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the gentleman, more cool, or more prudent tham 
himself, declined the combat, and allowed him to: 
carry off the lady in triumph, who seemed to be no- 
wise difsatisfied with losing so cool a lover, in ex- 
change for the ardent soldier. 
It does not often happen that matches of the na~ 
ture of the present can be entitled to the name of. 
Jove marriages ; nor does it always happen that love 
marriages turn out to the mutual satisfaction of the. - 
parties, in the future part of their lives. This: 
Marriage was a singular exception. The lady be-- 
came the kind companion of her beloved hutband/ 
for the remainder of his life; and he continued the: 
fond hufband of this amiable woman till his dying: 
hour. On this death, which happened in the Ne-. 
" therlands, in the year 1676, where it was supposed. 
he was poisoned by a pair of gloves, it was found,. 
that he had left her the guardian of his children,, 
and intrusted their education to her care; he also: 
gave her the sole administration of all his affairs.. 
She executed her trust with the greatest care andx 
fidelity ; and her memory is so precious tothe family,, 
that it has been constantly retained by her descendants.. 
By this lady, Sir William had three daughters and 
seven sons; first Robina, second Martha,. third: 
Elizabeth, fourth Cromwell, fifth Richard, sixth. - 
Julius, seventh William, eighth George, ninth John, . 
tenth James, from whom is descended the present. 
family of Lee. 
Mr Lockhart had married at an early period of 
life, Mifs Hamilton, daughter of Sir 
John Hamilton of Orbieston, one of the senators of: 
the college of justice, who died very soon; by her 
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