a long Speech but did not vote against it. The [Duke] of Bedford on Tuesday made a Motion in our House to have it Censured, and was answered by the Duke of Newcastle. Then Lord Sandwich spoke in Vindication of the Measure, but in other Respects joyned with his Friend the Duke of Bedford in disaproving of the Conduct of the Ministry in being profuse where (Economy was necessary, and over frugal where they should be liberal, and spoke against employing such exorbitant Sums in the Affair of Nova Scotia, and was answered by Lord Halifax. The Duke of Bedford replied, and upon the whole spoke with so much Dignity, and Force as shews he will be no contemptible Opponent ; and it looks as if an Opposition was forming against the next Session, but the Duke was here Sole in the opposition without a single Second. Lord Granville concluded the Debate w ch lasted about four Hours with so much Life and Spirit as entertained the House, and the Question being put whether the Duke's Motion for censuring the Treaty be read a Second Time it passed in the Negative without a Division. The House was filled with Foreign Ministers and Strangers, who heard their Masters treated with Respect, but at the same time with great Freedom. . . . 1752. Feb. 6th. Bishop Trevor to the same. From Downing Street. . . . . Tis said the King will set out in Easter Week, & the par- liament be up the week before. There are two poor's bills in the house of Commons, one from Sir R. Floyd, & the other from L d Hils- borough, which the house will go thro with, & leave to be consider'd for another Session ; there is also another bill to put down the houses of diversion, & another for the alteration of the punishment of Felons; but what will be their end I cannot say. The evill is so great, that people seem generally to be agreed, that something must be done, & yet, I fear, nothing will be done to cut up the root of it. 1752. May 23rd. James Porter to the same. From Constantinople. ..... There is a town in Thessalia on the confines of Epirus called Jannina, inhabited by a set of rich Greek Merchants, these have made a law, divided themselves into three classes 1 st 2 d & 3 d order, the l sfc give but 1000 dollars in marriage to a daughter about 150/. the 2 d 750 the 3 d 500. The reason of that Law is that those of the 2 d order exhausted All their substance alienated it from the rest of their family to marry them in the first order, and that same vein ran from the 3 d to 2 d . By this regulation, it is prevented and their daughters go off with 1000 as well as with 100 free, but this is not the case in Christendom, weigh & pay, so that we must conform to custom. 1752. J une 18th. Lieut. John Waite to the same. From Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia I am now very easy in my situation, I have learnt more by this trip here, than I should have done in all my Life Time in England. I must say that it has been the best school that ever co d be for Young Gent n . I never thought it possible to go thro' the Hardships and Fatgiues that We have done since We came here, but that I hope is u 2 308 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles now all over and that Dame Fortune will begin to smile upon us. . .. . . F Weston^ If I na( l a Company I sho d not Care where they sent me to. But as a Underwood, Lieut I am as Well here as any Place else I was in great Hopes - — ! of a step or two by our Expedition here either by Death cr Actions We are at present Comanded by a Lieut who was a Serg* in the Guards, & learnt the Duke his Exercise The Men now begin to think that we shall not be relieved at all, & being besides almost Eat alive with the innumerable Quantity of Musquitoee, it drives them into despair, and away they desert to the French Fort, w ch is not above Two Miles from us, & Commands us. We have let them build a Very large Strong Fort, in which at this Time they say they have forty pieces of Canon, & two thirteen Inch Mortars, any day they please they may drive us out of this Fort, its only pitching two or three of their Bombs amongst us and it will be impossible to stay in our Wooden Houses. 1752.. Oct. 2nd. James Porter to the same. From Constantinople. . . . . You will have heard by the publick Papers that after near six years complete Tvranny, four to its height, the Grand Seignor has rid his country of the Tyrant. The people groand so grievously under the load, that the only resource was burning the whole town of Constanti- nople, reducing it to a Capital of ashes, from the 5 th of June to the 13 th we were not scarce one day free. Change of Vizir Janizary Aga did not help, it was his Chief of the Black Eunuchs, his slave a young fellow of 29, and an Arminian who governed with unheard of Despotism, they wanted a sacrifice. They were all three put to death, with three others, and thus publick tranquility has been restor'd, but indeed not without apprehensions of a greater change a deposition of the P[rince] himself, tho' his prudence has gotten the better of it, and he seems firm and stable. These blockheads without knowledge or common sense would reduce law and religion to mere power, and because an honest judge would not give sentence against his conscience, they destroyd him and a poor innocent girl his daughter, in their beds, the Prince was the executioner of the judgment of heaven, and made them victims to their own cruelty. They had amassed in their own coffers at least 8 or 9 millions sterls to which the Grand Seignor is heir 1752. Oct. 16th. Lieut John Waite to the same. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. — Since my writing to you last we have been relieved from Chignectou, by Col 1 Moncton, who is our Lieut Col 1 , in the Room of Col 1 Guy Dickens. . . . The poor Germans who came out here are dying in the streets daily, there were 500 came over the other day, one hundred of w ch are deserted to the French, and desert daily, and its believed they will most of them go, as they are Catholicks. They have sent over a vast number of them, very old, Old women of 80 years old amongst them & very little children, what can those poor Miserable Creatures do, they can't Work, and without Work they must starve 1752. Dec. 28th. Bishop Thomas to the same. From Buckden. A detailed account of the reason of the resignation of the Governor & Preceptor of the Prince of Wales which agrees with the account given in Doddington's Diary. 1753. Nov. 24th. Bishop Thomas to the same. 1753. Dec. 3rd. Bishop Trevor to the same. From Hanover Square. Two letters of compliments about a MS on the Restoration of the Jews to Palestine that Mr Weston was proposing to print. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 309 1753. Dec. 16th. James Porter to the same. From Constantinople. F ^^ E ^ D . . . . My scheme did not take effect. The apprehension I was under Weston^ that in gratifying self the publick might suffer prevented me, I had not a Underwood, proper substitute. I am now exclusive of 5 weeks in 1742, near 15 I — ' may add 17 years from home. I shall wait my fate content if I can beat my retreat honourably, and as easy as any man living about my future fortunes ... . As to my return I fixed my self no particular time but such as I originally intended, if I reached it, to beat a retreat after Seven years five paid and two as a work of supererogation. I have nearly accomplished it, and have fully explained myself to my friends. 1754. March 23rd. Sir Robert Wilmot to the same. From S* James's Street. — I am extremely obliged to you for your Diaspora Lord George is returned. The Saving of Public Credit in Ireland, an account of which you see in the Common News Papers, has restored to the Duke of Dorset no small share of his former Popularity. The Regency of that Kingdom is not yet settled 1754. Aug fc 1st. James Porter to the same. From Constantinople. Proper representation ! how difficult to find anywhere, What knowledge of the Constitution of our own country ? of others ? what acuteness of judgment and discernment? what true self denial and fortitude ? is not necessary to fill that office with honesty and virtue. . . . . . The accounts of Prince Heraclius you send in Gazettes are all false, thrown in or rather composed at Berlin. The poor man lay up with his old father at Tenuis glad to preserve himself. It was thought by such little tricks to stirr up His Courts jealousy against that of Russia whose interest was represented as connected with the Georgian Princes 175-5. Jan? 21st. Kev. William Cooke, Fellow of Eton, to the same. From Eton. A letter of thanks and compliments for Mr. Weston's present of his Aiaa-nopa. 1755. Febr 16th. Bishop Trevor to the same. From Hanover Square. . . . Our news both from the East and West Indies have of late been favourable. As to your Northern Hero, I fear, he must perform as great wonders this year, as the last, to be able to keep his head above water . . 1755. March 19th. Rev. D r Stebbing to the same. A complimentary letter written on receipt of M r Westons book. 1755. April loth. James Porter to the same. From Constantinople. . . . I would endeavour to satisfy you concerning the Persian affairs, could I do it with an appearance of truth, a Swede who with his brother was in the service of one of the contending Khans gave us a relation here two years ago, and but just liv'd to peu it, he died a few days after, emacerated by the journey & the hardships he underwent, it principally mentions the governing men of that time. I have only some advice from a person about Dazad Khan dated in Dec r last which informs me that Dazad Khan is master of the greater part of the Kingdom, that he was then marching from Sina or Sineme, from whence the letter is dated, to dislodge one Mouhammed Khan who had taken possession of the Castle of Kirman Schack. Hence it seems that whole country is in the same confus'd state that it has been for some Years. Sina is near Hamadan. . . . We have had here 310 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION Fleetwoo a vas * c ^ an S e tne l° ss °f good Sultan Mahmud, he died as quietly and Weston inoffensively as he had liv'd. His brother has journed from a prison to ^Esq 70010 ' a throne at 58 or more ; he seems a good man, but more of the Monk — ■ about him than the Prince, he seems however to dilate himself and fall into some amusements, he has made one of the ablest men in the Empire his Vizir Aly Pascha Echim Agla who is now for the third time in that great post, with more power than any other has enjoy'd for these 25 years past, for Sultan Mahmud was his own Vizir, and left the whole government in such a situation, that we have [never] seen an example in history of the accession of a Sultan, with so much quiet & tranquility as that of Sultan Osman. A few days ago he went into the Vizirs Divan of Justice appear'd there as a Supplicant, was too soon known, and threw them all in such surprise that he stopt their motions for some time, he is curious to see everything, coming out into a new world, what we can say with truth is that now four months he reigns, there has not been a drop of blood shed, which is a good omen. Every circumstance from hence looks like peace 1755. July 22nd. Dr. Benjamin Kennicott to the same. From Exeter College Oxford. A letter of compliments with answers to some Biblical questions. 1755. Sept. 13th. Sir John Cope to the same. From Bath. De- scribing the finding of Roman Baths and hot springs under the ruins of the old Abbey in Bath. 1755. Sept. 30th. Guy Johnston (Midshipman) to the same. From " The Prince " at Spithead. Describing a cruise and asking for advice. 1755. Oct r 6th. Rev d William Cooke, Fellow of Eton, to the same. From Denham. In reference to the living of Burnham. 1755. Oct r 30th. Sir Thomas Robinson to the same. From White- hall. — I am to acquaint you according to your desire, with the result of what has passed with regard to my office. M r Fox is, I hear, inclined to make no other alteration than that of placing his nephew M r Digby in the room of M r Rivers, who is to be made easy some other way in the office, and M r Amyand is desired to continue on the same footing as in my time ; you may depend upon my taking care of M r Fox. 1756. Feb? 7th. Sir Robert Wilmot to the same. From St James's Street. With compliments and thanks for " The Country Gentleman's Advice to his Neighbours." P.S. All the News I can learn for certain is that His Most Christian Majesty is angry. 1756. Feby 7th. D r Samuel Nicolls to the same. From the Temple. Thanking Mr Weston, on the part of Bishop Sherlock and his family, for his acceptable present. 1756. Feb? 7th. James Cope to the same. From St James's Place. I think the more general opinion is that an Invasion from France will be attempted I hear that the Hessians and Dutch Auxiliarys are sent for, tho' having Hanoverian Troops to help us to defend ourselves is now become the more popular cry, as troops we might depend upon when they should come. That was Lord Ravensworth's Motion in the House of Lords ; the D. of N. prevented by putting the previous question . On the other hand, HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 311 we hav8 our Sanguine Reasoners (among w ch L d Feversham stands pretty Fleetwood foremost) that no Invasion will be attempted, that France only hangs Westok° D this Threat over us, to procure better terms, and by drawing our more Unbek^ood, general Attentions to this Object, oblige us to keep our Fleets at home, and — ' give them an Opportunity of pushing their Point in America .... I will finish, a propos de rien, with a plaisanterie, I was told yesterday of the present Pope ; in the late War in Italy, upon some success the Empress-Queen's Troops had, the Spanish Embass r told his Holiness, that it was not true but that the Empress-Queen being with Child, her Ministers gave out such Reports to amuse her ; " Why then," said the Pope, " my Ministers think that I am with child too, for they send me the same accounts." 1756. Feb? 21st. Bishop Thomas to the same. From London. . . . I have as you desired me asked Lord Granville's Opinion of your Per- formance, and it gave more Satisfaction on his own Account than yours to hear how much he approved of it, for I am glad to, find the Nobility serious upon Subjects of this Nature 1756. Feb? 23rd. Lord Feversham to the same. From London. . . M r Pitt makes no way with his small family, he is not well and is returning to Bath with Lady Hester. Madame Pompadour has ordered an Apartment to be built for her at y e Capucines ncre Paris after y e example of Madame La Valliere. The Ministers wish she would put off that consideration a little longer, and hope with M rs Quickly it is not come to that yet 1756. March 2nd. Dr. Clayton, Bishop of Clogher, to the same. From Dublin. With compliments and thanks for M r Weston's book. 1756. May 1st. James Porter to the same. From Constantinople. So much French is talked here that hitherto my wife's progress in the English language is but little I have felt something of [the Earthquake of] Lisbon here. I hear the evil has not been so great as the first consternation represented it 1756. May 11th. Rev d William Trevor to the same. From Barrow. Asking M r Weston to make a payment for him at the First Fruits Office. 1756. June 2nd. James Porter to the same. From Constan- tinople. Acknowledging news of the death of his brother Alderman Porter. (P.S.) I have made my old friend Sir Joshua Van Werk who married my cousin and M r Amyand my attorney [s]. 1756. Sep r 28th. The same to the same. From Vienna I must now beg leave to know whether I shall receive recredentials for this Court not that I shall wait for them if I am ready before they arrive, but I reckon it impossible for me to depart from hence in less than a month, as I must acquaint Mr Aspinwall to prepare all things at the Porte for my reception on the frontier, and as I have vast Equipage to gett ready to appear with becoming dignity amongst the orientals ; you may depend that I shall not neglect one moment. This Court is some- time ago informed of it but I have not notify'd it to them in form [and shall not do so] untill I receive my instructions. I shall like S* Paul shake the dust off my shoes & bid them adieu. My only pain will be quitting Sir Thomas & Lady Robinson. I leave the honestest man the most Zealous and able Minister, in his 312 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. C'HARLEti Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Majesty's service, full of true honour and true friendship, if I regret leaving him it is only in the hope I shall hear of his being in a proper time at quiet rewarded for his labours. His family increases and his oeconomy in this extravagant Country cannot mend. I have been a dilligent evidence of that able man's service. 1757. Feb? 26th. Edward Owen to the same. From Warwick Lane. — As the Affair of Admiral Byng has made so great a Noise throughout the Kingdom, it may not be disagreeable to you to hear what passed yesterday in the House of Commons relating thereto. About 2 o'clock Commodore Keppel desired Leave to acquaint the House of the great Uneasiness he [was] labouring under on Account of his being one of the Court Martial that found him Guilty ; and after a long Speech in Favour of the Admiral, he desired Leave to read a Letter he had re- served from the President Admiral Smith, in which the Admiral declares he has not had one Moments Peace in his Mind Since the Pronouncing the Sentence, and that he is So Uneasy that he Scarce knows what he does, for tho' by the Letter of the Law, he was obliged to find him Guilty, yet in his Conscience he does not think he deserved to Suffer Death ; and that, if he was Shot, he should always think in his Con- science his Death in a great Measure lay at his Door. The reading of this Letter was followed by a very moving Speech from M r Fazakerley, which were Seconded by Lord George Sackville, M r Pitt, Sir George Lee, and eight others of the most noted Speakers in the House ; after which D r Lee moved the House, that an humble Address be presented to the King, to pray him to Suspend the Execution till they had ex- amined into the Affair. But this was objected to as being Unconstitu- tional, and as it might be looked on as a Breach of the Prerogative ; and at 6 at Night it was agreed, that Commodore Keppel should go round to Such of the Court Martial who were in Town, to know if they could, consistently with the Oath they had taken, lay before the King their private Eeasons for recommending the Admiral to Mercy, and to acquaint the House with their Answer to Day ; and if they think they cannot in their Consciences do it, an Act is to pass immediately to enable them to do it. In the mean Time a Cabinet was Summoned to meet at the Duke of Devonshire's this morning, to consider of the Affair. So that most People now think he will not be Shot. There was a very full House Yesterday, between 4 and 500 Members, and all in Favour of the Admiral, except one, who moved for the Order of the Day's being read, in order to get rid of Byng's Affair, but he was so hunted and roasted by the House, that he was glad to withdraw his motion. P.S. — Part of the Oath taken by the Court Martial is, that they shall not now, or at any Time hereafter, upon any Account whatsoever, dis- close or discover any Thing relating thereto, unless required by Act of Parliament. 1757. March 5th. The same to the same. From Warwick Lane. The affair of Byng is looked upon in the City as a Tryal of the Strength of the Old and New Ministry, in which the latter have greatly lost themselves, and exposed their Weakness. Old Velters Cornwall Said in the House of Commons, that, probably, that wa3 the last Speech he should make in that House, for that he found himself breaking apace, but yet he thought he should hold out as long as the New Ministry ; and looking M r Pitt full in the Face, Said that M r Byng had been the Means of Throwing out the Old Ministry, and HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 313 certain he was, that Mr. Byng would Shortly be the Means of turning out the New Ministry. Admiral Smith who wrote a Letter full of Remorse of Conscience to Capt. Keppell, Seemed to be terrified before the Lords, and had nothing to say ; and even Keppell himself was so alarmed that he Seemed to stand Motionless for a minute or two before he could Speak. They call him in the City M r Pitt's Poppet. Thus the whole City, that last Week were certain Byng would not be Shot, now unanimously agree that he is to Suffer, as we understand it, next Monday Seven Night. p.g. — All the Court Martial seemed terrified at their being examined before the Lords, except old Admiral Holbourn, who curst and Swore at the Bar of that House, because Byng was not Shot out of the Way, without giving him the Trouble of coming from Portsmouth. 1757. April 9th. Bishop Thomas to the same. From London. — You have heard of the JSew Change. Pit is out, but who comes into his Room is not yet known, nothing is hitherto settled but the Admiralty Board with Lord Winchelsea at the Head, which gives a general satis- faction as he behaved well before in that Station. Lord G[ranvi]lle will remain as he is, but seems to direct the Alterations as several of his Friends are likely to be in. He is so taken up that I have not seen him but for a few Minutes since I received your Letter of 1 1 March, and indeed I have paid no Visits during the Contest about Ecclesiastical promotions, wherein Gilbert has succeeded beyond all Expectation, for as I was no Candidate T need not be suspected of being one. Lord G[ranvi]lle has carried his favourite Point of getting D r T.iylor my Chancellor to be Residentiary of S* Pauls as soon as Terrick's removed to Peterborough, and if the New Ministry yet unformed, should subsist, his Lordship will have great power without becoming Responsible. But surely we are in a Sad Situation with a War and without an Administration. It is said that the French are in full March towards Hanover. The Duke sets out to day or as soon as possible to command the Electoral Troops .... 1757. July 9th. Rev d Stephen Sleech, Provost of Eton, to the same. From Eton College.- — I gott to Eton on Saturday last and found this town as well as Windsor in an Uproar. Mr Bowles had declared him- self a Candidate against Mr Fox the day before and the Election to come on Tuesday .... Mr Fox carried his Election by 51 Majority & I cannot but rejoice at his Success tho' it cost him dear .... It is reputed the K should say on y e settling y e Ministry. He had three Persons he would imploy. L d Anson, Mr Fox, L d Barrington. They might settle the others as they pleas'd. Truly little enough for one to insist on, who ought to have the Naming of the whole .... 1757. July 25th. The same to the same. From Eton College. . . You hear poor Hanover is under Contribution. The Duke is too weak to stop the French, and as some think, the King of Prussia too weak to stop the Austrians .... I saw Admiral Knowles on Friday, he goes secoud Admiral in the Expedition which is kept a secret. He takes my Nepliew Hilbert Harris with him. 1 found only by him, that it was an Expedition he has not been consulted upon, & that if there should be Success in it, it would be of no great consequence. The London Coffee house Conjectures upon it are that it is to Corsica, that the Spaniards are to join us in it, & give us Possession of it & they are to have Gibraltar lor their Trouble I dont find but the Coalition holds very well, yet have heard that my Lord Granville shoud say, he believ'd Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. 314 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. it woud not be possible for him to hold his Place. — The Lord Keeper owes his Promotion to Mr Pratt. Mr Pitt insisted that he shoud be Attorney General. Pratt said he had been obliged to Mr Henly, & he would not take his Place unless he was provided for. So he had the Seals .... [The Windsor Election] cost Mr Fox 4000/. besides more anxiety than he ever had in his life. 1757. NoY r 3rd. Mons r Reiche to the same. From London. In French. To say that the writer is forwarding their affair at Kensington. 1757. Nov r 14th. F[rancis] Godolphin, Fellow of Eton, to the same. From Baylies near Windsor. 1757. Nov r 17th. Rev d Stephen Sleech to the same. From Eton College. 1757. Nov r 20th. The same to the same. From Eton College. 1757. Nov r 30th. Rev d William Cooke, Fellow of Eton, to the same. From Eton College. 1757. Dec r 1st. Rev d Thomas Ashton, Fellow of Eton, to the same. From Bishopsgate. 1757. Dec r 9th. F[rancis] Godolphin to the same. From Baylies. The above six letters relate to the living of Burnham, in the Gift of Eton College, for which Mr. Weston's son Charles was then a candidate. 1758. March 29th. S. Metcalfe to the same. From " the St. George at Sea/' Describing a naval engagement off Cape de Gat in which the f Foudroyant ' was captured and the ' Oriflame ' driven ashore .... Captain Gardiner of y e Monmouth is unfortunately kill'd, & Captain Stor of the Revenge wounded in both Legs ; the number of kill'd & wounded on board the Revenge and Monmouth together is about 160 1758. May 17th. James Porter to the same. From Constantinople. Advice to Mr Weston as to sending his son Edward to trade iu Turkey. 1759. Jan? 5th. Rev d Charles Weston to the same [his father]. From Christ Church Oxford. 1759. March 5th. Rev d Stephen Sleech to the same. From Eton College. With reference to the living of Burnham. 1759. March 16th. Rev d William Cooke to the same. From Eton College. His views about the Jews. 1759. April 14th. Charles Delafaye to the same. From Wichbury. Thanking Mr Weston for his obliging present. He mentions that he is in his 82nd year. 1759. May 19th. Richard Cox to the same. From Albermarle Street. — Ever since you left us the melancholy Turn of our Metrapolis has indulged itself with the apprehension of an Invasion. I believe there is no foundation for it, but however all necessary Precautions are taking to keep Us Safe and Quiet. A considerable Encamp m* will be formed in the Isle of Wight, and Transports to attend it, in order to carry the Troops where the Service may require. The Militia is to guard our Prisoners. The Cavalry will be quarter'd or encamp'd near London. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 315 "The Guards not to move unless it is necessary. A very considerable Charles Fleet of 25 Sail of the Line and Frigates will rendezvous at Torbay. F weston D Hawke sail'd yesterday for that destination. underwood, Our Affairs in N : America wear a very excellent Aspect. A Mail —' arriv'd yesterday from G[en.] Amherst. His Plan of Operations, and the manner he proceeds in, gives our Ministers the highest Opinion of Him, and themselves the greatest satisfaction. Matters amongst Them are a little accomodated within these ten days, but cordiality cannot well exist. No Regiments yett disposed of. Our Advices from Guardaloupe paint in very strong terms the inactivity of Gen: Hopson whilst he was living; the command now succeeding upon B[rigadier] G[eneral] Barrington, our hopes increase of something effectual being done by this time. Our German Affairs wear a dubious Aspect. It must be Prince Fer- dinand's Head and not the Number of our Forces pour nous tirer d' affaire this Campaign. Nothing was ever so low as Public Credit. It falls hard upon les Agents. We hope for a change ; but I fear it will not be soon. 1759. June 7th. The same to the same. From Albemarle Street. The Political world seem's quiet, & Since Mr. P[itt] has again appeared, after a long illness, Animosity subsides, in outward ap- pearance at least. We propose without apprehension for what the French .would gladly put in execution ; but I cannot conceive they mean to attempt anything here. Our News from Germany is good for nothing hitherto, and indeed I cannot think our Prospect is flattering on that Continent En Revenche M : Gen 1 Amherst gives Us the most flattering hopes of success in N: America, & should he be fortunate, the Peace, surely, cannot be far of. Whilst the War lasts M r P[itt] will in all human probability be au Timon des affaires, and bear the Burthen of Day and it's consequences. Sad behaviour in three Captains of Men of War in the East Indies. Had they done their duty, everything must have been successfull there. Lord Ligonier, I believe, at last, will have the Ordnance ; I hope to confirm this to You next week. It opens a new Scene in my favour which may produce a permanent Advantage. The Powers vested in a Master General are first to be curtail'd, and then, I conclude, it will take place. Mons r de Broglio is recall'd for disobeying orders by standing his ground at Bergen. Our Scheme was to dislodge them, and had Prince Ferdinand succeeded in his Attempt, by his Plan it appears that, He would have retarded their operations, at least, three months. He cer- tainly suffers for doing well. We hear much of late of the Militia, and those who were first the Wellwishers to It, now endeavour to promote it more earnestly. I am affraid the Scheme will not succeed ; however it goes on, and should there be any alarm ; they will be destin'd to guard our Prisoners, whilst the Regulars form an order of Battle. It is said that S r Ed d Hawke is recall'd. The motive I do not hear. On the whole, the Invasion is held in Contempt, and I hope with reason. Should we be mistaken, the Dutch Treaty will not be Forgott .... 1759. June 22nd. The same to the same. From Albermarle Street This last week has produc'd some few things which I con- clude you will not be displeas'd to hear. Imprimis. Lord Ligonier HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Fleetwood "Weston Underwood, will have the Ordnance as soon as His Instructions & Patent are made out. The Duke of Newcastle wish'd his LordsP joy of it yesterday before M r Pitt and Lady Yarmouth. This promises well for me, as I am already nominated Secretary to the Master General, and hope soon to succeed to the Agency of the Reg 1 of Artillery, which lasts for life, and is very considerable. I never knew less rejoicing for so important a Conquest as Guada- loupe ; but whatever the Selfishness of some, and the Party feuds of others may suggest, The object is great, either to keep or resign as may seem best. It is George Townshend Memb r for the County of Norfolk, and not Charles who has got a Regiment ; George is now with Col : Wolfe on the Expedition to Quebec. "We are making all the Preparations necessary to receive our neighbours the French. The Dorsetshire and Wiltshire Militia march immediately. The first to Winchester, the latter to Exeter. The Devonshire and Norfolk Militia have their orders also to hold themselves in readiness, and will soon be in motion. The Encampments for His Majesty's regular Forces are at Chatham, Dartford, Sandheath in Surrey, and the Dragoons can toon in the parts adjacent. The Affair at present looks serious. From the best intelligence we can gett they certainly mean to attempt something ; but it appear'd to be attended with so much risque to the French that I shall not believe them in earnest till they sail. Prince Ferdinands Army and Marsh 1 Contade's Army are. not two miles from one another. A Battle is hourly expected, but I don't believe it will happen. P. Ferdinand is at Buren in so strong a Camp that it would be folly for the French to attack Him ; and was he to attempt an action, the Defiles and many difficulties his army must undergo to pro- duce it, makes the risque too great. Mars 1 Broglio is with a detach'd Corps pointing to Hannover ; what this may oblige P : Ferdinand to do is the question. I wish him well out of the scrape. We have however most undoubted accounts which inform Us his Army is near 70.000 strong, and in excellent order. Mons r d'Armentieres passes the Rhine and marches towards Minister. Notwithstanding it appears as if the French would in time surround them ; the Letters from the Army are wrote with good Spirits and Confidence. At home the circulation of Money moves very Slow : but whether from the injudicious method taken to raise the supplies of this year, or from the immense Expences the Nation is now at, or from other Causes which, put together, may have weight, y t this and more, I do not presume to say. Grievance prevails more 1759. July 1 0th. The same to the same. From Albemarle Street. Upon the whole, our affairs look favourable. North America certainly so. Germany is dubious : But Mons r de Coutades does not yett care to engage Prince Ferdinand, and my own Opinion from what I hear is, that He y e Prince will make no bad Campaign. The World is strangely different in their Opinions concerning the present Invasion which France is supposed to meditate against Us. Some are convinc'd their Design is Here, whilst others laugh at the Project as chimerical. Many assert their Force at home to be chiefly consisting of Militia : so much has the present War drain'd them of their Veteran Troops. By the Report Admiral Rodney makes since his Return from Havre, Flat-bottom'd-Boats in that Harbour make no HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 317 Progress. There are but Six equip'd for Service, many only plank'd, ylSetwood and upwards of 100 which cannot be ready these three months. He Weston threw 1900 Shels and some Carcasses during his stay there, set fire to UN ^ s ^ rooI) ' a Magazine ; but did no Injury to the Boats, and independent of the — Report or the intelligence he gives Us, it does not appear to me that His Expedition has been of very great Utility. Indeed it may teach them to return it Us in kind, and set fire to our little Towns on the Coast, with little molestation. We are very attentive to the Service by Land ; and tho' the Mititia is held cheap, X confess I think there are some Battallions of them that will acquit themselves with honour ; so much does a military Spirit prevail in those which are now on active Service. We were alarm'd the other night with the French Fleet being off Deal. I was call'd up at one o'clock and staid with the Marshal till four, when a Second Express inform'd Us the first was a false alarm. We have now so good a Look out that, The French can hardly stir but we must be prepar'd for them both by Sea and Land Most certainly the Ministry believes their intentions are to land here, and that they have the powers. We are augmenting our Light Troops to 30 men each. The Guards to 10 men more p r Company. There are three Batt ns of Scotch Militia also to be rais'd. Money is by no means current, and Credit at a very low Ebb. We are eagerly expecting Events. God grant ! they may be favourable, and that the Credit, which I suppose one of the Bulwarks of this Kingdom, may soon be re-establish'd. The Political World appear's quiet; and jealousy lies dormant. Changes are expected by some and wish'd for by others. It always was so I conclude, and no one knows this better than yourself ; but now all are silent, waiting for critical Events. 1759. Sept r 13th. The same to the same. From Albemarle Street. — I thank you much for your last Letter, and congratulate You on our late success from all Parts. Lord G[eorge] S[ackville]'s crime is declining to execute the orders P r Ferdinand sent Him, alledging that they were contradictory. The first Aid de Camp inform'd His LordP that the whole right Wing of the Cavalry was to march and charge. The second a few minutes after, brought Him word that the British Cavalry only was to march, & charge. As This created a doubt in His Lordship, he chose to receive the Order from the Prince Himself and went to His Highness for that purpose. How far this was Military I leave you to 'judge ; but certain it is that the opportunity was lost, and that the Cavalry did not charge. I presume you know the Punishment inflicted on Lord G[eorge]. The King has given away his Regiment to L* Gen 1 Waldegrave, and the L* Gen 1 of the Ordnance is now Lord Granby. So finishes the Career of a Man who was within ten minutes of being the first Man in his Profession in this Kingdom, whenever it had pleas'd God to take Lord Ligonier from this World. All is quiet hitherto relative to Spain; but I own I have my sus- picions. I confess myself that either the War must finish this Campaign, or Spain will have a share in a future one. As France is a losing Gamester hitherto, perhaps She may try what Change of Climate may do for Her, and assist Spain in her wishes to place her second Son on the Throne of Naples. The King of Sardinia is on the Watch, and the Queen of Hungary has her wishes also. A few weeks will inform us of these Matters. 318 HISTOEICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Lord Ligonier is perfectly recover'd and we are going a Tour in a day or two round the Coasts of Kent & Sussex, which I hope will be of service to him. Our affairs wear a most favourable Aspect in Germany. The Cam- paign in all probability will finish there most wonderfully glorious. We had yesterday a Promotion of Major Generals which has taken in Col. Bradenel. L* Col. Oughton, a most worthy and valuable man, has got a Regiment after many Disappointments. . . I am inform'd there will not be the difficulty which was once appre- hended in raising the Supplies for the next Year in which the War con- tinues. 1759. Oct 1 " 11th. Bishop Thomas to the same. From Buckden. . . . . I condole you on the Death of our Friend the late Bishop of Worcester, who always expressed a great Regard for You. He had many good Qualities, and the worst he had, that of Ambition which was always active is now at Rest. The Duke of Newcastle soon provided a Successor, as His Grace can use Dispatch, when he has a Mind to do it, and be as dilatory as he pleases, when he is not in Great Haste. . . . . . The Invasion is much talked of. I hope you will not [feel] alarm in your Parts, as Mr Hewit says that Mon sr Silouette has formerly been sounding your Coasts. In that case, which I hope will not happen as I would not have you Surprized I offer you my Castle for Your Head Quarters. We are impatient to hear from North America. Success then will in all probability secure us a Peace. Boscawens Victory was very fortunate for us, and his meeting with Mon s de la Clue a signale Act of Providence, for that Fleet had been fifteen Days from Toulon without our having the least Intelligence of it at Gibraltar, where there was so little suspicion of it, that Boscawen was that After- noon and Evening riding out into Spain when Intelligence was given by a Frigate, that was accidentally surrounded by the French Fleet, and fell astern undiscovered to give the Signal. 1759. Oct r 20th. Richard Cox to the same. From Albemarle Street I congratulate you on the joyfull news of Quebec being taken, which does so much honour to His Majesty's Arms. If we are but as successfull in Germany, at the close of this Campaign, I suppose nothing in History will parallel the amazing rapidity and good fortune which have attended Us, I believe the Troops now at Quebec will not come home this Winter, and it looks as if they were to remain there to the End of the War; and perhaps till the Government of N : America is put on another Estab- lishing If we fight another Campaign it must be in Germany, and then all our force will, in all probability, be pointed. We are now so much us'd to the word Invasion that, notwithstanding Mons 1 ' Thurot is sail'd w th five Frigates and two Cutters to the Northward, no one seem's alarm'd about Him. The last we heard of Him was from Nieuport and Ostend. We daily expect something decisive will happen between Count Daun & Prince Henry of Prussia ; but 1 can form no Opinion of the King of Prussia and His Enemy the Russians. The Guards being augmented to 90 men p r Comp : & anew Regiment of Scotch under Cap* Morris, husband to the Dutchess of Gordon, being now to be rais'd, add to this Militia Batt u8 continually order'd to be em- bodied, &c. makes me conclude a Peace is not so near as we in general may either hope or believe. What our great Man meditates, God only knows ; but I feel in myself a Confidence I think Him entitPd to, for so Charles Fleetwood Weston "Underwood, Esq. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 319 greatly daring and effecting a Plan which, few Ministers would ever have Fleetwood ventur'd at, and which has no other Censure to be thrown upon it, than Weston the Expence w ch attends it ; and that difficulty also, I think, will be Underwood conquer'd, if able men undertake it. I am more disposed to think it is — owing to the deficiency of Head, than the real want of Money that This has of late appear'd a grievance. 1759. Oct. 29th. G. Black to the same. From Hampton Court. . . . . I hope the reduction of Quebeck & probably of all Canada before this time, which does so much honour to the bravery of our troops, & the uncommon Spirit; and Conduct of their Commanders, will at last incline our enemies to a reasonable peace Yesterday I was told byLy H[olderne]sse that M r D'Affry published everywhere in Holland that orders were sent by his Court to Mr. Conflans on the 18 current to put to Sea as soon as possible & and to engage the English fleet where- ever he could find them. This I think was the very day that Ad 1 Hawke sailed from Plymouth, & I hope our whole Squadron will be collected to give them a proper reception. I was told at the same time That Thurot finding that he was too closely watched to pursue his enterprise successfully, was got back into Dunkirk. I hear that the French Papers seized after the battle of Minden open up many things of a very curious & interesting nature, particularly with regard to the French Army, their views according to the various events of War, and their German con- nections & alliances. They have been transcribed for the K., & he em- ployed 36 hours the first three days in reading them. M r Wood has been busy in ranging & digesting them, but the labour is so great that he finds it necessary to employ assistants. It is said that 7 or 8 more letters are to be published in the Gazette, chiefly with a view to expose their cruel plans in case of success, & to open the Eyes of some of the German Princes who are treated with contempt, & merely as tools for carrying on their designs without regard to treaties, or difference of Religion. Many persons I find are of opinion that a treaty is on the Anvil betwixt G. Britain & Russia, w ch conjecture is strengthened by the late moderation & inactivity of the R[ussian] Army. I write everything I hear without reserve, tho' it is probable that what is true of my intelligence will be sent you from better hands. The discovery of the Longitude is brought so near to perfection, That I hope the Ingenious Discoverers will be entitled to National rewards. Harrison has almost finished 3 of his Watches, w ch it is thought will give a more exact measure of time at Sea than the best pendulums do now at Land. And another Person has just at the same time discovered a Longitudinal chair, in w ch the 0[b]server can sit with a 2 foot reflecting Telescope to observe Jupiter's Satellites at Sea, every clear night, without being disturbed by the ships motion. 1759. Nov. 3rd. James Porter to the same. From Constantinople. About Mr Weston's son Edward going to India or to trade in the Levant. 1759. Nov. 23rd. Bishop Thomas to the same. From Buckden. . . The Court was very gay and joyous, and the Parliament unanimous. Mr Pitt expatiated on the unselfishness of the Militia as it would enable him to land a fresh Body of our Troops next Spring into Germany. . . 320 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Original Letters from the Weston Papers, Vol. IV. 1760-1762. Esq. 1760. June 23rd. D r E. Barnard to Edward Weston. From Eton College. Complimentary. 1760. Aug. 24th. Hon. Thomas Townshend, Teller of the Exchequer, to the same. From Frognal. Asking the assistance of M r Weston in com- posing a Latin epitaph on his brother Roger who was buried at Chisle- hurst. 1760. Oct. 25th. George Brown to the same. From Whitehall. 10 o'clock. — I think you once authorized me to send you an Express upon any very Extraordinary Event, which the present melaucholly Occasion affords me an Opportunity of now doing, which is the sudden Demise of the King. His Majesty plaid at Cards, eat a hearty Supper, & went to bed in good health last Night, drank his Cholate this Morning, & died between 7 & 8 o'clock. 1761. Jan. Robert Keith to the same. From S* Petersburgh. . . . . Things continue in a fair Way at Court, and the Emperor has dispatched one of his Aides-de-Camp to Konigsberg to conduct his Cousin P ce George of Holstein to this Place. Veldt Marechal Count Peter Shouvalow dyed this Afternoon. — They say the French Minister has got an Account of the King of Spain's having come to a Rupture with his Majesty ; if this Intelligence is true, I hope his Catholic Majesty will live to repent this Step. 1761. (Feb.) Cecil Jenkinson, afterwards Lord Liverpool, tc the same. Dated " St. James's, 7 o'clock." The Determinations of this days Council have been to accept the last proposals of France, except in what relates to the passage of M r Stanley to Calais before the arrival of M r Le Bussy here ; & the Proposals in this respect have been that the Ministers of each Power should cross the Sea in a Ship belonging to each Power respectively, & that the one should be at Dover & the other at Calais on the same day, that is on the 22 nd of this month. 1761. March 26th. Lord Bute to the same. Instructions for a des- patch to M r Mitchell, our Minister at Berlin. 1761. March 27th. The same to the same. Instructions for a des- patch to Prince Ferdinand. 1761. April 1st. The same to the same. Instructions for a despatch to M r Mitchell. 1761. April 9th. The same to the same. — I inclose the sketch of the letter, with M 1 ' Pitt's observations, that I desire you would follow punctually, & preserve his letter ; it will not be difficult for you, to penetrate my meaning in this, when you consider, that this measure was originally proposed by Him. 1761. April 9th. William Pitt to Lord Bute.— M r Pitt presents his compliments to Lord Bute and in obedience to his Lordship's Commands submits an alteration in the Dr 1 , partly in point of form and partly not to dwell more than necessary on vexations and sufferings in Hesse ; it is as follows in the Parts Markt : et apres m'etre aussi fait rapporter les considerations de mes ministres sur ce sujet, ce qui S'est uniquement trouve possible dans le moment present c'est, par un effort de mon HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 321 Ainitie, de vous faire remettre, outre le secours deja accorde par mon parlement, la somme ulterieure de soixante mille Livre sterling, afin de vous mettre a meme, vu la position aetuelle du Pais de Hesse, de recruter et completter incessament Vos Troupes, pour qu'elles puissent entrer en campagne d'aussi bonne heure que le bien de la Cause Com- mune Pexige indispensablement. Mr Pitt further submits that it might be better if, throughout the Dr*, the sufferings of Hesse, though fully admitted, were somewhat less amplifyed. 1761. April 21st. General Cornwallis to the same. — General Corn- wallis presents his compliments to M r Weston & begs the favor of him to acquaint Lord Bute that my Lord Cornwallis having had the misfortune to lose his second son Henry, whose patent was passed as Gentleman porter of the Tower. Lord Cornwallis hopes Lord Bute will obtain a fresh patent in the name of his son James for that office. . . . The Constable of the Tower has always recommended to that office. 1761. May 18th. Lord Bute to the same. — I find His Majesty in- clines to permit the french Merchant to come over ; so that a letter must be writ to M r Delavall, commending him for demurring till He had orders from Hence ; but at the same time signifying that His Majesty will not suffer D'Affrys answer to Col. Vernon to affect this french gentlemans Petition, and that he may have a Passeport accordingly. I enclose a note from M r Alt, & desire you would take the trouble of appointing Him to morrow at the office about eleven. 1761. June 11th. From the same to the same. — Thursday night past ten. I forgot to mention this Morning the letter that must be prepar'd for the Kings signing to morrow, to the Hereditary Prince of Brunswick, it should be short consisting in thanks, the high esteem the King holds Him in, & the great relyance H.M. has on His Superior Courage and Military Talents ; that join'd to the Bravery of His Troops, make the superior numbers of the Enemy less formidable. Charles Fleetwood Weston tjxderwool> . Esq. 1761. June 25th. Bishop Thomas to the same. From Buckden. . . . . I am in no Haste to hear, nor very Sollicitous about the Evens of Lord G[ranville]'s Interview with L d B[ute]. I think more of my being Seventy years compleat on Saturday Sennight, when I set out for Cambridge to attend the Duke of Newcastle at the Commence- ment 1761. July 14th. The same to the same. From Buckden. . . I wrote a Letter by last Thursday's Post directed to you in Park Place S fc James's, and as you make no mention of receiving it I am afraid it has miscarried, which I should be sorry for. The D[uke] of New- castle] desired me to write to the Arch B[ishop] of Canterbury], and his Grace returned me a most Friendly Answer. The Affair must now take its course, I can do no more in it, and shall be very resigned to the Event. The dread of [the Bishop of] N[orwi]ch will work for me, and our good Friends state of Health will give us Time. Barring fresh accidents he may last long, and God grant it may be without Pain and uneaseness to Himself and Friends. . . . 1761. July 16th. Charles Lloyd to the same. Instructions from M 1 " Grenville to draw up despatches to Keith & Titley with reference to the Duchies of Mecklenburg Schwerin and Strelitz. e 84067. X 322 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. pSoon 176\. July 23rd. Bishop Thomas to the same. From Buckden. — Tho' Weston" I could not wish the Prolongation of our Friends Life in his Circum- 1 !fD E?o' OOT "'' stanch y et I could not refrain from Tears on hearing of his Dissolution. — ' M li Sherlock has too much good Sense and Piety not to bear the Loss as she ought. ... I have received a most affectionate Letter from the D[uke] of Nfewcastle], together with a copy of his letter to L a B[ute] in my Favour, and L d B's answer which does not give any Hopes but the contrary. ... It woud have been hard to have set me aside without the least Notice being taken of me, But my Friends appearing for me has saved me from Disgrace, and I am perfectly easy about the Event. I do not envy the Successor of Gibson and Sherlock. To you my dear Brother I am infinitely obliged for having done all in your Power. . . . 1761. Sept. 6th. Lord Bute to the same. — You are to despatch a Messenger with this letter directly & I wish you would pitch on cne the most likely to make dispatch, & acquaint me with the exact time he sets out ; You will also enquire carefully into the meaning of the Cannon being fired without orders & inform me of it, that I may report it to the King. 1761. Sept. 8th. Lord Hardwicke to the same. From Grosvenor Square. — Yesterday I found an opportunity of speaking to my Lord Bute on the Subject of my Friend, General Parslow He concluded that He thought the Government of Gibraltar would remain as it is for a twelvemonth, &, in the meantime, possibly things might take such a Turn, as might be agreeable to my Wishes & his own. 1761. Sept 1 ' 10th. Lord Bute to the same. ... I am uncertain whether I ought not to write with my own hand to the Landgravine ; if not all I wish to say at present is, that 1 have lay'd the contents of II. S. H. letter before the King, & shall take the first opportunity of acquainting Her with His Majesty's Ideas on the subject of it. . . . 1761. 17th. Lord Granville to the same. From Hawnes. — I wish you may not be mistaken concerning my influence, however I have done as our friend has desired. I send you my letter to Lord Bute open y t you may take a Copy of it to shew y e Bp & then seal mine & deliver it from me to L d Bute. ^ past 10 sent by one of my servants to be delivered to you in 6 hours from hence in case no accident happens. 1761. Oct 1 ' 26th. Lord Bute to the same. . . . There must be a letter wrote to Lord Stormont ; conveying H.M, orders for him to return as soon as Lie pleases to England ; to receive fresh Instructions, on L tl Egremonts being preferr'd to the Seals, not caring to suppose the Congress at an end, the Route he is to take is left to his own discretion. 1761. Oct r 26th. From Lord Bute to Prince Ferdinand. [Draft.] — As the Pari : now draws near, & that it will be necessary to lay before it the estimates for the ensuing year ; the K[ing] is desirous to have a very exact state of His Army. . . . 1761. Nov 1 ' 5th. Lord Bute to Edward Weston. Instructions for Despatches. 1761. Nov 1 ' 9th. Lord Hyde to the same. From the Grove. With compliments on M 1 ' Weston's Latin ode on the King's marriage. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 323 1761. Nov r 23. Lord Bute to the same — The King has gone to F J^^J^ D the opera, so that I can't take His Majesty's orders, till to morrow ; I ^wesiok^ myself incline not to put the Letter in the Gazette ; but to offer a Uyi) jf^ 001 *' reward to anyone who shall give information of a threatening letter j -'— ' sent to one of the Secretarys of State, relative to &c. & sign'd so & so, I have my reasons for preferring this method if it can be done, one of them is, that I am not without hopes of discovering the letter writer in another way, & the entire publication of it would prevent me, if this is not regular, I will take my final opinion on it to morrow. 1761. Dec. 14th. Edward Weston to Lord Bute. — I would humbly desire y 1 ' L d p to consider the draught to the E. I. Directors, as I have inserted something in it according to my own Notions, purely for your Consideration. 10 m. p* 9. 1761. Dec 1 ' 14th. Lord Bute to Edward Weston. — I have perused the draught to the E. Ind : Comp? with attention, and think it ex - tremely well drawn, & corresponding perfectly to my idea ; but the latter part relating to Commissarys, Sullivan has already given me his opinion upon ; viz : that it would rip up a thousand old Sores, & therefore should if possible be avoided. Past ten. 1761. Dec. 24th. The same to the same. — The change about to be made of the Att? General will make it necessary to delay a few days my letter ; I am this minute inform'd of a most insolent answer given by Wall, & L d Bristoll being on His return ; & war in a manner declar'd on both sides. m . \ . ^ past ten. 1761. Dec. 25th. The same to the same. . . . Our Messenger affirni'd the Spaniards were in March towards the frontier of Portugal, that on the Portuguese requisition the King has determin'd to support them with as many Troops as he can spare, with some money ; 20 or 30,000 stand of arms, & a large Train of Artillery; that the great difficulty consists in finding the men ; that however as the Case presses •and that the safety of Portugal is most essential to the Interest of this country, His Majesty has very decidedly considered the methods, thai may be taken for supplying that country with a body of Troops ; & amongst others, none appears so feasible, so fit for the Service as the Scotch Brigade in the pay of the States. The King knows the delicacy attending the Dutch giving Troops, but these have ever been considerM as National ones, it is therefore the King's pleasure that M r Yorke should sound P. Louis upon this, & use every argument that occurs to him upon it. Ail this must be in Private Separate letter k, I wish to have a fair copy of it to carry with me between twelve and one tomorrow to the King. m , , -— - past ten. 5 1762. Jany 1st. Robert Wolters to the same. From Rotterdam. . . Lady Mary Wortley went down yesterday in her way to join the trader her Ladyship intended to take her passage in, but by the quantity of ice the ship was obliged to return hither. . . . One man alone in this country is perhaps fitt to cultivate a good understanding be- tween the two countries, but I do not know neither his nor his friends thoughts upon it, and the man is M r Charles Bentinck. x 2 324 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. 176J. Dec. 25th. Robert Keith to Lord Bute. From S l Peters- Jany 5th. burgh. — After the good Account which I gave your Lordship on Friday last, of the Empress's Health, you cannot fail to be greatly surprise* when I inform you; that this Day her Majesty dyed about two o'clock in the Afternoon ; She was attacked on Saturday last in the Evening with a violent Homoragie .... and from that moment her Life was dispaired of, however weak as She was she kept all her Senses and finding herself going She sent for the Great Duke and Dutchess yesterday, and took her Leave of them with great Marks of Tenderness, and spoke several things with great Presence of Mind and with equa: Resignation. Your Lordship may easily believe that a Princess of her goodness and Clemency must be greatly regretted by all her subjects, who had lived so happily under her mild and benign Government. Immediately after the Empress had breathed her last, The Senate and the other Colledges of the Empire, who were assembled in the Palace for that Purpose, took Ihe Oaths to the present Emperor Peter the 3 C \ and then the Regiments of Guards who were drawn up before the Windows, had the Oath of Fidelity administered to them, and every- thing passed with the greatest order and Tranquility 1762. Jany 5th. Walter Titley to Edward Weston. From Copen- hagen. With thanks for, and compliments on, M r Weston's Latin ode on the Royal Marriage. 1762. Jany 8th. Lord Bute to the same I am by H.M['s] Orders to inform you ; that far from taking P[rince] Lewis's answer amiss ; His Majesty gives all due weight to the reasoning it contains ; as however the critical minute seems approaching; in which the exaci option must be made ; of continuing the German War ; tho' without hopes of success ; and at an expence that will cripple every other service ; or of withdrawing our troops & leaving the Kings Electoral Dominions, & the Princes His Allys, to make the best terms ; possible with the enemy • an extremity to which His Majesty's generous nature would never yield ; unless forced to it by absolute necessity ; before therefore this most important business comes to be decided, I am directed by His Majesty ; to Communicate to your Excellency ; this very allarming situation ; and you are, to insinuate (tho' in very guarded terms,) to P. Louis; the impossibility this country is under, of con- tinuing so expensive a War ; against which Mens minds seem more & more averse every day ; that however this measure may be attended ; by the most afflicting Circumstances ; yet the situation of the Republick, adds greatly to all the other Calamitys that will probably follow our evacuation of Germany, since the French by possessing Westphalia be- came dangerous neighbours ; & may soon talk a language to Holland, that no free State can bear with Patience ; this disagreeable prospect gives the King great uneasiness ; which your Excellency will com- municate to P. Louis, & endeavour to prevail on H. S. H. to open Himself to you on the subject ; that His Majesty may know if possible ; before the final decision is taken ; whether the Republick is likely to rouse from the dangerous lethargy in which it at present is immerg'd ; or chuses rather than exert itself; to accept such terms as France may think fit to dictate ; in the last case; His Majesty will have only to con- sult ; the safety & honor of His Kingdoms; but in the former one; measures may be taken to unite effectually the two nations against the common enemy &c. &c. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 325 1762. Jan? 12th. D r Eichard Osbaldestone, Bishop of Carlisle, to Charles Edward Weston. From Hutton-Bushel. Soliciting M 1 ' Westons in- F wl5o5° P terest towards procuring him preferment. Underwoot>. 1762. JanJ 12th. Walter Titley to the same. From Copenhagen. As to the Book sent by His D[anish] M[ajesty] to the British Museum, it is the First Volume of an History of Curious Shells, composed, engraved & coloured Here. It makes a very fine Appearance to the Eye, is a costly work & remarkable for having been performed in this Country ; nay, even in the very Village, where my Country House is situated From what I have seen Here it appears plainly to me, that the Court of Spain has declared War against M 1 ' Pitt. And surely, of all the great & singular Honours hitherto paid to the right Hon ble Gentleman, This is the most Extra- ordinary one, if not the Greatest. 1762. Jan? 13th. G. Cressener to the same. From Maestricht. Offers services and introductions to any friend of M 1 ' Westons who may intend to travel on the continent. 1762. Jan? 15th. Robert Wolters to the same. From Rotterdam. — The Madrid letters of the 28 past do not say a word of a Declaration of War, but the Court of Spain was impatiently looking out for the return of a messenger from Lisbon As I do not hear that Lady Mary Wortley, who went to Helvoet to wait for a convoy or to go by the Paquet Boat, is sailed, I have, by Sir Joseph Yorke's orders, put a Paquet Boat under her Ladyship's order, to sail att her own time. 1762. Jan? loth. Emanuel Mathias to the same. From Hamburg. Asking M E Weston to use his influence to get him nominated to grant the certificates required by Merchants trading with Spain. 1762. Jan? 18th. Lord Bute to the same. —I have had some Con- versation with Boreell; wherein I dropt, that 1 would endeavour to prevail on the Ind : Directors to name 2 or more Commissarys ; if the Republick would appoint an equal number ; with certaiu limitations ; to confer only on such matters as should be agreed on I wish also to acquaint Yorke ; that however the Pensionary, may seem pleased with the last answer I sent regarding the East Ind: Company ; I have reason to think he by no means approves it, & that he should therefore be on his Guard .... 1762. Jan? 19th. Sir John Goodricke to the same. From Copen- hagen. To correct a mistake in the cypher of a previous despatch. 1762. Jan7 21st. Andrew Mitchell to the same. From Magde- burg. Mentions the death of the Empress of Russia and encloses a Berlin Almanac. 1762. Jan? 26th. Emanuel Mathias to the same. From Hamburg. Solicits M r Westons interest to procure payment to Le Sieur Beck of 100/. which has been promised him for two years past, and begs M 1 ' Weston to speak to Mons s de Reiche, " Secretaire Prive du Roi pour les Affaires Allemandes," upon the subject. 1762. Jany 26th. The same to the same. From Hamburg. — We have certain Intelligence that General Seidlitz has dislodged the Troops of the Army of the Empire from several Posts in Saxony, and that General Seidlitz was endeavouring to oblige the Austrians likewise to quit 326 HISTOEICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Freyberg As the Prussians are Fortifying of Rostock in the ? Westott° D ^ utcnv °f Mechlenbourg Schwerin, it does not appear as if They in- rKDEEwooD. tended to evacuate that Country so soon. Esq. 1762. Jany 30th. Walter Titley to the same. From Copenhagen. We are now very curious to see under what auspices the States will re-assemble, since the great alteration that has lately hap- pened at Petersbourg. Tis thought they can do nothing but make Peace ; after which They may contemplate the flourishing condition of Their affairs & reckon up at leisure the many advantages of this War, which is the Second they have undertaken purely at the Instigation of Their good Allies the French. Most people are by this time convinced of the Insincerity of France in the late Negotiation with England. 1762. Feby 2nd. Andrew Mitchell to the same. From Magdeburg. We have been greatly alarmed here with Reports that a Motion was to be made for the recall of the English Troops from Germany, uninformed as I was, I contradicted such surmises as injurious to the honour of the Nation, and a measure that could only be thought of in case of extreme necessity. 1762. Feby 3rd. James Porter to the same. From Constantinople. I have nothing new from hence to trouble you with. We have it here as if a war with Spain was unavoidable, that Lord Bristol had left Madrid & Count Fuentes recall'd ; some [say] that our ships are seized in their ports , . . . I am exceeding glad of M 1 ' Amyand's marriage .... 1762. Feby 4th. G. Cressener to the same. From Maestricht. An offer of services, and enclosing " An Almanack of the French Court." 1762. Feby 6th. Thomas Wroughton to the same. To introduce a M r Robert Smith. 1762. Feby 7th. Lord Bute to the same.— -The Duke of Newcastle & L d Hardwicke press much that I would suspend the execution of the order to Keith concerning Denmark till we have more data ; I therefore send the inclosed that it may be dispatch'd instantly by a Messenger in order to overtake Wroughton to whom I wish you would write a line informing Him of the Contents of my letter as he had the same Verbal orders from me ; if it is necessary to put the word Denmark or the Sentence in Cypher it may be eras'd, & the Cypher inserted. I am going to Kew so have not* time to sign a letter from the office. 1762. Feby 9th. Emanuel Mathias to the same. From Hamburg. Thanks for letters, and promises to follow advice. 1762. Feby 9th. Andrew Mitchell to the same. From Magdeburg. A letter of thanks. 1762. Feby 15th. The same to the same. From Magdeburg. . . . I wish you joy of getting rid of Mons 1 ' Gross, he is a very disagreeable bad man, and I believe was in the pay of the Court of Saxony &c. This goes under cover to Gen 1 Yorke by Mann the Messenger, who I have directed to return hither forthwith as considering the vivacity and Activity of ray Hero, I may have occasion for him every moment. 1762. Feby 18th. Duke of Newcastle to the same. From New- castle House, 5 o'clock. — I hear by the greatest chance, that you have a Messenger from Holland, and that He came last night, & that there are HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 327 Reports of a Peace between the Czar, & the K. of Prussia, any thing Charles from abroad, must be so Interesting, that you will not wonder, I urn. Fleetwood Impatient to know, what you have, & therefore as an old friend, I beg UndkjwocU you would send me by the bearer a short acc* of what you have. 1762. Feb? 20th. Walter Titley to the same. From Copenhagen. As I am a Sincere Lover of Peace, I cannot but lament to hear of Englands being grown so entirely Martial ; That I think, is not agreeable either to our Natural, or Constitutional State. But at present it is absolutely Necessary ; there being nothing but the Sword, well supported & well guided, that can make our Way through the Dimcultys, which now surround us. And I doubt not but a. sharp Sword and a long Purse will (by the Blessing of Providence upon the just Measures of Our Wise & Virtuous King) bring this War to a Glorious End 1762. Feby. 27th. Emanuel Mathias to the same. From Hamburg. Acknowledging letters & papers. 1762. Feby 27th. Andrew Mitchell to the same. From Magdeburg. I am much pleased with the fate of the Duke of Bedfords Motion in the House of Peers, I hear with great satisfaction that Lord Bute distinguished himself nobly on that occasion, but I cannot help wondering, that His Grace should have persisted to make that Motion, I may say in Despite of Providence, which has so miraculously, and I hope so compleatly, changed the face of affairs upon the Continent. I hope there will be no Second part in the House of Commons, which however trifling it may appear to us at Home, has still a bad effect in foreign Countries, where they have not the least Idea of our Constitution. 1762. March 1st. General H. S. Conway to the same. From Osnabruck. — I have the favour of your letter with a copy of the Spanish Papers inclosed by order of the E. of Bute In my humble judgement they prove what from the first of Mons. Bussi's Overtures on the Spanish Affairs I strongly suspected, that the plan of either treating with England or driviug us to inadmissible term^ of accommodation has long been settled between those Courts. 1762. March 2nd. Walter Titley to the same. From Copenhagen. About the Revenues of the King of Denmark and the Duke of Holstein in the Dutchy of Holstein. 1762. March 2nd. Colonel J. Clavering to the same. From Bruns- wick. Acknowledging the receipt of a volume of Letters and Papers relating to the Rupture with Spain. 1762. March 5th. James Porter to the same. From Constantinople. Announcing his speedy retirement. 1762. March 6th. Thomas Wroughton to the same. From S l Petersburg. Announcing his return to England. 1762. March 6th. Walter Titley to the same. From Copenhagen. .... The Diet still subsists ; & indeed It has subsisted so long, that I think It is now become superannuated. At least It's Transactions are rendered, by some late Events, of so little Concern to the World, that there seems but One Resolution left to be taken, that can really affect the Neighbourhood ; which is to lay Violent Hands upon Itself & put an end to Its Own Existence 328 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Fleetwood Weston c t nder\yood, Esq. 1762. March Gth. W. Money to the same, he has no news to forward. 3 762. From Warsaw. To say March 9th. Robert Wolters to the same. From Rotterdam. I must tell you, entre nous, that Lord Pembroke and his female companion arrived here yesterday morning from Middleburg, and sett out this morning for Utrecht From Copenhagen. 1762. March 9th. Walter Titley to the same. Enclosing a Map of the Dutchy of Holstein. 1762. March 10th. G-. Cressener to the same. From Maestricht. T now communicate to You in the highest confidence that One of the Archdutchess at Vienna has been too well acquainted with the Duke of Wirtemburg but that the E[mpress] Q[ueen] will not consent to have it legitimated by a marriage .... 1762. March 12th, Colonel J. Clavering to the same, wick. About letters received and forwarded. From Bruns- 1762. March 13th. Andrew Mitchell to the same. From Magde- burg. The writer has delayed Long the Messenger at the earnest request of Count Finkenstein, and expects Mann the Messenger from Breslau by the 2 nd [of April]. 1762. March 16th. Emanuel Mathias to the same. From Hamburg. Acknowledging letters and enclosing Intelligence for the Gazette. 1762. March 6th. Colonel J. Clavering to the same. From Bruns- wick. Acknowledging letters and asking to have his correspondence forwarded under cover to Mr. Butemeister at the Hague and by the same conveyance as Sir Joseph Yorke's Despatches. 1762. March 17th. Andrew Mitchell to the samo. From Magde- burg. — Long the Messenger set out from hence for Petersburg late at night on the 15 th . 1 have been confined to my Chamber for almost four weeks, and haA r e suffered much ; my Doctor says all goes well, and if so, the Kings business shall not be neglected, whilst I have a spark of life & health. I wish indeed his Majesty's affairs here were in other hands, my health, &c. is too precarious to be charged with them, . . . 1762. March 18th. Richard Cox to the same. — In Lord Bute's Letter of yesterday to Lord Ligonier, He desires in ivriting the Mar- shals sentiments on a Letter of Prince Ferdinand's of the 7 th of Nov r last the Copy of which was sent sometime ago, but which Lord Ligonier has mislaid. Be so good [as] to order a second Copy of his Highness's Lett r to Lord Bute to be sent as soon as convenient to Lord Ligonier, that he may obey Lord Bute's commands. ...... 1762. March 19th. John Cleveland [M.P. for Saltash, and Secretary to the Admiralty] to the same. From the Admiralty Lord Anson thinks himself much better since this Day at Noon, and the Phisitians are of the same Opinion, which flatters us with the hopes of his recovery, and that the Danger is over. 1762. March 19th. Robert Wolters to the same. From Rotterdam. The orders given by the French Court to all British and Irish merchants, as well Catholicks as Protestants to evacuate Bordeaux in three days, HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 329 has occasioned the greatest consternation here, as so sudden a departure must occasion great revolution in the trade . 1762. March 19th. Andrew Mitchell to the same. From Magde- burg my Pbisician thinks, if business requires my going to Breslaw that I may undertake the Journey with proper precautions, Please therefore to acquaint his Lop : that I shall set out for Breslaw as soon as his Prussian Majesty gives the least hint that He wants me (it will be to no purpose to be there sooner) or whenever his Lop shall order. 1762. March 26th. The same to the same. From Magdeburg. . . . . I natter myself Martinico once subdued france will become raisonable, and may we not be puffed up. 1762. March 27th. Walter Titley to the same. From Copenhagen. I may possibly be able this summer to lay in a Stock of Health to serve me some few Winters more. The case is This. The K. of D. will certainly go to see His Troops in Holstein, but will pro- bably make no long stay there ; & most of the Foreign Ministers, for Particular Reasons, will get orders to follow Him. Now I was thinking, on the contrary, humbly to ask Leave to remain Here, upon account of my Infirmities 1762. March 29th. Lord Bute to the same. — The King would have a draught of a letter prepared from H. M. to the King of Prussia acknowledging the receipt of the two sent Him congratulating Him on the Happy change in the North, & especially on the Czar's Declaration ; expressing His own desire for Peace in the strongest terms ; & declaring His resolution of cooperating with the Czar in that salutary work ; that his desires to assist His Pr : Majesty continue allways the same ; but His ability to do it, decreases dayly, from the heavy pressure of a new War, & the support, absolutely necessary to be given to His good Ally the King of Portugal ; that however when His Pr : Majesty shall open to Him the means He prepares for bringing about the peace he will do everything in His power to enable Him to attain it From Magdeburg. 1762. April 2nd. Andrew Mitchell to the same. Acknowledging letters. 1762. April 6th. Emanuel Mathias to the same. From Hamburgh. — The Corps of Russian Troops under the Command of General Czernichef have passed the Oder to return to Russia; and General Romanshoff is expected from Petersburgh to take the command of the Russians who are remained in Pomerania. 1762. April 6th. Colonel J. Clavering to the same, wick. Enclosing accounts for travelling expences. From Bruns- 1762. April 8th. Cecil Jenkinson to the same. — You have taken my sense very exactly in the Draughts. All that remains is to mention the Kings desire that M r Mitchel should show the three French Papers to the King of Prussia under the Seal of the Strictest Secrecy. The same orders are to be given to M r Keith with regard to the Czar. M r Mitchell may also give the King of Prussia general assurances, that in case of the Negociation with France taking place, the greatest attention will be shown to his Interests. What is above, was dictated to me by My Lord. He bad me after- wards mention to you that you should refer M r Mitchel to His own Charles Fleetwood Weston Un-derwocp, Esq. 330 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. < (iahlls Dispatches by mentioning the Dates of them, for what the King of lf§£ISr > Prussia had formerly said of His not wanting a Subsidy from Us, if the hnderwood, Russians were taken from His Back. Esq. I am to write to S r Jo Yorke & Mon r Boreel to acquaint them with the Kings consent to the Election though not immediate, of the Elector of Cologne to the Bishoprick of Minister. This makes a small alteration necessary in your Draught to S r J[oseph] Yorke when you say that it is all you have to trouble him with by this post. The other Draughts I have kept back, that they may be copied tonight fair for signing, that the clerks may have leasure to go to church tomorrow. My Lord will [come] here tomorrow before dinner, but I don't know that he has any busyness, but that of Signing his Letters. 1762. April 10th. Walter Titley to the same. From Copenhagen I entirely agree with You in praising the New Emperor of Russia, who has set out perfectly well & is in the right way to gain immortal Honour ; if He does but act Uniformly up to the Principles expressed in His Pacific Declaration. ..... War is truly detestable & ought to be abhorred by all Mankind ; yet I cannot but rejoice in the Many Fruits, which England (by the Blessing of Providence) has reaped from it. And I heartily congratulate You, Dear Sir, upon the late Recolte at Martinico. Some People are pleased Many angry & All astonished at Our glorious Success. But I still say go on & prosper ; fight vigorously, since You are forced to it ; drub, Spain, as well as France, & then I doubt not but you will soon find War to be the rough Father of gentle Peace ; for whose fair Birth I heartily wish & pray. 1762. April 14th. Andrew Mitchell to the same. From Magdeburg. The writer is just starting for Breslau. 1762. April loth. Lord Hertford to the same. From Grosvenor Street. Begging M r Weston to lay before Lord Bute certain facts in support of a petition for the reprieve of a Warwickshire sheep-steal er, sentenced for execution on the following Monday. 1762. April 4th, O.S. Thomas Wroughton to the same. From S l Petersburg I send by Long two Bottles of Tea, which I desire you would deliver to Lord Bute, with my Duty & Compliments. His Lordship knows for what quarter they are destined. I expected to have received from Mosco a Sack of Ermines in time to have sent by this Messenger for Lady Bate. As I believe they will be very fine, I intend to request that Lady's acceptance of them, but they mu\t come by another Conveyance. I hope you will have taken care to order me away with honour to our own Court, for the manner in which our Minister has behaved here to me is most dishonourable to his own Master. 1762. April 5th, O.S. The same to the same. From S k Petersburg I hear there is a letter come from M r Mitchel by Estafette to M r Keith (which M r K. has sent to all the Englishmen here, but to me he has taken no notice of it) with an account of the reduction of Martinico. Whether I ought not to have I:een informed of it, I leave you to judge HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 331 1762. April 16th. Robert Wolters to the same. From Rotterdam. . . Charles . . . You may judge that as the reduction of Martinico &c knocks ? Weston^ up the S* Eustache trade, a great part of the Dutch are hurt att it, but Underwoodj the thinking part of the nation are far from being allarmed at our J!? Successes 1762. April 17th. Walter Titley to the same. From Copenhagen. If ever I happen to turn Author, it shall be to write against Offensive War ; with a View to cry down & utterly abolish (if possible) that Brutal Method of deciding the Disputes of Reasonable Creatures. . . . [etc. 4 pp.] 1762. April 20th. Emanuel Mathias to the same. From Hamburg. Acknowledging letters and enclosing articles for the Gazette. 1762. April 21st. Andrew Mitchell to the same. From Berlin. — I have suffered a good deal on my Journey from Magdeburg, but I am resolved to go on, especially after receiving the dispatch by Maddox, though I confess I have little expectation of doing good ; things are gone too far, and I have to do with the most extraordinary man that ever existed. 1762. April 22nd. G. Cressener to the same. From Maastricht. . in a very little time We shall have more News than will be wanted, as the Allied Army are ready to take the Field and are marched as they write me towards Arensberg. 1762. April 28th. W. Money to the same. From Warsaw. . . . Prince Charles of Saxony set out on Monday last for Vienna, where He will stay for a few Days and there persue his Journey for Carlsbad. Prince Albert sets out To-morrow for the Austrian Army. 1762. .April 26th, Thomas Wroughton to the same. From S r Petersburg. — I send this letter by an English ship called y e Integrity, Cap n Brown, to whose care I have also delivered four Bottles of Tea for the Earl of Bute, two for you, and two for M r Jenkinson. I have also added for you thirty of the best Archangel dried Tongues. . . . . I quit this place, please God next week 1762. April 27th. The same to the same. From S fc Petersburg. . . . . Having since received from a particular hand some very fine curious Rhubarb, I send by this messenger a parcel for the King, another for Lord Bute, one for yourself 1> burg. — Sending news of the victory of the Prussians, commanded by Ukderwood, Prince Henry of Prussia, over the Austrians and Imperial troops, at Freyburg on the 29 th of October. 1762, Nov r 9th. Robert Hampden to the same. From the General Post Office. Not to trouble L d Halifax, let me acknowledge to you the receipt of his Lordship's Commands, in relation to Yourself, & the Rest of the Gentlemen employed in his Lordships Office ; & inform you that I immediately gave the necessary Orders accordingly. I cannot lay down my Pen, without wishing you joy of the Signature of the Preliminaries ; & of the normal Share, 1 imagine, you have had in That Salutory, & desirable Work. 1762, !Nov r 13th. Cecil Jenkinson to the same. From South Street. — I have had the favour of your letter. I will not fail to mention your Critism, that the alteration may be made, if thought proper. I only fear that however ridiculous the Title may be thought here ; the Count may be very angry, if it is not given Him. Let me in return send you a Critism upon a passage in your Memoire You have once or twice ex- pressed yourself as if the King of Prussia had made the formal requisi- tion for the Succour We should furnish Him in consequence of the Treaties of Guaranty. This he certainly has not done, & I think it of very great Importance to prove clearly that He has not done it ; because We are not bound till He has done so, to furnish the Succour, & as it proves either that the K[ing] of Prussia does not wish that we should send those Succours, or that He thinks there may be circumstances which force us from the Obligation of sending them — Lord Bute wishes to have a Copy of His letter to S r Joseph Yorke concerning His Insinuations to the Court of Vienna upon the Family Compact. 1762, Nov r 13th. Andrew Mitchell to the same. From Berlin. — After a very painful and fatiguing journey I arrived here the 10 th , ex- pecting the Consolation of letters from England, in which I am sadly disappointed I am pestered with Messages about the signing of the Preliminaries, to which as I give an honest and fair answer, that I am not informed, I have the mortification to find that I am not believed, bur looked upon as a profound Disembler the most contemptible of ail Characters. 1762. Nov r 13th. Sir John Goodricke to the same. From Copenhagen. There is nothing come to me from Sweden by these last two Posts worth troubling my Lord Halifax with ; But as the King and Queen came to Stockholm for the winter last Monday was sen- night, it is supposed that a Resolution will be taken with regard to their Course of Exchange & money affairs, which are the objects that employ at present all the attention of that Government. 1762. Nov 20th. Cecil Jenkinson to the same From South Street. — Much is said at present to endeavour to prove that though We did not renew last year the Subsidy Treaty with the King of Prussia, & though on that account We were not bound to pay him any more Subsidy, yet that every other Part of the former Conventions still continue in force & particularly the 4 th Article, which says that We shall not make Peace or Truce but by mutual consent Sf expressly including each other. I should be obliged to you if you would let me have your opinion on this point, & whether you know any precedent to direct our Judgement upon it. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 349 1762. Nov r 20th. Edward Weston to Cecil Jenkinson. From St. Charles James's. — In the first Place it is an unheard of thing that an annual F weston^ Treaty should contain perpetual Engagements. The very Renewal of Unmrwood, the Whole from Year to Year shews that neither of the Parties consider — * it in that Light ; 2 dl r the King of Prussia's Minister Certainly thought the 4 th Article as well as the Others would expire if not renewed, because He said expressly to M r Mitchell (see His Dispatch of ) that in case the last Subsidy Treaty were not renewed His Master would be left without any Ally, &c. & reduced to the Stipulations of His ancient Treaties. And because the Same Mr. Finckenstein in His very last Memorial has given It under His Hand that as the Court of Britain wished that the Subsidy Treaty which he called La Convention annuelle might not be renewed, His Master had consented to take the Subsidy without It, though it would have been prejudicial to His Interests ; Now if the King of Portugal having the Subsidy, would still be prejudiced by not renewing the Treaty, It must be because He could no longer claim the Benefit of the 4 th Article, For there was no other the N on -Renewal of which could hurt Him, The Object of the first Act being sufficiently provided for by the Old Treaties them- selves & their Confirmation by the Treaty of 1756, still in force, & the 2 d & 3 d out of the Question as relating to the Subsidy only. 3 dl y. If People will still have the 4 th Article to be in force, Let it be so ; So much the better for Us, since if We have broken It, We have only followed the King of Prussia's Example, who concluded His Treaty both with Russia & Sweden, sans y comprendre nommement S.M. B^ ue the only way to answer This must be by saying that Those two were not Powers qui avoient pris part a la Guerre. But what- ever be alleged by People seeking for Objections, the King of Prussia will, I daresay, never charge Us directly with the Breach of a Treaty, which He knows must make against Him, & You will observe that Count Finckenstein though His Subject led Him to make great Advan- tage of It, never Offers to mention it in his Memorial. The Truth of the whole is that the whole Subsidy Treaty expired in Dec r last ; Viz* antecedently to either the Prussian or English Negoti- ations with the Enemy. 1762. Nov r 20th. Cecil Jenkinson to the same. From South Street. — I am much obliged to you for the Information you have been so kind to send Me ; You will add to the favour by letting me have a Copy of Count Finckenstein' s letter to M r Mitchel in which he says that, if We do not renew our Subsidy Convention, We shall have no other Treaties subsisting between Us but the Ancient ones of Guaranty, & that the King of Prussia would be left without an Ally. We have been waiting all this morning for your Auswer to the Prussian Memorial ; but it is not come yet. Lord Bute is very impatient for it, as it is the Point on which He expects to be attacked. 1762. Nov 1- 20th. Andrew Mitchell to the same. From Berlin. . . . . . I am much obliged to you for the pains you have taken about my E. E. Bill [His claims for an allowance for Extraordinary Expenses.] . . . . as a Bounty or rather a continuation of a Bounty, I cannot with decency press nor solicit for it nor do I even intend to write Lord Halifax about it unless you should be of another Opinion. 1762. Nov 1 ' 23rd. Robert Wolters to the same. From Rotterdam. I am the more surprised that you have not received your Case of Cologne 350 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleetwood Water that it went of by the Paquet Boat as long agone as the 12 th westoit of last month to the care of M r Davies, Collector of the Customs att i^derwogd, Harwich If, as the publick will have it, the British Troops are to embark at Williamstadt, I shall perhaps be called back to that my old Station. 1762. Nov 1 ' 23rd. Cecil Jenkinson to the same. From South Street. — I have no part of M r Mitchels Correspondence in my posses- sion. I will mention to Lord Bute what you say in support of your Amendment. Ia your Memorial about the middle of it you have these Expressions, speaking of the King of Prussia, qui demande V assistance S>- reclame la Guarantie de son Allie. These are the words I wish to see altered for the reasons I mentioned. 1762. Nov 1 ' 23rd. Walter Titley to the same. From Copenhagen. . .... I have the great satisfaction to find that you continue still in the office, notwithstanding the late Alteration my Mind is now wholly bent upon the Means of quitting with Decency, both this Political Stage, on which I have been Graciously permitted to act above Thirty rears ; & also that of the World, where I have lived about Twice as long. . . . . . . The K[ing] of D[enmark] in- tended to have honoured me, as usual, with a Visit at my Country House ; but as He is at present a little out of Order (a circumstance not known to Many) and as the Weather at this Season is very Raw & Cold, He has thought fit to alter his Design. A Danish Courier, who arrived from Fontainebleau Ten Days ago, having brought News of the Signing of the Prelim inarys, I am impatient to learn somewhat of the Particulars of that long wished for Event by the next Letters from London. Peace is certainly desirable in itself, & always beneficial to a trading Nation ; but to close a most Glorious & Successful War with an Honourable & Lasting Peace, which is I hope or will be soon Our Case, may justly be esteemed the highest pitch of Advantage & Prosperity, that any Nation can arrive at. 1762. Nov r 24th. G. Cressener to the same. From Maestricht. . . . . No man in the Three Kingdoms rejoyces more sincerely than I do on the signing of the Preliminary Articles of Peace, in these 7 years past, I have never been absent from my Post 12 Hours at any time, & have wrote myself almost blind, so judge Sir how agreable Peace will be to me. 1762. Nov r 27th. Cecil Jenkinson to the same. From South Street. — Though I have no concern & interfere very little with money transactions in the Treasury, yet I can have no doubt but I can obtain the favour you mention of 20,000/. in the new [3 per cent.] subscription. 1762. Nov r 30th. Emanuel Mathias to the same. From Hamburg. Acknowledging a letter & sending congratulations on the signing of the Preliminaries. 1762. Dec r 3rd. — — Martin to the same. From Abingdon Street, Westminster. — M 1 ' Martin presents his compliments to M r Weston ; and will be obliged to him, if he will be so good as to lett M r Martin, know, at what time it is expected that the combined army in Germany will separate to return into their respective countries. Because the Treasury proposes to make a remittance of money to Germany, if there be a probability that the British troops should remain there long HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 351 enough, to allow of the conveyance of money from hence to the Deputy F ^^j5?o D Paymaster, attending the King's troops in that country. Wfston Underwood, 1762. Dec 1 ' 4th. Dudley Cosby [afterwards Lord Sydney of Leix] Jf«- to the same. From Great George Street. — Saturday morning. — His Excellency desired I wou'd write to remind you to give the proper Notice that there is to be a Council in the King's Closet at one o'clock on Monday. 1762. Dec 1 * 4th. Walter Titley to the same. From Copenhagen. . . The Ministers of Gr[eat] Britain, Who have the Courage to serve Their King & Country in the Work of Pacification, especially after a Successful War, run no less Risk than Those Military Commanders do, Who lead Their Troops to a dangerous Attack. From the present Temper of Our countrymen, which I observe with Regret, Disputes & Altercations are to be expected at Home ; & These may possibly (for some time at least) be fomented from Abroad, if what I hear be true ; Namely that our Great Friend in Germany, Whom we have supported with a Zeal & Expence unheard of before, is now so displeased with Our Measures, that He is going to publish a Manifesto against Us; and as we are happily out of His reach He threatens, They say, to make poor Hanover smart for what He dislikes in Our Behaviour. But of this You must know more than I can pretend to . Yet after all, while Ambition ■& Avarice govern the World, the making of Peace signifys little more than the taking of Breath ; & the Public Tranquility will last no longer, than till some aspiring Power is able to disturb it with a fair Prospect of Advantage. France generally lays the Scheme of a New War, immediately upon the Conclusion of Peace ; tho' I suppose, after such a Drawback, she will not speedily be in a Condition of executing any Hostile Project. And Spain will be much more quiet for the future, duly keeping in Mind the Specimen She has lately had both of Our Force & Moderation; so that this Agreement will probably be of some duration. It will last for Our Time at least ; & as for future Wars & future Victorys — Carpent ea Poma Nepotes. 1762. Dec r 6th. G. Cressener to the same. From Maestricht. . . . . Permit me Sir to most sincerely congratulate You on the Ratification of the Preliminary Articles, if they are such as have appeared in the Publick Papers, I must Say We have much more Reason to be content than the French have, and yet they are pleased, but We never are, if Foreigners may judge by what appears in print ...... 1762, Dec 1 ' 6th. Cecil Jenkinson to the same. From South Street. Asking for an answer to some questions which do not appear. 1762. Dec 1 ' 14th. James Rivers to the same. ... I was told last Night that the Newspapers mentioned M 1 ' Delafaye's Death; a Clerkship in the Signet is a Thing which I own I have long wished to obtain ; & I trust my Pretensions will not be thought unreasonable • I conclude That now vacant, will be deemed in Lord Egremonts Disposal as Senior Secretary of State. . . . . . 1762. Dec r 15th. G. Cressener to the same. From Maestricht. . . Permit me Sir once more to Congratulate You on this Honorable & Advantageous Peace; all our Friends on this Side of the Water, think We have great Cause to rejoyce at it, and I am sorry any Man in the 3 Kingdoms thinks otherwise. 352 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles 1762. Dec r 25th. Lord Bute to Lord Halifax. From South Audley F WesS5 >D Street. — Lord Bute presents His Couipts to Lord Halifax & takes the Uhixerwood, Liberty of recommending to His Lordship, that what is mentioned in — . the Inclosed be carried into Execution ; He further begs Leave to inform His Lordship, that He has received an Application in favor of Mr. Bob* Brown, Minister of the English Church at Utrecht, that He may be appointed to do the Business of Mr. Ponchard deceased, who was King's Agent at that Place receiving only half the Salary ; — If Lord Halifax is not under any Ingagement for this Agency ; Lord Bute wishes that Mr. Brown who is a very worthy Man, may be appointed ; & Half the Salary will be thereby saved to the Crown. 1762. Dec r 31st. Emanuel Mathias to Edward Weston. From Hamburg. Enclosing paragraphs for the Gazette with the Compliments of the season. 1762, Dec. 31st. Robert Wolters to the same. From Rotterdam. . . . I shall by the next post send to Lord Halifax my publick account, and a detail of the manner in which I would continue the correspondences. It was a particular pleasure to me that my Memorial about the German Emigrants gave some Satisfaction to his Lordship; I shall allways be very happy to cooperate and to assist in so salutary a Work, which is all that I mean in recommending myself, and whatever Methods be taken, or whoever is the instrument of them, I shall be contented provided the thing succeeds well. Original Letters from the Weston Papers, Vol. VI. 1763 and 1764. 1703, Jan r 2nd. Lord Halifax to Edward Weston. From Bushey Park. — A thousand thanks to you for your kind Wishes of the Season, and I beg you would accept the Same from Me. I don't know how the Year Sixty three will turn out ; but if I am as happy during the course of it as I have been for more than Twenty Years past (for of Childhood and the Days of giddy Youth I take no Account) I shall have no reason to complain. — to speak the Truth, I should think Myself ungrateful to Providence if I did not esteem myself hitherto to have been a remarkably happy Man I am sorry for poor Lord Granville's State, but don't know what I can wish him better than a Speedy Release 1763, Jan r 6th. Andrew Mitchell to the same, from Berlin. . . My field equipage consisted of 36 and sometimes of 40 Horses with Servants proportionate. The late Kings E[xtra] E[xpenses] Allow- ance was paid to the 1 st of September 1760 and I remained with the Army from that time to the month of June 1761. So there are ten months to which no Objection can be made as there was no Cessation of Service on my part. After I recovered from the Fever at Magde- burg I made no farther reform in my Equipage, than by selling of eight pack Horses and dismissing of three Grooms, the rest I was obliged to keep at a great expence during this Winter in Expectation of being able to join the King of Prussia in the Spring. In the begin- ning of April last when I received the King's orders to repair with all possible expedition to Breslaw, I set out directly (though then in a very bad state of Health) leaving my whole Equipage and the greatest part of my Domesticks at Magdeburg, with directions to hold them- selves in readiness to follow me upon the first notice, where they HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 353 remained the whole summer, the Events of the Campaign not answering expectation. Now Sir I can not help thinking that from the month of April I ought to be deemed in the field, having had all the fatigue of a Campaign with the additional Expence of paying for my Equipage and Servants at Magdeburg though deprived of the use of them, . , 1763. Jan? 15th. Oliver Macallester to the same. Enclosing a copy of a letter to M r Fox setting out a project which has not been preserved in this collection. 1763. Jan? 21st. Lord Halifax to the same, from Great George Street I send you Count Bothmar's Letter for two Reasons ; one because I think it ought to be in the Office, and the other is that you may prepare an answer to the Count, informing him that I have obey'd his Commands, & refer'd the affair by His Majesty's Com- mand to the Recorder of London. In the Same Box I send you an Answer from Sir James Lowther, by which you will observe that he insists his Militia has not been regularly disembodied and consequently do still continue on Pay However this matter appears to me wholly military, & as the Major dismissed the Corps in Consequence of orders from the Secretary of War, it seems to me that M r Ellis is the proper Person to take Cognisance of it 1763. Jan? 22nd. Cecil Jenkinson to the same. Returning a letter not preserved in this collection. 1763. Jan? 29th. James Porter to the same You are born too soon would to God you was 20 years younger to have the care of my little boy, if providence preserves him then it would matter little as to my own carcass where it went but honest conscientious men are now so scarce that where can 1 find them ? for mere Executors. The pay of Envoy is Small as times are at the Court [Vienna] I think it can't exceed [after] ail deductions 2000/. what is there for the journey ? Sir Th[omas] R[obinson] had minister plenipot : payor it was made up above 3000 & pas de trop of these matters we shall talk I'll en- deavour to call on you tomorrow evens tho I dine with an old Lord for old men are my portion I have livd too long adieu Dear Sir no man living can love & Esteem you more than I do. 1763. Feb? 3rd. Cecil Jenkinson to the same, from South Street. — Lord Bute desires that you would select for His use some of the most scandalous of Annel's letters if they, are in your possession, & send them to me, as he wants to shew them to persons who are applying for an Alleviation of His punishment. 1763. Feb? 5 th. Lord Halifax to the same, from Bushey Park. . . . General Conway seems very sore ; and his Intentions may have been good, but he in no degree justifies himself for leaving us so much in the Dark as he did in his first Letter. If anything has been wrong he seems to lay it at the Door of Prince Ferdinand & L d Granby, as he says he did nothing but by their order. He is much in the Wrong when he Attempts to Excuse his giving the Legion Britanuique their Arms, because it is customary, as he says, to do so in our Service, it is, I believe, the Custom, in Cases where Part of a Corps is only reduced, as the Arms are supposed to be laid up by tha Commanding officer for the use of the remaining Part of the Corps : but when the whole Corps is reduced, it has been always customary to take away the Arms, & restore them to the Ord'nance, with whom the Colonel of the Regiment e 84067. Z Chables Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. 354 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleetwood originally indents, & this was the Case of my Regiment in the rear Weston 1745 when broke at Northampton. Underwood, The Empress of Russia in her Behaviour with Respect to the Dutchy — ' of Courland seems to act as imperiously and cruelly with Respect to the King of Polands Family as the King of Prussia himself does in other Quarters. How Miserable is the State of that unfortunate House to suffer y e same Calamities in different Places from Friend and Foe. — In ray Retirement it has occasion'd some Observations on the Condition of Kings; but for the present I do not intend to carry them down to their Ministers ; for I should be wond'rous Sorry to be as sick of being Secretary of Slate to the King of Great Britain, as I should be of being King of Poland. 1763. Feby 15th. Edward Weston to W. Money. Copy of a despatch to the latter at St. Petersburg. 1763. March iOth. Philip Stanhope to Edward Weston having been laid up for these eight weeks past, with the Rhumatism, and deprived for the greatest part of that time, of the use of all my limbs, I am at present, though greatly recovered, utterly incapable of going to Court, and kissing his Majesty's hand, for the preferment he has most graciously been pleased to bestow upon me, I hope however next Week to be able to have that honour 1763. March 31st. Lord Bute to Lord Halifax I send also the Resignation of M r Lind, who does [it in favour of M r John Home, who his Majesty had named for that office of Conservator before but a Parliamentary interest forc'd me to put Him by, this last presses, & I shall be much oblig'd to your Lordship to get the warrant sign'd as soon as you shall find convenient. 1763. April oth. The same to the same His Majesty is for Lord Stoimonts being appointed Envoy Ext : to Vienna with pay & Credentials of Embassadour, your Lordship will I am certain enter into my reasons, & take the King's Commands upon it, to whom I shall mention this evening what I now write. 1763. April 13th. James Rivers to Edward Weston. — I am much obliged for your Letter this Afternoon, relative to Your Interview with the D. of Bedford ; if His Grace's Return does not vacate Our Com- mission, I do not think the Tender You have made of the Seal can affect our Authority to act ; If the Validity of our Commission admits of a Doubt, None but the Kings Lawyers can determine the Question; & if it shall be necessary to lay the Case before them, no time ought to be lost, for some Instruments are now at the Signet, & more may come in every day, which will not allow of Delay on account of Writs of Ellections; If there is to be a new L d Privy Seal tomorrow, the regular Method would be for the D. of Bedford to receive the Seal from Us, & deliver it up to the King, but in this We have nothing to do but as We shall be bid 1763. Aprii 13th. The Attorney General [Hon ble Charles Yorke] to Lord Halifax, from Highgate. Opinion of the former, writing in the third person, against the King's Pardon being granted to certain persons convicted of perjury, before Lord Mansfield, for having denied their attestation of M r Jolly ffe's Will. . 763. April 24th. Lord Halifax to Edward Weston I am glad you did not put Lord Storrnonts Appointment in the Gazette, HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 355 but am heartily Sorry it was so Soon made. Don't you think MichelPs chabxeb Letter to the King of Prussia the most impudent one You Ever read ? Fleetwoo© indeed Some Meaus or other should be taken to curb that Fellow's UnStod, Insolence I had read the North Briton before I received ^± Your Letter, and formed the Same Opinion of it which you have done. I would by all Means have it referred to the Attorney & Solicitor generals for their Opinion. 1763. April 26th. Walter Titley to the same, from Copenhagen. Describing the writer's desire to retire from his post on the grounds of ill health P.S. Surely You have now a parcel of the most beditious Foul-mouthed Writers, that ever abused the Liberty of the Press. 1763. April 29th. Welbore Ellis, Secretary at War, and afterwards Lord Mendip, to the same, from the Privy Garden. Forwarding a letter to the Earl of Buckinghamshire to be enclosed with Lord Halifax's despatches to the Court of Russia. 1753. April 30th. Walter Titley to the same, from Copenhagen. . . I beg leave to set my Notion in a clearer Light. When I was first sent to Denmark, charge d Affaires, I was quartered upon Lord Glenorchy's Appointments which were thus divided between Us; His Lordship residing in England had 3/. a Day & I 21., but as His Lordship's usual Bills of Extraordinarys continued to be passed, I had 250/. a year out of that Yearly Allowance of 400/., because I was at all the Extr Expence. Now should a Person be sent here upon the same footing I was then, I should not be unwilling to share the Appointments wtth Him in the manner aforesaid I should be in no haste for any alteration, if Gout & Fever would let me alone P.S. I should not be against giving up One Half of the Whole Appointments to purchase a Quietus here for the rest of my Days. — You say nothing of the Phil : Islands. However I cannot but rejoice at the success of Our brave Countrymen ; tho at the same time I am very glad the Sword is Sheathed. I think We had nothing to do but to make Peace, when we had beaten Our Enemys all the World over. 1763. April 30th. Sir John Cust [the Speaker] to the same, from Downing Street.