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 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 Second Suics. 
 
 ILLUSTRATED BY LETTERS AND FAMILY PAPERS. 
 
 BY E. DUNBAR DUNBAR, 
 
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 PREFACE. 
 
 The documents in this volume are from the same 
 repositories as those in the former series ; but, the 
 majority of them being exceedingly difficult to 
 decipher, it was not in my power to offer them 
 sooner to the public ; indeed, except for the kind 
 welcome accorded to its predecessor, this second 
 series would not have been published. 
 
 E. DUNBAR DUNBA1J. 
 
 Sea Park, August 1SGG. 
 
 K*yA^STif\
 
 TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
 
 PACKS 
 
 I. FEUDS BETWEEN POWERFUL FAMILIES, . 1-7 
 
 IT. THE PLANTATION OF NOVA SCOTIA, AM) 
 
 KNIGHT-BARONETS THEREOF, 1625, . 8-21 
 
 III. LETTERS FROM THE COURTS OF JAMES VI. 
 
 AND CHARLES I., . . . . 22-36 
 
 IV. CIVIL WAR IN THE REIGN OF CHARLES L, 37-5G 
 
 V. SCHOLASTICAL AND B1BLIOTHECAL, . 57-GS 
 
 VI. NOBLE AND EXEMPLARY WIVES, . . 09-74 
 
 VII. AN ORDER FOR DRESS ; AN OFFER OF MAR- 
 RIAGE; AND A MARRIAGE, . . 75-S0 
 
 VIII. INVITATION TO THE FUNERAL OF A COUNTESS, 
 1658; OBSEQUIES OF A LAIRD, 1G63, AND 
 OF A KNIGHT, 1666, . . . SI -So 
 
 IX. CHURCH DISCIPLINE, .... 86-90 
 
 X. THE MAGISTRATES AND COMMUNITY OF 
 INVERNESS KEPT IN TERROR BY A 
 TROUBLESOME NEIGHBOUR, 1070, . 91-95 
 
 XL A KNIGHT-BACHELOR'S FEES OF COMMISSION, 
 
 1GS2, 96-103 
 
 XII. EAST NEW JERSEY, 1084, . . . 104-114
 
 VIM CONTENTS. 
 
 PAGES 
 
 Kill. EXPORT OF GRAIN; RETURN CARGO; 
 
 SKIPPERS' LETTERS, . . . 115-123 
 
 KIT. FRIENDLY LETTERS FROM NOBLEMEN, . 124-127 
 
 \V. GIPSIES; BOTTLES; AND BUGS, . . 12S-130 
 
 XVI. PUBLIC REVENUE: HOW COLLECTED, 1701, 131-137 
 
 XVII. RECEPTION OF A CREDITOR BY A ROSS-SHI11E 
 
 BARONET, 1712, . . . . 138-140 
 
 XVIII. POWER OF THE LAIRD OF A BARONY, . 141-146 
 
 XIX. GARDENS AND PLANTATIONS, . . 147-154 
 
 XX. HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES AND SERVANTS' 
 
 WAGES, ..... 155-157 
 
 XXI. RAISING MEN FOR THE ARMY, . . 158-1G3 
 
 XXII. ELGIN BURGH POLITICS ; ABDUCTION 
 OF MAGISTRATES AND IRRUPTION OF 
 
 HIGHLANDERS, .... 164-174 
 
 APPENDIX No. I., ..... 175-17S 
 
 APPENDIX No. II., ..... 179-1S3 
 
 INDEX, ....... 185-199 
 
 In p. 104, line 3,/"/- 1044, rnul 100!.
 
 I. FEUDS BETWEEN POWERFUL FAMILIES. 
 
 On the 18th of October 1577, John limes, brother 
 of the Laird of Innermarkie, with several accomplices, 
 broke into the stables of the Deanery 1 of Moray, with 
 the intention of carrying off the horses. The Dean, 
 Alexander Dunbar, disturbed by the sudden confusion, 
 came out unarmed, " except with his dirk, which he 
 carried always," and was immediately attacked by one 
 of the party, who not only wounded him severely, but 
 also most cruelly killed his daughter, Elizabeth Dunbar, 
 a girl of thirteen years of age. This horrible transac- 
 tion was resented by all the Dunbars, but the Inneses 
 defended their kinsmen, and as a great part of Moray 
 then belonged to families of these two names, the 
 consequences were most serious. At length the Earl 
 of Sutherland and other influential persons induced 
 the hostile parties to come to the following agree- 
 ment : — 
 
 " At Clunie-Hills 2 besyd Forres, the 7th day of 
 
 1 It stands near the Cathedral at Elgin, and is now called " North 
 College." 
 
 2 There is now a Hydropathic Establishment on one of these hills ; the 
 air, scenery, drives, etc., combine to make it a charming resoii;. 
 
 JO A
 
 2 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 November the year of God 1578, it is appointit, con 
 cordit, and fynalie submitit and condescendit, betwix 
 the wholl pairties heirefter specefit, that is to say, 
 Lachlan M'lntoschc of Dumachtyn and Robert Innes 
 of Innermarkie, takand the burding on them for them- 
 selfs, thir kyn, freinds, assistars, alies, partakars, and 
 all sic that has sustenit damnage or skayth in bodies, 
 honors, or guids, in and for the causs efter-mentionat, 
 on the ane pairt, and James Dunbar of Cumnock and 
 Maister Alexander Dunbar, Dene of Morray, takand 
 in lik wayes the burding on them for themselfs, ther 
 kyn, freinds, assistars, partakers and alies, and all sic 
 that has sustenit damnage or skayth in bodies, honors, 
 or guids in the causs mentionat eftir, concernying thir 
 presents, on the other pairt, in manyr, forme, and 
 effect as eftir follows ; that is to say, that (forsameikyll 
 as ther is fallin out unnatural! and unkyndlie bluid- 
 shed comittit betwix the said pairties), for pecefeing 
 and satisfaction of slachtyr and slachters done be 
 aither of the pairties, and all other pies generallie, 
 questiones or debatts done be aither to other before 
 the day and date of thir presents, the said pairties has 
 submittit them for reformation, repa rating of aithers 
 of ther honors, bluid, guids, and gear, be the sicht and 
 pigment of the persones underwrettin, mutuallie chosin, 
 ellectit, and nominat to that effect, for reparating of 
 the honors, bluid, guids, and gear, or other skayth 
 romitit be aither of the pairties to other, viz., ane
 
 FEUDS BETWEEN POWERFUL FAMILIES. 3 
 
 Reverend Fadyr in God George — Bishop of Morray, 
 Robert Mimro of Fowlis, Waltyr< Urquhart — Sherriff 
 of Cromartie, Alexander Faknar of Hakyrtowne, Johne 
 Gordon of Cairnbro, and Andro Meldrum of Dumbrek, 
 ellectit and nominat as newtrall freinds and amicabill 
 compositers be aither of the foresaids pairties. And, 
 to that effect, the foresaids newtrall freinds and ami- 
 cabill compositers befor nominat, sail convene within 
 the Brucht of Elgin, the xxiiij day of November instant, 
 to ressaive aither of the saids clames, actiones, ques- 
 tiones, and debats ; and the same to be presented to 
 the saids Jugis, the said day and place, be newtralls 
 instructed be aither of the pairties to resson on aither 
 of ther causs ; and the principill pairties to remane and 
 not to compeir till the saids Jugis desyre and require 
 them to heyr and sie the mattrs concludit be the 
 saids Jugis be decreit ; at which tyme the saids pairties, 
 or aither of the saids, sail not convene bot with sic 
 numyr of freinds and servands as the saids Jugis sail 
 apoint and ordain allanerlie. With powir to the saids 
 Jugis to prorogat day or days eftir the said xxiiij day 
 of November instant, as they sail think guid, betwix 
 the said xxiiij day of November instant and the fyftein 
 of December nixt to cum. And, in case of varience 
 betwix the saids Jugis in agreeing of the saids debats 
 in aither of ther clame, has referit and given powir to 
 the saids Jugis to electt and choise an Oversman be 
 ther discresione ; the whilk nominatione and electione
 
 4 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 of the Oversman, the pairties forsaids acceptts, admitts, 
 
 and alowis, as if he wer alredie nominat at the date of 
 thir presents ; and spcciall, we nominat ane other in 
 cace, as God forbyd and controll it, that ony of the 
 Jugis befor nominat, beis of necessitie absent frae 
 keping of the said day, be decess, heavie sekness, or 
 ony other inevitabill rycht occasione ; in that cace the 
 Jugis appearing sail have powir to admitt and nominat 
 others in ther place, which, ther admissione and nomi- 
 nationc, the pairties forsaids approves and ratefies the 
 same. And in the meyne tyme bayth the saids pairties 
 assures others with abstinance from all hosteletie till 
 the finall conclusione, determinatione, and decreett of 
 of the saids Jugis, provydand alwayes, that untill the 
 finall decreett be pronouncit be the forsaids Jugis, 
 that nane of the Dunbarrs repare or resort be-east 
 the Karne 1 of Kylbueak, except the sonnes of umquill 
 Alexander Dunbar of Conzie ; and syhlyk that nane 
 of the name of Innes sail repare within the Brucht of 
 Forres, befor the forsaid day. Which abstinence 
 and assurance as forsaid, the forsaids pairties, sub- 
 mittand for them and ther forsaids, faythfullic pro- 
 misses be the fayth and trcuth of ther bodies, under 
 paine of infamie, perjurie, and inhabilitie in all tymes 
 cuming, to abyd, fulfill, and underly the decreett of 
 
 1 The Cairn of Kilbuick was on the high road leading from Forres to 
 Elgin, — four miles from the former, and six from the latter. Some years 
 ago, it was demolished by a Coth, who used the stones in repairing the 
 road.
 
 FEUDS BETWEEN POWERFUL FAMILIES. D 
 
 the forsaids Jugis, in all pointes, haldand the same 
 firme and stabiH in all tyme cuming ; provydand that 
 if ony bearand the name of Dunbarr, or ther partakars 
 forsaid, sail have occasione, be serving befor the Lords 
 of Session, or chareit be our Soveraine Lord's Magestie's 
 letters, in that cace it sail be leifull to them to obey ; 
 and, provydand that they pass nocht thro the Brucht 
 of Elgin, they sail be harmless and skaithless in ther 
 passing." 
 
 Some years after they had settled their feud with 
 the Inneses, the Dunbars got into trouble with the 
 Roses, a powerful Nairnshire sept. The lands of Dun- 
 phail, then belonging to Dunbar of Tarbet, 1 were, 
 from their situation in the Brae of Moray, particu- 
 larly liable to invasion, so the Laird applied to Lord 
 Huntly for assistance ; but before hostilities ended, 
 the Roses burned the houses of Dunphail, Sanquhar, 
 and Mundole, and killed Alexander Dunbar, younger 
 of Tarbet. 
 
 1 Tarbet is in the county of Eoss, but the lairds generally resided in 
 or near Forres, in the vicinity of which town they possessed the lands of 
 Sanquhar and Mundole. They sold Tarbet to Sir John Mackenzie, 
 father of the first Earl of Cromartie, about the year 1610, and were 
 afterwards designated Dunbars of Dunphail. They continued landed pro- 
 prietors in Moray until June 1740, when Lauchlan Dunbar of Dunphail 
 was obliged to sell his estate to pay his late father's debts, which, it is 
 said, were much augmented by a heavy fine imposed on him for having 
 marched with his servants to Nairn, broken open the jail, and released 
 one of his tenants, who had been imprisoned for "smuggling," that is, 
 distilling whisky without the cognizance of the exciseman.
 
 6 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 Huntly's bond of maintenance runs thus : — 
 
 "Be it kend till all men vvhome it effeirs, Wee 
 George, Marquis of Huntlie, for the gryit favour, luiff, 
 and guidwill of service, borne and done to our pre- 
 dicessours and us by umquill James Dunbar of Terbait, 
 James Dunbar now of Terbait — his sone, and for the 
 favour, guidwill, and service we understand and con- 
 saivs done, and to be done, to us be Alexander 
 Dunbar, now appearand sone and air to James Dunbar, 
 now of Terbait — his father, and for sundry uther good- 
 lie, guid, and reasonable respectts moving us thairto, to 
 have become bundin and obleisset, lykas, be the tenor 
 heirof, faithfullie and trewlie binds and obleisses us 
 and ours, to fortifie, concurr, assist, mantaine, and defend 
 James Dunbar, now of Terbait, and Alexander Dunbar, 
 his sone, appearand air forsaid, in thair lyfes, guids, 
 geir, lands, heretages, tacks, roomes, and possessiones 
 whatsomever, appertaining to thaim, thaire men, ten- 
 nants, servands, kin, friendes, partaikars, assistars, and 
 folio wars of them, baith be law and by 1 law, frae what- 
 somever thaire enemies, invaisors, and oppressours, 
 present and to cum, and speciallie against thair enemies 
 — broken men of the name of Rosse, and uthers thair 
 assistars, according to law and justice, but 2 exceptione 
 of persones. To the which, all and sundrie the pre- 
 
 1 By here means beyond. 
 
 2 But is often used for without. The motto of the Mackintoshes and 
 of the Macphersons is Touch not a rat but a ylove.
 
 FEUDS BETWEEN POWERFUL FAMILIES. 7 
 
 mises, we bind and obleiss us faithfuUie and trewHe 
 to observe, keep, and fulfill, during all the dayes of 
 our lyfetime, to the said James Dunbar of Terbait, 
 Alexander Dunbar, his son and appairand air, and 
 thair forsaids. In witnes wherof, we haifT subscryvit 
 this our letters of protectione and mantenanee, with 
 our hand, at Innemes, the 18 th day of September ane 
 thousand sax hundrethe yeair of God, before thir wit- 
 nesses, Sir Thomas Gordon of Clunie, Knight, John 
 Vauis of Lockslyne, and Robert Vauis, burgess of 
 Innernes, his brother. 
 
 " GeorOxE, Marquis of Huntlye."
 
 II. THE PLANTATION OF NOVA SCOTIA, AND 
 KNIGHT-BARONETS THEREOF, 1625. 
 
 In the year 1621, King James vi. granted a con- 
 siderable portion of the continent of North America 
 to Sir William Alexander of Menstrie. The convey- 
 ance, which comprehended powers of an almost regal 
 nature, was confirmed in 1625, by King Charles I., 
 who was further pleased to institute the order of 
 Knight-Baronets of Nova Scotia, and to confer that 
 dignity on such gentlemen of good birth as should 
 assist Sir William in the plantation of a colony in that 
 country. Sir Robert Gordon of Kynmonowie, 1 second 
 son of the twelfth Earl of Sutherland, and founder of 
 the Morayshire family of Gordonston, was the first 
 person created a Baronet of Nova Scotia, and he got a 
 charter under the Great Seal, 28th May 1625, grant- 
 ing to him "All the sea-coast at the south-west part of 
 land upon the eastmost side of that bay called Port de 
 Mutoune (in Nova Scotia), and from thence going- 
 southward three miles along the coast, and from 
 
 1 .Sir Robert's mother, the Countess of Sutherland, was a daughter of 
 the Earl of Huntly. Her first husband, the Earl of Bothwell, divorced 
 her in order to many Mary, Queen of Scots.
 
 PLANTATION OF NOVA SCOTIA. 9 
 
 thence passing northward from the said sea-coast into 
 the mainland, anent those three miles, till the quan- 
 tity thereof extend to sixteen thousand acres of land, 
 being always three miles in breadth, . . . and all 
 erected in a full and free barony, called the Barony 
 of Gordon, with power of Regality as above." 
 
 The price of a Baronetcy in 1625, appears to have 
 been three thousand merks Scots, a sum equivalent to 
 about one hundred and sixty-six pounds sterling. 
 
 " Be it kend to all men be thir present letters, Me, 
 Sir William Alexander of Menstrie, Knight, Her 
 Majesties Heretable Lieutenant of the countrie and 
 domynion of New Scotland, albeit that Sir Robert 
 Gordon, Barronet, Gentleman in Ordinarie of His 
 Majesties Privie Chamber, as principall, and Sir Alex- 
 ander Strachan, Barronet, of Thornton, as cautioner 
 for him, be their band bearand date herof, are obleist 
 to pay and deliver to me, my aires or assignies what- 
 soever, the soume of Three Thousand Merks, usuall 
 money of the Kingdome of Scotland, as principall 
 soume, upon the eleventh day of November next to 
 cum, togidder with the soume of Three Hundreth 
 Pounds, money forsaid, of liquidate expensess in caise 
 of failzie, and that thereby I may uplift the said 
 soume and apply the same to my use as I please, 
 nevertheless, for the reguard I have to the well and 
 furtherance of the plantation of the said countrie, and
 
 10 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 whereby they may be the better encouraged to plant 
 and cause inaabite their own particular bounds within 
 the said countrie, I bind and obliss me and my for- 
 saids to warre and bestow Two Thousand Merks, 
 money forsaid, of the said Three Thousand Merks, 
 after it beis payed to me or my foresaids, towards the 
 settino- forth of a colonie of men furnished with neces- 
 sarie provision, to be planted be me, my aires, or our 
 deputies, within the said countrie, be the advise of 
 the said Sir Robert Gordon and the remanent Bar- 
 ronetts of Scotland, adventurers in the plantation of 
 the same, or so many of them as shall meete and 
 conveene with my aires, or our deputies, within Scot- 
 land, and that at our meeting we appointed for that 
 effect to be at St. Johnstoun, the xxvij day of August 
 next to cum, or at any other meeting to be appointed 
 be us at that time, and that the time of the setting 
 forth of the said colonic shall be likewise condescended 
 upon be their advise. And, for the more securitie, 1 
 am content and consents that thir presents be regis- 
 trat in the books of Counsel! and Session of the 
 kingdome of Scotland, to have the strenth of ane Act 
 and Decreet of the Lords thereof interponed therto, 
 with letters and execution of horning, and others 
 needfull, to be direct therupon, upon ane simple charge 
 of six dayes alanerlie ; and for that effect constitutes 
 my lawfull procurators to consent to the 
 registering therof, promitten dc rato* In witnes
 
 PLANTATION OF NOVA SCOTIA. 11 
 
 whereof (written be James Philip, my servant), I have 
 snbscryved thir presents with my hand, at the Strand 
 neare Chairing-cross, the fourth day of Junne the year 
 of God Jajvic and twentie-fyve yeares (1625), before 
 thir witnesses — Walter Leekie of Desthoures, Esquire, 
 William Gunne, servant to the said Sir Robert, and 
 the said James Philip. 
 
 " W. Alexander. 
 
 " W. Lecky, uuitnes. 
 
 " W. Guin, witnts. 
 
 " James Philip, witnes." 
 
 " Be it known to all men be thir present letters, Me, 
 Sir William Alexander, of Menstrie, Knight, His 
 Majestie's Heretable Lieutenent of the coimtrie of 
 New Scotland, albeit that the Right Honorable the 
 Earle of Antrymn and Sir Robert Gordon, Knight- 
 Barronet, Gentleman of His Majestie's Privie Cham- 
 ber, have bound and obleisit themselves, their heires 
 and assignies, to pay unto me, my heires or assignies, 
 the soume of Three Thousand Merks, usual money of 
 the kingdome of Scotland, as principal] soume, upon 
 the eleventh day of November next to cum, togidder 
 with the soume of Three Hundreth Pounds, money 
 forsaid, of liquidate expensses in caise of failzie, and 
 that thereby I may uplift the said soume and apply 
 the same to my use as 1 please, nevertheless, for the
 
 12 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 reguard I have to the well and furtherance of the 
 plantation of the said countrie, and whereby Sir Donald 
 Gorme 1 of Slait, Knight (upon whom His Majestie 
 hath conferred the title and dignity of Knight-Bar- 
 ronet within Scotland, for being an adventurer in the 
 said plantation), may be the better encouraged to 
 plant and cause inhabite his own particular bounds 
 within the said countrie, conforme to a signator 
 granted to him by His Majestie thereof, I, the said 
 Sir William, bind and obliss me and my forsaids to 
 ware and bestow Two Thousand Merks, money forsaid, 
 of the said Three Thousand Merks, after it beis payed 
 to me or my forsaids, towards the setting forth of 
 a colonie of men, furnished with sufficient provi- 
 sions, to be planted by me, my aires or deputies, 
 within the said countrie, be the advise of the said Sir 
 Donald Gorme or such Barronets, adventurers in the 
 plantation of the said countrie of New Scotland, as 
 shall meete and conveene with me, my heires, or our 
 deputies, within Scotland, and that at our meeting we 
 appointed for that effect to be at St. Johnestoun, the 
 twentie-seaven day of August next to come, or at any 
 other meeting to be appointit be us at that time ; and 
 that the time of the setting forth of the said colonie 
 shall be likewise condescended upon be their advise. 
 And, for the more securitie, we are content and con- 
 
 1 Gorme is the Gaelic word for Blue ; the Knight whom his Majesty 
 thus honoured was Sir Donald MacDonald ; perhaps Lord MacDonald 
 could tell if his ancestor were a veritable Blue-Beard.
 
 PLANTATION OF NOVA SCOTIA. 13 
 
 sents that tliir presents be insert and registrat in the 
 books of Counsell and Session of Scotland, to have the 
 strenth of ane Act and Decreit of the Lords thereof 
 interponed therto, with letters of horning, and others 
 needfull, to be direct therapon, upon ane simple 
 charge of six dayes issuing alanerlie ; and for that 
 effect constitutes our procurators to compear 
 
 and consent thereto, promitten de rato. In witnes 
 whereof, we have subscryved thir presents with our 
 hands, at London, the last day of June the year of 
 God Jajvic and twentie-fyve yeares (1625), before 
 thir witness — William Nicolson, tailzour, and James 
 Philp, wretter hereof. 
 
 " W. Alexander. 
 
 " James Philip, witnes. 
 
 " William Nicyhkellsoun, witnes" 
 
 We are unable to say what was the amount of " the 
 first terme's payment :" — 
 
 " At London, the second day of July the year of 
 God Jajvic twentie-fyve yeares (1625), it is appointit 
 and agreit betwixt Sir Robert Gordon, Barronet, 
 Gentleman of His Majestie's Privie Chamber, on the 
 ane part, and Sir William Alexander of Menstrie, 
 Knight, His Majestie's Lieutenent of New Scotland 
 in America, on the other part, in maner following, to
 
 14 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 witt : — The. said Sir William having a chartour under 
 the Greate Seale of Scotland, of the date, at Windsor, 
 the tenth day of September the year of God Jajvic 
 and twentie-ane yeares (1621), granted to him, his 
 aires and assignies whatsoever, be His Majestie's late 
 dearest father, of all and haill the lands, countrie, and 
 dominion of New Scotland in America, with the 
 Admiralitie thereof, with diverse other privledges at 
 length specifyed in the said chartour. Now for 
 soumes of money payet and deliveret to the said Sir 
 William be the said Sir Eobert Gordon, the said Sir 
 William hath sett and assedate, and be the tenor 
 hereof setts, and in tak and assedation lettes, to the 
 said Sir Robert Gordon, his aires maill and assignies 
 whatsoever, during the haill space, yeares, and termes 
 of nyneteen yeares next and imediatlie following 
 the day and date hereof, which is hereby appointit 
 and declairit to be the entrie and beginning of this 
 present tak, all and haill the Admiralitie of all the sea- 
 coastes, ports, and harbours of all lands and bounds 
 pertaining heretablie to the said Sir Robert Gordon 
 within the said countrie of New Scotland, and men- 
 tioned and designit in an procuratorie of resignation, 
 of the date, at Whitehall, the eighteen day of May 
 the year of God Jajvic and twentie-fyve years instant, 
 made and subscrybed be the said Sir William, for 
 resigning of the said lands in his Majestie's hands 
 in favors of the said Sir Robert Gordon ; with power
 
 PLANTATION OF NOVA SCOTIA. 15 
 
 also to the said Sir Robert Gordon and his forsaids, 
 during the said space, to hold Courtes of Admiralitie, 
 and to receave and uptak all and whatsoever benefits 
 and casualties belonging to the said Admiralitie of the 
 said bounds, and to convert the samen to such use or 
 uses as the said Sir Robert or his forsaids shall think 
 expedient, and to do all thinges concerning the 
 Admiralitie of the said bounds, which the said Sir 
 William, or his forsaids, might do himself be virtue 
 of the said chartour or other right whatsoever. 
 
 " And, for the said Sir Robert Gordon his further 
 securitie, the said Sir William Alexander hath assignit 
 and, be thir presents, for him, his heires, and suc- 
 cessors, assignes the said Sir Robert Gordon and his 
 forsaids in and to the said chartour and severall 
 clausses respective therein mentioned, in so farre 
 alanerlie as the samen concernes or may be extended 
 in and to the said Admiralitie of the said bounds 
 pertaining to the said Sir Robert Gordon during the 
 space foresaid alanerlie. And in caise the said Sir 
 William or his forsaids crave, or sail hereafter require, 
 anie new right of the said Admiralitie, in that caise 
 the same sail appertaine and accress to the said Sir 
 Robert Gordon and his forsaids during the space 
 forsaid, in so farre as the samen may be extended to 
 his said bounds. 
 
 " And the said Sir AVilliam binds and oblisses him, 
 his heires, executors, successors, and assigyncs, to
 
 16 SOCIAL LIFE IX FORMER DAYS. 
 
 warrant, acquyet, and defend the tak above speeifyit, 
 and all parts thereof, to be good, valid, and sufficient 
 in all points, as is above written, from his, and his 
 forsaids, proper fact and deed alanerlie. 
 
 " For the which Take above specefyit, the said Sir 
 Robert Gordon be the tenor hereof binds and oblesses 
 him and his forsaids to content and pay to the said 
 Sir William Alexander, and his forsaids, yearlie, during 
 the space above written, within St. Giles Kirk in 
 Edinburgh in Scotland, upon Whitsunday-Even, the 
 soume of fyve mcrks, usuall Scottes money, beyond 
 the first terme's payment upon Whitsunday-Even next 
 to come in the year of God Jajvic and twentie-six 
 yeares (1626), and so forth yearlie thereafter, during 
 the space above written. 
 
 " And, for the more securitie, both the said pairties 
 are content and consent that thir presents be insert 
 and reoistrat in the books of Counsell and Session of 
 the Kingdome of Scotland, and have the strenth of 
 ane Act and Decreet of the Lords thereof interponed 
 thereto, with letters and execution of horning and 
 poinding, and others necessarie, to pass and be direct 
 thereupon, on ane simple charge of six dayes alanerlie ; 
 and for registering hereof constitutes 
 conjunctlie and severallie, their lawfull procurators, 
 promitten cle rato. In witnes whereof, both the 
 said pairties have subscryved thir presents with their 
 hands, day, year, and place, above written before thir
 
 PLANTATION OF NOVA SCOTIA. 1 < 
 
 witness, Edward Kincaid, servitor to Sir David Liv 
 ingstoun of Dunipace, Knight-Barronet, and James 
 Philip, writtcr hereof. 
 
 " W. Alexander. 
 
 " Edward Kincaid, wittnes. 
 
 " James Philip, witnes." 
 
 The Baronets of Nova Scotia, at a meeting held at 
 Wanstead (date not mentioned), hound themselves to 
 furnish two thousand merks Scots, each, "for buying 
 and rigging furth of a shipp for the furtherance of the 
 plantation e of New Scotland, and for carreing out men 
 thither." 
 
 To Lord Marischal, who, with several other noble- 
 men, had joined in the enterprise, Sir Robert Gordon 
 sent the following letter : — 
 
 " To my very honorable good Lord, 
 
 The Earle Makshell of Scotland — These : 
 
 " London, the 25 of May 1626. 
 
 " My Lord, — According to the conference wee hade 
 togidder, at our last meeting, touching the plantation 
 of New Scotland, and setting furth of a shipp by some 
 of that worthie societie, to advance the said interpryse, 
 I, being loth to be posteriour to any of our number in 
 furthering that noble work, do heirby intreat your 
 Lordship to answer for my part in buying and setting 
 furth of the said shipp : and whatsoever soume your 
 
 B
 
 18 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 Lordship will advance for me in this particular (not 
 exceiding two thousand merks, Scots money), be the 
 advyse of Baronet Strachan, Baronet Clunie, and 
 Baronet Lcsmoir, 1 I do obliss myself to repay the same 
 to your Lordship againe, providing I have my equall 
 portion ('pro rato) of the gain and comoditie that 
 (God willing) shall aryse from the traitick of the said 
 shipp or other ways, from tyme to tyme, and that such 
 men as I shall send over into New Scotland be freelie 
 transported in the said shipp into that kingdome, and 
 be landed either at the cheif colonie or at my owne 
 portion of land by Port du Mutton, at my option. 
 And further I intreat your Lordship, that when you 
 cause drawe up the comonne articles and covenants of 
 agreement amongst all you that ar parteners of that 
 shipp, that your Lordship cause insert my name 
 amongst them, as one, with the conditions above 
 rehearsed. And, thus intreating this faivour of your 
 Lordship, I shall ever continue, your Lordship's loving 
 cousing, to serve you, 
 
 "BOBERT GORDONE." 
 
 Honour among thieves : — 
 
 "Be it kend till all men be thir presents, Us, 
 William, Earle Marshall of Scotland — Lord Keith, etc., 
 
 1 The three Baronets whom his Lordship was to consult, were Sir 
 Alexander Strachan of Thornton, Sir Alexander Gordon of Cluny, and Sir 
 James Gordon of Lesmore.
 
 PLANTATION OF NOVA SCOTIA. 19 
 
 Sir Kobert Gordon — Gentleman of His Majestie's Privie 
 Chamber, and Sir Alexander Strahan of Thornetoun, 
 Knight-Barronets, fforsamekle as wee have bound and 
 obleist us, ilk ane for our own parts, to contribute to 
 the buying of a shipp, with ordonance and necessarie 
 furniture for her, to be outreaked and sett forth towards 
 the plantation of our lands in New Scotland, Wee do 
 hereby bind and obliss us, ilk ane to others, and are 
 content and do declare that after the said shipp is 
 bought and put to sea, if at any time, so long as wee 
 keep our severall parts of her unsold, or unassigned to 
 any other person, anie prise or prises shall happen 
 to be taken by the said shipp, comanders, souldiers, 
 and marineris therein, that ilk ane of us shall have 
 ecpiall share and part of the profits, and of all benefite 
 that shall be gotten be them, so that none of us shall 
 have more part or benefite of anie prise so taken than 
 others. And, for the more securitie, wee are content 
 and consents that thir presents be insert and registrat 
 in the books of Counsell and Session of Scotland, and 
 to have the strenth of ane decreet of the Lords thereof 
 interponed thereto, and that letters of horning, and 
 others needful, be direct thereupon, as need beis ; and 
 for requiring hereof constitutes 
 
 our procurators, conjunctlie and severallie, promitten 
 de rata. In witnes whereof (being written be 
 James Philp, servant to Sir William Alexander, 
 Knight, Secretarie to His Majestic for Scotland), wee
 
 20 SOCIAL LIFE IX FORMER DAYS. 
 
 have subscryved thir presents with our hands, at 
 Wanstead tin- eleventh day of July the year of God 
 .Taj vie twentie six yeares (1626), before these wit- 
 nesses — Sir William Alexander and James Philp. 
 
 " Marschall. 
 Robert Gordone. 
 " W. Alexander, witness. Al. Strachan. 
 
 James Philip, witness." 
 
 Sir William Alexander was eventually created Earl 
 of Stirling, etc., and his Lordship seems to have had 
 a large share of " the loaves and fishes ;" a document 1 
 signed by him "att Convent-gairdin, the twentie nynt 
 day of Januaric Jnjvic and fourtie yeares" (1G40), 
 commences thus : — 
 
 " Be it kend till all men be thir present letters, Us, 
 Williame, Earle of Stirling — Vicount of Canada — Lord 
 Alexander of Tullibodie and Menstrie — Secretar to His 
 Majestie for the Kingdome of Scotland, fforsameikill 
 as we have patent, grantit to us be His Majestie, of 
 Nova Scotia in America, and for disponeing and 
 resigneing of certain proportiones of land fchairoff, and 
 procureing to sundrie personnes the infeftments of 
 the samyne frae His Majestie, with the honnors and 
 
 1 It is an assignation of his emoluments and landed estate, in favour of 
 the creditors of his deceased son, William, Lord Alexander.
 
 PLANTATION OF NOVA SCOTIA. '21 
 
 dignitie of Knichts-Barronets, have beine in use to gett 
 frae everie ane of the receavers thairoff the soume of 
 
 money of this Realme, or thairby. And, sielyke, 
 fforsameikill as we have obtainit frae His Majestie, be 
 His Hienes letters of gift to us, our aires, and assignays, 
 the gift of the marriage of Frances, now Erie of Buck- 
 cleuche, sone and aire to umquile Walter, Erie of Bal- 
 cleuche, his father, as vaukand in his Majestie's hands 
 in maner mentionat in the gift grantit to us thairupoun, 
 with the haill profites and comodities of the said 
 marriage. And, also, fforsameikille as we have power 
 and comissione to admitt, receave,nominat, and creat all 
 Sheriff- clerks, Stewart-clerks, and Baillie-clerks, within 
 the Kingdom e of Scotland, as the samyne sal happin to 
 fall and vaik in his Majestie's hands," etc. etc.
 
 III. LETTERS FROM THE COURTS OF 
 JAMES VI. AND CHARLES I. 
 
 The Master of Elphinstone, writer of the following 
 letter, succeeded his father as fifth Lord Elphin- 
 stone ; his sister died in 1 G 1 7, having survived her 
 husband, the Earl of Sutherland, two years. Sir 
 Robert Gordon, as nearest relation on the father's 
 side, was, by the law of Scotland, " Tutor" or guar- 
 dian of the person and estates of his nephew, the 
 fourteenth Earl of Sutherland, then a minor :- 
 
 " To ray honourable and loving cousin 
 
 •• Sir Robert Gordox, Tutor of Sutherland. 
 
 "4/// February 1618. 
 
 "Honourable and Loving Cousin, — I resseaved 
 yours of the 28 of January, and thanks you meast 
 haertly for the cair you have of my sister-bairnes ; that 
 deutiful cariage of yours towards them will procuir 
 the a win rewaird baithe of God and man, and it sail 
 oblises so far to you that you sail have full assurance 
 to command me as your awin boirne brother. 
 
 " We have no uther neues nor I did wreat of to 
 you of befoir. In I lie inciting, the King's Majestie 
 had appointed be certaine Commissioners of his, with
 
 LETTERS FROM COURTS OF JAMES VI. AND CHARLES T. 23 
 
 the Commissioners for the Estaits of the Low Contries, 
 it being desired be the King's Commissioners that 
 reparation might be mead for certaine wrongs com- 
 mitted be sum of the Holanders who travaeled to the 
 West Inges, done to Ingless marchands of the Com- 
 pagnie of West-Inges, ane fellow of Anstredame, who 
 was not ane Commissioner, rais up and said it was 
 folie to speik of reparation and redress, for his 
 Maisters wer not in use to give restitution or redress 
 - any thing they wold doe wold be out of compassion 
 and for almes. If this arrogant answer did not offend 
 the Commissioners for England who wer present, and 
 thaireafter His Majestie, you may judge. This same 
 fellow being sent, a long tyme since, to the King of 
 Denmark for traitting for ane frie passaig through his 
 Straits, the King of Denmark desiring redress to sum 
 of his subjects for wrongs done be theafs of Flanders, 
 said that if they did not repair theas wrongs, he wold 
 hinder and stope them to saill throughe his Straits, 
 this mad fellow did put his hand in his poquet, as 
 if he had bein seiking sumthing thairin, and then 
 said ' Good King, buist us not with that ; I thoght 
 I had broght in my pokquet the key of theas doors 
 and Straits of yours, but I see I have forgotten it 
 in Holand, but I know certainlie whair it lyes.' So 
 theas fellows, inriched be uther Princes' commodities, 
 out of thair pryd does contem all the uther Princes 
 of Christendom.
 
 24 SOCIAL LIFE IX FORMER DAYS. 
 
 "So, leaving to trouble you any furder, 1 rest your 
 
 loving cousin, to serve you, 
 
 • A. Elphinston. 
 
 " Lent thir lynes remember my service to my 
 Ladies— your mother and bedfellow." 
 
 From Ludovic, second Duke of Lennox. His Grace, 
 being near kinsman to the King, had apartments in 
 the palace : — 
 
 :< To my loving cousin Sir Robert Gordon, Knicht. 
 "At Paris— These: 
 
 "Whitehall, the 31 of May 1620. 
 
 " Loving Cousin,- J have taken the occasion to 
 remember my love unto you, and to desyre you to 
 let me hear of your succes in your busines. Witliall, 
 1 must entreat you to send me over some dozen 
 of masks for gentlewomen, which you must bespeak 
 that they may be higher in the brow than the 
 ordinary. You must ^ml me' also a dozen pairr 
 of such gloves as the gentlewomen there do weare, 
 and some working silk of dark colours, some reason- 
 able quantitye of each. If Madame de Gie and 
 .Madame La Marquise de Vermont he at Paris, 
 you may take their advyce in choosing them. So, 
 till further occasion, I rest your loving cousin, 
 
 " Lenox."
 
 LETTERS FROM COURTS OF JAMES VI. AND CHARLES I. 25 
 
 His Majesty acted in a strictly constitutional 
 manner :— 
 
 •' To our trustie and welbeloved Sir Robert Gordon, of that like, 
 Knight-Barronet, Gentilman of our Privy Chamber in Ordinarie, 
 and Sliirriff of Invernes. 
 
 " Charles R. 
 
 " Trustie and welbeloved, Wee greete you well. 
 In regaird Wee approve the laudable custome of that 
 our Kingdome in choising their Comissioners yearlie 
 in everie Shyre, for attending att Parliaments, Con- 
 ventiones, or other generall mcittings of the Estates 
 of the sayd Kingdome, Wee have thought fitt, out of 
 our princely care both for Church and Commonwealth, 
 to requyre you to proceede to a new election of two 
 such persons as you knowe to be sufficient and able 
 men, well affected to our service and the publick 
 good, in that Shyre whereof you are Sherriff, against 
 the nixt Parliament which Wee intend, in person, 
 shortlie to hould there. And, Wee having alreadie 
 good proffe of your suificencie and affection to our 
 service and the publick good, Wee wish that yourselfe 
 might be choisen as one of the sayd two Comissioners, 
 if by any faire and lawfull meanes you can procure 
 the same to be done. Soe We bid you farewell. 
 
 " From our Court att Whythall, the sixteene day 
 of Marche 1630."
 
 26 SOCrAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 The Ivino- and the Earl of Carlile 1 were godfathers 
 to Sir Robert Gordon's son, Charles. The Lord 
 George was appointed to be His Majesty's depute 
 at the baptism. To the person who acted for Lord 
 Oarlile, but whose name we are unable to give, as 
 the envelope has been lost, the Earl sent this beauti- 
 fully-expressed letter : — 
 
 " Hampton Court, the 1~tth September 1632. 
 
 " Sir, — It hath pleased Sir Robert Gordon, my 
 noble and special! freind, to call me to an action of 
 double honour in joyning mc with His Majestie as 
 an assistant and witnes to the christning of his chyld. 
 I owe the gentleman so much respect, and, for this 
 particular favour, so many thankes, that nothing but 
 His Majestie's service and urgent affaires should have 
 hinddred me t<> wait in person upon him at that 
 solemnytie, had it bein to go to the remotest part 
 of England ; and as I hope that this will excuse 
 my absence, so lykewyse I entreat it may serve to 
 make an apologie for the boldnes 1 take to desyre 
 you, Sir, to act, and better my part, in that ceremonie, 
 with His Majestie's Deputy. I am confident that 
 out of your owne innate noblenesse and courtisie, 
 out of the familiar and freindly relation you have 
 
 1 James Hay, son of Sir James Hay of Kingusk, was created Earl of 
 I larlile, in 1G"22, hut the title became extinct on the death of his son, in 
 1660. His Lordship had been ambassador at the Austrian and French 
 Courts. The writer of such a letter must have known how to spell his 
 own name ; therefore we do not make it Carlisle.
 
