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THE JOURNAL
OF
MR. JAMES HART..

THE JOURNAL
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OF
MR. JAMES HART,
ONE OF THE MINISTERS OF EDINBURGH,
AND ONE OF THE
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COMMISSIONERS DEPUTED BY THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND
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CONGRATULATE GEORGE I.
ON HIS ACCESSION TO THE THRONE OF GREAT BRITAIN,
IN THE YEAR MDCCXIV.
EDINBURGH:
PRINTED IN THE YEAR
MDCCCXXXII.

MEMOIR
OF
MR. JAMES HART
THE name of HART occurs frequently in the ecclesiastical and literary
history, both of England and Scotland. JOHN HART the Jesuit is styled
by Camden "vir prae ceteris doctissimus." Another JOHN HART was an
eminent schoolmaster, and a third, who was Chester herald, published a
pedantic work on Orthography in 1569. A fourth was a zealous Puritan,
who wrote several works almost as popular as Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress.
JAMES HART, a physician in the reign of James I., was the author of a
folio volume entitled "The Diet of the Diseased." fol
To match these English Worthies, we do not vouch for the scholarship of
"Jockie Hart, yeaman of the stable" to James V.; but we have some pride
in claiming as a literary Scotsman a tradesman of the name of Hart, who was
a member of the Corporation of Skinners of Edinburgh in the reign of James
VI. This was Andro Hart the well known printer. Not to mention many
more of the same race, we may take notice of Mr. John Hart, who became
Minister of Crail in 1643,-of Dunino in 1646,-and of Dunkeld in 1650.
While he was at Crail he was complained of by his elders as being too
negligent in catechising and too rigorous in discipline. Wallace in his
history of Orkney (MS.) mentions one James Hart as Minister of Westra
in 1684.
When and where Mr. JAMES HART, writer of the following Journal, was
born we have not ascertained. The first event of his life to which we can
assign a date was his Ordination as Minister of Ratho, near Edinburgh, on
the 4th of July 1692. On the 4th of August 1692, the register of procla-
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mations for the city of Edinburgh, contains the names of Mr. James Hart
Minister of Ratho and Margaret Livingston, and probably he was married
in the course of that month. The Record of the Kirk Session of Ratho
during his incumbency proves that he was not inferior to his namesake of
Crail in the exercise of church discipline. He and his elders had no scruple
in imposing heavy pecuniary fines. As much time of the kirk session was
wasted in hearing groundless aspersions, they enacted that every accuser
who could not prove his allegations should forfeit fifty shillings to the
poor, and be rebuked before the congregation. To save time to the
minister and elders, they ordained that whatever persons did not give up
their names in order to marriage on the Tuesday after sermon should for-
feit twelve shillings Scots, and they who were not married on a sermon-
day or examination-day were to forfeit one pound ten shillings to the use
of the
poor. On the other hand they attended diligently to the relief of the
poor. The collections, church dues and penalties yielded a considerable
sum, which was distributed regularly, and besides, adults on the poor's-roll
for full maintenance received weekly a peck of oatmeal each, and also an al-
lowance of money, the one half of which meal and money was contributed
by the landed proprietors, and the other half by the tenants. As a speci-
men of the application of the collections, the following may suffice.
suffice. April
15, 1693, to seven poor persons L.7; Synod Clerk L.5, 16s.; Presbytery
Clerk L.5; the Bursar, a student of Divinity L.2; the officer L.1, 10s. May
22, 1693, given to a French gentleman in distress L. 1, 8s. ; to the church
officer L.1. May 30, 1693; this day there was collected L.18, 12s. whereof
given to students of Divinity L.16. July 3, 1693; to seven poor persons
L.7. Aug. 1, 1693; paid for five poor scholars kept at school by the Ses-
sion L.5, 12s. and a poor distressed soldier L.1, 10s. It was common for
the Session to pay the fees of seven or eight poor children at school, and
to purchase Bibles for them. Supply was frequently given to destitute
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to time for building and repairing bridges and harbours, sometimes at dis-
tant places. The collection at the communion in 1696, amounted to L.154,
17s. 6d. Scots.
It was the common practice for the elders to go in turns during divine
service to different parts of the parish, to ascertain who were absent from
Church, and these searchers (as they were called) summoned the offen-
ders to the Session, where they were seriously rebuked and admonished.
Such as were found drunk, or scolding, or fighting, were reprimanded with
great severity. There is reason to believe that the means which were used
in private by the elders to bring the imprudent and disorderly to a sense of
their errors, and particularly to reconcile persons at variance, were more
efficacious than the public animadversion to which they were exposed,-
but the system upon the whole appears to have been highly salutary. One
of the excuses made by some who absented themselves from public ordi-
nances is very generally made to this day. "James Harvie said he thought
shame to appear, having so ill cloaths."
Notwithstanding all the pains that could be taken, immorality prevailed.
Three foundlings were maintained by the Session's funds at one time, each
at the expense of thirty six pounds Scots, or L.3, sterling in the year.
With these exceptions, the Session suffered no infants to be nursed in the
parish, except such as were certified to be the offspring of honest parents.
In the course of ten years, Mr. Hart appears to have been very rarely
absent from his parish. From the end of March till the middle of July
1697, he "was in the north, by appointment of the General Assembly,
supplying vacant kirks;"-and, from the end of March, till the middle of
July 1700, he was again absent, as "Moderator of the Commission for vi-
siting the Presbyteries of Zetland, Orkney, and Caithness."
In August 1702, Mr. Hart received a call from the Town-Council and
Kirk-Sessions of Edinburgh, to be one of the ministers of that city,—but
"he declared his sense of his unfitness for so eminent a post, and his unwil-

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lingness to undertake it." The Presbytery ordered the call, with the rea-
sons, to be transmitted to Ratho, and the parishioners to be summoned to
answer thereto, in the usual manner. At the next meeting, the officer re-
ported, that, on the 9th of August, (being the Lord's day,) he delivered to
Mr. James Hart a true copy of the reasons of transportation, and that,
when he was about to go to the church of Ratho, to join in public worship,
and to cite the heritors, elders, and others concerned in the parish, a mul-
titude of women came to him, and so threatened him, that he was obliged
to leave the place; but, before he parted with them, he delivered to them
a summons, before witnesses, citing the said parish to appear. The Earl
of Lauderdale, and several other heritors, elders, and parishioners of Ratho,
as well as Mr. James Hart himself, offered strong remonstrances against
the translation, but the Presbytery unanimously overruled all their objec-
tions; and, at a subsequent meeting, in compliance with the wish of the
Magistrates and Council, appointed Mr. Hart to exercise his ministry in
the South West Parish, or Grayfriars, along with Mr. John Hamilton,
whose former colleague had been Dr. Gilbert Rule, Principal of the College.
On the 13th of September 1702, Mr. Hart preached his farewell sermon
at Ratho, "and both he and the congregation were very much grieved for
their parting." The following week he entered on his duties at Edinburgh,
and the Town-Council ordered 500 merks of transportation money to be
paid him. At that time, the stipend of a minister of Edinburgh was 2000
merks, or L.111: 2: 23 Sterling, with an allowance for house rent. reade
It would not now be very easy to form an estimate of the value of Mr.
Hart's ministrations, after he became one of the ministers of Edinburgh.
The only specimen of his ministrations, which has been preserved, is a
sermon of forty-three quarto pages, preached before the Magistrates, Oct.
5, 1703, the day of their election; and though the composition is not very
skilful, it seems to have been, in general, well suited to the taste of the
audience, and not ill adapted to their improvement.

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It is probable that his female admirers did not decrease in number after
his removal from Ratho to the Grayfriars. He is repeatedly spoken of
with warm commendation in the Memoirs of Elizabeth West, who charac-
terises his sermons by the epithets "sweet and soul refreshing."
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He is commended with equal warmth in another popular work, entitled,
Experiences of John Ronald, late Lorimer, in Edinburgh." This writer,
referring to the year 1704, says, "Being now in George Heriot's Hospi-
tal, I was under the ministry of Mr. James Hart, minister of the Gray-
friars Church, whose ministry the Lord was pleased to bless unto me.".
(p. 6.) On another occasion, he refers to Mr. Hart as having been very
instrumental in exciting in him a concern about his soul's salvation.-
(p. 38.) And he afterwards describes him as having "preached very
warmly, especially unto young people, particularly in thundering out the
terrors of the law upon all persons in an unconverted state, holding forth
their danger and misery."-(p. 59.)
In 1704, Mr. Willaim Carstairs, Principal of the College, was appoint-
ed his colleague, and continued to be one of the ministers of the Grayfriars
Church till Dec. 1707, when he was translated to the High Church. For
several years, Mr. Hart did the whole duty of the Grayfriars parish, but,
in 1711, to his great satisfaction, Mr. Matthew Wood, minister of Leslie,
was settled as his colleague. In 1714, Mr. Wishart, Principal of the Col-
lege, who had, for some years, been minister of the Tron Church, de-
clared, that he was not able to do the whole duty of that ministerial charge,
and, much against Mr. Hart's inclination, Mr. Wood was appointed by
the Presbytery to be translated to the Tron Church.
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In the autumn of that year, Mr. Hart was named one of the Commis-
sioners to wait upon George I., and to congratulate him on his arrival in
his British dominions. The following Journal communicates the details of
that journey to London, but a few particulars, of which Mr. Hart does
not take notice, may here be supplied.
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In a letter from Mr. John Williamson, minister at Inveresk, to Mr. Ro-
bert Wodrow, dated Edinburgh, Sep. 24, 1714, this paragraph occurs.-
"The brethren appointed to go to London are to meet one another at
Newcastle, on Tuesday, the 4th October. I find Mr. Ramsay much
weighted with this commission. I understand the jurant members are not
desirous to be hampered with instructions. Whence it flows I cannot well
tell, but some, who, it seems, favour the jurants, have made a satyrical
verse on this Commission.
To save the Church from being tools,
They've sent three wise men and two fools.
"I hear, that, on Wednesday last, after a long and very warm debate,
the Presbytery of Edinburgh transported Mr. Wood to the Tron Church,
but appointed him not to enter there till Mr. Hart's return from London."
Mr. Williamson, in a subsequent letter, dated Nov. 5, 1714, referring
to the Commissioners at London, states, that, according to his information,
"great differences had fallen out among them about some things," and
then adds, "I had account that Messrs. Mitchell, Hart and Ramsay, got
in to see the coronation in the habit of gentlemen with coloured clothes.
I heard this from Mr. Alexander, who saw it in Mr. Hart's letter to his
wife.*
He says, it was the most splendid thing that could possibly be
imagined."
Mr. Lining, one of the commissioners, writing from London, Nov. 14,
1714, says,
"We were some time before we framed our speech to the King,
and behoved to have it turned into French, that the King might fully un-
derstand it; a copy of which, with the King's answer, ye will hear at the
commission. We complimented the Prince also, and both the king and
the Prince looked with a pleasant countenance to us, and promised good
* Mr. Hart was certainly present, as he paid one shilling and twopence "for winning in to
Westminster Abbey," on the 20th of October, which was the day of coronation.

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things to the Church of Scotland; and when we came from the King's pre-
sence, Montrose followed us to the next room, who told the two chaplains
that the King continued them in their places, and that Mr. Hamilton the
Professor was continued in his place, and so we were dismissed. After-
ward we found it would be acceptable to wait upon the Princess also, which
we did this night, and had a little discourse to her, who received the same
very well, and desired the continuation of the good prayers of our church
for the royal family, and then called for the two princesses, and told us she
had a son who was elder than any of them, and hoped that these her chil-
dren should secure the succession to the royal family."
Another letter from Mr. Lining to Mr. Robert Wodrow, dated London,
December 11, 1714, communicates the following particulars :-"We have
been preparing to come off from this place, and have all provided horses
but Mr. Carstares, who hath his own business to wait upon, and says he
will follow us shortly. I fear our old friends prove our old burden still,
and that we are not all steel to the back. I have discovered something of
private counteracting of our public concerts, even when we seemed to be
unanimous, and that amongst five. As for the abjuration, they are all for
an explanation of it. Mr. H. (Hart) and I reasoned against it all we could,
and shewed that all explication was excluded by the words of the oath."
It is to be regretted that Mr. Hart kept no journal of the proceedings of
himself and his associates during the period of their residence in London.
Probably he might think it unnecessary, as his letters to his family would
naturally embrace every thing that he thought worthy of being recorded.
If this correspondence, or that of the other Commissioners could be reco-
vered, it could scarcely fail to be interesting to the public. M
The letters of Mr. Hart, which are preserved among the Wodrow MSS.
possess, indeed, no peculiar attractions; but as he seems to have been fond
news, and very willing to communicate what he learned from his nume-
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rous correspondents, they furnish a number of minute and curious facts
which are not to be found in any of the histories or newspapers of that pe-
riod. Thus in a letter, dated Feb. 20, 1714, he gives an account of the so-
lemnity of the funeral of a Highland gentleman, (Campbell of Lochnell,)
which was attended by 2500 men in arms well appointed, with 13 pipers,
and a pair of colours belonging to Breadalbine; and out of his lands 500
men, commanded by Robert Roy M'Gregor, a bankrupt Jacobite. Most
of his letters to Wodrow are filled with news, rumours, and speculations,
supplied by his correspondents in London,-but sometimes he relates cir-
cumstances connected with Edinburgh, which are by no means void of in-
To a letter, dated March 30, 1713, he subjoins the following copy
of verses, said to have been enclosed in a letter to Dr. Pitcairn, and there
is some reason to suspect that Hart himself must have been the writer.

terest.
You'll volley oaths, and thunder down religion,
This is the air of Satan and his legion;
You'll swear and bluster, drink below the ground,
And there you'll ridicule all good and sound,
Till Bacchus knock thee down, thou'lt never rest;
Thou art but Webster's Atheist at the best.
The later years of Mr. Hart appear to have been spent peacefully in the
discharge of the duties of his office as one of the ministers of the Old
Greyfriars parish. He held also the office of His Majesty's Almoner a
number of years. The following account of his death is preserved in the
Records of the Presbytery:-" Mr. James Hart, one of the ministers of
Edinburgh, died, 10 June, 1720, between the hours of 11 and 12 at night;
and the Rev. Mr. William Wishart, another of the ministers of the city, and
Principal of the University, on the next day following, about 9, forenoon."
Mr. Hart was succeeded in his charge by Mr. William Brown, minister of
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His first wife, Margaret Livingston, must have died before he left Ra-
tho. By a second wife, Mary Campbell, he had at least thirteen children.
John, baptised, April 1, 1703; Alexander, Dec. 13, 1705; Mary, February
1707; William, Feb. 1708; James, April 1709; David, July 1711; Charles,
Aug. 1712; Archibald, Sept. 1713; Margaret, Feb. 1715; Katherine,
April 1716; George and Wilhelmina, April 1717; Frances, Dec. 1718.
Nine of these children survived him.
With regard to the twins, the following paragraph occurs in one of his
letters to Mr. Robert Wodrow, dated April 20, 1717. "It has pleased
God, in his great goodness, to bring my wife safely to bed of twins, a son
and a daughter, which a certain great man at London, when he heard of it,
said at his table, before a great company, that they should be called after
their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, and wished I
might do so; and added, that it would be as good a test of my loyalty as if
I had taken the abjuration; and said, if I did so, the Prince and Princess
should soon know, but before I knew this, I had called my son, George,
and my daughter, Wilhelmina, after their Royal Highnesses. Thus, you
see, great wits jump together, of which I gave notice to the same great
man by last Tuesday's post."
His son, Mr. Archibald Hart, was long a wine merchant in Edin-
burgh.
Mr. Walter Hart, minister of Preston and Bonkle, in Berwickshire,
from the year 1706 to 1761, is said to have been a brother of Mr. James
Hart.
We have not much reason to describe Mr. Hart as a man of literary
eminence; but he possessed no small share of professional zeal, and he was
highly esteemed for the fidelity and diligence of his pastoral labours. His
political principles were not so courtly as those of Mr. Carstairs, whose
colleague he was several years; and, on one occasion at least, immediately
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in the pulpit, as a promoter of that measure, and a traitor to the church.
To this unseasonable charge, Carstairs is said to have replied in the after-
noon, in a style which proved, that whatever might be thought of his pa-
triotism, he had the advantage of possessing much greater command of
temper than his more popular fellow-worker.
One of the most striking parts of the Journal of Mr. Hart is the account
which he gives of the manner in which he and his fellow-travellers kept
the Sabbath at Barnby Moor. It may probably occur to some readers, that
if Principal Carstairs had then been one of the party, he would have in-
duced them to attend divine service in the Church of England, rather than
absent themselves from public worship. But the following Extract from
the Record of the Church Court, to whose jurisdiction Carstairs, as well
as Hart, was subject, justifies the conclusion, that they would have incur-
red censure if they had gone to any other than a Presbyterian place of
worship.
"At Edinburgh, Thursday, 31. October 1717, ante merid.
"The Presbytery did conveen . . . . and after some time spent in
prayer, proceeded to their privy censures
"It being moved, that there has been a report spread, that the Reverend
Mr. William Hamilton and Mr. William Mitchell, ministers, when com-
ing from London, in April last, had profaned the Lord's day, by riding
post thereon, with the horn sounding before them, they were both en-
quired concerning that matter, and declared, that, in their journey, not
being able to reach the stage on Saturday as they designed, Mr. Mitchell
being indisposed, they lodged at Stilton on Saturday night, where there is
no Dissenting Meeting-house, and, considering the inconvenience of stay-
ing in a public change-house a whole Lord's day, the people being such as
would not join in worship with them, and there being a Presbyterian
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it their duty to rise soon on the Sabbath morning to ride forward to that
place, and came there about two hours before the public worship began,
where they joined with the congregation, and abode all that day in that
place, which, if needful, can be attested; and as to the horn sounding be-
fore them, they said, they were upon post-horses, and so must have a boy
with a horn, the blowing of which is no more than a call to clear the way,
yet, they do not remember that the horn did blow, and think it did not, for
they met none that day morning, but one company of posters going to
London, to whom they gave the road. The said Mr. William Hamilton
and Mr. William Mitchell being removed, and the Presbytery having con-
sidered the above declaration, did unanimously approve of the said Re-
verend brethren's conduct, in what is above narrated, judging it their duty
to do as they did. But some members having represented that the Re-
verend Mr. James Webster had not only, in private to others, charged the
said two brethren with the breach of the Lord's day, but also without ever
once mentioning it to the brethren themselves, in public when preaching
in the High Church of Edinburgh upon the second Tuesday of October,
did in prayer after sermon, and again at baptising children, take notice of
Ministers profaning the Lord's day by riding post thereon, with a tout-
ting horn sounding before them; the Presbytery considering that Mr.
Webster is not present to answer for himself, they appointed the Rev. Mr.
John Shaw and Mr. William Miller, to go to the house of Mr. James
Webster and acquaint him of the premises, and desire him to attend the
Presbytery this afternoon at three of the clock, and, if he have any thing to
charge the said brethren with, to represent the same, in a regular, way to
the Presbytery."
It is unnecessary to detail all the future proceedings of the Presbytery in
this matter. Mr. Webster owned that he used words to this purpose in
prayer after sermon,-"We lament, Lord, that ministers should travel
upon the Lord's day with the post boy before them, and his horn with him,"
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Mr. William Mitchel as the Ministers who had so travelled. The Pres-
bytery unanimously agreed that Mr. James Webster should be rebuked
for using these expressions in his prayer, which naturally led the hearers into
unjust and uncharitable thoughts of some of the brethren of this church,
and also for his ambiguous and disingenuous answers to the questions put
to him at privy censures. The Moderator accordingly rebuked him, and
"exhorted him to be more cautious and tender of the reputation of his
brethren and fellow Christians in all time coming."
Mr. Webster did not receive this admonition with exemplary meekness,
and soon afterwards exposed himself to the mortification of another rebuke.
If he had known that Mr. William Mitchell and the much stricter Mr.
Hart, had visited a theatre at Kendal, he would have had a stronger ground
of accusation against them. On this subject the following Minute occurs
in the Record of the Presbytery, March 23, 1715. "The Presbytery tak-
ing to their consideration, that the stage hath been condemned by divers
Ecclesiastic Councils and many eminent divines, as a nursery of impiety
and vanity, and considering how much it hath been found to corrupt peo-
ple's morals, and being informed that some comedians have lately come to
the bounds of this presbytery, and do act within the precincts of the Abbey,
to the great offence of many, by trespassing upon morality and those rules
of modesty and chastity, which our holy religion obligeth all its professors
to a strict observance of, therefore the Presbytery recommends to all their
members to use all proper and prudent methods to discourage the same."