— I thought it might be necessary to keep a short Memorandum of the Message which You brought Me this day, from the Earls of Halifax & Egremoot, & therefore, as soon as You left Me, I put down in writing the material things that passed between Us in relation to M r Wilkes's Commitment to the Tower. I have inclosed it for Your perusal, that if there is any Mistake between us it may be rectify'd. The memorandum above referred to, dated as above, and signed by ihe Speaker :— Edward Weston, Esq r came to Me this day from the Earls of Halifax and Egremont, His Majesty's principal Secretaries of State, and acquainted Me, that full proof had been made, that M r Wilkes, a Member of the House of Commons, was Author of a Libel called the North Briton published on Saturday April 23 rd , and that He had carried the said Libel to the Press in order to be printed ; that He had refused to make any Answers touching the said Libel, & that he was committed to the Tower, the Offence being a Breach of the Peace, to which Privilege of Parliament does not extend. M 1 Weston further told Me, by Order of the Secretaries of State, that, it the Parliamenc had been sitting, His Majesty woud have immediately acquainted the House of Commons with M r Wilkes's Commitment; z 2 356 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. jFleetwo» anc * ^ r Weston a ^ded, that He was fully persuaded, that the King Westo> woud send a Message to that purpose on the first day of next Session, ^^eTq 001 '' ^ut ^ iat * n ^ e meant i me He was ordered to acquaint me with what had — been done. To this I answered, that I was very sensible of His Majesty's tender Regard for the Privileges of the House of Commons, which I conceived did not extend to a Breach of the Peace ; and that I hoped such a Message, as M r Weston mentioned, woud be sent to the House, on the first day of next Session. 1763. May 1st. Edward Weston to Sir John Cust. [Draft.] After acknowledging the latter's letter of the previous day and its enclosure : — . . .1 only beg to observe that what is said of the King's Intention, that was no part of my Message : But upon your saying to me at parting, That you hoped such a Message would be sent the first day of next Session, I answer'd that it would without [doubt] be done, or to that Effect. The Truth is that I understood it to be a Thing of Course, but had no Orders to declare it as an Intention of His Majesty. If you think of producing the Paper, of which you have been so good as to send me a Copy, I beg a small Alteration in that Part, & the rather, because, at the time when I had the honour to be sent to you, the Secretarys of State had not had an opportunity of seeing the King since the Commitment of M r Wilkes to the Tower. 1763. May 1st. Sir John Cust to Edward Weston, from Downing Street. — I did not know but I might be appealed to, in relation to the Message, which You brought Me Yesterday from Lords Halifax & Egre- mont, & for that reason, I thought it necessary to put down in writing what I took to be the Substance of it. I am very glad I sent you a Copy of it, because I find, by the favor of Your Letter to day, that I misunderstood You, in relation to the King's Intention, of acquainting the House of Commons, the first day of next Session, with M 1 ' Wilkes's Commitment, which mistake I will take care to rectify. I will beg the favor of You to bring the paper with You when I have the pleasure of seeing You next (which I hope will be to dinner on Wednesday) and I will alter it agreeably to what passed between Us. 1763. May 1st. Lord Halifax to Edward Weston. — Bushey; Sunday afternoon \ past five. — I return You Thanks for Your Letter. At the Same Time I received it I had one from L d Egremont with a curious Inventory of M r Wilkes's Arcana. I am of opinion that Papers of Consequence were destroy'd during the Delay occasion'd by the Cowardice of our Messengers. Inclosed I send You a Note from Lord Mansfield, & desire that the Papers he wants may be immediately sent to him. I likewise Send You an anonymous Letter concerning the Seizure of M r Wilkes. Pray let us have the Attorney & Sollicitors opinion concerning the Point in Question. I shoud be glad to see You tomorrow at Eleven, & am .... (P.S.) — I am very well Satisfied with what passed between the Speaker & You. 1763. May — . Robert Blackmore to the same? [Undated and unaddressed] . — Sir, Whereas it has been represented by Mr. Philip Carteret Webb that Mr. Wilkes had been taken and Suffered to escape, by me; I am under a necessity of begging the favour of your Honour to permit me, to give a true and faithfull account of the whole Transaction HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 357 On the 29th of April 1763, M r Larpant the first clerk of the Right Oitables Hon ble the Earl of Halifax's Office, according to the usual custom on F w?SS? D these occasions, borrowed my warrant, to make out another by it, which underwood, was not returned 'till the next Day, after Mr. Wilkes had been com- 5fi* mitted to the Tower. On the 30th about one in the morning Mr. Money, and Mr. Watson called me up, in order to go and apprehend Mr. Wilkes. I told them that Mr. Larpant had not returned my warrant, and therefore found I was. not authorized to act : nevertheless that I might give neither my Superiors nor equals any just Cause of Offence I went with my fellow messengers to be ready to assist them so far as circumstances would permit or require. About 7 in the morning, as we were waiting for an opportunity of taking Mr. Wilkes, I met him in George Street, when the other Messengers happened not to be with me ; here I did not take him, because I had no warrant ; but lest, our purposes should be defeated, I told Mr. Wilkes (after paying my respects &c) that I intended to call upon him that morning having Something of importance to communicate to him. Mr. Wilkes replyed that he was going to the temple then, but was engaged to breakfast at home, with two Gentlemen, and therefore would be back within about the Space of half an Hour, and would call upon me, at my own house on his return. As soon as I saw Mr. Money & Mr. Watson I acquainted them with what had happened, and proposed that one of them should wait for Mr. Wilkes in De la Hay Street and the other in King Street, whilst I went home to meet him according to promise., it was also agreed who- ever should take him should bring him to my house, soon after this Mr. Watson took Mr. Wilkes, and conducted him to his own (Mr, Wilke's) House contrary to my expectation and the agreement which had been made 1763. May 21st. James Rivers to Edward Weston, from Whitehall. Directing him, by Lord Egremont's commands, to order the Agent at Harwich to direct an Extraordinary Pacquet Boat to sail with a Mes- senger to Helvoetsluys. 1763. June 11th. Charles Lloyd to the same, from Downing Street. M r Grenville having acquainted me this morning that he intended to appoint me Comptroller of the Port of Cardiff, I take the earliest oppor- tunity of delivering You for the future from the Incumbrance I have hitherto been to You. But tho' I am not from this time, to receive any further Emoluments from the Office, M r Grenville directs me to signify to You his wish that my Name should continue in the Office, in order to preserve to me the Convenience of addressing his Letters. . . 1763. June 13th. Lord Halifax to the same, from Bushey Park. . . T wonder Monsieur Alt will trouble me with what he knows is Business belonging to the Treasury. . . . As to Lord Buckingham's Letters, the first only tells us that the Chancellors Tapestry was spoilt when seized some years ago by an English Privateer, and that his Lordship thinks him a very honest Fellow. — his 2 d Letter seems to have Some- thing more important in it by notifying Assurances that there is no Treaty made between Russia & Prussia & intimating that the Empress's Alliance with England shall be the primum mobile ; but this Piece of Political Comfort is a good deal destroy'd by the Account he gives of the Empress's great Desire of being on good Terms with the King of Prussia. . * . his Lordships Postscript implies Offence that he has 358 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleetwood not ^ een acc l uamte d with Lord Stormonts domination to Vienna, which Weston however I think he was as soon as it became prudent for me to acquaint lTirD E8Q 00I> ' him with — ' Michell is a lying Scoundrel, he has long been so & I am glad he continues so, as he strengthens the ground I have taken. — Bothmar's Second Letter which You now send me is as absurd as the first, but does not make one laugh so much. — I had special Fun with the first with my friends L d Egremont & M r Grenville. I return You "Webbs Copy of the Declaration against Wood, & if he is guilty of the Destruction of Smith's Work, with which he is charged, he ought to be looking out in Time for a Number of Lock Smith's. This is the first Summer Evening we have had, and therefore I think you will rather wonder I have wrote so much than that I have not wrote more. . 1763. June 16th. Charles Lloyd to same, from the Treasury Cham- bers. — I am sorry to acquaint You that the Good News respecting my appointment to a Place is subsided. — The Gentleman who was thought Dead is alive & well. . . . 1763. July 11th. James Porter to the same, from Richmond. — I intended to call on you atFulham yesterday bur, was prevented by idlers dropping in. You may depend on my exerting all my ability in favcur of M r Herbert Harris, that I shall act as warmly & pressingly as if he was my own relation, in such light yours stand with me. On a letter I wrote the Court of Directors before the departure of ihe last ships they help'd a poor young man to an ensigncy. I shall now take them by Jack Boyd who is as much of the secret committee a Sulivan or Amyand. . . . (P.S.) — My little boy creeps on in the Richmond air and bids fair for a total recovery. . . 1763. July 17th. The same to the same, from Richmond As to M r Herbert Harris I have settled all his business with M r Amyand who will not only serve but protect him effectually, they have sent so many waiters last year that this year they determind amongst themselves the directors, not to augment too enormously the number, they therefore came to a resolution that every director should name one only, this has been done some time ago and M r Amyand nam'd M. r Justice Willimots eldest son. Lord Barrington applied to him since for a relation of his own ... he will either provide for M r Harris the next year as writer and not engage with any other or he will imme- diately in the navigating way as 3 d 4 th or 5 th mate according as he is found capable on passing his examination ... he tells me the surprising applications made by the top familys for writerships this year confounded him and are incredible. . . . 1763. July 1 1th. Lord Halifax to the same, from Petworth. Monday Night 11 oth Clock. ... 1 conclude You have read the impudent North Briton of Saturday last, if not I send it you for your Perusal ; and I send with it a short Letter which I desire may be put tomorrow in the London, Whitehall, S fc James's, and the other Evening Posts, and I desire it may likewise be inserted in the Publick Advertizer, and the Daily Gazetteer of Wednesday Morning. [The enclosure.] Whereas a most impudent and malicious Insinua- tion appeared in the North Briton of Saturday last, importing that a certain Pension on the Irish Establishment has been lately granted by his Majesty, I think proper to Send You these few Lines, that the Publick may be disabused. No Such Pension has been granted, None HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 359 Such has Ever been asked, and Ever thought of but by the Author of the Falsehood, who for the Purpose of Defamation invented it, and has since presumed to offer it to the Fublick as a real Fact. 1763 Aug* 22nd. Dudley Cosby to the same, from Great George Street. — Monday. Noon. — I am very sorry for the Melancholly occasion which obliges me to send you this Express, but I thought you vvou'd like to have the earliest itelligence of so important an event. Lord Egremont was seized' sterday Morning at ten o'clock with a fit of Apoplexy & remained l n sensible. My Lord received the News from M r Grenville at 4 in the afternoon & I set out with him immediately. We arrived in town about five & found Lord Egremont still alive but speechless & insensible in this Condition he lay till eight & then expired. You may easily guess what a Stroke this is at the present Critical time & know better than I can tell you how much my Lord will be oppressed with Business & what need he will have of your assistance, he is now with M r Grenville but has told me he will write to you if possible. In hopes of his return I shall detain the Messenger. 1763. Aug 1 22nd. Lord Halifax to the same, from Great George Street. — Fast Twelve. — M r Cosby has wrote You an Account of the Melancholly Event of Yesterday, & therefore 1 will add no more on y e distressfull subject than that his Majesty has lost a faithfull servant, I a dear & well beloved Friend, & the World an honest & valuable Man. Your Presence here is absolutely necessary, therefore I wish you would come to us as Soon as You can ; & if Miss Weston (who I hope is recover'd of her late Illness) be not strong enough to attempt the Journey, You may return into Lincolnshire & bring her Some Time hence to Town. — I have the Pleasure to acquaint You that I have given Your Memorial into his Majesty's hands, and at y e Same Time said Every Thing that I thought woud ensure it's Success. I have little Doubt but that Matters will end to Your Wish, for I have the King's Leave to tell you that his Majesty received Your Memorial very graciously. My respects wait on Mrs. & Miss Weston. 1763. Aug 1 23rd. Walter Titley to the same, from Copenhagen. . . . You have probably by this time resumed Your Post at S e James's and 1 hope with recruited Health and Spirits. . . . As to the Difficulty of finding a proper Coadjutor (who must be a Person actually fit to succeed in the Post & yet content to wait till it becomes vacant) it may indeed be great ; but will not (I hope) prove insur- mountable M r Money of whom I have heard an exceeding good Character, would have done perfectly well, but for the Objection You have mentioned .... give me leave particularly to recommend the Choice to Your attention; a bad One might hurt His M^' 3 Service, embroil the Two Courts & consequently make me extremely unhappy. 1763. Aug 1 28th. Lord Halifax to the same, from Bushey Park. Sunday 12 oth Clock. 1 thank You for Your Letter in which You give me an Account of M r Pitts having been three Hours with the King. They seem to have been three Hours pass'd pietty unnecessarily, as I shoud think that Carte Blanche might have been given in less than three Minutes. I likewise have had a Letter from M r Cooke, whom I shoud be glad to Serve, but he and my other Friends must, 1 believe, for y e future take the Will for the Deed. 1763. Sep 4 24th. The same to the same, from Bushey Park. — By the two Messengers now here I return Y"ou the four Boxes I am in Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. 360 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Possession of, the first containing Count de Guerchy & Lord Rochfort's Passes which I have countersign^, & a Letter to Mons r D'Eon which I have signed (by the bye I am very glad to find that that superficial pert Gentleman has got a thorough trimming from the Duke of Nivernois & y e Duke of Praslin.). . . 1763. Sept. 27th. Walter Titley to the same, from Copenhagen. . I see that my Affair is compleatly regulated and fixed, and I repeat my warmest Thanks to You, Dear Sir, for Your kind Offices therein. '. . . P.S. — I am actually preparing the Way for M r Cosby, Who I hope will be received here a bras ouverts. 1763. Sept, 29th. Lord Bute to the same. — I now venture to answer Your Letter, having perform' d my promise & given my face to Ramsays canvass ; I have directed him to finish it immediately, with a Head of His Majesty that I obtain'd long ago. I sincerely rejoice with You on the King's goodness, & wish You long health, & a green old age to enjoy it. 1763. Oct. 1st. Lord Halifax to the same, from Bushey Park. — I return you Monsieur D'Eon's account of his Garantie Misfortune, and of M r Beaufort's Expedition to Deptford. I call him M r instead of Monsieur Beaufort, as he signs himself in his Declaration English John. John ought to be an honest Fellow, therefore, I will hope he knows nothing of the Silver Box. I think a Letter shoud be wrote to Monsieur D'Eon to send me the Duke of Orlean's letter to his Majesty, for tho' he is Minister Plenipo- tentiary, I conclude he has no Right to present any Letters to the King, but from his Master, the King, or Queen of France. —D'Eon's Letter to the Duke of Praslin I likewise return, what will be the fate of the poor simple man, when this unhear'd of accident of losing a Treaty shall be added to the Account of his other Absurdities ? . . . 1763. Oct. 22nd. The same to the same, from Bushey Park. . . . As to the Letter relative to M r Tisdalls being made a Privy Councillor, I have been obliged to suppress it. . . . the Secretary of State may have always been a Privy Councillor, but he has never before been Attorney- General, which M r Tisdall is, and being Such, He is a Servant of the Council, & cannot I apprehend with Propriety wait on himself, & at the same Time be Servant & Master. . . 1763. Oct. 25th. Colonel J. Clavering to the same, from Bruton Street. ... I was ordered to offer presents to General Donop and Mons r de Schmeerfelt, the first accepted of it, the latter refused the offer, which was 500/. ... I told that Gentleman that the tran- saction was with the Earl of Bute, who was retired from publick business . . . but it seems he has again renewed his claim by the enclosed Postscript to M r Alt. . . . 1763. Nov r 1st. James Porter to the same, from Brussels. . . . I think 1 shall have here regular hours & quiet, dine at two somewhat more Christian like than in London, and indeed, nearer Mahometanism, to which you know I am most accustomed. 1 find many old acquaint- ance they will grow upon me. We have one that is a new one. . . . M rs Points, her son the young priest a very sensible young man, two inches taller than the old Bishop of Salisbury's chaplain Secretary, & I know not what, is come with the King's permission to see the old Lady who is a going to Paris with a young daughter of Lord Spencer's, Charles Fleetwood Westow Underwood, Esq. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 361 and now would wish if she could to stay at Brussells ; there is with Chaeles them a Sir Mordaunt Martin, who he is I know not except that she Fleetwood 1763. Nov r 13th. Lord Halifax to the same, from Bushy Park. — I return You many Thanks for both Your Letters. Johnston's Exami- nation appears to me very important as it furnishes Proof of Wilkes's Handwriting. I think you managed the Affair very ably. . . . I am much Surprised to find that Sir Joseph Yorke has been left so much in the Dark by his Relations. I will, as you give me leave to do it, keep his Letter to show the King to-morrow, but you may be assured Nobody Else shall see it. . . . 1763. Nov r 15th. James Porter to the same, from Brussels. . . . If I trouble you at present it is only confidentially on a letter I receiv'd from our worthy friend S r Jos[ep]h Y[orke] he seems in pain & concern for an affair he neither knew nor could not help that is the Att? Gen ls resignation, he thinks it may affect him & his ardent wishes is to stay where he is. . . . 1763. Dec 1 ' 3rd. Lord Halifax to the same, from Great George Street. — I am very Sorry to find that M r Wood's threaten'd Subpoena has given You, and still gives you So much uneasiness. I hope it will be removed by my telling You that I have wrote to M r Webb & M r Wood giving Directions that You may not be summon'd. . . . 1763. Dec r 4th. The same to the same, from Bushey Park. — Sunday night 8 oth Clock. — You ought to be perfectly at Ease with Respect to your Attendance in Westminster Hall on Tuesday, for You may be assured that my Letters to M r Wood & Webb have put a Stop to any further Thoughts of it. The Outrages committed Yesterday in the City are most abominable, & unsufferable and I agree with You in Opinion that all possible Spirit founded in Prudence shoud be Exerted on the Occasion. I see by one of the Papers that Some of y e Offenders are taken up, if true, we shall have something to go upon, if not, a Resolution of Parliament shoud, I think, he made, perhaps with an Address to the Crown to prosecute the Offenders. . . . 1763. Dec r 11th. The same to the same, from Bushey Park. — I take for granted that M 1 ' Wilkes's Friends are much disappointed by Alex- ander Dunn's having been proved a Madman ; for if it had happened otherwise I make no doubt but many injurious Aspersions and Insinua- tions would have been thrown out against his Majesty's Ministers.— The Issue of Leache's Suit is no other than I expected, but y e L[or]d C[hief] J[ustice]'s Language was not just what I thought of, or what I think Prudence Suggested. The bare Supposition that the other Eleven Judges may differ in Opinion with him strongly implies that he is aware his own judgement is erroneous, or that he is a wiser Man than he apprehends his Bretheren may be. . . . 1763. Dec r 14th. Monsieur de Ference to the same, from London, in French. With comnliments. and enclosing a present of 50/. for the Clerks of the Foreign Office. 1763. Dec r 15th. Monsieur Reiche to the same, in French, Begging M r Weston not to distribute the present to the Clerks until the writer had seen him, as its amount had been miscalculated. calls him nephew. Weston Underwood, Esq. 362 HISTORICAL, MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles 1763. Dec r 20th. James Rivers to the same, from Whitehall. . . . ^Westo? 1 * Permit me to take this opportunity to congratulate you on the birth of Underwood, a grandaughter. Esq. 1763. Dec. — . Sir James Porter to the same, from Brussels. . . . I shall endeavour to take off your delicacy as to G[eorge] A[myand's] affair. [His being created a Baronet]. I answered \ou slightly because I should think it will rather please the elder than displease [him] ; there is time before us, however if I have it to-day, I will write to Claude [Amyand] & inclose it to you. I can tell you one truth, there is a difference in character between the two men. I found both friendly but I believe infinite difference between the rough hewn sincerity of the one,- & the Court politei.ess of the other, it makes a contrast tho perhaps there may be affection, this between us. . . . 1763. Dec. 27th. The same to the same. ... I send you in- closed a letter for M r Claude Amyand which if you do not approve of pray burn & let me know by a word. I am afraid he may blab and George may think I have discover'd what perhaps he may mean [to keep] a secret. ... I hear S r J[ame]s Gray stays in England or is destin'd for some other station than Naples. 1764. Feb. 2 1st. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Great George Street. . . . My Lord took the King's pleasure yesterday upon M r Pit[t]'s request, & aquaints him by this Post that he has leave to come home in April. 1764. Feb. 25th. The same to the same, from Bushey Park. . . . The Cabinet Council which met at his Lordships on Thursday night, have agreed that an Admiral & a Captain of the Navy shall be sent to Dunkirk. Durell will be the Admiral & either Campbell or Palliser the Captain 1764. Feb? 28th. The same to the same, from Great George Street. By my Lord's desire and inconsequence of the Encourage- ment you give me, 1 trouble you with a Petition of a M r M c Allister, who says you are well acquainted with his Case & mentions you in it. My Lord wish[es] to know whether he really deserves more than has been done for hiin, & if so, what would be reasonable Reward. 1764. March 8th. The same to the same, from Great George Street. . The mode of appointing the seamen destin'd for Dunkirk is a matter in which some difficulty has arisen. M r Grenville insists the Admiralty should appoint & pay them. Stephens says the Admiralty can do neither, but only give them leave to go, on the Kings Orders. 1764. March 7th. The same to the same, from Sr. James's . . . . Lord Hardwick died yesterday about 2 o'clock. 1764. March 9th. Lord Halifax to the same from St. James's. . . My nephew Major Burgoyne who sets out for Ireland on Sun Jay, will, by my order wait on y e Prime Serjeant, the Provost, Mr. Le Hunte, & M r Rowley, M r Mason & the Solicitor General, with my Thanks for the Part they were so kind to take in the Debate. 1764. March 11th. The same to the same from Bushey Park. — I was much grieved at the Contents of Your very kind and friendly Letter, which I received Yesterday Afternoon ; as it puts an End to all My HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 363 hopes of Your Continuance in My Office. Tho' You Many Months ago Charles gave Me Notice that Y r ou intended to retire from Business at the End Weston^ of the Session ; yet as that Plan was formed on no other Motives but Underwood such as a declining State of Health Suggested, I was willing to flatter — ' Myself that, before the Period You had fixed for the Execution of it, a Relief from Pain, and the Blessing of better Health might induce You to defer it at least for Another Year and such is my Affection for you that I was willing to keep Hold of any Twig of Hope that was left me You have my most ardent Wishes that, for the Sake of Yourself, Your Family, and all who know You (for all who do must honor and love You) You may find all the Relief Y r ou can wish Yourself in Retirement, and that Ease and Health will return when Cares & Business are at an End 1764, March 14th. The same to the same, from S e James's. . . . I send You a letter which Lord Sandwich has received from M r Harris, & entreat You to do all You possibly can to persuade him to Vote for Lord Sandwich, who says, if he loses his Place under Sir Edward Walpole, he shall be reinstated in as good a one. 1764, April 3rd. Sir Joseph Yorke [afterwards Lord Dover] to the same, from the Hague. Asking M r Weston to try to procure him an exchange of his colonelcy for some other Preferment. 1764, April 6th. The same to the same, from the Hague I really never wonder at the attempts to overreaching & Cunning in a Fr[ench] A[mbassador]. It is the ruling passion of their Court, & an Experience of 17 Years has sufficiently proved to me, the absurdity of expecting anything better ; frankness Candour, & Moderation have to my Certain Knowledge no effect upon them, & after having been witness to a Solemn promise made by Louis XV. to Lord Albemarle for the evacuation of the Neutral Islands, w ch was not only never fulfilled but never intended, I can never treat with that Court but with the greatest reserve, s'il est permis de la dire la Canne levee. No other argu ment has weight. I hope in God we shall long hold, as we now do, the right end of the Staff. 1764, April 17th. The same to the same, from the Hague. . . . I certainly did not mean a pecuniary advantage, that is not only against the present Rule, but ag st my Sentiments, & upon my honour I have no right to ask it, nay I would rather live upon my independent tho' not considerable Means than leave such a blot upon my Memory in the service. What I wish'd was an honourable Employment of 800 or 1000/. per ann. in lieu of what I had to resign 1764, April 24th. Emanuel Mathias to the same, from Hamburg. Immediately upon receipt of Your Letter I sent to enquire for Selter Water ; there is indeed some to be had in the Town of last Year, but the fresh supply is only expected the beginning of next Month it is to you, Sir, I am solely beholden for my present happy situation 1764, April 29th. Lord Halifax to the same, from Bushey Park. My Lord Chancellor is at the Grainge, the Duke of Bedford at Streatham, and \l r Grenville at y e Bath 1764, May 1st. Sir Joseph Yorke to the same, from the Hague. . . . . I was desirous that the K[ing] should know how sensible I was of the indulgence show'd me, how sensible at the same time that 364 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles I had not any right to expect it, & that I was not vain enough to talk ^Westo?^ °^ m y se ^ one wa y or ot ^ er without the intervention of my friend; as Uitderwood, you have stated my Situation and my Wishes I am Contented to leave EsQ ; the whole in the breast of a gracious and indulgent Master 1764, May 1st. Cecil Jenkinson to the same, from Parliament Street* I will mention to Lord Bute what you desire. I am convinced that His Door would not have been shut to you, if he had not been in the Country. I will lay before M r Grenville M r Hare's & M r Gee's Eequest & I will not fail to remind him on every proper opportunity of your Nephew 1764, May 5th. Dudley Cosby to the same, from Copenhagen. I beg you will look out for some fit person whom you cou'd recommend me for a Secretary & whom I cou'd leave here under Mr. Titley's direction in case of my return. .... 1764, May 8th. Andrew Mitchell to the same, from Berlin. . . . A few days ago I thought myself almost certain of returning to England, but H[is] P[russian] Mfajesty] having complied with the King's request of Recalling Michel my nattering prospect has vanished at least for some time 1764. May 8th. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Scotland Yard. (P.S.) You were expressing an Inclination to dispose of your Place of Gazette writer, may I ask what sum you would expect for it? 1764, May 15. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard. . . . I have the Pleasure to inclose to you the answer of Lord Clive to Lord Halifax's letter in favour of M r William Weston which I hope will be satisfactory to you & M rs Weston. Lord H* received it with pleasure & bid me send it you with his affectionate Compliments I have no more to say concerning the Gazette Patent, it is far out of my Reach. When I took the Liberty of asking the question, I was not aware you could sell it for any other person's life than your own. 1764, May 1 9th. D r Richard Terrick, Bishop of Peterborough, to the same, from Clargis Street. — You will give me leave to be assur'd that I shall give you pleasure by communicating to you His Majesty's gracious Appointment to the See of London. I kiss'd hands yesterday for that distinguish'd mark of Royal Favour. . . . (P.S.) Dean Lamb succeeds me at Peterborough, D r Tarrant it is said removes from Carlisle to the vacant Deanery, and S r James Lowther secures that of Carlisle for one M r Wilson of that Country. 1764, May 22nd. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from S* James's. , . . . . I believe I forgot to tell you that the K[ingj ofP[russia] has consented to recall M[ich]el, but has not done it with the best grace 1764, May 24th. The same to the same, from S* James's. .... S r W m Johnson has concluded Preliminaries of Peace with the Senecas, the most inveterate of our Indian Enemies. Johnston is recall'd from Minorca. Complaints about Revenues are the ostensible Reasons, but I believe S r R. Lyttleton's Resentment & Interest are the true ones 1764, May 25th. Sir Joseph Yorke to the same, from the Hague. We begin to hope that the affair of Poland may end HISTOEICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 365 without Cannon shot, tho' it hardly will without a little Prize-fighting ; Since the news of Prince Czartorinski's having been chose Marshal of the Diet, the accounts from Dantzick represent Poniatowski's party as gaining ground every day The great Error which has always struck me in all Englishmen's reasoning about the Continent, is that they confound the Interest of their Country in the General System with the particular Mode of Expence which is follow'd, and the Sending a Body of National Troops abroad at an Expence which is insupport- able, but which we ourselves are the cause of ; I am sure however that with* we do preserye a certain influence upon the Continent, we cannot maintain the Peace we always fight for & purchase 1764, May 26th. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Great George Street Lord Drogheda is appointed principal Sec? to the L d Lieut, in the room of M r Hamilton ! 1764, May 31st. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard. I believe tis not yet settled at Paris who is to be the ruling . But M. D'Eon told a group of foreign Ministers in the Park, he was well assured it was to be Mad le de G y 1764, June 15th. Sir James Porter to the same, from Brussels. I have a letter from friend Cosby who is well at Kobenhagen old Titley fixes there for life a wise man — Cosby is happy with him — what more — nothing lately from S r Joseph [ Forke] — all are quiet at home — Mr. Gr[enville] has acquir'd immortal honour with all partys — the only able man — this is the language I hear — let me hear from you how is your good parson once more [my] wifes [and] my complime* 3 & ca to all. You know if God spares my little boy & girl to me I must be at over. Popery weighs heaviest on me here — a bad ingredient —were I shall fix is the point if I can as minist 1 ' plenip. at home. I am beating about for a bit of land & a small house provisionally but the stocks with every prospect of quiet & peace permanent will not rise, the sum total is the Weight (P.S.) I am indebted for some trouble [and for] paying [for] my Knighthood to M r Larpent shall I send some lace or money ? 1764, June 21st. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Scotland Yard Mons 1 ' Guerchy has met with two new Causes of Complaint in Point of Privileges, which I suppose we shall soon receive in form. Mons 1 ' d'Eon met his Secretary in the Street, & told him he was the greatest Faquin, Jean foutre &c. &c. in the world. And his Ecuyer who married Madam lle Gambarini has had the Peace sworn against him by his Mother in Law, whereupon a Justice has granted a Warrant for taking him up 1764, June 22nd. Sir Joseph Yorke to the same, from the Hague. The due de Choiseul never mentions us with* an effort in his Countenance & fist, & an Exclamation of ah ces Gens la / so that under his Grace's administration I do not expect much favor or Complaisance, much less any Justice or impartiality ; our good fortune is that their Finances cannot recover yet, & if they shew their Teeth too soon, they will find themselves unable to bite 1764, June 26th. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Scotland Yard I forget whether I acquainted you with the trouble - some accident which has lately happened at M. Guerchy's. His Ecuyer Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. 366 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Chables married Miss Gambarini whose Fortune is a Collection of Pictures. f Weston^ He r mother swore the Peace against the Ecuyer for that he intended to Undebwood, set fire to the House, whereupon Justice Kyrfaston granted his Warr* _f2.' which was attempted to be executed in Guerchy's Basse Cour, but the Servants overpower'd the Constables, and, by their Masters Order locked them up in the Cellar. Guerchy made a furious Complaint of Breach of Privilege. The Attorney General was clear he had no Privilege in such a case. But Lord Mansfield knew that no Case of Ambassador's Privilege is clear, & advised an accommodation There is a most furious North Britain of last Saturday on the Sub- ject of Logwood. If I can get one, I will inclose it. It talks of the perfidious 8c inhuman House of Bourbon. Asks why the Spanish Ambass r is not either in prison or sent out of the Kingdom ? Why is not a fleet sent to take Portobello immediately, &c. &c. The Attorney G. is desired to give his Opinion whether it may not be prosecuted as a Libel by Information. 1764. June 28th. The same to the same, for Great George Street. W e are waiting with great impatience for the Attorney Gs. report upon the Affair of the Ecuyer, and are still uncertain whether it can be accomodated or not. The other Affair of D'Eon's abusing the Secretary is not as yet likely to be taken any notice of. 1764. June 29th, the same to the same, from Scotland Yard I think we have got rid of the troublesome Affair of Guerchy and the Constables. The Great Men of the Law have at last agreed that, altho' Guerchy may be unjustifiable in tearing the Warrant & confining the Constables, they certainly were guilty of a Breach of Privilege in attempting to arrest the Ecuyer within the Ambassador's Walls 1764. June 29th. Sir Joseph Yorke to the same, from the Hague. I suppose you know by this time the truth of the Duke of Wurtemberg's Story, he has not gone off as was reported, but the States of his Country have applied for Guardians for him, the Courts of Vienna & Berlin of Course disagree in the Method of proceeding, but the States incline most to the latter as being Protestants, & because the Succession Must go into the Line of the Younger Brother Prince Eugene, whose children are Protestants. I was diverted with the Duke's answer [to] the Remonstrances of H[is] P[russian] M[ajesty] — That he had been educated at Berlin, & inbibed Prussian Maxims of Government, which he had follow'd for which reason he could not help wondring that the K[ing] of Pr[ussia] could find fault with his Conduct 1764. July 6th. Edward Sedgwick to the same Lord H[ertfor]d is very apt to stand still the moment you leave off spurring. If however Clamour sh d arise on the subject of the Canada Bills, it will always appear that there has been no Neglect of this Object in the Sec^ of State whatever there may have been in the Ambassador. (P.S.) M r Reynolds has I am told finish'd your Picture of Lord Halifax. 1764. July 10th. The same to the same. . . . D'Eon was found guilty yesterday of writing a Libel against Guerchy &c, but as Term ends tomorrow he will not receive sentence till next. Lord M[ansfiel]d HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 367 they say threw out some strong things concerning the Privileges of yi^t^wb Ambassadors with an eye, you may suppose, to the Story of the Ecuyer, Westok concerning which we are still uncertain whether the Court of F[rance] Underwood, accepts the satisfaction which has been given u — 1764. July 10th. Sir James Porter to the same, from Brussels. S r John Cust passed here we talked much of you he has seen foreign countries beyond seas a little late. Took a dinner went to Antwerp so to Spa where he is D r Cust who preceded S r John likes Miss W : will marry when he returns is a genteel man brought out port wine A.' a Cheshire cheese I believe some bread tin tea spoons & ca , fear of wanting on the road a provident man — was advis'd to it — speaks good english — not a word of any other language — eats ravenously sleeps well — hopes to recover appetite rest, & ca , at Spa one M r Blencowe a Clergyman the same symptoms and M r Jones a lawer all three in Company — Jones found the Cheese & ca , cost more than it was worth for carriage particularly the port wine nous avons des drolles de voyageurs. (P.S.) I forgot to tell you that L d Halifax has wrote me a most obliging letter and pitched on me to desire his nephew Mr. Osborne may be with me, he is heartily welcome but I live in a Scene of mere idleness & little good company none to compare to y rs . 1764. July 12th. Edward Sedgwick to the same M. Guerchy has received the Answer of his Court upon the affair of the Ecuyer. They alloy him to be content with the satisfaction he has receiv'd, but insist on the Privileges of Ambassadors being ascertain' d by an Act of Pari* next Session 1764. July 13th. The same to the same. — I will take care to execute your Orders about the Picture as soon as possible. At present I under- stand M r Reynolds is in the Country, and it will be impossible, I presume, to get the picture out of his House till he returns. M r Hamilton is appointed to Naples in the room of S r James Gray, but not with so high Character or Pay A letter from Lord Rochford today assures Us that the Alliance between Spain France & Austria, which has been so much talk'd of, is not concluded, & that there will be great difficulty in persuading the House of Bourbon to admit Austria into the Family Compact, because at present tis an Affaire de Coeur, if Austria was admitted twould be Affaire de Politique. 1764. July 17th. The same to the same I call'd today at Reynolds's & find that your Picture is not yet quite finish'd. As soon as it is I will obey the Instructions you gave me (P.S.) Poor Cosby is gone Mad. — He has written to both Secr ies to say that Expences & Arrears have so thoroughly distress'd him, that he cannot go on, & must desire to come home immediately. Both Secr ies agree that That would be Ruin in every respect, and therefore his Request will be suppress'd. 1764. July 20th. The same to the same The Triple Alliance is certainly put off, but, I believe, not the less agreed on. The signing it would have alarmed all Europe, and the Parties perceivM that the End might be well answer'd by letting it lie by, till the favor- able moment should call for it 368 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Chables 1764. July 24th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard. ^iWestok * ^° not know exactly the present value of a french Underwood, Livre but I reckon it at 10 pence sterl. Esq. 1764. July 24th. James Rivers to the same, from Whitehall. — I should not have defer'd, for one post, acknowledging the favor of Your Letter, had I not gone out of Town for a Night or Two. I have long been sensible of M r Money's Merit, and Nothing could have been a stronger Confirmation of my Opinion than Your Testimony of it, or have sooner induced me to have used my poor Endeavours for his Service ; but the Object, He points at, has been long arranged, in favor of a Mr. Macartney who is to relieve Lord Buckingham, whenever the time comes for his Leaving Russia, and I am sorry to add that I do not fore- see Any other Opening likely to happen, of which Mr Money can have any Prospect to avail Himself. . . . 1764. July 24th. Sir Joseph Yorke to the same, from the Hague. My Brother thank God is in a fair way of Recovery, which is a great Comfort to me. He is a worthy, virtuous, & learned Man, and it is a loss to his Country that he had not been a Younger Brother, & forced to push himself, or that his friends had not forced him into Publick Life long since ; I could amuse you with many family stories, wherein you would be surprised to see the Modesty of my late good Father with regard to his own family, & the lukewarmness of those he supported when our advantage & interest was in question. . . 1764. Aug* 9th. D r Fountayne, Dean of York, to his brother-in- law Edward Weston There is no time fixed for payment of y e Legacies but I propose to pay M rs Chester before we part. I have paid all y e Serv tj & shall pay you when we meet at Melton. Sir Tho s Gooch came on Saturday with his son, & Daughter & housekeeper &c, he talks of staying a Month. I turned over y e house- keeping to him Yesterday. You shall have a Copy of y e Will when we meet you know I believe all y e particulars of it. On Wednesday [ go to Hunsden with M 1 ' 9 Chester. I hope to stay there but 5 or 6 days to pack up & sell off my goods there, & then to go to Melton. She then goes for a Month to M r Vachels, then returns to Town to send off her goods to Windsor, where she intends to fix in y e Bp. of Salisbury's house. I was with her to see it on Monday, there is room enough for her Family & very pleasant. I hope she will be very happyly settled, her Bro will I believe will go into y e house at Hunsden when he comes over with his Family next Month till he can meet with a place for them to his mind. [Dean Fountayne was executor to M rs Sherlock, widow of the Bishop of London, and writes from her house in Hill Street.] 1764. Aug 1 10th. Sir Joseph Yorke to the same, from the Hague. . . . . In the evening between the 16 & 17 of last Month, the Lieutenant who was to relieve the Guard of the Castle, where the dethroned Emperor Iwan is detained, (which is at Sluselbourg, within a small distance of Petersbourg) attempted to get possession of his Per- son, & according to our accounts lost his life in the attempt , . . an Estafette dispatch'd to the Russian Minister here on the 24th ult. informs him that the Empress was not yet return'd, but had named a General whose Name is Weymar to enquire into the affair, in order to HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 369 find out whether he had any Accomplices. This Letter which is from -pi^wnov M. Panin Governor of the Grand Duke, & who is principally charged Weston with the administration during the Czarina's absence says that the Underwood, Officer had forged an order from the Empress, which was discovered by — two old officers who have the Guard of the Captive Prince .... it is to be remarked that Iwan is not named, but the Prisoner is made mention of as un Inconnu que Vegarement dc son esprit, et des raisons d'etat ont fait confiner dans ce Chateau. — After that attempt we shall probably hear of many others, either against the Young Prince himself, or against those who were come into his place, and whilst the Lady is Zealous to put a Crown upon the head of another, her own totters upon her head ; we expect with impatience further particulars of this affair, which may have extraordinary Consequences, you have heard without doubt of the rumours w ch have gone abroad of the Czarina's intention to marry Poniatowski & to abdicate her Throne in favor of her Son, I own I should not be surprised at such an Idea coming into her head, but I believe it difficult to execute 176 i. Aug. L 1 tli. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Bushey Park. Lord Hertford, who you will see, persists in mis- understanding the Point, & disobeying Orders, concerning the French Arrets relative to the Canada Bills. There have been five of those Arrets ; the three first of them declared that whatever Canada Paper was not register'd at Paris within the Times thereby prefix'd should be null & void. The fourth declared what parts of the Paper so regis- tered should be paid, and the fifth appointed the Mode of Payment. H [is] ExF has been repeatedly told in the plainest words, that Our Objection goes to every one of these Arrets & to the whole of this Proceeding : But he has nevertheless supposed that the only thing to be dreaded or objected to was that the Operation of the three first Arrets, if extended to the claims of His Majesty's Subjects, would exclude them the tem- porary benefit of the two last, which we consider as a Robbery not as a Payment. And he now rejoices in having receiv'd a Letter from the D. of Choiseul which has bauish'd his fears, and declared that all the Canadian debts due to the K's Subjects shall be decided on by that very arrangement which his Exc? was directed to protest against as totally inadmissible. Instead of a Protest or even a firm demand of the execu- tion of the Treaty, you will see a flimsy palty Memorial weak as water in every part and in some injurious to our Cause, asking a new Liqui- dation as far as the K's Subjects are interested. I presume we can do nothing till we see the Answer return'd to that Mem 1 . But what shall we do after, if it is, as it may be expected, unfavorable ? Will it signify to explain to him who will not understand, or to give Orders to one who will not obey ? Or how shall we get him to pull up an Affair, in which he has done so much Mischief, when there is no getting him to put a grain of Strength or Spirit in any thing he writes ? I beg the favour of your Opinion what will be proper to be done in case of such an Answer as I expect ; and if you shall think with Lord Halifax that we must send him a Memorial ready drawn (which would probably have this good Effect that it would make him ask to be recall' d) pray give me your thoughts upon the Heads, manner & Style of it 1764. Aug fc 14th. The same to the same, from Great George Street. We have today a shocking Ace* from L d B[ucking- ha]ra, that a Lieu* on Guard upon Prince Iwan, attempted a Revolution in his Favour, and being very near overpowering the Guard in his E 84067. A A 370 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Appartment, the latter declared it to be their Orders, when they could no longer secure him, to put him to death, & they murder* cl him accord- ingly. 1764. Aug* 17th. Andrew Mitchell to the same, from Berlin. — I have just received the King's Permission to go to Spa, and thence to England M r Burnet my secretary remains here during my Absence I shall pass some weeks at Spa, if any thing occurs that you [think] proper for me to know, direct to me under our friend S ir J[ames] Porter's Cover at Bruxelles. 1764, Sept. 7th. Sir James Porter to the same, from Brussels. . . . Sir John Cust wrote to me, I answered him, made your compliments, told him of M r Charles Weston's preferment, and that I supposed the only desideratum remaining was a good marriage for one of the hand- somest & most virtuous young Laclys in England, &c, he is gone to Holland from Spa to see the room the States assemble in, he was pleased with that he saw here, returns to Spa & takes this in his way home, he pickd up the gout & health with it, he can stand another session. I told you I had M r Osborne L d Halifax proposed him a Secret? or under or what I would, he is intelligent but an Education that wants trimming he brought over a Valet de Chambre has him at near 50 L per ann. when he wants none or can have one here for 20/., never was us'd to discipline, and never will from me, all ease & delicacy — they are not convenient in a family, but I could not refuse L d H. for whom I would not do anything pity he is not in a more active station he is ex- peditious in what he does but without he slips into fortune at once will never do to serve under others — he should be in France or Spain — he wants to be an officer & demande ses aises plus qu'une dame — else sober well disposd 1764, Sept. 11th. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Bushey Park. As to Canada Paper We shall see what the Cabinet will think proper to direct, but I fear they will not hit upon any means of obtaining justice Algiers I hope will be eonsider'd this week. But Country Villas, partridge shooting &c. &c. take up so much time and so greatly increase some people's indolence & aversion to attend to any thing, that I am almost out of Hope & Patience 1764, Sept. 11th. Sir Joseph Yorke to the same, from the Hague. .... , Russia since the Tragedy of Slusselbourg has furnish'd no further anecdotes, We were promised Manifestos, trials, Examinations, & all kinds of satisfaction, but the Story is not yet made out satisfactorily, so we must live upon the old horrible one, tho' I hear Mr. Gross denies lustily even the death of Iwan. In the mean While the Glory of my friend Poniatowski seems beyond dispute, for tho' we have hitherto no account of his being Crown'd, we have no reason to Suspect that any Competitor will appear in the Field to dispute the Diadem with him An article T read this day in the English Papers gave me great concern, I mean the death of L d Halifax's daughter Lady Fanny .... 1764, Sept. 13th. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Scotland Yard I inclose Copies of Guerchy's Letter & Crawfurd's Answer on the Belleisle Affair I see no reason for being either expeditious or Civil towards France while Justice is not to be obtain'd from her in any great point, and when she does it imperfectly in a matter of inferior consequence, it is mixt with a degree of Impertinence w r hich HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION, 371 almost amounts to a second Affront, as you shall see by the Answer upon Turks Island, as soon as I can get a Copy of it, at present the clerks - are harrass'd. We are however so happy in that Answer and so taken up with our private Amusements, that we are in no haste at all to answer L d H[ertfor]d. — The Cabinet is not to meet for that purpose till this day sennight. How many disagreeable Constructions may France put upon so long a Silence ! 1764, Sept 18th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard. . . . on fryday last my Lord saw Mr. Plumer in order to put the Portugal affairs in train upon your Plan. The Gentleman was pleased to make difficulties about doing what he said has been done over and over again to no purpose, & behaved in a way that would have provoked a P[ittJ and many another Secry of S. to have turn'd (not to say kick'clj him out of his closet. To oblige L d H x however he undertook the job 1764, Sept. 20th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard L d H[alifa]x is clear that L'Estaing was authorized to make the attempt, [at Turks Island], and that his Court only only gives it up now, because they see we wont bear it 1764, Sept. 21st. Sir Joseph Yorke to Stanislaus II. King of Poland, from the Hague. — (Copy.) Sire : Voir le Diademe sur la Tete d'une Personne, qui nous a honore de son Estime efc de son Amitie, est une Satisfaction, dont cn ne doit gueres se flatter dans la Vie ; mais de la voir accorde au Merite de cet Ami, par la voix libre d'un grand Empire, est tout ce que peut le plus flatter le Coeur Sensible d'un honnete homme. Voila Sire la Situation ou je me trouve vis-a-vis de V. M Daignez, Sire, agreer dans cette Occasion unique les Voeux de toute ma famile avec les sentimens, du profond Respect, et de la haute Veneration, avec lesquels je serai toute ma Vie, Sire, de V. M. Le plus humble, le plus Soumis, et s'il m'etoit pennis d'aj outer le plus Affectionne .Serviteur. 1764, Oct 1 ' 6th. King Stanilaus II. to Sir Joseph Yorke, from War- saw. (Copy.) — De tout ce que Vous me dites, Mon cher Chevalier, dans votre Lettre de Sept 1 ' rien ne me flatte autant que 1' Assurance avec laquelle Vous comptes sur les Sentimens tendres et inviolables que je con- serverai toute ma Vie pour mes A.nciens Amis il y a longtemps que Perserverance fait ma devise, et il faudra bien y ajouter ]efestitia lente. Adieu encore une fois, et pour le Coup tout de bon. Certainem* personne, ne vous cherit, ni ne vous honore plus sincerement que Stanislaus Auguste Roy. 1764, Oct. 19th. Sir Joseph Yorke to Edward Weston, from the Hague I am much obliged to you for your compliments upon the Elevation of my friend Count Poniatowski, from whom I have had a very amiable & friendly letter since the Election to the Polish Throne. **** " J| I*^85 ,! ?? 1764, Oct. 19th. Sir James Porter to the same, from Brussels. . . . S r John Cuirt pass'd here and family all well staid but a night, the Duke of Devonshires corps [e] pass'd ou with passport, air and exercise did S r John's business the water's fmish'd the Duke he had some part a small one of the brain of a more fluid or more solid nature than the other I dont know well which, had no sutors in the scull, he might have liv'd sometime longer if it had not been for Spa you will know by .this time that Iwans death has been acknowledg'd by authority ..... a A 2 Charles Fleetwood Weston tjxdebwook, Esq. 372 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Esq. Char lbs the poor boy fell a strange victim his personal failings is a bad apology. ^Westoh 1 * ^ e are ve g eta tives formed by education who found him so ill ? what is Unqerwood, become of the father and the two other children for there are two, brought up under other names near Archangel in the Archbishops hands they know not their own origin Poniatowski is King the first peaceable election ever known in that kingdom, even John Sobieski had difficulties we must see what will follow L d Shelburn pass'dhere in his way to Paris. Paris is full chock full 1764. Oct. 20th. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from St. James's. The Attorney General reported that the N° Briton, N° 103, is a Libel, and that the Author Printer &c. might be prosecuted by Indict- ment or Information. Doubts however arose upon the Expediency of prosecuting at this time, and nothing has yet been done in it Two letters have lately appear'd in the St. James's Chronicles, the one sign'd Civicus & the other X, which have given much offence, and they are now under the Attorney Gen ls consideration. 1764, Oct. 22nd. Colonel James Adolphus Oughton to M r Adair from Nuneham I am heartily sorry that you have had so much trouble about this worthless fellow Hawke; but hope your friend will be satisfy'd with his having his Discharge, in case of the Regiment's goeing abroad ; and in the mean time, no Orders shall be given for takeing him up — I had three fellows deserted this week 1764, Oct. 23rd. Edward Sedgwick to Edward Weston, from Bushy Park Having got the Papers translated which passed between Jamineau & the Neapolitan Ministers on the Death of S r Nath[aniel] Thorold, I think his Representation of their conduct by no means a fair one. They do not refuse to perform the 34 Art : of the Treaty of 1667, but think the Case of S r Nath : (who died possess'd of half of the Island of Caprea, which he had purchased) not such an one as that Art : was meant to provide for. Accordingly they say "that H[is] Sicplian] Maj[esty} considering that this Affair is not relative to Commerce, but to Inherit- ance, which belongs to the G. C. of the Vic (Great Chamber of the Vice Royalty, I suppose) has ordered that this Tribunal shall immediately cause that with the greatest diligence & exactitude, the requested In- ventory be taken, the whole property secured & make ther Report to his Majesty." On this as on many former Occasions they do the thing you ask, tacitly but never openly denying the Validity of the Treaty of 1667, a point which they mean as we know by many proofs, to avoid the Discussion of at least at present 1764, Oct 13th. Sir George Baker, M.D., to the same, from Jermyn Street The Minority has rec'd another wound by the death of the D[uke] of D[evonshire]. He has left 30,000/. to his Daughter, & 4,000/. p r ann to his two younger Sons : And he has left 5,000/. to Mr. Conway. Accounts from Worplesdon inform us, that the P[rovost] of Eton has had no return of pain these last 5 weeks. Therefore perhaps he may perhaps languish on for years, but I fear it will be vita vix vitalis. M rB Wollaston had the same disorder 20 years. The D[uke] of C[umberlau]d has been very ill of St. Anthony's fire, which has produced more than one abscess, & has made more than one painful operation necessary. People had got their mourning in great forwardness ; & probably they may find occasion for it ere it be long. Tis not likely that such a body should keep long out of the grave. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 373 I expect the Speaker every day. He left Spa ten days a£0 ; but the Charles wind has been in his teeth ; and it has been high enough to frighten Weston Ladies. Usderwood, The size of my house induces me to think of a Com- J^' panion more particularly than I have hitherto done. I am sure of your approbation as to my pious intention. As to the event, that I leave to Providence. — Illi Notum qui Pueri, qualisque futura Uxor. However all this is, at present, undecided & uncertain. .... 1764. Oct. 27th. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Bushy Park. .... My Lord [Halifax] entirely approves your Idea of checking the Insolence of [the] N[orth] B[riton] &c. and the Mode which you suggest of doing it : And I am persuaded his Ldsp will follow it, but he waits at present for the Att? G[eneral]'s report on Civicus & X . . . I enclose a letter from Col. Oughton to M r Adair He says that before the three desertions mention'd in this Letter there were 17 others, and that the giving a discharge to a deserter, at such a time, would be such an Encouragement to desertion as he cannot answer. . . he thinks the utmost he can venture to do, is to abstain from all En- deavours to apprehend Hawke, and to give him a discharge when the Regiment goes abroad (which it is expected it will do) in the Spring. I heartily wish I could obtain a more speedy & compleat Accomplish- ment of your Request. 1764. Oct. 30th. The same to the same, from Bushy Park. . . . I saw Reynolds a few weeks ago & pointed out certain Objections which struck me, as well in the Face as the Figure of your Picture of Lord Halifax. And he admitted them so far as to say he would desire another half hours sitting which he has not been able to obtain. But I will remind the Sitter and the Painter whenever a good Oppor- tunity offers 1764. Nov 1 ' 1st. The same to the same, from Great George Street. . . . . It is said that D'Eon is preparing to run away, to avoid the Sentence which he is to expect from the Court of K's Bench in the four first days of the Term which begins the 6 th — But I have no notion that he will expose his Liberty & Life, as he must do by running to any other Country, to avoid what in comparison can be but a flea bite 1764. Nov. 6th. The same to the same, from Great George Street. - . . . My Lord [Halifax] desires his kindest Compliments to you and bids me assure you that he will give Reynolds the first half hour he can spare. I will get him to fix it with Reynolds as soon as possible, & do everything that can depend on me towards getting the Picture into Park Place where I trust I shall have the Pleasure of seeing you in about two Months 1764. Nov r 6th. Dudley Cosby to the same, from Copenhagen. . . Your Idea of the life we lead entertained me extremely ; ever since the Court removed to Fredensburg, a Palace 25 miles off, there has literally been not half the Society or Amusements here you have at Somerby. Once a fortnight we go the 25 miles & back again after having paid our Court to His Danish Majesty & dined at a table kept at Court for 374 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles that purpose, once a week we have our Conferences with the Minister T Westo°x D ^ or f° re ig n Affairs & the rest of ones time one is at full Liberty to underwood, indulge ones meditations, for as for a sensible conversible society, there EsQ - is no such thing, and I find the advantage of avoiding what little private Company there is, for everyone of the midling sort are delighted to be able to distort a Strangers discourse into something improper to bring him into a scrape, of which I see daily examples among my Brethren of the Corps Dip : at the same time sailing on quietly myself without meeting with the least rub. People are now returning to Town and the Court will arrive in about a fortnight. Then will begin what is called pleasure, twice a week Court in the forenoon and dining at a long Table of about 50 Covers twice a week appartim 3 chez S. M. la Heine & two or three times a week dinners at private houses of 50 or 60 Covers with Cards, Suppers as numerous as the Dinners & Cards again these dinners and suppers are really sumptuous & elegant, tho' rather too abundant in victuals, & they serve them, not in the filthy manner you see gjaudy entertainments in France, but with a neatness & decorum that comes very near the Tables of our english ISoblemen, all these entertainments pass away with a ceremonious reservedness that never wears off, you hardly know relationship or connexion by seeing People together without farther information & M r Titley who has been here these 36 years does not seem to be a whit more intimate with one than another so that I may well content myself with the share of general well being I am so fortunate as to have. Adieu my D r Sir the post is going out. 1764, Nov. 9th. Sir James Porter to the same, from Brussels. — . . . My wife's sister an infirm young woman who could not stay alone in Turkey without friend or relation was to have return'd from thence to be here next summer, but finding a good opportunity she is departed from Constantinople to come by the way of France she is arriv'd in her way at Smyrna My friend & much yours Mitchell is here, sometime, & I shall keep him as long as I can to recover, he told me long before your letter that if you was not in London he would run down into Lincolnshire he loves you & knows your friend- ship and I love him for it . . . . An odd event of the King of the Romans he had a meeting at Toplitz with the Princess Cundegonda of Saxony did not like the name or the face or the hair for she is red and is now gone to Straubing to have a peep at the Bavarian not hand- some neither The Russians are angry on a comment publish'd in the chronicle or a paraphrase of that Courts declaration on the death of I wan, reports are spread that Prince Anthony Ulrick the father is dead, not certain, also that the Empress is for fixing a Succes- sion in favour of the unfortunate family .... when I pass'd through Poland I met a confidant of the late King's & of that Court one Camarowski I had known as sent from them or him at Constantinople, he told me then confidentially that the late King, Bruhl and his friends were working to abolish the lib[e]rum veto and to determine by a majo- rity. Desperate as that King's affairs were they hoped to succeed. I represented the impossibility .... I rather think any King who will risk it risks his throne and I should think this one too wise to set about it, and his frontier neighbours not such fools as to suffer it. . . . the Kingdom is potent immensely populous and with discipline might make all the continent tremble, it would raise an enormous power, & the moment it happens the whole system of Europe has or must take, another extraordinary form. S r J s Lowther has passed through here & brings us the news of Churchills death at Boulogne, he went thither HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 375 with one M r Coates to visit Wilkes who is return'd to Paris, who will Charles sing away at present the heroes & deeds of heroes. . . . F Weston^ Underwood, 1764, Nov. 10th. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Bushy Park. Esq- . . . . Potter return'd yesterday from Madrid .... you will probably be surprized to hear that many Regiments and a considerable Artillery are marching to the Frontiers of Portugal, and immense Maga- zines are forming in the adjacent Provinces. What all this may end in God above knows 1764, Nov r 20th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard. . . M. D'Eon who was to have receiv'd his sentence on fryday last did not think proper to appear ; but chose rather to take post in the neighbourhood of Whitehall, in the Verge of the Court, well advised, I suppose, that the common Capias would not venture to violate that Privilege. It has happened just so, & it is now a question to the Attorney G[eneral] whether the House so situate or any other House may lawfully be broken open, in order to apprehend him. You will readily conceive that in the mean time Guerchy & his Court are ready to go mad at this unexpected Defeat of what they have so long & impatiently expected 1764, Nov. 22nd. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard, . . . The House when D'Eon was said to have taken refuge has been search'd, but he was not found. Gu : says they have purposely let him escape, and I cannot deny but there are appearances that are very unfavourable either to Mr. A or Mr. W ov both. (P.S.) The Atty Gr[eneral] has reported that the Letters signed Civicus & X (sometime ago in the Papers) cannot be prosecuted with effect. 1764, Nov r 27th. The same to the same. — It is not in my Power to explain the Mystery about d'Eon. Mystery there certainly is, & I do not meet with any body that understands it at all. Capias was issued, as I conceive, by the Court of King's Bench, for not appearing, which is Contempt. What the Attorney or Mr. W had to do with the execution of that Writ I know not ; but since it was the fashion of that day to believe they had, Orders were given to the latter particularly to do his utmost ; but D'Eon nevertheless is still at large, & has been seen, they say, in the streets. . . . . I remain in the utmost distress and Difficulty with respect to the Answer on the subject of the Canada bills. I am thoroughly con- vinced by your Arguments, and entirely espouse your Doctrine. But my Lord [Halifax] agrees with L d M[ansfield] as to sole & exclu- sive Liquidation, and we are accordingly to proceed on that Plan, which if it should succeed, would, as I conceive, but leave us just where we are at this moment .... But to give up all Objection to the particular parts of the Plan of Answer proposed by L d M.,the executing it requires much more Knowledge & Ability than I can pretend to. I have therefore suggested the employing Dr. Campbell, as a learn'd & a very able Man, M r Stanhope proposed Leonidas Glover, as an able man and a Merchant too. But my Lord has so much objection to employing Strangers to Office (which I own I am averse to also, if it be possible to avoid it) that I see no way left but my own Endeavours at what I am sure I can never accomplish. It is upon a Point too which will be publick enough ere long, and the Disgrace I shall do my Master & myself will be spread over Europe & America. I am in Agonies when I think on it ! 376 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. 1764. Nov. 29th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard. . . . I must have express'd myself very ill if I mention'd D'Eon's escape from Whitehall as an Escape from Custody ; he had taken Refuge there but was never under Restraint ; his Asylum was search'd by the Sheriffs people, but they found him not. And Mr. Ph[elps] says he has almost positive Proof that the people employ'd to take him were corrupted 1764. Dec 1 " 1st. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard. . . . I have, with much difficulty, got about half way thro' the Draught of a Memorial on the Subject of the Canada bills, and I hope tomorrow to finish it. It will be however a miserable Paper, unless (which is hardly to be expected) L d M[ansfield] should be kind enough to amend it I know nothing more about the house in this neighbourhood, than what you have seen in the Papers. D'Eon is not taken, that is certain. And the common report is that He & De Vergy (a name which you will recollect) are concerting means to get a Bill of Indictment found against G[uerchy] for an attempt to get D'Eon assassinated. My Brother S[tanhope] upon a Conversation with the Advocate Gen 1 finds it unnecessary to send him any historical deduction con- cerning the Treaty of 1667 or the Succession of the Crown to the Two Sicilies. The Ad[vocate] says he knows all that & only wishes to have Extracts or Copies of such Letters as shew the Reasons upon which the Neapolitan Ministers have thought proper to deny the Obligation of that Treaty. 1764. Dec r 4th. The same to the same, from Great George Street. . . . . I have the Comfort to have acquitted myself of the Dra*. of Memorial on the Canada bills (for tis to be sent to L d H[ertford] ready cut and dried) to the Satisfaction of my Master. Tis now gone to L d M[ar.sfield] that we may know how far tis conformable to that Opinion upon which it is founded. 1764. Dec. 6th. Lovel Stanhope to the same, from St. James's. — Was my Brother in Town I am sure he would desire me to return You his Thanks for your Civility in giving him the preference of your House in Park Place in the Time of my ever to be regretted Friend M r Cha s Stanhope, I should certainly have [had] it at any price, if I was so happy to have a Family to inhabit it, but it is much too large for a single man like me tho' I had it for nothing. My Brother Sedgwick laments you every Day, but with much less Reason than I should, even tho' I had been so happy to have worked with you, as he did, before you left us. I comfort myself however, sometimes with the Reflection that, tho' I never knew but one Weston I have known a great many undersecretaries P.S. If you was famous for writing a fine Hand, I sh d make appologies & hope to be forgiven for not writing this over again. 1764. Dec 1 ' 8th. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Scotland Yard. — I have already acquainted you that my draught of a Mem 1 on the Subject of the Canada bills was sent to L d M[ansfield] and that we were expecting with impatience his Opinion upon it. Yesterday morn- ing he sent word that he desired me to see him that Evening and I had accordingly the honour to attend him. He prefaced upon many other points by way of common Conversation, in which however he took occasion to give a serious Caution against placing too much Confidence in the Reports of the Advocate G. v. ho as he sl.e^v'd me, had made two HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 377 or three palpable Blunders in his late Report upon the Case of the Charles Santiss a Trinidad. He commended however the discretion of the ^westo? 1 * Latter to Massar[en]o which, tho' founded on it, had avoided the most underwood, considerable blunders. This exordium was to introduce, imperceptibly — ' almost, a disapprobation of the whole draught submitted to his perusal he was too polite to tell me he disapproved it, but he show'd me he did, by dictating to me an entire Memorial, which, I own, appears to me to be excessively able & masterly. As soon as I possibly can I will send you the orig 1 draught of it, in the mean time I will only say that he has treated the Subject upon great Principles; and general Propositions, by which he shews that Fr[ance] has done nothing yet which carries even the Appearance of an Endeavour to perform the Engagement which she is under, by both the Ties which I had already mention'd, & he has convinced me that it is therefore idle & useless to enter into the discussion of the practical facts asserted by the Fr[ench] Memorial, which would be treating them as if they were to the purpose, & would therefore prejudice our Cause This difficult business has at length, I thank God, taken the best turn it could for my ease & I hope for my Masters Safety, & precisely that which you foretell in your favour of the 4th, for he that disliked the proposed Dra* has condescended to amend it. I need not tell you that it must be a profound Secret that He had any hand in it or was ask'd a question about it — Before the Work is dispatched to Paris however, the other M[iniste]rs are to be consulted upon it, so that it is possible, considering the haggling Genius of Some of them, that we may not be so near the getting rid of it as I am willing to hope. 1764. Dec r 10th. Sir James Porter to the same, from Brussels. Mitchell departed hence somewhat com- plaining he is relaxed like an old fiddle string, went on friday seven- night for Ghent, and was token ill there staid four days called for the lancet, and will kill himself bleeding & quacking if our phy- sicians in England do not put an end to it my wife gave me a girl the 2 nd now the 9 th as well as can be wish'd the little girl a fine child well grown my sister in law I believe will not arrive this winter so the case with M r 0[sborne] will not exist he is so worthy and good a young man I can- not part with him out of my house without the last necessitye now less than ever for I nurse him he has something bad on the region of the lungs he says that six years past when he was so the physicians in England thought it consumptive be it so which I beat him out of as much as possible his great temperance virtue & sobriety may keep him alive to 80. I carried him to my friend D r Brady who lay at home gently, he ordered an easy bleeding this is a damned climate sometimes dry & sharpe sometimes humid & heavy for such ills. 1 couch him with myself L cl Hfalifax] should do something to help out this young man so good a one should be the object of his case any sedentary business will demolish him. I go lengths on paper . I cannot but observe from this Polish Election the essential necessity there is of keeping france low to keep her quiet. She did what she could to disturb and excite disorder but was over- come by impotency. She bark'd and could not bite, had she been prosperous she would have inverted the very vitals of Poland : excited a bloody Civil War I wrote S r George [Amyand] to remind him of [your son William in] India. M r 0[sborne] has had a bad night complains again, I dread this beginning in ibis season here. I am afraid he will turn in a bad way. I shall do all possible. 378 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles 1764. Dec r 11th. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Scotland F w5™T Yard. ...... S r Horace Mann thinking that M* Gravicr's Uxderwood, departure from Leghorn might afford the Imperial Court a pretence (if they should chuse to accept it) for waiving their Objection to restoring the Daughter, without any Condition, has very prudently taken occa- sion to write to the Regency, who have relish'd the Idea so well, that he has great hopes it will succeed. The Attorney Generals son is to be appointed Resident at Rome, in the room of the late Minister M r Colebrooke, if M r G[renville] can be prevail'd on to allow the latter a decent Subsistence 1764. r>ec r 13th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard. I trust we shall tomorrow be rid of the great & difficult business of Canada bills, at least for some time. The draught of the Reply which I mentioned to you is to be read this evening: to the M[iniste]rs. And it is intended to dispatch it tomorrow to Paris. I have already acquainted you that that the Reply consists of general Principles, which being applied, demonstrate the general Justice of the Case. Tis to be accompanied with a Letter full of Canada knowledge, tending to refute the particular Assertions of the French Answer, which knowledge is only to enable L d Hfertford] in case of necessity to speak with knowledge to those particulars. The original Draught of the Reply is now in the hands of the Clerk who is making a fair Copy of it, but by the next Post I have my Lords^ leave to send it you desiring you only to observe the utmost Secrecy with respect to its Author. To complete the thing I will accompany it with a Copy of the Letter in which it is to be sent 1765. Dec r 13th. Sir Andrew Mitchell to the same, from London. I have at last accepted of the Commission of return- ing again to Berlin and I am to Kiss the King's hands at next Monday, on which day a Minister will likewise be declared by the King of Prussia to come to England on his part. I shall think myself very lucky if I do not lose by this second mission, the small Credit I have acquired by the first. His Majesty is pleased to promise a solid mark of his favour before I set out, which I hope will not be for some months, as indeed it would be hard & perhaps dangerous in my present state of health to travel through that country at this season, which how- ever if the Kings business requires I will attempt. This day the King has been pleased to honour me with the Order of the Bath. I trouble you with all this about myself as the only return I can make you for the many years of your friendship the continuance of which I still hope for. [This letter has apparently been bound in this volume by mistake.] 1764. Dec r 19th. Sir Joseph Yorke to the same, from the Hague. I am quite agreed with you in opinion that appear- ances are favourable for the continuance of our Truce with Bourbon, & as our reputation is high since the last War, the putting our hands with firmness to the hilt of our Sword whenever ill used, or our pulses felt, may certainly help to preserve it a good while ; I have been convinced of it by the late Transactions, & that much condemned & exploded Measure of Lord Anson's, for taking the French Ships before the open Declaration of the last War has contributed (from the apprehension of a repetition) more than any tiling to repress the D[uke] of Choiseuls vivacity ; of this I had some strong proofs & it gave me great pleasure. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 379 You will have heard of the negotiation with my Brother Charles, I Fleetwood was sorry to find it had not succeeded, because I should have been glad Weston to see him in the K's Service again, where I natter myself that his Talents V * J> eSJ. 00D ' & Integrity would have been of some use; It gave me great satisfac- — tion to find in general, for I know no particulars, that his audience was satisfactory, & that the Royal Countenance continued graciously to shine upon the family who I am sure harbour no sentiment they would be ashamed to avow upon publick affairs, tho' there may be many of more abilities. 1764. Dec 1 ' 20. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Scotland Yard. A [Spanish] Piaster is, I believe, about the value of a Crown. ..... The Attorney Gen ls Son is appointed to day to be Minister at Beru in the room of M r . Colebrooke, who is to have 500/. a year till he is otherwise provided for. Some people say Murray would be glad to return from Venice. If that should be so Colebrooke will probably be sent thither. 1764. Dec r 21st. Sir James Porter to the same, from Brussels. . . . . our friend Mitchell is now since the 10th in England & I suppose you will have heard from him he fears the hurry of London. Notwithstanding what has been written from Turkey my sister in law is on her way this winter M r Osborne is well or better infinitely but his lungs are to be taken care of no application nor exten- sive exercise will do 1764. Dec r 22nd. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Scotland Yard I am sorry to tell you that poor Cosby is ill, and M r Titleys Letter which brings that News yesterday seems to imply more than it says. He mentions only a feverish disorder, preceding partly from cold and partly from uneasiness of Mind, of which M 1 ' T. knows not the cause : but he concludes with saying he has taken the Cypher into his own Custody till M r Cosby shall be in a condition to make use of it. These words, combined with his having lately sent two official dispatches unsigned, make my Lord apprehensive that his head is affected. 1764. Dec 1 ' 25th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard. But it is certain such preparations have been made by Spain on the Frontiers of Portugal as leave the latter no room to doubt of being attack'd this winter. Mallo has told L d H[alifa]x they expect it, & that they have sent for Count La Lippe, modestly throwing out Hopes & Expectations of Englands generous Assistance. I am very glad to tell you that his Lordship embraced that opportunity of blaming those Ministers who upon the former Occasion had been such quixots in their Assistance, telling him that H.M's. Subjects had long suffer'd were still suffering a worse treatment than they met with in the Barbary States and worse than the natural enemies of Portugal received at her hands, & that till those Grievances [of the British Merchants at Oporto and Lisbon] were redressed, his Court might depend that, while He L d H[alifa]x was Minister, they should never obtain a soldier, a seaman, nor a Guinea from England. Mallo was much frighten'd, would have denied the Facts, but could by no means refute them. He will no doubt give his Court an account of this Conversation, and tis to be hoped it may, in the present juncture, prepare the way for a successful Applica- tion. (P S.) .... Prussia is prodigiously obliged to Us for having acquainted her with some Symptoms of intended Treachery's, but we 380 HISTORICAL MAN C SCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleotwood have no Treaty of Commerce yet, much less any of Alliance. And Weston a n that is certain is that neither will be concluded by L d Buckingham- Underwood, , . J & Esq. shire. We are hitherto successful in Sweden in carrying Elections, in order to overturn the French System : But we have already mist carrying a Capital Point, for want of 600/. and I make no doubt but our Oeconomy will prevent our doing anything of Consequence 1764. Dec r 27th. The same to the same, from Horton My Lord [Halifax] is already acquainted with M r Osborne's bad state of health. S r James [Porter] wrote me word of it by the same Post which brought the Letter I sent you, and his Lordship has written to S r James in consequence of it. He is however much obliged to you for your obliging attention. We have here Lord Hillsborough & Lord Barrington & M r F. Montagu and we expect Lord Sandwich and M r Phelps, tomorrow or next day. 1764. Dec r 29th. The same to the same, from Horton if F [ranee] refuses to depart at all from what she has done, I fear the poor Canada Creditors are in a deplorable situation, for this Country will hardly go to War, to procure them satisfaction, I suppose. But I reckon France's game will be to neglect & delay, without refusing, till She herself is ripe for War and then cancell at once all her Other unper- form'd Engagements. We have not further tidings of poor Cosby. Your conjecture seems highly probable, and makes one the more anxious to hear further. If Murray should be disposed as he is said to be, to resign his post at Venice, 1 fancy my Lord will take that Opportunity to removing Cosby, and replace him with M r Colebrook. Mr. Montagu who desires his best Compliments to you, has inform' d me that the present Master of the Bolls is a Man of good Character but no great parts ; he was in vast business, particularly amongst the Dissenters, in Chancery, & his Practice is supposed to have brought him in much more than his present Station will do to which he is said to have been advanced at the instance of his Patron the Lord Chancellor who means to ease himself greatly by the Appointment Original Letters from the Weston Papers, Vol. VII. 1765-1770. 1765. Jan? 3rd. Edward Sedgwick to Edward Weston We have nothing new of any Importance I will therefore only detain you to say that there is only a special Letter from Cosby, in which he mentions in express terms his having been out of his Senses, but seems to have quite recover'd them. 1 765. Jan? 5th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard. . . . The Fr[ench] Corr[esponden]t [Lord Hertford] writes us word he has deliv'd the Reply [as to the Canada Bills], and receiv'd for Answer from the Great Personage to whom he gave it, that it should be cousider'd, but he was persuaded there could be nothing in it of sufficient weight to induce his Master to depart from the Plan he had laid down. The Corres- pondent says not a word as to the Effect the Reply had on himself, or the Information contain'd in the Letter which accompanied it 1765. Jan? 8th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard. . . . You will see in the Papers that D r Robinson, Bishop of Kildare, is appointed Primate [of Ireland]. A fresh Event calls again for serious HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 381 Deliberation with regard to the Kingdom itself ; for Lord Shannon is Fleetwood dead : the news arriv'd yesterday. There will never be so favourable uwDrawboD an Opportunity to put an End to the absurd System ; I hope it will not esq. ' be rejected but upon due Consideration. I have great satisfaction in acquainting you that the very disagreeable Business of M rs Graviers daughter is brought of a sudden to an happy conclusion. Court Scilern has assured Lord S[tormont] by order of his Court that she shall be deliver'd to whom ever H. M's Minister at Florence shall appoint to receive her at Leghorn. He wanted some Assurances that the Girl should be at Liber ty to chuse her Religion when she should attain the Age of 13 years, but having been satisfied that the Laws of this Country will not allow the Parent to use any Com- pulsion in Matters of Religion, & consequently that the Mother could not hinder the daughter from turning Catholick if she would, he was quite content and the Restitution was agreed on, free from any Con- dition. 1765. Jan? 10th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard. . . . My Lord had a Letter yesterday from Cosby, by which he appears to be greatly shock'd at the Disorder which lately befell him. He says that he had taken his Resolution to beg to be recall' d and to live at home in Retirement, but on the Advice of M. Bernstorff, he defers it for the present. In the meantime he desires a trusty Messenger may be sent to remain with him till his Return, or till he is enabled to take Care of himself & resume his Functions. All this seems to argue a strong Persuasion that the Disorder will return 1765. Jan? 15th. The same to the same. — I am sorry that I cannot venture to give you more than a negative Satisfaction upon the subject of your last favour. By this Conveyance I can only say the Event which you alluded to [the appointment of Robinson as Primate of Ireland] was not owing to any Interest that ought to have con- tributed to it. The qualities of the Successor are by no means accomodated to the Purposes for which you suppose they may have been chosen, being in all Points (except Ability), the same as those of the Predecessor, who is supposed to have established this extraordinary suc- cession before he departed. It seems to me a Miracle that so strong & so new a Step should not have produced any great Consequences, but I shall think it a greater Miracle still if such an insult, patiently born does not produce another and another and finally blow up everything. . . . . The great Trial of the Opposition will be on Tuesday next when the old question about General Warrants is to come on in the House of Commons. 1765, Jan7 15th. Sir James Porter to the same, from Brussels. . . . M r Osborn is determin'd for the South of France and if I was Lord Halifax he should fix at Naples or Florence, S r Horace Mann went over with his coffin on board of the ship, and is now well in very advanc'd years, let him succeed him, he is a very amiable sensible worthy young man .... I have receiv'd a singular letter from honest Cosby. I send you the extract combine it .... I suspect by a hint from Gordon that Tptley] used to write the marrow and flower & leave him the bones and bran. I should be sorry for any thing which might hurt or affect him as he is a worthy young man and you will see his uneasiness of any suspicion that he was wrong in his senses. . . . 1765, Jan? 17th. Edward Sedgwick to the same I have the pleasure to acquaint you that we receiv'd yesterday a Letter from 382 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleetwood ^en Gage tne g 00 ^ News of his having reduced the worst of Weston savages the Shawanese & Delaware to accept Peace on his own Terms. Uni>|*™od, He has obliged them to deliver to him all their Prisoners (about 200) to — appoint Deputies to go to S r W m Johnson to conclude Peace on the Conditions he shall impose, & to give several of their Chiefs as Hostages that their Nations shall forbear all further Hostilities & ratify the Peace to be concluded by their Deputies. M[ajor] G[eneral] Gage concludes with saying he thinks he may now natter himself that the Tranquility of the Country is restored & a General Peace concluded. . . . . My Lord desires his best compliments to you and assures you he will give Mr. Reynolds the first Hour he can spare. 1765. Jany 19th. The same to the same, from Bushy Park. . . . With regard to M r Cosby whose Misfortune I very sincerely lament, every thing I believe will go as you wish. Leave to return was sent out to him on Tuesday night, and it was hinted to M r Titley that it is hoped he will immediately come away. . . . 1765. Jan? 22nd. The same to the same. — I cannot inform you with any certainty whether M r Pitt is laid up with the Gout : But I under- stand it to be undoubtedly true that S r Harry Pincent has left him his Fortune which, tho' People differ as to the .Amount of it, all agree to be very considerable. 1765. Jan> r 31st. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard. . . . The adjourned debate upon General Warrants, which came on on tues- day, lasted till six o'clock Yesterday morning ; Some alteration was made in the question of last year, by which it was, as I understand, almost converted into a previous Question : And it was at length resolved by a Majority of 35 that this is not a proper time for coming to a Resolution upon the Point. Mr. Grenville, Mr. Cha s Townshend, M r Hussey, and M r Dyson are said to have done themselves great Honour in the course of the Debate. It is believ'd that the R* Hon ble W[illiam] G[erard] Ham[ilton] voted with the Majority. 1765. Feby 9th. The same to the same, from Bushy Park S r John Goodricke has been extremely fortunate & successful in his Endeavours at Stockholm ; After having carried the Election of the Speakers in the three Orders of Clergy, Burghers & Peasants, lie has crown'd all by getting Coll° Rudbeck chosen Marechal de la Diete in Opposition of the Efforts of France in favour of M. de Fersen. It seems now to be in our Power to do what we please in Sweden, if we do not stop short out of Oeconomy, as has been our constant Practice, & lose the benefit of all that has been done already. 1765. Feby 14th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard What you have heard of the Refractoriness of the Colonies is very true. There are several Resolutions of American Assemblies, in which they almost deny or strongly remonstrate against the Right of the Parliament to tax them, which are directed by Order in Council to be laid before the Parliament. But first it is thought proper to establish that Right by a new execution of it, and in the strongest instance, an internal Tax, that of the Stamp Duty. It is remarkable that the Colonies can find no Champions to oppose that Measure, and that there are Petitions in town from some of them to the two Houses which they can not get any Member to present. . . . 1765. Feby 19th. The same to the same, from S* James's We have a very extraordinary Story from Constantinople, in which it HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 383 seems extremely difficult to know what to do. A Danish Subject (M. Fleetwood Feroe) comes with his wife in 1762 & settles at Rosette near Alex- L T^|^f p andria in the same house with Mr. W[ortley] M[ontague]. Some time Esq. after he sets out upon commercial business for Holland, leaving his Wife behind. As soon as he is gone Mr. M attempts the Wife's virtue, & meeting with difficulty, forges a Letter with Advice of the Husbands death. To prevent his return, he sends a Letter to the Husband, with whom he kept up a Correspondence, acquainting him his Wife was dead & that he had therefore sent all his Effects to meet him at Marseilles. The Husband having occasion however to return to ^Egypt learns at Smyrna the whole Truth of these pretty Proceedings, flies to the Danish Ambassador at Constantinople who applies to Mr. Grenville, declaring that if the Complainant did not receive Justice at his hands, he must, ruin'd & dishonor'd as he was, have recourse to Turkish Justice. Mr. G[renville] alarm'd at the Consequences of such a Precedent as the latter Expedient would afford, prevails on the Dane to desist from that & writes home for Orders, observing very justly that the Laws of England cannot operate there & if they could, he is in no Capacity to execute them. We omit giving him any Answer, from the utter Impossibility of giving any Directions in so singular a Case But I suppose we shall hear of it from the Court of Denmark, and come when it will, We shall be very unable to know what to say to it, unless you are so good as to suggest some Expedient. If the Case were be- tween an Englishman & a Turk, the Treaty of 1675 has provided the mode of Redress but in this Case no Turk has or pretends to have any Interest. 1765, Feb? 19th. Sir James Porter to the same, from Brussels. . . . . M r Osborn is gone from Paris to Montauban he went from hence I think as weak as coud be, and I believe as I told him finds the very journey to Paris has made a difference I find my secretary Planta who is well pleased with me and his situation whom God knows I have form'd is eg'd on by his father an honest clergyman who knows as much of the World as a broome Stick, and by a Sister he has with Miss Bowes to take upon him the care of a young man, our M r Liddel nephew to Lord Ravensworth whether he is fit for it he knows best, 200/. p. ann. for the time their favour [lasts], fear of disobliging will I apprehend take him away or rather it is determind. I have therefore desird to know M r Osborn's resolution from his brother S r George if he returns as he says he will in 4 m s then I shall take only a scribe for a drudge in oeconomicks and leave all else to him if not something better publick news I have little is it to be believed that the french court are debauching all the soldiers of their allies out of their very garrisons a chap has been introduced here by their minister in all com- panies as a student in politicks, who is an officer & whose recruiters has been seized in the town taking away the soldiers of Charles Lorrain's regiments passports found on them the minister here privy, by their con- fession they debauchd 120 sworn them disfigurd them with paint wiggs cloathes hats they had chests full the passports are said to be from Choiseul himself but altho civil & military here rave & cry out as they are at present an appendix to the Court of Versailles it may be hush'd up, tho it is difficult for the people here to conceive why so good an ally should debauch & diminish their army concernd in a common cause a conduct they could expect best of the Prussian. 1765. Feb. 21st. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from St. James's. S r J[ohn] G[oodricke] has work'd Miracles at Stockholm, He has carried the Elections of the Secret Commee by a Majority of 384 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. f £harles 42 to 8, above 5 to 1, and tis said we may do whatever wo plense there : Westoi: What that will be, I cannot pretend to say. UnD Esq° 0D ' 1 believe 1 ma 7 venture to assure you that M r P[itt] has not — resign'd his Pension, and that nobody suspects him of such an Inten- tion. The Call of tho House came from the Opposition where they gave Notice of their intended Attack, but tis imagined the Arch Patriot has too low an Opinion, of the Party & its Leaders, to mount his War Horse in their behalf this year, unless some great & unexpected Turn should happen in their favour. 1765. Feby 23rd. The same to the same. — I find upon Enquiring of Mr. Morin that you are perfectly right about the Family Compact : A Copy of it was received from S r Joseph Yorke in April 1762, but it was pocketed by Mr. Jenkinson, and has never been return'd since. I have desired Mr. Rivers (as it is the Property of that Office) to attempt the Recovery of it, but I fear there is little Chance of his succeeding, as it is 50 to 1 it cannot now be found. Your doubts with regard to the Up shot of all we are doing in Sweden appear to me perfectly well founded. However S r J[ohn] G[oodricke] may flatter himself or Us with the hopes of a defensive Alliance without a Subsidy I cannot pursuade myself that Sweden either can or will make so losing a bargain. And if Preemption is all we can obtain, it is worth nothing to Her who seems determined not to part with a farthing 1765. Feby. 26th. The same to the same, from S* James's. — I am extremely sensible of your excessive Goodness in taking so much trouble & giving me your thoughts so fully upon the disagreeable Affair of M r W. M[ontague]. If there were no Treaty at all, you think & I agree that we could not refuse to submit the Criminal to Turkish Justice ; the Treaty does not exempt him from that Justice, it stipulates only that it shall be done with the Participation of the English Ambassador, & in his Presence my Lord seem'd very much to approve your Suggestion (for which I return you many thanks) of communi- cating the Matter to the great Relation of the Party accused [i.e. to Lord Bute]. I believe he will first take that Step and I hope he will take it immediately 1765. Feby 28th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard.— I am glad you like my old Master & Friend Mr. S[oame] J[enyns] who seems upon all Occasions to adopt the Rule Ridiculum acri fortius et melius — None of the Colonies have as yet denied the Authority of the British Parliament to tax them, on the contrary several have expressly acknowledged it to be their Duty to obey at the same time that they have remonstrated against the Acts of the last year. It is nevertheless certain that there is a great deal of ill Humour amongst them which shews itself in different Modes of Resentment ; And Letters have been this day receiv'd at the War Office from Jamaica (tho' we have none) with Advice of the Assembly of that Island having refused to continue the usual Additional Pay to the King's Troops, who are thereupon on the Point of mutinying. . . . , . 1765. March 1st. Robert Wolters to the same, from Rotterdam. — I have this day by M r Brown's directions sent him a bill of Leading for a small cask directed for you at the custom house containing five gallons of double distilled Dutch Geneva, which I have as the very best that is to be had, from a man whom I am sure would not impose upon me. I wish with all my heart that you may find benefit by it, and if you should HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 385 chuse any that is still stronger of the Juniper berry, lett me know and I fSJtwood will grett it prepared on purpose Weston to r r r : Underwood, 1765. March 2nd. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Bushy Park. . . , . . My Lord has call'd on the great Relation of W. M. accord- ing to your Advice, but he was not at home ; & Mr. G[renville] being of Opinion that it was hardly now to be deem'd a Civility when the Affair must be known, His Lordship will, I believe, make no second Attempt to communicate the Story. 1765. March 5th. The same to the same, from S* James's. . . . Poor M. de Guerchy is now in a worse scrape than ever, and Our Trouble with him will I doubt not be in exact Proportion. There is a fellow, one de Vergy, with whom d'Eon had a Quarrell & had liked to have had a Duel as you will recollect, This Man has since become the intimate friend of d'Eon and after writing threatening Letters to M. de G. to extort money, has at last made Affidavit that the latter attempted to hire him to assassinate the former. He has even prevaiPd with the London Jury to find a Bill of Indictment against his Excy upon that. Accusation. You will easily imagine what a pretty piece of Work this will make. The Lawyers say they can prevent any Insult being offer'd to his Excy by means first of a certiorari to bring the Matter into another Court, and then a noli prosequi. But this will be no means satisfy M. de G., who raves about punishing the Jury, & the Accuser and tearing up the Laws of the Land by the Roots 1765. March 7th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard. . . . M. de G[uerchy] will be quiet at least till he hears from his Court, and the Atty. G. has taken means to prevent any Insult being offer'd him. 1765. March 26th. Sir James Porter to the same, from Brussels. . . . . . . Sweden has ships and men may be of use to the French in a marine war for selling building &c. . . . are they or are they not worth securing ? — What are we adoing in Russia I know between us they were glad to be rid of L d Buckinghamshire] : — I dont know how the young man will please, it is not history or the classicks will work on them : to combat there it is the knowledge of men, Greek perversity, & to see through the turpitude of the human heart .... one of my desiderata is to see my little ones inoculated to be near my boy at school & to chuse a near spot, it is what will surprise you here what is observd & known that not one in a hundred dye of the small pox in the Natural way in this town, this year it has been full & no deaths, it must be air or aliment. 