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much offended, and bid some of them goe hang themselves; but, notwithstanding of this, the Whiggs, in the afternoon, put on their boonfyres, illuminate their windows, caused ring the bells, in spight of what the magistrates could doe to the contrary, and were solemnizing the occasion with all possible joy, till about nyne at night, that the magistrates thought fitt to stirre up a mob and rable them, by breaking their windows, scatering their boonfires, and allmost burning their houses; and further, when young Castlehill and some others went to complain of this abuse to the magistrates, they thought fitting, by way of redress, to send him to prison. And as [if] this were not enough, they themselves went with some of the custom house officers, such as collector & surveyors, and drunk avowedly King James's health; and, as some say, confusion to King George & all his Adherents. This is true coppy of y account given y Regents. ROBERT MUNRO.

No. CCCLXX.

A Petition to his Majesty, in behalf of Lord Lovat.
[Probably in Dec. 1714. See Lord Lovat's Letter, No. XLII.]

WE your Majestie's most dutiful and loyal subjects, under subscribing, who have always endeavoured to distinguish ourselves by our zeal for the protestant succession in your Majestie's Royal Family, which has now taken place, to the happiness of these nations, and the disappointment of all the enemies to liberty and the protestant religion;-do humbly implore your royal mercy for one of your subjects, who, though banished and a prisoner, has now lately, when the greatest dangers did seem to surround us, by the influence he has over a numerous clan, supported with us that cause, which, in defence of your Majestie's undoubted title to the crown, wee have to the utmost of our power endeavoured to maintain. This unhappy Nobleman, my Lord Lovat, for whom in all humility we offer this petition, would not be so presumptuous as himself to make any request to your Majestie; but has appealed to those who are known to have openly and firmly devoted themselves to your Majestie's service. And his relations desireing us to be witnesses of the truth in his behalf, we could much less in justice then in compassion, refuse to bear this evidence to your Majesty; that by the assistance and power of those by the name of Fraser, who are almost all under his direction, we have strengthened ourselves in the defence of the present happy constitution in church and state. These are the motives which have compelled us in the most humble manner to lay my Lord Lovat's case before your Majesty; and we are so sensible not only of his power, but of his sincere intentions to joyn with us, in the supporting inviolably the authority of your Majestie's Government in the North of Scotland, that if we can be so happy as to obtain the royall favour for him, we humbly make offer to become bound for his loyal, faithful, and dutifull behaviour to your Majesty, in whatever sum your Majesty shall be graciously pleased to appoint.

*He was outlawed, and had been put into the Bastille at Paris.

A List of the considerable Persons of Inverness, Morray, and Nairne, who sign'd this Adress to his Majesty in favours of the Lord Lovat; and who are known to be zealously affected to the present constitution, and the most landed men in those shires.

Alex' Grant, Sheriff of Inverness Shire, Member of Part.

Alex' Dunbar of Bishop Mill, Sheriff of the Shire of Morray.

Sir Henry Innes, of that ilk, Barronet,

Sir Archibald Campbell, of Clunes.

Hugh Rose, of Killravock.

Hugh Rose, of Killravock, yo'.

James Brodie, of Brodie,

John Forbes, of Culloden, Member of Parliament for Inverness-shire.
Alex' Brodie, of Lethin,

David Dunbar, of Dunphaill.
Thomas Brodie, of Pitgavenie.
Lodwick Dunbar, of Grange.
Alex Cuming, of Logie.

George Cuthbert, of Castle Hill.
John Cuthbert, of Castle Hill, yo'.
Robert Urquhart, of Burdsyard.
Alex Dunbar, of Moy.

Lodwick Dunbar, of Moy, yo'".
Coline Campbell, of Delnes.
John Rose, of Blackhills.

James Sutherland, of Kinsterie.
James Sutherland, of Greenhall.
Jonathan Dunbar, of Tulliglens.
Hugh Rose, of Claver.
John Rose, of Bradlies,

Thomas Tullock, of Fanochie.
John Brodie, of Windie Hills.
James Brodie, of White Hills.
James Dunbar, of Cleves.
John Roy, Baillie of Forress.
John Finlay, Baillie.

Robert Logan, Baillie.

