2od S. VII. May 21. '59.] 



NOTES AND QUEKIES. 



413 



think that its contents are worth the trouble, and 

 the space it takes up in your valuable pages. We 

 get a curious glimpse of our friend Rob Roy, and 

 his preference of a " hotter place " to the gude 

 town of Inverary is, I fancy, a yet unpublished mot 

 of the great reiver. Stelunbrcak, Hay, Finab, SfC. 

 ^c. are territorial titles, as in letter No. 3. There 

 is not a single stop throughout. 



R<i(everend) D''(ear) S"^ I hope ye received mv last 

 which was too late but that was for want of occaision I 

 told you the Clans decamped Sabbath morning while 

 here we find they killed a great number of Cows never 

 asking the price or to whom they belonged they cut 

 doun a great number of trees and young planting de- 

 stroyed hay and corn not only for their own use and the 

 horses but also to cover their bothys where they lodged 

 they took near a hundred horses for their baggadge they 

 sent back about 60 of them of the worst by some hands 

 we sent for them upon Wensday night they were at a 

 place called Suy about 32 miles distant from this in their 

 march for Mar's camp there was one Captain Andrew 

 M'Lean who went down from the Clans to Lochyear to 

 meet w* Stelunbreak but he was not at home he told they 

 had account that Seaforth and S"^ Donald had ane en- 

 gadgement w' our folks in the North where Lord Rhea 

 received two sore wounds and that Seaforth gained the 

 victory but at a very (dear) rate others say that our 

 folks were well nigh put to y« worst and then 400 of the 

 Frazers came in and beat the enemy so that Seaforth and 

 M'Donald were taken prisoners What truth is in either 

 of these (reports) we know not but we understand 2 posts 

 came from Mar in 12 hours time befor our Clans de- 

 camped they seemed to be in a great hurry for 2 of their 

 targets and one syth was found there were above 300 de- 

 serters from them some of which came in to us as for the 

 horses they refused to send back they sayd they could 

 not want any above 100 merks price and these they would 

 pay when they got money or let Hay pay y" about 200 

 of Breadalbins men mett them att 2 miles distance from 

 this place commanded by Glen Lyon they seemed to be 

 angry at their decamping 300 moe of them went to Lorn 

 to raise the men there belonging to Bradalbin who are un- 

 willing to the worke this morning about 1000 of our men 

 were detached and sent to Lorn to intercept them some 

 say Hay has some underhand allowance from Bradalbin 

 so to do — they will be there tomorrow The Clans here 

 had gratly muskets but few swords which are the armes 

 they mostly depend on I told you while here that this 

 place was alarmed on Eriday about 8 at night the occa- 

 sion of it was Rob Roy came doun the Winter-toun 

 Closse by the highland Kirke where was a companv of 

 men keeping guard he thought to have tak'n it but' be- 

 hold qn (when) he fired about 6 shot he was so warmly 

 received by them and thereafter round all our wall that 

 upon his return he sayd he would go half way to hell befor 

 lie would go back again our closse and bold firing mightely 

 discouraged the enemy the subalterns and souldiers were 

 utterly against attacking this place q" they seed (sic) our 

 strength we are about 2200 men in all Sr John Shaw* 

 left us yesterday who is to go for Stirling by the way of 

 Greenock w* a 100 men — we expect our detachment will 

 go no further after they have disperst the Camp in Lorn 



* It was this enlightened nobleman who first cut, of 

 his own free will, the feudal leading strings of his little 

 town of Greenock, and gave it so generous a charter that 

 it had but little to gain in 1832. I think the flourishing 

 port of Greenock might find money enough to keep the 

 memory of Sir John Shaw alive by a statue : no man de- 

 serves it more at their hands. 



and we are dayly looking for moe men to come to us we 

 hear that Lochiel hase begun to raise his men but 4 prin- 

 cipal gentlemen of the Cumrons who commands the large 

 half of the Clan have surrendered themselves prisoners to 

 Mr. Robert Pollock this will make his (Lochiel's) rising 

 very thin and few — I have kept no school these 9 days 

 all my strangers are gone home 



" I am 



" Your very humble serv* 

 «ob. 



" (Signed) T. Maetike. 



" Inverary O.b'' 28«'» 1715 



" Ye doubtless heard of Mars letter that was intercept- 

 receive 4. Shill. St. for John H . , . (obliterated) " 



« Inverary Nov. 4"» 1715 S' I finding no occasion 

 your way since the first date broke up this line to give 

 ,you account of what occurred in Lorn — our men marched 

 the day and night they left this and were up with the 

 enemy next day about 12 we were most willing to fall 

 on waiting impatiently for orders but in ye mean time one 

 of our men carrys on the matter so that a conference is 

 agreed on between betwixt (sic) Finab and their oflScers 

 where he allowd the enemy after they marchd on the rear 

 of our men about 6 miles to go home with their arms upon 

 their parol not to rise — our officers and souldiers were 

 extremely angry at the terms expecting at lest their 

 arms should be taken from them and officers brought 

 here A great many of our men went off through meer 

 discontent Finab sends account of Hay at q^ (which) he 

 fell in a dreadfull passion and immediately took horse 

 being about 8 at night on Sabbath — was with them next 

 morning but found there was no mending of y^ matter 

 since Finab had agreed so our men came home yester- 

 night and this day Lochiel came within 20 miles of this 

 place and there marched towards the rest of the Clans 

 they say he was but about 300 (men) and Keppoch 

 120 (?) our last accounts are that ye Clans have waited 

 about Luers and have not joined Mar yet we will be about 

 2600 men. 



« I am 



" Yours ob. 

 " (Signed) T. Martine." 



C. D. Lamont. 



CROMWELIi AND NICHOIiAS LAMBK. 



An aul;ogragh of the great Protector has re- 

 cently fallen into my hands, which I transcribe : 



" By his Highnesse the Lord Protector. 



" You are on sight hereof, out of the contingent 

 money remaineing in yo"^ hands, to pay unto M' 

 Nicholas Lambe the some of Twenty Pounds. 

 And for soe dooing this, together with his Re- 

 ceipt, shalbe yo"" warr* and discharge. 



" Given att White Hall, the 29"^ day of Sep- 

 temb', 1654. « Oliver P. 



" To M' W» Walker. 



"ReC^ then of W Will™ Walker the] 

 above-mentoned some of Twenty Pounds I oqu 

 in full satisfaison of this Warrant. I say ( 

 rec* _ J 



" By me, Nicm. Lambe." 



^ndorseme7it. 

 "M"^ Walker, pray take notice that 10" of this 

 is already p"^ by M' Malyn." 



