mily of antient date, and takes its furname from a fharp-pointed mountain in Somerfetfhire, called Monte Acuto, or Mount Acute; whence, by contraction, Montacu, and by corruption, Montagu.From Drogo de Montacute defcended William de Montacue, Earl of Salisbury; whofe Countefs, it is faid, gave rife to the Noble Order of the Garter. From him defcended Sir John Montague, ancestor of the late Duke of Mon

tagu, as alfo Sir Edward Montagu, who lived in 1600, and whose fons were the ancestors of the prefent Duke of Manchefter, the prefent Earl of Sandwich, and the late Earl of Hallifax.-On. Dec. 19, 1620, the Manchester line was created, by James I. Baron Montagu, of Kimbolton, Vifcount Mandeville, and Earl of Manchefter; by Charles I. Feb. 5, 1626, Earl of Manchefter; and April 30,

1719,

the fourth Earl was, by George I. created Duke of Manchefter. His Grace's uncle, William, the fecond Duke, who was born in April, 1700, on the 20th of Jan. 1722, fucceeded his father as Duke of Manchester. On the 16th of April, 1723, his Grace

married Ifabella, eldest of the two daughters of John Duke of Montagu; and dying without iffue at Bath, the 21st of Oct. 1739, he was fucceeded by his only brother, the late Duke: and his Lady married, 2dly, in 1743, Edward Huf fey Montagu, Earl Beaulieu, by whom she had iffuc, and died 1787.-Robert, the late Duke, married, April 3, 1735, to Harriot, daughter and coheir of Edmund Dunch, Efq. who dying in Oa, 1755, left iffue, George, the prefent Duke.-Charles-Greville,born May 29, 1741, and died Jan. 1784: married Sept. 20, 1765, Elizabeth, daughter of James Bullmer, Efq. by which lady, who died Dec. 29, 1774, he had iffue George-Charles, and feveral other children.-Caroline, born Feb. 19, 1736, and mar ried, in July, 1775, the Hon. Capt. Herbert, of the Royal navy, and has iffuc.-Louifa, born in July 1740, and died unmarried. This Duke dying, May 10, 1762, was fucceeded by his fon George, the prefent Duke.

Hair-apparent. William, Vifcount Mandeville, fon of the prefent Duke.

As the traveller approaches S the traveller approaches

ferves, in his Tour in Scotland, the vale becomes very narrow, and at laft leaves only fpace for the road and the river Tay, which runs between hills covered with hanging woods. The town of Dunkeld is fcated on the north fide of the Tay, and is fuppofed to take its name from the words Dan, a mount, and Gael, the old inhabitants, or Caledonians. Some have thought it to be the Caftrum Cale donia, and the Oppidum Caledoniorum

of the old writers. At prefent, there are no vestiges of Roman antiquity. The town is fmall, has a fhare of the linen manufacture, and is much frequented in fummer by invalids, who come for the benefit of drinking goats milk and whey.

Conftantine III. King of the Pias, is faid to have here founded a monaftery of Culdeer, in honour of St. Columba, in the year 729. These religious had wives according to the cuftom of the eastern church, only they were prohibited from cohabiting dum viciffim adwi

niftrarunt.

was

298 niftrarunt. About 1127 David I. converted it into a cathedral, difplaced the Culdces, and made their Abbot Gregory the firft bifhop. The revenue at the Reformation was 1505l. 10s. 4d. Scots, befides a contribution of different forts of grain. The prefent church wa built by Robert Arden the 19th bishop, who was interred in it about the year 1436. Except the choir which ferves as a parifh church, the reft exhibits a fine ruin amidft the folemn fcene of rocks and woods. The extent within is 120 feet by 60. The body is fupported by two rows of round pilfars with fquared capitals, the arches Gothic. The cathedral was demolished in 1559, and the monu ments were deftroyed in 1689 by the garrifon which was placed there at that time.

The great ornament of this place is, the duke of Athol's extensive improvements, and plantations, bounded by crags with fummits of a tremendous height. The gardens extend along the fide of the river, and command from different parts beautiful and picturefque

On the famous hill of Dunfinane ftood a caftle, the relidence of Macbeth, full in view of Birnam wood, on the oppofite fide of the plain; the fides are fteep and of a difficult afcent, the fummit commanding a view to a great diftance in front and rear. There are now no remains of this celebrated fortrefs; its place is now a verdant area, of an oval form, 54 yards by 30, and furrounded by two deep ditches. Macbeth fortified it with great labour; he fummoned all the Thanes through the kingdom to affift in the work, and all came excepting Macduff, which fo enraged him, that he threatened to put the yoke, which was then on the oxen labouring up the fteep fide of the hill, on the neck of the difobedient Thane. No prince ruled with more equity than did Macbeth, in the beginning of his reign. He was the firft of the Scottish monarchs, who formed a code of laws, but were afterwards neglected, much to the lofs of the kingdom, according to Buchanan.

people are not yet become fo stiff and uncomplying as when more advanced in life: they form more eafily to each other, and hence many occafions of difgust are removed. And if youth has lefs of that prudence which is neceffary to manage a family, yet the parents and elder friends of young married perfons are generally at hand, to afford their advice, which amply fupplies that defect; and by early marriage youth is fooner formed to regular and useful life, and poffibly fome of thofe accidents or connections that might have injured the conftitution or reputation,

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