EDINBURGH, January, 1832.
[It may be proper to add, that the original Journal, in the Author's hand-writing, is in the
possession of the Reverend DR. LEE of Edinburgh, who has also been so obliging as to furnish
the other materials contained in this volume.-D. S.]
bas gothimel medios Derrolov od roditady leg or befored and

A JOURNAL,
BY
WAY OF DIARIE, OF MY TRAVELS FROM EDINBURGH TO
LONDON, FROM SEPT. 30, 1714, BEING THURSDAY.
Lorib bu
THE Commission of the late General Assemblie, at their last
meeting in September, having appointed five Ministers, to wit,
Messrs. Carstairs, Linning at Lesmahagoe, Ramsay at Kelsoe, Mr.
Mitchel at Ed., and myself, to goe and wait upon King George,
and in the name of the Church of Scotland, to congratulate his
Majestie on his happie accession to the throne, and his safe arrival
in these, his dominions; and to represent the state of the Church
of Scotland, and the firm loyalty of all its members, to his
Majestie.
Mr. Linning, Mr. Ramsay, and I, having concerted to travell
on horseback to London, and to meet at Kelsoe on Saturday's
night, Octr. 2d 1714, and from thence to take journey the Mon-
day following, being the 4th of October, having to meet, if the
Lord will, with Mr. Carstairs and Mr. Mitchel, at Newcastle, the
5th of October: In pursuance of this resolution, I did according-
ly take journey from Ed., Thursday, about eleven of the clock in
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the forenoon, being the 30th of Sept. 1714. I took horse at the
Society Port, being accompanied by several gentlemen and some
ministers, upwards of twentie in number, and about fourteen gen-
tlemen, rode along with me from Ed". to Dalkeith. I did light at
the Burrough Loch, and took leave of my dear wife and distress-
ed children: it was both to them and me a melancholie parting.
And then I mounted my horse and went on with the company
that honoured me with a convoy to Dalkeith, where we lighted at
Baillie Hog's, and dined together; and then, after dinner, I took
my leave of them all in tears, being at that time under strong ap-
prehensions that we might never all meet together again.
On Friday, October 1, Mr. Tait, Mr. Campbell, and I, mounted
our horses about seven of the clock, at Jinglekirk, and rode to
Lawder town, and lighted at Mr. Logan's house, the minister,
where we breakfasted; and about ten we left Lawder, and went
down Lidderwater and Drygrange boat. We overtook my brother
Walter and his wife, and a servant with them, who were going
to Jedburgh to meet with me. We went to Melross, and corned
our horses; and from there we came to Jedburgh about four of
the clock in the afternoon. It was most pleasant sun-shine day:
and about six of the clock, Mr. Tait and Mr. Campbell went to
Crailing, and lodged with Mr. Gustheart; and my brother, his wife,
and I, staid all night and lodged in Mr. John Ainsley's house, the
postmaster of Jedburgh; and my father, and his wife, and Provost
Smith, supped with us that night.

1714.]
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OF MR. JAMES HART.
Saturday, Octo. 2, 1714, I left Jedburgh about eight of the
clock in the morning, my brother with me, and took journey for
Kelsoe. I visited Bonjedart and his lady. I called at Mount-
houlie for Widow Madder; at Crailing for Mr. Gustheart, whom
I met upon the way to Melross, he being to preach that day. Mr.
Tait and Mr. Campbell I found at Mr. Gustheart's house, who
went with my brother and me to Eckford kirk, where we saw Mr.
Noble and his wife. Mr. Campbell and my brother went straight
from thence to Kelsoe, but Mr. Tait and I went to the Mosstower
and saw Baillie Davidson and his familie; and from thence to
Lintown, and saw Mr. Walter Douglas and his familie; and from
thence Mr. Tait and I went to Kelsoe, where we arrived about
four of the clock at night at Mr. Handieside's house, and dined
there; and between five and six of the clock at night Mr. Linning
came to Mr. Ramsay's.
Sabbath, Oct. 3, Kelsoe, being Sabbath day, Mr. Ramsay lec-
tured on Luke ix. from verse 23. I preached after him, Eph. vi.
16, forenoon. Mr. Thomas Linning preached in the afternoon on
Rom. iv. 16. Oct. 3, 1714, both Mr. Linning and I lodged in
Mr. Ramsay's house at Kelsoe the Saturday's and Sabbath's night,
being the 2d and 3d of October.
October 4th, Monday morning, be seven of the clock, Mr.
Linning, Mr. Ramsay and I took horse,-Mr. William Tait, my
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Ouller-haughhead; and when we were about a mile from Kelsoe,
Baillie Adam, who was to travel with us to London, overtook us.
The first country village we saw in England was Mindrum, where
many of our Scots whores come from Scotland and bear their bas-
tards. The next country town was Downhame we came through;
and then we came through Wester Newton, and then Kirknew-
town. We saw Foord castle, and we saw a great strath, excellent
both for corn and pasture. We came to Ouller, and rode through
the town, and lighted at Mr. James Bane's, the dissenting minister
there, his house, and he went with us to Newcastle. We baited
at Ouller-haughhead, which was thirteen miles from Kelsoe; and
after dinner we travelled eight miles to Whittingham, where we
lodged all night. But in our way from Kelsoe, which is a very
pleasant road, we crossed Bowmount water and Colledge water,
and rode through Killum. In our way from Ouller-haughhead,
(where is very good entertainment, both for men and horses, one
Jasper Johnstone, a Scotsman, a newphew of the late Joseph
Johnstone of Warristown, possesses the house), we saw Chilling-
hame castle, where there is a large park for deer, and great deal
of planting. This was the seat of Lord Gray, but now it belongs
to Lord Ossultown. About five miles from Ouller-haughhead we
saw Piercie's Cross, which is a stone, high and large, erected. It is
said that Piercie killed Douglas there. After this we came to
Banton, where Mr. Timothy Puncheon has a meeting-house. He
himself lives at Glanton. We called at his house, and saw him
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Before we came to Glanton we rode through a Dean, called
Crawlawdean, remarkable for this, that a spirit did haunt that
place for several years. The story of which is very remarkable.
A certain farmer,
fancied another man's wife; and,
that he might enjoy her, he murdered her husband. It seems
this murderer sometime after died, and did appear frequently to
one Crisp a blacksmith, and charged him to tell the Justices that
he had murdered such a man, at such a time, in such a place.
The smith told the spirit, he would not be believed, because he
could give no evidence of it. However, he haunted the smith so,
that he could get no rest. However at last they trysted to meet
in the Crawlawdean, where the smith kept tryst with him, and he
ordered the smith to publish it to the world; and told him that
he had three things in his offer, and that he might order him to
haunt one of three places. The smith then ordered him to haunt
Cheviot hill in the shape of some creature, at the which the spirit
shivered, and said, that was too cold a place; then he ordered a
second place, which the spirit also declined; and the third place
was Crawlawdean, which he ordered him to haunt for seven years
in the shape of a glead, with which the spirit complied. The
smith is yet living, and has told this story to many yet living.
We came on Monday's night to Whittinghame, and lodged in
one Mr. How's, a papist; and from thence, on Tuesday morning,
between five and six of the clock, we set out for Newcastle. We
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about the middle of it we saw a hudge large square stone, about
three ells long and two broad, which is called the Hunters' Table.
We came to Frammilton High and Low, where we saw excellent
inclosures, and we saw Squire Hasselrig his house, about which
there is a great deal of planting; and then we saw Justice Lisle
of Walding his house, which seems to be very fine. It stands
upon Cocket Water, which is well planted on both sides. We
crossed Cocket Water at Waldin mill, and we came above Long
Hoarsely. We saw Lord Witherington's house, near the sea-side.
We came to Morpeth about eleven of the clock, and lighted at
Mr. Wood's, where we dined. There is a fine town-house and
cross, and fine tolbooth. It is a pretty town, and several good
houses in it. After dinner, just when we were going to horse, Mr.
Carstairs came in a coach. We went and saw him in the post-
house, and after that we took horse about one in the clock, and
rode straight to Newcastle; and came there about four of the
clock in the afternoon, and lodged at Mr. Baxter's at the sign of
the Scots Arms; and after we had staid a little, we went and saw
the town, the Side street and Sand-hill. We saw the town-house,
-this Sandhill is the principal street of the town. We went to
the Pier and to the Tower, where we got a full sight of the town.
We did not see St. Nicholas church, which is the principal church.
We saw Mr. Arthur's meeting-house. The bridge of Newcastle
has eight arches. The sea goes up Tyne five miles above the town,
qhere, on the south side Tyne, is a large town. The dissenting
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Mr. Turnbull in Gateside, came and saw us. We all waited upon
Mr. Carstairs that night. Newcastle is a fine large town, and
many fine houses in it: it stands upon a descent, and many
houses are built near the shoar: it has a wall about it.
Before we came to Newcastle, we saw a stone erected at the
three mile bridge called Prig's Folly. This Mr. Prig was appoint-
ed to oversee highways, and to take care of mending. After he
was fourscore, he travelled from Newcastle to Berwick, and from
Berwick to Foord, all in one day, which is fifty-eight miles; and
they say that after this he travelled on foot from New
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without, and before you enter the Cathedral there is a fine clock;
and on the west side is the Cloyster, as they call it, which con-
tains so many fine lodgings for the Dean, Archdeacon, Prebends,
and other Canons belonging to the Cathedral.
There is a fine river runs through Durham, which divides
the town. There are two bridges, each consisting of four arches.
There are many fine gardens and great planting about Durham.
After we had dined at Durham, we took journey for Darlington.
Fourteen miles from Durham we cross a little water called
Brownie, and another called Weir, but both had bridges. The
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land, about three miles from Durham; but as we came from Dur-
ham to Newcastle, we came through Chester-on-the-Street, over
against which we saw a stately house, with much fine planting,
belonging to Lord Lumley, called Lumley house.

