Historical account of the family of Frisel or Fraser, particularly Fraser of Lovat

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FAMILY OF FRASER. 107
wealth to his family, for, not long afterwards, his six daughters were all
well married.
We may conclude with a brief notice of Lord Lovat's eldest son.
Hugh, Master of Lovat, born 1624, was put in fee of the estate on
the death of his brother Simon, to whom, as we have seen, he was served
heir. *
He married Anne Leslie, " daughter of the Earl of Leven, at Holy- '' Taurus
° -^ Lesteana, CXI.
roodhouse, 30th Apiil 1642, by whom he had one son, Hugh. His lady
married, 2dly, Sir Ralph Delaval of Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. "= '^Wardiaw mss.
•' '■ Doug. Peer. Vol.
The Master spent the two months after his marriasre in Edinburgh, "■ i^^- ^a vie du
^ o & > Lord Lovat, p. 11.
and then set out for the north, attended by the Earls of Wemyss and
Leven, the Lords Balgony, Ruthven, Sinclair, and others. The Era-
sers of Murray conducted the young couple to Inverness. ^ Here they ^ mss in Adv.
were entertained by Provost Forbes and the Magistrates, at the Cross,
the trained bands lining the streets to keep off the mob. They were
then conducted to the Green of MuLrtown, whence 400 young gentle-
men, in full armour, escorted them to Lovat. At Lovat, they were ban-
queted with all the magnificence of feudal times, to tlie great astonish-
ment and delight of the gentlemen who had accompanied them from the
south.
Hugh's ° match with Miss LesUe was much against his friends inclina- " Wardiaw MSS.
tions. Soon after the marriage, his father-in-law, having promised his
interest in getting him into the army, he went south with his lady. On
liis arrival in Edinburgh, he had a quarrel, at a diinking bout, with a
Swedish Major of the name of Hume, whom he worsted. His dissipated
habits soon brought on a fever, which carried him oifin May 1 643, ' before special Service
his father. Notwithstanding his imprudent course of Uving, the physicians moires de I'a Vie''d«
whoattendedhunwerenot free from a suspicion of hastening his end. He ]"''
was interred in the Chapel of Hol}Tood ; all the Erasers of note havino- T
come to do honour to his obsequies, the chief of whom were Sir James
Eraser of Brea, his uncle ; Thomas Eraser of Eskadale j Hugh Eraser,
younger of Foyers j James Eraser, younger of Culbockie ; Hugh Eraser,
younger of Belladrum ; Alexander Eraser of Philorth ; Lord Eraser of
Muchall, and Hugh Eraser of Tyrie.
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