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126613739.23.Pdf -M- alV Scs.sHs.^S PUBLICATIONS OF THE SCOTTISH HISTORY SOCIETY THIRD SERIES VOLUME XXIV EARLY LETTERS OF ROBERT WODROW 1698-1709 1937 EARLY LETTERS OE ROBERT WODROW 1698-1709 Edited from the Manuscript in Edinburgh University Library, with Notes and Ex- tracts from the Answers to these Letters in the National Library of Scotland, by L. W. SHARP, Ph.D. EDINBURGH Printed at the University Press by T. and A. Constable Ltd. for the Scottish History Society 1937 Printed in Great Britain PREFACE I have pleasure in expressing my indebtedness to Mr. F. C. Nicholson, Librarian of Edinburgh University; Dr. H. W. Meikle, and Mr. M. R. Dobie, Librarian and Keeper of MSS. respectively in the National Library of Scotland ; Dr. W. R. Cunningham, Librarian of Glasgow University; and the Rev. Dr. John Campbell, Librarian to the Church of Scotland, for essential facilities kindly granted to me; and to Dr. Annie Cameron, and Mr. M‘Innes of the Register House, and other friends and correspondents for help in various difficulties. Mr. R. G. Cant of St. Andrews University gave me some valuable criticism on one portion of the notes (would that I could have troubled him for more), and my colleague, Dr. J. C. Corson, has corrected such proofs as I have given him with meticulous accuracy, and has given me the benefit of his expert knowledge of the art of indexing, though I am conscious I have fallen from grace in many respects, have wearied of ‘ ever climbing up the climbing wave.’ Finally, I must thank the staff of Messrs. T. & A. Constable Ltd., for their patience and care with a text made difficult by the strange- ness and inconsistencies of Wodrow’s spelling. University Library, L. W. SHARP. Edinburgh. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION xv TREATMENT OF TEXT li LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Iv LETTERS OF ROBERT WODROW : I. For Mr George Thomsone at Paris. Dec. 6,1698 . 1 II. For Mr Matheu Simsone at Leyden. Jan. 14, 1699 5 III. For Mr Math. Simson at London. May 8, 1699 . 7 IV. For Mr William Nicholsone, Archdeacon of Carlisle. July 3, 1699 .... 10 V. For Mr Patrick Smith. Queries for Caledonia Nova. Agust 5, 1699 ..... 12 VI. For Mr G. Thomsone at Leyden. Agust 30, 1699 16 VII. For Mr John Simsone at Utrecht ... 20 VIII. For Sir Robt. Sibbald, Doctour in Medicine. Sept. 8, 1699 21 IX. For Dr Sibbald. Sept. 9, 1699 ... 22 X. For Mr Robert Steuart at Utrecht. Sept. 15,1699 22 XI. For Mr Archdeacon Nicholson, at Salkeld. Sept. 28, 1699 24 XII. For Mr Archdeacon Nicolson. Oct. 23, 1699 . 26 XIII. For Sir Rob. Sibbald. Oct. 28, 1699 . 27 XIV. For Mr James Wallace quhen going for London. Nov. 17, 1699 28 XV. For Mr Archdeacon Nicholsone. Dec. 21, 1699 30 XVI. Queries and things to be done in the Western Highlands ....... 32 XVII. For Mr James Paterson. Dec. 21, 1699 34 XVIII. For Mr James Wallace. Jan. 3, 1700 . 