We lighted in the afternoon at Ferriehill, about five miles from
Durham, and came to Darlington about six of the clock at night,
at the sign of the White Hart. The whole country between New-
castle and Darlington is most pleasant, being all inclosed, and
much planting, all like a garden.
Thursday, Oct. 7th, between six and seven of the clock in
the morning we took journey, having lodged at Darlington in
the house of one William Applebie, tanner, at the sign of the
White Hart, the only inn-keeper who is a favourer of the dissent-
ing interest in that town. About two miles from Darlington we
crossed the river of Teas, a large and great river, which divides
[the] Bishoprick from Yorkshire. About three miles above the
place, where we crossed the river, there is a bridge called Croft-
bridge. One Runshman, a Scotsman, who lives in Darlington,
conveyed us beyond the Teas, and told two strange stories about
the Bishop of Durham. The one was, about twelve months ago
such a number of lice was found in the coach, that the Bishop's
lady was affrightned, and was obliged to goe out of it, and shift
all her cloths. The other was, that Lambmass last, at his garden
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there was such an incredible number of frogs, as the like was
never seen in that country, nor were any frogs in other gardens.
It took a great deal of time to get them destroyed. Great pains
were taken to conceal and keep these things secret, but they took
air. The common people in that country observe, that God has
already visited the Bishop of Durham with two of the Egyptian
plagues.
We came to Northallerton about ten of the clock, and there we
took the road to York, and came to Thirsk, six miles distant from
Northallerton, where we corned our horses; and we dined at the
house of one Mrs. Lawrie, at the sign of [the] Golden Bell. From
thence we took journey to Easingwood, about seven miles distant
from Thirsk, (and lodged at Mr. Smith, at the sign of Marlborough's
Head,) a little town, but in it are ane hundred fifty freeholders,
who vote in the election of Members of Parliament in the county
of York. In this town of Easingwood, they sow a great deal of
rape-seed, which they sell to the clothiers for rape oyl at five shil-
lings per bushel; so that of one acre they will make ten pounds;
and here they sow great fields of it, twenty or thirty acres. They
sow at Lambmass, and reap it about that time twelvemonth.
Friday, Oct. 8th, We took journey from Easingwood to York,
which is ten miles distant from Easingwood, between six and
seven in the morning, and came to York about ten of the clock,
and lighted at Mr. Hunter, bricklayer, at the sign of the Wild
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Man. We went immediately after we lighted and ordered our
dinner, and saw the Minstre of York, that is the Cathedral church,
one of the finest and largest buildings in Britain, if not in Europe.
The finest carved work in stone and timber we saw there. They
were just begun their service when we went in: one of the
Vicars read the service. There were present, the Dean and Arch-
deacon, both brothers of the present Earl of Nottinghame, five
Vicars, and the singing-masters, and six or seven singing-boys,
some gentlemen and gentlewomen, and very few commone. When
they sung Psalms, the organ plaid, and seven singing boys sung.
The Dean and Archdeacon, the Vicars, and singing masters, and
singing boys had all their white surplices upon them. When the
Vicar repeated the belief and the Lord's prayer, they turned all
their faces towards the east and the altar, and all stood upon their
feet during that time. After their psalms were ended, the Vicar
read the seventh chapter of Judith, and the eleventh chapter of
Mark for the service of that day; and after the service was over
the Dean and Archdeacon went out, but before they went out at
the door, they turned toward the east and bowed to the altar.
Two men in black gowns carrying two silver maces, conveyed
them to the vestry, where they laid their surplices. After this,
one of the saxtons conveyed us to the Chapter house, which is
said to be the finest building in Europe. It's made in the form
of a circle, and as many seats provided as serves all the members
belonging to the convocation of York, there being two small pil-
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and every marble pillar, when touched with a key, gives a differ-
ent sound, as if they were some metal. On the left hand, as ye
go
in to the Chapter house, there is written in old Saxon letters
this motto:
Ut rosa est flos florum
Sic domus ista est domorum.
All the glass, both in the Chapter house and in the Cathedral
church, is of the finest baken glass in Britain.
After this, we were carried to see the tombs on the north-east
and south side of the Cathedral. There we saw the tombs of se-
veral of the Bishops of York, cut out in marble at their full length;
but the first tomb we saw was that of the Earl of Strafford and
his lady, at their full length, in fine white marble; the grand-un-
cle of the present Earl of Strafford. After that Mr. Ramsay, Mr.
Adam, and I, went up to the steeple of the Cathedral, where we
saw the whole town and all the churches, upwards of twentie, and
all the country about. It's [a] very large and fine city, and a wall
and ditch goes round about it: it's more as mile broad, and more
as mile in length, and about two or three miles in compass: the
houses are fine and magnificent, most part made of brick. It has
a river on the south side, and bridge, on which are dwelling-
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After dinner we went to Tadcastle, which is a pretty little
town, standing upon the river Quharff, and a bridge upon it of
nine arches, which we rode along. All the country from York to
Tadcastle is inclosed; and from Tadcastle to Sherburn, about
five miles from Tadcastle, the whole country is inclosed, and these
inclosures look like so many gardens.
Before we left York we went to see the Castle, one of the finest
prisons in Britain. It might be a palace to a prince, all walled
round about, and [a] fine large green within the walls. There we
heard the service again, and a sermon preached to the poor pri-
soners there, by that Vicar who read the prayers in the Cathedral.
He preached on Rom. viii. 28; but as the sermon was not suited
to his audience, so it had little foundation in the text, at least was
not the scope.
He told that in the text there were three proposi-
tions; first, there was a state of happiness," all things shall work
together for good;" second, the qualification of the persons for
whom this happiness is designed-"such as love God;" third, the
certainty of this—"we know;" but that which he only insisted upon
was the certainty of the Christian religion. The prisoners for
debt were all in a gallery that goes round the chapel, and the pri-
soners for other crimes were below. Several of them were in
chains-some of them I conversed with,-but saw none concerned
or any way affected with either prayer, praise, or the preaching.
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York this day, had so much of pageantry, and so little of serious
devotion, that it was sufficient, not only to confirm us in, but to
encrease our prejudices against that way of worship. There is
much of man, and so little of God in it, and so much carnality,
and so little spirituality in it. Besides the altar at the east end of
the Cathedral, there are two rich and fine pieces of silk arass. The
Archbishop has a throne erected for him, and the pulpit goes up-
on wheels, and stands near a corner of the church, and when there
is sermon it's hurled near the middle of the church opposite to the
Bishop's throne. In the outer vestry there is a draw-well, called
St. Peter's Well, as also a great horn of ivory, a great part of it
overlaid with silver watered with gold.
About four miles from York, to the northward, we came through
a country village called Shiptown; and as we came on the Friday's
afternoon to Sherburn, we came through a town called Towton, a
pretty country village about two miles distant from Sherburn.
Saturday, Oct. 9th, We left Sherburn, having lodged Friday's
night at Mrs. Cullingworth, at the sign of the Bear. We mount-
ed horse about half an hour after six of the clock, and about a
mile from Sherburn we passed through a town called Millfoord,
and we went on to Ferribridge, about four miles distant from
Sherburn; and in our way to Doncaster we saw Pontefrack, a
large and pleasant town, standing upon rising ground; and as we
went a little farther, we saw a town on our right hand, called
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Brothertown, and on our left hand, at some distance, a large town
called Woolerslie. Ferribridge is a pretty little town, standing
upon the river Air, over which there is a bridge of eight or nine
arches. At the north end, there is an inns and a summer-house,
that goes off the end of the bridge: the stoops on which it
stands are fixed in the water. About four miles from Doncaster,
to the northward, is a well called Robin Hood's Well, over which
an arch is built, which has three ports, and a seat, on which I sat,
and drank of the well, as all the brethren did. We came to Don-
caster about twelve of the clock, and lodged at the White Hart,
the landlord, Mr. M'Call, being a Scotsman. Before we came to
the town, we crossed two waters, over which are bridges, and a
water mill, which conveys water to the whole town. This Don-
caster is ten miles from Ferribridge, and Ferribridge is four
miles from Sherburn. After we had dined at Doncaster, we went
from thence to Battry, (which is four miles from Doncaster,) which
stands upon a river called Idle, upon which they have two mills.
One house serves both, the one being at the north gavel, and the
other at the south gavel,-they have such two mills at Doncaster.
As we travelled in the forenoon upon a piece rising ground, be-
fore we came to Wentbridge, we had a pleasant prospect of the
country for several miles round about. The whole was so inclos-
ed, and planted, that the whole for many miles every way was
one garden; and before we came to Ferribridge, we rode through
a most pleasant haugh, upon the water side, both broad and long,
all like a bowling green, it was so level; and it is excellent pasture.

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We came to Battry, where Yorkshire ends, and Nottingham-
shire begins. We travelled from Thursday morning till Saturday
about four of the clock in the afternoon, and we can but notice
that this day as we travelled through from Sherburn to Barnabie-
moor, which will be six and twenty miles, we did not find the
country on either hand of the highway so inclosed or so planted
as we had observed from Newcastle to Sherburn, so that there
is a vast difference between the eastern, western, and northern
parts of Yorkshire, so far as we could see as to planting and in-
closing, and the southern part of Yorkshire. The three first are
all champaign ground, well inclosed and planted, and the soil
seems to be much more fertile than the southern part of York-
shire; and so far as we have travelled thro' Nottinghamshire,
much more fertile, better inclosed and planted; yea the southern
part of Yorkshire from Sherburn to Battry is rising and high
lying ground, and neither corn-fields nor these few inclosures in
this day's travels seem to be so fertile as the other parts of York-
shire.
This night being Saturday the ninth of October, we came safe
(praise to the divine goodness) to Barnabiemoor, which is ten
miles distant from Doncaster. We came about an hour after sun-
set. We lodged in one Mr. Binglie, who was never at pains to
come and see us, though we desired him once and again. We
made enquirie if there was any dissenting meeting-house near to
us; and we sent for a man who is a dissenter, and lives in Barna-
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biemoor, who told us that there was a meeting-house about two
miles from this place, but that the dissenting minister was to
preach to-morrow at another meeting-house about eight miles dis-
tant from this place. We enquired if there was any other meet-
ing-house near to us, he told us there was one about four miles
distant, but was not sure whether there would be preaching to-
morrow. So being at so great uncertainty, we resolved to stay in
our quarters, and spend the Lord's day as well as we could. So each
having retired alone for sometime in the morning, we breakfasted
about ten of the clock, and after that Messrs. Linning, Ramsay,
Adams, Mr. Linning's man, and I, did shut our chamber-door
and went about worship. I read, sung, and prayed, and then we
retired again to our several chambers, and met about two of the
clock, and Mr. Ramsay read, sung, and prayed; and after that we
retired to our several chambers, and met between four and five,
supped, and after supper, Mr. Linning read, sung, and prayed,
and after we had sat a while we retired, and so prepared for bed.
Thus we spent the Lord's day at Barnabiemoor Oct. 10.

Monday, Oct. 11, between six and seven of the morning, we
mounted horse and rode through Tuxfoord, which is a market
town, and the post-house, a large and stately inn.
This eight
miles distant from Barnabiemoor; and after we went by Weston,
a country town, and came to Kelltoun [Carlton] half an hour after
ten of the clock, where we lighted at the sign of the George, at Mrs.
Bowman's house; and there we dined and corned our horses.

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The whole country on both sides of the post-road from Barnabie-
moor to Kelltoun, which is thirteen miles, is neither inclosed or
planted as Yorkshire; and the arable ground seems not to be so
fertile. About twelve of the clock we mounted our horses, and
went for Newwark upon Trent, which is five miles distant from
Kelltoun, and in our way to Newwark we passed through a coun-
try town called Cromwell, where we saw one of the finest manses,
belonging to Parson Neins, the parson of that place.
And here I had occasion to hear these two lines on Cromwell:
"The heart of the bread, and the head of the spring,
Is the name of the man that murdered our King."
After that we passed through another town called Muscom, and
then we came to Newwark, which stands upon Trent. This river
divides itself into two branches, the one branch is about half a
mile from the town, the other branch runs close by the town.
Over both these branches are timber bridges, along which we did
ride. Newwark is a pretty town and large, and many fine houses
in it. The next town we came to was Betherton, [Baldeston,] and
about two miles from it is a little bridge, called the Countiebridge.
It's a stone bridge, which divides Nottingham and Lincolnshire, so
that from Battry to this bridge, which lyes a mile to the northward
of Long Billington, we travelled in Nottinghamshire from Battry
to the Countiebridge, a mile northward of Long Billington, twentie-
five miles; so that this day we travelled from Barnabie-moor, which
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We lodged in the
will be twenty-eight miles, to Grantham.
house of Mr. Sharp, after five of the clock at night, at the sign of
the George. Grantham is a pretty large town, and a fine church,
and a very high steeple it has. We did not find in Nottingham-
shire such care taken of the highways as in Yorkshire; as there are
no such inclosures, and so much planting on either hand, as we
travelled the post-road through Nottinghamshire as in Yorkshire,
so we did not find a causey way for people travelling on foot, as we
found in Yorkshire; for on this side of the post-road, especially
where the road was deep, we found allways a causey about half
an ell or three quarters broad, and also when we came to a place
where several roads met, we found always, either a timber post,
or stone pillar erected, with the name of the places to which the
different roads led, which is greatly convenient for strangers tra-
velling in that country. The posts or stone pillars had as many
corners as there were different roads, with the names of the places
to which the different roads did lead.

Tuesday morning, about a quarter after six of the morning,
October 12, we mounted our horses at Grantham, and rode to
Bridge Casterton, which is fourteen miles from Grantham. From
Grantham to Coltworth six miles, and from Coltworth to Bridge
Casterton eight miles. In our way from Grantham to Coltworth,
we found the country not so inclosed and planted as in Yorkshire,
and we saw but little arable ground on both sides of the highway.
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[a] fine church and a steeple. The church had a leaden roof, as all
the churches we saw upon the road had. This country town was
about three miles from Grantham. About a mile from this, on
our left hand, we saw a little town called Easton, and near to it a
fine house belonging to one Squire Chumley, where we saw some
green banks. We came next to Coltworth, a little country town,
and from this town to Bridge Casterton. We observed a very
fine country on both hands of the road, many inclosures, and much
planting, yea large woods, particularly at Straton, where Squire
Hawson has a fine house. We saw a great wood, and from a
little burn beside Straton to Casterton bridge we travelled in Rut-
landshire; and as we came nearer to Bridge Casterton, we had a
more full view of the country, and much more arable land, and in
it seemed to be rich ground. I say, we saw much more tilled land
than we had seen since we left Morpeth. As we came within
half a mile of Bridge Casterton, we saw a fine house upon low
ground, belonging to one Squire Wingfield. We came to Bridge
Casterton about a quarter before eleven of the clock, and lodged
in a Scotsman's house called Maxwell, at the sign of the Earl of
Exeter's arms; the motto of which arms are,
"Cor unum in via una."
The Duke of Rutland has a stately house in Nottinghamshire,
about three miles to the Northward of Grantham, called Bevor
Castle. The late Duke lived there, and kept a great house, four-
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www
teen or fifteen score persons in his family:-he was charitable to
the poor.
He has an estate of six and thirtie thousand pounds
per annum, he can stand in his own castle of Bevor, and see
fourtie towns, all belonging to himself, he has another great
house belonging to him in Derbyshire, three in the shire of Rut-
land; two and fiftie churches and chapels, and fiftie towns and
burroughs. Bridge Casterton, where we dined this day, is in Rut-
landshire. We travel no more in Rutlandshire after we pass the
bridge of Casterton, and then we enter again into Lincolnshire,
which goes to Stampfoord bridge.

After we had dined this day at Mr. Maxwell's in Bridge Cas-
terton, we took horse and pursued our journey to Stilton. We
rode through Stampfoord, which is a large town, in which there
are four or five churches, and two high steeples. It's about twelve
miles from Bridge Casterton. In Stampfoord, there are many fine
houses. It is in the shire of Lincoln, and from Stampfoord to
Stilton is twelve miles. After we pass Stampfoord bridge, we en-
ter upon Northamptonshire, which goes the length of Wansfoord
bridge, that is five miles from Stampfoord bridge to Wansfoord
bridge. After we had gone about a mile from Stampfoord, [there is]
a stately house, called Burley, belonging to the Earl of Exeter.
There is a great deal [of] fine planting, about a mile in length to the
southward; and half a mile to the east and west there seems to be
fine gardens. After we rode about four miles, we came to Wans-
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arches in it. They tell a storie of a Webster, who, looking after
his hay, and having stuck his fork as far he could put in a cock
of hay, that is as much as a cart can carry, he lay himself down
to sleep upon the top of the hay, and when he was asleep there
[came] a mighty spete of water, and carried him four miles down
the water, near to Peterborough; and the people of that place see-
ing so great an heap of hay come down the water together, they
got boats and endeavoured to carry the hay ashoar. He awakened,
and they asked whence he came. He told them from Wansfoord
in England, thinking himself to be in another part of the world,
so that to this day it's called Wansfoord in England. The poor
man was preserved, which was a miracle.
After we passed Wansfoord bridge, we entered upon the shire
of Huntington; and after we had gone a little forward, we
passed Water Newton, a pretty town, with a church; a gentle-
man called Squire Turner, has a pretty house, and a great policy
about it, and a stone dyck. After we passed this town, we enter-
ed upon a lane, on which we had inclosures on every hand, and a
great deal [of] planting, about four or five miles. After we came
within four miles of Stilton, we saw Peterborough Minster on
our left hand. We came to Stilton a little after the sunset, and
lodged in the house of one Mr. Key, at the sign of the Angel.
Oct. 13. Wednesday morning, about seven of the clock, we took
horse and left Stilton, and pursued our journey for Cambridge.
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We came to Gadmanchester, and lighted about ten of the clock at
the sign of the Horse-shoe, Mr. Hudd being landlord. It's about
a quarter of a mile to the southward of Huntington. In our way
to Huntington, when we were about two miles from Stilton, we
saw on our left hand Conningtown, where there is a church and
a steeple, and a great many pleasant inclosures. Then we entered
upon a lane called Conningtown lane, an hedge on every side, in
the middle of which there is a gate, and a house beside it where
one King lives, and who receives from every passenger who has
an horse a penny, so that we paid a penny for each of our horses;
being five in company,-that was fivepence-this by appointment
of Government, for mending the highways, particularly in that
Conningtown lane, which is more as a mile long. After we came
out of this lane, where we find inclosures on every hand of the road,
we came to a great ascent, the greatest we had seen since we left
Morpeth. There we lighted and led up our horses. This ascent
is called Stonegatehill; and after we went to the top of the hill we
saw on our right hand Satrie, which has a church and a chappel.
After we saw a town called Upton on our right hand, and then we
saw Little Tow'Charl, [Stukeley], and little to the southward of
it Great Tow'Charl, [Stukeley]:-then we came to Huntington,
which is a large and pleasant town, in which there are three
churches. On the south side of the town, there is a river called
Ouse, over which there is a stone bridge of six or seven arches.
On this bridge, as we past along it, we saw two of the largest
plainest greens, on which a great many cattle and sheep were

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feeding, the one on the west side of the bridge, and the other on
the east side. This runs into the sea at Linn, which is about two
and forty miles below Huntington. Between Huntington and
Gadmanchester, there is raised an highway on which people do
travel on foot. The ground between Huntington and Gad-
manchester being marsh, and much water, so that there are about
seven little stone bridges, some of one arch, some three arches,
some two arches, which is very convenient for travellers, and form
a communication between Huntington and Gadmanchester. In
Gadmanchester upon the highway, as we travel through the
street, there is one Couper, who receives from every passenger
with a horse a penny, this is by appointment of the Government,
and keeping the highway tight and right.
After we had dined at Gadmanchester, Wednesday, Oct. 13,
we took horse to pursue our journey for Cambridge, which lyes
south south-east, twelve miles from Huntington; and after we
had travelled about a mile from Gadmanchester, we saw upon
our left hand a great tract of ground all planted. We thought it
had been a wood, but we found it to be four or five towns, which
we came to know by the steeples of the several churches belonging
to these towns. After we had rode about four miles from Hun-
tington, (where, by the bye, Oliver Cromwell was born,) we went
through a town called Fin-Stanton, and on left hand we saw
another town called St. Tyths, [St. Ives]. When we came within
three miles of Cambridge, we saw on our left hand, a town called
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Hoggintown, and another called Gueston, and a fine house belong-
ing to Sir John Cotton, about two or three miles north-west
of Cambridge. The whole way between Huntington and Cam-
bridge is a pleasant plain champaign country. As we entered
into Cambridge we saw an old castle with a mount and other
raised ground with a trench about it: it seems to have been for-
tified of old. We saw before the castle gate two men begging,
who were in chains, the end of their chains being tied to a great
timber post near the highway, on purpose that they may have
liberty to beg in the day time, and in the night time they are put
in a vault of the castle. The one was an old man for debt, the
old man for
other a young man for supposed murder.