1765. April 19th. Lord Halifax to the same, from Great George Street. — I return You a Thousand Thanks for the Draft of Address You have been So good to Send Me ; which I very Much admire, and can make No Alterations to. I shall Copy it over immediately, & carry it to Court with me. 1765. April 26th. Sir Jacob Wolff (Baron Wolff) to the same, (his future father-in-law), from Venice I arrived at this Capital of the Venetian Dominions about 14 days past, & I hope to leave it towards the first of next month ; I am very sorry that I can't say that I am coming homewards ; but unemployed as I am at home, it will be of more advantage to me to continue my Travells for a couple of Years longer, & I dare say you will approve of my Scheme of visiting part of Germany & all the South of France before I resolve, to retreat for life, E 84067. B B 386 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS, COMMISSION. Fleetwood to Townhill ; however give me leave to ask your Sentiments, whether Weston I should rather first finish entirely these Travells, or come home thro' UND Ba J ood ' Hanover, this next Xmas, sett about building the House, I have already — a plan made for, on my Estate, & then take the interval, when the walls are adrying for to see those Towns abroad, to which my Incli- nations might lead me. All that I apprehend in coming home now, is the being talked into matrimony, when I am very sensible, that I am not sufficiently qualifyed for such a State, nor shall I ever think of changing my Condition, 'till I have acquired such knowledge and ex- perience as to be capable to render every hour agreeable to my future partner, & otherwise to do honor to my Family. Your thoughts I shall therefore expect for my Guide ; as I am convinced of your Friend- ship & the regard you have for my reputation. — Excuse my beginning this Letter with what has only regagarded myself, instead of giving you an account of Rome, Naples, &c, which have sufficiently occupied me y e last winter. . . . The state of Modern Rome and its Citizens .... invites every beholder to pity. Its environs, which were formerly everywhere adorned with, august Temples, public Baths, & noble Villas, are, for 40 miles around, a perfect desert ; & instead of being able, in so fruitful & blessed a Country, to nurrish legions of Inhabitants, has hardly hands enough, to till y e ground & to keep the people in the Capital from starving. But the Oppression of Church Government is terrible, I was assured that out of 28 parts the Moncks & fryers were masters of 25 parts in Rome, when after this the Princes & nobles take their shares, what can belong to the poor peasant In the Kingdom of Naples their Condition is not much better, and it seems the Jesuits aim at the establishment of their Empire there; for they possess already above J of fruitful Calabria. I was vastly delighted with the softness of its Climate its most enchanting Situation, Mount Vesuvius, Cape Messene, Piscina Mirabilis, mare mortum, & the Elisian fields ; it is inexpressible what satisfaction my visit to these places gave me ; for tho' none of these nor the Circus Maximus, &c, of Rome, are seen now adays in their former beauty & ellegance, yet I was pleased to find every thing so agreeable to what I had before learnt, from Livy Pliny & other ancient writers. . . . The Country round Naples is better peopled than all the Papal State ; for all the way to Loretto, as far as the Po, I question much if One hundred thousand people cou'd be brought together, even taking Ferrara amongst the number of the Towns I passed thro' ; in going down the Coast of the Adriatick Sea ; Card 1 Albani shewed me a list of the number of y e Inhabitants in Rome, which has 10 Italian miles in Circumference, & it amounted to no more than 60 or 65,000 people, all ranks & degrees included. Bologna which retains several ancient privileges is scarce half so large, contains full that number, but in all Italy Depopulation seems great, & only [gr]owing, because y e peasant possesses nothing. The situation of Venice is singular, & it must be owned that y e great number of Islands dis- persed in the Sea, & y e Churches & other fine buildings towering above the water, give the City a very grand appearance, & the Canals which in most parts of the City run close to the houses, cause the greatest admiration to a Stranger as it is a very uncommon Sight. However excepting the Piazzo di' S* Marco and a few other areas, Venice may without any great injustice to it, be said to have nothing extraordinary beautiful <& grand when compared with many other Citys. . . . 1765. April 29th. Monsieur Alt to the same, from Hanover Square. — Mons 1 ' le Docteur Kennicot m'a remis l'honeur de votre billet. Je vous Buis bien oblige, Monsieur, de m'avoir procure celui de sa con- HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION, noissauce ; Corame son dessein est certainement des plus importants et salutaires; je Lui ai de bien bou coeur, promis d'ecrire a mon Cour pour en obtenir la Communication flu MSS. hebreux qu'Il desire; Des aussitot que j'aurai reponse j'aurai Cher Monsieur, de Vous en faire part & ne manquerai pas de Vous rendre mes respects en personne des que ma Sante le permettra. Charles Fleetwood Westox Underwoop, Esq. D r Benjamin Kennicot to the same, from Exeter am exceedingly oblig'd to You for the Ledger 1765. May . College Oxford. — I which You so very kindly sent me : otherwise I m* not have seen it. The Catalogue referr'd to is a Sheet of Paper, which I have send You ; the larger part of which was printed in my 2nd Dissertation, page 508 &c. To make this Catalogue still more compleat, by adding the sacred Yessels ; I printed off a few copies (about a year or two since) in the manner you now see : & a very few persons, who saw & desir'd it, had it. M r Wilcocks, one of these few, lent it to a friend of his, a young man, not in Orders ; who was pleasd to write Remarks upon it, which he talk'd of publishing. Mr. Wilcocks, much alarm'd at this, proposd to the Remarker to submit his Papers to Dr. Lowth, as a Referee. He agreed. D r Lowth condemn'd the Papers; & set the Author down for very wrong-headed. But the author, making amends for th,e wan.t of Knowledge by the superabundancy of Zeal, has publish'd ; & a very strange Publishment it is : some things quite false, others nothing to the purpose. However my Friends here (& probably you will be of the same opinion, upon perusing y e Sheet) do not think it right for me to enter into personal Altercation and Controversy with Anonymous Pamphlets 4 Letters in News-Papers; because the Malice, Imperti- nence & Falsehood (in the present case) could not be fully exposd, without entering into many pticulars ; which yet, they think, will easily occur to intelligent Readers, tho' left to their own Observations 1765. May 5th. Sir James Porter to the same, from Brussels. ! . . . Your system of education I thank you for. Adopt every tittle but after all what am I to do with my little boy? what school for education into into whose hands am I to trust him ? .... he must ha/ve languages he must be made to [know] the world : if [his school is] private he may be too timid if publick too vicious which to cliuse of the one or the other, my girls I shall do my best with : she cannot be in better hands than she is and no child of seven can have better dispositions : the little one I must leave to providence for the course of Nature will scarce permit me to hope that I can contribute much to her education by personal care. ..... 1765. May 17th. Edward Sedgwick to the same.- — Friday morning. . . . . The great business is at the Crisis; it may be decided at this day's Levee, but it can not I think be delay'd beyond Monday. I was with my Lord [Halifax] till two this morning. I will wait on you as soon after 12 to day as I can, in the meantime I send the Ledger which I mentioned, I have made a Mark against the Letter which I imagine to relate to Dr. Kennicott. 1765. May 17th. The same to the same. — The great Expec- tations of this day have been totally disappointed, by the K[ing] V ndt coming to Town. We must therefore remain in this disagreeable State till Sunday at least, perhaps till Wednesday. I have scarce seen my Lord [Halifax] since I waited on you ; I just met him, in Lord Wey- mouths Chariot, at the End of Arlington Street, returning, as I imagine, from a Meeting held at Lord Gower's. I had just time to impart to b b 2 388 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. rSSsmooD your Suggestion of writing to the Lord Mayor & Lord Lieu* of Weston Middlesex. He was going to the House of Lords : where, I hear, ^EsJ 000 ' Sr John Fielding told their Lordships that he had put an Erid to the — Affair of the Weavers : He said that a number of them having de- clared to him this morning in Guildhall that if the Mercers would promise to import no French Silks between this and the next Session, they would return peaceably home, he call'd before him the principal Mercers & engaged or induced them to make that Promise with which the Weavers were satisfied. But nobody is with S r John who had certainly no right to exact a promise from the Mercers, not to do what the Law allows, upon payment of an high duty ; I find too tis consi- dered an unjustifiable composition with Rioters 1765. May 17th. Emanuel Mathias to the same, from Hamburg. — The 11th Instant, I was honoured with your Letter of the 24th past, which was delivered to me by M r Robert Taylor, a pretty youth, who I find is to be under One M r Bidenham a Merchant settled in Altona. It is sufficient, Sir, he is recommended on Your part, for to shew him all the Friendly Offices in my power, in which I shall certainly exert my very utmost Endeavours. I must however observe, that I am greatly surprised his Uncle has placed him at Altona with a Roman Catholick, whose Wife (an English Woman) formerly a Protestant, has by marrying this M r Bidenham, change de Religion 1765. May 22nd. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from S* James's. It gives me great Concern to find that you are so seriously affected by the Affair we are talking of. I can very sincerely assure you that in my poor but honest Judgment, the matter does not merit so much Notice. A character so well establish'd as Mr. T[itley]'s neither is nor ought to be easily impair'd, but least of all by the Assertions of a Person who has been insane There is nothing decided yet as to the grand Question : The Conditions have been settled & com- municated, and the [King] has desired some little time to consider them. 1765. May 28th. Sir James Porter to the same, from Brussels. . . . . I thank you for your observation on Schools next spring I shall chuse and see what party is to be taken. I shall thank Van Sittart but you do not explain to me how far he is advanced. I mean your son [William]. I sent out a chap from Ireland one Brady ensign in the Comp 3 service by the Pitt I think he went, or about that time, if you see any India man pray let me know if he ever arrivd if he is dead or alive, <& ca . Some account of Cosby how is he ? I have heard odd accounts, he had more than one cause of his illness. I expect here M r Osborne it is a pity L d H[alifax] will not do some- thing more for him in time an adjunct of something en attendant. I dare say he will never think himself well here. ]765. June 14th. The same to the same, from Brussels It looks as if some turn was to be yet brought about by the reconcilia- tion, most thought could never have happen'd, and what I see more extraordinary is that M r Henry Grenville at Constantinople for I know of no other of the Name is made a Commissioner of the Customs. We must leave all to time what you pick up you'll oblige me to know. I am afraid to say prejudices are strong against Tit[ley] but how that arises why it should be so I cannot comprehend they no ways interfer'd HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION* 389 with each other, it suited Tit[ley] and seems to me that is his absence p^^Sxo rather prejudiciable than beneficial. I wish I could make as good & Westo? D sure a composition with my friend Osborne or for him, retaining what Underwood, Tit[ley] has on the same conditions. What is your private opinion of — " it ? is it possible ? I can then fully attend my great view the education of my little ones. And even lend a hand, a mon aise, if wanted, at home: there to rest. Osborne is a suitable good young man, wanted but 2 or 300/. p. ann. more to help on, was at Paris the 12th comes here next week writes me a most judicious letter why he chose the army for security permanency & the hope of advancement by merit, why he refused the church not to lye buried & dye obscure on a living in Berk- shire, lie cannot have his request granted by L d H[alifax] I see it makes him uneasy, he thinks well and thinks of futurity, which few young men do. I shall take care of your letter, and of your friend B[aro]n Wolfe if he passes this way the former is gone on to meet him (P.S.) I reckon I receive here 1840 nett Dayrolles had the same that has been the favour after ploughing as I have done if Grenville returns the Turkish Embassy will be open for L d Halifax if I could keep 1200 at home it woud if secure do and a young man here as well with the other 640, that is my meaning, a good thing for a young man in 2 years or 3. 1765. June 17th. Sir Jacob Wolff, (Baron Wolfe), to the same, from Augsburg I can not imagine how your favor of the 27 th May a : p : forwarded by M r Holford to Florence has missed me there; where I spent two intire months in that City, which as you know comonly is the rendevous of Englishmen, & why it was not sent sooner to Rome, than back again to Genua. Upon the whole I can say y* few of those, that I have learnt to know in my Tour, have spent so much time in Italy as I have ; my perfect Liberty engaged me to travell with less hurry, & I hope never to repent this time in my future Recollection in the Wolfs Den on Townhill. It would have been great pleasure & Satisfaction to me, to have bought my Domains near Yours ; that which you was pleased to mention of, in your neighbour- hood, wou'd have suited me very well, & Hamshire has not yet chained me in such a mafier, as not to leave it, for the sake of enjoying your friendship more effectually ; the only Obstacle is the difficulty of getting once Estate advantageously sold, when the people of the Country know that one is desirous of disposing Since I had y e honor of writing you the 26 Ap 1 from Venice I have had an attack of a Solitair worm, that has been exceedingly violent ; when I wa3 at Geneva made a Journey on purpose to Morat, for to take the remedy from a widow, which has had great success ; but unfortunately for me, I took it ab* y e full of y e moon, & therefore, (I do not know whether Superstition has part in it) am told it cou'd not have cured me ; as this turns out true, & I have proves of it, am forced once more to go either to Morat or as far as Basil to receive the same medicin from her ; this postpones y e execu- tion of my plan of Traveled at least till y e 12 th of next month; that I must at present hover about in Swabia : from hence I proceed then to Stutgard, from thence to Durlach ; that 1 shall find myself soon distanced from the chief Towns that are worth seeing in Germany ; but no matter, when I have received your opinion on what I took the Liberty of consult- ing you [about] it will sett me in my right road again During my stay at Munich [I] was received very politely at Court ; but y e sensible, afable,& noble minded princess Clementa of Palatine, procured HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Chables me unspeakable satisfaction, 'its a pity such a princess has so little F WeS OI) power vof doing good. The Elector of Bavaria himself is a very good Underwood, & mild prince but you know such a one, if no blessed w* noble prin- : — ' cipled Ministers, may do more harm, to a nation than if he acted more tiranically. i . . . ba K fu^mm 'it t a>fH row « t hv8 amo .-»no a'toil \m Vo 1765. July 7th. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Bushy Park.— I . am very sorry to send you so unpleasant an Answer as that which 1 have receiv.'d tOijny Enquiry concerning Lord Gower's intentions con- cerning your Servant Robert Smith. Lord Halifax spoke again on frfdavj as he promised, to Lord G. who told him that he had order'd a Warrant to be ready for his own Man, and another for Lord H[alifa]x's man. both which he would sigD, when he was certain of going out, & not before, but that he thought he could not decently exceed that number, upon quitting. Thus, I fear, poor Smith's hopes are at an End. . . . (P.S.) 7 p.m All Intelligence hitherto received agrees that the new Pi an will be carried into execution on Wednes- days 9£&hj ! •- m I Hsu o#BJ vm& wtfaem IfiMfe 1 : %&) 1765. July 9th, The same, to the same, from Scotland Yard. — I send you enclosed Gen 1 Oughtons Agent's Receipt lor the £10. 10s. for the discharge of John Havvke. " ,K $Y all I can learn, since I came from Bushy this morning, I am afraid the new Plan is not settled yet, and that we may yet remain for some days, or weeks, perhaps, in our present disagreeable situation. It seems to be or fiVd that i Lord Rockingham shall preside at the Treasury, and Mr. Dowideswell be Chancellor of the Exchequer (which, last I should not believe,, if S r Thomas Robinson had not assured Stanhope that Mr. D. at dinner at Lady Shelbourne's on fryday with , a great deal of Company, received the Congratulations of that Company). That the Duke of Grafton is certainly to be one Secry of State is no less certain, for he told Lord Go we r that, like a Girl who is going to be married, he felt himself much, pleased with the gen 1 Idea, but much frighten'd as the Hour drew nigh. It was the Creed of yesterday that Charles Towns- hend had accepted the Seals of the Southern Department ; to-day tis said he has absolutely refused them, and that Gen 1 Conway is to have them. Lord Townshend was closet'd, I lind, on Sunday, and again to-day.. There is no knowing the Motive or the Result, but the talk is still, what you mention'd, that he is to be Lord Lieu 1 of Ireland. WOil-' V*ljQJfO-_) ^fflS lO *»l ' first it is impossible for me to know anything, and of the latter I - — know no more than the News papers tell us. They are however mis- taken in saying that M r Charles Yorke is Attorney Gen 1 . For S r F[letcher] Norton told me last night that he had not yet resign'd nor been dismiss' d ; the latter however he seem'd very confidently to expect. 1765. July 20th. George Brown to the same, from Whitehall. — . . . . You already know that Mr. Burke is appointed Under Secretary to Mr. Conway, Mr. Roberts, a clerk of short standing in this Office, but of Ability in Languages, is named a Secretary in the Other, but whether as a Colleague with Mr. Burke, as a joint Assistant with Mr. Morin I am not yet certain, nor have 1 time, at present, even to go there to learn, some say he is to succeed Mr. Morin, Who, I hope, if not preferr'd may in that Case may be otherwise provided for. In this Office Mess rs Stanhope and Stonhewer are the Under Secrys, and Mr. Frazer, (as I hear at 400 a year) private secretary to his Grace. Mr. Rivers as I understand, was sent to, but excused himself. These are the settlements, at present, of the Two Offices. I heartily wish, one Principal had been better provided, But Health is a Primary Consideration. I have not seen, or heard from, S r James Porter nor know where to wait on him. There is an Appointment of Mr. Grant, as you mention, but is left for the Name of James to be alter'd to John. The salary is 100/. a year, clear, to be paid by the Receiver General there, & some supposed Perquisites. The Fees to be paid are Seven Pounds, I will consult M r Waite how to convey the Instrumento to him. Mrs. Waite, I hear, succeeds the late Keeper of Chappel Izod & Ca . Neither He or Her have mention'd it to me, tho he referr'd to the Books of the Signet Office for it, and I attended him at the time. P.S. Sir F[letcher] N[orton], had a Note yesterday from the D. of G[rafton], that the K[in]g had no farther Occasion for his Service as A[ttorne]y G[enera]l. I dont hear who is to be his Successor. 1765. July 23rd. Lovel Stanhope to the same, from Charles Street St. James's. — I was too precipitate in acquainting you by the last post that I was at your commands, as Sec ry to the Duke of Grafton, for upon his Graces explaining to me, the next Day, the Duty he expected me to undertake, I found it necessary, on several Accounts, which I will communicate to You when We meet, to decline that Honor, so that I am not in an Official Capacity to obey your future Commands, but in all others I am most truly & sincerely 1765. July 25th. P. M. Morin to the same, from St. James's. — You will perhaps be as much surprised to see that f am here, as I was on receiving at Margate the News that General Conway had been pleased to appoint me jointly with Mr. Roberts to fill up the Place of one of His Commis ; Mr. Burke is t\\$. J*remier, and single. You know, Sir, that I had not the Ambition of either a whole Place or Half an one ; But I must submit : I only wish that nothing more than what I used to be employ'd in, may be required of me; For as to draw up anything whatever, I will not undertake it ; as I told Mr. Burke, who just now desired me to convey His best Respects to you 1765. July 25th. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Scotland Yard In my last I acquainted you that Mr. Stanhope HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 393 was appointed first Under Secretary to the D[uke] of Grafton. You will jSraxwooD be sirrpriz'd to hear that on tuesday morning last he quitted that Service, Weston in which he had continued but four days. This strange Event was Und esq° 0I> ' occasion'd by his Grace's desiring his said first Secry to give his whole Attendance to the Office, to do the business of the first Clerk, Mr. Richardson, who is quite worn out and incapable, it being his Grace's intention that Mr. Stonehewer only should attend his Person & receive his Commands. Stanhope with great Prudence contented himself with expressing his Surprise at that Proposition, and consulted his friend L d Chesterfield who entirely agreed in Opinion with him that it was impossible to continue an hour longer. S. therefore wrote a very respectfull Letter stating that Impossibility and had the satisfaction at least to part with expressions not only of Civility but of Friend- ship 1765. July 27th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard. . . . . Mr. Burke, the Under Secry, was (as I think I told you) Secfy of Guadeloupe & since he came home, has sollicited the Govern- ment of N° Carolina and other inferior Posts. He is said to be a Man of considerable Ability. . . . . I am by no means able to give you an exact List of Re- signations and Dismissions. But as far as I have been able to learn the following are the only Persons who have had the honour to resign. Lord Weymouth I> hectwk and consumptive they hope that the Italian air will recover him : Underwood, the Prince of Prussia ill and lingring flying reports of others ill, the Dauphin very ill and it is thought will not live enough of deaths and dying all quiet all will be so I hope to see you once more before we go off if not fiat voluntas tua God preserve you ever & ever yours my Dear Sir. — J. Porter. 1765. Sept. 26th. Sir George Baker M.D. to the same, from Jermyn Street Lord Middleton, after having tryed two Physicians before, put himself into my hands about ten weeks ago. Since that time I have been perpetually hurryed to and from Mr. Townshend's at Frognal, from which place he (Lord M.) was brought in a litter a few days before his death. On opening his body, we found sufficient reason why his disease was incurable. He had a large putrid ^abscess in the spleen, a part of the body, of which we know not the uses. Mr. Townshend often talked to me of you in terms of great respect. .... Ladies have certainly a title to the practice of Physic founded on antiquity. The first Men-Physicians only took care of wounds. Internal remedies were wholly in the hands of the fair sex. This I prove from Homer, & other antient Writers. The Provost [of Eton] has lately been surprisingly better at Worples- don. I have not seen him ; but so Fame says. The Dean of Windsor had two st ... Is in a fortnight & dy'd of the second. D r Cust has the Canonry of F'church ; Bell, Princess Amelia's Chaplain, West- minster, Barrington is to go to Windsor; & the D. of Newcastles Chaplain Hurdes, is to have Piarrington's Canonry of F[en]church. I am truly happy at hearing such good tidings, as I hear, of [your son] my friend William. Mr. Vansittart says of him all that you can wish. Poor D r Cooke (you will not mention to him what I am going to say) has been very unhappy on account of George. The Boy has been idle ; has spent too much money ; and (excuse the phrase) has crown'd all with a plaudite 1765. Oct. 12th. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Scotland Yard .... As yet I have seen but few people, but I am told by more persons than one, that there are great Animosities and Dissen- tions amongst the Great ; That the Cumberlanders and the Newcastleites can by no means agree, And that it is believed Mr. Secry Conway will resign and that Charles Townshend will succeed him. Tis said also that Lord Egmont is not likely to agree long with the Adminis- tration, having declared that in case any Connexion should be attempted with the K[ing] of P[russia] he will oppose such a M'easure every- where, in publick and in private. I am told likewise that our Minis- ters have strenuously insisted on the payment of the Manilla Eansom, and have received in answer a positive Refusal, which they refuse to take and have ordered Lord R[ockingham] to persist most earnestly in the demand. I give you these as mere Reports, to which I have only more to add, thai; the Bishop of Exeter [Keppell] is to have the Deanery of Windsor. I am very glad to learn from Mr. Morin that the D. of Richmond has taken Mr. Changuion for his private Secry, & Mr. Morrison is with him as it ware en second. Upon the vacancy Mr. Morin has got his son into the Office which makes him very happy. I have been assured, & I hope it is true, that Mr. Phelps has got a Pension of £400 a year. I know he petition'd the K. in July or August last HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 397 1765. Oct. 24th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard.— I Fleetwood return you many thanks for your favor of the 19 th . Since the receipt of u»Smwooi it, I have not seen Lord Halifax, but the first time I do, I will certainly esq. remind him again of his Picture, which I was sorry to see at Reynolds's exactly as I left it. When I was at Bushy on Wednesday the 16 I did not mention it, because his Lordship told me he was going with Lady Betty to Lady Betty Archer's in Hampshire ; They are now there, and I am told by the Porter in George Street, that his Lordship will go from thence to Bath. I suppose he onuses to make one at the Grand Congress which it is said will be held in Bath in a week or two. Mr. Grenville has been there some time with his Lady who is very ill, Mr. Pitt, the D[uke] of Bedford, Lord Sandwich and Mr. Rigby, will, it is said, certainly go thither I am told Mr. Phelps's Pension is but £250 .... 1765. Oct. 28th. William Cooke to the same, from Eton College. You had intimation lately of a weak effort I was making, & may well have expected to have heard the process & issue of it; the last the Papers will have already acquainted You with, before our little Bustle would allow me leisure for it. The Case was there was a difficulty in B[arnard]'s eligibility, not having been Fellow in either of the Colleges ; a Qualification certainly intended, tho' under some little latitude of Expression, scarce enough for a Court-Lawyer to wriggle thro' & evade. Had This staggered them, & checked the Mandate, another person must have been thought of, & in that case, the recom- mendation from Bailies might have had its weight. But it was issued, & all Authorities from Law, Visitor, <&c. brought in to support it. To dispute it absolutely, impossible, against prescription from the Founda- tion ! To Petition & state y e difficulty, offensive, 8c perhaps equally ineffectual. The Stream was too strong to stem, & the Conclave ended in the submission of a Royal College to Royal Pleasure. The Case was special, for in the four last Instances the Mandate had coincided with Statute, which might have admitted an humble Representation : but this could not be done without unanimity & general concurrence, which was not to be obtained. The only relief therefore remaining was to drop the Oath of Election, & accept the Royal Appointment absolutely as superseding it, & paramount to all other Rule, & in this conclusion ended this unkindlv Affair. 1 fear I shall scarce approve the Casuistry to You ; but I never had so much reason to lament your absence & the loss of your excellent Judgment & Advice. 1765. Oct. 3lst. Sir George Baker, M.D., to the same, from Jermyn Street. — I am desired to ask you, in behalf of Lady Middleton, whether you will let your House [in Park Place] on a lease of 12 years. Her Ladyship eanrot afford to buy it ; but would be glad to take it on the terms mentioned above. . . . . The Eton People, after having made a bustle, have taken Barnard for their King. Could my Friend Cooke have succeeded, I should have been truly glad. I hear, Burton is to have the Living ; and that Hetherington declines in health. 1 have no Politicks. All, that I have under the article scandal, is, that Lord & Lady B — n — ke are parted .... 1765. Dec r 4th. William Burke to the same, from S t James's. — I am almost ashamed to say I write to beg the favour of your advice as it realy is an affair of too little consequence to trouble you upon The fact is the Tripolitan Ambassador has made me a present of skinns, 398 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleetwood ^ c *> *key were sent to tne aouse when I was out, & to say the Weston truth, to send them back, would seem to me to be making too much of UND EsJ° 0I> ' tne mat,ter 5 & y et whether with real propriety I should keep them or not, — I cant determine. G[eneral] Conway has also the same thing happened to him, & I had taken so much warning as to order the Servant in Case of such a thing, to say he was never to take any thing, but by order, the fellow assures me he did all he could, but the people in a manner forced the things in. Gr[eneral] Conway himself is under some Embarrassment what he should do ; he proposes to make at least an equivalent by way of present, and as the thing now stands, I believe myself, it is the only thing I have to do but J, & indeed he would be glad of your opinion ; and as this sort of thing, may happen again, will You be so good to say whether I may give a direction to my Servants absolutely to lay any thing out of the house before their Eyes, that may be brought in this way another time, & also to direct me what the propriety will be in the present case .... 1765. Dec 1 ' 5th. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Scotland Yard. There is an absolute Dearth of News ; the only Reports I can meet with are That M r Seer? Conway is to take the Lead in the House of Commons ; & that the poor Prince [Frederick William] whose life has so long been dispair'd of, has been so much worse than ususal yester- day & last night, that the News of his Death is to be hourly expected. 1765. Dec r 14th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard. . . . For what relates to the Manilla Ransom .... That Affair, I hear, has been push'd till it has grown rather serious. I know P[rince] Mass[eren]o has told indifferent Persons that his Court has been much offended with the Language held to her of late on that Subject : That she is determined never to pay that demand, because she is convinced it is a most unjust one : And that she shall consider our insisting on it any further as a Mark of a Desire to quarrell with her, w cb tho' it be contrary to her own Wishes, She is not however at all afraid of. There have been 50 contradictory Reports within as many days as to the manner in which the Session of Pari* was to be opened, whether by Speech or Message. It is now s d there will be a short Speech before and an other after the Holydays ; & that the Parliam 1 will sit only 3 days & adjourn on Thursday. If that be so, I am to go with Lord Halifax on Fryday to Horton where we shall stay about 7 or 8 weeks only. His Lordships Picture is certainly a great [deal] better for the last Sitting. It is as much mended as it possibly can be, unless the Position of the Head could be entirely alter'd, & I hope & believe you will not now dislike it. The likeness is very Strong & the head is certainly well painted. The only Objection I am aware of is to the [easy Air], which, tho' mended, is not yet quite so easy as his Lordship's. There are still some little Alterations & amendments to be made in the Drapery, which Reynolds promised me yesterday he w d do directly, & that the Picture should be ready to be delivr'd, quite dry on fryday next, & I have ac- cordingly written to Mr. Gosset to fetch it away on that day. M r A[ndrew] Mitchell, you see has got the Red Ribbon ; it is pre- paratory to his Return to Berlin, which, everybody says, will very shortly take place & that we shall at the same time have a Prussian Minister here. This renewal of reciprocal Civilities is probably meant to bring brought ab* what you have so long wish'd for. . . 1765. Dec r 17th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard. . . . M r Stanhope desires me to present his Compliments to you, & to HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 399 acquaint you that he has been spoken to by a Gentleman of Ireland (he Charles mention'd no Name) who says he has heard that you are desirous of Weston selling your Irish Pension ; and, if so, would be glad to know your Underwood, Terms & treat with you. — ' 1765. Dec r 24th. The same to the same, from Horton I am, like you, full of Anxiety with regard to the Consequences of the American dispute. The Evil is in all respects of such a Magnitude, that I cannot presume to guess what are the Measures proper to be pursued for remedying it. The only thing I am clear in, & that I have been from the beginning, is, that the Right of the British Legislature to tax the Colonies is clear and incontestable, and that it must not, cannot be given up, without annihilating the British Constitution in British America A Gentleman arrived here from Town yesterday who says Lord Temple told him & several others then present that Mr. Pitt will certainly will be in town before the Meeting of the Parliament. This Intelligence raises the greater Expectation as tis certain the latter declared to many people at Bath that he would spend the Remainder of his Life there and at Burton, his seat. If He comes to undertake the Cure of the present Disorder, we may I think expect a more speedy Delivrance that could be hoped for from any other Hand 1766. Feb. 15th. Lord Godolphin, of Helston, to the same. From Pall Mall. — I think myself very much obliged to you for your kind Letter and particularly so for your leaving our Congratulations, by which I am pursuaded that you believe that I am truly concerned for the Loss of so kind a Relation [i.e. Francis 2 nd Earl of Godolphin, his cousin]. And from whom I had received so many Marks of Friendship, and with whom I conversed every day (when in Town) for 30 Years till within little more than 24 Hours of his Death, which makes the Parting Grievous tho' he lived much longer than the Common Period of Human Life. He has left the Cornish Estate to me and my Issue Male, and in default of such to the Dutchess of Newcastle and then to the Marquis of Caermarthen. £14,000 Reduced 3 per cent. Bank Annuities to the Dutchess and £1000 to the Marquis. Has appointed me Sole Executor and has given me the Lease of the House in S c James's Park Gogmagog and Newmarket in my own Disposal. I am sorry to find by M 1 ' Whitchcote and D r Baker there are but little hopes of our seeing you and M rs Weston in Town this Winter, I will only say that you were never more wanted than at Present when every Thing relating to the Public Welfare has so indifferent an Appearance and so much wants the Assistance of Honest and Good Men, my Wife Joins with me in sending our Compliments to M ls Weston and Miss which concludes this. 1766. March 11th. Sir James Porter to the same, from the Hague. I think seriously of Bath on what you write, what I have heard from all hands, I find a difficulty that I fear all company is to be found merely in a crowd none at home. I detest crowds, however even that may find a mezzo. I must first puddle away a few days in London where I press for a home monthly or weekly furnish' d in or near it rather, I am now longing to be over and shall loose little time after this month is elapsed, which will not be long, for time runs swimmingly and we with it towards a better region. I hope all their debates distractions h disorder concerning the american affairs are subsided and at an end, that it will tend to his 400 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleetwood Majesty's quiet and the good of the nation ; old Burghley's method in Weston great affairs was to state all Debtor & Creditor — Dangers — remedys — I nD Esq^ 00I> ' Dut I observed much was always left to God — his providence is the — great remedy to all and the non plus ultra of human resource. I hope it will not abandon us — as to our american [troubles] this is all I can say— but as to our European [ones] 1 see no probability I had almost said possibility of their being altered by war or disturbance it is im- possible to fight without Money or Men, who has a sufficiency of the former ? Where are the latter ? You will find S r A[ndrew] Mitchell moving towards Berlin he flatters himself to return, but I do not imagine he ever will be had better look out for a proper spot to rest his bones there ; I think he would have prefer'd home, and if I am well informed inter nos the Monarch would have rather wish'd he would have staid there, his love and hate alternates like a quartan or rather diurnal fever. We have been here in profusion of joy on the Majority of the Stadtholder Strange how those Republicans Court power, they are ripe for the Yoke I am pursuaded if a Prince would wish to be more, it is in this ones hands but for any reasonable wise man that power he has is superabundant, it is Kingly with another Name, he has gone through laborious ceremonial &• bussiness surprizingly well for a lad of 18, behaves manly discloses genius, & knowledge, the wreck of the family has been surprizingly sav'd and renovated by the sagacity of his Mentor, these people say, qu'il doit louer Dieu que son pere & sa mere sont mort de bonheur — an impious thought — he comes to a large estate clear estate clear £150,007 sterle near without a debt, he is bred up wise & virtuous, that Mentor is a surprizing man with great abilities and indefatigable labour. 1766. April 12th. Robert Gunning to the same, from Copenhagen. . . . . M r Titley is indeed sir, just what you described him, Able informed, Polite & Friendly, disposed to give me that Assistance which I stand in so much need of, he has promised to direct me by his Advice on all Occasions, but I had much rather been instructed by his Example, & have worked under him for some time than have all at once become his Colleague, and yet the Situation I find him in not only obliges me to that but to take upon me the whole managemmeent of the Business here. His Usual annual Fit of the Gout was accompanied lately with a violent Fever, which tho he has happily got the better of, has notwith- standing left him very weak, & makes him desirous of being eased of the fatigue attendant on the Poste he has so long acquitted himself in, with so much honour to himself & advantage to his Country. Thus Sir you see me thrust suddenly into the Execution of an Office I have had so little time to prepare myself for, with all the disadvantages of Habits contracted by leading so long, a domestic Life & which are so opposite to those of a Court. The inconveniences I found in passing thro Westphalia tho they were great, yet were nothing compared to those thro Holstein Sleswick & these Islands ; the Passage of the Elbe & the two Belts the terrible State of the Roads & badness of the Accomodation have determined me to advise M rs Gunning to come from Hull to Elsineur by Sea. . . . by coining thro Holland with 4 Maids & 3 children y e inconvenience w d be immense, She in y e 4 different Passages w d be as long at Sea, & coud not perform y e Journey in less than a month. . HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 401 1766. Aug* 29th. Sir James Porter to the same, from Richmond. . Charles . . . . I am at a loss for my books I have 2000 Vol 8 locked up in ^ST* a city Warehouse, our friend is gone, S 1 ' George [Amyand] is no more Underwood, he has left clear 160,000/. stg= and perhaps more, this pursuit keene & — arduous, work'd the Capillarys of the brain, wore then to a filament, distorted their whole construction & disolved the whole frame at 46, he was a Warm friend I greatly lament his loss, my sister in law died several months before my arrival, left 14 or 15,000/. to her family, 100/. to me. I think it is much better to live in a cell than partake of Ministerial power, popularity is what has been aimed at since S r Rob 1 Walpole's death, reputation conduct honesty to depend on an ignis fatuus : ninety nine in the hundred of mankind cannot combine two ideas, mere animal life takes in the whole compass of the understanding, what therefore can be expected than that they should follow like a herd, the hundredth or the thousandth man is the wether with his bell who leads all the rest — the doubts & suspicions against L d Ch[atham] seem to subside, the city as an Alderman told me consider him as dead, they may yet find him alive — he is indeed greatly worn down & broken, my hope is all will go on quietly and well and that his Maj. will be easy & happy. You would surely think me mad if I should resume business of any kind. I cannot write two hours without having the machine, the pivot of it, disorder'd, confus'd, wheeling in a perpetual round, & scarce stability on my feet . . . . if I cannot make my little ones great I can make them happy, my business is to live for them, I can divide nearer 18 than 12 [hundred pounds] annually between them when I dye, and I think my income beyond my wants greatly in this situation. . . Your coming up rejoices me gives me new life let me know for God sake when & where that I may be in the way. I intended for Bath whether before or after the event of inoculation is the question, for God sake let me know your departure the day the moment and that of your arrival in town, this I still depend on my little ones are all well I am ever & ever with unfeignd affection & esteem. 1766. Oct 1 ' 24th. Sir Joseph Yorke to the same, from the Hague. — It would be unpardonable in one who feels so warmly as I do the Marks of partial frindship You have honour'd me with, if I kept Silence When an Event So interesting to You as the Marriage of Your Amiable Daughter was passing in Your Family ; Accept my sincerest Congratulations upon the Occasion, & my best wishes for its increasing your Satisfaction. . . . 1766. Dec 1 ' 21st. P. M. Morin to the same, from Whitehall. — I am directed by the Earl of Shelburne to send the Inclosed to you, and to desire Your Opinion what may be proper to be done upon the present Case 1767. Jan^ 8th. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Scotland Yard. . . . . The only thing I have yet heard is that the E. I. Directors are now reported to have changed the mind they were said to have been in a month ago, and are disposed to treat with the Ministry & Parlia- ment, in consequence of which tis supposed the Company will come down with a million at least, some say much more. The War & Navy Offices I am told work night & day in preparing, ag st the 20 th , accounts of the assistance given to the Co. in Troops & ships during the last War. Pray do you comprehend or even guess as to the possible Motives upon which L d Monson's late Place has been given to L d Cornwallis, who is with his Reg 1 at Gibraltar or Minorca & not expected home this e 84067. C C 402 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleetwood y ear > as a °^ m ^ acquaintance was told by his Lordship's mother, Weston who added, that neither her son nor any of the Family had ask'd or KD Esq. 00D ' expected any such thing, nor did any of them know of it, till they saw — it in the Gazette. Can it be merely because he was (if I remember right) one of the 5 famous Protesters, or rather Dissenters from the Sense of the rest of the House ? I cannot learn with any Certainty, whether there are or are not any Grounds for the Newspaper Reports of last week of another approaching Alteration [in the Cabinet]. Some admit that the Arrangement looks probable in many particulars. Others assert no such thing is in Agita- tion, whilst others again whisper a suspicion of Coolness between the Earls of B[ute] and C[hatham] and that if the letter should retire, it is decreed that L d Egmont shall succeed him as prime Minister. — Heaven send all for the best ? 1767. Jany 28th. Lord Hyde to the same. — I was in company with the A[rch] B[ishop] of York. The BB of D[urham], & Winchester], D r Markham, Stone, the LL. Suffolk & Trevor when I rec d your most affectionate consequently y r most agreeable l r of the 24th ins*. It com- pleated my happiness to observe the eagerness & friendship with w ch they enquired after you. It was universally wished that you would live among us. Stone did not admit the plea of illness as he knew it never hindered y r excelling. The 66 years were the less argumentative with me as I had just seen at Court the D. of Norfolk & L d Bathurst, of whom the youngest (his G[race]) counts 83. Neither do I comprehend that you can be more regarded or esteemed in Lincolnshire then in London. . . . . As to the political Hydra, it has more heads than Poets can imagine, they grow without amputation. Our Beast, more destructive than that of Gavendon, spreads mischief from his den. He attacks the K[ing], the M[inistry], both HH of P[arliamen]t & what is more the C[our]t of A[lderme]n : He has often been shot thro' & thro' & tho' thought to have been killed rages with greater fury. The Irish Gray Hounds won't touch him; the Scotch have been bit too hard to attack again, & the true Eng[lish] Bull Dog is not let loose : The Mongrils that now head the pack only yelp. Not otherwise with our Colonies. 1767. Feb. 3rd. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Scotland Yard. I congratulate you on the total departure of the late severe frost. .... I am sure we have great reason to be thankfull for this happy change, for the Navigation of the Thames had been so long shut up or at least rendred impracticable, that there certainly was not in this vast Town seven days provision of Meal, and if the Frost had continued, the consequences must have been dreadfull. The Dearth of News continues still as great as ever. Lord Chatham is still at Bath and it has been reported for those two or three days, whether maliciously or not I can not tell, that he does not intend to return hither, & if so, say the Politicians, some Change must necessarily happen. That may also be the case, if he should come ; For Mr. C[harles] T[ownshend] has most certainly pronounced, in the H° of C[ommons] the doctrine of distinction between internal & external Taxation, to be Nonsense and Absurdity, and has also declared his Intention to propose, in the course of the Session, some new Taxes for the Increase of the American Revenue, which, since the repeal of the Stamp Act & the Alterations made in Mr. G[eorge] G[renville]'s Impost Acts, does not exceed 80,000/. n ann. These Declarations, in the opinion of some, may cost the Gentleman his Place ; while others on the contrary say that he stands higher in Favour than ever with the most HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 403 powerfull Supporter, & is destined to be prime Minister very shortly. fx^ex^ood These are all the political Truths or Lies I can send you, except a Weston Report, which I had liked to have forgot, that Advices have been Und |»J°od» received from America which bespeak a strong spirit of Independency — in many Colonies particularly Massachusets, & that 7 or 8 Regiments are to be sent thither. As Domesticks relative to your old Scene of Action may perhaps not be disagreeable, I will add that M r W[illiam] Burke has, I am tuld, declared his Intention of resigning, being, it is said, under such obligations to Lord Verney, who brought him into Parliament, as make it indis- pensably his duty to join that Lord in P[arliamen]t which however he can not decently do while in Office. The Persons talked of to succeed him are, Mr. Henry Conway a nephew of the Gen 1 ' 8 , a L* Col Keen, and a Mr. Richards. Of the second I knew nothing but of the third I am told he is a Gent, of Ireland who became acquainted with the H[ertfor]d family at Paris, where he is said to have recommended himself to the Notice & Favor of the Grand Monde, particularly the Female part of it 1767. Feb. 17th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard. . . . Lord C[hatham] who is every day said to be coming, is not yet come, & every thing remains in the same State of Stagnation. His Ldip, they say, disapproves of what was thought to be settled with the E[ast] I[ndia] Co[mpany] & so that business is quite afloat again. . . . I do not believe a word about L d Rochford's going to Dublin, tho' there are people who still say L d B[arrington] will not go thither. 1767. Feby 28th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard. — At length an important Event has happened .... the Land tax was yesterday settled at 3. sh in the £ for the current year ; The Ministry meant to continue it for this year at 4*sh, but the Opposition carried it against them by a Majority of 18 The motion for this reduction was made by Mr. Dowdeswell, & most powerfully supported by Mr. G[renville] which seems to have been the more difficult for him, if you recollect the Quarto Pamphlet call'd Con- siderations on the Trade & Revenue &c. It is there asserted that by the reduction of many Establishments & by great improvements made in G. G's time in many branches of Revenue, the abatem* of l sh in the Land Tax was an object very near at hand : But now that the Revenue has been diminish'd near £200,000 £. an. & many reduced Establishm ts re-augmented, such Reduction must be much further off than ever. It seems therefore that a greater degree of Impossibility or Impropriety has bro* that about which in a lesser degree of either was not to be immediately attain'd. Nobody pretends to know (notwithstanding all the Papers have said about Litters) when the E[arl] of C[hatha]m is to be expected. L767. March 10th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard . . . I have not heard of any one Person who approves that Measure [the reduction of the Land Tax], except L d C[hatha]m who, we have been told, said if he had been here it should have been proposed at 3 sh . . . 1767. March 28th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard. . . . The facts you mention are indeed most extraordinary ; and it is much worse with us than I was aware of, if such excessive Dearness prevails in Countries so distant as yours. But the article which surprizes me most is the price of Labour with you. For I find on enquiry that c c 2 404 HISTOKICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleetwood at Horton in Northamptonshire, & at Criston in Rutland, 8, 9, & 10 d . U^ertto' ^ er ^ a ^-l aie ^ e constan ^ prices in the different seasons of the year, SD Esq? 0I> ' excepting only Harvest time, when Labour is of course much dearer. — It seems therefore very extraordinary that at so much greater a dista nee as Somerby, a labourer sh d have 1/6. What is to become of this country Heaven only knows ! It is, as you very justly observe, but too evidently at present in the high road to destruction, & from whose Hands are we to expect Relief ? The People seem no longer to expect any from our present M[iniste]rs, who, in 5 months, have offer'd no other Proposition than the E. Indian, which, it is now generally believed, will at last come to Nothing. If they should fail in that it is much doubted if they will be able to hobble thro' the Session. And where are the Men of Experi- ence & Ability to be found, who will undertake so difficult a Task as the curing the complicated evils you lament. I dined two days ago in company with Cap 1 M c Bride, the Com- mander of the Jason, who was sent out on the return of Capt. Byron to a certain Island in the Lat. of 52 S° in S° America, where he resided a year in order to explore the interior But bad as it is, the French, it seems, have thought it worth while to attempt a settle- ment at one corner of it, meaning, I suppose, to try whether we, who can prove our prior discovery & frequent Possession in old times, will make a point of removing them 1767. April 14th. The same to the same, from Scotland Yard. — I shall dine with Lord Halifax at Stanstead tomorrow and I will take the first opportunity of making your compliments of congratulation on the late event which adds so considerably to his Lordships Happiness. For Lady Hinchinbrooke has not only brought him a Grandson, but has had the best of Times without one dangerous or disagreeable Circum- stance . . . . It is, my dear Sir, a Consideration the more melancholy, as it becomes the more evident every day, that this Our Country is so clearly in the high Road to destruction, that nothing, as it seems, but a Miracle can save it . . . . If we must quit it I shall claim the benefit of your declaration in favour of the Grenades. (P.S.) Capt. M c Bride's Island is call'd Falkland's Isl d tis in the Lat. of 52S° about 100 leagues to the W f of the Continent of America. 1767. April 15th. Sir James Porter to the same, from George Street, Hanover Square. . . . What Mr. Vansittart knows of your Son [William] you do not know, is that he was at Muxabad and that Lord Clive was to pass there in his way up the country or down I know not which that he had pitch'd on M r W'eston to be employd with himself and he was to continue with him whilest he remaind in the country. I do net see things are so restraind but that your son may come in for a fortune before you calculate for he is not excluded private trade or will be in lucrative branches, & what Vansittart got in so few years was by trade, he has not taken a shilling present by what I can find L d Ch[atham] has been ill indeed, a slow fever not the gout he is better much murmuring on stagnation of business he could not he dard not do anything by the advice of his physician who said it would be death to him. . . . I am afraid with you our Conquests in India may be ruinous, seas of milk ships of amber, the joke is some will have them acquisitions no conquests where is Common Sense ? it is well known you made unmade gave and took by force alone, Alexand 1 ' nor Caesar never conquered — they acquired. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 405 . . Lord & Lady Hyde have particularly recommended me to assure you of their best compliments, how they esteem & value you he is Rusticus Expectans I daresay. What I have heard on good grounds is that our dear Master the K[ing] has declared & is privately dete; mind not to remove L d Ch[atham] as long as there is hopes of recovery or until he asks it himself. I am sorry to say 1 do not like his situation I heard yesterday certainly that a small detail tires his attention his head cannot bear it, which I think promises ill he has yet his slow fever it is diminish'd but his nerves bad and sleeps with opiates — no good signs. . . . . they found £90,000 in L d Ch[athams] office of paymaster he never made the least use of might have been worth in interest to him 30 to £40,000 since that time. 1767. May 2nd. Edward Sedgwick to the same, from Scotland Yard If you allow Mr. Ald[erman] B[eckfor]d to be the mouth of the invisible Minister [Lord Chatham] then there certainly was a difference of Opinion in the Ministry. Every one else profess'd to wish for some amicable Agreement, but he was for evicting the Charter, for discussing & deciding on the right to the Territories acquired, & declared that to those Ends he sh d , on the day appointed after the Holy days (which was yesterday) move eight Resolutions in the Committee. And he accordingly told the H° yesterday they were, all right, ready in his Pocket. He was however saved the trouble of pro- ducing them ; For M r C[harles] Townshend, M r Conway & M r Rouse acquainting the House that some new Propositions had been made to the K's Servants, which they seem'd to approve & which it was believed would be equally acceptable to the Publick & the Proprietors, it was agreed once more to put off the Matter for for another week. The Directors are to meet on these propositions today & to call a Gen 1 Court on Wednesday next, by which means tis hoped that the Plan will be ripe for the Consideration of Parliam* on fryday next. As it would have been absurd to have gone yesterday into the particulars of a Plan, which has not yet reed the Assent of the Proprietors, so no mention was made of them. But they are privately said to be, that for the present the Charter is not to be prolonged nor the Point of Right to Territory decided, but for three years (or, as othprs say, for five) the Company are to take out of the total Profits of Trade & Territorial Revenues, as much as will pay the Proprietors a dividend of 12^ £ c* °n D Either on the 6 th Instant, but on account of the badness of the Roads I TTnd|r\vood, arrived here but the 7 th in the Morning. Although I found the Minister of State de Munchausen and the rest of the Ministry all present I fouud him and his Colleagues in no small Disquiet and Apprehension touching an Alliance said to be upon the Carpet between Y r Maj^ and the Crown of France. They told me unanimously not only all those things which I have already related to your Maj tv , but made also no Matter of Secret of some creditable Intelligence being received in England from Sweden, . and likewise from Amsterdam, viz. : that of late frequent Couriers were arrived with Dispatches from France, and returned thither, and tho the Contents thereof were kept very Secret, thej' were nevertheless observed always to occasion some Deliberations & Com- motions; That the Secretary of the Embassy from France is very assiduous about some of Your Maj^ 8 Ministers ; and that a Secret Al- liance between Your Majesty and France were either already concluded, or on the point of being soon ; nay it were even reported, Your Majesty's being to engage Yourself, to quarter in Your German Dominions those Auxiliary Forces Your Maj^ were to keep lor the French Service ; to the End that thereby the Views of that Crown might be the better supported, and maintained against those Powers, which would oppose them. Although I endeavour'd to pursuade them to the contrary .... it seemed to make no Impression upon them, since they were rather of opinion, that upon reflecting at the same time that Colonel Palmstierna, a Man who in the last Diet of the States in Sweden had much dis- tinguished himself by his Zeal for France, and who actually stands engaged in the French Service had been pickt out for the Swedish Em- bassador at Copenhagen; and that Count de Lynar would, at the Request of the French Court, be recalled from Sweden, It were there- fore not difficult to infer from thence, that France thereby design'd to unite the Crown of Denmark with that of Sweden, and both with Herself in such a Manner that Sweden by the Means of Denmark rendred more puissant, should be more able to execute the French Views, or both jointly do and execute all things which France might hink fit, andt hat more particularly, according to Conjunctures which might happen, those of the Powers or States endowed with Patriot- Sentiments, should be rendered incapable to succour Germany. They were no Ways able to comprehend and to judge of the Grounds France might have excogitated, and the Promises She might have offered, to make the Court of Denmark relish a Project of so far distant a Prospect, and at the same time so much repugnant with the Dignity of His Danish Majesty. Neither the Preservation of the Tranquility in the North, nor the Safety and Good of the Common Cause and of the Protestant Religion in Germany, nor the Balance of Europe could herein be the Object held in View on the part of Denmark, because nothing would be more opposite to the attaining of all these Ends than such an Alliance reported to be going forward with France How lastly the Crown of England must needs look upon such a Treaty, no body could fail to guess, who would reflect, that the said Treaty were at such a time begun, when that with England is still subsisting, and when the said Crown had already by Mr. Titley made an offer for its Renewal. After duly considering all these Circumstances I beg of Y r Maj^ to give me proper Instructions, if, and what sort of Insinuations I am to HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 437 make, in order to remove the above said Apprehensions \ whereby I Charles shall also be enabled, and will not fail to take in hand to the best of my ^westo^ power the proposing of the other Affair according to Y r Maj 1 ? 3 most Uxderwood, gracious Commands. In the next Place I am to entreat Your Majesty to grant me Your most gracious Leave to remember my former Dream. Could I now, with all Submission, at Werningerode bawl so loud as to make Your Majesty inspect the Danger You are going to involve Yourself in in Case this Report should be true (which I cannot be brought to believe after the Letters I have received both from Your Majesty and from M 1 ' de Sehulin) I should certainly make a still greater Noise than I did at that time when a sleep. Is not Your Majesty in regard to the present Circumstances the Arbiter in the North ? You can in all sorts of Revolutions take Your Measures and incline which Way You please ! Is it not in the present Posture solely in Your Majestyes Power to succour poor Germany ? Can You not give more Weight to the Religious affairs in the Empire than any other Power ? and keep France back from doing anything at all ? Surely nobody is more able to make Acquisitions than he, who watches close behind the Wall and not Stirrs till after others have for some time enervated themselves. Your Majesty as well as Your Ministry did consider all this perfectly well when I had the last time the honour to be with You, and therefore it is next to impossible to me to believe the Truth of this Event. Should Your Majesty be pleased to enter into a further Alliance with England, I should hope to procure for Y r Maj*? one according to Your own Wishes, in which You would always keep Your hands free, and nevertheless receive a certain Subsidy. I must most humbly implore Y v Maj*? 8 Pardon for the Liberty I take, because, although I give an entire Credit & Belief to Y 1 ' MajV gracious Assurances, nevertheless does thereby appear clearly to me, that nothing at all should be upon the Carpet ! Fidelity and Devotion and, if I am allowed to speak freely, a most tender Love for Your Royal Person and Prosperity is the Source from whence this Writing Howes because Your Majesty knows that I have no particular Views, but that like a faithfull Servant, I speak what I think concerning your Pros- perity 1745. Various dates. Some particulars extracted from letters re- lating to Jesuits and the places at which they were officiating in England under the directions of Henry Sheldon. 13^ pp. It con- cludes : — There are several Letters from his Brothers & Sisters from Weston near Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire, by which it appears that he has several Neices either at School or in a Nunnery at Ghent & a Nephew or two there or there abouts. And he seems from the corre- spondences at Bath with several People to be a person well related. — There is reason to think from several of the letters that he goes a kind of visitation twice a year amongst the Roman Catholick familys dispersed about the Kingdom. The priests who write to him express themselves in the most humble Terms, and all of them begin their Letters to him with hon ld Sir. 1745. Various dates. Some particulars extracted from Sheldons correspondence with abroad relating to certain Jesuit seminaries on the Continent, viz. : Coalpits, Blandyke, Steendam, Hoik and La Cocherie. 6 i PP- 438 HISTOKICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 'Sbbtwood Coalpits seems to be in the Electorate of Cologne, and one Charles Weston Roels to be the Governor of it under Sheldon .... Esq. ' Blandyke. There is reason to think that there are great numbers of Boys at this Factory. Two sons of Sir Carnaby Haggerston are named. Two of Sir Henry Bedingfield, who go under the name of Clay, & who were to be sent to La Fleche afterwards. It appears that they have a Poet Laureat there, several Musician?, Writing Masters, & a Maker of Tragedys. J. Clifford, who seems to be the Chief Manager here under Sheldon writes to him from time to time to give him the State of the Factory .... Steendam. S. Roberts Master here, writes accounts of the State of the Place to Sheldon, and desires his orders about People who want to leave that Place, & to go to Gravelines and other Places in Flanders Hoik and La Cocherie. Percy Plowden & one Tichbourne teem to be directors here From la Cocherie one Dinsdaie writes to Sheldon to let him know that if he will not allow him £15 Weston may again happen. Ind esq ° 0I> ' ^ Fontenoy, I remain'd to the very last, in the Field of Battle, a — Circumstance, I am affraid, known to very few people, and were I not to send you, the particular Account, perhaps I might have the same ill luck, and no one ever hear of it. I make no douht, but you will have many more Accounts, sent you, perhaps some of them, many differ in some Little Particulars, from this, by writing in General of things, Lumping the Account, without dis- tinguishing particulars. As I was therefore fearfull of Mistakes, I read, this Account to the Officers of the two Regiments, they told me it was very just, and offer'd to sign it ; Flattering myself that that, was unnecessary I wou'd not give them that trouble, but if any Doubt shou'd arise, I hope you will be so much my Friend, as to let me know it, and in that Case, I will get, not only the Officers, but every Man, in in the two Regiments, to Confirm every Circumstance, I have mention'd. P.S. Inclosed I send you a List of the Kill'd, Wounded, and Missing of the Infantry, as Likewise a List of the Rebeli Army, given to me by Maj 1 ' M c Donald, who we took prisoner, and has great Obligations to me. 1746. April 18th. H.R.H. the Duke of Cumberland to the Duke of Newcastle, from Inverness. [Copy]. — I had the honour to acquaint His Maty the 16. by Lord Bury of the compleat Victory we gained that Day over the Rebels ; I must own I never expected They would have had the impudence to risk a General Engagement, but their having burnt Fort Augustus the Day before, convinced me They intended to stand. We gave our Troops a Days halt at Nairn & Yesterday Morn : marched off from thence between 4 & 5. in four Columns. — The three Liues of Foot (reckoning the reserve for one) were broke into three from y e Right, which made the three Columns equal & each of five Bat 118 The Artillery & Baggage follow'd the first Column on the right, & y e Cavalry made the fourth Column on y e Left. After We had marched about 8 miles our advanced Guard composed of about 40 of Kingstons & y e Highlanders led by y e Quarter Master General, perceived y e Rebels at some Distance making a Motion towards us on y e Left on which We immediately formed, but finding the Rebels were still a good way from Us, & that y e whole Body did not come forward, We put ourselves again upon our March in our former Posture, & continued it to within a Mile of Them, where We again formed in y e same Order as before; after reconnoitring their Situation We found them posted behind some old Walls & Hutts in a Line with Culloden House ; as we thought our Right entirely secure Gen 1 Hawley & Gen 1 Bland went to y e Left with two Regiments of Dragoons to endeavour to fall on the Rebells right Flank, and Kingston's Horse were ordered to y e Reserve ; The ten Pieces of Cannon were disposed two in each of y e Intervals of y e first Line, and all our Highlanders (except about 140 which were upon the Left with Gen 1 Hawley, & who behaved extremely well) were left to guard the Baggage. When we were advanced within Five Hundred Yards of the Rebels, I found the Morass upon Our Right Flank quite uncovered to Them. I immediately ordered Kingston's Horse from the Reserve, & a little Squadron of about Sixty of Cobhams, which had been patroling, to cover our Flank, & Pulteney's Regiment was ordered from the Reserve to the Right of the Royals. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 443 We spent above half an Hour after that, trying which should gain the ^ee^woo Flank of the Other, & I having sent L d Bury forward within a Hundred Weston Yards of the Rebels, to reconnoitre somewhat that appeared like a UiVD [§Q 00] Battery to Us, They began tiring their Cannon, which was extremely ill served & ill pointed. Ours immediately answered Them which began their Confusion. They then came running on in their wild manner, & upon the Right where I had placed Myself imagining the greatest Push would be there, they came down three several Times within a Hundred Yards of Our Men, firing their Pistols & brandishing their Swords, but the Royals & Pulteney's hardly took their Firelocks from their Shoulders, so that after those faint Attempts They made off ; & the little Squadrons on Our Right were sent to pursue Them. General Hawley had by the Help of Our Highlanders beat down two little Stone Walls, & came in upon the right Flank of their Second Line. As their whole first Line came down to attack at once, their Right somewhat outflanked Barrels Regiment, which was our Left, 8c the Greatest Part of the little Loss We had was there, but Bligh's and Sempiis giving a Fire upon those who had outflank'd Barrel's soon repulsed them, & Barrels Regiment, & the Left of Monroe's fairly beat them with their bayonets ; & I dare say there was neither Soldier nor Officer of Barrel's, & that Part of Monroe's which engaged, who did no kill their one or two Men with their Bayonets & Spontoons, & they so fairly drove them back, that in their Rage that They could not make any Impression upon the Battallions, They threw Stones at them for at least a Minute or two, before their total Route began. The Cavalry which had charged from the Right, & Left, met in the Center, except two Squadrons of Dragoons which We missed & they were gone in Pusuit of the Runaways ; Lord Ancram was ordered to pursue with the Horse as far as He could, & which He did with so good Effect, that a very considerable Number were Killed in the Pursuit. As we were on Our March on to Inverness, & were near arrived there, Major General Bland sent Me the inclosed Paper, & I imme- diately received the French Officers & Soldiers as Prisoners of War. Major General Bland had also made great Slaughter, & gave Quarter to None but about Fifty French Officers & Soldiers He picked up in his Pursuit. By the best Calculation We can make, I think We may reckon the Rebels lost Two Thousand Men upon the Field of Battle and in the Pursuit, as few of their wounded get off, & We have 222 French & 326 Rebel Prisoners as by the inclosed Lists. Colonel Howard certainly killed Lord Strathallan, as his Seal & his different Commissions from the Pretender were found in the Pocket of the Person killed by him. It is said & I believe with some Foundation, that Lord Perth, Lord Nairne, Lochiel, Keppock, & Apprin Stuart are also killed. All their Artillery, and Ammunition, of which I shall inclose a List, is taken, as was the Pretender's and all their Baggage, which was in general plundered ; there are also twelve Colours taken. I have the Satisfaction to say that all the General Officers & the Corps did their utmost in the "Matys Service, & all strove to shew their Zeal & Bravery on this Occasion. The Pretender's Son, it is said, lay at at Lord Lovats House at Aird the night of y e Affair, Brigadier Mordant is detached with 900 Volun- teers this Morning into y e Fraziers Country to destroy all y e Rebells he finds there ; Lord Sutherlands & Lord Reays People continue to exert themselves, & have taken 100 Rebels whom I have sent for, & I 444 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleetwood have great Reason to believe Lord Cromarty & his son are also taken. UjuJebwood ^ iie Monro's have knocked on y e head 50 of y e Rebels in their flight. ND EsQ 00I>, As I dont know where the greatest Bodys of Them are, or which Way — they have taken to shift for Themselves, I can't as yet determine which Way We shall march. I had forgot to mention that y e 17 th as I was at dinner, three Officers & about 16 of Fitz James's who were mounted, came and surrendered themselves Prisoners of War. I send a List of y e killed wounded & missing on our side, which amounts to above 300, but I hope a good many of these will be found to have drop'd behind in y e March, or to have gone out to see what they could pick up. I have made all y e French Officers sign their Paroles, & propose sending them to Carlisle 'till his Matys Pleasure shall be further known. I still continue to make that Distinction, & am endeavouring to find out who are Native born Subjects of y e King, not looking upon them as Prisoners of War but as Rebels. They continue as yet dispersed, & their own Accounts make their Loss greater by two thousand than I have ventured to state it. I have four of their principal Ladys under Guard, Lady Ogilvy, Lady Kinlock, Lady Gordon, & y e Laird of M c Intosh's Wife. I have also retaken Major Grant the Gov r of Inverness, & have order'd the Generals Hawley, Lord Albemarle, Huske & Bland to enquire into the reasons for y e Surrender of Fort George, & as I fear he will not have any good ones to give I shall order a Court Martial for his tryal, which I have his Maty will approve of. It will be absolutely necessary, that new Forts be erected here, & where Fort Augustus stood, & whoever his Maty may think proper to order to inspect their Construction, should be sent down immediately as y e Season is now come for Works of that kind. I am your Affectionate Friend, William. P.S. Lord Cromarty with other Prisoners, according to y e List inclosed is just brought in from Sutherland by y e Hound Sloop which I had sent for them, & I am just landing them: I should be glad to know His Matys Pleasure as to Lord Cromarty & Lord Kilmarnock, who may be tried whenever it may be thought proper. I think it needless to send a List of y e Common Men Prisoners. 1746. April 19th. Extract from a letter from Sir Edward Fawkener dated at Inverness. — The Success of the Action upon the 16 th is greater in its Consequences than was imagined on the Day of the Battle. The French are almost all come in by Parties to surrender Themselves Prisoners. The Number of Officers allowed to be French already amounts to about 50. There are others not allowed to be French. The Number of the Private Men is not yet certain. Ninety are come in this Hay. Lord Cromarty & His Son with about 10 Officers & 150 Private Men are just brought in by the Hound Sloop. They were taken by Lord Sutherland's Men in His County : Lord Cromarty Himself at Dunrobin Castle. The Number of the Slain rises very high. The Duke States it at about 2000, but the Rebels report it to be more considerable. We imagine They reckon all that are missing. The Lowlanders who were in the Rear got off best, & we hear They are getting home as fast They can : but the loss fell heavy upon the Clans, & many of their Chiefs are killed. Brigadier Mordaunt returned this Day from Lord Lovat's House which he left in a Blaze. The Briga- HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 445 dier says there was not a Man to be seen in all the Country, except the Chakles very few unsuspected Ones. H.R.H. will leave things upon such a F 'we3tow D Footing in the Country, that the future tranquility of it may easily be Underwood, secured. His Royal H. gave Life & Spirit to the Army. He settled all the Marches, & by His activity got together the necessary Fund of Provisions for putting the Army into Motion towards this barren Country, & He provided so well, that We have not wanted any thing. The Disposition of the Army for the Action as well as the Directions for the Execution were also entirely owing to His R.H S . We cannot learn what is become of the Pretender's Son. Report says, he passed by Fort Augustus the Evening of the Action with a Guard of Eight Men. He was at the Head of the Second Line at the beginning of the Action, but went off at the first appearance of Dis- order amongst the Clans. Our Motions from hence will depend upon the Informations we may receive about the Rebels. By the best account we have been able to get, the Rebels were above 8009. A Multitude of Letters which are fallen into our Hands, shew that they have been a long while in great want of Money. 1746. April 16th. Copy of a letter of certain French Officers, addressed to Major General Bland and enclosed in the Duke of Cum- berland's letter of Apl. 18th. — Monsieur, Les Officers et Soldats Francois, qui sont a Inverness, se rendent Prisonniers de Son Altesse-Royale Mon- seigneur le Due de Cumberland, et esperent tout ce qu'on doit attendre de la Generosite Angloise. (Signe) Cusak. Murphy. Le Marquis de Guilles. Dehan. d'O Brien. M c Donald. 1746. April 16th. Copy of a Return of Ordnance & Stores taken at and since the Battle of Culloden. Dated at Inverness and enclosed in the Duke of Cumberland's letter of April 18 th . 1746. April 15th. A List of Prisoners taken in Sutherland on this date and embarked on board H.M' S Sloop Hound, Capt. Dove Com- mander : — The Earl of Cromartry • Lord M c Leod, his son ; Lieut. Col. Kendall, in the Spanish Service ; Capt. M c Kenzie, Brother of Ballon ; Capt. Roderick M c Culloch of Glaslick • Lieut. Roderick M e Kenzie, Brother to Keppock ; Lieut. Alex 1 ' M c Kenzie, Brother to Dundonald ; Lieut. Alex 1 ' McKenzie of Cory ; George S 4 Clair of Gees ; Hector Campbell in Caithness; Hector M c Kenzie ; Lieut. James Macrae in the Spanish Service ; and one hundred and fifty-two Private Men. 1746. April 16th. " A List of the Officers, who (the Rebels them- selves say) were killed in the Battle." — [These are] Lord Strathallan, Lord Balmerino, The Duke of Perth (but not certain) ; Colonels : Mac Lochlin, Chisholm, Macintosh, Frazier, MacDonald of Keppoch, Cameron of Lochiel, Grant, MacDonald of Glen Ronald ; Captains : MacDonald of Glen Ronald, Nairn, Farquharson of Whitehouse, Farquharson in Achron : Ensigns Macintosh and MacDonald of Loch Garey. The Rebels themselves think that there are many more of their principal officers killed, but can not be certain being all in such Con- fusion, And according to their own Computation They have lost 2500 men killed in the Field of Battle, or in the Pursuit. 1746. April 17th. Copy of the Parole d'Honneur signed by the French officers in Inverness at this date : — Nous Soussignez au Service de S. M. T. C, nous reconnoissons Prisoniers de Guerre de S. M. Bi ue ; et nous nous engageons Sur nostrc 446 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleetwood Parole d'Honneur de ne point Sortir de la Ville d' Inverness, Sans UiSerwood, une Permission de S. A. R. Monseig r le Due de Cumberland. En Esq. Foi de quoi, Nous avons signe ceci, et y avons appose le Cachet de Nos Armes. Fait au] Quartier General a Inverness, le 17 Avril, 1746. Stapleton, Brig r des Armees du Roy T. C. et IZ-Col 1 du Reg* de Berwick. Jean M c Donell, Col 1 Reg 1 Fitz James. Le Marq s de Guilles, Capt. de Marine. Franc. Nugent, Capt. au Reg de Cavalerie de Fitz James, charge de faire les Fonctions de Marechal de Logis des Troupes Francoises. Patrice Nugent, Capt. au Reg Fitz James Cav e . N. Comerforcl, Capt. au Reg* de Bulkley. BSBourke,} Ca P tinDillon - Edw d de Nugent, Capt. in do. Carbery Fox, Lieu* in do. Tho s M c Derniott, Capt. au Reg de Rothe[s]. Dudley McDermott, j Peter Taaffe, / Jjieu 1 Q0 ' Pierre O'Reily, Lieut in Berwick's. Rob* Stack, Capt. au Reg* de Lally, etant blesse Murphy a Signee pour luy. Rich d Murphy, Capt n in Lally's. Miles Swiny, 1 Patrick Sarsfield, > Lieut 8 in do. Jacques Grant, J Jean O'Bryen, Cap* au Reg de Paris. Milice. 'L^ug ( las 0U } Capt ' au Regt R ° yal Ecossois - Alex. Gordon, Aumonier des Troupes Francoises. Pierre Colieno, Second Cap* de Vaisseau Espagnol. Barnaval, Lieu* au Reg* de Fitz James. Rob*Shee, \ Q . B _ 1 Tho»Bagott, r P f do - Mark Bagott, Aide Major, J Alex. Geoghegan, Capt. au Reg* de Lally. D'Andrion, Officier d'Artillerie. Jean Nugent, Lieu*, 1 R t ^ j De Cooke, Cornette, J & John Dillon, Capit: au Reg* de Dillon. Tho s Scott, volontaire au Reg* de Bulkley. Dussansay, Ingenier Francois. D'Hortoux, Capitain, ~ W, VauKeg^oyalEcossoi, Damary, ODaniel, Lieu* au Reg* de Bulkeley. Cha s Guill me Douglas, Capt. dans Languedoc. Jean S* Leger, Capt: au Reg* Royal Ecossois. Eugene O'Keaff, Lieu* au Reg* de Berwick. Charles Bodin, Omcier de l'Artillerie. Philippe Molloy, Marechal de Logis de Fitz James. Le Lord Lewis Drummond, Cnp ne au Royal Ecossois. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 447 15 46. April 19th. Return of the Rebel Officers now Prisoners in Inverness. f Colonel Lord Kilmarnock. 3 < do. Francis Farquharson. I do Mac Lachlan. 1 Major James Stuart. f Captain James Farquharson. | do Andrew Wood. 5 Esq ° 31 1763. Oct. 15th. Minutes by Lord Halifax. — Remarks on the French & Flanders Mails. A Letter to be wrote to Sir Horace Man acknowledging y e Receipt of his Letter, & thanking him for having transmitted y e K[ing] of France's Letter, & that of Cardinal de Choiseul to the Pope. A letter to be wrote to M r Colebrooke thanking him for his civil Ex- pressions towards me, &c. &c. As M r Ch -ion says the Differences that had arisen with respect to y e Visiting of french Ships are entirely aj listed, I think it very probable that Spain will likewise drop her Pretensions to y e Visiting of french & English Ships in her Ports. A letter to be wrote to M r Murray at Venice to satisfy him that y e King does not disapprove of his having given Leave to y e English Consul to go to Holland.— M r Murray says that y e Court of Spain have informed y e Venetian Embassador that his Catholick Majesty looks upon y e Peace that y e Republick has made with y e Algerines as a Declaration of War against him. M r Jamineau to be wrote to, and after returning him Thanks for his Civil Expressions with Regard to me to be told that Sir James Grey's absence from London prevents me at present from making any Enquiry into y e Cause of y e Grievance M r Jamineau complains of; but that I will do it on Sir James's Return from y e Country. 1764. Oct. 10th. Edward Weston to Lord Halifax, from the Gravell Pits. A draft of a long letter in which the writer resigns his post of Under Secretary of State on the grounds of ill health and infirmity. 4 pp. The following passage may be quoted from this letter : — In quitting y r Lp s Office I hope you will forgive my presuming to be an humble Petitioner to you that your laborious and faithfull Servant Morin, who has served if I mistake not 23 years, & was an Under Secretary to Lord Holderness, & to whom I have paid £25 p Q r ever since L d Bute's going into the Treasury, may not be a Sufferer by it, [i.e. by the writer's retirement], but have it made up to him in some Shape or other 1764. March 12th. Draft of letter from the same to the same, from Park Place S fc James's. A letter of compliments acknowledging a friendly letter from Lord Halifax on the writer's retirement from his post as Under Secretary. It concludes : — Permit me to finish this with claiming the only as yet unperformed Promise which has been made me by y r L d P. Y r Friend, & my Patron the late L d Granville, in giving me his Picture, inscribed it upon the Canvas Amicissimo Viro. You will not I am sure be asham'd of being seen by Posterity in such Company : Y r Portrait remaining in my Family will be a new Testimony of my having been honoured with the Esteem of the most highly Esteemed Character of the Age I lived in, will give Credit to Those who do not yet exist, & be an Incitement to Diligence, & Fidelity, — Merits by which I have acquired your Patronage — in those Stations wherein Providence may place Them. 1764. May 4th. Sir Joseph Yorke to Lord Halifax, from the Hague. The writer congratulates Lord Halifax on receiving the f f 2 452 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. fSotwSod barter, thanks him for interesting himself on his behalf, and solicits a UndjSwood. Contlnuan ce of his countenance an d advice. ~ i l7 S1* Jniy 27th * JollQ Foil ^ajne, Dean of York, to his brother in law Edward Weston, from Hill Street, Berkeley Square. The writer as Executor of his Aunt M rs Sherlock, widow of the Bishop of London states briefly the contents of that lady's Will, and in a Post Script dated the next day, adds, — M rs Sherlock was bury'd this Morning early at Eulham & J 1769. Feb. 17th. Lord Hyde to the same.— A friendly letter anti- cipating a visit from M 1 Weston. The writer mentions that his three boys are at Eton and the girl is at home. He goes on :— As not only I have not, but nobody has, such strong & precise expressions as your own, I read to M' G. [M* Geo. Grenville ?] your paragraph on him. He is much pleased with y' good opinion & the continuance of y friendship. He has an experience that forbids him to put a high price on men m general, but that teaches him at the same time duly to esti- mate those of tried merit. I will only say that your regard for each other is reciprocal. Measures he mostly adheres to) & the determination to do what he thought was legal directed his vote against the expulsion L ot John Wilkes] in an illegal manner. The more lawless a man is the S° r ?- J attentlVe a 3 ' udge should he t0 P reserv e even the forms of law. \ r a D J?r tell /? U n that He WaS a ^ St the ex P ul «ion for the same reason that L< M[ansfieW] reversed the outlawry Error. An Indictment on multiplied crimes is not to be found in our Courts : Schoolmasters may lump faults, judges ought not, for too many reasons for a letter, espe- cially to you to whom they all occur. Considering his opinion of the criminal, He gave the strongest proof of his own rectitude, which I believe is for ever to guide him let who will direct the State. I wish 1 and mine may ever be able to do as he did on that day. What will happen on this, should the Sheriffs make the return of the Election ? at Brentford yesterday, may be of a decisive nature; tho' I don't foresee the end of confusion. The aldermen of London are proceeding legally towards another expulsion or rather a non admittance. Certainty the best engine ag s * Mob is Law. But I can tell you nothing new Intercepted Correspondence of the Duke op Ormonde, Ac, 173b to 1738, from the Weston Papers. 2 Vols., folio. These volumes contain copies of a Correspondence which was carried on by the Duke of Ormonde and other Jacobites, between Oct 4th 1736 and May 22nd 1738, and which was intercepted in transitu Internal evidence seems to show that the letters here preserved were intercepted and copied by an agent of the British Government before being forwarded. The agent writes in French and signs himself " Le Connu " or « le connu," and from certain peculiarities of his writing and spelling it would appear probable that he was of Dutch extrac tion, or at least that he had been educated in Holland. I have in vain endeavoured to find out the true name of this Agent by searching for it in "The Holland Correspondence" amongst the loreign Office State Papers at the Record Office, and perhaps it cannot now be recovered ; but on « Le Connu's " original copy of one of the intercepted letters which he sent to Edward Weston viz that of HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 453 Hamilton to Ormoude dated April 30th 1737, there is a slightly Charles damaged impression of an armorial seal displaying a shield bearing the Westo^ D following coat : — " Gules, on a Bend Argent three Roses " — which Underwood, possibly affords a clue by which to identify " le connu." This seal also - — bears the legend — " ander roos .... eck " — which perhaps if perfect would read — "ander roose deck" — the Dutch equivalent of "sub rosa." Pap worth's Dictionary of British Armorials ascribes the armo- rial coat — " Gules, on Bend Argent three Roses of the first " — to families of Jay and Russell, and — " Gules on a Bend Argent three Roses sable " — to Berenden. He also gives the coat — " Sable on a Bend Argent three roses gules" — to families of the name Roos, or Rosse, Roose and Rose. The first of these volumes is entirely in "LeConnu's" handwriting, with the exception of an incomplete Alphabetical Key to the cyphered names of persons and places, which is in a contemporary hand, and with the exception of a note from Anthony Corbiere at the commencement of this volume referring to the Key or a similar one. The second volume of this correspondence is in the handwriting of Government clerks, and contains duplicate copies of almost all the letters in the first volume. It also contains official copies of a few letters which manifestly belong to the same correspondence and were similarly intercepted, but of which " Le Connti's " original copies have not been preserved either in this collection or amongst the Foreign Office Papers now in the Public Record Office. These latter letters I have throughout distinguished by an (*). Of one letter, viz., that of Kelly to Hamilton, dated Dec. 11th 1737, there are three copies in this collection, namely, two official copies besides the original copy in " Le Connu's " handwriting. I have not been able in every case to identify the persons who are indicated by cyphered names, but most of the interpretations suggested by Edward Weston's interlineations, or given in the prefatory Key, together with a few others about which there can be little doubt are here inserted in the text within brackets. I ought perhaps to mention that I have failed to find in the Record Office any letters similar to those comprised in the correspondence which I now proceed to set out in full.f Anthony Corbiere to Edward Weston. Dated Nov r 29th 1737. I return you the Papers now, for the reason you mention and I keep your Key 'till I have copied out your Additions, after which I will send you that too. I cannot think of any alteration to any one of your interpretations, unless you would have the person for whom it is designed in N° 91* to be the Pret[ende]r himself instead of K[in]g Theodore [of Corsica]. Libertud " to Mons 1 ' Binet " [Ezeckiel Hamilton]. Dated, in London, Oct. 11 th 1736. — I acknowledge the receipt of y e hon 1 ' of yours of the (jth ? 24 th , & 27 th . That of y e 6 th was of so pressing a Nature that by the advice of my friends, 1 shew'd it to M r V us Brother, and was going farther to show it to M r — but was forbad by y e brother. The whole affaire is in the Brothers hands who has promis'd me a decisive answer in a fortnight time. According to y r orders, 1 could mention no terms, neither will I : but I told him what offers 1 sus- f These letters have been numbered in various waj's by different hands, and as they have not been bound up consecutively according to any of the numbers on them, I have disregarded the numbers. 454 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Chaeles pended to serve V us So I have left it to the Brother, what he will doe F ^w^ston * n ^ ou sna ^ De acquainted w th as soon as I know myself w th a full Underwood, account of all the steps I have taken assisted by my friends. Esq. A. Williamson "to M 1 ' Binet at M r Archdeacons at Rotterdam." Dated Oct. 13 th 1736.— Your favour of y e 5 th of Aug : of y e 6 th and 15 th of Sept. found me in the Country with our friend whither I retired for the benefit of y e Air after my very long illness, from w ch I thank God I am pritty well recovered. Your favour also of y e 27 th of Sept. and 1 st instant found me in town in order to meet at his Request the Squire, who by the inclosed speaks for himself, he has among others Consulted me on this occasion and for that purpose gave me a detail of y e whole affaire and also of some injurious and dishonourable treatment he had formerly received from others who pretended to honour [him.] I own to you, 1 advised him not to stir a step without a Settlement for that honour was now a days only a word in most peoples mouths but never practiced, especially by the quality who from their High Stations think they have a right to impose upon and deceive their inferiors, I related to him my case, and showed him where one was willing to do me justice, but had not resolution to insist, or power to have it done, and that the other who had power was determined that it should not be done at least by him, and that in a few months, his case might be like mine, and he have reason to repent his depending on Honour and quiting a certainty for an Uncertainty. I waited on M r Littleton the very next day after his coming to town from y e Country, but he was so engaged that I could not speak to him for about Six minutes, he was much hurt therefore about a week hence he i3 to give me Notice when I must dine with him and over a bottle remember our friends. You may chance to be one of them. Your account of M r9 Little Grieves me and those few that knew the affair, w ch begins to take air by the help of M r Wy's Nephew, I heartily wish the advice I formerly gave her relating to her conduct, had had its due weight with her. She then perhaps had not been in the hurry, you mention. I cannot help condemning from the bottom of my heart, the mean part acted by M 1 ' Vincent & M r Atkins [Lords Inverness and Dunbar] in taking the advantage of M rs Little ['s] Zeal, assiduity and good Nature in persuading her to undertake an affair, w ch had they openly as they should attempted, might have been attended with success, whereas on the Contrery from the Nature of things must in her hands miscarry. Make it Your own case, would you hearken to y e advice or comply w th ye Request, of one in a favorite Point, with whom you were at Variance. The pictures and snuff box are come safe, I approve of Your fancy and like them much, I take this opportunity of returning You my sincere thanks for them, the several enclosed that came are delivered or forwarded as directed but I have not yet heard one word of or from Young Drims, his behaviour to me is Unaccountable, he came to town and leaves it without calling to inquire after the health of a sick friend. It is on your account only that I am uneasy. Pursuant to your directions of y e 27 th of Sept 1 ' I waited on M r Mills, I read to him that part of your letter that related to him & Anderson, he tells is a Do g and that me that Anderson 393 . 24 . 313 . 73 . 252 . 686 having already him s e 1 f in h is p . r show'd 373 . 194 . 65 . 106 . 57 . 408 . 97 . 391 . 162 . 173 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 455 o 144 P . 167 e 61 r 177 c 11 o 143 1 105 o 149 u 212 r 172 you r s c he there is no need of pursuing 801 . 178 . 195 . 13 . 345 s 196 me 476 at c the 17 1 105 u 216 33 where he hardly ever appears from the c 14 , 147 . 1 105 d . 45 r e c e p t i . 172 . 66 . 11 . 69 . 166 . 181 . 82 1 44. n .123 he has lately met Ihere, for it is known why he left F OO r . 173 . a 25 n . 122 c e c o m p . 13 . 64 that he has 15 . 142 . 131 . 164 O 1 47 u . 217 n . 126 d . 45 e d g o v e . 68 . 49 with the 71 . 147 . 218 . 67 r 172 n . 125 m . 134 e . 66 n t e x p e . 121 . 182 . at the 64 . 222 . 163 . 68 n 128 c . 19 . e u p h is 67 of others as is believed and Given 214 . 163 . 95 . 391 P 169 a . 27 . P 161 e . 68 . r |~ s ~| s e rv 172 L195J to their 196 . 67 . 174 . 217 i 85 , c ! 18 . e d r o 61 for these reasons he thinks it is best to 46 . 175 . 147 P 162 that . 686 . P 167 . a 28 . r t s c he me 174 . 196 of your 194 . 17 . 344 . 475 u n s a f e for him as very 215 . 128 . 196 . 29 . 56 . 63 . 321 . 373 to practice on such a 219 . 86 1 101 1 109 a 24 in 401 so that it remains for that you maturely to consider the further Uses You would make of 686 letter 106 . 64 . 182 . 189 . 69 . 172 but I must first Observe to You that M r Piggot having made Use of M r Rochefort to convey it to Anderson his Sentiments and Directions Anderson no doubt must be too well acquainted and intimate with Rochefort, how he has disposed of that Gentleman or how he may influence him, You may imagine from m the knowledge You may have of him. e a n o the r 61 . 29 . 124 . 141 . 645 . 172 . I insist that you 130 . 24 Cypher q Ratroy 151 u 213 86 e 64 . d i 44 . 82 f . 51 . f 57 . e 63 . r 176 . the 647 g rest for the 74 . 147 . V 215 e . 65 . n 125 , t a . 182 is 26 1 . 105 a . 29 r . 172 m . 135 a 29 . 1 e 106 . 62 t . 181 t . 189 e . 68 r . 172 e 67 . r 176 n 128 e 67 k . Ill t 184 from 336 e . 67 d have 48 and now 354 t 187 n 126 m 132 w ch has been 406 t 185 Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. 456 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. ere e P t e d 04 . 175 . 19 . 67 . 164 . 186 . 65 . 47 . before them there- you r n e X t 1 e t fore let 999 . 179 . 12i . 64 . 223 . 185 . 109 . 62 . 186 ter directed 189 . 67 . 172 be 47 . 88 . 174 . 61 . 15 . 186 . 66 . 43 to Hawk s wor t 707 M r 91 . 24 . 202 . 112 . 193 . 206 . 147 . 174 . 187 h at S t r a h a n 's 99 . 282 M r G. 198 . 189 . 178 . 27 . 92 . 29 . 129 . 196 You cannot but know the rest : let me know what agreement You make it must with y e person that delivers it, and it shall be paid for 424 . 494 not c o me b y the p o s 555 . 16 . 146 . 476 . 31 . 242 . 647 . 164 . 146 . 194 t 189. My Compliments waits on my Good Land Lord. [This letter and the preceding one are endorsed " from Le Connu, received Nov r 1 st ."] Duplicate of a letter from Le Connu to M r George Tilson at Han- over. Dated 16 th Oct r 1736. [Received at the Foreign Office, Oct 1 ' 9 th O.S.] II n'y a plus a douter ou les Gens du Pretendant forment des esperances ; le mesme Agent Ecossois (dont le Nom ne me revient pas en Memoire) qui a ete ici lors des derniers attentats dans le dernier Regne du Roy George l er de Glorieuse Memoire est revenu ici . et se signe G. Binet come le remarqueres par cette lettre dont le Nom Mon sieur Neville est aussi suppose : II faut aussi que je Vous dise que bien des Gens du Ministere en ce pays sont come persuades qu'il y a bien des choses cachees Sous ce qui est arrive a Edimbourg et que cette affaire a ette conduite en cachet par des seigneurs aifectionnes au Pretendant, et qui prennent cette occasion du Grand Mecontentment de la populace Angloise contre le bill de Genevre : Avec cella la mauvais sang de la Cour d'Espagne contre l'Angleterre, cella les fait craindre que cella se conduit ensemble pour embarasser le Roy et son Ministere. Je me fie Monsieur a la secrettesse de cette ma Correspondance, et que mon caractere ou ecriture ne se voie, car Vous juges asse de la consequence et de ce que je risque. P.S. Le Nom estoit Walkinshaw ou a peu pres tel il m'est revenu en Memoire. G. Binet [Hamilton] to Mons r Neville, [the Duke of Ormonde,] under cover addressed to Mons r Waters Banker at Paris. Dated, at Ley den, Oct r 13 th 1736. I received the honour of your Grace's most obliging letters of y e 21 & 24 of last month, since I came to this place and I beg leave so return my most humble thanks to your Grace for them. M r Berkeley who designed to have paid his duty to Your Grace received a letter from his father whilst he was at Spa, allowing him to go to Itally, and the Season of the year being advanced He took the shortest road through the Tyrol : He proposes on his return from Itally to have the honour of waiting on your Grace. A few days before I came from Bois le due a person who pretended to be a P ce of Mount Libanus and had travelPd over all Italy and France HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 457 and under the pretence of recovering his Territory had rais'd con- Charles tribution in Holland as he had done in other places was seized at Bois ^wbstoT le due all his Certificates were proyed to have been forged and he was Underwood, executed, for forgery is death by the Laws of this Country. M r Urghart whom I met with at Rotterdam desired me to offer his Most humble duty to Your Grace. To Lord Harrington from Le Connu, Dated Oct r 26 th 1736. — Voici la suite de la Correspondance de la personne du Pretendant Venu icy qui ne se trouve pas estre Walkinshaw, mais un Hamilton qui a demeure a Rotterdam pendant que feu Sa Majeste le Uoy George I Viv^oit; II est aise a remarquer Quils Designe Sa Majeste par le Norn d'Arbuthnot : et Vostre Excellence ne manquera pas de decouvrir Qui est M r Nevill, Si cest le Pretendant mesme ou son Agent a Paris ; Par ce quil dit the unreasonable demands of Mr. Arbuthnot on Your Grace. II faut Quil y ail encore quelqu'un en ce pays sous le Nom de Niket qui a envoye a M r Nevill la lettre que Sa Maj te a ecritte aux Etats Generaux en faveur du Prince d'Orange. Avec le temps on pourra decouvrir quelque chose de plus. From the Duke of Ormonde to Hamilton. Dated Oct 4 th 1736. [Signed " Nevill," and enclosed in the last. Le Connu's copy begins with the following note. " Cette lettre a ete adresse a Rotterdam a M r Archdeacon, et outre cette adresse la il y avoit deux Couvertes dont PUn avoit l'adresse a M r Binet & L'autre a M r Hamilton."] I have received Your last and hope in God others are quite recovered. I am sorry M r Lulnney [M r Pultney] has been affronted. I don't seen [know] if you will see M r Niket, he sent me a letter from M r Arbuthnot entelling [containing] his demands : I fancy M r Niket may not be atromper [of a temper] to the purpose of y e latter being a friend of his, let me hear certainly [constantly] from you. To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, Oct. 24 th 2736. [Addressed to M r Nevill under cover to M r Watters, Senior, Banker at Paris, and signed G. Bennett. Enclosed with the last two letters.] I this morning received the honour of Your Graces letter of the fourth instant and take the first opportunity of returning My most humble thanks to your Grace for it. I saw M r Urqhart at Rotterdam and in this City but he is now at the Hague and designs to sett out in a few days for London. I once occasionally mentioned to him the unreasonable demands of M r Arbuthnot on Your Grace, but the subject appeared to be new to him, at least he made me no answer on that head. Your Grace has seen the Ellectors letter Concerning the Pretensions of his Sou in Law to the Marquisats of Terveer & Flishing : I hear that the answer to it Will not please the Ellector and that Zeland will Not agree to give the Prince possession of them, He has been offer' d a hundred thousand Rix dolders as an equivalent, And that sum is deposited for that purpose in the Bank of Amsterdam. The weather has been bad here for some days past, excessive rains, and thick fogs, but the frosts are expected soon which are the most wholesome time of the year. My Lord Lee's eldest son had an unlucky accident lately here, His arm was dislocated by a fall out of a Chaise but he is soe well recovered as to be able to go to Paris. 458 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Chaeles To Lord Harrington from Le Connu. Dated Ocr. r 30 th 1736. Fleetwood [Received at the Foreign Office Oct 22 nd O.S.I Underwood, Voici encore Une piece qui est line lettre a Ezekiel Hamilton, ce ne EsQ - Sont encore que des lettres que Hamilton a ecrites ou de Spa ou de Liege, auquelles L. Neville reponed ; et il semble Quil S'est informe a Liege par rapport a des Armes & Munitions, mais que rien ne peut sortir du pays qu'avec la Conoissance du Chapitre. Lamke [Lambe ?] sera le Nom Suppose de quelque Agent du Pretendant en Espagne : [The Earl Marischal ?] II y a bien apparence lorsque Neville scaura la bonne arrivee de Hamilton en cette Ville Qu'on Voira plus clair en cette Correspondance et dont je ne manqueray point d'en faire Un du rapport et montre a Vostre Excellence avec combien de Zele j'observerais le service du Eoy. The Duke of Ormonde to Hamilton. Dated Oct 15 th 1736. [Ad- dressed to Ezekiel Hamilton and signed L. Neville. "InLeConnu's of Oct. 30 th "]. I have the favour of three of yours of the 24 th Sept 1 ' 28 th Sept r and second of this month. I am glad that you are as well as to have begun your journey. I am heartily sorry for the death of Hooker Clusht [D r Clerk, M.P. for Oxford], I hope M r Bromly will be chosen in his place. I am sorry Jordaen does not come in this Country And the Duke of Queensborough is indisposed but glad that there is no danger. I scaned the paper that mentions the submission that the Liege Munitions [Musicians] were oblig'd to make by order of the Chapter : this will I hope find You safe and in good health at Leiden Where I hope to hear often from You, You will be quiet and safe there. I am Oblig'd to Lady Tenores [Ferrers] for the honour she does me. I shall be glad to have the honour to see the two ladys you mention. L d Digby was my particular friend. I gave your letter to M r to de Lement he is a Very worthy Gentleman and much your friend. 1 have not heard from Lamke since he left Barcelona. The same to the same. Dated Nov 1 ' 7 th 1736. [Signed " Nevil," and addressed to G. Bennett.] I have yours of the 24 th Oct r . I see all myn comes Safe to you. I fancy M r Urqhart must have known something of the letter he sent me though he wonders on it. I am glad Lord Lee's son is recovered. I have not seen the letter you mention it has not been encovered as expected. I suppose it will be on the publick letters. To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, Nov r 21 8t 1736. [Addressed to M r Nevil, and signed G. Bennett.] I humbly beg leave to return my most humble thanks to your Grace for Your Graces letter of the 2 d of this month. It is the Greatest Honour and Satisfaction I can possibly have in my retirement to hear of your Graces health and to receive Your Graces Comands. I now begin to relish the Place I am in, and to make a Good Use of the Leisure I enjoy. I find that my coming hither has Given an Alarm to Morpeth Lumnsdens brother in Law : He is very desirous to discover the Motives of my Journey, as I conjecture of some Questions that have been ask'd of me And Artfully Cover'd as if there were no design in them. