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INTRODUCTION. IX
not now be so easily collected. I have subjoined such of these in
the notes as I have been able to come at ; and I take this oppor-
tunity of requesting the descendants of those families that rose in
support of the Stuarts, to furnish me with such songs and anec-
dotes as still remain in their possession, and are not generally
known to the public. The most grateful attention will be paid
to all information of this kind, whether contained in original
letters or statements of traditionary facts, and the manuscripts
returned carefully, if desired. Now, when all party feelings on
that score are at an end — when the only representative of our
ancient and revered race of kings fills their chair — such reminis-
cences are honourable, and are so estimated by every one of our
princes of the blood royal. Indeed, had it not been rendered
necessary for our kings of the house of Brunswick to maintain the
sovereignty to which they were called by the prevailing voice of
the nation, they seem never to have regarded those the law deno-
minated rebels otherwise than with respect ; which one or two
instances which I shall here copy will sufficiently serve to prove.
When the princess of Wales, mother of his present majesty,
mentioned, with some appearance of censure, the conduct of Lady
Margaret M'Donald, who harboured and concealed Prince Charles,
when, in the extremity of peril, he threw himself on her pro-
tection ; " And would not you, madam," answered Prince Fre-
derick, " have done the same, in the same circumstances? I am
sure — I hope in God you would." Besides the great measure of
restoring the forfeited estates to the chiefs, our venerable sovereign
shewed, on every occasion, how little his heart was capable of
nourishing any dislike against those who had acted upon principle
against the authority of his house. The support which he afforded
to the exiled branch of the Stuarts will form a bright trait in his