Robert Ephington, Baillie.

Thomas Urquhart, Dean of Guild.

Alex Paterson, Theasurer.

Robert Urquhart, Counseller.

John Brodie, Counseller.

William Davson, Counseller.

Alexander Piterkin, Counseller.

M' William Stuart, Minister of Inverness.

M' Robert Baillie, Minister of Inverness.

M' Alex' Fraser, Minister of Croy.

M' Thomas Fraser, Minister of Stratherick.
Mr James Calder, Minister of Calder.
Mr George Brodie, Preacher.

George Mackay, Shiriff of Nairne.

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A List of the considerable Persons of the Shires of Ross and Sutherland, that sign'd this Adress to his Majesty, in favours of the Lord Lovat; and who are known to be zealously affected to the present constitution, and the most landed men in those Shires.

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Earle of Sutherland.

Lord Strath Naver.

Hugh Rose, of Killravock, Shiriff prin' of Ross-shire.

Sir Robert Munro, of Foulls.

Robert Munro yo' of Foulls, Member of Parlliment.

Sir John Gordon, of Embo.

Sir William Gordon, of Dalpholly, Barronet, Member of Parll'.
George Munro, of Cullraine.

John Sutherland, of Clyne.
David Ross, of Kindeas.
Malcomb Ross, of Pitcalny.
Thomas Ross, of Aldy.
John Ross, of Achnailoich.
George Munro, of Cullkairne.

Andrew Munro, of Wester town.

George Munro, of Newmor.

Hugh Munro, of Teaninish.
Hector Munro, of Novar.
John Munro, of Novar, yo'
Alex' Gordon, of Ardoch.
Adam Gordon, of Killfedder.
John Gordon, of Garthie.

William Robertson, of Craigmill.

William Ross, of Easter Fearn.

William Ross, of Breatangaill.

Arthur Ross, of Torroy.

Alex' Munro, of Kilsehoan.
Farq' Munro, of Wanard.
Hugh Munro, of Ardullie.
Hugh Munro, of Killcairne.
Alex' Gordon, of Wnehper.
Hugh Ross, of Folly.

Dear Brother,

No. CCCLXXI.

The Laird of Culloden to his brother Mr. Duncan Forbes.
London, 14th May 1715.

The report from the Committee will be before the House of Commons next week. Yesterday in the Committie of Supply we have voted his Majesty seven hunder thousand pounds sterline per annum for the maintenance of his civil list. The Tories made all the opposition to it they could, but in vain; for after a very hote debate, that was

stuffed

stuffed with a deal of scurrilous reflections from both parties, and that lasted from twelve at noon to eight at night, the Tories lost it; noes 138, yeas 244.

Ther's no oŷr newes but what you have in the print sent with the votes as fully as I can write. By it you may perseave that tho' Jacobitism be decaying with you, as you think, yett it is prevailing here; and indeed I most own it is so, much more than ever I thought it would have done. I cannot express the endeavours that are used to allienat the hearts of the people from his Majestie, and to create a dislike of his person and government in them. But I hope God will disappoint our just fears, and overthrow the wicked desyres of his enemies,

Mind me to our mother, to Ahnagarn, and to Tibie.

I am yours,

JO: FORBES,

No. CCCLXXII.

Copy of Lord Lovat's Grant.

By His Royal Highness the Prince Guardian of the Kingdom,

George P. C. R.

Let a grant be passed under His Mas Privy Seal of Scotland, in the words or to the effect following:

Our Souvereigne Lord, with the advice and consent of the Lord Cheif Baron, and the rest of the Barons of his Ma" Court of Exchequer in Scotland, for the many brave and loyal services done and performed to his Ma" by Simon Lord Lovat, particularly for the zeal and activity he showed in suppressing the late unnatural rebellion in the north of Scotland, and for his known affection to his Ma" person and government, ordains a letter of gift to be made and passed under his Mas Privy Seal of Scotland, in due and competent form; giving, granting, and disponing, like as his Ma", with advice and consent forsaid, gives, grants, & dispones, to and in favours of Simon Lord Lovat, and his heirs and assigneys, the escheat of all goods, gear, debts, and sums of money, jewells, gold, silver, coined and uncoyned, utensills and domicills, horse, nolt, sheep, cornes, cattle, bonds, obligations, contracts, decreets, sentences, compromitts, and all other goods, gear, escheatable whatsomever, as well not named as named, which pertained of before to Alex' McKenzie, of Fraserdale, the time of the sentence given and pronounced ag" him by the Lord Justice Clerk and Comm" of Justiciary, for the causes after mentioned; or which have accressed, pertained, or belonged to him at any time since; or which shall happen to fall, accress, pertayn, or belong to him in any time coming; together with the said Alex' McKenzie his life-rent, escheat of all lands, heretages, tenem", annual rents, tacks, steedings, roomes, possessions, and others whatsoever, pertaining and belonging to him, with the whole mails, ferms, kaines, customes, casualtys, profits, and dutys of the same; and that of all years and termes bygone since the pronouncing of the aforesaid sentence, and of all years and terms in time coming during his life-time, now fallen and become in his Ma's hands, and at his gift and disposition, by the sentence given and pronounced by the Lord Justice Clerk and Com" of Justiciary in North Britain ag" the said Alex' McKenzie, of Fraserdale, upon

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the 13th day of Oct' last 1715 years, for his contempt and wilfull disobedience, in not compearing at Edinburgh the foresaid day and year, according to the summons given him for that purpose; conform to and in the terms of an act of parliament of Great Britain, primo Georgii, entituled an act for encouraging all superiours, vassalls, landlords, and tenants in Scotland, who do and shall continue in their duty and loyalty to his Ma' King George; and for discourageing all superiours, vassalls, landlords, and tenants there, who have or shall be guilty of rebellious practices against his Ma", and for making void all fraudulent entail, tailzies, & conveyances, made there for barring or excluding the effect of forfeitures that may have been or shall be incurred there on any such account; as also for calling any suspected person or persons, whose estates or principal residence are in Scotland, to appear at Edinburgh, or where it shall be judged expedient, to find bail for their good behaviour; and for the better disarming disaffected persons in Scotland. As also his Ma", with advice and consent foresaid, hath given, granted, and disponed, and hereby gives, grants, dispones to and in favours of the said Simon Lord Lovat, and his foresaids, the sum of £500. sterline money, fallen and become in his May's hands, and at his Highnesse's gift and disposicon, by the foresaid sentence given and pronounced upon the said day and year, by the Lord Justice Clerk and Comm's of Justiciary in Scotland, against the said Alex' McKenzie; which said sentence is now remaining on record in his May's said Court of Excheq'; whereby it appears, the said Lords, for the causes and upon the accott forsaid, did fine him in the said sum of £500. sterling, and declare his single and life-rent and escheat to be forfeited to his Ma, conforme to and in the terms of the aforesaid act of parliam; as the same act of parliam' and sentence at more length bears; with full power to the said Simon Lord Lovat, and his foresaids, to intromit with uplift, ask, crave, & receive the foresaid goods, gears, debts, sums of money, and others above mentioned, fallen under the compass of the said single escheat; and to pursue for and recover the said sum of £500. sterling of fine fallen to his Ma", and hereby gifted by him in manner above written; and to possess, labour, & manure the said lands and others aforesaid, pertaining to the said Alex' M Kenzie, either by themselves or tenants; and to intromit with uplift, ask, crave and receive the haills maills, farms, profitts, & dutys thereof and others foresaids, fallen under the said liferent escheat, and that of all years and terms bygone since pronouncing of the aforesaid sentence, and in all time coming during the said Alex' McKenzie his life-time; and to call and pursue, sett, raise, use, and to do all & every other thing upon the premises sick like, and as freely in all respects, as the said Alex' McKenzie might have done therein at any time before the said sentence was pronounced agst him, or that his Ma" might have done therein at any time sincesyne, freely, quietly, &c without any revocation, &c; and that the said Ire of gift be extended in the best form, with all clauses needfull.

Given at the Court of Hampton Court, this 23d day of Augst 1716, in the 3 year of his Ma" reign.

By His Royal Highness's command,

R. WALPOLE.
WM ST QUINTIN.
R. EDGCUMBE.

No. CCCLXXIII.

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