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 459 I am glad that the young Ladies are at the End of their journey, the Eldest only went to the South of France on account of her health, for the younger Miss Fanny had a Strong Constitution, she was reckon'd to be the best Walker and the best dancer of all the Ladies in Spa, and was much respected by every body for her good quality. There is no account of the Princess of Orange delivery. I had the honour to inform Your Grace that it is now doubted wether she be with Child, a Violent Whig who was lately at y e Hague spoke of it here with the greatest Concern. By what I can find the Prince will never succeed in his Pretensions to Flissing and Terveer : I long extreamly to hear of M r Kellys safety. To Lord Harrington from Le Connu. Dated Nov r 2 nd 1736. Je suis infiniment Oblige a Vostre Excellence de m'avoir fait Avertir par M r Weston, avoir recu ce que javois pris la liberte de Vous envoyer. Voici ce qui s'est presente depuis ma derniere de Mardi dernier ; Mais au moment du depart de la presente il me tombe en Main encore Un paquet pour le Comte Marschall a Madrid Avec Une lettre dedans pour M r Aitkins qui est Au dit Comte Marschal venante d'Ecosse, mais Que je ne puis examiner Qu'apres le depart de la presente ; Ainsy j'en relatteray le contenu a Vostre Excellence Mardy prochain. Hamilton to Captain John Urquart at Kotterdam, under cover to "M r Andrews under the Boomjes at Rotterdam." Dated Oct r 31 st 1736. [Signed E.H. This and the next letter were enclosed in the last, and were received at the Foreign Office Oct r 25 th O.S.] I wish you a good Voiage and journey and you cannot send me more agreable News than of your safe arrival. I send the letters I design'd to have troubled You with by a Gentleman who left this Town on Sunday Morning, but if you can have a leisure Evening, I wish you would call at the Rainbow Coffeehouse, when you'l meet with M r Walter Price, M r Child, M r Drapier, M r Waikburn and some more of our brethren who frequent that house, they are gentlemen of great worth and You will be pleas'd with them, and I beg you to assure them of my respects, I am extremely pleased with my Residence here, I have an entire Comand of my time, and I am determin'd to make the best use I can of it. To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, Nov r 1 st 1736. [Addressed to M r Neville, and signed G. Bennett. Received at the Foreign Office from Le Connu Oct. 25 th O.S.] I received by last post the honour of your Grace of the 15 th of this month, and nothing can give me greater pleasure and satisfaction in my retirement here, or at any time than to hear of your Graces Welfare w ch I daily and earnestly pray for. This is the Quietest and the Cleanest Town I ever lived in there is a Great Concours of Students from al parts even from Muscovy, w ch the great fame of Doctor Boerhave professor in Physick draws hither and there is also a good Accademi for such young Gentlemen as desire to ride and Fence w ch is a thing I have often heard Your Grace observe was wanting in the Universities at home, w ch Will I hope some time or other be regulated to prevent so many young Gentlemen Going to Genever and Lausanne where they are often bred up in such Principles as are not agreable to our Constitution. The Yatches are not yet arrived at Hellevoetsluys the Ellector will not See His daughter for she expects to lye in about y e time of his Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. 460 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION". Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. Return and tis taken for Granted that he will Not go to y e Hague to see her. I am extremely Obliged of y e Marquis de Como for the honour of his Remembrance, If I can meet w th any new Curious book here that I think Will be agreable to him I will take the liberty to send it to him. From Cuningham to Hamilton. Dated Nov r 5 th 1736. [Unsigned, and addressed to Timothy Bennet.] Your favour of the 9 th instant came to hand and I immediately own'd my mistake to M r Mills, to whom I had comunicated it and show'd him Your letter, and I also mention'd it to another who I hope You will some time hence see, I cannot see him at present but I shall sett him right ; what led me into the mistake, was, your dating Your letter from that persons house and Your writing that you had wrote such a letter to M r Ash, made me conclude that it was at their instigation, I com- unicated this affaire but to those two, and by owning My mistake to them hope it will not go further, I have not had one line from M r Bernard since I had the pleasure of seeing You : I assure you I was told by a Gentleman that you design'd going to Huntingdon 8c he quoted M r Wys Nephew for it. To Lord Harrington from Le Connu. Dated Nov 1 ' 6 th 1736 [Received Oct r 30 th O.S.] — Voici Copie de ce qui metoit tombe en main Vendredi passe au depart de la poste : II ne S'est rien autre presente du depuis : J'aurai tous les soins possibles pour decouvrir autant quil sera en rrion pouvoir de cette sorte de Correspondance il puroit pourtant que les esprits de leur sorte a quelque chose sil venoit quelque incident Qui fit revivre la Guerre et qu'en ce Cas ils se flattent peut estre avec l'Espagne et la France. P.S. Voci encore Une Copie de E.H. : pour Spau. From Hamilton to Alexander Hay at Spa. Dated, at Ley den? November 6 th 1736. [Signed E.H. Enclosed in the last.] You'l excuse me for not acknowledging sooner Your Obliging letter of y e 3 & 4 th of last month With several inclosed : I met my friend M r Urq[uhart] at Rotter d he proposes to set out for Schotland the latter end of this Week. If M r Dicconson be still at Spau my respects to him and his family. I can hear no account of y r friend Bp St[rickiand] : he was not in this Town, by what I can find he has taken another Course. If you have received any letters pray forward them to Rotter d : to Mr. Andrews. I am pursuaded due Care is taken of my Chaise. My most humble service to M rs Hay. From Hamilton " A son Excellence Le Comte Marschall L l General des Armees de Sa M te : Cath : chez M r Patric Joyce banquier a Madrid." Dated, at Leyden, Oct r 31 st 1736. [Signed G.B.] I have not had the honour of hearing from Your Lordship since You left Avignon, My Lord Duke was pleas'd to inform me of your safe arrival at Barcelona, I had the Honour to write to your Lordship about y e Middle of August and also in September. I have been in this Town near three Weeks and hitherto I am pleas'd with it, I have as much leisure as I desire to have, and I have some agreable Company ; I sometimes meet with Travellers who give me an account of the Current News at home, the fame of Boerhave draws many persons hither and I believe the Pars Grobile [the Jacobite Party] will wish that I had remained in Paris, since I had the honour to see Your Lordship I have not met with one person who does not detest them, and who does not Wish them in Lapland or even a more disagre- able Place. I had the pleasure of seeing M r Urqhart several times he is Very sincerely Your Lordship's humble servant, the Duke of Gordon HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 461 is at Utrecht but I hear he proposes to come next Spring to this place, pJJ^Twoo I wish lie may come by what I can find he has good dispositions tho' wbston all possible pains is taken to pervert him. UnD Esq° The inclosed was sent to me by a friend in London to be forwarded — ' to M r Atkins 1 know not who writes it. 1 had the honour of drinking Your Lordships health With M r Andrews and M r Andrew Forbes at Eotterdam. If your Lordship should have any Comands for me if they are directed for me by my own name at M r Andrews house Merchant on the Boombjes at Rotterdam they will come safe to me. I hope D r S* Iago [the Pretender] was well When Your Lordship heard from him. To the Earl Marshal, from Elizabeth Semple. [Undated, " This letter was from Scotland. The cover was to M r Aitkins and the letter in it To the R l Hon ble Earl Mairshall."] May it please your Lordship — I humbly beg leave to represent our suffering case to your Lordship. M r Semple being now in the North of Schotland at y e Slains & I being advised this is a time to endeavour to procure some redress from the Court of Spain. I beg your Lordship Will pardon this trouble and further begg if Your Lordship can make interest in our behalf that we might have our effects restored, and as the South Sea Company pays a Considerable sum of money to Spain that we might by that means find some redress : We have been long sufferers and as your Lordship as always had com- passion on the distres'd, and M r Semple having had the honour to be so long known to your Lordship gave me the assurance to apply to your Lordship. (P.S.) Wee have made interest to y e Ambasadrice of Spain as also to y e Dutchess of Wharton who will use their interest in our behalf w ch w th Your Lordships We hope for some redress. " Ce papier qui suit fut avec cette lettre." May it please your Lordship — The effects of M r James Trollope Canary Merchant, to the Value of near thirty thousand Pound being attak't at the breaking out of y e War with Spain, application being made to her late Majesty Queen Ann, Special Articles were incerted in the Treaty of Peace in behalf of Peter Menshull Esq r and his sisters joint, &c. &c. of the said Trollope, and were put in the possession of some part of the effects, but upon breaking out of y e warr in the late Kings Reign were again attack't : but upon his late Majestys most Gracious letters Were again putt into possession of some small pant of the said James Trollops effects in the Canarys : but stop being put to proceedings by those con- cerned, by appealing to the Warr office at Madrid W e cannot obtain an order from the Court of Spain that the Kings fiscal or remembrancer in the Canarys may bring our affairs to a finall determination and remit it to the Councell of Warr. As also His Catholick Majesty according to Articles of Peace Will in his Clemency refund what was received into His Royal Treasury : The reprisal made 1702 as also a debt owing by King Charles the II. to the deceased James Trollope of one hundred thousand Pieces of eight We beg your Lordship Will of your Goodness Use your interest to obtain us some relief as your Lordship in your Great Wisdom shall think fit And we shall always be bound to pray for Your Lordship. Our claim is to be found Registered in the Warr office at Madrid. To Lord Harrington from Le Connu. Dated Nov r 9 th 1736. [Re- ceived November 1 st O.S.] Je n'ay rien autre a observer, sinon que la premiere lettre sans estre cachettee a ete dans la seconde et que la Superscription a ete de la main 462 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Chaeles de la Seconde lettre : peutestre qu'on Voira clair dans le chiffre lorsque F we8ton >D Hamilton ecrira le contenu a Nevill, ce Nevill est Peutestre le Due Underwoo d'Ormond a Avignon dont quelques Gazettes font mention. — — P.S. II paroistque la lettre signe Williamson est ce Henry Cuningham a qui Hamilton repond come Vostre Excellence Voira par l'incluse. Hamilton " to M r Henry Cuningham, at M rs Beanes in "Warwick Court Holborn." Dated Nov 1 ' 9 th 1736. [Unsigned j enclosed in the last.] I this moment received yours of y e 13 th October & that the post is going out I would not lose a moment in Setting you right as to one part of your letter which I own Surprized and exceedingly vext me, that is where you seem to blame Vincent & Atkins conduct towards Little [me], for I cannot recollect any one expression in any of my letters that coul'd give the least occasion to such a mistake for Little tels me that he has [i.e. I have] all possible esteem for them, he looks [I look] upon them as his [my] sincere Zealous friends <£ he says he knows [i.e. I know] they are so, & therefore it Never enter' d into his [my] head to blame them in any particular : as to the letter Little writt [I wrote] to M rs Carr [the Pretender] Soon after he left Finglas [Paris] he writ [I wrote] it before he [[] saw M r Vincent or M 1 ' Atkins, and Consequently they neither had nor could have any hand in pursuading Little [me] to do any Such thing. If this mistake of my sense or meaning should also take Aire and be believed it would do Little [me] a prejudice, & provoke & justly too Vincent & Atkins, tis true Little [I] shew'd a Copy of that letter to those Gentlemen, but that was some weeks after it was writ & sent. If any other per- sons have fal'n into the same mistake Which is intimated in yours pray Undeceive them Without loss of time for a Story of this Nature Woul'd be acceptable News to Piggott, & why should Little [I] or any other of his [my] friends do a thing that woul'd be so verry agreable to him. How Wys Nephew shoul'd come to know any thing of Littles [my] Concerns I know not, I am sure it did not come from Little [me] : His [My] tenderness for M rs Cope [the Pretender] lest it shoul'd do her a disservice was the reason of his [my] concealing the motives of his [my] going to Huntingdon [Holland] except from his [my] most intimate Friends, my Service to the Squire & M r Mill I will soon write to the Squire & more fully to you. I am satisfy'd with Mills objections to my former Proposal. From Hamilton " to the Hon ble the Lady Elizabeth Caryll Pro- tectrice of the most Noble order of Tobosco." Dated, at Leyden, November 15 th 1736. [Signed E. Hamilton.] If I had received the honour of your Ladyships letter in due time I wou'd have sooner done my Self the honour to have return'd my most humble thanks for it And I should be a Very Unworthy Knight If I were not thoroughly sensible of your Ladyships Condescension in taking the least Notice of one who values himself on nothing More than the Honour of being Under Tour Ladyships Protection • I shall endeavour to deserve the continuance of it by the most dutyfull respects to your Ladyship and by my Constant readiness to Obey your Comands. Your Ladyships Brother My Lord Sempill & M 1 ' Sempill Will do a particular Honour to the most Nobel order by the acceptance of the Stalls in it ; If their merits were not Universally known Your Ladyships aproba- tion of them would give them a sufficient Title s I beg Your Ladyship to assure your fair Sister of my most humble respect. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 463 From Hamilton " to My Lord Sempill dans d'Etrapa de fauxbourg S* Jacques a Paris/ 5 Dated, at Leyden, Nov r 15 th 1736. If I had received the honour of Your Lordships in due time I woul'd sooner have acknowledged it. I had left Spa before it came to that place and it was forwarded to me here : the fair Protectrice will have reason to tax me with want of duty and respect but I beg Your Lord- ship to give her the inclosed And to make my excuse to her in a better manner than I can doe for my Self. I have seen M r Urqhart several times he waited for his baggage from Rouen w ch arrived only two days ago and he proposes to Sett out the latter end of this Week from Rotterdam for London. I find from the English Prints that M r Kelly has made his Escape from the Tower, I long impatiently to hear of his safe arrival on this side of the Water for if he shoul'd be taken He will probably be made a sacrifice. I am much Obliged to your Lordship for the account of In ... s return, His journey did infinite Mischief and his return was the only Remedy left to stop if possible peoples Mouths. I propose to remain here for sometime I wanted a little retirement And I could not have chose a better Place for that purpose than this, I have not heard from [the] L[ord] M[arischal] for some time : If Your Lordship has any Comands for me they may be directed chez M r Andrews Banquier sur le boomties a Rotterdam : he is a honest Man and a friend of M r Urqhart, My most humble respects to My Lady, Miss Sempill & the Abbe. To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, Nov 1 ' 15 th 1736. [Addressed to M r Neavill, and signed G. Bennett.] I had the honour to write to your Grace about a fortnight ago, and tho I have nothing to justify My Giving your Grace the trouble of another letter at present ; I cannot denny Myself the satisfaction of sometimes paying my duty to your Grace. I was Yesterday extremely pleased to find in the Newspapers that M r Kelly has made his Escape : I hope in God he will get safe out of the hands of those whose tender mercys are cruel and I long impatiently to hear that he is safe on this side of y e Water. It begins to be wisper'd here that y e Princess of Orange is Not with Child, the time being elaps'd that was named for her delivery, and this seems to be Confirmed by her Coming incognito to this Town two days ago to Consult Doctor Boerhave the famous Physician. The Duke of Richmond attended her, and to Conceal her journey she came in a hired coach and the Duke sat on her Right hand. I had the honour to inform Your Grace that the Answer to y e Ellec- tors Letter referrs' him to y e Estates of Zeeland the Ellector has since Writ a stronger Letter on the same subject, but in all probability an answer to y e same purpose will be returned to him, that demand Will never be Comply'd With for it is look'tupon as a step to one of a Higher Kind. [The last three letters were sent to England by Le Connu on Novem- ber 16 th .] To Hamilton from Captain John Urquhart. Dated at Rotterdam Nov r 16 th 1736. [Addressed to Ezekiel Hamilton.] Our bagage was taken ashore yesterday without any damage, I pre- sume you will have yours today You have nothing to pay M r Andrews on account of any Charges that has been on them. I received Your obliging letter for M r Drapier & shall carefully deliver the one I got Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. 464 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charlks Fleetwood Weston Underwood, last from You. I am Going to pack up my Cloakbag for my Voyage. My two Youug Kinsmen send You their due Compliments. To the same from — Andrews. Rotterdam Nov r 16 th 1736. [Un- addressed, and signed " Andrews."] M r Urquhart is Gone from hence this afternoon for the Paquet he left the inclosed for you. The Duke of Ormonde to Hamilton. Dated Nov r 2 nd 1736. [Ad- dressed " To Ezekiel Hamilton," and signed " L. Nevil."] I have yours of the 1 3 th Oct. : all yours are come safe to me. I believe you have met my letters time enough to have spoken to M r Niskett. I thank him for his compliments : This morning 1 saw my Lord Migbuies [? Digby's] Daughter w th S r John Holbin and they stay'd about three hours and went on their Way to Aix, where they will stay the Winter, the two Ladys seem Not to have good health, I wish that air may do them good : The poor Pretended Prince [of Lebanon] has paid dear for his forgery : I am sorry I shall not see M r Berkley as he designed let me hear Constantly from You. Dated Nov r 18 th 1736. [Unaddressed, I am very glad that you are so From the same to the same, and signed " L. Nevill."] I have yours of the first Courant. well pleased with Your Residence. I wish our Universities would take example by Leiden concerning an Academy w ch as You remember I have often proposed. 1 have no News to send You only that it is said M r Patinho died the 3 d . Le Connu to Edward Weston. Dated, at Leyden, Nov 1- 27 th 1736. [Received Nov. 19 th . O.S.] En reponse de l'honneur de Vostre lettre du 9 e J'ay celluy de Vous remercier pour l'avis que S. Ex ce My Lord H[arrington] a receu les miennes, et pour Vous dire que j'ay envoye les mesmes Copies a M r Tilson a Hannovre regulierement. To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, Nov r 29 th 1736. [Addressed to M r Neville and signed G. Bennett.] Since I had the honour to write to your Grace, I received Your Graces most Obliging letter of the 7 th and I am extremely Sensible of your Graces Goodness in thinking of a faithfull tho' useless Servant of your Grace. I have not been able to gett a Copy of the Answer to the E Hector's letter, and I am the more concern'd for it because it Will not be inserted in any of the Gazets of this Country, for it is an Establisht rule here not to allow anything to be printed while the affair is in Agitation nor untill it is finally Concluded: And as this Answer only referrs the Ellector to the Province of Zeland Whoes chief interest is not to Grant the request it is lookt upon to be equivalent to a flat Denyal. One of the last English papers mentions a report that M r Kelly was taken in Portsmouth, but I am sure that it is a Groundless one, and I presume to mention this to your Grace, lest it should gett into the French Prints and Give an uneasiness to your Grace, Since the date of that News paper I received a letter from a friend [Sir Redmond Everard] of M r Kelly W r ho Gave me a Hint only that he was safe, and I believe his Chief reason of doing it was lest that news paper should allarm me. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 465 For some days past there have been high Winds which have done Charles Considerable damage: Two English ships were lost near Oatwych and Webtoi? an English sIood bound from Rotterdam to London. Underwood, ° * Esq. To Lord Harrington from Le Connu. Dated Dec 1 ' 4 th 1736, [Received Nov r 29 th O.S.] Voici les pieces qui So present a present. Le monde reflechit beau- coup que la Mort de Mons r de Boetselaer arrive ainsi a Dire a l'instant que S. A. Royalle Madame la Princesse d'Oraiige entre en travail d'Enfant : Le3 Voeux de trois contre Un sont qu'Elle mette Au monde Un Prince ; Dieu le Veuille pour le bonheur de la Republique et pour le soutient du Protestantisnie. Sir Redmond Everard to Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, Dec 1 ' 4 th 1736. [Unsigned, and addressed "a M r le Chev r Everhard a Chatou pres de Nanterre."] I received the favour of two of yours of the 7 th and 25 th of Nov : the first came to my hands 22 days after the date of it tho all my letters from Paris & other parts come regularly to me soe that the mistake must probably happen in Your parts, And I therefore beg You to take care for the future whom You employ in putting Your letters into the Post- house, when I was at Spau you said You had Writt a letter to me w ch I never received And as that is the only letter that has miscarried since I saw you, tis therefore probable that the miscarriage Was in Your parts and not at Spa. I am extremely Glad to hear that Johnston [Kelly] is safe, Yours gave me the first account of it; If he had been caught he Would probably have been Used with Great Severity, surely he took care to qualify him self [i.e. to provide himself with money] before he left Lon- don. If he did not that deffect cannot possible be supply'd abroad. I wonder he did not see you en passant, but I hope that he is thoroughly Qualifyed that he may be of Use to M r Le Noir [the Pretender]. As to the other things You mention conc«-rning him : they will have but little weight, for if no body scrupuled to converse with him at home, why should they be afraid to do it abroad : He us'd sometimes to dine with large Companys, and he was allowed to walk in publick places and as to his hand being known I suppose he will not write as M 1 ' D us'd to do & I am sure that M r B's is as well known as his. You suppose that 1 hear sometimes from £in[gley], the last letter I had from him Was about three months ago w ch I answered : I have often the honour of hearing from M r Neville [the Duke of Ormonde] — I had a letter from my Nephew the day I left Spa, I have not since heard from him. The Captains [the Kings] Politicks in Church and State are very Extra Ordinary and I question whether they will turn to account in any respect. I am Unwilling to write to you freely on one Article of your letter for 1 have strictly follow'd the rule I laid down not to mention the true reason of my leaving the Neighbourhood of M r Fettiplace [i.e. Paris] : I had good grounds for what I did, and tho I know that Morpeth &c [Lords Inverness and Dunbar] are dispis'd yefc tis good to be sure, especially in a case of Great importance to me and if any accident had happen'd it would have been Very indifferent Comfort to me that My friends were mistaken and did Not imagine that such a thing coul'd possibly have been compast ; I like my present situation to well to change it for a doubtfull and Uncertain, I have the free Comand of my time w ch I have long desired, and when y e season of the year allows 84067. G G 466 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Chablbs Flebtwood Westox ttkdebwood, Esq. it I can amuse myself by seeing several parts of the Neighbourhood. I am particularly pleas'd with one circumstance of my being here that Morpeth &c [Lords Inverness and Dunbar] Will be griev'd to nod that I am in this place because I see more of my friends & I have a freer comunication with them than I could have eeven in Your Neighbourhood, and in this one respect I shall disappoint several of their wicked purposes. I am sorry I did not see D r Ki[ng] tho if I had seen him I should not have given him the darkest hint of what [I] had reason to fear from the two brethren [Lords Inverness and Dunbar] because of the Consequence-? of it to Isham [the Pretender], & therefore I am sure You said Nothing on that head : I suppose he gave You a particular Account of the State of your friends. — You say nothing of the In 's return tho' I hear he is at his old Residence, I suppose the Captain sometimes sees you : did he excuse his Visit [to Court] on the [King's] birthday. The most remarkable news here is the death of the Grand Pensionary. He is much lamented for he Was esteem'd to be a Gentleman of great probity. My respects to Madame &c. To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, Dec 3 rd 1736. [Signed G. Bennet, and addressed to Mr. Nevil.] I beg leave to return my Most humble thanks to your Grace for the honour of your Graces Most Obliging letter of the 18 th of November and 1 most humbly Congratulate Your Grace on the safe Arrival of M r Johnston [Kelly] on this side of the water and that he is now out of the reach of his Ennemys : I suppose and I hope that he is arrived; It is mention'd in the Gazette of this Country, and the little Knight [Sir Eedmond Everard] informs me that he heard he was at Paris. A Ridiculous Quarrel hap'n'd lately at y e Hague between the Duke of Richmond and a Phisician in that place at a Club of the Knights of S* George as it is Call'd, w ch by what I can learn of y e Nature of that Club is a sort of Society like the free Masons, the Phisician has said that he was sure the Prince of Orange could have no Succession for he had known him from a child ; It was at y e Close of the Night after they had drunk Very plentifully, and the Duke of Richmond imme- diately seiz'd the Doctor by the Throat and would have strangled him if he had not been prevented : This adventure has made a good deal of Noise in this Country And is the subject of all most every Conver- sation. The Grand Pensionary is extremely lamented. He was allowed to be a Gentleman of Great Abilitys And Great integrity. Mr. Boetselaer Who is a leading Man in the States General is dangerously ill : I have not had the honour of hearing from [the] Lord Marschall since he left Your Grace : I have writ twice to his Lordship. Lord Andover " a Mr. Hamilton chez M r Andrews Marchand a. Rotterdam." Dated, at Ashstead, Dec r 4 th 1736. [Signed Andover ; received from Le Connu Dec 26 th ]. I am very much obliged to you for y e favour of yours and as much surpris'd to find by it that you have Not received a letter since I heard from You. I directed more than two or three since that address'd to you at Michael B : rue Colombine. I must now return you thanks for your Good Wishes to me and mine. The Chancellor [of the order of the Knights of Tobosco ?] has been with me & desired that I would make his complements whereever due. If when I am in town I can be of any Service to you, you know how to direct to me. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 467 The Duke of Ormonde "a M r Ezekiel Hamilton." Dated Jan^ 12 th Charles 1737. [Signed NeviU.] F S° D I have yours of the 28 th Dec : M r Kelly is not on this [side of] the Undebwood, water that I know, the little Knight [Sir Eedmond Everard] was — ■ mistaken, but by letters from England of late date, I ought to expect him daily. Thank [you for] your News : I again Wish You a happy New Year and many. E. Loftus to Hamilton. Dated, at Paris, Jan? 25 th 1737. [Addressed to " M r Binet chez M r Archdeacon a Rotterdam.'*] I was favoured w th Yours of the 8 th of this, I am Very thankfull for the advice therein concerning M r Ellis, I writ him some time past according to the Address you Grave me & told him at the same time I would remitt him in this or next month part of what is due to him & that he [would] always find me very just to perform all I can to make him easy ; You may depend Sir I'l behave my Self on all occasions as an honest Man & shew them they were not mistaken in y e Character You Gave of me for w ch I am Much obliged to you. The family assures You of their respects. * Hamilton to the Earl Marischal. Dated, at Leyden, Dec 1 ' 17 th 1736. [Signed E. H. and addressed: — "Al Ex mo Senor El Conde Marescal d'Escozia G de M s A s Comodesco, Tene G 1 de los Ex 8 de sa Maj. Cath. en el Regno di Valencia."] I have been some time in pain at my not having the honour of hearing from your Lordship, but three days ago I received your Lordships of the 6 th of Nov r which was forwarded to me from Paris ; In my last I gave your Lordship an Address to me at Rotterdam, and you may either make use of that, or address to me by my own Name chez M r Aleome pres l'Eglise de S* Pierre a Leyde. I have been here above two Months, & hitherto I am extremely pleased with my Situation, I have the free command of my time which I have long desired to have, one day with another I read or write ten or twelve hours of the 24. When the Weather will allow it I walk for an hour or two, and I have a Book ready to amuse me when I get into a Sollitary Place, I have no Spleen, the best Remedy for that is a constant Application of the Mind to Subjects that are not disagreable. I have here as Virgil says Secura Quies et Nescia fallere Vita. I believe my Enemys [Lords Inverness and Dunbar] will be more vext at my being here than in any other Place, because E shall see more People than I cou'd do even in Paris, and They hate the light, and all Persons who will put their Aciions in a true light because their Deeds are Evil, the last Words are out of a better Book than Virgil, I do'nt quote the Place because your Lordship is no Stranger to that Book, and to the particular Passages in it. Another advantage of my Situation here, is that I hear frequently from my Friends iu England, and in the Spring I shall see many of them here. I have not yet sprung my Mine as to Gardner, I have had reasons to deferr it a little, if I should not succeed, I ca'nt help it, I have then done my Part, if it shou'd happen as an Author says non Persuadebis, etiam si JPersuaseris the fault will not lye at my door. Your Lordship must forgive my Latin, It is the language of the Place and I may quote it here from morning till night without any imputation of Pedantry. There are but few Scots Gentlemen here at present, there's a Brother of Sir Alexander Murray of Stanhope a very deserving young Gentle- G g 2 468 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles man. There's also y e eldest Son of Sir Robert Monroe a lively youth F WEST^£ 0r> of 17 or 18 Years of Age, a good scholar for that age, and he has taken Uitderwood, a sort of liking to me, he will probably prove a better Man than his —1 Father, and as far as I can judge of the Place his Estate lyes in, 'tis of some Moment to instruct him in right principles : He professes great respect for M r Lambe [the Earl Marischal], it would not I believe be amiss if M r Lambe [your Lordship] made some mention of him. A respect for M r Lambe [your Lordship], is one Article of the Cattechism I instruct him in; ille pluribus virtutibus abundare debet qui alienas sic amat. I did not intend to give your Lordship any more Latin, and therefore I must conclude in plain English that I am &c. (P.S.) I will forward your letter to M r H . . . . Mr. Ch[arles] For[bes] is here at present, he was a great friend of L[ord] M[ar]'s and was with him at his death. From the same " to John Ellis Esq r at his house in y e Pall mall London." Dated, at Leyden, Jan? 25 th 1737. [Signed E. Hamilton.] I have been absent from Paris for some time w ch was the occasion of my not receiving Sooner and acknowledging the honour of yours ; I have prest the Banq[uie]r by severall letters to finish that affair as soon as possible and he promises to remitt you a Part of the money in a little time, and he said that he would write to you to the same pur- pose; As for His Circumstances it is difficult for me to determine Anything concerning them, but he has y e character of an honest Man, and he has lately enterr'd into a Partnership that will probably mend his fortune : besides you'l be pleased to Consider of y e Consequences of taking other measures w th him than those he now proposes, which is to pay that debt by degrees : I have all the papers here, and wherever Igoe I carry them with me for fear of Accidents, and if you should have a desire of Seeing them in Order to have them examined by those who have skill in such things : I can easily send them from hence without any expence to you : I wish with all my heart this affair were well ended ; 1 would do any thing in my power to contribute towards it. [P.S. added by Le Connu : — " apres avoir ferme ma lettre a Vous il y a encore cellecy qui part ce soir pour Londres de ce E. H."] * Hamilton to the Earl Marischal. Dated at Leyden, Jan? 21 st 1737. [Unaddressed, and signed Gr. Binet. Received at the Foreign Office Jany 18 th O.S.] I last Post received the honour of your Lordships of the 15 th Dec 1 * and I wish your Lordship had some more agreeable Employment than the killing of Wild Beasts, which however I dispair of as long as the two foxes [Lords Inverness and Dunbar] keep close in their kennel, as to the other Diversion of reading it is attended with delight as well as Profit, and if your Lordship shou'd want any Books from this Part of the World, I can easily send them to some Port of Spain. Have you ever seen Barbeiracs Translation of Grotius de jure Bello et Pacis : It is a good Translation of an excellent Book and is in some respects better than the original because the Latin is a close and crabbed Stile, Bar- beirac has clearly express'd the sense of Ihe Author : If your Ex c ? will have it sent you there must be Care used in the conveying it for it is prohibited in Spain. I have not been idle since I came here, and I have met with some very honest and agreeable young Men [i.e. strong Jacobites] who are very desirous of conversing with me, I have confirmed some and mended Others. Benson [i.e. the writer] is the Patriarch of the Place he is in, and he could not meet with more regard from his best friends in New- HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 469 bury than he finds in Britport [Leyden or Holland]. This will vex the y^^JJ^ Par ignobile [Lords Inverness and Dunbar] when They hear of it, as Westow they probably will do, for They have been very desirous to know y e Ukmkwood, Motives of Bensons [my] Journey, and They have already employed a — ■ sneaking fellow born in Hexham to observe Benson's [my] Motions, and to inform Them of it. This came to Benson's [my] knowledge by mere Accident, and he expects [I expect] soon a more particular Account of this Matter. On the other Hand Challoner's Brother has made [T have made] some Enquiries about the Booby, who your Lord- ship sees is in a fine situation between Hicks [the Pretender] and Blomer [the King]. The Public Gazetis will inform your Lordship of the Electors Resi- dence at Helvoetsluys this Month past, and of the danger he was in of being shipwrecked. He was there two Days ago and I believe he has not yet sailed, for the Wind has been always contrary since that time. He has pass'd the Holydays in a very agreeable Place and he is They say in a very bad humour. His absence will delay the Meeting of the Parliament which will not be very agreeable to the City of London, I mean the trading Part, who always gain by the Presence of a Court. I have not heard from M r Cecil [Captain John Urquhart] since he got to the other side. (P.S.) I wish your Lordship many happy years. The Duke of Ormonde to Hamilton. Dated Jan? 25 th 1737. [Signed J. Nevill, and unaddressed. Enclosed with the next.] I have yours of y e 7 th . You judge right I believe concerning John- son's [Kelly's] delay, I have No News of him : 1 believe the Ellector has enough of y e Seas : I thank you and wish you a happy New year and many others. George Waters to Hamilton. Dated, at Paris, Feb? 4 th . [Unsigned. The address does not appear.] I have yours and here is another for You : I believe you know that M r Geo: K[elly] is safe on this side [of the water]. [There is a note at the foot of this by Le Connu " cecy est de George Watters Senior banquier k Paris."] Hamilton to the Duke of Ormonde. Dated, at Leyden, Feb? 11 th 1737. [Addressed to M r Neuville, and signed G. Bennet. Received at the Foreign Office Feb 4 th O.S.j I last Night received the honour of your Graces of y e 25 th January ; and I shall with Great pleasure write frequently to your Grace : As soon as y e Parliament is met I hope to receive particular accounts of what is transacted there and I shall have y e honour of transmitting them to your Grace. Tho the French Gazetts mention rejoicings in London [at] y e Ellectors return yet all the private letters from thence agree that there was no rejoicing at all, no Bonfires and that y e General discourse of y e people was of y e losses of Ships and of y e damage done by his Coming back at so Unseasonable a time of y e Year. The little Knight [Sir Redmond Everard] informs me that M r Kelly is safely arrived at Paris. The same to Sir Redmond Everard, Dated J any 31 st 1737. [Un- signed, and addressed to " Mr. le Chev r : Everard a Chatou par Nanterre."] You'l find by mine of y e 1 1 th January that I received the letter you mention in Yours of y e 15 th w ch I received a few days ago, and for 470 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSIONS (jharles answer to my former of y e 11 th I hope you will give me a full one When Fleetwood i -i • i j. */ o Weston you have leizure. I long to know What are those good reasons You Und|kwood, say how that Nothing was design'd against Binet [i.e. against me], for 2 — ' Morpetli's Word is of no Weight : I can convict him of many lyes and notorious falsehoods, he is even a greater scelerat than his brother the Thief, and the Spye who was drum'd out of y e Gards and whose Cha- racter is Well known in Flanders & in Lorraine, tho Morpeth Speaketh thee fair believe him not for he has yet seven more abominations in his heart. I am extreamly concern'd that y e rings You mention are not at my disposal, they have been long expected by the persons to whom they belong and you may easily believe that I can not Ask their consent to dispose of them to others : I beg you'l make my excuse to the fair Pro- tectrice in y e best manner. We have at last lost our Neighbour y e Captain [the King] he was in a very ill humour on account of his situation. The same to the Duke of Ormonde. Dated, at Leyden, Feb? 1 st 1737. [Signed G. Bennett, and addressed to M r Neuville.] I beg leave to return my Most humble thanks to your Grace for the honour of your Graces most obliging letter w ch I received last Night, tho' it was dated y e 12 th of January, for M r Watters inform'd me that it arrived at Paris the day after the Post sett out for Holland w ch is owing to the badness of y e roads. The E Hector is at length Arrived in England after 5 Weeks stay at Hellvoetsluys w ch place is enriched by it, the boards of Green Cloth Spent a hundred & fifty pounds a day, and Your Grace May judge of y e expenee by one Article : A blacksmith who lived near the Admiralty house Where y e Ellector lodg'd received a Guinea a day for not begin- ning his Work until the Ellector was awake : Lord de la Warr first sent to the Blacksmith not to begin his Work so early but he began half an hour sooner the next day and My Lord was fore'd to gain him another way. 1 hope to be able to send Your Grace some News when the parliament is sitting. The Duke of Ormonde to Hamilton. Dated Feb? 16 th 1737. [Un- addressed, and signed Ormonde.] I have yours by last post without date, I am very glad you continue in good health, pray God continue it. I see by Yours that the Ellector was still at Hellevoetsluys he has enough of the Sea. I believe his Generosity is extraordinary : pray doe Me the favour and get me the best and newest Map of Muscovy and the most particular and you will much oblige me : M r Waters will forward it to me. Williamson to Hamilton. Dated Feby 10 th 1737. [Addressed to M r Binet, and signed R. Hawkesworth. The Copies of this and the next two letters were received at the Foreign Office from Le Coin u on March 4 th .] About four weeks ago I had the pleasure of receiving your favour of ye 29 th of Dec: last and on the 7 th instant that of y e 31 st Dec 1 : the inclosed that came in them are all safely delivered or forwarded as directed, as soon as I could : The Vetus Philosophia &c 2 Vol. Quarto & the other book you wrote for, were sent You a good while ago, 1 am surprized I have Not the account of their getting safe to you, I am sure I ought to have had it a month ago even making allowances for delays. Having Very little to entertain you with from this part of y e World, I HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 471 own I did not design troubling you with a letter not worth the carriage, Charles but the severall enclosed [the two next letters] coming one on the heels ^"^e8tof >I> of y e other is the reason. When any thing new comes out worth Sending Underwood, You shall be sure to have it. Young Drims is at Oxford, but is every — ' day expected in town. Lowry and his Wife designs coming into Eng- land this Spring but whether to this Town is Uncertain. Jamison has had a severe fit of y e Gout and not yet able to stir abroad ; his book is not yet finished nor indeed do I know when it will [be] after so many delays, I heartily Wish it may answer his designs. Tho' the Parliament Sat down late to do business this Session yet it is thought it will rise soon, and His Majesty King George Grows every day better to the great satisfaction of all his true and loving Subjects, I am sure I was in great pain for him : I hope I shall soon hear from You and have a particular Answer to my Question about my affair with M 1 ' Vincent. u C.L." to the same. Dated, in London, Jan- V 30 th 1737. [Addressed to M r Binet, and en closed in the last.] I am asham'd no! to have return' d my thanks for your last kind letter before this time, it found me solitary in the Country and I must own involved in Business there w ch made me putt off my Answer from time to time very largly, till this journey to town w ch I shall leave in a day or two ; as I make no longer stays in it, than to pay a Visit to my Sister whose recovery (as far as it can be call'd done) will I hope enable her to pass the summer with me : she is so surprizingly amended in her health, beyond all expectation, that 1 think her almost as well as before her Fit, and more likely to continue a longer life, but her distemper turns towards a more melancholy decay by Gradual Loss of Memory, and I fear consequently decrease of Understanding : tis certain I find difficulty to Support my Spirits, but I know tis a duty to bear what a Good Providence Allots, w ch is most easily done by reflecting We are not to stay her[e] alwa} r<, and therefore bad things will soon end. I fear You \v 11 be apt to blame [me] for Such frequent retirements into the Country, where 1 retire absolutely alone, but my Parochial Duty there helps in a Great measure to support my Spirits, When I consider my Self in that Station, doeing what I ought and really (how sordid a temper So ever it may Seem to the World) there is a secret comfort attends my Employment there, in that small Circle of business, which the great Bustlers for Preferment here I imagine not to feel ; Bp of Oxford [D r Potter], is Nominated to Lambeth, w fh gives Great pleasure to the few Orthodox left in this Kingdom, and y e several Vacancies which his removal may make, have brought many Seekers to town to pursue their interest. [Perhaps this is a pun upon the Name of Bishop Seeker then translated to Oxford.] I thank God I am quiet in y e iiustle. And having nothing to hope for, am free from that Anxiety of mind which follows the natural fears of disappointment. My Brother <& D r Hawley pursue their Rout so fast, that the last accounts I had from them were iVjm Ilieres w ch they soon leave for Marseilles: — I shall be surprized if you make any long stay in the cold, foggy Climate you are in, Dutch air, Dutch Heads, and Dutch Principles are not at all my Gou«t, from whence I apprehend little is to be loarn'd from a Dutch Philosopher & less Entertainment from Dutch Conversation. The Parliament Not Sitting hinders my sending You any News from hence, but as occurances pass hereafter You shall have the news of England. The Opposition that is made at Oxford to M 1 ' Bromley by some Wise heads there setting up M r Trevor of y e Hague makes such Confusion in 472 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. that University, but I am told by good Authority, even a prof est Voter for M r Trevor that Bromley will carry it 2 to 1. "D. a." to the samp. Dated, in London, Feb^ 15 th 1737. [Ad- dressed to M r Binet.] My stay in the Country where I pass'd several Months, joined to a call I had into another County have hitherto prevented Me from acknow- ledging the favour of Your last letter. I should have no excuse if I was to be a third part of that time in town without Writing $o so valuable a friend and to so long esteem'd acquaintance. I hope You meet with entertainments capable of making You pass the Winter Season without regretting the harsh treatment of a more delicate climate. Quamvis digressu veteris confusus amici, Laudo tamen Cedamus Patria ; vivant Arturius istic, Et Catulus. I lately heard from the Squire, whom I have not seen for above these two Months, but hope he will be in this smoaking City about a fortnight hence, but wherever he is I am Con- vinc'd You may depend upon having a faithfull and obsequious Squire. S r Patrick and I have very lately had the honour of paying our respects to the sister Protectresses of the Ancient & honourable Order, & were received Very Graciously. S r Patrick is much at your devotion : This town at present is barren of News : The Great Assembly of the Nation is yet upon Trifles. We have a publick paper entitui'd Comon sense w ch comes out Weekly in the room of a paper w ch is not at all mist. I have Many services to send you from y e Companions of the most Ancient & honourable order, who much wish that the large Man [Measure] of Iniquity would fill apace as it seems to be in a very likely way. T shall hope soon to have the pleasure of a line from You. The Earl Marischal " a Mons. Exch. Hamilton a Leyden." Dated Feb 13 th 1737. [Unsigned.] I wrote to you two posts since, & sent you a Consultation for Boerhave. 1 hope it shall come safe tho I doe not believe that from a Consultation so ill form'd he can give any positif advice. I now send you a consultation for myself, but not for my health which is good : but to have your advice What party I ought to take : though I fear necessity may Oblige me to decide before Your answer can come : Payments have been very bad of late in this Country, towards the end of 1735 there was an Order to pay only Six months of that Year : but the King [of Spain], was pleased to give an order to continue to pay me in full and regularly : Very soon after 1 had Letters of Service sent me to go to the Army in Italy, with leave to pass the winter in France : at my return I got, how soon [sic] ask'd my relief or order to be pay'd. What was become due during my absence : but can get no payment, tho I represented that not only the King had by an order to pay me, notwithstanding that to stopp General payments in 1735, declared his will as to me : but that also having borrowed What money I could I had been by my Letters of Service obliged to an extraordinary expence to provide equipage, and that it was reasonable to expect payment of my relief w ch the King has Given : You know a relief is ane order for being pay'd arrears, but the Ministers of the Huzienda formerly a Merchants boy in Seville, & raised to what he now is by the favour of Patinho, who said of him invent hominem secundum Cor meum has Usurped ane Authority that no treasurer shall pay any sum. but by his Speciall Orders which Special Order has been proinis'd me every post since my return to this place, but I am never the nearer getting it : I go in a few days to Madrid to sollicite my payment : there is no getting an Audience of the King: if I complain it must be thro the hands of those whom I complain : it HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 473 they keep me on in Suspence by fair Words the little Credit I still have flStwood (by Urq harts favour) Will be at an End ; & then pray what Party can Weston I take ? I think of Quiting the service immediately if I can not obtain Undekwoou. payment & shall expose to you the light in which my situation appears — to me : If I stay here, I shall perhaps at least get from time to time some bad payments; but in decency I am oblig'd to some expence according to my rank in the Army, which by no means T can make : I must live in a continual dependence & slavery on every Tirant of a Minister: at the same time that I can never expect to be employ'd because of my religion : there is but one case Where I might expect to be employed & in it I can employ myself : I can in no Manner advance by my staying in a Corner in a Coun[t]ry any thing for the general Good : I can in no Manner help any particular Gentleman to y e smallest advancement for if I have helped one or two it has been in a private Way and by favour of a friend No way Concerned in the publick ; the longer I suffer patiently the Chicanery of Under Ministers the more they will putt upon me h the more I must endure : the advantage I have in this Country which I greatly esteem, is the Protection of the King ; which justly extends farther than his dominion, in losing it, I shall really be a loser : On the other side I can more easily accomodate my expence to my present fortune, than I can my mind to it : & can more contentedly live inde- pendent on a small Matter, than pay Court in Antichambers to Under Ministers whom I despise, & all whose lyes & tricks I must swallow down : and thereby, become even dispis'd by them in my turn, for tho their esteem be a little regard in itself, yet it is Necessary to the obtain- ing from them, what I must be obliged to ask of them. If I leave this service, I have three thousand livres lyfrent with which I propose to retire to some Village in a Protestant Canton in Switzerland : & chosing a Plan of cheapness according to my rent. I can find among that people a place where that small summ will be a Considerable estate, I am Naturally sober enough as to my eating, more as to my drinking, I doe not game & am a Knight Errant sin' Amor ; so that I need not Great Summs for my maintenance : I believe I forgot the strongest Article in favour of this retreat a mala cubesa, which makes me that I wo na gi an inch o my Wull, for an Ell of my Wealth, in a Word I have suckt in such Notions of liberty & independence & of y e meaness of Servile sub- mission & flattery, for the sake of outward appearances, that I can not accustom My Self to follow such ways, I know few will approuve this Party : because most People are of different Principels from me, & of those who are Not a great Number are carried on With the General current even against their own sentiments and Many others have not the Courage to take and follow the Party, they think best. I have wrote you this long letter from the esteem I have for your approbation & i'rom the regard I have for ycur advice, besides that I desire you will either forward a Coppy of it or send in your own terms what it contains to Urqhaart, it being intended for him as well as you : Yet all this is but distant thoughts, for I will not leave this Country as long as I can possibly stay in it : I have wrote to you my Views in case of the worst : When I see how my affairs go at Court I shall write ag::in. Yours adieu. (P.S.) I send also to Mr. Nichols [the Duke of Ormonde] a letter to this purpose. I have not heard from Hicks [the Pretender] of many months, I wrote one letter Very long ago to him Which he received and said he would answer, but none is come to me : I wrote to him ane other of October 9 th No answer and lastly December 9 th formerly he Used to be Very exact in Writing. 474 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Hamilton to Sir Redmond Everard. [Unsigned, and undated ; ad- 'w!sTSS 0r> dressed " a M 1 le Chev v Everard a Chatou aupres de Nanterre."] -vperwood, I was in doubt Whether you expected an answer to your last or — ' whether I ought to wait for a longer Answer to mine : I writt to you much about the Same time, and I believe our letters met on y e road about Cam bray Without any coffiunication with each other : But since I find that you have not answered Mine fully I must own the receipt of yours of y e 23 rd and I must desire You when you have Leisure to Give me a long letter. You desire an adress to me, that you made Use of Was sufficient, Yet I may sometimes [be away] from my lodging & perhaps from the Town, therefore direct to Binet chez Mr. Andrews Marchant sur le Boomkies a Rotterdam. I am glad to find that M r Ke[lly] is on the road to Avfignon] : What becomes of Bi[ngley]. We have no News here. My respects to Lady Everard. To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, Feb? 22 nd 1737. [Addressed a M r Neuville, and signed G-. Bennett.] I beg leave to return my Most humble thanks to your Grace for the honour of your Graces letter of y e Sixth instant, and 1 ask your Graces Pardon for having Neglected to date my former letter. It is a mistake I am Guilty of, especially when I do my Self the honour to write to your Grace. I have sent this Morning to Rotterdam the best Map of Muscovy to be forwarded from thence to Your Grace by the first ship that goes to Septe Marseilles or Bourdeaux for there was no possibility of sending it by Post to M r Waters without spoiling it, for by folding it up it would be cutt in all the creases, I hope it may reach Your Grace in due time ; if any Gentleman should go from hence to Paris or the south of France I will send another Copy by him, and I hope one of them will have the Good fortune to go safe. The Ellectors Cold w ch hindered him from Opening the Parliament himself was a slight one, as it is represented in all the English News papers, but the true reason was, that he was affronted by the people on his return to London, and he was unwilling to expose himself to the like disregard on his going to the House. The Earl Marischal to Hamilton. Dated, at Valentia, Jan? 30 th 1737. [Unsigned, and addressed "a M r Hamilton chez M r Aleaume proche l'Eglis de S* Pierre a Leyden." Received in London from Le Connu Feby 23 rd .] In my last Great Master I send you Scripture and Latin, the first Copying from an old custom of yours Who made Use frequently of that old book and even when Not only it is out of faschion, but even forbid ; you used to Pelt the Philistins with it: the last in faschion with the place you reside in. I now send you a case* to be confuted by Boerhave, & desire you Will take that trouble and Send me his answer if you can Uncyphe:- or guess the meaning of y e Spanish Phisick Latin. I design to send you a little Wine lett me have an adress at Amsterdam. Looking over an old Fog (judge of my idleness) I found the fol- lowing advertisement : but I will not trouble My self with copying it all or you with reading it: it is of July 19 th 1735 and is against M r Pope. It concludes Last Monday I published the second Volume of your Litterary Correspondence and am ready to produce the Originals {under HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 475 your hand § seal) therein contained — Bishop Atterbury\ letters to yiSktwoov you j you will know are genuine and some other Pieces of that Great Man Weston w ch I had of his son fyc. together w th his last will, w ch fully Proves he did Und ^ 00I) ' not die a Papist. — By Fogs advertisement it would appear that Pope had said the Bishop dved a Papist w ct I can not believe of Pope without beter Authority — Let me know what You can learn of this matter. I was told in Italy that Pope had thought of Publishing a Collection of familliar letters particularly of y e Bishop : as I was honoured with Many I sent copys of a part and parts to Pope, by a friend who is travel- ling, but they are adress'd in first place to Jemmy D[rim]s or H[olds- wor]th, both good & honourable hands, hoeever on sight of the above advertissment I wish to know more of the affair ; let one of my two friends (or rather both) know, that I desire they should Peruse theise Copys & dispose of them as they think fit. Yours adieu. (P.S.) Date and forward the enclosed when you have occasion. [Notes by Le Connu at the foot of his copy of this letter : — * " Je n'ay point copie the case'' " L'incluse sans date ni couverte ni adresse estoit : "] I have not had the pleasure of hearing from You dear Jemmy of a Very long time, my last News of you were accompany'd With some jokes on You and Wales, to which you had gone about that time : Our friend by whose conveyance this Goes will take care of y e Answer & I believe Will join to this some lines from himself. — I am so often and so long Used to your favours, that not only Without ceremony but even Without Shame I demand them. I have seen no new Pamphlet of a great while, you have daily & surely some good : besides what does Not seem so to you May seem good to me, both from my coarser taste & my Greater Want of English Books, as well as my perfect idleness. I wish also to have some of the new plays (& new to me includes several years) but above all 1 long to know how you are your self ; that you are well and that you remember Your absent friend and humble servant : I shall be glad to hear it from Yourself, tho I count on it as sure as you may on my being ever Yours. To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, March l 9t 1737. [Addressed " a Mons 1 ' Neuville," and signed G. Bennett.] I had the honour to inform Your Grace by the last Post that I had sent a Map of Moscovy to Rotterdam to be forwarded from thence by the first opportunity. I have this day sent another copy of the same Map and desired my friend at Rotterdam to forward it by another way so I hope one or other of them will soon be conveyed to Your Grace. The Election for the University of Oxford is at an end. In the place of Doctor Clarke the Candidates were M r Bromley and M 1 ' Trevor a son of the late Lord Trevor who was bred at Christ Church and is now Envoye at the Hague, but M r Bromley carried it by a great majority. The Votes were 329 for M r Bromley and one hundred and twenty-seven for M r Trevor. George Kelly to Hamilton. Dated, in Paris, Feb? 20 th 1737. [Ad- dressed " a Monsieur Hamilton chez Mr. Jean Alome proche l'Eglise S* Pierre a Leyden."] The hopes of seeing You here has been the occasion of my Not writing and presenting my respects sooner to you, It is no small concern to me to be disappointed of that pleasure, because I had services to you from Cap 1 Wright, Ralph Smith and Other friends, and great Need of your advice and direction as to my Conduct in the place to which I am going, 476 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Fleetwood Westow Underwood, Esq. Which I have no reason to doubt but you would have Given me with Great Candor, since my Esteem has been always Very Great for you, and ever thought you incapable of behaving otherwise in any respects, and as this has been always my opinion in regard to your Candor I do assure you, it has been the same as to your Capacity, and that I know no Person under whose Direction I would sooner put my Behaviour, either in private or public Life. I am now, Sir, come into a new World, and like a. Sailor out of his Knowledge, and as I have but one Course to steer, which is the same You have always done, 1 beg You will give me your Advice from time to time in a frank and friendly Manner : and I do assure You that I shall on every Occurrence follow it to the Utmost of my Power, and be exceedingly Obliged to You for this Act of Friend- ship ; and that you may judge the better, I will give You the Particulars of my State here w ch stands thus. You are no Stranger how a Person of my Station ought to be with the King [the Pretender], and have Reason to believe, that I am as well, as I have any Right to be with him : — the Duke of Ormond I have been always, and ever will be entirely attached to, S r Redmond [Everard] has been constantly the most sincere and best of Friends to me, my Lord Inverness I never saw nor wrote to in my Life, and have had no Intercourse of any kind with Lord Dunbar these sixteen Years, nor any other with M r O'Bryan than a common Acquaintance when I was last in this country ; and I am upon the same Foot with all other People on this Side of the Water: This is my Situation here, and as I have no Point but the King's Interest and honour as well as the Duke of Ormond's in View, You who are well acquainted with all their Affairs cannot be at a Loss how to advise me as [to] my own Conduct in every Thing that may go thro my hands in the Station [in which] the Duke intends to employ me ; this Favour I beg and expect of You, and therefore will give You no further trouble on this head. Cap* Wilson gives his kind Service likewise to You, and beg'd of me to speak to You about his Son who is a pretty young Fellow, and grown up without being bred to any particular Profession, so that he can now only think of the Army for him, the Muscovite Service he esteems the best, because of his Religion, and hopes You will be so kind as to write to your old Friend Gen 1 Keith, to know upon what foot he may be received there, with the Assistance of two or three hundred Pounds, which I believe he would willingly lay down for him ; in your next Letter to Ralph Smith, pray make answer to this Paragraph, with your Opinion of it, least the Captain should imagine I neglected his Com- mission. S r Red[mond Everard] and the rest of your Friends here are well, except Lady Everard who is laid up with the Gout, When You write, please to direct your Letter to Mr. Watters. who will take Care to forward it to Avig[non] in Case it shall not overtake me, I propose to set [out] from hence in 8 or 10 days at farthest. Hamilton " to M r Cunningham at M rs Beanes in Warwick Court Holbourn London." Dated Feb?' 24 th 1737. [Signed G. Wheeler, and noted at foot by Le Counu, " cette lettre ne va que le l re Mars scavcir ce soir a Londres."] When you shall receive a longer letter from me You'l excuse my Not acknowleeging sooner your obliging letter of y e 15 th of December w ch I received with the three books ; and I return you many thanks for them. I am extremely eoncern'd that any passage in my former letter should have made You uneasy. I find I was Mistaken in the rise of y e Story HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPT i COMMISSION. 477 About Vincent & Atkins and I am very much pleas'd to see that no ill Charles i t\ t i n • xIjEETWOO-D Use can be Made oi it. Weston The letters I sent You for Young Drims were only in Answer to his Underwood, on a subject that concern'd himself. If he had no occasion to write more on that head I shall have no occasion to write to him, and I am Very sure that y e Correspondence if continu'd shall begin again on his side. My hearty service to Fid and all friends. [The last five letters were received at the Foreign Office from Le Connu on Feb? 23 d , O.S.] Le Connu to Edward Weston. Dated, from Leyden, March 5 th 1737. Je Vous remercie de l'honneur de Vostre lettre du 18 Mars [? Fevrier]. Vous pouves estre assure que je Vous envois tout ce que je puis attraper de ce E.H. pour et de luy. Je suis en Grandissime hate. Le connu. The Duke of Ormonde to Hamilton. Dated " Febr y e — 1737." [Signed J. Nevil and addressed to Ezeck H.] I have yours of y e 1 st Courant, the Ellector arrived after an expensive delay in Holland. We shall soon see the Speech, but what does all that signify if No help [comes] from abroad, let me hear Constantly from you. Hamilton to the Earl Marischal, Dated, at Leyden, March 4 tL 1737. [Signed G. Bennett, and addressed " Al Ex mo Senor El Coude Marescal " d'Escozia G e D s M s A s Comodesco Ten e G 1 de Los Ex 3 di Sa Maj ta <; Cath a Valencia."] I return Your Lordship my most humble Thanks for the honour of the 16 th of January w ch a Cold hinderd me from acknowledging by y e first Post, but I cannot complain of that Distemper for the Season has been so moist that no Person not even Eseulapius himself had escap'd it. By last Post I received the honour of your Lordships with an Inclosed to M r D[rims] which I forwarded the same Day I got it by a private and secure hand which does not often happen during dead of Winter ; I went streight to M r Boerhave with the Latin Case, I could read it easily, being accustomed to the Spanish hands and 1 made an Offer to the Doctor to help him to read it, but he had been also acquainted with the way of writing in that Country and did not accept of my Assistance : Your Lordship will find his Answer inclosed which I hope will have the desired effect : He took two Days to consider of it, so that I hope it is not an undigested Opinion. He also return'd me the Case which I think not necessary to send back to your Lordship. I never heard of what your Lordship mentions out of Fogg. Curl a Bookseller Who is a very impudent Fellow publish'd a great many Letters to and from M r Pope, He got those Letters from a Servant of M r Pope's win what foot this young Gentleman may be receiv'd there with the Assistance of Two or three hundred Pounds, which his Father would lay down lor him : I must beg your Lordship to write to M P Keith on the subject and when you receive his Answer to acquaint me with it : Capt. Wilson is universally esteem'd in England he 478 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles is married to y e Mother of M r Surridge whom your Lordship remem- ^wStow 1 * hers in Italy, and if it be practicable to serve this young Gentleman Underwood, your Lordship would oblige a great many Persons by doing it. I have ' seen the young Gentleman and I know him to be a Person of Merit, I am glad to find your Lordship is so agreably amused with reading. The Books are well chosen Dacier won't make Horace more easy then you seem to find it, and if your Lordship would add Virgil to the Number, you would not repent it, one of the best Editions is that for the Use of the Dauphin the Notes are short and pertinent. Now I mention Books, Our Friend M r Cecil has had a great Loss, he bought a great many Books here and in France, and these with all his Cloaths were lost near Peterhead, his Kinsman who was on board and all the Passengers were saved. I most humbly thank your Lordship for y e Wine you propose to send me, the only Person I know at Amsterdam is M r Peter Crookshanks who is married to a Sister of Mrs. Andrews at Rotterdam. Hamilton to George Kelly. Dated, at Ley den, March 4 th 1737. [Signed E. H. and sent under cover to M r Waters at Paris. Received at the Foreign Office Feb? 25 th , O.S.] By last Post I receiv'd the Favour of yours and I congratulate you with all my heart on your safe Arrival on this side of the Water. I was very uneasy from the Time I heard of your removing your Quarters [referring to Kelly's escape from the Tower] until I was inform 'd of your Safety for if you had fal'n again into the Enemies hands they would have used you with great Severity. They have no Compassion, and most weak Princes are cruel and revengeful. As to the Advice you are pleas'd to ask of me concerning your Conduct, That is entirely owing to your Modesty, for your own good Sense will enable you to steer aright, and in my Opinion your chief rule will be to take his Grace's Directions how to behave to L[ord] Inv[erness] : and as to Dum[bar] he is at a Distance and you will probably have no Intercourse with him. He will try Perhaps to begin a Correspondence with you ; and to my certain Knowledge he made an ill use of all such Correspondence. He by that means insinuates to the King [the Pretender] that all the Reports spread of his own want of Credit are groundless, and that the King's true Friends in all Places apply to him : and as you know the Opinion of all the King's friends at home concerning him, I should think that a Communication with him ought to be avoided if possible, but as to this Point his Grace is the best Judge and I must again repeat it that you ought entirely to follow his Graces Opinion. I have seen great Numbers of People of all Ranks since I had the Pleasure of seeing you, and I have not yet met with one, who does not abhor and detest and even despise the two Brethren [Lords Inverness and Dunbar] as the Chief and great Obstacles to the Restoration : and I am very sure that neither of the Brethren of the Par Tgnobile Fratrum as I sometimes call them, have any regard for My Lord Duke, and if there were no other Proofs against them that alone is a strong one that they are no Friends to the King. If I can be of any use to you, it may be perhaps in giving you my Opinion as to your Private Study s and as to the Discharge of your Office, as I have had more leisure to read than you probably have had, and have had more Experience in the Dutys of my Profession : I shall be ready to give you any Light that I am capable of affording you. You'l be pleas'd lo inform me what Books You have with you and you can easily get those you want from London or other Places. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 479 I had the honour to write to his Grace by the two last Posts, when you see his Grace you'l be pleased to offer him my Duty. I have writ to Lord Mar . . . [the Earl Marischal] concerning M r Wilson's son and by the first Opportunity I will let M r Wilson know what Steps I have taken. To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, March 10 th 1737. [Addressed to Mons r Neuvile, and signed G. Bennett]. I received the Honour of your Graces of the 14 th of February about an hour after the last Post sent out from hence, and T return my mo^t humble Thanks to your Grace for it. I had the Honour to inform your Grace that I had sent two Maps of Muscovy to Rotterdam to be forwarded from thence, and I have since ordered one of them to be sent to Amsterdam because more frequent Opportunitys of Shipping offer from that Place than from Rotterdam : The Maps are very large, there was no possible way of sending them by Post or in any other safe manner than by rolling them upon a Stock ; I shall long to hear that One of Them has come safe to your Grace's hands. The House of Lords has begun an Inquiry into the Execution of Capt. Porteous who was [the] Captain of the Militia [who was killed] by the Mob of Edinburgh. Lord Carteret spake with great Vehemency against them and made some Reflections on the Scotch in general, Lord Bathurst said they were a brave People and had been Provoked by ill usage : That he remembered to have read in the History of Richard the 2 d that several Tumults were in several Towns of England, which were chiefly owing to the ill Conduct of a Minister in those Days Sir Robert Tresseiller, who in the End was Prosecuted himself, and the whole Kingdom became very quiet as soon as Robert was hang'd ; If this Passage should have reach'd your Grace before, you will be pleas'd to Pardon my repeating it. George Waters to Hamilton? Dated, in Paris, March 11 th 1737. [Unaddressed, signed Waters.] M r Kelly parted from hence for Avignon on Saturday last, your letter has foliow'd him w ch will find him there by the Time he arrives in the City. I send you enclosed a bill for fl. 142 : 10. for w ch at .57 degros [groats] per Crown of 60 sols I have debitted you in 300/. tourn[oisJ w ch please to note and advise receipt thereof. Lord Andover to Hamilton. Dated March 13 th 1737. [Unsigned, and addressed " to M r Hamilton."] Yours dated the 20 th of last month did not come to hand till y e 10 th of this Month our Stile, I am surpris'd you have not seen my name in the Gazette, for I have been initiated into the Holy State ever since the 6 th of November last our Stile, and have receiv'd a compliment upon that Score from Mo r le Due, Who is very well, long may he continue so ; The Squire General is agoing abroad for 6 months with a Couple of young Gentlemen of my Acquaintance to put them in the Way of travelling, after which he has engaged himself to take care of a Couple of young Gentlemen that are at Westminster School, I hope it will turn out to their Advantage : They propose staying at Paris some months so that in all probability you will be return'd to 3 our Castle before they leave it ; It is currently reported here, and I hope with some truth that a certain Person [the King] intends this Summer to take a Trip to Lilliput [Hanover] which occasions great Uneasiness notwithstanding that Sic volo sic jubeo stat pro ratione Voluntas. Not Chables Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. 480 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Oh±rles knowing how to direct to you M r Andrews has promised to put this ^wSST illt0 Mr Water's hands. Underwood, Esq ' To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, March 19 th 1737. [Addressed to M r Neville, and signed G. Bennett.] Two Gentlemen who came lately from England say that the Ellectors late Sickness was of that kind w ch Your Graces Majorcan Groom said in GUlicia was Una cosa che puede succeder a Tin lley, and that it is generally believed in England because none of his Physicians attended him aud he was only Visited by two French Surgeons : I hope M r Kelly is arrived safely at Avignon, I am pers waded he Will be Usefull to your Grace. Hamilton 1o the Earl Marischal. Dated March 18 th 1737. [Signed G. Bennett, and addressed " Al Ex mo Sefior El Conde Marescal G D M A 8 Comodesco he Menester &c a , sous Convert a Don Patricio Yoves G d D r Banquier a Madrid." Received at the Foreign Office March 11 th , O.S.] I received the honour of your Lordships of the 13 th of Feb r > r which gave me great uneasiness on the Account of M 1 ' Kilpatricks [i.e. your] Situation nor can 1 pretend to give him any Advice what Steps he ought to take. I agree with him [you] that a State of Independency is the most desirable, and I always admired Horace chusing rather to be Master of his own Time at Tivoli than to live in Augustus Palace and assisting him in the writing of his Letter, his letter of Excuse to the Emperor is still extant. But if M r Kilpatrick [the Earl Marischal] should be obliged to leave Appleby [Spain] the Question is what Place he ought to choose for his Residence Switzerland is in a corner of the World where he [you] would scarce see any of his Friends, where he would have what Virgil calls ignobile otium and hardly enjoy any other Comfort or Advantage, but would it not be better, in all respects to live in the same Town with Mr. Nichols [the Duke of Ormonde] tor Mr. Kilpatrick [the Earl Marischal] might Contract his Expenses there within narrow bounds, and I am sure it would give a Particular Pleasure to M 1 * Nichols [the Duke]. Besides it would be very agree- able to Mr. Handesyde [the Pretender] who was extremely pleased to hear that Mr. Nicholls [the Duke of Ormonde] and Mr. Karolt [the Earl Marischal] were so long together and that they were united in a close and strict friendship. I have sent all the Particulars of Mr. Kilpatrick's [your] Letter to Mr. Cecil [Capt. Urquhart] and I hopa he will find out a method of being Serviceable to Mr. Kilpatrick [you]. I have lately heard that some Gentlemen who are devoted to M r Karoll [the Earl Marischal] have purchased his estate which I conjecture to be with a view of serving M r Karoll [the Earl Marischal] but surely Mr. Karoll [the Earl Mariscal] has an account of this Matter. I have writ to Brackley [Scotland] to be inform'd of the Purchase & when I receive an Answer I will acquaint Mr. Karroll [the Earl Marischal] with it. Hick's [the Pretender's] behaviour to Kent [the Earl Marischal] is very unaccountable & not very politick were it known it would do infinite Prejudice to Hicks [the Pretender], for to my certa-n know- ledge Wager [the Duke of Ormonde] and Kent [the Earl Marischal] have kept up Hicker's [the Pretender's] Credit which was declining a Pace. This must be a new Contrivance of the Par ignobile [Lords Inverness and Dunbar] who will never be at ease untill thev root up Hodges [the Pretender's] Interest every where & unless They are first hanged or they will Probably succeed in it. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 481 I hope your Lordship has y e Opinion of D r Boerhave. I sent it the p ^wood 4 th of this Month & directed it to Valencia, I sent this to M r Joyes Weston because it will probably find your Lordship at Madrid. Underwood, The Duke of Ormonde to Hamilton. Dated March 13 th 1737. [Un- addressed, and signed L. Neville. Enclosed in the next letter.] I have yours of y e 5 th Courant and thank You for the account of y e Ellection in the University. I thank you also for the trouble You have taken to get and send Me the two Mapps. I expect M r Kelly the End of this Week. I have nothing New to send you. My Lord Marshall is Now at Madrid I hope to hear of him to-morrow or by Sunday's Post. Le Connu to Edward Weston. Dated March 29 th 1737. Comme je Vous ay comunique deja plusieurs lettres qui avoient ete adresses pour E. H. a Rotterdam a Andrews je ne doute pas ou jo pourray les avoir toutes. II ne s'est rien presente autre pour ce iour Que ce qui est acote. To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, March 29 th 1737. [Addressed to Mons r Neuville and signed G-. Bennett. Enclosed in the last letter.] By last Post I received the honour of your Grace of y e 13 th Instant and I beg leave to return rny most humble thanks. I shall be Very Uneasy Untill I hear that one of y e Mapps has reach'd your Grace's hands, I have Used my Utmost endeavours to have them conveied. A few days ago a German Lady past incognito thro Rotter- dam on her Way to England, by the Methods that were Us'dto conceal her it is believed that she is the Person Whom the Ellector went to see at Hanover And that she has been sent for to keep the Ellector in England this Sufher. We shall soon see here several English Gentlemen who come over to consult Boerhave when the Weather will allow them to travell. The Duke of Ormonde to Hamilton. [Unaddressed, and signed Nevill ; u point de date."] I have yours of March y e 22 tb and am glad that you are well. I believe as you doe that the [French] Gazetteer is gain'd by the English Minister. M r Kelly is arrived he has been a little indisposed but [I] hope in God he will be soon set right. Hamilton to Sir Redmond Everard. Dated March 15 th 1737. [Un- signed, and addressed to " M r le Chev r Everhard a Chatou par Nanterre."] I return you Thanks for your obliging Letter of the 25 th of Feb) r and I wish you may find out what you are in Search of concerning the Par ignobile [Lords Inverness and Dunbar]. 1 am sure they are vile Fellows and nothing how scandalous soever that is discovered of them would surprise me : In my last I sent you an Address by which you may write freely if you think Proper. Binet [Hamilton (i.e. the writer)] is extremely well where he is he has a free Command of his time and he endeavours to make a good Use of it : if other and weightier Reasons would not detain him here he would be glad to see his friends in and near Paris but he must deny himself that Satisfaction and he is sure that nothing can possibly be done for M r Isham [the Pretender] while the Par ignobile [Lords Inverness and Dunbar] maintain their Credit and while he is the only Person on the Face of the Earth who does not dispise them, We have beautifull Walks here clean Streets and clean high Roads near the Town. I have ten Hours a day at my own dis- O 84067, H H 482 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles posal which I could not possibly have elsewhere, and I hope I shall F Westoi? nave no Reason to repent of my Resolution of coming hither. I know uxdebwood, the far ignobile [Lords Inverness and Dunbar] are grieved at it, and — ' that is one Circumstance which makes it more agreable to me. My respects to My Lady. The Duke of Ormonde to Hamilton. Dated March 15 th 1737. [Un- addressed, and signed Neuville.] I thank you for yours w th y e Account of M r Bromley being chosen for the University [ of Oxford]. M r Trevor must be a courtier being employed at y e Hague. I expect M r Kelly to-day or to-morrow. I have your letter for him. To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, April 15 th 1737. [Addressed to Mr. Neuville, and signed G. Bennet. This and the last letter were received at the Foreign Office from Le Connu on March 29 th O. S.] Last Night I received the honour of your Graces of y e 15 th of March and I beg leave to return my Most humble thanks for it. M r Bromley who was chosen for y e University of Oxford is dead, and very much lamented, he was a Gentleman of good Sense and Great Spirit ; it is thought the Court will not Make a Second Attempt to bring in a Creature of their Own in his Place since M r Trevor lost it by so great a majority : 'Tis generally believed that D r Frampton a Very Eminent Phisician who resides at Oxford will be Ellected without opposition. I hope M 1 ' Kelly is safely arrived at Avignon. To the same from the same. Dated, at Leyden, March 22 nd 1737, [Addressed to M 1 * Neuville, and signed G. Bennett. Received at the Foreign Office, March 15 th O. S.] I this moment received y e honour of your Graces of y e 6 th of this month ; and I beg leave to return my most humble thanks for it. The French Gazetteers are paid by the Government of England for representing Every thing in the Most favourable Manner, and Notwith- standing the Pompous Account they have given of the-Acclamations of y e People on his return, I am assured by eye Wittnesses that he was Hiss'd as lie Pass'd through some streets and that in others no Notice was taken at all of him. All the vacant Employments by the death of Mr. de Boetselaer and M r Slingelland are fill'd up, And the People in general are Very much Pleas'd with the Choice of M r Van der Heim their New Pensionary. I hope M r Kelly is safely arrived at Avignon. The Earl Marischal to Hamilton. Dated April 8 th 1737. [Un- signed, and addressed to Mons 1 ' Hamilton. Received at the Foreign Office in March, O. S.] I have yours of March 15 th but I can tell you nothing as yet certain as to the Party I must take, for I have not been able to obtain any Answer of any Kind, and it is needless at present to trouble you with a Detail of what passes, tho if I have a fitt Occasion I shall let You know it particularly. My staying where you propose [at Avignon] may have the Appearance of some use but in effect would be of none, for there is almost no intercourse betwixt that Place and Handyside [the Pre- tender] and the fault is chiefly Handyside's. I should choose that abode if I were at liberty to follow my Inclination, but all the Con- traction I could make of my Expences would not bring my Rent and Them to agree. Besides from the Corner I propose [Switzerland] it's an easy Journey, and by Water cheap, to your Parts, if I should find HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 483 that I could be of any use to my Friends or to myself I will then Charles determine, and if I find myself of none it's very little Matter where I ^w^stoS 00 stay (except as to myself) And the Otium is as ignobile in one place as Underwood, in another ; but I propose before I give myself up to a perfect otium _JL" to try if I can still do anything or have even the hopes of doing some- thing ; And one of my Reasons for choosing my proposed Retreat, is, the conveniency of being able to make You a Visit with all Privacy, and even of remaining if possible with You ; Another reason is, to try a Project which I told you of when We were last together, of drawing to the same Place with me certain Friends. The considerations will I believe bring You to my Opinion, but if You should still see any Reasons to the contrary, and which do not occurr to me, I hope You will let me know Them, and continue to ine the Favour of Your Advice. At my Arrival here I found two Letters from Hickes [the Pretender] as usual & as formerly, so that there appears now nothing extra- ordinary in his former Silence. By the Measures and Steps taken some time ago it is possible that some Arrangement may have been taken by Kilpatrick's [my] Friends in his [my] Affairs but I am doubtful of it, since considering the long Friendship betwixt Kilpatrick and me [" a blind." E.W.] I suppose that were it true, he would have told me, I have not yet heard that the Consultation came to hand but heartily thank You for Your care. To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, April 15 th 1737. [Addressed to Mons r Neuville, and Signed G. JBennet.] I must tell Your Grace that I don't as yet hear "Who is Chosen for Oxford in the room of M r Bromley ; the Poll is printed of y e last Election When D r Bromley Carry'd it against M r Trevor. I shall soon have the Pleasure of seeing many of your Graces humble servants & friends the fine weather will draw several of them to this Part of y e World. I long to hear of y e Arrival of One at least of y e Maps of Moscovy. Hamilton to D r Hawley. Dated, at Leyden, April 15 th 1737. [Signed E. Hamilton, and addressed " a M r L^ Docteur Hawley chez Mr. Alexander Banquier a Paris."] I received the favour of yours of y e 15 th March from Aix, and I suppose this Will reach you at some Place on the Banks of the Loire, I am sure You have been well diverted w th your journey vv th Your friend & Company has made more agreeable to you than it Would have been otherwise : As to what you propose of meeting a certain Person this Summer I have talk'd to him on this head, and he ga\e me for answer an Irish Proverb : Verbum Sapient i one Word as good as twenty, When you inform him of your Motions you'l perhaps see the Laird of Canwhulladrum [Hamilton : the writer] soon after you are fixt, but say nothing of this for a Reason I shall acquaint you with. Have you seen a Print that is lately Published in England, I don't rightly comprehend the meaning of it, the Title is JEneas in a Storm at the Bottom are these Words Tanta hcec Mulier Potuit madere malorum. In the Corner is the Figure of a Gentleman who appears to be out of Humour and as a Mark of his Displeasure he is kicking his Hat, I wish you would explain this Print in the next letter you favour me with, I don't as yet hear who is chosen for Oxford in the room of M r Bromley, D r Frampton was mentioned as a Candidate in one Paper. I see by one of the Papers that the Poll is Printed for M r Bromley and M r Trevor, and a List of all those Who have Votes ; I suppose some of your Friends will send it to you. H II 2 484 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleetwood (P-S.) You'l take the trouble of receiving the two little boxes I men- Weston tion on y e other side & of bringing them if you continue in Your Underwood, Resolution, they both don't weigh a half pound. The same to " M r Waters rue Mazarine a Paris." [Undated.] Pray Give D r Hawley the little Box which M 1 ' Bingley sent you for me and You'l oblige. The same " to M r Alexander at Paris." [Undated.] Pray give D r Hawley the little Box which M r Warburton left with You for me and You'l oblige. To Hamilton from Walters. Dated, at Paris, April 8 th 1737. [Ad- dressed to M r Ezechiel Hamilton, and signed Watter.] The inclosed Dear Sir came under Cover to me and was desired by a Gentleman with whom our friend M r Andrews came from England, which very probably you may have an account of from himself, I told him that I had sent you back a letter that lay by me a great while for him. To the same from . Dated London March 13 th 1736. [Unsigned, and addressed to Mons r Hamilton.] Yours dated the 20 th of last Month did not come to hand till the 10 th of this month our Stile. I am surprized you have not seen my Name in y e Gazette, for I have been initiated into y e Holy State ever since the Sixth of November last our Stile, and have received a Compliment upon that Score from Monsieur le Due who is Very well, long may he con- tinue so : The Squire General is agoing abroad for 6 Months with a Couple of young Gentlemen of my Acquaintance to putt them in y e Way of traveling after which he has engaged himself to take care of a Couple of young G entlemen that are at Westminster School. I hope it will turn out to his advantage : They Propose staying at Paris some months, so that in all probability You will be returned to your Castle before you [? they] leave it. It is Currently reported here, and I hope with some truth, that a certain Person [the King] intends this Summer to take a trip to Lilliput [Hanover] which occasions great uneasiness notwith- standing that Sic Volo sic Jubeo — stat pro ratione Voluntas. Not knowing how to direct to you M r Andrews has promis'd to putt this into M r Waters hands. To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Ley den, April 30 th 1837. [Addressed "a Monsieur Neuville," and signed " G. Bennett."] I had the honour to write to your Grace three days ago from Rotter- dam, and to offer My most humble respects to your Grace on the occa- sion of a day that is near at hand [the Duke's birthday, May 10 th ], and which I shall have the honour to Celebrate here with a Consideral Num- ber of Gentlemen of the three Kingdoms With all Possible respects. M r Andrews a Very Worthy Merchant in Rotterdam told me that he had sent one of y e Maps of Muscovy to M r Sandilands, and the other to M r Watters, so that I hope one of them Will be soon Conveyed to your Grace. While I was at Rotterdam Severall Merchants of that Citty had letters from their Correspondents in Amsterdam Assuring them that Baron NeuhofF [King Theodore of Corsica] Was arrested there for a debt he had contracted formerly in that place of near two Thousand pounds. If this account be true He was Very indiscret to go to a Citty where he cou'd scarce avoid being known, some Gentlemen are gone from hence to Amsterdam. On their return I shall know the certainty of this matter. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 485 Hamilton " to M r Irwin at M r Moores the Old Parliament near the Charles Bomkies at Kotterdam." [Dated, at Leyden, May 9 th 1737, and ^StT^ signed E. H.l Underwood, You Gave me hopes of seeing you here, but not having had the Pleasure of hearing from You, I fear You have chang'd Your resolution : If this should reach you I should be glad of your Company here to- morrow, and you'l find several of your friends assembled at eight at Night at the Golden Ball in the Papegraft. Thomas Carte to Hamilton. Dated, from Red Lyon Court, Fleet Street, April 17 th 1737. [Addressed to M r Binet, and signed T. C] I had the favour of yours of Dec. 31 st last past but it was two Months after the date and near the time when You propos'd to return to Paris soe that I knew not whether a letter would find You in Holland or by the address you mentioned, to w (h No Name was put : I now Suppose as your Nephew encourages me to believe returned to Paris and therefore am to acquaint You that T delivered Your Compliments to our friend Corbet and I assured him of your paying the one & three Guineas, as well as informed him of y e Accidents attending the ring. He desired me to return You his hearty thanks and best respects. I know the Dean of S fc Patricks [Dean Swift] Very well as he is much my friend. He laboured all he could with the Dublin Booksellers to prevail with them to lay aside their design of Pirating my Book ; L d Orrery, D r de Long, D r Helsham and others did the same; but all in vain. Nothing could Stop their Advertisements of that design : till after con- sulting in vain with my friends in this place about methods of preventing it; I called to mind pn Order of ye house of Lords in 1721 made on occasion of Curls Pirating the late Duke of Buckingham's Works, & Printing his Life & declaring that whoeever should Presume to Print the Life, letters or other Works of any deceased Peer, without the Con- sent of his heirs and Executors, should be deemed Guilty of a breach of Privilege of that House and Punished accordingly. I searched the Parli* Office for this Order and getting an attested Copy of it from the Clerk, I carried it to L d Arran who Sent it to his Agent at Dublin ordering him to serve it upon each of y e Booksellers concerned & to discharge them in his name for Proceeding in their Undertaking: This put at once a stop to their advertizing & they promis'd (as M r Har- rison writes) to desist, tho' they would not advertise their desisting. Some letters I have had since from my friend M 1 ' Macquiere & Lord Orrery, made me apprehensive that they were Privately Printing my Work with an intent to Publish it as soon as Parliament was up & the dread of y e House of Lords was over, & that they gave Private hints of their doing so. — Lord Orrery & M r Macquiere wrote me Word of the ill effects hereof upon y e sale of y e Copies I had sent over which would have been all sold in 3 weeks time if that Piratical Impress had not been advertised, but that put a sudden stop to the Sale ; and as soon as the World expected such an Impression my book could not be sold. To put a stop to this expectation I drew up an advertisement receiting the fact of the Order of y e House of Lords, & the serving of it on the Booksellers with Lord Arrans discharge, thence insinuating the danger run & contempt offered the H. of L ds by every body that by Subscribing or encouraging Should make himself Art & Part in the Piracy. I sent this advertisement to M r M acquire to get it Printed in some Dublin news papers, but none either would or durst Print it till L d Orrery knowing of it, carried it himself to Falkner insisted t hat he should Print it engaged to indemnifie him from all trouble or incon- venience on that account, and Authorised him to Use his Name, & tell 486 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. ^Charles every body that it was Printed by his Orders. I know not as yet what WestoJ 00 w iU De i n the event, but I have some hopes that the Duke of Devon- Under^wood, s hi re w hen he goes into Ireland will put a fine stop to y e Piracy, if it — ' be not to farr advanced i The Attempt has done me Mischief enough leaving me as yet a Very Great Sum out of Pocket. The good reception that my work has met with from the Wise and judicious of all Parties has made my friends renew a request that has often been made Me, viz., that I would write an History of England : my objection always was that the Vast expense of such a Work, & the length of time before any profit could be made, So that whoever undertook it, must be ruined before he had Procured a tenth Part of y c Necessary Materials, & it was dishonest as well as ridiculous to Pretend to Write a History Without those materials. They have undertaken to remove that objection and to raise 1,000/. a year to defray the expenee as long as I employ all my time in carrying on the Work, half thereof for my Support charges of Amanuenses, journeys, correspondences with learned Men &c. the rest for transcripts of records at home and abroad, copies of letters negotiations Memoirs, &c. Upon talking over the matter, Some are more inclined to advance a large Sum, than pay a lesser annually ; so that there will I believe be two Subscriptions one of a Present Sum for the latter Part of the charge, the other annual for the former, viz., my Support, &c. : Both these methods I believe will be taken : Possibly my friend M r Dumville, M r Lydall, M r Knight and others in France may think fit to encourage the Work : my particular friends will I believe take the Party of an Annual Subscription to me, and leave the other Party to others, who like the desseign, tho strangers to the Author : some of my friends are for my engaging in the work at any rate, even tho' a sufficient fund be not raised at first, reckoning that the numbers of Subscribers will be continually increasing, and that Possibly some rich Public Spirited Persons may die and leave legacies for promoting the desseign : but these are Uncertain hopes : & I know my own frugality to well, & that if I once engage, I shall Never Stick at any expenee tho' it puts me into a thousand difficulties. Two or 3 weeks Will determine the fate of this affair: if it Succeeds I shall have the pleasure of seeing you at Paris in July. This has been in the main a quiet Session : The affair of P[rince] F[rederick]'s Appanage was the only Warm Subject of debate ; 30 or 40 persons who had promised him failing, he lost his cause : The new scheme for reducing the interest of the publick debts from 3 to 4 n c* [sic~\ (by which the nation will save 500,000/. a year) has caused terrible Complaints from all the moneyed men in the City ; These are but few, tho they make a great Noise. S r J[ohn] Barnard hears at Garraways all that they have to say : with great temper, and answers them with much clearness to the Satisfaction of all reasonable Men. For my part I like all advances towards a Sp[unge]. The Bill for this Purpose is before the House and so well approuved that it will pass, unless the heasty running of y e T[ories] into the Country afford an opportunity to others Not well inclined to it, to throw it out in a thin house. If the Citty is disObliged Schotland is much more so; the affaire of ye riot at Edimbourg when Cap u Porteous was executed, having Upon L d Carteret's Motion been examin'd into by the house of Lords, they have order 'd the Prevost into Custody & a Bill to be brought in for dissolving the Town Guard, appointing a Watch in his stead, demolishing the neither bound Gate [the Nether-Bow] and laying the Citty open towards the Canon Gate & Leith where the soldiers of the Army are quartered : This cannot pass through that house till the beginning of HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION, 487 y e next month, and the Bill will take up at least six weeks in the Charles Cofhons : because they are to add to it a fine of 2,000/. Upon the Citty F weston° D to be given to Porteous Widdow : who having Grot rid of a Brutal & Underwood profligate husband Will now have a fortune to marry her to a better. — The Kirck in the meantime from the Pulpit exort every body to stand up in the defence of their liberties & extoll Porteous execution as a Heroiq Act of justice and Vengeance on a Wretch that had imbruied his hatids in the blood of the people of y e Lord : Some think this Proceeding intended to detain a certain "Person [the King] whose im- patient desire of going clashing w th y e [necessity] of vindicating his Authority has produced of late contrary orders but as soon as the latter Passion is Gratified tis not Unlikely but the former may take place in spite of all reason, arguments & inconveniences that May be Urged to the Contrary : Quos Deus vult perdere dementat prius. There is advertiz'd a proposal for Printing the letters of S r Robert Cecil the first Earl of Salisbury, in 3 Vol. folio the Price 3 guineas in all. I once thought it would have been an imperfect Collection because having looked over 14 or 15 trunks of letters to S r Robert from 1570 to 1612 I found 9 parts in 10 of these letters Spoiled & rotten by damp or Vermine so that no Series can be had of the letters of this Corre- spondence : But as S r Rob 1 preserved Copies of all his own letters in Books these are Not hurt the Series thereof Will be compleat the Collection Will be curious. Our friend Corbet sends his hearty Service to you & my best wishes all ways attend you. The Duke of Ormonde to Hamilton. Dated May 13 th 1737. [Addressed to E. H., and signed L. Nevil.] I have yours of y e 21 April and [am] Very sorry for the Melancholy News You send me of poor Lord Angleses death he was a person of true merit and must be lamented of all good Men and [in] particular his friends. I do heartily Condole with y e loss — I am glad that y e Uni- versity [of Oxford] has made so good a choice and that y e other Gentle- men declined, I am sorry to if the same party should stand against one another. I expect the Map from Hason [?]. The same to the same. Dated May 13 th 1737. [Addressed to Ez. Hamilton, and signed L. Nevill.] I have yours of y e 30 th April and thank you for your care and trouble concerning the Maps M r Garon sends me one of them, I shall expect the other from M r Sandilands. I have had an account of our old acquaintance the Baron Neuhoff being arrested in Rotterdam I thank you for y e honour you and some of your friends designed deering me [doing me]. The same to the same. Dated May 19 th 1737. [Unaddressed, and signed L. Neville; received in London May 27 th from Le Connu.] I have yours of y e 6 courant I am sorry for the great loss you mention concerning the Duchess of Buckingham. I should think it not prudent if y e Governm* .... Schotland as they have done. [Note by Le Connu at foot.] " P.S. Je nay point pu lire la place que j'ay laisse ouvert." To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, May 31 8t 1737. [Addressed to M r Neuville, and signed G. Bennett.] I this moment receiv'd the honour of your Graces of the thirteenth instant and I return my most humble thanks to your Grace for it. 488 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSTON. Charles I am glad to find that one of y e Maps is arriv'd if your Grace should F ¥e8?oS >]I) Want Any More from this Country all your Comands shall be punctually Underwood, Obey'd. I thought I had Given Your Grace such Accounts of Baron Neuhoff as came to my Knowledge. He was arrested at Amsterdam but he is sett at liberty and is gone out of this Country : The Spanish Agent apear'd for him w ch Gives room to y e politicans to reason upon it. He gave his oath to his Creditors (: w ch they requir'd :) to pay them as soon as soon as he possibly could, and when that ceremony was over : He gave them his Word of honour of his own Accord : While He was Under Confinement He liv'd Very magnificently, if I had been at Amsterdam during the Barons siay there I would have gone to see him. Hamilton " a M r Richard Liddel Gentilhome Anglois chez Mr. Alex- ander Banquier a Paris." [Undated, and signed Ez. Hamilton.] In my last I promis'd to return You thanks for your Obliging letter from Montpellier and this is the first time I have been able to perform my Promise ; for I have been rambling tho not to Amsterdam and I have not been in that City these Nine years past. I had not even a Curiosity to go thither to see my old Acquaintance King Theodore who was for some time confin'd for an old debt of near two Thousand pounds but he is now releas'd and is Gone as 'tis supposed to his subjects who are impatient for his return, Some people here Are so ill bred as to call him Baron de Neuhoff tout court but Hove to give all men their Usuall : If they should Not even be their Proper Names : Besides : he was Ellected by all the Estates of y e Realm of Corsica And the General Assembly of Schotland With their famous Moderator M r Andrew Cant have long ago determin'd that Vox populi is Vox dei : the true reason of his being releas'd is thought to be that one of the foreign Ministers interpos'd in his behalf, tho tis not known who he is : I suppose this will find You at or Near Paris Your tour must have been an agreable one, we have had delightfull weather here for this Month past, no fogs, a clear Spanish sky, and y e whole winter was extremely mild. I am not as yet determin'd as to my own Motions it would be a great inducement to me to go to any Place where You are but I believe I shall hardly be able to Visit Paris this Summer. This must be a Town of Great Improvement since S r Edward Crafton an Irish Privy Chancellor Was last Week admitted as a student in the University, my Chief Study at present is Tacticks and 1 am endeavouring to revive the Antient Use of Balistas and Catapulta in the Art of War : They doe more execution than Great Gunns, and don't make so great a Noise. I beg You to remember Me kindly to y e honest Doctor HaAvley. To the Earl Marischal from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, May 15 th 1737. [Addressed "to the Earl Marschal in casa, de Don Patr : Joyes at Madrid," and signed G. Binnet.] After having kept close to my Quarters for above six months I took a ramble to amuse myself in the fine season that is begun here, w ch is the reason of my not receiving the honour of your Lordships of y e 8 th of Aprill in due time. I am extreamly concern'd to find that M r Kilpatricks [your] affairs still go on so slowly and I shall impatiently long for a good account of them. I must inform Your Lordship of one thing that Cormicy [Holland] is not so cheap a place as it formerly was, the Price of things is as I am inform'd almost doubled within these twenty Years. A few days ago I saw M r Alexander Irwin who beg'd me to offer his Most humble duty to your Lordship : He had the honour to be known HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 489 to your Lordship, he is Your Clerks Son in the Mairnes, he is a Very Charles sensible man, he follows the Law in some branch of it & came to the 1 westS? Country on a point of Law that one of friends Was concern'd in here Underwood, and he has succeeded in his business. — * This Town now begins to fill w th a Nufher of invalids from the Three Kingdoms, Countess of Hop[e]town and her Daughter and M r Hope a Gentleman Who was known to your Lordship in the Year 1715 are Just arrived, I have seen him once but had 'No opportunity of having Any discourse with him it being a mixt Company. Your Lordship will have seen in the Publick Papers the Proceedings of the House of Lords in the case of Capt 11 Porteous : The Bill brought into that House is for dissolving the Town Guard of Edinburgh, appoint- ing a Watch in its stead and demolishing the Nether Bow Gate. The House of Commons are to add a Fine of 2,000/. upon the City to be given to Porteous Widdow who having got rid of a brutal Husband will now have the fortune to marry a better. The Kirk in the mean- time from the Pulpit exhort every body to stand up in the defence of their Liberties and extol [the] Porteous Execution as an heroick Act of Justice and Vengeance on a Wretch that had imbrued his hands in the Blood of the People of the Lord. I had these Accounts in a Letter from a Person who is well informed of what passes. I purpose to go Spa soon to 75. 