TWO LETTERS FROM SCOTLAND. GIVING A True Relation of the unhappy Loss OF THE Gloucester-Frigot, Whereof Sir john Berry was Commander.  
With a particular Account of the Persons of Quality drowned therein, and the miraculous Escape of His Royal Highness the Duke of York.  
SIR,  
I Shall give you an Account from hence, as I received it from a faithful Hand, of the loss of the Gloucester-Frigot, which was thus:  
Sir john Berry Commander of the Gloucester-Frigot, having received on Board the said Ship His Royal Highness in Margaret Road, in order to his Voyage for Scotland, set Sail from thence with a fair Wind, the Wether continuing very Fair, attended by the Ruby, Happy Return, the Dartmouth, and Pearl Frigates, with several Yatches, and several Persons of great Quality, both of England and Scotland, attending His Royal Highness on the Seventh Instant: At Night they came about 16 Leagues off the Mouth of the Humber, about which place lies a Sand called the Lemon-Oar, and whether by the unskilfulness, or wretched neglect of the Pilot, God knows, the aforesaid Ship in which His Royal Highness was, and many other Persons of Quality, run on Ground upon the said Sands, about Ten of the Clock at Night; but it pleasing God that the Wether proving Fair and not Stormy, that the Ship did not presently Burst, nor did not immediately Sink, but lay some hours ere She Sank; so that the Duke, and some others, as many as the Longboat could hold, had time to escape the Danger and ventured to Sea, and got safe aboard on one of the Yatches, but for the rest remaining on board, the Ship foundering before any Boats could come to their Assistance, all perished, among whom was the Lord Roxborow, the Lord O Bryan, the Lord Hollis, Lord Hume, Lord Dowglass, Sir Christopher Musgrave, Sir james Hyde, Mr. Clifton, and an English Lady, whose name we cannot as yet learn; all the Duke's Cooks but one, all his Footmen, and all the rest of his Servants, Sir Charles' Scarborow was miraculously saved (as we suppose) on some piece of the Ship. The Captain, Sir john Berry, was also lost with his Brother, Captain Berry, and several others who accompanied him: There was in all to the number of three hundred and three Persons, and odd, of which but sixty were saved. The Duke is since safely here to the Joy of his Duchess, and others who have been to Congratulate his Escape from so great Danger: His Royal Highness is very sensible, and extremely troubled at the loss of so many Noble Persons, and others, and of so gallant a Ship. The Pilot is secured in Edinborow. This is all at present, our late Insurrection being fully quieted.  
I am etc.  
In such a Loss and, so much Distraction it is impossible at first to give an exact Relation of the Misfortune, therefore since the last Letter which we Printed we have another account given us from Scotland, something more fully and particularly, which take as follows.  
THat on Friday last was Seven-night a Consult was held on Board the said Ship, in which His R. Highness was for the Steering her thorough the difficult places near Yarmouth, and it was His R. Highness' Opinion, that they stood too near the Shoar; but one Mr. Airs a Pilot, whom His R. H. had chosen and advanced, being on Board, undertook the Carrying of her safe, and laid down his Course, which was opposed by several in the Ship; but 'tis wrote, that he pawned his Life (which is like now to be forfeited) that he was in the right; and believing that he had passed that dangerous Sand, called the Lemon-Oar, on which some hundreds of Vessels have unfortunately been cast away; he made a Tack, and in a very short time she struck on the aforesaid Sand, which put all on Board into a Consternation, it being about Five of the Clock in the Morning, His R. Highness being then in Bed, who immediately arose, and had not time to put on any thing but his Breeches and Nightgown: The Men endeavouring to have got her off, but they found Six foot Water in her hold, by which they perceived her past recovery. Sir john Berry, with his Sword drawn in his hand, desired His R. Highness to enter the the Longboat, which after much persuasion he did, taking with him only one small Trunk of great value, leaving behind him all his Money, Plate, Goods, and other things of great value: Sir john suffered none to go into the Boat with him, but those His R. Highness called for, which were about Forty persons; and which was observable, one or two in mean Habit, and unknown; and they were no sooner cleared off the Ship, and at Sea, but she burst to pieces, and sunk to the bottom. But some do affirm, that though the Seamen saw present Death before them when His R. Highness put off in the Longboat, that they gave him an Huzza, and immediately drank his Health in Salt-water. Sir john Berry committed himself to the mercy of the Waves, and was afterwards taken up, and they likewise say, that several persons, to save their Lives, took hold of the Longboat, and those therein were forced to knock their hands off the Boat▪ for fear of their sinking her, and so let them drown to preserve themselves. Sir Charles Scarborough, one of His Majesty's Physicians, who Attended His Royal Highness, was taken up almost dead, floating on a Plank, yet 'tis feared he will hardly recover.  
The loss of the Seamen and Passengers are great, being as 'tis supposed above a third part that perished, among whom are missing the Lords Roxborow, O Bryan, and Hopton, Sir james Douglas, Mr. james Hide, Brother to the Lord Hide, who was Lieutenant of the said Ship, one Mr. Haly a Equerry, Sir Patrick Hume, and Mr. Skelton the King's Page, with divers others, whose names are not yet come to hand; but there are above 240 missing, with the Dukes and the Nobleman's Attendants, His Physicians, Cooks, and Footmen. 'Tis judged that in Money, and other valuable things, which all perished in the Sea, will amount to above 30000 l. besides the Ship herself, with her Guns and furniture, being a third Rare Ship, new fitted and mounted with 58 Pieces of Ordinance, a great loss to his Majesty.  
His Royal Highness, and those with him, safely arrived at Edinburgh on the Sunday following, where is great lamentation made for the loss of so many persons. They say that Airs the Pilot was saved, and is committed to Prison at Edinburgh, to be tried for this miscarriage, who says for himself, that the late great Storms had removed the Sands far distant from the place in which they were before, which thing sometimes happens.   

London, Printed for john Morice. 1682.