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7 fathom of sinking and mining mynd at 4 lib ye fathom, £28." " For marking on
of the stair sink a gallon of aill, 16s." " For setting on the stoolls theron 4 pynts,
8s." " To pay Tove for 6 ston 3 pound ye windoes (windlas) tow, 3 lib , 6s. Sd. per
stone, £21." " For casting the stank, and bigging the damdyk, £8, 8s." &c.
The price of the load of coals was 2s. 2d. From " ane extract drawn out of
this compt book of the wholl net money and coalls for the Laird's use, produced
be his coalierie from the first of June 1696 to the 18th of May, 1700, being 4
years conform to the particular instructions of this book," the total amounted to
£11,384, 14s. 4d. Of this sum £733, 9s. 8d. were for coals for the Laird's use, or
sent to Edinburgh, leaving £10,651, 4s. 8d. net money.
In 1686 (16th Dec.) the Laird of Niddrie had been admitted a Privy Councillor,
a circumstance which Lord Fountainhall takes note of as indicating the policy of
James VII. Though Sir John, his predecessor, consistently adhered to the Pres-
byterian form of government, yet the family seem always to have had a warm side
to the house of Stuart ; and more than one of them took part with King James at
the Eevolution. James Wanchope, half-brother of Andrew, joined Dundee, and
no doubt fought under his banner at Killicrankie, in 1689.* His name is in-
cluded in the summons against those charged to appear before the Committee of
Estates, " to answer for the treasonable rysing in armes and joyning with the
Viscount of Dundie, a declaired rebell," &c. May 15, 1689.f
Majors General John and Francis Wauchope, sons of Francis, only brother
of Sir John Wauchope, also adhered to the fortunes of King James. " Colonel
Wauchope's regiment" is repeatedly mentioned in the public transactions of 1689 ;$
and his name occurs among those "rebells in France" remitted to the Justice
Court to prosecute. Whether this was John or Francis does not appear, but pro-
bably the former, as he was usually styled " Colonel John."
Colonel Wauchop distinguished himself in Ireland, in opposition to King
William, in 1690. In "Narratives illustrative of the Contests in Ireland in 1641
and 1690," edited by Mr Croker, and printed by the Camden Society in 1841,
one or two interesting notices of him occur. The author of the narrative, which
is couched under fictitious names, Col. Charles O'Kelly, says, speaking of the
design of submitting to King William after the battle of Aughrim : " Scylla
(Colonel Shelden), and Gildas (Lord Galway), were true Coridanists (Tyrconel-
lists), so that Dorillas (Colonel Vaughop), a Paraphilian (Scotchman) by birth,
* The very minister of the parish of Libberton was Jacobitically inclined. He was deprived for not
reading the Proclamation, and praying for King William. Acts of Parliament.
■f Acts of Parliament. + Ibid.
7 fathom of sinking and mining mynd at 4 lib ye fathom, £28." " For marking on
of the stair sink a gallon of aill, 16s." " For setting on the stoolls theron 4 pynts,
8s." " To pay Tove for 6 ston 3 pound ye windoes (windlas) tow, 3 lib , 6s. Sd. per
stone, £21." " For casting the stank, and bigging the damdyk, £8, 8s." &c.
The price of the load of coals was 2s. 2d. From " ane extract drawn out of
this compt book of the wholl net money and coalls for the Laird's use, produced
be his coalierie from the first of June 1696 to the 18th of May, 1700, being 4
years conform to the particular instructions of this book," the total amounted to
£11,384, 14s. 4d. Of this sum £733, 9s. 8d. were for coals for the Laird's use, or
sent to Edinburgh, leaving £10,651, 4s. 8d. net money.
In 1686 (16th Dec.) the Laird of Niddrie had been admitted a Privy Councillor,
a circumstance which Lord Fountainhall takes note of as indicating the policy of
James VII. Though Sir John, his predecessor, consistently adhered to the Pres-
byterian form of government, yet the family seem always to have had a warm side
to the house of Stuart ; and more than one of them took part with King James at
the Eevolution. James Wanchope, half-brother of Andrew, joined Dundee, and
no doubt fought under his banner at Killicrankie, in 1689.* His name is in-
cluded in the summons against those charged to appear before the Committee of
Estates, " to answer for the treasonable rysing in armes and joyning with the
Viscount of Dundie, a declaired rebell," &c. May 15, 1689.f
Majors General John and Francis Wauchope, sons of Francis, only brother
of Sir John Wauchope, also adhered to the fortunes of King James. " Colonel
Wauchope's regiment" is repeatedly mentioned in the public transactions of 1689 ;$
and his name occurs among those "rebells in France" remitted to the Justice
Court to prosecute. Whether this was John or Francis does not appear, but pro-
bably the former, as he was usually styled " Colonel John."
Colonel Wauchop distinguished himself in Ireland, in opposition to King
William, in 1690. In "Narratives illustrative of the Contests in Ireland in 1641
and 1690," edited by Mr Croker, and printed by the Camden Society in 1841,
one or two interesting notices of him occur. The author of the narrative, which
is couched under fictitious names, Col. Charles O'Kelly, says, speaking of the
design of submitting to King William after the battle of Aughrim : " Scylla
(Colonel Shelden), and Gildas (Lord Galway), were true Coridanists (Tyrconel-
lists), so that Dorillas (Colonel Vaughop), a Paraphilian (Scotchman) by birth,
* The very minister of the parish of Libberton was Jacobitically inclined. He was deprived for not
reading the Proclamation, and praying for King William. Acts of Parliament.
■f Acts of Parliament. + Ibid.
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