DOCSLIB.ORG

The Lockhart Papers Volume I

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
The Lockhart Papers Volume I The Lockhart Papers: MEMOIRS and COMMENTARIES upon the Affairs of SCOTLAND from 1702 to 1715, by GEORGE LOCKHART, Esq. of CARNWATH, His SECRET CORRESPONDENCE with the Son of King v JAMES the SECOND from 1718 to 1728, And his other political Writings; Also, JOURNALS and MEMOIRS of the Young PRETENDER‘S Expedition in 1745, by Highland Officers in his Army. PUBLISHED FROM ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS IN THE POSSESSION OF ANTHONY AUFRERE, ESQ. OF HOVETON, NORFOLK. Celebrare domestica facta. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. I. London: PRINTED BY RICHARD AND ARTHUR TAYLOR, SHOE.LANE,FOR WILLIAM ANDERSON, No. 186, PICCADILLY. 1817. Pedigree SHOWING THE DESCENT OF THE PAPERS. George Lockhart, Esq. = Euphemia (Montgomery)dr. of Alex. E. of Eglinton. born ? died 1738. George = Fergusia Wishart dr. of Sir G. W. of Clifton-hall, Bart. born 1700 d. 1781 George b. 1726, Matilda Lockhart=James, Count Lockhart=Marianne Murray =Annabella Craufurd d. 1761, unmarried Charles, Count L. b. 1718 James A Daughter A. Aufrere, Esq. = Matilda d. 1802 died as an infant, 1790 unmarried TO THE READER. THE Papers now offered to the Public carry with them so many indisputable proofs of a genuine origin, that it remains only for me to mention how they came into my possession. They were given to me, for the purpose of publication, by my brother-in-law Charles Count Lockhart of Lee and Carnwath (great grandson of George Lockhart, author of the Memoirs, &c.), about three years before his death, which took place in August 1802; but my avocations during that period, my journey to and detention of eleven years in France, and application to family arrangements upon my return to England in 1814, combined to delay their preparation for the press. In bringing these papers before the public, conformably to the instructions contained in the Author's letter to his eldest son (of which a fac-simile is given) I do no more than accomplish the intentions of that eminent and disinterested Patriot: but though I have no other merit than the diligent performance of my duty as an Editor, I may be pardoned for expressing my satisfaction at being instrumental in thus giving publicity to documents of no inconsiderable importance to our Historical .literature. The period of time pointed out by Mr. Lockhart as likely to be proper for the publication of his writings, was by circumstances rendered extremely unfavourable to his purpose; for his grandson had so warmly espoused the cause of the Stuarts in 1745, as to be expressly excepted out of every act of amnesty during the remaining part of the reign of King George the Second. The papers relative to the Young Pretender's Expedition, which were intrusted to Mr. Lockhart son of the author of the Memoirs, were therefore by him deposited with the others, until a more suitable moment should arrive for the publication of the whole; and both he and his eldest son dying very soon after King George the Second,—and James, the second son, who succeeded to the estates, being in the Austrian service and more usually residing upon the Continent than in Scotland,—all the manuscripts remained unnoticed until the period when they came into my possession as I have mentioned. ANTH. AUFRERE. Orchard Street, London, 31st March, 1817. Contents Pedigree .................................................................................................................................................. 2 THE PREFACE. .......................................................................................................................................... 6 THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................................................................................. 11 MEMOIRS CONCERNING THE AFFAIRS OF Scotland, FROM QUEEN ANNE’S ACCESSION TO THE THRONE, TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE UNION OF THE TWO KINGDOMS OF SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND, IN MAY 1707. With an Account of the Origine and Progress of the design‘d INVASION from France, in March 1708,––some Reflections on the ancient State of SCOTLAND,—and an APPENDIX, containing an Account of the Sums of Money distributed by the Government of England among the Scotch Noblemen and Gentlemen. BY GEORGE LOCKHART, ESQ. of Carnwath. To which are prefixed Sir DAVID DALRYMPLE‘S INTRODUCTION shewing the Reason for publishing the Memoirs in 1714, which was done without the Author‘s knowledge, and an additional PREFACE by the Author, never before printed, in answer to the Introduction. THE PREFACE. A BOOK now without a preface, is thought as ridiculous as a man with a