We came safe to Cambridge about four of the clock in the af-
ternoon, and lighted at Mr. Scarf's, at the sign of the Crown.
After we had put our horses in and seen them rubbed down, we
went to see the several colleges; and first we saw King's College,
which has a little court, but not much frequented. We went and
saw the King's College chapel, which is one of the finest fabricks
in England, both without and within. The Fellows and Scholars
were at prayers. We heard organs play. It's all built of fine
stone curiously engraven, and glass windows of baken glass, by
way of pictures of men and women of great length. We saw there
the library belonging to this college. All the books are chained
to the several presses. We saw the Psalms in Latin in a manu-
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of the Duke of Marlborough's son, who died when he was at this
colledge. We saw also a new model or draught of the King's Col-
ledge chapel cut out in pasteboard, by a man who could neither read
nor write, curiously done, standing upon a table to be shewn to
strangers, for which he got six pounds sterling from the Fellows
and Masters of the colledge. From thence we went to Clarehall
Colledge, which has a noble court for lodging all the Fellows,
Masters, and Scholars; and at the north side of the court there
were some terras walks, and a branch of the river of Cambridge
runs by, over which there is a stone bridge which leads to a pretty
garden, where are many fine walks for the students. The court
is all of eslar work, of fine freestone. The area of the court is
very large, and in the middle of it a well. Every colledge has a
Common Hall, where the Fellows and Students eat together. The
King's Colledge chapel was built by Henry the Eighth. As every
colledge has a hall for eating, so a chapel for prayer; and they only
preach in these chapels when they give the Sacrament, which is
four times a-year.
From thence we went to Trinity Colledge,
which has two courts, the first court, and Doctor Neville's court,
both very regularly built, and a large area in both. At the north
end of the second court stands the Trinitie Colledge Librarie, a
noble fabrick, newly built, and fine work, and of fine stone. There
are fine stone walks round this court, but particularly under the
Librarie pillars on the outside, and large pillars, betwixt which
pillars are distant walks the full length of the Librarie. This Li-
brarie is as large as our gallery in the Abbey of Hollyroodhouse,
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and much broader, and higher in the roof. You go up a pair of fine
broad scale stairs; on the left hand an iron rail, and on the right
hand the wall is lined with cedar. The floor of the Librarie is all
laid with black and white marble, most artificially. There are
seventeen thousand books, small and great, besides a great deal of old
manuscripts, some of which manuscripts we saw; particularly a
large follio, which was the book of the Psalms in Latine, which was
gifted to that Colledge at its foundation, as also the book of Revela-
tion in Latine in a large follio; the whole Bible in short-hand in a
very little volume. We saw also a great deal of old Roman Medals,
some of them very large. We saw several other curiosities, such as
King Henry the Eight his comb, with which he used to comb his
head, made of timber, and in some places overlaid with silver; we
saw a Parthian quiver with poisoned arrows, they made use of;
we saw a piece of an Egyptian mummie, that is of man's flesh pre-
served; we saw a huge piece of coral, which grew upon a rock in
the sea; we saw the horn of the rhinoceros; we saw an Indian
goddess; we saw also a wood, which was made use of for writing
before the invention of paper; we saw the Duke of Somerset his
statue, in marble, and the Lord Halifax his picture. All the
presses in which the books are contained are of wainscot. In this
Colledge there are about fourscore of Scholars, fortie Fellows,
eight of which are called Senior Fellows, and all the rest Junior
Fellows; but the Senior Fellow has between four and five hundred
per annum, and the other Senior Fellows, some of them have two,
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have thirty pounds per annum, and their dyet and lodging. Those
who teach the Sciences are called Tutors, and none are allowed to
teach but the Fellows. The students for the first four years,
whatever science they studie, are called Under-graduats, and then
they take degrees; and three years after they become Bachelors
in these sciences, which they studie; and four years after, Master
of Arts; and three years after that, they commence Doctors; in all
14 years. The Master of this Colledge is Doctor Bently, who is
also one of the King's Chaplains in ordinarie. He lives in the
first court of Trinitie Colledge, in a very fine house. He has a
thousand pounds per annum as Master. They have a fine chap-
pel belonging to this Colledge; a pair of organs belonging to it.
We saw the Fellows and Students at prayer in the evening, with
candles, for they cannot pray without book, and they cannot read
without lights, for it was then dark.deo at bay JebitM
From Trinitie Colledge we went to St. John's Colledge, which
has three curious fine courts. When we entered the first court
(which has a large area, round which there are fine buildings,) we
entered a second court to the northward of the first, where there is
allso an area, and as we entered into the second court on our right
hand, we saw a large hall, where the Fellows and Students break-
fast, dine, and sup. We saw them supping; and after we passed
the first, we entered the second court, which has a large area and
fine buildings round it; and then we entered the third court,
which has allso an area, but it grew dark upon us, so that we
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could not goe through the other colledges, which are in all sixteen
colledges. The Chancellour of the Universitie is the Duke of So-
merset, and the Vice-Chancellour is Doctor Green, who is Master
of Bennet Colledge.

retor Modls arey wrot bus ; sibuda ver
[In the Diary the Author has made no entry betwixt October
13, and December 24; but in the account of his "Deburse-
ments," which follows the Narrative, various particulars of
what occurred during that intervening period are inserted.]
garb out 3 over yerTotes es m
si på guignoled ansero to risq
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December 24, 1714, being Friday, about a quarter after nine of
the clock of the morning, we four, Messrs. Linning, Ramsay,
Mitchell, and Hart, took horse at Mr. Rogers, stabler in the Hay
Mercat, and began our journey for Scotland by way of Oxfoord.
Mr. Rogers the stabler conveyed us to Acton, six miles from Lon-
don in the Oxfoord road, and there we parted with him, and pur-
sued our journey to Oxfoord. We lighted and dined at Uxbridge
at the Crown Inn. Mr. Waters, the dissenting Minister, came and
waited upon us, and smoked a pipe after dinner. Uxbridge is
about nine miles from Acton and fifteen from London. About a
mile from Uxbridge, near a town called Killington, we saw the
Duke of Schomberg's house on the right hand of the road; it
stands on a rising ground; its gardens and walks on a hanging
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L
planting about it. This house stands in the Countie of Middlesex,
for at Uxbridge the Countie of Buckinghame begins. After we
had dined, we mounted horse and set for High Wickham, [Wy-
combe,] and came safely thither after five of the clock. In our way
from Uxbridge to Wickham, in a low valley about three miles from
Uxbridge, we saw a fine house and much regular planting called
Denhame, belonging to Sir Roger Hill; and about a mile from
that on higher ground we saw the Earl of Portland's house, with
much planting about it, and a brick dike about the planting on
our left hand of the road to High Wickham. We lodged at the
White Swan tavern at Wickham,-one Mr. Russin is master of
the house, a whig. This Wickham is about twelve miles from
Uxbridge. This being the first day we rode 27 miles. This
town is whigish. It has a mayor, twelve aldermen, and two
bailliffs. There are six Meeting-houses in it-one Antinomian,
which dropt about twelve years ago-two Anabaptists, one of
which is also dropt some years ago,-two Quaker Meeting-houses,
one of which is also dropt-a Presbyterian Meeting-house, where-
of one Mr. Poulnay is minister. He came and visited us and
supped with us. Mr. Archibald Hamilton, who died minister of
Corstorphine, was his immediate predecessor, of whom he gave
this character, that he was a painfull and successful minister in
this place. This town is in the countie of Buckinghame, in which
there are also other six great towns. This Wickham is [a] prettie
large town, it has two Parliament men, allwayes whigs, and the
two that are candidates for the ensuing Parliament are so. The
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Earl of Wharton, now Marquis, has a great interest in this town,
and in the countie. The two [who] now stand for the countie are
Mr. Hampden a whig, and Mr. Fleetwood a torie.

This day, Dec. 25, about a quarter before eight, we mounted
horse, and about two miles from High Wickham, we rode through
West Wickham; and about eleven of the clock we came to Tets-
worth, about ten miles from High Wickham, and dined at the
King's Arms Tavern; and after dinner we took horse, and rode
to Oxfoord, and came there about the four of the clock. This is
ten miles from Tetsworth. This day, as we came from High
Wickham to Tetsworth, we travelled through a large forest,
about two or three miles, called Stocken Churchwood. We lodged
at Oxfoord, at the Star Inn, Caleb Calton, master of the inn, a
flaming whig, and who has suffered much as to his worldly busi-
ness upon that account. He is a very smart man, and of a plea-
sant conversation.
Dec. 26, being Sabbath day, we went to the Dissenting Meet-
ing-house-one Mr. William Roby is minister there. He preach-
ed in the forenoon on 1 Pet. iv. 1, 2., and Mr. Ramsay preached
in the afternoon, on Numbers xv. 39., "The soul that sinneth pre-
sumptuously shall be cut off from his people." We dined between
sermons in Madam Burrows, Mr. James Anderson, minister in
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would have us goe with him to his house, where we staid about
an hour, and then we returned to our quarters, where we
supped.
la diw jet ot, bus albhier eft ni
Monday, Dec. 27, Mr. Polland and Mr. Stantoun, the first a Dis-
senter, and the other a low Churchman, waited upon us to show
us the Colledges in Oxfoord, which are in number nineteen, and
eight halls, thirteen Churches-A list of the names of the Col-
ledges, with those of the heads and founders of the several Col-
ledges, is herewith fixed in a paper by itself. 975, 20tates szony
flanze no sent ange
Magdalen Colledge, and the fine gravell walk planted on each
side, with large trees-it goes round a meadow. The Colledge
we saw, which is a large court, with curious old engraving upon
stone round the square; and, before we entered within the square,
we saw, on our right hand, in a corner, a stone pulpit, in which
there is a sermon preached once a-year, on Saint John's day, being
the 24th of June. The people sit all without, in the area, to hear
the sermon. In the Physic Garden, near to Magdalen Colledge,
we saw curious evergreens cut into many various shapes. At the
entry we saw two great gyants, with bodies, arms, feet and head,
and all cut out of ewe, with a large visour for a face, the one
had an halbert in his hand, the other an huge large batton upon
his shoulder. We saw also two fine large square pillars of ewe
very high; upon their top each has a large box, like the earthen
boxes, all of ewe.jo de leib que eft del doria at baseme
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The Queen's Colledge, where there [are] fine new buildings of
white freestone, of esler work, in the form of a large court, but
not yet finished. We saw the large horn tipt'd at the head, and
in the middle and the foot with silver watered with gold. It
stands upon three feet made of silver, after the form of eagles'
feet. We saw such another horn, after the same form, allmost as
large, in Harthall.

All Souls' Colledge, designed for entertaining gentlemen's sons
whose estates are decayed, and they not able to maintain their
sons there, an excellent large square, and a curious Chappel, where
is much fine painting, both in the roof and the sides of the Chap-
pel; there are the pictures of the Patriarchs and Prophets, Moses
and Aaron. The right hand the pictures of Christ, the Apostles,
the Evangelists, and some of the primitive Fathers, and the place
above the altar curiously painted. There is a fine new Church
called All Souls' Church. On the roof all the coats of arms of
the noblemen and gentlemen, the benefactors who contributed to-
wards the building of this Church.
da anofrey vuse of Jus
The New Colledge is of fine work, the square with a large area
in it, and another back square bounds the garden, in which there
are several evergreens cut into several shapes, a peacock, pownie-
cock, and a pelican, and swan. We saw in the plat the Colledge
arms and motto, "Manners make the man ;" and the King's
arms, and in another plat, the sun dial cut out, the stool is a

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large piece of timber in the centre, and the hours cut all in cir-
cumference from four to twelve, and from twelve to eight. It
casts a great shadow, and it's esteemed an exact dial. Then we
ascended the mount, which is artificial. There is first a stone stair
of eight or ten steps, and then round on the [side] opposite, there is
another pair of stairs of as many steps, which ascends, and ano-
ther walk round the mount; and then on the side opposite to these
last stairs there is another pair of stairs of as many steps, which
carries you to the top of the mount, about which there is an hedge
is an
of boxwood, and some seats on the top where ye have a prettie
good sight; and beyond this, at each corner, there's a summer
house all green, and besides this there is a bowling green.
In the Universitie Colledge there is a fine large square; but the
glasses in the windows are extraordinarie, the finest that we saw
in England, a great deal of the Old Testament historie, such as
Adam and Eve, the Serpent coming near to Eve-the Angel with
flaming sword driving Adam out of Paradise,-Abraham offering
up Isaac, with the Angel holding the knife back, the ram caught
in the thicket,—Jacob's leather, [ladder], with the Angels ascend-
ing and descending, and Elijah's mantle falling upon Elisha,—
and many other fine pictures of baken glass. The glass above the
altar is mighty fine, but of painted glass, gifted by Doctor Rat-
life, [Radcliffe], who left above fourtie thousand pounds to the
Universitie of Oxfoord. The glass above the altar cost above
fourtie pounds.
F
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Trinitie Colledge is an extraordinarie fine fabric, and the Chap-
pell its porch of curious engraving, all of cedar, and the Altar all
of fine cedar curiously engraven, which has a very pleasant and
fragrant smell. The Theater is a fine building; there is no tim-
ber joists, but all over roof with long goads of iron.
On the top
of it, we had a great sight of the city of Oxfoord. This is only
made use of when there are public acts, or any degrees conferred.
Its seats are raised above one another, and above it a gallery
goes round as the seats do below, allmost like a circle.

The printing house is noble and magnificent. There is now
printing a large Bible in folio, on vellum, with a fine large type.
There are five of these large Bibles printing; they will be about
three score pounds a piece. There is one of them to be presented
to the King, another to the Prince, and a third to the Princess of
Wales, by Mr. Basket the printer.
The Bodleian Librarie is after this form:
the books in the lower storie are all chained. There
are galleries goe round, to which ye goe up at the
corners on the right hand and left hand, as ye enter
the bodie of the Librarie, by timber stairs. There we
saw a large quadrant of solid gold, [and] a great deal
of fine pictures in the gallery. On the roof of the
I
Librarie, is the arms of the Universitie, with the motto "Dom-
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excellent manuscripts,-The Acts of the Apostles in Latine and
Greek in Capital letters, about a thousand years old. We saw the
History of the Bible from Genesis to Job, with fine pictures in the
finest colours, done with the pen, valued at a thousand pound;
the other part was brunt at the fire of London, valued at 1500
pound. We saw another manuscript,-the New Testament in
Latine, very ancient. We saw the Mexico hieroglyphicks :-A
manuscript of the book of the Proverbs, written in a fine hand by
the nurse of Prince Henry, called Esther Anglois; every chap-
ter is a different kind of writing: She was married to a Scotsman
called Kello. We saw some Romish Breviaries in manuscript,
and gold letters and blew Azariane letters. We saw of rarities,
many curious medals, both ancient and modern, in gold and sil-
ver there is a vast collection of them. There we saw the Sword
gifted by the Pope to Henry the VIIIth, when he gave him the
title of Defender of the Faith,-it has a crystal handle. We saw
in the Cottonian Librarie, the original Bull given to Henry the
Eight, when he got the title of Defender of the Faith, with the
Pope's subscription and all the Cardinals. I think it was Leo the
Tenth ;-he subscribes "Ego Leo decimus servus servorum."
We saw a chair made of that ship in which Sir Francis Drake
did sail round the world. It's a large two-armed chair, in which
I sat a while, and rested myself. We saw some paint upon can-
vass spread upon the table, of which we could make nothing; but
an instrument set in the centre of the canvass did so gather what
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was painted on the canvass, that we saw plain Julius Cæsar's head
very distinctly. This instrument was of polished steel, and ac-
cording to its different situation it made different representations
of the head in the canvass. We saw a manuscript book in the
China language, very ancient. We saw several curious anato-
mies, particularly of a pigmie, not a foot and a half long; and of
a woman who had twenty-eight husbands, and she was hanged
be she was 36 years of her age for murdering four of her hus-
bands. We saw a pair of gloves made of woman's skin, and we
saw the skin of a man or woman tanned and stuffed with hay.
We saw the book of Psalms written in short hand not an inch
long or broad, and a great many other things that were rare and

curious.
Henrie the
In St John's Colledge we saw several curiosities.
Eight his Mass-book, in manuscript-and Queen Marie's allso, in
fine gold and blue letters, with fine pictures. We saw a book in
manuscript, written on the bark of trees by an Indian, the leaves
fine and thin, and yet bears well. We saw allso King Charles his
picture, with the whole book of Psalms written on his hair and
baird, said to be done by a Dutchman. We saw a monster allso
with two heads and necks, prettie long, seven feet, two tails, and
but one bodie.
We saw Christ's Colledge of five squares with the walk of gra-
vel, with a row of large trees on each side; a walk about a large
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The river Oysis runs by the south-west of Oxfoord, and runs
into Thames, so that the Latine for Thames is Tamesis, being a
compound of Thames and Oysis. Thames is designed from a
little rivulet called Thame stream, about nine miles below Oxfoord,
and it runs from north to south. This river is navigable to Ox-
foord.
Dec. 28, being Tuesday, we mounted horse five minutes before
eight, in order to goe to see Blenheim house. Our landlord in Ox-
foord went along with us. We lighted at the sign of the Old
Queen's arms in Woodstock, and ordered dinner, and we went
through the park, and saw the house at Blenheim, the noblest fa-
bric that ever I saw. It fronts to the north; it contains 17 apart-
ments, and each apartment has 7 or 8 rooms belonging to it,
and every apartment has a case of stairs belonging to it. There
are four fine marble statues in the great hall. We saw several
sorts of fine marble and agate. The gardens are towards the
south, the park is round the house,-it's a large park about ten
miles in circumference; the trees of the park near the house are
all made regular, and gave a pleasant vista. On the south side
there is a fine bridge of one arch, which arch is fourtie feet high,
and between butt and butt is one hundred feet and three inches.
The bridge is about 40 feet broad. This bridge is raised so high
to answer the avenue that comes from the front of the house.
There is a great descent and hollow to be filled. Several thou-
sands of cart loads of earth and other rubbish being alreadie laid
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there to raise the ground on the south side of the bridge, to make
it level with the bridge, and the avenue that comes from the front
of the house.
In Oxfoord there are nine parliament men; two for the coun-
tie, two for the city, two for the universitie, which will be Sir
Constantine Phips and Bromly; the former having the degree of
a Doctor in the civil law conferred on him on King George his
Coronation day, the 20 of Oct. 1714; two for Woodstock, Sir
William Wheat, and General Cadogan, both whigs; and one for
Banburie. From Oxfoord to Woodstock is six miles, from Wood-
stock to Banburie is twelve miles. This night, about five, we
came to Banburie, and lighted at the sign of the Three Tuns,
Mr. Stock, master.