 LETTERS PROM ( H )URTS OF JAMES VI. AND CHARLES I. 2 7 
 
 to the gentleman, and out of the respect you have 
 
 to His Majesties interest, you will lay this obligation 
 
 upon me, which I shall endeavoir to requyte to the 
 
 uttermost of that which may be expected from your 
 
 humble servant, 
 
 " Carlile." 
 
 Royal Command to James, fourth Duke of Len- 
 nox :— 
 
 '• To our right trustie and right welbeloved Cousin and Counsellor 
 the Duke of Lennox, Lord High Admirall and Chamberlane 
 of Scotland. 
 
 " Charles E. 
 
 " Right trustie and right welbeloved Cousin and 
 Counsellor, We greete you well. Whereas you, as 
 Create Chamberlane of our Kingdome of Scotland 
 and of our Houshold here, should have a care of our 
 Wardrobe, our will and pleasure is that you visit, 
 or cause visit, our Wardrobe here, and make the 
 Master thereof give an accompt and inventarie of 
 such things are within the same to you, that you may 
 acquaint Us therewith ; for doing whereof, these shal 
 be unto you sufficient warrant. Wee bid you fair- 
 well. 
 
 "From our Court at Falkland, the 10th day of July 
 1633."
 
 28 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 His Grace's Order to the Vice-Chamberlain : — 
 
 " To the right honourable, my loving Cousin, Sir Robert Gordon, 
 
 Knight and Baronett, Vice-Chamberlaine of His Majestie's 
 
 Househould in the Kingdome of Scotland. 
 
 " At the Court at the Halyrudhouse, 
 July lit/,, 1633. 
 
 " Cousin, — Whereas His Majesty hath, under his 
 hand and scale, given command to me, as Chamber- 
 laine of his Majestie's Househould, to visitt, or cause 
 visitt, his Wardrobe, and make an inventory be made 
 of all such bedding and hangings, and the like, as 
 shall be found therm ; and, in regard of my necessary 
 attendance upon His Majestie's person, and his other 
 more weighty affaires, I shall not, in this short time of 
 stay, have leisure to performe it myselfe, I doe ther- 
 fore require, and by these presents authorize, you, as 
 Vice-Chamberlaine, to visitt the said Wardrobe, and 
 to cause the Master therof to give you an accompt of 
 all such things as shall be found therin ; and that you 
 make a full and perfect inventory of the same ; ther- 
 untill requiring the Master of the Wardrobe to sett 
 his hand, and you likewise to appone yours. And so 
 1 rest your very loving freind and cousin, 
 
 "J. Lenox." 
 
 Why Sir John Seton called his correspondent 
 'Father" we know not, nor can we give more infor- 
 ination about Sir John than that he was a Gentleman
 
 LETTERS FROM COURTS OK JAMES VI. AND CHARLES I. 2"9 
 
 of the Privy Chamber, and that he married, about 
 the year 1G32, "Dame Margaret Hamilton, sister of 
 Sir William Hamilton of Elistoun, Knight, and widow 
 of Sir John Stuart of Meffin :"— 
 
 " To his honorable frend Sir Robert Gordon, 
 
 Knycht-Biironettc, &c, — theis at Edinburgh : 
 
 •' London, the 3rd of Jun 163G. 
 
 " Honorable and worthie Father,— I am sorie 
 that I eannot furnish your expectations with news ; 
 only, the Embassador of Polonia had audience, the 7th 
 of this instant, at Hampton Courte ; we sal know 
 shortlie the fruits of his expedition. I have not as 
 yet been with him, tho my brother has wretten to me 
 ernestly, to wait upon him. To-morrow or nixt day 
 (by the help of God) I wil go over the water and see 
 him, for he lyeth at that house, a littel from Lambeth, 
 which Sir Noual Carroun built. 
 
 " All bussines beyont seas ar lying dead, stil both in 
 France, Germanie, and in the Low Countries, only 
 they ar making readdie for the somer service. Made- 
 borg is bockit up by the Saxons ; there be six 
 thousand Swedins into it, and it is feared that want 
 of foode wil make them quyt the place. The Swedish 
 armie, wayk anuf, lyeth on the North syd of the Elve, 
 and the Saxons upon the South syd. No men can 
 give you better information that way than the 
 Colonels Munroes, who, I think, be now in Scotland. 
 Sir Alexander Leslie doeth behave himself verie wel
 
 30 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 in Westphalia, where he comands, and maketh him- 
 self terrible to his enemies there. He has about nine 
 thousand men in his armie, some five thousand horse 
 and four thousand foote. Here, at Courte, we have no 
 news, but there be manie that expects the coming of 
 the Deputie of Irland ; among the rest I am one, for I 
 was a suter to the King for fyftein thousand akers of 
 the countie of Conah, which sal now be inhabited 
 with Ino'lish and Scotts. The Kino- tould me he 
 feared T came too late, but if there be anie I sould 
 have it. I wil cause the Prince Palatin speake for me 
 to the Deputie, and try it that way; but I heare the 
 conditions ar so hard, that I am growing cold that 
 almost I do not caire whither I get anie or not. 
 
 " This day the Commissioners ar pairted to the fens 
 of Lincolne, which ar now drayned, to have a juge 
 ment past, and I houp, in a* few days, to have my 
 proportione if the Fates has not said the contrarie. I 
 have bin long expecting, for as the Italian proverb 
 says, Aspettare e non venire es un doglia da morire , -1 
 I have, this whyl, had patience; I houp it wil now- 
 come to pass. 1 am so much the more confident 
 because their Indcntor holds to delyver other arable 
 land, pasture or midow ; now ;it the leaste it 
 will be midow. My Lord Hemes is the carrier 
 of this letter (I thank his Lordship for the honor 
 he doth me), and he wil returne quicklie after he 
 
 1 To expect, and to fail of your expectation, is a pain of death.
 
 LETTERS FROM CO U HTS OF .1 A M ES V [.AS D CH ARLES 1 . 3 1 
 
 has hard that the Deputie is landed, for he has his 
 intentions bent for Irland. In lyk nianer, siklyk, niy 
 Lord of Eglinton spoke to the King for four thousand 
 akers for himself, and other four thousand for my 
 Lord of Winton, which the King hard willinglie, and 
 caused his Lordship give in the petitions, which 
 now is in Secretaire Cook's hand. The King has 
 altered his hests 1 of his progres again, hut how, I can 
 not tel, but wel I know His Majestie wil not go so 
 farr North as he did determin at first. This is al that 
 I can advertise at this occasion, and al the service I 
 can do you for the present ; when I can do you more 
 service, employ me, non sal be more readdie than, 
 Nobil Father, your troulie affectionat frend and 
 obedient sone, to serve you, 
 
 " JOHAN SETON. 
 
 " Nobil Father, if ye can give Henrie Seton anie 
 assistance to my Lord Treasurer for me, put to your 
 helping hand, as I sal be reddie to serve you in lyk, 
 or any other, occasion.'' 
 
 " To his honorable worthie frend Sin Robert Gokdon, 
 Knycht-Baronettc, in Scotlande. 
 
 " London, the 13 o/Jun 1636. 
 
 " Honorable Father,- Whensoever occasion offers 
 I can not chuse bot salute you with a little piece of 
 paper, tho I can not alwayes find mater worthie of 
 
 1 Heats moan Behests.
 
 32 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMEK DAYS. 
 
 your reding. Sum six days ago I wreat to you with 
 
 my Lord Hemes, 1 houp ye have gotten that, and 
 this is with James Wallace, who has undertaken that 
 so soune as the Whitsunday's ternie is gotten from 
 the tennents of Methven, he wil delyver it to a mer 
 chand in Glascow, who sal have it made over to me 
 hear, within a fortnight's sicht, for 7 per 100 ; this is 
 a better condition than I have from Patrick Woode, 
 who bargain! with me at the first, that if monys conic 
 to a lower raite, he sould send me monys at a lower 
 raite than 8 per 100, and then stay two months after 
 sicht. Good Father take the pains to speake with 
 Patrick Woode in this mater, without letting him 
 know anie thing of the man of Glascow, it may be he 
 wil give it better-chaipe than that man, if not, if he 
 wil give it upon theis same terms, I wil be wel con- 
 tented that the Glascow merchand offers it. Try 
 William Dick what lie says, or Mr. Inglisch, for I am 
 assured that nowe, since the mony is at a lower raite, 
 the exchengis will not hold so hy. When ye sec 
 Hendrie Seton ye may talke with him concerning this 
 purpos. 
 
 '"' As for news since my laste, we hier that the 
 Landsgravc of Hessen having joynd with Leslie, 1 
 meane Sir Alexander, in Westpalia, they marched to 
 Flanane and relieved it, and beat Coloredo from the 
 towne. Ther is a secourse of fourteen thousand men 
 joynd with the Swaidisch armie, newly come from
 
 LETTERS FROM COURTS OF JAMES VI. AND CHARLES I. oo 
 
 Lieneland, commandit by a brave fellowe whois name, 
 at this tym, I cannot gette ; I lioup they wil relieve 
 Maydeborg ; a littel before his arryval we hier that 
 Banniere had defeat fifteen hundred horse to the 
 Saxon ; this comes from the Frenche Embassador at 
 Parise, our resident, who, as they say, gives no such 
 satisfaction as was expected, nether to the King nor 
 to the Estate, saying that he doth not understand the 
 negotiation of such hy bisines. 
 
 " Concerning; the match with the Kino- of Polonia, 
 upon the ij of this month, I was with the Embassador 
 of the said King (my brother had intreated me so to 
 do because this man is one of his best f rends), bot 
 his Lordship and your cussan, Agent Gordon, they 
 ar so secreet in ther effaires that nothing can be 
 gotten from them ; Mr. Gordon tould me that it was 
 the King's cxpresse comand that it sould be so ; how- 
 soever, I understoode by ther Latin conference, that it 
 stands upon relligion, either to permit hir to change 
 hir relligion, I meane the Princesse, if by faire means 
 schee can be perswadit, or els not to permit a minister 
 in the Courte, wherby schee may have no exercise of 
 relligion. The Embassador tould me that ther was 
 bot one worde betwix the King and him, if the King- 
 wold give way bot to that one worde the mater 
 sould go on, bot he could not see that it micht ad- 
 vance without that one worde. Now consider ye 
 what that worde may be. 
 
 C
 
 34 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMES DAYS. 
 
 Upon the ij of this month the Deputie of Iiiand 
 arryved in London, verie bravely convoyed with six 
 
 postilion coclies by 1 others. I have pu1 in my petition 
 
 to the King for a portion of the countie of Conah ; 
 
 what wil come of it I can not tel, the worst that could 
 
 be is to be throwne over the barr. The King tould 
 
 me that if there were anie, 1 sould have, hot he feared 
 
 1 come to leate. I am, this nixte day, to go to Tibols, 
 
 where the King wil be from Teusday til Satirday. 
 
 " I receaved, almost everie weeke, a letter from my 
 
 sister, and send hir such news as 1 had. We are much 
 
 beholding to hir love and caire of us in offering ether 
 
 hir owne house, or to get us ane other and schee wold 
 
 furnisch it hirself for us. The Pest is not yet so 
 
 spread, God be praised, but we may live in the towne, 
 
 without great feare. A house was closed up in Spur 
 
 A lav yesterday, it is nixt to Herthorn's Laine. We 
 
 do not know what to do til we have mony, for til 
 
 then we cannot sturr ; we moste evin expect the 
 
 plesur of God. Remember my service to my Lords of 
 
 Winton and Eglmton, if they be in towne; tel their 
 
 Lordships 1 shal be myndful of their bissines at Ty- 
 
 bols, God willing. And so, preying The Almichtie to 
 
 bliss us and send us a mirrie meeting, I rest eternally, 
 
 Worthie Father, your affectionat sone and humble 
 
 servand, 
 
 " Johan Seton." 
 
 1 By means in addition to.
 
 LETTERS FROM COURTS OF JAMES VI. AND CHARLES I. 35 
 
 From Philip, Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, 
 Lord ( Ihamberlain of England : — 
 
 u To my very loveing friend Sir Robert Gordon, Knight, one of 
 the Gentlemen of His Majestie's most honourable Privy 
 Chamber, in Ordinary. 
 
 "Whitehall, the 9th o/ffthruary 1638. 
 
 " After my hearty comendations ; Whereas it hath 
 pleased The King's Most Excellent Majesty to resolve 
 upon a roiall journey to York, and there to be at- 
 tended upon by all his sworne servants, of which 
 nomber yourselfe being one, I am therefore to signi- 
 fy e unto you His Majesty's Roiall Pleasure that, all 
 occations sett apart, in person you be in readines by 
 the first day of Aprill next, at the Citty of York (with 
 a horse and russett, amies with gilded nailes or studds, 
 after the fashion of a Curassier, for yourselfe, and 
 white arm.es, as a Hargobusier, for your servant or 
 servants that you shall bring along with you), in 
 befitting equipage, there to act and doe such dutie 
 and services as may be expected from, or shall be 
 required of, you. Which not doubting but you will 
 most carefully observe, as alsoe give mee a speedy 
 accompt of the receipt hereof, I rest your very 
 
 loving friend, 
 
 " Pembroke & Montgomery."
 
 3G SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMES DAYS. 
 
 The Marquis of Huntly continued stanch in loyalty 
 to the unfortunate King, and was in consequence 
 eventually executed : — 
 
 " To our trusty and wcllbelovcd Sir Robert Gokdoux, Knight and 
 Baronet, Gentleman of our Privie Clialmer, in Ordinaric, Vice- 
 Chamberlanc of our Kingdome of Scotland. 
 
 " Charles R. 
 
 " Trusty and wellbeloved, Wee greete you -well. 
 Wheras Wee have understood by you the loyal tie and 
 affection which our right trusty and wellbeloved 
 cousin and councellour, the Marquis of Huntley, hath 
 caried to our service at this tyme, wherof Wee have 
 taken speciall notice, and of his sufferings for the 
 same, you may assure him from Us, that Wee have 
 always reposed a great trust in his affection to our 
 service, and will continew in that mynd ; showing 
 him, withall, that shortly (God willing) Wee will take a 
 course for his, and his sone's, enlairgmcnt ; till which 
 tyme assure him that no Covenanter shall have any 
 pardon from Us, and that at our first conveniency he 
 shall find the effects of our faivour. Wee bid you 
 farewell. 
 
 "From Our Court at Durhame, the 2nd of May 
 1630.'*
 
 IV. CIVIL WAR IN THE REIGN OF CHARLES I. 
 
 The following letter is in the handwriting; of Sir 
 John Seton, from whom we gave letters at pages 
 29-34 :— 
 
 " To his honorable and most affectionat good frcnd Sir Robert 
 Gordon, Knycht and Baronett, one of His Majestie's Privie 
 Councell in Scotland, &c. Att Gordonston, or in Alghen of 
 Morray. 
 
 " London, the Gth of February 1644. 
 
 " Honorable and worthie Father, — You must 
 excuse us if you get not so often news from us as you 
 desir, for occasion doth not offer to us often, the sehips 
 are so long a coming and goeing that ther is no pos- 
 sibilitie of satisfieng your expectation or our desyrs. 
 The last we sent you was about the latter end of 
 November. Now I have found the occasion of one, 
 George Bisset, who was for a time in the wars ; I 
 houp you will see him, for he is goeing to Aberdin ; 
 and what I do not writt he can inform you more par- 
 ticolarlie. 
 
 " The King, our master, is still led away with 
 that malignant Counsell at Oxfoord, and they are so
 
 38 SOCIAL LTFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 perverse thai they will not have him to acknowledge 
 this Parliament to be a Parliament, The Spanisch 
 taction orders all matters at Courte, — Bristell, Dickbie, 
 Cottinton, Porter, I should have said first, the Queen 
 and the Dutches of Buckinghame. My Lord of 
 Antrim has gotten a comission to go to Irland, and 
 is gone 14 dayes agoe, with Dan. Oneil as his Leiften- 
 ant, both of them made Bedchambermen, the one a 
 gentleman, the other a groome, and they are to rayse 
 thirty thousand Irish bloodhounds, and to invad 
 Scotland. I houp this wicked desein, amongst the 
 the rest, shall prosper according to there ends, which 
 is to destroy relligion. Antrim sauld all his Ladies 
 jewels at good chape rates, to get money for his 
 jorney, even as my Lord Gorin has done with the 
 King's. The printed papers will show everie thing 
 distinklie ; read them according to the order of time. 
 The French Embassador, Monsieur Harrocourt, has 
 ended his negotiation but with litle contentment, 
 and, I houpe, done but litle of that he came for, to 
 make a legue between our King and France. Our 
 King wold make it defensive, but France will have 
 it both defensive and offensive ; the Spanisch Jointo 
 will not let the King agree to that, which has gevin 
 Monsieur de Harrocourt a greal distast, yet he got a 
 sword-belt at his parteing, worth fifteen hundred 
 pounds Sterlin. The three Hollands Embassadors are 
 gone from London to Oxfoord, but they have not yet
 
 CIVIL WAR IN THE REIGN OF CHARLES I. 39 
 
 saluted the Parliament ; they will begin at the King. 
 They sent to the French Embassador to come and see 
 him, but with this condition that they might have 
 the right hand. The reason was that Harrocourt 
 had no Comission for Embassador, only the Queen 
 sent for him to come hither to negotiat the foirsaid 
 bisnes, as a frend. But Monsieur de Harrocourt sent 
 them word ' If they come they shal be welcome, he 
 wold sit still in a cheare, and there sould be taboretts 
 set to them, in everie syd of him, for, said he, though 
 I were no Embassador, yet they know I am of one 
 of the most illustrious houses into Christendome ;' 
 soma — the Hollanders came not. I belive they shall 
 even effectuat as much as the French, for the Spanisch 
 Jointo will put there nose out of joynt, though there 
 instructions, I. heare, be not much for the advantage 
 of the Parliament, if they can obtin there ends from 
 the King ; they have received too much influence of 
 the Prince of Orange's affection, and, except other 
 instructions be sent to them, they will find there 
 paines but lost labor. 
 
 " When I sent you my last letters the Parliament 
 were verie low, but within these two months God has 
 refresched us wonderfullie with the beames of His 
 favor. We have had, by His mercy, sundrie victories 
 — the relief of Hull ; the rooteing of my Lord of 
 Newcassel's horse by my Lord Manchester and Sir
 
 40 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 Thomas Fairfax ; the takeng of Gainsborie ; the takeng 
 of Grafton Castle, and defeating five hundred men 
 ther, and all prisoners ; the takeng of Arondell Cassell, 
 where were eleven hundred horse and foote, canons 
 and amunition and armes, and all prisoners j the 
 defeat at Alton of a thousand, and all prisoners ; the 
 defeat of the enemy att Nottinghame ; and latelie, 
 the greatest that was yet, Sir Thomas Fairfax and Sir 
 "William Brureton have defeat the King's armie att 
 Nantwich, consisting of five thousand foote, eighteen 
 hundred horse, and six pieces of canons. The horse 
 were comanded by my Lord Biron (somwhyle Sir 
 John Biron), your frend ; he fled away manfullie, and 
 all his horse for the most part, but all the foote were 
 taken or killed ; there were eighty Officers taken, high 
 and low, six Colonels, and the rest the paper will 
 schew you more particolarlie. And now to rejoice 
 our hearts, our Scotts armie are come in, but how far 
 they are advanced we cannot tell, the enemie lyes 
 between us and intelligence. God make us thankfull 
 for these and all other His mercies. There is a great 
 confusion amongst them at Oxfoord. When they 
 heard of this defeat of these Enolish-Irish rebels in 
 Chescheyr, ther was a meeting of some Lords and 
 Commons at Oxfoord; they mett upon the 22 of 
 Januarij, but it was a Parliament for one day, the 
 King heard of such propositions framing amongst
 
 CIVIL WAR IN THE REIGN OF CHARLES I. 41 
 
 them that lie was faine to prorogue it ; they wold 
 have Bristol], Dickbie, German, Cottinton, and Porter 
 apprehended, but it was prevented, yet they sent a 
 letter to my Lord of Essex, subscryved with forty- 
 five Lords, a hundred and two of these that were of 
 the Comons-house, the Prince of Walles, the Duke of 
 Yorke, and Prince Rupert, desireing his Lordship to 
 motion to those that employed him, that they wold 
 send some propositions of peace to the King, and, if 
 they were reasonable, no doubt he wold hearken to 
 them. A Committee was ordained for that purpose, 
 who wold return no answere, onlie sent them the 
 Covenant and the Declaration of both Kingdomes, 
 sealed up ; and my Lord-Generall wrot to Euthven 
 that he had received a note from him, wherin he 
 makes no mention of the Parliament, but he wold 
 spend the last drop of his blood in defence of the 
 Relligion, Parliament, and Libertie ; and no more he 
 wold say. Duck Hamilton, his servants al removed 
 from him, is in Perdenness Castle in Cornwell ; my 
 Lord of Limerick is escaped and is now with our 
 Comissioners at London expecting with the first and 
 best occasion to go to Scotland. It is wel known 
 they had a mind to exalt the Popish house of Abercorn, 
 but I houp they will misse of there mark. The rich 
 Lord Pawlet, haveing lent the King manie thousand 
 pounds, and had a great comand, because he was not
 
 42 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 active anuf, and had no more monie, is cassired and in 
 a cloud, and my Lord Birou in his place; his Lord- 
 ship is now retired to Bristol! Manie wold come in 
 to the Parliament, if they could come without danger ; 
 Sir Edward Direng and one other are come. My 
 Lords of Holland and Bedford ran away to the King- 
 when the Parliament was low, but they were so 
 abused at Oxfoord that they returned with schame 
 anuf, and now they have taken the Covenant, but are 
 not admitted to the House ; they say that none that 
 fled away from the Parliament, shal be received again. 
 The Comittee for the King's revenues will not part 
 with one pennie to help those that are lik to sterve 
 heir, of the King's servands, so you may think what 
 speed the absents will come, Mr. Robert Bruce payes 
 me wonderfull evill, if you go to Edinburgh, do what 
 you can to help it. I am hardly delt, withall, for my 
 pension, though others come speed anuf, both men 
 and women. I have deserved better of my eountrey, 
 but my reward is in heaven. 
 
 " This my heartlie comendations and services to 
 yourself, my vertuous sister, a madame la mere, and 
 the children. 1 rest your affectionat sone and humble 
 servand — for reasons I do not subscryve it, but 
 
 " You KNOW WHO I AM."
 
 CIVIL WAR IN THE REIGN OF CHARLES 1. 4:! 
 
 This letter is also from Sir John Seton :— 
 
 " To his honorable frend Sir Robert Gordon, Knycht and Baro- 
 nett, one of His Majestie's Privie Counsel for the Kingdome 
 of Scotland. Att Gordonston in the North. 
 
 " London, the 27th of April 1644. 
 
 . " Honorable and Loving Father, — I received two 
 of yours, the one dated the 6th, the other the 23 of 
 Januarij ; since that time I have written to you sun- 
 drie times, but now I have found the occasion of one 
 goeing to Aberdin, and with him I sent this packett. 
 I should be glad to hear from you how things goe ther 
 in the North, I am perswaded as bad as your un- 
 happie kinred can make them, but I trust in God He 
 will delyuer His Church from all the malice and 
 power of there enemies, wherof the Gordons are, as 
 they ever have bin, the cheefest in that kingdome ; 
 doubtles they will get ther own reward. I pray you 
 let me heare of all passages, with the best occasion. 
 Your litle pamphlet, you desyr, I have sent it hier 
 with the rest, and if I could doe you anie better service 
 T also should be als reddie for it. 
 
 " As for news heir The Weekly Intelligence I have 
 sent you, will inform you particolarlie, onlie, the 
 Queen is gon and is now at Bristoll with my Lord 
 German and Henrie Percie — who is my Lord of An- 
 wick. The Gouverour of Glocester, Massi, took some 
 of Her Majestie's cariages, as we heare ; what was in 
 them I know not. Whether her Majestic intends
 
 44 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 farther, we can not tell, but we imagine hir course 
 will l>e to France or Ireland, but retlier to France. 
 Shee wold fain had the Prince with hir, but the Conn- 
 sell at Oxfoord hindered that. Ther be some pro- 
 positions of peace framing by the Comitee of both 
 Kingdomes, and are to be given in to the Parliament, 
 the first of May, but we have small houpes of agree- 
 ment. My Lord Con noway, who has left Oxfoord, 
 saves, and he will take it on his conscience, they in- 
 tend nothing at Courte but subverscion of Relligion 
 and Lawes to bring in Poperie and Tirannie ; and 
 thus you may imagine what is to be expected by anie 
 treatie, except they can doe no otherwayes. The 
 Queen is verie ill, she is als lean as can be — nothing 
 but skin and boan upon hir, and great with chyld. 
 Duck Hamilton is in Perdinnis Castle still (never was 
 ther a man of his qualitie so used, had he bin the 
 greatest archtraitor alyve), and has never a- servand 
 with him ; Doctor Belze was once suffered to goe and 
 see his Lordship, but he has none to attend him, yea he 
 has not cheangecl a schirt for sixteen weeks time ; they 
 tooke all from him when he was put in that hole, and 
 left him neither money nor clothes, linning nor woollen, 
 but what was on his back, onlie they permitted his 
 dos to so with him. God make him sensible of the 
 steat of his soule, there is litle houpes that ever we 
 shall see him alyve ! He put himself in this labarinth, 
 houping and trusting in his master's favor that he
 
 CIVIL WAR IN THE REICN OF CHARLES I. 45 
 
 might have a faire tryall, which is denyed him. Sir 
 William Waler lyes with eight thousand men at Fer- 
 num ; Sir Ralf Hopton has gotten afoote again, after 
 he was once beaten off the field, not far from Winches- 
 ter, and lyeth for the present at Basinstok ; and Prince 
 Maurice at Salesburie. My Lord Fairfax defeat fif- 
 teen hundred horse and eighteen hundred foote at 
 Selbie, and took the comander prisoner (Mr. Bellis 
 was he, who is Gouverour of Yorke) ; two thousand 
 armes were gotten ther, and above a hundred and 
 twenty officers prisoners ; what canons and amonition 
 they had, was taken ; it was one of the greatest vic- 
 tories that ever the Parliament-forces gained since the 
 warr began. My Lord of Newcassell is now in Yorke 
 with five thousand foote and four thousand horse ; our 
 armie joyned with my Lord Fairfax at Wedderbie, the 
 20th of Apryl, and this victorie at Selbie was upon the 
 10th of that same month, and they are both together 
 before Yorke keeping him in there. Our armie followed 
 my Lord Newcassell at the heils, who thought to have 
 beat my Lord Fairfax befor the Scots armie could 
 hinder him, but upon his inarch our horse and his was 
 at daylie skirmisching, where manie of his were made 
 prisoners, and manie stole away from him by nicht. 
 
 " My Lord-Generall. the Lord of Essex, his armie 
 is daylie recruteing and marching to his rendevous, 
 which was apointed at Elsburie ; but, because Prince 
 Rupert is gon down with a great power to joyne with
 
 46 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 my Lord of Newcassell (hardlie can he do it), it is 
 apointcd elswher, therfor my Lord of Manchester is 
 wayting upon him with his amiie of about eight thou- 
 sand strong, and lyes about Stamfort attending what 
 course Prince Rupert takes, who for the present, we 
 heare, is m Schropshyre. Piccolomini, the King of 
 Spain his generall, is at Oxfoord ; he sent to my Lorcl- 
 Generall for a passe to Dover, which he sent him. 
 The Resident of Spain desyred of the Parliament he 
 might come to London ; that was not granted, neither 
 the convoy to Dunkirk as he demanded. The King 
 of Denmark is in an il condition ; he himself comands 
 the armie about Zeland be Copenhagen ; the Prince 
 comands his armie upon the other syd of the Sound 
 (where Gustavas Horn keeps him in, in a town), and 
 can not get out ; the second sone, Bichop of Bremen, 
 comands in Holstein. Ther be manie schips of the 
 Esteats goeing to the Sound ; and Swaden is verie 
 strong by sea lykweys. Ragotsi, Prince of Transil- 
 vania, doth the Emperor great displeasur in Hungaric 
 We see no part of Christendom e free from war ; the 
 Lord bring His Church pure and florischeng out of 
 the womb of these trubles ! I could wreat other par- 
 ticolars which must not be intrusted to pen or paper, 
 till the oportunitie of time bring them forth to the 
 view of the world. 
 
 " Thus haveing done what I can say in generall, 
 you must collect particolars out of the papers. Your
 
 CIVIL WAE IN THE REIGN OF CHARLES I. 47 
 
 (laughter will wreat to you hersclfe, so that I have no 
 more to say but to remember my best affections and 
 services to yourselfe, my most verteous sister, and ;ill 
 your fyne childrin, and wish Lodowick all helth and 
 happines with his new-maried wyfe. And so I rest, 
 Noble Father, your most affectionat sone and humble 
 ser vand, 
 
 " YOU KNOW WHOM." 
 
 The Scots Committee of Estates published an Act 
 for enforcing a general loan of moneys throughout the 
 country. Lord Burleigh was President of the Sub- 
 Committee at Aberdeen, and Robert Farquhar of 
 Muiiie, writer of the following letter, was " Collector 
 for the north parishes of the kingdom :" — 
 
 " To the right worschipfull Sib Robert Gokdone off that Ilk, 
 Knight-Baronet — This : 
 
 •• Aberdeen, 19 August 1644. 
 
 "Right Honorable Sir, — Yours I did receave on 
 Fryday at night. I have gotten nothing done with 
 Buckie ; l he is ane slow man and a dreich debiter. 
 Our Comittee, I think, goes from heir about the 2 of 
 September, towards Banff, from that, to Elgin. They 
 are urging me to go alongs with them, which I press 
 to shun iff I can, but I fear, nill I will I, I must go. 
 
 " This day Burley resaved a letter from the Chan- 
 cellor, who wrvtts that he was to tak jorney towards 
 
 1 Mr. Gordon of Buckie.
 
 48 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 Londonu this samyn clay, being chosen be the Parlia- 
 ment as a Oomissioner. He says our Generall with 
 his armie lyes about Newcastle on this side the river, 
 and Calander on the uther syd, and that it can not 
 stand long out, being so long since Gaitsyd was taeken 
 in. Lord Sinclair lyes in Hartlepool with his regi- 
 ment. He wrytts Prince Ropert is in Westmorland 
 and Cumberland gathering up the dispersit armie 
 again of Newcastle and King, and wait ting thair ffor 
 greatter power to com to him ffor the relieff of New- 
 castle-towne ; bot it is thought er now it is taeken in. 
 My Lord Montroes 1 is denyit to have any comand 
 over the Inglische, because it is said to him they can 
 hardlie trust him who was not trew to Lis own nationc. 
 Crawfurd and Lord Keay ar in Newcastle, as is re- 
 ported. It is wreitten that the Lord Ogilvie is laitlie 
 com privatelie home to Scotland. Upon Seterday at 
 night, Mr. Forbes, Cornet to Cragivar's troop, rancoun- 
 tering leit with Kineusie-Irving 2 (a declairit rebell 
 and fugitive) at the Crabstone, becaus he wold not be 
 taeken, slew him dead. I end with the paper, not for- 
 getting my lovcing salutations to your worship, to 
 your Ladye, and hopefull children; God's grace be 
 with you and them. Ever I rest, your worship, as 
 
 brother tit comand, 
 
 " Mr. Robt. Farquhar." 
 
 1 In less than a month after the above was written, Montrose marched 
 into Aberdeen, and Farquhar fled out of it. 
 " Mr. Irving of Kincusie.
 
 CIVIL WAR IN THE REIGN OF CHARLES I. 49 
 
 A document titled " Compt off moneys decernit to 
 be lent upon publick securitie be the Comittees off 
 Process and Moneys, and to have been payit to 
 Mr. Robert Farquhar, be the severall persons under- 
 wryttin, in anno Jajvic and fourtie sex years" (1646), 
 proves that these demands were in many cases most 
 exorbitant ; for instance, William Robertson of Kin- 
 deace, in the county of Ross, and his two sons, were 
 ordered to advance £72,500 Scots ; from the Mac- 
 kenzies also large sums were demanded, but they did 
 not obey, for Farquhar credits himself thus : — " Item, 
 of the loan moneys above set doun, ther is yet restand 
 unpayit, and whareoff no payment can be gotten, as 
 followeth, viz., be the name of Mackenzie, sixteen per- 
 sons, the soume of £28,666, 13s. 4d." (Scots.) 
 
 Many gentlemen, also, were fined by the Sub-Com- 
 mittees at Aberdeen and Dundee ; after stating that 
 the " Suma both of fyns and loan moneys above set 
 doun, extends to the soume of £135,633, 6s. 8d., 
 Scottes money," Farquhar gives his disbursements, 
 from which we select the following : — 
 
 " Debursit be the said Compter, be warrands of the 
 Comittees of Moneys and Process : — 
 
 Two moneths' sederunts to three Noblemen — 
 
 Merschell, Findlater, and Arbuthnet, in Scots. 
 
 Dundie, £200 monetlilie, . . . . f 1200 
 
 Two moneths' sederunts to two Barrons thair — 
 
 viz., the Lairds of Echt and Findourie, . 533 6 8 
 
 D
 
 50 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMEB DAYS. 
 
 Two moneths' sederunts to two Burgesses 
 thair — viz., Alexander Jaffray and .lames 
 Pedie, £351 13 I 
 
 To Adam Wat, clerk, be precept, . . . 400 
 
 To William I )o\vnie, clerk, sicklyke, . . t00 
 
 To John Boyes, canonier, be order of the 
 
 comittee, 30 
 
 I'ayit of charges conveying twelffflat-boddomit 
 boatts from Dundie to Sanct-Jonstone, . 63 14 
 
 Expenss and hors-hyr sending my servand to 
 Guthrie, at comand, ffor receaving the keys 
 of the hous, when the Laird was taken and 
 sent to Edinburgh, 2 15 
 
 I'ayit fraught of the cannon and ammunition)' 
 sent from Dundie to Aberdein, and expenss 
 in finding out ane bark at the imbarking 
 thairoff in Dundie, and putting out the 
 samen in Aberdein, and my own servand his 
 expenss going thairwith to Aberdein and 
 returning be land to me to Dundie, . . 63 18 
 
 To Captane Lytill, for the garisone of Inner 
 
 wharatie, ane boll of salt, . . . . 4 
 
 Item, allowit be the comittee to the compter 
 ffor charges debursit be him, being sent 
 from them from Dundie to the comittees at 
 Linlithgo and Edinburgh, in Merche 1460, 36 
 
 To Jlione Brown, chirugian, for curing four 
 hurt and woundit sogers who had come from 
 the fecht at Aberdein, . . . . 30 
 
 To Jonet Guild ffor earing uther two woundit 
 
 sogers, . . . . . . . 13 6 8 
 
 To David Thomsone, who attcndit the comit- 
 tee-door in Dundie, twelff weekks, ane dolar 
 weeklie 34 16
 
 CIVIL WAB IN THE REIGN OF CHARLES 1. 51 
 
 Payit to messengers-of-armes ffor sumonding 
 manie persons, sum complyars, sum to lend 
 money, uthers as witness, . . . . £188 18 G 
 
 Item; to several! persons ffor informatione of 
 men's estats and rents and moneys in bank, 
 5 dolors, 7 dolors, and 4 dolors, . . 44 
 
 Item, payit, be order of Generall-Major Mid- 
 deltone, for sex compleit cullors to Liveten- 
 net-Colonell Blaw his Dragoons, couforme to 
 compt, 155 14 
 
 T( » the relict of William Mcolsone, Post, whom 
 the Lord Gordone causit be hangit, beinge 
 employit careying letters of the comittee of 
 estats to Lievtennent-Generall Bailzie, . 200 
 
 Item, to the Earle off Findlater, in pairt of 
 payment of fyve thousand merks ordeinit 
 for him at Aberdein be the comittee, . . 1000 0" 
 
 Farquhar had also been Commissary -Depute. 1 As 
 showing the strength and pay of a Regiment we give 
 another of his papers : — 
 
 "Accompt of my Lord Sinclair, Collonell of ane 
 Regiment. What is due to his Lordship since the 
 
 1 On the 23<1 September 1640, the magistrates of Aberdeen recorded 
 their sense of the obligation they were under to Mr. Robert Farquhar 
 "becaus he has releived the Toun of a bnrdine, be houlding a frie hous 
 to General-Major Monro, dureing the haill tyme of his remaining in 
 Aberdene, the Tonn being chairget and lyabill to have furnisht spyceries, 
 salt, weshell-naiprie, bedding, fyir, and siuulrie uther houshald stuff, for 
 furnisheing his hous."
 
 52 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 auelit day of October Jayvic and fourtie yeires (1640) 
 to the audit day of Apryll Jayvic and fourtie ane 
 yeires, ffor liis Officers, Under-Officers, and Sogers, 
 viz. : — 
 
 Scots. 
 Foure hundreth and ibnrtie Sobers at shill 
 
 ings ilk sogeT in a day. . . . £23700 o o 
 
 Twentie Corporalls at 8 shillings ilk cor- 
 
 porall in a day, 1440 
 
 Fourteen Serjands at 12 shillings ilk serjand 
 
 in a day, 1512 
 
 Twentie-foure Under-Officers at lo shillings 
 
 ilk man in a day, . . . . .2160 
 
 Ane Drumer- Major at £18 ilk moneth, . 108 
 
 Sex uther Druniers at £12 in the moneth, . 432 
 Ane Leiutennent-Collonell at £200 per 
 
 mensem 1200 
 
 Ane Major at 200 merks in the moneth, . 800 
 Fyve Captaines at £100 ilk captain in the 
 
 moneth, 3000 
 
 Sex Leivtennents at £45 ilk leivtennent in 
 
 the moneth, 1020 
 
 Sex Ansenzies at £35 ilk ansenzie in the 
 
 moneth, 1296 
 
 Ane Chirugian at £45 in the moneth, . 270 
 
 Ane Quarter Maister and Secretarie at £30 
 
 to ilk ane of them in the moneth, . . 432 
 Twentie Rydderes at shillings ilk man 
 
 for a day, 2880 
 
 Suina, £40910 0" 
 
 See Appendix, page I 7">.
 
 CIVIL WAR IN THE REIGN OF CHARLES I. oo 
 
 In the spring of 1645, Elgin was in possession of the 
 Covenanters, but after their defeat in May, at the 
 battle of Auldearn, the town fell into the hands of 
 the Marquis of Montrose, who burned and destroyed 
 the houses and properties of all whom he supposed 
 to be enemies to the Royal cause ; thus the inhabi- 
 tants had suffered from both parties. We presume 
 that the purport of the following letter was to crave 
 protection from a threatened fresh attack on the town 
 by Lord Aboyne, who was an ardent supporter of the 
 Marquis : — 
 
 To the Rycht Honourable 
 
 Sir Robert Gordoun of G-ordounstoun. 
 
 " Elgin, the 4 December 1045. 
 
 "Rycht Honourable, — Our service rememberit. 
 We heir that my Lord Aboynd and sum uthers ar 
 to cum to this cuntrey ; to what end we know 
 nocht. Thairfor we may be bold with you, as we 
 have bein befoir, to requeist you to tak sum 
 paynes for the saifftie of this poor desolat toun, 
 and to represent to thaim the miseries thairof, and 
 thair sufferings this twelff-month bygane, to the 
 effect that we be not over-burdenit, for verie littill 
 now will put us clein out of breath. Ye will also 
 be pleasit to call for David Dunbar, and tak him 
 with you as ye did befoir, for none knows our estaitt 
 better.
 
 54 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 " So, recommending you to the protectione of God, 
 we resl your loving freinds and servanda, 
 
 " Mr. J. Hay, Provest of Elgin. 
 Nicholas Dunbar, Bailie. 
 George Cuminc, Bailzie. 
 T. C alder, BaUaie" 
 
 Lord Lewis Gordon, son of the Marquis of Huntly, 
 being more of a Reiver than a Warrior, pillaged the 
 country, at the head of a band of armed followers. 
 Before sunrise on the morning of the 13 th February 
 1647, he made his appearance at Elgin, the magistrates 
 of which town thought it prudent to pay worship to 
 his Lordship's relative, the " Knycht Barronat :" — 
 
 " To the Rycht Honourable, our spcciall guid freind, 
 
 Sir Robert Gordoun of that Ilk, Knycht-Barronat, &c. 
 