35 vii viii WODROW CORRESPONDENCE XIX. For Mr Ja. Paterson. Jan. 26, 1700 . 36 XX. For Mr Archdeacon Nicholson. Feb. 13, 1700 ....... 39 XXI. For Mr John Smith at Leyden. Feb. 19, 1700 51 XXII. For Mr James Wallace at London. Feb. 19, 1700 53 XXIII. For Mr James Wallace. Ma. 18, 1700 . 54 XXIV. For Mr George Thomson at Leyden. March 21, 1700 57 XXV. For Mr Archdeacon Nicolson. March 29, 1700 59 XXVI. For Mr James Wallace. Ap. 1 [1700] . 63 XXVII. For Mr James Paterson. Ap. 2, 1700 . 64 XXVIII. For Mr George Thomson. Ap. 4, 1700 . 67 XXIX. Memorandum for M. D. Mcneil quhen going to [the Highlands]. Ap. 8, 1700 . 68 XXX. For Mr Archdeacon Nicolsone. Ap. 13, 1700 69 XXXI. For Mr Ja. Paterson. May 10, 1700 . 71 XXXII. For Mr John Smith at London. May 22, 1700 72 XXXIII. Memorandum for Mr James Milne quhen going for Inverlochy. June 5, 1700 . 73 XXXIV. For Mr J. Paterson. June 8, 1700 . 77 XXXV. Queries for Caledonia for Mr Ro. Gray quhen going one of the Ministers ther. June 17, 1700 78 XXXVI. For Mr Alexr. Stevenson at Air. July 4,1700 80 XXXVII. For Mr Ja. Patersone. July 4, 1700 . 82 XXXVIII. For Mr Archdeacon Nicolson. July 4 [1700] 83 XXXIX. For Doctour Sibbald. [July 8, 1700] . 85 XL. For Mr James Sutherland. July 8, 1700 . 86 XLI. For Mr Ja. Paterson. July 8, 1700 . 87 XLII. For My Lord Pittmeddan .... 90 XLIII. For Mr James Wallace. July 16, 1700 . 92 CONTENTS ix XLIV. For Mr Alexr. Stevenson. July 19, 1700 . 94 XLV. For Mr Thomas Davidsone at London. July 24, 1700 95 XLVI. For Mr Alexr. Stevenson. July 25, 1700 97 XLVII. For Mr Ja. Paterson. July 29, 1700 . 100 XLVIII. For Mr Alexr. Stevenson. Ag. 7, 1700 102 XLIX. Queryes for Mr Jo. McMillan quhen going for Guiney. Ag. 13, 1700 . 103 L. For Mr Alexr. Stevenson at Air. Ag. 15, 1700 105 LI. For Dr Sibbald. Ag. 23, 1700 . 108 LII. For Mr James Paterson. [Aug. 23, 1700] . 110 LIII. For Mr Alexr. Stevenson. [Sept., 1700] . 110 LIV. For Mr Ja. Paterson. Sept. 23, 1700 . Ill LV. For Mr Ja. Sutherland. Sept. 23, 1700 . 112 LVI. For Dr Sibbald. Sept. 23, 1700 . 113 LVII. Queries &c. for Virginia. By Robert Bimie. Octob. 8, 1700 115 LVIII. For Mr Alexr. Stevenson at Air . 116 LIX. For Mr Archdeacon Nicholsone. Oct. 18, 1700 117 LX. For Mr Ja. Patersone. Oct. 31, 1700 . 119 LXI. For Mr Alex. Stevenson at Air . 122 LXII. For My Lord Pitmeddan. Nov. 4, 1700 124 LXIII. For Mr Arch. Foyer. Nov. 12, 1700 . 126 LXIV. For Mr Arch. Foyer. Nov. 15, 1700 . 130 LXV. For Mr Alexr. Stevenson at Ayr. Dec. 3, 1700 131 LXVI. For Mr James Sutherland. Dec. 7, 1700 . 132 LXVII. For Mr Lachland Campble at Edinr. Decem. 7, 1700 133 LXVIII. For Mr Matheu Conell at Utrecht. [December 19, 1700] .... 134 LXIX. For Mr Archibald] F[oyer]. Jan. 7, 1701 . 186 LXX. For Mr Andreu Rosse at Cramond. Jan 7, 1700 [1701] . 138 WODROW CORRESPONDENCE LXXI. For Mr M. Connell at Leyden. Jan. 24, 1701 139 LXXII. For Mr James Sutherland. Jan. 27, 1701 . 142 LXXIII. For Mr Archibald] F[oyer]. Jan 28, 1701 144 LXXIV. For Archdeacon Nicolson. Feb. 18, 1701 . 