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1703.] CROM ARTIE CORRESPONDENCE. 335
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142. John Fullerton and others to John Archbishop of Glasgow, giving him
an account of an attack made upon them by a rout, when assembled at
Sir John Bell's house to observe the solemnity of January 30th, which
had been frequently observed by the Episcopal clergy in Glasgow since
the Kevolution ; that the attack had been made with the connivance
of the Magistrates, who even charged them with getting up the tumult ;
and had been shared in by many students of the college. In a post-
script attributes the outrage to the doctrines taught in the churches,
etc. 1st February 1703, ISO
143. George Haliburton, Bishop of Aberdeen, to George Earl of Cromartie,
about the necessitous state of the clergy. 3d February 1703, . .182
144. George Fraser, Eegent, King's College, Aberdeen, to the Same, recom-
mending Mr. Arthur Forbes, son of Craigievar, for the office of Her
Majesty's writer. 3d February 1703, 182
145. John Earl of Tullibardine, afterwards first Duke of Athole, to George
first Earl of Cromartie, about a letter he had written to vindicate him-
self against misrepresentations, to be shown to the Queen and others ;
of the project of raising a Highland regiment, with himself as colonel,
Sir Donald M'Donald one of the captains, etc., to serve instead of the
two independent companies ; of a pension of £500 to his father, the
Earl of Athole, and of the title of Duke of Athole which the Queen
was to confer; of the antiquity of the family; Argyll or his men not
to be mentioned in regard to the new regiment, as the Athole men
and they would be readier to fight than join together ; character of the
two independent companies ; of a Queen's chaplain to be appointed
instead of Carstairs. 11th February 1703, . . . . .184
146. William Lord Jedburgh to the Same, intimating the death of his father,
and desiring to be continued Sheriff of Lothian in his stead. 22d
February 1703, 186
147. James Ogilvie, first Earl of Seafield, to the Same, with reference to the
appointment of Privy Councillors, the names mentioned being Lord
Sinclair, Sir George Broun, the iiarl Marischal, and Lord Haddo : that
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142. John Fullerton and others to John Archbishop of Glasgow, giving him
an account of an attack made upon them by a rout, when assembled at
Sir John Bell's house to observe the solemnity of January 30th, which
had been frequently observed by the Episcopal clergy in Glasgow since
the Kevolution ; that the attack had been made with the connivance
of the Magistrates, who even charged them with getting up the tumult ;
and had been shared in by many students of the college. In a post-
script attributes the outrage to the doctrines taught in the churches,
etc. 1st February 1703, ISO
143. George Haliburton, Bishop of Aberdeen, to George Earl of Cromartie,
about the necessitous state of the clergy. 3d February 1703, . .182
144. George Fraser, Eegent, King's College, Aberdeen, to the Same, recom-
mending Mr. Arthur Forbes, son of Craigievar, for the office of Her
Majesty's writer. 3d February 1703, 182
145. John Earl of Tullibardine, afterwards first Duke of Athole, to George
first Earl of Cromartie, about a letter he had written to vindicate him-
self against misrepresentations, to be shown to the Queen and others ;
of the project of raising a Highland regiment, with himself as colonel,
Sir Donald M'Donald one of the captains, etc., to serve instead of the
two independent companies ; of a pension of £500 to his father, the
Earl of Athole, and of the title of Duke of Athole which the Queen
was to confer; of the antiquity of the family; Argyll or his men not
to be mentioned in regard to the new regiment, as the Athole men
and they would be readier to fight than join together ; character of the
two independent companies ; of a Queen's chaplain to be appointed
instead of Carstairs. 11th February 1703, . . . . .184
146. William Lord Jedburgh to the Same, intimating the death of his father,
and desiring to be continued Sheriff of Lothian in his stead. 22d
February 1703, 186
147. James Ogilvie, first Earl of Seafield, to the Same, with reference to the
appointment of Privy Councillors, the names mentioned being Lord
Sinclair, Sir George Broun, the iiarl Marischal, and Lord Haddo : that
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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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