rebells have been sent to such in the Highlands, who we hear did offer their service to the Government. But we are told that Sir Alexander McDonald, Mr. McLeod (member of Parliament for the County of Inverness) and Lord Lovat, men of great interest, and who can raise many bold, hardy, fighting fellows, have assured the Government that they will not assist the Chevalier. Thus, except that one regiment at Edinburgh, there is nothing in the South of Scotland to oppose the Chevalier; and, if he be at Edinburgh, Cope is upwards of 130 miles north from him the nearest way, and cannot return but either through the Highlands (where I fear there are still more than enough to fall on him in his march, if on the Chevalier's success they take [ ]in their heads), or about by the Eastern coast, which though not Highlands is a much longer march, and incumbered with ferrys and large rivers. Thursday, 10 September. The Chevalier was not so far as Sterling, when the last post came off; 300 of his men had seized the Town of Perth. Your brother having read the Sum of Saving Knowledge &c., thought it too Calvinistic. He told me so, in the presence of five or six others, in my own room, Friday last. og bì vư I did not see him again, but a short start last Lord's day between the evening sermon and the meeting of the Society at the Foundry. Among other very good things he said to the society, I was exceeding glad of the moderation and brotherly communion he advised them to, with regard to Mr. Whitefields people. May the Lord prosper you all in the Work of the Gospel and not partyship. Dear sir, most faithfully yours-J. E."

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JOHN ERSKINE to the REV. CHARLES Wesley.

1745, September 30th, London. "My dear Friend, the inclosed was sent too late to the post house, Saturday last. I had not room to notice your many kind expressions. None of them are losst on When the young Chevalier came to Edinburgh, he on the Saturday night sent to each of the Ministers in the City, that they might preach next day &c., as usual. But, if they would [pray] at all for King, Frince, &c., he desired them to keep in general and to name none. The bells rung next day at the usual hours for the forenoon and afternoon service, but no Minister went to a pulpit, not daring to pray for King George by name, nor willing to forbear it (as I suppose) if they appeared at all. But whether they fled from the city on the Chevalier's approach, I have not learned. I suppose the Episcopal or Church of England men have continued in their meeting houses as before, for they never prayed otherwise for King, Prince, &c., than as the Chevalier enjoined the Presbyterians of the Established Church. -The battle, that was between the Chevalier and our King's forces, was upon the estate I have six miles on this side of Edinburgh, and the Preston you see mentioned in the Gazette is my house, gardens and inclosures, and Preston-Pans, a village hard by, the best part of which is mine. Í don't yet hear of any damage my estate has suffered, if it be not breaking down some of my walls.-The victory gained by the Chevalier appears to have been compleat, and they say his Highlanders fought like enraged furys, and drove all down before them in less than of hour. General Cope got soon to the town of Lauder 12 or 14 miles thence, and over hills. The dragoons behaved abominably. Colonel Gardiner, finding he could not stop the flight of his regiment of dragoons, put himself on. foot at the head of the foot forces, and was so mortally wounded that he dyed. I hear the Chevalier visited him in his wounds and spoke civilly

to him; and I am told Gardiner said to him, 'You are come, Sir, to seek a temporal crown, and I am going to get a crown of glory.' He was an honest, brave fellow, and I believe a reall Christian, as for many years he professed to be. His lady is my kinswoman and of the same name and familly, and his house and land was divided from mine at Preston only by the high way. I find our people here speak of the Chevaliers army as but about 4,000 strong. How then came they to gain so complete a victory over Cope? And yet the Chevalier had many not there; and of those there, 'tis said that only 2,000 were engadged, having so suddenly done their business, that the rest had nothing to do. This seems to have been partly owing to the cowardice of the regiments of dragoons, both Irish. 'Tis reported by both sides that the Chevalier till he came to Edinburgh was dressed in the Highland habit; that at crossing the Forth and other rivers he was the first who jumped in; that he goes to the King's Palace at Edinburgh to hold his Levées, and receive company, but lies every night in his tent in the Camp, and eats there and dines on bread and a bit of cold roast beef or mutton, or any scraps; that he headed his men and went on with them at the battle; that on his standard, and the cockades his men wear there is on one side a Crown and on the other a Coffin, with some such motto as this 'The one or the other'; that there is no sort of violence committed by his people, but what is unavoidable by an army; that in his march from Sterling to Edinburgh, one of his Highlanders stole a sheep, for which he held a council of war on him, and had him immediately shot; that he has levyed a contribution in the City of Edinburgh of 12,000l. sterling, and of 15,000/. from Glasgow, which was demanded peremptorily; that at Perth (and Edinburgh) he danced with the ladys at their Balls and Assemblys, does all he can to ingratiate himself with all sorts.-The Dutch troops and those of our own come from Flanders are marching north, and 'tis said that Marischall Wade sets out Wednesday next to command them; and that all the rest of the British in the Netherlands are ordered immediately home. This will make an army much superior every way to any which I can see how the Chevalier can get except there be a French or Spanish invasion in his behalf; and they cannot easily land on us, there being so many of our King's navy now on all sides of the Island. Admiral Vernon and his squadron now in the Downs is to sail northwards, and for that purpose he has got pilots from Hull and Newcastle, that are well acquainted with the Scotch coast. The two from Hull I travelled with for two stages as I returned from the country, they in one post-chaise and I in another. Both appeared to be honest, religious men. They are dissenters. One of them is acquainted with some of your people at the Foundery and entreated me to take a note of one of them, who by trade is a chapman, that I might call for him, which I intend to do at the first time I can find foor it. J. E."

