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The Lockhart papers Volume т. 1; containing memoirs and commentaries upon the affairs of Scotland from 1702 to 1715 - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1817 Excerpt: ...honour I accepted of with a great deall of chearfullness, since your Grace is weel acquainted with the matter and all the difficultys that attended it. I hope my former from time to time giving an account of the steps of this matterin Scotland will save me some trouble; so can only compendize what formerly I wrote._ " Your Grace may rememloer I signified in October last, that ther were new designs of an unhappy nature in Scotland, which was told me by a gentleman who was pretty much imbark'd in the former design; the expectations of a reward might I believe be his motive. I shewed no inclination to credit him furder than by keeping in terms till such tyme as I had certain advyce from some who I knew acted from a principle of conscience as weel as true kindness to me, assuring that the J acobites in all parts were of late fraughted with new hopes and had often consultations and meetings, some of the more open minded saying openly they had assurance of reliefe from France very soon; of all which I gave your Grace an account; and when I declare upon honour I have nothing in my view of privat interest in this, I assure myselfe the former experience you have of my honesty will entitle me to your Grace's credit; 'being at the same time very loth to tell the loss I am at, in not being reimburs'd of what I so necessarly expended the time of the last invasion when the enemy were upon our coast, the sence of which were suflicient to exeem me' from the suspicion of any such thought. " Iheing honour'd with your Grace's return, desyring me to-give not only to Mr. Sempill, the gentleman who informed me and frankly offered his'service, all necessary encouragement, but to use all other adviseable methods to get to the b...
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