Historical Papers Relating to the Jacobite Period, 1699-1750
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5CS, sczJ(= HISTORICAL PAPERS RELATING TO JACOBITE PERIOD Only 5^5 Copies printed. No. C' Princess Louisa Stuart EDITED PV VIES ALLARDYCE, LL.D. UJVTE SECONi IDistorical iC^apers RELATING TO THE Jacobite period 1699— i75o EDITED BY COLONEL JAMES ALLARDYCE, LL.D. VOLUME SECOND ABERDEEN PctnteH for tljc Jpeto ^palDmg Club MDCCCXCVI INTED ir iND IIUT( n t; R I) E E N : : : : tri)c IRew SpaIt)ino Club. Foiimkd nth November, iSSO. ©atroness HER MAJESTY THI QUEEN. OFFICE BE^A-I^EIiS FOi?, 1895-96. ptcsitcnt: THE EARL OF ABERDEEN, LL.D. Uicc=pvc6i6entB The Duke of Richmon D GORDO.v, K.G., The Earl of Rosedery, K.G., LL.D. D.C.L., LL.D. The Lord Forbes. The Duke of Fife, K.T. The Lord Saltoun. I The Marquis of Huntly, LL.D. The Lord Provost of Aberdeen. The Marouis of Bute, K.T., LL.D. i The [Principal of the University of Aberdeen Sir George Reid, P.R.S.A., LL.D. The Earl of Erroll, LL.D. j The Eari. of Strathmore. James .\. Campbell of Stracathro, M.P., LL.D. [ The Earl of Southesk, K.T.. LL.D William Ferguson of Kinmundy, LL.D. The Earl of Kintore, LL.D. Emeritus Professor David Masson, LL.D. I Or^malv flBcmbcra of douiicil Colonel James Allardyce of Culquoich, LL.D. The Rev. Robert Lippe, LL.D., Aberdeen. John Bulloch, Aberdeen. David Littlejohn, Sheriff-Clerk, Aberdeen. George Cadenhead, Procurator-Fiscal, Aberdeen. Peter Duguid-M'Combie of Easter Skene. The Rev. James Cooper, D.D., Aberdeen. James Matthews of Springhill, LL.D. William Cramond, LL.D., Cullen. The Rev. Tohn G. Michie, Dinnet. Peter M. Cran, City Chamberlain, Aberdeen. James Moir, LL.D., Co-Rector of the Gram The Rev. J. Myers Danson, D.D., Aberdeen. School, Aberdeen. Charles B. Davidson, LL.D., President of the Society Alexander M. Munro, Aberdeen. of Advocates, Aberdeen. Charles Rampini, LL.D., Sheriff-Substitute, Elgi The Hon. and Right Rev. Bishop Douglas, D.D., Alexander Ramsay, LL.D., Banff. Aberdeen. Alexander W. Robertson, Librarian, Public Libr William Dunn of Murtle. Aberdeen, John Philip Edmond, Haigh. [ohn Forbes Robertson, London. [ames Ferguson, Edinburgh. The Rev. James Smith, B.D., Aberdeen. Alexander .M. Gordon of Newton. Sir David Stewart of Banchory, LL.D. Henry Wolrige-flordon of Esslemont. The Rev. William Temple, D.D., Forgue. The Rev. Walter (Iregor, LL.D., Bonnyrigg. Alexander Walker, LL.D., Aberdeen. John A. Henderson, Aberdeen. George Walker, Aberdeen. Sir William Henderson, LL.D., Aberdeen. Robert Walker, Aberdeen. Brigade-Surgeon Lieut. -Col. W. Johnston of Newton John Forbes White, LL.D., Dundee. Dee, M.D. Professor John Dove Wilson, LL.D., .Aberdeen. The Rev. William Forbes-Leith, S.J., Selkirk. Robert M. Wilson, M.D., Old Deer. George Arbuthnot-Leslie of Warthill. The Rev. John Woodward, LL.D., Montrose. Peter John .Anderson, University Library, Aberdeen •Crciaucct Fariiu Taylor Garden, i8 f;oIden Square, Aberdee BuMtors : George Cooper, C.A., Aberdeen : and Wi i.iAM Milne, C.A., .Aberdeen. PREFACE TO VOL. II. AS the "Historical Papers" came from the printer, it was found that the whole would have formed a very bulky volume, it was therefore decided to reserve a portion of the collection for a second issue. Several additional papers have since been placed at my disposal, and appear in an Appendix. A full Index to all the papers will be found at the end of this volume. Besides the illustrations which had been retained as suitable for the papers now produced, I have, through the courtesy and kindness of the Right Honourable The Earl of Moray, been permitted to obtain from His Lordship's collection at Darnaway Castle a reproduction of the fine painting of Henry Benedict Stuart, Cardinal of York, by Blanchet ; and from the Scottish National Portrait Gallery I have had contributed a likeness of Princess Louisa Mary, daughter of James II., and Mary Beatrice of Este. I beg to offer my best acknowledgments for both these illustrations, which, with the likeness of the Chevalier de St. George, represented at a later period of his life as " Jacobus Tertius," and of Prince Charles Edward, complete the series of the most notable members of the House of Stuart of the times to which these papers refer. I am conscious of much that has been wanting on my [)art in editing these papers. For all shortcomings I must beg the indulgence of the members of the Club. J. A. CULQUOICH, A!ig?ist, iSg6. INTRODUCTION TO VOL. II. PAPER XXX. contains Depositions against Jacobites, and Depositions at Jacobite Trials, and has been contributed by Mr. D. Murray Rose from MS. Documents, the sources of which he describes. Mr. Murray Rose has already rendered good service to the " Club, his work in