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It was doubtless to be ready for Wade, in case he should come 

 on, that Charles remained as long as he did at Brampton. 



Some interesting particulars relating to his stay at Brampton are 

 given in the following extracts from his household book (Jefferson's 

 History of Carlisle, p. 73) : — 



November 12. — At Brampton, Tuesday, to 4^ stone bife at 2d, I2s ; to 

 I sheepe, 6s; to \\\ stone bife at 2d, \£ los ; to 2 sheepe, 14s; to 10 

 poulets, 3s 6d ; to 2 geese, 2s 2d ; to 5 ducks, 3s 4d. 



November 13. — At Brampton, Wednesday; Carlisle besieged by the Duke 

 of Perth and his regiment. 



November 14. — At Brampton (when the prince was at Brampton he went 

 one day to Squire Warwick's house and dined there) Thursday, 3 chickens, is; 

 12 do, 3s; 4 ducks, 2s8d; 4 hens, 2s6d; 2 ducks, is4d; 5 hens, is8d; 

 5 chickens, is 8d ; 3 ducks, 2s ; 3 hens, 2s ; 9 hens, 6s ; pd for 77^ pd butter, 

 at 4d, i;iC 5s lod ; pd for 17 pd do, at 4id, 6s d,\A. 



November 15. — Friday, Carlisle surrendered to the Duke of Perth and his 

 regiment, who would not be relieved. 



November 16 and 17. — The Prince still at Brampton, Saturday and Sunday. 



PYom which items it is evident that the prince, unlike the 

 marauders who are alleged to have shot sheep and geese, regularly 

 paid for all that he and his lifeguards consumed ; which indeed 

 according to all accounts was his invariable custom. 



That a good deal of unauthorised foraging was done by some of 



the rougher sort of his followers is confirmed by the traditions of 



many farm houses in the neighbourhood of Brampton. But 



Brampton tradition is comparatively silent about plunder of any 



other kind. Mr. George Howard, on my asking him whether the 



Highlanders committed any depredations at Naworth Castle, said 



there was at that time very little there to plunder, Lord Carlisle 



and his family being non-resident; and the only thing known to 



have been taken frorn the castle in 1745 was the lace from off the 



j hangings of a bed which had been the portion of the first Lady 



' Carlisle. It is to be hoped this was not taken by the prince's 



. lifeguards. Others there were, of less "complaisance", prowlingabout 



' during that week ; to whom let us impute this act of spoliation. 



But, whoever they were, they left behind at the castle some of 



their own property, which one would think was more valuable to 