 "Elgin, the 14 of February 1647. 
 
 " Rycht Honourable Sir,— Our service rememberit. 
 Pleis we receavit your worschip's answer, and has 
 considdrit the effect thairof. We ar sorie that your 
 worschip is so tender, and that we suld be so fa is 
 chious to your worschip. Thir presents ar, off new, 
 again intreatting your worschip, that iff it mycht be 
 possebill, that your worschip mycht cum in, the morrow, 
 als tymlie as ye culd, that we mycht have your wor- 
 schip's counsell and opinion in this matter betwix my
 
 CIVIL WAR TN THE REIGN OF CHARLES I. 55 
 
 Lord Lues and us ; your worscliip wald do us ane 
 
 singular favour, and oblige us to your worsehip. We 
 
 eonfes it is nocht the first of your worscliip's favours 
 
 eonferrit upon us where your worsehip sail have us 
 
 ever your worscliip's servands to command ; and, 
 
 referring all to your worscliip's consideration in the 
 
 premissies, comitt your worsehip to God's protectione, 
 
 and sail remayn your worscliip's, at all powar to serve 
 
 you, 
 
 " George Cuming. 
 
 W. Layng. 
 
 William Falconer. 
 
 T. Calder." 
 
 Having beheaded the King, the people were now 
 under the iron rule of Cromwell : — 
 
 "Suffer the bearer, Robert Cumminge, 1 Laird of 
 Alter, junior, to pas and repas about his negocia 
 tions, and to carrie a pistell for his pcrsonall defence, 
 and to make use of a ffowlinge-peece 2 for his recrea- 
 tion, providid he act nothinge prejudiciale to His 
 Hio-nes — The Lord Protector. 
 
 o 
 
 1 dimming married, contract dated 27th April 1666, Lucy, eldest 
 daughter of Sir Ludovick Gordon, and their descendant (the editor's 
 maternal grandfather) eventually succeeded to the Gordonston estates. 
 
 2 An expert use of the " ffowlinge-peece " seems to be hereditary in the 
 Altyre family; the present Baronet ranks amongst the foremost game 
 shots in Scotland, and every one has heard of the exploits of his late 
 brother, Roualyn Gordon Cumin ing, the Lion -Hunter.
 
 56 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 " Given under my hand and seale, at Aberdeen, 7th 
 Auo-ust 1656. 
 
 « n 
 
 Geo: Morgan. 
 
 " The said Mr. Cumminge bcinge one of the Justices 
 
 of Peace within the Shyre of Kincardon, I doe permit 
 
 him to keep one hors above the vallue. 
 
 "G.M. W
 
 V. SCHOLASTICAL AND BIBLIOTHECAL. 
 
 Sir Robert Gordon dismissed the young Earl of 
 Sutherland's pedagogue, and intrusted the hoy's edu- 
 cation to Mr. John Gray, Dean of Caithness, notwith- 
 standing that Lord Elphinston, the Earl's maternal 
 grandfather, had wished to get the situation for " one 
 of the family." Here is a letter from the dismissed 
 pedagogue :— 
 
 " To the right worshipfull Sir Robert Gordoun of that Ilk, 
 Knycht-Barronet, Tutour of Sutherland, to be sent to him be 
 Sir William Alexander, Secretarie at Court 1 for the affairs of 
 Scotland, thess in haist — Haist. 
 
 " Edhke, 28 Marche 1626 yeirs. 
 
 "Right Worshipfull Sir,— On the 25 of this 
 Marche your worship's letters cam to my Lord and 
 me, of the date at London the 1 6 of Marche, shawing 
 of your saif any veil ther, wheroff we wer glad to hear ; 
 
 1 " The Gentlemen in Waiting" at Court dined early, as appears by the 
 following address : — " To My honored Sir Robert Gordon, one of the 
 Gentlemen of His Majestie's Privie Chamber. You shall find him either 
 in the Gentlemen of the Privie Chamber's chamber or at his diner, 
 about aleviu of the clok, with the Waiteres ; or give it to his man, 
 from me."
 
 58 SOCIAL LIFE IN FOEMEE DAYS. 
 
 as also acquenting us with M'y 1 his new preferment; 
 befor your worship's letters some ten dayes, he got his 
 patent past be the Counsell, and his Colonelshipe estab 
 lished ; er the wry ting of thir presents he is returned 
 North ; he has provydet divers brav gentlemen as 
 Captains, to the number of xn or xin, and has all in 
 good readincs. Your worship having givin me my 
 leave at your depairting, I was incertain what cours 
 to follow, bot er I stayed at home without som honest 
 chairge, I was myndit to try my fortun in France. 
 I took verie hardlie and onkyndlie that your worship 
 sould have bestowed no support on me ; manie in 
 Suthirland and therabout, have protectioune (being- 
 outlaws), and others not so naturall to your worship, 
 have benefit and pentioun, albeit (as the fame goes 
 current) they be robbers of the countrey and devorers 
 of the simple husbandmen's labors ; in a day of your 
 worship's neid and credit ther wold be a far choise 
 betwix the service of those runaways and your wor- 
 ship's owcn frends, who, howsoevir your worship has 
 mistaken them now, wold spend ther hart-blood for 
 your honor; and those of whom now you mak so 
 much, wold be als trewe to your worship as they wer 
 to your worship's forbears. Treuth it is, it is not my 
 
 1 Sir Donalil Mackay, afterwards created Lord Eeay, obtained per- 
 mission from Government to levy men, and to transport them under his 
 command to Germany, to assist Count Mansfield. In a few months' time 
 he assembled about three thousand men, and embarked them at Cro- 
 llintii', in ( (ctober 1 ('>'_'('>.
 
 SCHOLASTTOAL AND HLBLIOTHECAL. 50 
 
 pairt to prescryve a rull to onie man how to distribut 
 his owen, for your worship may do with your owen 
 what you pleas, hot I most be excuised to put your 
 worship in mynd, this second tyme in wryt, of my two 
 hundreth merks your worship witholdes becaus the 
 bishop gav me two chalders victuall. If your worship 
 had bestowed onie support on me at your depairting, 
 I wold nevir hav mentioned this, bot seing your wor- 
 ship has used me both by 1 my expectatioun and 
 desert, I most be excuised to seik my owen. I taught 
 my Lord thrie yeirs in Suthirland, I nevir as yit got 
 onie nior benefit bot one hundreth merks (your wor- 
 ship has my dischairge on no mor), so ther rests to me 
 two hundreth merks, for the workman is worthie 
 of his hyr. Iff your worship will not caus pay 
 it now, I hop my Lord will somtyme considder it. 
 My fyv yeirs attendance deserved a greater bountae, 
 bot I could verie hardlie expect such honorable con- 
 sideratiounes as noblemen of our countrey gives to 
 ther pedagogs, and that be the conditionall modifica- 
 tioun of ther wyse fathers, tutors, and freinds, who 
 godlilie and honorablie considers that a man of onie 
 good qualities, being a scholler, ought to be respected 
 for his long paines, with some honest meiting atover 
 his fie that he gets in the interim of his service, mor 
 than a comon Jackman, as I have bein met with, 
 who have gotten my fies evile-payed and my leav 
 
 1 By here means beyond.
 
 60 SOCIAL IJFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 without bountae. 1 .sent I a lettir to your worship 
 with Mr. • I lion Drummond heiranent. I pray your 
 worship use me not so hardlie as to witliold my right, 
 especiallie the recompence of such an honorable 
 chairge ; the world thinks it sould, of all my Lord's 
 debts, be most tliankfullie payed, and when his Lord- 
 ship comes to yeares he will think it best bestowed 
 t hat is given for his educatione, and those ought not to 
 be put to the worse who attendet his Lordship. 1 can 
 wryt no mor in this mater, nor mynds to notifie onie 
 thing therin, till I reseav your worship's answer. I 
 hop your worship will not put me to the worse, nor 
 tak so muche from me who am lippened to God's 
 providence and my owen shift. Iff my Lord, your 
 worship's brother, that is with God, wer alyv, I wold 
 not hav bein put from his sone's attendance for the 
 pleasur of all the tym-taking and dissembling Grays 
 in Suthirland (who ar and evir hav bein verie flatterers 
 -the sones of Janus, who as they hav two faces so hav 
 they two harts), nor yit for onie other man's particu 
 ler. Those who hav discendet of my sjoodshir hav 
 caus atover others to bewaill and mise his Lordship. 
 I will not, nor can not, forget his Lordship's promise 
 to me in St. Andros (his Lordship being ther in 
 ward), having promised to me his sone's attendance, 
 and other good promotions, provyding I wold prov a 
 scholler ; bot God has taken his Lordship to glorie, 
 albeit in som pairt to my miserie, blissed be God for
 
 SCHOLASTICAL AND B1BLIOTHECAL. 61 
 
 all. Bot look, Sir, the worst of my service be not the 
 best you get from a stranger. Bot I will acquiese in 
 the favour I had of the defunct Lord, and for his caus 
 prov als thankfull to his son, in what I can, as iff I 
 wer evir about him ; nather wold I hav returned from 
 his Lordship with a toom and emptie hand, being 
 myndet of the countrey, for it might bein said of his 
 Lordship as the Romans said of Trajan, ther Emperor, 
 Nemo unquam discessit tvistis a facie hwpevoioris} 
 Bot leaving this theme to your worship's wisdome, I 
 can not tell what to wrvt, how divers thinks that your 
 worship sould not setled a new attendant, at lest 
 named one, to succeid after me, and defrayed my 
 Lord's chairges in this town at your worship's being 
 heir. We can get no money from Suthirland, we hav 
 wrettin thither thrie severall tynies, and, be my Lord 
 Elphinstoun's advyse, hav sent a boy, of set purpos, 
 with letters to bring moneys. Our creditors ar still 
 running on my Lord, he has not to give them, and 
 they in Suthirland hears not our necessitie ; the clial- 
 mirland's answer returned was ' that all the money 
 gettablle was taken away by yourselff, he had obeyed 
 the Tutor, and my Lord sould hav of the first could 
 be gotten, and what tyme of yeir was it to seik money 
 from Suthirland now !' how this answer was interpret 
 be them hard it (of his neglect of my Lord, of his 
 onlie obedience to your worship, and, seing your wor- 
 
 1 Xo one ever left the presence of the Emperor, sad.
 
 62 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 ship hud taken all away, that he had no moneys to 
 give my Lord) I pas hear, as long and not pleasant to 
 wreit ; albeit he had favoured your worship nevir so 
 muche, he sould not have broght himselffin suspitioune 
 so soon to my Lord. The other point, about my 
 Lord's attendant, is no les controverted ; my Lord 
 Elphinstoune will hear of non bot of his sister-sone (he 
 has now hit the mark he long aimed at, viz., to displaice 
 me and install a man of his ovven) ; to his owen effect 
 — ' Iff he be not inclyned to the Religioune of Rome 
 what exceptioune can be had against him, he is my 
 Lord Suthirland's owen nere kinsman and cousen-ger- 
 man, a verie gentleman' (and manie such arguments), 
 1 he sail be once put in, who can put him out, for he 
 will nevir be papist, etc. etc/ In the mean tyme, I 
 can not bot remember to your worship the weght of 
 this partieuler, abov onie other; will my Lord now 
 be railed be a verie youth, or stand in aw, and re- 
 verence him who, this two yeirs since evir they wer 
 acquented, was used to do reverence, homage, ol >c 
 dince, and stand with hat in hand, to his Lordship ; 
 or sail one bairn wyislie rulle an other ? How can a 
 man rulle an other (especiallie a noblle to whose braid- 
 ing much belongs), who can hardlie rulle himselff? 
 Bcttrbatus rcyere deberet imberbem, et own imberbis 
 imberbem, 1 a young Nero ought to hav a grav Seneca, 
 
 1 It is tit that a bearded man should govern the beardless, and not one 
 1" ardless boy, another.
 
 SCHOLASTICAL AND BIBLIOTHECAL. 63 
 
 and not, lyk Dionisius, to hav a young Plotin. Mr. 
 Jhon Eac will not meddell in the mater. I was myndct 
 to propos to my Lord Elpliinstoune two grav sage men 
 of experience and undirstanding, who, both, at Whit- 
 sonday ar making to Fraunce, bot on good conditions, 
 I think, onie of them may be keiped, especiallie to 
 suche an honorable chairge, one is Mr. David Fentoun, 
 presentlie in service with the Master of Kellie teaching 
 his young sone, the other Mr. Robert Hepburn, pedagog 
 somtyme to young Waghtoune, 1 bot, I finding my Lord 
 Elpliinstoune so bent on his sister-sone, I meddled no 
 mor in the mater. Treuth it is, whill I was heir I had 
 manie overseirs, all my scapes wer registrat be my 
 Lord Elpliinstoune, and manic faults eiked wheroff I 
 was not guiltie ; he ceases not to eike complaint to 
 complaint. But now I will inquyr of your worship, 
 seiug my Lord Elpliinstoune puts a man to my Lord 
 Suthirland, of his chosing, iff that man sinn (as we ar 
 all sinners), who sail wreit that sinn to your worship, 
 or who bear witnes of his cariage ? It will be long, 
 I hop, er he faill in his duetie, and far longer er your 
 worship heare theroff, so that, all being passed over 
 with silence, the man will be worthie of great reward ; 
 bot iff your worship had forsein the particuler my 
 Lord Elpliinstoune aimed at, this long tynie, for his 
 sister-sone, and the Grays for the naturall eniniitie 
 they hav at the preferment of onie vassall in Suthir- 
 
 1 Mr. Hepburn younger of Waucht-on.
 
 64 SOCIAL LIFI-: IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 land to ryse above themselffs, your worship wold had 
 greater eair to keip your owen freind in preferment, 
 rather than east him doun to advance onie of thers. 
 A man may liav a worse fault than be a lover of good 
 Catholicism^ he may be a papist bot also a far better 
 moralist, a better civilian, and mor virtuouslie and 
 austerlie disposed than licentious puritans. I could 
 not choose bot set doun this, taking God to witnes, be 
 this present lettir, of the cair I hav of my Lord's 
 good and vertuous breiding and of the earnest wishes 
 I hav of his Lordship's good and honest educatione, 
 that seing I am secludet from his Lordship's fellow- 
 ship and attendance, yet my good wishes can not be 
 hinderet, till breath faill and hinder my lyiff. So end- 
 ing this purpos, having no certentie of estait at Whit- 
 sonday (your worship witholding that which wold 
 helped me to Fraunce), I am in termes, and lyk to 
 agrie, with M'y to go in his service in this expedi- 
 tione over the sea; neid has no law — your worship 
 has driven me from the Muses and books to Mars 
 and the camps. 
 
 " Always, to your worship's answer, and that in haist 
 to all those points, I commit your worship to God, 
 and rests evir your worship's humble servand, and 
 poor kinsman, to be comandet to death, 
 
 "A. Gordoun."
 
 SCHOLASTICAL AND BIBLIOTHECAL. 65 
 
 We arc unable to give any information regarding 
 
 the writer of the following letter, but he seems to 
 have resided at Perth, formerly St. Johnston : — 
 
 " To his honorable and worthie freind Sir Robert Gordon, Knight 
 Barronet, and one of His Majestie's Privye Chamber, at his 
 house within the Close of the Cathcdrall-churche of New 
 Sarum. These be, (fee. 
 
 " Jonnston, the 16 o/Januarie HV29. 
 
 " Honorable and Right Wokshipfull, — My most 
 humble and harte dutye remembered. These few 
 lynes doe I send unto your honour, as a remembrancer 
 of the placing my sonne, Robert, in Westminster 
 Schoole, that you wold be pleased to be informed of 
 the manner theirof (either by Mr. Patrick Yong or 
 some other that can throughlie informe you theiroff, 
 and sett you in the right course of obtaining the 
 same), and if His Majestie's letters of comendation 
 are requesit, or whether the Duike of Lenox or the 
 Dutchess of Richmont will be sufficient to the Bishoppe 
 of Leichfield, or any neyrer way you can learne ; if 
 any of these latter wayes will prevaile, that then it 
 wold please your honor to deale with Mr. Haitly to 
 purchase any of the aforesaid letters comendatory, 
 and tell him that I will be very thankfull to him for 
 his paines. 
 
 " The first year (if I be rightilie remembered), as 
 I was informed, he must be a Comoner or Proba- 
 tioner ; as to that I am content if I may gett him 
 
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 66 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMES DAYS. 
 
 preferred the next year following, for I will be at 
 charges either to boord him in the schoolemaster's 
 owne house or in some other house of my acquentance. 
 1 f you talk with the schoolemaster himselff, your honor 
 may tell him that he is about XIIU yerees of age, 
 that lie hath learned all his Latine-gramer two or 
 three times over, and doth understand the same. At 
 this spring, by God's grace, I will enter him into his 
 Greek. He doth learne, besid, Virgill and Terence, 
 and some of Tullie's orationes. He maketh two exer- 
 cises a week, the one in translating Latine into Eng- 
 lishe, and the other in makeing of Latine. 
 
 "Thus, honorable and worthie Sir, am I bold to 
 trouble you, trusting to find your favour and further- 
 ance to be as effectuall and prosperous for my child as 
 T have often found it for myselfF ; in doing whairof, 
 you shall for ever both farther oblige me and him, 
 and all myn, to pray to God for the continuance of 
 God's gracious blessings upon your honor and all 
 your's in secula secidorum, amen. 
 
 "My wife and all of us doe remember our humble 
 
 dutye to yourself!, my Lady your bedfellow, to Madam 
 
 your mother ; and our hartist salutationes to all your 
 
 sweet litle children, whom I pray God to blesse. 1 
 
 rest you honor's poore and trule loving freend, at all 
 
 power to be commanded, 
 
 " John Sharpe."
 
 SCHOLASTICAL AND BIBLIOTHEOAL. 67 
 
 The Regiam Majestatem is considered a most valu- 
 able work : — 
 
 "My Lord Register his discharge upone the resait 
 of 100 lb for prenting of the Buik of the Majestic 
 18 Merclie 1612 :— 
 
 " I, Sir Johonne Skene of Currienill, Knycht, Clerk 
 of Register, grantts me to have ressavit frae Sir Robert 
 Gurdoun of Kynmonowie, Knycht, in name and 
 behalf of ane nobill and potent Erie, Johonne, Erie of 
 Sutherland, the sonnie of ane hundreth punds, Scotts 
 money, ffor his pairt of the contributioun appoynttit 
 be the nobilitie of this realme, for imprinting of the 
 auld laws of Scotland. Of the which hundreth punds 
 money for the caus forsaid, I hald me weill contentit 
 and payit, and discharges the said nobill Erie, and all 
 others whome it effeirs, thairof, be thir presents sub- 
 scryvit with my hand, at Edinburgh, the auchtene day 
 of Merche the yeir of God jajvjc and twelf yeirs, 
 befoir thir witnesses, Johonne Gurdoun — apperand of 
 Sidderay, Alexander Lyntoun — servand to the Master 
 Elphingstoun, and Abacuch Bissett — writtare hierof, 
 and James Curie — burgess of Edinburgh. 
 
 " Johne 1 Skene, with my hand. 
 
 " Alexander Lyntoun, witnes" 
 
 1 A Barnuet, or a Knight, prefaced his signature with a flourish of the 
 pen, like the letter S.
 
 68 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 There beino' no bookseller in the far North, the 
 worthy minister (then Dean of Caithness, we think,) 
 go1 a friend to purchase books for him in London : — 
 
 " Ane Catolloge of Buiks, delyvered to Sir Robert 
 Gordoun be Mr. John Gray, Minister at Dornoche, 
 to be coft at London. — 13th September 1G33. 
 
 " Imprimis, Cotton's Concordance in Ingleise, accord - 
 in<»- to the Kino's translatioun, of the finest letter. 
 
 " Item, Jacksonn on the Parabils of the Gospell. 
 
 " Item, Smith on the Twentie-ane Spalme. 
 
 " Item, Waires Sermones. 
 
 "Item, Doctor Herpher on the Hundrith and 
 nyntein Spalme. 
 
 " Item, Playfer his Sermones. 
 
 " Item, Hary's Sermones. 
 
 " Item, The best lait wreittir on the Hystorie of the 
 Churche, eithier Ingleise or German. 
 
 " Mr. Jo : Gray."
 
 VI. NOBLE AND EXEMPLARY WIVES. 
 
 The Duchess whose generosity is recorded, was 
 Frances Howard, widow of Ludovic, second Duke of 
 Lennox, 1 and granddaughter of the Earl of Surrey 2 
 who commanded the English army at the battle of 
 Flodden. The recipients of her Grace's bounty were 
 Esme, third Duke of Lennox, and his son, James, 
 afterwards fourth Duke : — 
 
 "A note of such things [is my Lady Duches of 
 Richmond and Lenox gave to her brother — the late 
 Duke of Lenox, and his sonne — the Lord Darnly, 
 which were hers by lawe, being mouvables, but she 
 freely e gave them to him, for the maintenance of him 
 and the House of Lenox after him, out of her dutie to 
 her deceassed Lord, and her love and care of the 
 House of Lenox. 
 
 " 1. The proffittes of the Patents of the Vinage 3 after 
 
 1 He died in February 1624. 
 
 2 Afterwards Duke of Norfolk. 
 
 3 The Vinage was the privilege of supplying the King's household, in 
 England, with French and Gascon wines, but the holder of this monopoly 
 had to pay £900, yearly, to the Crown.
 
 70 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMEE DAYS. 
 
 seaven yeares, after which time there wil bee ffortie- 
 twoe yeares to come. Her Grace hath nowe for that, 
 ffoure and twentie hundred pounds ycarelye, the 
 King's rent paid, but afterwards it wil bee a greate 
 deale more. 
 
 " 2. The Patent of the Greenwax 1 in present (which 
 is fifteen hundred pounds ycarelye), for one and twentie 
 yeares, and three thousand pounds of arrerages paye- 
 able out of the Hamper. 
 
 " 3. The Patent of the Newcastell coles, 2 for one 
 and twentie yeares. 
 
 " 4. The Patent of Sweete-wines and Sugars, for one 
 and twentie yeares. 
 
 "5. The thirds of Scttcrington, Cobham, and all 
 other lands and leases in England. 
 
 " G. The thirds of the whole Dukcdome of Lenox ; 
 of all of which my Lord Duke of Richmond was 
 seized, and so her Grace was capable of the thirds 
 of them all ; but my Lord Duke of Lenox that last 
 died, was not seized of any. 
 
 " 7. My Lord's Collar of Esses 3 with a George of 
 diamonds at it ; three other Georges and Garters ; 
 
 1 Green wax used for Seals of State. 
 
 2 Newcastle coals on entering the port of London, were taxed to sup- 
 port the House of Lennox ; the tax was bought up by the Corporation of 
 London, within the last few years, from the late Duke of Richmond, who, 
 however, was not a descendant of the old House of Lennox. 
 
 3 The Collar of the Order of the Garter is called a collar of S.S. ; but 
 the Collar of S.S. belongs especially to the great Order of the Golden 
 Fleece - the most nr>h]p in Europe.
 
 NOBLE AND EXEMPLARY WIVES. 71 
 
 which is all he had excepte one which is upon his 
 Effigies at Westminster. 
 
 " 8. My Lord's riche swoorde sette with stones. 
 
 " 9. My Lord's robes and twoe scales. 
 
 "10. All the furniture which belonged to my 
 Lord's Lodgings of the Gatehouse at Whitehall ; with 
 a wroght bed that had been my Lady Margaret 
 Lenoxes, and of her working ; with a great bason and 
 ewer that the French King gave my Lord ; three 
 guilt candlestickes and two guilt bowlles upon the 
 cupborde. 
 
 "11. All my Lord's progresse stufie ; a red bed, with 
 chairs and stooles suiteable to it ; and hangings and 
 carpettes for the bed chamber and dining-chamber. 
 
 "12. Three rich coaches, whereof one of yellow 
 velvet, another of yellow satten imbrodered v T ith fflour 
 delices of black velvet and gould, the third of black 
 and yellow figurde satten ; six rich imbrodered coates ; 
 six livery clokes, whereof three for coachmen, and 
 three for groomes, all which were never used ; and 
 foure coache-horses. 
 
 " 13. Five hundred pounds in money, which my 
 Lady had lent to my Lord Duke of Lenox, w T kereimt<» 
 he promised to put as much more together with the 
 three thousand pounds arrerages of the Greenwax, to 
 bee imployed towards a portion for his daughter the 
 Ladye Elizabeth Stewart." 1 
 
 1 Her Ladyship married, in December 1626, Thomas, Earl of Arundel.
 
 72 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMEE DAYS. 
 
 Dame Margaret Home was elder daughter of 
 Alexander, first Earl of Home, and wife of James, 
 fourth Earl of Moray. What the Countess calls " the 
 iniquitie of the tyme," was, in reality, the extravagance 
 of her husband : — 
 
 "Be it kend to all men be thir present letters, Wee, 
 Dame Margaret Home, Countes of Murray, forsameikle 
 as be the iniquitie of the tyme, the debts and burdings 
 of the Hous of Murray are greatly e increased, which 
 gif it be nocht tymouslie prevented, it may turne to 
 the utter mine and overthrow of the Hous of Murray, 
 therefor, and for the preventing of the samyn, and for 
 the tender love and respect wee beare to our lord and 
 husband, and his subsistance and his famelie, and for 
 the love wee beare to our eldest sone, and his better 
 subsistance, and also for the love wee carye to the 
 rest of our ehildring, to the effect they may be better 
 provyded, therefor, and for the caussis and respects 
 foirsaids, to have renunced, quyt-claimed, up given, 
 and over-given, lyk as wee, the said Dame Margaret 
 Home, be thir presents, willinglyc and frielye renunces, 
 quyt-claimes, up-gives, and over-gives our lyfrent- 
 richt and conjunctfie and uther tytle or richt that 
 wee, the said Dame Margaret Home, can ask, clame, 
 and prytend in and to the tounes and lands of Kintrea, 
 Vjdgye, Inchertellie, Ruiffes, and Roishauche, with 
 housses, biggins, lands, lefts, crofts, partes, pendicles,
 
 NOBLE AND EXEMPLARY WIVES. 73 
 
 and universall pertencnts of the samyn, used and wont, 
 which lands ar ane parte of the Thayncdome of 
 Murray, and lyand within the parochines of Alvea 
 and Spynie respective, and schirriefdome of Elgin and 
 Forres, whairin wee, the said Dame Margaret Home, 
 stands presentlye infeft in lyfrent and conjunetfie 
 during all the dayes of our lyftyme, to and in favour of 
 James, Earle of Murray — Lord Doun and Abernethie, 
 &c. &c, our said husband, his aires and assignayes 
 whatsumever; with full power to our said lord and 
 husband to sell, 1 dispone, and wadsett the saids lands 
 and uthers above written, with the pertenents lyand 
 as said is, as his Lordschipp or his foirsaids sail 
 think expedient, to whatsumever person or personnes, 
 for defraying of his debts and burdings, als frielye 
 in all respects as his Lordschipp micht have done be- 
 foir our lyferent-richts and conjunetfie of the samyn. 
 Declairand, heirbye, that all richts and secureties, 
 chartours and saisings, following thairupon, maed and 
 grantit to us, the said Dame Margaret Home, be our 
 said lord and husband upon the saids tounes and lands 
 of Kintrea, Ardgye, Inchestellye, Euiffes, and Kois- 
 hauch, with the pertenents lyand as said is, in lyfrent 
 and conjunetfie during all the dayes of our lyftime as 
 said is, sail be now, and in all tyme cuming, null and 
 
 1 The Earl sold the lands to Alexander, first Lord Duffus, from whose 
 successor they were bought by Dunbar of Thunderton, who sold them, on 
 the 25th July 1729. to the Duke of Gordon.
 
 74 sorlAl. LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 of naine availl, force, nor effect, aither in judgement or 
 outwit h the samyn, whairever the samyn sail happen 
 heirafter to be produced. . . . And also, wee, the said 
 Dame Margaret Home, be thir presents, binds and 
 oblesis us to compere judicialye befoir any Judge com- 
 petent within this nation, and his dark, and there, 
 outwith the presence of our said lord and husband, 
 ratefie and aprove this present renunciation in the 
 heall heades, articles, claussis, and conditiones of the 
 samyn, and sail give our solempne aith that wee are 
 nocht coaxted nor compelled theirto be our said lord 
 and husband, and that wee sail never come in the 
 contrar heirof. ... In witnes whairof, wee have sub- 
 scryved thir presents (written be Alexander Stewart, 
 Writter in Elgin), with our hand, at Dunnibirsile, the 
 day of October ane thousand sex lmndreth fyftie 
 and twa yeires, befoir thir witnesses — John Skeene 
 in Dunfermeling, Maister William Thomesoun and 
 Alexander Eos, servitours to the said Countes of 
 Murray, and Adamc Young, inserter of the said 
 
 witnes. 
 
 "M. Murray. 
 "William Thomsoun, witnes. 
 
 John Skeene, witnes. 
 
 Alexander Kos, witnes"
 
 VII. AN ORDER FOR DRESS ; AN OFFER OF 
 MARRIAGE ; AND A MARRIAGE. 
 
 The Countess of Sutherland, widow of John, thir- 
 teenth Earl, and daughter of Alexander, fourth Lord 
 Elphinston, writes to her dressmaker : — 
 
 " To my Richt Traist freind Joiine Hunter, 
 
 tailzeor and burgess of Edinburgh — These : 
 
 "Dunrobin, 26 Feby. 1616. 
 
 " Traist Freind, — My heartlie coinmendationes 
 remembred. Ye sail tak the panes to gang to annie 
 merehand within the towne and tak off als meikill 
 blak Ryssillis 1 as wil be ane doublet and skirt unto 
 me, whilk ye sail mack and furnish e yourselff, and be 
 eahfull ye mack of the newest faissone that is usit. 
 Ye sail adverteiss me with the nixt occasion e, of the 
 pryces therof, and I sail send you siluer for the samen ; 
 and, how soone it is ready, ye sail delyver the samen 
 to my sister, my Lady fforbes, whome I haif wrettin 
 to for to receave the samen. Ye sail lykways send me 
 als meikill Perpetuona 2 as wil be ane gownd to my 
 
 1 A fabric manufactured at Lisle, of which city the Teutonic name is 
 Ryssel. 
 
 2 A very strong fabric ; the name is expressive, being taken from the 
 Latin word perpetuus — everlasting.
 
 i 6 SOCIAL LIFE IX FORMEB DAYS. 
 
 dochter Elizabethe, whilk, I think, sal] be auchl or nvn 
 • Ins, that be verie i'vn and of ane good licht culor, 
 with pesments and buthones sutable therto, with silk ; 
 and adverteiss me of the newest faissone, that I may 
 caus mack the samen ; and, after ye adverteiss me of 
 tin' piyces of the haill, 1 sail send sileur unto you. 
 So, haifing no forder at this prisent, bot expects ye 
 wil obey thir prisents, 1 comit you to God's protec- 
 tione, and rests your assured good freind, 
 
 " Annas C. Suthirland. 1 ' 
 
 Here is her Ladyship's account : — ■ 
 
 "The Ladie Suyrland's Compt, the G Appryll 1610 
 yeirs, furnesit be Jon Huntar : 
 
 Item the first, maid and furneisit to your 
 Ladieship ane doublet and skirt of Ueisles 
 grograme. Furneisit, to be the doublet and Scots. 
 
 skirt, 4 ells and quarter Reisles grograme, 
 at r>:5 shillings and 4 pence the ell, is 
 
 Item, 3 quarters poldawie to the doublet, 
 
 Item, ane ell of bukrame to sleive the doublet 
 with, ....... 
 
 [tern, ane ell of balling, .... 
 
 Item, 2 ell plading to be ane ply throwe the 
 bodie and sleivs, ..... 
 
 Item, ane ell of plading to the sleivs, 
 
 [tern, halt' ane ell of bukessie to lyne the taills, 
 
 Iti'in, <i drope of silk, . 
 
 £ 
 
 8. 
 
 d. 
 
 11 
 
 G 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 IT) 
 
 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 o 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 <; 
 
 s 
 
 ii 
 
 13 
 
 r,
 
 AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE. i i 
 
 Item, 4 dozen and half ditto of buttins, at 3 £ 8 . d. 
 shillings the dozen, is . . . . 13 G 
 
 Item, half ane quarter of teftitie to lyne the 
 
 hands and neck of the doublet, . . 10 
 
 Item, 10 quarters bukessie to lyne the skirt, at 
 
 13 shillings and 4 pence the ell, is . . 1 13 4 
 Item, 6 drope of strings to the skirt, . . 13 6 
 Item, for making doublet and skirt, . . 2 10 
 Item, sending to your Ladiesliip, the same day, 
 
 10 ells of perpetuane, at your Ladieship's 
 
 comand, at 50 shillings the ell, is . . 25 
 Item, 5 mice and half silk and palsments, at 
 
 36 shillings the mice, is . . . . 9 18 
 
 Item, 4 dozen buttins, at 3 shillings the dozen, 
 
 is 12 
 
 Item, ane ell of bukrime, to palk upe your 
 
 Ladieship's doublet and skirt, . . 13 4 
 
 Summa this Coinpt, . £59 8 10 ! 
 
 Lady Jean Gordon was a daughter of John, four 
 teenth Earl of Sutherland, by his wife, Lady Jane 
 Drummond, daughter of James, first Earl of Perth. 
 Whether her Ladyship took the " good occation whill 
 ofered," or ultimately refused the " gentillman,' we 
 know not. She was on a visit at Gordonston when 
 she wrote, but she naturally wished the marriage to 
 take place at Dunrobin, the residence of " my Lord," 
 her father : —
 
 7«S SOCIAL LIFE IX FORMER DAYS. 
 
 ■• This ffor tlie Right Worshipful! Sib Luditick Gordon, 
 of Grordonstoune. In Cromerty. 
 
 " The 19 ofJany. L657. 
 
 "Deir Cousing,- This gentillnmn, the berer lieirof, 
 has bein att nic, making offer of himself and fortoun 
 to me ; and I, not being wholy att my ownc disposing, 
 has sent him to speek my father, and brother, and 
 yourself, and Skibo, 1 with any other freinds you think 
 fit to meit therupon, hoping you will se to my good 
 in it. His estet, as he says, is five thusand mark a 
 yeir, and he ofers me the half for my congenfie, which 
 1 think is very fair, considering the condission I ame 
 in, for it is good taking an good occation whill ofered. 
 He does profes a great dell of love to me ; for my 
 owne pairt, I could led my lyff with the man, for he 
 sims to be a very deserving gentillman, and one I hop 
 of a good disposition, and any thing he has is fric ; so 
 that, cousing, when ye have met with the rest of the 
 freinds theranent, and tryd how much ye can se it 
 tend for my good, then accordingly I expects ye will 
 be my freind and his both, for he intends to putt it to 
 a poynt as soun as possibly can be, and if ye that are 
 freinds command him to goe Suth, to speek any of my 
 freinds there, I belive he will obay. So leving this 
 I hi sines, cousing, upon you to befreind, as ye se it for 
 niv good, who shall, for all your favours, indevor to 
 
 1 Mr. Gray of Skibo.
 
 A MARRIAGE. 79 
 
 aprove myself, as becometh her who is your mosl 
 
 obedient cousing, to serve you, 
 
 "Jean Gordon. 
 
 "Cousing, if ye conclud on this Imsines er this 
 berer return, I intret you move my brother to com 
 this lenth to speek with me in businesis, for I know 
 not how to get munis, and ther is an necesity of 
 having it att such a tyme ; for, what he ows me of 
 my mentinance, he must of nesesity advance it befor 
 hand, and more so if that be it goe on. I intret you 
 to se what my Lord will doe ; if ye could move him 
 to tak me horn and match me out of his owne house, 
 albit never so privatly, for it will be a trubill to your 
 mother to have it solemnised heir, albit never so pri- 
 vatly. I hop for your answer theranent by this 
 berer ; he intends Suth, but he wold fain contract 
 furst. Doe this as ye think fit (he, duties, will give 
 you all content) so that ye deminish non of my for 
 nemid portion, ogment it as they pies. 
 
 Extract from a letter, dated Dunibristle, 6th August 
 1725, and written by Miss Ann Stuart, 1 niece of the 
 Earl of Moray. The beautiful bride was Lady Susan 
 Cochrane, daughter of the Earl of Dundonald :- 
 
 1 Information regarding Miss Stuart" ami her correspondent may he 
 seen in former series, page 117-
 
 80 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 " Least you have not got a particular acount of my 
 Lord Strathmore's marriage, I will give you the best 
 I can. He was the fondest lover that ever I saw, 
 and, 1 believe, as fond a husband. He has got a very 
 fine woman, I am persuaded, and, 1 think, extream 
 handsome; she has a mighty prity face, but indeed 
 the siklyest pale one that can be ; she is tall, well 
 shaped, and has a graceful easie genteel air. In my 
 oppinion, take her altogether, she is not inferiour to 
 her sister, Lady Katharine, 1 the famous beauty ; but 
 the men are not of that mind, but many of the ladys 
 are, and they are certainly nicer judges. My Lady 
 Strathmore had a blue and silver rich stuff goun and 
 petecoat ; a blue silk, trimmed to the pocket-holes 
 with silver net ; and a pale yellow, trimmed with 
 two row of open silver lace, about three nails deep 
 each ; a green satin, trimmed with close and open 
 silver lace, which she had before her marriage. She 
 was married in white ; her fine Brussels-lace she got 
 from London ; and she bought a great deal of lace at 
 Edinburgh. She made no appearance after her mar- 
 riage, except seeing the archers, for their coach was 
 not come down from London, and they staid but a 
 few days in toun. Her necklace is a very fine one as 
 I have seen this great while, but her earing and other 
 Jewells were not come from London at that time." 
 
 1 Her ladyship married Alexander, sixth Earl of Galloway.
 
 VIII. INVITATION TO THE FUNEEAL OF A 
 
 COUNTESS, 1658; OBSEQUIES OF A LAIRD, 
 1663, AND OF A KNIGHT, 1666. 
 
 The deceased Countess was wife of John, fourteenth 
 Earl of Sutherland, who, if we may judge by the con- 
 cluding part of his letter, thought that one good turn 
 deserved another ; the address has been unfortunately 
 torn off : — 
 
 " Dunrobine, the, 29 July 1658. 
 
 " Right Wokshipful, — The Lord having upon the 
 29 th instant removed my consort from her pilgram- 
 age to her eternal rest in the bosom of her Redimer, 
 and, purposing through His good will to have her 
 corps interd at Dornach, upon Tusday the 10th of 
 Agust, I doe intret your worship may be here at 
 Dunrobine, be 8 a cloke the day forsaid, for doeing 
 her the last honore by convoieng her corps to the 
 said burial-please, which will doe me ane singulare 
 courtisie and ingadge me to doe the lyke upon 
 ocesion ; and remenss, right worshipful, your wor- 
 ship's servant and coosin, 
 
 " J. SOUTHERLAND." 1 
 
 1 This Earl always prefixed the initial letter of his Christian name to 
 his signature. 
 
 F
 
 82 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 We feel sure that the bereaved gentlewoman got 
 the loan of the pall, and that the procession from 
 the Kirk of Saint Giles to the Cathedral, was to the 
 deceased Laird's " credit :" — 
 
 " ffor the Right Honourable 
 
 The Laird of Gordonstoune — These : 
 
 " Btshopemeill, 1 the 29 of January 1663. 
 
 " Right Honourable, — It has pleased the Lord to 
 remove my husband, the Laird of Newtoune, from 
 this lyffe to that eternall. Therfor these are seriouslie 
 intreateinp; the favour as to honour his funeralls with 
 your presence upone Seitterday, the last of this in- 
 stant, betwix twellfe and one, frome Sant Julles Kirk 
 to the Trenitie Churche, to his beireall. I doe lykweis 
 humbely intreat your honour for the leine of your 
 mort-clothe ; for it is mor to his credit to have it nor 
 the comone mort-clothe of Elgine, seing we expek 
 sinderie of his freinds to be heire. So, to your honour's 
 favorabill answer, and ever, I continew, as becoineth, 
 your honour's most humbell servand, 
 
 " Jean Campbell." 
 
