Account and Copy of a Letter of a singular Nature to My Lady Stewart in Leith, September 24. 1748.
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Account & Copy of a Lr of a singular Nature to My Lady Stewart in Leith, Sepr 24. 1748.
Forbes
Account & Copy of a Letter of a singular nature to My Lady Stewart in Leith, London September 24. 1748
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Letter received from London by Lady Stewart of Bury
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Vol. 5, 1083—1085Paton
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| Person | C. M. |
| Date | 24 Sep 1748 |
| Place | London, St. James’s |
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| Person | Lady Stewart |
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Thursday (‘twixtbetwixt 1 and 2 o’ Clock)
SeptrSeptember 29th, Michaelmass-day, 1748,
My Lady Stewart sent a ServtServant
to me, desiring me R:Robert F:Forbes to
wait upon Her Ladyship imme-
diately after Dinner, &and that
She would not detain me five
Minutes. Accordingly I went,
&and her Ladyship, putting a Let-
ter into my Hands She had
that Day received from Lon-
don by Post, desired to know
what was to be done in the
Matter? After reading the
Letter with some Attention, I
begged Leave to suggest, that
as many honest Persons as pos-
sible should be allowed to
take Copies of the Letter,
in order to disperse them
through Scotland without Loss
of Time, that so the Alarm
might be given, &and then let
every oneeveryone judge for himself
as to any Danger he might
be in. Her Ladyship listen’dlistened
to the Proposal, &and immediate-ly1084(1084)
ly made ready to go to EdrEdinburgh with
the Original Letter. I begged to
be allowed to take a Copy of it
instantly, which was granted.
I took Care to have six Copies,
the same Day, put into proper
Hands. Here follows a true &and exact
SeptrSeptember 29th, Michaelmass-day, 1748,
My Lady Stewart sent a ServtServant
to me, desiring me R:Robert F:Forbes to
wait upon Her Ladyship imme-
diately after Dinner, &and that
She would not detain me five
Minutes. Accordingly I went,
&and her Ladyship, putting a Let-
ter into my Hands She had
that Day received from Lon-
don by Post, desired to know
what was to be done in the
Matter? After reading the
Letter with some Attention, I
begged Leave to suggest, that
as many honest Persons as pos-
sible should be allowed to
take Copies of the Letter,
in order to disperse them
through Scotland without Loss
of Time, that so the Alarm
might be given, &and then let
every oneeveryone judge for himself
as to any Danger he might
be in. Her Ladyship listen’dlistened
to the Proposal, &and immediate-ly1084(1084)
ly made ready to go to EdrEdinburgh with
the Original Letter. I begged to
be allowed to take a Copy of it
instantly, which was granted.
I took Care to have six Copies,
the same Day, put into proper
Hands. Here follows a true &and exact
Copy of said Letter,
yethe Hand-writing qre ofwhereof My Lady knew noygnothing about.
Knowing well Madam your
publickpublic Spirit and the Inte-
grity of your Heart, I could not
recollect a more proper Person
to acquaint with a dark Affair,
wchwhich has lately by Accident
come to my Knowledge; the
Truth whereof admits of no
Doubt: Make in God’s Name
a proper Use of it. ‘TisIt is this
then, there is a List of 40 or
50 Names given into the
Hands of one or more Mes-
sengers,1 of Persons who have
been engaged in the late un-
happy Affair: With this List by
an Order of the Regency are
the Messengers coming down
to Scotland, attended by a Crew of
(1085)
of Evidences, who had serv’dserved
the Government in the late
TryalsTrials both here &and elsewhere,
&and had since enlisted them-
selves in several Regi-
ments. ‘TisIt is whispered that
these Evidences are to serve
before the Justitiary in Scot-
land in order to convict such
as are excepted, &and who are
to be now surprizedsurprised and
apprehended.
publickpublic Spirit and the Inte-
grity of your Heart, I could not
recollect a more proper Person
to acquaint with a dark Affair,
wchwhich has lately by Accident
come to my Knowledge; the
Truth whereof admits of no
Doubt: Make in God’s Name
a proper Use of it. ‘TisIt is this
then, there is a List of 40 or
50 Names given into the
Hands of one or more Mes-
sengers,1 of Persons who have
been engaged in the late un-
happy Affair: With this List by
an Order of the Regency are
the Messengers coming down
to Scotland, attended by a Crew of
of Evidences, who had serv’dserved
the Government in the late
TryalsTrials both here &and elsewhere,
&and had since enlisted them-
selves in several Regi-
ments. ‘TisIt is whispered that
these Evidences are to serve
before the Justitiary in Scot-
land in order to convict such
as are excepted, &and who are
to be now surprizedsurprised and
apprehended.
Believe me Madam this is
no vague idle Story: Make
then such Use of it as your
good Understanding &and honest
Heart shall direct. And the
Lord shall bless you. —
no vague idle Story: Make
then such Use of it as your
good Understanding &and honest
Heart shall direct. And the
Lord shall bless you. —
London
September
St James’s3 September the 24th. 1748.
St James’s3 September the 24th. 1748.
N. B. The Cursed Kirk will not suf-
fer the Regency to be quiet with
their repeated Informations and
diabolical Suggestions.
fer the Regency to be quiet with
their repeated Informations and
diabolical Suggestions.
Citation
Forbes, Robert. “Account & Copy of a Letter of a singular nature to My Lady Stewart in Leith, London September 24. 1748.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 5,
Adv.MS.32.6.20, fol. 110r–111r. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/
Appendix
I.e. King's Messengers.
It is unclear whether this is a flourish or a letter following the M.
Could refer to St. James's Palace, but the Square seems more likely.