I was brought up in true, loyal, anti-
revolution Principles, &and I hope, the World
is convinced that they stick to me.

I must acknowledge, I did a very incon-
siderate Thing, for which I am hearti-
ly sorry, in accepting of a Company of
Foot from the Princess Anne, who, I knew,
had no more Right to the Crown than her
Predecessor, the Prince of Orange, whom
I always look upon as a vile, unaturalunnatural Usurper.

In the Beginning of that Year I got a Let-
ter from my Father, which very much sur-
prizedsurprised me. It was to let me know, that he
had got the Promise of a Remission for
me. I did not know what to do. I was
then, I think, in the Canton of Bern, &and
had no Body to advise with; but next
Morning I wrote a Letter to the King, who
was then at Rome, to acquaint his MatyMajesty
that this was done without my Asking or
Knowledge, &and that I would not accept of
it without his Majesty's Consent.

I had, in Answer to mine, a Letter writ-
ten with the King's own Hand, allowing
me to go Home; &and He told me, his Banker would 109 (109)
would give me Money for my travelling
Charges, when I came to Paris, which ac-
cordingly I got.

When his Royal Highness came to EdrEdinburgh, as
it was my bounden &and indispensible Duty, I
join’djoined Him tho'though I might easily have ex-
cused my selfmyself from taking Arms on Ac-
count of my Age; but I never could
have had Peace of Conscience, if I
had stayed at Home, when that brave
Prince was exposing himself to all
Manner of Danger &and Fatigue both Night &and Day.

Pardon me, if I say, wherever I had the
Command, I never suffered any Disor-
ders to be committed, as will appear
by the D:Duke Bucleugh's Servants at East
Park, by the Earl of Findlater’s Minister,
Mr Lato, &and My Lord's Servants at Cul-
len, by Mr Rose, Minister at Nairn, who
was pleased to favour me with a Visit,
when I was a Prisoner in Inverness, by
Mr Stewart, principal Servant to the Lord 110 (110)
Lord President at the House of Culloden,
&and by several other People. All this gives
me great Pleasure, now that I am look-
ing on the Block, on which I am ready to
lay down my Head. — And tho’though it had
not been my own natural Inclination to
Power, it would have been my Interest
so to do; for his Royal Highness abhor-
red all those who were capable of
doing Injustice to any of the King His
Father's Subjects, whatever Opinion they
were of.

I have heard, since I came to this Place,
that there has been a most wicked Re-
port spread, &and mentioned in Several
of the News Papers; That his Royal
Highness, the Prince, before the Bat-
tle of Culloden, had given out in Or-
ders, that no Quarters should be given
to the Enemy. This is such an unchristian
Thing, &and so unlike that gallant Prince
that no Bodynobody, that knows Him, will be-
lieve it. It is very Strange, if there had
been any such Orders, that neither the E:Earl
Kilmarnock, who was Colonel of the RegtRegiment
of Foot Guards, nor I, who was Colonel of
the 2d Troop of Life-Guards, should ne-
ver have heard any Thinganything of it especia-
ly since we were both at the Head
Quarters the Morning before the Battle.
I am convinced, that it is a malicious
Report, industriously spread to excuse
themselves for the Murders they were guilty 111 (111)
guilty of in calm Blood after the Battle.

I shall conclude with a short Prayer.
O almighty God, I humbly beseech Thee
to bless the King, the Prince, &and Duke of
York, &and all the dutiful Branches of the
Royal Family. Endue them with thy
Holy Spirit, enrich them with thy heaven-
by Grace, prosper them with all Happi-
ness, &and bring them to thine everlasting
Kingdom. Finally I recommend to thy
Goodness fatherly Goodness all my Bene-
factors &and all those the faithful Adher-
rents to the Cause, for which I am now
about to Suffer. God reward them, make them 112 (112)
them happy here &and in the World to come
I beg for Christ's sake, in whose Words, &cetc.
Our Father, &cetc.