 Sir Robert Farquhar had filled important situations 
 in the north of Scotland; he had also been Provost 
 of Aberdeen : 2 — 
 
 1 Bishopmill was then a Landward property ; it has long since been 
 built over, and it is now within the Parliamentary bounds of Elgin. 
 J A letter from Farquhar, before he was knighted, is given at page 17.
 
 OBSEQUIES OF A KNIGHT. 83 
 
 " I, Thomas Davidsone, Maister of the Musick 
 
 Schooll in Aberdeene, grants mc to have receaved all 
 
 and hail the soume of two pund, auchteine shillings, 
 
 Scotts money, for singing at umquill Sir Robert Far- 
 
 quhar of Mouny his Lyk, 1 be this my tiket of resset 
 
 subscryvit with my hand, at Aberdeene, the 15 day 
 
 of Januarie 1666 yeires. 
 
 " Thomas Davidsone/' 
 
 " I, John Cormack, Schoolmaster in Aberdene, grant 
 me to have receaved two rex dollors, for reading at 
 Sir Robert Farchar and his Lady their Lyk wakes, as 
 the custom e is in this place. As witnes this my dis- 
 charge written and subscryvit with my hand, at 
 Aberdene, the nyntein day of Januarie Javijc sixtie- 
 
 six yeires. 
 
 " Jo. Cormack." 
 
 " I, James Home, Burges of Aberdeene and Kirk- 
 officer theroff, grants me to have receaved the soume 
 off aucht ponds, Scotts money, for tolling of the 
 Kirk-belles of Aberdeene at the buriell of Sir Robert 
 Farquhar of Mowney, be thir presents subscryvit with 
 my hand, at Aberdeene, the elevint day of Januarie 
 
 Javijc sixtie-six yeares. 
 
 " James Horne." 
 
 1 The ' Lyk ' or ' Lykewakc,' meant sitting in the room with the 
 corpse during the night previous to the funeral ; on such occasions those 
 present generally drowned melancholy in deep potations.
 
 84 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 " I, Thomas Vanhaghen, Bookbinder in Abcrdeene, 
 grants me to have receaved one pund, ten shillings, 
 and that for rinirien of the Tolboth-bell for Sir Robert 
 Farqher his bcricll, be thir presents writen and 
 subscryved with myn own hand, at Aberdeene, the 
 thritten day of Janiwarie 1666 yeares. 
 
 " Thomas Vanhaghen." 
 
 " The account of the Funcralls of the disceassed Sir 
 Robert Farquhar of Munyie : — 
 
 Imprimis, for three lairge Lossone armes, at £ s. d. 
 
 three punds a peice, is . . 09 00 00 
 
 Item, for four armes on the trumpet-flags, at 
 
 feftie shillings a peice, is . . 10 00 00 
 
 Item, for two lairge Lossone armes of the 
 
 Ladies, one for the yeat, another above the 
 
 buriall place, at three punds a peice, is . 06 00 00 
 
 Sumais . £25 00 00 
 
 "At Aberdeen, the aught of Januverie 1666, re- 
 ceaved be me, Patrick Alexander, payment of the 
 above written account, be this my recept written and 
 subscryvit be me, the 8 of Janaverie 1666. 
 
 " Patrick Alexander." 
 
 "We, Arthor Johnstoun and John Reid, Trum- 
 peters, grants us to have receaved four rix dollors, for- 
 going thorow the townc and discharging our dewitie
 
 OBSEQUIES OF A KNIGHT. 85 
 
 befor the corpes of Sir Robert Farqher at his burell, 
 
 be thir presents written and subscry vit with our hands, 
 
 at Aberdeene, the sevintenth day of May Javijc sixtie- 
 
 sixe. 
 
 " Arthor Johnstoun. 
 
 John Reid." 
 
 "Ane accompt for printing of Epitaphs upon the 
 death of the Right Worshipfull Sir Robert Farquhar 
 of Munie : — 
 
 Item, for printing of fyve large Epitaphs in 
 
 English and Lattin, . . £20 
 
 Item, for a lesser one in Lattin, . . 02 
 
 Item, for nyne qneare of paper, at ancht shill- 
 ings per queare, . . . 03 12 
 
 Suma, . £25 12 
 
 " Att Aberdene, the 16th of Januarij 1666, 1 grant 
 
 me to have receaved twentie four pund, 1 Scots money, 
 
 in compleat payment of this above-written accompt ; 
 
 in witnes, I have written this discharge, day and place 
 
 foresaid. 
 
 " John Forbes.'' 
 
 1 Mr. Forbes seems to have given a liberal discount, we hope our 
 printer intends to follow Lis example !
 
 IX. CHURCH DISCIPLINE. 
 
 The Moderator's letter is sufficiently explicit :- 
 
 " For the Right Worshipfull 
 
 Sir Ludovick Gordodne off Gordounstone. 
 
 " Elgin, Thursday, 10th May 16G0. 
 
 " Right Worshipfull, — The Synod att Elgin, in 
 A prill last, did referre, and recornend it, to the Pres- 
 bitry of Elgin to take speciall notice of your contempt 
 of publick worship and of your withdrawing yourselff 
 from ordinances, especially of your own congregation 
 (also to try the ground theirof), which hath given a 
 great scandell to the wholl land. In relation to 
 which refeir, the Presbitry did ordaine me, Moderator 
 for the tyme, to wreatt to you, desyreing you to be 
 present att our nixt prcsbiteriall meeting, to be at 
 Elgin, Wednesday nixt, the 16 th of this instant, 
 that so you may, possiblie, vindicat yourselff and 
 satisfie the Presbitry ; which will tend much to God's 
 glory and the good of His church, especially the con- 
 gregation wherorTye arc a member. Which is all att 
 present from him, who is, Sir, yours in the Lord, 
 
 "Mr. Ja. Hornk."
 
 CHURCH DISCIPLINE. 87 
 
 The Baronet paid no attention to the first blast:— 
 
 - For the Right Worshipfull 
 
 Sir Ludovick Gordoun of Gordounstone — These : 
 
 "Elgin, May 25, 1GG0. 
 
 "Very Worshipfull, — I did wreatt to you for- 
 merly, in our Presbiteries name, desyreing you to 
 keep our meeting on Wednesday, was aucht dayes, 
 bott wee heard nothing from you. Therfor the 
 Presbitry did ordain me to wreatt this second to 
 you, desyreing you to keep our nixt presbitereall 
 meeting, at Elgin, on Wednesday nixt. This is all 
 att present from yours in the Lord, and in our name, 
 
 " Mr. Ja. Horne, 
 
 " Moderator to the Presbitry of Elgin.'' 1 
 
 To the second blast the Baronet had evidently sent 
 a protest :— 
 
 " The Moderator and the remanent brethern of the 
 Presbyterie of Elgin to our lovitt — These being seen, 
 yee, Walter Lesly, officer to the synod, passe to Sir 
 Ludovick Gordon, and summons him to compeire 
 befor the Synod of Murray, to be holden at Invernes, 
 the 3rd day of Aprill with continuation of dayes, and 
 there to answer for his subscribiDg of ane scandalous 
 and sinfull protestatione against the Assemblie of 
 Murray, the year as in itselfe it doth more 
 
 fully proport ; with certificatione as effeirs.
 
 88 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 " Subscribed at Elgin, the 26th day of March 1661, 
 
 by mee, 
 
 " Sam. Tulloch, 
 
 "Clerk to the Presbiterie" 
 
 Sir Ludovick having failed to appear before the 
 Synod, that reverend body had brought his conduct 
 under the notice of Parliament : — 
 
 " I, Sir William Bruce of Baleaskie, Knight, Clerk 
 to the bills, and by the King's speciall warrand ap- 
 poynted His Majestie's receaver of the fynes imposed 
 by the Parliament assembled att Edinburgh, the nynth 
 of September Jajvijc sixtie-two years (1G62), grants 
 me, by thir presents, to have instantlie receaved ffrom 
 Sir Ludovick Gordoim of Gordounstoun, the soume 
 of eighteen hundreth pounds, Scots money, as the last 
 halfe 1 and in full and compleit payment of his wholle 
 fyne laid on him by the said Parliament, and dis- 
 charges him therof ; consenting thir presents be regis- 
 trat in the books of Counsell and Session, or any other 
 books competent, therin to remain ad futuram rei 
 memoviam ; and for that effect constituts 
 my procurators. In witnes wherof, I have subscryved 
 thir presents (written be James Kennewie, my servi- 
 tor), with my hand, att Edinburgh, the ffirst day 
 of Januarie Jajvjc sixtie-six yeares (1GG6), before 
 
 1 The first half was paid on the 1st February 1665,
 
 CHURCH DISCIPLINE. 89 
 
 thir witnesses, David Thomson, merchant in Edin- 
 burgh, and the said James Kennewie. 
 
 " W. Bruce. 
 " David Thomson, witnes. 
 
 J. Kinnewie, witnes." 
 
 Lady Fraser was widow of Andrew, second Lord 
 Fraser, and probably a daughter of one of the Viscounts 
 of Frendraught. The petition is dated 1685 : — 
 
 " Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of His Majesties 
 Privie Counsell, 
 
 " The Petitien of Dame Elizabeth Chrightan, Lady 
 Douadger of Frazer ; 
 
 " Sheweth, 
 
 " That where the petitioner being charged with 
 letters of horning purchast against her at the instance 
 of Heugh Wallace of Inglestoune, His Majestie's 
 cash- keeper, for payment-makeing to him of the 
 soume of ane thousand eight hundreth and threttie- 
 three pounds, thretteen shillings, and four pennies, 
 Scots, specified in a decreit recovered at his instance 
 against her, before the Sherif of Aberdein, and that 
 for alleadged contraveining the laws and Acts of Par- 
 liament made againist Withdrawers from the public 
 ordinances, Irregular baptismes and marradges, &c. 
 It is therefore humblie represented to your Lordships 
 in behalf of the petitioner, that as she was bredd from
 
 90 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 her infancie under loyall and regular parents, so, all 
 her lyfetyme hitherto, she hath evidenced the same 
 l>y her deportment, she never having been at any 
 Conventicle all her tyme ; and, for her alleadged with- 
 drawing from the ordinances, the treuth is that all 
 her children being foris familial, and she haveing 
 retained herself to her joynturc-house at Cairnbulg, 
 which is three miles from any church, and haveing 
 neither men-servants nor horses, and she herself beine 
 ane adged seiklie persone, for those reasons, she was 
 not able so oft and frequently to attend, bot, long 
 before the obtaining of her decreit, fearing what 
 offence might be taken, she took ane loadgeing in the 
 toune of Frazerburgh, to the effect she might the more 
 conveniently wait upon the publick ordinances, where, 
 ever since, she hath been ane frequent and constant 
 heirer ; and, in particular, upon Yester-day last, did 
 take the sacrament, as a testificat under the Bishop 
 of Aberdein's hand, heirwith produced, cloeth testifie. 
 
 "It is therefore humblie craved that your Lordships 
 would be pleased to discharge the forsaid decreit, 
 and all dilligence done or to be done thereupon, for 
 the grounds above represented, the same being pur- 
 chast upon groundles mistakes ; and your petitioner 
 shall ever pray."
 
 X. THE MAGISTRATES AND COMMUNITY OF 
 INVERNESS KEPT IN TERROR BY A 
 TROUBLESOME NEIGHBOUR, 1676. 
 
 In former days, when a person dreaded an assault 
 on himself or his property, it was usual to apply for 
 " Letters of Lawburrows," that is, to ask the Court of 
 Session to bind over the aggressor to keep the peace. 
 The following document is titled on the back, " Law- 
 borrowes, Provost and Baillies of Invernes against 
 Andrew M c Killican :" — 
 
 " Charles, be the grace of God, King of Great 
 Brittain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, 
 to our lovits, 
 
 Messengers, our Shirifs in that pairt, conjunctlie and 
 severally specially constitute, greeting, fforsemeildc 
 as it is humbly meaned and complained to us be our 
 lovits Alexander Dunbar — Pro vest of Invernes, John 
 Cuthbert, Eobert Barbar, Alexander Ross, and Wil- 
 liam Duff — Baillies there, ffindlay ffraser — Dean of 
 Gild, and George Gumming — Thesaurer of the said 
 Burgh, for themselves, and in name and behalf of the 
 haill remanent Counsell, Community, and Incorpora- 
 tionc of the said Burgh, and as representing them ; —
 
 92 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMElt DAYS. 
 
 upon Andrew M c Killican, in Haugh of Invernes, that 
 where lie haveing conceaved ane great and deadly 
 hatred, malice, rancour, and envy against the saids 
 compleaners, for what cause they know not, he him- 
 self, his wife, bairnes, men-tennants, servants, and 
 others in his name, of his causeing, sending, hounding 
 out, command, resett, assistance, and ratihabitione, 
 daily and continually troubles and molests the saids 
 compleaners, their wives, bairnes, memtennents, ser- 
 vants, subtennents, and cottars, in the peaceable 
 possessione, brooking, and joyseing of their landes, 
 heretages, tenements, annualrents, goods, and gear ; 
 - eats and destroy es the cornes and grass growing 
 thereupon, with his catle, bestiall, and goods ; — 
 makes comon high waves, roads, and passages ther- 
 through, on horse and foot, where there were non 
 wont to be of befoir ; — casts doun their deicks ; — de- 
 stroyes their heinings 1 with the plantings and pollicie 
 therof; casts and whines peats, turves, fewall, faill, 
 and divott upon the boundes and landes belonging to 
 the saids compleaners and to the said Burgh, in pro- 
 perty and comontie ; — teills, manures, and ryves up 
 the samen, and appropriates the samen unto his own 
 use, without licence, liberty, or tollerance from the 
 saids compleaners ; — and, not content therwith, daily, 
 be himself and his forsahls, boasts, shoares, 2 and 
 
 1 Heinings probably mean enclosures. 
 - Shoares means swears at.
 
 A TROUBLESOME NEIGHBOUR. 93 
 
 minaces the saids compleaners and their forsaids for 
 their bodily harme, awowing to put violent handes in 
 their persones and to berive them of their lyves ; and 
 for performing of his wicked and ungodly intentiones, 
 be himself and his forsaids lyes al await in the saids 
 compleaners their high wayes and passages, wher- 
 through they may not safely repair to kirk, mercat, 
 and other publick places within this our realme, with 
 out great hazard of their lyves ; and giveing therby 
 evill example to others to doe and comitt the lyke in 
 tymcuming, in high and proud contempt of us, our 
 authoritie, and Jawes, without remeid be provyded 
 therto. 
 
 " Our will is theirfoie, and we charge you straitly, 
 and command that, incontinent thir our letters seen, 
 yee pass and take the saids compleaners their oathes 
 that they dread the persones above complained upon, 
 their bodily harme and oppressione, be way and in 
 maner forsaid ; and, the samen being taken, com- 
 mand the said Andrew M c Killican personally, if he 
 can be apprehended, and failzing herof, at his dwelling 
 place, 1 and be open proclomatione at the mercat cross 
 of the head-burgh of the Shirifdome where he dwells, 
 to come and find sufficient cautione, seuerty, and 
 lawborrowes acted in the books of our Counsell and 
 
 1 When a messenger failed to apprehend a person, he " knokit six 
 chaps on the most patent door of his dwelling place, and affixit ane 
 copie of our sos-eiaine Lord's letters therto."
 
 !»4 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 Sessione, that the saids compleaners, their wives, 
 bairnes, men-tennents, servants, subtennents, and 
 cottars shall be harmeless and skaithless of the said 
 Andrew M'Killican, his wife, bairnes, men-tennents, 
 servants, in the peaceable possessione, brooking, and 
 joyseing of the landes, heretages, tenements, anual- 
 rents, tacks, steadings, rooms, possessiones, goods, and 
 gear, and on no waves shall be baulked nor molested 
 be them theruntill, nor be no others of their causeing, 
 sending, hounding out, command, resett, assistance, 
 and ratihabitione, whom he may stopp or let directly 
 or undirectly, from the day of the charge to be given 
 for finding of the said seuertie, otherwayes than be 
 order of law and justice, under the paine of four 
 hundreth merks money of this our realme, within 
 fyftein dayes nixt after he be charged be you therto, 
 under the paine of rebellionc and putting of him to 
 the home ; wherin if he failzie, the saids fyftein being 
 bypast, that, incontinent therafter, yee denuncc the 
 disobeyer our rebell, and put him to the home, and 
 escheat and inbring his liaill movebles, goods, and 
 gear to our use, for his contempt; and, immediatly 
 after your said denunciation, that yee use the haill 
 remanent order prescrybed be our Act of Parliament 
 made theranent, according to justice, as yee will 
 answer to us therupon ; the which to doe wee comitt 
 to you, conjunctlie and severally, our full power be 
 thir our letters, delyvering them, be you duely execute
 
 A TROUBLESOME NEIGHBOUR. 95 
 
 and indorsed, again to the bearer. Given under our 
 signet, att Edinburgh, the thretein day of July, and 
 of our reigne the twentie eight year. 1676. 
 
 <e Ex deliberatione dominorum Concilij. 
 
 "Arch. Thomsone. 
 
 " Writin be Mr James Marten, 
 my servitor. 17 Julij 1678."
 
 XL A KNIGHT-BACHELOR'S FEES OF 
 COMMISSION, 1682. 
 
 Sir John Gordon was third son of the second 
 Baronet of Gordonston. After finishing his education 
 at Utrecht, 1 he had returned to Scotland, and, having 
 passed an examination in Civil Law, had been admitted 
 to the Bar, 20th January 1681, on paying the usual 
 "entrie money," which was five hundred merks 
 Scots : — 
 
 " I, Robert Guilders, saicller, burges of Edinburgh, 
 and one of His Majestie's Trumpeters, for myself and 
 in name and behalf of the remanent, my brethering, 
 his Majestie's Trumpeters, and as factor specialie con- 
 stitute be them to the efeckt underwriten, conform to 
 the letters of factorie granted be them to me, of the 
 date the fourt day of August Jajvic and sextie aught 
 years (1668), and registrat in the books of Exchequar, 
 
 1 Many letters which he received when on the Continent are extant. 
 How they ever reached their destination is a marvel. One posted at Edin- 
 burgh in March 1078, is addressed, "A Monsieur, Monsieur PopiU, 
 marchand, demeurant an rue de St. Remis, pour faire tenir, si luy plait, 
 a Monsieur Gordon, gentilhome Escossois, ou il sera. 
 
 " A Bourdeaux. 
 "Per Londre and Paris."
 
 A KNIGHT BACHELOR'S FEES OF COMMISSION. 9 / 
 
 the fyft day of the said month, grants ine to have rc- 
 ceaved from Sir John Gordon of Durno, Knight, the 
 soum of twentie merks, Scots money, and that for his 
 Titell- of-Honor deservedly confered upon him by His 
 Seckrad Majestie : And therfor I, for myself, and as 
 factor forsaid, exoners, quyt-clames, and simpliciter 
 discharges him and his airs, off the forsaid sonm so 
 receaved, for myself, and as factor foresaid, and for the 
 caus above written, and oblidges me to warant thir 
 presents at all hands whatsomever. In witnes wherof, 
 I have snbscryvcd thir presents with my own hand, 
 at Edinburgh, the twentie fourth day May Jajvic 
 fourscor two years (1682), befor ther wittness, William 
 Carnegy, wryter herof, and Alexander Nisbet, 1 servi- 
 tour to the said Sir John Gordon of Durno. 
 
 "Ro. Childers. 
 "William Carnegy, witnes. 
 Al. Nisbet, witnes." 
 
 " I, William Cokburne, Wryter in Edinburgh, spe- 
 cialie constitute be Sir Archibald Cokburne of Lauo-- 
 toune, Barronett, Gentleman Usher to His Majestic, 
 for uplifting the fies and dues payable to him by the 
 Kuio;ht-Batchellers for the Honor of Kniohthood, con- 
 forme to his letters of factorie dated the tenth day of 
 December Jajvic fourscore yeirs (1680), registrat in 
 
 1 Probably the celebrated writer on Heraldry. 
 
 <;
 
 98 SOCIAL LIFE IX FORMER DAYS. 
 
 the Comissarie-court books of Edinburgh upon the 
 
 first day of Februaric Jajvic fourscore ane yeirs (1G81), 
 grant me to have received frae Sir John Gordoune of 
 Durno, Advocat, Knight, fourtie pounds Scotts, as the 
 saids ties due by him to the said Sir Archbald 
 Cokburne, as Usher forsaid, for the Honor of Knight- 
 hood conferred upon him; and therfor I, as factor 
 forsaid, exoner and discharge the said Sir John 
 Gordoune of the saids ties and dues, by thir presents, 
 for now and ever. In witnes wherof, I have written 
 and subscryved thir presents, at Edinburgh, the nyn- 
 
 tein day of May lei 8 2. 
 
 " Wm. Cokburne." 
 
 "I, Master Robert Innes, Writter to His Majestie's 
 Signett, factor and collector specially constitute be 
 the Lyon Heraulds and Pursivants, conforme to ther 
 letters of factorie granted to me theranent, dated the 
 seven day of November Jajvic seventy-seven years 
 (1677), registrat in the books of Counsell and Session 
 upon the twenty two day of the forsaid moneth and 
 year of God above written, grant me, heirby, to have 
 received payment and satisfaction from Sir John 
 Gordoune, Advocat, of the soume of one hundredth 
 nierks, Scots money, as the he and casualitie due be 
 him lo the said Lyon Heraulds and Pursivants, for 
 the Title and Dignity of Knight-Batchelour, lately
 
 a knight-bachelor's fees OF COMMISSION. ( j9 
 
 conferred on him be His Koyall Higness, Commis- 
 sioner for His Most Sacred Majesty. Of the which 
 soume of ane hundredth merks, money forsaid, as the 
 fee and casualitie above specified, I, as factor forsaid, 
 for me, my constituents, and all others whom it effiers, 
 exoner, quite-claime, and simpliciter discharge the 
 said Sir John Gordoune, his aires, exekitors, and all 
 others whom it concernes, for ever ; obleidgeing me 
 to warrand thir presents to be good, valid, and suffi- 
 cient to the said Sir John Gordoune and his above- 
 written, at all hands and against all deadly. In 
 witness wherof (written be John limes, my servitor), 
 I have subscryved thir presents with my hand, at 
 Edinburgh, the sextein day of Agust Jajvic eightie 
 twa years (1682), befor these witnesses, Alexander 
 Tnnes and the said John Innes, my servitors. 
 
 " Rob. Innes. 
 
 " Al. Innes, witness. 
 John Id lies, witness" 
 
 " Wee, undersubscrybing, the four Maccers befoir the 
 Lords of Counsell and Sessione, grants us to have re- 
 ceaved from the Eight Wirshipfull Sir John Gordoune 
 of Durno, Advocat, conform to His Sacered Majestie's 
 gift, the soume of twentie merks, Scots money, and 
 that for the Title and Honnour of Kniohthood most
 
 100 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMES DAYS. 
 
 deservedly confered upon him by His Royall Hignes 
 The Duck of Albanie, Bis Majestie's High Commis- 
 sioner for this kingdome. Of the which soume of 
 twentie merks, mony forsaid, wee grant the recept, 
 and, for our selfe, airs, and successors in this office, 
 exoners, quyte-clames, and discharges him, his airs 
 and successors, therof for ever. In witnes wherof, 
 wee all have subscrybed thir presents (written be 
 James Gordoune, one of the said Maccers), with our 
 hands, at Edinburgh, the second day of December 
 
 1682. 
 
 " a. cunnyngham. 
 
 Alexr. Hamilton. 
 
 Tho. Maitland. 
 
 ,1a. Gordoune." 
 
 "Wee undersnbserybing, Macers to His Majestie's 
 Privie Councell and Exchequer, grant us, be the tenor 
 herof, to have reeeaved from Sir John Gordon of 
 Durno, Knight, Advocate, the soume of twentie merks, 
 Scotts money, and that as the fiec and casualitie due 
 and payable be him to us for the said Title-of -Honor 
 conferred be His .Majestic upon him, and therefore 
 we heirby exoner and discharge the said Sir John 
 Gordon, and all others whom it effeires, of the said 
 fiec and casualitie for now and ever. In witnes 
 wherof. we have subscrybed thir presents with our
 
 a knight-bachelor's FEES OF COMMISSION. 101 
 
 hands, at Edinburgh, the thretieth day of December 
 Jajvic eightie tuo yeares (1682), befor thir witnesses, 
 David Callender and Jolme Patersone, Wryters in 
 Exchequer. 
 
 Jo. Henryson. 
 Jon. Shaw. 
 
 " David Callender, witness. 
 Jo. Paterson, witness" 
 
 Sir John, notwithstanding his subsequent success, 
 had become an Advocate most reluctantly, as appears 
 from the following letter, which he wrote on his 
 return from the Continent : — 
 
 ffor Sir Ludoyick Gordon of Gordonstoune 
 in Elgin, Scotland — These : 
 
 "London, Aprile 15, 1G79- 
 
 Dear Hathee, — I am reallie at a stand on what 
 to fix, or what way to employ myself; if accordingly 
 to that to which, with great expense and caire, you 
 bred me, then I must come home to Edinburgh, must 
 not only be a Prentice to some Advocat of the first or 
 second rate, be a companion (not to say worse) of 
 clerks, scrybes, and agents or punie procurators, and a 
 beggar to all men of interest or employment, but, 
 moreover, must enlarge the phylactyries of my com 
 sience to accept of all oaths that are imposed, and 
 consent to see acted, and be accessory to, a thousand
 
 102 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMES DAYS. 
 
 concussions and other enormities inevitablie inherent 
 
 to the trade ; otherwayes shall labour in vain. It is 
 
 true I am readie, as my dutie is, to come home in 
 
 obedience to your comand, and to expede any busines 
 
 T may be capable to doe for so kind a parent, but 
 
 shall beg leave to tell you that, if I were to choose 
 
 my way of living, should think one of these two fittest 
 
 — either endeavour to know something of the English 
 
 Law in some Innes-of-Court, and then, if it pleased 
 
 God I profited, might for a little money have some 
 
 place here ; or else joyn-in any little thing, you would 
 
 be pleased to give me, with some Merchant-adventurer, 
 
 and in the mean tyme, if I found occasion, wait upon 
 
 any English gentleman abroad, or doe anything else 
 
 that I could be fitt for. Since my coming to London, 
 
 which was a month agoe, has got three pound sterling 
 
 from Gawne Laurie, which was but sufficient but for 
 
 dyet ; and for other necessars behooved to take them 
 
 on trust ; entreats you would be pleased to order him 
 
 to advance me some money to buy a soot of cloaths 
 
 to carrie me home. 1 am your sone and humble 
 
 servant, 
 
 " Jox. Gordon." 
 
 We cannot resist U'ivino- a letter which Sir John, 
 then a young student, received on the Continent ; it 
 
 was written by his stepmother, -lean, daughter of
 
 a knight-bachelor's FEES of commission. 103 
 
 John Stewart of Ladywell, and second wife 1 of Sir 
 Ludovic Gordon of Gordonston :— 
 
 " For John Gordon 
 
 " at Uteright — These : 
 
 "Drenie, 12 Maity. 
 
 " Sie, — My last was so unfortinat as to be keapit, 
 tho the los discovird no tressin, nor disapoyntid anie 
 great businis I had to doe, but deleayed a pise of 
 trubill I intended to put you too. Be plesid to by as 
 manie pearill as wil go ons about my neck ; lett them 
 be wyld, upright, and round ; lett them not be deir, 
 but of en prys about forti shilings. I fear I most rest 
 your dettir for a tym, I cannot send monie for presint, 
 being stretind with tym, your feathir 2 giveing so short 
 advertisment. No mor, but am still your afectionat 
 
 mothir, 
 
 " J. Steavart. 
 
 " If ther be anie lett book set out by our Deivyns, 
 send me a arood ono. r 
 
 o 
 
 1 She was a widow possessing a good deal of property in Edinburgh, 
 when the Baronet married her ; their contract of marriage is dated 6th 
 March 1669. 
 
 2 Fancy a man of weight — the Premier Baronet of Scotland — being 
 called "feathir"!
 
 XII EAST NEW JERSEY, 1684. 
 
 King Charles II. having granted to his brother, 
 James, Duke of York, certain tracts of land in 
 America, His Royal Highness, in June 1G44, "did 
 grant, convey, and assure to John, Lord Barclay, and 
 Sir George Cartrat, their heirs and assigneys, all t hat- 
 tract of land in America called Nova Csesaria, or New 
 Jersey ;" and the executors and trustees of Sir George 
 Cartrat, in February 1681, sold to William Pen. of 
 Worminghurst, in the county of Sussex, Esquire, and 
 eleven partners, " all that part of the said New Jersey 
 called, or known by the name of, East New Jersey." 
 Pen and his brother speculators afterwards admitted 
 twelve additional partners, among whom were the 
 Earl of Perth, Robert Barclay of Ury, 1 David Barclay, 
 younger, of Ury, John Drummond of Lundie, and 
 Robert Gordon of Clunie. 
 
 In December 1083, Sir John Gordon of Durno 
 bought the share of one of Pen's original partners. 
 From his papers we select some documents of interest, 
 
 1 Robert Barclay of Ury was son and heir of Major David Barclay of 
 Mathers, by his wife Catherine, eldest daughter of sir Robert Gordon "f 
 Gordonston ; the contract of marriage is dated '_'4tli December 1(!47.
 
 EA ST N EW J ERSEY, 1 6 84. 10 5 
 
 commencing with a letter written by the author of 
 An Apoloyy for the Quakers:— 
 
 "For Sir John G-ordon, Advocat, in Edinburgh. 
 
 "Urv, the 4 of the 1st month 1G84. 
 
 " Dear Cousixe, — I suppose thou lias wrott ere 
 now, to London, to thy brother George, and proposed 
 to him to bring down his veshell here to cary pas- 
 sengers to East- Jersey. I doubt not but he may make 
 as good a venter that way as any he can propose, and 
 knows how to project a retourn for himself. There 
 will not want passengers, besids those that fills another 
 ship to be hired, and one that is goeing from Glasgow 
 with Manyward, which will be the best way. And, 
 besids those George may carry upon thy brother's 
 accompt and thine's, iff he want, it is but getting men 
 from Strathnaver, to cary over at a venter, which is as 
 profitable 1 a commodity as he can trade in ; the sooner 
 something be done in this the better. I expect also 
 from thee a speedy answere as to that part now in thy 
 optione, that thou will determine it one way or other, 
 that I may regulate myself accordinglie. If George 
 com with his ship so as to be ready to goe about 
 Whitsunday, he will be sure to be full, for the other is 
 
 1 TIil pious Quaker and bis friends subsequently got a supply of the 
 '■profitable commodity " at a cheap rate, as appears by a paper now 
 before us, headed thus: — " Ane List of the hundred prisoners, in the 
 Castle of Donattar and under the Parliament House, to be delyvered to 
 Mr. George Scott of Pitlochie, in order to their transportatione to East 
 New Jersey, according to ane Act of Counsel! for that effect, 12 March 
 1685."
 
 106 SOCIAL LIFE r\ FORMER DAYS. 
 
 to com afterwards. Desir him to call at London to 
 William Bockura, at Litle St. Helen's, over against 
 Leathersellars 3 Hall in Bishopgait Street, who will give 
 liim fuil informatione in what maybe needfull for him. 
 "So, expecting thy care in this, and that thou will 
 Lett no time be lost, which is the cheif point in such 
 caises, I rest thy affectionat cousine, l>. ' 
 
 Gawen Laurie, Deputy-Governor of East New 
 Jersey, thus describes the province, in a letter of 
 which the address is unfortunately lost : — 
 
 " March 26th, 1GS4. 
 
 "Loving Friend, — I promised to write to thee 
 when God brought me to Jearsey, but 1 had not tyme 
 till now. T shall give thee a briefe accompt of the 
 country, no fiction, but truth, it is, beyond what I 
 expected, situated in a good aire, which makes it 
 healthy, and ther is a great conveniency of traveling 
 from place to place through the province in boats, 
 from a small cannoe to vessells of 30, 40, 50, and, in 
 some places, 100 ton. In the bay coming up to 
 Amboy Point, a ship of BOO ton can easily ride close 
 to the shoar, within a plank's length, just before the 
 houses of the town, and yet the land there, nor other 
 wild- in the province, is not low swampy marsh, but 
 pretty high ground rising from the water-side. Al 
 Amboy the bank of the river is 20 foot, in places 30,
 
 EAST NEW JERSEY, 1684. 1 07 
 
 in some 40 foot high, and yet many conveniencies for 
 landing goods. The soyle is generally black, in some 
 places a foot deepe, beareth great burthens of corne, 
 and naturally brings forth English grasse after two 
 years' plowing. The ground is tender, and the plow- 
 ing very easy. The trees grow generally not thick, 
 but in some places 10, some 15, 20, or 30 upon an 
 acre ; this generally, but in some particular places 
 they are 100 on one acre, but rarely. The trees are 
 very tall and straight, the generall sort are oak, beech, 
 walnutt, chesnutt, gum-tree, cedar, white-wood like 
 our poplar-tree, and makes sufficient boardes ; and in 
 some places there is abundance of firr-trees. Walnutts, 
 chesnutts, and acorns lye thick on the ground for 
 want of eating. Peaches, vines, strawberries, and 
 many other sorts of fruit, grow commonly in the 
 woods. Ther is great plenty of oysters, fish, and fowle. 
 Pork is two pence per pound, beef and venison one 
 penny per pound, a whole fat buck for five or six 
 shillings, Indian corn two and sixpence per bushell, 
 oats twenty pence, barly two shillings. Wee have 
 good brick-earth and stone, for buildding, at Amboy 
 and elsewhere. The countrey farm-houses are built 
 verry cheap ; a carpenter with a man's own servant ts 
 builds the house ; they have all materialls for nothing, 
 except nailes ; their chimneys are of stone. They 
 make their own ploughs and carts for the most part, 
 only the iron-worke is verry deare. The poorer sort
 
 108 SOCIAL LIFE IX FORMER DAYS. 
 
 set up a house of 2 or 3 roomes themselves in this 
 
 maimer: — the walls are of cloven limber about eiffht 
 inches broad, lyke planks, set on end in the ground, 
 nailed to the raising, which they plaister verry warme ; 
 they build a barne after the same manner; and these 
 cost not the landlord above five pounds apiece; then 
 to work they go, two or three men will eleare in one 
 yeare fifty acres, in some places sixty or more ; they 
 sow corne the first yeare, and afterwards mantain 
 themselves, and the encrease of the corne, cows, horses, 
 hoggs, and sheep, comes to the landlord. Several! 
 merchants of New York have settled plantations 
 in East Jearsy ; two or three joyn together, keep 
 fifteen or twenty servantts and ane oversear, all which 
 cost them nothing after the first yeare, except some 
 shoes, stokings, and shirts, their clothes being all of 
 skins. 1 have been to these plantations, and find they 
 make a great encrese by them, mantaining their 
 familys in New York with all provisions, sell a great 
 deale yearly, and raise estates. Our English people 
 are far better husbandmen than the New England 
 men that setle heer. Servantts work not heer so 
 much, by a third part, as they doe in England, and, I 
 think, feed much better, for they have beef, pork, 
 bacon, pudding, milk, butter, fish, and fruit, more 
 plentifully than in England, and good beer and cyder 
 for drink. When they are out of their tyme they 
 have land for themselves, and generally turn farmers
 
 EAST NEW JERSEY, 1684. 100 
 
 for themselves. Servantts' wages are not under two 
 shillings a day, besides victualls, and at Amboy Point 
 two shillings and sixpence per day. At Amboy we 
 have one setting up to make mault, but want a brewer. 
 A biskett-maker also we must have, to vent our mean- 
 to the plantations. Send over some hundred men, 
 country fellows, that can plough, sow, reap, thresh, 
 and looke after cattle, etc., and I will sett thee out 
 a brave plantation e, but thou must send some goods 
 to stock it withall. I desire thee to encourage some 
 of our friends, especially the proprietors, to send 
 servantts to stock some land. After they have 
 cleared and stocked it, if they will lett it, here arc 
 tenentes eneugh to take it ; and if they will sell, here 
 are also purchasers. Ther is one man who, since I 
 came hither, sold his plantation for fifteen hundred 
 pounds ; the whole was 1600 or 1800 acres, wherof 
 120 were cleared, but on which he had a house, barns, 
 orchard, and garden planted. I know se vera 11 men 
 who lett cleared land at six shillings and eight pence, 
 and some at ten shillings, per acre, yearly rent, which 
 is a good encouragement for sending over servantts to 
 plant. I write not this as ane idle story, but as things 
 truly and really are. I have sent for servantts myself 
 to setle a farme for me, for if the proprietors will not 
 doe so, I cannot see what they can expect to have 
 their interest come to. I sett out good land for every 
 one that sends over servantts ; and those who send
 
 1 1 SOCIAL LIFE IX 1'oUM Kit DAYS. 
 
 none must expect to have their land lye farr back- 
 ward, it being unreasonable that we should improve 
 land for others who are at no charge ; and if none 
 improve, then all is lost. The Scots have taken a 
 right course, they have sent over many servantts, and 
 are sending more ;" they have lykeways sent severall 
 poor familys and given them a small stock ; and these 
 fainilys, some for seven years, some for ten years, 
 allow halfe the encrease to their landlords, except the 
 milk, which the tenant has to himselfe. I have sett 
 them out land, and they are at work, I belivc they 
 will have forty acres sown this spring; and this 
 summer I am to sett them out more, so that in a short 
 time they will have a great inerese coming in. This 
 will raise the price of land here, and is the reason that 
 severall from New York-bounds come to me to take 
 up land, for they now belive this province Avill 
 be improved: so that every proprietor sending over 
 ten people, will be a great advantage to himselfe. 
 Encourage others to take up land, and bring all those 
 divisions that have been here, to an end, for these 
 seing that they shall be ballanced, are already more 
 complyant than they were. 
 
 " Now I have laid these things before thee, I desire 
 thee to impart them to some of the proprietors and 
 other friends, that they may consider the same. 
 
 " I am thy loving friend, 
 
 "Gawen Laupje."
 
 EAST NEW JERSEY, 1 684 1 1 I 
 
 A younger son of Barclay of Ury announces the 
 death of his cousin, George Gordon, 1 who, poor fellow, 
 had embarked but four months before (26th August 
 1685) at Aberdeen :- 
 
 " ffor Sir John Gordon, Advocate — These : 
 
 " Amboy Peakth, lstffebruarie 1684. 
 
 " Loveing Ousen, — I am sorrie of the ocation of my 
 
 writting to thee at this time, which is to acquaint 
 
 thee that thy deare brother, George, departed out of 
 
 this life, the 29th Januarie about 12 at night, and was 
 
 buried yesterday. He was verry perfect untill the 
 
 moment of his death, and was very sencible. His 
 
 funerall was as deacent as could be expected in this 
 
 place. I doe herewith send thee a coppie of his Will. 
 
 He wrote to thee himselfe a few days before he died, 
 
 which thou may expect with the next opportunitie. 
 
 And, haveing but 2 or 3 houres warning of this 
 
 ocation, I cannot fullie informe thee of his affaires, 
 
 which I shall take care to doe per next ; so, being 
 
 now in haste, must now conclude. From thy loving 
 
 cusen, 
 
 "John Barclay." 
 
 1 (iordon had learned "the airt and trade of merchandizeing" as 
 apprentice to Mr. Robert Blaikwood, merchant in Edinbui-gh ; his 
 Indentures ai-e given in former series, pages 138-142. His youngest 
 brother, Charles, fifth son of Sir Ludovic Gordon, was also placed under 
 the care of Blaikwood, whose shop was situated " at the east end of the 
 Lockenbooths," but the worthy merchant could make nothing of the 
 wild youth, who was therefore, as a last resource, bound apprentice to 
 (ieorge Dallas of St. Martins, Writer to the Signet.
 
 1 12 SOCIAL LIFE [N FORMER DAYS. 
 
