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MISCELLANEOUS letters and papers principally relating to Jacobites ; 1668-1790. Prefixed is a copy of a warrant of Queen Mary for restoration of rents, etc. to Thomas [Howard,] Duke of Norfolk, 3 Dec. 1553, " ex autographo penes P[etrum] l[e Neve] Norroy." A few are connected with the rebellion in 1745 and a large number with the trials of the rebels in 1746. The chief contents are :-

1. Letter from Alexander [Burnet], Archbishop of Glasgow, to Lord - 22 Feb. 1668. f. 2.

2. Letter from [James Fitzjames,] Duke of Berwick, to -, "aboute any shipps appearing or any troops landing "; Portsmouth, 30 Aug. [1688]. f. 3.

3. Certificate signed by the same as " FitzJames "; 22 Nov. 1689. f. 4.

4. Certificate signed by [John Drummond, Duke of] Melfort, and [David Murray, 2nd Baron] Nairne; 24 May, 1692. Seal. f. 9.

5. "His Majesties [James II's] most gracious Declaration to all his loving subjects"; 17 Apr. 1693. Contemporary copy. f. 11.

6. Letter from Sir Richard Bulstrode, diplomatist, and his wife, to his son Whitelocke; 28 March,1694. f.13.

7. Privy Council order signed by Sir William Bridgeman, to the Justices of the Peace of Middlesex for a list of French Papists; 30 Apr. 1696. Seal. f. 15.

8. Letter from [James Douglas, 4th Duke of] Hamilton to - Carnegie of Finhaven: Holyrood House, 14 Aug. 1700. f. 17.

9. Letter from Edmund Gibson [Bishop of Lincoln, 1716, and London, 1723], to Lord -- on the relations between the two Houses of Convocation ; 28 Sept. 1704. f. 21.

10. Institution of Charles Gale to the rectory of Scruton, N.R., co. York (signed by [his brother] Roger Gale, the antiquary, and others), with declaration of conformity ; 19, 24 Mar. 1706. Seal of the archdeaconry of Richmond. ff. 26, 27 b.

11. Newsletter concerning the descent of a French fleet on Crail in the Firth of Forth, and the capture of a French man-of-war with several prominent Jacobites, including possibly " the pretended Prince of Wales"; Berwick, 17 Mar. 1708. f. 28.

12. Will of [Charles Mohun, 5th Baron] Mohun; 23 Mar. 1711, probate, 6 Mar. 1713. An abstract is printed in F. A. Crisp's Somersetshire Wills, 5th Ser., p. 10. Signature and seal. f. 29.

13. List of persons bound over to appear at Westminster Sessions, 8 July 1715, for offences against the Government, including the publication of The Examiner. for 7 May 1715. f. 31.

14. Accompt of ammunition given out of the castle of Inverary for the use of the Militia of Argyle ; 26 Sept. 1715. f. 33.

15. Letters from [David Murray, 2nd Baron] Nairne, to Chev. Carrara; 1718-1725. Fr. ff. 36-41, 46-48.

16. Petition to the Bishop of Nantes on behalf of John Wood, signed and sealed by [Gen. Arthur] Dillon, [John Erskine, 11th Earl of] Mar, and [John Drummond, Duke of] Melfort; 20 May 1723. Fr. f. 42.

17. Order for payment to William Widdrington, late 4th Baron Widdrington, attained, of a compassionate allowance of £12,000, and signed acquittance; 12 June, 16 July, 1723. f. 44.

18. List of tools demanded by Gen. George Wade for making roads in the Highlands; 1730. f. 49.

19. Letter from Father Thomas Innese [al. Innnes], Principal of the Scots College, Paris, to [William Maule, Earl of] Panmure ; 10 Sept. 1733. f. 51.

20. Letter from [James Fitzjames, Duke of] Berwick, to the Marquis de Castelmoron ; 21 Sept. 1733. Fr. Partly autogr. f. 54.

21. Appointment by [Wllliam Henry Kerr, 4th Marquis of] Lothian, as Lord Clerk Register, of officials for the election of a representative Scotch peer; 3 May, 1739. Signed. f. 55.

22. Letters concerning the rebellion of 1745 :- (a) Richard Shepherd to [John] Nourse, bookseller, London; Preston, co. Lanc., 7 Oct. 1745. f. 57 :- (b, c, d) William Douglas, Archibald Hart and William Mercer, Edinburgh, to William Innes, merchant, London 10, 22 Oct. 1745. ff. 58-60 b.

23. Papers relating to trials of Jacobites, including (f. 73) [George Mackenzie, 3rd] Earl of Cromarty, and (f. 84) [William Boyd, 4th] Earl of Kilmarnock; 5 June-20 Dec. 1746. ff. 61-128.

