New Spalding Club > Records of Invercauld MDXLVII - MDCCCXXVIII [1547- 1828]

MONALTRIE PAPERS. 425
"Stretton, May 26th 1757.
" Dear Sir,
Last night Lord and Lady Denbigh came here ; his Lordship
gave us an account of what he had done in your affair, which stands thus
— Lord Holderness sent for him yesterday morning, and showed him a
permission for you to go where you pleased South of Tweed under the
sign Manual, and countersigned by himself; nothing was wanting to
compleat it but the filling up of some dates, which could be done only
from the grant of your pardon ; he sent it down by his secretary to the
office to get the dates ; when he had examined them, he found your
Pardon, though signed with the sign manual as long ago as the year 1747,
had never had the Great Seal put to it, and lay still there for want of
Fees, and that none had been paid since you came out of the New Prison,
and consequently that your Warrant to go to Berkhampstead and ten
Miles round was as invalid, as this would be, till the seal is affixed to
your Pardon, but when once that is done, nobody can molest you,
provided you do not go North of Tweed, neither can you again be taken
into Custody on the old score, with this further advantage, that the first
Act of Indemnity will give you intire Libert}', which till the Pardon has
passed the Seals will be of no benefit to you, because you are now looked
upon as an Outlaw, who are always excluded from such Acts. His
Ld. ship found no difficulty in getting your pension continued, and doubts
not, but when the whole is compleated, he shall be able to get all your
arrears (paid ?) ; he says the Fees will amount to four score pounds, tis
prett}' sure they will come under ^'100 ; now I must beg the favour of
you by the Return of the Post to let Mr. Lyon know, for I shall not be
here, whether you can have any Prospect of raising it directly, or whether,
if some friends could advance it for a Month or two, you could in that
time find means to repay them ? Ld. Holderness was particularly
obliging, and says he will take care you shall not pay a farthing in his
office. The first step necessary was a Memorial by Way of Petition
signed by yourself, twas drawn by a friend, who also signed it for you, I
have not yet seen it, but am told there was nothing unbecoming in it.
This business requires some secresy till tis finished, and therefore you
will be careful] to whom you mention it.
" Mr. Lyon, who gets me to write for him, as he could not con-
veniently do it himself, desires me to add that, if you think a conference
with him necessary to fasilitate the raising of the money, or in any other
shape conducive to promoting your Liberty, he will readily meet you at
Sutton on Thursday June 2nd by eleven of the clock.
"Whatever you knew of this pardon, neither Mr. Lyon nor myself
had any notion of it till Ld. D. gave us the above mentioned Act.
" Mr. L. heartily joins with me in all good wishes for you and your
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