suit of fine cloaths and a slovenly sign-post hat and perriwig; and therefore, since, according to the proverb, ―A man had as good be dead as out of the fashion,‖ I must preface a little too, tho‘, indeed, after all, I might spare my self the pains, since the odds are more than two to one that these Memoirs will never appear in publick: one thing I‘m sure of, that a good space of time must needs interveen; since they contain several passages, that upon many accounts are not fit to be promulgated in the world, till the affairs thereof, I mean in this island, take another turn; and even supposing that obstacle were (and I pray God it may be soon) remov‘d, yet having us‘d a little freedom with several persons of rank and power, in the characters I have given of them, and in the relation of several matters of fact, common prudence requires these Memoirs should lie dormant till such be out of a capacity to resent the same either on my self or posterity. To begin then: I do most solemnly declare, not because it is the jog-trot method of prefaces, but because ‗tis real truth, that my writing of these Memoirs did not proceed from any desire of being an author; for the true rise and origine was, as I‘m now to tell you, having had the honour to represent one of the chief shires in Scotland during the four last sessions of parliament, I did apply myself to become as useful as I could to my country: and, I thank God, my behaviour was such, that I did not procure the displeasure of my constituents. I consider‘d that, when I first enter‘d upon that employment, I was very young, and void of experience, and was desirous to retrieve that loss by a diligent application to observe what did occur for the future; and for that purpose I used, for the most part, to make my remarks on what I thought observable, as they occurred either in or out of the Parliament house, and gather a collection of all the valuable prints, and procure extracts of such papers as I believ‘d might be useful to lie by me. Having follow‘d this method for four years, viz. from Queen Anne‘s first session of parliament in May 1703, to the commencement of the Union in May 1707, I liv‘d thereafter some time privately at my house in the country, and thought I could not divert myself to better purpose than by ranging my notes into order, believing they might, perhaps, prove some time or other useful, to keep in my remembrance several passages that I might otherways forget; and all I then design‘d was to be contain‘d in a small volume. But after I was once engag‘d in the work, I found several passages requir‘d the relation of others, without which they were not plain, which, bit by bit, drew me into a labyrinth, out of which I could not well extricate myself, till it had swell‘d to a much greater bulk than I at first imagin‘d. This being finished, I projected no more: but being afterwards a little curious to know if any other person had a design of writing an account of these times, and being certainly inform‘d that there was none, at least that I could hear of (except Mr. Ridpeth, and some such other mercenary party scribblers, whose accounts, if ever published, will be found to want several remarkable passages, the knowledge of which they could never attain to, and which are contain‘d here), I thought it a million of pities that such considerable transactions should be altogether buried in oblivion; and therefore, since no other that I heard of did, I was resolv‘d to attempt it. In prosecution whereof, I found it necessary to give the reader a particular account of the lives and characters of several persons, without which he could not well have had a clear and full idea of what passed. I know ‗tis the hardest part of an historian; and how I have perform‘d it I must refer to the judgment of others. These characters will let posterity know who they were made the greatest appearance, and had the chief ruling of the roast in these days; and the protestations and protestors‘ names will serve to keep in remembrance the grounds upon which they went, and to whom the country owes its ruin, and who they were stood to its defence. After I had finished it so far as to the commencement of the Union, the design‘d invasion from France soon follow‘d; and I thought it had so near a relation and dependance upon what preceeded, that I inclin‘d to give likewise an account of it: the disappointment of which drew me insensibly to take a short glance of the happy state from which the kingdom of Scotland was fall‘n; and I‘m perswaded, if Scotchmen would often and seriously reflect upon it and the glorious and heroick actions of their progenitors, it could not fail of exciting in them a generous resolution of recovering what was so valiantly defended and maintain‘d by their predecessors, and meanly parted with by this age: and I can never suffer myself to despond, or doubt, but that, some time or other, God will bless such resolutions and endeavours with success, by restoring the nation to its ancient rights and liberties.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Robert Reid, 011' Haloray