Woodstock park, with all deer in it, and the lordship of seven
manors, were gifted by Queen Anne to the Duke of Marlborough,
for the great service he had done his country, with five or six
thousand pounds yearlie to be paid to him and his posteritie for
ever, for which there was an act of Parliament made in his fa-
vours, confirming her Majestie's gift; and this day both at Wood-
stock and Banburie, we heard that the government had ordered
fourtie thousand pounds for carrying on and finishing Blenheim
house.
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This day we have travelled eighteen miles, from Oxfoord to

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Woodstock six miles, from Woodstock to Banburie twelve miles;
and in our way to Banburie we past through a town called Ded-
ington, about eight miles from Woodstock, and we past through
another town called Atterbury, about two miles from Dedington,
and within two miles of Banburie.
Dec. 29. This day about half an hour after eight of the morn-
ing, we left Banburie and went to Warwick, which is 14 miles
distant from Banburie; and about twelve of the clock we came to
Warwick, and lighted at the Three Tuns, where we dined; and,
while dinner was preparing, Mr. Ramsay and I went and saw the
Castle of Warwick, which belongs to my Lord Brook. This
castle is a large castle, 300 and 9 feet long, six large rooms of a
floor; these rooms are well furnished, the chimney-pieces of fine
Egyptian marble. There were six rooms we saw, which they call
state rooms; they are all large rooms, one of them is lined with
cedar, and another has the finest arras hangings that ever I saw.
The furthermost room, which looks to the garden, and has a bal-
conie, its floor is curiously indented, and made in the form of se-
veral lesser and larger circles,-the timber with which it's indent-
ed is oak. Each of these rooms of state have a private entry.
The doors of each room when open gives a vista of the whole
length of the castle. It's pleasantly situated on a high rock upon
the side of a pleasant river, over which there is a stone bridge of
13 arches in sight of the Castle. It has a pleasant garden, where
there are green and gravel walks, and green banks upon the river
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side. The river is called Avon. There is in the garden an high
mount, much like Stanleyhill at Dunkeld, in which there is a walk
with a hedge, which ascends gradually and almost insensibly; by
turning round the mount three or four times ye come to the top,
where there is an hedge and firr tree on the top; and here ye have
a full sight of the town of Warwick, (which is a very pretty town,
where there is a fine church,) but [also] of a great deal of the
countrie round, about which is all like a garden full of planting
and inclosures.

After this we saw Lord Brook his stables and coach houses,
all which are very fine. He has a cock in his stable for bringing
in water to his house, there are two and twenty stalls for horses.
We saw allso the armour of the famous Guy Earl of Warwick,
who lived in King Athelstone's time. He has been a man of pro-
digious stature and strength, as appears from his walking staf,
which reached to the roof of the porter's house, and he wanted
but four inches of its length. His sword is very great, and his
breastplate is a prodigious weight. We saw the rib of the wild
dinn cow he killed in Dingly heath,-it's of a vast greatness. We
saw allso the shoulder bone of a wild boar which he killed in
Windsor park. We saw the pan in which his pottage used to be
made, it contains 37 gallons. We saw allso the slippers his
lady made use of when she rode, made of iron very large and
heavie. He seems to have been a gyant in his day.

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After dinner, we left Warwick, and took journey for Coleshill,
which is called twelve miles distant from Warwick, but it's either
fourteen or sixteen miles. In our way, after we past the George
his Tree, which is an inn at which there is the sign of the George
upon a tree, we past by a little house where there was a garden,
and in the thorn hedge next to the road, there was cut out in
thorn on the top of the hedge five or six hounds, at some distance
from one another, and before them there was an hart with horns,
very well formed. This was about five miles from Coleshill; and
after, we came to Coleshill-heath, where we saw a loch made by
the present Lord Digby, which fills fourscore acres of ground,
there a great many ducks and drakes, some coy ducks, and great
plenty of fishes. There is a boat upon this loch, which they make
use of when fishing.
Dec. 30. About half an hour after seven of the morning, be-
ing Thursday, we left Coleshill, having lodged at the Swan, Mr.
Brooks, postmaster, his house. This Coleshill stands upon rising
ground, and has a pleasant prospect of the country. The Lord
Digby, who has an estate of about six thousand pounds per an-
num, has a seat within half a mile of Coleshill. From Coleshill
to Lichfield, which is about twelve miles, we had a pleasant road;
we came thither about half an hour before twelve of the clock,
and lighted at Mr. Ancre's at the sign of the Swan. Lichfield is a
pretty handsome town. There are four churches in it. The Ca-
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2
thedral is a piece of fine ancient work, a great deal of carving and
pictures cut out in stone without, and fine carving within, espe-
cially the quire. The timber work of the quire is curiously car-
ved. The Bishop's seat in the quire, near to the altar, has for its
cover a large eagle spread, and its wings watered with gold. It's
of timber the eagle; and we saw a pair of fine organs in the
quire; and there is another quire beyond the altar, where prayers
are said by six of the clock in the morning for servants, called the
Maids' quire. There are also a pair of little organs there, but
they have not been made use of for many years.

To 2970 9
After we had dined at Lichfield, we took journey for Hay-
wood, nine miles from Lichfield, and two miles from Ouslie
bridge. In our way to Ouslie bridge, we passed through a town
called Ridgly, where a pleasant brook, in two branches, runs
through the town. The inn at Ouslie bridge stands upon the ri-
ver of Trent. We came about five of the clock to Haywood, and
lodged at the Bull's Head. in sacod id
On Friday morning, about eight of the clock, Dec. 31, 1714, we
took journey from Haywood, where we had lodged the night before,
for Newcastle-under-Lyne. In our way thither we past through se-
veral towns. About two miles from Haywood we came to a town
called Chorliewitz [Shirleywich,] famous for two things,-first,
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have no sea near; yea are distant from the sea about an hundred
miles. They have salt springs in the earth which they pump up.
In several other places of England, they have such salt springs,
where they make a great abundance of salt, particularly in Che-
shire and in Worcestershire; and at a place within two miles of
Worcester city, I think they call it Drywitch [Droitwich,] they
make the finest salt, yea as fine as refined sugar, and pay weekly
to the government of dewty a thousand pounds Sterling. The
water that comes from these springs is as salt as brine, and it's
observable there is little or no salt made in England of sea-water,
but all of these salt springs. This town of Chorliewitz is famous
for its May Pole, which is very high, at the entrance into the
town. Upon this Maypole there is a cross made of broad timber,
which runs east and west, north and south; and upon this cross
ye have in golden letters these words, "Peace 1713," and on the
reverse the same words in golden letters. This on the west cor-
ner of the cross; and on the east corner you have these words,
"Vivat Regina;" on the south corner of the cross you have these
words," Floreat Ecclesia ;" and in the north corner " Beati Pa-
cifici." In all England we saw no Maypole, though scarce a
town we came through between Newcastle upon Tyne and Lon-
don wants a Maypole, yet none had such an inscription, except
one in Sands, a town belonging to the Dutchess of Hamilton,
about five miles from Haywood, in our way to Newcastle-upon-
Lyne; and there we saw indeed a Maypole which had this inscrip-
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tion," God bless the Queen, the Dutchess of Hamilton and
Brandon, and Dr. Sacheverel;" and these two lines in verse:
"Such a long war with success and with glory,
Such a famed peace, are not in British story."
The inscription and verses are on a piece of timber nailed to the
Maypole. Near to this town is a stately house belonging to the
said Dutchess, called Sandhall. We passed through a town called
Milford, and a mercat town called Twan, and a town called
Trenton, near to which is Lord Gore his house. We passed this
day the river Trent, thrice upon bridges. We came to Newcastle,
which stands upon rising ground. We lighted at the New Roe-
buck, one Mr. Burn is master and innkeeper. There are four
towns in Staffordshire that have parliament men,-Lichfield,
Stafford, Tanmouth, [Tamworth,] and Newcastle, besides the
countie, which in all makes ten. The dissenting minister, Mr.
Hutton, told us he hoped the whigs would carry the elections in
the countie, and most part of the boroughs belonging to Stafford-
shire.
After we had dined we went for Holms Chappel, which is
twelve miles from Newcastle, but were forced to lodge at the
Boar's head in Smallwood, being benighted, having five or six
miles of the worst way we had from London. This Smallwood is
in Cheshire, and seven miles from Newcastle. We entered upon
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OF MR. JAMES HART.
wood.
Richard Hedword, commonly called Kitchen, because
his grandfather was a cook.
Saturday, January 1, 1715, we took journey about seven of
the clock of the morning from Smallwood to Cock of Budworth,
about eleven miles. We rode through Holm Chappel, and after we
had gone along the bridge over a little river, there we saw a fine
school, built by Thomas Hall, iron-merchant, for teaching of poor
children, and a fine large house for the schoolmaster; and about
half an hour after eleven, we came to Cock of Budworth. There is,
besides this place, a pretty little town, called Budworth, and about
two miles from it there is Norwitch, [Northwich], where there is
rock salt. Not only have they salt springs, but rocks of salt as
hard as flint, and as white as salt, which they dig and carry to
these places where they have salt pans. This rock is sometimes
found twentie or thirtie yards beneath the surface of the earth,
and it's sometimes fourtie or fiftie feet thick.
From Cock of Budworth we went to Warrington, which is six
miles distant from Cock of Budworth. It's a pretty town, and
stands upon the river Mercie, [Mersey], which divides Cheshire
from Lancashire. This river is navigable. Within a mile of the
town boats and barges come up that length.
mercat for linning cloath; every mercat day, which is on Wed-
nesday, they will sell four or five hundred pounds Sterling of lin-
ning cloath. About two miles from this is Windnick, which is a
This town is a great
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town where there is a fine church, of which Dr. Finch, Dean of
York, and brother to the present Earl of Nottingham, is rector,
and has twelve hundred pounds Sterling per annum.
About a
mile from this we went through Newtown, and about five miles
from Newtown is Wiggan; where we came safely about five of the
clock, having rode miles upon a narrow casey, as slippery as glass,
by reason of the frost, and yet, praise to the Divine goodness, we
were preserved from any inconvenience. We lodged at Alder-
man Mason's, a low churchman. There are in the countie of
Lancaster 14 members of parliament,-two for the countie; there
are six boroughs, to wit,-Lancaster, Preston, Wiggan, Newtown,
Liverpool, and Clitherhall, [Clitherow], each of which have two
parliament men; and by the accounts we had, there will be se-
veral whigs chosen from the countie and burroughs. Manchester
has [no] parliament men, though it be a considerable trading in-
land town, famous for fusten, which is manufactured there the
best made in England.

Liverpool is reckoned, next to London and Bristol, one of the
most considerable sea port towns in England for trade. It's
about twelve or fourteen miles from Warrington. Warrington is
a town very considerable in Lancashire, but has no parliament
men. The river Mercie, upon which Warrington stands, comes
from Manchester, and runs down to Liverpool.
ebrog by hand in to wo
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OF MR. JAMES HART.
way, and through all Cheshire we found a little narrow causey,
where the way was deep, specially in the lanes, sometimes on the
right hand, sometimes on the left of the public road; and so far
as we have travelled in Lancashire, which is eight miles, to wit,
from Warrington to Wiggan.
In Cheshire there are but four parliament men, two for the
countie and two for the city of Chester. There are about thir-
teen dissenting-meeting houses in Chester, but in Lancashire there
are many more. From Wiggan a person may travel [in] time on
a Sabbath morning to seventeen meetings, and be there before
worship begins, the farthest of them being but eight miles from
Wiggan. There are a great number of papists and popish fami-
lies in this countie. About eight miles from Wiggan lives Lord
Willoughbie, the only dissenting Lord in England. He goes al-
ways to a meeting-house, and the dissenting meeting-house he fre-
quents is called Riventon, as I think.
There is one thing very remarkable in this countie, a burning
well, about two miles from Wiggan, near Park lane chappel. If
ye touch with a candle it burns like brandie, and what bubbles up
from the spring is like oyl to feed the flame. It burns to that de-
gree that it boyls eggs hard, and would burn always except when
blown out by wind when once kindled. Within these two years
they have destroyed this spring by sinking a coal pit hard by it;
and there was such a quantity of sulphur that when they wrought
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some fathoms down it frequently kindled and blew up, and de-
stroyed some of their timber work. The town of Wiggan is a
pretty town-has a fine church and steeple. It has a Rector and
Curat, and a Reader. The Rector has five hundred pounds per an-
num-the Curat sixtie-both high churchmen, and the people of
the town are high churchmen too.
OW
Jan. 2, being Sabbath day, we went to a dissenting meeting
called Hinly chapel, about two miles from Wiggan, where one
Mr. Brownlow preached, both forenoon and afternoon, on Psal.
cxliii. 10. There are two galleries in this meeting-house. It's
mostly made up of countrie people that live round about, and
twenty people goes from Wiggan to it every Lord's day. Some
of those waited on us to and from that meeting, particularly one
Mr. Womsley, an attorney, a dissenter. He supped with us on
Sabbath night, at our quarters in Wiggan. There is a bell at
Hinly Chappel, and the minister preached with a gown. As we
went to and from that meeting-house, we passed over a little ri-
ver called Douglas river, that runs close by Wiggan; it is so call-
ed, as they say, from the Earl of Douglas that was killed there in
a battle between the Britons and the Scots,

Monday, Jan. 3, we took journey from Wiggan about ten mi-
nutes after eight of the morning, which is twelve miles distant
from Preston, where we lighted at the Black Bull. In our way
from Wiggan to Preston, we passed several brooks and little

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OF MR. JAMES HART.
rivers over which there were bridges. There was a little river called
Yarrow. We past Walton bridge, and we came to a river called
Ribbald, [Ribble], about a mile from Preston, over which there is
a bridge with four arches. Preston is a pretty large town, well si-
tuated. There, as we entered the town, a fine house, in which Sir
Charles Hotham lives; they say it belongs to Duke Hamilton. In
this town several gentlemen with their families reside all winter.
There are about thirteen or fourteen gentlemen that keep coaches.
We lighted at the Black Bull inn at Preston; and after we had
dined we took journey for Garston, [Garstang], which is ten miles
distant from Preston, but coming thither long before day-light was
gone, we went to New Hollins, about three miles farther from
Garston, and seven miles southward of Lancaster; and at this
New Hollins we lodged all Monday's night, having rode from
Wiggan to New Hollins, which will be 25 miles. verb volq ed
Jan. 4, being Tuesday morning, we took journey about eight
minutes after eight from New Hollins, (which is so called to dis-
tinguish it from Old Hollins, about half a mile or three quarters
from this to the southward), our landlord's name is Anthony Rig-
maid; the sign is an Holland tree. We set out for Burton, which
is eight miles beyond Lancaster to the northward, and from Lan-
caster to New Hollins is seven miles, so that we travelled fifteen
miles before we baited. Lancaster is a pretty fine town and large.
It stands upon a hanging brae to east. It stands east and west. At
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the west end of it there is an old castle standing upon a rising
ground. It now seems to be ruinous. It commands the town,
and has a great prospect of the countrie round about. On the
north side of the town is the river Lewin [Loyne], over which there
is a stone bridge of four arches. This river is navigable. We
saw one ship below the bridge. Before we came to Burton, there
is a little brook called Herring Syck, as I think, which divides
Lancashire from Westmoreland, not a quarter of a mile from Bur-
ton; so that from Warrington to within less than a quarter of a
mile of Burton, we travelled in Lancashire, having causey way
through the whole shire. About twelve of the clock we lighted
at the Queen's, the landlord Mr. Wadson; and after dinner we
mounted and came to Kendal, which is eight miles from Burton.
We lighted at the King's Arms, and after we had supped, we,
Messrs. Mitchell, Ramsay, and I, went and saw a comedie acted;
the play they called it Love for Love.