 Jn his Will, which is dated "Att Amboy Perth in 
 East New Jersy," 20th January 1680, George Gordon 
 commits his soul to Almighty God, orders paymenl 
 of his del its, and proceeds thus :- 
 
 " I give and bequeath in tokens to conimarads, as 
 follow ctli. to witt — to Thomas Gordon, all my printed 
 books and mathematicall instruments : to Mr. Charles 
 Gordon, his brother, ane pair of bolster pistolls and 
 my new periwig ; to Robert Fullerton, my own gun ; 
 to William Laing, all my wearing apparel! and 
 linnings ; to John Barclay, my Lignum-vitaj punch- 
 boul aud silver tumbler; to Doctor Robertson, three 
 pounds, New York money, for his care and paines, 
 besides payment of his accompts, and if he pleases, 
 for his own satisfactione and future experience, to 
 open and see the cause of my death, he may ; to my 
 servant John Brown, I discharge what money he 
 receaved from me in Scotland, and abaits him one 
 year of his service ; to my servant Jean Morison, I 
 give and allow her twentie two shillings and six pence, 
 yearly, mor than what is contained in lier Indentures, 
 for wearing apparell and other necessaries furnishing 
 to herself, being in New York money ; and to my 
 dearest brother, Sir John Gordon, all the remainder of 
 my estate in this world. And I hereby appoint John 
 Barclay and William Laing my executors ; and to the 
 said William Laing I allow mantenance in my family
 
 EAST NEW JERSEY, 1685. 113 
 
 for the first year after my deceass, and if he continues 
 any longer to oversie my servants and plantations 
 befor my said brother, Sir John, sends him new orders 
 or appoints any other in his place, I allow him ten 
 pounds, New York money, yearlie, after the first said 
 year, besydes mantenance as said is. And my earnest 
 desyre is that my sword be sent home to my said 
 brother, Sir John, with the first convenient occatione. 
 And to all these preceeding articles I sett my hand 
 and seal, as being my last Will and Testament, the 
 year, and place, above mentioned. 
 
 " George Gordon." 
 
 John Brown, who, by the Will, was to have one 
 year of his service remitted, had probably engaged on 
 the same terms as John Dickson, who, by an Indenture, 
 dated 30th July 1C85, bound himself to embark at 
 Leith, in the ship called " The America Merchant" 
 (John Vevers, commander), for East New Jersey, with 
 George Gordon, and to serve him for four years after 
 their arrival in the province, on the following condi- 
 tions, to be fulfilled by the master : — 
 
 " To pay for his passage, 1 and to find and allow him 
 meat and drink during the said tyme, and cloaths in 
 
 1 The passage -money (including provisions, we think) amounted to 
 £5, 5s. 
 
 H
 
 1 14 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 manner efterspecefiet, to witt- -two sute of leather in 
 the four years, or one sute of course cloaths yearly ; 
 two pair of hose yearly ; two shirts, two pair of 
 shoes, two westcoatts, and two pair of drawers, 
 and four neckcloaths, yearly ; and, at the end of the 
 said four years, the soume of Four Pounds Sterling, 
 or the value of it in the product of the countrie, or 
 land to the value therof, as the said John Dickson 
 shall think best."
 
 XIII. EXPORT OF GRAIN ; RETURN CARGO ; 
 SKIPPERS' LETTERS. 
 
 Ships in which grain had been exported from the 
 North to the South of Scotland, or to England, often 
 brought back coal, lime, etc. It will be seen that 
 deals formed the return cargo from Norway : — 
 
 " Chartor Pairtie betwixt Robert Gordon, younger 
 of Gordonstoun, and Alexander Atcheson, 1679. 
 
 " Att Edinburgh, the threttie day of January Jajvic 
 seventie nyne years, it is appointed, contracted, 
 finallie endit, and aggreid betwixt the parties follow- 
 ing — they are to say — Robert Gordon, younger of 
 Gordonstown, on the ane pairt, and Alexander Atche- 
 son, skipper of the good ship called the Penelope of 
 Pittenweim, on the other pairt, in maner, forme, and 
 to the effect as after follows. That is to say, the said 
 Alexander Atcheson, Master of the said good ship, has 
 sett and letten, and, be the tenor heirof, for the 
 fraught underwritten, setts and letts, to the said 
 Robert Gordon, his said ship, and binds and obliedges 
 him, wind and weather serving, betwixt and the first
 
 116 SOCIAL LIFE IX PORMEB DAYS. 
 
 <lay of Marcli nixt in this instant year, to come with 
 his said ship to the port of Ferrieoyus in Sutherland, 
 and there to abyd and remain fourtein work weather 
 lye dayes, upon the intaking and receaving from the 
 said Robert Gordon, or his order, the number and 
 quantitie of eight hundreth 1 tolls bear, and therefrae 
 to transport the samen to the port of Druntoun in 
 Norway, and there to dlyver the samen as becomes, 
 and for that effect, to attend and lye there other four- 
 tein work weather lye dayes, for deliverie thereof; 
 and also to take in and receave there in his said ship 
 ane sufficient loadining of timber, being daills ; and 
 with all convenient diligence, wind and weather serv- 
 ing, to returne back with his said ship, being loadned 
 with the saids daills, to the said port of Ferrieoyus in 
 Sutherland, and there unloaden the saids daills as 
 accords. And also to remain there with his said ship 
 other fourtein work weather lye dayes, for intaking 
 and receaving from the said Robert Gordon, or his 
 order, all and haill the number and quantitie of other 
 eight hundreth bolls of bear, and therefrae to trans- 
 port the samen to Roterodame in Holland, and there 
 to attend and waitt with his said ship other fourtein 
 work weather lye dayes, for delyvering of the said 
 bear. And to this effect, the said Alexander Atche- 
 son, skipper forsaid, binds and obliedges him, his aires, 
 executers, and successors to have his said ship, befor 
 and against the said first day of March nixt to come,
 
 EXPORT OF GRAIN — RETURN CARGO. 117 
 
 sufficientlie drest and water-ticht under and above, 
 and provydit with a floatboat, mariners, saills, an- 
 chors and cabls, tows, victualls, and all other neces- 
 sares requisit ; and obliedges him and his forsaids that 
 he and his company shall doe their honest dewtie in 
 sailling and convoying the said ship from and to the 
 respective ports abovewritten, as alsoe in receaving 
 and delyvering of the said bear and da ills respective, 
 as is above sett doune, and suffer none therof to be 
 away taken, watt, or deminished in default of the said 
 skipper his said company, or of the said ship, in any 
 maner of way. For the whilks causes, the said Robert 
 Gordon, younger of Gordonstoun, binds and obleidges 
 him, his aires, executors, and successors to pay and 
 delyver, at least cause be paid and delyvered, to the 
 said Alexander Atcheson, his aires, executors, or as- 
 signeys, for carying and transporting of the said first 
 eight hundreth bolls of bear from Ferrieoyus to Drun- 
 toun, and for bringing back therfrae to the said port 
 of Ferrieoyus, the forsaid fraught of daills, all and 
 haill the soume of two thousand merks, Scots money, 
 in maner following, viz., ane thousand merks, in rix 
 dollars, at the said port of Druntoun, within the space 
 of fourtie-eight hours nixt after his loadning therat, 
 and ane other thousand merks, in compleitt payment 
 of the said soume, at the said port of Ferrieoyus, 
 within the space of twentie-four hours nixt after his 
 returne and disloadning the saids daills therat ; as
 
 IIS SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 lyk waves the said Robert Gordon hinds and obliedges 
 him and his forsaids to pay, or cause to be payed, to 
 the said Alexander Atcheson and his forsaids, at the 
 said port and city of Roterodame, all and hail] the 
 number and quantitie of twentie two stivers, Hollands 
 money, for ilk boll of the said number and quantitie 
 of eight hundreth bolls bear to be transported thither, 
 and that within the space of twentie-four hours after 
 deliverie of the said bear at Roterodame, togither 
 with 1 to tlie said skipper for the saids 
 
 hail] voyages; with rowage, towage, and pettie py- 
 lages, as use is. And if it shall happen the said good 
 ship, called the Penelope of Pittenwcin, not to be of 
 the burden of the said quantitie of eight hundreth 
 bolls bear, and not to contain and carry the samen, 
 in that case the said Alexander Atcheson, skipper for- 
 said, binds and obleiges him and his forsaids to defalk 
 his respective fraughts accordinglie ; and if she takes 
 in any more bear nor is above written, and delyver the 
 samen at the ports above sett doun, in that case the 
 said Robert Gordon binds and obliedges him and his 
 forsaids to pay fraught thcrfor, proportionallie, as is 
 above mentioned. And farder, if it shall happen the 
 said ship to be stayed at all or any of the saids ports, 
 longer than the lye days respective above sett down, 
 
 1 In a Charter Party, dated 3d March 1680. we find a similar space 
 filled up thus: — "together with ane sufficient new hat in Caplakene to 
 the said skipper." A gratuity, "in name of Caplacken," was always 
 given to the Captain.
 
 EXPORT OF GRAIN — RETURN CARGO. ll l J 
 
 then the said Robert Gordon binds and obliedges him 
 and his forsaids to pay to the said skipper the soume 
 of ten pounds, Scots money, for ilk day the said ship 
 shall stay therafter, in defalt of the said Robert Gordon, 
 for cost, skaith, and damnage. And lastlie, both the 
 saids parties binds and obliedges them and their for- 
 saids to doe and performe the premisses, hinc inde, 
 to others, under the penal tie of ane thousand merks, 
 Scots money, to be payed be the pairtie failzear to the 
 pairtie performer or willing to performe the premisses, 
 and that by and attour 1 fullfilling of the samen. Con- 
 senting that thir presents be insert and registrat in 
 the book of Counsell and Session, or any other books 
 compitent within this kingdom, to have the strength 
 of ane decreit, that letters of horning on six dayes, 
 and other executions in forme as effeirs, may be direct 
 theron ; and therto constitutes their pro- 
 
 curators. In witnes wherof, written be Mr. John 
 Nisbet, "Writer in Edinburgh, both pairties have sub- 
 scrived thir presents, day, place, month, and year of 
 God above written, befor wittnesses — Patrick Johns- 
 toun, indweller in Leith, and the said Mr. John 
 Nisbet. 
 
 " R. Gordon. 
 Alexr. Atcheson. 
 
 " P. Jolmstoune, vjitnes. 
 Jo. Nisbet, witnes." 
 
 1 B>/ and attour means over and above.
 
 120 SOCIAL LIFE IX FORMER DAYS. 
 
 Payment to be made in money, wine, and iron : — 
 
 " At Edinburgh, the fifth of Marche Jajvic sevintie 
 nyne years (1G79), it is agrered betwixt Robert 
 Gordon, younger of Gordonstoun, and Magnus Prince, 
 present Thresour of Edinburgh, in maner following. 
 The said Robert Gordon has sold, and by thir pre- 
 sents obleidges him to delyver, to the said Magnus, 
 or ane having his order, the number of five hundreth 
 bolls bear of the grouth of the Earldom of Sutherland, 
 the crope 1678, sufficeent merchant stuff with the 
 Lithgow measure, and that at the ports of Polle- 
 hurweh overagainst Taine, or Ferriehoous, both in 
 Sutherland, and that betwixt the first day of May 
 next, under the failsie of foure pound Scots for ilk 
 undelivered boll, and the said Robert is to advertice 
 the said Magnus att which of the said ports he is to 
 deliver, betwixt and the first of Appryll nixt. For 
 which cause, the said Magnus Prince binds and ob- 
 leidges him, his aires and exeketors, to pay to the said 
 Robert, his aires or assignes, five merks for ilk deli- 
 vered boll, betwixt and Larubes next, under the failsie 
 of three hundreth merks in caice of failzie, and annual 
 rent after the tyme. And the said Robert is to have 
 the halfe of the price of the victuall, in money, and 
 the other halfe in goods, namely, two halfe butts of 
 Sacke, at twentie one pound sterling the butts ; three 
 hogshead of French wine, att twentie-foure pound 
 sterling the tunn ; three hundreth stane of Iron, att
 
 SKIPPERS LETTERS. 121 
 
 two merks the stane ; and what the goods shall ex- 
 tend, the halfe to be allowed in part payment of the 
 other halfe payable in money. And the said Magnus 
 is to deliver the goods to James Starge, skipper, and to 
 take his bill-of-lodning therefore. In witnes whereof, 
 both parties has subscrived thir presents, day, place, 
 and year forsaid, before thir witneses — Mr. Thomas 
 Gordon, Wretter to the Signal, wretter hereof, and 
 James Gordon, his servant, and John Craige and 
 William Menzies, serviters to the said Magnus Prince. 
 
 " R. Gordon. 
 
 Tho. Gordon, witnes. Magnus Prince. 
 
 Ja. Gordon, witnes. 
 
 John Craige, witnes. 
 
 William Menzies, witnes." 
 
 Lauchlane M'Beane, Master of the good ship " The 
 Margaret of Inverness," was employed to carry grain 
 from the Capital of the Highlands, and " to try the 
 mercat" at Fraserburgh or at Peterhead, as also at 
 Crail or at Anstruther. He thus describes his recep- 
 tion at one of these ports : — 
 
 "ffor his much respected freinds George Coming, Theasurer of 
 Invemes, and James Dunbar, Merchant there ; for the present 
 at Edinburgh. 
 
 "Cretlle, 29 Aprill 1677. 
 
 " Much respected freinds, — I admyre much that 
 non of you cam this way as ye promised. I cam heir
 
 122 sociAl, LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 this day aught dayes, and has not sold past the hallo 
 of your barley as yett ; therfor I desyr to know what 
 sail be don with it. As I was forgainst the harbour, 
 I did call for a boat, which did tow me in heir. Ane 
 English man being heir, and he had two Lapister-kists 1 
 in the harbour-ninth, and the boatmen towed close on 
 them ; and they aleadge that they did losse two bun- 
 der Lapisters ; for which the Bailies 2 heir has fyned 
 me in thretie punds Scots, and arested and lodged me 
 in prison till I will pay the same, which I doe think 
 ought not to be payed be me since that I haid a 
 Poileot, and the chists lay right in the midle of tin- 
 harbour-muth. Therfor I desyr that ye may speak 
 summ agent upon my accompt, rather Mr. John 
 Laudir than any man, and suspend the Bailies' de- 
 creit, because they are not competent judges, because 
 what was don did belong to the Admyrall-court ; 
 but after I apelled from ther court, they susteined 
 themselves; therfor, I pray you, doe in this the 
 best you can. Houping ye will doe in this so much 
 as ye can, I remain your very loving freind and 
 servant, 
 
 "L. M'Beane." 
 
 1 Lobster-chests. 
 
 2 Tn the year 1048, a ship carrying grain from Morayshire to Edinburgh, 
 was captured by an Irish frigate, and brought before Crail, but the Bailies 
 of that town redeemed the vessel and men for a thousand merits.— 
 Extracted from an original letter mi tin- subject
 
 SKIPPERS' LETTERS. L23 
 
 Captain Cruikshank's ship was chartered by three 
 gentlemen to carry their grain, fish, etc., to the London 
 market : — 
 
 " Mr. Archibald Dunbar off Thoundertoune. 
 
 " Aboard the Ann of Findhokne, 
 in Brough-head Bay, the 3rd Jutty 1716. 
 
 " Sir, — In answer to youres of the 2nd instant, know 
 that, after haveing rod a prettie stout road in this 
 place, have at last received aboard, from your ser- 
 vants, the goods contained in the bills-of-loading, and 
 four half-hogsheads and fourtie-six ankers which I 
 thought not proper to put into them, in caice should 
 be oblidged to show my bill-of-loading to any of the 
 men-of-war. This, as ye observe, is all for the com- 
 pany's account. I have lykewayes received for your 
 oune account, to be delivred to your lady's sister, one 
 hogshead with botles, one anker, a litle box, a small 
 cagg, 6 1 doson speldings, all which, you may depend 
 upon, shall be taken care of. I thank you kindly for 
 your compliment of brandy and fish, which I have 
 taken aboard, as also your lady's three doson more than 
 I have insert in bills-of-loading. I am, with dutiefull 
 respects to yourself and discreet lady, Sir, your most 
 
 humble servant, 
 
 " John Cruikshank."
 
 XIV. FRIENDLY LETTERS FROM NOBLEMEN. 
 
 Lord Huntly, who succeeded his father as second 
 Duke of Gordon, was a stanch friend, but his Lord- 
 ship's spelling and grammar would astonish a High- 
 land schoolmaster of the present day : — 
 
 " For the Mutch Honored the Laird of Alter. 
 
 " Gordon Castle, lOth December 1708. 
 
 " Laird of Alter, — I shall be extreamly glad to 
 know if you got a letter from my father, in answer to 
 yours sent in recomendation of a hyland scoolmaster, 
 some months ago. He sent you a letter, in answer to 
 yours by the scoolmaster. I writt a postscript to you 
 in my father's letter, hee having given me leave. The 
 contents of mine to you was to thank you most kindly 
 for your frendship on all ocassions, particularly in the 
 affaire betwixt Burdsyards and Innes ; and also to 
 lett you know 1 had hard some notorius both rogs and 
 lyers should have dun ther indevors to perswaid you 
 I was not so mutch your frend as the rest of my pre- 
 decessors had been to yours ; all which I ashured you 
 was fals ; and desired the favor of you, whoever had 
 said so, to tell them, from me, they were both lyars
 
 FRIENDLY LETTERS FROM NOBLEMEN. 125 
 
 and rascals, which you shall find in all ocassions wher- 
 in I have the oportunity of showing you I am your, 
 and your family's, most ashured frend ; and belive 
 mee to bee, Laird of Alter, your most afectionate frend 
 and humble servant, Huntly." 
 
 When Lord Huntly wrote thus of the Eoman Ca- 
 tholic Church, he little dreamt that his children were, 
 after his death, to be brought up in the Protestant 
 faith by their mother, Henrietta, Duchess of Gordon :— 
 
 " For the Mutch Honored the Laird of Alter, younger, 
 
 " Edinburgh, 24tft November 1712. 
 
 " Kind Frend, — ... I follow a church I have very 
 good reson, and am oblidged, to beleive is so infallible, 
 by which I am forbeed to follow privat opinion either 
 of my own (of which, I thank God, I have none but- 
 according to the beleefe of the church it has pleased 
 God to bee so gracius to mee as*to grant mee the 
 intere beleefe in) or others. Your call may seem to 
 you good, but take caire of fals Profets ; the Divell is 
 too cunning for us often, and, I own to you, were 1 
 not of a beleefe that the church I am of, wer in- 
 fallible, I should never pas one moment, sleeping or 
 awake, quiat or at any ease att all. 
 
 " I know not what your new call may insinuat to 
 you as to frendship, but I am shure it is fals if it dos
 
 L26 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 not convince yon of my being very sencible of your 
 merit, of your civilitys to mee, and that 1 am unalter- 
 ably to yourselfe, lather, mother, and all your family, 
 both known and unknown, a most sincere graitfull 
 frend and a most reddy humble servant, 
 
 " HlJNTLY." 
 
 The father of the young gentleman in whose favour 
 Lord Strathnaver (son of the Earl of Sutherland) 
 wrote, was Major John Dunbar, a man of good family, 
 and an officer who had served under Marlborough : — 
 
 "To Mr. Sutherland, 
 
 Master- Builder to His Majestic, att Sheerness. 
 
 " Dunrobin, April 22}id, 1732. 
 
 " Sir, — This goes by one Arehbald Dunbar, a gentle 
 man's son, who's ffather was ane Officer in my ffather's 
 regiment, and lives now under me, hard by this place. 
 
 "The young man, the bearer, has choiced the em- 
 ployment of a ship-carpenter, and, as 1 have a regard 
 for him, 1 know not where he eon Id be better re- 
 comended than to yon, since I am perswaded, upon 
 my account, yon will doe for him as much as possibly 
 yon can. lie is a well-natured young man, a good 
 schollar, and promising aneongh for the business, so 
 that I am perswaded he will answer the designe wery 
 well, and 1 shall be Cationer for his honesty. 
 
 " I am ane intyre stranger to the method of ingadg-
 
 FRIENDLY LETTERS FROM NOBLEMEN. 12 7 
 
 ing your apprenties — as to the term of years or other 
 
 wise. 
 
 " The young man could have had a master at Scars- 
 Burgh, who would gladly have taken him, but I 
 inclyned rather he should serve you, by reason I know 
 you would use him kindly, besydes the opportunity of 
 having better insight with you than at Scars-Burgh, or 
 any other place thereabouts. Upon receipt of this, I 
 will expect to hear from you ; and let me know upon 
 what terms you are to acept of the young gentleman ; 
 and I asure you any favour you show him shall be 
 grattfully minded by me, and wherin I can be of any 
 service to you or any of yours here or elsewhere, none 
 shall be more ready whenever opportunity offers. I 
 offer my hearty service to your wiffe, ffamily, and 
 self ; and am, Sir, your wery humble servant, 
 
 " Strathnaver."
 
 XV. GIPSIES ; BOTTLES ; AND BUGS. 
 
 By an Act of Parliament, passed in the year 1609, 
 gipsies, then designated Egyptians, were banished 
 the kingdom of Scotland, and any person harbouring 
 them was liable to fine and imprisonment : — 
 
 "I, Alexander Forbes, servitur to my Lord Duck 
 of Lenox, by vertue of my patent, given by the Coun- 
 sell, to grant remistiouns to all guiltie personns whou 
 have reset the Egyptians, contrarie to the Act of Par- 
 lament, gives and grants to Alexander Gordoun off 
 Sidray a frie remistioune and discharge, for the King's 
 pairt and myne, for the said fact ; and this sail suni- 
 cientlie warand him, from the dait hierof, and the tyme 
 bypast, 1620 yeirs, whensomevir the same sail be pro- 
 duced. 
 
 "Given at Elgin, the 6 of May, befoir witnes, sub- 
 
 scryved and wreatten with my oune hand, and to be 
 
 registrat in the buiks of Counsell by me for his suiftie. 
 
 " A. Forbes, with my hand. 
 "J. Law, witnes." 
 
 On the 23d of August 1688, George, Viscount of 
 Tarbat ; John Watson, merchant ; Andrew Powrie,
 
 BOTTLES — BUGS. 
 
 129 
 
 druggist ; Alexander Ainslie, merchant ; and John 
 Dehen, glass-maker ; took a lease of " the new Glasse- 
 hous in North Leith," where for many years they 
 carried on business as bottle-makers : — 
 
 " A Noate how the profite appears weekly, upon the 
 
 makeing of Botles, as folio weth, viz. : — 
 
 To supose to have 4 potts in the furnace, each 
 pott to containe 120 chapine botles, which 
 makes 480 to ane furuay, and to have 6 
 furnayes per weeke, amounts to 2880 botles, Sterling. 
 to be sold at three pence per peice, is, . £36 00 00 
 
 Charges in makeing said botles : — 
 For the metle of 2880 peice of chapine botles, 
 To Coalls, ....... 
 
 To Workmen for makeing 2880 peice of botles, 
 
 at a half penny per peice, . 
 To 2 Sizars, each at five shillings, . 
 To Pounders of metle, .... 
 To Iron and mending of worke-toulls, 
 To ane man to worke about the house for car 
 
 ring of botles, and pounding of clay, &c, 
 To ane to make potts, 
 To Clay, 
 To ane Founder, 
 To ane Clarke, 
 To House-rent, 
 To Pott-drink, 
 To Candle, and for Stro for pakeing glass, 
 
 Charges, 
 The weekly profite is, 
 
 £03 00 00 
 03 00 00 
 
 06 00 00 
 00 10 00 
 00 10 00 
 00 10 00 
 
 00 04 00 
 
 00 10 00 
 
 00 05 00 
 
 00 10 00 
 
 00 10 00 
 
 00 10 00 
 
 00 01 00 
 
 00 01 00 
 
 16 01 00 
 
 19 19 00 
 
 £36 00 00"
 
 130 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 To such of our readers as may be surprised to find 
 Lord Tail tat 1 at the head of a bottle-manufactory, 
 we beg to introduce Lady Murray " at home ;" we 
 can, however, give no information about her Lady 
 ship further than is contained in the following ad- 
 vertisement, which appeared in one, at least, of the 
 Edinburgh newspapers, in October 1760 : — 
 
 "An Infallible Mixture for effectually destroying 
 thai abominable vermin called the Bugs, which was 
 purchased by a gentleman of distinction, for a con- 
 siderable sum of money, upon his travels in foreign 
 parts, from a Jesuit, which, if rightly applied, will 
 undoubtedly cleanse this country of that noxious 
 vermin, with the whole sedement of them, never more 
 to be in any place where it is used, is to be had by 
 applying to Lady Murray, at her calender-house in 
 Weir's Close in the Cannongate, who will show the 
 performance of the same. 
 
 " This secret and infallible mixture is sold at seven 
 shillings, each Scots pint ; and if it do not prove 
 effectual, they shall pay nothing for it. No less 
 quantity than a mutchkin is to be sold." 
 
 1 His Lordship was also Lord Register and Lord-Justice General of 
 Scotland ; he was afterwards created Earl of Cromartie — a title recently 
 revived in the person of his descendant the Duchess of Sutherland.
 
 XVI. 
 PUBLIC REVENUE: HOW COLLECTED, 1701. 
 
 Previous to the LTnion of Scotland with England, 
 the Lords of the Treasury in Scotland generally sold, 
 for a stated term of years, to the party making the 
 highest offer, the right to collect and retain particular 
 items of public revenue. Thus, in 1695, Mr. William 
 Erskine, Governor of Blackness Castle, got a tack 1 of 
 the rents of the Bishopric of Ross for three years ; 
 and, in 1697, Sir Archibald Muir of Thornton, Sir 
 John Shaw of Grenock, and John Houston, younger 
 of Houston, were principal taxmen of the Customs and 
 Foreign Excise, 
 
 In the year 1701, Archibald Dunbar of Thunderton 
 took a tack of the Inland Excise, and assumed, as 
 partners in the speculation, Mr. 2 Kenneth Mackenzie, 
 second son of the Earl of Cromartie ; Sir William 
 Hope, deputy -governor of Edinburgh Castle ; William 
 Duff of Dipple, ancestor of the Earl of Fife ; Captain 
 Philip Anstruther of New Grange ; and Messrs. 
 Gordon, Stewart, and Campbell of Edinburgh. The 
 
 1 In Scotland a lease is called <i tack. 
 
 - A peer's son, now .styled "Honourable,'" was then designated "Mr." 
 — a practice still retained at Eton College.
 
 132 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMEB DAYS. 
 
 partners afterwards sublet the various counties, and 
 the sub-taxmen seem to have been persons of conse- 
 quence, as we find in the list the names of Lieutenant- 
 Colonel Bruce of Kennet, Patrick Campbell of 
 Barcalden, Alexander Grant of Kirdells (ancestor 
 of BalHndalloch), and Agnes, Countess-Dowager of 
 Linlithgow, — her ladyship holding the subtack of 
 " the Lordship of Zetland and Isles thereof." The 
 system, however, was a bad one, it being, of course, 
 the interest of the sub-taxmen to encourage the 
 people to drink. 1 
 
 The following is copied from the agreement between 
 the Lords of the Treasury and the Morayshire 
 Zacchseus : — 
 
 " Att Edinburgh, the day of ffebruary one 
 
 thousand seven hundreth and one years, it is ap- 
 pointed, contracted, agreid, and finally ended betwixt 
 the pairties {following, to witt, James, Duke of Queens- 
 berrie — His Majestie's High Commissioner ; Patrick, 
 Earle of Marchmont — Lord High Chancellour ; Arch- 
 bald, Earle of Argyll ; William, Earle of Annandale ; 
 
 1 In a "List of Brewars' entrees within the town of Elgin" (containing 
 a, population of about three thousand inhabitants) " given up in ane Court 
 holden by Robert Innes and James Stewart, two of the Baillies of the said 
 burgh, upon the twenty-second day of June 1(597, whose entries com- 
 menced from the first of March 1697, to the first of June 1(>97," the 
 names of eighty persons are given ; they had all carried on a brisk trade, 
 but we must award the palm to William Douglas, who in the above three 
 months had brewed " (Tour thousand gallons of aile, and Hour hundreth 
 gallons of aquavite."
 
 PUBLIC REVENUE : HOW COLLECTED. 133 
 
 Adam Cockburn of Ormestoune — Lord Thesaurer De- 
 pute ; and Mr. Francis Montgommerie of Giffen ; Lords 
 Commissioners of His Majcstie's Thesaurie of this 
 Kingdome, with advice and consent of the said Lords 
 and others His Majestie's Commissioners of Exchequer, 
 on the one pairt, and ]\lr. Archbald Dunbarr of 
 Thundertoun on the other pairt, in manner ffollowing, 
 that is to say : — Forasmuch as the said Lords Com- 
 missioners of His Majestie's Thesaurie did, by their 
 proclamation of the date the fourth day of ffebruary 
 instant, cause make publick intimation att the Mer- 
 catt-Cross of Edinburgh, of a publick roupe to be 
 made upon the seventh day thereof, of the three 
 pennies upon the pint of ale and drinking beer (in 
 lieu of the two merks fformerly upon the boll of malt), 
 and of the excise upon other liquors, annexed to the 
 Crown by Act of Parliament in July jajvic and 
 nyntie-five years (169 5), inviting all persones who 
 had a mind to offer for the same, to come and attend 
 that dyett, which being adjourned by the said Lords 
 for some dayes thereafter, their Lordships found the 
 offer of Threttie Thousand Pound Sterline, being Three 
 Hundreth and Three-score Thousand Pound Scotts, 
 made by the said Mr. Archibald Dunbarr, to be the 
 best and most adventagious ffor His Majestie's servise; 
 therefore the said Lords Commissioners of His Ma- 
 jestie's Thesaurie, with advice and consent forsaid, 
 have sett, and be thir presents, ffor the yearly tack-
 
 134 .sUdAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 dutie above and under written, setts, and in tack and 
 assedatdon letts, to the said Mr. Archbald Dunbarr, 
 his aires and assignies, all and haill the dewtie after- 
 mentioned, viz., the excise of three pennies Scotts 
 upon each pint of ale and beer brouen to be vended 
 and sold, in lieu and place of the two merks fformerly 
 upon the boll of malt ; and, sicklyke, the excise of 
 three shilling Scotts upon each pint of aquavitie and 
 strong watters made of malt, brouen and sold within 
 the kingdome, to be payed by the retainers conform 
 to Act of Parleament ; as also the excise of threttie 
 shilling Scotts upon each barrell of mumbeer and 
 oilier fforrcign drinking beer and ale, not exceeding- 
 twelve gallons the barrell. And because the excise 
 of six shilling upon the pint of brandy and fforreign 
 aquavitie and strong watters, fformerlie payable by 
 the retainer, is now transported from the retailler to 
 the importer, att the raite of two shilling Scotts per 
 pint of the said brandy, fforeign aquavitie and strong 
 watters to be imported to this Kingdome upon and 
 after the ffirst day of March next to come, conform 
 to the Act of the Session of this present current 
 
 Parliament, therefore the said Lords Commissioners 
 of His Majesties Thesaurie, with advice and consent 
 forsaid, furder setts to the said Mr. Archbald Dunbarr 
 the said two shilling per pint on the importer of all 
 brandie, fforeign aquavitie and strong watters im- 
 ported, or to lie imported, to this Kingdome upon and
 
 PUBLIC REVENUE : HOW COLLECTED. 135 
 
 after the said ffirst day of March next to come, during 
 the tyme of this tack, which is to continue and endure 
 ffor the ffull space of three years next and immedeately 
 after the said taxman his entrie thereto, which is 
 hereby declaired to he, and begin att and upon, the 
 ffirst day of March next to come. Reserving alwayes 
 ffurth and ffrom this present tack all ship's beer putt 
 on board, and drunk at sea, providing that the quan- 
 tity thereof, and its putting on board, be testified by 
 a certificate under the hand of a person appointed 
 by the said taxman to goe alongst with the said ship's 
 beer and see it putt on board, or at least ane instru- 
 ment of requisition, containing the said quantitie, 
 taken thereupon, as also by the oath of the breuer who 
 furnished the same ; in which case, and not otherwayes, 
 the ship's beer is declaired to be ffree and excepted 
 from this tack. And also declairing that the excep- 
 tions and exemptions from paying excise, granted to 
 the Manufacturie of New-milnes and to all other 
 }.I anufacturies, Privilidged places, Companys or Incor- 
 porations, and which are granted by law, are held to 
 be expresly excepted from this tack, as if all were 
 particularly enumerate herein and excepted, and that 
 conforme to the appointment of the forsaid Act of 
 ParliameDt jajvic and nynety ffive years (1695). And, 
 sicklyke, excepting fiurtk and from this present tack 
 the excise of drink consumed within the Garrison of 
 Fort- William, conforme to His Majestie's letters there-
 
 136 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 anent, of the daites the twentieth and twenty-seventh 
 
 • laves of February and Aprill jajvic and iivnety-frive 
 years (1695). And, sicklyke, excepting ffurth and 
 from this present tack the excise of drink consumed 
 in Heriott's Hospitall, not exceeding fifeteen pound 
 sterline yearlie during this tack. Which declarations 
 and exceptions are here made that noe abatement 
 may be hereafter craved upon the accounts forsaid, or 
 upon anie other account whatsomever, except in the 
 case of supervenient laws. And it is hereby declaired 
 that the excise of all liquors brouen within the King- 
 dome, hereby sett in tack, that shall be vended and 
 sold upon and after the first day of March ensuing- 
 inclusive, whether brouen befor that tyme or after, 
 shall be included in this present tack. With ftull 
 power to the said Mr. Archbald Dunbarr, his ffactors, 
 servants, and others in his name, to collect, uplift, 
 and receive the forsaid dewties ffrom all and what- 
 somever persons lyable in payment thereof as breuers, 
 importers, retaillers, and venders of the fforsaid 
 liquors. And the said Lords Commissioners of His 
 Majestie's Thesuarie, with advice and consent fforsaid, 
 binds and oblidges them, and their successors in office, 
 to maintain, ffortifie, and defend the said taxman and 
 his forsaids in the peaceable collecting, intromitting 
 with, and uplifting of the fforsaid dewties of excise 
 upon all and other liquours above-mentioned ; and 
 shall cause pairties of horse and ffoot to be furnished
 
 PUBLIC REVENUE '. HOW COLLECTED. 137 
 
 to them to quarter upon the deficients lyable in pay- 
 ment thereof, and that from time to time as they 
 shall be desired thereto by the said taxman and his 
 tforsaids, conform to the rules prescribed by the ffor- 
 said Acts of Parliament."
 
 XVII. RECEPTION OF A CREDITOR BY A 
 ROSS-SHIRE BARONET, 1712. 
 
 We should not like to heave been in partnership 
 with Sir William Gordon, of Invergordon, Baronet 
 and Member of Parliament : — 
 
 "Att Elgin, the tenth day of October Jajvijc and 
 twenty (1720) years, in presence of James Anderson, 
 Writer in Elgin, SherrifF-depute of the SherrirTdome 
 of Elo-in and Forres. 
 
 "The said day compeired Ludovick Gordon, mer- 
 chant in Elgin, in the said shyre, and, being solemnly 
 sworn, maketh oath that he was engadged in the year 
 Jajvijc and twelve (1712), in a company and partiner 
 ship, for herring-fishing, with Sir William Gordon, then 
 designed Delphollie, now designed Inver-Gordon, and 
 that the said Ludovick Gordon, deponent, haveing been 
 considerably advance upon the account of the said part- 
 nership, went in the month of November, or thereby, 
 the said year Javijc and twelve, to the said Sir Wil- 
 liam his dwelling-house of Inverbreckie, in order to 
 adjust his accompts, and to get payment of the bal-
 
 INCEPTION OF A CREDITOR, 1 39 
 
 lance due by the said Sir William to him upon 
 accompt of the said partnership. And depones that, 
 in place of geting payment or clearance of that balance, 
 due to him, the deponent, upon the head of the forsaid 
 partnership, which amounted to eight hundered punds 
 Scots of clear debt by him, the said Sir William, to 
 the deponent for the accompt forsaid, he, the said Sir 
 William, in his own house of Inverbreakie, did upon 
 some day in the said month of November, or therby, 
 in the year Jajvijc twelve, violently fall, by himself 
 and accomplices, upon him the said Ludovick Gordon, 
 the deponent, and, after tearing of his cloaths and 
 geting him. doun to the ground, did by plain south- 
 reifT and robery, bereave him, the deponent, of all his 
 writes and papers about him, the most part whereof 
 concerned the partnership betwixt Sir William Gordon 
 and the deponent, the contents and value whereof did 
 amount to eighteen hundered punds Scots or thereby, 
 for which he, the deponent, never yet got reparation 
 or payment from the said Sir William Gordon, or any 
 in his name, in respect the said Sir William Gordon 
 was a rich and powerfull man, and he, the deponent, 
 not able to prosecute his clame at law to the final con- 
 clusion thereof. And lykewise the deponent farder 
 sayeth and depones that he haveing intended ane 
 action before the Supreem Courts of Scotland, could 
 obtain no redress there, by reason the said Sir William 
 was a Member of Parliament at the time of the com-
 
 140 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 encement and prosecution of the deponent's action, 
 and during the dependency thereof, which obstructed 
 the deponent's obtaining justice in ane ordinary way 
 against him, the said Sir William, before the courts of 
 Scotland. This is truth as he, the said Ludovick, shall 
 answer to God. Lo. Gordon. 
 
 " Solenitur juravie coram, 1 
 " James Anderson. 
 Ja : Fraser, Clk" 
 
 1 We have coined this legal dog-Latin exactly as given in the original.
 
 XVIII. POWER OF THE LAIRD OF A BARONY. 
 
 Unttl the year 1747, every Laird whose lands 
 had been erected into a Barony, was empowered to 
 hold Courts for the trial and punishment of offenders 
 within his barony ; and a dempster (hangman) was 
 part of the Laird's staff. At Gordonston, however, a 
 gallows was considered an unnecessary expense, as 
 the Loch of Spynie was but a mile from the house. 
 In the case after-emoted, the sentence was carried into 
 execution, " and the said Janet went down evacuat- 
 ing curses on her persecutors :"— 
 
 "August 25th, 1679. — The Barron-Court of the 
 Right Worshipfull Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstoune, 
 holden at Drany by John Gordon, his Baillie ; suitts 
 called ; the Court lawfullie fenced and affirmed as 
 use is. 
 
 " The which day Alexander Younge, wiver in the 
 new-toune of Drany, did accuse Janet Grant ffor 
 breaking of his house upon Saboth daye's nicht last 
 by past, being the 22nd instant, ffor stealing and 
 away-taking out of his loome two webs, wherof there 
 was ane of Satinisgobe and ane other of Dornick,
 
 142 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 and carying out of his chist to the corn fields, where 
 she did break it and took out twentie rex-dollars, with 
 six ducat-downes, and six fourtein- shillin pieces, with 
 four pound of small monie, with four rex-dollars with 
 ane ducat-downe in ane purss, with two webs of 
 linin, wherof ther was thirteen cllns in ane web and 
 six ellns in ane other, with two elms and ane half of 
 wakkd pladin. She being taken redd-hand with the 
 Satinisgobe and Dornick webs, with a pairt of the 
 monie, all in her custodie when she was taken, the 
 Judge finds the lybell relivent, and referrs the pro- 
 batione to the knowledge of ane assyze. 
 
 " The persons 1 following, viz., . . . being nominat by 
 the Baillie as asysers, the pannell having no excep- 
 tione, and they being solemly sworn, were admitted 
 upon the said pannell her assyse. The said Janet Grant 
 being examined before the assyse, did eonfes the steal- 
 ing and the away-taking the Dornick web, with two 
 linin webs, with ane Satinisgobe web, with several clews 
 of linin yairn, but denys the twentie rex-dollars, and 
 the six ducat-downes, and the six fourteins, albeit 
 they fell from her with the rest of the things that 
 she threw ffrom her when she was challenged and 
 persued on the night. 
 
