. The grange of St. Giles, the Bass : and the other baronial homes of the Dick-Lauder family. ked—here you may get a good fowling-piece or two. Then you go to Clerk- PRINCE CHARLES EDWARD AT THE GRANGE 79 ington, take a guide along with you, and go first to Blackhouse, which is the Mains ;leave a guard here, and go down to the house. Mr. Cockburn has a good gelding anda gray Galloway, with good furniture—and if he has any good work horses, take them,as he is a declared enemy. The stables are betwixt Blackhouse and ye House ofClerkington, opposite the pigeon house, upon your right hand as you g
. The grange of St. Giles, the Bass : and the other baronial homes of the Dick-Lauder family. ked—here you may get a good fowling-piece or two. Then you go to Clerk- PRINCE CHARLES EDWARD AT THE GRANGE 79 ington, take a guide along with you, and go first to Blackhouse, which is the Mains ;leave a guard here, and go down to the house. Mr. Cockburn has a good gelding anda gray Galloway, with good furniture—and if he has any good work horses, take them,as he is a declared enemy. The stables are betwixt Blackhouse and ye House ofClerkington, opposite the pigeon house, upon your right hand as you go down to thehouse. Mr. Watkins of Kidsbuts—two brown mares and a gray : his stables just at ye backof ye house. Mr. at Rachael in Giffordhall. Sir Francis Kinlock at Gilmerton, his son Sheriff of East Lothian. Some goodhorses, a fowling-piece or two. The Laird of Congleton some good horses—as likewise his good brother MrHepburn at Beanston. The next paper consists of Memoranda, which seem to have been made byMr. George Gordon during his expedition. There are twenty-six entries in. all, none referring to the above names, and in almost every instance the record is, Mr. or Mrs. depones he or she neither has nor knows of any arms or else, as in No. i8, Mr. Geds nor his lady at home. No. 21 is one of the few exceptions:—Mr. Andrew Thomson depones hehas no arms, but has a saddle with his brother—and the last paper in thepocket-book is a letter referring to the above:— Edinr., 31 Oct. Brother,—Give the bearer my seddel, and oblige your servant, Andrew James Thomson,Brewr. in Edinr. 80 PRINCE CHARLES EDWARD AT THE GRANGE We have no means of knowing the mihtary consequences to Mr. GeorgeGordon of Beldorny of his carelessness in thus laying bare to the enemy suchminute instructions from his Prince by the loss of his pocket-book/ but it is amatter of surprise, considering the close connection of the Seton family, bothwith the Dicks and the Lauders, that
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