ROBERT GARDINER (Brother of Colonel Gardiner) to LORD STAIR.

1745, November 7th, Brunstane.-" My Lady desires me to acqaint your lordship, That by the return of severals from the Highland army accounts is brought, that the advanced gaurd of the main body consisting of a few of the gaurds and some other horse whom they call Hussars were to be [ ] Lockmaben and the main body itselfe at Molfat yesternight. That another body had after crossing Tweed at Peebles taken a shorter road, but the other could not follow by that road, because they have the whole heavy baggage and the cannon with

them. But both are directing their march to Langtown near Carlisle. That a third body of their army, supposed about between two and three thousand of the nimblest and best part of it, have gone by Lauder and arrived at Kelso on Monday's night last. This body is commanded by the young gentleman, and was to hover thereabout on purpose to bring Marshall Wade down the Wooler road, and is determined when he comes near and has Cheviot hills on his left, then to go by Jedburgh and Hawick to Langtown to join the other bodys that are to assemble there, and then endeavour to penetrate England by Carlisle where they expect, as they give out, to be joined by a great body of Roman Catholicks, and a body of forreign troops to be landed on the west coast. Though probably this may come too late to hand, yet my Lady was desireous it might be sent.

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"I wrote your Lordship of the 29th ult., per Mr. Commissioner, as also on the 2nd and 3rd current, per Salton,' all which I hope came safe to hand. The most matteriall news since they left this neighbourhood is, that their Councill is seldome unanimous in their opinions about their operations, and the desertion from them is extremly great. Mr. Rob, the Minister of Kilsyth, wrote to his son at Edinburgh that on Monday last he counted of deserters some with and some without arms passing that way on their return home about 500. A gentleman from Lithgow, whom I spoke with yesterday, acquainted [me] that 30 was taken at Whitburn on Sunday's night and stript of all their arms, and the whole country to the westward of Edinburgh swarms with them, but as the whole country is now up few of them escape. The country people fall on [them] with forks, flails and any arms they have, and bring 'em in dozens and halfe-dozens to the Castle of Edinburgh. The General lets most of them goe, but strips them of their arms and anything that is supposed does not pertain to them. Some of them have had very large sums of money found upon them. I wish this indemnity had come while they lay here. If it had, I'm perswaded many more would have left them.A son of John Dun's (sic) Writer in Edinburgh, and 4 more of the Edinburgh volunteers took it into their head last saturday to goe to Cramond and demand a sum of money of the town under pain of Military Execution, but the town's people mastered them, took their horses and arms from them, and then carried them to the watter-side where a party of Captain Beavor's crew were with their boat, who carried them all prisoners aboard his ship. I was yesternight informed that a fine horse, belonging to the Duke of Athole, which was taken from this by this young Mr. Dunn (sic), might probably be among the horses taken from them, as to which I shall have enquiry immediately, and see if possible to get him back.

"As soon as the General heard of the Highlanders having marched, he sent out several detachments from the Castle, which picked up several straglers and a vast deal of guns, swords, targets, pistols, tents, and other military stores, which had been left behind in the hurry of going away. On tuesday last, when a party was searching the house of William Lumisdean (?), Writer in Edinburgh, for arms, several papers were found, which 'tis sayd contained some things treasonable. The party carried both him and the papers to the Castle, and there he remains confined. His sone is one of Mr. Murray's clerks and is with the party's at Kelso. It is sayd he has found means to destroy some of the papers. There happened a tumult on his Majesty's birthday between some there and a gaurd of Highlanders, wherein a French officer from Minross going to the army was killed. Miss Betty is better. My Lady begs a line from your Lordship now the coast is clear, and to know where Marshel Wade is gone. I am &c. . Robert Gardiner."

Brunstane, from which this letter is dated, was the house which Prince Charles Edward occupied before the battle of Preston Pans.

LADY IRWIN to the EARL OF MORTON.