 " The assysers above-named being enclosed by 
 themselves, did give in their vcrdick, sealed, by the 
 hand of John James their Chanceller, by which they 
 found the said Janet guiltie of the crimes for which 
 
 1 Fourteen tenants on the estate.
 
 POWER OF THE LAIRD OF A BARONY. 143 
 
 she was accused. Wherupoii the Judge gave sen- 
 tence that she shall be conveyed from thence back 
 to prison, and there to remaine till the morrow, being 
 the 26th instant, and thence to be carried, betwixt 
 2 and 4 o'clock in the afternoon, to the Loch of 
 Spynie, and there to be drowned under water till 
 she be dead." 1 
 
 The fourth Baronet of Gordonston, son of him 
 under whose reign Janet suffered, converted a vault 
 in his house 2 into a laboratory, where he made che- 
 
 1 In January 1700, the Elgin Magistrates paid "the Marschall twentie 
 shillings Scots for scourging two, lugging two, and burning two thieves" — 
 the two latter punishments being, respectively, deprivation of ears, and 
 branding with a hot iron. To show how theft was punished in more 
 modern times, and also to prove that a condemned felon did not then, 
 as now, excite universal sympathy, we cojiy the following from a couple 
 of Edinburgh newspapers : — 
 
 " Yesterday forenoon (9th May 1758), Agnes Blyth, an old offender, 
 was, persuant to the sentence of the Sheriff, whipped through this city, 
 and afterwards banished the country, for hen-stealing. She had bolted 
 herself into the apartment where she was confined, and it was near an 
 hour before she could be got out to receive this part of her sentence, 
 which was performed upon her, lying on a cart." — Caledonian Mercury. 
 
 " Thomas Gordon, condemned to be hanged for sheep- stealing, who 
 was respited, is now (27th March 1782) ordered for execution on Monday 
 next, in consequence of an application of the gentlemen and fanners of 
 Berwickshire, setting forth his abandoned character, and showing how 
 unworthy he was of the Royal clemency." — Buddiman's Week/;/ Mercury. 
 
 2 See Vignette, which represents Gordonston as modernized in 1730, 
 and as it now stands. The windows of the laboratory are the two on 
 the extreme left of the door. The house faces the north, and is situated 
 on low ground, but the rooms on the second and third storeys are excel- 
 lent, and the drawing-room is a magnificent apartment, with six windows 
 facing tire south.
 
 144 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 mical experiment, s during dark nights, and the blaze 
 of light proceeding from the grated windows terrified 
 the country people, who thought that he was in league 
 with the devil. It was generally believed that Sir 
 Robert had no shadow ; that, having studied Black 
 Art at Rome, where the devil yearly entered the school 
 and seized the student who got last to the door, young 
 Gordon, when about to be captured, had — by pointing 
 to his shadow, and exclaiming " Take that fellow 
 behind me!" — cheated His Satanic Majesty, and 
 saved his person at the expense of his shadow. Of 
 course this Baronet had a prison in his house ; it is 
 thus described in a memorial presented to the Court 
 of Session in 1740, by the friends of Alexander 
 Leslie, a tenant on the estate : — 
 
 " Leslie was dragged and carried a prisoner to 
 Gordonston, and put in a prison, which, in place of 
 being a civil prison, is a most nasty dark vault with 
 an iron grate, having neither door, window, nor 
 chimney, and where he lies in a cold and most miser- 
 able condition, and is in much danger of his life, for if 
 it were in winter time, he behoved to have a foot or 
 two of stones for keeping him from the water, because 
 the vault is under ground about two feet. . . . The 
 following facts arc informed on, which, if necessary, 
 can be proven, viz., Janet Grant, servant to James 
 Forsyth in Crossbill, was, without reason, put into the 
 l*it at Gordonston. who died in short, time after
 
 POWER OF THE LAIRD OF A BARONY. 145 
 
 coming out. Margaret Collie, spouse to Alexander 
 Grant, in JMuir of Drainy, was incarcerated, with- 
 out any warrant, for taking the head of a ling out of 
 a midden or dunghill, which the woman thought was 
 good for curing the gout. 1 James Marshall, James 
 Robertson, and William Robertson, three skippers in 
 Covesea, a fisher-town of Sir Robert's, were appointed 
 and kept in the stocks a whole night, without any just 
 cause assigned, and had not the privilege of a house, 
 but were confined, in the open air, in a back close, 
 in a wild and stormy night ; and the said James Mar- 
 shall was thereafter put another time in prison, in 
 a most nasty pit far below ground, where he lay 
 several days, and a short time thereafter died, and, 
 upon his deathbed declared the imprisonment to be 
 the reason of his death, which happened about a fort- 
 night thereafter ; and James Marshall, his son, was 
 also imprisoned without any cause, and died also some 
 time thereafter." 
 
 Sir Robert not only tyrannized over his dependants, 
 but also harassed his equals. When the wind blew 
 
 1 To the above cure for gout we add an equally agreeable one for a 
 cold ; premising that " slettars" are found under stones, and belong to 
 the wood-louse tribe: — "Doctor Clark's directions to Sir Robert Gor- 
 don's son. Edinburgh, May 20, 1739. — Give him, twice a day, the juice 
 of twenty slettars, squeezed through a muslin rag, in whey : to be con- 
 tinued while he has any remains of the cough." 
 
 K
 
 14G SOCIAL LIFE IX FORMER DAYS. 
 
 from the east he ploughed up the sand, on a piece of 
 poor laud, so as to injure the property of his neigh- 
 bour, Dunbar of Newton, but, as it blows more 
 frequently from the west, Newton repaid him with 
 interest. 
 
 An extract from a lawyer's letter, dated Edinburgh, 
 18th January 1750, shows how " The Lyon"- -Brodie 
 of Brodie, — was attacked : — 
 
 " The Lord Lyon is informed that Sir Robert Gor- 
 don is building a dovecoat on the muir, closs by his 
 march, next adjacent to the lands of Kinnedar, which 
 he apprehends is in imulation and to the prejudice of 
 his land interest, because Sir Robert's doves in that 
 dovecoat will be fedd by the Lyon's tennants' corns, 
 especially the pease of Kinnedar, in respect Sir Robert's 
 lands do mostly ly far to the north-west, and a great 
 distance from his dovecoat. He is also informed that 
 Sir Robert has already upon his lands of Drainy and 
 Gordonstoun three other separate dovecoats ; and this 
 fourth 1 is an iniquous burden levelled at the Lyon. 
 You know the bounds, and I am desired to entreat of 
 you to inform me of the facts." 
 
 1 It was formerly believed that if a person wished Ins wife to die, he 
 insured success by building a pigeomhouse. Lady Gordon was detested 
 by her husband, hut notwithstanding this fourth " dovecoat," her Lady- 
 ship outlived him many years.
 
 XIX. GARDENS AND PLANTATIONS. 
 
 Morayshire is celebrated for the amenity of its 
 climate ; peaches, apricots, etc., ripen on open walls, 
 and pears 1 of every variety come to perfection. 
 
 Passing over, as unintelligible to most readers, a 
 contract between Alexander Dunbar, Dean of Moray, 
 and his gardeners, dated 7th November 1566, in which 
 it is agreed that the latter shall " labor the gryt 
 orcheart and garclings of the said Dene's manss 
 within the Channorie of Elgin, indewring the space 
 of thrie yeirs, and sail dycht and sned all the tries, 
 and sail gude theme with sufficient muk. . . . for the 
 which the saids Alexr. and Jolme" (the gardeners) 
 " sail have the taill at the end of the orcheart, to be 
 usit be thaim to their utelitie and profeit," we come 
 to more modern times, commencing with a letter, 
 written, most probably, by a clergyman, residing at 
 Murehouse, near Edinburgh : — 
 
 1 On the 19th October 1852, the Horticultural Society of London 
 awarded its first prize to the gardener at Duffus House, near Elgin, for 
 ten varieties of the finest new dessert-pears ; subsequently a baking-pear 
 from the same garden was exhibited, it weighed two pounds and eight 
 ounces.
 
 148 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 •• ffor the L.\ inn of Gordon etoun. 
 
 '■ Mi'KKllOL'SK, jfehnmrir 18, 1GS1. 
 
 " Sir,- — In complyance to yours, I have caused de- 
 liver to your servant, a dozen or foureteen grafts of 
 the Great-Ked-Straik aple, foure of the Great-French- 
 Rubie aple, some of the Gray Pepin, some of the 
 Great-Summer-Bon-Chrestien pearc, some of the Great- 
 French -Bergamot peare, some of the Longueville peare, 
 and severall other of the best peares and aples I have, 
 whose names I cannot tell, my gardner not being at 
 home, but they are all excellent fruits. Those that I 
 know, are bound up together with their naimes, and 
 carefully wrapt up in ane hay rope, which I heartily 
 wish may hold, and have good successe with you, as 
 they do here ; so I remayne, Sir, your humble ser- 
 vant, 
 
 "Mr. J. Hunter." 
 
 "Account of Garden Seeds, Garden Toolls, &c, 
 furnished to Sir Robert Gordon by William Miller, 1 
 December 18th, 1718 : — 
 
 Sterling. 
 
 2 ounces Silver-Firr seed, .... .£00 04 00 
 4 ounces Great-Pine, ... . 00 02 00 
 
 4 ounces Cypruss, . . . . • . 00 04 00 
 
 1 Mr. Miller rented the royal gardens at Holyrood ; in the year 1729 
 he supplied Dunbar of Thunderton with "two hundred and forty fruit 
 trees of the finest kinds," which, however, he had procured from London.
 
 GARDENS AND PLANTATIONS. 
 
 149 
 
 4 ounces. Pynaster, 
 
 2 ounces Pitch-Firr, . 
 
 8 pound Lym-Tree seed, wherof 4 pound and 
 10 ounces but yet furnished, 
 
 8 pound Yew-Tree seed, 
 
 6 pound Scots-Firr, . 
 
 14 pound French-Furzz, 
 
 1000 Hors-Chesnutts, 
 
 1 bushell of Walnutts, 
 
 1 bushell of Chesnutts, 
 
 8 pecks Holley-Berries, 
 
 1 peck Filberd-Nutts, 
 
 2| pound Hornbeam seed, 
 
 | pound Apple seed, not yet sent, 
 
 h pound Pear seed, not yet furnished, 
 
 4 bushels of Ackorns, 
 
 1 parcell of Ellem seed, cost me 
 
 Three Dozen of largest Garden-Spades, 
 
 Three Syths, . 
 
 One longest Garden-Line, 
 
 Peas (8 varieties). Beans (three do.) Radish (2 
 do.) Onion (2 do.) Turnip (2 do.) Cabage 
 (4 do.) Letuce (3 do.) Leek. Parsneep. 
 Carrot. Colliflower. Sweet-Majorum. Beet- 
 rave. Sellery. Pompion and Gourd. Cress. 
 Coucumer of severall sorts. Melon. Purpie. 
 Charvill. Smooth Spinage. Shellot. Persly. 
 Clairie. Sumer and Winter Savory. Thym, 
 and Beet Chord. 
 
 £00 
 
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 ratehj entered in 
 
 
 £30 09 00"
 
 L50 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMES DAYS. 
 
 We think that the gardener got a free house, but 
 had to provide himself with food out of his wages, 
 which amounted to twelve pounds and ten shillings, 
 sterling : — 
 
 ' J, James Ramsay, gardiner at Gordonstoun, hereby 
 grant me to have received from George Kay, ffactor 
 to Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun, the sume of 
 One Hundred and Fiftie Pounds, Scots money, and 
 that as my fee and wages due to me 'twixt Martimas 
 seventeen hundred and twentie three, to Marti- 
 mas seventeen hundred and twentie four years, 
 whereof I discharge the said Sir Robert Gordon 
 and all others concerned. In witness whereof, I 
 have subscrived thir presents at Dranie, on the 
 first day of March seventeen hundred and twentie 
 four years. 
 
 "James Ramsay." 
 
 Mr. Miller evidently belonged to the Society of 
 Friends : — 
 
 To Sir Kobeht Gordon, of Gordonston, Barronett, 
 Shire of Murray. 
 
 "Abbk\ of Edinburgh, 2-i/A 8ber 1739. 
 
 " Sir Robert, — My last to thee was of the 2nd 
 February, by post, to which referrs ; since, non from
 
 GARDENS AND PLANTATIONS. 151 
 
 thee, although I had cause to expect by thy letter to 
 me, of the 2nd January 1738, that thou was to remitt 
 payment of thy account in November or December 
 that year ; but never being favoured with any return 
 from thee since said time, makes me think it has 
 escaped thy memory, or that thou has not received 
 mine of said date, wherein I hope the scruples thou 
 had to David Anderson, anent my account, was re- 
 moved. And, as accounts when they ly long over, ar 
 apt to be forgot, must request the favour thou will 
 write to David Anderson, thy factor, to pay me ; and 
 if it does not suit thy conveniency to make a remit- 
 tance soon, may please atest the account and send me, 
 to be payed twelve months hence, or longer if thou 
 thinks fitt, becaws I would be loath to desire thee to 
 incommode thyself on my account, not being forgetful 
 of thy pointed payments made me formerly, although 
 I am no profiter of this current account, wer it even 
 paycl at this time, being, of the four years due, only 
 fiveteen pounds, thirteen shillings, and five pence 
 sterling therof for garden seeds, the rest of the 
 artickles therein being garden-toolls, grass-seeds, and 
 tree-seeds, which comes to sixty pounds three shillings 
 and seven pence sterling, which I get very litle profit 
 by, although payd at furnishing as I charge them to 
 thee ; neither did I ever demand the vallue of one 
 farthing more from thee, for any artickle sent, than 
 others payd me ready money. In expectation, at
 
 152 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 receipt of this, thou will drop me two lines signifying 
 compliance with my above, just and equitable, de- 
 mands, I will take to be a great favour done thy 
 obliged friend, 
 
 " William Millar, Junr. 
 
 The following letter is from the celebrated Lord 
 Karnes : — 
 
 " Geokge Cdmmixg, Esqr. 
 of Akyre, Forres. 
 
 "Edinburgh, 16th December L763. 
 
 " My dear Sir, — Ever since I came to Town, I 
 have scarse had a spare moment for writing my 
 thoughts upon the papers you put into my hand at 
 Moy ; nor was I much concerned, for you have arrived 
 at the golden age of patience, and you have a quality 
 original, which required not age to ripen, and which 
 is, that being a trusty friend yourself, you will 
 not be apt to suspect your friends of unkindness or 
 neglect. 
 
 "With respect to the projected regulations for pre- 
 venting the destroying of trees by muir-burn, the very 
 first, of confining muir-burn to the months of Decem- 
 ber, January, and February, is ill-contrived. To dis 
 charge muir-burn altogether, would be only rigid and 
 severe, but to allow it in appearance and discharge it
 
 GARDENS AND PLANTATIONS. 153 
 
 in reality, is both severe and ridiculous. It is not 
 once in fifty years that the ground is dry enough to 
 admit muirs to be burned in these winter months ; it 
 seldom can be got done in March, which forces people 
 to delay often till the month of May. At the same 
 time, there is an easy method for protecting trees 
 from muir-burn, and that is, to destroy the heather 
 for twenty or thirty yards round the wood, by plow- 
 ing or otherways ; and if lime or dung can be obtained, 
 to make grass grow, all trouble or difficulty is at an 
 end. We have already more than enough of penal 
 statutes in this kingdom. 
 
 " In the other paper, for preserving of growing timber, 
 the corrections proposed, of the laws in being, are not 
 worthy of a new statute, because they are within the 
 power of the Court of Session. The only new article 
 is that which ordaines the Judges to finish the process 
 within a calander month. The man who contrived 
 this article must be a novice in law. Such regulations 
 have been often attempted in different countries, but 
 ignorantly and without success. For no man can say, 
 when a process commences, when it ought to end ; 
 for no man can forsee what proofs, what expiscations, 
 may be necessary in order to do justice. In short, 
 this is a Gothic thought, resembling much that of 
 Procrustes the giant, who, instead of accommodating 
 his bed to his guests, shortened or lengthened his 
 guests to his lied ; instead of making time yield to
 
 154 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 business, it is making business, however extensive, 
 yield to time. 
 
 " My good friend, Squire Cumming, I shall be in the 
 midst of your house, the first time I go to Inverness ; 
 in the meantime I am flaithfully yours. 
 
 " Henry Home."
 
 XX. HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES AND 
 SERVANTS' WAGES. 
 
 Considering the extent of the Gordonston Estate, 
 and the size of the House (see Vignette), the Baronet 
 seems to have kept his wife, children, and servants on 
 rather a short allowance : — 
 
 " Sir Robert Gordon's allowance for his Lady and 
 ffamily, from December 14th 1740 to December 14th 
 1741 :— 
 
 Imprimis, to 36 bolls Malt, at 8 shillings and 4 
 pence per boll, ..... 
 
 Item, to 36 bolls Meal, at same price, 
 
 Item, to 10 bolls Wheat, at 13 shillings and 4 
 pence per boll, 
 
 Item, to 12 Beeves, at £1 per piece, . 
 
 Item, to Meal to servants without doors, . 
 
 Item, to Servants Wages within and without 
 doors, ....... 
 
 Item, to Cash instantly delivered, . 
 
 Item, to be paid monthly, £4, 4, 
 
 Sterl-ing. 
 £ s. d. 
 
 15 
 
 15 
 
 6 13 4 
 
 12 
 
 9 7 6 
 
 41 5 
 
 50 6 2 
 
 50 8 
 
 £200 0"
 
 L56 
 
 social LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 "Servants Wages, 1741 :- 
 
 Imprimis, to two Gentlewomen, 
 Item, to live Maids, . 
 Item, to two Cooks, . 
 Item, to two Porters, . 
 Item, to Robin's Servant, 
 Item, to the Groom, . 
 Item, to the Neghbour, 
 Item, to three Out-Servants, 
 Item, to two Herds, 1 . 
 
 Sterling. 
 
 £ 8. d. 
 
 K) 
 
 5 
 
 G 
 
 8 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 G 
 
 8 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 G 
 
 8 
 
 £41 5 0" 
 
 The two gentlewomen mentioned above, probably 
 the housekeeper and the lady's-maid, had been en- 
 gaged in the south, and had ridden on horseback 
 from Kinghorn, in Fifeshire, to Gordonston, but 
 which of them sat on the pillion behind Mr. Kenety 
 we cannot tell : - 
 
 "(Joruonstone, December 2 n.l ', 1736. 
 
 " I, Henry Kenety, in Kingorne, grants me to have 
 receivid from Sir Robert Gordon, twenty-seven pund 
 fifteen sliding Scots, as two hors hire, whereof one 
 
 1 There is an interesting paper relating to the wages of farm-servants, 
 at pp. 97, 9S of former series ; its value, however, Mould have been 
 greater had it informed us in what money the wages were paid, if it 
 represented the yearly total, and if board and lodging were included ; the 
 original document is silent on all these particulars, hut we think that the 
 money was Scots, that the yearly total was meant, and that board mid 
 Lodging were included.
 
 SERVANTS WAGES. 157 
 
 double, betwixt Kingorne and Gordonstone, for carry- 
 ing North two Gentlewomen to the Lady Gordon. 
 
 " Hendrie Kenety." 
 
 Alarming rise in wages :— 
 
 " To Mrs. Prisoilla Vauhan, Housekeeper. 
 
 " London, 15th May 1758. 
 
 " I desire you will go by the first ship, to the Mur- 
 ray firth, and from the part you land at, to my house 
 at Gordonstoun, where my stuart will order what is 
 necessary for you. The wedges, including tea and 
 suggar, &c, is to be seven pounds a year, or at that 
 rate, from the time you arrive at my house, — I 
 
 am, &c. 
 
 " Robert Gordon." 
 
 " I, Peter Rattery, Cook to Sir Robert Gordon of 
 Gordon stown, Bart., grants me to have receaved from 
 John Gordon, Writer in Elgin, factor to the said Sir 
 Robert, the sum of Three Pound, Thirteen Shillings, 
 and Sixpence, Sterling money, as the agreed wages 
 payable by the said Sir Robert Gordon to me, for 
 serving him as Cook from Whitsunday to Marti- 
 mass Javijc fifty nine years (1759). 
 
 "Peter Rattery."
 
 XXL RAISING MEN FOE THE ARMY. 
 
 In former days, when a gentleman got a commis- 
 sion in the army, he had to raise a certain number of 
 men ; if he failed to do so, the commission was can- 
 celled. An application to the celebrated Simon, Lord 
 Lovat, to assist a kinsman in his recruiting, elicited 
 the following characteristic reply from his Lordship, 
 who was then in the seventy-eighth year of his age, 
 and who, in little more than two years thereafter, 
 was executed on Tower-hill, for participation in the 
 Rebellion of 1745-6 :- 
 
 " To the Honourable Captain George Gumming, 
 
 Son to the Laird of Altyr, &c. Att the House of Altyr. 
 
 " Beaufort, 1st March 1745. 
 
 " My dear Cusin, — I received with vast pleasure the 
 honor of your very kind, polite, and oblidgeing well- 
 writt letter, for which I give you my most sincere 
 humble thanks. I was much rejoyced when I heard 
 that you was preferred to a good post in the army, 
 and I wish from my heart and soul that you may be 
 a Generall before you die. It gives me exceeding 
 great pleasure to know that you and my dear cusin-
 
 RAISING MEN' FOR THE ARMY. 159 
 
 the Laird of Altyr — your worthy father, and all your 
 family are in perfect health ; I wish the continuance 
 of it as I do my own, and I beg leave to asure you, 
 and them, of my most affectionate respects and best 
 wishes, in which my daughter, Sibie, 1 joins me, who is 
 the only child I have with me ; and all the rest of 
 my children, who are absent, are in perfect health. 
 
 " Now, my dear Cusin, to come to the essential 
 request of your letter, I am extreamly sorry and 
 troubled that it is not in my power to serve you as I 
 would wish ; some years ago it would be no strait 
 upon me to give you a dozen of such men as you ask, 
 but, if it was to save my life, I could not pitch this 
 day upon half a dozen, among all my common 
 people, of the size that you desire, for there is no 
 country in Scotland so drained of men of size as mine 
 is. The reason is plain, for when I was cashired, 2 by 
 ane order that was without example in Europe — that 
 ane old officer should be broke without the least fault 
 being attribute to him, and then ordered to give in 
 my Company of a hundred men of my own (to stran- 
 gers), who had only engaged with me for the love they 
 had to me as their Chief, and, besides those that I was 
 oblidged to give in to make up my Lord Crawford's 
 regiment, now Semple's, there were ffifty more Frasers 
 
 1 Syljella, his Lordship's second daughter. 
 
 2 Having reasons to suspect his loyalt\', Government had considered 
 it prudent to deprive his Lordship of Ins command, and to draft his men 
 into other regiments.
 
 I 111) SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 in the other few Companys, so that in Semple's regi- 
 ment, when they went out of Scotland, they had two 
 hundred Erasers in it, and out of the estate of Lovat, 
 and all of them pretty hansome fellows about the size 
 that you want, and fifty of them above it, so that 
 there is no such thing to be now seen as a man of the 
 size that you desire, among my common people, except 
 it be a few old married men. 
 
 "However, dear Cusin, I will do all in my power to 
 serve you ; I will give orders to all my Baillies and 
 Chamberlains on this side of Lochness, and likewise 
 to my Baillies and Chamberlains in Stratherick and 
 Abertarff, to speak to all the gentlemen's children, of 
 the size vou want, and let them know the hansome 
 offers you make ; and it will oblidge me mightily if 
 they engage with you, and I will give them ane obli 
 gation, under my hand, to give them any tack of land 
 that they are capable of when they come home with 
 their discharge. This, dear Cusin, is all 1 can do for 
 you if you was my own brother. 
 
 " When any of my young people grows up to be of 
 the size you want, if you have any use for them, you 
 shall have them before any Officer that comes, for 
 Recruits, to the North of Scotland ; and vou shall 
 always find me, with a very sincere esteem and respect, 
 dear Captain, your most affectionate Cusin, and most 
 obedient and most faithful] humble servant, 
 
 " Lovat."
 
 RAISING MEN FOB THE ARMY. 161 
 
 " P.S. — 1 beleiveyou will not l>e ill pleased to know 
 that I have kept my health better since the beginning 
 of Jully last, than I have done these thirty years past, 
 and notwithstanding of this extraordinary severe storm, 
 that I do realy believe that the like of it was never 
 seen in this country. I take the cold bath every day, 
 and, since I cannot go abroad, use the exercise of 
 dancing every day with my daughter and others 
 that are here with me, and I can dance as cleverly 
 as 1 have done these ten years past." 
 
 The Regiment in which Captain Dunbar obtained 
 a commission, was commanded by Colonel Staats Long 
 Morris, husband of Catherine, Duchess Dowager of 
 Gordon, and in it her Grace's sons — Alexander, fourth 
 Duke of Gordon, and his two brothers — held com- 
 missions, respectively, as Captain, Lieutenant, and 
 Ensign. 
 
 To his Chamberlain in the county of Inverness, the 
 Earl of Moray wrote as follows : — 
 
 " Dunibristle, 27th Dcce7tiber 1759. 
 
 " Mr. Mackintosh, — As Mr. Dunbar of Duffus his 
 son has gott a Commission in Collonel Morris's Batal- 
 lion, he will immeadeatly sett about recruiting, and 
 altho I am informed that Drumaglash 1 has got a 
 
 1 William Magillivray of Dnnmaglass. His elder brother, Alexander, 
 Lad been killed at the battle of Culloden, where he commanded the 
 Mackintoshes.
 
 L62 so.l.M. LIFE IN FOBMEB DAYS. 
 
 Company in said Batallion, I do call upon you, and 
 all those under your care who pretend freindship and 
 regaird for me and my family, to be aiding and 
 assisting to Captain Dunbar ; and if any other recruit- 
 ing party or officer should interfeer with him, I desire 
 that my weight may be thro wen into Captain Dun- 
 bar's scale, where the terms are equall ; and if I hear 
 (and hear I will) that, after you receive this letter, any 
 recruits are gone out of the Lordship of Petty, and not 
 into Captain Dunbar's Company, 1 will not easily 
 forgett nor forgive it to those who have had the 
 smallest hand in contributing towards it. 
 
 " You may let my vassals know that they cannot 
 come to me with a stronger claim to my freindship 
 than by giving me a proof that they deserve it, by 
 giving substantial assistance to Captain Dunbar in his 
 recruiting service, notwithstanding the pretext of 
 Drumaglash his company. 
 
 " Be active in this affair, as you wish to oblige your 
 
 assured freind, 
 
 " Moray." 
 
 We have seen by the above that commissions in 
 the army were not obtained without great influence 
 and considerable exertion ; to show how it fared with 
 a young officer, a few years after he had got \\\> 
 much-coveted commission, we tnve an extract from
 
 RAISING MEN FOR THE A.RMY. L63 
 
 a letter, dated Madras, 4th March L807, and addressed 
 to Sir Archibald Dunbar of Northfield. It relates to 
 the Baronet's only brother, Lieutenant John Dunbar, 
 78th Highlanders, a prisoner of war, on parole :— 
 
 " Your poor brother is still unexchanged, and resid 
 ing for cheapness at Pondichery, rather in distressed 
 circumstances, his little pay being hardly equal to 
 procure him the first necessaries of life, owing to the 
 unusual dearncss of everything, occasioned by an 
 impending famine. When he first arrived at Madras 
 he came immediately to see me, but as we had not 
 met for many years, and he was greatly disfigured 
 and badly clothed (having walked and rode some 
 hundred miles in the scorching sun), it was some time 
 before I could recognise my old schoolfellow. The 
 French, it seems, had taken everything from him, or 
 rather had suffered him and several other officers to 
 be plundered in a most shameful manner, so that, 
 poor fellow ! he had nothing remaining but a scanty 
 bundle of tattered cloathes, his feet blistered, and 
 partly uncovered from the badness of his only pair 
 of half boots, — and without any hat."
 
 XXII. ELGIN BURGH POLITICS ; ABDUCTION 
 
 OF MAGISTRATES AND IRRUPTION 
 
 OF HIGHLANDERS. 
 
 The events narrated in Mr. Young's letter are 
 comparatively modern, but they exhibit a state of 
 social life such as can never be again witnessed : — 
 
 " Captain Dunbar Dunbar, of Sea Park, Forres. 
 
 "Elgin, 8<A January 18C6. 
 
 " My dear Sir, — After the Union of Scotland with 
 England, and until \\\a passing of the Reform Bill, 
 Elgin was associated with the Burghs of Banff, In- 
 verury, Kintore, and Cullen in returning a Member 
 to the British Parliament ; the Town-Council of each 
 burgh choosing a delegate to represent the commu- 
 nity; and each town, in rotation, being the returning- 
 burgh, where the delegates met, and where the 
 elect ion of the Member was made. Banff early fell 
 under the power of the Earl of Fife, Cullen under 
 the Earl of Findlater, and Inverury and Kintore 
 under the Earl of Kintore, but Elgin was peculiarly
 
 ELGIN BURGH POLITICS. 165 
 
 situated, and became at different periods a prey 
 to Gordon, Duff', Grant, or Findlater influence. It 
 thus therefore often turned the election, and was, in 
 consequence, of considerable importance to contending 
 factions. 
 
 " After a Nobleman or Gentleman had got the 
 command of a burgh, it was a matter of some diffi- 
 culty to retain it ; the Magistrates and Councillors had 
 to get constant favours — to be feasted and petted ; a 
 slight, or supposed injury, to a Magistrate, or even to 
 a Deacon, 1 might result in the loss of the burgh, and 
 therefore it was necessary to have some confidential 
 gentleman in every town to attend to the interest of 
 the Patron, and to see that the civic rulers were kept 
 in good humour. By some supposed slight or insult 
 Lord Kintore lost the burgh of Inverury, which there- 
 after placed itself at Lord Fife's disposal. The Earl 
 of Fife had thus the command of Banff and Inverury, 
 Lord Kintore had Kintore, and Lord Findlater had 
 Cullen ; to secure Elgin was, therefore, the grand aim 
 of each of these noblemen. By the management of 
 friends, Elgin had been for a long time at the disposal 
 of the Earl of Findlater, so his Lordship and the Earl 
 of Kintore having the command of three burghs, had 
 returned the Members alternately ; thus, in the year 
 1812, Lord Kintore returned his friend, Patrick Milne 
 of Crimonmogate, as Member ; and in 181 8, the Earl 
 
 1 The Chairman of an Incorporated Trade.
 
 ] 66 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMEE DAYS. 
 
 of Seafield (who had succeeded to the Findlater 
 estates) returned Mr. Robert Grant. 1 
 
 On 29th January 1820, King George in. died. This 
 of course caused a General Election, and writs were 
 immediately issued for a new Parliament. Had Mr. 
 Grant continued to stand, he might probably have 
 been elected without much opposition, as he was a 
 man of repute ; but having heard that General Dull', 
 brother of the Earl of Fife, was to be brought forward 
 against him, lie declined a contest, and accepted a 
 quiet English burgh, provided for him by Govern- 
 ment, so Lord Kintore then brought forward Archi- 
 bald Farquharson of Finzean, a person little known 
 in the district, and quite unfit for the discharge of 
 Parliamentary duties. At this juncture Banff and 
 Inverury were in the Fife interest, and Cullen and 
 Ivintore in that of Lords Seafield and Kintore, but 
 Elgin was doubtful, and consequently the point of 
 contention. 
 
 " In the absence of the Provost, who was then in 
 Edinburgh, the Sheriff's precept was issued to Bailie 
 Francis Taylor, acting Chief Magistrate, ordering him 
 to call a meeting of Council on Wednesday the 15th 
 of March, to elect a delegate, as their representative 
 at Cullen, the returning burgh, to vote for a member 
 of Parliament. 
 
 1 Alterwards Sir Robert Grant, Governor "t Bombay. Hi* elder 
 brother was the late Lord Glenelg.
 
 ELGIN BURGH POLITICS. 167 
 
 " General Duff started against Mr. Farquharson ; the 
 
 Earl of Fife came to Elo-in and waited on the Maais 
 t rates and Councillors with such success that he pre- 
 vailed on seven out of the seventeen, to declare for his 
 brother the General ; the Provost being absent and 
 Bailie Innes 1 professing strict neutrality, the Coun- 
 cil was thus divided by eight to seven, so that the 
 election might probably have been determined in 
 favour of Mr. Farquharson, by a single vote, had not 
 Lord Fife, by presenting dresses to the ladies, giving 
 gowns, shawls, bonnets, rings, etc., to the wives and 
 daughters of the tradesmen, scattering money amongst 
 the people, and acting courteously to all, carried every- 
 thing in the way of general popularity before him. 
 Matters continued on this footing for about a fort- 
 night, and the feelings of both parties in the town 
 became excited to the utmost dearec — the Grants 2 
 were under the greatest anxiety lest the burgh, and 
 with it the election, should be lost, and the Duffs were 
 proportionally elated. 
 
 "Attempts were made by the Grant party, but 
 without success, to kidnap Messrs. Lewis Anderson 
 and James Culbard, two of Lord Fife's supporters. This 
 roused the Duffs, who, on the morning of Saturday 
 
 1 The worthy Bailie was universally known as "Phoenix," he being 
 agent for the Insurance Company hearing that name. 
 
 '-' The supporters of the Seafield ami Fife interests were respectively 
 known as Grants and Duffs.
 
 L68 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMEE DAYS. 
 
 1 1 tli March, seized Mr. Robert Dick (a Merchant- 
 < louncillor, in the Grant interest), at his own shop-door, 
 carried him to Mackenzie's Inn in the neighbourhood, 
 put him into a post-chaise which was in waiting, and 
 in which, guarded by a couple of men, he was driven 
 to Burghead, and from thence, in a boat which was in 
 readiness to receive him, transported to the opposite 
 coast, and landed on the pier at Dunrobin. There 
 being several Morayshire gentlemen in Sutherland, 
 Mr. Dick was immediately set at liberty, and he was 
 asked if he wished to return home, but, being 
 hospitably entertained, he said that the two lads had 
 I teen very kind to him and that he would not part 
 from them ; so, after a few days' enjoyment, the 
 three started leisurely, by land, for Elgin, where 
 they arrived too late for the election of a delegate. 
 
 " On the same Saturday, Bailie Francis Taylor, 
 acting Chief Magistrate, when taking his morning 
 walk, was captured at his garden-gate by a party of 
 the Duffs, carried to Bishopmill, 1 put into a post- 
 chaise, and conveyed to the seaside, where an open 
 boal was procured to transport him and two of his 
 captors to Sutherland, but a storm and head wind 
 having got up, they were seventeen hours on the 
 passage, and, after nearly losing their lives, they with 
 the utmost difficulty got into the harbour of Brora. 
 The l>ailie received every attention in Sutherland, 
 
 1 A village in the vicinity
 
 ELGIN BUHGH POLITICS. 169 
 
 made his way liome very slowly, by laud, and arrived 
 at Elgin too late for the election of a delegate. 
 
 " In consequence of these transactions, Elgin got 
 into a most excited state, and, on the morning of 
 Sunday 12th March, Lady xVnn Grant 1 despatched an 
 express to Strathspey for a body of Highlanders to 
 guard Grant Lodge (where her mentally-afflicted 
 brother, Lord Seafield, resided under her care), or to 
 act as circumstances might require. The express 
 reached Cromdale as the congregation were leaving 
 the church, and about three hundred men immediately 
 started for Elgin ; expresses being sent for others to 
 follow. The first band reached Aberlour at a late 
 hour in the night, when a respectable tenant of Lord 
 Fife's, suspecting the cause, or being alarmed at such 
 a body of men passing down Speyside, despatched his 
 son on horseback to alarm Lord Fife and the peoj)le 
 of Elgin. The horseman, with some difficulty, passed 
 the Grant retainers, reached Elgin long before them, 
 and immediately waited on the principal gentlemen 
 friendly to the Duff cause, who sent out drums, bugles, 
 etc., to arouse the towm's-people. All armed them- 
 selves with staves, bludgeons, rusty swords, and other 
 weapons ; and the Magistrates and Councillors favour- 
 able to the Fife interest were lodged in Mackenzie's 
 
 1 This noble Lady was, from her talents and position, the strength of 
 the Grant party in Elgin ; and in Strathspey — the country of the Grant 
 < 'Ian — her Ladyship was regarded as The Chief.
 
 170 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 Inn, carefully guarded by men, who were relieved 
 at intervals. 
 
 "The first band of the Highlanders arrived near 
 Elgin about 3 o'clock in the morning, and were drawn 
 up there by their leader, who, finding that the in- 
 habitants were in a state of preparation, did not enter 
 the town, but marched direct to Grant Lodge. In the 
 course of the morning other divisions arrived ; and i 
 recollect perfectly, when a boy (going to school about 
 7 o'clock that morning), seeing large bands arriving 
 and the towns-people looking on. Provisions were 
 prepared on the lawn at Grant Lodge for the party ; 
 and it must have been a serious business to feed 
 seven hundred men who had made so lono; a, 
 journey. 
 
 " The alarm in the town continued very great ; all 
 the able-bodied inhabitants were kept ready for what- 
 ever might occur. In the course of the forenoon Lord 
 Fife's tenantry in the adjacent districts, and also men 
 from the sea-coast, came into Elgin armed with sticks, 
 so that probably there were fifteen hundred men ready 
 for battle. 
 
 " It was almost certain- that, should the Highlanders 
 remain till night, and get drink, which was going 
 freely in all quarters, a battle must ensue ; so the 
 Sheriff of the county, accompanied by the parochial 
 clergy of the town, waited od Lady Ann Grant, and 
 urged nn her the absolute necessity of ordering (he
 
 ELGIN BURGH POLITICS. 171 
 
 Highlanders to decamp at once. Her Ladyship, after 
 being assured by the Sheriff that special constables 
 would be sworn in to preserve the peace on both 
 sides, consented ; the Highlanders were despatched 
 home, in the afternoon, by a different route from that 
 by which they came ; and special constables patrolled 
 the town. 
 
 " During the evening, however, suspicions arose 
 that the Highlanders had not returned to Strathspey, 
 but were lurking in the neighbouring woods, ready to 
 enter the town at night, in order to carry off Lord 
 Fife's supporters in the Council ; the inhabitants, 
 therefore, resolved to watch all night and to illuminate 
 the town, so that no stranger could enter without 
 being seen ; an extensive illumination took place, and 
 many of the Grant party were obliged to light up 
 their houses in order to prevent their windows being- 
 broken. The excitement continued during the two 
 following days — Tuesday and Wednesday, the latter 
 was that appointed for electing a delegate, and on 
 it (neither the Grant Councillor nor Bailie having 
 as yet returned from Sutherland) the Fife party met 
 alone, and noniinated a delegate to represent them at 
 Cullen ; this of course was not a legal proceeding, 
 there being only a minority of the Magistrates and 
 Councillors, and no Town Clerk, present. After 
 Bailie Taylor's return from Sutherland, the Town 
 Council met on the 25th March, when the Bailie
 
 172 SOCIAL LIFE IN FORMER DAYS. 
 
 stated that, in consequence of his having been carried 
 off, he had been unable to obey the Sheriff's precept 
 ordering him to call the Council together to elect a 
 delegate ; the Council met again on the 28th of the 
 same month, after which nothing is recorded for a 
 considerable time, so the meetings in the interval 
 must have been party oiks. 
 
 " During the absence of Robert Dick in Sutherland, 
 his wife and daughter had been brought over to the 
 Fife interest, and the Councillor on his return was 
 easily persuaded to follow their example ; he recon- 
 ciled himself to this on the ground that although he 
 had promised to vote for Mr. Robert Grant, he had 
 not promised to support Mr. Farquharson, and that 
 therefore he was free to vote for General Duff. The 
 Council was consequently equally divided, ' Phoenix ' 
 standing neutral, but the Provost, who had* returned 
 from Edinburgh, and who was a supporter of the 
 ( J rant interest, had both a deliberative and a easting 
 vote, so after sundry protests and legal discussions, it 
 was found that Mr. Farquharson was duly elected by 
 the Provost's casting vote. Parliament met on 21st 
 April, and Mr. Farquharson's title was* sustained ; it 
 was a very stormy session, Queen ( 'aroline's trial, and 
 other important matters, having taken place, but 
 Government had a good majority, and the Parliament 
 lasted six years. 
 
 " The cases of the abduction of the Bailie and of the
 
 ELGIN BURGH POLITIGS. 173 
 
 Councillor were reported to the Lord Advocate, but 
 only that of the former was proceeded with. Four 
 Elgin men were tried at the Circuit Court of Justiciary, 
 held at Inverness in September 1820 ; they were 
 defended by Mr. John Peter Grant of Rothiemurcus, 
 Mr. John Archibald Murray, and Mr. James Ivory ; a 
 flaw in the indictment, or some such thing, was dis- 
 covered ; the prosecution broke down ; and a great 
 procession went out to meet the parties on their return 
 to Elgin, where they were feasted by the supporters 
 of the Fife cause. 
 
