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Vol. 5
Contents
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Contents of this 5th Volume.

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Contents of this 5th Volume.
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Forbes
Library pg. 251—Library pg. 252
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251

Contents of this 5th Volume.

Pag:
Narrative about yethe Prince, qnwhen in Sky
&and Rasay, taken from yethe Hand-writingHandwriting
of Mr Murdoch MacLeod, Rasay's
third Son, Continued
869.
Narrative of yethe plundering, pillag-
ing
, burning, &c.etc. of the Islands of Ra-
say
&and Rona, taken fmfrom yethe Hand-
writing
Hand-
writing
of young Rasay
871.
Short Account of a ConversaonConversation 'twixtbetwixt
me &and Mr Murdoch MacLeod, foresaid
878.
Song in Praise of Miss Flora Macdonald
881.
Copy of a Paper relative to yethe Be-
ginning
of yethe Troubles, qreinwherein of LdLord
Lovat
, President Forbes, Laird of Mac-
Leod
, Seaforth, &cetc
883.
Macpherson of Strathmashie's Account of
Clifton-battle, some Attacks in Athol,
&and of burning Cluny's House
890.
MacDonald of Balshar's (in North Uist) Ac-
count
of yethe Prince's distresses, qreinwherein some
remarkable Notes upon SrSir AlexrAlexander MacDonald
911.
Copy of a LrLetter fmfrom Strathmashie to me R: F:Robert Forbes
934.
Copy of a Return to Strathmashie, May 1748
936.
Copy of a LrLetter to Dr Burton of York fmfrom me R: F:Robert Forbes
939.
Account of some Particulars, viz, a Search
upon Sunday, SeptrSeptember 28th, 1746, both in My
Lady Bruce's House
in Citadel of Leith, &and
in Mr Norwall's House of Boghall, for
yethe Prince; a Search (DecrDecember 20. 1746) for La-
dies
in Tartan throughout yethe Suburbs of
EdrEdinburgh; and My Lady Ogilvie's Escape out of the
Castle of EdrEdinburgh, her going to London, &and her
getting abroad
940.
Remarkable Saying of President Forbes on
his Death-bed to one of his own RelaonsRelations
963.
Copy of JasJames Gib's Accompts Master-houshouse-
hold
to the Prince, being an excellent
Journal, interspersed wtwith several cur-
ious
Notes &and Observations
966.
Account 252Pag[:]
Account how I came by Mr. Gib's Pocket-book
of Accompts, &and of several ConversaonsConversations I had
wtwith him at different Times
100[9][.]
Copies of Six small Accompts, qchwhich I re-
ceived
fmfrom Mr Gib at my 5th &and last Meeting
wtwith him, &and a remarkable Instance of Honesty in
one WmWilliam Burnet, &cetc
1039[.]
Copy of a LrLetter from me R: F:Robert Forbes to the RevdReverend
Mr James Taylor
at Thurso June 1748.
104[9][.]
Paragraph of a LrLetter to RdReverend Mr JaJamess Falconer, London
1051[.]
A Return fmfrom yethe foresaid Mr Taylor
1054[.]
Copy of a LrLetter fmfrom Macpherson of Strath-
mashie
to me R: F:Robert Forbes July 24. 1748.
1055[.]
Copy of a LrLetter fmfrom MacDonald of Kings-
borrow
to me R: F:Robert Forbes July 15. 1748.
1056[.]
Paragraph of a Letter from yethe RevdReverend Mr
JasJames Falconer
, London, to me R: F:Robert Forbes
1058[.]
Memorand⁊Memorandum for CapnCaptain Maculloch anent
yethe Narrative of Ross, youryounger of Priesthill
1060[.]
Paragraph of a LrLetter to yethe RdReverend Mr John Skin-
ner
at Longside from me R: F:Robert Forbes
106[1][.]
Copy of a LrLetter fmfrom Dr Burton to me R: F:Robert Forbes
wherein of the peace ynthen on yethe Carpet1
106[2][.]
Copy of a Return to yethe Above, qreinwherein of
yethe visionary Battle near Aberdeen
106[6][.]
M:Memoriæ M:Matris C:Carissimæ S:Sanctissimæ E:Ecclesiæ S:Scoticanæ i: e: Epitaphium Ec-
clesiæ
Scoticanæ
Michaelmass 1748
1073[.]
The Same attempted in English
107[6][.]
Short ConversaonConversation 'twixtbetwixt young Rasay &and me R: F:Robert Forbes
qreinwherein he corrected a Mistake in yethe Paper he
had sent me, &cetc
1080[.]
Copy of a Postscript to the RevdReverend Mr JasJames
Hay
, Inverness, SeptrSeptember 19. 1748.
1082[.]
Account &and Copy of a LrLetter of a singular Nature to
My Lady Stewart in Leith, London SeprSeptember 24. 1748.
1083[.]
Mr Francis Stewart's Account of some Hard-
ships
&and Cruelties in &and about Inverness af-
ter
Culloden Battle
108[6][.]
Copy of John Goodwillie's Journal of yethe Prin-
ce
's March fmfrom EdrEdinburgh to yethe Battle of Falkirk
1095[.]
Short ConversaonConversation 'twixt Ranald MacDonald,
Boradale's Son, &and me R: F:Robert Forbes
1108[.]
Substance of LdLord Tinwald's Speech to yethe Grand
Jury, met at EdrEdinburgh OctrOctober 10th, 1748
1109[.]
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Forbes, Robert. “Contents of this 5th Volume.” The Lyon in Mourning, vol. 5, Adv.MS.32.6.20, fol. 125r–125v. The Lyon in Mourning Project, edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/v05.1112.251.01.html.
Appendix
OED: "under consideration or discussion" ("on the carpet").
Kaitlyn MacInnis

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