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1745, December 3rd, London. England is now become the seat of war, and tho' 'tis att present more than 100 miles distant from the Capitol, the whole country is in a consternation which I never remember: stocks are low, credit is much hurt, many people break; and this effects allmost all ranks of people, besides hardly any person is without a very near relation in actual service, which at this time of year and the idea we have conceived of the Highlanders makes everybody tremble; they are now in Lancashire, dispersed in bodies from Preston to Manchester: the Government is yet ignorant of their numbers, no care having been taken for proper intelligence. The whole body is judged about 7,000, an army of 10,000 is assembled att Lichfield, and this day begins their march from thence to meet the rebels, the Duke commands Sir J. Lignoier and Anstruther under him, my dear Colonel belongs to this army; another army of equal strength is marching from Newcastle cross Yorkshire by Leeds, Hallifax and so over Blackstone Edge in Lancashire in order to cut off the retreat of the rebels. Marshal Wade commands this body. My brother Howard is with him, If the rebells will venture a battle, the Duke is determined to engage 'em. We are now upon the eve of that great event, and tho' I make no doubt of the success in general, yet particulars may be infinitely unhappy. England may be safe and I a most miserable woman

You did not apprehend how this affair woud be treated, for it has been carefully nourished by those in power; totall neglect, discredit of facts, and misconduct in millitary appointments has brought to the head it now has, and should success attend it, 'tis the King's friends and not his enemies that have produced it.

PRINCE CHARLES EDWARD," the Young Pretender," to Mr. DORMER.

1750, September 1st, Anvers." I here send you an authentick copy of iny comition of Regent, and a full power for you to receive any. money that zealous people may offer for my service, but you are not to make use of this power or shew my comition untill you have further orders from me, reccomending to you an absolute secrecy from every mortal without exception. I remain your sincere friend. Par ce present je donne plein pouvoire au Sieur James Dormer de recevoire toute somme ou sommes d'argent que les personnes disposez a me servir voudront preter pour mon compt. C. P. R.-Et d'en donnier les quitances." Holograph.

INDICTMENT of WILLIAM FENWICK and OTHERS for SEDITION.

1753, Hilary Term, Westminster.-Indictment of William Fenwick, alias Phoenix, taylor, Nicholas Layton, staymaker, Humphrey Thomas, cordwainer, and Ambrose Penny, plushweaver, all of the city of Exeter, for having on 25th September 1752 at the New Inn public house in Saint Sydwell's parish in the said city and county of the same city of Exeter, styled falsely James Stuart the Pretender "King James III.," and for having abused, assaulted, and maltreated one Jonas Johnson, a loyal subject of his present Majesty, for refusing to drink the health of said Pretender to the throne of England,

CLEMENTINE WALKINSHAW to PRINCE CHARLES EDWARD, “the Young Pretender."

1767, July 25th.-Letter (French), protesting the steadiness of the writer's attachment to the Prince. The lady, whose intimacy with Charles Edward proved so injurious to his interests, appeals to him for justice and a renewal of his affection for the mother of his child. Also, another letter from the same lady to Charles Edward, signed Dulbestreff, and dated "a labbaye de Notre Dame a Meaux, le 16 Decembre 1768."-Also a letter of 25th July 1767 from Clementine's daughter, Charlotte Walkinshaw, to her father, the young Pretender, in which the writer proclaims herself animated by "les sentiments d'amour et de respect qu'elle doit a son Roy et a son auguste pere."Also, another affectionate letter from Charlotte to her father, in which she alludes to her mother, saying; "Nous sommes a labbaye de notre "dame a Meaux, ou nous vivons en inconue; personne dans la maison ne sçais qui nous sommes." This last letter, which is neither signed nor dated, was probably enclosed in Clementine's letter of 16th December 1768.

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PRINCE CHARLES EDWARD, "the Young Pretender,"

1779, June 8th, Florence. Letter from Charles Edward, the Young Pretender, to Cantini at Rome, bidding the addressee to decline all requests, by whomsoever they may be made, for lodgings in the writer's palace at Rome. Signed "C. R.", and sealed with royal arms of England.

LOUISE DE STOLBERG, Countess of Albany, to her BOOKSELLERS.

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[ ] May 31st, Florence. Letter from Louise de Stolberg, Countess of Albany, to her booksellers in Paris, Messieurs Treuttel et Würtz, 17, Rue de Bourbon, touching books the Countess has recently perused or wishes to read. She desires her book-sellers to send her by post, Lady Morgan's "Je sera "Italy" in English and also in French. says the countess, "curieux de voir coment elle nous traitern."-Also a brief note, dated 7th August 1809, from the Countess to Mr. Fantin, requesting him to send her the works of Baumarchais, and "la derniere Edition de Tacite en 5 volumes de Mr. Dureau de la Male."

X. MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.

In my inability to produce a complete summary of my tenth calendar of the Hodgkin MSS., that would not by reason of its length hinder more than it would help the student with little time for searching my pages, I preface the longest of my catalogues with a statement that, without being a perfect table of its contents, will give the peruser a notion of its more noteworthy matters: (1) Contemporary copy on vellum of the Oath of Allegiance and Fealty to Henry VI., taken in St. Paul's Cathedral on 10th March 1452, by Richard, third Duke of York; (2) Letter under the signet and sign-manual of Henry VII., dated on 1st December 1496, requiring a loan of 207. from Maister Simound Stalworth, subdean of Lincoln Cathedral, towards the charges of the war against the King of Scottes; (3) Letter, dated on 24th April 1547, from the Rector, Doctors, and Masters of the University of Wittenberg,