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"An Account of Bottles in the Salt Cellar.

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"Received ten dozen and one of chopen bottles, full of claret. More received-eleven dozen and one of pynt bottles, whereof there was six broke in the homecoming. 1709, June the 4th, received from Elgin, forty-three chopen bottles of claret."

XXX. PARLIAMENTARY EXPENSES, AND

POLITICS.

MEMBERS of the Scottish Parliament had stated allowances for their services, etc.; and heritors, wadsetters, life-renters, and other local parties, were assessed for the payment of these allowances. This system continued for a few years after the Union, as appears by the claim for expenses, made, in 1715, by a Scotch member of the British Parliament.

"The Laird of M'Intosh, his depursements for the shyre of Inverness, at the Parliament in anno 1681:-

Item, for fifty-two sitting dayes in Parliament,

and sixteen dayes comeing and goeing, at five pounds Scotts per day, is

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Item, more to Mr. David Thores and his servants,
Item, more given in with the comission to the
Clerk-Register,

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Item, more for the testificat of the dyetts of the
Parliament sitting,

Item, more to Mr. Thomas Gordon for keeping

the Counsell in mynd from dissjoyning of the shyre of Invernes with that of Ross in the excyse,

£ 8. d.

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"The Laird of M'Intosh, his expenss for his foot mantle' and furniture therof, and other expenss for the shyre of Inverness, at the Parliament in anno 1685 :--

Item, for ten ells fyn black velvat, at sixteen

pound the ell, is, .

Item, for five and three quarters ells broad black kyligo,

£ 8. d.

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Item, for silk, and workeing the knapes and frenzies,

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Item, to David Denoon for makeing the footmantle and mounteing the same

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Item, for his part given in to the Clerk-Register with the comission,

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Item, for fifty-five sitting dayes in Parliament, and sixteen dayes comeing and goeing, at five pounds Scotts per day, is

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Item, for the testificat of the dyetts of the Par

liament sitting

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It is to be remembred that the Laird of
M'Intosh, when the Parliament first sat,
after calleing the rolls of Parliament, did
protest for the shyre's precedencie, and
depursed ane gaunie, as other shyres did,
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Worn at the processions when Parliament was opened, prorogued, or

dissolved, by the Royal Commissioner.

Two letters from the Laird of Brodie to the Sheriff

Depute of Moray.

Forbes of Culloden :

"The President" was Duncan

"TO WILLIAM KING of Newmiln, Esq.,

"at his house in Elgin. Post paid.

"BRODIE HOUSE, 11th July 1747.

"DEAR SIR,-As the writes for electing members of Parliament came to the hands of the Shirriff of Nairn on Thursday se'night, and were published on Friday thereafter, the second instant, I am surprised that I have not heard of your having sent a precept to the town of Forress before now; which is the occasion of this trouble, to begg to know the meaning of it.

"I would also be glad to know what day you intend to appoint the election for this county, that I may regulate my measures accordingly.

"My kind compliments to your lady and ffamily, and believe me, dear Sir, yours most faithfully,

"ALEXR. BRODIE.

"P.S.-Excuse a borrowed hand, because I have been obliged to take a little blood this morning for a bad cough. It would be agreeable to the President, McLeod, and me, &c., if you could, as it were by accident, appoint the day of election in Murray the same with Inverness, to disappoint the idle scheme of Major Grant for that county; and if you agree to this, let me know, and before Friday next I will acquaint

you of the day intended for Inverness, which I know will be delayed, on account of the President's coming north, to the last day, which I think must be the last day of this month, or the first of August."

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"DEAR SIR,-My express from McLeod is not yet returned, but, last night, Sir Ludovic and Major Grant came here from Inverness, and told me that Colonel John Stuart had appointed the 4th of August next for the day of election of that county; and that McLeod and Major Grant had agreed that, as the Frasers had the casting of the ballance, they did not see it necessary to be jockying one another, nor putting one another to expence, but to submit to the Duke of Argyll's determination, who should have the Frasers, and in case the Duke gave it for McLeod, Major Grant would vote for McLeod.

"This has the air of truth, but in those times I don't choose to be an absolute believer untill I hear both sides, and therefore I beg of you not to fix the day until you hear from me, to-morrow or Thursday, since, after that, you will have time enough to publish it, on Friday, at the Market Cross.

"Sir Ludovic is to wait of you this day. He asked me what day was most convenient for me, when I told him that Tuesday the 28th of this month would

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