    ROLL OF HONOUR 1\ND WAR SOUVENIR. 1914-1919. "·ro the help of the Lord against the n1ighty" (judges v. 23 ). " \Vho ,viii go for us?" •' And I said. Here a1n I ; send 1ne" ( Isa. 'l,£. 8 ). " Set dcnvn my na1ne, Sir" ( Bunyan's Pilgr£m's Progress). COl\lPILED BY -------------- - -··- KILMARN()CK: "STANDARD" PRINTING W()RKS. 1920. ~ ·HIS •• :Roll of Honour ~i has been cornpilc<l by 1nc at the oft-repeated request of members : · :' . l of the connection at hon1c and abroad, whose boys have played the 1nan's part during I the Great War of 1914-101 n. It has not been written in any boastful or vainglorying spirit, but merely as a record of brave work nobly and manfully done, and as an appre- ciation of ,vhat our lads have done and suffered for us and for the ,vorld at large, and in the hope that those coming after us may, in days to come, read this record with pride and thank£ ulness. The data herein recorded is for the 1nost part put do,vn exactly as received by me, but as the amount has far exceeded my original expectations. I have had to condense some of it, so as to keep the book ,vithin reasonable bounds. And ,vith the same object in view, I have in the main only given the names of individuals in the Genealogical Accounts ,vho took part in the Great \Var of 1914-1919_ or ,vho gave their services in connection ,vith ,vork of national importance during that period. It is owing to the above, and to the increase in printers' ,vages, and everything else in proportion, that the cost of the book has been increased.
    [Show full text]
  • The Politics and Society of Glasgow, 1648-74 by William Scott Shepherd a Thesis Submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
    The Politics and Society of Glasgow, 1648-74 by William Scott Shepherd A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, to the Faculty of Arts in the University of Glasgow February 1978 ProQuest Number: 13804140 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a com plete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. uest ProQuest 13804140 Published by ProQuest LLC(2018). Copyright of the Dissertation is held by the Author. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States C ode Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106- 1346 Contents Acknowledgments iii Abbreviations iv Notes on dating and currency vii Abstract viii Introduction to the society of Glasgow: its environment, constitution and institutions. 1 Prelude: the formation of parties in Glasgow, 1645-8 30 PART ONE The struggle for Kirk and King, 1648-52 Chapter 1 The radical ascendancy in Glasgow from October 1648 to the fall of the Western Association in December 1650. 52 Chapter II The time of trial: the revival of malignancy in Glasgow, and the last years of the radical Councils, December 1650 - March 1652. 70 PART TWO Glasgow under the Cromwellian Union, 1652-60 Chapter III A malignant re-assessment: the conservative rule in Glasgow, 1652-5.
    [Show full text]
  • The Union of 1707
    THE UNION OF 1707 Survey of Events BY VARIOUS WRITERS WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY *" P. HUME BROWN, M.A., LL.D. THE AND , TEXT OF THE ARTICLES OF UNION GLASGOW GEORGE OUTRAM &f CO. LTD. BUCHANAN STREET 1907 Reprinted from the Glasgow Herald CONTENTS PAGE /INTRODUCTION, i By P. Hume Brown. I THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT, 10 By Robert S. Rait. II 'THE END OF AN AULD SANG,' 23 By Andrew Lang. Ill N THE COUNTRY PARTY AND THE ACT OF SECURITY, . 32 By James Mackinnon. IV < THE ACT OF SECURITY AND ITS EFFECTS, ... 43 By James Mackinnon. V CHURCH AND THE UNION, 55 By W. Law Mathieson. vi CONTENTS PAGE VI STATESMEN OF THE UNION, 63 By W. Law Mathieson. VII A ROMANTIC PLOT AGAINST THE UNION (i.), . 75 By Andrew Lang. VIII A ROMANTIC PLOT AGAINST THE UNION (n.), . 84 By Andrew Lang. IX SCOTTISH INDUSTRY BEFORE THE UNION, ... 93 By W. R. Scott. X SCOTTISH INDUSTRY AFTER THE UNION, . .102 By W. R. Scott. XI GLASGOW AND THE UNION, no By Robert Renwick. XII SOCIAL LIFE IN EDINBURGH AFTER THE UNION, . 123 By James Colville. XIII IN LITERARY REVIVAL SCOTLAND AFTER THE UNION (i.), 134 By J. H. Millar. CONTENTS vii PAGE XIV LITERARY REVIVAL IN SCOTLAND AFTER THE UNION (n.), 143 By J. H. Millar. XV LITERARY REVIVAL IN SCOTLAND AFTER THE UNION (in.), 152 By J. H. Millar. XVI 4 THE ENGLISH STANDPOINT (i.), 160 By R. Lodge. XVII a THE ENGLISH STANDPOINT (n.), 168 By R. Lodge. XVIII THE SCOTTISH AND THE IRISH UNION, ... 175 By W.
