Some Questions proposed to Miss MacDonald and her answers to them

Question 1st. Ask particularly at Miss
MacDonald, by what lucky Accident it
came about, that She &and Captain O Neil
had a Meeting at first to concert Mea-
sures? whether or not it was by the
Direction of ^her Stepfather, Armadale, or of any
other Person? For as O Neil was an
entire Stranger in the Country, this is
a material Question, &and must remain
a Mystery till Miss clears it up.

Answer. When the Prince &and his few
Friends were skulking in the Long Isle,
O Neil used to scour about frequently
by himself to try what he could learn,
&and this led him to be several Times at
Milton, before he made the Proposal
to Miss MacDonald, as they were then
skulking thereabouts. O Neil, by being
free &and easy with Miss &and her Brother,
came soon to learn their History, &and that
their Mother lived in Sky, &cetc.

2. Ask particularly, if Armadale had
any private Meeting (in Person) with yethe
Prince, while skulking; for it is certain,
that General Campbell✝ complained, ytthat
Armadale was the Person, who had misled
him when searching for the young
Pretender in the Long Isle.

AAnswer: When the Prince first landed upon
the Continent of Scotland, Armadale, hap-
pening to be on the Continent, was walk-
ing upon the Shore, just as the Prince &and
his Friends were sailing towards it. Arma-dale 542(542)
dale, spying a Sail making towards the
very Spot, upon which he was walking,
stoptstopped, till he should learn what the
Ship was, &and from whence she had come.
When the Prince steptstepped ashore, Armadale
was the first Man, that took him by yethe
Hand &and kissed it; for he was introduced
to the Prince by those that were along
with him. The Prince &and Armadale con-
versed some time together. Soon after ysthis,
Armadale returned to the Isle of Sky, &and
never saw the Prince again, either be-
fore, or in, the Time of his skulking.

3. ✝It is said, that Armadale writ a
Letter, which he sent by Miss MacDo-
nald to her Mother, recommending yethe
Irish Girl, Bettie Burk, as a good ser-
vant, &and giving an Account of her good
Qualifications as such. It were to be
wished, that Miss could recollect the
Contents of said Letter as exactly as
possible, in order to give a Narrative
of the same.

AAnswer: The Substance of the Writing, qchwhich
Armadale sent to his Wife, was, as is
already mentioned in Miss MacDonald’s
own Journal. See P: 525 in this Vol:

4. Ask what particular Songs he chaun-
ted in crossing from the Long Isle to
Sky? if she can give the Names of them.

5. Ask, whether or not Lady Clanra-
nald furnished the Prince &and Miss Mac-
Donald with some Bottles, full of
Milk, as part of their provisions on
Board the Boat in the Passage to
Sky? and, whether or not the Prince
did put the Bottle to his Head, &and
drink in common with those on
Board?

AAnswer: Lady Clanronald did furnish them
with some Bottles of Milk, &and the
Prince (in the Passage) putting the
Bottle to his Head, drank in com-
mon with those on Board Jock-fel-
low-like.1 Lady Clanronald had
but one Half-bottle of Wine (there
having been so many Demands u-
pon her, particularly from Parties
of the Military) which she likewise
caused ^to be put on Board the Boat.
The Prince, in the Passage, would
not allow any Person to share in
this small Allowance of Wine; but
kept it altogether for Miss MacDo-
nald's Use, lest she should faint
with the Cold &and other Inconvenien-
cies, of a Night-passage.

6. To the preceedingpreceding Questions DrDoctor Bur-
ton was pleased to add one of his own, which 544 (544)
which is, What Length of Time there
happened to be betwixt the Prince’s leav-
ing Kingsburgh's House, &and Captain Fer-
guson's coming thither to search for him?

AAnswer: About six or seven Days; so ytthat
the Prince behoved, by that Time, to be
actually upon the Continent.