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1714.] DEATH OF THE COUNTESS OF C ROM ARTIE, 1705. cxlix
and if he would come to his Grace that night, he was promised a little broth,
a glass of good wine, and half-an-hour's laughing. He adds an old saying,
that it is easier to keep old friends than to make new ones. 1
Lord Cromartie, while attending to his duties in London, suffered a
severe bereavement in the death of his second wife, the Countess of Wemyss,
which occurred at Whitehall, London, on 11th March 1705. 2 Their marriage
was a very happy one, and it appears from her letters that they were much
attached to each other. 3 When she was absent from him on visits to her
daughters, she seems to have been unhappy till her return. She writes to
him — " The Lord send us a happy meeting ! My dearest love, be carfull of
the best parte of me, and do not fast long, nor sitt up late. There is great
care taken of me here, but I fear there will be some tears att parting, tho
none from me, my dear." 4
Soon after the death of the Countess of Wemyss and Cromartie, Lord
Cromartie entered into agreements with several artists for monuments in
memory of his beloved Countess. In 1705 he made a formal written agree-
ment with Robert Kidwells, of the parish of St. Margaret's, Westminster, to
erect and finish a monument of good white vein marble, according to certain
specifications. The Earl agreed to furnish the artist with the picture of the
face of the deceased lady, and the inscription and coat of arms, in their
proper colours.
The following Latin inscription was written by Lord Cromartie for his
Countess : —
spectantium quicquid est, attendite tarn verendo seri.
Margarita Comitissa hereditaria de Weems antiquissimis M c DufHs Fifensibus
1 Letter, vol. i. p. 210. forces, who received £25 for his trouble.
2 Her body was transferred from WhitehaE [Discharge dated 6th June 1705, vol. viii., No.
to Leith Roads, for interment at the burial- 19S, Cromartie Papers, at Tarbat House.]
place at Wemyss, under the care of George 3 Letter, vol. i. p. 201.
Prestone, Surgeon-Major to her Majesty's i Ibid. p. 207.
and if he would come to his Grace that night, he was promised a little broth,
a glass of good wine, and half-an-hour's laughing. He adds an old saying,
that it is easier to keep old friends than to make new ones. 1
Lord Cromartie, while attending to his duties in London, suffered a
severe bereavement in the death of his second wife, the Countess of Wemyss,
which occurred at Whitehall, London, on 11th March 1705. 2 Their marriage
was a very happy one, and it appears from her letters that they were much
attached to each other. 3 When she was absent from him on visits to her
daughters, she seems to have been unhappy till her return. She writes to
him — " The Lord send us a happy meeting ! My dearest love, be carfull of
the best parte of me, and do not fast long, nor sitt up late. There is great
care taken of me here, but I fear there will be some tears att parting, tho
none from me, my dear." 4
Soon after the death of the Countess of Wemyss and Cromartie, Lord
Cromartie entered into agreements with several artists for monuments in
memory of his beloved Countess. In 1705 he made a formal written agree-
ment with Robert Kidwells, of the parish of St. Margaret's, Westminster, to
erect and finish a monument of good white vein marble, according to certain
specifications. The Earl agreed to furnish the artist with the picture of the
face of the deceased lady, and the inscription and coat of arms, in their
proper colours.
The following Latin inscription was written by Lord Cromartie for his
Countess : —
spectantium quicquid est, attendite tarn verendo seri.
Margarita Comitissa hereditaria de Weems antiquissimis M c DufHs Fifensibus
1 Letter, vol. i. p. 210. forces, who received £25 for his trouble.
2 Her body was transferred from WhitehaE [Discharge dated 6th June 1705, vol. viii., No.
to Leith Roads, for interment at the burial- 19S, Cromartie Papers, at Tarbat House.]
place at Wemyss, under the care of George 3 Letter, vol. i. p. 201.
Prestone, Surgeon-Major to her Majesty's i Ibid. p. 207.
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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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