115. 235 where T shall see many of my Friends and many more of M r Kent's [your Lordship's]. I am much grieved for the death of M r Moreton he was a Very valuable man in all respects, the last time I saw him, which was about 15 Months ago, he spoke with great regard of M r Kent [your Lordship] tho' he was not personally known to him [you]. The next time I write to your Lordship I believe I will surprize you with something new of Gardiner, if any of his Actions can surprize. (P.S.) Inclosed is a letter for your Lordship. [The next letter.] To the Earl Marischall from . Dated Feb? 18 th 1737. [For- warded by Hamilton. Unsigned, and addressed " to the Earl Marschal," — " II ny avoit Nulle adresse dessus."] I did not receive the favour of yours of Nov. 7 till yesterday under the G[rand] M [aster] 's Cover : Tho late yet it came very fortunately having an opportunity of returning an Answer so soon by the G[rand] M[aster]'s Squire, who is now with me and goes soon abroad. Your old Abode I know by your description of it must be very agreeable to You, but I hope 'twill not have so many charms as to detain you long from Us, but only serve to amuse you for a short time. I am very much obliged to you for your Concern for my health : God be thanked I now enjoy it pretty well, and indeed 'tis time, I should be Master of my Distemper after having serv'd a long Seven Years Apprenticeship to it : The misfortune is that I have suffered so long that whilst I have been conquering this Malady another is creeping upon me which is incurable. But I hope it will not advance so fast, but that I may be permitted once more to visit my Friends abroad, and perhaps reach so far as your Country [Spain], which I shall always long to see especially if you continue in it; one of the greatest Mortifications I have suffered during my long illness has been my Con- finement to my own Country. I am so rusticated that I have not seen London for a great while, nor o[u]r friend Jemmy for these two Years. He must be very much altered since I saw him, that he has not acknowledged the favour of your Compliment by a fair Lady ; He does not Use to be insensible of such Obligations : I hear S 1 ' Giacomo has the honour to be high Sheriff this year for his County, I wish he may 490 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. FlSo S ^ ave an Opportunity of shewing himself in his Office, and that some Weston lucky Occurrence may make his Year Memorable. If I know the UND Esq 0OD ' -^" an ^ w °uld De a Pleasure to him, and as I love him I wish he may — ' distinguish himself. To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, May 20 th 1737. [Addressed to M r Neuville, and signed G. Bennett.] I this day received y e honour of your Graces of y e fourth of this month and I beg to return my most humble thanks for it. I believe I forgot to inform your Grace that the Contest in the Uni- versity wars a friendly one, that the two Candidates agreed to try their Interest with y e Torys only and Not to ask the Vote of any one who had voted in y e former Ellection for M r Trevor, that having apply'd to their several Friends and comparing Notes it was found that D r Butler had a great majority and therefore his competitor M r Palmer went at y e head of his own Friends and voted for y e Doctor. The Bill concerning the Citty of Edinburgh is still depending in the House of Lords and when it goes to y e House of Commons it is said they are to add to it a fine of two Thousand Pounds upon y e Citty to be given to Capt n Porteous Widdow, who having got rid of a Brutal Hus- band will now have a Fortune to marry her to a better : The Kirk in y e Meantime from y e Pulpitt exhort every body to stand up in defence of their liberties and extol Porteous['s] Execution as a Heroick Act of Jus- tice and Vengeance on a Wretch that had imbrued his Hands in y e Blood of y e People of y e Lord as they express it. I am advised by several of my Friends to go to Spa this Season. I am not yet certain of y e time of my going but 1 will do myself the honour to inform Your Grace of my Motions and wherever I am M r Watters will convey to me Your Grace's commands. Baron Neuhoff [King Theodore of Corsica] is released from his Con- finement and is gone from Amsterdam. It is not known whither. To Kelly from — . Dated May 20 th 1737. [Unsigned, and addressed to M r Johnston at M r Neuvilles]. You'l be pleased to excuse me for not acknowledging the receipt of yours of y e 18 th April in due time, tho I have not been sick yet I had a Boyle on my Arm which y e learned here say is a sign of health in y e Spring and that made me listless and Gave me a distemper w ch Phoenix the Quack in Dublin Us'd to call a Spountenous Lassitude. As to the two Brethren [Lords Inverness and Dunbar] I every day meet with Travellers who Give me an Account of y e Great contempt they are fal'n into. They all agree even their own Countrymen that no Person whatever tho formerly in some dependence on y e Brethren will Venture to propose their healths in any Company, Mist is now their only advocate and Not a Considerable one, He has lost his own Character and will hardly be able to retrieve theirs, and his pretending to justify their Conduct instead of doing them any Service makes them appear more ridiculous, the Gentleman who conducted me to see you, lately gave me a Merry history of an Adventure that happened in a large Club in the City of which this Gentleman is a Member. You know tis composed of Gentlemen & Cittizens, and I believe there is one out of each Citty Company ; It was set up on purpose to Comunicate advice to y e Citty on any emergent occasion ; It was begun on y e 29 th of May 1660 and has never been discontinued : Mist who had formerly been of this Club and who had been imploy'd to print Things by their direc- tions came to it at a General Meeting on y e Admission of a New Member, and when call'd upon in his turn for a Toast he propos'd HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 491 L d D [unbar]. The President and all y e Company stared at one Charles another, They all drank their glasses Without Naming the Toast, and E westo? the President whose turn it was to name the next health, did Binet Underwood, [Hamilton] the honour to mention him w eh as our friend expresses it £f^' was so much approved of by y e Company that Mist a few minutes after thought fit to retire. Perhaps our friend informed you that the same evening he conducted me to see you he carry'd me to this Club, and that others as well as he advis'd me to go, tho I was known only to a few of them at that time : One of the reasons for advising me to go was, that I might be a Witness of y e respect that all Orders and degrees of Men have for M r Neuville, for tis a standing [Rule] to do themselves the honour to drink his health before they ask for a Toast. It will be difficult for you to gett books from England into France for they are become even more scrupulous in France as to y e admission of Books than they are in Italy or Spain, and therefore the most Usefull small Books I can think of that on account of their size are easily con- vey'd will be M r Wharton's Edition of Ellis on the Articles w ch sufficiently explains them, D r Kennets Abridgment of Pearson on the Creed & Wheatly on the Comon Prayer, for a knowledge of these things is absolutely necessary ; Burnets Pastoral Care the only Good book he ever writ, Bp Andrews Manual of y e Sick & Stearns de Visitatione infirmorum. You may borrow or buy severall Usefull Books at Avignon as the Apology of y e Early fathers for Christianity w ch are short and soon read, S 1 Chrysostoms de Sacerdotio, Gregory the Greats Pastorals, When I lived at Avignon in 1715 I us'd to borrow books out of y e Library of y e Celestins, and I believe that y Marq s de Como has Rollins Ancient History & Fleurys Ecclesiastical one, and these contain a Great Treasure of Usefull Knowledge. I must earnestly recommend one thing to you w ch is to instruct y e two Bla[c]ks in their Cathechism, and to that End I wish You could gett Wake or Beveridge on y e Church Catechism ; none of y e English Books are larger them Octavo and M r Gaven, whom are acquainted with can easily gett them brought ashore at Cette or Bourdeaux. My Most humble service to M r King and D r Andrews. To Carte from Hamilton. Dated May 20 th 1737. [Addressed to M r Carte at his Lodgings in Red Lyons Court, Fleet Street, London ; and signed G. Binet.] Two days ago I received y e favour of yours of y e 17 th April w th the Printed Paper concerning the English History w ch is Extremely Well drawn and fully Shews the Necessity of Undertaking Such a Work : I can not possibly go to Paris this Sumer and can not conceive how my Kinsman should imagine that I design'd to go thither for I never in- tended it, And I have not received a Letter from him since his dated the first of Oct. last : I hope the Scheme of y e Dublin Printers will mis- carry : I am Obliged to you for y e News You sent me When you have a leisure hour I must beg [you] to send me the most remarkable Par- ticulars of y e Debates concerning the Affair of Porteous. It will oblige a Scotch Gentleman, for whom You have a Particular regard as every one has who knows him [the Earl MarischalJ. My humble res- pects to M r Co[mpanion?] K[ing] — About a month hence I shall receive the ring and I will send it by y e first sure occasion. (P.S.) When you have any Comands for me if you send them by the Penny Post adresst to Binet, under Cover of M 1 ' Cunningham at M rs Beanes, in Warwick Court Holborn they will be Conveyed safe to me. 492 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles To Capt. Alexander Irwin from the same. Dated May 20 th 1737, F Weston O ddressed " a Mr Alexander Irwin chez Mr. Andrews a Kotterdam," Underwood, and signed E. H.] EsQ " You'l begin to think I am a troublesome Correspondent, but I shall now release you from any farther trouble. You'l please to deliver the inclosed. L d Dumbar was bred at y e Leterning as I think they call it. I wish you would enquire at your Leisure w th what writer of the Signet he lived with him and in what years, this cannot be difficult to know and I have a secular reason to be informed of these Particulars. I forgot to mention it to you when your were here, Ralph Smith Esq r . ar M rs Beanes in Warwick Court will at any time Convey Your letters to me for I never Write nor receive letters by y e Post, You'l be pleas'd to excuse all the troublesome Commissions I have given you. To the Duke of Ormonde from the same. Dated, at Leyden, May 28 th 1737. [Addressed to M r Neuville, and signed Gr. Bennett.] 1 received by last Post the honour of yours of y e 17 th iustand. I beg leave to return My most humble thanks for it. The Ellector has still a strong inclination to go this Summer to Han- over tho his Ministers Use their Utmost endeavours to disuade him from it, and the Examination of y e Riot at Edinburgh has been Lengthened out on purpose to prolong the Session of Parliament that y e summer may be so far aclvanc'd as to discourage the Ellector from going over. Your Grace will have observ'd in the French Grazets that Orders have been twice given for fitting up Hampton Court, and that they have been countermanded : The reason of this is said to be, when the Ellectors Ministers Prevail'd on him to resolve to stay, He then determin'd to spend the Summer at Hampton Court, But when the impatient fitt of Crossing the Sea came upon him He ordered the workmen to desist. " To M r Fitzherbert at M rs Langlacks the English house at the Briel " from the same. Dated May 26 th 1837. [Signed E. Hamilton ] I received the favour of yours without date. As to what you propose of writing to your Father I believe it will not be proper, for as he was pleased to take no notice of me in his Answer to yours which mentioned me he would Probably be unwilling to answer my Letter, et vous saves bien ques les Malheureux sont toujours sur le pied gauche; If you have not your French Dictionary, this Phrase will Puzzle you, but the mean- ing of it is that some People in some Situations are not willing to expose themselves to a slight from any Person whatsoever : But 1 believe I have hit upon a better way than writing directly to your Falher, for the day after you left this 1 received a Letter from Cap* Pratt, wherein he expresses a great regard for you, and is pleased to make use of his old Friendship and Credit with me in desiring me to shew all possible Civility for conveying any Message to your Father. Pray remember what I told you the EvS of the 10 th of May NS at the End of the Papegraft, this will employ your thoughts for half an hour, I wish I may in that Point prove a false Prophet. From the Duke of Ormonde to Hamilton. Dated May 9 th 1737. [Addressed to M r Binuet, and signed L. Neville.] Dear Zekey I give You many thanks for your Good Wishes from Rotterdam. I never doubted of your friendship, nor shall you have reason to doubt of mine. To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, June 5th 1737. [Addressed to M r Neuville, and signed Gr. Binnet.] HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 493 I beg leave to return my most humble thanks to Your Grace for the honour of Your Graces letter of y e 19 th of May. The Lords have Past the Bill against the Citty of Edinburgh and the Examination of that affair will take up some time in y e House of Comons who have desired a Conference with the Lords to be inform'd of y e Evidence on which they past the Bill. All the letters from England mention that the Ellector has still an in- clination to go to Hanover this Sumer and that he Will go Unless the long Session of y e Parliament shall make it impracticable for him : Baron Neuhoff [King Theodore of Corsica] Embark'd in Zeeland as it is believed for Corsica. He bought an English ship and paid ready money for it. To Lord Harrington from Le Comm. Dated June 11 th 1737. Voici Une Piece asse curieuse, Come il y avoit longtemps a Copier la lettre na pu partir ce jour d'huy pour Paris, ce qui ne sera qu'apres demuin Ainsi que si la — [illeg.] est Veritable que Dumbar decouvre des choses si on l'avertit d'abord on pourroit le sauver puisqtie les ordres de Londres y arriveront aussitost que cette lettre de Hamilton ce que j'ay Cru devoir Avertir en hate a Vostre Excellence. To George Waters from Hamilton. Dated June 1 1 th 1737. [Unsigned. Addressed " a M. r George Waters Senior banquier rue Mazarine Paris."] I have none of yours to acknowledge. You are desired to forward the inclosed by the first Post, and if you can in such a Manner as that it may come to M r Mercers [the Pretenders] hands without first passing tho any others if this be practicable ; if not you are desired to take the best way. You'l be pleased to let me know When you receiv'd this And what day it goes off that I may inform My friend of it Who waits for an Answer. To the Pretender from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, June 11 th 1737. [Addressed " a Monsieur Mercer."] Sir — The inclosed Copy of Lord Dunbar's Letter to Mist is the most important Intelligence Your Majesty has received for many Years as it contains a clear Proof of the Unfaithfullness of a Person in whom Your Majesty has placed a Trust and who has so Ungratefully abused that Trust. I most humbly beg Your Majesty to peruse the Copy of the said Letter together with the Opinion of your best Friends upon it, and that Your Majesty may be pleased to require M r Edgar to look out for all Your Majesty's Letters to England in Septem- ber October November and December 1734 which affirm that L d Dunbar deny'd to Your Majesty in the strongest Terms his having any share in the printing the said Libell. It would be almost indecent to repeat to Your Majesty the Terms which those make use of in speaking of L d Dumbar who are already in- form'd of this Matter, nor is it necessary to do it, They now clearly see that he has been of a long time the chief, if not the sole Obstacle to your Majesty s Restoration, that he has endeavoured to root up your Majesty s Interest, and that he has been but too successful in weakening and undermining it. I reckon myself to have been very fortunate that I have been the Occasion of the first clear Discovery of Lord Dumbars Clandestine Correspondence, It has made me full Amends for all the Uneasines He has endeavoured to give me for .some Years past. I have reasonable hopes given me of receiving in a little Time more Proofs of L d Dumbar's Correspondence with other Persons and of a higher rank than a Common Printer, and whatever Informations I shall receive Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. 494 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleetwood ^ ^° m y se ^ tne h° nour to communicate them to Your Majesty for I Weston have nothing more at heart than the real Interests of Your Majesty, and UnI) Esq 00D ' * sna ^ De a ^ wa J s ready to run any Hazard to support it for I have the — ' Honour to be with the most profound Respect Sir, Your Majesty s most dutiful Subject and most obedient and most humble Servant E. Hamilton. " A Copy of Lord Dumbar's Letter to M r Mist in 1734." [Enclosed in the last.] Sir — M r Hamilton has thought fitt to publish a Libell against me, and as I have good Reason to believe sent many Copies of it, not only to England Scotland and Ireland but over all Europe, 1 here send you inclosed a Copy of M r Hamilton's Paper with my Observations upon it and submit both to your Judgment. I know you are a Lover of Truth and dislike dishonourable Practices, Therefore if you think Mr. Hamilton does me wrong as I doubt not but you will, / hope you will use your best Endeavours to vindicate my Honour, the rather that all Circumstances considered it cannot appear indifferent to the King's Service on which Account only I am exposed to such Treatment. I shall have great Obligation to you for the Marks of friendship you may give me on this Occasion and am with truth, Sir, your most obedient humble Servant Dumbar. " The Sentiments of several of the K[ing]s Friends on the Letter of L d Dumbar to Mist." [Enclosed, with the last, in Hamilton's letter to the Pretender.] Some of the Kings Friends were once of Opinion to send a Person to Rome on Purpose to communicate the above mentioned Copy to the King but on second Thoughts they judg'd that it might be sent in as safe and a more secret Way by forwarding it to M r Waters to be con- vey'd by him to His Majesty. This Letter of L d Dumbar's is thought to be such a daring Piece of Insolence and Contempt of the King, that the unexpected Discovery of it has raised the highest Indignation in those who are already informed of it, and at the same time has fully satisfy'd them that Lord Dumbar has always kept a secret Correspondence without the King's Privity and with His Majesty's most dangerous Enemies. When the King's Letters to his Friends in England written in October and November and December 1734 were compard with this Letter of L d Dumbar to Mist, the calmest and mildest Man could not refrain from speaking of L d Dumbar with Abhorence, as of a Man without Truth and Honour, and they were fully convinced that a Person who would dare to tell a Lye to the King and with so much Confidence as to induce His Majesty to believe it, and to write to his Friends in England in Conformity to that Belief, that such a vile Wretch is capable of any, even the greatest Treachery. This Letter to Mist is lookt upon to be so clear an Evidence of L d Dumbar's Infamy that the Kings Friends are firmly persuaded, if L d Dumbar's Papers should be seized there would be found among Them demonstrative Proofs of his Disloyalty, and that he is and has been of a long time a hired Spy to the Ellector of Hanover. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 495 If Lord Dumbar should have any previous Notice of this Discovery, Charles he would either destroy or remove his Papers and therefore the Kings 'we8ton° D Friends are of Opinion that the Safety of the King and Royal Family Underwood, depends on the Secrecy and Expedition that may be used in enquiring — into the Records of his Lordships Treachery. When these Proofs are found (as it is not doubted but they will be found) it has also been consider'd in what manner it would be most adviseable to treat him. The Precedent of M r Manning who was executed at Cologne during the Exile of King Charles the Second for the like Practices has been maturely weigh'd, but it is thought that such an Execution would not be agreeable to the present Temper of the Times, and that any Punishment that did not reach to Death would answer all Ends that might be expected from Justice being done in a severe manner on a Criminal how great so ever ; But that the more ignominious and Public the Punishment (death excepted) might be, it would be the more acceptable to all the Kings Friends and that somewhat like the Sentence past on a Neapolitan Count a Year or two ago would not be an improper One. Several Ways of punishing L d Dumbar have been proposed, as breaking his Sword over his Head, stripping him of the Green Ribbon and leading him with a Rope about his Neck, by the Common Hangman to the utmost Bounds of the Ecclesiastical Estate : Others have added, as their Opinion, that a Paper might at the same time be fixt to his Breast and another to his Back expressing his Crime and that he should be branded on the Right Hand or Cheek with the Letters T. and L; to express a Traitor and a Lyar. But the Kings Friends submit entirely to His Majesty's Judgment in what manner, a Person who has been so false and so ungrateful, ought to be punished. All the Objections that can be made to such a Proceeding against L d Dumbar have been also examin'd as that it is in his Power to discover many of the King's Friends, but to this it was answered that whatever Discoverys it is in his Power to make, He has already made, that his Credit is sunk so low that no Regard would be shewn to his Evidence and that the Testimony of a Man who has been convicted of notorious Lyes, and that by the King's own Words in the aforesaid Letters to his Friends, would not be believed by any Person whatsoever. But that if L d Dumbar was possess'd of any very important Secret (of which His Majesty was to be best Judge) there was another Remedy for any Danger that might be feard, that is by confining his Lordship to a Prison for Life or for a term of Years. It was also objected that L d Dumbar would say that this Letter to Mist was not a positive Order to print the said Libell, but even the Person who offer'd this Objection departed from it, when he consider'd the Words of L d Dumbar's Letter to Mist, and that Mist, whose first Profession was that of a common Sailor, or Swabber, as such Persons are called, and who was afterwards advanced to y e trade of a Printer, could not be entitled to any great Obligations for the Marks of Friendship lie might give on this Occasion to L d Dumbar, but by serving L d Dumbar by the Way of his Trade, that is by printing the Libell himself or ordering his Partner and Brother Printer in England to publish it, and it was observ'd that in the last Line except three of the Libell itself, both in the Manuscript and in the Printed Copy Lord Dumbar declares in express Words his design to print it. To M rs Catherine Benson [M rs Hamilton ?] from Hamilton Dated, at the Hague, June 17 th 1737. [Unsigned, and addressed to 496 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles M rs Catherine Bension, " sous couvert de M r Guill m Hamilton ehez WemSS" M' Sandilands & Bourdeaux."] UwD |gJ 00D ' I received a few days ago the favour of yours of the 16th Oct 1 ' 1736 — and of the 18 th of last April. W. Arther convey'd them to me. I am glad to find that he is return'd safe to his old Habitation ; he bears a good Character, many of ray Friends who travelled that way have men- tioned him to me, and I heartily wish it may be in my power to serve him. As soon as I know where he proposes to fix I will use my utmost Endeavours to recommend him, and I may perhaps be able to do him more Service in that way than in any Other as Matters stand at present. I am extremely concerned at the Account you give me of Ja[mes] Arthur, surely his Conduct must have been very faulty ; if old Arthur has, as you say, cast him off, but if I may be allowed to say so, is that the way to reclaim him ? Will it not rather help to make him desperate and perhaps expose him to some Misfortune that may prove a greater Affliction to his Friends : Were M r Little [Hamilton] in a fixt abode he would be glad to accept of the Proposal you make him to have the Company of Ja[mes] Arther, but Littles [my] Motions are uncertain and to show You that They are so, he has [I have] not been for these ten Months past in the Place where your Letter supposes him [me] to be, nor does he know when he [do I know when I] shall return to that Place. You may judge from one Circumstance how improper it would be for Little [me] and Ja[mes] Arther to live together, because Little [I] could not introduce him to all his [my] Friends, even tho the Young Mans Conduct had been blameless, and Little [I] might be obliged to leave him on a short warning and could neither tell him when he [I] design'd to go or whither he [I] was going : He [I] served Ha .... Arthur in that manner about a Year and a half ago, and did not see him afterwards for several Months : Had he Health and Strength to serve either by Sea or Land in that part of the World you mention [Muscovy] Little's [my] Interest would soon procure him an Employ- ment, but that I believe his Misfortune in his Feet will make imprac- ticable, and it requires a strong Constitution to bear the vigour of that Climate : I cannot at present think of any other way of serving him but if any Opportunity should offer of doing any kindness to him or any of M r Arthers Family, I have so much Friendship for Them as to lay hold on it with Pleasure. As far as I can judge of Things at this Distance and from the imperfect Account you give me of Ja[mes] Arther's Behaviour, the best way I should think would be to bring him home for a little time, when M r Arther's Advice and Instructions would Perhaps reclaim him, and when he were once reclaimed his Friends could recommend him with more Confidence. I hope the young Man is admitted into the College, he will soon receive a curious Edition of the Greek Testament, I sent it to a Friend in London to be forwarded to Ireland by the first safe hand. I am concerned to find that Mr. Aith[er] is so anxious about some of his Family. I am persuaded that Providence will never abandon Them, and perhaps it may be in Obadiahs Power to take as much care of Them as Arthur himself wou'd be willing to do. How cou'd it enter into your head that Little [I] could procure a Place in the Customs. That is hardly possible without Little's [my] making Condecensions which he [I] will never make, and if the Captain [King George II.] himself who some Months ago was Wind bound in Little's [my] Neigh- bourhood had thought it for his Interest even to pay a Visit to Little [me] ; I know Little [myself] so well that he [I] would not even have received his Visit, for he [I] will meet the Captain [the King] no HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 497 where except in the Place describ'd in a Motto that young Irw[in] whom you mention to me will tell you of : Pray remember me to M r Irw[in] Sp and all my Friends if They shew'd all possible Civility to young Irw[in], I am much obliged to his Father : Obadiah has more things then one in View for the Service of some of M r Arthurs family. I shall write to you again on this head, but I beg him not to disquiet himself with Apprehensions of Things that will probably never happen, and I beg him also to take care of his Health, nothing contri- butes more to it than a cheerful Temper, it doth good like a Medicine. I have followed that Rule for several Years and I thank God that I never enjoyed a better Health. I can read or write ten or twelve hours together without weariness and three days ago I walk'd about Twenty Miles for Pleasure with a Book in my hands. I am heartily concern'd for the Accident that has happen'd to W. F. and an Account of his Recovery will be very agreable to me. M rs Bon . . . sent me a Letter from you about two Months ago and I sent my Answer to London to be forwarded from thence to Ireland. In my last I desir'd you to let me know the name of M rs Cowper's Grandson who is in the College as you mention'd in one of your former Letters. I sent you a Seal about ten Months ago, I wonder it has never come to your hands. If I have not answered all the Articles of yours, I shall not forget them but I am now in some haste. My Service to all Friends. To Sir Redmond Rverard. Dated June 17 th 1737. [Unsigned, and addressed " a Mons 1 ' le Chev r Everard a Chatou pres de Nanterre."] I have too long deferr'd to return you thanks for yours of the 7 th of May tho' there was nothing material in it to require a quick Answer. It is impossible to get the Gazette you mention, 1 try'd but to no pur- pose, I suppose it is one mention'd in a Letter to M 1 ' Neuville [the Duke of Ormonde] for I dont remember that I took Notice of it to any other Person. I receiv'd M r C[arte]'s Letter and answer'd it by a Person that went from hence to London, I wish his Proposals may meet with due En- couragement for it would be a useful Work and he is very capable of performing it. I dont understand what you mean by Memoires rather than History, I doubt you have receiv'd your Intelligence from some Person who conjectures only at my Designs, and whom I never acquainted with them, I hear that M r B[ingley] is at Paris, perhaps he is the Person who has given you this Information, but he is not privy to my Secrets, nor has he any Reason to expect it from me, for with relation to him, I must tell you one Thing that I own surpris'd me, during the Violence of y e Persecution against me from the two Brethren [Lords Inverness and Dunbar] Mr B[ingley] offered in a letter to M r Cr .... to send him some Papers as Proofs of the Warmth of my Temper : Now these Papers could come to his hands only one of these two Ways, as sent by L d Dumbar to his Brother, or by Isham's [the Pretender's] Direction to Neville [the Duke of Ormonde], and I am very sure that Neville [the Duke] would never consent to the sending such Papers, and to send them without M r Nevilles [the Duke's] Consent or knowledge was not consistent with the trust reposed in him ; If they were given to M r Bin[gley] by Inv [Inverness] another extraordinary Inference may be drawn from it, which is that the Par ignobile [Lords Inverness and Dumbar] had so far sooth'd Bin[gley] as to make him a Tool to gratify their own Malice against me. This Proposal from M 1 ' Bin[gley] was not accepted of in England, and People there were surpris'd at it, all I shall say as to this Matter is, that you are the first Person I ever acquainted with this Particular, which O 84067. I I Charles Fleetwood Westoit Underwood, Esq. 498 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleetwood snews tnat n^itlier he nor the Par ignobile are acquainted with my Weston Character or Temper, which are very different from theirs, I imputed it ^ ND |^ 00D ' to weakness rather than to Malice and I despis'd it even more than my — ' Friends in England did. This Particular however comes sometimes into my Mind, when I was sorting my Papers and burning all the Useless ones, particularly several of B[ingley]'s Letters to me (writ about y e same time with his Letter to M r Or .... ) wherein he expresses the greatest Friendship to me, I would not have acted such a Particular to him or any other for all the Wealth in the Banks of London and Amsterdam. I have enlarg'd the more on this Head to put you on your guard, because if he be with you, I should be very sorry that he were acquainted with any of my Motions or Designs, for from what has passed I have Reason to think that he is more in the Interest of the two Brethren than you may imagine him to be, and you may easily know whether he has any Correspondence with them. I believe I shall soon take a Ramble but not to your Parts. In my next I shall inform you how to address to me, I believe I have forgot to acquaint you that I have discover'd the spy that the Par ignobile [Lords Inverness and Dunbar] employed in this Country to observe Binet's [my] Motions : They are a couple of Vile Miscreants without Truth, and without one Dram of Honour. If you would sent me an Account that they were both hang'd, I would willingly pay the Expense of an Express, my respects to Madam. (P.S.) This Town begins to fill with Invalids, one M r Flower who is now a sort of a L[ord] with a long and hard Irish name [Lord Castle Durrow, afterwards Viscount Ashbrook], another new L[ord] All[en] who stammers, a son of S r Samuel Cooke in Dublin and his Lady, M r and M rs Napper were here but live now at the Hague. S r E[dmund] Crofton a Privy Councillor who is lately admitted a student of this University, I suppose on the Divinity Line, cum multis aliis. Pray remember that this Letter is six times longer than yours. The Earl Marischal to Hamilton. Dated, in Madrid, June 20 th 1737. [Signed in cypher, and addressed " a Mons r Hamilton chez Mr. Aleaume proche l'Eglise St. Pierre k Leyde."] I have yours with the enclosed of May 15 th . I envy the ease with which you go on a Ramble in your Parts, when I think on a journey in the Chaises of Ours's, and the little Accommodation We find on the Road. I believe 1 shall soon begin One of Fifty Leagues and not so agreeably as when We made most of it together. I have at last got a new order to be paid ; if it's obey'd, as I fancy it will, I return to my Dog my Gun and my Book : It's certain that Porteus was a most brutal Fellow, his last Works at the head of his Guards was not the first time he had ordered his Men to fire on the People, I will not call them Mobb, who made so orderly an Execution, I am sorry for the Loss of M r Morton, whom tho I did not know personally I greatly esteem'd from the Character the Boby gave me of him. Gardiner you know is as pretty a Gentleman as none of them all, if you let me know of him something good and honourable you will inddeed surprize me. I wish you a good Journey and hope you shall have benefit from the Waters. Yours adieu. 162. 214. 140. 145. 31. 1122. 174. 233. 146. 217. P.S. In the first part of my Letter I told you that I had my order to be pa\'d, that I expected it would be obeyed and that I would return soon to Valencia, I had reason to think so, but the Extraordinary Pro- cedure and even insolent Behaviour of the Treasurer obliges me to begin a new Complaint to the King of Spain and to ask Satisfaction, but as H[is] M[ajesty] remits all his Memorials to his Ministers and that HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 499 these Gentlemen commonly join in Defence of their usurped Power, looking on whomever, modestly complains of Them, as the worst of Re bells, its probable I shall have no Satisfaction, and that after waiting some little time I must ask my Demission and quit the Service. Besides the Arts of My Adversary, he has in his Possession the Sinews of War, which are wanting to rae ; so that 1 am not able to carry it on long, and must therefore make an honourable retreat, the best way I can, if I get no Satisfaction. I have in giving my Memorial done what belongs to me, what depends on Others I am no ways accountable for and therefore the less concerned about it. My quarrel with the Treasurer was yesterday ; the Court comes here today ; I am busy writing out in a clear hand my Memorial to the King of Spain, and another to M r de la Quadra, to give them both to M r de la Quadra as soon i'S possible I can. By next Post I shall send you Copies of Them. You will admire my Patience and that the Perfervidum Scotorum ingenium did not get the better of it. Yours Adieu. 22 d June I7«i7. Remember me kindly to Mr. Irwin if you see him again. From the same to the same. Dated July 6 th 1737. [Unsigned, and addressed as the last.] You will be glad to know that I have finished to my Satisfaction my Affair with the Treasurer he having made to me all possible excuses in the Presence of the Minister M r la Quadra and of a L 4 General a Friend of mine in the Secretary's Office, so that now we remain Friends. The little knight Hally has shown on this occasion more Spirits and more Sentiments than any One, he told the Minister among other Things that he knew fulano [such an one] meaning me, had not one ocharo [farthing] but that he also knew that rather than do anything mean he would go afoot, eating Bread and Water from this to Tartary con un doblon : y no le faltara este doblon mientras que ay Un hombre de bien en Espafia. I am earnestly invited by Nicols [the Duke of Ormonde] to make him a Visit, M r Hale [Kelly] joins several Reasons to Nicols [the Duke's] Invitation, supposing that not only I might be of some use to him Hale [Kelly] in an Affair relating to Wager [the Duke] but also that I might be of more general Service by going nearer to M r Brackley [Scotland]. I do not think that he would willingly deceive or natter me besides that Others I find are of the same Opinion ; but they do not know well my Circumstances and the difficulties in my way to that Journey. I have leave to go but I fear I shall not be able to get Money. You may remember that I have been a long time on a Project (near four Years) to make me Master of my time distant from hence. I see little Appearance of Success however write to Cecil [Urquhart] to learn whats adoing, since you can write to him more conveniently than I. I must also desire that you will keep me free from blame of those who desire I should be nearer Brackley [Scotland], looking on me as one who has sufficient Rents and not knowing that those Rents even here are little better than an empty Name, and nothing at all when absent from hence : They may think that indifference and indolence keep me under my Vine and Fig Tree, and not necessity. If my Project should be brought to bear, which I propose should bring me 250 Pounds live rent, I should be my own Master, live in Neighbourhood, be at the Disposition of Our Friends without troubling myself whether my Rents from hence came to me or not. I should count on nothing from this Place but the Advantage of Protection, which is a very great One in my Circumstances. Having thus explained not only my present Case Charles Fleetwood Weston Under-wood, but also my future Thoughts and Views, you nor nobody I I I 2 think 500 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Chaeles ought to admire that I do not comply with the desire of Those who F ^eston D advise me to undertake a Journey of which they are ignorant of the Underwood, Difficultys since I protest that if ever I get out of Them, all honest Men _ shall I hope, ever find me in all readiness to Comply with any reasonable Advice and join in whatever is good and honourable without Invitation : but as I see little Appearance (or rather none) of my getting into this Independence for Cecil [Urquhart] in his last leaves me hardly any hopes, I am condemned, I fear, to end my days, useless, in Melancholy Retirement in this Country, yet as I have already said, I have asked and got leave to go to Nicols [the Duke of Ormonde], but I believe it will not be in my Power to make use of that leave, tho' I shall try all possible Means. Yours adieu. To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, June 21 1737 [Addressed to M r Nevill, and signed G. Bennett.] I had the honour to write to your Grace about a fortnight ago, I have met with no remarkable News and I have not of late been honour'd with any of your Graces comands. The Edinburgh affair is strongly oppos'd in the House of Commons, and severall Towns besides Edinburgh have petition'd against the passing of y e Act, lest it should be a precedent for any future Encroachment on their own Libertys. I hear that y e Marq 3 de Montandre is to be made Field Marshal in y e room of y e late Earl of Orkney which is not agreeable to many of y e English General Officers who were disgusted that fourteen foreigners were amongst the List of y e Last Promotion of General Officers in England i I design to Sett out from hence about a fortnight hence but before I leave this I will do myself the honour to write to your Grace. To Cunningham from the same. Dated June 24 th 1737. [Addressed to " M r Cunningham at M rs Beans in Warwick Court Holbourn London," and signed G. B.j I received the favour of yours of y e 3 d of May, and I waited for an Opportunity of answering it more fully than I can at present, but I was unwilling to defer any longer returning you many Thnnks for it, and for the Assurance You give me of the Continuance of your Friendship, which I set a just Yalue upon. I writ to you about a Month ago by a Friend, and I sent by him what You expected from M r Cibbe, which perhaps may be better than what M r Cibbe may send You. If You should receive a Duplicate You'll then be pleased to give me one Fid : I cannot recommend it to better hands. You need not send any more Magazins, or the News Paper you mentioned. M r Dickens writes to me that he designs to remove from his present Habitation for about six weeks, but that M r Rampton's will still be conveyed to him. "J. H." to Hamilton. Dated^June 21 st 1737. [Addressed to Ezech. Hamilton. " Venu sons Couvert de M r Andrews a Rotterdam."] I take the first Opportunity of returning Thanks for your Favour of the 15 th inst. my Motions not entirely depending on myself, I cannot positively say what Day I shall set out on the Journey which We made together last Year, but hope it will be before the Month expires; when the Day is fixt, I shall trouble You with another Letter. M r Hancock with his Wife and Cousin are just arrived here ; they propose spending 2 or 3 Months in this Neighbourhood, and then wintering in the South, on Account of the Ladies Health. [The] Miss Digbys have taken another Route to Spa than that of Paris, otherwise I must before this HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 501 time have seen Them. 1 shall take care to deliver your Message to M rs Ob:arles Parsons, who has for some time been at the Planchette; Great and ^veston^ Extraordinary Changes of Femell Allyances have lately happened. M r Underwood, Liddell received your Letter and is much your humble servant. M r EsQ ' Bingley is at Chatou. To the Earl Marischal from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, June 19 th 1737. [Addressed " To the Earl Marschal a Madrid," and signed GL B.]. I received the honour of your Lordships of the 24 th of May and I am extremely concern' d to find that M r Kilpatricks [your] Affairs grow worse every day instead of mending as I hoped they would do. I shall long extremely for an Account that they have taken another turn. I have enqair'd into the Customs and Privileges of this Place and I find that any Person may be received a Student, but the Privileges of the University are not so sacred as they formerly were : Benson [I] lately spoke to 55. 175. 215. 95. 216. 225. 55. 105. 95 on this subject upon an apprehension he had of being disturb'd by Blomers [King George's] Agent in Cormicy [Holland] who had made several Enquirys about Benson [me], and this Person who is a very intelligent Man told him that a few years ago a Student was carryed off when Dr. Boerhave was S p a Rector. 75. 115. 235 is agreeable enough for two months in the year because there is a great deal of Company, tho often the Majority of Them are bad, and during that time it is Expensive and the Lodgings are dear and bad, for the rest of the Year it is a Desert, a poor Village in the midst of Mountains and none to Converse with except the Curate and Barber. If M r Kent [you] shou'd be obliged to leave Appleby [Spain] either the place he [you] first thought to go to, would be more agreeable to him [you] or perhaps some Town in Lorraine or Flanders or in Liege. I had the honour to mention to Your Lordship in my last that Bridport [Leyden] was a much dearer place than it was twenty Years ago, few of Students tho' they keep no Servants can live under a hundred Pounds a Year, tho they remain fix'd here, and all the Fans are as dear or dearer than near London. Tf Mr. Kent [you] should be under a Necessity of removing would it not be better to get a Conge, if that be practicable than to make his [your] Demission ; Daniel's [the King of Spain's] Credentials would be a real Security against any Affront that might be offered him [you], and the Landlords of Penrith and Cormicy and Creil [The governments of Holland and ] wou'd not be prevail'd on to do any injury to one of Daniels Family [one of the King of Spain's servants.] Your Lordship has heard of Baron Neuhoff's [King Theodore of Corsica's] Imprisonment in Amsterdam and of his being releas'd, he was Sumoned to appear at the Stadt house by his Creditors and the Magistrates allowed him to wear his Sword which is a Favour that was never granted to any Subject on such an Occasion. I will acquaint Mr. Cecil [Urquhart] with the Contents of your Lordship's Letter. I think of going to Spa about a fortnight hence and to remain there until the middle of August, your Lordships Commands will reach me if they are addressed to Mr. Thimothy Binet chez Mr. Alexander Hay a Spa. The Duke of Ormonde to Hamilton. Dated June 10 th 1737. [Un- addressed, and signed L. Nevill.] I have yours of ye 28 th May. I think it is no great matter whether the E Hector goes or stays Unless he would stay on this side y e Water for good and all. I thank you S r for your Constant Correspondance. 502 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Hamilton to M r Alexander Hay at Spa. Dated, at Leyden, June 25 th Fl wSZ 0D 1737. [Signed E. H.] Underwood, Your Company by this time is much increased. I lately writ two Notes to you by a Gentleman who set out from hence, two of y e gentle- men have their wives with Them. Tbey are Persons of Fortune. I eat with Them in the same House here for some days; I don't know their Principles ; The three Gentlemen to whom I desired you to shew my Broad Sword are Members of y e University of Oxford, They are Torys but I know not whether They would be for a fair Meeting [in favour of a Rebellion ?], but this is to Your self, and for your own Infor- mation. However 1 beg you to assist all those Persons in getting Them Lodgings, tho' they propose to stay but a very short time. About this day fortnight I will probably see you. (P.S.) If }OU should receive any Letters for Thimothy Bennet pray keep Them. To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, June 28 th 1737. [Addressed to M r Neuville, and signed G. Bennet.] I beg leave to return my most humble thanks to your Grace for the honour of your Grace's letter of the 10 th of June, and for the Continuance of your Grace's Goodness to me. Most ,of the Gentlemen who are yet come to this Town to consult Boerhave are Irish and Whigs except M r Cook a son of S r Samuel Cook's who was Lord Mayor of Dublin when your Grace was last in Ireland, and who had the honour of being knighted by Your Grace : His son inherits his father's duty and ,respect for Your Grace : He told me one thing that I am greatly concern'd for, Eobin Leslie has entirely lost the use of one Eye and is in great Danger of losing the other. M r Flower of the County of Kilkeney, and a son of Colonel Aliens of Wicklow who are both new made Lords [Lords Castle — Durrow and Allen] have been here S r Edmund Crofton who has been here for some time with his Family, and who is of the Council in Ireland has diverted all the Students of this Place, he was admitted a Student to save a trifling duty of three Guineas a Year on Wine; and in going to be admitted he lost a Diamond Ring worth Twenty Guineas. Hamilton to George Watters Senior, Rue Mazarine a Paris. Dated June 25 th 1737. [Unsigned.] I sent you on the 11 th inst* an inclosed for the King, and I am in great pain about it, as is the Person who gave it to me, for it might have come to your hands before the 17 th . If he had been able to have borne the fatigue of the Journey he would have carried it himself, but when that was impossible he thought the best way was to send it to you ; he dictated the Note to you, and saw it sealed and put into the Post. I am glad that these Precautions were taken here ; tho he is very impatient to return, he will stay until an Answer is due to this. I can neither tell the Person nor the Business by Letter, but it is of more importance than a considerable Bill for M r Mercer's [the Pretender's] Service. The same to Sir Redmond Everhard. Dated June 28 th 1737. [Un- signed, and addressed to " Mons r le Chevalier Everard a Chatou."] I writ to you about ten days ago, I then promis'd to write again to you, I design to leave this Place [Leyden] in four or five days, and to move leisurely to Spa, where your Letter address'd to me chez M r Alexander Hay will reach me. In my last I informed you that M r Flower who is a new Lord with a long and hard name [Lord Castle Durrow] has been here, and that he was gone from this Place as I hear back to England. There have been few English here, the long Sessions HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 503 of Parliament has prevented their coming. We have no News here. I cannot get the Gazette you wanted. I find by the publick Papers that M r Draper is married, I wish him all imaginable happiness. If M r and M rs Handcock should be in your Neighbourhood my Respects to them and to My Lady. To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated at Ley den, June 28 th 1737. [Addressed to M r Neuville, and signed G. Bennett.] I had the honour to write to your Grace by the last Post, I propose to set out in two or three days for Spa, and I could not leave this place without paying my Duty to your Grace : as soon as I arrive at the End of my Journey I will do myself the honour to write to your Grace. I have the honour to enclose to your Grace a Copy of a Letter which Lord Dumbar writ to Mr. Mist the Printer, which unexpectedly is come to Light, and which amazes all the Kings [the Pretender's] Friends in England ; because on the Publication of that Paper several Persons represented to the King [the Pretender] in strong Terms, the Imprudence and the ill Consequences in printing it ; and the Words of the King's [the Pretender's] Answer were : I have talk't to Lord Dunbar, and he declares upon his honour that the Paper was printed without his Knowledge and Direction : Therefore since the Discovery of this Letter, directing Mr. Mist to print it ; for it can bear no other Sense, tho it is writ with Art and Cunning ; They writ to me from England that They speak of him there with Abhorrence, and They hope that the King [the Pretender] will resent this particular Affront to him, which is of such a Nature, that one Equal would not bear from Another ; and the Kings [the Pretender's] Resolution on this Head is expected with great Impatience. Kelly to Hamilton. Dated Nov 1 13 th 1737. [Signed G. Kelly, and addressed to Ezechiel Hamilton.] I received the inclosed by last Post and must inform you of M r Melvills [the Duke of Ormonde's] Opinion who had a Letter on the same Subject, which is, that tho M r Fletcher's [the Earl MarischaPs] Scheme be a good one, and could be brought to hear, yet Ash [the Pretender] would never come in to it, and Warner [Lord Inverness or Lord Dunbar] you may be sure would oppose it with all his might, as he does every thing that is not of his own projecting, or that does not tend to [support] his Views ; if M r Fletcher [the Earl Marischal] is in- clined to do a Kind Office to the Gentleman in Distress [the Pretender or King Theodore], in that Case if You could raise the Sum in the manner he mentions it would be a very good natured Action, but as to its tendency to forward the Main Point, M r Melvili [the Duke] thinks it will have none at all, and designs to tell M 1 ' Fletcher [the Earl Marischal] so by next Post. I don't remember to have told You that Our Family is diminished, for the Captain who came some time ago is returned home. M 1 ' Perrot was lately robb'd at Montpellier of all his Cloaths, and 70/. in money, the whole he computes at 200/ : the Fellow who in all probability committed the Robbery is in Prison, but whether he will confess or restore any Part of the Goods is still uncertain. We have no manner of news here, Please to accept my Respects and believe me &c. (P.S.) I have this minute received a Letter from M r Perrot that he has got his Trunk and every thing but his money. The Earl Marischal to the same. Dated Oct r 23 rd 1737. [Unsigned, and addressed to Mr Timothy Binet. Forwarded by Kelly with the last.] Chakles Fleetwood Weston Underwood Esq. 504 HISTOKICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleetwood I have yours of the 1 st Sep r M r Cecil's [Urquhart's] Advice is taken Underwood, as y ou know, but If I nacl g ot n0 Redress it would not have been Esq. possible to have followed it, tho' I have a particular regard for Cecil's [Urquhart's] Advice, looking on him as a Wise Man and considering him as my Friend in an extraordinary degree : I send this by Wager's [ Kelly's] Cover as the surest way and hope soon to see him having asked leave. Your Friend M r Karrol [the Earl Marischal] has also asked a Conge for some time, Perhaps we may go a part of the Road together [a Blind] ; Karrol has [I have] Family Affairs of consequence to him [me] and to his [my] Cousin Mr. Harvey [?] and is [am] pressed by his [my] Friends to Settle them, if he [I] can, with Harvey and in favour of Harvey ; T shall let you know if Karrol gets [I get] a Conge and his [my] Route. I spoke to You I think when We were last together of a Project I had to get Hodges [the Pretender] to re- move from Potsdam [Rome] where his Business comes to small Account. If I could have a Thousand Pounds at my Disposal, I am persuaded I could lay it out to so good Use as to procure Hodges [the Pretender's] Removal to Cadix [Corsica] (the Place we talked of) and put him thereby in a better way of Business, and would have the Money also returned to the Owner, it being only to be lent and on good security : Try if you can get this done, but you must use your ordinary which is extraordinary Dilligence otherwise it will come too late ; and y e same Project if pursued will cost much more at another time : I do not say that it is sure at Present, but a good Step would be made, and the Thousand Pounds would be returned whether We succeed or not ; the Person for whom it is designed [the Pretender or King Theodore] being a Man of Good Stock, tho not in ready Money at Present, and if he was forced to Sell his Stock would be ruined ; he is a Man much, considered in Cadiz [Corsica] and of the best Familys of Traders there. * Kelly to the same. Dated at Avignon Oct 1 25 th (1737). [Signed Geo. Kelly, and addressed to " Ezekiel Hamilton a Leyd."] This is my third Letter to you since I had the favour of any from you. I had the last Post the melancholy Account of our worthy Friend Capt. Wright's Death, which is no small Affliction to me, and must be so to all his Acquaintance particularly you, who have been so long in such an intimate friendship with him : his Grace [the Duke of Ormonde] was I assure you very sensibly touched with his Loss and with great reason, since no body could be more sincerely attach'd to him. Poor Capt. Wilson has likewise lost his son Frank, who was a very hopeful Youth, which with that of his Friend must have been a double Mortification to him. M r Perrot is left alone at Montpellier his fellow Travellors being return'd to Paris but whether he will reside there or at Aix while he continues in this Neighbourhood is yet uncertain : My Lord Duke is in a perfect state of health, we have lost M r King who is return'd to England. * To the same from [Dr. Hawley ?]. Dated, at Brentford, Oct r 27 th 1737. [Signed J. H., and addressed to M r Binet.] At leaving Rotterdam I troubled You with a Line which I hope you received : desirous of trusting to the Winds as little as possible I embarked at Helvoetsluys the 19 th of Oct r N.S. and in 20 Hours was safe on English Ground. At my Arrival at Brentford I found my Brother under Dr. Lane's care just recovering from a Fever. Do you think this a suitable Return for the Service I did the Dr. at Paris ? Of your Letters I have only delivered that in Warwick Court, where I found HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 505 your Friend [Ralph Smith] just getting up from a Fit of the Gout. Charles The Dutchess of Buckingham according to the Publick Papers is F wbsxoS >1> dangerously ill at the Bath I am really sorry for her Grace but y e Underwood, Physicians say 'tis a pure sickly time. You'l be sorry to hear that the — ' Difference between the King & Prince is still subsisting the Latter being by Order still excluded from the Gardens at Kew, walks daily in the Lanes. I have yet made no Step towards fixing upon a Place or a Companion of my abode, notwithstanding the Opinion of me which you give in Your Letter to Dr. Lane, you must expect, however it happens, to be acquainted with that or any other important circumstance which con- cerns me. I shall, in about a Fortnight go to Oxford, in order to take my degree, where I hope to have an Opportunity of delivering your Letter as well as the Book to Mr. H . M r [William] Trilawny [Governor of Jamaica] and Dr. Wigan are feasting with the Merchants and Companys in order to take their leaves. The [Westminster] Bridge Lottery will begin to be drawn the 14 th of nexth month. Whether the Bridge is to be Wood or Stone I dont find is yet determin'd. This is all the News at present of the Great Town of Brentford or the Environs, but my Inclinations to write to you are not govern' d by that. I hope to receive a Letter from You soon and insist upon a share of your Commissions when you have any on this part of the World. * To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, Oct r 31 st 1737. [Addressed to Mons r Meuville, and signed G. Bennett.] I had the honour to write to your Grace before I left Aix la Chapelle, and I arrived here three days ago after a pretty tedious Journey. I propose to spend the Winter in this City as the most retired Place in Holland, and that I may have leisure to pursue the End of my Coming hither ; as I advance in my Work, my pleasure increases, and I have a particular Satisfaction in doing justice to your Graces Character which makes me some amends for the want of an opportunity of paying my Duty to your Grace for that can never be abated by either length of time or distance of Place. While I was at Aix la Chapelle I saw a plan of Oczakow in the hands of an Officer there, if it is to be met with in this Country I will do myself the honour to send it to your Grace. Mr. Seckendorff's Con- duct is generally condem'd, and if the War continues 'tis thought he will not command the next Campaign. I will obey your Grace's Com- mands with pleasure and do myself the honour to write frequently to your Grace. * Hamilton to Kelly. Dated, at Leyden, Nov. 21 st 1737. [Signed G. Binet.] I receiv'd the favour of yours of y e 25 th Oct r in which you mention to have writ two former Letters. I receiv'd only one of them of the 26 th Sept 1 ' which I answer'd the 24 th of Oct r , and I am in great Pain for the other, if you can, pray recollect the Contents of it. I have not of a long time been more truely concern'd than for y e Loss of our Friend Capt. Wright for I had a friendship with him these thirty Years past, he was in all Kespects a very Valuable Man, and I am sure that no Man in y e World was more attacht to his Grace than he was. I heard some Months ago of the Death of Capt. Wilson's Son, he was a fine temper'd Youth and his father was passionately fond of him, It would have been happy for M r Ash [the Pretender], if Boulter and Warner [Lords Dunbar and Inverness] the par ignobile fratrum as they are 506 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles f leetwood Weston Undebwood, usualy call'd had gone in the Place of the other worthy Men, for that seems to be a Preliminary to M r Oates Marriage [the Pretender's Restoration], for while they subsist or at least their Credit subsists, M r Alister [Spain or France] will scarce ever be persuaded to do any ThiDg, for they are in great and universal Contempt, and M r Ash's [the Pretender's] attachment to them does him an infinite Prejudice, It is grievous to hear y e Sentiments of all sorts of People on this head. I must beg the favour of you to forward the inclosed to L d Marshal [the Earl Marischal] for you will know his Motions better than I can as he writes frequently to his Grace. I am glad to find to find that M r Keith is out of Danger. * The same to the Earl Marischal. Dated, at Leyden, Nov r 21 st 1737. [Addressed to " The Right Hon ble the Earl Marshal of Scotland " and signed G. B. Enclosed in the last.] Since my Return to my old Quarters I receiv'd the honour of your Lordship of the 2 d Oct r and I return my most humble Thanks for it. I am extremely pleased with the Account your Lordship is pleased to give me that M r Keith is not In Danger, and this Evening Lord Cathcart, who is come hither to see his two Sons, told me that the Publick Gazettes mention M r Keith's being in good health, and that he had his Winter Quarters right in the Ukraine. L d Cathcart is a well temper'd and well bred Man, I was known to him at Spa, he often speaks of your Lordship with all possible respect. A Son of my Lord Garlies is here studying the Law, he ask'd me for an Address to your Lordship which I gave him, he appears to be a fine Youth and I hear a good Character of him from those who know him better than I do : the first Speech I made him was in the Words of Virgil, which is good Authority in this Place Teque animo repetentem Exempla tuorum Avunculus excitet Hector. Which he took in good Part and will soon be better acquainted. I sent the Copy of Bathmettle's [Lord Dunbar's] Letter, to y e chief Person concerned [the Pretender], I don't as yet hear that it is has hud any Effect, I doubt it will be non persuadebis etiamsi persuaseris. There are several other Gentlemen of Scotland who are Students of Law here as a Brother of L d Butes [M r Stewart-Mackenzie] who has changed his name to that of Mackenzie for an Estate, two of Lord Eoss's Sons and others of less Rank. When I meet with any News worth your Lordship's knowledge I will do myself the Honour to inform you of it. * To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, Nov r 22 nd 1737. [Addressed to M r Neuville, and signed G. Binet.] I had the honour to write to your Grace since my Return to Holland and tho I have since met with nothing worth giving your Grace the trouble of a Letter, yet I cannot deferr assuring Your Grace from time to time of my most humble Duty and Respect. Every Day gives new Proofs of the Increase of the Differences in the Court of London, a late Order has been given to exclude the Elec- tor's Son from the Gardens of Kew, and he walks daily in tbe Lanes. It is believed that C 1 Seckendorff is in danger, all the Ministers at Vienna are against him for he got the Command in some measure against their Consent by gaining some of the private Favorites. He is of the Territory of Anspach, and a Sermon was lately preached before the Emperor by a Jesuit who took the liberty to say it was no Wonder that their Armys did not succeed against the Turks since they were commanded by an Heretick HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION, 507 To Edward Weston from Le Connu. Dated Nov r 29 th 1737. [Re- Charles ceived at the Foreign Office Nov 22» d O.S.] w2JS? D Voies cette incluse du 23 e Oct : [the last letter] Elle est ou d'Espagne Underwood, ou de Rome, mais je crais que c'est de la derniere Place, et ne diroit on — ' point que Yon veur tacher de placer le Pretendant en Corse ; c'est Une conjecture que je fais pour expliquer cette lettre la, mais je ne Scai si cella est juste, ou Vrai Semblable. Peut estre que de la reponse que Hamilton donnera cn pourra Voir plus clair. Je suis a toujours — Le Con nf. P.S. : Voici les reponces aussi de Binet mais je ne Scay que con- jectures. To Kelly from Hamilton. Dated Nov r 28 th 1737. [Unsigned, and addressed to M r Kelly.] I received by last Post the favour of yours of the 13 th instant with an Inclosure from M r Fletcher [the Earl Marischal] to which I now send an Answer : M r Melville [the Duke of Ormonde] surely judges right in that Point that M r Ash [the Pretender] would never agree to that Proposal and that Warner [l ord Inverness or Lord Dunbar] would use his utmost Endeavours to blast it, I dont therefore see any likelyhood of its taking effect. M r Fletcher [The Earl Marischal] formerley writ to me on this subject and soon after I discours'd with M r Jordaen on this head and desir'd him to consider it fully when he saw M r Clavering svhich I am persuaded M r Jordaen has done and that M r Clavering would not meddle in it as an impracticable thing. I can't therefore see what further step I can take in this Affair, nor will it be possible to raise the sum mention'd, unless for that Use which supposes M r Clavering agreeing to the Proposal : If all the Representations that have been made from M r Alister [me] to remove Warner [Lord Inverness or Lord Dunbar] have proved ineffectual. It is [Is it] likely that M r Alister will [I shall] attempt to remove Arnold [the Pretender] even against his Will, and M r Alister will [I shall] run the Hazard of his [my] advice being rejected. I had the honour to write to M r Meinard [the Duke of Ormonde] by last Post, you'l be pleased to assure him of my most humble Duty and Respect and that I shall be neither in this nor in any other Thing take any Measures, but by his Directions and in obedience to his Commands. I am extremely concerned for M r Perrots Loss. To the Earl Marischal from the same. Dated Nov r 28 th 1737. [Ad- dressed to Monsieur Fletcher, and signed G. Binet. Enclosed in the last.] I received the honour of your Lordships of the 23 rd Oct : I heartily wish it were in my power to serve your friend [the Pretender] in the w r ay you propose, I should think nothing to be a trouble that could be agreable to your Lordship or to any of your friends : To shew your Lordship that it is not in my Power, I must inform you that I talk'd fully to M 1 ' Morgan on that head and I desir'd him to consult with M r Ogle what was proper to be done it, and I have since heard that M r Ogle is unwilling to meddle in it as believing it to be impracticable on the side of Hicks [the Pretender] and that is even to little Purpose to get him to change his Place of Residence, until he makes a Preliminary Change where he now is ; and which he is so far from thinking of, that all Applications to that purpose have hitherto been ineffectual, and he only will not see his own Interest. It will be impossible to raise that sum but on Ogles agreeing to the Proposal, and of that there is no manner of Appearance ; I am griev'd at the Situation of your Friends Affairs, and I know not possibly how to help him. In my last, I had 508 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles the honour to inform your Lordship that a Nephew of M r Karrols [your ^ Weston D Nephew] was here and that he is a promising young Gentleman. UNDERWOOD, !!± To Sir Eedmond Everard from the same. Dated Nov r 28 th 1737. [Unsigned, and addressed :— " a M r le Chev 1 ' Everard a Chatou pres de Nanterre."] I had left Spa some time before your obliging letter of the 1 3 th Oct 1 ' reach'd that Place, I went from Spa to Aix le Chappelle where I stay'd near a Month, and I made slow Marches from thence to this Place. I writ to you from Aix, I hope my letter came to hand. If I had not left all my Baggage here except a few Shirts and in such Disorder that It could not well have been packt up without my Presence, I believe I should hardly have return 'd to Holland, but now that I am here I am well pleased with my Residence and design to continue here this Winter. I hear that M 1 ' King is returned to England, I hope he parted in friendship, M r Perrot is at Montpellier. When you favour me with a Line You'l be pleas' d to address to me chez le Veuve Eberard op de langebrugg a Leyde. My Landlady you see is almost a Namesake of yours. I treat her with great Civility on that Account. I have not heard of late anything of the two Brethren [Lords Inverness and Dumbar]. My Respects to Madam. ^Hamilton to Captain FitzThomas. Dated Dec 1 ' 4 th 1737. [Addressed " a M r FitzThomas Gentilhome Anglois chez M r Alexander Banquier a Paris," and signed " Le Major."] Pour repondre a Votre derniere Lettre, Mon cher Colonel, dont Vous m'aves honnore, car il est terns de commencer a repondre, Je vous rends Mille Graces du plaisir que vous m'aves fait en me donnant de Nouvelles de l'heureuse arrive My Lord a Paris .... II faut vous gronder un peu sur un Article de Votre Lettre, cest a dire que Mesdamoiselles ne font Point de tort a l'habit Francois, il me semble qu'on pourra dire avec plus de vcrite quelles font grand honneur a cette mode d'habiller, et en cas quelles Veuillent le porter en Angle- terre. Elles seront bien tost suivies par toutes les Dames du Pays, du moins par celles qui veulent bien paroitre, et pour cette raison veulent leurs ressembler. Vous verres bien tost a Paris M r Cecil frere de My Lord Salisbury : c'est un jeune Seigneur qui est bien amiable et qui a de belles mannieres, il m'a dit qu'il aura 1'honneur de rendre ses respects a My Lord, Je vous supplie Monsieur d'assurer son Excellence, Made- moisselle et M r Windsor de mes (res humbles respects, et de me faire la justice de croire que je suis etc * To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, Dec r 5 th 1737. [Addressed to M r Neuville, and signed G. Binet.] I have writ to Amsterdam for a Pi an of Oczakow, if he has yet come to this Country it will be met with in that Place, and I will, if possible, do myself the Honour to transmit it to your Grace. M r [Horatio] Walpole at the Hague has as I hear been greatly allarmed at the Eilectice's Danger for She has been his brother's [Sir Robert Walpole's] fast Friend on account of the extravagant Jointure he procured for her, and she will be a Loss to his whole Party, but by fawning and nattering and weeping She us'd to restrain the Elector from many Excesses, and often help'd the Ministers to bring him to some sort of reason. The Irish Parliament have passed an Act to confirm the Order of Council for lowering the Gold. At a feast, given by the Lord Mayor of Dublin to the Duke of Devonshire D r Swift was present, and the HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 509 Primate [Archbishop Boulter] who is a very weak Man, bluntly tax'd -^S^swo-d the D r before the whole Company for endeavouring to raise the Mob Weston and to begin a Rebellion on account of the lessening the Value of the Underwood, Gold, the D r answer'd that he lov'd his Country and thought ? e Diminu- — ' tion of the Coin was a Prejudice to it, that he could by lifting up a Finger have influenced the Mob to tear him hi pieces, But he deferr'd doing it, because it would make an odd Figure in History that a Primate was destroy'd by the People for doing an odd Jobb, he would not at present give it an Other Name : The D r immediately left y e Boom ; the next Day the Duke of Devonshire sent to the D r to come to the Castle, and he made his Excuse that he had got the Country Disease, alluding to what had pass'd the Day before in his Presence. Kelly to Hamilton. Dated, at Avignon, Dec 1- 11 th 1737. [Unad- dressed, and signed G. K.] I had the favour of yours with an inclosed for M r Fletcher [the Earl Marischal], we expect him here the 17 th and shall then deliver him both Your Letters. It is much to be wished that some effectual Steps could be taken against Warner [Lord Inverness], and dont you think your Friend M r Jordan could do a great deal that way, if he could be prevailed upon to take it in hand, he must be very sensible of the great Inconveniencies of continuing Warner [Lord Inverness] who as you observe will certainly blast if he can every thing that is proposed for M* Arnolds [the Pre- tender's] Advantage, but though it is to be feared that M r Ash [the Pretender] will never come into M 1 * Fletcher's [the Earl Marischal's] scheme itself, yet if Clavering could prevail upon him [the Pretender] to part with M r Pirn [the Pretender's eldest son] dont you think the Place [Corsica] he Fletcher [the Earl Marischal] mentions would be very proper for his Besidence, and as proper to have M r Fletcher in- vested with the Chief Care of him, if this could be brought about ; I believe the other two might remain as long as they thought fit where they are, and that few people would trouble themselves about it : This is the Crisis for doing something and your Endeavours are no way to be doubted. M r Perrot is still with us. The Duke of Ormonde to the same. Dated Dec 1 ' 11 th 1737. [Un- addressed, and signed Neville]. I have yours of the 22 nd Nov r and am sorry for M r de Zeckendorf, he was a great officer and Man of Honour, it was not very prudent in the Jesuit what you mention he said in his Sermon. I expect L d Marshal [the Earl Marischal] in ten Days. The Brouilleries at the English Court will come to nothing : it will be made up by those that have better Heads. # To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, Dec r 26 th 1737. [Addressed to " Mons r Neuville a Avignon," and signed G. Binet.] By last Post I received the honour of your Graces of the ll th instand and I beg leave to return my most humble Thanks to your Grace for it. The immense Wealth the Electress has left is the Subject of all con- versations in England. She had one Million in Specie, twelve hundred Thousand Pounds in Bank Notes besides very large tho' unknown sums in Mortgages in Lands in other Persons Names : As it is impossible She could have got so much Money honestly, almost everyone Speaks of her with great Freedom, and on this Occasion detests the Avarice of the whole Family. 510 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, I was last Week at Amsterdam, I searched all the Shops for a Plan of Oczakow and I was extremely concerned that it was not to be met with. A few days ago I had the honour to wish your Grace a happy Christ- mas and new Year and many happy Years and nothing can be more agreeable to me than to repeat my Wishes, for I shall ever have the honour &c. Hamilton " a M r Alexander Hay a Spa." Dated, at Ley den, Jan? 21 st 1738. [Signed E. Hamilton.] I wish you a happy new Year and many of Them : I must desire You to get the inclosed Copy'd and Addresst to the Adventurer who perform'd that Notable Exploit who is you know a Student here, he has been guilty of other Impertinences and it will not be amiss that he should be mortify'd : take no notice of This to any Person whatever and get the Letter to be put into the Post House at Liege. Pray send me a Note at the same time and let me know who are with You. (The following is the enclosure referred to above.] Tres Puissant et tres Vallereux Capitaine Estrant Venu faire Un tour dans ce pays ci j'ay coutume de demander partout ce qui S'est passe aux environs qui merite d'estre remarque et inserre dans mes Memoires et parmi Mille autrechose on Vient de M'informer d'Une terrible rencontre que vous avies eu 1'annee passee a Spa, que Vous avies eu le Courage d'ataquer tres brusquement Une boutique de libraire et que Vous avies taille Une Estampe en Mille Pieces : Je Vous en felicite de tout Mon Coeur et je Vous prie de m'envoier le detail de cette Action si Glorieuse et en mesme temps de me faire tenir Votre Portrait afin que je puisse faire Une taille douce pour representer le Combat Au Naturel et pour donner plus de plaisir a ceux qui liront mes Memoires. II me reste Une doute touchant cette Histoire cest a dire que Vous Vous estes servi des Ciseaux au lieu d'Une Epee trenchante ou d'Un baionet a bout du Fusil, parceque les Ciseaux sont pour la pluspart des Armes des Tailleurs dont le Metier est de tailler en plein drap, et je n'ay jamais Vu des Ciseaux arranges dans aucun Arsenal ni en France ni en Flanders, Je Vous prie de M'eclaircir sur cet Article et de me faire l'honneur d'Une reponce Adressee a M r le Baron de Polnitz. Je suis tres parfaitment le Vostre. Liege ce 10 e Janvier 1738. From Hamilton to Sir Redmund Everhard. Dated Jan^ 27 th 1738. [Unsigned, and addressed " a M r le Chev r Everard a Chatou par Nan- terre pres de Paris."] I return you many Thanks for your obliging Letter of the 25 th of Dec r and I wish My Lady and You many happy New Y^ears. I would have vvrit you sooner if I had been able to do it: The last I writ was to ray Lord Duke. I have been grievously afficted with a Cold and an Inflamation in my Eyes and I was advised neither to read nor write. I inclose a Paper which I must desire you'l take no Notice of to any Person whatever except to My Lady : The occasion of it, as you'l see in some Measure by the Paper itself is, that R[ic]h cut Mr Blam's [the Pretender's] Picture in pieces as it hung at the outside of a Bookseller's Shop ; he would have been arrested for it and perhaps well drub'd by the People who were all enraged at this Insolence if he had not soon left the Plac^, and if a Friend of his had not satisfy'd the Bookseller for his Loss : This young Man has been very impertinent on the same HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 511 subject, and it is therefore fit to humble him for it : The best way of pSbbwSd doing this will be to send him a Copy of this Paper, and at the same wSoif 00 time another to his Father who is a Knight, and his name is Robert : Underwood, He himself is a Student here and a Letter address'd to him as such — ' would come safe to him. I wish this could be done by the first Post, and I fancy M r3 Fe ^-place's [Lady Everhard's] hand, which is not known here at least, would be the properest. She can judge what hand is best for the Copy to be sent to the Father : I beg you not to neglect This : Pray write to me for the future Thus : a M r Jaques Fitzpatrick chez M r Sponce, Cordonier a Leyde, without any Cover. I am, &c. [The following is the enclosure above referred to.] Une Epigrame sur ce qui s'est passe a Spa A° 1737. 1. Un Enseigne brave et Vaillant Qui peut nier le fait ! Avec une Arme fort tranchant Un Portrait a defait. 2. Si le pauvre Garcon Riche Avec des Ciseaux le fit Que ne fera ce Gens f riche Quand il porte un Fusil. Etant entre M r par hazard dans la Boutique d'un Libraire dans la Rue S* Jacques, comme je regardois les Estampes, le Libraire m'a demande si j'avois vu ie dernier receuil des Epigrames et de Vaude- villes qui a ete imprime a Paris ou a Collogne, comme les Libraires sont accoutumes de faire imprimer des Satires dans cette Ville la : d'abord il me fit voir de Livre, et en le feuilletant j'ay trouve qu'il y en a trente quatre Chansonettes sur le Sujet d'une Affaire qui s'est passe depuis peu aux Eaux de Spa, je vous en envoye le plus court afin que Vous puissies juger des autres qui sont a la verite plus piquants et plus satiriques ; ce Receuil est a present entre les Mains de tout le Monde ici, et on chante vos Louanges partout : Les Dames s'en rient beaucoup et les Messieurs, surtout les Militaires, parlent de vous d'une autre Manniere et Vous traitent tres franchement en Lache et en Poltron, en disant l'un a l'autre qu'un jeune Soldat qui a fait sa premiere Campagne estant arme des Ciseaux ne se servira jamais d'une Epee ou d'un Fusil : En cas Mons r que Vous auries le dessein de passer par la Flandre a Paris je Vous prie d'estre sur Vos Gardes quand Vous dineres aux Auberges parceque Vous entendres chanter ces Vaudevilles et cela peut avoir des suites [facheuses], c'est pourquoi Vous feries bien de changer Votre Norn quand Vous seres en Voiage. Je Vous donne Mons r cet Avertissement en Ami parceque j'ay de l'Estime pour Mons r le Chevalier Votre Pere lequel est un Gentil- homme fort poli et, a ce qu'on dit, fort brave, et qui s'est distingue dans la Guerre. J'ay eu l'honneur de le voir quelques fois aux Assemblies a Londres, et aussi Madame Votre Mere laquelle a de tres belles Man- nieres et Chante avec beaucoup d'Agrement : Si j'ose Vous donner des Avis sur cet Article Vous feries bien de faire des Excuses le mieux que Vous pourres et tacher de faire cesser les bruits qui courent sur l'Aventure que Vous avies eu : Si Vous ne le faites point Vous passeres mal Vostre temps en France en cas que Vous y viendries et Vous series maltraite en bien des Endroits et par bien des 512 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Fleetwood ^ ens : Cette Allaire est deja connue a 1' Hotel des Mousquetaires lesquels Westox se souviennent d'une brutalite* faite par le Chevalier B . . . h et trois UjTD SsJ° 0I> ' autres ( l u ^ tiroient tous quatre leurs Epees en meme temps contre un — ' seul Mousquetaire dans un pareil Cas et lesquels apres ce coup heureuse- ment s'echapoient de Paris : Je suis enfin fasche de Vous dire Mons r que Vous estes deja passe en Proverbe et quand on veut parler d'un vrais Poltron, on dit, communement qu'il est aussi Lache que Mons r l'Enseigne Eiche. J'ay envoye une Copie de cette Lettre a Mons 1 * Vostre Pere, c'est un Gentilhomme Sage et Prudent et peut Vous donner de bons Conseils : Je suis le meilleur Ami qui Vous ayes jamais eu et tout a Vous. Paris. . . . Fevrier 1738. From Hamilton ( i a M r Perrot Gentilhomme Anglois recomande a Mons 1 ' Gavan Banquier a Montpellier." [Undated, and signed E. H.] The only letter I had the Honour of receiving from You was of the 23rd Dec 1 ' from Avignon, since that I got from Strasburg : the former Letter in which You gave me an Account how you past your time with your Scotch Friends, never came to my hands, nor can I conjecture who those Friends are : M r K[ell]y informs me in his of the 11 th of Dec 1 ' that you had writ to me the Post before and in yours of the 23 rd you say that you had writ Four Posts before under Mr. K[ell]ys cover, I am in Great Pain about that Letter, and I now despair of ever getting it. I have not been able to write to any Person whatever, a great while, I have been afflicted with an Inflamation in my Eyes and I was order'd neither to read or write ; I am now much better tho' 'tis grievous to me to write much. You judg'd perfectly we not to give yourself the trouble of prosecu- ting the Thief: for that ought always to be done at the Expense of the Government • a Gentleman was lately robb'd in this Town of Goods to the Value of 200/., and tho' the Thief was caught two or three Days after, with all the Goods, yet it will cost the Gentleman, as they say, 100/. or above to prosecute, and I hear that his Goods are detain'd to oblige him to prosecute ; He is a rich, and as they say a Covetous Man, and no Body is concerned for his Losses. M r B . . . d is gone to England, I believe I never inform'd you of an Adventure of M r "Rpcjhe's after you left Spa ; You remember the Picture Shop, near M r Hay's House, amongst other Prints that were hanging out, there was one of the Ch[evalier] de S* George, with all his Titles, and the gallant Ensign valiantly attacked it with a pair of Sissars, and cut it in Pieces : The Owner of the Picture would have arrested him for it, but M r Bretton paid him the Value of it : My next to you will be longer, my most humble Service to M r Gavan, I wish him and you many happy New Years and I am &c. (P.S.) Pray direct to M 1 ' Bennet chez M 1 ' Archdeacon a Rotterdam. S 1 ' Ch[arlos] Bunbury was lately here, I had not the good Fortune to see him, he design'd to go to the South of France as I am informed. From the same to Kelly. Dated Jam 27 th 1738. [Addressed « a Mons 1 * Kelly," and unsigned.] Tho' yours of the 11 th of December is of so old a Date, yet the best Excuse I can make for not answering it sooner is the true one, that this is the first Day I have been able to write at all, for I have been griev- ously afflicted with a Cold and an Inflamation of my Eyes, and I was advised neither to write nor read : the last time I put Pen to Paper was to pay my Duty to his Grace, I hope his Grace has not been out of Order. Yours of the 18 th of December am? one I had the Honour to HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 513 have a Day or two after are the last Accounts I had of his Graces Charles hPftlth Fleetwood neann. Weston I apprehend some of my Letters have miscarried, for that you men- Undeewood, tion to have writ to me by M r P[erro]t never came to my hands, I have received only one from him of the 23 rd of December which I pro- pose to answer by this Post if I can, that you mention of his four Posts before the Date of yours never came to my hands, and I suppose never will : M r P[erro]t says he sent his former Letter under your Cover so that I fear I have lost one from you and perhaps from M r Neville [the Duke of Ormonde] : I can't help suspecting that Warner's Brother [Lord Dunbar] (I have not the Paper and do not remember the true Name) has found out a way of intercepting your Letters to me, he is capable of doing any mean ungeutlemanlike Thing ; He would probably have a Curiosity of knowing what was contain'd in M r P[errot]s Letters, and in the Year 1715 I had a clear Proof of his Friend L. M[ar] having a Command of all the Letters at A[vigno]n, for one of them writ by M r Neville's [the Duke of Ormonde's] Orders to Captain Wright at Mont- pellier was stopt for four Posts, and when L d M[ar] found that I was gone to Montpellier the Letter was then forwarded ; I was at the Post House at Montpellier when the Mail arrived, I saw the Letter I had writ taken out of the Bag and the Seal was changed ; I hope soon to write to you more fully. Pray what is become of [the] L d M[arischa]l, have you forwarded by Letters to him or do you expect him soon : my service to all Friends. To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, Jan v 27 th 1738. [Addressed to M r Neuville, and signed Ez. Hamilton.] The last time I did myself the Honour to write to your Grace was the 28 th of December and it was the last Letter that I was able to write for I have been extremely afflicted with a Cold for near two Months past and an Inflamation in my Eyes, and I was not allow'd to read or write : I hope in God your Grace has enjoyed your health at this season which has been sickly everywhere. I have heard nothing remarkable of late from England, Lord Chester- field is neither gone into Mourning nor has he been at Court to make a Compliment of Oondoleance, S r Charles Bunbury Son of S r Henry, who had the Honour of being known to your Grace was lately here, but I had not the good Fortune to see him : I am told he is on his Way to the south of France for the Recovery of his Health. * Hamilton " to M r Kelly at Avignon." Dated Feb? 14<* 1738. [Signed G. B.]. When I were Tuesday last at Rotterdam I was extremely pleased to receive your handwriting in the Superscription of a Letter for 'tis a long time [since] I had any Letter from you : and some ill-natured People had inserted an Article in the English News Papers concerning you ; I was for several Days between hope and fear, and I now congratulate you of your being in the Land of the living. Your last to me was dated the 11 th of Dec r and the former one was of the 28 of Nov r so that if you have writ to me since the 11 th of Dec r I never received it : I am afraid that several of my Letters have miscarryed. I have not heard from M r Fletcher [the Earl Marisclnd] these 3 Months past, and I did not receive the honour of any Letter from M r Neuville from the 11 th of Dec r untill the 27 th of Jan 1 "? which I received Tuesday at Rotter- dam. Have you seen M r Backe['s] Epitaph, when I have leizure or am able to write much I'll send you a Copy of it, for 1 have had an Inflama- O 84067. K K 514 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. tion in my Eyes for some time past and have not been able to read or write : I thank God 1 am much better. A Bell Man in the City of London has extremely diverted the People,. his Rhyme on the Occasion of M[adam] Caroline's Death was, O Cruel Death ! why hast thou been so unkind To take Our Queen & leave our King behind. My most humble Service to M r Milburn when you write to him. To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton ! Dated at Leyden Feb? 14 th 1738. [Addressed to Mons r Neuville, and signed E. Hamilton.] I have the honour of your Graces of the 27 th of Jan r - V : which gave me the greatest Pleasure for I was extremely uneasy at my not hearing of your Grace's Welfare, the last Account I had of it was by a Letter from M r Milburne of the 23 rd Dec r . I am persuaded that several Letters have miscarryed; I have changed my address to this Place and I hope no such accident shall happen for the future. I beg leave to return my most humble Thanks to your Grace for your Grace's kind enquiry's after my Health, mine is of little Importance to ye World, and provided your Grace enjoys a perfect health I shall be little Sollicitous as to my own. I thank God my Eyes are much better than they were ; the first use I made of them was to do myself the honour to write to your Grace on the 27 th of last month : and now I hope to have the satisfaction of giving your Grace more frequent Assurances of my duty and respect. The Duke of Ormonde to Hamilton. Dated Feb? 21 st 1738. [Signed L. Nevill, and addressed to Ezeckiel Hamilton.] I have yours of the 28 th Jan? and I am very glad that You are re- covered, but sorry for the Cause of your Silence. Here is no News, You will have seen the Speech, it would serve for a Post to so short [sec]. I shall be glad to see M r Charles if he comes hither, and dare see me. We have, and have had, bad Weather, and great Cold. I thank God I keep my Health and I hope You will Yours. From Kelly to Hamilton. Dated at Avignon Feb^ 26 th 1738. [Signed George Kelly, and addressed to Ezech. Hamilton.] I had the favour of yours of the 14 th and can assure you with great truth that all the Letters which you wrote here since my coming have been punctually answered ; his Grace has laid a rule to himself of answering two of your Letters together except there is something par- ticular, and then he does it immediately, and as to my Part, I have never deferr'd one Post of acknowledging every one of yours, and what miscarriages have happened haA-e been I believe betwixt Paris and Holland, for M r Waters punctually owns the receipt of all that are sent to him. 1 am very sorry the two he mentions to have forwarded to you,, should be lost, for they were my Lord Marshals Answer to the several Letters he receiv'd here together from you, and he has been surprised for several Posts past at your Silence, till I shew'd him your last Letters to me, upon which his Lordship has promised to write to you either by this or next Post, he leaves this Place the 5 th of next Month, and goes directly to visit his Brother [at S* Petersburg], finding what you and many Others have told him but too true, that there can be no Occasion for his Stay on other Accounts, since no body will do anything, during the present Administration and he despairs of any change. We Chaeles Fleetwood Weston Undeewood, Esq. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 515 have had the Epitaph but I am afraid this Death will produce little to Charles our Advantage, or at least I see no Appearance hitherto of it. F WEaTo?? D I heard nothing of the Paragraph in relation to myself, neither was Underwood, there the least Foundation for such a Report, I return you many thanks EsQ - for your kind Concern, and beg leave to assure you without the least Compliment that no body can honour or esteem you more than I do. His Grace wrote to you last Friday, and owes you no Letter now but the one that came by last Post, he never enjoyed his health better. I hope yours is perfectly recovered and that it may long continue so is the sincere Wish of Dear Sir Your &c. To the Duke of Ormonde from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, March 3 rd 1738 [Addressed to M r Neuville, and signed E. Hamilton.] I had the honour to write to your Grace the 14 th of last Month, and since that time I have met with nothing that could entitle me to give your Grace the trouble of a Letter. I am extremely glad to hear that your Grace has escaped the Epide- mick Distemper [Influenza], God grant that your Grace may enjoy a perfect health for many Years. All the Letters from England agree that the Elector is determined to go this Year to Hanover, and that he will set out in May or as soon as the Parliament rises. To the same from the same. Dated, at Leyden, March 10 th 1738. [Addressed a Mons r Neuville, and signed E. Hamilton.] Last night 1 received the honour of youi* Graces of the 21 st of Feb? and return my most humble Thanks to your Grace for it. I am extremely glad to find, that this Winter which has been sickly every- where, has not affected your Graces health : God grant that your Grace may enjoy a perfect health for many years. I am very sensible of y e honour your Grace does me by enquiring after my health, it is, I thank God, much better than it was, the Winter is almost at an end, and in the Beginning of Summer I propose to go towards Spa to a drier Climate, and to higher Ground, which will I hope agree better with me. Tho' they call'd the Funeral of the Ellectrice [Queen Caroline] a private One, yet the expence of it, amounted to Sixty thousand Pounds, and tho' all Persons usually summon'd to Publick Funerals were requir'd to attend, the L d Mayor was not summon'd, which is lookt upon to be a Slight to the City, tho' the present Lord Mayor Sir John Bernard is disliked by the Ministers on Account of his Proposals to reduce the Interest of Money in the Funds. From Kelly to Hamilton. Dated, at Avignon, March 17 th 1738. [Unaddressed, and signed G. K.] I had the Favour of Yours of the 3 rd yesterday, and I am very glad to find You on the mending [hand], and hope Your Health will soon be perfectly reestablished. I have already given You an Account of M r Fletchers [the Earl Marischal's] Departure, and he wrote to You himself a few Days before he set out. I received a Letter from him by last Post from Lyons, which Place he left the 12 th and goes from thence directly to Vienna, and so on to his Brother [General James Keith, then in the Russian Service, but afterwards Field Marshal in the Service of Prussia]. Those Letters of his which miscarried, have certainly done so betwixt Paris and Holland, for M r Waters, as I told You in my last, acknowledged the Receipt of Them. I wish You would enquire closely after Them, and that They may come safe to Your Hands : You can write to M r Fletcher [the Earl of Marischal], under cover to M r Liebman, Negotiant k k 2 516 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Chaeles a Petersbourg. I am just going to meet vour Friend M r Perrot at Weston Nismes, he has been so roughly treated by the Gout at Montpellier, that UN1 Es^ 00I) ' ^ e * s not able t0 come tnus ^ ar t0 ta ^ e n * s Leave of His Grace [the — . Duke of Ormonde], and wrote to [me] to meet him there this Night ; he returns by Bourdeaux to Paris, and so directly to old England, where I believe he will enjoy but little of the Session, which we hear will be a short one. His Grace will answer Yours himself, [so] i that I need say no more of him, but to tell You that he never enjoyed his Health better. (P.S.) You forgot to superscribe your Letter to me, which puzzled M r Waters a little how to send it. From Hamilton " to M r Kelly at Avignon." Dated March 17 th 1738. [Signed G. Binnet.] I return you many thanks for your obliging Letter of the 26 th Feb^. I am concerned for the Loss of My Lord Marschalls Letters, and I now dispair of getting them, I have changed my Addresses to this Place [Leyden] and I hope no Accident will happen for the future. M r Waters in his of the 10 th Inst, informs me that one of the Letters I sent him on the 3 rd inst. was not directed, which is a mistake I don't remember I was ever guilty of before, but it is in some measure occa- sion'd by the late Indisposition in my Eyes, but M r Waters tells me that he had forwarded the Letter to your Parts, so that the mistake is of little consequence for it was a Letter to you with one inclosed to my L d Duke. I have heard that the Difference between the Elector and his Son [the Prince of Wales] is accomodated, that the Son is to have 80,000 H a year, and He will probably sacrifice all those who have attached themselves to him during his Disgrace as far as it is in his Power to sacrifice them. It is not however believed that the Father will leave him Regent, and it is certain that his Journey to Hanover this Summer is resolved on. I beg to offer my humble Duty to his Grace, &c. From Hamilton, " To M r Patrick Briscow at M r Fellows chez M r Chabert l'Aine, rue S 1 Martin a Paris vis a vis la rue Grenier S l Lazare." Dated, at Leyden, March 26 th 1738. [Signed H. E.] I return You many Thanks for your obliging Letter from Florence of the 11 th of Feb. I would have acknowledged the Receipt of it sooner but I was unwilling to send my Answer to Paris before the time I con- jectured that You would arrive in that City. I am obliged to You for the Account You give me of my Friends in the Parts [where] You have lately been, the D r and the Captain are worthy Men, so are Arthur and One or two More ; Little M[urra]y is a Canary Bird, false sly and in- sinuating, and I suppose he frequently visited You in order to fish some- thing out of You, he is the Pump of Bathmette [Lord Dunbar] and is of the same Stamp with his Name Sake. If you can get the Prints I mentioned, pray let me know the Price of them, and where they are left on this Side of the Water, for as they are to go to Ireland it is needless to Send them first to England and to pay Double Duty; when I know what they cost I will inform M r Bolton, and it will be the shortest and surest way for him to pay you in England, or the Friend you employed to buy then. I have not of a long time heard from S r W[illia]m tho' I have writ twice or thrice to him, Perhaps our Letters have met with an Accident, tho' reasonable Allowances are to be made to our Friends the first Year after a change of the State. The Squire has quite forgot me, I hear he is at Winchester. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS C051MISSION 517 I have nothing in particular to trouble you with except to remember me to all my Friends in Sury Street and elsewhere : Last Year the Order [of the Knights of Tobosc] was much enlarged by making Necklaces with the Motto on them, I sent a few of them to England, as many as could be made during the time I stayed at Spa. I hope to get seme more done the next season and I will not forget the Lady in Surry Street. I sent one to S r William for his Lady which I hope he has received. D r Hawley a very honest and a very ingenious Physician is lately established in London. You'l hear of him at the Rainbow, and I must recommend him in a particular manner to you and all my Friends : He was chosen Physician to the Order at a Chapter held at Spa, the more he is known the more he will be esteemed. I suppose you will wait on Mrs. Parsons at Paris, She is a most worthy Lady, my humble Respects to her and to her two fair Daughters. I am glad you met with Mr. H .... n he is a well tempered ingenious Man, I suppose he will make a long stay in Italy for he has a taste for the Virtue. I hope you provided yourself with Rings for yourself and Friends in England, when You were in the Place where they can be best made. I hope the next Trip You make I shall have the pleasure of meeting You. I wish You a good Journey to England and all possible happiness. To the Duke of Ormonde from the same. Dated, at Leyden, March 26th 1738. [Addressed to Mr. Neuville, and signed Ez. Hamilton.] I received the Honour of Your Graces of the 8 th inst., and I beg leave to return my humble Thanks to Your Grace for it : My Eyes are I thank God, much better than They were, and I hope the good Weather, we may soon expect will perfectly recover Them. An Attempt has been made to reconcile the Elector and his son [the Prince of Wales], and the Letters from England mentioned that this Point had been compast, but They now write confidently from thence, that the Breach is wider than ever it was. This perplexes the Minister [Sir Robert Walpole] so much, that he uses his utmost Endeavours to prevent the Elector's going abroad this summer, but he will hardly succeed: and the Elector has already declared that his Daughter Amelia will pay a Visit to her sister in Holland [the Princess of Orange], and the Father 'tis thought will make That a Pretence for crossing the Seas at the same time. From the same to Kelly. Dated April 18 th 1738. [Signed E. H.] I received your obliging Letter of the 17 th of March and I desire you'l excuse my not answering it sooner. T am still afflicted with a Cold and I am not like to get it quit entirely untill Our Weather mends: It is still very moist and cold here, which is not the Case with You, for I remember that this Day two years it was excessively warm, for it was on this Day of the Month that I arrived in Avignon. In my last I made my Excuse for not subscribing my Letter you mention. I am obliged to you for the Address to M r Fletcher [the Earl Maris- chal], I will write directly to him from hence. Everyone here is sur- prized at the Duke of Marlborough's accepting of a Regiment and that Lord Cobham has also been at Court and Carry'd the Sword of State. I design to move towards Flanders about a Month hence, but I will not set out before the 10 th of May [the Duke of Ormonde's Birthday] for there are a great Number of honest [Jacobite] Gentlemen here who will do themselves the Honour to celebrate that day : They are all Members of Oxford and Cambridge. M r [My] Humble Service to Don Andres. Charles Fleetwood Westox Underwood, 518 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION, Fleetwood ^° ^ e -^ u ^ e °^ Ormonde from the same. Dated at Leyden. April Weston- 18 th 1738. [Addressed to M r Neuville, and signed E. Hamilton.] ^EsqI 000 ' 1 have nofc done myself the honour to write to Your Grace this Fort- — night past, having had nothing of any Moment to excuse my giving Your Grace the Trouble of a Letter ; and tho' the same reason holds still, I cannot any longer deferr the assuring your Grace of my most humble Duty and Respects. I have seen a Letter from England which mentions that the Duchess of Bridgwater and another Lady were turned out of the Chapel at St. James's for appearing there in White Gloves [when the Court was in mourning for Queen Caroline]. The Whigs of this Country are extremely pleas'd with the Duke of Marlborough's going to Court and accepting of a Regiment. It is said he was influenced by his Lady who is a Daughter of the late Lord Trevor. The City of London is highly Dissatisfied at the Opposition given by the Court to the Complaints of the Merchants in the House of Commons for a Redress of their Grievances, but the Ministers Carry it with a high hand and are always sure of a Majority in both Houses. I am glad to hear that the little Knight [Sir Edmund Everhard] is going to live farther from Paris. From Hamilton "to Mr. Kelly at Avignon." Dated April 22 nd 1738. [Signed E. H.] I writ to you by last Post ; I have only to say that M r Fletcher's [the Earl Marischal's] Nephew is very shy of me which is owing to the Company he keeps of his Countrymen here, who are all true blue Presbyterians, and are much despis'd by the English in Town who are very numerous this Year and are very honest Men [strong Jacobites] : The young Gentleman has much better sense than any of his Com- panions but cannot shake off those he has long been acquainted with : I have endeavoured that he should be distinguisht from the rest on Account of his Uncle, and a particular regard is paid to him on that Score. I am very much surpriz'd at the Behaviour of Mr. G. , for when he mention'd last summer his Design of going to the South of France, he said he propos'd a particular Satisfaction to himself in having the honour to pay his respects to Mr. Neuville [the Duke of Ormonde] but I find he has met with some weak People who have frighten'd him. Tho' his health is good he has the Vapours to a high degree and [is] frequently imagining that he is dying. I first saw him in the Company of Mr. P[erro]t he bears the Character of an honest Man in his Princi- ples [i.e. of being a Jacobite] and an Upright Man in his dealings, but since he did not think proper to see Mr. Neuville [the Duke], I am well pleased that you did not go nigh him. I remember Bishop Hick- man us'd to call such timorous Men who were frightened at their own Shadow the Nicodemites and a much greater Author gives it Us, a bad Mark of a Man, that he is afraid where no fear is. I almost despair of any Attempt to remove the two Brethren [Lords Inverness and Dunbar]. I should have thought that Warner's [Dunbar's] Letter to Mist would have open'd Arnold's [the Pretender's] Eyes, for in that Letter Warner [Lord Dunbar] directs Mist to print his Libel, and intimates that it would not be disagreeable to Arnold [the Pretender], and when Mr. Alister [I] remonstrated to Arnold [the Pretender] against the folly of Warner [Lord Dunbar] on that Occasion Arnold [the Pretender] writ to Mr. Alister [me] the following Words : I have talked to Warner [Lord Dunbar] on that head, and he declares upon his Honour, that it was printed without his Knowledge or Direction. As this feat is clearly proved it is not to be conceived with what abhorrence and contempt HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 519 Mr. Alister speaks fl speak] of Warner [Dunbar] as of a Man without Charles • Jc JEET"WOOD Truth and Honour and who is not to be trusted even in the smallest Weston Matter. Underwood, To the Duke of Ormonde from the same. Dated at Ley den April 22 nd 1738. [Addressed to M r Neuville, and signed E. Hamilton.] I did myself the honour to write to Your Grace by the last Post, and I have since received the Honour of Your Grace's of the 6 th of this Month, and 1 return my most humble Thanks for it. It was with much Difficulty that the Elector was prevailed upon to remain in England this summer, but They are not yet sure of their Point, for he so very head strong, that if he should take a sudden Reso- lution he will probably execute it. I cannot think of leaving this Place before the 10 th of May [which is your Birthday] ; for I can no where out of England meet with so many honest gentlemen [good Jacobites] who will shew their Respect to that Day. Most of Them are still Members of the University of Oxford, and have the most profound Respect for their ever honour'd Lord and Chancellor, as They always stile Your Grace : When I arrive at Spaw, I hope to have the Pleasure of seeing several of Your Graces humble Servants and Friends ; and I am sure that all who love their Country, are devoted to Your Grace. I was glad to find in a Gazette writ in the Dutch Language, that the ; Czarina had given 5000 Crowns to Mr. Keith for his Equipage. To the same from the same. Dated, at Ley den, May 14 th 1738. [Addressed to Mr. Neuville, and signed E. Hamilton.] I have just received the Honour of your Grace's of the 2 nd of May ; ;and I beg leave to return my most humble Thanks to Your Grace for it. Since I had the honour to write to your Grace, I have made a Tour to Noort- Holland, and I was extremely satisfied with my Journey : the Dikes are wonderful Works, and exceeded my Expectations of Them s I saw many of the Beams which were eaten with the Worms a few Years ago, They looked like Honey Combs, and the largest Pieces of Timber were spoiled in one Night ; if a sudden and hard Frost had not destroyed the Worms, all that Country must have inevitably perished, while 1 was in Noort- Holland, Lord and Lady Barrymore came to this Town to con- sult Dr. Boerhave on the Account of my Lady's Health, but They did not see the Doctor, who has been ill for some Weeks, and They re- turned immediately to England. I proposed to leave this Town in two or three Days, and so move towards Liege. To Sir Redmond Everard from Hamilton. Dated, at Leyden, May 14 th 1738. [Unsigned and addressed "a M r le Chev r Everard, a Carriere pres de Poissy sur la Seine."] I return you Thanks for Two of Yours, one is of so old a Date that I am ashamed to mention it. I doubt L[ord] I[nverness] is doing harm where he is, I am sure he is doing no good, for he neither has the Capacity, nor I believe the Wit to do any : I yesterday met with old Dr. Hay, he tells me that Mist dyed at Boulogne some Months ago ; I hope you are pleased with your new house : my stay here is uncertain, and therefore don't write again to Me, untill You hear from me. I will give You an Accouat of my Motions. To the Duke of Ormonde from the same. Dated at Rotterdam, May 22 nd 1738. [Addressed to M r Neuville, and signed E. Hamilton.] I had the Honour to write to your Grace a few Days ago, and I can- not leave this Country without paying [my] most humble Duty to your 520 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Grace. I propose to Jeave this Country two Days hence, and to move on slowly to Liege and Spa, as soon as I arrive I shall do myself the honour to write to your Grace. It is believed that the Ellectors Mistress is going from Hanover to England for two Yachts are ordered for Helvoetsluys. Almost all the English gentlemen have left Leyden, on Account of Dr. Boerhave's Sickness. [This is the last Jacobite letter in this collection.] In conclusion I must express my gratitude to the late Mr. Underwood and his family, for entrusting the foregoing Papers to my care, and so enabling me to calendar them far more fully than I should otherwise have been able to do. H. Barr Tomkins. Petley's, Down, Kent. George THE MANUSCRIPTS OF GEORGE WINGFIELD DIGBY, WlNGFIELD Digb^Esq. Esq., OF SHERBORNE CASTLE, CO. DORSET. Since the report upon the Sherborne Castle MSS. which was printed in the Eighth volume of this series, another valuable MS. has been dis- covered in the library, and has been kindly placed in my hands by Mr. Digby. It is a volume, bound in limp vellum, called a Register of letters, and contains 380 closely written pages of the correspondence of Sir John Digbye, during the first year and three quarters of his residence as ambassador at Madrid. 