1^91' AGCOUNT OF LOCHLEVEN CASTLE. II5 



were fecreted, while the heads of the family were at 

 lupper, on the 2d of May 1568.' Mary, under the 

 protection of young George, who threvv the keys inio 

 the lake, reached a host, prepared for the purpofe, 

 which conveyed her to fome trufty friends, who wait- 

 ed for her on the banks of the lake. From thence fhe* 

 unfortunately went into a voluntary captivity, which 

 ended only with her life. 



his fortalice is now a ruin, but Is a beautiful ob- 

 jeQ, and forms a great ornament in the fine view from 

 Kinrofs houfe, which is fituated on the banks of this 

 beautiful lake. 



Ta the Editor cf thz Be:. 



Sir, 

 I BEG leave to inclofe a few of the introduftory pages 

 of a journal kept by a gentleman who lately made a 

 toui on the Continent. If you approve this fpecimen, 

 I fhdll tranfmit a continuation, as, without any attempt 

 at itudied compofition, it appears to be extremely 

 fenfible, and may perhaps be of more pradical ufe to. 

 future travellers, than any publication on that fubjeft,. 

 that has yet apjjeared in our language. The w riter 

 makes us perfectly familiar with every objeft worth 

 notice on his route: each fentence is an example of com- 

 prehenln'c brevity and pifturefque limplicity. If 

 other bufinefs permits me, I intend to tranfcribe and 

 publifh the whole manufcript, which will perhaps fill 

 two large Volumes. On this account, it may be pro- 

 per to warn tlie proprietors of other periodical publi- 

 cations, that th^y may forbear to borrow any part of 

 it from your mifcellany, as every number of the Bee, 

 if^ whicli an extraft may be inlertcd, will be regularly 

 jcntered in my name, in Stationer'? Hall, 



Edinhurgb, ~) (\ 



May 17th, 1791. S 