24. Letter from James Edgar, Secretary to Prince James Edward Stuart, to - ; Albano, 19 May, 1750. f. 136.

25. Accompt of William aytoume, jeweller, Edinburgh, for jewellery supplied in 1733-1737 to [Simon Fraser, 13th] Baron Lovat, executed 1747, with note by [Slmon Fraser, his son, styled Lord Lovat] ; 9, 10 July, 1751. ff. 137, 138.

26. Draft of a letter from Prince Charles Edward Stuart on the departure of his mistress Miss Clementina Walkinshaw; July, 1760. Fr. f. 148.

27. Copy of the declaration (1784) by Card. Henry Benedict Maria Clement Stuart, Duke of York, of his claims to the throne of Great Britain 31 Jan. 1788. Lat. and Ital. f. 157. Paper; ff. 161. Large folio. Purchased at Hodgson's (sale-cat., 10 Dec. 1919, lot 545), made up of various lots from the J. E. Hodgkin sale (Sotheby's sale-cat., 22-21 April 1914, lots 383, 394, 400, 405, 408, 413, 416, 419, 422, 424, 426, 432, 435, 436, 444, 458).

Scope & Content:

Jacobites: Letters and papers rel. to: 1688-1788.

includes:

f. 1 Mary I of England: Warrant by, for restoration of rents to the Duke of Norfolk,: 1553.: Copy, 18th cent.
f. 2 Alexander Burnet, Archbishop of Glasgow and (1679) of St. Andrews: Letter to Lord -: 1668.
f. 3 James Fitzjames, Duke of Berwick: Letter to -: 1688.
f. 4 James Fitzjames, Duke of Berwick: Certificate signed by: 1689.
f. 4 Lieutenant John Herne: Certificate concerning: 1689.
f.4 Lieutenant Claudius Beauregard: Certificate conc.: 1689.
f. 9 David Nairne, Under-Secretary of State to the 'Old Pretender': Certificate signed by: 1692.
f. 9 Jean Dalesso, Seigneur d'Esragny: Certificate conc.: 1692.: Fr.
f. 9 John Drummond, Duke of Melfort: Certificate signed by: 1692.
f. 11 James II of England: Declaration by: 1693.: Copy.
f. 13 Sir Richard Bulstrode, Envoy at Brussels: Letter from him and his wife to his son Whitelocke: 1694.
f. 15 Sir William Bridgeman: Order of Council signed by: 1696.: Seal.
f. 15 County of Middlesex: Privy Council order to J. P.'s for, for list of French Papists: 1696.
f. 15 Roman Catholics: Privy Council order to Middlesex J.P.'s for a list of French Papists: 1696.
f. 15 Privy Council, The: Order to Middlesex J.P.'s for a list of French Papists: 1696.: With seal.
f. 17 James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton: Letter to - Carnegie (?): 1700.
f. 19 Jane Mosson, Jacobite agent: Deposition concerning: 1702.
f. 21 Edmund Gibson, Bishop of Lincoln and (1720) of London: Letter to Lord -: 1704.
f. 26 Francis Pemberton, Rector of Bedale, North Riding of Yorkshire: Certificate signed by: 1706.: signed.
f. 26 Archdeaconry of Richmond: Seal: 1706.
f. 26 Thomas Waite, BLL., Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond: Certificate signed by: 1706.
f. 26 Charles Gale, Rector of Scruton, North Riding of Yorkshire: Institution of: 1706.
f.26 Scruton, North Riding of Yorkshire: Institution of Rev. C. Gale to the rectory: 1706.
f. 27 b Roger Gale, antiquary: Signature to the institution of his brother Charles. 1706.
f. 28 Navy; England: Newsletter conc. encounter with French fleet off Crail: 1708.
f. 28 General Chronicles and History, etc. Navy of France: Newsletter conc. descent of a fleet on Crail, co. Fife: 1708.
f. 28 Crail, Fifeshire: Newsletter conc. French descent on: 1708.
f. 28 Newsletters: From Berwick: 1708.
ff. 28-154 passim Scotland: Letters and papers rel. to Jacobites, etc., in: 1708-bef. 1764.
f. 29 Charles Mohun, 5th Baron Mohun: Will: 1711 [probate 1713].
f. 31 George I of England: List of persons bound over at Westminster for offences against the Government: 1715.
f. 31 London, England: List of persons bound over for offences against the Government: 1715.
f. 31 Newspapers British: Persons bound over for publishing The Examiner: 1715.
f. 33 Accompts: Ammunition given out from Inveraray Castle: 1715.
f. 33 Inveraray Castle, Argyllshire: Accompt of ammunition given out for the militia: 1715.
f. 33 Army; England: Accompt of ammunition given out from Inveraray Castle for the Argyll Militia: 1715.
ff. 36-41, 46-48 David Nairne, Under-Secretary of State to the 'Old Pretender': Letters to the Chevalier Carrara: 1718-1725.: Fr.
f. 42 John Drummond, Duke of Melfort: Petition signed by: 1723.: Seal.