146 LXXV. For Mr William Wright, Minister] of the G[ospel] at Kilmarnock. Feb. 22, 1701 149 LXXVI. For Mr Arch. Foyer. Feb. 24, 1701 . 152 LXXVII. For -Mr Ja. Wallace at London. March 8, 1701 154 LXXVIII. For Mr Ja. Paterson at Edinr. March 11, 1701 157 LXXIX. For Mr Alexander Edward at Edr. Ma. 14, 1701 157 LXXX. For Mr Math. Connell at Leyden. Ma. 31, 1701 158 LXXXI. For Mr John McLean quhen going home to Mull. Ap. 13, 1701 . .159 LXXXII. For Mr Ja. Paterson. Ap. 28, 1701 . 162 LXXXIII. For Mr Ja. Paterson. May 22, 1701 . 164 LXXXIV. For Mr Archdeacon Nicholson at Edinr. May 30, 1701 165 LXXXV. For Mr Ja. Paterson. July 30, 1701. 166 LXXXVI. For Mr Archdeacon Nicholson at Salkeld. Sept. 22, 1701 167 LXXXVII. For Mr Archdeacon Nicholson. Oct. 20, 1701 176 LXXXVIII. For Mr James Sutherland. Nov. 5, 1701 . 178 LXXXIX. For Mr James Paterson. Nov. 5, 1701 . 180 XC. For Mr Robt. Steuart at Edinr. Nov. 18, 1701 181 XCI. For Mr Archibald] F[oyer]. Nov. 25,1701 182 XCII. For Mr Ja. Sutherland. Dec. 29, 1701 . 184 XCIII. For Mr Ja. Paterson. Jan. 12, 1702 . 185 XCIV. For Mr Edw. Lhuyd, Keeper of the Ash- molean Closet at Oxford. Jan. 12, 1702 187 CONTENTS xi XCV. For Mr Ja. Sutherland. Mar. 9, 1702 . 189 XCVI. For Doctor Sibbald. March 9,1702 . 191 XCVII. ForMrWill. JamisoneatEdr. AprileO, 1702 192 XCVIII. For Mr Alexr. Stevenson at Air. Aprile 7, 1702 196 XCIX. For Mr William Jamison at Edinr. Ap. 17, 1702 197 C. For Doctor Sibbald. Aprile 17, 1702 . 198 Cl. For Mr John McMinn at Belfast. Aprile 22, 1702 200 CII. For Mr Lachland Campbill at Leyden. Ap. 27, 1702 202 CIII. For Mr Jamison at Edinburgh. May 8,1702 203 CIV. For Mr John McLean, Preacher. May 12, 1702 207 CV. For Mr John Beaton. May 12, 1702 . 208 CVI. For Mr Robt. Fleeming, Minister of the Scots Congregation at London. May 13, 1702 209 CVII. For Mr William Jamison at Edr. May 15, 1702 212 CVIII. For Mr Jamison at Edinr. May 20, 1702 . 213 CIX. For Mr William Jameson. May 27 [1702] 214 CX. For Dr Sibbald. May 22, 1702 . 218 CXI. For Mr Archdeacon Nicholson. May 25, 1702 220 CXII. For Mr Jamison. May 28 [1702] . 222 CXIII. For Mr John Forrest at Edinburgh. May 28 [1702] 223 CXIV. For Mr Lachland Campble at London. May 29, 1702 224 CXV. For Mr Robert Paton at Carlisle. July 6, 1702 226 CXVI. For the Right Reverend the Bishop of Carlisle at Salkeld. Sept. 14, 1702 . 227 CXVII. For Mr Lachland Campbell at Kyntyre. Oct. 5, 1702 227 xii WODROW CORRESPONDENCE CXVIII. For the Reverend Mr Robert Fleeming at London. Oct. 5, 1702 . .228 CXIX. For Sir Robert Sibbald. Oct. 6, 1702 . 230 CXX. For the Bishop of Carlisle. Oct. 10, 1702 . 232 CXXI. For Mr L. Campbel at Kyntyre. Nov. 9, 1702 234 CXXII. For Doctor Sibbald. Nov. 13, 1702 . 238 CXXIII. For Mr James Sutherland. Nov. 13, 1702. 240 CXXIV. For Mr Robt. Fleeming. Nov. 16, 1702 . 241 CXXV. For Mr A[rchibald] F[oyer]. Dec. 28,1702 243 CXXVI. For Mr Lach. Campbell at Kintyre. Jan. 14, 1703 246 CXXVII.
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