 " The excitement in Elgin continued during- the 
 whole season. On the 26th September following, the 
 Magistrates met, according to annual custom, to 
 elect the new Council, when (' Phoenix ' having been 
 induced to declare in favour of the Duff interest, 
 and thus to give it a majority) a Council entirely 
 subservient to the Earl of Fife was chosen, and 
 his brother, General Duff, was, on the first oppor- 
 tunity, elected Member for the Elgin District of 
 Burghs. 
 
 " Elections in the present day pass over in a different 
 way ; parties dispute for a few T days, give their 
 votes, and soon become good friends again. Not so, 
 however, with the Burgh Election of 1820 ; it was 
 a most violent business ; families were divided, the 
 nearest relatives did not speak to each other, and 
 Elgin was agitated to a degree that now seems incom-
 
 174 SOCIAL LIFE IX FORMER DAYS. 
 
 prehensible. These differences extended over a long 
 period Of time, and two distinct factions were formed, 
 which, even after the lapse of forty years, are not ex- 
 tinguished. It is right to add that the nohle families 
 of Seafield and Fife had, and still have, a grateful 
 remembrance of the services of their supporters during 
 that memorable election. — I remain, my dear Sir, 
 yours very truly, 
 
 " Rob. Young."
 
 APPENDIX I. 
 
 The following extracts ought to have appeared 
 immediately after page 52 :— 
 
 '■' The Compt of Mr. Robert Farquhar, Comissar-Depute. 1 
 
 To Livetennent-Generall Bailzie, for the use 
 
 of the Armie in the North, then under his Scots. 
 comand, in Junij 1645 yeirs, . . . £7533 G 8 
 
 Payit for purss and hors-hyre careying the said 
 money from Aberdein to the armie, . . 3 12 
 
 Sent at the said tyme, at comand of the said 
 Livetennent-Generall, the Executioner of 
 Aberdein to the armie, and payit for ane 
 hors-hyre to him, becaus he was learn of 
 ane leg, . . . . . . 110 
 
 Item, at his comand, payit for sex hundreth 
 pound wecht of pulder, . . . 480 
 
 And thairefter, for two hundreth wecht 2 of 
 pulder delyverit to the said Livetennent- 
 Generall, at fyvetein shillings the pound, . L50 
 
 Item, sent to his armie, at his comand, sex 
 scoir of lances, at threttein shillings and 
 lour pennies ilk lance, . . . 80 o 
 
 1 His " allowance fl'or his service and his servanda " was £20 ster- 
 ling per mensem. 
 
 2 Calculated at 100 II)., not 112 lb., the cwt.
 
 IT' - ' APPENDIX. 
 
 Item, for careying from Aberdein to llie armie 
 the said pulder and lances, . . . £6 l<> <> 
 
 [tern, at comand of the said Livetennent- 
 Generall, causit mack threttie yrone picks 
 
 and twelff crawyrns, 1 all weyingtwontie-four 
 
 stone wecht, at thrie pounds ilk stone, . 72 
 
 Item, payit for schafting of the saids picks 
 and for timber to be schafts to them, . 6 
 
 Item, in Januar 1645 yeirs, be order of my 
 Lord Balmirrinocht, sent ane Messinger from 
 Aberdein, throughe all the Burrowes be- 
 north Aberdein, to mack intimatione of the 
 Acts of the excyse, and payit him for his 
 pains, 58 ») 
 
 Item, furnissit to the regiments of Lovvdone, 
 Cochran, and Cassillis, thrie hundreth thrie 
 scoir fyftein bolls, and ane fhiot, of meill, 
 conforme to the recepts theroff, in Apryle 
 1645 yeirs, for which the Compter payit, at 
 Witsunday 1645 yeirs, aught marks ffor 
 ilk boll, 2001 G 8" 
 
 This letter, written by Sir Robert Gordon, ought 
 also to have appeared : — 
 
 " To my verie honorable and noble Lord, 
 
 Tiik Marquis off Huntley, &c. — These : 
 
 " (tOedonstoun, the 5 of November 1646. 
 
 " My Noble Lord, — My stay at Aberdein was longer than 
 I did expect, being hindered by a fourtein days' seiknes. 
 
 1 Crowbars.
 
 APPENDIX. 177 
 
 I am now (I thanke God) returned home, though tender 
 and crasie, and unable any more for winter journays. I 
 called at the Boig 1 on my returne, but, in regard of your 
 Lordship's absence, I did not stay. I did sie no man at 
 Aberdein, 2 but kept me within doores. I was neither 
 sommoned nor enquyred after, to my knowledge, only I 
 spoke with the Earle of Southerland, and Provost Farquhar, 
 at whose house I lay. 
 
 " I have heirwith sent to your Lordship a letter, derected 
 be Generall-Major Monro, out of Irland, the 26 of September 
 last, to the Earle of Southerland, which sheweth the Irishe 
 have declared themselfs for the Pope and the King of Spain, 
 having resisted His Majestie's authority of Great Brytaine. 
 I can hardlie beleive it, though I knowe this which I have 
 sent you, to be the Generall-Major his hand, and that he 
 should knowe the treuth of bussines ther; yet the other 
 paper from London, the 17 of the last month, shewes so 
 much also. I can say but this — If it be true, they have 
 proved verie ungratefull to our King. The note from Lon- 
 don shewes of the Marquis of Ormond's complyance with 
 the Parliament of England, upon the Decleration of the 
 Irishe. 
 
 " I can learne no certaintie from the South, but that our 
 Scots armie doth stay the winter in England. The Lon- 
 doners will advance no gilt, till the Presbiteriall governement 
 be settled and the King established. Some more regiments 
 ar comming hither into the North. Wee hear nothing yet 
 from the Parliament at Edinburgh ; how soone any thing 
 commes to my hands, your Lordship shall be advertised. 
 Dyvers of our Murray men were decerned be the Comittee 
 
 1 Now called Gordon Castle. 
 
 2 By a letter dated 27th May 1646, we find that Lord Huntly had 
 seized at Aberdeen "two grayit ships bot laitlie com horn from Flanders, 
 loadit with all sorts of comodities," by which he did the Covenanters 
 "two hundreth thousand merks of skaith." 
 
 M
 
 1 78 APPENDIX. 
 
 of Estates at Aberdein, to len money to the Estates, for the 
 which they shall have the publick faith for repayment; 
 among others, Pluscarty 1 was decerned to len time thousand 
 merks. The surname of .Mackenzie (as I hear) were de- 
 cerned to len about fyftie thousand merks. 2 This is all I 
 have to say at this tyme, but that I shall ever remain your 
 Lordship's humble servant and loving cousing, 
 
 " Robert Gordone." 
 
 1 Thomas Mackenzie of Pluscardine, brother of the Earl of Seaforth. 
 
 2 Notwithstanding what is said about the Mackenzies at page 49, 
 a document dated 8th May 1648, proves that they were eventually com- 
 pelled to obey.
 
 APPENDIX II. 
 
 In a footnote at page 58, we mentioned that Sir 
 Donald Mackay (afterwards Lord Reay) had sent 
 three thousand men from Scotland, in October 1626, 
 to assist Count Mansfield in Germany. Sir Donald, 
 however, remained at home until the beginning of the 
 following year, when, accompanied by the Master of 
 Crawford, Mr. Robert Farquhar, and others, he sailed 
 from Leith, to take the command of his regiment, with 
 which he eventually entered the service of Gustavus 
 Adolphus, and gained considerable renowm. 
 
 The following are extracts from one of Farquhars 
 papers : — 
 
 " Compt of money debursit in Scotland and Holland for 
 
 Colonell Macky, begining the ij of Januar, to the 
 22 of Marche 1627. 
 
 Debursit, first, off Scotts money as followes : — 
 
 Payit for breid to the sea with us, in Leith, 1 1 G 
 
 Payit for tuo muttone boolks, . . . 6 13 4 
 
 For ane rubbor of Frensche wyne, . . 2112 
 For fyve pynts of seek, . . . . 4 10 
 Payit the bott that put us aboord of the schip, 
 
 the 1 8 day off Januar, . . . . 6 13 4 
 Payit Captan Blum, the 22 off Januar, our 
 
 fraucht, 206 13 4
 
 180 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 Grevin his steirsman, ..... 
 Gevin the schipe's cook and boys, 
 Gevin at the port of Breill, .... 
 Gevin in the Hag to Captan Pumphrey, first 
 
 a pistoll, ...... 
 
 Mail to him and his men, in the Hag, 29 off 
 
 Januar, ...... 
 
 Mair to your Lordship's selff, which ye gave 
 
 him in Eoterdam, ..... 
 Mair to Livetennant Barbar, to by sarks, 1 
 To the Prince off Orange his drummers, . 
 To the King off Bohemia his halberdiers, 
 Payit for the great maill, 2 two peices, 
 To his Lordship, to by books in Amsterdam, . 
 * * * # 
 
 4 7 
 
 1 10 
 G 
 
 17 10 
 8 15 
 6 13 
 G 13 
 
 2G 13 
 2 18 
 
 * 
 
 G 
 
 
 
 8 15 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 4 
 4 
 4 
 
 
 Suma is 727 lbs. Scotts money. 
 
 Debursit off Flemishe money : — 
 Payit his Lordship and all the companie ther 
 
 dennirs at Mestant-Sluis, 
 To ane man who convoyit us to our lugeing 
 
 and helpit in with the graith to the lugeing, 
 Payit four Cannes off beir to the futmen, at 
 
 ther entrie to the Hag, 
 Payit ther suppers that nicht, eight men, 
 To the barber who dressit the Colonell, . 
 Payit for ane pok to his Lordship's hat, . 
 Therefter a browband to it, . 
 A sword in the Hag, .... 
 Drink-silver, ..... 
 To Chisholme, the poor man in the Hag, 
 To others poor, at dyvers tyms, 
 Aquavitie in the Hag, 
 
 1 Shirts. 2 Probably, a trunk 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 1 13 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 1 2 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 28 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 3 
 

 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 APPENDIX. 181 
 
 And for two pynts, put in the sellar, . . 3 
 
 Payit for mending the lock off the wynseller, . 4 
 
 Payit in the Hag for clothes-washing, . . 2 18 
 
 Payit in the Hag for the eight futnien, the 24 
 
 and 25 days, . . . . . 6 12 
 
 Payit vagon-hyr for myselff and Jon Barber, 
 
 going to Delff, ..... 
 
 Tysday, his Lordship's dennir thair, 
 
 Chalmer-meill 1 thair, ane weik, 
 
 For Candell, ...... 
 
 To the servands thair, .... 
 
 Gevin to the poor when your Lordship went in 
 
 vagon, ....... 
 
 Payit in Delff, seing the churches thair, 
 Payit lasting Bobert Forbes buittes, and to 
 
 your Lordship, to giff the poor in Delff kirk, 
 
 on Thursday, . . . . . 6 
 
 Payit in Eoterdam, seing the stepill and 
 
 Prince's schips, ..... 
 For ane buff cot thair, .... 
 
 For ane succar-laiff 2 thair, .... 
 For reid wax thair, ..... 
 Payit in Utricht, at the seing off the stepill 
 
 and other churches and the Prince's hous 
 
 and chappell thair, ..... 
 To the poor at Utricht, and be the way to Ehyne, 
 Payit at ane brig twixt Ehyne and Arnem, 
 Payit at the seing of the virgenells 3 at Arnhem, 
 
 and for The Current News, and for careing 
 
 our graith to the bott, .... 
 Payit fraucht over the river Wall, 
 In Nimmikin kirk, the ii off Februar, to his 
 
 Lordship, to giff the poor-box, . . . 4 
 
 1 Board and lodging. 2 Sugar loaf. 3 Probably, the organ. 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 32 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 

 
 182 APPENDIX. 
 
 Left with the Master off Crawfurd and Captan 
 
 Mackenzie, when we went to Nimmikin, the 
 
 6 off Februar, ..... 
 
 To the barber thair, for dressing his Lordship, 
 For Spanisch wyne thair, .... 
 
 To the drummers in Teyll, .... 
 
 Our supper in Bremmell, 13 off Februar. 
 Payit, seing the kirk thair, .... 
 
 Drink-silver, ...... 
 
 Payit, seing the kirk and stepill of Dort, 
 Payit in Syned-hous, for wyne and breid thair, 
 Payit at the seing of the copper niylne, . 
 For Jon Barbar's dennir, that day we dyned 
 
 with Sir Johne Swentone, 
 Our supper in Eoterdam, 15 of Februar, 
 Drink-silver thair, and for beir, succar, and 
 
 nutmuggs, ...... 
 
 To the clarsocher 1 thair, .... 
 
 Eor clarsoch strings, ..... 
 
 Payit in Delff, seing the saltpiter made, and 
 
 seing the Spinhuis, .... 
 
 For ane new knyff to the gilt sword, 
 To Magnus, the clarsocher in Hag, 
 To Ding-well, the tailzer in Hag, . 
 Supper in Harlem, and wyne, and fire, . 
 And drink-silver thair, .... 
 
 Seing the kirk and stepill thair, . 
 Payit in Amsterdam, seing the stepill and 
 
 Dulhous, 2 13 
 
 For two matts and ane cod for his Lordship's 
 
 bed, 11 2 
 
 For ane lock to the great cloth-bag, and for 
 
 mending the iron work off it, . . . 1 10 
 
 1 Claraach is the Gaelic word for a harp. 2 Probably, the Stadhuis. 
 
 20 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 G 
 
 
 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 G 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 
 
 G 
 
 
 
 
 
 12 
 

 
 APPENDIX. 183 
 
 For tlirie glasses, and ane filler to the wynseller, 15 
 For aue new sword to his Lordship in Amster- 
 dam, 15 o 
 
 Pay it for mending and washing the Colonell's 
 
 blew wastcot in Amsterdam, . . . 18 
 
 Payit for butter and cheiss in Amsterdam, 
 
 which we took to the sea with us, . . 16 17 6 
 
 Payit in Amsterdam, for beir to the sea, . 6 12 
 
 For breid to the sea, and a creyll to carie it 
 
 to the ship, . . . . . .13 6 
 
 ***** 
 
 Suma of the Flemische money debursit be me, extends to 
 the soume off 1337 gilders 3 stivers, which extends in Scotts 
 money, compting the double angell at ij gilders 14 stivers, 
 to the soume off 1523lbs. 16s. 8d. Scotts money, which 
 being compronit with the 7271b. Scotts money debursit 
 befoir, macks up 22501b. 16s. 8d.'
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Abercokn, the Popish house of, 41. 
 
 Aberdeen, the Bishop of, testifies that Lady 
 Fraser has taken the Sacrament, 90. 
 
 the executioner of, how sent in 1(345, 
 
 to army in the North, 175. 
 
 the Magistrates of, indebted to Mr. 
 
 Robert Farquhar, 51. 
 
 Aberlour, 169. 
 
 Aboyne, James Viscount of, second son of 
 the Marquis of Huntly, threatening to 
 attack Elgin, 53. 
 
 Ainslie, Alexander, merchant, a lessee in 
 1688, of the new Glasshouse, North Leith, 
 129. 
 
 Albany, James Duke of, His Majesty's High 
 Commissioner for the Kingdom of Scot- 
 laud, 100. 
 
 Ale and "Aquavite," large quantity of, 
 brewed in 1697, in Elgin, 132. 
 
 Alexander, William Lord, 20. 
 
 Sir William, of Menstrie, Secretary to 
 
 His Majesty for Scotland, obtained in 
 1621, a grant of Nova Scotia from James 
 vi., 8 ; obligations between him and others 
 who assisted in the plantation of that 
 colony, 9-17 ; created Earl of Stirling, 
 20 ; commencement of a document assign- 
 ing his emoluments, etc., in favour of the 
 creditors of his deceased son, 20, 21. 
 Patrick, his " Account of the Fune- 
 
 ralls " of Sir Robert Farquhar, and receipt 
 
 for the same, 84. 
 Alton, the King's forces defeated at, 40. 
 Altyre, Lairds of {see Cumming), letters to, 
 
 124126, 158. 
 Ainboy Point, in East New Jersey, 106. 
 
 Perth, 111, 112. 
 
 Amsterdam, haughty conduct of " ane fellow 
 
 of," 23 ; some expenses in 1627, at, 
 
 180. 
 
 Anderson, David, factor to Sir R. Gordon, 
 151. 
 
 — James, writer in Elgin, 138. 
 - Mr. Lewis, attempted abduction of, 167. 
 
 Annandale, William fourth Earl of (after- 
 wards Marquis), 132. 
 
 Anstruther, Captain Philip, of New Grange, 
 a partner in 1701, in a tack of the Inland 
 Excise, 131. 
 
 Antrim, Randal first Earl of, an adventurer 
 in the plantation of New Scotland, 11 ; 
 receives a commission to go to Ireland, 38. 
 
 Anwick, Lord of (Henry Percy), 43. 
 
 Apples and pears, grafts of, sent in 1684, to 
 Gordonston, with their names, 148. 
 
 Arbuthnott, Robert first Viscount of, his 
 pay as a Nobleman attending the Com- 
 mittee of Estates, 49. 
 
 Ardgye, town and lands of, part of the 
 Thanedom of Moray, 72, 73. 
 
 Argyle, Archibald tenth Earl of (afterwards 
 Duke), 132. 
 
 Army, raising men for the, 158-163. 
 
 Arnhem, some expenses in 1627, at, 181. 
 
 Arundel, Thomas Earl of, 71. 
 
 Castle, taking of, 40. 
 
 Atcheson, Alexander, skipper of the " Pene- 
 lope " of Pittenweem ; charter-party be- 
 tween Robert Gordon, younger of Gor- 
 donston, and him, 115-119. 
 
 Auldearn, battle of, 53. 
 
 Baillie, Lieut -General, commander in 1645, 
 of the army in the North, 51, 175. 
 
 Balmerino, John second Lord, orders in 
 1645, the Acts of the Excise to be pro- 
 claimed in the north of Scotland, 176. 
 
 Banff, burgh of, 164, 166. 
 
 Banner, General, in 1636, defeats the Saxons, 
 33.
 
 1SG 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Barbar, Lieutenant, 180. 
 — — Robert, bailie of Inverness, 91. 
 Barclay, Major David, of Mathers, father of 
 
 Rob. rl ol I IT, 104. 
 
 David, younger of Ury, admitted a 
 
 partner of East New Jersey by William 
 Pen, 104. 
 
 John Lord, has conveyed to him and 
 
 Sir George Cartrat in 1664, by James 
 Duke of York, a tract of land in America 
 called New Jersey, 104. 
 
 Robert, of Ury, author of Apology for 
 
 tlie Quakers, admitted a partner of East 
 New Jersey by William Pen and his 
 brother speculators, 104; letter from, to 
 Sir John Gordon of Dumo, 105, 106. 
 
 John, a younger son of Barclay of 
 
 Ury; letter from him in East New Jersey 
 announcing the death of George Gordon, 
 111 ; executor of George Gordon, 112. 
 
 Baronetcy iu 1 625, price of a, 9. 
 
 Baronets of Nova Scotia (see Knight- 
 Baronets), 8, et seq. 
 
 Barony, power of the Laird of a, 141-146. 
 
 Bedford, William fifth Earl of (afterwards 
 Duke), takes the Covenant, 42. 
 
 B llasis, Colonel, governor of York, taken 
 prisoner, 45. 
 
 Belze, Doctor, permitted to pay one visit to 
 the Duke of Hamilton, then a prisoner in 
 Pendennis Castle, 44. 
 
 Bishopmill, near Elgin, 82, 168. 
 
 Bisset, George, 37. 
 
 Habakkuk, writer of a discharge from 
 
 Sir John Skene of Curriehill, 67. 
 
 Blackwood or Blaikwood, Robert, merchant 
 in Edinburgh — situation of his shop, 111 ; 
 George and Charles, sons of Sir Ludovick 
 Gordon, apprenticed to, 111. 
 
 Blaw, Lieutenant-Colonel, colours to his 
 dragoons paid for, 51. 
 
 Blum, Captain, passage-money paid to him 
 in 1627, by Sir Donald Mackay and 
 suite, 179. 
 
 Blyth, Agnes, flogged for hen-stealing, 143. 
 
 Boats, flat-bottomed; charge in 1646, for con- 
 veying twelve from Dundee to Perth. 50. 
 
 Bockura, William, his address in 1684, in 
 London, 106. 
 
 Boig, The (Gordon Castle), 177. 
 
 Bohemia, the King of, his halberdiers, 180. 
 
 Books to be purchased at London in 1633, 
 
 for the Minister of Dornoch, 68. 
 B ithwell, Marl of, bis divorced wife married 
 
 twelfth Earl of Sutherland, 8. 
 Mottle-making in 1688, profits from, I '.".». 
 Bremen, the Bishop of, commanding the 
 
 army in Holstein, 46. 
 Brewing trade in 1697, in Elgin, 132. 
 Brielle, the port of, 180. 
 Bristol, first Earl of (John Digby), in 1644, 
 
 one of the Spanish faction, 38 ; his appre- 
 hension prevented, 41. 
 Brodie, Alexander, of Brodie (Lord Lyon), 
 
 dovecot built to annoy him, by Sir Robert 
 
 Gordon, fourth Baronet of Gordonston, 
 
 146. 
 Brown, John, servant of George Gordon in 
 
 East New Jersey, 112, 113. 
 John, "chirugian" (surgeon), his fee 
 
 for curing four " woundit sogers," 50. 
 Bruce, Sir William, of Balcaskie, clerk to the 
 
 Bills, 88. 
 Lieut.-Col., of Kennet, a subtacksman 
 
 in 1701, of the Inland Excise, 132. 
 
 Mr. Robert, 42. 
 
 Brummen, some expenses in 1627, at, 182. 
 Brureton, Sir William, defeats the army of 
 
 Charles i., 40. 
 Buccleuch, Francis second Earl of, the gift 
 
 of his marriage granted to the Earl of 
 
 Stirling, 21. 
 
 Walter first Earl of, 21. 
 
 Buckingham, Duchess of, her influence, at 
 
 the Court of Charles i., 38. 
 Bugs, " infallible mixture " for destroying, 
 
 sold by Lady Murray, 130. 
 Burghead, 168; bay, 123. 
 Burkigh, Robert second Lord, President of 
 
 Sub-Committee of Estates at Aberdeen, 47. 
 Byron, John first Lord, defeated by Sir 
 
 Thomas Fairfax, 40 ; replaces Lord Pou- 
 
 1 itt, 42. 
 
 Cairn of Kilbuick, no Dunbar to go east 
 
 of, 4. 
 Cairnbro, Laird of, 3. 
 Calder, T., bailie of Elgin, 54, 55. 
 Calendar, James first Earl of, encamped in 
 
 1644, near Newcastle, 47. 
 Callendar, David, Writer in Exchequer, 101. 
 ( lampbell, Jean, widow of the Laird of New-
 
 INDEX. 
 
 18' 
 
 ton ; her letter to the Laird of Gordonston 
 about her husband's funeral, 82. 
 
 Campbell, Patrick, of Barcalden, a subtacks- 
 man in 1701, of the Inland Excise, 132. 
 
 Cannon and ammunition, charges connected 
 with conveyance of, from Dundee to Aber- 
 deen, 50. 
 
 Caplacken, gratuity of, given to captains 
 of ships, 118. 
 
 Carlile, first Earl of (James Hay), letter 
 from, in 1632, beautifully expressed, 26. 
 
 Carnegy, William, a witness, 97. 
 
 Carroun, Sir Noual, 29. 
 
 Cartrat, Sir George, got a grant to himself 
 and Lord Barclay in 1664, of a tract of 
 land in America called New Jersey ; a 
 part of which, called East New Jersey, 
 was sold by his executors and trustees to 
 William Pen and others, 104. 
 
 Cassilis, John sixth Earl of, his regiment 
 in 1645, supplied with meal, 167. 
 
 Charles i., his confirmation of James vi.'s 
 grant of Nova Scotia to Sir William Alex- 
 ander of Menstrie, and institution of the 
 order of Knight-Baronets of Nova Scotia, 
 8 ; letters from Court of, 25, seq. ; letters 
 from, 25, 36 ; letters regarding civil war 
 in his reign, 37-56. 
 
 Charles n., his grant of certain lands in 
 America to James Duke of York, 104. 
 
 Charter-party in 1679, between Robert Gor- 
 don, younger of Gordonston, and Alexander 
 Atcheson, 115-119. 
 
 Chemical experiments at Gordonston, 144. 
 
 Cheshire, the King's forces defeated in, 40. 
 
 Childers, Robert, saddler, burgess of Edin- 
 burgh, and one of his Majesty's trum- 
 peters, 96, 97. 
 
 Chisholme, a poor man in The Hague, 180. 
 
 Church discipline, papers connected with, 
 86 90. 
 
 Civil war in the reign of Charles i., 37-56. 
 
 Clark, Dr., his recipe for a cold, 145. 
 
 Clarsoch (harp) strings, 182. 
 
 Clarsocher (harper), money paid to a, in 
 1627, at Rotterdam, 182. 
 
 Clunie Hills, near Forres, 1. 
 
 Coals, Newcastle ; patent of the, 70. 
 
 Cochrane, Sir John (elder brother of William 
 first Earl of Dundonald), his regiment in 
 1645, supplied with meal, 176. 
 
 Cochrane, Lady Catherine (Countess of 
 Galloway), 80. 
 
 Lady Susan, Earl of Dundonald's 
 
 daughter; her marriage attire described, 
 80. 
 
 Cockburn, William, factor for Sir Archibald 
 Cockburn of Langton, Bart., Gentleman- 
 Usher to his Majesty ; receipt granted by, 
 in 1682, for fees payable by a Knight- 
 Bachelor, 97, 98. 
 
 Cockburn, Adam, of Ormiston, Lord-Trea- 
 surer-Depute, 133. 
 
 Cold, recipe for a, 145. 
 
 Collie, Margaret, a prisoner in the " Pit" at 
 Gordonston, 145. 
 
 Colloredo, Count, defeated by Sir Alexander 
 Leslie, 32. 
 
 Commission, fees of, in 1682, for the title and 
 honour of Knight-Bachelor, 96-101. 
 
 Commissioners for Inverness in 1630, elec- 
 tion of, 25. 
 
 < Hmmissions in the army, 158-163. 
 
 Connaught, province of, in 1636, to be in- 
 habited by English and Scotch people, 
 30, 34. 
 
 Conventicles, 90. 
 
 Conway, Edward second Viscount, his report 
 in- 1644, of Court intrigue, 44. 
 
 Conzie, Laird of, 4. 
 
 Cook, Secretary, 31. 
 
 Cormack, John, schoolmaster in Aberdeen ; 
 his receipt for his fee for reading at the 
 lykwakes of Sir Robert and Lady Far- 
 quhar, 83. 
 
 Cottington, Francis Lord, in 1644, one of the 
 Spanish faction, 38, 41. 
 
 Covenant, the Solemn League and, 41, 42. 
 
 Covenanters to expect no pardon from 
 ( 'harles i., 36. 
 
 Covesea, three fishermen of, put into the 
 stocks, 145. 
 
 Craig, John, servitor to Magnus Prince, 
 treasurer of Edinburgh, 121. 
 
 Crail (Fife), the bailies of, imprison Captain 
 M'Bcane, 122 ; redeem a ship which had 
 been captured by an Irish frigate, 122. 
 
 Crawford, John Earl of, in 1644, reported to 
 be in Newcastle, 48. 
 
 Master of (Ludovick, afterwards Earl 
 
 of), accompanies Sir Donald Mackay, in 
 1627, to Holland, 179, 182.
 
 188 
 
 LNDEX. 
 
 Creditor, reception of ;>, by a Ross-shire 
 
 Baronet, 138-140. 
 Crichton, Dame Elizabeth, Lady Fraser, 
 
 presents a petition in 1685, to the Privy 
 
 Council, 89, 90. 
 Cromarty, George first Earl of (seeTarbat), 
 
 130. 
 
 harbour of, 58, 178. 
 
 Cromdale, 169. 
 
 Cromwell, Lord Protector, 55. 
 
 Crowbars and picks for the army, under 
 
 General Baillie in 1645, and their price, 
 
 176. 
 Cruikshank, John, skipper of tbe "Ann of 
 
 Findhorn," letter from, 123. 
 Culbard, Mr. James, attempted abduction 
 
 of, 167. 
 Cullen, burgh of, 164, 165, 166, 171. 
 Cuming, George, bailie of Elgin, 54, 55. 
 
 George, treasurer of Inverness, 91, 121. 
 
 Gumming, George, Esq. of Altyre, letter to, 
 
 from Lord Kames, on tbe law as to muir- 
 
 burn, 152-154; letter to, when in the 
 
 army, from Simon, Lord Lovat, 158-161. 
 
 - Robert, younger of Altyre, permitted 
 in 1656 to carry fire-arms, 55, 56. 
 
 - Roualeyn Gordon, the lion-hunter, 55. 
 ( 'nmnock, Laird of, 2. 
 
 Cunnyngham, A., macer before tbe Lords of 
 
 Council and Session, 100. 
 Curie, James, burgess of Edinburgb, 67. 
 Customs and Foreign Excise : collection of, 
 
 before the Union, 131. 
 Cuthbert, Jobn, bailie of Inverness, 91. 
 
 Dallas, George, of St. Martins, Writer to 
 
 the Signet ; Charles Gordon apprenticed 
 
 to, 111. 
 Darnley, Lord (afterwards fourth Duke of 
 
 Lennox), 69. 
 Davidson, Thomas, master of Music School, 
 
 Aberdeen ; his receipt for his fee for 
 
 singing at Sir R. Farqnhar's lykwake, 83. 
 Deals imported from Norway, 116. 
 Deanery of Moray, stables of, broken into, 1. 
 Dehen, John, glass-maker ; a lessee in Hiss, 
 
 of the North Lcith Glasshouse, 129. 
 Delft, some expenses in 1627, at, 182. 
 Delphollie, Sir William Gordon of, how he 
 
 settled with a creditor, 138-140. 
 
 Dempster (hangman), one of the staff of the 
 Laird of a Barony, 141. 
 
 Denmark, King of, insulted, 23; harassed, 
 46. 
 
 the Prince of, in a besieged town, 46. 
 
 Dick, Mr. Robert, captured, and transported 
 to Sutherland, 167, 168 ; persuaded by 
 his wife and daughter to change his poli- 
 tics, 172. 
 
 William, in 1636, a money-broker, 32. 
 
 Dickson, John, servant to George Gordon in 
 
 East New Jersey, his wages, etc., 113, 114. 
 Digby, George Lord (afterwards second Earl 
 
 of Bristol), in 1644, one of the Spanish 
 
 faction, 38 ; his apprehension prevented, 
 
 41. 
 Dingwell, a tailor in The Hague, 182. 
 Dining-hour of" the Gentlemen in Waiting" 
 
 at the Court of Charles i., 57. 
 Direng, Sir Edward, in 1644, submits to the 
 
 Parliament, 42. 
 Donibristle, seat of the Earl of Moray, 74, 
 
 79, 161. 
 Dornoch, burial-place of the Earls of Suther- 
 land, 81. 
 Dort, some expenses in 1627, at, 182. 
 Douglas, William, brewer in Elgin in 1697, 
 
 how much he brewed, 132. 
 Doun and Abernethie, Lord — the Earl of 
 
 Moray, 72-74. 
 Dovecots, for what purpose Sir E. Gordon 
 
 built so many, 146. 
 Downie, William, clerk, 50. 
 Drainy, Baron-Court of Gordonston held at, 
 
 141-143. 
 Dressmaker, letter to, in 1616, from the 
 
 Countess of Sutherland, 75 ; account due 
 
 to, 76, 77. 
 Drummond, Lady Jane, Countess of Suther- 
 land, 77. 
 John, of Lundie, admitted as a partner 
 
 of East New Jersey by Pen and his 
 
 brother speculators, 104. 
 Druntoun, in Norway, return cargo of deals 
 
 from, 116. 
 Duff, General (brother of the Earl of Fife), 
 
 a candidate for the Elgin District of 
 
 Burghs, 166, 167; elected Member, 173. 
 
 William, of Dipple, ancestor of the 
 
 Earl of Fife, a partner in 1701, in a tack 
 of the Inland Excise, 131.
 
 INDEX. 
 
 189 
 
 Duff, William, bailie of Inverness, 91. 
 
 Duffus, Alexander first Lord, 73. 
 
 Dumachtyn, Laird of, 2. 
 
 Dumbrek, Laird of, 3. 
 
 Dunbar, Sir Archibald, of Northfield, 163. 
 
 Alexander, Dean of Moray, assaulted 
 
 in 1578, by John Innes and accomplices, 
 1,2; contract in 1566, with his garden- 
 ers, 147. 
 — Alexander, provost of Inverness, 91. 
 
 Alexander, of Conzie, 4. 
 
 Alexander, younger of Tarbet, 5-7. 
 
 - Archibald, of Newton and Duffus, 146, 
 161. 
 
 Archibald, of Thunderton ; agreement 
 
 between him, as tacksman of the Inland 
 Excise, and the Lords of the Treasury, 
 132-137 ; his partners in the speculation, 
 131 ; fruit-trees supplied to, from Edin- 
 burgh and London, 148. 
 — Archibald, son of Major John, becomes 
 a ship-builder, 126. 
 
 Captain, 161, 162. 
 
 David, 53. 
 
 James, of Cumnock, 2. 
 
 James, of Tarbet, 5-7. 
 
 James, merchant in Inverness, 121. 
 
 Lieutenant John, a prisoner of war in 
 
 India, 163. 
 
 Lauchlan, of Dunphail, compelled to 
 
 sell his estate, 5. 
 
 Nicholas, bailie of Elgin, 54. 
 
 Elizabeth, daughter of the Dean of 
 
 Moray, murdered, 1. 
 
 Dunbars, their feuds with the Inneses, 1-5; 
 and with the Roses, 5-7. 
 
 Dundonald, Earl of, 79. 
 
 Dunotter, Castle of, prisoners in, 105. 
 
 Dunphail, house of, burned by the Roses, 5. 
 
 the Dunbars of, 5. 
 
 the Laird of, breaks open the Jail ol 
 
 Nairn, 5. 
 
 Dunrobin, 75, 81, 126, 168. 
 
 East New Jersey, a portion of New Jersey 
 in America, sold by the executors and 
 trustees of Sir George Cartrat to William 
 Pen and eleven partners, 104 ; description 
 of, in a letter from the Deputy-Governor, 
 Gawen Laurie, 106-110. 
 
 Edit, Laird of, his pay as a Baron attend- 
 ing the Committee of Estates, 49. 
 
 Eglinton, Alexander sixth Earl of, applies 
 for a gift of land in Ireland, 31, 34. 
 
 Egyptians (Gipsies), banished the kingdom 
 of Scotland, 128. 
 
 Elbe, the ; positions in 1636, of the Swedish 
 and Saxon armies on, 29. 
 
 Election, a contested one, 164, et seq. 
 
 Elgin, cathedral at, 1. 
 
 burgh of, no Dunbar to enter, 5 ; burgh 
 
 politics, 164-174 ; letters from Provost and 
 Magistrates of, craving protection from a 
 threatened attack by Lord Aboyne, and 
 from a subsequent one by Lord Lewis 
 Gordon, 53-55. 
 
 - Sir Ludovick Gordon cited before the 
 Presbytery of, 86,87. 
 
 Elphinstone, Alexander fourth Lord, 57, 
 62, 63, 75. 
 
 Alexander, Master of (afterwards fifth 
 
 Lord), his news from the Court of James 
 vi., 22-24 ; mentioned, 57. 
 
 Erskine, William, Governor of Blackness 
 Castle, 131. 
 
 Essex, third Earl of (Robert Devereux), 
 Lord-General of the Parliamentary forces, 
 41, 45. 
 
 Estates, Scots Committee of, 47 ; exorbitant 
 demands by, 49 ; sub-committees at Aber- 
 deen and Dundee, 49. 
 
 Eton College, an old practice still retained 
 at, 131. 
 
 Excise, tack of; agreement in 1704, as to, 
 between the Lords of the Treasury and 
 Archibald Dunbar of Thunderton, 132- 
 137. 
 
 Fairfax, Lord, his victory at Selby, 45. 
 
 Sir Thomas (son of the above), defeats 
 
 the King's forces, 40. 
 
 Faknar, Alexander, of Hakyrtowne, 3. 
 
 Falconer, William, magistrate of Elgin, 55. 
 
 Farquhar, Robert (afterwards Sir Robert), 
 of Munie ; accompanies Sir Donald Mac- 
 kay in 1627, to the Continent — his ac- 
 count of travelling expenses, 179, et seq.; 
 letter from, 47, 48 ; disbursements by him 
 as "Compter" for the Scots Committee 
 of Estates, 49-51, 175, 176; thanked by
 
 190 
 
 im>i:\. 
 
 the Magistrates of Aberdeen, 51 ; in 1646, 
 Provost of Aberdeen, 177 ; paper of his, 
 showing the strength and pay ol' a regi- 
 ment, 51, 52; various receipts for ex- 
 penses connected with his death and 
 burial, 83-85. 
 
 Fanjuharson, Archibald, of Finzean, 166, 
 1G7, 172. 
 
 l'.i i ton, Mr. David, 63. 
 
 Ferrieoyus or Ferryhouse, port of, in Suther- 
 land, grain exported from, 116-120. 
 
 Feuds between powerful families, 1-7. 
 
 Fife, James fourth Earl of, and the Elgin 
 District of Burghs, 164, et seq. 
 
 Findlater, James first Earl of, his pay as a 
 Nobleman attending the Committee of 
 Estates, 49 ; a sum of money paid to him, 
 51. 
 
 James seventh Earl of, 164, 165. 
 
 Eindourie, Laird of, his pay as a Baron 
 attending the Committee of Estates, 49. 
 
 Flanane, relieved by the Landgrave of Hesse 
 
 ' and Sir Alexander Leslie, 32. 
 
 Flanders, the King of Denmark's subjects 
 wronged by thieves of, 23 ; two ships 
 from, captured, 177. 
 
 Forbes, Alexander, servitor to the Duke of 
 Lennox, remits a fine for resetting gipsies, 
 128. 
 
 Mr., Cornet in Craigivar's troop, kills 
 
 Mr. Irving of Kincusie, 48. 
 
 John, printer in Aberdeen ; his ac- 
 
 count for printing epitaphs in 1666, on 
 
 the death of Sir Robert Farquhar of 
 
 Munie, and receipt for the same, 85. 
 Forres, 1 ; no Lines to enter, 5. 
 Forsyth, James, in Crossbill, his servant put 
 
 into the " Pit " at Gordonston, died after 
 
 coming out, 144. 
 Fort-William, exception as to duty exigible 
 
 on drink consumed within the garrison of, 
 
 135. 
 Fowling-piece, permission to carry, granted 
 
 to Robert Camming of Altyre, 55. 
 Fowlis, Laird of, 3. 
 Eraser, Andrew second Lord, 89. 
 
 Findlay, Dean of Guild, Inverness, 91. 
 
 James, clerk to James Anderson, writer 
 
 in Elgin, his dog-Latin, 140. 
 
 Lady (Elizabeth Ciichton), petition of, 
 
 to the Privy Council in 1685, in reference 
 
 to a decreet against her for non-attendance 
 
 at public ordinances, 89, I'll 
 Frendraught, Viscounts of, 89. 
 Fullerton, Robert, in East New Jersey, 
 
 112. 
 Funerals, invitations to, 81, 82 ; expenses 
 
 connected with the funeral of Sir Robert 
 
 Farquhar, 82, 85. 
 