32 of the letters are written by Sir J. Digbye ; 28 by Sir T. Edwardes ; 26 by Mr. W. Trumball ; 17 by Sir Dudley Carleton ; and three by Sir R. Winwood. These letters are of peculiar interest and value, for in addition to the authority due to them from the position of the writers and their means of obtain- ing information, they have all the liveliness and interest of the corre- spondence of friends ; and they not only throw light upon the foreign policy of England at the beginning of the 17th century, but they give us also many a picture, drawn by the hand of an observant foreigner, of the state of France, Italy, Spain, and the Low Countries at that time. J. A. Bennett. Sir Dudley Carleton, Lord Ambass r in Venice, to Sir John Digbye, Lo. Ambaso r in Spaine. 1610. Feb. 22. — "Now I hear the certaintie of your imployment, I cannot but give you the para-bien and wish you as myselfe goode effects of a long journey. Mr. J. W. recommended by Sir J. D. to Sir D. C. has been kept at Padua by sickness. Mr. D. R. recommended to Sir T. D. by Sir D. C. is a man of " sufficiencie, honestie, and alacritie, and for a journey into those parts where you goe, you will find these very necessarie qualities. I will now wish you a speedy setting forward to avoyde the heate in travayling w h will begin betymes in those quarters, &c." The end torn off. Charles Fleetwood Weston Underwood, Esq. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 521 Answer to the Former. George WlXGFIELD 1610. March 16. — " My departure will bee, I thinke, about 20 of Dictby, Esq. Marche. * 1 shall be glad that .... sende me a cypher." The rest torn off. Sir Tho. Edmonds to Sir J. Digbye. 1611. April 22. — A para-bien for my Lord's safe passage over the sea. " I should have been glad if it might have stood with your Lo dsh P good commoditie that your Lo s p would have taken your way by this Towne. " The Court being at Fountainbleau, I wrote unto Mon r de Villerey intreating him to make your Lo s p s excuses for your not visiting the King and Queene, and also to favour your Lo s P with a passeport for your journey into Spaine." . . " I send the same by the ordinarie com- moditie of conveyance from hence to the Postmaster of Bordeaux to be delivered unto your Lo 9 P at your arrival there, having promised him that your Lo'P will bestow something on him for the portage, for the which a small matter will suffice." Sir J. Digbye to Sir T. Edmonds. 1611. May 8. — His arrival in Spaine. " As I came through Poictou and these hither partes diverse ministers have resorted unto mee, as likewise some gentlemen of the Religion, by speache with whom I perceive thei have had or would pretend to have some jealousies of evill intents towards them. And I find in them a great aptness to stand upon their garde, or to lay holde on any occasion to expresse that thei are allready discontented. Thei seeme to have a great expectation what y e issue will bee of y e generall assemblye, w h is to bee holden y e 25 of this monthe. Thei meane to press for a stricte observation of the King's edicts in their behalfe, and I thinke will urge for some explanations of them accord- ing as themselves shall interprete. The w h if thei shall see denied them, thei make showe as yf thei would give some pubHck testimonies of their discontentment." In the margin. " The difference at Bayon betwixt his Lo 8 p and the farmers of y e forraine." The text torn off. Sir J. Digbye to Sir T. Edmonds. 1611. June 22, st° vet. from Madrid. — His arrival in Madrid the 6th of June. The Duke of Montalto had pretended that he had bought the house with a fay re garden assigned to Sir J. D. by the King. " In the ende [having firste attempted a violent entry and seeing yt would not pre- vayle] he went quietly away, and I quietly reste in yV Had audience on the 13th of June. The Conde de Galue accompanied him on horseback, and the King sent his horses " for mee and my traine." The Sunday following, being the 16th of June, the King " removed from Madrid to the Escurial, being present y e day before togeather with his Queene and Grandes of y e courte at the juego de toros in the Place." 522 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. George Has been visited by all the Ambassadors and also by the Duke of WlNGFIELD T „ TMyiQ J Digby, Esq. -hernia. — Secretary Prada died the 2nd of June. " The Duchesse of Feria our countrywoman hath been a long time sick." " M r . Rob* Sherley and his Lady are gone from Madrid making for England."' "He promiseth matters of much benefit and profitt for y e state of England for their trade into y e Levant yf his message may be received. Hee hath been very chargeable to y e King of Spaine, having lived wholy upon his expence these 16 months. The natural Persian [who as yt is reported came but with com- mission to second M r Sherleys ambassage, in case hee miscarryed in his journey] hathe, also lately lefte y e Spanish Courte, and is now gon towards Lisborne, and so from thence [when y e tyme of year serves] takes shipping for his journey homeward. Hee brought silkes with him to y e valewe of 200 thousand ducatts. The greatest parte whereof the K. of Spaine had, eyther by way of present or for his money. W ch in y e opinion of those who have judgement in suche commodities, were for their perfectness y e best y* their have seene." " Sir Anthonie Sherley lives heere vere poorely. He speakes of greate summes of money w ch the King of Spain owes him." " I heare y* y e match for the French King is still hotly pursued by the Florentine, as I wrote unto you by an extraordinarie two or three daies since. The Florentine ambassador at the French Courte the chiefe negociator." " I am loathe to write unto you matters cf consequence by the ordi- narie without a cypher." Sir Dudley Carleton to Sir J. Digbye. 1G11. June 7th. — From Venice. Compliments. A cypher sent. No news of great moment in these parts, since the Duke of Savoys late disarming " The noyse of whose forces as y* was greate whilest thei were still on foote, soe hathe y* now given occasion to muche dis- course, seeing so great preparations vanish without producing any- thing. In this state the proceedings are much otherwise, by reason of the temper of these Sig ors w h is contrarie to y e activitie of y e D. of Savoy. Thei affecting rather deedes than noyses. As may appeare by the controversies now on foote betweene them and y e Pope, w h though thei be diverse and of as greate moment as y l w b caused the laste breache, yet are thei all carried with that moderation and calme- ness that one may be long in y e citie and never knowe of y e leaste dis- content betweene them. Of late a little heate hath broken out concerning y e jurisdiction temporall in ye bishoprick of Ceneda, w h being in Friuli this state challengethe to belong to them . . . the Pope pleadeth an exemption. At the firste speache of sending a Pro- veditor in y* countrie y* should doe y e office of an Inquisitor G-enerall for y e Commonwealthe in those partes, as already thei have caused others to doe in their other territories, the Nontio here resident began to interpose with animositie, &c But when it was seen that greate wordes coulde doe litle with men that were resolute to prose- cute their designs begun with reason, and y* these sig ors had dispatched their commissionarie with authoritie to begin in y* place, and pro- vided to back him with sufficient strength against any y* could under- take in those partes against him, the Pope fell to a language different from y e stile of his Nontio, and now beginnethe to speake fayre to HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION, 523 those who hee knowethe regarde not his threats The w ^|J?pf^f Inquisitor y* is to be presumed shall finde no greate resistance by DigbyTesq. reason of y e Pope's inclination to peace and quietness, w h hee hathe — very well made knowen to this state, both by an humble kinde of treaty with their Ambassador resident with him, and by dissembling some affronts offered him very lately by this state, in other occasions of jurisdiction in y e Gulphe.'' The Diodati, merchants in this towne, shall convey this to you through another brother of that name dwelling in Madrid " of whose honestie and care I promise myself a little . , . but if your Lord s P can find any surer way I will be glad to . •. . governe myself by your direction. The rather because there is some dependence of these Diodati upon y e Spanish Ambass r . W h if men will bee very curious may give occasion of some suspicion. But as these first passe wee may be hereafter more bolde in venturing, especially when the Cypher is come to your handes. In regarde of w h defecte I have been more sparing than hereafter I purpose to bee, when the passage is better discovered." W. Trumbull to the Same. 1611, July 10, old style, from Bruxelles. — Compliments. — "I suppose that Mr. Cottington . . . will now upon your Lord s P s arrival at Madrid be ready to make his retreate towards England. I am like within 3 months tyme to followe him, the Ambass dr of these SS. being commanded to hasten his departure and ready to begin his journey about y e middle of August." " All things here in deep silence until a commotion arose at Aquisgrave. It was excited by the avarice of the Jesuits, who sought to incorporate an almshouse builte for poor women into the limits of their college : soe thei were the only men that had their goodes pillaged and their lives in danger." "A rumour of an overthrowe given to y e king of Denmark by y e k. of Sweden in y e siege at Colmar, wherein it is sayd the Dane loste very neere 1,800 men, and was in some danger of his person." . . . " The Emperor and his brother Mathias are now in treaty for a reconciliation ; but what appearance is there of an agreement, when y e younger will have all, and leave the other nothing. Eight arbitrators are chosen to accommodate their quarrells, whereof D. Balthazar de Cunega, is ye firste on y e Emperours parte, although in y e deposing of him from y e crowne of Bohemia, hee did wholly runne course with k. Mathias." " . . The electors are assembled at Mulhausen to choose a king of the Komans. Some speake in favour of y e aboves d Mathias, and others of this P. y e Archduke Albert ... I think, it will be no heresie to say that hee is moste like to whine y e game who shall have Spaine for his Patrone, since for y e mantayning of their factions in y e Empire, thei have lately given order to remitt 200 thousand ducatts to bee irnployed upon this occasion." " The Duke of Saxe's death at Dresden on the 3rd of this month may breede some protraction, yf not some alteration in the afiayres of Germanic" " Mr. William Seimer is still hovering heereabouts ; forbidden the Archduke's court and these countries. Wee cannot judge what hee will resolve to doe, but suppose his beste course were to returne home, and submitt himselfe to his Ma ties clemencie, . of Savoy, and Mon s d'Esdiquiers at Susa. The Queen seeks to drive the D. to match either with Florence or with Mantova. The D.is much discontented, for he had the assurance of the last king's signature for the marriage of his son with Madame. He asks what terms will be made if he matches with Mantova. They give him hope that certain villages which lie in his country will be made over to him. ' The D. defers his resolution. The Constable will be much discontented for the daughter of Mantova has been promised to his son. Sir D. Carleton to the Same. Dec. 10, st° vet., from Venice. — The matches between France and Spaine are here the chief theme of discourse. They of this State are very curious as to our part in these proceedings, and it is well that I HISTORICAL MANUSCRIFI'S COMMISSION. 545 had so good information from " our other fellowes abroad & from his w?ngfield Mat ie , as that I could give ample satisfaction to this place; without Digbt, Esq. which y e good intelligence w h is betwixt us two would have been discredited." The Spanish Ministers here would make the world believe we rest excluded & refused by them. But we have made the truth generally known & their double dealing is laid open. " An Ambass r has come from Ragusa to complain that certain Ragusean gentlemen were surprised in the gulf by the general of the army condemned to the gallies. At his first entrance he committed some solecisms against the accus- tomed ceremonies of this place. He returned for an answer within , which is the time these Sig ori take to consider . The State misliking his business except against the manner of propounding it ; " It being so gave expresse order for y e surprise of these so by way of exchange they might ransom Dalmatian and subject of this State long held in Ragusa prisoner, notwithstanding earnest sollicitation that hath been made for . The Abbot of Bois who upon y e death of th of France preached so loud in Paris against lately had his mouthe stopped in Rome — that they fear no more of his declam sent by y e Queene to Florence to negociate-businesses as an agent ; from whence of procuring y e Pope's consent for y e disp business, hee was by y e great Duke remitted to Rome, as to y e ordinarye stage for such tragedies. Before his going he sent for a safe conducte, which was brought him to Siena, though it served him to little use. For at his entrance into Rome, y° first that welcomed him were y e Serjeants of y e Inquisitors, who told him when hee showed his safe-conduct that it was no protection for such as hee. Within few days after his imprisonment hee was hanged in y e Campo de Fiori fowre hours before day, and instantly cut downe and buryed, that his deathe might bee concealed. The ministers of France resident in that towne never stirred a whitt upon his retention, nor execution, w h maketh it conjectured there was a trayne laid for him." ambassador ly to him y e king Rodrigo Ca hear nee, with w h newes he lived in hope y* hee should hath preferment, then of y e nomination of suits him. Yf this Calderon be y e man to so referred you in y* your negocia- tion, wee his coming to be rather ' honesta missio ' than a u I send you heere inclosed a shorte relation of y e greate treason against y e D. of Parma, the truthe of w h busines having hung in y e cloudes these 4 monthes or more, is now broaken out, & understood of all. " From Rome, we have this weeke a great breache betweene y e Pope's greatest favourites upon a small occasion. Out of Spaine there was sent to y e Cardinall Borghese a bill of exchange for 3,000 crownes, in recompense of a pleasure y* hee had done for one there. At y e delivery whereof y e Cardinall Tonti being by chance present, & overhearing Borghese refuse y e bill saying that hee had nothing to do with papers, but would see y e moneie, hee grewe curious to inquire y e matter ; which when Borghese would not tell him, hee went directly to y e Pope and complayned of his nephewe, as of one y* abused his favour, & dis- honoured y° courte with taking bribes. Upon this, Borghese was by y e Pope challenged and being confronted with his accuser, hee confessed y t ii 84067. m m 546 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Geor&e suche a bill was indeed presented to him, but y* hee had refused it. DigbtJesq. And then recriminating upon Tonti, hee tolde y* his accuser would — never have complained out of zeal to the Pope's honour, but out of fear of losing his share, charging him to bee y e only man y i shamed y e Courte with immoderate taking. Which tale prevailed so farr w tb y e Pope y* y e Cardinall Tonti grewe disfavoured streight, the office of Datario being taken from him, & himself commanded to retire to his bishoprick of Cesena. Wee have further fresh advice of y e death of y e Cardinall Lanfranco, who is said to have died upon discontent, y e Pope having withdrawen a little his usual favour from him, upon a suspition y* was conceived of his adhering under hande unto y e Aldobrandini, who are y e greatest enemies of y e Borghesi. And now that these two favourites are thus gon, ye Cardinall Borghese remaineth y e sole inheritor of his uncle's affection and absolute governour of that Courte. " There have been lately celebrated throughout all Italy solemnes exequice for y e dead Q. of Spaine, only this place excepted, where such ceremonies are never used. All that these sig° ri did was y e sending a secretarie to y e Spa. Ambas r to condole with him when y e newes was freshe. And though hee excepted under hand that there were not persons of y e like quality sent to him to performe y e office of condolence as there were sent to y e French Ambas r upon y e death of y* king, yet these sig° ri thinke thei have not erred in putting so muche difference between an absolute king & a subalternate Queen. " Upon y e late remove of our patriarch's vicar there hath fallen vacant a benefice annexed to y e vicariat. Whereunto though this State hathe allwayes formerly presented, as belonging truly to them, yet now y e Pope hathe taken upon him this present nomination, pretending y* y e former incumbent, having been Protonotario Apost co y e benefice is to bee esteemed as vacant in y* Courte. These sig ori that use not to parte easily with their inheritance, are now consulting to defend their * jus patron- atus,' & have referred y e studying of that point to Padre Paolo, who hathe written a short treatise in that argument to their very good satisfaction. These strifes about fryars & quarrells of jurisdiction are y e chiefest occurrents y l this quiet place affordeth. So with y e recommendation of my love & service to yourself & my lady, I leave you to the protection of the Almightye." Your lordship's most affectionately to doe you service, Dudley Carleton. From Venice the firste of 10 br , 1611, st° vet. " I think I may boldly say as before y e party executed at Home to bee y e Abbott de Bois, by reason I have y* so confirmed by letters & all circumstances agree therewithall. But y e Inquisitors to suppresse y e reporte thereof give out y* was a prieste della crocetta, which they call * Ministri de gl'infirmi,' who had a purpose to change religion, and goe to Geneva ; seeking hereby to blinde y* eyes of y e world. But ' nihil tarn occultum, quod non revelabitur." Sir «T. Digbte to Sir T. Edmondes. There has been much delay in his letters from Paris of late. Dec. 9th, — " ... I am very sorry to understande by your letters that the party of those of y e Religion are like muche to weaken them- selves by their owne distractions. For that I feare, yf things proceed (as it is much to bee doubted they will) thei never had greater cause strictly to unite themselves, and to stande upon their garde. For that I evidently HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 547 see, that as in France, y e principall point & ayme of interest, w h Wingpield thei doe there level at, is their owne conservation of peace and quiet, Pi&by, Esq. during y e minoritie of y e king ; so that w h y e Pope, and this State chiefly intende, is by a strong uniting of the Catholick Princes to prejudice and mine [as much as in them lyeth] those of y e religion. And now besides these crosse matches, I begin to heare a whispering of a newe intended league offensive and defensive betwixt these crownes. The next degree I expecte is some violent fryars and Jesuites inciting and stirring up the Catholick Princes against hereticks, and y e enemies of y e churche. Which whensomever it bee I confidently beleeve you shall see y e tragedie begin in France." It is likely that France, Spain, and the Pope will do all they can to match the D. of Savoy's son with either Florence or Mantova, " for they will bee very loth to leave him out of their new combination." But their intentions are known and therefore I hope there is the less danger. A parlament is being held. It has been thought that an Act will be propounded for excluding the Infanta from the crown in case she matches with France. But the most learned lawyers are of opinion that such cannot be of any validity, and that there is no way of debarring her from her right of succession, but by some voluntary act of her own renouncing her interest, after she have become of age. " You write unto mee in your letter of the 10 th of November that it is alledged in France y fc wee sought secretly to have made a match with Spaine, and not that there were made any such offers from Spaine to us, as wee doe reporte. I doubte not but you have heard how confidently the Ambass r that is now in England have dealt therein. Having justi- fied before y e Lords of y e Councell to have sayd nothing therein but by Commission. Yet I having lately heere pressed this king, and the D. of Lerma, and by many meanes making y e indirectness and incongruities of their proceedings appeare ; especially that in Aprill laste their Ambass r should give incouragement unto his Ma tie by assuring him, that hee had newly received directions, that in case the matche of y e Prince with the eldest daughter were spoaken of, as a thing which this king would willingly heare of, that by no meanes hee should refuse it, but intertaine & imbrace it, & that it should be most agreeable unto him, if meanes might bee found for y e accommodating of Religion. And that I coming hither immediately upon this his narration, and having my instructions grounded upon this his overture, should receive for my first answeare, that y e lady was already bestowed, and y e matche concluded with another. Thei finding themselves in these streightes, and striving y e beste they could to repayre their owne indirectness, have thought it fitt to make the faulte rather the ambassador's, than the king's or States : & thereupon have absolutely disavowed their Ambass 1 ', denying to have given him any such commission. And y e D. of Lerma tolde mee as from y e King that y e King my M r had greate reason to bee distasted with this maner of dealing, if his ambass 1 ' had proceeded in this maner as I alleaged. And that although thei could not condemn y e ambass 1 ' untill they had heard what hee could say in his owne justification, yet if it should appeare that his proceedings had been in that maner as I had alleaged, y e exemplarie punishment of y e ambass 1 ' should give y e King satisfaction, that hee had herein much exceeded his commission. As for my allega- tions, I will assure your Lordship thei are muy bien abonadas. For being confirmed by unto mee by directions totidem verbis from his Ma tie , I am advertised that y e ambass 1 " hathe likewise himself lately averred them with much confidence. So that though I thinke his Ma tie is like to proceede m m 2 548 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Wing-field against y e Anibass 1 ' since his own master accuseth him, yet I thinke their Digby, Esq. honour or sinceritie will heereby be little repayred, &c. . . . Of y e issue of this busines your Lo s p shall bee hereafter farther advertised. In y e mean tyme I recommende it to your Lo s p s secrecie bycause I suppose y* to bee hardly ripe inough for discourse, but I desire your Lo s p should undis- guisedly bee informed of y e truthe how things heere passe, &c." Sir T. Edmonds to Sir J. Digby. Dec. 18, from Paris. — " .... I should bee glad there were hope to iuterrupte y e stricte alliances w h are making betwixt these two greate Princes, as your Lord s P last letter seemeth to imply, but for myne owne parte I am directly of opinion that y e resolution concerning y e said marriages will receive no alteration, so long as y e present ministers of this state doe governe the affaires with suche power as thei doe." There have been great expectations of some innovations in y e Courte upon Count Soissons discontentment, upon the causes mentioned in former letters, and his threatening to remove the Chancellor, whom he looks upon as his great enemy, upon a charge of great corruption in the exercise of his place. The Queen was much troubled when she found that the Prince of Conde, & y e Constable did adhere unto the Court, and thereupon she had recourse to the house of Guise. But the Queen & the Count have been reconciled. The Count doth exceedingly inveigh against the marriages with Spaine. He holds it for a certain maxim that it is impossible for the State to live in good intelligence with that of Spaine, " and therefore to give discontentment by these alliances to y e State of England, & the United Provinces, hee sayd was directly to deprive this State of their most assured allies. The obsequies of the Queen of Spain solemnised at Paris. The Bishop of Ambrun made the funeral oration, and spoke openly of the matches. The young King entertains himself daily with the picture of the Infanta, and makes the young nobility about him kneel to it. The D. of Savoy complains that the French agent at Turin did oppose himself against the Duke's purpose of punishing the French Coronell called La Grange for his insolence to the Spanish agent, and begs that she will either give him leave to punish the s d Coronell, or that she will punish him herself, or else take upon herself to satisfy the King of Spain. She chooses the last. " One of the Queen's Chaplains called the Abbot du Bois going of late to Rome, hatbe been there putt into y e Inquisition for having both spoaken and written here against the practises of y e Jesuites, and y e Pope's temperall power, which hath been very much cryed out upon by all men heere, by reason of y e dishonour w h is thereby done to this State, considering that hee carried letters, & some kinde of Commis- sion from y e Queene. The truthe is that hee did very much stirre up y e people against y e Jesuites presently after y e King's deathe ; & since was said to be y e author of y e pamphlett called Le Tocsain w h did so muche inveighe against some principall ministers of this State, which maketh y e world imagine that hee was purposely gratified with those letters to Rome, to the ende hee might fall into the snare, w h y e Jesuites had there provided for him. But to colour the matter the better, it is given out that hee did spake ill of the government of this State, & y e Churche, since his coming into Italy, & thereupon the Queene pretendethe that hee deserveth not that shee should interpose her favour for him." HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSI OX. 549 The Abbess Madame de Caudales, sister to the deceased wife of the winotield D. of Espernon, has lately rendered herself of y e religion, and sues for Digby, Esq. her share of in 5,000 land by the year w h the D. of Espernon possesseth by y e right of his wife. "Mons 1 * de Vatan after having attended till the troopes . . . had taken his base courte, & that y e canon were ready to play against y e castle did render himself to y e Queen's mercie. . . . His men to the number of three or fowre and forty were presently hanged upon y e place & hee himself brought prisoner to this towne." The great cause between the Jesuits and the University of Paris, about the verification of the King's letters for the admission of the Jesuites into the body of the University, hath this last week been pleaded very solemnly four days together. The two first were taken up by the Advocate for the University who left nothing unsaid, which either out of their doctrine or their practises might be aggravated to the prejudice of the Jesuits. The Jesuits' Advocate "... spake but one hour in all, & that only to the business in question. Referring the Courte to the bookes of the Jesuits for answeare to these things where- with his antagonist had charged them which he said were calumnies." Then the Rector of the University makes an eloquent oration against the Jesuits: and then the king's Advocate Mon sr Servin "The effect of his speech was that the Jesuites were not to bee admitted bycause thei held dangerous positions against the State, aud incompatible with those of the Sorbonne, and therefore that thei could not be capable of y e privileges of y e Universitie before thei should show their conformitie by subscribing to these 4 points : — " 1. That the Pope's authoritie was inferiour to that of a generall councell. "2, That the Pope had no power to depose the king. " 3. That the cleargie of France was subiect to the secular power of the kingdome, and not to y e Pope in civil! causes. " 4. That anything which is delivered by way of auricular confession importing danger to y e State or y e king's person ought to bee revealed. "When the Jesuites saw after y e end of this speache that y e judg- ment was likely to goe against them, the Provinciall of their order stood up, and with a trembling voice made offer on y e behalfe of his societie y* thei would subscribe to all y t y e Sorbonne did. Thereupon the Courte proceeded to give judgment, that the cause shoulde bee, appointee au conseil, that is referred to a farther examination of certain counsaylours of the sayd Courte, and in y e meane tyme, the Jesuites were streightly inhibited to keepe any scholasticall exercises for y e instruction of any youthe, but their owne novices, eytber publickly or privately by them- selves or any other interposed persons And touching y e offer which thei made of subscription, thei were required out of hand to present y e same in writing to the Courte, that thereupon the Courte might take that order w h should bee fitt." The President Janin had two days since his only son slain in a quarrel with one Fayolle, a servant of Queen Margaret's, in which encounter the other was also killed. The Queen and the whole court go to visit the President, to condole with him. The son was a most dissolute gentle- man & his father was never able to reclaim him. W. Trumball to the Same. Dec. 21, from Brussels. — The king of Sweden is dead and his son Gustavus is elected to be his successor. 550 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. W?ngfield The States are grown insolent " in y e cause of Vorstius y* Infernall Digbt, Esq, Atheisre and Heretick, who notwithstanding his Ma tie ' s opposition is received in Leyden as publique professor of Divinitie. . . . The ninth of this month, st° vet., according to the charge I have had from his Ma tie , I solemnly protested against y e States- Generall in y e Assembly, bothe for the scandall the reformed Religion did suffer by Vorstius inter- tainement in Leyden, and of the violence offered thereby to y e alliance betweene his Ma tie and these Provinces, all which are founded upon y e conservation of y e reformed religion. For ought I can gather by his Mat ie ' s letter, his intentions are [if hee have not speedy reparation of this wrong w h hee can not have but by the renvoy of Vorstius] to retire himself from holding any more with them any amitie or alliance." The Hollanders prepare 16 ships to repair their losses in the Indias and upon the coast of (ruiney, where it is " said the Spaniards have lately taken two other vessels of the States, and hanged all their men." . . The Baron of La Basfcie has been sent by the Duke of Savoy to the Duke of Saxony and the Archdukes to acquaint them with his reasons for matching his youngest daughter with the D. of Nemours. The D. of Saxony gave him a speedy answer to his contentment. The Arch- dukes entreat him well at first, but upon news from Spain of the treat- ment of the Savoyan Ambass r there, they commanded the Baron to withdraw himself. Many rumours about the coming of one of the Princes of Spaine into Flanders under the government of the Marques Spinola, & of the resignation of the Emperour, &c, "yet for my parte I hold them chimceras . . . and in the present state of Germany impossible to be effected." The troubles of Aquisgrave continue. The French have retired & left the work imperfect, " and the Elector of Cullen and this Archduke, being deputed for that purpose by the Emperour, doe threaten that poore towne with the execution of the Imperiall ban. . . . For as it seemeth thei are supported neyther by the Princes of y e Protestant union, nor favoured by the States of the United Provinces ; and those of Juliers and Cleves fear the Emperour' s displeasure." " Bavaria still detains the Archbishop of Saltzburg in prison, and with- out assistance from Rome he is never like to recover his liberty. . . . " The Elector of Brandenburg gets the investiture of Prussia, in paying for it a good sum of money towards the wars of Moscovia to the king of Poland. The late Earle of TyrconneFs sister is returned hither from Rome with a pension of 60 crownes by the month, having brought hither the titular Archbishop of Dublin, her companie. Shee is to have y e care of educating her nephew at Louvain ; and hee is authorised [aj I understande] to quenche y e tire of dissension, w h burneth in y e Irishe regiment." Mons r Huggans has been sent by the States hither to complain of the delay in matters of the truce, as well towards the House of Nassawe, as diverse other persons. " The Archduke notwithstanding his former resolution to banish our cloathes forth of his territories hath ... at the suite of the Antwerpians been content after much deliberation to yeelde our merchaunt adven- turers a promise of confiming their privileges upon reasonable tearmes for the inlarging of y e scattered trade thei now driue to Antwerpe, and the excluding of interlopers. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 551 " We cannot imagine whereupon these men should employe the Geobge millions mentioned in your lordships letters unless it may bee for two Sgby*Es chiefly to goe into England to demannde the Lady Elizabeth. And Bigbt, Esq. Don Rodrigo himselfe hathe given it out, and not denied y* unto mee, that hee thinketh hee shall see Englande before his returne. Thei have proceeded so fair heerein, and particularly many of y e greatest in this Courte with my selfe, that thei tell mee, thei have heere allready received assurance, that to matche with y e King of Spain, the Princesse of Englande would become a Catholick. Which opinion is heere so spred, and every man seemeth to speake in y* so knowingly, that I have been forced to use so plaine and directe speaches, which otherwise I should have thought more fitt to have been omitted. For I have tolde most of y e Ambass rs heere, and likewise divers prineipall men, that have urged mee herein, that y e speeche of y e Lady Elizabeth's altering her Religion for to bee Queene of Spaine, was a false and injurious reporte, raysed by themselves. And that chough the King of Spaine were a great Monarche, yet were hee much greater than what hee is, the King and Princesse of Englande would much scorne to have a matche made with him upon those conditions. And that if the King of Spaine shoulde have a minde that way, the King of Englande woulde thinke his daughter well worthy y e seeking. For that I durste confidently say, there should never bee offer made to him of her, nor the King obtaine her, yf hee should seeke her but upon very worthy and honour- able conditions. My Lorde I dare confidently say, that to this hower, there is no resolution taken that this King should marrye at all ; muche less where hee intendeth to bestowe himself. And therefore I cannot but thinke it strange, why thei shoulde with so much certaintye give out this rumour, w h is not heere only in y e mouthe of y e multitude, but y* is spoken of with much assurance and confidence even amongst the best and greatest. Their intent certainly is eyther to cover a maske some unlucky enterprise heerewith, or to give greater causes of jealously to y e King's friends and confederates." "As for y e speeche of y e Lady Elizab. being a Catholick, I know that hath chiefly risen from Don Alonso, the Ambassador in England, who allmoste in plaine tearmes hath written as muche. Within these two days, I had an offer sent mee from y e Citie of Lisborne of 40 or 50 thousand ducats, in case that I coulde procure, that the Lady Eliz. mighte lande there at her coming. So that heerby you may see with what assurance thei heere speak of y* and beeleeve y*. But your Lord s P may be confident in y e negotiation w h you have in hande with y e Duke de Bouillon. For yf it were otherwise, I would no way disguise yt to your Lord 8 P. Or if any such thing should bee sett on foote, 1 assure your Lord s P ; though J knowe y* might infinitely turne to my private advantage, yet there should bee no man would perswade more against yt. I intreat you lett mee know what you hear about sending Madame hither, and this Infanta into France, and also how they deal with the D. of Savoy for the reconcilement of the distastes between them arising from the business of the D. de Nemours ; and how he seemeth to accept the offer of the younger lady for his son. The Same to the Same. Jan. 24, from Madrid. — "My laste unto your Lord s P were of the 19 th of January st° vet, since w h tyme, thei have heere taken a sodaine reso- lution for y e dispatching of Marques Spinola. Who it is heere said is firste to go into France, concerning the concluding of y e watches, as allso to treat of y e conditions." 558 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. w?ngfleld "... from thence he is to take his journey into Flanders there to Digby, Esq. reside, it voyced upon y e earnest importunitie w h the Archduke maketh for his returne. The affaires of Flanders have lately been, much handled here, and seriously debated of by the Count de Bucgvoy, Count Octavariano Visconti, Marques Spinola, & Don Juan de Idiagues. To w h councell Don Rodrigo Calderon [as I am informed] hathe been received, and is appointed to goe along with Marques Spinola into Flanders." The points propounded I understand to be these. " Firste to make that a peace w h is now but a truce. This they pretend is the main, if not the only cause of the Marques Spinola's dispatch." They are very confident here that the States will be not only inclin- able but very forward to hearken. They are also of opinion that there is not that entire friendship between the States and England, as was wont to be. Secondly, there is I hear a new project of transferring the Archduke and Infanta to Hungarie with y e investiture of that crowne ; but alege that King Mathias be translated to y e kingdome of y e Romans, and y e government of y e empire. And that a younger son of this king should bee sent to be bred up in Flanders under y e tuition of y e Marques Spinola. " Lastly, if thei cannot make a peace to their mind as thei are per- suaded thei shall and that with very good advantage to themselves, considering the helpe that thei may now hope for from y e French Queene, whom thei presume will bee assistant unto them in all things, & y e coldness w h they conceive to bee growne betwixt Englande and y e States, then shall Marques Spinola bee there in readines, bothe with men and money, to take holde of any occasion that may offer itself unto him. And it is thought that 4,000 men shipped out of Portugall shall goe for Flanders, which I thinke to bee y e most likely, though some give y* out, that thei shall goe for Virginia ; & some for y e castle of Mina, & to y e coastes of Ghynnie, in regarde of y e preparations w h thei heare are made by y e Hollanders for those partes. But I certainly beleeve these men are onl}' to supply the garrison in Flanders. Ques- tionles there is some greate busines in hande, their consultations have of late beene so many, so secrete, & at tymes so unaccustomed. Yf your Lord s P shall from this little light, I have given you bee able to discover more, as tyme, & y e accidents may give you meanes, I shall desire your Lord s P to acquaint mee therewith by cause I may make use thereof for his Mat ie ' s service." The Act touching the excluding of y e Infanta from y e succession neyther hath nor shall be propounded in Parlament. The Infanta and y e French king, when they are of age are to make a voluntary resignation of all right to the Crown of Spain. An extraordinary Ambass 1 ' come from Lorrayne I hear to treat of y e difference between y e king & y e D. of Savoy, &c. The Marques Spinola it is daily expected will be made a grandee of Spaine. The Marques de Camaraca, captaine of y e Spanish guard, with all his household are suddenly committed to prison, &c. The Same to the Same. 1611, Feb. 2, st° vet., from Madrid. — " On Candlemas Day in y e morning st° n° Antonio Arostegni, Secretarie of State, came unto mee in this king's name, and tolde mee that hee was commanded that the treaty which had beene long on foote between France & this crowne HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 559 concerning y e matches, was now by bothe States soe far agreed upon w ^^??eld that this king was desirous that his Mat ie might have notice thereof." Digby, Esq. The more solemn publication & the conditions, &c, are put off ' until 25 of March. The French Ambass r here is much dejected that he has been made a mere stranger in this business. The reason is that he was placed here by his uncle Mons r de Rosni, who stands upon suspected terms at the French court. The whole has been carried on with much secrecy ; " and I understand that there was especial care to hide it from your Lord s P. And there were only Mons r Vilroy, and another, w h I conceive to bee Mons r Silry, Conscini, & y e Florentine Ambass r , that were made of y e councell, so that wee that are publique ministers muste holde ourselves very unhappy if our actions bee interpreted according to y e event of things & not according to our good indevours. But hereof I have written very particularly unto my Lord Treasurer." A league offensive and defensive is spoken of in connection with these cross marriages. Into which " y e Pope will indevour to bring as many Catholick Princes as he can." Reasons why he thinks it probable. The Emperour's Ambass r has heard it spoken of among the grandees in the Court. The league is to be made they say because the Protestant Princes have already entered into a league of w h the K. of England is to be the head. The Same to the Same. Feb. 20. The Marques de Caramaca was accused of bewitching the king, but he has now been restored, and what was thought to be treason is like to turn to a jest. The Marques' witchcraft was but a wenching matter, &c. The Marques Spinola is not content to be made a grandee for his own life, but wishes the honour to be hereditary. He has bought " an estate of diverse townes here in Spaine of y e King, with w h I thinke shall be conferred upon him y e title of Duke. Hee was likewise crossed herein, some having wrought underhand, that the vassals would not turn tenants unto him. But I heare this difficulty is likewise cleared." The Infanta is here served as Queen of France. Desires to know the names of the principal men who accompany the Duke of Mayne hither ; and also who is to be sent as Ambass r Extraor d to England. The French Ambass r tells me that one is about to be sent. Sir T. Edmondes to Sir J. Digbye. Feb. 24, from Paris. — The Spaniards bragge of the secret carriage of the matches here is true. None were acquainted with the negociations but only the persons mentioned by your Lord s P. It is not strange that foreign Ministers could not come to a knowledge of it. " For I protest unto your Lord 8 P that the chiefest Ministers heere did moste deeply vowe both to mee, and to y e States Ambass r , first, that there was no such thing intended. And afterwards, when wee discovered that there was suche a Treaty in hand, thei protested that it was only to inter taine y e tyme for y e more secure passing over of y e King's minoritie, and that no such thing was really meant." 560 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. W£ngf?eld They are troubled here how their allies will like these matches, and Digby, Esq. are sending the Duke de Bouilliou to England to explain, and with him the young Duke of Tremouille & Mons r Chastillon, & diverse other, the principal! gentlemen of the Religion. The Duke of Mayne intends to departe for Spain about the beginning of April. Great preparations here against the 25 of March. The interchangeable deliverie of the Princesses is much desired here, because till then they can promise themselves no surety of the accom - plishment of the Treaty. The Spanish Ambass r salutes Madame as his Princesse. The Am bass 1 * of the Princes of Juliers, and y e Deputies of y e towne of Aix have departed with this answer. The Queen will move the Arch- dukes to leave the said towne alone until it is known whether the new Emperour will renew the ban against them or not. But the Queen refused to give armed assistance during the minoritie of the King. This answer shows so much partiality and is so ill received by those of the Religion that it has now been determined to write so effectually to the Archduke that he will see that it is not wished that he should undertake any enterprise against the town. The Ambass r of Savoy and y e State of France strive who shall first break the ice. In the end the Ambass rs are won to write to the Duke to ask what they shall require for his satisfaction. The Duke has answered that, until he sees the further event of things he will not disseate himself of the signature of the laste King for bestow- ing of Madame in marriage to his son. Some say that he makes this answer because he cannot as yet believe that these marriages with Spain will proceed. The Coronell La Grange has been committed to prison in Lyons. The w h formality it is thought will hardly satisfy the King of Spain. The Nuncio being extremely displeased with the proceeding of the Parlament about Richier's book has called upon the Oardinall du Peron, who was retired into the country, to come to assist him for redeeming the Pope's honour, &c. The Cardinall dealt most earnestly with the Queen in Councell to take order for y e repressing of y e said book. The Prince of Conde, who was there present, made answeare that he had read the book, but saw no reason why the Cardinall should accuse it of heresie. The Cardinall acknowledged that it was not there in express words, but he said it might be " collected by way of inference. But the Prince did stiffly oppose him, and inveighed against the unlimited power w h thei sought to ascribe unto y e Pope," The Cardinall & some other Bishops have deputed the Bp of Paris to summon Richier before him, to know whether he would stand to y e justifying of y e said book. The Parlament then sent the Procureur Generall to y e Chanceliour to complain of this undue proceeding of y e Bishops. They also made a second complaint to y e Queen herself, declaring that " neyther y e Bishopps were authorized to holde any such assemblies without y e Queene's speciall licence, nor had any power of themselves to censure y e said book." The Queen returned a favourable answer. But nevertheless the Bishops have again held an assembly, and are labouring to procure that y e Parlament should bee ordered by the Queen's authoritie to revoke y e former inhibition sent to y e Sorbonue. HISTORICAL MAX USC Li IP TS COMMISSION. 561 They have won the first President to play turn-coat, and to sonnde Geokok the disposition of the rest of the Presidents whether they would yeelde digby^WsC thereunto or not. But they all stand stiff save one. — A courier has been sent to Home. The Count Soissons is now at odds with Mons 1 ' Villeroy, &c, &c. Sir D. Carleton to Sir J. Dig bye. Feb. 8. from Venice. — " My very good Lorde. Having lately- received your Lord s P of y e 21 of January, I begin to conceive some hope that wee shall heereafter fall in againe into the way of our ordi- narye correspondence; w h y e uncertaintye of ) e Postes coming in these later monthes had allmost made us loose. Since y e deathe of ye Emperour we have heere alimoss no speache but of y e succession. The discourse whereof so filiethe our Fallace & Piazza, that all other businesses seeme to bee silenced, to give place to that speculation. This State apprehending y e King of Hungarie as as know en ill-willer of theirs, rume on in projeeting his certaine election, and, ut est timor ingeniosus interpres, thpi frame out of general prognostiques a conclusion unto themselves w h thei moste feare. His being allready possessed of Hun- garie & Bohemia, thei doubte will drawe on by a necessary consequence the thirde Crowne. Especially hee having by quick repayre to Prague, after his brother's deathe, seazed himself of those jewells & treasure, w h is said to passe two millions, a potent meancstoan Empire. — In y e meane tyme our Papalini heere give out that y e Pope is in serious consultation, whome hee shall nominate to y° diguitie. And the Spaniards bragg ohe quello sara, chi vorra it Be Catol ( '°." "Heere hathe been a consultation in Senate touching y e revocation of y e Cavalier Soranzo from that Embassage; which being a thing much desired of his friends, thei alleage for it two arguments. The one that hee being sent as Embassadour to y e Emperour from this State, yf hee shoulde now continewe in Mathias his courte, y r would seeine a ticite acknowledging him to bee Emperour before his tyme. The other that hee is there seene with an ill eye, as appeareth by advertisements from Prague, that there was a serious consultation betwixt the Secretaire Barbiccio [a favourer of y c late Emperour's, & now an Llolatrer of K. Mathias] & the Spanishe Ambass r , concerning y° excluding him from assisting with the other representants of Princes, at y e ordinarye cere- monies yt were to bee perfourmed in y* place, upon this occasion > pretending that hee, not having had audience of the Emperour since his coming, ought not to bee reputed as an Ambass 1 *. The allegations were of force to conclude his departure from Prague, but not his repeale home. Whereupon there is order sent to him, That after having saluted y e King of Hungarye in their u tme, & congratu- lated his freshe possession of Bohemia, hee shall retire himselL'e into one of y e Tmperiall free cities, ik there expecte y° issue of the next Electornll Dyett. Thus you see y° affayrcs of German ye were not so little esteemed in Italye, during y c life of y e Emperour, as thei are muche now. Especially in this tyme of Interregnum, when men conclude of y e future succession, as thei are guided by their hopes or feares. From Borne it is advertised that thei are there equally distracted between these contrarye passions. Thei having sufficiently discovered their feares by instituting Le oratior.i delle 4° hore a fine che l'elettiono del nuovo lin- peratore cada in Principe Catolico. Though on y c other side beinf* in consultation to sende a Cardinall to assiste at y° future election, y f may seeme thei promise to themselves better acceptance in those partes then in this later age thei durste ever have presu nod of." u 84067. "\t N 562 IIISTOKICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. George The Anibass r Contarini from Venice can get no answer from the Digby^sq P°P e for the deciding of thei differences until the German business is — - settled. " By w h it is apparent how muche thei are there possessed with the anxietie of those uncertainties." The Grisons hold a Dyett wherein they treat openly of breaking the League, made not many years since with this State, & w h is now upon the point of expiring. The pretence is that this State has not sent a Minister to treat of a continuance of the Alliance until the upshot of its expiration. " And againe thei object a greater discourtesie, in that these Sig ori kept y e passages of their confine so strictly shutt up for feare of y e plague, that those people sufFred very muche this laste yeare for want of corne, w h thei usually receive from those partes of this Territorie y* adjoyne unto them. Which unkindenes thei amplifie with this circumstance that y e State of Millayne with whome thei holde no League, & who are no less cautelous to avoyde danger then others, gave then pratique with their State long before these Signori would bee induced to succour their extreame necessitie. But these are but pretensions with w h thei colour their disjoyning, y 1 being well knowne to this State, that thei have been laboured to this rupture by Mons r Pasquale, the Frenche Ambass r , who by his long residence in those partes, hathe gott greate power over that people. His designe being to have them depend wholly upon France, without having appoggio from any other, and to please y e Spaniard with this breache, who were offended at y e collegation." " I have newes of y e safe arrival of M r Pindar in Constantinople ; who had so prosperous a passage in 19 dayes, that hee surprised Sir Tho. Glover before hee coulde have warning from any bodie. Hitherto all things runne smothly with M r Pindar, the Gran Sig ore having acknow- ledged him, by sending to him y e ordinary refreshments of that place ; and Sir Thomas Glover having quitted his house quietly, and resigned y e possession to him. What will succeed heereafter may bee somewhat doubtefull in regarde of his predecessors greate debts in y fc place ; for y e accommodating whereof there is yet no order taken. " The Spanish Ambass r in this towne being lately, towards his fare- well, feasted in y e arsenall, some of his followers, very insolently, stabbed with their poiguards y e picture of S fc Marke served in Marchepane, and others threwe pieces of y* into y e fire. Which being observed by y e officers of y e place, moved with y e indignitie of suche an outrage, thei gave them intertainment sutable to their behaviour, and distributed so many blowes amongst them, as that yf y e Ambass r had not presented himselfe to y e composing the tumulte, some of his companie had beene in danger of not departing. The State upon information of y e businesse, sett a bando upon y e principall delinquents ; whereof one was a servante of y e Count Collalto, that accompanied y e Ambass 1 ' that day ; the other a Portuguese & neerest to him. But afterwards upon instance of y e Ambass r , this later was pardoned, as being of his familie and so de- livered to him as a grace ; the sentence being executed only upon the former. "Our freshest newes is the deathe of the D. of Mantova who some dayes since dyed of a catarrose fever. But his sonne being quietly possessed of all his estates there is little mutation like to followe. hath been so religious an observer of y e Fridayes faste, as that shee would digby, f*sq. never suck that day, nor taste milke. That many tymes in her trances — shee hathe fallen into y e fire, and beene taken up without touch of burn- inge. These particulars & many more being voyced about y e towne, found so easy beliefe of y e vulgar, that y e State entred into jealousie of y e consequence. So that when y e Patriarche came into y e College to give an account of ye busmes, he received a rounde check of y e Prince, for having trumpeted the wonder so loude, & was streightly charged to stopp the noyce from sounding farther, that the people might return again ad sanam mentem, and not stand so prepared to bee carried away with anything than an imposter mighte speake against y e established goverment. Upon this Reprimend y e Patriarche hath shutt y e mayde into a Monasterie of y e Capucine, where none being suffred to have accesse unto her, that wonder hathe an ende." " The Frenche in these partes accounting yt a greate disreputation to their faction, that y e voice of the Abbott of Boys his execution in Rome, shoukle finde so common beliefe, have used muche arte to choake the fame. And among many other artifices, thei have in this place shewed many letters written from Rome, wherein there are advertise- ments that hee is still alive, though y e Pope retaine him per ragion di stato. And to prevent y e objection that mighte bee made for y e satis- faction of y e worldethei shoulde procure his inlargeinent, there is added in y e same letter, that per alcuni bueni rispetti, the Pope will neyther deliver him at y e instance of any Prince, nor surfer him to bee seene of any, which clause increasethe y L> suspition of his deathe ; and maketh that a clear case to y e wiser, which was before a little doubtefull. "Of our other occurrences I shall bee more bolde to write more largely, when I shall heare of y e safe arrivall of these with you. Now I will only add that the newes of y° Emperour's death, hath a little confounded this state, when there is feare of the succession of King Mathias, whom thei have all wayes held their cap i tall enimie. But their hope is that y e Electors will so temper his affections, if it fall upon him, as that private grudges shall not retaine place in so publick a person, <&c, &c." Sir T. Edmondes to the Same. March 14, from Paris. — " .... I thanke your L6i'd 8 P moste hartely for your noble & reall dealing with mee in satisfying mee so thoroughly touching the bruitc w h was heere spred of y e King of Spaines purpose to become a suitor to our Princesse. Of the intent of w h practise your Lord s P maketh a true judgement. But in y e meane- tyme thei make very bolde for y e serving of their turne, to sett our honour at so meane a price. And therefore your Lord s i } had juste reason to bee sensible in suche maner as you were, of y e exorbitant libertie w h was used therein." The Count of Soissons has gone into the country discontented. The Prince of Conde also retired to his house at Vallerie, and conferred with the Count on the way. But the Count has returned to this town, where they labour much to pacify him. But upon the news from Spain that the two States intend to make publication of y e marriage on Lady Day, (w h falleth out to morrow) he suddenly determined to depart this after- noon because he would not assist at the ceremony- The more the Princes of y e blood discountenance y c marriages, the more the Queen strives to engage the other great men to be actors in the solemnity. Many therefore are einbarqued into great expense 566 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Charles against their will. " And it said the whole charges of their preparations Sooths? ^ or ^ e snowe wh tne i are t0 ma ke will not amount to lesse than 200 — - thousand crownes. The solemnity is deferred to the 1st of April, new style. " The Defendants are y e Dukes of Guise &Nevers, the Prince Janville, Mons r Bassompiere, & Mons r de la Chastequeray, the Captain of y e Queene's Garde. The number of the Assailants is very greate ; whereof y e principall are y e Prince of Conde, the Chevalier de Guise, the Duke of Lonqueville, the Duke of Vendosme, Mons 1 ' de Chastillon, & diverse others. Mons r de Rohan has withdrawn on pretence of the illness of his brother Mons r de Soubize. The Nuncio is very eager against Richier's book, upon his directions from Rome ; and the Bishops have censured it, but only in general terms, " with profession that thei intende not thereby to allude to any of those things w h concerne eyther y e rightes of Kings, or y e privileges of y e Gallicane Churche." The Bishop of Beauvais refused to join in the censure. The Duke of Vandosme is to go to Rome instead of the Duke of Espernon, because the latter is so professed an enemy of those of the Religion that it would give offence if he were sent. The Parlament have renewed their complaint against " the order for the enhancing of the value of their offices of judicature in y e sale of y e same." The Queen has promised them satisfaction* Strange news from Germany. " The Duke of Saxe is combined with the three EcclesiasticalElectors to choose the Archduke Albert Emperour. Which few can beleeve by cause of the possession w h the King Mathias hathe of all y e frontier Provinces, and in regarde of y e division w h the same would make in the house of Austria." The old Duke of Xewburg it is said has renewed the Ban against ye town of Aix. It is thought very strange. The Coronell la Grange is still prisoner at Lyons. The D. de Bouillion goes to England about the 15th of April, &c. W. Trumball to the Same. March 15, from Bruxelles. — A very long letter. There is great likelihood that the King of Spaine considering the present state of the United Provinces, the divisions among them, & their ingratitude to his Mat ie in the matter of Vorstius, will make some new attempt upon Holland. Speculations about the election of an Emperour, and about the probability of war, and the future of Germany. " Sir R. Winwood is appointed by His Mat ie to repaire to Wesell for y e concluding of a league offensive and defensive with the United Princes of Germany, w h [as I have heard] shall mutually oblige each party to furnishe 4,000 men, & a certain proportion of money, in case eyther of them shall be invaded by their common enemies. About the beginning of May next y e young Count Palatine is to make a journey into England, to cheapen that ritche Jewell, w h hee muste needes pur- chase yff hee bee a wise merchant." The D. de Bouillion & the Count of Nassau his uncles meanwhile labour y e busines in his behalfe. The Kings of Sweden & Denmark levy soldiers. The King of England favours Denmark & will assist him with soldiers out of England and Scotland. The United Provinces favour the adverse party as much as they dare. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 567 " The Prince of Orange hathe at lengthe compounded with y e Arch- George duke for his interest in y e Salins of Burgundy. In lieu whereof the diSy^Esq. sayd Prince is to have the Sig rie of Tornehaut, & 15,000/. sterling in — ready money. But the other famous processe for Chastel Belin dependeth undecided." Five pages about M r Caliey's business. Sir T. Edmondes to the Same. March 20, from Paris. — (i . . . Howsoever there may bee order taken for y e revocation of Don Alonso de Velasco to make good their disavowing of his former negotiation, yet I doe not think that it will thereupon foilowe that your Lord s P shall bee allso called from thence. JSeyther [as I conceive] will the State of Spaine desire that there should bee suche a proceeding. For that notwithstanding their newe Alliances, yt will not suite well with y e state of their affayres to live in ill tearmes with us. Our greate statesmen heere doe say, that y e cause of sending of Don Rodrigo de Calderon abroade, is to y e ende y e better to dignifie him, & to make him knowe y e worlde, thereby to render him y e more capable of some eminent place which is designed him about y e King." The Spanish Ambass r at Court. " Yet it was observed that though y e courte was exceeding greate for y e number, yet there was not any y 9 least applause given to so greate an action." A Te Deum to be sung, and a salute fired from the Bastille. But the signing of the contract is deferred on account of the absence of the Princes of the blood. On Tuesday the solemnities, which are to last for three days, com- mence in the Place Royall. " One La Brosse, who is famous heere for having foretold y e deathe of y e laste king, & diverse other accidents of note, hathe raysed a great amusement in this towne by a prediction w h hee hath made, that y e ceremonie shall not passe without producing some greate disasters. W h in regarde of y e small affection that is borne to these marriages doth receive y e more easy creditt witli the vulgar. " The Queene sent Mons r de Bonoeil, y e master of y e ceremonies to invite mee to be present at their ceremonies. But I excused myselfe in regarde of y e competition w h is betweene mee and y e Spanish Ambass r , and y e Nuncio. And I suppose that fewe of y e other Am- bass rs will bee there allso, by reason of y e like competition betweene them. Namely, the Archduke's Ambass r for y e competition w h hee hathe with the Venetian ; and y e Ambass r of Florence with him of Savoy ; and Mons r Aersens, the States Ambass r pretending to have his ranko given him by y e laste King immediately after y e Venetian." The Parlament is still discontented, and they are " so much exaspe- rated against y e Chancellour, as when the President Sequier, who is y e great Jesuite of y e Courte stood up and began a speache to persuade y e companie to hearken to some propositions w h had beene made by him, thei interrupted him so with hemming as hee was feigne to give over bis speache." The D. of Espernon at a councell in the Constable's house, charges the D. of Bouillion with some ill offices, &c. By the interposition of friends the matter was stayed. Mons 1 ' Balagni slain in the street in a quarrel with one Mons 1 ' Pimorin who was wounded. "The Constable and mareschalls are very much troubled how to compound y e said quarrel, for that y e same ariseth from a former greate quarrell betweene Mons r de Auncont and y e Count de Chasteau-cous5e. who have on both sides many partakers." 568 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Q The Abbot of Clugni, y e D. of Guise's great uncle, is dead very D lately. The reversion of the Abbey is fallen to the Bishop of Elieimes. The second son of the Duke of Modena is here hoping to get a pension, after the example of the Cardinal! Gonzaga. It is now said that the State of Spain makes difficulties about it and that therefore the exchange of the Princesses will not take place till September 12 months. Sir D, Carleton to the Same. March 21, st° vet., from Venice. — " .... I have at this present more particularities of consideration to advertise your Lord s P than usually occurre in this quiett Commonwealthe." I have alreudy sent you the news of Constantinople. M r Pindar has had his audience and is well settled. His predecessor is embroyled about his debts w h are very great. "And y e cause of all he imputes to y e Prince of Moldavia touching wbome I have seene a letter from him to a friend of his in this towne, with these words, ' This day the Prince & his three children turne Turkes.' I pray God some other followe not y e example." That Sir Th. Glover practised continually with Spain "appears more daily to mee by a certain Pominican Friar a correspondent of his in this towne, who waytes daily at y e King of Spaine to have nevves of his secretarye, whome you long since witt of to bee at Madrid ; & who is heere shortly expected." The general opinion here concurs with yours that the rumours of a marriage between Spain and England are but de buena crianza, at the best. "But by their maner of blowing them abroad into y e worlde, it appeares thei have desseigne even in their rumours, bothe to procure to themselves a greater respeete, whilest thei seeme to bee sought after on all sides, and likewise to weaken our King's creditt with his ancient alliances, with whome our disjunction from Spaine is one of chiefest knotts of friendship. And I linde by letters to diverse Ministers of Princes in this citie frome Home and Genoa, the Spaniards indevour to have it beleeved, that y e King of Spaine bathe had an offer made him by our King of y e Lady Elizabeth, with condition that shee should presently change religion, and many other extravagancies, to this purpose. And though y e vanitie heereof is quickly discovered, yet it seemes by their practice in this kinde, that spargere voces, & mentiri andacter, is a rule to which thei are constant, as well understanding y° effect ; semper aliquid hceret. The Marquis Spinola's coming into y e Low Countries, is supposed to be about the affairs of Germany. Though the King of Hungary is not likely to meet with any opposition of moment, yet they suggest many difficulties, " wherebye upon neces- sitie of their helpe thei may make him yeelde to have at y e same tyme y e Archduke Albert chosen K. of y e Romans. By meanes whereof, bothe those being in no greate likelihood of children, a way will hereby bee prepared to one of your Princes in Spaine. For now thei have France at their devotion thei promise themselvas y e greate monarchic thei have long armed at, &c, &c." . . . The wi>est here are of opinion that the youngest shall not see y e consummation of any marriages betwixt these crowns. " Though heere in Italy y e Spaniard, have made greate demonstration of joy with artillery, and other triumphes at y e publication of these matches." The French meanwhile are censured for weakness in seeking by these means for present quiet during the King's nonage. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 569 Now for our private occasions, you shall understand firste wee are whSS^ growing to some overt acte against y e Pope's Ministers for molesting y e Di&bt-, Esq, passage of the Po about y e Porte of Grozo, heere being a resolution taken [though muche against y e minds of our Papalini] that laying aside connivance and temporizing, which have rather drawn on ineroachments than stayed them, y e Grenerall of y e Gulphe shall goe towards that place, with y e beste parte of his fleete, and both pull up certaine piles w h y e Ferraresi had driven in to narrowe y e passage for their more convenient keeping of it, and allso assay y e surprisall of some of those vessels which have of late beene sett there for y e exacting a tribute of all that passe. Olavis ciavum trudit. After these resolutions of not sparing y e head, thei sodainly passe on with like roundness towards some of y e principal! members. And in this storme certaine confessors of Previso were firste overthrown, who had secretly combined together to deny absolution to some who by warrant frcm y e State gathered a subsedye of y e Cleargie imposed in y e tyme of y e late troubles, and injoyned no penance, but restitution ; by which devise thei gathered no small summe into chests sett aparte in y° Churche, and by them called Caselle della penetentia. Many informations have beene of late given of this extorsion, yett still it was thought beste fare il sordo, for feare of being intangled in newe broyles. Now y e tide running righte, after being warned with y e former resolutions, thei conclude allmoste at y° same time an acte of banish- ment against three of y e most forward of those confessors, and bothe confiscate those chestes to y e Princes use, and give order for y e speedy bringing in whatsoever moneys are behinde from that Cleargie to y e State. The next turne is the Jesuites, who have within fewe days received a blowe that muche troubled them, as coming at an unlooked for tyme when thei were about to cozen y e worlde with a false opinion of their having better friends heere than was generally conceived. Many informations have beene secretly brought against them, and par- ticularly that thei had planted themselves at Castiglion confining to this State, toward y e Bressau and Veronese, that thei mighte intice y e youthe of those territorios to stepp over to them as it were by stealthe. And as their hopes quickly had effecte in some both men and women, whom y e conveniencye of y° place allured to their seminaries, that thei have there erected for bothe sexes, so it mighte have beene feared their harvest would have increased much more, if these Sig 0li had not cutt it of in herba, by renewing y e Acle of their banishment in w h is contained a stricte inhibition to all y e subjects of this state not to repayre to them in what place soever, upon very greate penalties. At y e firste making of that decree, there was so muche respecte borne to their persons, as that y e Act of Senate was but privately intimated to them by an officer, and thei commanded to departe y e State within a prefixed time. But now [which thei take mostc unkindly] it was proclaymed su le scale with certaine other bandi against Moaetarii, and other heinous male- factors. And copies of it are sent to all y e Rettori of terra ferma, with commission to publishe it likewise in every towne thei have, and to have a strict eye to y e execution of it. " I understand that y e true cause of this fierceness against them is that these Sig ori have advertisements from all partes of ill offices that y e Jesuites doe them everywhere ; and that particularly thei are mer- chandizing a bargaine betwixt y e Archduke Ferdinand of Grats, and y e K. of Spaine for Treste, and some other of his litigatious townes con- fining upon this estate. There is no greate likelihood this should take Dlace for many respects, yet y e malice of y e instruments herein appeares, and that their deseigne in y e projeote is to have this State ill neigh- boured. 570 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. w?ngfiexd " Wee have been lately alarumd with some bickering betwixt y e Digbt, Esq. Cremaschi & y e Milanesi for matter of confine. And heere is freshe advice from Zara in Dalmatia of 3 hott skirmishes betwixt y e Turkes & y e subjects of this State. Wherein though \ e Turkes had y e advan- tage of a booty of cattell w h thei carried away, yet were thei made to buy it with y e loss of 30 or 40 men. Whereas all of this side came off well, save only Trevisan Proveditor of y e horse, who brought away a wound in his face, though not dangerous. Any newes of commotion in those partes dothe muche trouble these Sig ori , yet thei digeste this y e better for having certaine newes from Constantinople of a rupture betwixte y e Persian, and y e Gran Sig ore , which maketh them hope hee will have no leysure to looke their way, while hee shall bee so hottly busied there. " The Grisons have sent hither an Agent to signifie their purpose of breakinge of y e League when it shall expire. W b Ministre though hee bring an unpleasing errand, yet is hee well and courteously used, and received by y e State. And notwithstanding y e intimation of that their purpose, yet have these Sig ori sent a secretarye to y e Dyett of that people with Commission to labour earnestly y e continuance of it." Count d' Arco has come to announce the death of the D. of Mantova,, & one Piero Gritts is sent to quit that score. "Lett mee desire you in your nexte to signifie y e receipte of mine, as thei come to you, that I may bee delivered from y e doubte of mis- carrying, 8c c." W. Trumball to y e Same. March 24, from Bruxelles. — M .... In outward appearance all things here seem disposed to peace, but underhand these Princes make some small preparations for wars, at leaste defensive. I must neverthe- less proteste ingenuously . . . that I can never beleeve [though thei had juste occasion for y e same] that thei will dare to putt their men of warr into y e fielde, being discontented, and subjecte to mutinie, untill thei have given them some kinde of satisfaction. And that cannot bee done untill Spaine shall furnishe y e meanes." Great levies of money are being made here by way of extraordinary contribution. Many believe still that this Archduke hath an eye upon y e Crowne of y e Eomans, & like a prudent traveller sends money before him to pro- cure him friends. It is said that Spain will consent that K. Mathias should bee Emperour so farr forthe as he will condescend in convenient time to raise this Archduke to the Crown of the Romans. Many of the Princes of Germany are bent against allowing the House of Austria to continue the succession of the Empire in their family. King Mathias has given up his design of holding a Diet this month at Presbourgin Hungarie, fearing lest the Alemans might think that he seeks the Empire by violence. It is said therefore that he will defer his endeavours to accommodate his business with the Hungarians until after the conclusion of the Electoral Assembly at Frankfort. These Princes levy 300 horse in Burgundy, and they are now send- ing Don Louis de Valasco, the general of their cavalry towards Luxem- bourg to survey their troops and put them in order. The object is to countenance the pretensions of K. Mathias, in case the Germans oppose him. Does not believe the rumours that they intend to attack Aquisgrave. The long deferred sentence against y e English clothes doth yet stick in the launching. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 571 The deputies sent from Antwerpe into Zealand about the opening wSSmeld of the Scheld are returned re infecta. They will make another Digby, Esq, attempt. — Father Nayer, the Commissary General of the Cordelliers will start for Rome at the end of this month. It is thought that he is employed to frame a new league among the Catholick Princes against the Protestant Union " whose Ambass rs are now at Wesell treating with Sir Ralphe Winwood about that propor- tion w h his Mat ie ought to furnishe for his share in case thei should bee invaded by any forraine Princes." The Assembly of the States of Hollande in the matter of Vorstius (as I am informed) goeth de malo in pejus. He is to be entertained for 18 months in order that he may reply to the books written against him, and then he shall be judged and either be appointed a Professor at Ley den, or rejected as an Atheist. Count Maurice has gone to Gbelderland.to assist at the christening of Count Ernest's son, to whom the Prince of Wales is Godfather. The young Elector Palatine it is expected will shortly go into England to woo the Lady Elizabeth. The coadjutor of Cullen is admitted as Elector of y e Empire, and Prince of Leege. We hear the news of Don Pedro de Cunega's voyage into England, whereof (being in a miste) we make diverse judgments. Sir T. Edmondes to the Same. 1612, March 30, from Paris. — The three day solemnities in the Place Roy ale are over. They were performed with great magnificence and charge. First entries and shows. Afterwards running at theQuintaine and y e Ring. But for want of tymethey have been forced to put off the judgment for the price of y e Ring, by reason of the dispute which grew about y e courses. It is said they shall be run anew after Easter. Much disputing among the Ambassadors about precedence, and the Nuncio especially dissatisfied with the prominent place given to the Marques of Botti, the principle negociator in the treaty. So at last all the invitations to the Ambassadors were withdrawn, the Spanish Ambass r alone being excepted. Though the Ambass r were not present good order was taken for the placing of their several households. The tenants had built a castle of felicitie in the Place Royal and placed on it a standard with the colours of Spaine. But the people murmured because this seemed to imply that their felicity came from Spaine, so it was ordered to be taken down. The Queen has obtained the restoring to their country and estates of Emanuel Lopez, Fronton, and Gilles de Messe, who fled hither with Antonio Perez. The two former will return, but the other is satisfied with his fortune here being one of y e king's Maistres d'Hotel. The Queen has granted to the Parlament a year's exemption from paying the augmentation lately made of their offices. They sent to thank the Queen, and the Premier President added their congratulations upon the marriages. But this they say he did out of his own officiousness, and w ithout authority. The Duchesse of Guise has a son ; the Prince of Joinville is to resign to him his name, it is said, &c. 572 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. George Sir 1). Carlftox to the Same. WlNGFIELD Pi&by, Esq. 1612, April 13, st° vet. — My news from Constantinople is in con- formity with what I said in my last letter. " It is true y e Moldavian Prince bathe apostated with his three children. And y e firste acte after his fall, bathe been y e same with Lucifer's, a temptation of others to ye like impietie. God sende Sir Tho. Glover grace to stopp his eares against those charmes of honour & promotion, w h thei offer in a high degree. Some reason we have to suspecte him, knowing that in matter of conscience, as well as in re- bellion against Prirces, y e rule is y e same ; qui deliberant desciverunt. Y e nighte before y e Prince's apostaeie, Sir Thomas was with him in greate privacie, allmoste y e whole nighte, accompanied only with one man an Italian. And since hee hathe been often visited by y e Prince in publique, who ceaseth not to perswade him openly and aloud to y e like Mahumatisme. In this motion the visir who heretofore was moste contrary to Sir Thomas, is now a greate" concurrent. And y e Prince of Moldavia observing his vanitie, maketh him beleeve that hee will father a bastarde sonne of his heere in Venice, and enter him as in y e roll of Turkes, having good hope to renew his pretensions to that princedom e. The suspition is farther increased, by his neglecting eyther to provide for his departure, or to compounde for his debtes. But by y e next I expecteto heare more, whereof I will give you parte. In y e mean tyme y e younge Prince is heere safe in an apothecarie's shopp, on whome I shall allwayes have a stricte eye. " Our controversie w th y c Pope about y e Porte of Gozo and the passage of the Po, hathe since y e writing of my Jaste growen ripe ; and by this tyme is rotten again and allmost ended. According to the resolution of y e Senate whereof I then advertised you, Molnni, Captaine of y e Grulphe, was commanded, thither w T ith his whole fleete, where hee hathe pulled up the piles, that y e Ferraresi had staked in, and surprised all maner of vessels that hee found about that passage, sending them to Venice as forfeyted, for offering to passe by without touching heere to pay dacio. From the water hee passed up into the lande to y* parte of y e confine y* is controverted. And coining to a greate wood, of w h the Cardinall Spinola had caused late possession to bee taken by cutting downe many trees with a strong hande ; at w h tyme hee sent thither the publique executioner of justice w th his soldiers to hang up any that should make resistance. Molini to revenge that affront sett fire to y e wood on all quarters, and burnt bothe yt and many cottages, y* sur- rounded yt downe to the grounde We imagined this hostile acte would have drawen on some notable revenge from the other side, & that the fire w ch waste a greate circuite, would have been a sufficient beacon to have alarmed the Ferraresi, who were y e first beginners. Especially the Cardinal Spinola having upon y e noise of Molini's approche mustered diverse companies to the number of 700 men and upwards, who were so neere, as that thei might warme themselves w th y e flame, though thei durste not strike for want of commission from Rome. Against these forces this State sent likewise sufficient succours bothe of y e Cernide or trayne-soldiers of that quarter, as likewise of the Corsi, w cb thei rnain- taine on all their confines, and some troopes of horse out of y e Veronese, all under the commande of the Count Porta a Vicentine, and an ex- perienced soldier. The matter having passed thus farr, there was no way lefte for composition hut that eyther the Pope must disavows y e firste acte of y e Cardinall Spinolas, or this state y e second of Molini. The issue whereof whilest wee stood expecting on all sides, those of Rome have at lengthe discovered themselves truly conditioned like the croco- HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 573 dUes, qui sequentes fuguint, fugientes sequentur. The incursion w ch y e w?ngfSb Cardinall caused to bee made on y e wood above spoaken was at the tyme Digby, Esq, of the publication of tbe marriages betwixt France and Spaine when y fc was conceived these Sig ri would have sulfered anything. And for farther affrighting of them, there was at y e same tyme rumoured a voice of a league betwixt those two crownes, y e Pope, and y e greate Duke, with y e exclusion of this State. Now that tlici finde by ihe round pro- ceeding of this side, that y e state of y e question is quite altered, and that thei were muche mistaken in the courage of these Sig ri , thei come quite about, and as thei were Frimi ad culpam so likewise Ihei are con- tent to bee Primi ad pcenitentiani. Only the Pope must not bee knowen to have erred. And therefore y e Cardinall Spinola muste beare y c blowe against whome, when the Ambass 1 ' Contarini complained, as having a eheife boutefeu in y e laste combustion, & one whose turbulent spirit© joyned to y e naturall animositie of a Geonese against this State, made unfitt for government in a bordering province. The Pope laying holde on that evasion accepted their excuse, and promised with his remove to quiet all. Yt is said he will now depute to y f Legation the Cardinall Leni, a creature of his owne & one whose quiet disposition answe'irethe well to his name, as of y e other thei note that no Spinola is sine spina. " Heere hathe beene of late arrested by order of the Inquisitors of State an apothecarie & a prieste, who are said to have confessed greate treasons & practices against this state, though the names of y e princi- pall actors are yet concealed. " The Cavalier Baduier is againe accused, one that was knighted in France long since, upon occasion of an Ambassage, and that four yeares since was likewise questioned for having secrete meetings with the Noncio in a Fryars cell in the Frari, for w (h faulte bee was then c.m- demned to two yeare's imprisonment. This laste weeke hee was called sulla scala at S fc Markes & the Rialto, and in y° Proclamation four things were objected against him. That hee had long t\ me received pension da un principe graude. That hee had showed a way to a forraine Prince how to stirre the subjects of this State against the present government. That hee had revealed a prineipi forastieri i pin intimi secret i della Rep <: '. That hee had many secrete meetings by nighte with ministers of other Princes. Upon his not presenting him- self, thei have proceeded against him, and wee expecte dayly the publication of the sentence w ch will conta'mc in y* many particularities of w ch I will advertise you in my next. " This apothecarye was a dependent of y e Spanishe Ambass 1 ' 8 , & his merrano for all his intelligences, who thereupon was muche confounded w th his retention. And purposed once to have challenged him as his servante, untill he perceived by the striete course y* was taken w th him, that y t was no matter to stirre in. Whereupon hee changed his pur- pose, and retired himselfe to y c monastery of S f Georges, where hee bathe lived cloystered amongts y e Moonkes y, e holy Weeke. In that space some other retayners of his have becne called into question, and a taylour belonging unto him strictly examined, w eh hee mustc bee con- tent to dissemble. Y fc is said that y° retention of y e apothecarye w r as derived from information sent out of Spaine by the Ambass 1 ' Priuli. Who advertising that this Ambass 1 * dayly wrote things w (h could not bee knowen but by false brethren, gave them occasion to looke into the matter with this strictness y e now thei have taken. "Our Bishopp of Padoa being appointed to the Nontiature of Polonia hathe written to his Vicar Generall to summon a S3 node in his province against his coming ; hoping tb:it though hee durste never come hither 574 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. w?ngfield since his flighte at the tyme of the interdict, yet now hee should be Digbt, Esq. priviledged coming as a publique minister for another Prince. His purpose was under this colour to have established his affayres heere, and to have drawen a benevolence from his cleargie towards y e ex- penses of his voyage. But the state being advertised of his purpose, thei have sent order to the Betorri of Padoa to unwarne that assembly, meaning to give him leave to passe through their State, but not to stay in y 1 . And particularly in Padoa, thei will allow him but one nighte to reste, having forbidden provisions to bee layed in for him. . . . . " P.S. — Wee were in danger about ten dayes since to have loste our good olde Duke of a Plurisie, of w ch hee was recovered by letting of blood. And that remedye was dangerous likewise in a man of suche yeares. But hee is now well againe, though as yet keepes his chamber.'' Sir Balphe Winwood to the Same. April 13,sto. vet. fromHaghe. — "My good Lorde. I was upon a journey into Germany as farr as Weessell when I received your Lo 8 P s laste w ch is y e cause that being but now returned, I have not had y e convenience soner then at this present to returne you auy answeare. But first you shall understande that at Weessel by order from his Ma tie , I have concluded a treaty of defensive alliance betweene his Ma tie & y e P.P. of y e union in Germany, who are the administrators of y e Palatinate, y e elector of Brandenberg, y e Marques of Ausbache, and his brother the Marques of Baden, y e D. of Wirtemberg, y e Lantzgrave of Hessen, y e Princes of Anhalt, who are three brethren. The D. of Newberg is not yet come in by reason of y e differences between him & y e adminis- trator of y e Palatinate, bothe for y fc dignitie, & y e Vicariate of y e empire ; since y e decease of y e Emperour. The succours his Ma tie dothe promise to y e P.P. upon their occasions is 4,000 foote. The P.P. to his Ma tie are to send 2,000 reciprocally; y* is at y e choise of eyther partye to demannde men or money. The treaty is but for six yeares. For the union of the P.P. is not of a longer continuance. "Now to make answeare to y r Los? 9 letter & to y* point of y e Marques Spinolas commission for England, you shall understande y t very few dayes since, heere passed by this way the O of Hanaw with charge from y e administrator of Heydleberg to treate for marriage between y e Lady Eliz. & y e young Prince Elector. Yf y e winde have not been very contrary, I presume this day hee is at Gravesende. Hee had purpose to make the more haste, to meete there with y e D. of Bouillion who hathe to wife an agent of y e young Prince, & w th whome, at Sedan, y e Prince hathe had y e greatest parte of his edu- cation. There is greate hope that this treaty will happily succeed, and so y* is generally wished with a fervencye of affection of all good patriots. The Prince is but young, not 16 complete before August next, but of a good spiritt, full of life and courage, and doth promise muche bothe for understanding & for integritie of tru & reall honestie. The 12 of May, st° vet., dothe begin y e Imperiall Dyett at Francfort. There y e Prince will bee to salute y e Electors and to bee knowen to them. From thence hee will come down into Holland, & unles his Ma tie shall otherwise advise hee dothe purpose to passe into England. The King Mathias will undoubtedly bee chosen Emperour. But y e Electors have no intention to choose a King of y e Romans. The K. Mathias is very sickly & tormented at this tyme with many diseases, as y e goute and the stone. Hee will not in person come to Franckfort, but yet hee will not bee farr from thence. Wee had a HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 575 bruite that y e Queene was with child, but y* dothe not holde. Some Wingfield hopes wee have y t his Ma 1 ^ will bee pleased to interpose his creditt with Diq ^Esq. y e K. of Denmark to y 8 accommodating of y e differences betweene him & Sweden. W dl will bee a very gratefull office to all these partes of Christendome. " Heere I have had a long brouillerie with the States of Holland, who contrarye to his Ma ties declaration woulde have broughte in to bee a Professor of Divinitie at Leyden one Conradus Vorstius, a most infa- mous bothe Atheist & Heretick. Against whome though I have had charge to proteste, yet do thei holde him in the countrye, and [as y* seemes] so purpose to doe. I have cause to apprehende what the issue will bee. For I finde his Mat ie [as hee hathe juste reason] is but ill satisfyed with this contemptuous and respectles proceeding of y e States of Holland." W. Trumball to the Same. 1612. Ap. 21, from Bruxelles. — . . . these quiete times afford little matter for advertisement. Lodging prepared for Don Pedro de Cunega, Ambassador Extraordinary in the house of the Archduke right over against the Palace where my Lord of Hertford was entertayned at the swearing of the Peace. But Don Rodrigo Calderon " whose coming is nothing acceptable to these P.P. must accommodate himself with y e Marques Spinola." Those of Antwerpe are so confident of Don Pedro's negociation that they already begin to lay wagers that he shall carry away the Lady Eliz., our inestimable jewel. The vulgar here reporte that she already goes attired in the Spanish fashion, and attends Mass at the Spanish Ambass r>s house in Londou. Count Hannan's mission to England. The Electors meet at Franckfort on the 10 th , &c, as in Sir R. Win- woods' letters above. The Archduke intends to make a journey to Luxembourg, & thence to the confines of Germany that he may have a conference with K. Mathias about the succession to the Empire. Aquisgrave is favoured by the Administrator of the Palatinate. An Advocate of Freezeland, called Neuberk, is said to have been sent by the Archduke to Madrid with an Invention to levy 20 millions of crowns out of the spiritual livings of Europe, for the space of 5 or 6 years, conditionally that the Pope & their party can be induced to turn their arms against the poor Huguenots. He also carries a project for the erecting of a staple in these countries of Cuchanels, Indicos, & such like to spoile our cloathing. Ten days before Easter y e Archduke gave audience to a Scottish Jesuit, about erecting a Seminary of that Nation at Douay. He will have I hear an allowance of 2,000 or 3,000 crowns a year for that purpose. The United Provinces have published a Placard against the resort of Jesuits, Priests, & religious men into their dominions. The Archduke has made a decree against the importation of all English clothes save whites, which he would have dyed and dressed at Antwerpe. Sir J. Digbye to Sir Dudley Carleton. April 25, st° vet., from Madrid. — " . . . here in this court on y e 25 th of March st° n° was a second publication of the marriage betwixt France and this Crowne." 