f. 42 Captain John Wood, Jacobite: Petition to the Bp. of Nantes on behalf of: 1723.: Fr.
f. 42 John Erskine, 11th Earl of Mar: Petition signed by: 1723.: Seal.
f.42 Count Arthur Dillon, d 1733, French general: Petition signed by: 1723.
ff. 44, 44 b William Widdrington, 4th Baron Widdrington; Jacobite: Order for payment to, and receipt signed by: 1723.
f. 49 Roads in Great Britain: List of tools demanded by Gen. Wade for making roads in the Highlands: 1730.
f. 49 Lieutenant-General George Wade: List of tools requisitioned by, for making roads in the Highlands: 1730.
f. 50 Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Douglas: Demand for ammunition signed by: 1731.
f. 51 Thomas Innes, Principal of the Scots College, Paris: Letter to Lord Panmure: 1733.
f. 54 James Fitzjames, Duke of Berwick: Letter to the Marquis de Castelmoron: 1733.: Fr.
f. 55 William Kerr, 3rd Marquis of Lothian: Appointment by, as Lord Clerk Register, of officials for the election of a Scotch peer: 1739.: Signed.
f. 56 Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke: Notes for debate on the Bill to prevent correspondence with the sons of the Pretender: [1744].: Autogr.
f. 57 Richard Shepherd, of Preston, county Lancashire: Letter to J. Nourse: 1745.
f. 58 William Douglas, of Edinburgh: Letter to W. Innes: 1745.
f. 59 Archibald Hart, of Edinburgh: Letter to W. Innes: 1745.
f. 60 b William Mercer, of Edinburgh: Letter to W. Innes: 1745.
ff. 61-128 George II of England: Papers rel. to trials of Jacobites: 1746.
ff. 73-81 George Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Cromarty: Papers rel. to trial of: 1746.
ff. 82-91 William Boyd, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock: Papers rel. to the trial of: 1746.
f. 92 County of Surrey: List of jurors for a treason trial: 1746 [?].: Printed.
f. 97 Sir John Strange, Master of the Rolls 1750: Letter to, from C. H. Gordon: 1746 [?].
f. 97 Charles Hamilton Gordon: Letter to Sir J. Strange: 1746 [?].
f. 129 D- Lyon, at Edinburgh Castle: Letter to the Ordnance Office: 1747.
ff. 129, 131 County of Edinburgh: Lists of rebels' arms received at the Castle: 1747.
ff. 132, 133 Stirling Castle: Accompts of stores rendered unserviceable during the rebellion: 1747.
ff. 132, 133 Accompts: Unserviceable stores, etc., in Stirling Castle: 1746.
f. 135 Lieutenant-Colonel Cyrus Trapaud, Commander of the 70th Regt: Certificate by: 1750.
f. 136 James Edgar, Secretary to the Old Pretender: Letter to -: 1750.
f. 137 William Aytoune, jeweller, of Edinburgh: Letter to Lord Lovat (so styled): 1751.
f. 137 b Simon Fraser, Styled Lord Lovat; son of Simon, 13th Baron Lovat: Note by, conc. the above accompt: 1751.
f. 138 b Accompts: For jewellery supplied to Lord Lovat: 1733-1737.
f. 138 b Simon Fraser, 13th Baron Lovat; executed 1747: Accompt of, for jewellery: 1733-1737.
f. 140 b Accompts: Food for troops making roads in the Highlands: 1752.
f. 140 b Roads in Great Britain: Accompt for food supplied to troops making roads in the Highlands: 1753.
f. 144 b Exeter, Devon: Indictment for sedition at: 1753.
f. 146 William Byrne, of Dundalk: Letter to the Lord Chancellor of Ireland: 1756.
f. 146 Robert Jocelyn, 1st Baron Newport and Viscount Jocelyn; Lord Chancellor of Ireland: Letter to, from W. Byrne: 1756.
f. 148 Prince Charles Edward Stuart,; the Young Pretender: Letter to - on the departure of Miss Walkinshaw: [1760].: Fr.: Draft or copy.
f. 148 Clementine Walkinshaw, styled Comtesse Dalbestroff; mistress of the Young Pretender: Letter by him rel. to her departure: [1760].: Fr.: Draft or copy.
ff. 149, 151 Alexander Hay: Letters to the Solicitor to the Treasury, etc.: 1762.
f. 153 Dunkeld, Perthshire: Petition by the Duke of Atholl conc. the Minister of: bef. 1764.
f. 153 James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl: Petition conc. the Minister of Dunkeld: bef. 1764.: Signed.
f. 155 Richard Hurd, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry: Letter to W. Bowyer: 1773.
f. 157 Henry Benedict Maria Clement Stuart, Cardinal; Bishop of Tusculum; self-styled Henry IX: Declaration of his claims to the British throne: 1784.: Ital.: Copy, 1788.
f. 160 Alexander Trapaud, Lieutenant -Governor of Fort Augustus: Application for a commission for his grandson: 1790.