 Gainsborough, taking of, 40. 
 Galloway, Alexander sixth Earl of, 80. 
 Garden seeds, implements, etc., account for, 
 
 furnished in 1718, to Sir Robert Gordon, 
 
 148, 169. 
 Gardener's wages in 1724, receipt for, 150. 
 Garter, collar of Order of the, 70. 
 Gateshead captured, 48. 
 George, a, of diamonds, and four others, one 
 
 of which was upon the effigy of Ludovick 
 
 second Duke of Lennox, 71, 72. 
 Gie, Madame de, 24. 
 Gipsies (formerly called Egyptians), remission 
 
 of fine for resetting, 128. 
 Glasgow, rate of exchange in 1636, at, 32. 
 Gloves, such as were worn by Parisian 
 
 gentlewomen, and working silk, sent for 
 
 in 1620, by the Duke of Lennox, 14. 
 Golden Fleece, Order of the, 70. 
 ( liudon, Alexander fourth Duke of, a captain 
 
 in Colonel Morris's regiment, 161. 
 
 Catherine Duchess- Dowager of, 161. 
 
 - Lord, eldest son of the Marquis of 
 
 Huntly, ordered William Nicolson to be 
 
 hanged, 51. 
 
 Lord Lewis, third son of the Marquis of 
 
 Huntly, terrifies the Magistrates of Elgin, 
 54, 55. 
 
 — Lady Jean, daughter of fourteenth 
 Earl of Sutherland, letter from, on an offer 
 of marriage, 77-7','. 
 
 Sir Robert, of Kynmonowic, founder of 
 
 tin' family of Gordonston, and second son 
 of the twelfth Earl of Sutherland, was the 
 first person created a Baronet of Nova 
 Scotia, 8 ; charter and obligations con- 
 cerning, 8-16 ; letter from, to the Earl 
 Marischal of Scotland, in reference to the 
 buying of a ship for the furtherance of the 
 plantation of Nova Scotia, 17, 18 ; mutual 
 obligations between him and others as to
 
 INDEX. 
 
 101 
 
 the ship, 18, 20 ; letters to, from Charles i., 
 25, 36 ; letter from, to Marquis of Huntly, 
 176-178. 
 
 Gordon, Sir Ludoviek, second Baronet of 
 Gordonston; marriage of his daughter, 55; 
 repeatedly ordered to appear before the 
 Presbytery of Elgin, 86, 87 ; summoned 
 to appear before the Synod of Moray, 87, 
 88 ; his conduct brought under the notice 
 of Parliament, 88 ; receipt by Sir William 
 Bruce of Balcaskie for the last half of the 
 fine imposed, 88, 89 ; his second wife, 
 Jean Stewart, 103. 
 
 Sir Robert, third Baronet of Gordon- 
 ston ; charter-party in 1679, between him, 
 when younger of Gordonston, and Alex- 
 ander Atcheson, skipper of the ship called 
 the "Penelope" of Pittenweem, 115-119; 
 agreement with Magnus Prince, trea- 
 surer of Edinburgh, as to payment for 
 grain, 120, 121 ; a woman tried for theft 
 in his Baron-Court, and sentenced to be 
 drowned, 141-143. 
 
 Sir Robert, fourth Baronet of Gordon- 
 
 ston, supposed to have no shadow, 144 ; 
 his prison in Gordonston described, 144, 
 145 ; his contumacious disposition mani- 
 fested in various instances, 145, 146 ; his 
 yearly allowance to his wife and family, 
 155. 
 
 — Lady (wife of fourth Baronet), 146. 
 
 — Sir Alexander, of Clunie, 18. 
 Sir James, of Lesmore, 18. 
 
 Sir John, of Durno, advocate, third 
 
 son of Sir Ludoviek ; bow letters were ad- 
 dressed to him when a student on the 
 Continent, 96 ; documents connected with 
 the conferring upon him the title and 
 honour of Knight-Bachelor, 96-101 ; let- 
 ter to his father, giving his objections 
 to become an advocate, 101, 102 ; letter 
 from his stepmother, 103; purchases the 
 share of one of Pen's original partners of 
 East New Jersey, 104 ; left residuary 
 legatee by his brother George, 112, 113. 
 
 Sir Thomas, of Clunie, 7. 
 
 Sir William, of Invergordon, Bart., as 
 
 partner in herring-fishing, 138-140. 
 
 A., pedagogue to the young Earl 
 
 (fourteenth) of Sutherland, letter from, 
 on being dismissed, 57-64. 
 
 Gordon, Alexander of Sidray, guilty of re- 
 setting Egyptians (gipsies), 128. 
 
 Agent, 33. 
 
 Mr. Charles, in East New Jersey, 112. 
 
 Charles, fifth son of Sir Ludoviek, dis- 
 missed by Mr. Blackwood, merchant in 
 Edinburgh, and apprenticed to a Writer 
 to the Signet, 111. 
 
 George, fourth son of Sir Ludoviek ; 
 
 letter from Barclay of Ury concerning him, 
 105, 106; intimation of his death, 111; 
 notices of him, 111 ; his will, 112, 113. 
 
 — James, macer before the Lords of 
 Council and Session, 100. 
 
 — James, servant of Thomas Gordon, 
 Writer to the Signet, 121. 
 
 — John, writer in Elgin, and factor to Sir 
 
 Robert Gordon, 157. 
 
 — John, Bailie of the Baron-Court of 
 Gordonston, 141. 
 
 - — John, heir-apparent of Sidderay, 67. 
 
 — John, of Cairnbro, 3. 
 
 — Laird of Buckie, 47. 
 
 - — Ludoviek, merchant in Elgin ; his depo- 
 sition as to an assault committed on him 
 by a Ross-shire baronet, 138-140. 
 
 — Robert, of Clunie, admitted a partner 
 
 of East New Jersey by William Pen, 104. 
 
 — Thomas, Writer to the Signet, 121. 
 
 — Thomas, in East New Jersey, 112. 
 Thomas, executed, by particular re- 
 
 quest, for sheep-stealing, 143. 
 
 Katherine, eldest daughter of Sir Robert, 
 
 and mother of Robert Barclay of Ury, 
 104. 
 
 Lucy, eldest daughter of Sir Ludoviek, 
 
 55. 
 
 Gordon, Stewart, and Campbell, of Edin- 
 burgh, partners in a tack of the Inland 
 Excise, 131. 
 
 Gordonston, Morayshire family of, 8. 
 
 House modernized, 143. 
 
 Gorge, Edward Lord (printed George by 
 mistake), depute of Charles i. at the 
 "christning" of Sir Robert Gordon's child, 
 26. 
 
 Goring, George Lord (afterwards Earl of 
 Norwich), sells the King's jewels, 38. 
 
 Gorme, Sir Donald, of Slait, Knight, an ad- 
 venturer in the plantation of New Scot- 
 land, 12.
 
 192 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Gout, euro for, 145. 
 
 Grafton Castle, taking of, 40. 
 
 Grain, export of, from the north of Scotland, 
 
 115. 
 Grant, Alexander, in Muir of Drainy, bis 
 
 wife imprisoned in Gordonston, 145. 
 Alexander, of Kirdells, ancestor of Bal- 
 
 lindallocb, a subtacksman in 1701, of the 
 
 Inland Excise, 132. 
 Mr. (afterwards Sir Robert), brother of 
 
 Lord Glenelg, 166. 
 Mr. (afterwards Sir John Peter), of 
 
 Rothiemurchus, 173. 
 
 — Lady Ann, sends for a body of High- 
 landers, 169 ; at the earnest entreaty of 
 the sheriff of the county, orders the High- 
 landers to return home, 171. 
 
 — - Janet, convicted of housebreaking and 
 
 robbery, sentenced to be drowned in the 
 Loch of Spynie, 141-143. 
 — Janet, a prisoner in the "Pit" at Gor- 
 donston, 144. 
 
 Lodge, in Elgin, 169, 170. 
 
 Gray, Mr. John, Dean of Caithness, intrusted 
 with the education of John fourteenth 
 Earl of Sutherland, 57 ; books to he 
 purchased for him in 1633, at London, 
 68. 
 - Laird of Skibo, 78. 
 
 Guild, Jonet, her fee for curing two " woundit 
 sogers," 50. 
 
 Gunn, William, servant of Sir R. Gordon, 
 11. 
 
 Haarlem, some expenses in 1627, at, 182 
 Hague, The, some expenses in 1627, at, 
 
 180, 181. 
 Haitly, Mr., 65. 
 Hakyrtowne, Laird of, 3. 
 Hamilton, James first Duke of, imprisoned 
 
 in Pendennis Castle, 41, 44. 
 
 - Sir William, of Elistoun, Knight, 29. 
 
 - Alexander, macer before the Lords of 
 Council and Session, 100. 
 
 Dame Margaret, spouse of Sir John 
 
 Seton, 29. 
 Hampton Court, Ambassador of Polonia has 
 
 an audience at, 29. 
 Ilarrocourt, Monsieur de, French ambassador 
 
 at Court of Charles i., 38, 39. 
 
 Hartborn's Lane, in London, the Plague 
 near, 31. 
 
 I lav, .lames {see Carlile, first Earl of), 26, 
 27. 
 
 - Sir James, of Kingusk, 26. 
 — J., Provost of Elgin, 54. 
 
 Ileu-stealing, a woman whipped for, 143. 
 
 Henryson, Jo., macer to His Majesty's Privy 
 Council and Exchequer, 101. 
 
 Hepburn, Mr. Robert, a pedagogue, 63. 
 
 Ileriot's Hospital, drink consumed in, to be 
 excepted in a tack of Excise, 136. 
 
 Herries, John Lord (afterwards Earl of Niths- 
 dale), wishes in 1636, to get land in Ire- 
 land, 30, 32. 
 
 Hesse, Landgrave of, defeats Colloredo, 32. 
 
 Highlanders sent for, to defend Grant Lodge, 
 Elgin, 169 ; seven hundred fed on the 
 lawn there, 170 ; return to Strathspey, 
 171. 
 
 Holland, first Ear! of (Henry Rich), takes 
 the Covenant, 42. 
 
 Holland's ambassadors go to Oxford to salute 
 Charles i., 38 ; wish to take precedence 
 of the French ambassador, 39. 
 
 Hollanders, wrongs committed by some, on 
 English merchants of the West Indies 
 Company, 23 ; reply to the King's Com- 
 missioners on demanding reparation, 23. 
 
 Home, Henry (Lord Karnes), letter from, on 
 the law as to muirburn, 152-154. 
 
 Dame Margaret, Countess of Moray, 
 
 renounces part of the Thanedom of Moray, 
 72-7 1. 
 
 Hope, Sir William, deputy-governor of Edin- 
 burgh Castle, a partner in 1701, in a tack 
 of the Inland Excise, 131. 
 
 Hopton, Sir Ralph, after his defeat near 
 Winchester, 45. 
 
 Horn, Gustavas, blockades a town occupied 
 by the Prince of Denmark, 46. 
 
 Home, James, burgess and kirk-officer of 
 Aberdeen ; his receipt for bis fee " for 
 tolling of the kirk-belles" at the burial 
 of Sir Robert Farquhar, 83. 
 
 James, Moderator of the Presbytery of 
 Elgin, two letters from, 86, 87. 
 
 Horse-hire, receipt for payment of, to carry 
 two gentlewomen from Kinghorn to Gor- 
 donston, 156, 157; paid for carrying money 
 to General Baillie's army, 175.
 
 ixi>i;.\. 
 
 I '.):', 
 
 Horticultural Society of London, its first 
 prize awarded, in 1852, to the gardener at 
 Duffus House, near Elgin, 147. 
 
 Household expenses and servants' wages, 
 documents relating to, 155-158. 
 
 Houston, John, younger of Houston, a tacks- 
 man in 1697, of the Customs, 131. 
 
 Howard, Frances Duchess of Richmond and 
 Lennox, her liberality, 69-71. 
 
 Hull, the relief of, 39. 
 
 Hunter, John, tailor, and burgess of Edin- 
 burgh, letter to, from Countess of Suther- 
 land, 75 ; account due to bim, 76, 77. 
 
 Mr. T., letter from, about fruit-tree 
 
 grafts sent iu 1684 to Gordonston, 148. 
 
 Huntly, George first Marquis of, applied to 
 for assistance against the Roses, 5 ; his 
 bond of maintenance, 6, 7. 
 
 George second Marquis of, his loyalty 
 
 commended in a letter from Charles I., 36 ; 
 captures two ships at Aberdeen, 177. 
 
 George fourth Earl of, his daughter, 
 
 the Countess of Sutherland, mother of Sir 
 Robert Gordon, 8. 
 
 Lord (afterwards second Duke of Cor- 
 don), letters from, 124-126. 
 
 Hydropathic establishment on one of the 
 Clunie Hills, near Forres, 1. 
 
 Inchertellie, town and lands of, part of 
 the Thanedom of Moray, 72, 73. 
 
 Inglisch, Mr., in 1636, a money-broker, 
 32. 
 
 Innermarkie, Laird of (Robert Lines), 1, 2. 
 
 Innes, Alexander, servitor to Robert Lines, 
 Writer to His Majesty's Signet, 99. 
 
 Bailie, of Elgin, commonly called 
 
 "Phoenix," 167, 172, 173. 
 
 John, with accomplices, breaks into the 
 
 stables of the Deanery of Moray, assaults 
 the Dean, and kills his daughter, 1. 
 
 — John, servitor to Robert Innes, Writer 
 to His Majesty's Signet, 99. 
 
 — Robert, bailie of Elgin, 132. 
 Robert, Writer to His Majesty's Signet, 
 
 receipt granted by, in 1682, in name of the 
 Lyon Heralds and Pursuivants, for fee and 
 casualty payable by a Knight-Bachelor, 
 98, 99. 
 lnneses, their feud with the Dunbars, 1-5. 
 
 Intelligence, The Weekly, sent in 1644, from 
 
 London to Gordonston, 43. 
 Inverbreckie, the dwelling-house of Sir 
 
 William Gordon of Invergordon, 138, 139. 
 Inverness, two Commissioners to be chosen 
 
 for the shire of, by command of Charles i., 
 
 25. 
 town of, kept in terror by a troublesome 
 
 neighbour, 91-95. 
 Inverurie, burgh of, 164, 165. 
 Invitations to funerals : of a Countess, 81 ; 
 
 of a Laird, 82. 
 Ireland, Deputy of, 30, 31 ; his arrival in 
 
 1636, at London, 34. 
 Irish, Earl of Antrim commissioned in 1644, 
 
 to invade Scotland with thirty thousand, 
 
 38 ; reported in 1646, to have declared for 
 
 the Pope and King of Spain, 177. 
 Iron, three hundred stone of, to be sent as 
 
 part payment of grain, 120. 
 Irving, Mr., of Kincusie, slain near Aberdeen, 
 
 48. 
 Ivory, Mr. James (afterwards a Lord of Ses 
 
 sion), 173. 
 
 Jafekay, Alexander, his pay as a Burgess 
 attending the Committee of Estates, 50. 
 
 James, John, Chancellor of the jury at a 
 Barou-Court, 142. 
 
 James vi. : his grant of a portion of North 
 American continent to Sir William Alex- 
 ander of Menstrie, 8. 
 
 Jermyn (German), Henry Lord, in 1644, one 
 of the Spanish faction, 41, 43. 
 
 Jersey, New (see New Jersey and East New 
 Jersey), 104. 
 
 Johnston, Arthur, and John Reid, trumpeters ; 
 their receipt for their fees for attendance 
 at the funeral of Sir Robert Farquhar, 
 84, 85. 
 
 Patrick, indweller in Leith, a witness, 
 
 119. 
 
 Kames, Lord {see Home, Henry), 152. 
 Kay, George, factor to Sir Robert Gordon, 
 
 150. 
 Keith, Lord {see Marischal of Scotland), 18. 
 Kellie, Master of, 63. 
 Kennewie, James, servitor to Sir AVilliam 
 
 Bruce of Balcaskie, 88, 89. 
 
 N
 
 104 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Kenety, Hendrie, his receipt in 1736, for 
 payment of horse-hive, 156, 157. 
 
 Kilbuick, cairn of, no Dunbar to go cast of, 
 40. 
 
 Kincaid, Edward, scvvant of Sir D. Living- 
 stone, 17. 
 
 Kintove, buvgh of, 164, 165, 166. 
 
 Earl of, 164, 165, 166. 
 
 Kintvea, town and lands of, pavt of the 
 Thanedom of Moray, 72, 73. 
 
 Knight-Bachelor, fees of commission fov the 
 title and honour of, 96-101. 
 
 Knight-baronets of Nova Scotia: ordev of, 
 instituted by Charles i., 8 ; bind them- 
 selves to buy a ship to advance the enter- 
 pvise of planting a colony in Nova Scotia, 
 17; price in 1625, of a baronetcy, 9. 
 
 Laboratory, vault convevted into a, by the 
 fourth Baronet of Gordonston, 143, 144. 
 
 Laing, William, in East New Jersey, execu- 
 tor of George Gordon, 112. 
 
 Lances for the army under General Baillie 
 in 1645, and their price, 175. 
 
 Lauder, Mr. John, an Edinburgh lawyer, 
 122. 
 
 Laurie, Gawcn, advances money, 102 ; his 
 description of East New Jersey, when 
 Deputy Governor of that province, 106- 
 110. 
 
 Law, J., a witness, 128. 
 
 Lawbuvrows, Letters of, granted to the Pro- 
 vost and Magistrates of Inverness against 
 Andrew M'Killican, 91-95. 
 
 Leckie, Walter, of Desthoures, 11. 
 
 Leith, 129, 179. 
 
 Lennox, Ludovick second Duke of, letter 
 from, 24 ; his widow, Frances Howard, 
 69. 
 — Esme third Duke of, 69. 
 
 James fourth Duke of, Chamberlain 
 
 of Scotland, royal command to, 27 ; his 
 Grace's order to the Vice-Chamberlain, 
 28 ; mentioned, 69. 
 Lady Margaret, 71. 
 
 Leslie, Sir Alexander (afterwards Earl of 
 Leven), his exploits in Westphalia, 29, 
 32. 
 
 Alexandev, a prisonev in the " Pit " at 
 
 (lordonston. 144. 
 
 Leslie, Walter, officer to the Synod of Moray, 
 88. 
 
 Lichfield, Bishop of, patron in 1629, of 
 Westminster School, 65. 
 
 Lieneland, fourteen thousand troops from, 
 join the Swedish army, 33. 
 
 Limerick, Lord, makes his escape, 41. 
 
 Lincoln, fens of, drained in 1G36 ; Commis- 
 sioners sent to apportion, 30. 
 
 Linlithgow, Agnes Countess-Dowager" of, 
 has a subtack (Inland Excise) of " the 
 Lordship of Zetland and Isles thereof," 
 132. 
 
 Linton, Alexander, servant of the Master of 
 Elphinstone, 67. 
 
 Livingstone, Sir David, of Dunipace, Knight- 
 Baronet, 17. 
 
 Lobster-chests, 122. 
 
 Lochness, 160. 
 
 Londoners, the, refuse in 1646, to advance 
 money, 177. 
 
 Lords and Commons meet, 22d January 
 1G44, at Oxford; their proceedings, 40, 
 41. 
 
 Loudon, John first Earl of, his regiment in 
 1645, supplied with meal, 176. 
 
 Lovat, Simon Lord ; letter from, to Captain 
 George Cumming, son of Laird of Altyre, 
 on raising men for bis regiment, 158-161. 
 
 Low Countries, 29 ; Commissioners for the 
 Estates of the, 23. 
 
 "Luckenbooths," the, of Edinburgh, 111. 
 
 Lugging, punishment of, for theft, 143. 
 
 " Lyk" or " Lykwake," receipts for singing 
 and reading at that of Sir Robert Far- 
 quhar, 83. 
 
 Lyon, the Lord — Brodic of Brodie, 146. 
 
 Lytil, Captain, receives a boll of salt for gar- 
 rison of Innerwharatie, its price, 50. 
 
 Maaslaxdsluis, some expenses in 1627, at, 
 180. 
 
 M'Beane, Lauchlan, Master of the ship 
 called ''The Margaret of Inverness," de- 
 scribes his reception in 1667, at Crail, 
 121, 122. 
 
 MacDonald, Sir Donald (see Gorme), 12. 
 
 Mackay, Sir Donald (afterwards Lord Reay), 
 embarks three thousand men in 1626, at 
 Cromarty, for service in Germany, 58, 64 ;
 
 INDEX. 
 
 195 
 
 sails from Leitli in 1627, to take command, 
 his travelling expenses, etc., 179. 
 
 Mackenzie, Sir John, father of first Earl of 
 Cromarty, bought Tarbet from the Dun- 
 bars, 5. 
 
 Mr. Kenneth (afterwards created a 
 
 Baronet), second son of the Earl of Crom- 
 arty, partner in 1701, in a tack of the 
 Inland Excise, 131. 
 
 Thomas (see Pluscardine), 177. 
 
 Mackenzie — sums demanded by the Scots 
 Committee of Estates, from sixteen persons 
 of the name of, 49, 178. 
 
 Mackintosh, Mr., Earl of Moray's Chamber- 
 lain in the county of Inverness, 161. 
 
 M'Intosche, Lachlan, of Dumachtvn, 2. 
 
 M'Killican, Andrew, terrifies the inhabitants 
 of Inverness, 91-95. 
 
 Magdeburg, blockaded by the Saxons, 29 ; 
 hopes of relief, 33. 
 
 Magillivray, Alexander, commanded the 
 Mackintoshes at the battle of Culloden, 
 161. 
 
 William, of Dunmaglass, 161. 
 
 Magnus, a harper in The Hague, 182. 
 
 Maitland, Thomas, macer before the Lords 
 of Council and Session, 100. 
 
 Manchester, Edward second Earl of, defeats 
 the Marquis of Newcastle's cavalry, 39 ; 
 he watches the movements of Prince 
 Rupert, 49. 
 
 Mansfield, Count, 58, 178. 
 
 Manufactories, etc., excepted in a tack of 
 Inland Excise, 135. 
 
 Marchmont, Patrick first Earl of, 132. 
 
 Marischal of Scotland, William sixth Earl, 
 letter to, 17 ; agrees to divide the spoil, 
 1820. 
 
 Marriage, letter on an offer of, 78, 79 ; one 
 described, 80. 
 
 Marshall, James, a skipper in Covesea, put 
 into the stocks ; died in consequence of 
 being imprisoned below ground, as did 
 also his son James, 145. 
 
 Marten, James, 95 
 
 Mary, Queen of Scots, 8. 
 
 Masks for gentlewomen, 24. 
 
 Massy, Colonel Edward, governor of Glou- 
 cester in 1644, captures the Queen's car- 
 riage, 43. 
 
 Maurice, Prince, nephew of Charles i., 45. 
 
 Meal, provided for regiments in 1645, and 
 its price, 176. 
 
 Meldrum, Andrew, of Dnmbrek, 3. 
 
 Menzies, William, servitor to Magnus 
 Prince, treasurer of Edinburgh, 121. 
 
 Messengers-of arms, moneys paid to, 51 ; 
 how they performed their duty, 93. 
 
 Middleton, General-Major, 51. 
 
 Jlillcr, William, tenant of the Royal Gar- 
 dens at Holyrood in 1718, his account for 
 garden seeds and implements, 148, 149 ; 
 letter from, 150-152. 
 
 Milne, Patrick, of Crimonmogate, 165. 
 
 Monro, General-Major, entertained at Aber- 
 deen by Mr. Robert Farquhar, 51 ; writes 
 in 1645, from Ireland, 177. 
 
 Montgomery, Mr. Francis, of Giffen, 132. 
 
 Montrose, the Marquis of, 48, 51. 
 
 Moray, James fourth Earl of, very extrava- 
 gant, 72-74. 
 
 James eighth Earl of, letter from, to 
 his chamberlain in the county of Inver- 
 ness, 161, 162. 
 — George, Bishop of, 3. 
 
 Countess of (see Home, Dame Mar- 
 
 garet), 72-74. 
 
 Moray, county of, several gentlemen in, or- 
 dered in 1646, to lend money, 177. 
 
 Morison Jean, servant to George Gordon in 
 East New Jersey : what he bequeathed to 
 her, 112. 
 
 Muir, Sir Archibald, of Thornton, a tacks- 
 man in 1697, of the Customs, 131. 
 
 Muirburn, letter from Lord Karnes on the 
 law of, 152-154. 
 
 Mundole, house of, burned by the Roses, 5. 
 
 Munro, Robert, of Fowlis, 3. 
 
 Munroes, the Colonels, returned in 1636, from 
 the Continent, 29. 
 
 Murray, Lady, a vermin-killer, 130. 
 
 Mr. John Archibald (afterwards a Lord 
 
 of Session), 173. 
 
 Nantwich, the King's army defeated at, 40. 
 Newcastle, Marquis and afterwards Duke of 
 
 (William Cavendish), defeated, 39 ; in 
 
 York, 45, 46. 
 
 coals, patent of, 70. 
 
 New-milnes, manufactory of, excepted in a 
 
 tack of Inland Excise, 135.
 
 19G 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 New Jersey, a tract of land in America, con- 
 veyed in 1GG4, by James, Duke of York, 
 to Lord Barclay and Sir George Cartrat, 
 104. 
 
 NVwton, Laird of, liis funeral, 82. 
 
 Archibald Dunbar of, 146. 
 
 NicolsoD, William, tailor, a witness, 13. 
 
 William, letter-carrier, hanged by order 
 
 of Lord Gordon ; sum paid to his widow, 
 51. 
 
 Nisbet, Alexander, servitor to Sir John Gor- 
 don of Dnrno, and probably the celebrated 
 writer on Heraldry, 97. 
 
 John, writer in Edinburgh, 119. 
 
 Norway, return cargo of deals from, 116. 
 
 Nottingham, the King's forces defeated at, 
 40. 
 
 Nova Caesaria, or New Jersey, granted and 
 conveyed in 1664, to Lord Barclay and Sir 
 George Cartrat, by James, Duke of York, 
 104. 
 
 Nova Scotia, plantation of, 8, et seq. 
 
 Knight-Baronets of, 8, et seq. 
 
 Nymegen, some expenses in 1627, at, 181. 
 
 Ogit.vie, James Lord (afterwards second 
 
 Earl of Airlie), reported in 1644, to have 
 
 returned to Scotland, 48. 
 O'Neil, Dan., is made in 1644, a groom of 
 
 the Bedchamber, 38. 
 Orange, Prince of, 39 ; his drummers, 180. 
 Ormonde, James first Marquis of, complies 
 
 in 1646, with the Parliament of England, 
 
 177. 
 Oxford : Charles i.'s Parliament at, 37, 40. 
 
 Passage-money in 16S5, from Scotland to 
 East New Jersey, 113. 
 
 Paterson, John, writer in Exchequer, 101. 
 
 Peddie, James, his pay as a Burgess attend- 
 ing the Committee of Estates, 50. 
 
 Pembroke and Montgomery, Philip Earl of, 
 Lord Chamberlain of England ; letter 
 IV. mi, 35. 
 
 Pen, AYilliam, of Worminghnrst, and eleven 
 partners, buy from the executors and 
 trustees of Sir George Cartrat that part 
 of New Jersey called East New Jersey, 
 and afterwards admit twelve additional 
 
 partners, some of whose names are given, 
 104. 
 
 Pendennis Castle, Cornwall, 41, 44. 
 
 Percy, Henry (Lord of Anwick), 43. 
 
 Perth, James first Earl of, 77. 
 
 James fourth Earl of, admitted by 
 
 William Pen and his brother speculators 
 as a partner of East New Jersey, 104. 
 
 Philip, James, servant of Sir W. Alexander, 
 11, 13, 17, 19. 
 
 Piccolomini, a Spanish general, permitted 
 in 1644, to pass from Oxford to Dover, 46. 
 
 Picks and crowbars for the army under 
 General Baillie in 1645, and their price, 
 176. 
 
 Pittenweem, the " Penelope" of, 115, et seq. 
 
 Plague, the, in London (1636), 34. 
 
 Pluscardine, Thomas Mackenzie of, brother 
 of the Earl of Seaforth, ordered by tha 
 Committee of Estates to lend money, 177. 
 
 Pollehurwich, the port of, 120. 
 
 Polonia, Ambassador of, at the Court of 
 Charles i., 29, 33. 
 
 King of, negotiations about his in- 
 tended marriage, 33. 
 
 Pondicherry, 163. 
 
 Port de Mutoune Bay, in Nova Scotia, 8, 18. 
 
 Porter, Endymion, in 1644, one of the 
 Spanish faction, 38 ; his apprehension 
 prevented, 41. 
 
 Poulett, John second Lord, cashiered, 41. 
 
 Powder for the army under General Baillie 
 in 1645, and its price, 175. 
 
 Powrie, Andrew, druggist, a lessee in 1688, 
 of the North Leith Glasshouse, 128. 
 
 Prince, Magnus, treasurer of Edinburgh, 
 agreement between him and Robert Gor- 
 don, younger of Gordonston, as to payment 
 of grain, in money, wine, and iron, 120, 121. 
 
 Prison at Gordonston described, 144, 145. 
 
 Protector, the Lord, nothing to be done pre- 
 judicial to, 55. 
 
 Pumphney, Captain, 180. 
 
 Punishment for theft, different modes of, 143. 
 
 Purse to carry money to General Baillie's 
 army, 175. 
 
 Queen, the (Henrietta Maria, wife of 
 
 Chailes r.), 38, 39, 43, 44. 
 Queensberry, James second Duke of, 132.
 
 I N 1 > K X . 
 
 19V 
 
 Rae, Mr. .Julin, 63. 
 
 Ragotsi, Prince of Transylvania, annoys the 
 
 Emperor of Germany, 46. 
 Rattery, Peter, receipt for his wages in 1 759, 
 
 as cook at Gordonston, 157. 
 Reay, first Lord (Sir Donald Mackay), 48, 
 
 58, 179. 
 Red-hand, thief taken, 142. 
 Regiam Majestatem, printing of the, 67. 
 Regiment of soldiers, strength and pay of 
 
 one, in Charles i.'s time, 53, 54. 
 Reid, John, and Arthur. Johnston, trumpeters, 
 
 their receipt for their fees for attendance 
 
 at the funeral of Sir Robert Farquhar, 84, 
 
 85. 
 Revenue, public, in 1701, how collected, 131- 
 
 137. 
 Rheenen, pontage of bridge between it and 
 
 Arnhem, 181. 
 Richmond, Dukes of, 70. 
 and Lennox, Duchess of, 65 ; her be- 
 quest to Esme, third Duke of Lennox, and 
 
 to his son Lord Damley, 69-71. 
 Robertson, Doctor, has George Gordon's 
 
 authority to open his body after death, 112. 
 James, a skipper, in Covesea, put into 
 
 the stocks, 145. 
 William, of Kindeace, and his sons, 
 
 moneys ordered to be advanced by, 49. 
 William, a skipper in Covesea, put into 
 
 the stocks, 145. 
 
 Roishauch, town and lands of, part of the 
 Thanedom of Moray, 72, 73. 
 
 Roses, the, their feud with the Dunbars, 5-7. 
 
 Ross, bishopric of; rents of, farmed out, 131. 
 
 Ross, Alexander, a servant of the Countess 
 of Moray, a witness, 74. 
 Alexander, bailie of Inverness, 91. 
 
 Rotterdam, some expenses in 1627, at, 181 ; 
 grain exported to, in 1679, from Scotland, 
 116. 
 
 Ruiffcs, town and lands of, part of the Thane- 
 dom of Moray, 72, 73. 
 
 Rupert, Prince, nephew of Charles i. ; joins 
 in sending propositions of peace to the Par- 
 liamentary General, 41 ; his movements in 
 the civil war, 45, 46, 48. 
 
 Sack, two half-butts of, to be sent as part 
 payment of grain, 120. 
 
 St. Giles Kirk, Edinburgh, 16. 
 - Elgin, 82. 
 
 St. Johnstone (Perth), baronets of Nova 
 Scotia to meet at, 10, 12. 
 
 Sanquhar, house of, burned by the Roses, 5. 
 
 Satinisgobe and Dornick webs stolen, 142. 
 
 Saxons, the, invest Magdeburg, 29. 
 
 Scott, Mr. George, of Pitlochie, gets a hun- 
 dred prisoners in 1685, to transport to 
 East New Jersey, 105. 
 
 Seafield, Lewis-Alexander fifth Earl of, 166, 
 169. 
 
 Seeds, list of, sent in 1718, to Gordonston, 
 148, 149. 
 
 Sempill, Hugh eleventh Lord, his regiment, 
 160. 
 
 Servants' wages in 1741, etc., 156, 157. 
 
 Seton, Sir John, Gentleman of the Privy 
 Chamber, in the reign of Charles i., let- 
 ters from, 29, 34, 37, 47. 
 
 Henry, 31, 32. 
 
 Sharpe, John, his letter in 1629, about get- 
 ting his son into Westminster school, 65, 
 66. 
 
 Shaw, Sir John, of Greenock, a tacksman in 
 1697, of the Customs, 131. 
 
 Jon., macer to his Majesty's Privy 
 
 Council and Exchequer, 101. 
 
 Sheep-stealing, Thomas Gordon executed for, 
 143. 
 
 Sinclair, John seventh Lord, at Hartlepool 
 in 16 14, with his regiment, 48 ; sum due 
 to him in 1641, for his officers, etc., 51, 52. 
 
 Skene, Sir John, of Curiiehill, his discharge 
 to the Earl of Sutherland in 1612, in re- 
 ference to printing the Regiam Majesta- 
 tem, 67. 
 
 John, a witness, 74. 
 
 " Slettars" (woodlice), a decoction of, given 
 as a cure for a cold, 145. 
 
 Smuggling, one of the Dunphail tenants 
 imprisoned for, in Nairn Jail, 5. 
 
 Southreif and robbery committed by a Ba- 
 ronet who was also a member of Parlia- 
 ment, 139. 
 
 Spain, the Resident of, is refused leave to 
 go to London, or to have a convoy to Dun- 
 kirk, 46. 
 
 Spanish faction at Charles i.'s Court, 38-41. 
 
 Spur Alley, in London, the Plague in, 34. 
 
 Spynie, Loch of, near Gordonston, where
 
 198 
 
 [NDEX. 
 
 punishment of death was inflicted by 
 drowning, 141, 143. 
 
 Starge, James, skipper, 121. 
 
 Stewart, Alexander, writer in Elgin, 74. 
 
 James, bailie of Elgin, 132. 
 
 John, of Lady well, 103. 
 
 Jean, second wife of Sir Ludovick Gor- 
 don ; letter from her to her stepson, Sir 
 John Gordon of Durno, 103. 
 
 Lady Elizabeth, Countess of Arundel, 
 
 71. 
 
 Strachan, Sir Alexander, Bart., of Thornton, 
 cautioner for Sir Robert Gordon, his ad- 
 vice to be taken, 18 ; agrees with others 
 in 1G26, to send a ship to Nova Scotia, 
 19. 
 
 Strathmore, Charles sixth Earl of, his mar- 
 riage described, 80. 
 
 Countess of, 80. 
 
 Strathnaver, Lord ; his letter to the Master- 
 Builder at Sheerness in 1732, concerning 
 an apprentice, 126, 127. 
 
 Strathspey, express sent to, 169. 
 
 Stuart, Sir John, of Meffin (Methven), 27. 
 
 Miss Ann, Earl of Moray's niece, ex- 
 tract from a letter written by, 80. 
 
 Surrey, Earl of, 69. 
 
 Sutherland, Alexander twelfth Earl of, in- 
 duces the Dunbars and Inneses, in 1578, 
 to come to an agreement, 1 . 
 
 thirteenth Earl of, 22, 77, 81, 177. 
 
 fourteenth Earl of, 22. 
 
 Duchess of (1866), 130. 
 
 Countess of twelfth Earl of, mother of 
 
 Sir Robert Gordon, first Baronet of Nova 
 Scotia, 8. 
 
 Countess of thirteenth Earl of, letter 
 
 to her dressmaker, 75 ; her Ladyship's 
 account, 76, 77. 
 
 Countess of fourteenth Earl of, 77 ; an 
 
 invitation to her funeral, 81. 
 
 Sutherland, Mr., Master-Builder to his Ma- 
 jesty at Sheerness, 126. 
 
 Sweden, powerful at sea, 46. 
 
 Swinton, Sir John, in 1627, at Dort, 182. 
 
 Tarbat, George Viscount of, a bottle-manu- 
 facturer, 128 ; Lord Register and Lord 
 Justice-General of Scotland, and created 
 Earl of Cromarty, 130. 
 
 Tarbet, estate of, bought from the Dunbars 
 by Sir John Mackenzie, 5. 
 
 Lairds of, 5-7. 
 
 Taylor, Bailie Francis, acting chief magis- 
 trate of Elgin, ordered to call a meeting 
 of Council, 166 ; captured, and transported 
 to Sutherland, 168; his explanation to the 
 Council on his return home, 171. 
 
 Thiel (Toy 11), some expenses in 1627, at, 
 182. 
 
 Thieves, punishment of, 141-143. 
 
 Thomson, Archibald, 95. 
 
 David, paid for keeping committee-door 
 
 in Dundee, 50. 
 
 David, merchant in Edinburgh, 89. 
 
 Thomson, William, servant of the Countess 
 of Moray, a witness, 74. 
 
 Tibols, Charles i. to be at, 34. 
 
 Tulloch, Samuel, clerk in 1661, to the 
 Presbytery of Elgin, 88. 
 
 Urquiiakt, Walter, sheriff of Cromarty, 3. 
 Utrecht, 96, 105; some expenses in 1627, 
 at, 181. 
 
 Vandagiien, Thomas, bookbinder in Aber- 
 deen, his receipt for his fee for ringing 
 the Tolbooth bells at the funeral of Sir 
 Robert Farquhar, 84. 
 
 Vauhan, Mrs. Piiscilla, housekeeper at Gor 
 donston in 1758, her wages, etc., 157. 
 
 Vauis, John, of Lockslyne, 7. 
 
 Robert, burgess of Inverness, 7. 
 
 Vermont, Madame La Marquise de, 24. 
 
 Vevers, John, commander of a ship called 
 " The America Merchant," bound in 
 1685, for East New Jersey, 143. 
 
 Vinage, patents of the, 69. 
 
 Waal, river, ferry across, 181. 
 
 Wages in 1724, of a gardener, 150; in 1741, 
 
 of household servants, 156. 
 Wales, Prince of (son of Charles i.), joins 
 
 in sending propositions of peace to the 
 
 Parliamentary General, 41. 
 Wallace, Hugh, of Ingliston in 1685, his 
 
 Majesty's cash-keeper, 89. 
 
 James, 32. 
 
 Waller, Sir William, at Farnham in 1644, 
 
 in command of eight thousand men, 45.
 
 INDEX. 
 
 199 
 
 Wanstead, meeting of Knight-Baronets of 
 
 Nova Scotia at, 17, 20. 
 Wardrobe, Royal, a full and perfect inven- 
 tory to be taken of, 27, 28. 
 Wat, Adam, clerk, 50. 
 Watson, John, merchant, a lessee in 1688, 
 
 of North Leith Glasshouse, 128. 
 Wauchton, Hepburn of, 63. 
 Wax, Green : patent of the, 70, 71. 
 West Indies, the Company of, 23. 
 Westminster School, candidate in 1629, for 
 
 admission to, 65. 
 Wines, the privilege of supplying the King's 
 
 household witb, 69 ; as part -payment for 
 
 grain, 120. 
 Winton, George third Earl of, applies for a 
 
 gift of land in Ireland, 31, 34. 
 Wives, noble and exemplary, 69-74. 
 Wood, Patrick, in 1636, a money-broker, 
 
 32. 
 
 Yokk, James Duke of, 41 ; gets from his 
 brother Charles n. certain tracts of land 
 in America, and he conveys, in 1664, that 
 part calli-il New Jersey to Lord Barclay 
 and Sir George Cartrat, 104; joins in 
 sending propositions of peace to the Par- 
 liamentary General, 41. 
 
 Royal visit to, in 1638, and how the 
 
 King was attended, 35. 
 
 "You know who I am." and "You know 
 whom." — two letters, so signed, dated 
 1644, and in the handwriting of Sir John 
 Seton, 37-47. 
 
 Young, Adam, 74. 
 
 ■ Alexander, weaver in the new town of 
 
 Drainy, accuses Janet Grant of house- 
 breaking and robbery, 141-143. 
 
 ■ Mr. Patrick, 65. 
 
 - — • Mr. Robert, letter from, on Elgin 
 
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