. The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. ition, she was shown by a foreignconjuror who had taken up his residence in the Canongate ofEdinburgh, the shadowy representation of her husbands in-tended nuptials with a merchants daughter on the Conti-nent, which were prevented at the altar by the opportuneappearance of the orother of the viscountess. The resolutionwhich she had iormed, after the death of Lord Primrose,never to marry again, is said to have been overcome by thefollowing manoeuvre of Lord Stair, who had
. The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. ition, she was shown by a foreignconjuror who had taken up his residence in the Canongate ofEdinburgh, the shadowy representation of her husbands in-tended nuptials with a merchants daughter on the Conti-nent, which were prevented at the altar by the opportuneappearance of the orother of the viscountess. The resolutionwhich she had iormed, after the death of Lord Primrose,never to marry again, is said to have been overcome by thefollowing manoeuvre of Lord Stair, who had sought her handin vain. By dint of bribes to her domestics, his lordship gothimself admitted one night, into a small room in her lady-ships house, where she used to say her prayers every morn-ing, and the window of which looked out upon the principalstreet of Edinburgh. At this window next morning LordStair showed himself, half undressed, to the people passingalong the street, and lest her reputation should suffer, herladyship felt herself constrained to accept of him as her sec-ond husband. His portrait is subjoined:. The earl of Stair, and his grandmother, Margaret, the Stair, and the original of Lady Ashton in Scottstale of The Bride of Lammermuir, lie interred in the familyvault at Kirkliston church. As the earls next brother and heir presumptive, Colonelthe Hon. William Dalrymple of Glenmure, had married thecountess of Dumfries, a peeress in her own right, his lordshipsurrendered all his honours to the crown, and obtained a newcharter, of date 27th February 1707, ratified by an act ofthe Scots parliament, 21st March of the same year, contain-ing, in default of male issue, a reversionary clause in favourof any one of the male descendants of the first viscount ofStair, whom he should nominate to succeed him. Bv a writingunder his hand, dated 31st March 1747, six weeks before hisdeath, he named as his successor, his nephew, Captain JohnDalrymple, eldest son
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