    [Show full text]
  • The Treaty of Union, 17071 When James VI of Scotland Also Became
    41 The Treaty of Union, 17071 When James VI of Scotland also became sovereign of England as James I in 1603 he made an unsuccessful attempt at establishing closer links between his two countries. Over a century later, in the 1650s, Oliver Cromwell forced a union on England and Scotland but it was an unpopular arrangement imposed on a reluctant Scottish population.2 Towards the end of the reign of William III, who died in 1702, it became apparent that the two separate kingdoms needed to enter into a more comprehensive partnership as the only solution to the problems of theAnglo-Scottish relationship. William III, however, never succeeded in effecting the Union during his reign, the king's reputation in Scotland having plummeted in the late seventeenth century, particularly following the Glencoe massacre (1692) and the Darien disaster (1698-99). Ultimately, the more comprehensive partnership was worked out during the reign of Queen Anne. "We shall esteem it as the greatest glory of our reign" was the queen's message to the Scottish Parliament on 3 October 1706.3 By the time Anne came to the throne (1702) her last surviving child (William, duke of Gloucester) had died in 1700, and the Westminster parliament had already passed the Act of Settlement (1701) by which the succession to the English crown after Anne was settled upon the grand­ daughter of James VI and I, Sophia and her husband George, Elector of Hanover, and their issue. Sophia, however, died in 1714 not long before Queen Anne, nevertheless, the German-speaking George was crowned king of Great Britain.
    [Show full text]
  • Union and Empire: the Making of the United Kingdom in 1707 Allan I
    Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-85079-7 - Union and Empire: The Making of the United Kingdom in 1707 Allan I. Macinnes Index More information Index Abercorn, Charles Hamilton, th Earl of concern for royal prerogative , , (Viscount Strabane) , Abercorn, James Hamilton, th Earl dealings with Darien scheme of –, dealings with parliament –, –, Abercromby, Patrick –, –, – Aberdeen , –, , , Episcopalian approaches to – pro-Union stance , , civic improvements – provisions for succession , –, Act anent Peace and War () , , –, , – and Treaty of Union –, , , Act for Securing the Protestant Religion , and Presbyterian Church Government appeals see under law () , , Arbuthnot, John – Act for the Settling of Ireland () Argyll, Archibald Campbell, th Earl / Act of Explanation () Marquess of , , , Act of Security () , , –, execution – –, Argyll, Archibald Campbell, th Earl Act of Settlement () of Act of Settlement () , –, , Argyll, Archibald Campbell, th Earl / st , Duke of Admiralty, Court of – Argyll, Elizabeth Campbell, Dowager Adventurers Act () Duchess of agriculture Argyll, John Campbell, nd Duke of , see also famine , –, –, –, , – Alexander, William, of Menstrie (Jr) Armitage, David Alexander, William, of Menstrie (Sr) see army Stirling increase in size/expense – Alien Act () , , , , , personnel – , , , , provisioning Allardyce, John Arthur, King Althusius, Johannes Ashley Cooper see Shaftesbury America see colonies Atholl, John Murray, st Duke of –, Anderson, James , –, , , Annandale (ship) – and Union negotiations
    [Show full text]
  • 127179845.23.Pdf
