Remarkable Saying of President Forbes on his Death-bed to one of his own Relations
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| Date | 03 Jun 1748 |
| Person | Mrs. Rattray |
| Place | the room of Captain Hugh Clerk above his cellars in South Leith |
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Friday’s Afternoon, June 3d,
1748, in the Room of Captain
Hugh Clerk above his Cellars
in South-Leith there was a
Company taking a Glass of
Wine, when the Conversation
Happened very accidentally
to turn upon a Point well
worth the remarking.
The Company consisted
of the ^ten following Persons, viz, Cap-
tain Hugh Clerk, Frazerdale’s
Son, commonly called Lord Lovat,
the Laird of MacLeod, Lady Mac-
Leod, Laird of MacLeod’s two
Daughters,1 Mr. William Forbes,
Writer to the Signet, common-
ly called Little Willie For-
bes, Mrs Rattray, Wife of John
Rattray Surgeon in Edinburgh,
&and Mrs Mary &and Helen Clerks,
Daughters of the aforesaid Cap-
tain Hugh Clerk.
of the ^ten following Persons, viz, Cap-
tain Hugh Clerk, Frazerdale’s
Son, commonly called Lord Lovat,
the Laird of MacLeod, Lady Mac-
Leod, Laird of MacLeod’s two
Daughters,1 Mr. William Forbes,
Writer to the Signet, common-
ly called Little Willie For-
bes, Mrs Rattray, Wife of John
Rattray Surgeon in Edinburgh,
&and Mrs Mary &and Helen Clerks,
Daughters of the aforesaid Cap-
tain Hugh Clerk.
A Health being asked of the
said
964
(964)
said William Forbes, he drank
to “Scotland that once was.”
The Health went round in the
same Terms, &and the Laird of
MacLeod said, “Scotland indeed
“can be no more, now that the
“President is dead!” To this
Mr William Forbes replied, that
one Day being with the Presi-
dent, when on his Death-bed,
he [William Forbes] took an Op-
portunity of regretting ^with Tears in his eyes what a
great Loss his Country would sus-
tain by the President’s Death,
&and that the President made this
Return to him, “Were I to live
“longer, Willie, I could only
“mourn with you over my Country.”
said William Forbes, he drank
to “Scotland that once was.”
The Health went round in the
same Terms, &and the Laird of
MacLeod said, “Scotland indeed
“can be no more, now that the
“President is dead!” To this
Mr William Forbes replied, that
one Day being with the Presi-
dent, when on his Death-bed,
he [William Forbes] took an Op-
portunity of regretting ^with Tears in his eyes what a
great Loss his Country would sus-
tain by the President’s Death,
&and that the President made this
Return to him, “Were I to live
“longer, Willie, I could only
“mourn with you over my Country.”
As Mr Forbes's Toast was a
Home-thrust to the Laird of Mac-
Leod for his Conduct in the late
Troubles, so his Narrating the Pre-
sident’s Words upon his Death-bed
was a pointed &and silencing Returning to
the Laird for his Compliment
to the Memory of the President. The 965 (965)
The Laird made no Remark at
all upon the President’s words.
Home-thrust to the Laird of Mac-
Leod for his Conduct in the late
Troubles, so his Narrating the Pre-
sident’s Words upon his Death-bed
was a pointed &and silencing Returning to
the Laird for his Compliment
to the Memory of the President. The 965 (965)
The Laird made no Remark at
all upon the President’s words.
The above Narrative I heard
Mrs Rattray repeat to My Lady
Bruce &and others after her return-
ing to the Citadel from the Com-
pany.
Mrs Rattray repeat to My Lady
Bruce &and others after her return-
ing to the Citadel from the Com-
pany.
There is one obvious Remark
to be made from the President’s
Words to Willie Forbes, namely,
that the President himself has
been very sensible, it was not
in his Power to procure the
smallest Favour for his Country,
though he had done very extra-
ordinary Services for the Go-
vernment.
to be made from the President’s
Words to Willie Forbes, namely,
that the President himself has
been very sensible, it was not
in his Power to procure the
smallest Favour for his Country,
though he had done very extra-
ordinary Services for the Go-
vernment.
Robert Forbes, A:M:
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Citation
Forbes, Robert. “Remarkable saying of President Forbes on his Death-bed to one of his own Relations.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 5,
Adv.MS.32.6.20, fol. 50r–51r. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/
Appendix
MacLeod had four daughters: one (Emilia) with his first wife and three (Elizabeth, Anne, and Mary) with his second wife. See Mackenzie, History of the Macleods, pp. 153-54.