Historical and authentic account of the ancient and noble family of Keith, Earls Marichal of Scotland

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rewarded by this present, and, in the month
of March* he was made governor of the Uk-
raine, 'avinglelt London, the 18th of May,
he went directly to Petersburg; from whence
in the month of July, he repaired to the pro-
vince committed to his government.
The Empress Anne died the 28th of Oc-
tober 1740; and her death had important
consequences The administration of affairs
w;is entirely lodged in the hands ofBiron: and
there were none except Mr. Keith and Mr.
D >ihIuc-< )mbo.(A7zrtw qft/ie Cahnuck Tartars)
who made any difficultvto acknowledge his au-
thority. The governor of the Ukraine, great-
ly beloved by a numerous people, who, under
the mildness of his administration, enjoyed a
felecity, till then, unknown to them, could not
easily have been reduced by force; and the
difficulty would have been ?-till the greater,
that he paid all (\\\v regard to the authority of
the Emperor Iwan, and only declined that of
his tutor. Mr. Keith did not long remain in
this critical situation- The authority ofBir-
on lasted only for 22 days; at the end of which,
the m rther of the young Emperor took the
admin strut! >.n of affairs into her own hand?.
This revolution confirmed our governor in
his office.
A new war with Sweden, which the Regent
pid ed to be inevitable* rendered Mr. Keitk
stul the more nec< ssary to her : and he reccved
& present of another sword, much more valu-