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XXXVIII. REBELLION, 1715-16.

THE exactions laid on the town of Elgin by the Earl of Sutherland and Lord Lovat, both then in the Hanoverian interest, and the pillage made by their Lordships' retainers and by the Rebels, amounted to three thousand eight hundred and sixteen pounds, thirteen shillings, and eight pence, Scots money. In the list of their losses, a document too long for insertion here, it appears that the town's-people were deprived of "sixty-three guns, fourty-five muskets, thirty-two small swords, twenty-one broad swords, four Dane's axes, three carbines, two halberds," and a great number of pistols.

The county gentlemen, also, even those in the Hanoverian interest, had to give up their horses and arms for the use of Government.

"For the Honourable

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"THE LAIRD OF GRANGE.

“GRAINGEHILL, Febry. 5th, 1716.

DEAR SIR, I receved your horse, sadle, bridle, hulsters, pistolls, and broad sword. I truly know not the value of those things, but I have sent you a

recept which you may fill up at your own pleasure, as you think them worth. I would gladly imbrace any oppertounitty of doing a greater faivor to the young ladies of your familie, than not to allow them the use of your own horse, and, if the truce is prolonged, he shall be sent. I have two niegbours that are very well provided in horses, but does not incline to give them for the service of the Goverment; but, I am sure, if any of the ladys with you made but the lest application to ether of them, they could not refuse them a horse. I have taken a womitte this day, and I am not wery well, otherwayes I had not made use of ane other's hand. I am, most sincerely, Sir, your most obliged servant, ROB. DUNBAR.

"I have filled up the recept in the same terms other gentlemen have gote; if it does not please you, it shall be altered.

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'Pray cause Windiehills' have his horse early here to-morrow, for I have had no account of the cessation's being prolongued."

"I, Robert Dunbar of Graingehill, Commander of the Murray horse, be vertue of the authority and commission given to me by the Right Honourable John, Earl of Sutherland, Lord-Lieutenant of the six

1 John Brodie of Windyhills, now Milton-Brodie.

northern counties, grants me to have receved from Lodvick Dunbar of Grainge, a horse, sadle, bridle, hulster cases, a pair of pistols, and a broad sword, for the use of the Goverment; which he declairs, upon his word of honour, are all together worth the sume of fiveteen pounds sterling, which is to be repayed to him by the Goverment, in the terms of the Act of Parliament. Subscribed by me, at Graingehill, the sixth day of February 1716.

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"ROB. DUNBAR."

Wee, John Grant, merchant in Elgin, James and John Burgesses, and Alexander Forbes, gunsmiths there, and John Anderson, armourer there, five persones appointed by the Deputy Lieutenants of the shire of Murray, to receive and value the armes within the said shire, pursuant of the late Act of Parliament, made anent secureing the peace of the Highlands of Scotland, doe hereby acknowledge and declair that we received from Ludovick Dunbar of Grange (who is ane faithfull subject to his Majesty King George, his person, and government, and did continue the same the time of the late rebellion), the armes after specified, and did value the same upon oath to the sums following; viz., from the said Ludovic Dunbar, twelve guns, estimat att twelve punds Scots each; in all, one hundred and fourtyfour punds Scots. Item, received from ditto, three

guns more, estimat at fourty-two punds. Item, received from ditto, three guns, estimat at twenty-three punds Scots money. Item, received from ditto, three guns more, estimat at twenty-three punds Scots money. Item, received from ditto, four guns more, estimat at twenty punds Scots money. Item, received from ditto, one pistole, estimat at six punds Scots money; amounting in haill, the armes of this recept, to the number of twenty-five guns, and one pistole; and the values thereof, to two hundred and fifty-eight punds Scots money; which armes we lodged in the Tolbooth of Elgin for his Majesty's use.

"The above valuation is just and true, as we shall answer to God; as witness our hands, at Elgin, the last day of October Jayviic and sixteen (1716) years.

"ALEXANDER FORBES.

JOHN ANDERSON.

Jo. GRANT.

JAMES BURGES.

JOHN BURGES."

'Wee, Alexander Dunbar of Bishipmln, Sheriff of Murray, and David Dunbar of Dunphail, Deputy Lieutenants of the shire of Elgin, be virtue of the powers given us by the late Act of Parliament anent secureing the peace of the Highlands of Scotland, doe hereby require and command you, James Wiseman,

collector of the land tax for the shire of Elgin, upon sight hereof, to pay out of the first and readiest of the land tax, that now is or hereafter shall be in your hand, to the above designed Ludovick Dunbar (whom wee certifie to be a true and loyall subject to his Majesty King George, his person, and government, and continued loyall to his Majesty dureing the late rebellion), the values of his armes, amounting to the sum of two hundred and fifty-eight punds, Scots money. Given under our hands, at Elgin, the last day of October one thousand seven hundred and sixteen years.

ALEXR. DUNBAR.
DAVID DUNBAR."

Lord Lovat's letter was written in February 1716. Notwithstanding the King's thanks and rewards, his Lordship afterwards, in 1745-6, espoused the cause of Prince Charles Edward, for which he was executed on Tower-Hill:

"The much honoured

"The LAIRD OF THUNDERTOUN,

"At BRODIE, on heast, the 12th.

“MY DEAR THUNDERTOUN,—I thought to have had the pleasure of seeing you here, and at Duffus to pay my duty to your worthy lady, whom I heartily salut. I heer you and Mr. Wiseman have got a great many horses of the Rebells, for almost nothing. I intreat

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