    SCS.5HS.I6I SCOTTISH HISTORY SOCIETY FIFTH SERIES VOLUME 2 Letters of George Lockhart of Carnwath A Letters of George Lockhart of Carnwath 1698-1732 edited by Daniel Szechi, d.phil ★ EDINBURGH printed for the Scottish History Society by PILLANS & WILSON SPECIALIST LITHO PRINTERS LTD. EDINBURGH 1989 © Scottish History Society 1989 ISBN 906245 11 7 Printed in Great Britain PREFACE The collection of letters below is the surviving personal and official correspondence of George Lockhart of Carnwath. Legal statements, estate management papers and all the numerous works intended for publication have been excluded for the sake of brevity, with the partial exception of an open letter which was circulated anonymously in manuscript around Edinburgh in 1713. Many legal and estate papers survive; these are held by the National Library of Scotland in Acc.7124 and 4322 (Lockharts of Lee and Carnwath), and others may be found in the records of the House of Lords. The bulk of material either published or intended for publication, as well as Lockhart’s extensive autobiographical writings, can be found in Anthony Aufrere’s excellent edition of The Lockhart Papers (2 vols, 1817). Thus far I have been unable to discover the eventual fate of the manuscripts from which Aufrere compiled The Lockhart Papers. Nevertheless, my own research has many times confirmed both the authenticity of what is contained therein and Aufrere’s reputation for painstaking scholarship. It should be emphasised that the collected letters that follow constitute the complete corpus of Lockhart’s correspondence known to me at the present time. It is perfectly possible that other letters may survive in archives not accessible at the time my research was being conducted, most notably the archive of the Dukes of Argyll at Inveraray.
    [Show full text]
  • Border Memories, Or, Sketches of Prominent Men and Women of The
    ^^r i National Library of Scotland 'B000080684* ,-.0M/, BOEDEE MEMOEIES. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from National Library of Scotland http://www.archive.org/details/bordermemoriesor1876carr BOEDER MEMORIES; OR, SKETCHES OF PEOMINENT MEN AND WOMEN OF THE BOEDER. EY THE LATE WALTEK EIDDELL CAEEE, Es< OF CAVERS CARRE. Edited by JAMES TAIT, OF THE "KELSO CHRONICLE." ?&*' ^J^ ! EDINBUEGH : JAMES THIN, SOUTH BEIDGE. LONDON : SIMPKIN, MARSHALL & CO. 1876. ; PREFACE. Previous to his decease in 1874, the late Mr Walter Eiddell Carre had acquired a high reputation for his knowledge of Border men and women who had any claim to historical notice. During a succession of winters his lectures were heard with interest and appreciation in many Border towns and villages, as well as occasionally in Edinburgh. In the newspapers, instead of the brief paragraph usually accorded to popular lectures, the productions of Mr Eiddell Carre were always reported more or less fully, and the reports were perused with pleasure by a wide circle of readers. His speeches delivered at meetings of the Edinburgh Border Counties Association were always carefully prepared, and in them, as well as in communications to newspapers, he was often bringing to light some new information regarding Border celebrities of a past generation. "With him it was a labour of love to collect from scattered sources, and place in a compact form before a popular audi- ence, whatever was most characteristic of old Border worthies and in these pleasant avocations he was engaged when suddenly the strong frame was prostrated with disease, and death ensued after a very short and painful illness.