Jan. 5, being Wednesday, we left Kendal, which is a pretty
large town. It stands upon rising ground. The river Kelt
[Ken] runs by it, over which there is a stone bridge. It has a
Mayor and Aldermen, but has no parliament men. This town is
in Cumberland. This countie has only one burrough, called
Appleby, that has parliament men, which with the two from the
countie makes four. From Kendal to Shap is fourteen miles;
the worst way I ever travelled for stones and ice, having great
ascents and descents. We came to Shap about one of the clock,
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OF MR. JAMES HART.
having taken horse about a quarter after eight in the morning.
From Kendal the countie of Westmoreland, so far as we travelled
through it, is a stonie mountainous countrie. abi Aculta llaw
datel
After we had dined and baited our horses at Shap, in Mr.
Windfield's house, we took journey for Penrith, where we arrived
about a quarter after six, at one Mr. Rollo's house. This Penrith
is eight miles from Shap. In our way we passed several brooks,
all which had bridges. About two miles from Penrith, we pass-
ed two rivers, over which are stone bridges. The first is called
Lowther, and the other Yeoman, from which the rivers are deno-
minated. After we past over Lowther bridge, we entered upon
Cumberland, in which there are two burroughs, the one called
Carlisle, and the other Cockermouth, both which have parliament
men, and with the countie make six parliament [men]. It's said
all the six are low church; but in Westmoreland the four there,
they say, will be tories. The gentlemen from the countie of
Cumberland are said to be Lawson and Lowther.
ho d' eft enied gr
Thursday, June 6, about a quarter before eight, we mounted
horse, and pursued our journey from Carlisle, which is six miles
distant from Penrith; a very pleasant road, and a good way.
About two miles from Carlisle, we passed through a town called
Carleton, by which runs a little river called Prattle, [Petteril].
About twelve of the clock we came safe to Carlisle, and lighted at
Mr. Patison's house, the postmaster, from which place I wrote to
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It's walled,
Mr. Carstairs at London. Carlisle is a little town.
Carlisle is a little town.
and has a Castle and two companies of men to keep it. It's pretty
well situat. It's three principal gates are, English, Scotch, and
Irish gates. On the south-west side runs the river Prattell, [Pet-
teril], over which there is a bridge of three arches. On the north-
east runs the river Eden, a large river. There are pleasant large
haughs on the north, east, and the north-east sides of the town.
After we had dined at Carluke, we took journey for Alisonbank,
About six miles from Carlisle we took a guide through Esk and
Solloway Sands. This is a large broad river, in which is excellent
salmon fishing. After this we passed a little river called Sark.
It runs close by Alisonbank. It divides between England and
Scotland. We lodged, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Linning, and I, (Mr. Ram-
say and we, having parted a little after we came out of Carlisle,
he going with a guide for Cannobie, to Mr. James Armstrong,
and we going for Alisonbank, which is in Annandale),—we lodg-
ed in the house of one Mr. Johnston.

Friday morning, being the 7th of January, Mr. Mitchell and I
did mount our horses before seven of the clock, leaving Mr. Lin-
ning, and his servant Mungo Aitken, at Alisonbank. Our land-
lord, George Johnston, at Alisonbank, convoyed us to Eckle-
fechan, which is seven miles from Alisonbank, and seven miles of
the worst way for large deep holes, from Ecklefechan; which is
a little country village, through the middle of which runs a little
burn. In this town, which belongs to the Duke of Queensberrie,

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there is a monthly mercat, the first Friday of every month. From
this town to Lockerbie is five miles; and from Ecklefechan to the
Water of Milk is very bad way, through a moor, but not so long
or bad a moor as that between Alisonbank and Ecklefechan. In
our way to Ecklefechan I had a conversation with George John-
ston, our landlord at Alisonbank, about the Isle of Man, where
he had been for about a month or six weeks. He gave me the
following account:
eunde strive ofth
el doido dob ald
The Isle of Man is an island almost equally distant from Scot-
land, England, and Ireland. It is 28 miles long, and twelve and
fourteen miles broad, and at the narrowest part of it it's eight
miles broad. It is well inhabited. There are four towns in it;
to wit, Douglas, Ramsay, Castletown, and Piletown. Douglas is
as large as the town of Hamilton. There are two fine harbours in
it; to wit, in Douglas and Castletown. A ship of three or four
hundred tons may come into these harbours. The people that
live in the towns are fashionable and gentile.
merchants' shops in these towns. They speak a language distinct
from the Welsh, Irish, or our Highland language. The country
people speak all this language, but the people in the towns speak
also very good English. This language they call it Mancks.
They have their coin, but only in copper farthings, half pence, and
pennies. On the one side is the effigies of the Earl of Derby, and
on the other side his coat of arms. This isle is plentiful; it a-
There are many
bounds with corn and cattle. Their cattle is not so large as the
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cattle in England. The coin of all other nations passes in this
isle. This Isle of Man belongs in property to the Earls of Derby,
who are called Kings in Man. They have their Viceroy or De-
putie there, who is called Governour of the Isle of Man. He lives
at Castleton, in a great Castle there. He is the chief magistrate
in the island. If any man be guilty of a malefice, or debitor to
another, the Governour has an expedite and summar way of bring-
ing the malefactor to punishment, or to oblige the debitor to pay
his debt; which is, the Governour takes a little sclate stone, of
which there are abundance in that isle, and draws some draft up-
on it, and sends it by some hand to the malefactor or debitor, in
whatever part of the island he be; and upon sight thereof, he re-
pairs to the Governor immediately; and if he did not, the people
where he lived, would destroy him for disobedience to the Gover-

nour.
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wodelreeD bere enler
There is a parliament in this Isle, consisting of 24 members.
The Governour is president of the parliament. Here they make
laws for the government and good of the whole Isle.
Leger
મૂળ સાથે દિ
At Midsummer fair in Piletown, they have a custom that the
Governour and the Parliament meets there on a great mount
erected on purpose, with seats round it for the Members of Par-
liament, and on the top of the mount does the Governour sit, and
the Clerk of the Parliament sits below him; and here the Clerk
reads in the audience of all the people convened at that time, in

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OF MR. JAMES HART.
that place,-it being a fair day or mercat day, he reads all the
laws and constitutions of the Island.
This parliament meets twice a-year in Castleton. There is one
bishop in this Isle, who has a thousand pounds sellarie, but he is
not allowed to sit in the House of Peers in England. I suppose
because he has not a Congé d'elire from the King of England, but
from the Earls of Derbie, who are Kings in Man.
pisna sníst of godog sent one
About six of the clock of the Friday's night, Mr. Mitchell and
I came safe to Moffat, where we lodged at Thomas Graham's. And
on Saturday morning, being the 8th of Jan. we took horse and came
to the Bile [Beild] about a quarter before twelve of the clock, and
baited ourselves and our horses; and after dinner we took horse
and came to Linton, and lodged in Mr. Younger's house; where
we staid till the Monday, hearing all the Sabbath day at Linton.
Mr. Gilchrist, the minister, lectured in the forenoon, and preach-
ed in the afternoon, he not knowing that Mr. Mitchell and I were
there till he saw us in the church. He was pressing after the
forenoon dyet was over, that one of us should preach, but we re-
fused it, none of us being prepared to preach, having travelled all
the week before.
On Monday, January 10, about eleven of the clock in the fore-
noon, we took horse and left Linton, and came to the House of
Moor between one and two of the clock; but there we unexpect-
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edly met with several gentlemen in my parish, who having got
notice the Sabbath night before, from John Douglas, writer, that
I was at Linton on the Sabbath, he having seen me at Linton that
day between sermons, and who was obliged to goe to Edinburgh
that night, sent word to Robert Black to tell my wife that he saw
Mr. Mitchell and me at Linton that day. This spread through
the parish-on which several of the parishioners, to the number
of ten or twelve, came to meet me, and convoy me to the town
that night.
They were just going to take their horses at the
House of Moor for Linton to meet me, when we alighted; where
we staid till three of the clock, that so it might be dark before we
came to town; and so we came altogether from the House of Moor
to Edinburgh, and lighted at Robert Corsan's stabler, about five
of the clock, on the 10 of Jan. 1715, being Monday.

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AN ACCOUNT OF DISBURSEMENTS.
P. S. Ps.
Sept. 30. Imp. to the Sadler, for my saddle, bridle, and pistols
It. to the Smith, for shoeing my horse
0 10 0
. 0 1 0
It. to Mrs. Corsan, for eight nights for my horse for corn and hay0
It. for a leather hood to my head
It. to Mrs. Corsan's servant
•
•
It. to Mr. Tait for dressing my watch, and a new key to it
It. for entertainment for myself and horse at Jinglekirk
Oct. 1. Item, for myself and horse at Melrose
2.
•
6
8
0
1 6
0 1 0
·
0 23.0
026
0 1 0
It. for myself, my brother, and his wife, and horse at Jedburgh 0 10 6
3. It. at Kelsoe, where I staid two nights, Saturday and Sabbath
nights, in Mr. Ramsay's house
4. It. at Oullerhaughhead
5.
•
It. at Whittinghame, where we lodged the Monday's night
It. at Morpeth, where we dined at noon
D
019
0 1 8
026
01
1 6
Remember that at Newcastle Messrs. Linning, Ramsay, and
I, gave to Bailie Adam, each of us, a guiney, to be dis-
bursed by him on the road for our entertainment; and
he was to begin at Durham Oct. the 6; when we lighted bus ovise
there and baited ourselves and horses in the forenoon.
gain
This we gave at Newcastle Oct. 5th, a little before we decad
went to bed
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Oct. 6.
It. Newcastle, where we lodged Tuesday's night, in Mr. Baxter's
house
8. It. at York I gave for mending my whip
It. to the poor
10.
At Kelton I gave sixpence
11.
P. S. Ps.
..
0 4 0
00 6
0 0 6
0
06
At Grantham, Messrs. Linning, Ramsay, and I, gave in each of
us a guiney to Bailie Adam in Culross, having expended upon
ourselves and horses from Wednesday at Durham till Mon-
day night at Grantham, all our four guineys and ninteen shil-
lings and elevenpence over and above the four guineys; that is
from Wednesday the 6th to Monday the 11th of October; for
the first outgiving of any part [of the] guineys was not till we
came to Durham, and dined and corned our horses.
13. It. at Cambridge
15. It. at London for a pair of shoes
It. for a pair shamoi gloves
16. It. for a pair black frame stockings
It. for mending my coat
It. for other things
It. at London I gave to Baillie Adam, as my proportion of what
was disbursed by him over and above the guiney we gave each
of us in when at Grantham October the eleventh, so that from
Durham to London it cost each of us four, to wit, Messrs. Lin-
ning, Ramsay, Adam, and myself, for the maintainance of our-
selves and horses, and the servant we had with us, two guineys,
five shillings, and eight pence
I brought from Edinburgh with me in gold fourteen guineys, and
in silver, 2 19 0
0 11 0
046
0 3 6
0 3
6
0 0
3
0
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Oct. 18. London. Given for carrying my trunk from Edinburgh to Lon-
don, half a guiney
•
It. given to Mr. Ramsay by each of us five, for to disburse upon
our account for coach hyre and drink money to noblemen's
porters, a guiney
•
It. spent for coach hyres, this day, and other necessaries
19. This day we cleared our quarters at the Four Swans in Bishop-
gate street, for ourselves and horses, from Friday the 15th to
Monday the 18th
·
It. spent that day for necessaries
It. paid for a pair of gloves
20. It. paid for winning into Westminster Abbey
It. for my dinner
21. It. paid my horse from Monday to Thursday
It. to the hostler
·
I sold my horse on Thursday, October 21, 1714, to my Lord
Dalhousie, who rode on him to Scotland. He gave me five
pound for him.
22. It. paid for an hat
P. S. Ps.
·
0 10 9
1 1 6
0 5 0

88
068
020
0 14 0
0 1 2
0 1 1
040
010
08 6
It. for coach hire
23. It. bought a night gown, for which I
gave
For dining Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
I reckon every day for dinner and supper, besides what I give
for coffee and coaches, 0 1 0
010
28. It. given for pamphelets. For Steele's Apologie
It. for the Historie of the Catalans
It. for the Historie of the First and Second Session of the last
Parliament
0 2
0
2 6 6
0
3 0
0 1
1 6
01 0
0 1 0

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P. S. Ps.
Oct. 28. It. for the Secret Historie of the White Staff, the first and 2d part 0 20
It. for a Sermon preached by Mr. Boyle
It. a Sermon by the Bishop of Oxfoord at the Coronation of King
George as.e
It. the Life of Queen Anne
It. the Secret Historie of the White Staff, with a detection of the
Sophistries and Falsities of the same Pamphlet
It. for a cane with an agate head
004
0 03
026
36
0 03
0 7
Nov. 2. It. paid to Mrs. Simpson for my chamber, two weeks, at six shil-
lings per week, to wit, from Monday Oct. 18, to Tuesday, Nov. 2 0 12 0
It. for coal, candle, ale, and bread
9. It. for a night-gown for myself
It. for a belt to it
0 30
1
7 6
. 0
1 10
It. paid for my chamber for one week, from Tuesday Nov. 2, to
Tuesday November the 9
060
16. It. paid for my chamber from Tuesday Nov. 9, to Tuesday Nov. 16 0 6
It. paid for my chamber from Tuesday Nov. 16, to Tuesday Nov.22 0
Nov. 29, 1714. Received from Mr. Thomas Paterson in Lon-
don twentie pounds sterling, according to a letter of credit bing
from Messrs. Drummond and Nimmo, ordering hin. to advance
me what sums I call for at the lowest interest, not exceeding
0
6
0
0
an hundred pounds; for which twentie pounds I gave my re-
ceipt, and obligation payable at Edinburgh thirty days after
the receipt of the money, with 8 shillings for exchange.ns estos not
Dec. 1. Gave of this to Mr. Mathie, stationer, for Mr. Henry's fifth vol. novigl
Cupon
the New Testament, nineteen shillings
froja 0 19 0
2. It. gave to Robert Gray, taylor, to buy an hudd to my wife1 1 6
It. paid to Robert Gray, taylor, for making of it, and for making

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OF MR. JAMES HART.
P. S. Ps.
Dec. 2.
a suit of cloaths to myself, and for furnishing to them according
to his accounts
215 5
3. Paid to Mr. Bowden, per account
4 7 0
It. paid for the 5th vol. of Manton
0 13 6
Paid to Mrs. Simson for my chamber, from Monday, Nov. 22, to
Nov. 29
4. It. paid for as much black kallimancoe and linnen, to wit, as will
wife ex
be a twilled petticoat to my
8. It. paid for the gold of three rings, and the making
It. for a pair of green silk stockings to my wife
Dec. 10. 1714. The which day I received from Mr. Thomas Pater-
son the sum of ten pounds sterling, for which I gave my obliga-
tion to pay at Edinburgh to Mr. George Drummond and Mr.
Nimmo, thirtie days after the receipt of this, at five shillings value.
It. paid to Mrs. Simson for my chamber rent from Monday, Nov.
29, to Monday Dec. 6.
0 6 0

018 0
1 16 6
0 11 0
[0 6 0]
MEMORANDUM.
That
my dear Son, William Hart, died at Edinburgh, in mine own house, 21
on Nov. 27, 1714, being Saturday, about four of the clock in the after-
noon, of which I got notice on December 5, being the Sabbath evening,
having been all that day in the city, hearing Mr. Showere in the forenoon,
and Mr. Nisbet in the afternoon, both giving the sacrament after the in-
> dependent manner; the former in the forenoon gave it, the latter in the
afternoon. My wife, Messrs. Flint, and Webster, gave me an account of
the melancholy news; but all of them agreed in this, that he died in
Christ; and the following post, Mr. Millar and the Right [Honourable]
the Countess of Lauderdale gave the same account. sd guberheb wid

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P. S. Ps.
Dec. 13. It. paid to Mr. Mathie, stationer, per account, the sum of
It. to the washerwife
It. for our voyage to Greenwich
It. paid for an agatt knife and fork
14. It. for a pick-tooth case
18.
0
•
6 10
0
0 10
0
2 6
0 5 6
. 0 2 4
It. for silk to an apron two ells a quarter and an half, at five and
threepence per yard, as also for a pair silk gloves at five and
sixpence; so that of the guiney I gave my landlady to buy these
things, I only received again three shillings and sixpence
For making of my wife's twilled petticoat
It. for two pair of shoes to my wife, one pair sowed, the other plain,
of Spanish leather
It. for two snuff-boxes, at eighteen pence a-piece
It. for a purse, a case to hold needles and thread, and a looking-
glass, with a comb to my daughters
It. for a trunk to carry down my cloaths, &c.
It. for a pair of clogs to my wife
0 18 0
086
0
6
6
0 3
30
03 0
0 12 6
0 34
This day the Duke of Montrose, one of the principal Secretaries of State,
did desire that we, the Commissioners sent by the Commission of the
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland to congratulate King George
upon his happy accession to the throne, and his safe arrival, we being
about to take journey for Scotland, might meet with his Grace in the
Secretaries office in Craig's Court, being Saturday between eleven and
twelve of the clock in the forenoon, told us the King was pleased to appoint
each of us a present of one hundred pounds sterling; and his Grace, to
prevent our trouble of attending the Treasurie, had brought it along with
him, deducting the ordinarie dues for the servants in the several courts
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OF MR. JAMES HART.
Dec. 18.
the King's order was to pass; being all twentie pounds, 5 shillings, and
five
pence, which was to each of us four pounds 13 shillings, upon which
we received our quotas; so that I paying 4 pounds, 13 shillings, sterling,
I got a bank note of an hundred pounds.
20. Paid to Mr. Thomas Bradbury for his mare the sum of eight pounds ster-
ling, two shillings. I gave him eight guineys, and he returned me ten
shillings sterling.
21. This day I received from Mrs. Brisben, my wife's aunt, to be given to Mrs.
M'Kewen, her sister, half a guiney. 81 suite abanog
This day we had access to King George, being introduced by the Duke of
Montrose. We had our audience in publick, the King coming out to the
Bedchamber of State, where there were a great deal of noblemen and
gentlemen present. Mr. Carstairs made a short speech in English, in
which he expressed the grateful sense we had of his royal goodness, and
that we would endeavour more than by words, to express our loyalty and
faithfulness to his Majestie's person and government, and that we would,
in our stations, endeavour to promote what would be for the honor and
quiet of his government. After which we made a low bow and retired.
The King bowed to us with a pleasant smiling countenance.
After this we went to the Prince's apartment, where we had access to the
Prince of Wales; and after a short speech made by Mr. Carstairs to his
Royal Highness, expressing our sincere affection and duty to his royal
person and his royal progenie; and something to this purpose he answer-
ed in French, that he would never be wanting to lay hold on all occasions
that should offer to show how great his affection was to the Church of
Scotland, of whose loyalty and fidelity to the Royal family he was fully
assured.
ence set of broods
After this we went to the Princess her apartment, where we had access to
her Royal Highness; and Mr. Carstairs made a short speech, much to the


