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Ixxii SIR GEORGE MACKENZIE OF TARBAT, BARONET. [1630-
General Monck and Sir George Mackenzie in reference to the origin of the
proposal for the restoration of King Charles the Second.
The Royalists, who adhered to King Charles the Second, and declined to
live peaceably under Cromwell, were, at the time of the succession of Sir
George Mackenzie to his father, engaged in a rising on behalf of the exiled
King, which is known as " the Earl of Glencairn's Expedition." The Earl, in
the year 1653, raised the royal standard in the West Highlands in the month
of August. Young Mackenzie, in the ardour of his loyalty, having had some
military experience in his youth, wished to assist in the expedition, and
solicited from King Charles a commission to raise forces in his favour. He
obtained that commission, and succeeded in raising a considerable force, with
which he immediately joined the expedition. After Glencairn had held the
command for some time, General John Middleton, who fought bravely for
King Charles at AVorcester, and escaped to him from the Tower, returned to
Scotland, with full power from the King as the General of his forces.
Glencairn resigned his command to Middleton. The army was then at
Dornoch, the county town of Sutherland, the head-quarters. On assuming
the command, Middleton entertained the officers there. The Earl of Glen-
cairn, in return, invited Middleton and his general officers and colonels to
dine with him at the house of the Laird of Kettle or Cuthil, now part of the
estate of Skibo, four miles south of Dornoch. Glencairn gave them as good
a dinner as the place could afford, and plenty of wine. In the course of
the circulation of the bottle, Glencairn, addressing Middleton, said — " You see
what a gallant army I and these noble gentlemen with me have raised out
of nothing." Sir George Monro of Culrain, one of the party, who had been
made lieutenant-general, in place of Glencairn, who naturally looked to have
been at least made second in command, immediately rose, and interrupting
Lord Glencairn, said — " By God, the men you speak of are no other than a
General Monck and Sir George Mackenzie in reference to the origin of the
proposal for the restoration of King Charles the Second.
The Royalists, who adhered to King Charles the Second, and declined to
live peaceably under Cromwell, were, at the time of the succession of Sir
George Mackenzie to his father, engaged in a rising on behalf of the exiled
King, which is known as " the Earl of Glencairn's Expedition." The Earl, in
the year 1653, raised the royal standard in the West Highlands in the month
of August. Young Mackenzie, in the ardour of his loyalty, having had some
military experience in his youth, wished to assist in the expedition, and
solicited from King Charles a commission to raise forces in his favour. He
obtained that commission, and succeeded in raising a considerable force, with
which he immediately joined the expedition. After Glencairn had held the
command for some time, General John Middleton, who fought bravely for
King Charles at AVorcester, and escaped to him from the Tower, returned to
Scotland, with full power from the King as the General of his forces.
Glencairn resigned his command to Middleton. The army was then at
Dornoch, the county town of Sutherland, the head-quarters. On assuming
the command, Middleton entertained the officers there. The Earl of Glen-
cairn, in return, invited Middleton and his general officers and colonels to
dine with him at the house of the Laird of Kettle or Cuthil, now part of the
estate of Skibo, four miles south of Dornoch. Glencairn gave them as good
a dinner as the place could afford, and plenty of wine. In the course of
the circulation of the bottle, Glencairn, addressing Middleton, said — " You see
what a gallant army I and these noble gentlemen with me have raised out
of nothing." Sir George Monro of Culrain, one of the party, who had been
made lieutenant-general, in place of Glencairn, who naturally looked to have
been at least made second in command, immediately rose, and interrupting
Lord Glencairn, said — " By God, the men you speak of are no other than a
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| Description | Their kindred, country, and correspondence. By William Fraser. Edinburgh: Printed by Thomas and Archibald Constable, 1876. With plates, including portraits and facsimiles, and genealogical tables. 2 volumes: I. History of the earls of Cromartie. Cromartie correspondence, 1662-1705.--II. Cromartie correspondence, 1706-1774. The Cromartie charters, 1257-1499. The Cromartie patents of honour, etc., 1685-1861. Narrative by John, lord Macleod ... Of the insurrection in Scotland in the years 1745-6 ... Narrative by John, lord Macleod of his campaign in the seven years' war in Germany, 1757.--The Grandvale and Cromartie branch. The Royston branch. Baronies and castles inherited and acquired by George, first earl of Cromartie, 1654-1714. History of the family of Mackenzie, by Sir George Mackenzie, first earl of Cromartie. |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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