576 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. George Details of the reception of the French Ambass* at Court. Sigbt^Esq. The Marques of S* German is to go to the government of Milan, and receive the title when the Constable of Castile shall come from thence. Don Pedro de Cunega is to uo in 8 or 9 days as Ambass 1 ' Extra- ordinary to England. To qualify him better the king has made him Marques of Flores de Avila, & 2,000 crovvnes a year for 3 lives, and twenty thousand crownes ayuda de costa for his journey. They are of opinion that he will be a man very welcome and well seen in England. Don Pedro is to show that he used all means of circumstance & in- ducement ** [not proceeding to any direct proposition] to draw his Mat ie to make such an overture," i.e., for a match between the Prince & a daughter of Spain. l>ut his Ma tie hearkened with so much faint- ness & slowness, that they held it fit to take this new resolution & match with France. Don Pedro seemeth not to like his journey. " It may be he mis- trusteth another manner of reception than he hath formerly founde." The books I shall send with ail convenient speede, and some others that are latelv come forth. The Same to Sir T. Edmondes. April 28, from Madrid. — " . . We are now in expectation of your great French troope, and in exchange we sende by you a greate and remarkable companie from hence," i.e. The Marques Spinola; Count Bugnoy; Count Octavio Visconti ; Don Pedro de Cunega; & Don Bodrigo Calderon. Marques Spinola speakes very well of the English nation & amongst the rest of your Lordship. " I intreate your Lordship when you visite him, to take notice unto him, that I have not been siient in all these particulars." The rumour of K. Mathias sickness has hastened the departure of Marques Spinola and Don Rodrigo Calderon. The Marques goes well provided to satisfy all debts due to the soldiers. He has 500 thousand crownes. The Prince of Savoy has been suddenly commanded to take up his command of the King's gallies ; and it is here said that he will not be permitted to return to Court. The D. of Lerma's dislike to that house is the cause of this. The D. of Pastrana prepares to go to France. I hope your French Messieurs will not use him as badly as they used the D. of Feria when he entered Paris. a I assure your Lordship that amongst other things he makes great provision of Port-manteau?. And hee for the greater Grandeza, will enter into Paris, not only with a port-manteau before him, but a little cofer behinde him. For hee hath played his parte over heere allready before y e King. Who the laste night would needes see him come into a private garden in y e same equipage as hee meant to enter into Paris " The Same to W. Trumball. April 28, from Madrid. — The Spaniards are somewhat offended with the Union of the Protestnnt Princes, "and bite the lipp againe at Virginia and y e Northwest passage." The news in this letter the same as in the last. HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 577 Sir T. Edmondes to Sir J. Digbye. George Wing-field Digby, Esq May 1, si° vet., from Paris. — We are expecting the coming of the — — Marques Spinola and his company. The D. of Mayne will be ready to departe in a few days. The signing of the Articles of the Marriage will be deferred until his arrival in Spain, and the coming of the D. of Pastrana hither. The conditions are to be the same as when Madame Elizabeth was formerly married into Spain. Many consultations have been lately held to give contentment to the Princes of the blood. The Prince of Condeis to have the government of a small town called Reolle upon the river of Garonne, which is of no importance for the situation, but as yet weakly fortified. Quilbeuf is to be given to the Count Soissons. To serve for private places of retreat and assurance for the said Princes in their several governments. The Dukes of Guise and Espernon dislike this treaty because the drawing hither of the Princes of the blood will diminish their authority. The Constable resolves to retire into Languedoc, because he is used here only as a cypher, to authorise things after they are concluded without him, & his employment being only to compounde quarrels. The Queen has visited him, & she and the Council seek to persuade him to stay, but he will only put off his departure for 10 days. Another reason for his going to Languedoc is a fear lest the D. of Vantadour, his son-in-Jaw, &■ Lieutenant General in those parts, should encroach upon the authority of his son who has the reversion of that government. " The difference with Mons r de Rohan is fully compounded upon his yielding to admit into S* Jean d'Angeli the Seneschall of Poitou & y e Lieutenant Mons r de la Rochebeausert together with the Captaine Foveant, as was required by y e Queene durin y e time y* y e Election was made there of y e Mayor. W ch was donne of a person y t is well approved of by y e Queene. And since y e aforesaid officers are retired out of y e Towne. The like satisfaction shee hathe received of y e choice w ch hath bene made of y e Maior of Rochelle. And she was so muche rejoiced at y° coming of these newes, as, though y e letters arrived at ten of the clock at night, yet she gave present order y* y c Duke's Mother & Wife should be released of their restraint, & his servants to bee delivered out of y e Bastille." The Deputies of the. Religion here residing in Court findiug what a course has been taken to send a declaration of abolition of y e Assemblyes w ch they had held to y° Parlaments abroad and that it " had been expressly foreborne to present y c said declaration to y e Parli- ament heere, that y e same mighte be passed in y e other Courts, before thei should have any knowledge thereof, thei tooke their opportunity, when y* was likewise brought to this Parliament, to present a requeste by way of Protestation against y e same, declaring thereby that thei had no way sought y e passing of y e said Abolition, neyther that thei stood in any need thereof, & desired that an Acte might be given them of their Protestation in this behalf." The Council was at first much moved by this unexpected proceeding. But since have yielded to have the Declaration stayed in the Parlament here ; and will send letters of interpretation to other Courts where it is already passed to declare " y t y e King dothe not intende to lay a scandall by y* Abolition upon y e bodie of y e Religion, but only to allow y e benefitt thereof to some particular men y* desired y e same." n 84067. O O 578 [H8TOSIGAL MANUSCRIPT* COMMISSION. Geokge A National Synod of the Keformed Churches of Fiance is to be [ZTisl « llortl y held afc ^ivas. — The Queen sent yesterday letters of Jussion to y e Parliament to receive Mons r d Desdiquiers to be Duke & Peer of France. Mons r Ansell has been sent to the P.P. of the Union of Germany to give them an account of the marriages with Spain, and to assure them of her affection. He is also to commend to their care the affairs of Juliers. Sir J. Digbye to Sir T. Edmondes. May 11, from Madrid. — Little news or business here. Great preparations for the reception of the D. of Mayne. " But our D. of Pastrana whome wee send unto you in exchange is resolved to lay his Dukedom to pawn rather than not to exceede your Duke in Galantrie." .... He has already furnished himself with above 200 thousand crownes. a I assure you we send you by much the handsomest man in our Courte. And that it will be heere taken for a great affront yf your French Ladyes doe not make him beleeve at leaste that thei are in love with him. For there is no less expected. " But the newe Marques of Flores de Avila, aunciently Don Pedro de Cunega, useth not muche fausto in his journey to England, having scarce 30 of all sortes in his companie ; and no man of qualitie with him." He is to begin his journey to day, & will be in Paris about the 8 of next month English style. His enemies are working against Don Kodrigo Calderon, but the D. of Lerma will not let him sink. " Wee are heere much troubled with y e complaints that are lately come against our Englishe pyratts. Whereof your Lo s P hathe or shall shortely participate of y e trouble. For that I heare thei have taken two very ritche shipps of S* Mallo's, w cb went from Sevill laden with greate store of ready money. Thei have all so newly taken a ritche Flemish shipp y t went from Lisborne. But thei have dealt very honestly of late with their countrymen. For having taken a shipp of London bound for Sevill worth 16 or 20 thousand pound, thei have sent y e merchants all their goods. Insomuche that one of them, that had to the valewe of 2,000/. in the shipp, sends mee worde, that hee hath not loste ten pound. And the Pyratts say, though as yet thei are not in case to accepte of y e King's pardon, being poore, and therefore muste eyther sterve or hang in England, yet thei will robb no more of their country- men. There is order now gone down to Lisborne for y e preparing of sixe galleons for to goe to clear y e coastes of Pyratts." The bearer of this is M r Wake my brother-in-law who married my sister. The Same to Sir R. Winwood, L d Ambass 1 ' at y e Haghe. May 23 st° vet., from Madrid. — Congratulates him on the conclusion of the Treaty. It is said here that the Pope will draw together into a like League the Kings of Spain & France and the D. of Florence. "But I think there are diverse difficulties will crosse it." They are here extra- ordinarily lifted up with their new alliance with France. They think that the Queen " of her timourousnes " will give way to them in all things. The Princes of Italy are uneasy ; " and I conceive that the State wherein you live had never juster cause of jealousies. And I pray God thei heere have not to muche Intelligence & to many good friends among you, w ch for diverse reasons I have very juste cause to doubte." HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 579 Wishes for immediate information as so ihe person, quality, and con- ytfmavrSj> dition of Theodore Rodenburg, Deputado de los Estados. Many digbt, Esq, differences have of late fallen out between him and one Blanco Juan, a — countryman of his who serveth the King, who says that he only bears letters of Recommendation for the purpose of carrying out some private businesses, and that he has assumed the title of Publick Minister. Mons r Rodenberg's dealings are suspicious. He dissembles his Religion. Is a good Protestant with me, but a Papist with others. I am secretly informed that he has often advised the States that his Mat ie was desirous in the person of the Lady Elizabeth, or by any other means, to make a near Alliance with this King, " as if his Mat ie should leave them in y e bryars." He makes the Spaniards believe that the States will be ready to listen to any new overtures. I have other exterior reasons for distrusting him. "He useth to me many rodomontados & bravings w ch he sayeth hee hathe delivered unto y e King & State heere all w ch I heere is false." The King has bestowed diverse mercedes on him, and inobled him and made him a knight. He promises to do great things for the King in Holland. The Marques Spinola & Don Rodrigo acquainted him in general terms that matters of great consequence are on foot, and wished for his presence and aid in Holland. He likes the motion, and says he has a very good colour to demand leave to return, for he was engaged to be married when he came away, &c, &c. " Thus muche I helde very fitt for your Lo 8 p s knowledge. The w ch I intreate you may be carried with all fitting secrecie. For that I will bee slowe upon any surmises to lay so heavy an imputation upon any man. Though yt is fitt for us that stande as Watchmen to give warn- ing one unto another not only upon certaine, but all seeming dangers." This week " two speedy and secret correos have been dispatched from Genoa, w ch hathe caused very mucbe speache amongst our Genoesi. For that only two of them to whomet hese Postes came received letters, or were acquainted with the cause of their dispatch." There are reports that the Marques Spinola's creditors are somewhat jealous of him. But this is thought to be a stratagem to escape pay- ment of the eight hundred thousand ducatts promised to the king for procuring his new grandeshipp and the settling his former businesses. In order to " shifte himself of this promise " it is given out that his creditors will not accept his new bills until the old are cleared, &c. The Same to Sir D. Carleton. May 23, st° vet., from Madrid. — " I am very sorie for the newes of the Prince of Moldavia, in regarde the King our Master hathe beene a mediatour for him. But much more for the doubte I have of Sir T. Glover ; whose revolte will more neerely touch us & bee an extra- ordinary scandall. " . . We are apt heere to conceive that your Principe grande tendethe towards us. But assure yourself, yf fitting occasion should be offered, thei heere would not stick to give your Sig ori cause to speak in plainer tearmes. For thei are heere infinitely puffed up with their newe Alliance in France. w O 2 580 IlTSTOlflCAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. George • • And I have particularly heard several discourses how easy igby F Es LD y* were ^ or tn * s King to effect great matter in Italy in this favourable -~ ' conjunction. "All private newes of Spaine is outvoiced by y e loud crye of the strange miracles doune of late in Valencia. The relation whereof I Fend your Lo^ heere inclosed. Wherein T observe one great unhappi- nes, that your new Governour of Milan, the Marques of S* German finding himself present in the heat of all these miracles, and hathe pro- mised to sende our newe saint a shrine from Milan, could find no cure for his snuffling voice and his bridge-fallen nose." Don Pedro de Cunega left on the 13 of May for England. I cannot learn that his embassage is of any extraordinary importance. He is not likely to be very welcome there. Your Venetian Ambass 1 " and myself are great friends. I pray you send me word if he is esteemed a man of wealth ; for here he spendeth much, considering the small estate Venice affordeth her ministers. The Same to Sir T. Edmondes. May 23, st° vet. — " . . . Since the departure of Marques Spinola and Don Rodrigo Calderon I have come to the knowledge of some things which make mee confidently to beleeve that thei are in hope of effecting some matters of great consequence with the States." The suspected treachery of Mons 1 ' Rodenburg. Letter upon the sub- ject to Sir R. Winwood is enclosed, to be conveyed to him with the beste speede and safety. The Same to Mr. W. Trtjmball. May 23. — The same as the last. The Archduke's prohibition of English cloathes is probably but the beginning of greater insolencies. M r Colley & M r Colforde's business. Sir D. Carleton to Sir J. Digbye. May 11. — Sends the bando against Cavalier Badcer, which will show the quality of his fault & the severity of the sentence. He has fled to Parma, where he is kindly received and for safety lodged in the citadel. One Almoro Zani, a principal Senator, a Consigliero, and one of the Council of Ten has been condemned to a year's restraint in his own house, and three years' exclusion from secret councils, for having com- municated some secrets unto Badoer. The Spanish Ambass 1 " is much troubled. u as planely seeing that the mine of his intelligence is quite vented." One of his pages has been slain in a street brawl. He has written home and accused this state of stirring up the citizens against Spaniards, "At a late visitt that I gave him the other day, hee made mee a witnesse of his passion ; and kindled so farr in that discourse, as that to show his contempte of these Sig ori , hee pulled out of his pocket a handefuli of Dublons, professing y t notwithstanding any strict course thei coulde take in this kinde, yet hee could all way es with y* key un- lock all their secreates. W eh as yt is the firste tyme that ever I heard corruption of that kinde professed eyther in daute or recipiente ; so yt seemeth y e Spaniards are now so accustomed thereunto as y* thei ac- count yt no more a secreate. To aggravate y c matter more hee hathe taken into his house some of his servants, that before lodged in the H1ST01UCAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 581 Towne, professing that there is no securitie for them without his doores ; ^^Teli) and seeming to thinke that Sanctuary to weake, he now purposethe to DiGBTrf 'esq. sende away all suche as were imployed by him in writing or came neere — his studye. With w ch course thei themselves are so much offended, as that thei stick not to give out that hee dothe thus disbande them of purpose to deprive his successor of their necessary use, that his owne imployment may bee the better valewed." He forbears to go to the college. When asked by the Senate of Milan to mediate for the release of a Milanese gentleman retained in Crema for a murder, he sent his secre- tary with a sour message " That hee wished them to resolve speedily therein ; havendo riquardo alia conservatione de i stati suoi." A staffetta has been lately sent into France with great speed and secrecy, to complain that Mons 1 ' Pasquale, Ambass 1 ' for that King with the Orisons, has accused the Venetians of being guilty of the death of the late king. " For proofe whereof hee alleagethe that thei were the firste y* revealed to y e Pope that King's purpose of passing into Italy. Upon w ch advertisement the giving that fatall blowe was resolved, w ch was all that was lefte." They desire a reparation of this wrong, because it touches their honour, and much prejudices iheir present treaty with the Grisons for the continuance of the league between the two states, which is much desired by this side. Orders have been sent to the Rettori of Bergamo and Brescia, on the confines of that country to furnish the Secretary Vicenti, who is now treating with them, " What money soever hee shall require to repurchase y e affections of y* people." It is thought that this State now pursues so hotly the treaty they began so coldly, on account of the change in the Governour of Milan. The Constable of Castile was of a quiet disposition and Avell affected to Venice. They had proof of his indifference in their late quarrels with the Pope. Bui they misdoubt the Marques S* German, and apprehend that he will follow the steps of the Count Fuentes, whom they style here no better than Un Incendiario. The controversy with the Pope about the confines has at his entreaty been referred to delegates, viz., on the Pope's side the Vice Legate and Auditor of Ferrara ; on this two gentlemen Nani & Marcello & a D r of Law. " In the other difference for y e sovereigntie in y e Gulphe these Sig ori will not heere of any treaty, but doe dayly continewe to seaze on all vessells y* eyther come to mount up y e Po, or that only passe without from one porte of y e Pope's to another, forcing them all to pay a recog- nition of y e righte challenged by this State w th in y e streight. They have farther entred within his porte at Gozo and exacted ancorage of some shippes y l harboured there, and at this present thei are in consulta- tion to lande up y l haven by cutting a branche out of the Po, w ch shall issue out upon \° mouth of y l . The reason of their stirring so much in that business is for that thei foresee what a decay y* will bee to y e trade of this Towne, yf that passage were left free. For y« in regarde of the commoditie of y* Porte, w ch passeth any of theirs, & the lesser Dacio y l is there payed, the whole negociation of y e Levant into Lombardye would pass y* way- without coining hither as now thei are forced to doe. W ch would wondrously increase y e Pope's custome and diminish y* of this State. " This laste weeke there was a cause pleaded heere in the Quarantia Civil Vecchia by a widowe woman, who having had a processe depending 16 yeeres in these courtes, was growne to understande her case so well 582 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. W?ngfield as yt at ) re ^ aste hearing shee resolved to advocate for herselfe, w ch Digbt, Esq. shee did in the Hazinga so well to y e purpose, as that shee over- threwe one of our greatest Lawiers & gott a sentence y* morning on her side. In regarde of y e novelty ofyty e case is much spoaken of, but rather in her commendation than otherwise. Though among y e Romans, whom these Sig° ri propose to imitate in all things y* was accounted portentnm mulierem in foro loquentem audire. li Sir Henry Wotton is arrived at Turin. But yett wee heare not that hee hath had his audience. His coming over the mountains hath already filled Italy with discourses of y e marriages of our Princes ; of whom our speculatives dispose quisque secundum sensum proprium. And in our common gazette we have this weeke that in Florence the 40 hore are solemnly proclaymed, That prayers may bee made for y e successe of a marriage betwixt our Prince, & a sister of y e greate Duke, y e ouverture whereof cometh from y e Queene Regent." Peace is about to be concluded between the Persians and the Turks ; and warlike preparations are countermanded. The State of Venice likes not this peace, " who are like now to miss Muratt Bassa, their olde friend, & to find hard measure of y e new Visir, Avho hath not dissembled his mislike of them at y e first audience of their new Bailo whom hee welcomed hawkely with expostulating old grievances long since compounded & agreed." " There is come to y e Porta an Ambass r from Holland e & there is great likelihood of his being admitted notwithstanding the earnest labouring used by y e Venetian & Frenche Ambass rs against him. His busines is carried in y e name of Grave Maurice as a Prince of Soveraigntie, and with, him y e States are joyned, but the name of y e other is more used as better knowen to y 1 people." Sir T. Glover is not yet departed ; but he promises to be gone shortly. " A postscript with Sir Dudleyes owne hande." " I must not forgett to thanke your Lo s p for y e laste of y e 28 Marche. And lett mee give you this aviso touching Priuly, that you muste say nothing to him w ch you muste not expecte to have advertised to y c Sign rie of Venice. Of w ch I could sende your Lo 8 *' a proofe by the Relation of a Dialogue at a visite betwixte him & yourselfe, touching y e matches betwixt France & Spaine. W ch is not to bee imputed to him particularly, y t being y e humour of his nation to bee greate Rela- tioners & to make observationes minimarum rerum. " I thanke your Lo s p for y e hope you give mee of some Spanishe bookes, w ch will bee a greate helpe to my study, & that is all my intertainement, &c." W. Trumball to the Same. May 19, st° vet., from Bruxelles. — Our ordinary post is to be dispatched from Antwerp every fourth Monday. The Princes are absent at Marymont. Preparations are made at Binche near Marymont to receive the Marques Spinola, &who are daily expected from Spain. The Spanish Ambass rs lady, the Marques de Guadalesce, is supposed to have died of grief for the decrease of their revenues by the banish- ment of the Moriscos. The affairs of Aquisgrave are composed and Protestant magistrates appointed. Rumours about the election at Franckfort. HISTf >IU< AL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 583 Juliers & Cleves aud the town of Cullen are at odds about the w?kgfield fortifying a bourg called Mulhem, to which poor distressed Protestants Digbt, Esq. resort. The only important matters here are the alteration of the Archduke's coin, and the banishing of English cloathes "yf your Lord s P have any acquaintance there with those of our owne nation or of Holland who are interessted in the bringing of quartillos into Spaine, your Lord 8 P may doe a charitable deede secretly to give them warning to looke to themselves ; for there are certayne spies imployed to discover them & bring them into y e danger of losing both their goodes & lives " .... I understande by a poste lately come out of Englande that, our ports are all shutt upon a cruell murther committed there by a nobleman of Scotland." The affairs of Mr. Colley, Colforde and Wake. Sir J. Digbye to Sir D. Carleton. June 20, st° vet., from Madrid. — There is much hatred and malice shown here towards Venice. "One greate man speaking disdainfully of them sayd y* was an in- sufferable indignitie that y c greate monarchic of Spaine should perinitt insolencies de unos blaugueadores de savanas. But I conceive y l your Sig ori wante neyther equall spleene nor Epythites for our Dons. I wishe thei had equal powers so thei mighte bee imployed against them." The rumour which you speak of, of a match between our Prince and a sister of Florence has reached us, and my letters from Rome hold that it is a very likely thing to take effect. "If your Lord s P knowethe not, nor have not l>eene used in y*, I will assure you that this bruite is not without grounde. For I am adver- tised from y e fountaines themselves, that there is such a treaty on foote, and as fair from being rejected as resolved on. And so hangethe in ballance, w ch I conceive will bee rather apte to incline y* way than otherwise. For [as thei write to mee] though this matche bee not suche as thei would have, yet yt is like to prove the beste of those thei may have. But heereof, I conceive your Lord 8 P hathe received more ample information than myselfe. And therefore hereby I only desire to give a testimonie with what confidence I doe & ever shall holde correspon- dence with your Lord s P." The D. of Mayne is in Spaine and will be entertained to-day or to- morrow at Lerma, at the D. of Lerma's house, but at the expense of the town of Madrid. H For heere his greatnes is suche that thei thinke themselves happy to bear his charges in anything, as is heere ordinarye. For yf hee have a minde to any house, y* is bought for him ; yf hee marry any kinswoman shee is bestowed for him. And in all things I thinke hee is arrived to that heighte and absolutenes that I suppose neyther anncient nor moderne tymes can paralell him with any subject of like power and greatenes." Don Alonso de Velasco is recalled from England, and Don Diego de Sarmiento de Acuna succeeds him. The Spaniards are very much displeased with our discovery of the North West passage, but more particularly with our plantation in Virginia. I heare that Don Pedro de Cunega has a commission about that business. H 1 doubte not but hee will receive a cold answeare, and for 584 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. w?ngfielb th^ 1 " doing anything by way of hostilitie, I conceive that thei will bee Digbt, Esq. very slow to give Englande, who is very apt to lay holde on any occasion, so juste a pretence to bee doing with them." The Constable of Castile has arrived in Spain and is in better health. What was spoken to the Venetian Ambass 1 ' was uttered on purpose that he might repeat it. " T know not what imaginarye comments hee may make thereupon. But for the things themselves, thei ever have been suche as I desired both hee or others should knowe, or at leaste beleeve. But I muste thanke your Lord s P for your friendly advertisement, for abundans canteia non nocet." The Italian great ministers have done much service lately. The D. of Ossuna has procured a very great contribution to be given to this King by the Crown of Sicily, and the Marques of S ta Cruz has burnt diverse ships of Argier and Tunis. The Same to Sir T. Edmondes. July 2, st° vet. — A solemn feast has been proclaimed for the election of K. Mathias. The news of the Lord Treasurer's death is very welcome to the Spaniards. The D. of Maine will enter Madrid on Friday next July 13 sl° n°. There has been much q uarrelling among his company. u Since his entrance into Spaine there hapned unto him a very strange accident. There were a companie or two of Span, soldiers y t were going out of Castille into Navarre, & neere unto y e citie of Burgos thei fell into y e way by w ch y e Duke came. Where meeting with a great troope of lacayes, thei began to scoff and jeste one at another. Presently there came diverse French gallants on horse back, and out of their French idle humour some of them cryed sa sa cargons ; and so putting spurs to their mules charged scornefully y e soldiers with y e quita-soles w ch thei had in thei handes to keepe away y e sunne. The soldiers thinking this an indignitie, strooke diverse of them of from their mules. Where- upon all y e Frenche betook them to their weapons. By w eh tyme the Duke de Mayne, who was a little behinde came up, & himselfe & all y e companie assayled y e soldiers, who defended themselves and hurte diverse of ye Frenche. But seeing y e number of y e French very many, thei retired themselves very orderly to a churche not farr of. In w ch retreate I hear there was not one Spaniard hurte. And so resolving to make good y e churche, thei placed their banner on y e churche topp. The D. de Mayne determined to have forced y e churche, & soe I thinke hee would have donne, & cutt all y e Spaniards throates, but y* in y e mean tyme y e governour & y e principall men of Burgos came & pacifyed y e matter. This King hathe dispatched commissioners from hence to proceede against y e soldiers, and y l is thought diverse of them will bee hanged, yf thei bee not saved by the D. de Mayne his mediation." " The D. of Pastrana, who goeth from hence to France on y e like message, lef'te this Towne on y e 5th of July st°. n ., & sett forward on his journey with greate magnificence. Hee was brought on his way by 14 Dukes and Grandes of Spaine, with all y e noblemen and gentle- men of this Courte, being to y e number of 200 horse, and upward. Himselfe came laste in y e troope, riding betweene two Dukes; the D. of Lerma on y e righte hand of him, & y e D. of Alberquerquy on HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 585 y e lefte. Hee hath prepared 80 thousand pound for y e expense of his George » * o • ■ i5i !• 1i • i i WlNGFIELD preparations & journey. For his person thei have made a very good Digby, Esq. choice, being by much y e handsomest man I have seen in Spaine, &c. M ... At this instant of my writing unto you, I received newes y fc 3 or 4 of this Kinge's gallyons are caste away. The speache being that thei went about y e coaste of Florida to invade some y l had begun to inhabit there ; & being thruste with a storme into y e bay were not able to recover themselves. These gallyons went from Sevill about Easter & carried diverse provisions to lande men & long boates. Of y e certainty hereof I cannot assure your Lord s P, receiving y* as yet but as a running rumour, &c." W. Trumball to Sir J. Digbye. June -^g, from Bruxelles. — " ... on Wednesday last the Electors declared K. Matthias Emperour. ,, Great tokens of joy for it in Bruxelles. The Archduke cannot yet get y e Crown of y e Romans. A new Dyett to be held shortly at Nuremberg. The Protestants proved their strength & courage in the Assembly at Turloch ; and were it not for the jars between Saxony and y e Possi- dents about y e Duchies of Juliers & Cleves, & y e Dukes of Newbourg and Deuxponts for y e administration of y e Palatinate, our party would bee stronger in Germany than that of our enemies. Don Rodrigo Calderon has been well received here by the P.P. The D. of Arschot is dead. Marques Spinola arrived at Marymont about 8 days since, &c. The Same to the Same. June 17, st°. vet. — Spinola and Rodrigo have returned from Mary- mont where they were treated very honourably for 10 days. They are now to be feasted by the Spanish Ambass r here, " res admiranda et numquam ante hac visa." " The Marques was brought into this Towne on Wednesday laste with 30 coaches and diverse noblemen & gentlemen on horseback. God knoweth how hee will meritt those paines. For yf hee do not bring some unexpected Larges for y e men of warr serving in this A rmye, hee shall never recover his lost reputation among them." Don Rodrigo's embassage is nothing more than a ceremonious one. Speculations about the late election. The Spaniards doubt if K. Matthias is a Papist or a Huguenot. The Turks having made peace with the Persians, will now it is sup- posed, break the truce with the Christians. I will not trouble with the account of the contract of marriage "betweene our beautiful Princesse, and the Count Palatine of Rhyme." Don Rodrigo will survey the chief fortifications of Brabant & Flanders and then go to compliment the Emperour. Some practice is suspected between Spain and the Bishop of Cullen. Count Maurice is to have the Garter, though at first the States made some difficulty on that behalf. " Certain underhand overtures have lately been made at y e Haghe in y e name of y e King of Spaine for the concluding of an absolute peace with y e United Provinces." The States are suspicious. 580 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. George " Our greate Duke of Arschot dyed heere y e 3 rd of this present, of a Digot "sq dropsie." He has let his Titles by testament to the Count of Fontenoy, — and his lands to the 3 rd son of Count Arremberg. Messs. Wake, Colforde, and Galley's business. Sir D. Carleton to the Same. May 25, st° vet. — The controversies with the Pope are in the way of been settled. The question of frontiers is referred to Ministers on both sides. The question of jurisdiction in Ceneda is treated of directly between the Pope and the Senate. The Senate has sent an answer which they suppose will end the matter. If not "y 1 is thought thei will so resolve to proceede, de facto in doing some possessorie act in y t place w ch may displease y e Pope." These Sign ori continue to exercise their right of Soveraignty in the Grulf with the same vigour that they began. The Pope's trade from the Levant into Lombardy is likely to decay altogether, and the loss of revenue is such that if his force were answearable to his will an open breach might follow. " In a late audience that y e Ambass 1 ' of this State had with the Pope, hee kindled much upon this occasion, and tolde him that hee was resolved spendere tre pontificati, rather than lett y e Churche suffer so greate a wrong. In conformitye of w ch protestation the Nontio resident in this Towne hathe likewise changed his language & speakethe aloude, that since this State worketh so muche upon his Master's easines, hee will shortly proceed in another maner with them. And to affrighte them y e more hee lett fall a speeche to this purpose ; that thei should not thinke y* strange, y 1 considering their proceeding with his Master, hee were forced to enter into a strict collegation with some other Princes, w ch perhaps might prove prejudiciall to this State." The Ragusean Ambass r is at length dispatched with the answer that the prisoners shall be set free at such time as Cusca the Dalmatian, a subject of this State, long time held prisoner at Ragusa, is likewise con- signed to the Ministers of this State. " It is advertised hither from Sicilye, that many of those Titoladi having intreated y e Viceroy that theimighte solemnise y e publication of y e marriages betwixt France and Spaine with Triumphes answearable to those of Naples [w ch have been lately perfourmed with very great magnificence] hee seemed to agree unto y* willingly, and willed every one to taxe himselfe according to his estate, as hee likewise would doe himselfe pro rata. W ch being donne and the money putt into a banke, hee presently caused y* to be divided among certaine virgins to make up their dowries, saying that y* was better bestowed on those real mar- riages, than in y e celebrating of those other so uncertaine, and perhaps but imaginarye. This action of his is reported in those partes to his greate commendation, but whether y* will find the like allowance in Spaine you will best bee able to tell." "I may not omit one passage of our publick Gazetta upon this occasion of y e Triumphes in Paris, wherein is sett forth un Rodomon- tado segualato of Don Inego de Cardenas, resident in y* Courte ; who being demaunded of Madame of France, whether in Spaine shee should see such pompous sightes, is say d to have answeared ; That these Triumphes were nothing in regarde of what she should see at her coming thither. Against w ch tyme the King his Master Farebbe venire dalle Indie tanti Re sum* vassalli, a fame de gli Maggiori." HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 587 "I am informed from very good parte, that y e Grisons are laboured George harde by y e Spaniards, and not without y e consent of Mons 1 ' Pasquale y e digby esq. Frenche Resident amongst them, to contract a new League with the Milanesi with y e exclusion of this State." The Venetians labour very earnestly to confirm their old alliance. All men do much wonder to see this strange change in the policy of France. Her ministers are now as diligent in dissolving the bond of Alliances " w eh preserve the lesser States from being swallowed up of the greatness of Spaine, as the late king was carefull to see them knitt and bounde." " At Parma that Duke hath at lenglhe made an ende of the greater parte of his prisoners, beginning with the Countesse Sala, after whomc six Counts lost their heads on y e same scaffolde ; and three of meaner condition were hanged. Hee is sayd by their deathes to have confis- cated 70 thousand crownes of yearely revenewe. W ch is construed by many so ill, as that thei spare not to say that Fundus Albanus was y e mine of moste of them. For y e washing away of w ch aspersion the Duke makethe profession to bestowe y e greatest parte of y e escheated moveables upon y e Jesuites. W ch is not sufficient to acquit him in men's opinions, unles hee had followed less y e Counsayle of those Fathers in the whole course of proceeding against those Counts. At this great execution there was present next to the Duke our Cavaglier Badoer. At w ch this State is somewhat offended. And thei account y* a greate errour of judgment in that Prince, his giving suche open coun- tenance to a proclaymed Traitour of another State, att a time when hee did justice upon conspiratours of his owne." " The Constable of Castile is parted towards the sea-side ; for whose conducte there were sent iiom Genoa by D. Carlo Doria 60 slaves to carry him & y e chiefe of his companye in chayres. There goeth with him [as I am informed] a countryman of ours, one Stanley, lately made Prieste at Rome, who hathe long posted betwixt Italy and Spaine, serving as a courier to our Fugitives. I doubte not but you will soon heere of him there, & observe his courses." It is also reported from Genoa that our Badoer is to go with them into Spain for safety. M 1 * Pindar writes that Sir T. Glover delays his departure. The Prince of Moldavia would persuade him to turn Turk while he has the title of Ambass r , and is reputed by the Turks a great man. " By meanes whereof he shall be sure of some cheife place of promotion. But he professes his resolution to go to England, whi ch is much doubted." " Hee hathe understood that his intelligence with Spaine is discovered and yett hee supposeth to outface the matter. Of late there was sent from Naples to Constantinople a spye from y* Viceroy, the Conte de Lemos, with two letters written in cypher without direction. Only hee had order by word of mouthe to deliver them to Sir Th. Glover, or in his absence to another in towne. The spye conceiving that y e busines was as well knowen to M r Pindar as to Sir Thomas acquainted him with y e whole negotiation. But hee sone found he had mistaken. For M r Pindar streight commaunded him to gett him out of y e countrye, pro- fessing that hee would not conceal him. It is hoped he is gott cleare. Otherwise if hee should bee taken, hee would bee y e cause of muche trouble and danger to Sir Thomas. The letters M r Pindar hathe whe would by no meanes give them to Sir Thomas. But hathe gott from him y e cypher with some importunitie. W ch hee hathe sent into Englande with y e letters unopened. Your Lord 8 P in one of your letters desired to have the newes of our two Ambass rs at Constantinople. And I sende them with y e same confidence thei are sent mee." 588 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. w?nofield W. Trumball to the Same. Digbt, Esq. June 17, st° vet. from Bruxelles. — Another copy of the last of this date between Mr. W. Trumball and Sir J. Digbye. Sir T. Edmondes to the Same. July 1, from Paris. — Has been too ill to write. Before he was well recovered he had been compelled to go to Fountainbleau to treat of matters w ch had been negociated by the D. of Bouillon in England. We also hear that the K. of Spaine wishes to turn the truce with the Low Countries into a peace. But the States will not bite at that bait till the propositions have been examined and approved of by England and France. Spain will find herself deceived if she thinks that France alone either can or will sufficiently advance her designes. M. Spinola has gone to Cullen to confer with Don Balthazar de Cunega about y e affairs of Germany. Certain differences which have arisen about the Articles of Contracte have been reconciled after conferences between the Spanish Ambass 1 " and the principal Ministers of State. The D. of Mayne complains that no order had been taken in Spain for the Governours of towns and Viceroys to meet him, and would have the D. of Pastrana treated in the same manner. Orders to this effect therefore have been sent to the Govern our of Bayonne and the other towns. But the French Ambass 1 ' alledges that the King was so careful for the Duke's entertainment, that he went himself to see the lodgings, and finding that the hangings were not rich enough had ordered forthwith a new suite of cloathe of tissue. The Queen of France is displeased at the first report. The King and Queen have returned from Fountainbleau, chiefly in order to urge the Parliament to receive Mons r d'Esdiguiers to be a Duke and Peer of France. They are little favourable lest this should open a way to other pretendants. The Queen promises that she will not make another like request during the King's minority. If this does not prevail she threatens to bring the King in person to y e Parliament, and to command the passing of this act " by y e absoluteness of his authority." If she takes this course those of the Parliament who are on the other side declare that they will " make their private protestation against y e same." But the Queen hopes to carry her point with the aid of the Princes of the blood. The Constable took leave of the Queen, upon her coming from Fountainbleau, to go to Languedoc. In order to content him the Queen has promised 100,000 crowns in addition to the same sum given by the D. of Brachiano & in dowry to his daughter upon her marriage with the Constable's son. She has also given to the Constable's son, Mons r de Montmorency, y e reversion of y e Admiral's place, " into w eh hee was sworn two days since & received in Parliament with y e ceremonies accustomed." But he is not to act in the said office during the life of his uncle the D. of Amville. It is also said that the Queen promises to release the Count of Auvergne from the Bastile, and allow him to remain under guard at Boys HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 589 de Vincennes, and that after the interchangeable delivery of the prin- George i , « t ' . * J L "Wing-field cesses he shall be set tree. Digby, Esq. A report of an intention to kill the Prince of Conde found to be false. — A servant of his had been shot in attempting to take away his gun from a poacher of deer. The P. of Conde & Count Soissons treat the D. of Guise & his brethren with much respect. Their purpose is that the Chancellor & Mons 1 " de Villeroy should not maintain their greatness so absolutely as they do by means of their division. But the interest of the I). d'Espernon with whom the D. of Guise is so closely linked, but who is hateful to the P. of Conde & Count Soissons, will hinder that union. Mons r de Puiseux, Secretary of State, is to be sent into Spain with the marriage contract according to the form w ch was heretofore observed when Madame Elizabeth was married into Spain. Mon s de Villeroy being then employed with the same Commission. Sir J. Digby to Sir D. Carleton. July 18, st° vet, from Madrid. — Thanks for the information about Constantinople, " for that [ have some especiall reason to hearken after y t busines." The D. of Mayne has arrived with 1,000 Frenchmen of all sorts in his train. He hitherto has had a very untoward beginning. Since the un- fortunate affair near Burgos " thei lying at a town called Barrajas, 3 or 4 leagues from this place, have, upon a falling out, killed a Spanish Hidalgo." His kindred have complained, and the King has sent an Alcalde de la Corte to take information. The D. of Mayne was very forward himself to punish the offenders, but the Alcalde desired that the case should proceed by way of process. The Duke agreed and caused his people to be delivered iDto the hands of the Justice, and they are in prison awaiting their trial. These alliances will not remove the old antipathy there is between the two nations. " For though the Princes and States I conceive were never neerelyer united, bothe by alliance and resolution of running bothe one fortune, yet y e people seame incompatible together. For notwithstanding proclamations, that are heere every day commanding upon greate punish- ment, that all men use y (> Frenche with greate courtesie and civilite, & all officers heere take greate order & paines to see y f observed, yet there passeth not one day without some remarkable accident betwixt them. I assure you my Lord Admirall had never so much honour donne him as hee hathe by this greate troope of Frenche. For thei say, that in regarde of them Los Inglesi parecian tantos Angeles. And in truthe for y e Frenche, though thei say there are very many of good account in y e companie, whome y* may bee wee shall heereafier see brave [for yet thei are in mourning] yet for the genera 11 I never saw suche a bande of tottred shagsr-raggs. The Duke himselfe, as you knowe, is a goodly gentleman of his person. " Hitherto hee hathe only had an audience of y e King to give y e pesami for y e death of y e Queene. His solemne visiting y e young Queene of France de gala is deferred till y e .15 of August. So that I con- ceive his departure from hence will not bee so sodainly as was expected. " I finde heere besides these publick shows and outward alliances, w ch all y e world may take notice of, that there is an extraordinary League of correspondency© & conformitie betwixt y e principal! Ministers of v e 590 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Geokgb Fronche State and this. And y' \v ch make me the most dcfttbte of their Digby^Esq. intents is that contrary to what thei publickly make showe of bothe to — his Ma tie & y e United Provinces, thei juggle strangely underhande. But heereof, as his Ma tie and they are not unadvertised, so I hope thei Avill not bee unprovided to countermine their labours." " It is said that besides other good things the King means to make offer to the D. of Mayne of a Spanishe wife, a daughter of y e Duchesse of Najara, and sister to y e Duke de Maqueda ; who is, bothe in regard of her person & her fortune, y e beste marriage of a subjecte y i I thinke can bee found this day in Christendome. For she is a young lady of 16 or 17 years of age, extraordinarily handsome, and that shall have to her dowry seven or eight hundred thousand crownes in ready money. And it is said y* her mother, to matche her to her full content, will make her portion up a million." The D. of Lerma favours this, so you can well judge how r likely it is to be effected. A quarrel fell out between the Conde de Saldanha and the Adelantado of Castile, as they with other grandees were escorting the Duke from the Court to his house. Most of the escort seeing them steal away, followed and prevented their meeting, and they are now confined to their houses. Don llodrigo Calderon will it is thought avoid his employment as Ambass r to Venice. He is much hated here. Only the D. of Lerma holds to him. and worketh earnestly to make him friends. Though all the chief people are bitter against him yet I conceive that " in the Courte of Spaine he needeth not to feare much, who hath y e Duke of Lerma for his angel de guardia." " My Lord, these barraine tymes and place afforde little else worthy of so long a journey, &c." The Same to Sir T. Edmondes. July 18, from Madrid. — It is true that the King has visited the D. of Mayne's lodging and ordered improvements. The house is small and inconvenient. Many here expect that before many years the Hollanders will be reduced to good terms with Spain, by means of thei own contentions about Religion, and of the Jesuits and Papists, together with the many bribes and pensions which are given. An account of the D. of Mayne's embassy similar to that in the last letter. Though the people differ, yet the principal Ministers of the two States were never so strictly leagued together ; and the Spaniards are very confident in the strength they have got by the alliance with France. Sir D, Carleton to Sir T. Digbye. Juno 14, st° vet., from Venice. — The dispute with the Pope is likely to end to the advantage of this State ; " Thei having got the mastering spirite over his easines. Hee hathe consecrated these late festival I tymes [according to a custome usuall to bee performed once in 7 years] certaine millions of Agnus Dei. And whereas a little boxe was wonte heeretofore to serve y e turne for this place, now hee hathe sent whole chests full of them to bee presented to y e Prince & State in his name, as a toaken of his fatherly affection towards them. At w ch poore kinde of insinuation these sig ri make themselves a little merry." HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 591 Wluls these caresses passe betwixt them & the Head of y e rwvtt ^ Churche, thei have been bolde to bee dealing with some of ye greatest wSSkeld members thereof in this place. And our two greate Patriarchs of Dl ^ E8 Q- Aquileia & Venice have not found exemption notwithstanding their calling and ye eminence of their persons. Against ye former ther ° bathe been made many complaints of his usurping within that see upon ye nghte of ye State, and of many insolent actes of tyrannie and oppression 1 hee had committed against ye subjects of this ' Prince. A long tyme hee hathe deluded ye justice, through ye greatenes of his friends, who are potent in the brogho of this place, supported likewise by y e whole faction ot y e Papahni, who use to bee clamorous when any spirituall persons are summoned to appear in foro seculari. But now y e measures of his oppressions being full, thei brought his cause into ye Senate. Where after a long recapitulation of all his crimes these resolutions at last have passed upon him. Firste, that hee be made to restore all ye writing and evidences yt hee had possessed himself of de facto, thei concerning ye nghte of this State. Secondly, that hee restore ye old Magistrates into Darnell, fc>* Vito, and Aquileia, and re-establish ye anncient form of government, w<* hee had innovated there. Thirdly that hee revoke and disanul all acts passed eyther in that Diocese, or elsewhere, by him, or through his meanes against those y* complained of him to ye State and were eo nomine punished by him. And 4 that hee cause to bee pulled downe out of ye Domo de Aquileia ye Armes of ye House of Austria w<* hee had there sett up above y e Armes of this Prince. Fifthly that' hee submitt himself to ye judgment of the Quarantia heere touching his pretence of nghte to that jurisdiction. b " Our other Patriarcke of Veuice is not yet called into question. But his processe is framing with greate secreci^ by y« Inquisitors of State hee being found to have relapsed into an olde faulteof dispensing under- hande to ye Jesuites y e entrata that thei have in this State committed to his truste, but with expresse caution that none of it should ever come to their hands. This fraud of his was lately discovered by one Patavino newly returned from Prague ; where hee hathe beene imployed as agent tor this State. Unto whom the Patriarke remitted sundry tymes diverse summs of money to bee payed to an Hospitallin ytcitie, and so yt passed in his accounts under ye stile of money given in pios usus. But at Wthe it appeared to Patavino that ye Hospitall had but ye name to colour y« matter, and yt ye Jesuites enjoyed ye money. W<* when hee perceived hee torbore paying them any more, and gave information to ye State Ut y e issue of this busines I shall advertise your Lo s p when yt shall come to ripenes. The bando against ye Jesuites hathe beene renewed againe in this lowne & pubhckly proclaymed within these 3 days, with this addition that whereas in ye former decree ye subjects of this State were only torbidd ye sending of their children to schools where Jesuites teache now none may send any to any Towne where thei inhabite, as yf their poison were so strong to infeste y e whole place where thei dwell " The Dukes of Parma & Modena are foule about a possession of ye Count Girolamo da Correggio who livethe imprisoned at Parma for ye treason long since advertised, and should have suffred with ye reste vf ye Duke durste have shed any blood of ye house of Austria After having condemned him as guiltie hee sent to take possession ofRossitola a towne of his, as confiscated. But ye Duke of Modena pretending yt to be leudum Imperiale, the escheate whereof is to turne to him yf yl bee forfeyted by ye Count Correggio, hee sent thither good forces yt drave out those of Parma, & holde yt now for him. In yt skirmishe ye Duke of Modena loste 20 men, & ye Duke of Parma 30. And farther harme 592 HISTORICAL .MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. George was like to have insued, yf y e Councell of Millaine seeing y° combustion Wi^gfield } laf j no t mediated with bothe those Princes, to referre y e accommodating — 1- ' of their difference to y e Kinge of Spaine. To whom there is a courier dispatched to give him account of y e busines, and a surcease of arms obtained in y e mean tyme. The D. of Parma is the more willing to make his peace on any conditions, considering y e secretes harte-burning y fc is within his State, upon occasion of his severe proceeding against so many of his nobilitie. In revenge of whose deathe the Counts Conoscio, Malaspina, & Martinengo, have within fewe dayes entred upon his terri- torie with 500 horse, & wasted many villages in hostile maner, burning downe some of y e Dukes Palaces, y 1 hee had without y e Towne for re traits of pleasure. "Wee had two dayes since from Prague by expresse couriers the Election of the Emperour in y e person of King Mathias, vv ch hathe made no alteration in this State, but only in y e Spanish Ambass rs house. Who hathe sounded yt aloud with drumms, trumpetts, & chambers, to y e expense of full 20 ducatts. At w ch outward demonstration of joy these Sig ri laughe inwardly as knowing yt to bee but risus sardonius, and that y e King was not y e firste in y e wishes of y e Crowne of Spaine, " This weeke heere are chosen three Inquisitors generall for the Levant ; Filippo Pasqualigo, Ottavian Bon, and Marco Loredano, all principall persons to take knowledge of y° misgovernment of y c officers of this State in those partes. A course w ch hathe not beene taken for the spacp. of 20 yeares paste. And yt is now y e more willingly sett on foote bothe by cause those places doe suffer longae pacis mala, and like- wise bycause thei apprebende some danger of warr, upon greater likeli- hoods thei now receive of peace betwixt y e Gran Signor, and the Per- sian. In w ch respecte thei holde yt necessarie to have men of Authoritie resident in those partes. And thei now sende 500 men into Candia. " I sent your Lo s p an abstracte of my laste letters from Constantinople. Unto w ch I will add a pleasant advertisement written from thence to this State by their Amb iss 1 ' there, to this purpose. That the Frenche Ambass 1 ' giving lately account to y e Visir Bassa of the Alliance con- tracted betwixt France and Spaine. The Turke answeared him with a simile. Wherein hee comparad y e present Treatye betwixt those Crownes to the chaee of i\ Heron by a Falcon. Wherein yf y e falcon misse at first flighte, hee then tourethe alofte, and makethe many wind- ings to gett above. The Ambass r approved the comparison, so that his King mighte fly for y e falcon. But the Visir tolde him, that hee feared in the ende hee would prcve the poore Heron. " Heere is elected Francisco Moresini to succeede Priuli that is resident with you. This hathe been Extraordinary Ambass 1 * in Lorraine, Mantova, and Florence. In w ch places hee gave no extraordinary satis- faction. And hee had once y e misfortune at an Audience instead of kissing his hande to crosse his breste, as thei use to do at entrance into churches. But yt is likely that hee is now better assured. Contarini his concurrent, a man of much better sufficiencie. was excluded in regarde of freindshipp with the Cavalier Badoer, of whome I would gladly heare, yf you have him with you in Spaine ; and how hee is intertained " Heere is much contention betweene Savoy and Florence, w ch should sende our Prince a Lady into England. And the speache is not yet husht of the Lady Elizabethe's going into Spaine. Wherein to requite your Lo s p s bribe from Lisborne, I assure your Lo R i } I have been solicited to recommende a Confessor to her, when the matche shaU bee concluded. Suche easye merchandize thei make heere of change of Religion, w ch thei presume should allwayes give way to Worldly respects. And thus HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. 593 remembering myself and wife in moste kinde maner unto you, and your Georqb Lady, I Jeave you to y e blessing of the Almightie. DiS?* 1 !™ Your Lor 9 P 3 Most affectionately — SQ ' to doe you service, Dudley Carle ton. The Same to the Same. No date. — " My very goode Lorde. The laste that I had from your Lo s p bore date y e 24 of May. Since w ch tyme I have written twice unto you, my letters bearing date y e 26 of Mav, and y e 24 of June " Wee are heere at the present in a sea of confusion & incertainties by reason of y e deathe of our good olde Duke, who left us yesterdav after dinner on a suddaine, having in y e forenoon given his wonted Audiences. So greate was his care not to bee wanting to his country; unto his laste breathe. W eh as it will make his memory ever glorious to posteritie, so may y* be feared these SS ri will be troubled to find his equall to place in his roome. When a new shall be chosen, wee shall sone see what effect affayres will take heere. And yf there follow any great alterations as may justly bee feared, I will not fayle to give you parte in tyme. a You have formerly heard of a Stafetta dispatched into France from hence, to complaine of y e ill offices, Mons r Pasquale, Ambass r of y* Crowne with y e Grisons. had doane these SS ri in disswading y* people from continewing their League with y e State of Venice. W ch hathe Avrought this elfecte, y* the Queene Regent hathe disavowed y e Ambass rs proceeding in y* business, excusing y t to y e Venetian Ambass 1 ' as caused by a jealousie and misunderstanding betweene their Secretarye & y e Frenche Ambass 1 ", rather then from any sett advice or order from her or y e State. In wittnes whereof shee hathe written to y e say d Mons 1 " Pasquale from henceforth to imploy himselfe for y e effecting of y fc League, w ch this State is now negociating with y e Grisons. Notwithstanding these fayre words, wee doe not yett see y R effects answearing in realitie. For bothe y e said Mons r Pasquale dothe still continewe to crosse them in that designe. And when y e Frenche Ambass r heere was sent for into y e College, and desired to imploy himself in furtherance of that busines, hee gave an answeare y t litle satisfied y e expectation of this State. For after a formall promise of doing his beste to give them satisfaction in this or any thing else, hee entred into a long declamation against y e Secretaire Vincenti, Agent for this State with y° Grisons, whonie by way of recrimination hee charged to have donne worse offices to y e (Jrovvne of France, then Mons r Pasquale had donne this State. The Venetians therefore expect nothing from France but good words, and arm themselves with this resolution Quod vides periisse, perditum ducas. " The Dukes of Modena & Parma stand yet in bad tearmes. And on bothe sides there doe continewe daily Levies of men for defence and offence. And whereas y e intromission of y e Councell of Milan could not bring them to pacification, the Duke of Savoy hathe since interposed his creditt betwixt them, and hathe sent y e Count Francisco Martinengo to them both to drawe them to tearmes of agreement, unto whose mediation yt is hoped thei will bothe hearken. " During these incertainties, the Duke of Parma, fearing y e envy y* may be drawen upon him by confiscating so greate possessions as are escheated to him by y e deathe of those Lordes, whome hee caused to bee executed, hee hathe published a writing, in w ch hee declared his u 84067. p p 594 HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. Geokge fieetlome from touching any part of those inheritances, and hathe caused Digby^e'sq! y e whole of their estates, to bee divided into five partes. Whereof y e — firste shall runne to y e paying y e debtes of y e deceased ; the secontle shall sustaine their children & heyres ; a third portion shall bee given to the poore ; a fourth divided among y e Duke's servants ; and a fyfthe shall bee employed upon a banke, y e profitt whereof shall serve for a foundation of a newe order of knightehood, w ch hee purposethto erecte." Nani and Contarini, late ordinary & extraordinary Ambass rs in Spain and England, have been chosen to congratulate the new chosen Emperour. " Touching Sig or Priuli of whome you desire to knowe what his estate is, I can only informe you that his possessions have been fayre, and are yet good eneugh, though hee bee somewhat caste behinde hande with his excesse in play, w ch will bee a sufficient item for you not to lett him runne to farr on y e Tickett. The inclosed that I sende you is a writinge w ch I suppose thei publishe in other places as well as heere ; yet bycause yt may bee that neere you thei will bee more sparing of yt, I have thought good to communicate yt unto you. As I doe likewise out of y e confidence of our good correspondence lett you knowe, that I sent yt to his Ma tie , yt being necessarie in regarde of many particularities in yt, that their judgement of his actions should be known unto him. I have lately understood from Constantinople that M r Pindar was like to have beene dispatched by Sir Thomas Glover with a dram of poyson, w ch danger yt pleased God to deliver him from at that tyme by y e strengthe of nature ejecting yt sodainly, so that now hee is well againe & in hope to bee ridd of his fearefull neighbour shortely. This is written to mee from himselfe ; but yet bycause y e proofes were not at y e writing of those letters, so cleave as hee hoped to make them shortly after, I shall bee glad you conceale this advertisement for a tyme. I have no more to trouble you withal for this tyme, 111. meets his Queen at Dover ; 122. his grant of the Claim of Right ; 45, 46. removes the Queen's French servants ; 45. his coronation in Scotland ; 47. his arrest of the members ; 51. his visit to the city ; ib. at Oxford ; 54. after Strafford's execution ; 78. Charles II. : letter of (1651); 42. and the Scotch Commissioners ; 57. his marriage ; 79. commissions by ; 93, 94. instructions by ; 131. anecdote of ; 267. Charles XII. of Sweden, his temper; 142. Charles, Prince, on the Rhine ; 279-282. Charles Edward, Prince ; 161, 288, 290. letters of ; 92, 93. commission by ; 93. in Scotland; 127. letters of and to ; 129. at Culloden ; 443. Charles, Mr., Jacobite cipher; 173, 174. Charles, Thomas ; 63. Chastequeray, M. de la ; 566. Chastiglon, M. le ; 612. Chastillon, M. ; 560, 566. Chastre, Marshal de la ; 596. Chateau-cousse, Count de ; 567. Chateauxveux, M. le ; 599. Chatelherault, Duke of (1554), his marriage contract ; 27. Chatham; 316. Earl of (1767-1770) ; 402-416 passim. his bad health ; 401 . and Lord Bute ; 402. See Pitt, William. Chatou; 508, 510. Chauvelin, M., his correspondence with Magnac ; 203. Chauvelyn, M. ; 260, 262. Chavigny, M. ; 253, 257, 262, 263, 264. Lord Harrington's opinion of ; 256. Walpole's character of ; 262, 263. Chawner, John, of Gadgyrtht ; 13. Cheisholme : Sir Edmund; 74. James, witness ; 74. Chelsea, letters dated at ; 240, 241. Chenusio Indians, treaty with ; 232, 236. Chesholme, James ; 28. Chester ; 286, 439. Mrs. ; 368. Chesterfield, Earl of (1728), letter of; 154. (1730-31), letters of; 244-248. character of; 294, 295. rumours about; 295. (1738) ; 513. (1746) ; 290, 293. (1765); 393. 630 INDEX. Chetwyn, Dr., dean of Bristol ; 100. Chevreuse, Due de, letter of; 120. letter to ; 113. Chignectou ; 308. Child, Mr. | 459. the banker; 279. Chipping Norton, Weston near ; 437. Chislehnrst ; 320. Chisholme : Col. ; 445. James, of Classingall ; 72. Sir James, of Dundurn ; 89. Jane, her marriage ; 72. Jean ; 60. Dame Jean; 76. John, archdeacon ; 72. Jonet ; 74. Robert of ; 64. William, vicar of Muthill ; 71. Choiseul, Cardinal de ; 451. Comte de ; 336. M. or Due de; 222-224, 333, 344, 365, 369, 378, 449. letters of; 231, 233. CholmoQdeley, Earl of (1745) ; 287, 439. Major-General, letter of ; 440. Chorley, Mr., of Grays Ian ; 438. Chreoblare, lands of; 15. Christianople, burning of ; 529. Churchill, the poet, death of; 374. Chyrnsyde, parson or rector of; 15. Cibbe, Mr. ; 500. Clandeboye, Lord, his horsemen ; 49, 50. his strong house ; 49. Clan Ranald; 91, 123, 124. Claret wine ;' 44. Clark, Dr. ; 290. Clarke : Dr.; 475. Baron; 302. Mr., murder of; 413. Classingall, lands of; 65, 67, 72. Claverhouse; 95. Clavering, Col. J., letters of; 327, 328, 329, 333, 336, 339, 360. Clayton : — , his regiment ; 196. Dr., Bishop of Clogher, letter of ; 311. Cleland : Capt., his troop ; 136. William; 26. Clement VIII., Pope ; 526. Clenienta, Princess ; 389. Clergy, ordinations of; 439. Clerk : Dr., M.P. for Oxford; 458. Mr., secretary to General Monck ; 79. Clermont Tonnere, Prince of ; 339. Cleveland : Mr.; 342, 344. John, letter of; 328. Cleves, Duchy of; 110, 550,' 555, 583, 585, 595, 597, 601, 603, 607, 613, 617. Clive, Lord (1764-67) ; 364, 395, 404. (1768), illness of; 410. Clogher, Bishop of (1756), letter of 5 311, CloIynRne ? 28, CJoBgawe; 16. Clothiers, the, and the Alnage Office ; 229. Clue, M. de la, his fleet; 318. Cluny, land of; 129, J 30. ] Abbot of ; 568. Clyde, the river ; 24. Clydesdale; 136. men of ; 55. Coal, plan for working ; 153, 154. Coalman, Jacobite cipher; 173. Coalpits, Cologne, Jesuit seminary at ; 437, 438. Coates, Mr. ; 375. Cobham: Colonel, his dragoons ; 440. at Culloden ; 442. Lord (1738) ; 517. j Cocheren, William, grant to , 17. Cochrane : Lord (1668) ; 39. John of Balbachlo; 68. Ninian, grants to and by ; 16, 1 7. discharge by ; 19. ! Cockburn, lord of ; 64. I Cockerell, Capt. ; 338. Coehorn, General, invention by ; 196. Coenuze, Marques de ; 536. Coeure, Marquis de ; 596. Coghrane : Alicia of ; 9. David of, charter of ; 9. his son Edward ; ib. Coins, Roman, discovery of ; 130. Cokborne, Alexander of, witness ; 15. Coke, Sir Edward : letter of; 97. his books of reports ; ib. Colabo, engagement off; 155. Colbert, signature of ; 185. Colchester; 408. Colebrooke, Mr. ; 378, 379, 380, 451 . Coleraine ; 50. Colforde, Mr. ; 551, 580, 583, 586, 594, 604, 605. Colgrane, laird of; 72. Colieno, Capt. Pierre ; 446. Colisfield, lands of; 14, 17. Coll, John, witness ; 62. Collalto, Count; 562. Colley, Mr. ; 580, 583, 586, 594. Colloredo, Comte de ; 212. Colmar, siege of; 523, 529, 595. Cologne or Cullen ; 298, 571, 583, 588, 594, 615. waters ; 334, 345, 346, 349. the new building by ; 607. Protestants of; 528. Bishop of; 585. elector of; 246, 329, 341, 550, 563. Oolquhon, John of, witness ; 12. Colquhone, Peter ; 69. Colquhoun, Sir John : King's Comptroller ; 13. laird of; 129. Colt,Robert,King's Solicitor inScotland ; 94 . Coluil, John j 13. CoJuile, Sir William, of Vchiltre ; 17. Lord (1762), near Newfoundland; 344 : INDEX. 631 Colville : Robert, of Ochiltree ; 69. James, of Ochiltrie ; 24. Comber or Cummer, letter dated at ; 49. Comeray or Comray, Little, island of ; 22, 24. Comerford, Capt. N. ; 446. Comine, John ; 19. Coming, Captain Alex. ; 447. Como, Marquis de ; 460, 491. Compiegne, letters dated at; 202, 231. Comrie, isle of ; 42, 44. Comsket; 19. Conallson, William, witness ; 14. Conde : Prince of (1611-12); 525, 548, 560, 565, 566, 577, 5139, 596, 599, 602, 605. (c. 1626) ; 123. (1762), his army; 340. Princesses of ; 536, 540. Condelay; 64. Conduit, Mr., of the Mint ; 268. Condy; 88. Conflans, Mr. ; 319. Conigham, Robert, of Conyhamheid ; 21. Coningham, Edward of; 13. Coningsby, Lord; 431. Connaught, plantation in ; 42. Conningham, Dr. ; 39. Connor Ogorelle, in Portland ; 535. Conor-og-Orelli, Irish commander; 529. Conoscio, Count ; 592. Conscini ; 559. Constantinople; 107, 374, 382, 383, 388, 592. letters dated at; 300, 301, 303,307, 308, 309, 311, 314, 319, 326, 327. revolution in ; 308. the Grand Seignor's library ; 300. English envoys to ; 562, 568, 587, 594, 607. Contade or Coutades, Marshal ; 316. Contarini, T., Venetian Ambassador at Rome ; 539, 541, 562, 573, 592, 594. Conti, Prince of ; 611, 614. Convaille, Maurice of, witness ; 7. Conway : General ; 353. General H. S., letter of; 327. Secretary of State; 390, 391, 392, 396, 398, 405, 407, 410. Mr.; 372. Sir Ed., at Spa ; 598. Henry ; 403. ConyDgham : barony of ; 6. Adam of, charter by; 14. grant to ; ib. Alexander of, of Mureth ; 14, 15. Andrew of, witness ; 6. Capt, ; 341. Sir Robert of, his marriage ; 10. William of, procurator; 12, William; 27. See Cunningham, Cook, Mr, , 290, 994, M% 407, Cooke : Dr.; 396. Sir Samuel ; 498, 502. Rev. William, letters of; 309, 310, 314. William, letter of ; 397. Cooper, Grey ; 426, 427. Cope : Colonel; 262. letter of; 266. his son ; 267, 269. General; 209. James, letter of ; 310. Sir John ; 128, 304. - — letter of; 310. Mrs., name for the Pretender; 462. Copenhagen; 134, 135, 395. letters dated at; 324-360 passim, 364, 373, 400. Road; 194, 195. Corbiere, Anthony, letters of and to ; 241, 242, 277, 453. Corbridge ; 289. Cormicy, cipher for Holland ; 488, 501. j Cormie, Patrick, of Ballinheid j 68. Cornish, Admiral, letter of ; 232. : Cornwall, Dukedom of ; 430. Captain, killed ; 211. Fred, wounded ; 211. Velters, speech of ; 312. Cornwallis : Brigadier ; 209. General, letter of; 321. Lord (1761), his sons Henry and James ; 321. (1766) ; 401. Correggio, Count G. de ; 591. Corry, Thomas, of Kelwood ; 23. Corsby, lord of; 10. Corscaiplie ; 89. Corscraig; 19. Corsica ; 313. King Theodore of. Sec Theodore. Corssall; 29. Corstorphine, letter dated at ; 57. Cory; 445. Cosby, Dudley : letters of; 351, 359, 364, 365, 367, 373. appointed to Copenhagen ; 360, 365, 367. illness of ; 379, 380, 381, 382, 388. Lord Sydney ; 418. Cossin Aly Cawn; 238, 239. Cotbrine, Captain , 80. Cottington, Mr. : Agent at Madrid ; 102, 523, 525, 526. letter from; 104. Ccudray, M. de; 604. Courland, Duchy of; 354. Duke of (1 740), letters to ; 189, 190, his arrest; 191. Cours, M. de ; 285, Coventry; 439. Lord (1770) ; 419. Henry, document signed by ; 201, | Covyntoo; 25. { Cowal, lordship of } 6, 632 INDEX. Cowan, Mr. ; 156. Cowdoun, laird of; 72. Cowper : Lord Chancellor ; 335. Capt. ; 336. Cowtis, John ; 71. Cox, Richard, letters of; 314-318, 320. Cracow ; 81. Crafton, or Crofton, Sir Edward ; 488, 498, 502. Crag, James of, charter hy ; 12. John of; ib. Cragans ; 21. Cragbarnard ; 66. Cragbarnat ; 72. Cragbrey, lauds of ; 68. Cragingelt, Thomas ; 66. Crago; 23. Cragow; 15. Cragy; 25. Cragyne, lord of ; 8. Craig — , of Riccartoun ; 138. Craigends; 29. Craigiehall ; 5. Craigmillar ; 58. Cramont ; 35. Cranstoun, John ; 75. Crawford, Craufurd, Earl of (1645) ; 55. Andrew, of Badlane ; 19, 22, 25. testament of ; 25. Archibald, of Pryveke ; 13. of Monksland ; 14. witness ; 19. Bessie and Jonet ; 25. Christopher, witness ; 71. David, of Kers ; 21. Hew, son of Lawrence ; 71. James, witness ; 14. John of, slaughter of; 22. Col. John, letter of; 230. John ; 25, 26. John of; 62. of Badeley ; 7. Lawrence, bond by; 71. Macolm, of Grenok ; 1 7. Major; 50. Nicholas ; 68. Robert; 28. of Achinhamis ; 13. witness ; 71. Thomas of, witness ; 8. Thomas; 25. of Byrkheid ; 25. Crawle, one, of Brussels ; 544. Creichtone, Abraham, Provost of Dunglas ; 74. Creichtoun : Adam, of Rothvenis ; 70. Margaret ; 68, 69. Crema ; 581. Cremaschi, the ; 570. Creoblare, lands of; 15. Cressener, O., letters of ; 325-351 passim. Creswell, Father ; 524. Crichton, Lord (1668) ; 39. Crieff; 128. Crightone, Thomas ; 149. Crightoune, Thomas ; 139. Crimea, the; 188. Cristeson, Robert, excommunication by; 71. Cristinson, John, Chancellor of Dunblane ; 65. Crocigeri, the, general of ; 553. convent of ; ib. Cromarty, Lord, at Culloden ; 444. a prisoner; 444, 445. Cromlix ; 28, 95, 174. Cromwell : Colonel, near Faringdon ; 54. Oliver, pass signed by ; 77. at Drummond ; 131. near Corstorphine ; 57. Cronstadt; 166, 167, 189, 192. Governor of ; 83. Crookshanks, Mr., of Amsterdam ; 478. Crowley, Mr., the Pretender's reference to ; 159. Crucifix, Mrs. ; 425. Crukistoun castle, document dated at ; 15. Cruxtowne, document dated at ; 11. Culbege; 69. Culen, King ; 61. Culloden ; 155. battle of; 442-444. prisoners taken at ; 444-447. officers killed at ; 445. Culquhoune, Patrick, constable of Rothsay castle ; 17. Culquhoyne, Patrick, of Gleynne ; 66. Culross, Commendator of; 27. minister at ; 39. Stephen, vicar of Fyntra ; 72. Cult, in Balwhidder ; 152. Cumberland, title derived from ; 431 . Duke of (1736), in Scotland ; 265. his request to be sent to the West Indies ; 275. at Dettingen ; 277. (1744), at Midgham; 281, 283. and the '45 rebellion ; 287, 288, 290, 439. his account of Culloden ; 442- 444. (1746) ; 157. (1757) ; 313. (1764) his illness ; 372. Cumnock ; 289. Cumynge, William, of Paisley ; 53. Cundegona, Princess, of Saxony; 374. Cunega, Don Balthazar de ; 523, 588, 594, 617. Don Pedro de; 552, 571, 575, 576, 578, 580, 583, 598, 616. Cunningham, Cunygham, Cunynghame, &c, bailie of, writs concerning; 9, 10. gentry, bond by ; 28. men of ; 55. family ; 2. - , letter of; 460. Mr., letters to ; 476, 500. of Caprontouu ; 17. Alexander, David, &c, and the murder ofLcrd Eglinton; 29. of Polmais-Cunyngahame ; 66. Henry, letter to ; 462. Margaret; 68. INDEX. 633 Cunningham — cont. Umfrid 5 13. Sir Umfrid, of Glengernok ; 17. William of Glengernok ; 13. Sir William, Eglinton manor house humed by ; 24. William, of Cragaas; 21. Wilzam of, witness ; 12. See Conyngham. Cupar; 64. Curland, Duke of Biron ; 269. Curll, Edmund, and Pope ; 474, 475, 477. his piracies ; 485. Cusack, Capt., French officer at Culloden ; 445, 446. Cusca, the Dalmatian ; 586. Cust: Dr.; 367. Sir John, letters of ; 355, 356. letter to; 356. at Brussels ; 367, 371. at Spa, &c. ; 370, 373, 419. death of ; 420. Czartorinski, Prince ; 365. Czernichef, General ; 329, 338. D. D'Abreu, Mons., his Memorial, &c. ; 216, 217, 218, 220. Dachlewaue, lands of ; 65. D' Affray, Mr. ; 319, 321. Dalchlewane, lands of ; 67. Dalgless, Sir John of ; 63. Dalkeith ; 37, 150. documents dated at; 77, 129. the dumb lady of ; 28. Dalmatia, Venetian garrisons in ; 607. Dalmelintoun, vicar of ; 16. Dalmeny, barony of ; 68. Dalrimpill, John of ; 63. Dairy, church of ; 25. lands of ; 26. Dalrymple : Sir David, Queen's advocate; 145. letter of; 148. Sir James ; 39. Dalwolsy, lord of; 63. Dalyell : General, his dragoons ; 136. Gen. Thomas, letter of ; 78. Dalzell, Robert of, 9. Dalzelle of Bracanryg, Robert of, grant to ; 11. Damary, Lieut. ; 446. Danby, Earl of (1678), document signed by; 201. Dancing and fencing ; 47. D'Andrion, French officer ; 446. Dantzic ; 365, 601. and the Czarina ; 204. letter dated at ; 166. surrender of; 178. siege of, papers concerning ; 191-196. Danube, the ; 55. Danuelstown, Waiter of ; 62. Danyelistoun, Sir Robert of, witness ; 8. Darlington, the Scots army at ; 53. Dartford; 316. Dartmouth, Lord (1765) ; 391. Daseville, — ; 155. Dauchlewan, lands of ; 69. Dauid, J., Captain of Rochelle, letter of ; 117. Daun : Count; 318, 338. Marshal, defeated by the Prussians ; 338, 340. Dausone, Archibald ; 70. Davers, Admiral ; 279, 282. Davidson, William, charter by ; 14. Da vies, Mr., of Harwich ; 350. Davis : John, merchant ; 600. William, of the Treasury; 221. Dawkins, Mr., letter to ; 227. Dayrolle, Mr. ; 251, 258, 266. Dazad Khan, in Persia ; 309. Deal; 317. Deane : Consul; 250. General; 79. Deans, election of ; 278. Debrose, General de ; 267. De Cooke, French officer ; 446. Defoe, Daniel, his Shortest Way with the Dissenters ; 145. Degenfeldt, Count ; 269. Dehan, — , at Culloden ; 445. Deinoin, the river; 105, 106. Delafaye, Charles, letters of; 304, 305, 314, 334, 335. his death ; 351. Delancy, Dr. ; 303. Delaval, Mr.; 321. Delaware Indians ; 236, 237. treaty with ; 382. Delawarr, Lord, Governor of New York ; 268. (1737); 470. Delcampos, Mr. ; 146. Dempsey, Mons., name assumed by Ad- miral Gordon ; 1 74. Dempster, Mr. ; 394. Denbigh, Lord or Lady (1731), and the Hague embassy ; 248. Countess of ; 45. Denham, letter dated at; 310. Denmark, ambassador from ; 45. alliances, &c. with Sweden ; 254, 333, 436. war with Sweden ; 523, 529, 540, 563, 566. England's treaties with ; 202. Mr. Titley in ; 228. Hamburg and ; 334. court of, at Fredensburg ; 373, 374. Ring of, defeat of ; 598. a prisoner; 601. his army; 119. (1621); 106. letters to ; 122. 634 INDEX. Denmark — cont. King of, letter to (1627) ; 112. (1645) his dispute with Holland and Sweden ; 55. (1702) in Germany ; 81. (1762) his present to the British Museum ; 325. (1740) ; 435. (1762); 350. D'Eon, Mons., ambassador ; 360. and Mons. Guerchy ; 365, 366, 385. Sentence on ; 375. search for ; 375, 376. Deptford; 360. Depuitren, his agents ; 286. Derby; 287, 293, 439. Derbyshire, the rebels march into ; 287. Dernle, Lord of; 11. Dersy, vicar of ; 64. Desdiguieres, M. ; 118, 578. Desfiat, Marquis ; 110. Desherbiers, deputy ; 117. Detroit; 236. Dettingen, battle of; 277, 278. Deuxponts, Duke of ; 563, 585. De Vergy, and D'Eon; 376. Devon militia ; 316. Devonshire, Duke of : (1737) ; 486. in Ireland ; 508, 509. Dean Swift and ; 509. (1742); 277. (1745); 287, 439. (1757); 312. (1762) ; 449. (1764), death of; 371, 372. his will ; 372. i Devonshire, the ship ; 192. D'Harrach, Comte ; 210. D'Hortoux, Captain ; 446. Dicconson, Lieut.; 446. Mr.; 460. Dick, John, of Stirling ; 138. Dickens : Guy; 266, 268. Col. Guy, in Halifax; 308. Mr.; 500. Dickson, David ; 35. Dictionary, a payment for ; 39. Dieden, Mr. ; 244, 245. Dieppe; 184, 241. Digby : Lord (1621) draft of letter by ; 107. (1646), letters found in his cabinet ; 37. (1736) ; 464. Sir John, his mission to Spain ; 103. Mr.; 310. Miss; 500. Mr. G. Wingfield, report on his manu- scripts; 520. Sir John, ambassador at Madrid, letters to; 520-617. Pilkes, General } 334, ^ and Miss 5 341, Mi*?! 999. Dillon : General ; 91, 92. letters of ; 171, 172. Mr.; 127. Capt. John ; 446. Dingley, Charles ; 413. Dinsdale, one ; 438. Dio-dati, the Venetian Merchants ; 523. Dischyngtoun, John of ; 63. Dissenters, the, Defoe's book on ; 145. Divorce, process of ; 27. Dobeln, Prussian victory near ; 332. Doctors, payments to ; 39. lady; 396. Dodington, Geo. Bubb; 278. document signed by ; 187. speech of ; 304. his diary ; 308. Dolkorouky, Prince; 160, 162, 166, 171, 172, 175. Princess; 167. Dollyura; 7. Dominica ; 415. Dona, baron of ; 89. Baron, letter to ; 121. Donald island or Illandonald ; 123, 124. Donaldsoun, Richard son of John, grant to ; 12. Donati, ambassador ; 104. Donauwert ; 47, 48. Dongane, Colonel, Governor of New York ; 137. Donhour, lord of; 10. Donop, General ; 360. Doria, D. Carlo ; 587. Dormer, John, his son; 438. Dorset : militia; 316. Earl of (1612) ; 595. Duke of (1754), in Ireland; 309. Douay ; 134, 135. camp before ; 1 40. seminary ; 541, 543, 575. Douglas : parson of ; 64. Earl of (1360), witness ; 6. (1371) ; 7. Captain ; 80. Col., his regiment ; 136. Mr. ; 273, 274. Captain C. G. ; 446. George, of Pitindrech, bond by ; 26. James of, witness ; 9. James, of Drumlanrig ; 27. Col. James, Master of Ordnance in Scotland ; 95. Lieut. Gen. James, his guards ; 136, pay of ; ib. Lady Margaret ; 28. Robert, cf Pimferstoun ; 68. Thomas; 68. Lord William, pay of ; 136. Major William, pay of ; 136. Dove, Captain of the Hound sloop ; 445. Dover; 320, 425, landing of Henrietta Maria at} 122, Lord \ 308, INDEX. 635 Dowdeswell, Mr. ; 390, 403. Downpatrick ; 49. Drake, Mr., cypher for the Pretender ; 227. Draper, Mr. ; 503. Drapier, Mr. ; 459, 463. Dregarn, lands of ; 11. Dreghorn Cuningham ; 20, 21. Dresden; 276, 282, 290, 345, 523, 555. Dresses, ladies', accounts, &c. of ; 31, 32, 51. Drims : Jemmy ; 475. young ; 454, 471, 472. Drogheda, Lord (1764) ; 365. Droit, Captain of the French Guards; 605. Dromley, lands of ; 11. Dromond, Andrew of ; 63. Sir John of ; 63. Dromore, deanery of ; 243. Drovmond, Alexander, of Carnock ; 73. Drumhuye, lands of ; 13. Drumdon, lands of ; 19. Druuilanrick, Lord (1684), his troop ; 136. pay of ; ib. Drumlanrig ; 27, 289. Drumlochy ; 82, 87, 88. Drummade, lands of ; 62. Drummond : discovery of coins near ; 130. Roman camp near; 131. Castle, letters from, &c. ; 148-150. 1 Lord (1558) David ; £8. ■ (1588), Patrick, hond by; 88. (1672), letter of; 130. Lady, Jean, letters of ; 148-150. familj\ account of descent of; 81 et seq. MS. history of; 86. Antwerp Commissary ; 269. Adam, of Meggincb, bond by ; 140. Alexander, witness ; 74. of Medhope ; 89. Captain ; 57. David; 151. of Edinburgh, bond by ; 140. George ; 141. ofBallock; 89. of Blair ; ib. warrant concerning ; 89. commission, &c. to ; 88, 135. complaint against his relict; 89. . petition of ; 139. order for his arrest ; 138. _ bond by ; 140. . of Calendar, letters to; 151, 152. Gilbert of, grant to ; 86. his daughters ; ib. Harie, of Eiccartoun ; 89. James, of Cardness ; ib. Dr. James, Bishop of Brechin ; 94. James, of Blair Drummond, letters of; 151. letters to ; 148-151, Joanna ; 28, Lord Joh», bis regiment ( 287, 288. Drummond — cont. John, of the Ordnance, instructions by, and letters to ; 132-135. letters to ; 141-147. petition of ; 147. of the East India Co., letters to ; 153. merchant, commission to ; 96. receiver; 139. of Blair, complaint by ; 89. of Drumner) not ; ib. of Lundin, letter of; 131. instructions to ; ib. of Newtoune, bond by ; 140. of Pitcellonie ; 89. of Quarrel ; 83. Comrie, of Ledmachaine ; 89. Laurence, of Bruntyhill ; 89. Lord Lewis ; 446. of Machany ; 139. Malcolm of ; 64, 86. of Borland ; 89. Maurice of, witness ; 7. Maurice ; 89. Patrick, letter to ; 130. of Ardrostoune ; 152. Sibilla; 28. Thomas; 89. of Corscaiplie ; 89. William, letter of; 78. letter of; 151. of Belly claan ; 89. of Megor ; ib, of Mylnab ; ib. of Farness ; ib. son of George ; 87. Lieut. Gen. William, commission to ; 95. Drummoster, lands of ; 18,22. Drumnerynot; 89. Drumry, Lord of ; 63. Drury, Sir Kobert at Spa ; 598. Drymen, house of ; 89. Duben, Baron ; 272. Dublin, letter dated at ; 311. the rebels about (1641) ; 49, 50. regiments in ; 56. castle, documents dated at; 33,417, 421, 423, 425. plot for taking ; 57. Customer of ; 296. office of Ulnager in ; 304. Cook, Lord Mayor of; 502. Lord Mayor's feast at ; 508. book sellers, and Carte ; 485. Archbishop of (1611), titular ; 550. Archbishopric of; 243. Dubourgay, Mr., letter to ; 432. Du Buis ; 264. Duddel Mr., Jacobite cipher ; 169, 170. Dueren, English troops at ; 206, 207. Duffus Lord (1728), his pardon: 242. (1730) ; 168. Dugalan, Nigel ; 62. Dukedoms, royal, Anstis's notes on ; 430, 431, Dumbarton, documents dated atj 62, 73^ pastle, Hit of guns in \ 138, 636 INDEX. Dumbarton — cont. garrison ; 136. Earl of (1685), exoneration, &c. ; 96. Dumfermline, Commendator of ; 27. Dumfries; 136, 289. Lord (1620) ; 45. Dumville, Mr. ; 486. Dun Donald ; 9. Dunbar : Lord (1732) ; 178. and the Order of Toboso ; 184. (1736), or Mr. Atkins ; 454, 462. Jacobite feeling against ; 465, 466, 468, 469, 476, 478, 480, 481, 490, 497, 498, 505. his secret correspondence and treachery; 493, 495, 503, 518. Alexander, of ; 9. Sir David, of ; 64. Gawin, Archdeacon ; 69. Dunblane ; 127, 151. documents dated at ; 67, 69, 72, 73. bridge end of ; 70. cathedral ; 60, 61. chantry in ; 65, 68, 73, 74, 75. parish ; 77. Bishop of (1S30), witness ; 86. (1448) ; 65. (1472) ; ib. (1522), chaplainries erected by ; 70. (1539) decree by ; 72. (1549) ; 73. (1684); 94. Leighton, letter of ; 80. Dunbulge, lands of; 8. Duncan, Mr ; 148, 254. Duncrab; 88. Dundas : Mr., pamphlet by ; 145. Will., forfeiture of; 79. Dundee; 194. Viscount of (1689), expedition against ; 40. Dundonald, — , brother of ; 445. Dundurn; 89. Dunfermline, document dated at ; 7. Dunglas : documents dated at ; 15. Provost of ; 74. Dunkeld : canon of ; 18. the Jacobites at ; 128, 129. Bishop of (1442), attestation by; 63. (1548); 27. (1684); 94. (1686); 96. Dunkirk; 129, 156, 280, 285, 286, 288, 334, 337, 339, 362, 535, 551. letter dated at; 134. demolition of ; 304. and the Jesuits ; 529. the expedition from ; 157. Dunlop : Alexander; 25. Dunlop — cont. Andrew, witness ; 15. Archibald; 26. Constantine, witness ; 15, 19. Gilbert, of Hawpland ; 19. John; 26. payment to ; 33. son of Constantine ; 19. Jonet of ; 1,5. Jonet; 20. her children ; 19. William; 19. Dunn, Alexander; 361. Dunrobbin Castle ; 444. Dunrod, laird of ; 12. Dunse ; 35, 36. Dunsyar, vicar of ; 71. Duplessis, name assumed by General Dillon; 173. Durell, Admiral ; 362. Durham : Quarintoun Hills near ; 53. flight of Royalists from ; ib. no title given by ; 431. Bishop of (1767) ; 402. Dean of ; 242. Durlach; 389. Duroure, Colonel ; 206, 207. Durrant, Mr. ; 266, 267, 268. Dussansay, French engineer ; 446. Dutheil, M. ; 264, 266, 268. Dutton, name assumed by General Dillon ; 172, 173. Dyes, woods used for ; 200. Dyson : J., report by ; 232. Mr., speech of ; 382. E. Eaglesham : document dated at ; 8. barony, grain, &c. accounts of ; 32. lands of ; 1, 24. Earl, Giles, at the Treasury ; 268. Easter Cadar, lands of ; 66. Cadyre, lands of; 64, 65. | Easton, a pirate ; 529. Eastwood ; 24, barony, grain, &c. accounts of; 32. Edenheim or Philipsburg, on the Rhine ; 48. Edinburgh, documents dated at; 7, 8, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27, 36, 38, 39, 40, 48, 57, 65, 66, 68, 73, 74, 79, 80, 88, 89, 133, 135, 138, J39, 140, 148, 151, 155, 265, 286, 288, 440. Porteous riots at; 479, 486-500 passim. INDEX. 637 Edinburgh — cont. Canongate, building of church in ; 137. castle ; 48, 75. garrison of ; 136. St. Giles' church ; 11, 71, 74. Tolbooth ; 72, 87. masons' lodge at ; 30. expenses to and from ; 33. relief of (1639) ; 35. commissioners for ; 45. church, excommunication by ; 71. tenement in ; 94. riot at (1711); 142, 144. College of Advocates at ; 144, 145. Episcopal clergy of (1724), letter of, 153. manufactures at ; 155. Bishop of (1684); 94. (1686) ; 95. (1724), letter of; 153. Edmestoun ; 58. Edmistoan, of Newtoun ; 138. Edmonds, Sir Thos., letters of and to ; 520-617 passim. Edmonston : Sir Archibald, his daughter's mar- riage ; 4, 17. Elizabeth of; 13. James; 18. witness ; 18. of Bouchquhaderok ; 69. William, son of Archibald ; 18. Education : charges for ; 39, 45. remarks on ; 385, 387. Edwards, J., name assumed by Capt. John Hay ; 175. Edwin, Miss ; 270. Edyngton, David of, witness ; 14. Egerton, Capt. ; 414. Egham; 241, 242. Eglinton : document dated at ; 22. manor house burnt ; 24. and WiDton, Earl of, report on his manuscripts; 1. Earl of, requisition by ; 19. (1507), his son's marriage ; 20. documents concerning ; 20 et seq. (1519), his daughter's marriage ; 23. (1536), commission to; 25. third, his divorce ; 27. (1565), warrant to ; 28. (1569), letter to ; 42. (1579), letter to; 40. fourth (1586), slaughter of ; 29. sixth (1615), Sir Alex. Mont- gomery's resignation of the title ; 40, 4L (1616), expenses of his houses ; 32. (1629) ; 33. agreement by ; 34. (1639), forces equipped by; 35. — — his services ; 35, 36. Eglinton — cont. Earl of, sixth, household account of , 36. his jewels ; 38. testament of ; ib. letters to ; 41-58 passim. letters of; 44, 55, 58. his army of malignants ; 58. seventh, commission to ; 39. (1689), troops under ; ib. ninth, payments for his educa- tion, &c. ; ib. Countess of, Elyn ; 23. charge against ; 27. Anna, letters to ; 43, 44, 46. Margaret, letters of ; 55, 57. Sir Hugh; 1. his decendants ; 2. grants^to ; 6, 7, 9, 10. testament of ; 26. Eglisham : rector of; 11, 16. vicar of ; 12. parson of ; 19. Temple lands in ; 12. Egmont : Island; 425. Lord (1750), speech of ; 304. (1764); 229. (1765) ; 396. (1767); 402. (1770) ; 419. Egremont, Lord: (1761) ; 322. (1762) , letters to ; 222, 223. (1762), letter of; 333. (1762) ; 335, 336, 340, 343,351. (1763) , Secretary of State; 355, 356. (1763), his illness and death; 359. Eisingtoun Hill ; 53. Elbe, the river; 47, 119, 284,400. Elboeufe, Duke of ; 599. Elcho, Lord (1745), his horse ; 130. Elderley, Mr., letter to; 170. Elections, corruption at; 409, 410. Elector Palatine, Frederick : account of ; 83, 84. his troubles as Kiug ; 90. Elgin; 124. Eliabad; 238. Eliot,-Edward, document signed by ; 227. Eliotstown, Lord of ; 8. Elizabeth, Princess: daughter of James I. ; 525, 542, 551, 555, 556, 557, 568, 571, 574, 576, 585, 598. afterwards Czarina ; 167. Elliott, Mr., in Ireland ; 49. Ellis : Mr. ; 353, 467. John, letter to ; 468. Welbore; 391. letter of ; 355. Elphinstone, Lord (1546) ; 27. Elrisley; 8. Elsenbouig; 595. Elsinore ; 194, 400. letters dated at ; 337, 343. 638 INDEX. Ely: letter dated at ; 303. no title given by ; 431. Bishop of (1749), letter of; 303. Elyastoun, lord of ; 10. Embden ; 337, 528, 529. Count; 597. Emily, Princess, and the Duke of Holstein ; 254. Emmerich on the Rhine; 107. Enquien, Prince d' ; 543. Enterkin, Mill of; 17. Entick, — , libel by ; 345. Entrekin, — , and the Great Seal of Scot- land ; 138. Epirus, confines of ; 307. Erasmus, his works ; 39. Erie, Lake, Bradstreet's expedition on ; 236, 237. Ermines ; 330. Ernest, Count; 571. Erroll,Lord (1620) ; 45. Erskine, Erskyne : Sir Harry ; 394. Sir Robert of, witness ; 7. vicar of ; 19. William of ; 63. Lord of, John ; 69. (1537); 72. Erth, documents dated at ; .9, 10. Erzeroum, merchants of ; 301. Eschwiller, English troops at ; 206-208. Esdiguiers. M. de ; 530, 535, 536, 537, 544, 554, 588, 596, 611, 615. Eslava, Spanish secretary-at-war ; 220. Esperance, the ship ; 192, 193. Espernon, Due d' ; 525, 544, 549, 556, 566, 567, 577, 589. his sons ; 554. Esseins, castle in ; 610. Essex, Lord (1765), his pension ; 393. Estaing, Comte d', letter to ; 223. orders by ; 234. Estampes ; 596. Estates, Committee of, declaration by ; 37. petition to ; ib. Estelwoude ; 10. Esthonia, province of ; 187. Estwode. lands of; 10. Eton; 242,452. letters dated at ; 309, 313, 314, 320, 397. college ; 291. George III. and; 343. fellowship at ; 290. provost of ; 313, 372, 396, 397. Euan, Jacobite, cipher ; 173. Eugene, Prince ; 244. at Borgo forte ; 81. (1711); 143. Eustace, Sir Maurice; 57. Everard, Sir Redmond; 464, 465, 466, 469, 476. letters to ; 469, 474, 481, 497, 502, 508, 510, 519. Exchequer, the, Teller of; 275. Exeter; 316. letters dated at ; 243, 249, 345. Exeter, Bishop of (1730) Weston; 243. (1765); 396. Expedition, the whelp ; 48. Eyres, Mr. ; 265. F Faa, Sir John, of Dunbar ; 6. Fahrwasser, camp at ; 195. Fairnburn ; 196. i Fairfax : Lord, of Cameron (1644), letter of; 52. his defeat at Pontefract ; ib. (1644) joins his forces with the Scots ; 53, 54. (1644), letter of; 54. Sir Thomas, and the Scots army ; 53. to relieve Tauntondean ; 54. his going to Ireland ; 56. Fajarde, Don Juan ; 608. Falconbridge, Col., at Ghent ; 145. Falconer, baillie of Elgin ; 124. Falkirk ; 286. battle at ; 440-442. Falkland: Viscount (1627), passport by ; 33. island ; 404. Falkner, printer ; 485. Fall, James, Historiographer in Scotland ; 94. Falmouth; 529. Famma, M. de, in command at Bergen- op-Zoom ; 108. Faichersone, Lieut., at Drummond Castle; 150. Faringdon, garrison at ; 54. Farnese, Cardinal ; 526. Farquharson : Capt., in Achron ; 445. of Whitehouse ; ib. Col. Francis, prisoner; 447. Captain James ; 447. Fausyde, Sir Thomas of, witness ; 7. Faux, Guy ; 116. Faversham, Lord (1756), letter of ; 311. Fawkener : ; 269. Sir Edward, letter of ; 444. Fayolle, a servant ; 549. Fazakerley, Mr., speech of; 312. Febure, M. de ; 525. Feddalis, lands of ; 72. Fellows, Mr.; 516. Felton, Robert ; 98. Fencing and dancing ; 47. Fenelon,M. ; 253, 259, 266,267, 269,270. Fenwick, N., letters of; 337, 343. Ferdinand, Prince, on the Rhine; 315, 316, 317, 339, 340, 344, 353. letter to ; 322. Ferdinando of Gratz, elected King of Bohemia; 102. Ference, M. de, letter of ; 361. INDEX, 639 Fergushill : Alexander, son of Thomas ; 22. Kobert ; 22, 26. letter of; 57. Fergussil, William, witness ; 13. Fergusson, Thomas ; 20. Feria, Duke of; 576, 596. Duchess of ; 522. Ferningham, Archibald ; 101. Feroe, M.j attempt on his wife ; 383, 384. Ferrara; 386, 581. Ferraresi, the ; 569, 572. Ferrars, Sir William of ; 7. Ferrers, Lady ; 458. Ferrol ; 265. Fersen, M. de ; 382. Fervaques, Marshal ; 603. Feversham, Lord (1756), on the French invasion ; 311. Fidlar, — ; 87. Fielding, Sir John ; 388. Fife and Menteith, Earl of (1414) ; 62. Finch : Lord Chancellor (1678), document signed by ; 201 . Mr. ; 264, 266, 272. at Stockholm, letter of ; 205. ambassador at the Hague ; 244, 248, 249, 252, 253. letter to ; 432. Findlater, Earl of (1652), inventory by ; 38. Fingud, John, witness ; 11. Finkenstein, Count; 328,349. Finland, Grand Duchy of; 187. Finlayson, John ; 447. Fischeartoun, the : 27. Fisheries, Newfoundland ; 227, 229, 230. Fishing boats, order concerning ; 186. Fisk, Mr.; 168. Fisser, Michael, 62. Fitz-Alan, Walter ; 1. Fitzgerald : — ; 264. Mr.; 241. Fitzherbert, Mr., letter to ; 492. Fitz-James, — , officers of, at Culloden ; 444. Fitz-Thomas, Capt., letter to ; 508. Fitzwilliam, Lord (1743) ; 278. Fiume, Governor of ; 607. Flanders, the Spaniards in ; 542. manufactures of ; 543, 563, 575, 616, 617. fortifications ; 585, 595. Fleeming, Matthew, account of disburse- ments by; 39. Fleetwood : Bishop, his library ; 270. Mrs. Anne ; 425. Fleming, — , at Falkirk ; 441. Count; 193. James, his ship and goods ; 42. Sir James, witness ; 15. procurator ; ib. Sir Malcolm, charter by ; 8. his sons David and Patrick ; ib. Marjory, grant to ; 13. Fletcher, Mr., cipher for the Earl Maris- chal ; 506 et passim. Fleurer, Le, the ship ; 195. Fleury, Cardinal de, letter of; 202. cypher for ; 227. Flint, as a title ; 431. Florence ; 250, 381, 389. ambassador from ; 522, 524. Duke of; 535. Flores de Avila, Marquis of, 576, 578, 598, 608. Florida; 600. Spanish galleons lost off ; 585. Flower, Colonel ; 57. Mr., Lord Castle Durrow ; 498, 502. Floyd : Sir R. ; 307. Mrs. ; 270. Flushing; 288. Fogo, Jhone, of Couper ; 64. Fokert, Alexander; 18. Fontainebleau ; 350, 521, 602. document dated at ; 203. Fontenoy, Gen. Cholmondeley at ; 442. Count of; 586. Foote, Mr., surgeon ; 413. Forbes : Andrew; 461. Charles; 468. Duncan, of Culloden, letter of; 155. Forester : Duncan, of Gunnerschaw ; 66, 69. Walter ; ib. Forfar, Sir John, chaplain ; 73. Forman, Andrew ; 18. Forster, Sir Walter ; 70. Forth, the river ; 127, 128. Fort Lawrence, letter dated at ; 307. Foster, Mr. : the Pretender's reference to; 158. of Colchester ; 408,410. Foudroyant, the ship; 314. Foulartone, George of; 13. Foulis ; 62. Fountayne : Mr.; 279, 297. John, Dean of York ; 297. letters of; 368, 452. Foveant, Captain ; 577. Fox : Henry ; 288, 310, 353. Surveyor of the Works ; 268. and the Regency Bill ; 306. his election at Windsor ; 313, 314. Lieut. Carbery ; 446. Frampton, Brigadier ; 207. Dr., candidate for Oxford; 482, 483. France, English negotiations with (1625) ; 110, et seq. Sir Ed. Herbert's embassy to; 114, 115, 119. fishing boats of; 186. the Russian operations against, near Dantzig (1734) ; 191-196. religious dissensions in; 521-556 passim, 609, 610, 614. 640 INDEX. France — conl. and Spain, affairs between (1611-12) ; 524 et seq. contentions among the ambassadors to; 567, 571. Reformed Churches of ; 578. the Spaniards' way of life in ; 602. Spain and Holland, negotiations with and concerning (1734) ; 252, et seq, 434-437. negotiations with (1762) ; 222-224. and Russia, negotiations with ; 449, 450. and the Turks Islands ; 232-235. and Italy ; 255. operations of, on the Rhine, &c. ; 279- 282. and the rebellion of '45; 286, 289, 292. threatened i n vasion by; 310,311,316, 317. desertions of her soldiers ; 332. diplomatic cunning of; 363. and the Polish election; 377. Lord Harrington's feeling against ; 256. King of (1610), letter to ; 120. the young ; 531. (1612), reported murder of; 605. (1625), letters to; 112, 114, 122. Queen Mother of, letters to ; 1 10, 1 1 1 , 114. ; 529 et seq. magical practises on ; 604, 605. Franch, Sir John, chaplain ; 65. Francis, Robert : ofStane; 4. requisition against ; 19. his daughter's marriage ; 20. Franconia ; 119. Frank, Thomas ; 20. Frankfort : diet at ; 47. assembly at ; 570. diet at ; 574, 575. election at ; 582. protestants in ; 597, 601. Fraserburgh, letter dated at ; 198. Fraunceys, Andrew, his lands ; 7. Frazer : Colonel ; 57. Mr.; 392. Frazier, Col. ; 445. Fredensburg, Danish court at; 373, 374. Frederick the Great. See Prussia, King of (after 1740). Freiberg ; 326, 332. battle of; 348. Freir, William; 77. Frenuse, Madame de ; 45. Friburg, the French before; 281, 282. Friebairn, Rev. David, letter of ; 153. Friedensburg ; 331. letter dated at ; 228. Friendship, Bond of ; 88. Friesland, Count of; 528. Frissit, Capt. ; 134. Friuli, state of; 522. Frognal ; 396. letter dated at ; 320. Fronton, — ; 571. Frude, Cristopher ; 75. Fuentes, Count; 326, 581. Fulda, the river ; 340. Fulham ; 358, 452. letters dated at ; 243, 306. Fullartoun, Adam of, witness ; 10. Fulleron, Mr. ; 164, 165. Fynlastoun, document signed at ; 29. Fynlawston, document dated at ; 11. Fyntra, Vicar of ; 72. Fynvyk, Reginald of ; 62. G. Gabor, Bethlem, styled King of Hungary ; 107. Gadgyrtht ; 13. Gaell, John ; 98. Gaesberh ; 555. Gaeta; 254. Gage, an English Jesuit ; 101. Lord (1747) ; 297. General, letter of ; 236. in America ; 382. Gainly, Jacobite cipher ; 173. Galbraith, Thomas, of Balkindrocht ; 69 Galbraitht, Walter, of Kerscadden ; 72. Galbrath, Sir William of, charter to ; 62. Gallevats, fleet of; 155. Galiicia; 282. Gallisholme, the, lands of; 62. Galloway, Bishop of (1684) ; 94. Gallystown, the ; 62. Galoberis, lands of ; 15. Galowbery ; 15. Galstone, John, charge against ; 20. Galstoun, lands of ; 62. Galue, Conde de ; 521. Gal vane, Lord of ; 8. Galwaldmoir ; 76. Gambarini, Mdlle. ; 365. her pictures ; 366. Gangelt, English troops at ; 209, 210. Garden ; 69, 78, 79. Lord; 79. Sir Archibald Stirling ; 60. Gardener, Sir Richard ; 63. Gardiner, Capt., killed ; 314. Gardner, John, charge against ; 20. Garlies, Lord, his son ; 506. Garngulane, lands of ; 17. Garode, a Jesuit ; 116. Garon, Mr. ; 487. Gartconvel ; 69. Gascoyne, Bamber, report by ; 232. Gasparo, agent ; 533. Gat, Cape de, engagement off ; 314. Gavan, M., of Montpellier ; 512. Gazette, the ; 302. Gedda; 266. Gee, Mr. ; 364. INDEX. 641 Gees ; 445. Geneva ; 389, 459. plague in ; 531. Genoa; 579, 587. treaty of France with ; 235. Geoghegan, Capt. Alex.; 446. George I., drinking the waters ; 239, 240. Lord Townshend's letter to ; 427. his fondness for Hanover ; 429. and his son ; 1 70. his sons Frederick and William ; 430. his death ; 165. George II., letter of; 204. letters to ; 202, 241. as elector of Hanover ; 247, 251, 260, 264, 276. at Dettingen ; 278. "the Elector," at Helvoetsluys ; 469, 470. his return to London ; 474. his reception in London ; 482. his visits to Hanover ; 479, 480, 492. illness of ; 480. his family ; 305, 306. and the Prince of Wales ; 505,506,516. death of his Queen ; 509. his death ; 320. George III. : warrant signed by ; 229. his marriage ; 323. and Oxford University ; 345. the London merchants' address to ; 413, 414. the address of the Lord Mayor, &c. to ; 422, 423. George, Prince : of Denmark ; 431. commission and order by ; 186. the ship ; 448. George, Fort ; 444. Gerard, Lord (1679), his regiment; 131. Germany, campaign in (1633-34) ; 47, 48. English campaign in; 315-319, 324, 336, 338. Emperor of (1611), bis brother; 523, 526, 527. proposed deposing of ; 536, 538. his death ; 555, 561. his funeral ; 601. Princes of, their alliance with Eng- land ; 574. Gernok, water of : 14. Gerwok; 88. Ghelderland; 571. Ghent; 184, 377. citadel of ; 145. English troops at ; 210. nunnery at ; 437. letter dated at ; 438. Gibraltar; 313, 322, 401. proposed exchange of, for Minorca ; 200, 213. Bay; 448. Gibson, — , executor ; 425. Dr. Edward, letters of; 243. Giffartland; 26. Giffertland; 25. mansion of ; ib. u 84067. Giffin, Gyffevn, lands, &c. of ; 7 et seq passim. Gifford : J., at Blandyke ; 438. Sir John ; 57. Gillecrist, son of Louenald ; 86. Gillibrand, one ; 438. Gilliekerchen, English troops at; 209. Gillingham, Rev. Roger; 3G6. Gin, Holland ; 338. Ginkel, envoy ; 276. Gioiosa, Cardinal, his palace at Rome attacked; 526. arrest of his servants ; 531. Giraldin, Mons. ; 184. Gladwin, Major ; 236. Glais, John, of Rothsay ; 17. Glamorgan, title derived from ; 431. Glascloune ; 88. Glasgow ; 289, 292. documents dated at ; 14, 19, 23, 25, 29, 62, 63, 64, 81. Cathedral of ; 7. dean and chapter of; 12. church of; 21, 25. St. Kentigern church ; 12. canons of ; 64. friars minor of ; 26. friars preachers of ; ib. Lord Eglinton's house in ; 32, 33. Lord Sinclair's regiment at ; 53. grammar school at ; 45. burgesses of; 66. riot in (1725) ; 176. regiment, at Falkirk ; 441. Bishop of (1408), charter by ; 62. (1448) ; 64. (1487) ; 66. (1519) ; 23. Archbishop of (1513), decree by ; 69. (1536), commission to ; 25. (1545) ; 26. (1684) ; 94. Glaslick ; 445. Glassford, Lord (1689) ; 138. Gleggirnache ; 64. Glenbucket ; 198. Glenbucky ; 152. Glencairn, Earl of (1509) ; 21. (1511) ; 22. (1523) ; 23. (1546) ; 26. (1586) ; 2, 29. (1644); 52. (1656), letter of; 79. (1689), commander-in-chief ; 39. Glencoe; 124. Glenderule, a Jacobite ; 91, 92, 124, 126, 127, 196. Glendonwyne ; 62. Glengarry, laird of ; 123, 125. Glengurnac, laird of, witness ; 12. Glenkendy, — ; 151. Glenlyon, letter dated at ; 128. Glenmor; 14, Glenorch}-, Lord, in Denmark ; 355. Glensheall ; 124. Glenshell, pass of ; 196. S S 642 Glenty, lands of; 67. Gleynne; 66. Gloire, La, the ship ; 195. Glorat; 71. Gloucester; 55. titles derived from; 431. Glover: Leonidas ; 375. Sir Thomas, Envoy to Constantinople ; 542, 562, 566, 572, 579, 582, 587, 594, 607. his pensions ; 533. Gloves : Spanish ; 597, 602. payments for ; 31. G- luckstadt, letter dated at ; 284. Glynd, letters dated at ; 296, 297. odolphin : Lord (1766), letter of; 399. Mr.; 240. Francis, letters of ; 314. Sir William, letter of ; 200. Goldwyn, Mr. ; 279. Golovin, Lord, letters to ; 190. Gonzaga, Cardinal ; 531, 568. Gooch : Dr. Thomas, letter of; 303. Sir Thomas ; 368. Goodricke, Sir John, letters of; 325, 348. at Stockholm ; 382, 383, 384. Goranzo, Venetian Ambassador ; 539. Gordon : Duke of (1736) ; 460. Duchess of; 318. and the Advocates ; 144, 145. Lady ; 28, 444. — , at Copenhagen ; 395. Alex.; 446. Lieut. George ; 447. James ; 28. Joon, letter of ; 198. his son, Sandie ; ib. Lady Mary, letter of ; 171. Thomas, Captain, afterwards Admiral, commissions, &c. to; 185-188. Admiral Thomas, account of ; 83. letters to ; 157 et seq. Sir Thomas; 183. Goring, General, at Tauntondean ; 54. Gormok, laird of ; 87, 88. Gorthy, Tristram of ; 62. Goslinga, Dutch deputy ; 142. Gosport, the ship ; 186. Gosset, Mr. ; 398. Gottingen, evacuation of ; 339. Gould, Mr. ; 249. Gourlay, David ; 72. Gout, a cure for ; 416, 425. Govan ; 52. Gowe*r : Lord (1764); 229. (1765) ; 387, 390. (1768); 410. (1770) ; 423. Gowyne, Gillecrist, of Rothsay ; 17. Gozo, Porte of ; 569, 572, 581, 607. Grabs, fleet of; 155. Grafton, Duke of : Secretary of State ; 390, 391. (1767); 407. (1770); 420, 421. Junius's letter to; 418. Graham or Grahame : Alexander; 63. of, witness ; 65. John, of Gerwok ; 88. Col. John, of Claverhouse ; 95. his regiment ; 135, 136. pay of; 136. Patrick of, witness ; 8. Lord the, Patrick ; 63. (1448), Patrick; 65. of, Sir William ; 62. Grain, &c. accounts ; 32. Grame : Lord, William ; 18. Robert the, of Kynpount ; 63. Thomas, witness ; 63. Granada; 534. Granby, Lord (1759) ; 317. (1762) ; 339. (1763) ; 353. (1770) ; 419. Grand, M. le ; 597, 599, 605, 611. Grange : Lord (1728); 242. laird of ; 75. Grant : Major; 444. Colonel; 445. Lieut. Jacques ; 446. James or John ; 392. Granville, Lord (1745); 288. (1747) ; 298, 299. (1751) ; 306. (1752) ; 307. (1756) ; 311. (1757) ; 313. (1761); 321. (1761), letter of; 322. (1763); 352. his picture; 451. Grates, or Gratz, Duke Ferdinando of ; 551, 569, 607. Gravelines; 438. Graves, Ensign ; 193. Gravesend; 99, 288, 574, 595. letter dated at ; 109. Gravier, Mrs., her daughter; 378, 381. Gray: Colonel ; 44. Sir Andrew, of Fowlis ; 63. Lord, Andrew, justice general ; 22. Isabella, relict of Adam Creichtoun ; 70. James ; 66. Sir James ; 362, 367, 451. John, witness ; 10, 14. Master of, Patrick, commission to ; 88. Greece, English consuls in ; 300. Greenock ; 52, 53. INDEX. 643 Green well, a Jesuit ; 116. Greenwich, letters dated at ; 100-102. Greithill, lands of; 27. Grenada Islands ; 424. Grenok, William, witness ; 63. Grenville, George or Mr.; 199, 321, | 333-365 passim, 383, 397, 402, 403, 410, 411, 412, 418, 422, 423, 419. letters of; 341-345, 419. letters to ; 228, 342. documents signed by; 229, 230. speech of ; 382. Grenville, Henry ; 388. Grey : in Griffin ; 19. Lord, of Groby, his forces in Scotland ; 57. "William de, report by ; 228. Grimaldi, Marquis ; 223, 224. letter of; 230. Grimsby borough ; 409. Grisons, the ; 562, 570, 581, 587, 593. Gritts, Piero ; 570. Groningen, letter dated at ; 239. Gross, Mons. ; 326, 370. Gruibbet; 39. Grumkow, Baron ; 246. Guadalcacar, Marques de ; 552. Guadaleste, Marques de ; 535, 582, 594. Guadaloupe ; 315, 316, 393, 414. Guerchy, Count de, complaint by ; 230. letters of ; ib. and M. D'Eon ; 360, 365, 366, 375, 376, 385, 394. Guernsey; 186. Guichen, Count, and the Turks Islands ; 234, 235. Guienne, Lieut.-General in; 596. Guilles, Marquis de, at Culloden; 445, 446. Guinea, Spaniards in ; 528. coast of; 538, 550, 558. Guise, Cardinal of ; 3 20. Guise, Due de (1611-12) ; 525, 566, 577, 589, 599, 602, 611. (1617), his son; 103. et Duchesse de ; 544. Duchesse de ; 571, 599. Chevalier de ; 536, 566, 597, 599. house of ; 603. Guislone ; 26. Gulpen, English troops at ; 206-209. Gunnerschaw; 66. Gunning, Robert, letter of ; 400. Gunpowder plot ; 116. Guns and gunners, documents concerning ; 132-135. Gustavus : of Sweden ; 47. Adolphus, his insignia ; 290. Guthrie, David, of Kincaldrum; 13. Guyenne; 612, Gyffeyn, land of. See Giffin. H. Haddick, General; 346. Haddington, letter dated at ; 46. Earl of, Thomas, his daughter-; 6. Haggerston, Sir Carnaby, his sons; 438. Hagie Haugh ; 129. Hague, the, letters dated at ; 90, 106, 133, 140, 144, 146, 147, 154, 239, 244-276 passim, 282, 296. 363-371 passim, 378, 399, 401, 433, 438, 451, 495, 529, 543, 474, Knights of St. George at ; 466. ambassador at, Winwood ; 578. Spanish ambassador at ; 123. Halden, William, witness ; 65. Haliburtoun, Walter of ; 63. Halifax, Lord (1752), speech of; 307. (1762) ; 205. (1764) ; 229. Secretary of State, letters of and to, &c. (1762-1770) ; 230, 232, 235, 236, 345-442 passim, 450, 451. his daughter ; 370. his nephew Osborne; 367, 370, 377, 379, 380, 381, 383, 388, 389. portrait of ; 366, 367, 373, 394, 397, 398. Halifax, Nova Scotia, letter dated at ; 308. the Germans in ; ib. Halkett, Sir Peter, letter of; 153, Halkhead ; 197, 198. Haly; 21. Halyburton, William ; 21. Ham, Surrey, letter dated at ; 411. Hamadan ; 309. Hamburg : letters dated at; 251, 265, 325-352, 363, 388. magistrates of ; 250. Danish soldiers in; 334. Dr. Thomas at ; 269. Hamel, his affair; 264. Hamilton ; Duke of (1648), his faction; 56. (,1686) commission to ; 95. (1689) commission signed by; 40. and the Covenant ; ■"37. Marquis of (1632), miniature of; 35. (1640) ; 48. Marchioness of ; 45. Mr.; 365. — — at Naples ; 367. General, his mission to Lord Boling- broke; 181-184. Agnes of ; 11. Alan, of Bardowy ; 71. killed by Colin Campbell ; 72. Alexander, of Comsket ; 19. Capt. Alexander, in Ireland ; 50. Lady Ann, inventory of her jewels; 35. Sir Archibald of, witness; 14, 15. Ezeckiel, Jacobite letters of and to ; 453 et seq. s s 2 644 INDEX, Hamilton — cont. Wm. Gerard ; 382. Gilbert, of Lochhouse ; 68, Jane, ber marriage ; 27. Dame Jane ; 77. Lady Jean ; 4. Jobn of; 8, 13. John ; 69. of Pardowy \ 69. Bishop of Dunkeld ; 96. Matthew, of Milnburn ; 73. Patrick, of Bogsyde ; 26. Paul, letter of; 44. Robert: 28. William; 44. Hammer, Jacobite cipher ; 170. Hampden, Robert, letters of; 342, 347, 348. Hampton, lelters dated at ; 42. Court; 31, 32, 319, 416, 431, 492, 595. letters dated at ; 105, 203. Hancock, Mr. ; 500, 503. Haudsyde, Colonel ; 208. Handyside, cipher for the Pretender ; 482. Hanlon, cipher for Sweden ; 168. Han nan, Count ; 575. Hanover; 239, 240, 260, 263, 316, 427. letters dated at ; 250, 256, 257, 258, 274, 275, 432, 435. Court of, and Scotland ; 143. Regency of ; 246. George I.'s liking for, Jacobite use of ; 429. Elector of,George ll.as ; 167, 247,251. Geo. II.'s visits to ; 479, 492, 493. Hanse towns, the; 119,594,595,598,601. Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor, letters of; 276, 284, 322. (1762); 326, 449. (1764), death of; 362. Hardy, — ; 279. Captain, letters of ; 225. Hare, Mr. ; 364. Harkeyne, Vice-Admiral ; 529. Harlay, Mr., apothecary ; 140. Harrack, Count ; 268. Harrington,Lord(1730-1740),Secretary of State, letters of and to ; 199, 203- 206, 226, 243-263, 271, 274. (1734) ; 433, 458, 459, 461, 465. (1745) , letters to ; 284. his rumoured resignation ; 288. (1746) , letter to ; 289. his resignation ; 294, 295. letter of ; 447. (1747) , Lord Lieut, of Ireland ; 295, 297. (1749), letter to ; 304. his illness ; 305, 307. and Lady ; 31, 32. Harris : Mr.; 363. Herbert; 358. Hilbert; 313. James, documents signed by; 229, 230. Harrison, — , his regiment ; 196. John, his discoveries ; 319. Hart, Thomas, witness ; 74. Hartlebury ; 294. Hartlyrowe, letter dated at ; 242. Harwich ; 342, 350, 357. coach ; 133. Marquis of, (1710) ; 140. Harwood, Sir Edward, letter of; 105. Hastings ; 186. JiOrd, of Loughborough ; 55. Hatch, Mr., apothecary ; 425. Hatfield, Rowe Green near ; 285. Hattorf, Mr. ; 247. Hautefontaine ; 610. Hauterive, M. de ; 614. Havannah, the ; 340, 344, 345, 346, 609. outrages by British in ; 230. Havre; 182. Rodney's expedition to; 316, 317. i Hawick, John of ; 62. j Hawk, a, description of ; 44. Hawke : Sir Edward or Admiral; 315, 319, 448. John, a soldier; 372, 373. discharge of ; 390. Hawking, licence for ; 4 1 . Hawley, Dr.; 471, 484, 488. letters of ; 504. letter to; 483. in London ; 517. General; 208. at Culloden ; 442-444. Hawnes, letter dated at ; 322. Hawpland; 19. Hay: Captain; 80. wounded ; ib, Alexander, letters to ; 460, 502, 510. Catherine,relict of George D rummond ; 89. Lieut. David, pay of; 136. George, report by ; 228. Ensign James ; 447. Captain John, a Jacobite ; 1 60. document signed by ; 161. letters of ; 174 et seq. Will.; 163. William, letter of ; 178. — — document signed by ; 184. Hayes, Pitt's seat ; 409. Head dresses, payments f or ; 31. Heatby, — , letter of ; 438. Hedge, J. ; 269. Heidelberg ; 574. Heinsberg, English troops at ; 210. Helmsley, reduction of ; 54. Helsham, Dr. ; 485. Helston ; 399. Helvoet Sluys ; 239, 325, 338, 342, 357, 459, 469, 504, 520. Henderson : Alexander ; 35. Colonel, his command at Bergen-op- Zoom ; 107, 108. Henley, Mr. ; 314. Henrietta Maria, Queen, her servants re- moved ; 45. her packet intercepted; 47. INDEX. u45 Henrietta Maria — cont. her confessors ; 110, 111. draft letter of; 111. her landing at Dover ; 122. Henrison, James, of Straton Hall ; 69. Henry, Prince, son of James I , his death ; 613, 614. Henryson, Henry, witness ; 17. Hepburn : George, Postulate of the Isles ; 69. John, Bishop of Dunblane ; 65. Sir John, in Germany ; 48. Jonet or Margaret ; 28. Major; 81. Sir Kobert, death of; 45. Heraclius, Prince ; 309. Heralds, their fees ; 115. Herbert : Mr., Commissioner of Trade ; 268. Sir Edward, letter to ; 104. Ambassador in France; 114, 115, 119. Robert, his nephew ; 421. Hereing, David and John, charges against ; 88. Hereis, John, parson of Melville ; 33. Herenthals; 105. Hering : James, commission to ; 88. John ; 63. Heme, Jacobite cipher ; 173. Herring fishery ; 186. Herrings, presents of ; 43, 44. Hertford, Earl of (temp. Jac. I.) ; 575. (1762), letter of; 330. (1764) ; 366, 369, 376, 378, 380. letters to ; 231. Hervey, Augustus ; 425. Herwy, Alexander ; 26. Heryng, James ; 28. Herys, Sir Herbert, charter by ; 11. Heslait, mill of ; 20. Hesse, distressed state of ; 336, 340. Landgrave of ; 432, 574. victory gained by ; 47. (1738), letter of; 164. HetheringtOD, — ; 397. Hevidis ; 16. He wet, James ; 168. Hewit, Mr.; 318. Hexham ; 289. Hick; 193. Hickman, Bishop ; 518. Hicks, cipher for the Pretender ; 469, 473, 480, 483. Hieres; 471. Hieriggs ; 69. Highgate, letter dated at ; 354. Highlands, West, regiments sent to ; 39. Hildesheim, town house of ; 246. Hilhouse ; 68. Hill; 69. Hillsborough, Lord (1752) ; 307. (1764) ; 229, 380. (1765) ; 393. (1767) ; 406, 407. (1768) ; 410. documents signed by ; 227 . Himby; 68. Hinchinbrook, letter dated at; 41 . Lady; 404. Hindon, Mr., Jacobite cipher ; 1 70. Hochstrat, Count ; 612. Hockrel, letter dated at ; 241. Hochstraten, Count ; 597. Hodges, Mr., at Pyrmont ; 239. Holbin, Sir John ; 464. Holbourn, Admiral, and Byng's trial ; 313. Holderness, Lord (1761) - 3 221, 449. (1762); 347. (1762), ambassador ; 337. Lady; 319. Holdesworth, — , and Pope's letters ; 475, 477. Holford, Mr. ; 389. Hoik, Jesuit seminary at ; 437, 438. Holland, dispute of Denmark with ; 55. Ambassadors from ; 99, 120. gunners, &c. in ; 133-135. the Deputies of, and Marlborough; 112. the negociations at Utrecht ; 146, 147. bankrupt state of ; 175. and France ; 434-437. the dikes in ; 519. and the East Indies ; 601. negociations with ; See Hague, the, letters dated at. Lord (1633), his quarrel with Lord Weston; 47. Holies, Charles I.'s proceedings against ; 51. Holmbyre, lands of ; 18. Holmys, Elizabeth; 20. Holstein; 400. Duke of (1725) ; 175. the Pretender's letter io ; 160. (1730) ; 244. (1734) and the Princos Emily ; 254. (1739), his reported death ; 272. (1762) ; 327. the young ; 34 1 . Prince George of ; 320. Holy Island ; 80. Holyrood or Holyrood House, documents dated at ; 30, 39, 47, 92, 93, 186. Home : Lord (1478), Alexander, graut by : 15. Lord, Alexander, surrender of lands by; 15. John ; 354. Captain John, of Nynwells ; 39. Margaret and Sybil, daughters of Sir Patrick; 67. Patrick, witness ; 14. Thomas, grant to ; 15. William, letter to ; 58. See Hume. Hommyll : Jok; 19. Mergaret and John ; 19. Homyl, John ; 9. Honduras, Bay of; 213, 214, 220, 222. Honfleur; 120, 646 INDEX. Honywood, General, his regiment ; 206, 210. Hooft, Dutch deputy ; 142. Hooker, Mr.; 171. Hoome, Jo., of Kello ; 79. Hooper, Mr., of the Customs ; 344. Hop, — ; 266. Mr., his intercepted letter ; 245. Hope: Mr.; 487. Sir Alexander, of Carse ; 39. Hopetoun, Countess of ; 489. Hopson, Genera] ; 315. Horen, Count de ; 135. Hormishocis, lordship of; 7. Horn, a surgeon ; 189. Mr.; 156. Horton, Northants ; 398, 404, 407, 408. letters dated at ; 380, 399. Houghton, Norfolk ; 433. letter dated at ; 271. Hound, the sloop ; 444. Houstoun : document dated at ; 12. James ; 24. John, canon of Glasgow; 27. Dame Janet, protestation by ; 14. Janet ; 19. Patrick of, witness ; 12, 23. Sir Peter, witness ; 19. Howard : Colonel, at Culloden • 443. Sir Charles ; 421. Howe, Mr., at Northampton ; 409, 412. Huchonsoun, Robert ; 66. Hudson's river ; 137. Huggans, Mons. ; 550. Hughans, Mons. ; 555. Hugon, Pierre, a prisoner; 114, 115. Hull ; 400. Hulse, Dr. ; 278. Hulsen, General ; 346. Hume : Lord (1514) Alexander; 69. his lands forfeited ; 70. (1557), Alexander ; 74, 75. Sir Alexander, witness ; 14. John, of Hutounhall j 75. Sir Patrick, his daughter's marriage ; 67. See Home. Hummel, George Erdman, gunner ; 134. Hungary ; 102. and Prussia ; 206, 212. waters ; 334, 345. army in ; 601. King of (1612) ; 561, 568, 607. (1621), Bethlem Gabor; 107. (1634) ; 47. Queen of, and King of Prussia ; 276. and France ; 281. (1743) ; 439. Hungerford, John, letter of; 155. Hunsden; 368. Huntare, Robert : of Huntarestoun ; 22, 23. grant to ; 24. Hunter : Archibald, laird of Ardneill ; 13. George, letter of ; 438. Helen; 44. Isabel, her goods ; 94. Robert, of Hunterstown ; 4. Thomas Orby, documents signed by ; 229, 230. Hunting, licence for ; 41. Huntingdon; 296. Lord (1770) - r 419. Huntingtower ; 149, 150. Huntly : Earl of (1498), George, justice general ; 18. (1536), commission to ; 25. (1562) ; 28. (1569) ; 42. Marquis of (1639) ; 48. (1647), taken prisoner ; 79. Hurdes, chaplain ; 396. Huron Indians, treaty with ; 231. of Detroit and Sandusky ; 236. Hurrie, Colonel ; 56. Huske : Brigadier ; 206, 209. General, at Falkirk ; 286, 440, 441. at Culloden ; 444. Hussey, Mr. ; 391. speech of ; 382. Hudson, — ; 286. Hutown, rector of; 71. Hutton, Bushel, letter dated at ; 325. Hyde, Lord (1761), letter of; 322. (1767) , letter of; 402. (1768) ; 410. (1769) , letter of; 452. and Lady ; 405. Hyndford, Lord (1741); 276. I. Ibberville, the ; 223. Ibrahim Mirza Khann ; 303. Idiagues, Don Juan de ; 558. Illandonald ; 123, 124. Inchaffray, abbey of; 71. monastery, charter dated at ; 7. Commendator of, James, bond by t 88. J Independents, the, in Jersey province ; 137. India, East, Company; 337. 