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Dec. 21.
same purpose with what he spoke to the Prince; and she pleasantly an-
swered, I desire your good prayers for me and the Royal Family, and I
shall be glad of every opportunitie to show my sincere concern for the
good and welfare of the Church of Scotland.
This day received from Andrew Bell, stationer in Cornhill, on Mr. Defoe's
account, to be placed to Mr. Flint's account, 7 pounds sterline; the sum
of seven pounds sterline; the other bill is to be answered to-morrow, con-
sisting of 9 pounds sterline, 13 shillings sterline, and 6
22. This day received from Mr. Bell, stationer in London, the other bill of
nine pounds, 13 shillings, and sixpence; so that I become debitor to Mr.
Flint from this day for twentie pounds.
This day paid for two pieces of calicoe four guineys.
pence.
It. paid for a watch to Mr. Berrie, four pounds sterline, with an old watch,
for which he gave three pounds; so that this new watch cost me about
7 pounds sterling.
23. This day my clock-bag, trunk, with another large trunk, marked the for-
mer M. I. H., the latter M. I. H., and M. C.; they were put on board the
John of Leith, belonging to Mr. Spence; the master's name is Robert
Louchton, for which I have his receit, and which I sent to Mr. Anderson,
brewer in South Leith, in a letter recommending to his care these trunks,
when ship comes to Leith; that he may pay the freight and send them to
Edinburgh. I have also recommended to Mr. Sedden his care, 8 yards and
half of black and white camlet of silk and worsted, which he is to give to
Mr. Louchton, the master of the ship, to be put in his chest, because it came
not till my trunks were gone aboard; but Mr. Sedden undertook to send
aboard to the care of the master of the ship, and directed for me. This 8
yards and an half, at 4 shillings and sixpence per yard, Mr. Gray bought
for me; it came to 38 shillings and three pence
1 18 3

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OF MR. JAMES HART.
P. S. Ps.
Dec. 23. It. bought for my two Daughters, two books, at 18 pence per piece 0 3 0
It. King George his Declaration, with his picture
016
I gave two shillings to the coachman for carrying my two trunks,
and Mr. Russel and me, from Suffolk street to Clement's lane,
in Lumber street.
It. gave to Mr. Penman, for an alarm which rings at any hour of
the night or morning, when I have a mind to awake, which I
put in my little trunk
080
MEMORANDUM.
That I have got a bill for 90 pounds sterline, from Mr. Middleton, gold-
smith, at the sign of the Three Crowns in the Strand, Westminster.
The bill is upon Mr. Robert Bruce, goldsmith in Edinburgh, payable
ten days sight. I gave Mr. Middleton two fiftie pounds sterline bank
bills, and received ten pounds in cash, and this nintie pounds upon Mr.
Bruce.
I am debitor to Mr. John Flint for twentie pounds sterline.
It. paid for black velvet cap for myself
It. for dressing my pistols ..
It. for an entertainment to a certain friend in Mr. Shuttleworth's,
commonly called the Devil's Tavern
0 10 0
006
0 6 6
It. paid for two weeks of my chamber and four nights
0 16 0
It. to the washerwife
0 0 10
It. for a bushel of coals
0 1 0
It. for marking fourteen bands and six cambric napkins, at two-wa
pence per piece, and knitting [tape] to the bands
It. given for two yards and an half of my night-gown
It. given to Mr. Linning's man
•
050
0 3 10
0
23
K

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Dec. 23. It. given to the servant lass Helen.
P. S. Ps.
. 0 2 6
It. to Mr. Russel, barber, shaving and dressing our wigs every
day, at a shilling per week

09 0
MEMORANDUM.
That this night being Thursday the 23d of December, I gave to Mr. Wa-
terston, my Lord Buchan's gentleman, to put in my Lord Buchan's clock-
bag, my velvet cap, King George's Declaration, and the six quarters of
my night-gown; as also three pamphelets, the Pretender's Declaration
made English, by Asgill; Remarks upon the Pretender's Declaration;
the Historie of the Warming Pan; as also Mr. Wright's Sermon, Rose-
well's Sermon, Simmon's Sermon, Bradbury's Sermon.
24. Paid to Mr. Rogers, stabler in the Hay Market, for my mare being
13 nights in his stable, and for new shoes
It. to his servant a shilling.
1 1 6
This day we journeyed for Scotland, being Friday, Dec. 24, Messrs. Ram-
say, Linning and Mitchell, and Hart. We mounted about a quarter af-
ter nine of the morning. Sir John Cunninghame, Mr. James Anderson,
minister, Mr. Mathie, stationer, Mr. Learnmount, Mr. Mitchell, Mr.
Davidson, and Mr. Jardine, were with us when we took horse. Mr.
Roger went with us to Acton on the Oxfoord road, and there he left us;
and so we proceeded in our journey to Uxbridge, and dined and baited
our horses at the Crown Inn. Mr. Waters, dissenting minister, visited
us, and sat by us in time of dinner. This Uxbridge is about nine miles
from Acton, and fifteen from London. About a mile from Uxbridge, we
saw the Duke of Schomberg's house on the right hand of the road; it
stands on rising ground, and its garden and walks are on an hanging brae
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OF MR. JAMES HART.
Dec. 24.
it. It's near a town called Killington, which is a mile from Uxbridge,
through which we rode. After we had dined we took horse, and went on
for High Wickham; and when about four miles from Uxbridge, we saw
Lord Portland's house on our left hand, with a great deal of planting.
about it, and a dyke of brick about it. We lodged at the White Swan
tavern, where one Mr. Russon is landlord. This High Wickham is about
twelve miles from Uxbridge; so that we rode this first day 27 miles.
This day we took journey for Scotland, by way of Oxfoord and Uxbridge,
we gave every one of us in a guiny
25. Paid for two pair of gloves
28. Paid for a jocky belt at Woodstock
It. at Banbury given in another guiny to Mr. Mitchell, who
was our manager upon the road
•
Given another guiny to Mr. Mitchell as our manager
29.
31.
At Newcastle upon Lyne given for mending my saddle
1 1 6
0 4 8
0 0 10
1
1 6
1
1 6
0
0 6
0
0 10
006
•
0 1 3
1
1 6
1715.
Jan.
Jan. 3.
It. for a red saddle cloth
It. for a black jocky belt, for which I gave a belt I had bought at
Woodstock, and sixpence aboot
It. for a pint of wine on Saturday morning
Given in by each of us another guiny at Wiggan
6. Penrith, our guiny being spent, we paid for horse and man per
night
It. Carlisle for dinner, for corn and hay to our horses
It. for a guide through Solway Sands and Esk.
7. It. paid for myself and horse at Alisonbank
It. for myself and horse at Lockerbie, where we dined, and baited
our horses at mid-day
8. It. paid at Moffat for myself and horse, one night
It. at the Bile for myself and horse, at noon.
05 3
0 2 0
0 3 6
0 1 2
038
0 1 1

APPENDIX.
[THE Commission of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which met
at Edinburgh on the 11th of August 1714, voted a Congratulatory Address to his
Majesty, (George I.) which was transmitted to their Graces the Dukes of Argyle,
Montrose, and Roxburgh, Lords Justices, with letters humbly entreating them to
do the Commission the honour to present their said address to his Majesty, upon
his first arrival in Britain, and expressing their resolution as soon as possible to
send up some of her members to wait upon his Majesty. The following extracts
detail the proceedings pursuant to this resolution.]
At Edinburgh, the Sixteenth day of September, 1714. Sess. 14.
THE COMMISSION [OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY] considering that at their last
meeting in August, they had resolved as soon as possible to send Commissioners to
London to wait upon his Majesty, they judged it now fit to prosecute that resolve
this meeting; and, in order thereto, they nominated the Rev. Mr. William Mitchell,
Moderator, &c. &c. to meet and consider what number of persons it will be fit to
send up, who the persons shall be, what shall be their work, and what will be the
most proper time of their going away; and report an Overture upon these heads to
the Commission.
Eodem die et loco, P. M. Sess. 15. The Committee named in the forenoon for
public affairs, reported that they had taken under consideration what was referred
to them; and they gave it as their opinion that the Commission should send five
ministers as Commissioners from this church, to wait upon his Majesty; and that
these that shall be in the Commission, be instructed to take the assistance of any
Ministers and Ruling Elders of this Church that shall happen to be at London for

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the time, in managing the affairs that shall be committed to them: And that they
be appointed to go for London as soon as possible after they have heard of his
Majesty's arrival in Britain; and to continue there until they hear from the Com-
mission at their meeting in November next. And the said Committee did offer to
the Commission the following brethren, members of the Commission, as a lite out
of which, these to be sent, should be chosen,-viz. the reverend Mr. William Mit-
chell, Moderator,-Mr. William Carstares, Mr. John Stirling, Mr. James Ramsay,
Mr. John Hamilton, Mr. James Haddow, Mr. Thomas Linnen, Mr. Thomas
Black, Mr. James Hogg, Mr. James Cuthbert; and farder, the Committee report-
ed, that they were of opinion that the Commission should name a Committee to
have under consideration what particular instructions may be necessary to be given
to their Commissioners, who are to be sent to London, and to have their report
ready to be laid before the meeting of the Commission in November next; but, in
the meantime, they gave in the draught of a Commission to the persons who shall
be sent, to be considered by the Commission.
The Commissioners of the General Assembly having heard the said report, and
heard the draught of the Commission read, they did approve thereof, and added to
the lite brought in by the Committee, Mr. Samuel Charters, Mr. Thomas Black-
well, and Mr. John Anderson at Dumbarton; and it being proposed that Mr. James
Hart, and Mr. William Miller might be likewise added, some objected that they
were not Members of the Commission of Assembly, and so could not be sent from
them; but others having given instances of the Commission's putting brethren that
were not of their number upon Committees, it was put to the vote, whether the
Commission should at this time add others to the lite, that were not members of
this judicature, or not; and it carried add. Wherefore these two brethren were
added to the said lite; and then the roll of the Commission being called, and each
Member having named five of the said lite to go to London at this time, about the
affairs of the church,-the Rev. Mr. William Mitchell, Moderator, Mr. William
Carstairs, Mr. James Ramsay, Mr. Thomas Linnen, and Mr. James Hart, were
chosen by plurality of votes, and the Commission of the General Assembly ordered
their names to be insert in the blank of the Commission brought on by the Com-
mittee; but the night being far spent, they delayed naming of the Committee for
preparing instructions until to-morrow forenoon. The tenor of the foresaid com-
mission and nomination is as follows:
At Edinburgh, the seventeenth day of September, one thousand seven hundred
and fourteen years, The Commission of the General Assembly of the Church of

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APPENDIX.
Scotland, considering how much it is their duty on this occasion to congratulate his
Majesty KING GEORGE his happy Accession to the throne, and his arriveall in
Britain; and likeways how necessary it is, that his Majesty, and these in the Govern-
ment under him, have just accounts of the state and condition of this Church; And
further, that his Majesty may have information of the loyalty and good affection of
the ministry and members of this Church, doe therefore, by these presents, nomi-
nate, commissionat, and appoint their reverend brethren, Mr. William Mitchell, one
of the ministers of Edinburgh, their Moderator; Mr. William Carstairs, principal
of the College of Edinburgh; Mr. James Ramsay, minister at Kelso; Mr. Thomas
Linnen, minister at Lesmahagoe; and Mr. James Hart, one of the ministers of
Edinburgh, to repair to London for the ends foresaid, as soon as possibly they
can after they have heard of his Majesty's arriveall in Britain; and there to re-
main and wait for the further orders of the said Commission, at their meeting in
November next; and the said Commissioners above named, are hereby appointed,
after they have attended his Majesty, to wait upon his Royal Highness the Prince
his son, and, in the Commission's name, also to congratulate his Royal Highness
upon the happy accession of his Majesty to the throne, and their happy arriveall in
Britain; and to testifie the good affection of this Church to the Royal Family.
Sic subsc. WILL. WISHEART, Mod'. p. t.
or At Edinburgh, Wednesday the tenth day of November, one thousand seven hun-
dred and fourteen years. Ante Merid. Sess. 17.
There was produced and read a letter from the brethren, Commissioners from
this Church, now at London, directed to Mr. William Wisheart, Moderator, shew-
ing that they were introduced to his Majesty by his Grace the Duke of Montrose,
and had the honour of a private audience in his Majesty's closet; and that they had
also an audience of his Royal Highness the Prince, being introduced by his Grace
the Duke of Argyle; and that the Commission might fully know their management,
and the gracious reception they had, they show that they had sent with their letter
a copy of their Speech to the King, and his Majesty's gracious answer, and that the
Commission might expect by the next post, that to the Prince, and his Highness's
answer: And, together with this letter, the foresaid speech to the King, and his
Majesty's gracious answer, were produced and read; the tenor whereof follows:
66
May it please your Majestie,
"The Ministers and Elders of the Commission of the General Assembly of the
Church of Scotland, had such a particular satisfaction in your Majestie's happy Ac-
Letter from the
Commission at
London.
Speech to the
King.

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cession to the Throne of these Nations, that they did not only embrace with the
greatest cheerfulness, the first opportunity of congratulating your Majesty by an
humble Address upon so remarkable an event, in which divine goodness to these
nations, and to all the Protestant churches, doth signally appear; But they did also
judge it their duty to appoint us, who now, through your Royal goodness, have the
honour to be in your Majestie's presence, to testify in their name the deep and
thankfull sense they have of the mercy of the God of heaven, who hath brought
your Majesty to your dominions in peace and safety; and placed that Crown upon
your Royal head to which your Majesty alone had a just and an unquestionable
right, and that in such a way as fills both your Majestie's friends and subjects with
admiration and thankfulness, and your open and secret enemies with amazement
and confusion; even when they were big with expectation of having a popish Pre-
tender advanced to the throne which now, to the universal joy of all the true
lovers of the Protestant religion, and of the just civil liberties of men, your Majesty
is rightfully possessed of; and long may the crown flourish upon the head of a
Prince, whose eminent virtues are an ornament, and give a bright lustre to it.
We persuade ourselves, Great Sir, that the noble patriots of North Britain, who
are deservedly honoured with your Majestie's favour, have so fully informed you of
the zeal of the Church of Scotland for the interest of your Majesty, and your Royal
family, that there is nothing left for us to represent on that head; only we may
truely say, that it was a zeal so rooted and sincere, that the menaces of those who
were as great enemies to the Protestant succession in your Royal family, as they
were to the constitution of our Church, could not shake, nor could the discourage-
ments which they brought upon us, for our firm adherence to your Majestie's just
title, either cool it upon the one hand, or upon the other so inflame it, as to make
it go beyond these bounds that were consistent with loyalty to our late sovereign
Queen Anne, and our hearty concerne for your Majestie's interest, which the ene-
mies of your Majesty and the Church of Scotland did greatly long and wish for, and
was one of the happie instances of their late disappointments.
We need not, Sir, mention these things to plead merit with your Majesty, for we
did nothing but what was our duty to God, to our country, and indeed for our own
true interest. There being few, if any in Scotland, who are enemies to the esta-
blishment of our Church, but such as are equally, and for the same reason so to
the late happy Revolution, and to your Majestie's just title,-only we hope that we
shall have the honour to be always considered by your Majesty as your faithful and
loyal subjects, and have your gracious protection.