    [Show full text]
  • Komlósi2013.Pdf
    This thesis has been submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for a postgraduate degree (e.g. PhD, MPhil, DClinPsychol) at the University of Edinburgh. Please note the following terms and conditions of use: • This work is protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights, which are retained by the thesis author, unless otherwise stated. • A copy can be downloaded for personal non-commercial research or study, without prior permission or charge. • This thesis cannot be reproduced or quoted extensively from without first obtaining permission in writing from the author. • The content must not be changed in any way or sold commercially in any format or medium without the formal permission of the author. • When referring to this work, full bibliographic details including the author, title, awarding institution and date of the thesis must be given. The Dual Aspects of Ministerial Training in Late Sixteenth Century: Edinburgh’s ‘Tounis College’ and the formation of ministers’ early career with special regard to the ‘Exercise’ Péter Attila Komlósi Doctor of Philosophy The University of Edinburgh 2012 ABSTRACT This thesis examines the transformation of the clergy in the late sixteenth- century Scotland in which ministerial training had a crucial role to play both in the academia and in the Kirk. In order to demonstrate this transformation attention will be focused on the training of ministers at the Town College, Edinburgh and then following the unfolding of their ecclesiastical career including the ‘exercise’. The foundation of the ‘Tounis College’ in Edinburgh is placed within the broader context of the expansion of higher education throughout Europe.
    [Show full text]
  • Download (15MB)
    Birkeland, Mairianna (1999) Politics and society of Glasgow 1680-1740. PhD thesis. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/1487/ Copyright and moral rights for this thesis are retained by the author A copy can be downloaded for personal non-commercial research or study, without prior permission or charge This thesis cannot be reproduced or quoted extensively from without first obtaining permission in writing from the Author The content must not be changed in any way or sold commercially in any format or medium without the formal permission of the Author When referring to this work, full bibliographic details including the author, title, awarding institution and date of the thesis must be given Glasgow Theses Service http://theses.gla.ac.uk/ [email protected] ACKNOWLEDGMENTS My first debts are to my supervisors, Dr Irene Maver and Dr Colin Kidd, of the Scottish History Department, for their scholarship and unfailing assistancein reading and commenting on this thesis and for providing constant advice and encouragement. Professor EJ Cowan is also due thanks for his continuing patience and support. The indefatigable scholarship of Dr John Durkan provided invaluable advice in the early stages, as did the commentary of Professor Tom Devine, then of Strathclyde Universi- ty. Dr John McCaffrey has also provided scholarly hints at many crucial moments. Thanks are also due to Gordon Jackson of the City of Glasgow Archives (formerly Strathclyde Regional Archives) for his knowledge and assistance which provided important insights into the workings of the city. Likewise I am indebted to all his archival staff for their patience and guidance at all times.
    [Show full text]
  • Scottish Record Society. [Publications]
    Scottish Record Society, Edinburgh Scottish Record Society cs 460 34- V.22 S COTT ISH RECORD SOCIETY. THE (Xommissariot of lEbinbuigb. ONSISTORIAL PROCESSES AND DECREETS, 1658-1800. EDITED BY FRANCIS J. GRANT, W.S., ROTHESAY HERALD AND LYON CLEKK. c-oW-^^ EDINBURGH : PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY BY JAMES SKINNER & COMPANY. 1909. EDIJJBURGH : PRINTED BY JAMES SKINNKR AND COMPANY. PREFACE. Among the various civil jurisdictions exercised by the Ecclesiastical Courts prior to the Reformation was that of adjudicating in Con- sistorial causes or actions relating to marriage, legitimacy and divorce. The only records of that period now preserved in the General Register House are the Registers of two Officialates of St. Andrews for the years 1512-1552 and 1541-1554, excerpts from which were printed by the Abbotsford Club in 1845. In -1560 the jurisdiction of these Courts was abolished and on the institution of the Commissary Court in 1563-4 these cases were made over to the Commissaries of Edinburgh, who continued judges therein until 1830, when these matters were transferred to the Court of Session. The Record of these proceedings before 1658 will be found mixed up with those of the ordinary Court, but after that date the processes have been kept in separate bundles, and from 1684 the Extracted Decreets are contained in a different Register. These Processes and Decreets form the subject of this Index. The Processes include Actions for Divorce, both on the ground of desertion or adultery, Separation and Aliment, Declarator of Marriage or Legitimacy, Declarator of Freedom or Putting to Silence, Adherence, Reduction of Edicts of Executry, Nullity of Marriage, Reduction and Improbation and Scandal or Damages for Slander.
    [Show full text]