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450 BURNING OF AUCHTERARDER, 1710.
the snow, to see all the rest of the Corns burnt, left express orders with
Robert Menzies of the Garison of Tullibardine to see all burnt clown to the
ground. Then himselfe with his two Nephews march'd down the town,
swearing that the People as well as theire houses and corns ought to
be burnt, because none of them wou'd goe to serve theire King. But
when he and his two Nephews came to that part of the town where the
Minister's house stands, and perceived some part of it standing after the
first Burning, wou'd not stirr from the place till he saw it and all the
Corns neare about it quite consumed.
From that he went to the Milntown, a scatter'd village partly belong-
ing to the Duke of Montross and partly to the Lord Drummond, and
there he took particular care to burn every house that belong'd to the
Duke of Montross, and to save every one that belong'd to the Lord
Drummond.
Here I must do justice to Robert Meinzies, who tho' he was a stranger
to us, and had the Collon"' s possitive orders before he went to spare
nothing, yet he commanded his men and did all he cou'd to preserve some
of our poor remains. And I am likewise credibly inform'd that James
Campbell, brother to Glen Lyon, who was Lieutenant of the Garison
of Tullibardine and was there taken with the Pretender's Orders for
burning in his pocket, did absolutely refuse to obey it, or have anv
share in so base and barbarous a work.
From the Milntoun the Collonell with his two Nephews march'd to
Abruthven, a house belonging to a Gentleman who with his whole
Family had been forc'd to leave that country at the breaking out of the
Rebellion, and went to Stirling. When the Collonell came to this
house, he call'd for the servants, and said he was resolved to show fa-
vour to theire Master because he was neighbour to his Nephew, and
therefore bid them go and take the roof off the house onely whicli
wou'd answer his end, and render it useless to the Enemy, and said he
wou'd ask no more. The servants believing and obeying set ladders