401, 405,413. director of ? 153. engagement of its ships ; 155. Court of Directors ; 187. Ships of ; ib. Indies, East, mutiny of soldiers in ; 237, 238. the Spaniards in ; 528, 550, 551. the Dutch trade in ; 601. Indies, West, cutting of logwood in ; 200 r 218. Ingermanland, the ship ; 187. INDEX. Inglis : Captain in Ireland ; 49, 50. his troop; 136. John, witness ; 8. William, witness ; 17. Inglistoun ; 95. Ingram, Dr., his pills ; 425. Ingria, province of : 187. Inichillimalinak ; 236. Inneralloun, lands ; 69, 70, 74. Innerhawloune, lands of ; 7. Innerleth ; 15. Innerwick ; 14. laird of ; 15. Innes, laird of ; 48. his wife ; 51. Inoculation ; 305. Inojossa, Marquis of (1624), letter to ; 108. Inquisition, the, at Venice ; 534, 542. Inventories ; 75, 76. Inverlochy; 196. Inverness ; 124, 125, 196, 287, 288, 289. letters dated at ; 442, 444. attack on ; 57. rebels at ; 265. Governor of ; 444. French officers in ; 445, 446. Earl of (1725), document signed by; 162. Capt. John Hay, titular ; 174. letter of; 176. letter to; 179. and Lady, the Princess Mary Clementina; 161. at Avignon ; 178. the Pretender's friend and ; ib. — their change of religion ; 178, 179, 181. (1766), Mr. Vincent; 454, 462. or " Morpeth, &c. " ; 465, 466. Jacobite feeling against ; 468, 469, 476, 478, 480, 481, 490, 497, 498, 505,518, 519. Ireland : soldiers from, in Poland (1611) ; 529, 535. Lord Eglinton's services in (1641) ; 3. Presbyterians in ; 6. religious work in ; 46. the Scots army in (1641) ; 49. the rebels in ; 49, 50. the Scots army in (1647) ; 56, 78. Alnage Office in ; 229. proposed raising of a regiment in, (1744); 282, 283. state of inhabitants there ; 283. dragoons at Falkirk ; 286. revenue of (1749) ; 304. the Duke of Dorset in ; 309. Prime Serjeant, &c. of ; 362. Primate of, Robinson; 380, 381. increase of army in ; 410. and its Lord Lieutenants (1723) ; 429. depression of coinage in ; 508, 509. Ireland — cont. Lord Harrington Deputy in (1746) ; 295. Lord Townshend's popularity in ; 417. Irnham, Lord, his son ; 415. Irskyn, Robert of, witness ; 6, 7. Irvin, Dr. Christopher ; Historiographer in Scotland ; 95. King's physician ; 96. Irvine : documents dated at ; 1 1, 14, 19, 25, 26v Carmelites of ; 26. burgh of ; 10, 18, 21, 39, 52. Irwin : Mr. ; 485. Alexander ; 488. Capt. Alex., letter to ; 492. Irwine, Rev. Will., letter of ; 153. Isach, L', the ship ; 195. Isis, the ship ; 449. Isle, John of, witness ; 6. Isles, the, Agnes of ; 9. Postulate of; 69. Bishop of (1684) ; 94. Italy, Spanish troops in ; 247. French war with ; 255. travels in ; 386, 389. Princes of; 578. Ittersum, Mons. ; 248. J. Jacobites, the ; 91. (1715-45), papers relating to ; 123. correspondence ; 168 et seq., 452-520. papers taken from Colonel Cecil ; 225. state of, in 1723 ; 428, 429. Jacson, Sir Thomas ; 72. Jamaica ; 234, 235. mutiny in ; 384. James I. of England, alleged plot against ; 100, 101. his death; 112. his treatment of priests ; 117. draft letter of; 120. James II. of Scotland, grant by ; 10_ charter by; 12. James II. of England, letters of his son ; 91, 92. warrant by ; 95. his landing in France ; 138. James III. of England. See Pretender, the. James III. of Scotland, bis son ; 15, 16, 59. privy seal of ; 65. James IV. of Scotland, charters by ; 18, 66. commands by ; 20. James V. of Scotland, charters by ; 22, 24, 70. privy seals of ; 22, 72. commission by ; 25. James VI. of Scotland, expenses at his Court on coming to England ; 30- 32. 648 INDEX. James VI., of Scotland — cont. presentation by ; 33. letters of; 40, 41. ratification by ; 75. commission by ; 88. warrant by ; 89. Jamineau, M. ; 372, 451. Janin, President, bis son killed ; 549. Jannina, in Thessalia; 307. Jansirot, Mr. ; 250. Janville, Prince ; 566, 596, 597, 599, 602, 614. Jaroslaw ; 167. Jaselski, the Staroste ; 178. Jason, the ship ; 404. Javarof, letter dated at ; 178. Jedburgh, documents dated at ; 74, 129. monastery ; 73. Jefferay, John ; 98. Jenkinson, Cecil, letters of ; 320,329,333, 336, 345, 348,350, 351, 353, 364. letter to; 349. Jt nnings : Captain, mutiny of his soldiers ; 237, 238. J., document signed by ; 187. Jennison, Mr. ; 268. Jenyns, Soame ; 384. report by ; 232. Jeremy, Mr., Jacobite cipher; 173, 174. Jennyn : family, and St. James's rectory ; 243. Harry, flight of ; 78. Jersey; 186. province of, the Quakers, &c. in; 137. Lord (1739) ; 272. (1770); 419. Jesuits, the ; 84, 100, 101, 116, 182, 386, •137, 438, 523, 528, 529, 548, 549, 551, 569, 575, 587, 591, 601. Jeucaux, M. de ; 525. Jewels, inventories of ; 35, 38. Jews, the, Bishop Thomas on ; 448. Johnson : Mr., letter of; 196. Colonel; 210. George, treaty signed by ; 232. Sir William, treaties signed by ; 228, 231, 232, 364, 382. at Niagara ; 236. Johnston: — , his examination ; 361. — , at Minorca ; 364. Guy, letter of; 310. John ; 71. William ; ib, Joinville, Prince de ; 571. Jollyffe, Mr., his will ; 354. Jones: Mr., at Spa; 367. Col. Michael, at Dublin ; 57. Jonkine, David, payment to ; 35. Jordaen; 458. Joyce, Patrick, banker at Madrid; 460, 488. Joyeuse, Cardinal ; 531. Juan, Blanco ; 579. Juliers, duchy of; 202,250, 256, 257,266, 267, 550, 555, 560, 563, 578, 583, 585, 595, 597, 601, 603, 607, 613, 617. siege of ; 530. Junius, his attack on Weston ; 200. his letter to the Duke of Grafton ; 418. and Lord Shelburnc ; 426. K. Kaisers wart ; 81. Kaminick, governor of, 178. Karnsalouch; 15. Keen, Keene : Lieut.-Col. ; 403. Mr.; 250. Benj., letter to ; 432. Sir Benjamin, at Madrid, Pitt's letter to; 212-216. his reply to ; 216-221. Keir, the ; 23. chaplainry of ; 70. laird of, jewels left with ; 38. and the Leny family ; 74. lands of, 64, 65, 67. mill of ; 68. tower of, burning of ; 59, 67. Stirlings of, account of the family ; 59. Keith: Bishop of, letter to ; 188. Lord of ; 84. General; 188,189, 190,476,477,506, 519. Sir George; 178, 184. James, Lieut.-General, letter of ; 178. Jamy, or Jemmy; 166, 167. Lieut.-Colonel ; 168. Mr., envoy to Bussia ; 333, 337. Robert, letters of ; 320, 324, 339. his recall; 339. Kellie, heirs of ; 22. Kello; 15. Kelly, George, Jacobite; 459, 463-469 passim. his escape ; 474, 478. letters of and to; 475, 478, 490, 503-518 passim. at Avignon ; 479, 480, 481, 482. Kelso: David ; 20. Thomas; 22. William; ib. Kelsoland, laird of ; 22. Kelwood; 23. Kemp, Jacobite cipher ; 173. Kendall, Lieut.-Col., prisouer ; 445. Kennett, — ; 90. Kennedy, Kennydy : — , witness ; 10. Sir David; 17. witness ; 18. Sir Gavane, of Blairquhan ; 23. INDEX. 649 Kennedy, Kennydy — cont. John, of Knockreach ; 17. Sir John, witness ; 12. of Cowlane ; 20. Sir Malcolm ; 62. Thomas, of Barganie ; 17. Kennet ; 66. Dr., work by ; 491. Kennicot, Dr. Benj. ; 386, 406. letters of; 310, 387. Kensington : letters dated at; 293. as a title ; 431. Gravel Pits ; 451. Kent, Duke and Duchess of ; 270. Keppel, Commodore, and Admiral Byng ; 312, 313. Keppell, Admiral ; 390. Keppoch, the Camerons under ; 289. at Culloden ; 443. brother of ; 445. Ker: John, witness ; 72. Matho, witness ; 20. Robert, of Kerslaud ; 19. his son John; 22. Stephen, lord of Trearne ; 9. William, witness ; 12. laird of Kersland ; 13. his daughter, Margaret ; ib. Kernie, Captain ; 80. Kerr, Andrew ; 139. Kerrich, John, letter of ; 345. Kerrick, Walter, letter of; 406. Kerrielaw; 16. Kers; 21, 73. Kerscadden ; 72. Ker3land ; 22. Kesterbj', Pacha ; 301. Ketler, old, and Biron ; 269. Kew Gardens ; 505, 506. Bridge, Lottery for ; 505. Kilbirny ; 71. Kilboeuf, in Normandy ; 603. Kildare : Lady; 31. Bishop of (1765) ; 380. Kileregis, in Ayr ; 9. Kilfassachis, lands of; 13. Kiilicheuman ; 196. Killilieagh; 49. skirmish near ; ib. Kilmadock parish ; 77. Kilmarnock; 21,25. document dated at ; 29. siege of ; 25. lands of ; 26. Lord, prisoner ; 444, 447. Kilmaurs : Lords, their disputes with the Eglin- ton family ; 2. Lord of, Cunynghame; 10, 11. Lord of, theft from his servitors ; 18. Kilmodene, parson of ; 72. Kilsyth, battle of ; 55. Kilwilling, Abbot of; 23. Kilwinning ; 38. chamberlain of; 28. masons' lodge at ; 30. abbot of ; 7, 10, 29. Alexander ; 26. Monastery of ; 26. regality of ; 26. Kimiti Gustavi de, letter signed by ; 109. Kinbuck; 151. articles signed at; 152. Kincardine, document dated at ; 65. lands of; 82. parish; 77. Sessions Records of ; 86. Kinclevin, Lady of ; 28. King : Dr.; 466. General, at York ; 54. Kinghorn, Lord (1639) ; 48. Kingour, William and David, charges against ; 88. Kingsborough, Lord (1748), letter of; 301. Kingston : — , at Culloden ; 442. on Thames ; 31. Duke of, his house ; 424. Kinlock, Lady ; 444. Kinnaird, letter dated at ; 46. Kinnoull, Lord (1735), his recall ; 257. Kinross : John, contract by ; 70. Jonet ; 70. of; 67. — — charter by ; 64. her husband Robert Ste^Yart ; 65. William of; 70. Kinsky, Count ; 204,247, 248, 257, 258, 260, 264. his; memorial ; 253. Kintaile; 124. Kintaill, camp in ; 196. Kintore, Earl of; 184. (1685), signature ; 95. Kintyre ; 289. Kiove; 188. Palatin of ; 178. Kippane Rait ; 68. Kippanedavy, lands of ; 67. Kippanerayt, lands of ; 65. Kippanross ; 64. Kippen parish ; 77. Kippendavie ; 75, 76. Kippenross, lordship of 67, 70, 71. Kirchain, letters dated at; 228, 344, 346. Kirkcaldy, Sir William ; 75. Kirkconnel ; 96. Kirkforthar, rector of ; 71. Kirkland Dairy ; 26. Kirkpenny land ; 69. Kirktown, land of; 69. Kirkwod, lands of ; 15. Kirkwode, lands of ; ib. Kirman Schack, castle of; 309. Knight : Dr., his death ; 294. Mr. ; 486. 65a INDEX. Kniphausen, Mr. ; 432, 433. Knock, John, of Ardmanuel ; 69. Knokbrehauch, lands of ; 27. Knokinlyne, lands, &c. of ; 19. Knokintire, lands of ; 9. Knokintyr, lands of ; 19. Knokis, John, witness ; 63. Knokmulyne, lands of ; 9. Knowles, Admiral ; 313. Knox : John ; 4, 5. his daughter ; 6. Uchrede; 69. Knutsford, document dated at ; 288. Konigsberg; 320. Kop, Sibald; 135. Kurakin, Prince ; 176. Kylbreny, church of; 7. Kylbyrne, vicar of; 14. Kyle: gentry, bond by ; 28. Stewart, barony of ; 7, 9, lands in ; 17. Kylesmure ; 45. Kynaston, Justice ; 366. Kyninmonde, Thorn, of ; 64. Kynman, Nicholas ;, 63. Kynpount ; 63. Kynross : Alexander and John; 67. John, excommunication by; 71. suits against ; ib. Kyrkmechall, lands of; 66. Kyrkmychael Striuelyn ; 63. Kyrkmychell, lands of; 62. L. La Bastie, Baron of; 550, 555. Labeduikoffe, Captain ; 194. Labour, agricultural, price of; 404. La Brosse, predictions by ; 567. La Cocherie, Jesuit seminary at; 437, 438. Lacy : Field Marshal or General ; 188, 193, 268. at Memel; 166. T. (cypher for Lord Sempill), letter of; 227. La Fleche ; 438. La Grange, Colonel ; 539, 543, 560, 566. La Lippe, Count ; 379. Lamb, Dean ; 364. Lambe, — ; 338. Lambert, Colonel, near Carlisle ; 56. Lanark ; 75. Lord, his forces ; 37. Earl of (1645) ; 55. Lanarkshire, men of; 55. LaDcashire, the rebels in ; 287. Lancaster, title derived from; 431. Land Tax ; 403. Land's End, the ; 186. Lane, Dr. ; 504, 505. Lanfranco : Cardinal; 539. his death ; 546. Langdale, Sir Marmaduke, his victory at Pontefract, &c. ; 52, 54, 56. Langham, Sir James ; 409. at Northampton ; 412. Lang Kype, camp at, document dated at ; 78. Langlack, Mrs., at the Briel ; 492. Langlois, secretary ; 395. Langschaws, lands of ; 15, 26, 27. Langton, Laird of ; 15. Languedoc ; 540, 577, 588, 610, 612. Lantern or bowat, a, description of ; 43. Lany; 72. Heliseus, witness ; 12. La Roche, coiner ; 611. Larpant, Mr. ; 357, 365, 425. Larpent, young ; 340. Latuce, Captain ; 80. Lauder, Robert of ; 65. Lauderdale : Lord (1620) ; 45. Earl of (1689) ; 138. Lauless, Captain ; 80. Launceston, Baron of ; 431. Laurie, Deputy Governor of Jersey; 137. Lausanne ; 459. Lauson, Robert, of Hieriggs ; 69. Lavender water ; 345. Law : George, chaplain ; 447. John; 198. his brother ; ib. Laweder, Robert of ; 64. Lawedre, Alan of, witness ; 6. Laws, Mr. ; 146, 147. Leache, — , his suit ; 361. Le Bussy, Mr. ; 320. Lecall; 50. Le Connu, Jacobite agent ; 452 et seq. Lecprevyc, Joachim de ; 9. John, Robert, and William ; ib. Lecropt parish ; 77. Ledcreiff, the Drummonds of ; 82. Leddayle, David, son of John, of Lochtillo^ 13. Ledmachaine; 89. Lee: in Renfrew, lands of; 9. Sir George, speech of; 312. Lord, his son ; 457, 458. Leer; 337. Leerore, fort of ; 529. Leeward Islands, Governor of ; 233. Le Franc, Mons. ; 171. Legat, Thomas, of Irvine; 21. Leghorn; 202, 261, 282, 381. Legonier : Sir John, letter of ; 440. his regiment at Falkirk ; 441. Lord (1762) ; 449. Le Hunte, Mr. ; 362. Leicester, James I.'s, court at ; 31. Leich, Patrick ; 64. Leiche, Patrick, Canon of Glasgow ; 66* INDEX. 651 Leigh, 288. Leighton, Bishop Robert, letter of; 80. Leigne, barony of ; 8. Leinster, Duke of (1770) ; 426. Leipzig; 282. Leir mouth, John, notary ; 73. Leith; 35, 128, 155, 486. Roads ; 48, 289. Leitmeroitz; 282. Lekky, James ; 66. Lekpreuik, William, witness ; 16. Lement, M. de ; 458. Lemos, Conte de ; 587. Lenchal ; 152. Leni, Cardinal ; 573. Lennox : Lord George ; 394. John, witness ; 72. earldom of; 11. Earl of (1279), charter by; 62. (1475), charters by; 14. (1498) ; 18. (1510); 69. ■ (1519) his son's marriage; 23. (1565) warrant by; 28. (1616) letter of; 99. regent ; 75. Duke of (1685); 136. Leny : laird of ; 60, 61. family, account of ; 74. Leopard, the ship ; 1 86. Leria, Duke of (1732) ; 250. Lerma, Duke of; 522, 524, 525, 526, 527, 534, 537, 546, 576, 578, 583, 584, 590, 608, 609, 613, 614. Lermeny, Antoine ; 133. Leslie, document dated at ; 64. barony of; 67. Gen. David ; 55. letter of; 54. his prisoners ; 57. his march southward ; ib. George of, lands resigned by ; 64. of Rothes, Norman of ; 63. Robin ; 502. L'Estaing; 264, 371. Lestock, Vice -Admiral, charges against ; 211, 212. letter to ; 212. Leswade, minister of ; 33. Lethington ; 27. Letocart, Mr. ; 221. Leuyngstown, Henry of ; 12. Levant, the, trade in ; 522,581, 586, 592. Leven, Ear) of (1645), letters of; 55. (1646), letter of ; 79. Levenvolde, Count ; 203, 204. Levingston, Alexander, of Trenenteran ; 69. Levinstoune, James, of Manerstoune ; 68. of Rraidlaw ; ib. Levington, Gawan of, witness ; 12. Levyngston, James of ; 64. William of ; ib. Levyngstoue, James of ; 64. Levynsrstoun, Sir Alexander of ; 64. Sir Robert of ; 63. Lewis family ; 290. Lewkner, Sir Lewis ; 99. Ley den, letter dated at ; 276. letters from, to the Duke of Ormonde, &c. ; 456, et seq. Dr. Boerhave at : See Boerhave, Dr. Vorstius in ; 550, 571, 575. Leyrmond, Thomas ; 71. Liberton, parson of ; 25. Lichfield, letters dated at ; 287, 439, 440. Lord; 270, 341. Lichtenstein, Count ; 272. Liddell : Mr.; 383, 501. Richard, letter to ; 418. Liege ; 438, 439, 458. letter dated at ; 510. Ligonier, Colonel E., letter of; 341. General ; 206, 207. letter of ; 287. Lord (1759); 315, 317, 318. (1762) ; 328. Lilly, Mr. ; 147. Lincoln, Bishop of (1744), letter of ; 439. Lind, Mr. ; 354. Lindsay, Lindesay : Lord (1640) ; 36. Alexander, son of John, of Dunrod ; 12. Ensign James ; 447. John of, witness ; 6, 10, 12. Sir John, of Peteruvy ; 23. Lindores, abbot of, tacks by ; 70, 72. Linlithgow, burgh of ; 9, 19. documents dated at ; 68, 78- inquest at ; 13. Palace ; 40. Earl of (1605), letter to ; 40. C1679) ; 131. (1684), Justice-General of Scot- land ; 94, 95. (1685) ; 95, 136. Countess of ; 5. (1612), letter of; 43. Linnich, English troops at ; 209. Lintz ; 594. Lippe, Count de la; 343. Liria, Duke of, and the Pretender ; 1 62, 163. letters of; 165-168. ambassador to Russia ; ib. Lisbon; 522, 557, 563, 578, 592, 608, 609. earthquake ; 311. merchants ; 379. Lisle : Dr., Prolocutor ; 278. gun factory at ; 134. Lienegarvie, garrison at ; 49, 50. Listoun, Robert, of Himby ; 68. Lithgow, John, of Weltoune ; 68. Little : Captain; 168. Mrs , Jacobite name ; 454. Robert; 183. Littleton : Governor; 234. Mr.; 454. Littletoune, Sir John ; 80- 652 INDEX. Livings, traffic in ; 277. Livingstone : Lord (1646), examination of; 37. Lord (1684), his troop ; 135. pay of; 136. Dame Anna ; 38. Sir James, of Kilsyth ; 77. Lady Margaret, letter of ; 44. Sir Thomas; 140. Sir William; 178. Livonia, province of : 187. Lloyd : Capt., at Drummond Castle ; 149. Charles, letters of; 321, 336, 338, 339, 357, 358. Lobb, Captain ; 342. Lobkowits, Prince ; 268, 280. Lochearne; 152. Lochhous in LiDlithgow, lands of ; 9. Lochhouse ; 68. Lochiel ; 91. laird of; 124. his brother ; 286. the Cameron s under ; 289. at Culloden ; 443. Lochinkerane castle ; 18. Lochlebogsyd, lands of ; 7. Lochmorer, Isle in ; 123. document dated at ; 125. Lochransay ; 24. Lochtillo, lands of ; 13. Lochwood, lands of ; 8. Lockhart, Alexander, grant to ; 8. Andrew, witness ; 16. James, of Bar ; 16. of Lee ; 8. " John, of the Bar; 12, 24. charter by ; 12. Bobert ; ib. Lodges, Masons', in Scotland; 30. Loftus, E., letter of ; 467. Logan, John, of Gartconvel ; 69. contract by ; 71. Bogey, Lady ; 150. Logie parish ; 77. Logwood : in the West Indies ; 200, 218, 230. the North Briton on ; 366. Lok, William; 72. London and Westminster : rejoicings in (1628); 46. weavers' riot in (1675) ; 80. weavers and mercers ; 388. Lord Mayor, &c. of, their address to George III. ; 422, 423. contest for sheriffs of ; 426. no title given by ; 431. Abingdon Street ; 350. Admiralty ; 187, 342, 346, 362. Albemarle Street, letters dated at; 314-318. Arlington Street ; 305, 387, 424. Barbican ; 595. Bishopsgate ; 314. British Museum ; 325. Broad Street, letter dated at ; 109. Brooke Street : 421. Bruton Street ; 360. London — cont. Charles Street ; 392. Charterhouse ; 595. Clarges Street ; 364. Cockpit, letter dated at ; 243. the Crane wharf ; 184. Dean Street ; 339. Delahay Street ; 357. Denmark House ; 45. Downing Street ; 305, 306, 307, 355, 356, 357. Exchange Alley ; 425. Fetter Lane ; 414. Fleet Street, Red Lion Court; 485, 491. Foreign Office Cierks, present to ; 361. Garraway's; 486. General Post Office ; 342, 347, 348. George Street, Hanover Square ; 404. Gray's Inn ; 438. Great George Street ; 229, 336, 341, 345, 351, 353, 357, 359, 361, 362, 365, 366, 369, 373, 376, 385. Grosvenor Square, letter dated at ; 322. Street ; 330. Hanover Square ; 274, 308, 309, 386. Hill Street ; 368, 452. Holborn. Warwick Court; 462, 476, 491, 500. Italian Church in (1617) ; 102. Jermyn Street; 372, 396, 397. King Street ; 357. Leicester House ; 297. Lincoln's Inn ; 242. Fields, Cook's Court; 155. Mile End, meeting at ; 415. Nando's Coffee House ; 414. Newcastle House, letter dated at; 326. New Norfolk Street; 341. New Road, murder in ; 424. Norfolk Street ; 153. Pall Mall ; 296, 399, 468. Park Place ; 376, 397, 451. Parliament Street ; 232, 364. Piccadilly, letter dated at; 333. Powis House; 276, 284. Privy Gardens ; 340, 355. Rainbow Coffee-house ; 459. the Rainbow tavern ; 517. Royal Exchange ; 347. St. Bartholomew's, letters dated at 103, 104. St. George's Fields, meeting in ; 413, 414. St. James's, letters, &c, dated at ; 186, 205, 339, 340, 341, 349, 362, 364, 372, 376, 382, 383, 388, 392, 397. St. James's, cabinet council at ; 449. Chapel; 518. Church; 290. Palace ; 204, 414. Park ; 399. Park Place ; 321. INDEX. 653 Loudon — cont. St. James's Place, letter dated at ; 310. Kectory ; 243. Square, letter dated at ; 251. Street, letters dated at ; 308, 309, 310, 419, 420. St. Martin's-in-the-Fields ; 94. Scotland Yard, letters dated at, &c. ; 364-424 passim. South Audley Street ; 336, 352. South Street ; 345, 348, 350, 351, 353. Strand 5 425. Surgeons' Hall ; 413. Surrey Street; 517. Temple, letter dated at ; 299. the Tower; 293. Constable of ; 321. wharf; 99, 595. Warwick Lane, letters dated at; 312. Westminster School, documents dated at; 201, 479. legacy to ; 411. Hall, trials in ; 293. Street ; 109. no title given by ; 431. Whitehall, documents dated at ; 40, 41, 42, 43, 93-96, 99, 120, 131, 132, 133, 185, 204, 232, 260-269, 297, 306, 310, 320, 342, 344, 357,362, 368, 392, 413, 424-427, 433, 447. stairs ; 184. as a title ; 43 1 . London, Bishop of : (1729), Gibson, letters of; 243. (1745) ; 298. (1748) ; 302. (1748) his illness and successor ; 448. (1764), Terrick ; 364. Londonderry ; 50. Lord (1724) ; 153. Long : — ; 328. Dr. de ; 485. Longitude, the, discovery of ; 319. Longueville : Due de ; 566. Duchesse de ; 599. Longtown ; 130. Lopez, Emanuel; 571. Loredano, Marco ; 592. Loretto; 386. Lome : penuy lands in ; 61. Lords of (1338), charter by ; 16. (1423) ; 63. Lorraine ; 277. Duchy of; 256, 260, 261, 262. ambassador from ; 558. Duke of (1617), and his brother ; 103. offers for his daughter's hand ; ib. (1735), proposed marriage of his sisters ; 257, 258. his marriage ; 264. Prince Charles of ; ib. Lothian, Lord (1640) ; 36. Lottery tickets ; 306, 427. Loudoun ; 22. Earl of (1644), his regiment ; 52. (1645), letter of; 55. (1668); 39. Louis XIV., document signed by ; 185. Louvain ; 105, 550. letter dated at ; 438. English troops at ; 206-210. Noviciate at ; 543. Lovat, Lord, his house at Aird ; 443, 444. Lowdeane, Richard ; 66. Lowdon ; 16. Lowdounhyll, Lord of ; 12. Lowendal, Comte de ; 284, 286. Lowndes : Mr.; 407. Charles, secretary ; 390. Lowry, — , Jacobite name ; 471. Lowtb,Dr. ; 387. Lowther : Surgeon George ; 447. Sir James ; 364, 374. his militia; 353. Loychlebokside, lands of; 10. Lubeck; 342. Bishop of ; 251. Lucas : Dr., and Lord Townshend ; 417. Mr.; 411. Lucayos, the ; 232. Lucca, a Protestant of ; 541. Luders, Mons., letter of ; 339. Lumbany, lands of ; 67. Lumlair, laird of; 57. Lumley, General, at the siege of Bou- cbain ; 142. Lummysden, of Gleggirnache, Jhone ; 64. Lummysdeyn, of Condelay, Thom. of ; ib. Luna, Don Alonco de ; 534. Lundin ; 131. Luneburg, Duke of (1675) ; 80. Lupnoch, lands of ; 65, 67, 69, 70. Lus, Lord of ; 12. Lusatia, proposed attack on ; 118. Lutherans, the, and the Turks ; 537. Luttrell, Col., and the Brentford election ; 415. Luxembourg; 570, 575. L'vrana, attack on ; 607. Lwyndene, Thomas of ; 63. Lyandcross, lands of; 26. Lydall, Mr ; 486. Lyle : Lord (1475), Robert, witness; 14. Sir John of, witness ; 7. Lynar, Count de ; 436. Lyndesay, Lyndsay, &c. : Lord (1578), Patrick; 88. Sir Alexander of, witness ; 7. Sir David ; 60. Gilbert, witness ; 14. James the, obligation by; 8. John, of Covynton ; 25. Robert; 20. Lyne, Andro ; 20. Lynn, Lady ; 270. '654 INDEX. Lyons, letter dated at ; 240. Lyttleton, Sir R, ; 364. M. Maboile, vicar of; 15. Macallester, Oliver, letter of ; 353. McAllister, Mr., his petition ; 362. Macartney, Mr., Envoy to Russia ; 368. McBride, Capt., of the Jason, 404. MacCarey, Florence ; 529. Macclesfield; 287. McClish, John, of Muthell ; 149. McCulloch, Sir Alexander ; 69. Captain Roderick, prisoner ; 445. McDermott, Lieut. Dudley; 446. Capt. Thos. ; 446. McDonagh, Lieut. Jean ; 446. MacDonald, McDonald : Captain ; 138. Col., of Keppoch ; 445. Col., of Glen Ronald ; 445. Capt., of the same ; ib. Ensign, of Loch Garey; 445. Major, a prisoner ; 442. French officer at Culloden ; 445. Allaster ; 55. Sir Donald; 124. McDonell, Jean, French oflicer ; 446. McDougall, laird of, payments to ; 123, 124. McFerson, John, of Rothsay ; 17. McFarland, Andrew and Robert ; 25. Duncan, bond by ; 25. McGairten or McCarten ; 49, 50. McGill, Captain ; 123. McGille, Mr., architect ; 197. McGinnies, Sir Conne ; 49. McGleshen, N. ; 128. MacGregor, Ensign Duncan ; 447. Machame, Sir William, witness ; 12. Machany ; 139. Machilcalloun, Michael ; 20. Mclnrosich, Patrick ; 63. Macintosh, Mcintosh : Laird of, his wife ; 444. Col.; 445. Ensign ; ib. Mackay, General ; 40. Mackenzie, McKenzie : the Clan ; 57. of Pluscarden ; ib. Capt,, prisoner ; 445. Col., of Fairburn ; 196. Mr. ; 390. Lieut. Alex., prisoner ; 445. Colin, advocate ; 94. Sir George, signature ; 95. commission to ; ib. Hector, prisoner ; 445. John, of Avoch ; 196. Lieut. Roderick, prisoner ; 445. Mr Stewart; 411. Mackintosh, John ; 196. MacLachlan, Colonel, prisoner ; 447. McLean, Captain, payments to; 124. McLeand, Donald ; ib. McLeod, Lord, prisoner ; 445. MacLochlin, Col. ; 445. McNawchlane, Maurice ; 72. McNeale, Captain, a prisoner ; 156. McNesker, George ; 87. Macquiere, Mr. ; 485. Macrae, Lieut. James, prisoner ; 445. McYntyr, Gillecrist, of Rothsay ; 17. Madan, Mr. ; 336. Maddox, — ; 331. Madeira, the Drummond family in; 86. Madrid ; 375, 432, 460. letters dated at; 165, 200, 498, 521- 615 passim. marriage negociation at ; 102. Sir Benjamin Keene at; 216. court at, description of ; 219, 220. treaty of ; 239. ambassador at, Sir J. Digby, letters of and to; 520-617. new seminary in ; 524. War Office at ; 461. Madura, siege of; 238. Maestricht ; 48, 134, 135. letters dated at ; 325-351 passim. English troops at; 206-210. Magdeburg; 352, 353. letters dated at ; 325-330. Magenis, Sir Cone ; 50. Magic, alleged practices by ; 604, 605, 611. Magnan, M., at St. Petersburgh, corre- spondence of ; 203. Magnus, John, of Row ; 63. Mahmud, the Sultan ; 310. Mahon, Port; 211, 212. Maillebois, — ; 277, 295. Maillweill, Lord John ; 18. Mailuifl, Thomas, decree by ; 71. Maine, Due de ; 559, 560, 577, 578, 583, 584, 588, 589, 590, 595, 600, 602, 606, 611. quarrels among his company ; 584. Maitland : Lord (1686), Richard; 95. Charles, Lieut. Governor in the Bass ; 136. Robert, of Lethington; 27. Makbrek, Andrew ; 18. Makcachne, Martin, slaughter of; 18. Makcarmyt, Macolm, witness ; 17. Makcart, Auen ; 56. Makebehill, lands of; 15. Makfarlan, laird of ; 25. Malaspina, Count or Marquis ; 592, 606. Malcolm : James, pass to; 128. Sir John, witness ; 63. Mallo, — , Portuguese minister ; 379. Malta; 531, 542. > Mamora Haven, pirates in ; 526. Manchester ; 287. the rebels' entry into ; 288. rebels at ; 440. Duke of (1770) ; 419. INDEX. 655 Mancicidor : Spanish secretary ; 527. Juan de ; 534, 535. Senor; 597. Maner ; 69, 70. Manerstoune; 68. Manilla : inhabitants of; 232. alleged sacking of convent in ; ib. ransom ; 396, 398. Mann, — ; 326, 328. Sir Horace; 378, 381, 451. Manning, Mr., the Commonwealth spy ; 495. Mansfeld, Count; 90, 119. Mansfelt, M. de; 110. Mansfield, Lord : (1762) ; 331, 334, 449. (1764) ; 366, 375, 376. (1770); 423. Mantes, M. de ; 111. Mantua : siege of ; 261, 263. state of, levy in ; 606. Duke of, his daughter ; 531. - — his death ; 562, 570. (1612) ; 606. Duchess of ; 536. her death ; 614. Maqueda, Duke de ; 590. Mar, Earl of : (1371), Thomas ; 7. fourth, letter of; 79. (1684), his regiment ; 136. pay of ; ib. (1689); 138. warrant to ; 139. (1716), letters of; 168, 170. and Lord Bolingbroke; 181, 182. (1728), his pardon; 242. his alleged treachery 180. his death ; 468. Mar, Duke of : (1716), and the Pretender ; 158. (1720) his confinement; 91. (1720); 125, 127. Marble quarries ; 197. Marcello; 581. March, Captain ; 211. Margaret, the ship ; 185. Margate ; 392. Marischal, Earl, George Keith : letters of; 472, 473, 482, 498. his mission to Spain ; 472, 473, 480. letters to ; 460, 461, 467, 468, 477, 480, 501. or Mr. Lambe ; 468. Markham, Dr. ; 402. Marlborough : Duke of (1710); 140 et seq, (1711), letters of; 141, 144. (1738); 517, 518. _ (1765) ; 391, 393. Duchess of, her housekeeping; 144. the ship ; 211. Marlsstrandt ; 186. Marriage contracts ; 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 20, 23, 27, 67, 72. Marriott, Sir James : report of ; 239. letter of ; 411. Marschell, Patrick, witness ; 62. Marseilles ; 285, 471. Marshal's court ; 115,116. Marston Moor, battle of ; 3. Martene, Thomas, payment to ; 33. Martin : — , letter of; 350. Sir Mordaunt ; 361. Martinengo, Count ; 592, 593. Martinenque, Marquis of, letter 1o ; 111. Martinique, reduction of; 329, 330, 331 414. Mary: Queen of Scots, document signed by • 25, 27. license, &c. by ; 73, 74. document signed by ; 87. Clementina, Princess, wife of the Pretender, letter ro ; 161. differences with her husband ; 161, 166. the Royal, ship ; 185, 186. Mary mount ; 585, 594. Binche near ; 582. Masks, payments for ; 32. Mason, Mr. ; 362. Masons, document concerning ; 4. Free; 466. Master, statutes of ; 29, 30. Massachusetts, disaffection in ; 403. Massereno, Prince ; 377, 398. letters of ; 230, 235. Massey, General, his fight with Rupert • 55. ' Mathew, George, order signed by ; 187. Mathews, Admiral Thomas, his engage- ment off Toulon; 211. letters of; 211, 212. Mathais, Emanuel, letters of; 325-352 passim, 363, 388, 450. Mathias, King of Hungary, the Emperor's brother; 523-584 passim. elected Emperor ; 585, 592. Matthews, Admiral ; 285. Mauchling, minister at ; 57. conflict at j 56. Maupas, Charles, Bishop of Blois, letter of; 116. his French grammar ; ib. Maupertuis, Mons. ; 272. Maurice, Count; 118, 282, 283, 571 582 585, 613. ' ' Maximilian, Archduke; 555. Maxwell : Lord (1536), commission to; 25. Captain; 134. Archibald; 21. Gabriel, minister ; 57. George, of Karnsalouch ; 15. James, commission to ; 96. John of, witness ; 8. John, of Nether Pollok ; 66. Marion, contract by ; 71. Patrick, of Newark ; 24, 71. Robert, of Torboltoun ; 23. 6£6 INDEX. Maxwell — cont. of Keir, Sir J. M. Stirling, report on his MSS. ; 58. Sir William; 178, 184. May, M. de, Fivnch captain ; 107. Mayenne (?), Duke of, his reported death ; 536. Maynai'd, John, letter of; 107. Mayne, Sir William ; 426. Duchess of, her death ; 540. Mechlin; 105. Mecklenbourg, Princess Ann of ; 189, 191. Mecklenburg Schwerin and Strelitz, Duchies of; 321, 338, 342. Medhope; 89. Medina Sidonia, Duke of ; 552. Meer Cossim ; 237, 238. Megginch; 140, 150, 151, 152. Megor ; 89. Meidlee in Renfrew, lord of ; 9. Meissenburg, 244. Meister, William ; 134. Mekle, lands of ; 27. Meldrum, his troop, 136. Squire, Sir David Lyndsay's poem on; 60. Melfort, Lord, and Lady ; 138. his daughter's husband ; 183. Mellefant, Lord Moore's house at ; 50. Mellini, Cardinal; 553. Mellish, Mr., secretary ; 390, 393. Melros, George, witness ; 74. Melton; 368. letter dated at; 302. Melville kirk ; 33. Memel; 166. Mendip, Lord ; 355. Menshull, Peter ; 461. Menteith : Earl of (1330), Murdach, charter by ; 86. (1371), Robert; 7. or Meneteth, Sir Alexander ; 86. John of ; 65. William, charter by ; 73. Sir Walter of; 86. Mentz ; 280, 438. Elector of ; 280, 595, 597. Menzies : Archibald, orders to ; 128. John, letter of ; 197. Meoli, Geronimo ; 533. Mercer : Mr., the Pretender ; 493, 502. John, of Perth, witness ; 7. Michael ; 63. Meredith, Sir William ; 412. Merida; 200. Merioneth, as a title; 431. Merry, Sir Anthony, at Spa ; 598. Mersey, the river ; 287. Merzonis acre ; 70. Messe, Gilles de ; 571. Messene, Cape ; 386. Messina; 533. Metcalfe, S., letters of; 314, 448. Metz, school of gunners at ; 134. Mexico, Viceroy of ; 534. Mezieres, Madame de ; 225. Michaell, Alexander bastard son of John ; 25. Michell, John ; 31. Middleburg; 328. Middlesex election. See Wilkes, John, and Brentford. Middlethorp,ner.r York, letter datedat; 54. Middleton : Lord, his illness and death ; 396. Lady ; 397. Lieut.-General ; 56. And., document signed by ; 136. Midgham near Reading; 271, 277, 280, 282, 290. Milan ; 268, 524. the Spaniards in ; 532. Jesuit plot at; 100, 101. St. Fidcle at ; 100. Governor of; 102. church livings in ; 539. St. Ambrose, altars in ; 553. and the Grisons ; 562. Government of; 576, 580, 581. Senate of; 581. levy in ; 606. Milburn, Mr. ; 514. Millar : Hugh and John ; 26. Thomas, chaplain ; 71. Miller, Rev. Arthur, letter of; 153. Milles, Dean Jeremiah, letter of; 345. Milietiere, M. de la ; 536. Mills, Mr. ; 240. Jacobite name ; 454, 460. Milnburn ; 73. Milne, Alexander, commission to ; 95. Milner, George, complaints by ; 230. Mina, castle of ; 558. Minden, battle of ; 317, 319. Minorca; 364, 401. proposed exchange of Gibraltar for ; 213. Minto ; 66. Miracles, alleged: in Venice ; 564. in Valencia ; 580. Mirandola, Prince of; 606. Missenden ; 340. Mississippi, the ; 223, 224. Mist, the printer and Lord Dunbar ; 490, 493-495, 503, 518. his death ; 519. Mist's Journal ; 167. Mistley Hall, letter dated at ; 393. Mitchell, Andrew, at Berlin ; 320. letters of ; 325, 352 passim, 364, 370, 378, 418. his impudent letter ; 355. a lying scoundrel ; 358. illness of ; 377. his return to Berlin ; 377, 398, 400 letter to ; 449. Mittau; 166. Modena; 81. Duke of, his son ; 568. (1612) ; 591, 593, 606. Prince of (1735) ; 260. INDEX. 657 Moisett or Montauban, a magician ; 604, 605, 611. Moldavia, Prince of, his apostacy ; 568, 572, 579, 587. Molesworth, William, grant to ; 229. Molini, Captain of the Gulph ; 569, 572. Molloy, Philippe ; 446. Moltke, Count (1763), letter of; 228. Monbaron, Duke of ; 602. Monck : General ; 78, 79. licence by; 77. Monckton, Colonel ; 308. Money : Mr. ; 357, 359, 368. V/., letters of; 328, 331, 333. letter to ; 354. Monfodevrry, land of ; 6. Monfoid, lands of; 16. Monitor, the newspaper; 345. Monkreddin ; 26. Monksland ; 14. Monmouth, the ship ; 314. Monorgund, Thomas of; 63. Mon Pauce, M. de ; 120. Monro : — , at Falkirk ; 441. — , at Culloden ; 442. Alexander, of Bearcrofts, remission to; 94. Monroe : Hector, in India; 393. Sir Robert, his son ; 468. Mons ; 439. Monson, Lord (1766) ; 401. Montagu : Duke of (1747); 297. Duchess of; 306. Capt. ; 296. his regiment ; 196. Colonel; 299. F. ; 380. Wortley, case of ; 227. charge against ; 383, 384. Montalto, Duke of, his dispute with Sir J. Digby; 521. Montandre, Marquis de ; 500. Montauban; 383. or Moisett, a magician ; 604, 605,611. Monteleone, Duke of ; 279. Montellard county ; 540. Montferrat ; 532. levy in ; 606. Montgomery : family account of; 1,2. Lord, Alexander, grant to ; 12. witness ; 13. Hugh, documents concerning ; 15, 16. his marriage ; 17. (1629), his son James ; 33. agreement by ; 34. (1633), Hugh, letters of; 47, 49. (1640), in Tynmouth castle ; 36. (1644), Hugh, letters to; 54, 55. (1646), examination of ; 37. U 84067. Montgomery — cont. Lord (1646), petition of; ib. (1648), letter of; 57. (1651), Hugh, letters to ; 42. (1668) ; 39. Adam, witness ; 25. servant to Hugh; 26. Sir Alexander, his daughter's mar- riage ; 11. Sir Alexander; 12, 26. Lieut.-Col. ; 35, 36. his resignation of title ; 40, 41. Alexander of, grant to ; 10. son of Robert ; 15, 19. his children ; 19. of Bradstan ; 19. Andro, of Stewarton ; 25. Lady Anna ; 35. Betty, her marriage ; 272, Christian, her marriage ; 23. Constantine ; 16, 20, 26. discharge by ; 19. Cuthbert, of Skelmorlie, his son George; 22. George, of Skelmurlie ; 27. Helen, her marriage ; 18. Sir Henry, testament of; 36. Hugh of, charter by ; 13. of Hesleheid ; 25. sheriff; 26. and others, legitimisation of bastard sons of ; 25. Lieut.-Col. Hugh, letter of; 48. Sir James; 39. in Ireland; 49, 50. James of, witness ; 13. James ; 26. Col. James ; 3, 38. letter of; 56. letter to ; ib. John of, charters, &c. of ; 8 . witness ; 15. John, brother of Hugh ; 20. and James ; 19. Sir John of, his daughter's marriage ; 10. of Corscraig ; 19. Isabella; 22. Jonet ; 22, 24. Katherine ; 22. Neill; 44. SirNeili; 26. slaughter of; 27. Sir Nigel ; 26. llobert, son of William ; 14. of Bradstane ; 15. ofGiffin; 17. accused of murder ; 18. son of Patrick ; 22. Gen. Robert ; 3, 38. letter of ; 57. Thomas, rector of Eglisham ; 11. Thorn of, witness ; 19. William, his relict Jonet ; 1 4. Montgrenan, document dated at ; 21. Montrjo, — ; 262. Montmorency, M. de ; 588, 611. Montpensier, Mddle. de ; 543, 544. T T 658 INDEX. Montrose ; 129, 287, 288. Marquis of, Lord Eglinton and ; 55. (1649); 57. Earl of (1510) ; 69. (1536), commission to ; 25. (1578) ; 88. (1639) ; 48. Mony, a messenger ; 252. Moor, the ship ; 186. Moore : Lord (1641), at Tredath ; 50. Commodore ; 334. Morat ; 389. Moravia, and the Emperor ; 601. Moray : church of ; 21. Bishop of (1509); 21. (1531), lands renounced by ; 71. Earl of (1680), instructions by ; 131. (1686), indemnity, &c, to; 95. Colonel, of Abercairny ; 83. Charles S. H. Drummond, Esq., report on manuscripts of ; 8 1 et seq. '\ Patrick of ; 63. John of, charter by ; 7. Mordaunt : Col. ; 277. Brigadier, at Falkirk ; 440. at Culloden ; 443, 444. More : Robert, of Boquhopil ; 69. William, witness ; 8. Moresini, Francesco ; 592. Moreson, William ; 72. Moreton, Mr., death of ; 489, 498. Morfy; 65. Morgan : — ; 150. Colonel, his English troops in Bra- bant ; 105. Morin, Mr., or Peter M., under secretary; 384. 391, 392, 396, 451. letters of ; 340, 341, 392, 401. Morlaix; 183. Moro, the ; 344. Morphie ; 66. Morphy, Mr., the Pretender's reference to ; 159. Morris, Captain ; 318. Morrison, Mr.; 396. Morton, Lord; 90, 9 i. Countess of, the dumb lady of Dalkeith; 28. Mosconiza, attack on ; 607. Moscow; 529. letters dated at; 166-168. Mosellis, farm of; 135. Mosquito Shore, the; 213, 214, 220. Mosryne, garrison at ; 49. " Mostour," letter dated at ; 43. Mott, M. de la, ambassador ; 527, 563. Moubray, John, heir of Sir David ; 68. Mouhamed Khan ; 309. Mount Alexander, letter dated at ; 51. Earl of, letter of; 57. Mountjoy, Lord (1742) ; 277. Mount Libanus, Prince of, a pretended; 456, 457. I Movyre, Nicholas ; 20. Mowat, Mowet : Charles, of Busbye ; 26. his sons ; 40. John, laird of Busby; 21. Mathew, minister ; 56. Muiriston ; 52. Muirton ; 95. Mukcrawft ; 72. Mulgrave, Lady ; 425. Mulhausen ; 523, 526. Mulheim ; 595, 597, 601. Protestants at ; 583. Mull, Isle of; 124. Munchausen, Baron de ; 436. Muncreyfe, Malcolm of ; 63. 1 Mundavill; 62. Munfod, Alan of, witness ; 7. Mungrenan ; 19. : Munich ; 282, 389. Comte de, Field Marshal; 165, 188, 191, et seq, 268, 269. letter of ; 198. Munie; 89. Munro, George, his forces ; 37. Munroe, men of ; 196. Munster; 316. bishopric of ; 330. Muratt Bassa ; 582. Murchieson, Mr. ; 124. Murder, atonements offered for ; 87, 88. Mure : Alexander, witness ; 8. George; 13. Sir John, letter of ; 42. Mungo, of Row al lan ; 25. Quintin ; 1 3. Mureheid, Andrew, bailie of Ruglen Mureth ; 14. Murphy : French officer at Culloden ; 445. Capt. Richard ; 446. Murray : Earl of, Regent, his safe conduct to Lord Eglinton ; 42. (1642) ; 51. — , at Venice ; 379, 380, 451. Dr.; 140. Mr., his pension ; 297. secretary to the young Pretender; 293. Sir Alex, of Stanhope ; 467. Andrew ; 72. Lord Charles, his dragoons ; 136. — ■ — P a y °f '■> of Gask, David of; 62. Sir Davy of; 64. Lord Edward, letter to ; 148. Lord George; 124, 125, 196. — instructions to ; 125. letters of; 127, 130. Lieutenant George, pay of ; 136. James; 71, 92. Earl of Dunbar, burlesque indictment of ; 184. John of; 21, 69. John; 66. INDEX. 659 Murray — cont. Thomas, letter of; 131. Sir William of, of Tullibardiue ; 67. Muscovy : glass ; 43. maps of ; 470, 474, 475, 479. Emperor of ; 541. Mugrave, Dr., at the Bar of the House ; 420. Musselburgh ; 58. Muthell; 149. Muthill, kirk of ; 89. vicar of ; 71. Muxabad ; 404. Myllar, Sir, Thomas, chaplain ; 68. Mylnab; 89. N, Nadir Schaik, King of Persia ; 300, 301. Naerden ; 134. Naire, Lieut. ; 446. Nairn, Nairne ; 148, 442. Lord (1745) ; 127. at Culloden ; 443. Captain; 445. Deputy Paymaster ; 447. David, document signed by ; 185. Najara, Duchess of ; 590. Namur, the ship ; 211, 212. Bishop of, his credentials ; 254. a mountebank in politics ; 255. Nani ; 581, 594. NanteiTe, Chatou par ; 469, 474, 481,497. Nantes, Edict of; 614. Napier : Lord, the late (1647) ; 79. Mr.; 199. Naples; 178, 362, 367, 381, 533, 586, 587, 600, 606. letter dated at ; 108. viceroy of, Ossuna ; 100. Court of; 215. Viceroy of, Alva; 108. British commerce with ; 239. ministers at ; 372, 376. description of ; 886. church livings in ; 539. NappeiyMr. and Mrs. ; 498. Name, David of ; 64. Nash, Mr., of Walberton ; 408, 427. Nassau, Count of ; 566. Count Henry of; 601, 608. his forces in Brabant ; 105. Navarre ; 551, 614. Navy Office, document signed at ; 187. Nay en or Nayer, Father, his mission ; 571, 609, 613. his death ; 614. Nazarethe, Cardinal; 539. Negus, Col. ; 242. Nehrung, camp de la ; 1 95. Neister, the river ; 188. Nemours, Due de ; 531, 539, 540, 542, 550, 557. Neptune, the ship ; 185. Nera ; 610. Nesbit, Murthac, witness ; 16. Nether Crag, document dated at ; 12. Netherlands, the : States General, letter to ; 204. agreement by ; 206. ports of; 214. and the Vienna treaty ; 244-248. Nethersole (Sir F. ?) ; 90. Neuberk, an advocate ; 575. Neubourg or Neuburg ; 528. Duke of; 563, 566, 574, 585. house of ; 202. Neuhoff, Baron. See Theodore, King of Corsica. Neumark, mail robbed at ; 249. Neuperg or Neipperg, General ; 276. Neuuille, Mons. de la, Jacobite cipher; 174. Nevers, Due de ; 566, 596, 598, 599, 602. Neville or Neuville, Mr., cipher for Duke of Ormonde; 456-519 passim. Neville, Richard N,, warrant to ; 229. Newark : Scotland; 24. Lord, Leslie ; 54. Prince Rupert near ; 55. Newbiggin, letters dated at; 273. Newbridge ; 288. Newbun', letter dated at ; 297. Newcastle-on-Tyne, order dated at ; 36. letters dated at ; 55, 79, 287, 289. James I.'s, court at; 30. Newcastle. Marquis and Duke of (1644) his flight from Durham ; 53. at York ; 54. (1734-1743) ; 253, 259, 268, 278. • (1744-1762), letters, &c. to; 211, 290, 307, 318, 321, 322, 326, 442, 449. Duchess of ; 399. Newcomb, Dr. ; 278. Newfoundland, French ^fishing boats atj 235. fisheries ; 227, 229, 230. the French at ; 344. Newmarket ; 399, 414. letter dated at ; 40. Newport, Essex, Shortgrove near $ 342. Newry, the rebels about ; 49, 50. Newton : Henry, witness ; 14. in Ireland, letter dated at ; 56. Newyne, Thomas ; 26. New York, letter dated at; 236. Governor of; 137, 268. Niagara, congress at ; 236. Nicolls, Dr. Samuel, letter of : 310. Nideggen, English troops at ; 206, 207. Nieble, Conde de ; 552. Niep; 276. Nieuport; 318. French garrison in ; 213. Niket, Mr., Jacobite name ; 457. Niknevin the witch ; 5, 43. Nimeguen; 81, 134, 563. Niort; 604. Niskett, Mr., Jacobite name ; 464. T T 2 660 INDEX. Nitbsdale; 265. Earl of (1627), in the service of Denmark ; 113. Nivernois, M. or Due de ; 224, 340, 347, 360. Noailles, M. de ; 282. Nonsuch, James I.'s court at; 31. Nordlingen ; 47. Norfolk : militia ; 316. Duke of (1767) ; 402. Norris, Mrs. ; 270. North, Lord : (1764), document signed by ; 230. (1767); 407. (1770); 420, 421, 426. speech of ; 413. Northallerton: letter dated at ; 55. the Scots army at ; 53, 54. Northampton ; 354. races ; 408. elections at ; 408, 410, 412. Lord (1769H 412. Northington, Lord (1767) ; 408. Northumberland : titles derived from; 43. Duke of; (1770); 419. Norton, Sir Fletcher ; 391, 392. report by ; 228. Norum, John ; 22. Norvenich, English troops at ; 206, 207. Norwich, Bishop of : (1743) ; 278. (1761) ; 321. Nova Scotia ; 307. Nugent : Capt. Edward de ; 446. Capt. Franc. ; 446. Capt. Patrice ; ib. Lieut. Jean ; 446. Mr.; 393. Nuneham, letter dated at ; 372. Nuremburg, 47, 249, 250, 543. diet at ; 585. Nuthall, Mr. ; 416. Nynwells ; 39. 0. " Oatekin," letter dated at ; 41. Oatlands; 102. James I.'s court at; 31. Obaldston, Bishop of Carlisle ; 297. O'Brien : d\ French Officer at Culloden ; 445. Captain; 157. O'Bryan, Mr. ; 476. O'Bryen, Capt. Jean ; 446. Ochiltrees, Easter and Wester ; 73. Ochiltrie; 24, 69. Lord (1579), his sons ; 40. Oczakow : siege of ; 268. plan of; 505, 508, 510. O'Daniel, Lieut. ; 446. Odenzell; 45. O'Donohou, Capt. Douglas ; 446. Ogilvie : '" Lord (1649) ; 57.' Lady; 444. Gilbert; 89. James, Lord Airlie, letter of ; 153. Ogle, Mr.; 507. Oglethorpe : General ; 287. Mr. ; ib. O'Keaff, Lieut. Eugene ; 446. Okva, letter dated at ; 198. Oldbar, brother to Lord Balmerino ; 48. Oliphant, Sir William, letter to ; 40. Oliva : Conde de; 597, 606. presents to ; 612. Oliver, Richard: member for the city ; 426, 427. his brother T. ; 427. Oneil : Sir Philome ; 49, 50. Turlogh; 50. Onslow : Lord (1740), death of; 275. Brigadier ; 209. George, of the Treasury ; 390. Oort Frise ; 264. Oporto merchants ; 379. Oran, siege of ; 524. Orange, Prince of : (1611) ; 540. (1612) ; 567, 612. (1622); 108. letter to ; 109. (1626) ; 45. (1627) , letter to; 114. (1634), before Breda; 48. (1681) ; 133, 135. (1731); 249. (1734), his marriage with the Princess Royal ; 204. (1736) ; 466. Orange, Princess of (1611) ; 536. (1736) ; 459, 463, 465. Orcadiis, the ; 186. Orde, William, a malignant ; 57. O'Reily, Lieut. Pierre ; 446. Orf ord, Lord : (1743) , Sir R. Walpole ; 279. (1744) ; 281. (1746) ; 200. Oriflamme, the ship ; 314. Orkney : :llZ' T ~~- : '« Bishop of (1550), attestation by"; 73. Earl of (1710) ; 140. (1737), the late; 500. Orleans ; 596. Duke of; 360. (1611), death of ; 543, 544. Ormdale, and of ; 6 Ormond, Ormonde: Lord of (1648), his servants ; 57. Duke of (1717) ; 170. (1720), in Spain ; 91. at St. Germains ; 182, 183. INDEX. 661 Ormond, Ormonde — cont. Duke of, intercepted Jacobite corre- spondence of (1736-38) ; 452-520. (1728) the late; 431. Orrery : Earl of (1710-11) ; 140, 142, 143. (1711), letters of; 145, 146. and Carte's book ; 485. Orwell : Lord, document signed by ; 227. (1765); 393. Osbaldestone, Dr. Richard, letter of ; 325. Osborn, Osborne: Sir George, his election for North- ampton ; 412. Mr., nephew of Lord Halifax ; 367, 370, 377-383, 388, 389. Mrs. ; 410. Osman, the Sultan; 310. Osnabruck, letter dated at ; 327. Osorio, Mons ; 263. Ossolinsky, Count George, letters of ; 117, 118. Ossuna, Due d', his letter to the Pope ; 100. and the Pope's galleys ; 533. (1612,; 584. Ostend: 144, 247, 250, 318. privateers; 186. height of ; ib. French garrison in; 213. siege of; 280. Osterman, Comte d' ; 191. Osterode, letter oated at ; 432. O'Sulivan, J., secretary to Prince Charles Edward, letter of; 129. Ottawa Indians ; 236. Otterbum, battle of ; 1. Ottvrburn: Andrew ; 66. Thomas ; 66. Ought on : Colonel; 318. Col. J. Adolphus, letter of ; 372, 373. General; 390. Overyssel, province of ; 249. Ovirlee, lands of ; 9. Owen, Edward, letters of; 312. Oxen, alleged theft of; 20, 21. Oxenden, Sir George, of the Treasury, 268. Oxenstiern: Gabriel, Swedish Ambassador, letter of; J 08. Oxford : letters dated at ; 345. corporation, corruption of ; 410. member for ; 458. Charles I. at ; 54. election ; 471, 472, 475, 482, 483, 487, 490, Christ Church, letters dated at ; 280, 281, 292, 302, 475. Exeter College ; 310, 387, 406. Earl of (1715), document signed by ; 187. Bishop of (1731), letter of; 306. (1737), Potter ; 471. Oyr: John, witness ; 17. Thomas, witness ; ib. P. Pacifico, Fra. ; 553. Packer : Mr.; 100. John, letter to; 109. Padua; 606. letter dated at ; 538. Bishop of; 573. Page, Gregory, order signed by ; 187. Paisley : bailiary of ; 41,42. plague at : 53. regiments at ; 52, 53. letters dated at ; 53. William of, witness ; 7. Palauvt, Mons., letter of; 333. Palamos, Cape ; 285. Palatinate : the war in ; 104-107. Spain's truce with ; 90. alliance concerning ; 574. Palatine, the young Count, or Elector, (1611-12); 566, 571, 574, 585, 598, 601, 608. Palevicini; 564. Palewskie, Mons. ; 194, 195. Palliser : Captain ; 362. Commodore ; 394. Palmer, Mr., candidate for Oxford ; 490. Palmstierna, Colonel ; 436. Pamphlets; 278, 281. Panes, the, school at ; 45. Panin : General; 338. M. ; 369. Panmure : Lord (1689) ; 139. (1716) ; 151. Panton, Mr., at Bouchain ; 143. Paolo, Padre; 546. Par, Chevalier de; 47. Pardowin, Patrick ; 69. Pardowy; 69. Paris; 138. documents dated at ; 25, 47, 120, 153, 171, 172, 179, 183, 197, 222, 223, 225, 234, 243, 438, 467, 475, 479, 484, 512, 524-614 passim. Spanish ambassador at ; 156. Treaty of; 205. disorders in streets of; 554. Parliament of, its proceedings (1611- 12) ; 530 et seq. the Duke of Pastrana's entry into ; 598, 599. Academie des Sciences ; 272. the Bastille ; 567, 577, 588. 662 INDEX. Paris — cont. rue Colombine ; 466. the Louvre ; 599, 602. rue Mazarine ; 493, 502. Notre Dame ; 605. bridge ; 599. Place Koyale, solemnities in ; 571. rue St. Antoine ; 596. St. Jacques ; 463. rue St. Martin ; 516. the Sorbonne ; 556, 603. University of, and the Jesuits ; 549. BishoD of; 560. Park : Thorn, of, witness; 12. Sir John of; 63. Parke, William, witness ; 14. Parma ; 268, 580. executions at; 587, 591. Duke of, treason against ; 545. (1611-12) ; 591, 593, 606. (1731), his death ; 247. (1737), curious illness of; 270. Parslow, General ; 322. General John, letter of; 424. Parsons, Mrs. ; 501. her daughters ; 517. Pasquale, French ambassador; 562, 581, 587, 593. Pasqualigo, Filippo ; 592. Passage, the North-west ; 583. Passau; 295. Pastrana, Duke of; 576, 577, 578, 588, 595. 596, 609. his retinue and journey to France ; 584, 585. his entry into Paris ; 598, 599. his entertainment there ; 602. Patavino, one ; 591. Patino, M. ; 432, 464, 472. Paton, Captain ; 527. Patrick, Gawan ; 22. Symon, letter of ; 249. Patsikifte, Lieut., of the Russian navy; 193. Pattison, Colonel ; 207. Paulo, Padre ; 539. Peak, the, the rebels' march through ; 287. Peebles, letter dated at ; 129. Peequires, Mons. ; 598. Peers, Colonel ; 208, 209. Peirston Cuningham ; 21. Pelham : Mr. or Henry ; 154, 302. letters of ; 280, 304. speech of ; 299. — — in Arlington Street ; 424. Madlle. de ; 617. Pembroke, Pulchrohon near ; 343. Earl of, Lord Chamberlain, letter of ; 99. . letters of ; 99, 120. and Montgomery, Earl of (1709), High Admiral, orders by ; 186. (1737) his brother; 268. (1762) ; 328. his house ; 340. Pemsey; 186. Pennsylvania, Indian outrages in ; 237. Percival : Lord (1747), letter of; 296. Mr., customer of Dublin ; 296. Per cop, taking of; 188. Percy, Harry, flight of ; 78. Perez, Antonio ; 571. Perin, Daniel, Jacobite cipher ; 174, 175. Peron, Cardinal du ; 560. Perpetuanas, sale of ; 543. Perrot, Mr., robbery of; 503, 512. at Montpellier ; 504, 508. at Nismes; 516. letter to; 512. Persia, events in ; 300, 301, 303, 309. Perth, documents dated at; 7, 8, 13, 38, 62, 63, 127. Parliaments at ; 55,79. muster of Jacobites at ; 128. camp at ; 148. Estate of, articles for its preservation ; 152. the Pretender's retreat from ; 157. Earl of (1656), dedication to ; 86. (1679) ; 131. (1682), commission, &c, by j 135. (1685), Governor in the Bass ; 137. (1685), signature; 95. (1685), letter to ; 137. (1686), commission to ; 95. (1689), his imprisonment ; 82. demission of his places ; 137. — imprisoned in Stirling Castle ; 138, 139, 140. his servants ; 139. examined by physicians ; ib, liberated from prison ; ib. Duke of (1745), letters of and to; 129, 130. Lord or Duke of, at Culloden ; 443, 445. Countess of, letter of ; 43. Marie, petition of; 140. Lady Druramond, letters of ; 148-150. Duchess of, Lady M. Gordon styled, letter of; 171. Perthshire, parishes in ; 77. Petcarne, John ; 66. Petcon : Alexander ; 19. Sir Thomas, witness ; 16. "William, witness ; 14. Petcruvy; 23. Peter the Great : letter of; 164. his device ; ib. commission by ; 187. Peter II. of Russia, letter of the Pretender to ; 163. Peter III. of Russia ; 324, great expectations of ; 330 Peterborough, letter dated at ; 278, 439. bishopric of ; 297. Bishop of (1764) - r 364. INDEX. 663 Peterhead ; 287, 288. Peters, Dr. ; 240. Petersham ; 250, 290. letter dated at ; 266. Ham near ; 411. Peticru, Hugh, witness ; 16. Petigre, Sir John ; 9. Petirculter, vicar of ; 20. Pettinveyme, Prior of ; 18. Petworth; 340. letter dated at ; 358. Phelps, Mr.; 376, 380, 410. his pension ; 396, 397. Philipsburg or Edenheim, on the Khine ; 48. Phoenix, the Dublin quack ; 490. Piccadaill or ruff ; 43. Piedmont, Prince of ; 542. (1626), letters to ; 113, 115. Pierce Bridge ; 287. Piggot, Mr., Jacobite name ; 455. Pillau; 198. expedition from, to Dantzig ; 192. Pillet, Madlle. de ; 525. Piuienteli, Don Alonco ; 534. Pimferstoun ; 68. Pimorin, Mons. ; 567. Pincent, Sir Henry, and Pitt ; 382. Pindar, Paul, envoy to Constantinople ; 542, 562, 568, 587, 594, 607. Piracies, book ; 485. Pirates: English; 578. about the Turks islands ; 234. Pisa; 179, 180. Pitceilonie; 89. Pitfirrane, letter dated at ; 153. Pitindrech; 26. Pirsligo, his horse ; 130. Pitt, William, the elder ; his despatch to Madrid; 200. his letter to Madrid ; 212-216. letter of ; 320. (1765); 397, 399. paper delivered by ; 222. at Bath ; 311. speech of ; 312. his Poppet ; 313. out of office ; ib. his re-appearance ; 315. on the Militia; 319. Spain and ; 325. and George III. ; 359. fortune left to ; 382. See Chatham, Earl of. Pitt, Lady Hester ; 311. Pitt, Fort; 237. Pittman, Capt., of the sloop Saltash ; 287, 288. Plague at Paisley ; 53. Plane; 69. Planta, secretary, and Mr. Liddell; 383. Playhouses, Bill concerning, speeches on ; 267. Plessis, M. de ; 525, 604, 612. Plettemberg, Count ; 246. Plowden, Percy; 438. Plumer, Mr. ; 371. Plumptre, Mr., of Eton ; 291. Pluscarden ; 57. Plymouth ; 319, 529. Po, the, passage of; 569, 572, 581, 607. Pockets, perfumed ; 597. Pocock, Dr., of the Waterford diocese ; 277. Podolia, plague in ; 168. Poictou ; 615. religious feeling in ; 521. Seneschal of; 577. Poland, Irish troops in; 529, 535. the Turks in; 122, 142. the Emperor's action regarding ; 203 and Russia; 203, 204, 529, 541, 598, 601. affairs in; 364, 365. King of (1702), at Cracow ; 81. (1711); 142. (1733), letter to ; 164. (1763), his family; 354. Augustus; 178. August II. ; 187. Stanislas ; 191. letters of and to ; 371. ambassador from, Ossolinsky ; 117, 118. speech of; 122. Poldrat, lands of; 19. Polloc, John of, witness ; 8. lord of ; ib. Pollocke; 52. Pollok Maxwell, laird of; 41. Polmayis ; 18. Polnone, documents dated at; 8, 9. Mains of; 32. Polonia, nonciature of ; 573. Polton; 24. Polwort, parson of ; 15. Polwortht; 67. Pomerania; 118, 329. Pompadour, Madame ; 311. Ponchard, Mr., agent at Utrecht ; 352. Pondiac, Ottawa Indians under ; 236. Pondicherry ; 224. Poniatowski, Count, his party ; 365. and the Czarina ; 369, 370, 371, 372: Ponsonby : Brigadier; 210. Mr.; 426. Pontefraet, defeat of Lord Fairfax at ; 52. Ponton, Justice; 413. Boole, smugglers at ; 344. Pope, the (1611), controversies withf522,. 524, 526. and Spain ; 532, 533. his favourite cardinals ; 539, 545, 546. and Venice ; 586, 590. (1756), anecdote of; 311. (1762) ; 345. Pope, Alexander, letter of ; 153. his nephew ; ib. Fog's [Curll's] advertisement about j 474, 477. Atterbury's letters to ; 475. Pordage, Mr. ; 290. Port parish ; 77. farm of ; 135. 664 INDEX. Porta, Count, his Veronese troops ; 572. Porteous : Captain, execution of; 479, 486-490, 498. his widow ; 487, 489, 490. James, minister ; 33. Porter : Mr.; 282. James, his brother Alderman ; 311. or Sir James, letters of; 300-327, 353-404 passim. John, letter of ; 302. Portincors, Lord of ; 16. Porto bello ; 366. Portsmouth ; 464. Portugal; 564, 600, 613, 616. and Spain ; 323, 375, 379. and Flanders ; 558. grievances of British subjects in ; 227. General Burgoyne in ; 343. double marriage with ; 167. King of (1762), his subsidy ; 349. Potertown ; 7. Potter, — ; 375. Archbishop; 471. Pottertoun ; 26. Potts, — ; 391. Pownall, Mr. ; 228. Pownell, governor: speech of; 413. his brother ; ib. Poyner, a servant ; 556. Poyntz : Mr., at Paris ; 433. Mrs., her son ; 360. Stephen, letters of; 239, 240, 269, 271, 277-295 passim. Prada, Secretary ; 522, 524, 534. Prague ; 249, 528. letter dated at ; 90. taken by Prussia ; 282. the Emperor in ; 537. the Emperor's death at ; 555, 561. embassy to; 597, 601. Emperor's funeral at ; 601. Praslin : M. de ; 234, 235. Duke of; 360. Pratt : Capt. ; 492. Mr., attorney general; 314. Precedency, Anstis's notes on ; 430. Prendergest, Robert of ; 64. Resburg, Diet at; 570. Presbyterians, the, in Jersey province ; 137. Presqu' Isle, 237. Preston, the rebels at; 287. the Pretender's defeat at ; 157. Brigadier ; 152. Prestwick, court of ; 17. Pretender, the, letter to ; 125. letters of; 157 et seq medal of; 145. his differences with his wife ; 161, 166. his negotiations with Russia and Sweden; 168-170, 174 et seq. Pretender, the — cont. his two sons ; 178. Lord Bolingbroke and; 182, 183. Duke of Wharton and ; 240. his son; 254, 268, 443,445. papers concerning ; 225-227. state of his party in 1723 ; 428, 429. letters concerning ; 462. his secretary ; 345. See Jacobites, the. Price, Walter; 459. letter to; 241. ' Prices, illustrations of; 30-33, 39. j Priests, Catholic, propositions touching ; I 279, 284. Prince, the ship ; 310. Pringle, Captain ; 425. Prior, Matthew, letter of; 140. Priuli, Ambassador; 573, 582, 592, 594. Privas ; 578. Privateers; 186. Protestants, the, oppressions of; 528, 535. Proude, Sir John ; 109. Providence, the ship, at Leith ; 48. Proyall, — , at Falkirk ; 441. Prussia; 601, 603. defeat of Austrians by ; 332. and Russia; 357. and Brandenburg ; 550. King of, Frederick Wiiliam, his en- listment of tall men ; 205. (1725); 240. (1729) ; 167. (1729), his harsh treatment of his family ; 432. (1731), and George II. ; 246. (1735) his uses to England; 256, 257. (1735) ; 264. (1737) ; 268. King of, Frederick the Great (1744), his Machiavellian policy ; 280. English feeling against; 281, 282. (1746) his flight; 295. (1747), suggested alliance with ; 299. (1757), and the Austrians ; 313. (1761), proposed subsidy to; 449. (1762), subsidy treaty with; 348, 349. his peace with Russia; 329. Mitchell's character of; 331. his defeat of Marshal Daun : 338, 340. his memorial ; 346. and the Queen of Hungary; 206, 212, 276. Prince Henry of; 318, 332. defeats the Austriaus ; 346, 348. Puiseux, M. de ; 589. Pulteney or Poultney : . at Falkirk ; 441. at Culloden ; 442, 443. Brigadier; 208, 209. INDEX. Pulteney or Ponltney — cont. Mr. ; 304, 457. his speech on the Play-house Bill; 267. and Mrs. ; 270. Lord (1762) ; 343. Purves : Alexander, commission to ; 93. John, commission to ; 94. Sir William, commissions to ; 93, 94. Putaux, letter dated at ; 125. Puteanus, libel by ; 99.. his book ; 117. Pym, Charles I.'s proceedings against ; 51. Pynsent, Sir Henry, his legacy to Pitt ; 426. Pyrenees, the, baths in ; 189. Pyrmont, letter dated at ; 239. Q. Quadra M. de la ; 499. Quakers, the, in Jersey province, com- plaints against ; 137. Quarrel, co. Stirling ; 83. Quebec, expedition to ; 316. taking of; 318, 319. Queen sherry : Marquis of (1685), signature ; 95. Duke of (1685); 136. (1736) ; 458. Quhite, John ; 14. Quhytleyis, lands of ; 15. Quilbeuf; 577. R. Ragusa ; 533, 545, 552, 586. Raht, Hugh of, witness ; 7. Raid, John, porter ; 75. Railstoun ; 63. Rainham, Norfolk, letters dated at ; 243, 284. Raker, Capt. Bernard, treaty signed by ; 232. Raleigh, Sir Walter ; 112. Ralston, Thomas ; 25. Rambure, M. de; 610. Rampton, Mr ; 500. Ramsay, the painter ; 360. Sir Alexander ; 63. David of ; ib. David; 194. James, receipt by ; 132. Randerath, English troops at; 209. Ranger, the privateer ; 344. Ranken, Gabriel, letter of; 155. Rankyn : of Crawfurd; 64. John ; 20. Ratcliffe, Mr. ; 288. Raterne, lands of ; 67. Stirling, lauds of ; 69. Rathorane, lands of ; 63. Ratisbon ; 48, 249, 250. Ravensworth, Lord (1756), motion by; 310. (1765), his nephew; 383. Ravesten; 601. Ray, Cape ; 228, 230. Reade, Alexander ; 98. Reading ; 271. Reay, Lord (1746) ; 156. his people : 443. Rebalt, execution of ; 539. Rebellion of 1715, papers relating to ; 123, 148, 157, 181-183, 291, 293. Rebellion of 1745, papers concerning; 123, 286-293, 439-447. Reden, letter dated at ; 130. Redhall, house of ; 58. Regency Bill, the debates on ; 305, 306. Regorton, lands of ; 63. Reiche, Mons. ; 325. letters of; 314, 361. Reichenbach, battle near ; 340. Reid Bryce ; 26. Reide, John, witness ; 17. Relstoun, Thorn, of; 19. Renfrew; 52. documents dated at; 10, 14. sheriffship of; 41, 42. Renfrewshire : rebels in ; 39. men of ; 55. Renswoude, Mr. ; 145. Reolle, on the Garonne ; 577. Rerik, Gilbert, Archdeacon of Glasgow ; 66. Restalrig, dean of ; 18. Rettre : John of ; 63. Patrick of ; ib. Reurman, Hermanus, skipper ; 192. Revel; 187. Revenge, the ship ; 314. Reynolds, Mr., afterwards Sir Joshua ; 366, 367, 373, 382, 394, 397, 398. Rheims, bishop of ; 568. Rhine, the; 105, 106. the French on (1634) ; 48. campaigns on; 279-281, 438, 439. Rhodes, M. de ; 599. Rhubarb; 331. Ricartoun, William, witness ; 16. Riccartoun ; 78, 89. Rice, George, documents signed by ; 227. Rich: Chevalier, his dragoons ; 208. Mr., and the Pretender's picture; 510, 512. Richards, Mr. ; 403. Richardson, Mr. ; 393. 666 INDEX. Eichardtoun, lord of ; 10. Eiche, Point ; 228, 230. Eicher or Bichier, a Sorbonnist, his book ; 556, 560, 566, 603. Eicbmond : Surrey, Prince Charles at; 98, 102. letters dated at ; 358, 401. Yorkshire ; 287. Duke of (1736), at Leyden ; 463. his quarrel at the Hague ; 466. (1765); 391. ambassador ; 394. Eiga; 166, 186, 194. Eigby, Mr. ; 390, 393, 397, 407. Bihouen,Governor of Bergen op Zoom ; 108. Eings : payments for ; 31. inventories of; 35, 36. Bio de Janeiro ; 201. Biperda, Duke of, in England ; 241, 242. Eipley, Mr., surveyor ; 268. Bisholme ; 19. Bivers : Mr. ; 310. James, letters of; 335, 344, 354, 357, 362, 368. his retirement; 391, 392. Eoberstouae, land of ; 12. Bobert II. of Scotland, charters, &c. of ; 7. Bobertland; 15, 29. Bobertoun, lands of ; 16, 24, 27. Boberts : Mr., under secretary; 391, 392. S., at Steendam; 438. Bobertson, Eichard, rector of Suthek ; 9. Eobinson : Dr., Primate of Ireland ; 380, 381. John, Bishop of Bristol, Plenipo- tentiary; 147. Mr., in command of the Marlborough ; 211. Thomas, afterwards Sir Thomas, Minister at Vienna; 205, 244 et seq, 254, 259, 264, 311, 353. letter to ; 203. letters of; 249, 264, 298, 301, 304, 310. at Hanover ; 250. his great services ; 311. Bob Boy, his men, payments to ; 124, 125. Bobson, — , at the Hague ; 264. Eochebeausert, M. de la ; 577. Bochefort, Mr., Jacobite name ; 455. Bochefoucault, Count de la; 597, 599, 609, 610. Eochelle; 531. attack on ; 111, 112. inhabitants of, letter of; 117. Assembly at; 612, 614, 615. tumult in ; 603, 604, 610. mayor of ; 577. Bochester : Bishop of (1732), letter of ; 179. (1768) ; 411. Bochford : Lord (1763) ; 360. Bochford — cont. Lord, (1764), letter to ; 230. (1767) ; 403. Bockingham, Lord (1765) ; 390. Bockly near Carlisle ; 130. Eodenborg, Mons. ; 538. Bodenburg, Theodore, States envoy to Spain ; 579, 580. Boderoste, point of; 193. Bodney, Admiral : Sir George, at Havre ; 316. rumoured defeat of ; 332. his election for Northampton ; Eodolfi, Alessandro ; 596, Eodorigue, Don ; 298. Boels, Charles, of Coalpits ; 438. Bohan, M. de ; 530, 556, 566, 577, 60 610, 612, 615. or Cardinal, letters to ; 110, 111. Eois ; 29. Bokille, — , gunner; 134, 135. Bollo, Lord (1716) ; 150. Bollok, Andrew and James ; 88. Bolls, the Master of (1764) ; 380. Bomans, the,King of, election of, &c. ; 374, 523, 528, 537, 539, 558, 568, 570, 574, 585, 597, 613. Bomanshoff, General ; 329. Bomanzoff, General ; 338. Borne : letters dated at; 91, 92, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 174, 178, 184, 345. Jesuits' Seminary at; 101. the Pretender at ; 125, 198. English resident at ; 378. description of ; 386. Cardinal Gioiosa's palace in, attacked ; 526. the French party at ; 531. the Venetian ambassador at ; 539, 541. the Inquisitors at ; 545, 546, 548. Campo de Fiori ; 545. Eondeau, Mr., letters of and to; 204, Boos, Thomas of ; 63. Boquelane, M. de ; 525. Eoquelauze, M. de, and the Mayor of Bordeaux ; 596. Bory, William ; 87. Bos : Lord (1684), his troop; 136. pay of ; ib. William, payment to ; 33. of Mungrenan ; 19, 21 . Bose : John ; 63. . Bobert ; ib. Bosehaugh ; 35. Bosni, M. de ; 559. Boss : Bishop of (1684) ; 94. Lord, of the Halkhead ; 18. (1647), Bobert ; 42. (1719), William; 197. letter of; 198. his sons ; 506. Lady, Margaret ; 51. Agnes ; 25. General Charles, letter of ; 197. INDEX. 667 Ross — cont. Jean, letter of ; 51. Dame Margaret, her will, and inven- tory of goods ; 76. Eobert of ; 63. Sir William, letters of ; 52, 53. Rossitola; 591. Rostock ; 326. Rotherby, Surgeon John ; 447. Rothes : Earl of (1640) ; 36. (1667), wan-ant by ; 39. (1668), signature ; 94. (1743), Brigadier; 209. Rothesay : St. Mary's church ; 16, 17. Cross McGibbon, near ; 17. Castle; 8. burgh, seal of; 17. Rothven, Sir William of; 63. Rottenburg, assembly at ; 528. Rotterdam ; 454, 457. 459, 475, 525, 543. letters dated at ; 133-135, 323, 325, 328-352, 384, 519. Jacobites at ; 457. Eoiicay, M. de ; 612. Rouen ; 463. letter dated at ; 241. Roulans ; 594. Rouncay, M. de ; 536. Rounray, M. de ; 614. Rous, Thomas, letter to ; 337. Rouse, Mr. ; 405. Row : Dionisius, chaplain ; 71. Thomas of, witness ; 63. Rowallan; 25. Rowley : Mr.; 362. his fleet; 281, 282. Roxburgh : Lord (1620) ; 45. Lady; 43. Duke of (1716) ; 149. Kudbeck, Colonel ; 382. Kudepetht, William, witness ; 15. Ruffia, Count; 538. Ruffs : payments for ; 31. fashion of ; 43. Rupert, Prince ; 54. his fight with Massey ; 55. Prince, Duke of Cumberland ; 431. his engagement with the Dutch ; 80. Russell : the ship; 211. Captain, wounded ; ib. Russia : and Poland; 203, 204, 529, 541, 598, 6ul. the Czar of (1711) ; 142. (1716), and the Pretender; 168- 170, 174, 177. (1725), the Pretender's letter to ; 160. his death ; ib. Russia — cont. the Czar of (1762), his good character ; 330. Emperor Iwan of; 368, 369. 370. his death; 371. Empress of (1761), her death; 324, 325. (1763) ; 354. letters of Spanish Ambassador to ; 165-168. and Sweden ; 171, 172, 187. and France, negotiations with ; 449,. 450. and Prussia ; 280, 329, 357. fleet sent to Constantinople ; 416. Ruthvaine, Jean, letter of ; 43. Ruthven : Captain; 230. John of; 63. Rynnistoun, lands of; 17. Ryxhirst ; 193. s. S., H., letter signed ; 145. Sackrille : Mr.; 121. Lord George ; 309. letter of ; 306. speech of; 312. his disgrace ; 317. St. Andrew, official of, excommunication by; 71. St. Andrew's : letter dated at ; 43. Archbishop of, Beaton (1523) ; 23. commission to ; 25. (1562), Hamilton; 27. Sharp ; 80. (1684) ; 94. (1686) ; 96. Bishop of (1371), witness ; 7. (1442), attestation by ; 63. St. Clair, George, of Gees ; 445. St. Claire, Capt. Francis, letter of ; 156. St. Cornelius Minister, English troops at ; 206, 207. St. David's, Bishop of (1748) ; 302. St. Domingo ; 332. Cape; 234. St. Francisco de Campeche ; 200. St. George : Madame ; 45. Fort; 238. the ship; 314. St. Germains : letter dated at ; 171. Lord Bolingbroke's opinion of the court at; 182, 183. St. German, Marquis of; 576, 580, 581. 668 INDEX. St. Iago : Dr., name for the Pretender; 461. tbe habit of; 526, 527. St. Jean, Mons. ; 194, St. Jean d'Angeli ; 556, 577, 603, 609, 610, 612. St. Jeronimo, monastery of ; 537. St. John, Secretary ; 142. St. Kentigern, church of ; 26. St. Laurence, the Allies near ; 295. St. Ledger, Capt. Jean ; 446. St. Lucia ; 333. St. Lues, Mons. ; 597. St. Malo, ships of; 578. St. Maurice, Cornte de; 115. St. Omer's seminary; 541, 543. St. Paul's, deanery of ; 302. St. Petersburgh; 162, 167, 176, 189. letters dated at; 165, 166, 188, 204, 320, 324, 327, 330, 331, 339. French ambassador at ; 203. revolution at ; 338. St. Tron, English troops at ; 206-210. Sala, Countess, execution of ; 587. Salamanca, Jesuits College ; 564. Salcottis, lands of ; 27. Saltcottis, East ; 16. Saldanha, Conde de ; 590. Salisbury; 242. the Bishop's Hall at ; 279. letters dated at; 272, 273, 278, 297, 298, 302. the ship ; 212. Lord, his brother ; 508. Earl of (1612), his death ; 584. Bishop of (1736) ; 265. Sherlock, letters of ; 272, 273, 278. (1748) translated to London ; 448. Salitzen, Prince ; 339. Salt mines ; 534. Saltash, the sloop ; 287, 288. Saltzburg, Archbishop of ; 534, 550. Sanet Bridis Kirk, land of ; 20. Sandheath, Surrey; 316. Sandilands : John of the ; 64. John, of Hilhouse ; 68. Mr.; 484,487 Sandusky ; 236. Sandwich, Lord : (1746) ; 293, 296. letter to ; 447. (1747) , his election interest ; 296, and the Saxon treaty ; 307. (1764) ; 229, 363, 380. (1765) ; 397. Saneghar; 289. Santa Cruz, Marquis of ; 584. Santissima Trinidad, the ship ; 235, 239, 377, 394. Saragossa ; 524, 526. Bishop of; 524. Sardinia : King of; 215, 220. (1735), his marriage ; 257. (1735), cessions to; 2G0, 261. Lobkowitz and (1744) ; 230. Sardinia — cont. (1746), illness of; 295. (1759); 317. Sarmiento de Acunca, Don Diego ; 609. Sarsfield, Lieut. Patrick ; 446. Sasawa, the ; 282. Sassell, seizure of ; 532, 533. Sauchieburn, battle of ; 59. Saumur, assembly at, &c. ; 524, 530, 536, 540, 556, 603, 604, 615. Saunders, Admiral ; 448. Sir Charles; 390. Sir Thomas; 183. Savannah, the ; 223. Savile, Sir George; 413. Savoy : Spanish agent in ; 563. Duke of. and canton Vaux ; 525. the Pope and; 526. and Spain ; 540, 542. ■ (1611), disarming of his forces ; 522. his son's marriage ; 530, 535, 536, 538, 544, 547, 554, 556, 557, 576. his daughters ; 531, 539, 540, 550, 615, 616. (1617) ; 102, 104, 118. (1625) ; 112. Prince Filibert of ; 564, 600. Sawbridge, Mr. ; 415. Saxe : Duke of (1611), his death ; 523. (1612); 566. Count de ; 193. Chevalier de ; ib. Weimar, Duke of, overtures made by ; 118. letter of; 119. Wessenfeldt, Duke of; 193. (1746) his insignia of the Garter ; 290. Marshal ; 280, 286. Saxon treaty, debates on ; 307. Saxony : French dev astations in ; 214. Frederick's passage through ; 282. Elector of; 118, 119, 554, 617. Duke of (1611), his death ; 528. and Savoy ; 550. his threats ; 563. . and Spain ; 616. King of, Augustus ; 264. Prince Charles and Prince Albert of ; 331. Count Maurice of ; 563. Scales, Robert, factor of Eaglechani ; 32. Scarboiough ; 52. Lord (1736) ; 438. Schanrach, lands of ; 65. Schanraw, lands of ; 68, Schaw : John; 13, 17, 66. of Haly ; 21. William; 66. Warden of the craft of masons ; 4, 29. of Polkemmet ; 17. INDEX. 669 Scheldt, the river ; 141, 571. Schelzardis; 66. Schiphalch, lands of ; 7. Schmeerfelt, M. de ; 360. Schmettau, — ; 282. Schomberg, Mons. ; 90, 598. School boarders, charges for; 45. Schoppius, his book burnt ; 614. Schort, Sir Robert ; 64. Schulin, M. de ; 437. Schweidnitz ; 338, 340. Scilern, Count ; 381. Scioto, Plains of ; 237. Scone, abbey of ; 71. Scotland : masons' lodges in ; 30. Estates of, instructions by ; 39. Privy Council of (1633), letter of; 47. army of (1641), in Ireland ; 49, 50. Parliament of (1641) ; 78. the " Engagers " in (1 648) ; 56. the war in (1649-50) ; 58. King's Solicitors in (1666) ; 93, 94. rebels in (1679) ; 131. Justice-General of (1684) ; 94, 95. Master of Ordnance in (1685) ; 95. list of the Forces in (1685) ; 136. Paymasters in (1686) ; 95, 96. General of the Mint in (1686) ; 95. the expedition against Dundee; 40. Lords of Parliament, transfer of their titles; 40, 41. Exchequer commissioners, letter to ; 42. regiment from, in Germany ; 80, 81. historiographers in, appointments of ; 94, 95. Lieut. -General of Forces in ; 96. rebellions of '15 and '45 in. See Re- bellion. the Earl of Perth's offices in; 137, 138. the Pretender's arms, &c. in; 181- 183. export of timber from ; 184. Parliament of (1702) ; 81. the mad pranks in (1711) ; 143. the Pretender's retreat from (1716) ; 157. well disposed to the Pretender (1725); 175. Bill for disarming the Highlanders ; 175, 176. the Bill concerning (1737) ; 266. the country of the rebellious clans ; 291. schemes for pacification of; 291-293. Scott : James, letter to ; 53. Sir John ; 45. Sir Michael ; 62. Thomas, French Officer ; 446. William, of Baluery ; 69. Seaford election ; 297. Seaforth, — ; 80. Marquis of, payments to ; 123, 125. Lord (1719), Highlanders under ; 196. Seckendorff, Count; 505, 506, 509. Seeker : Bishop ; 471. Dr. Thomas, letter of; 306. Sedan; 90, 544, 574. Sedgwick : Mr., enclosures in his letters ; 227- 239. Edward, letters of ; 362-427 passim. Segovia; 537. Seidlitz, General ; 325. Seilcrag island ; 16. Seilo, Captain ; 133, 134. Seimer, William ; 523. Sellar, Walter; 69. Selter water ; 363. Selwyn, Mrs. ; 239. Sempil, — , at Culloden ; 443. Sempill or Semple : Lord (1736); 462. letter to ; 463. (1742), letter of; 227. (1554), Robert; 27. (1636), letter to; 41. the late (1647), Hugh; 42. Lady ; 68, 138. Bryce, of Cathcart ; 42. Elizabeth, letter of; 461. James, son of Bryce ; 42. Master of, Robert ; 27. Seneca : nation, treaties with ; 228, 232. Indians ; 364. Sepoys, mutiny of ; 237, 238. Sequier, President ; 567. Servants : payments to j 31, 32. complaints against ; 44. Seton : letters, dated at; 44. Lord (1546) ; 27. Sir Alexander, of Foulstruther ; 2. Grissal; 35. Sir John, letters of; 3, 47, 51, 54. Sir William, letter of ; 45. Paymaster; 129. Setoun : Alexander, of Tulibody ; 66. George of ; 63. Lady Isabella, letter of ; 43. Ninian ; 69. Robert ; 44. letter of ; ib. Lady Marion, charge against ; 27. Seville ; 247, 578, 585. 609. Seymour : Mr.; 534. Richard, secretary to Sir H. Wotton t 101. W. ; 536. Seyton, Lady of ; 28. Sforza. Duke; 596. Shaftesbury, Earl of (1679) ; 131. 670 INDEX. Shandoys, Lord (1612), at Spa; 598. Shannon, Lord (1765) ; 381. (1770) ; 422, 426. Sharp, Archbishop ; 80. Sir William ; 80. Shawnese Indians; 236, 237, 382. Shawrooke Schach ; 303. Shee, Capt. Robert ; 446. Sheerness, the ship ; 156. Shelburne : Lord (1764) ; 372, 401, 407. and Lady; 426. Lady; 390. Sheldon : Madlle., her influence with the Princess Mary Clementina; 161, 166. Henry, the Jesuit ; 437, 438. Shells, a Danish History of; 325. Shene ; 270, 33G. Sherborne : Castle, manuscripts at, report on ; 520. manor; 119. Sheriffmuir, battle of; 60, 150. Sherley, Shirley : Sir Anthony, in Madrid ; 522. in great want ; 526, 527. his pension increased, 534, 538. Robert, in Madrid ; 522. at Rotterdam ; 525, 526, 543. Sherlock: Dr. Thos., afterwards Bishop, letters of; 254, 272, 273, 278-306 passim. his refusal of the Primacy ; 298, 300. his illness and death ; 321, 322, 335. Mrs., her will and burial ; 368, 452. Sherratt, Mrs. ; 270. Shian; 128. Shipley, Mrs. ; 291. Shoes, payments for ; 31. Shouvalow, Count Peter ; 320. Shrewsbury, Earl of : Roger of Montgomerie ; 1. his successor to the peerage ; 109. Shujah Dowlah ; 237, 238. Sichem, Lady of ; 595. Sicilies, the two, King of; 215, 220, 239. Sicily ; 533, 586, 600, 606. Siena; 545. Silchester, living of ; 277. Silesia ; 205, 338. Frederick the Great in; 276. proposed attack on ; 118. Silouette, Mons. ; 318. Silry, M. ; 559. Silva, M., sent out of Sweden ; 266. Silver plate, inventories of; 38, 75. Simms, Mr. ; 345. Sina or Sineme ; 309. Sinclair : Lord, (1644), his regiment; 52, 53. (1646), examination of ; 37. Sir Andrew ; 122. Edward and George, killed by the Stirlings; 76. Sinclair — cont. James ; 76. William of Galwaldmoir ; ib. Sinzendorff, Count : and Marlborough ; 142. Lord Chesterfield and ; 244, 247, 248. and Sardinia ; 250. Sittart, English troops at ; 208, 209. Skelmorlie ; 22, 39. Skelmurle, laird of ; 22. Skelmurlie, lairds of ; 16, 27. Skipton, the Scots army near ; 55. Slechstetter, Roger ; 98. Sleech : Mr. ; 279. Dr. ; 290, 291. Rev. Stephen, letters of; 313, 314. Slench, Baron, of the Russian navy ; 192. Slezer or Schlezar, Lieut., instructions to ; 131, 132. letters of ; 133-135. Slingelland, M., his death ; 482. Slingeslandt, Mr. ; 253. Slingsby, Captain ; 48. Sloper, Capt. ; 336. Slowan, Barbara ; 44. Sluselbourg, Iwan prisoner in ; 368-370. Sluthman, John ; 22. Smith, Smythe: Admiral, his sentence cn Admiral Byng; 312, 313. Mr., architect; 197. J ames, King's overseer in Scotland ; 9 4. Ralph; 476. Robert ; 87, 326, 390. Mrs., newswoman ; 425. Smolensko ; 168, 529, 541. Smyrna ; 374, 383. Snawdon, Aberfrau and, Viscount of ; 431. Snodgrass or Snodgers, lands of ; 14. Snotgerss, lands of ; 24. Sobieski, Prince James ; 179. John; 372. Soissons ; 202, 636. Plenipotentiaries at ; 432. Count of; 543, 548, 554, 560, 565, 577,589, 603. his death ; 611. the young ; 614. Solar : Bailli de ; 223. M. de ; 449. Soldiers, empressment of ; 48, Soleil, the ship ; 288. Solenthall, M. ; 273, 274. Soke, Count; 534, 597. Solyman, Cheia ; 300, 303. Somerby, Lincolnshire ; 306, 373, 394, 404, 406. Somervell : J., letter of ; 53. James ; 25. John; 25. Thomas, son of David ; 69. Somerville, Col., in Portugal ; 343. Somme, the ; 280. Somnet, Dr. ; 290. Soranzo, Cavalier ; 561. INDEX, 671 Sorbe, M. de, Genoese Minister ; 235. Sorby, lands of ; 27. Sorcery, charges of ; 604, 605. Soubise, M. de ; 112, 113, 114, 566. Southesk, Lord (1716) ; 151. Spa : Jacobites at; 367, 370, 371, 373, j 456, 457, 459, 460, 463, 465, 509, ! 510, 517. waters; 338. Englishmen at (1612) ; 598. Spain : Sir John Digby's embassy to ; 520- 617 passim. affairs in (1611-12); 521 et seq. its relations with the Cardinals at Kome, 531, 532. its aggressions in Italy ; 532. feeling against Lutherans in ; 537. and the East Indies ; 601. way of life in, French view of ; 602. and the Italian States ; 606. and the Palatinate ; 90, 105-107. its relations with France ; 111. France and Holland, negociations with, and concerning ; 252 et seq, ambassador from, letter to ; 116. Beretti Landi ; 123. soldiers from, payments on account of ; 123, 124. negociations with, about Gibraltar ; 213 et seq. and Portugal ; 323, 343, 375, 379. and Mr. Pitt; 325. negociations with ; 450. and Venice ; 451. Duke of Argyll in (1711) ; 141, 143. South Sea Company and ; 461. its claim on the woods of Yucatan ; 201. the Earl Marischal's mission to ; 472, 473, 480, 498. King of (1611), and the Sherley family; 522. his alliance with Savoy; 540. his marrying again ; 551. his proposed marriage to the Princess Elizabeth, 551, 555, 556, 557, 563, 565, 568, 592, 598. (1617), his daughter's marriage ; 102, 104. and the Duke of Lorraine ; 103. (1720), and the Jacobites ; 91. (1727), his illness ; 165, 166. (1746), his Swiss regiment; 157. his death ; 293. Queen of (1611), death of; 537, 541, 542, 543, 546-548. funeral of ; 563. her bequests ; 564. the Infanta of, at Brussels ; 105, 106. her siege of Bergen-op-Zoom ; 107. Prince Charles's match with ; 122. Spalatra, Archbishop of (1617), his book 102. Spence, — , death of; 269. Spencer : — , 331. Lord, his daughter (1763) ; 360. Charles ; 391, 393. (1767) ; 409. Spens : Duncan, witness ; 17. John, witness ; 74. of Condy ; 88. of Rothsay ; 17. Laurence ; 88. Spettale : Edward, notary; 70. James ; 69. Spey, rebels near ; 265. Speyni, Lord Murray's house; 51. Spinnie, Lord (1620) ; 45. Spinola, Cardinal; 572, 573. Marquis, Spanish ambassador; 106, 107, 108, 550-615 passim. Spires; 601, 617. Spithead; 280. Spittal Croft, lands of ; 70. Spragge, Sir Edward, his death ; 80. Spreull, William, witness ; 16. Sprewell, Captain; 447. Spyshons, William ; 18. Stack, Capt. Robert ; 446. Stackyonker, or Dutch gunner ; 133, 135. Stade, English army at ; 214. Stagno, Bishop of ; 533. Stainborough, Lord Strafford's seat ; 147. Staines; 241, 242. Stair, Earl of : (1710), investiture of; 140. (1743) ; 206, 438. Staley, — ; 339. Stammering, a curer of ; 287. Stampa family at Milan; 268. Stane, lands of ; 7, 20. Stanhope : — ; 167. Colonel; 441. Charles ; 376. Lovel; 391,392. letters of; 376, 392. Mr. ; 375, 376, 395, 398. Philip, letter of ; 354. Sir Thomas ; 421. Stanislaus : a Polonian ; 100. King of Poland ; 203. Stanley : a priest ; 587, 600. Mr.; 320. Sir William, a plotter ; ] 16. Stanmoor; 289. Stanstead ; 404. letters dated at ; 408, 416, 417. Stapleton : Brigadier ; 446. Captain; 123. Staremberg, Count; 250. Stebbing, Dr., letter of; 309. Steendam, Jesuit seminary at j 437, 438, 672 INDEX. Stepney, George; 140. Stevynson, John, witness ; 15. Steward, Stewart, Stuart : Alan; 69. charter by ; 11. indenture by ; ib. Alexander, witness ; 7, 72, 152. Allan, of Cardonald ; 23. Allen, of Schelzardis ; 66. Archibald; 63. Lieut. Governor of Stirling ; 136. Arthur, of Culbege ; 69, Elizabeth, Lady of Bigar ; 65. Lady Francis ; 341. George ; 13. John, son of Alan, his marriage ; 11. Sub-dean of Glasgow ; 62. of Black Hall ; 69. of'Glenbucky; 152. articles by ; ib. Sir John, witness ; 6. document signed by ; 184. John, witness ; 15. Lady Margaret ; 28. Niniau, promised gifts by ; 19. Kobert, witness ; 15, 17. Thomas, of Mynto ; 66. Walter, of Morfy ; 65. of Morphie, lands resigned by ; 66. lands, mortgaged to ; 70. Sir Walter, of Railstoun ; 63. Capt. William, passport to ; 33. Stewarton; 25. Steyne, John ; 20. Stinton, Mr., tutor of Exeter College ; 406. Stirling, Strevelyn, &c. ; 16, 289. documents dated at ; 9, 10, 18, 42, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 70, 73, 76, 79. masons' lodge at ; 30. bridge ; 60, Castle; 82, 132, 138. documents dated at ; 40, 88, 89. Lord Perth a prisoner in ; 138, 139, 140. church, excommunication in ; 71. garrison ; 136. family, account of its descent achieve- ments ; 59. Andrew, of Ballendroich ; 72. Archibald, son of Sir James ; 75, 76. Sir Archibald, contract by ; 76. of Garden, commission to ; 78. letter to ; 79. Catherine ; 68. George, chirurgeon, letters of ; 80. Sir George, will of his spouse Mar- geret ; 76. commissioner ; 77. pass to ; 77. petition of ; ib. letters to ; 78-80. Gilbert of ; 63. his lands in Easter Cadyre ; 64. Sir Harry; 163. Sir Henry, his marriage ; 83. Stirling— cont. Sir Henry, letters alluding to ; 167, 168, 172, 173, 178, 183, 189. Humphrey, son of Sir William ; 65. James, parson of Kilmodene ; 72. of Auchyll; 75. of the Keir, his marriage ; 72. tenant of Innerallown ; 74. killed by the Sinclairs ; 76. letter to; 81. Sir James, presentation to his son ; 75. his will and inventory of his goods ; ib. of Keir ; 89. John, of Cragbarnard ; 66. of Cragbarnat ; 72. son of Sir William, his marriage ; 67. of Keir, chantry founded by ; 68. Sir John, of Keir ; 23. letters to ; 80. contract by ; 70. documents concerning ; 71. protection to ; 78. Jonet, spouse of Thos. Bischop ; 73. Lucas of, charter to ; 61. Lucas ; 63. Luke; 65. Margaret; 76. Sir Mungo, of Glorat ; 77. Patrick, son of Gilbert of; 64. lands resigned by ; 66. Robert, of the Lettir ; 72. Walter, in Balagane ; 72. William, son of Sir John of, charters to; 62. father of Luke ; 63. heir of John ; ib. son of Lucas of ; 64. his lands of Easter Cader ; 64. charter bv ; 65. of Glorat*; 71. Sir William, and Margaret; 65. of, lands resigned to ; 66. of Caddcr ; 66. of Keir, his tower burnt ; 67. contract by ; ib. Stirmark ; 55. Stobhall, lord of the ; 64. letters dated at ; 130, 148i Stockholm; 221, 348, 432, 598. letters dated at ; 205, 240. Stockport ; 287. Stolberg, English troops at ; 206. Count of, letter of ; 435. Stone : Andrew, letters of; 260, 288, 293, 297. Dr. ; 402. Primate of Ireland ; 294. Mr.; 277. Stonehive ; 287, 288. Stonhewer, under secretary ; 392, 393. Stor, Captain, wounded ; 314. Stormont, Lord ( 1 761) ; 322. (1763), envoy to Vienna; 354, 358. (1765) ; 381, 395. Stornaway ; 123. INDEX 673 Story, Mrs., Jacobite cipher; 173. Stoupishill, William, of Irvine; 14. Stowe ; 414. letter dated at ; 419. Strachan, Capt., his troop ; 136. Strafford, Earl of : (1641), his execution ; 78. (1711), at the Hague ; 144. (1713), letters of; 146, 147. Stragartnay ; 152. Strasbourg ; 601. Strasburg, the French near ; 80. Strasnever ; 156. Strathachyn, Alexander of ; 64. Strathallan, Viscount of (1716) ; 150. Lord, killed at Culloden ; 443, 445. Strathallone, lands of ; 67. Strathalloun, Cogs of; 69. Strathern : Earl of, Robert, charters, &c. by ; 6, 7, 9, 10. witness ; 7. Countess Palatine of, Euphemia, charter by ; 62 . Strathglass ; 124. Strathmore : Earl of (1689) ; 138. (1728), his death ; 154. Strati, Carolo, of Genoa; 564. Straton Hall ; 69. Straubing ; 374. Strawberries, as a medicine ; 416, Streatham ; 363. Streiff, Lieut.-Colonel ; 118,119. Streuelyn, Striveling, &c. See Stirling. Strickland, — ; 128. Sir Roger; 138. Strickland!, Bishop of Namur ; 254, 255, 460. Strogartuay, lordship of ; 65. Strong Garsting ; 129. Strowe, mill and lands of ; 65, 67, 68, 71. Stuart : Apprin, at Culloden ; 443. Major James ; 447. See Steward, &c. Stuffles, General, his regiment ; 196. Stuttgard; 389. Suche, Sir Alan le ; 7. Suckling, Sir John, flight of ; 78. Suffolk : Earl of (1616), letter of ; 99. (1765); 391, 402. Sullivan, Mr., killed at Falkirk ; 286. Sully : Due de; 530, 531. Madame de ; 530. Sultzbach, house of ; 202. Sumner, Mrs., her house at Eton ; 291 . Sunderland t the Scots' army near ; 53. the ship ; 186. Surinam, Society of ; 438. Surridge, Mr. ; 478. Susa; 544. Susquehanna, the ; 23. Suthek, rector of ; 9. Sutherland : men of; 196. Lord, his people ; 443, 444. Sveciae, R., letter signed by ; 109. Swabia; 119. Swartz, envoy from Holland; 274. Sweden : dispute of Denmark with ; 55. negociations of the Pretender with ; 168-170. and Russia ; 171, 172. Articles of Peace between Russia and ; 187. and Denmark ; 254, 333, 436. English agent in ; 221. and Denmaik, war between ; 523 r 529, 540, 563, 566. Silva's treatment in; 266. envoy to, Poyutz ; 239, 240. her relations with France ; 271. elections in ; 380, 382, 383. Gustavus of ; 563. King of (161 1), his death ; 549. his son ; 54] . (c. 1617) ; 118. ■ (1702), at Warsaw; 81. (1711), his temper ; 142. (1729) ; 432, Swibrugg ; 528. (Zweibnick ?) Swift, Dean : and Thomas Carte ; 485. at a Dublin feast ; 508. his Drapier Letters ; 509. Svvinley Rails ; 241, 242. Swiny, Lieut. Miles ; 446. Swyntoun, John, witness ; 63. Sydney, Lord : of Leix ; 351. Mr. Cosby (1769); 418. Sykes, Mr. ; 410. Symiesoun, John ; 66. Symon : of Mundavill, Archdeacon ; 62. Sir, of Glendonwyne ; ib. Symple, Sympill : Lord (1497) John; 17. John, witness ; 8. Thomas, witness ; 6, 10. John, of Fowlwood ; 12. witness ; 12. Sir Robert, witness ; 12. Symson : James, rector of Kirkforthar ; 71. Sir Robert ; ib. T. Taaffe, Lieut. Peter ; 446. Tadcaster, the Scots' army at; 53. Tain, letter dated at ; 197". u 84067. U U 674 INDEX. Talbot : Lord (1769) ; 414. Edward, his claim to the Shrewsbury peerage ; 109. Tarbat : Lord (1685), signature; 95. commission to ; ib. Viscount (1688) ; 138. Tarrant, Dr., of Carlisle ; 364. Taschin; 282. Tauntondean, relief of ; 54. Tauris; 303. Taylor : Commissary; 151. Dr., at St. Paul's ; 313. John, of St. Martin's in the Fields ; 94. Robert ; 388. Tayt, John, witness; 6. Tea, presents of; 330, 331. Tees, the river ; 53. Teillearis, Madame ; 45. Teleybern garrison ; 149. Temple : Lord (1761) ; 222. (1769); 412. (1769); 414. Templepatrick ; 6. minister of ; 46. Templetoun, John, son of Edward ; 21. Ternay, — ; 334. Terrick : Dr. Richard, Bishop of Peterborough ; 313. letter of; 364. Terry, Dr. ; 260. Terrynzane ; 20. Teviotdale; 136. Thames, the, frost on ; 402. Thanet, Lady ; 270. Theobald's; 115. Theodore, King of Corsica, his arrest ; 484, 487, 488, 493. Therfield; 424. letter dated at ; 254. Thernes, M. de ; 597. Thessalia, Jannina in ; 307. Thirburn, — , a Jesuit 438. Thirsk, the Scots' arnvy near ; 54. Thistle, the, Order of; 140, 141 Thomns, Dr. John : letters of; 251, 265, 278. and the Temple pulpit ; 269. Dean of Westminster, letter of ; 411. Bishop of Lincoln, letters of ; 295- 322 passim, 439, 448. his desire to be Primate ; 295. Thomond, Lord (1762), Irs house ; 342. Thompson, Robert, letters of; 419, 420. Thorns, Robert ; 9. Thormanby, the Scots' army at ; 53. Thornton; 13, 14, 23. laird of ; 15. Thorold, Sir Nathaniel, his property in Caprea; 372. Thurlstane Mains ; 75. Thurstoune, Lord of ; 10. Thurot, Mons., his fleet; 318, 319. Tichborne, Sir Harry, at Tredath ; 50. Tiflis; 309. Tillieres, M. or Comte de ; 111. letter of; 122. letter to; 114. Til son, George : at Hanover; 250. letters of; 250, 264, 266, 268, 269. letter to ; 456. Tinker, Commodore ; 238. Tirlemont, English troops at ; 206-210. Tisdall, Mr. ; 360. Titchbourne, one ; 438. Titles, royal and other, Anstis's notes on ; 430, 431. Titley, Walter : envoy to Denmark, &c.; 264, 266, 388, 400. letter to ; 228. letters of ; 324-360 passim. his retirement ; 350, 355. his legacies to Westminster School and to Cambridge ; 411. Tivoli; 526. Tobias, the ship ; 195. Toboso or Tobosco, the order of ; 1 78, 183-185, 462, 517. Todd, — ; 390. Toledo, Don Pedro de ; 104, 526. Tongres, English troops at ; 206-210. Tongues, dried ; 331. Tonti, Cardinal; 545, 546. Tooke, Home ; 427. Toplitz ; 374. Torbay, fleet at; 315. Torboltoun ; 23. barony of; 11. Torfichin : document dated at ; 12. vicar of ; ib. Tories, the, Jacobite letter on ; 170. Tornehaut, Signorie of ; 567. Torre, M. de la ; 563. Torres, Admiral ; 282. Torwood ; 69, 70. near Falkirk ; 440. Toshach : Andrew, of Munie ; 89. D., letter of ; 136. Touche, M. de la ; 110. Touchfraser; 69. Toulon; 318. engagement off; 211. squadron ; 280, 282. Toulouse, Parliament of ; 611. Tourlands, laird of; 21. Tournay; 142. Tourys : John, son of William, of Innerleth ; 15. George ; ib. Townshend : Lord, Secretary of State ; 199. (1725-30), letters of and to; 239-243 passim. INDEX. 675 Townshend — cont. Lord (1723), letter of; 417. (1728), letter to; 430. his sons' appointments ; 275. (1745), letter of ; 284. the late ; 332. his illness ; 335. (1765), Lord Lieut, of Ireland; 390, 408, 417. his good nature, &c. ; 417. in Ireland ; 425. Lady, letters of ; 239. Mr. ; 332, 338, 396, 415. Charles ; 316, 390, 396, 405,406, 418. speeches of ; 382, 402. George, his proposal to raise an Irish regiment ; 282-284. with Col. Wolfe; 316. Koger ; 320. Thomas, letter of; 320. of tue Treasury ; 390. Trade, Board of, reports by ; 227, 232. Tranent, letter dated at ; 45. Transylvania ; 534, 597. Prince of ; lis, 119, 551. Traregillis, lord of ; 11. Trave, the river ; 342. Travemunde; ib. Trearne, lord of ; 9. Treasury, the, Commissioners of ; 268. Trecothick, Lord Mayor ; 426. his speech ; 427. Tredathe, Ireland, siege of; 49, 50. Trelawny, William ; 505. Trematon, Baron of; 431. Tremouille, Due de ; 560. Trenel, Marquis ; 614. Trenenteran ; 69. Trepnay, Isabella, wife of Gilbert of Streueline ; 64. Tresseiller, Sir Robert ; 479. Treswell, — , Herald ; 115. Treves, siege of ; 80. Trevor: Lord (1667) ; 402. (1768); 410. his daughter ; 518. Dick; 260. Dr. Richard, Bishop of St. David's, let- ters of ; 280, 281, 292-309 passim. Robert, secretary to the Hague em- bassy ; 264, 266, 274, 281, 283, 284. letters of and to ; 206, 250, 251, 258, 267-271, 276, 296, 438. recall of; 294. candidate for Oxford ; 471, 472, 475, 482, 490. Rev. Wm, letter of; 311. Triest; 569. Tripney, Isabella ; 66. Tripoli, slaves from ; 303. ambassador ; 397. Troitza; 167. Trollope, James, his effects in the Canary Isles; 461. Tronbedskoy, Prince ; 166. Trovies, Mr., of Amsterdam, and the Den- bigh family ; 248. Trueman, J., assumed signature of the Pretender; 158. Trumbull, W. or Sir William, at Brussels, letters of ; 523-616 passim. his proceedings against Puteanus ; 99, 102. Tuffnell, — , Antwerp Commissary ; 269. Tulibody; 66. Tullibardine ; 67, 127, 128. lord of ; 64. Marquis of (1719), Highlanders under; 196. letters of and to ; 91, 123, 125. or Duke of Athole (1745), letters to ; 92, 93. money disbursed by ; 123, 124. Tullydaff, George ■, 87, 88. Tunbridge waters ; 268. Wells, letter dated at; 269. Turenne, Marshal ; 80. Turin ; 582, 584. Court of; 215. Turks, the, invasion threatened by ; 107. their threatened attack on Poland ; 122. the Emperor and ; 267, 269, 271. and Azoph ; 269. and Lutherans ; 537. and Venice ; 600. Turks Islands; 233, 234, 371, 427. report on; 232. Turloch, assembly at ; 585. Turner : Sir James, his troop ; 136. John, document signed by ; 230. Turn ham Green ; 280, 296. Turref, diet at; 48. Tuscany : Duchy of; 256, 260, 261, 262. Duke of (1765); 396. Tweeddale, Lord (1668), signature ; 94. Twickell, Baron ; 246. Twickenham ; 240. letter dated at ; 153. Tylman, Edward ; 98. Tynemouth Castle ; 36. Tyrconnel, Earl of, his sister; 550. Tyri, John, provost of Methven ; 18. Tyringhame, Sir Arthur, his troops ; 49. Tyrone, Earl of; 535. Tyrwhitt, Dr., rector of St. James's ; 243. u. Uchtre, Malcolm, witness ; 65. Uhlfeld, or Ulefeldt, Count; 253, 257, 266, 269, 270, 272. Ukraine, the; 188. INDEX. Underwood, Mr., C. F. Weston, report on his manuscripts ; 199 et seq. Upsettlingtop, rector of ; 14. Urquhart, Mr., or Capt. John, at Rotter- dam ; 457, 458,460, 463. letters to ; 459, 463. Uscocchi, attack on ; 607. Utrecht; 81, 328, 461. English church at ; 352. treaty of; 146, 214, 228. Utterodt, Mr. ; 205. Uxhridge, letter dated at ; 406. Uzeda, Duke of ; 614. V. Vaca de Robles, Pedro ; 616. VacheK Mr. ; 368. Valasco, Don Louis de ; 570, 594, 595. his siege of Bergen-op-Zoom ; 107. Valencia, Valentia, miracles in ; 580. Countess of ; 524. letter dated at ; 477. d 'Alcantara, skirmish at ; 343. Valenciennes ; 142. Valet, a, engagement of ; 57. Valette, M. de la ; 554. Valladolid in Yucatan ; 200. English seminary in ; 564. Vallas, Matthew, of Crago ; 17. Vallerie; 565. Valles : Hugh, of Smethistoun ; 17. John, of Cragy ; to. Vallesbank, lands of ; ib. Valparaiso, Comte de ; 220. Van Beuninghen, Dutch ambassador ; 202. Vandenberg, Mr., and Lord Orrery ; 146. Vanderbent, M., letter to ; 140. Vanderberck, Comte He., on the Rhine ; 105, 106. Van der Heim, M. ; 482. Van Heck, D., letter of; 276. Van Hoey, Mr. ; 249, 285, 286. Vansittart : Governor, letter of ; 238. Mr. ; 388, 395, 396, 404. Vantadour, D. of ; 577. Van Werk, Sir Joshua ; 311. Var, the river ; 295. Vatan, M. de, besieged at Berri ; 544, 549. beheaded; 551. Vaudemont, M. de, his daughter's pro- posed marriage ; 103. Vaun and Aleppo, Pacha of ; 300. Vaux : canton ; 537. Lord, at Brussels ; 543. Vceda, Duchess of ; 527. Vegilin, Dutch deputy ; 142. Veglia, Island of; 607. Velchtoun, E., lands of; 17. Vendome, Chevalier de; 531. Velasco, Don Alonso de ; 567, 583, 595, 601, 615^ Vendome, Duke of (1612) ; 566, 596, 597, 603, 605, 611, 615. (1702), at Goito ; 81. Venice, letters dated at ; 385, 522, 526, 531, 544, 546, 552, 561, 564, 568. Sir Hi Wotton at; 100, 101, 104. ambassador at, Sir D. Carleton ; 520 et seq. ambassador from, letter to ; 121. the Pretender at; 166. honours to the Pretender's son at ; 268. English resident at; 379, 380. description of ; 386. Spain's declaration to ; 451. Spanish ambassador in ; 580. his servants ; 562. alleged miracles in ; 564. the Inquisition in ; 534, 542, 573. the Pope's contentions with ; 539, 586, 590. and the Grisons ; 593. and the Turks ; 600. its dispute with the Archduke Ferdi- nand ; 607. Patriarch of, process against; 591. Duke of, his death ; 593. the Rialto; 573. St. Mark's; 573. Vercelli, siege of ; 102. Verden, letter dated at; 119. Vergier, camp at ; 141. Vergy, de ; 385. Verney, Lord (1767) ; 403. Vernon, Col. ; 321. Verona; 569. Versailles; 185, 203. Vesuvius, Mount ; 386. Vicenti, Secretary; 581. Victoria, the ship ; 192. Vienna; 202. letters dated at ; 165, 177, 249, 264, 298, 301, 311. Mr. Robinson at; 205, 311. See Robinson, Sir Thomas. treaty of ; 244 et seq. scandal at ; 328. the mail robbed ; 340. pay of envoys at ; 353. comedy and opera at ; 395. Lord Waldegrave at ; 433. Vilettas, M. ; 295. Villa Elores, Marquis de ; 606. Villa Franca; 211. Marques de; 526. Villars, Marshal de ; 141,143. Ville, M. de, letter to; 110. Villeroy, M. de ; 521, 551, 559, 560, 589, 602, 603, 610, 611. Villiers, Viscount (1615), afterwards Duke of Buckingham, letters to ; 96-98. Vincennes, Bois de ; 589, 605, Vincent, Mr. ; 471. INDEX. 677 Vincenti, Secretary ; 593. Vineram, Lieut. Col. John, pay of ; 136. Virginia ; 558, 576, 583, 600, 608, 609. Indian outrages in ; 237. Visconti, Count Octavio ; 558, 576, 595, 597. Volimi, Palatin of ; 178. Von Kochen, M. ; 205. Vorstius, Conrad, his Professorship at Leyden; 550, 566, 571, 575, 613. w. Waad, — ; 251. Wace, — ; 334. John, letter of; 268. Wade, Marshal ; 280. his unreasonable memorials ; 281. his march against the rebels ; 287, 288. Wagrav ; 7. Waikburn, Mr. ; 459. Waite : Mr. and Mrs. ; 392. Lieut. John, letters of ; 307, 308. T., letters of; 417, 421, 423, 425. Wake : Mr.; 118, 555, 563, 578, 583, 586. 594. Lionel ; 551, 597. Sir T. ; 614. Walays : Hugh, witness ; 8. John, of Elrisley ; ib. Walberton, letter dated at; 416. Walchop, William ; 68. Waldegrave, Lord (1730), letter to; 433. (1734); 253. ambassador in France CI 735) ; 257, 259, 261,263, 264. (1737) ; 266. General ; 317. Wales : North; 439. Prince of (1612); 571. (1752), his preceptor ; 308. Frederick, his Appanage ; 486. — ~ and his father ; 505, 516. Princes of, early titles given to ; 431. Princess Dowager of ; 305, 424, 425. Adam, of Cragow, witness ; 15. Robert, witness ; ib. Walkinshaw, Jacobite name ; 456, 457. Wall, Mons., Spanish minister, interviews with; 217-222. Wallace : Mr.; 296. Adam, of Crago, witness ; 14. George; 13. Hew, commission to ; 95. Wallace — cont. Hugh, of Carnell ; 27. James, of Crago ; 23. John, witness ; 10, 15. Robert, witness ; 14. Sir William, witness ; 15. William, of Cragy ; 25. Wallington ; 278. letters dated at ; 279, 285, 290, 291, 292, 296, 302. Walpole : Sir Edward; 363. Horatio or Horace, ambassador ; 167, 199, 239, 240, 266. letter of; 270. and Bishop Fleetwood's library ; 270. his tutor ; 279. speech of; 307. letter to ; 240. letters of and to ; 252-263, 272, 273, 278, 433, 435. his mission to the Hague; 251, 269, 271, 508. in favour of Prussia ; 299. his embassy to Paris ; 433. Sir Robert, letters of; 240, 241. letters to ; 243, 275, 433. at New Park ; 255. and tha war ; 273. his expulsion ; 412. Walsingham, Mr. ; 412. Waltyris Kyle, bailiery of ; 12. Walwecht, English troops at; 210. Wane : Martin, Chancellor of Glasgow ; 66. Sir Thomas ; 63. Wanstead, letter dated at ; 119. War, John ; 26. Warburton, Mr. ; 484. Waristoune, forfeiture of ; 79. Warrants, General, debate on; 382. Warrington, the rebels near ; 439. Warsaw; 81. letters dated at ; 328, 331, 333, 335, 337, 344, 371. Washing clothes, payments for; 31. Wasner or Wassenaer, Dutch minister; 267,268, 269, 270, 271, 276, 277. Watches, inventory of ; 38. Waters, Mons., or George, banker at Paris ; 456, 457. letters of; 469, 479. letters to ; 493, 502. Watkins, Henry, letters of ; 141-144. Watson : Mr.; 357. John ; 66. bailie of Ruglen ; 9. Sir Thomas, chaplain ; 70. Wause, Richard of ; 63. Wawane, George, vicar of Dunsyar ; 71« Wear, the river ; 53. Weavers, riots of ; 80, 388. Webb: Mr., and Wood ; 358, 361. Philip C. ; 356. 678 INDEX. Wedderburn, Sir John j 447. Lieut.-Col. Jchn, pay of; 136. Weir : Robert, witness ; 9. Thomas, witness ; ib. Wells, no title given by ; 431. Welsh : John, of Ayr ; 6. Josias, letter of; 6, 46. Weltoune; 68. Werningerode ; 436, 437. Wemyss, Sir John of; 62. Wesel; 571, 574. Weser, the river ; 47, 332. Wesselmund, the fort; 193, 194, 195. Wester Duddingston : 58. Westeretherne, lands of ; 62. Wester Gormok ; 28. Westmorland, Earl of (1762), death of; 341. Weston : Lord (1633), his quarrel with Lord Holland; 47. Mr.; 115. Charles ; 280, 411. his preferment ; 370. Edward, under secretary of State, account of ; 199. extracts from his papers ; 200 et seq. appointed to the Gazette ; 200, 202. memorial of ; 229. pension granted to ; ib. his marriage ; 243. letters of and to ; 239 et seq. his retirement ; 363, 451. his sons ; 314, 319. Dr. Stephen; 199. Bishop of Exeter, letter of; 243. sermon preached by; 251. Stephen ; 406. brother of Edward, letter of ; 249. William ; 364, 395, 396, 404, 410. Westphalia ; 281, 282, 400. Westwiller, English troops at ; 206-208. Wetherby; 288. the Scots army at ; 53. Weymar, General ; 368. Weymouth; 416. Lord (1765) ; 387, 393. (1768) ; 410. (1769); 413. Whaile, Mr. ; 279. Wharton, Duke of (1728), letters of; 240, 241. and George II. ; 241. (1729) ; 167. Duchess of; 461. Mr., work by ; 491. Wheeler, Captain ; 449. Whigs, the, J acobite letter on ; 170. Whisperer, the, paper ; 420, 423. Whist; 271. Whitchote, Mr. ; 399. White Leys, lands of ; 15. White, Major, Lieut.-Governor of Edin- burgh ; 136. Whitford, Mr., the Pretender's reference to; 159. Whitmore, Colonel ; 210. Wibourg; 187. Wich : Sir Cyril ; 244, 250. Lady; 251. Wichbury, letters dated at; 304, 305, 314, 334, 335. Wichtman, William ; 71. Wigan; 288. Dr. ; 505. Wight, Isle of; 431. encampment in ; 314. Wightman : General, his march from Inverness; 196. Robert, letters of; 265, 273, 286, 288. Wigton, Earl of (1689) ; 140. Wilcocks, Mr. ; 387. Wilkes, John : case of ; 229. and the North Briton ; 355 et seq. his arrest ; 357. in Paris ; 375. sentence on, &c. ; 407, 411, 412. the mania about; 413. his re-election; 413, 415. his trial with Lord Halifax ; 416, 418. "his infamous party " ; 414. pamphlet by ; 418. opinion at Dublin of; 423. and the House ; 424, 452. Wilkinson, — , agent in Sweden ; 221. Willes, Dr. Edward, Bishop of Bath and Wells, letter of ; 285. William, Fort ; 238. William III., document signed by ; 185. and Mary, commission by ; 39. William, the Royal, ship ; 186. " Williams " : signature assumed by the Pretender ; 162, 163. letters to; 188, 189, 191. Williamson : —, letter of; 470. A., letter of ; 454. Sir Joseph, document signed by ; 201. Williamstadt ; 350. Willimot, Justice, his son ; 358. Willoughby, Colonel ; 57. de Broke, Lord (1770) ; 419. Wilmington, Lord (1733), letter of; 251. Wilmot, Sir Robert ; 297. letters of ; 308, 310. Wilson : Captain, his son ; 476, 477, 479, 504, 505. Mr., letter to ; 189. — of Cumberland ; 364. Sir Alexander; 71. James, canon ; 72. Samuel, letter of ; 343. Dr. Thos., letter of ; 345. Wilster, Captain of the Russian navy ^ 193. INDEX. 679 Wilts Militia; 316. Winchelsea; 186. Lord (1734) ; 253. (1757); 313. the ship ; 211. Winchester; 316. as a title ; 431. Bishop of (1742) ; 277. (1746) ; 290. (1767) ; 402. Windham. Sir William ; 304. Windibank, Colonel, at Blischinton ; 54. Windsor or Windsor Castle ; 368, 431. documents dated at ; 94, 95, 96, 145, 185, 241, 242,343. James I.'s court at ; 31. election at ; 313, 314. dean of ; 396. Baylies near ; 314. Sir W. ; 534. Wine : Spanish, payment for ; 33. account; 36, 37. Winter, Sir John, his house burnt ; 55. Wintoa, Earl of, George, his new Her- berie ; 45. letter of ; ib. Wintoun, Countess of, Margaret, letters of; 44, Wimvood, Sir Ralph ; 525. letters of; 99-104, 109, 529, 543, 574. letters to; 117, 578. envoy to Wesel ; 566, 571, 574. his return to England ; 594. secretary of State ; 595. at the Hague ; 598. Wirtemberg, Duke of ; 574. scandal about ; 328. education of ; 366. and Montellard county ; 540. (1702); 81. Witches, burning of ; 57. Wivendale ; 601. Wod : Andrew ; 18. Henry ; ib. Wodland, lands of; 68. Wolfe or Wolff : — , at Falkirk ; 441. Col., at Quebec ; 316. Sir Jacob or Baron ; 389, 395. letters of; 385, 389. and Lady ; 42 1. Jacob ; 188. Wolfenbuttel, Duke of ; 432, 433. Wollaston, Mrs. ; 372. Wolters, Robert, letters of ; 323-352, 384 passim. Wood : Mr.; 319, 410. Mr., and Webb ; 358, 361. Captain Andrew ; 447. George ; 120. Woodhouslie; 93. Woods used for dyes; 200, 201. Woodstock; 104. W oodward : Mr.; 203. one; 287. Worcester : Bishop of (1746) ; 294. (1759) death of ; 318. Countess of ; 598. Worms; 601. letter dated at ; 91. Woronzow, Count; 339. Worplesdon ; 372, 396. Worrenzow, Count ; 450. Wortley : Mr. ; 296. Lady Mary ; 323, 325. Wotton ; 340, 343. letters dated at ; 344. Sir Henry, at Venice; 100, 101, 104. at Turin ; 582, 600 Wratislau, Count de ; 167, 276. Wrechthill, lands of; 14. Wren, Matthew ; 98. Wricht, Fynlay, of Rothsay ; 17. Wright : Capt. ; 476. his death ; 504, 505. Mr.; 425. Wroughton, Thomas, letters of; 326, 327, 330, 331, 333, 335, 337, 344. Wrychthill, lands of the ; 19, 24. Wyllie, Mr., minister ; 57. Wynne, Mr. ; 251. X. Xaintonge, deputies of ; 603, 604. Y. Yair or Zhar, Thomas, of Edinburgh ; 15. Yarmouth, Lady ; 316. Yester, Lord and Lady ; 37. Yoghill, Munster, English landed at ; 50. Yonge, Sir William, his speech on the Playhouse Bill ; 267. York, letters dated at ; 52, 54. James I.'s court at ; 30. the Scots army near; 54. Archbishop of, Hutton ; 298. (1767) ; 402. Dean of, Fountayne ; 368, 452. Deanery of ; 297. Duke of, his insignia ; 290. and Duchess of (1681) ; 133. titular (1733), son of the Pre- tender ; 164, 179. Cardinal, his character ; 345. 680 IXDEX. Yorke : Mr.; 323, 411. Mr., and the Seals ; 419. Charles; 379, 391, 392. letter of; 354. General; 326. Sir Joseph ; 325, 329, 337, 342, 348, 361. letter to ; 221. letters of ; 363-371 passim, 378, 401, 451. Sir Philip, letter of; 242. Sir William; 395. Yorkshire, the Scots' army in ; 53. Young, Dr. ; 306. Yucatan ; 230. description of ; 200. z. Zachary, Mr., payments to ; 123. Zani, Alinoro, sentence on ; 580. 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