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APPENDIX.
We are, may it please your Majestie, deeply sensible of the great goodness our
Church hath already received remarkable proofs of from your Majestie in your most
gracious Answer to the humble Address of the Commission of the General Assembly,
and your Majestie obliging yourself so seasonably by Oath to maintain the Presby-
terian government, doctrine, worship, and discipline of the Church of Scotland, with
all the legal rights and privileges thereof; so that your Majesty has given us good
ground to hope that we shall be preserved from all insults and encroachments upon
our constitution for the future; but that we shall also have a favourable hearing as
to any just and seasonable representation of what is grievous to us, which we may
presume at any time to lay before your Majestie.
We humbly beg leave to assure your Majestie, that it will be the care of the
Ministers and Members of our Church to behave themselves as it may appear
they are steddie in their loyalty to your Majestie, as the only rightful and lawful
sovereign of these nations, and zealously concerned for the quiet of your government;
and that the ministers thereof will be earnest and constant in their endeavours to
instruct the people, and establish them in their duty and affection to your Majestie's
person and government, that they may not be imposed upon by the false insinua-
tions and artifices of such as are enemies to both.
May the all-sufficient God present your Majestie with the blessings of his good-
ness, and convey an uninterrupted succession of signal mercies to all your domin-
ions in your Royal progenie to latest posteritie:-May your hand find out all your
enemies:-May your Majestie never have a subject who shall have so little regard to
God, and his conscience, as ever to be an abettor of a Pretender whom, by solemn
oath, he hath abjured:-May all the Protestant churches, and Europe in general,
find the advantages of your wise and just administration :-May the eternal God
grant you health of days upon earth, and crown you at last with glory, honour, and
immortality, in the highest heavens."
HIS MAJESTIE'S ANSWER.
"I heartily joine with you in your thankfulness to God, for his having blessed
your remarkable firmness in so good a cause, with the desired success.
You may
be sure of a suitable return on my part, by my protecting you in the enjoyment
of all your just rights and priviledges."
And it being moved at the same time, that his Grace the Duke of Montrose,
principal Secretary of State, had by his Majestie's order, sent down one of the
duplicates of the Instrument containing his Majestie's Oath, given in presence of
L
The King's
answer.

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Oath taken by
the King.
xeni2 edT
his councel, to maintain this Church, in pursuance of the seventh Act of the Parlia-
ment one thousand seven hundred and seven; which instrument is subscribed by
the members of Privy Council as witnesses, in order to be recorded in the books
of Session, and kept in the Registers of Scotland:
The Commission did very much rejoice that his Majesty has had the goodness to
take notice of this Church's firmness to the interests of his Royal Family; and that
he has been pleased to come under so solemn engagements to support and defend
this national church; and they appointed Doctor Dundas and the Clerk to call
for a copie of the Oath and Instrument, and ordered the Clerk to record the same
in their books. The tenor whereof follows.
The Oath taken by his Majesty at his Accession to the Crown for maintaining the
Church government in Scotland, as established by law; with the order of the
Councill of Great Britain relative thereto.
At the Court of St. James's the 22d September 1714, Present: The King's most
Excellent Majesty, L. Chancellor, L. Arch. B. of York, D. of Somerset, D. of
Northumberland, D. of Bolton, D. of Devonshire, D. of Marlborough, D. of Mon-
trose, D. of Roxburgh, Duke of Kent, M. of Lindesey, M. of Dorchester, M. of
Annandale, E. of Derby, E. of Pembroke, E. of Suffolk, E. of Northampton, E. of
Manchester, E. of Stamford, E. of Sunderland, E. of Clarendon, E. of Anglesey,
E. of Carlisle, E. of Radnor, E. of Nottinghame, E. of Rochester, E. of Abingdon,
E. of Wharton, E. of Cholmondly, E. of Mar, E. of Loudon, E. of Findlater, E. of
Orkney, E. of Oxford, E. of Portmore, E. of Orrery, Vis. Tounshend, L. B. of
London, Lord Paget, Lord Berkly, Lord Guilford, L. Somers, L. Halifax, L.
Gernsey, L. Mansell, L. Trevor, L. Lansdoun, L. Bingley, L. Coningsby; Mr.
Bromley, Mr. Boyle, Mr. Coke, L. Ch. J. Parker, Sir John Holt, Sir Richard Ons-
low, Mr. Smith, Mr. Vernon, Mr. Erle, Mr. Hill.
"I George, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith,
&c. do faithfully promise and swear that I shall inviolably maintain and preserve the
settlement of the true Protestant religion, with the government, worship, discipline,
right, and priviledges of the Church of Scotland, as established by the laws made
there in prosecution of the Claim of right; and particularly by an act entituled,
Act for securing the Protestant religion and Presbyterian church government. And
by the Act passed in the Parliaments of both Kingdoms, for Union of the two King-
doms. So HELP ME GOD.
Sic. subsct. GEORGE R."
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seven hundred and fourteen, at his Majesty's palace of St. James's, His Majesty in
his first general council, did take and subscribe the oath above written, in presence
of the Right Honourable the Lords of the Privy Councill hereafter subscribing,
viz. Couper, C. Somerset, Northumberland, Devonshire, Bolton, Marlborough,
Montrose, Roxburgh, Kent, Lindesey, Dorchester, Annandale, Derby, Pembroke,
Suffolk, Northampton, Manchester, Stamford, Sunderland, Clarendon, Anglesey,
Carlisle, Radnor, Rochester, Abingdon, Cholmondly, Mar, Loudon, Findlater,
Orkney, Tounshend; Joh. London, Paget, Berkley, Guilford, Somers, Halifax,
Gernsey, Mansel, Trevor, Lansdoun, Coningsby, Bingly, W. Bromley, H. Boyle,
T. Coke, T. Parker, J. Holland, Rich. Onslow, J. Smith, Ja. Vernon, Tho. Erle,
J. Hill.
Sic subsc. EDWARD SOUTHWELL, Cler. Concilii.
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Whereas by an Act of Parliament made in Scotland, intituled, " Act for securing
the Protestant Religion, and Presbyterian Church Government, which is made part
of another Act, intituled, "Act ratifying and approving the treaty of Union of the
two Kingdoms of Scotland and England," and of another Act past in England in the
fifth year of the late Queen, intituled, "An Act for the Union of the two King-
doms of England and Scotland:" It is provided, that after the decease of her late
Majesty, the sovereign succeeding to her in the royal government of the kingdom
of Great Britain, shall in all times coming, at his or her accession to the crown,
swear and subscribe, that they shall inviolably maintain and preserve the settle-
ment mentioned in the said Act of the true Protestant religion, with the govern-
ment, worship, discipline, right, and privilege of the Church of Scotland, as esta-
blished by the law of that kingdom, in prosecution of the claim of Right. And
his most sacred Majesty having this day, in his first general council, taken the Oath
according to the form used by the law of Scotland, and subscribed the same by
two several Instruments, is pleased to order, as it is here ordered, that one of the
said Instruments, which is hereunto annexed, containing the said Oath, taken and
signed by his Majesty, and witnessed by the Lords of his Majestie's most honour-
able Privy Council then present; be transmitted to the Court of Session to be re-
corded in the Books of Sederunt, and afterward to be forthwith lodged in the Pub-
lic Register of Scotland, and that the other of them remain among the Records of
the Council, and be entered in the Council book: And that all persons concern-
ed do take notice hereof, and govern themselves accordingly. Sic subscr.
TEO EDWARD SOUTHWELL.
There was produced and read by the Reverend Mr. William Hamilton a letter
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Speech to
the Prince
of Wales.
and the Dukes of Argyle and Roxburgh, had, according to the Commission's de-
sire to them, presented to his Majesty their dutiful Address to him, which he gra-
ciously received; and in return thereto, declared, that he was furder convinced of
the fidelity and zeal which the Church of Scotland have always shewed for the Pro-
testant succession, and that he doubted not of the continuance of it towards him;
and he assured them that they may always depend upon his support and protection;
and the foresaid Answer being produced, with the letter, was read. Also there was
produced and read, another letter from his Grace the Duke of Roxburgh to the
same purpose, both which he read and kept. The Commission having heard the
said two letters, and his Majestie's gracious Answer to their Address, they appoint-
ed a letter to be writen to their Commissioners at London, desiring them to wait
upon the said two Dukes, and upon his Grace the Duke of Argyle, and, in the
Commission's name, give them their most hearty thanks for the many good offices
they had done to this Church; and in particular for their kindness in presenting to
his Majesty their humble Address, to which they got so gracious an Answer.
Upon report of foresaid Committee for instructions, the Commissioners did
agree
that their Commissioners at London be instructed to discourse with these at Court
about emitting a Proclamation for putting the laws in execution against profane-
ness, and another against popery, and prosecuting papists upon the public charges
of the Government. And the Commission considering that there is no need for
the Brethren's staying any longer at London, they appointed a letter to be written,
acquainting them of this, and recalling their commission; and they appointed the
Reverend Mr. William Hamilton, Mr. Thomas Blackwall, and Mr. George Chal-
mers, to bring the draught of the said letter to the Commission in the forenoon.
Edinburgh, Thursday the 11 day of November, One thousand seven hundred
and fourteen years. Ante merid. Sess. 19.
The minutes of the two former sederunts were read. The reverend Commis-
sioners their Speech to the King, and his Majestie's most gracious Answer was again
read. There was also produced and read, their speeches to their Royal Highnesses
the Prince and Princess of Wales, and their gracious answers thereto, which the
Commission found very encouraging and satisfying; and they ordered them to be
recorded; the tenor whereof follows:
"The Commission of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has ap-
pointed us, to whom Sir, in your great goodness, you have allowed the honour of
access to your presence, to wait upon your Royal Highness, and in their name to
congratulate your safe arrival with his Majesty, your Royal father, into his domi-
nions, of which, Sir, you are the only rightful apparent heir. We cannot, Sir, con-

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sider the hereditary virtues which shine brightly in your Royal Highness-wisdom,
heroick courage, and firm zeal for the Protestant religion, and the just liberties of
Europe, for which you have in your most tender years exposed yourself to the
greatest dangers, but we must be filled with joy in the comfortable prospect they
give us, that the great blessings we at present enjoy shall not be confined to our
age, but shall, throw the divine goodness, be conveyed to the latest posterity. We
presume, Sir, to assure ourselves that the Church of Scotland will always have
your Royal Highnesses protection and countenance; for we can justly say she was
never wanting in embracing all opportunities of testifying a steadie affection to, and
hearty concern for, the Protestant succession in your Highnesses royal family.
And we may, Sir, with confidence promise, in the name of our church, that it will
be their constant and fervent prayer, that our gracious sovereign King George,
your Royal Highness, the Princess, and the rest of the Royal family, may be al-
ways encompassed with the divine favour as with a shield, and there may never be
wanting one of your royal progeny to be a bright ornament to the throne of these
kingdoms.
If it were not, Sir, too great presumption, we would humbly beg leave, though it
be a little too late, with the sincerest joy to congratulate your Royal Highness upon
your entering into a new year of your age. Many and happy days may your
Highness have upon earth; and may you at last be possessed of a blessed immor-
tality."
HIS HIGHNESSES ANSWER.
I cannot promise you the same words the Prince spake; but with a very pleasant
countenance, he expressed himself to this purpose. "I am perfectly satisfied with
what has been your management, and will take pleasure in shewing you kindness."
SPEECH TO THE PRINCESS OF WALES.
"We do, with all humility and thankfulness, acknowledge your Highnesses great
goodness in allowing us the honour of access to your presence. It was a favour
which we did earnestly wish for, but scarce had the confidence to ask it.
It is, Madam, with particular satisfaction, and with the greatest joy, that we be-
hold a Royal Princess of Wales, who is adorned with all these virtues that make up
true greatness, and give a real lustre to a Court-a Princess that hath signalized
her zeal for the Protestant religion, and hath shown to the world that nothing can,
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peace of her own conscience-a Princess that is a mother of a royal progenie, that
gives stability to the throne, confounds the hopes of a Pretender, and all his abet-
tors, and affords a joyful prospect of lasting blessings to these nations. May your
Highness be always under the particular care of the God of heaven; and may his
Royal Highness the Prince and your Highness, have fullness of happy days upon
earth, and be afterwards crowned with glory and immortality in heaven."
HER HIGHNESS [spoke] much in these words:
"I have often heard of the zeal of your church for the Royal Family; and as you
have been earnest in your prayers for it, so I beg the continuance of your good
prayers for it still."
The Committee for preparing a draught of the letter to be sent to the Commis-
sioners at London, brought in the same, which being read, was unanimously ap-
proven, and ordered to be sent away this night. The tenor whereof follows:
Edinburgh, 11 November 1714.-R. D. B. Your letters were read to the Com-
mission, with the double of your speeches; and of his Majesty, with their Royal
Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales' most gracious answers thereto; all
which were very encouraging and satisfactory. And they did very much commend
and uncommonly approve of your conduct in all these pieces of your management,
in the sense of so inestimable a blessing as his Majestie's happie accession to the
throne. They found it their duty to appoint a thanksgiving, and did most cheer-
fully agree to the enclosed act for that purpose, wherein you will see that they have
left the naming of the day to his Majesty, as he shall judge most proper for his
other affairs. They desire likewise that ye may apply for the Royal sanction to be
interposed thereto, and that ye should return their hearty thanks to their Graces
the Dukes of Argyle, Montrose, and Roxburgh, for the great friendship they have
always testified to the concerns of this Church, particularly their doing us the ho-
nour of presenting to his Majesty the Commission's humble address of congratula-
tion, of which they have been made acquainted by letters from the Dukes of Mon-
trose and Roxburgh. As we doubt not of their Graces continuing their good of-
fices for this Church, so it's particularly desired ye may discourse them and others
of our friends at Court about emitting a proclamation, when it shall be thought
most seasonable, for putting the laws in execution against Poperie, and another a-
gainst profaneness; and also that ye apply for obtaining the prosecution of Papists
to be done upon the public charges of the government. The Commission had also
under consideration the grievances of this church; but understanding that the par-
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it not expedient to send you any particular instructions anent these grievances at
this time. And therefore they thought fit to recall your commission, and they de-
sire ye may return home to your charges, when ye have made application anent the
affairs above mentioned. This letter being unanimously approven by the Commis-
sion of the General Assembly, is, in their name, and by their appointment, signed
by, R. D. B. your affectionate Brother and Servant in the Lord,
Sic subscribitur,
WILL. HAMILTON, Mod'. p. t.
At Edinburgh, Wednesday the ninth day of March, one thousand seven hund-
robred and fifteen years. Ante merid. Sess. 21.
The Commission of the General Assembly did conveen, in obedience to the ap-
pointment of the late General Assembly, and in pursuance of their own adjourn-
ment at their last meeting; and after prayer the rolls were called, and the minutes
of the two immediately preceding sederunts were read.
The Commission called for a report of the diligence of their commissioners sent
to London to wait upon his Majesty; and the Moderator of the Commission being
of their number, the Reverend Mr. William Wiseheart, at the desire of the Meet-
ing, took the Chair. And then the commission and instructions given to the said
brethren, and the letters written by the Commission to them in November last were
read; and the diligence of the foresaid brethren with respect to the several particu-
lars committed to their management being inquired into, it was found that they had,
by letters written to former meetings of the Commission, given an account of the
dutyfull addresses which they had made to the King's Majesty, and their Royal
Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, and of the most gracious returns
which his Majesty and their Royal Highnesses were pleased to make thereto :
and the foresaid reverend Commissioners, (except Mr. James Hart, whose absence
was excused,) did now farder represent to the Commission, that they had applyed
for the civil sanction to the Commission's act for a solemn national thanksgiving
appointed upon the happy accession of our most gracious sovereign King George
to the crown. The success whereof does appear from the public proclamations
emitted for observation of the said thanksgiving.
That they had also applyed for, and procured a royal proclamation for suppress-
ing and punishing profaneness and immorality, which has also been made publick.
That they had likewise represented the dangerous growth of Popery; and for pre-
venting thereof, his Majesty has been graciously pleased particularly to instruct his
Commissioners of the Court du Police, to receive in accounts of the growth of po-
pery, and lists of papists and priests, in order to their being prosecuted according
to law; and they have that matter presently under their consideration, and it's not
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They likewise reported, that, in obedience to the Commission's appointment,
they had delivered the Right Honourable the Lord Reay's letters with respect to
the parish of Diurness, to their Graces the Dukes of Argyle, Montrose, and Rox-
burgh, and had left his Lordship's petition about that affair in the hands of his
Grace the Duke of Montrose, and had with all earnestness addressed their Graces
about that matter, who had been pleased to promise that they would take care of it,
and hoped in due time, that which is desired in favours of that parish may be ob-
tained.
They shewed also that they had, in the Commission's name, given their Graces
their most humble and hearty thanks for the many favours they had shewed to this
Church, and particularly for their late kindness in presenting the Commission's most
dutiful address of congratulation to his Majesty on his first arrivall in Britain; and
albeit the Commissioners had no special instructions with respect to the Church's grie-
vances, yet they reported that, in prosecution of the general clause in their commis-
sion, they had not omitted any proper occasion that offered, of discoursing with the
great men of their own country, and also with those of England, with respect to
these, and were hopeful that in due time it would be found, that what they had said
upon that subject would have good effects.
They farder shewed, that they had all ground to believe that our gracious Sove-
reign, and also their Royal Highnesses, will give all the countenance and encou-
ragement to this Church that can be wished for.
And they declared, that they met with all kindness and civility that they could
desire, both from the great men of their own nation, and from those in England
whom they had occasion to address about the affairs of the Church; and they re-
presented that in their procedure and applications, they had acted in full concord
and unanimity.
The said Commissioners having made their report, and being removed, the Com-
mission did fully discourse thereupon, and then came to this unanimous resolution,
That the said Commissioners had been both faithful and diligent in the management
of what had been committed to them; and that in all their proceedings they had
fully observed their instructions, and therefore deserved the hearty thanks of the
Commission upon that account. And the said brethren being called in, this was in-
timated to them; and the Reverend Mr. William Wiseheart, their Moderator pro
tempore, did in their name give the said Commissioners the thanks of the Commis-
sion in pursuance of the said resolution; and then the Moderator of the Commission
returned to his place, and the Commission proceeded to their other business.
FINIS.
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