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Start Date:

1668

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1790

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1668-1790

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Names:

Archdeaconry of Richmond
Army of England
Aytoune, William, jeweller, of Edinburgh
Beauregard, Claudius, Lieutenant
Boyd, William, 4th Earl of Kilmarnock
Bridgeman, William
Bulstrode, Richard, Envoy at Brussels
Burnet, Alexander, Archbishop of Glasgow and (1679) of St. Andrews
Byrne, William, of Dundalk
Dalesso, Jean, Seigneur d'Esragny, aide de camp to King William III, fl 1697
Dillon, Arthur, Jacobite soldier and politician, 1670-1733
Douglas, Charles, army officer, fl 1731
Douglas, William, of Edinburgh, correspondent of William Innes, fl 1745
Drummond, John, 1st Earl of Melfort, politician and Jacobite, 1649-1714
Edgar, James, Secretary to the Old Pretender
Erskine, John, 11th Earl of Mar
Fitz James, James, Duke of Berwick-upon-Tweed, army officer and politician, 1670-1734
Fraser, Simon, 13th Baron Lovat, executed 1747, d 1747
Fraser, Simon, Styled Lord Lovat; son of Simon, 13th Baron Lovat
Gale, Charles, of Scruton, clergyman, d 1738
Gale, Roger, antiquary
George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1660-1727
George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1683-1760
Gibson, Edmund, jurist, antiquary and Bishop of London, 1669-1748
Gordon, Charles, correspondent of Sir John Strange, fl 1746
Hamilton, James, 4th Duke of Hamilton
Hart, Archibald, of Edinburgh
Hay, Alexander, of Add MS 39923
Herne, John, Lieutenant
Hodgkin, John Eliot, FSA
Hurd, Richard, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry
Innes, Thomas, Principal of the Scots College, Paris
James II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Jocelyn, Robert, 1st Baron Newport and Viscount Jocelyn, Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Kerr, William, 3rd Marquis of Lothian
Lyon, D-, at Edinburgh Castle
Mackenzie, George, 3rd Earl of Cromarty, Jacobite army officer, c 1703-1766
Mary I, of England
Mercer, William, of Edinburgh; of Add MS 39923
Mohun, Charles, 5th Baron Mohun
Mosson, Jane, Jacobite agent
Murray, James, 2nd Duke of Atholl
Nairne, David, Under-Secretary of State to the 'Old Pretender'
Navy of England
Navy of France
Pemberton, Francis, Rector of Bedale, North Riding of Yorkshire
Philip II, King of Spain; King of Naples and Sicily, 1527-1598
Privy Council, The
Shepherd, Richard, of Preston, county Lancashire
Strange, John, Master of the Rolls 1750
Stuart, Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Sylvester Severino Maria, Prince, 1720-1788
Stuart, Henry Benedict Maria Clement, Cardinal, Bishop of Tusculum, self-styled Henry IX
Trapaud, Alexander, Lieutenant -Governor of Fort Augustus
Trapaud, Cyrus, Lieutenant-Colonel Commander of the 70th Regt
Wade, George, Lieutenant-General
Waite, Thomas, BLL., Commissary of the Archdeaconry of Richmond
Walkinshaw, Clementine, styled Comtesse Dalbestroff; mistress of the Young Pretender
Widdrington, William, 4th Baron Widdrington, Jacobite
Wood, John, Captain; Jacobite
Yorke, Philip, 1st Earl of Hardwicke

Places:

Crail, Fifeshire
Dunkeld, Perthshire
Edinburgh, Scotland
Exeter, England
Inveraray Castle, Argyllshire
London, United Kingdom
Middlesex, England
Scotland
Scruton, North Riding of Yorkshire
Stirling Castle, Stirling
Surrey, England
Westminster, England