Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . ti- t <^Sr* . I- THE BRIDGE, GOLSPIE; MEETING-PLACE OF THE CLAN SUTHERLAND to London in 1654, ^id I regret that 1 have not space enough toquote at length an account of that voyage, one which in thosedays was not without peril, and not lightly to be old Earl, their father, evidently had the same distressedfeelings as his countryman of recent days, who, having passedsome hours in London, exclaimed with deep regret that bangwent saxpence ! for his sons during their tour spent over sixhundred pounds (English pounds, presumab
Other famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . ti- t <^Sr* . I- THE BRIDGE, GOLSPIE; MEETING-PLACE OF THE CLAN SUTHERLAND to London in 1654, ^id I regret that 1 have not space enough toquote at length an account of that voyage, one which in thosedays was not without peril, and not lightly to be old Earl, their father, evidently had the same distressedfeelings as his countryman of recent days, who, having passedsome hours in London, exclaimed with deep regret that bangwent saxpence ! for his sons during their tour spent over sixhundred pounds (English pounds, presumably), a sum which thefather must have felt to be heavy — and he complains of the curious was the Scotch spelling in those days : we fmd. THE BRIDGE IN GOLSPIE GLEN 217 2i8 2)unroMn Castle for Woolwich, Vllage, and at Billingsgate the young Scotshave a sight of a droose adarre. At Hampton Court they goa sieing a man wryt with his mouth/ And they play golf,tennis and bowls, cards and chess, and they also see a bull-baiting. They buy books, such books! a litle boke,, calledModern Policie, and a little map booke, also a bcokecalled Jehu in his Colloiirs, but among this rubbish I am gladto see that they also buy Religio Medici. Lord Strathnaver, for that was the name of the elder brother,and the younger, Robert Sutherland, saw something in Londonof the Marquis of Argyll — he who was executed in 1661 ;whether they saw Cromwell is not stated, but it is probablethat they did, as both Strathnavar and his father were Crom-wellians, and the former accepted from the Protector the officeof a commissioner to try any offences against Cromwell. Inlater life Earl George — when he succeeded his father ^—travelledin Germany. Dying
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