connection with "The Records of Aboyne having been warmly spoken to by the noble editor of that volume—The Marquis of Huntly. The following introduction to this paper is taken from Mr. Murray Rose's Notes, and, besides several original letters, contains graphic descriptions of some of the most prominent of the Jacobite leaders of the '45, whose share in the rising formed the subject of the enquiries described in these documents. Amongst the illustrations reserved for this volume will be found portraits of some of the more famous Jacobites mentioned in the paper. Than Mr. Murray Rose it would be difficult to find any one who possesses a more intimate knowledge of the history of the various Scottish families whose members were implicated in the '45, and of the circumstances that led up to, and the events that took place during and after, the time that Charles Edward made his romantic appeal to his countrymen to reinstate the Stuarts on the throne of their ancestors, and it is greatly to be desired that he should write the " Story of the '45." In the hope that he may do so, I am unwilling to appropriate for this Introduction more of the valuable notes he has kindly — X. INTRODUCTION. forwarded to me for selection, than the portions which actually refer to the individuals mentioned in the following pages. The documents now printed, and the introductory notes relating to them, will, it is believed, be found to be of very great interest they form a most valuable addition to these Historical Papers : The ruthless slaughter which followed Cumberland's victory at Culloden was not to be the final reckoning. Vengeance demanded that the most prominent of the Jacobites should become amendable to the law for high treason recently enacted. Thus another deadly blow was dealt to the cause through the forfeiture of those who followed Prince Charlie, should they not surrender to justice before the 12th July. Numerous witnesses were cited before a Committee of the House of Commons in May, 1746, and their depositions against thirty-nine of the Prince's followers will be found in these pages. The evidence tendered was of a purely formal character, yet it serves to illustrate the progress of events, as well as to show how serious a matter it was to wear the white cockade. In Jacobite families anecdotes are handed down concerning the merry pranks played by Charles upon his followers. He was a Stuart of the old race full of merriment and gaiety — ; when occasion offered leading the frolic with an abandon which little suggested the great enterprise on hand. O'Sullivan seems to have been the victim of many escapades, and his dignity was so ruffled by the treatment he received, at the hands of the high-spirited Prince and his companions, that he threatened to return to France, and well would it have been for the cause had he done so. The allusions to the personal appearance of the Jacobites are often amusing and quaint. There is the Viscount Dundee, " a low fat man and squint-eyed " ; Lord John Drummond, a " pretty tall, jolly man " of dark brown complexion, who is INTRODUCTION. XI. neither "fat nor lean," and was doubtless the happy medium. Sir William Gordon of Park, rigged out in a "sort of highland " clothes ; the traitor Murray of Broughton, in his scarlet dress and white cockade, is described as a " well-looking little man of a fair complexion." Then there is the veteran laird of Glen- bucket, who, very "old and crouched," rode a grey highland beast, his friend Ardshiel being described as a "big fat man troubled with a lethargy," while the young laird of Airth was a "pretty tall man," neither "thin nor fat." F"rom the evidence it will be seen that the service rendered by the Earl of Kellie was not of the highest order, and the men raised by him were incorporated in Roy Stewart's regiment, but his presence among the ranks of the "disaffected" led to his spending upwards of three years in prison. A man of different calibre was the Viscount of Strathallan, appointed Governor of Perth. He had taken part in the '15, and was made prisoner at Sheriffmuir, but this did not deter him from engaging actively for Charles, who appointed his son as A. D.C. He fell at Culloden, where he held a command, and, although attainted, the forfeiture did not take effect—his son James died at Sens in June, 1765. The career of the Lord Forbes of Pitsligo is one of the most fascinating. A noble of irreproachable character, he buckled on his broadsword in his sixty-eighth year : raised a squadron of horse, marching at their head into England. After Culloden's fatal day he escaped into hiding, and, making a futile attempt to quash his attainder on account of misnomer, was compelled to reside principally among his tenantr)-.