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Here follows an exact
Copy of the 11 Pages (Folio)
in the Hand-writing of some
unknown Person. Pag: 1315. in ysthis Vol:
Pag: 1315. in ysthis Vol:
Sir
It was out of no disregard
to your desire that I was So long
wanting in performing my promise,
ButtBut to tell the truth partly from
lazienesslaziness buttbut more from the reluc-
tanceyreluctancy I hade to reNew my Memory
with that part of the Tragedy I Saw
Acted on the retreat from the Battle of Culloden [] 1334 (1334)
Culloden, Towards which place SeallsSeverals
as well as me were goeinggoing to beebe only
Spectators, And I am quite Sure my
InoncenceyInnocency would have brought me
to ytthat Sudden death that many came
by in the Same way Not Suspecting
that there was a generallgeneral Massacre
Appointed for as I was not ConcerndConcerned
on either Side I was under no fear
whitherwhether to meet the Troops or High-
landers, And Accordingly I was resol-
ved to goego forward buttbut lucklyluckily Grant
onone of the P—[rince]sPrince's prinllprincipal Engineers wtwith
whom I was well AccquaintedAcquainted beggdbegged of
me to returnereturn as the Cheass1 was pretypretty
Near. And as it was by the Speed
of his Horse he came off that he
made his obServe when attat Some dis-
tance and Saw them destroy all &and
give no Quarters, And as this is Un-
disputeablyUndisputably true ItsIt’s as certainecertain that
those orders were only given by their
GenellGeneral when Victory was determinddetermined on
that Side And MerceyMercy Claimed on
the oyreother Ane UnparalleldUnparalleled Instance
Among the Heroes of the Wery He-
thensHeathens. And Yet to ShewShow ytthat men in
a low Rank may beebe possessdpossessed wtwith
great SoullsSouls when dirt &and muddmud wear
the StarrStar, And that it was by Such Peo-
ple of MagnaNimity &and Clemency the few
that 1335 (1335)
that were preServed Owed their
Lives, I cannot buttbut mention OnOne
Singular &and particullarparticular Instance of
it which I hade from One Mackenzie
ServeingServing JnoJohn Grant of Whitera in
Strathspey attat least StayesStays in the
faimly where he has been for
12 or 14 years now, Only fittfit for
Herding or running Errands Occa-
siondoccasioned by ane Imposthume2 in his
hands And as an Idler followdfollowed
the P—[rince]sPrince's ArmieArmy as they pastpassed ytthat
Country &and StaydStayed wtwith them at Inv#sInverness
till the day of the BatleBattle attat which
time he was EmploydEmployed in takeingtaking
care of Some PeoplesPeople’s Horses or
Baggage, but in the retreateretreat
Some of the Dragoons came up wtwith
him, to whom he Cry’dCried for MerceyMercy
&and protection Extending his hands
to which One of them AnswerdAnswered -
I See my friend thou art more
Ane Object thenthan a fighting man
therefortherefore I will preserve your
life as my prisoner So loose that
belt y#tsthat's about Your middle &and runnrun
it about your Hand by the buckle
which when done he took hold
of the oyrother End, and leading him
in ytthat way a good distance Some
of his CommradsComrades came up wtwith him in 1336 (1336)
in the time Calling him by Name
which I might remember as itsit's Sco-
tish D—[a]mDamn wheywhy doedo you preServe
the life of a RebellRebel contrair to or-
ders And when Some of them attempt-
ted the takeingtaking of it HeeHe CalldCalled that
nonnone Should buttbut at the Expence of
his, Seeing he was prisoner, and
that he would Account for his Con-
duct And at the same time telling
ytthat he Committed no Murder that day
for which he thanked his God buttbut
ytthat when the Affair was in dispute
he fought as well as any of them.
to your desire that I was So long
wanting in performing my promise,
ButtBut to tell the truth partly from
lazienesslaziness buttbut more from the reluc-
tanceyreluctancy I hade to reNew my Memory
with that part of the Tragedy I Saw
Acted on the retreat from the Battle of Culloden [] 1334 (1334)
Culloden, Towards which place SeallsSeverals
as well as me were goeinggoing to beebe only
Spectators, And I am quite Sure my
Ino
to ytthat Sudden death that many came
by in the Same way Not Suspecting
that there was a generallgeneral Massacre
Appointed for as I was not ConcerndConcerned
on either Side I was under no fear
whitherwhether to meet the Troops or High-
landers, And Accordingly I was resol-
ved to goego forward buttbut lucklyluckily Grant
onone of the P—[rince]sPrince's prinllprincipal Engineers wtwith
whom I was well AccquaintedAcquainted beggdbegged of
me to returnereturn as the Cheass1 was pretypretty
Near. And as it was by the Speed
of his Horse he came off that he
made his obServe when attat Some dis-
tance and Saw them destroy all &and
give no Quarters, And as this is Un-
disputeablyUndisputably true ItsIt’s as certainecertain that
those orders were only given by their
GenellGeneral when Victory was determinddetermined on
that Side And MerceyMercy Claimed on
the oyreother Ane UnparalleldUnparalleled Instance
Among the Heroes of the Wery He-
thensHeathens. And Yet to ShewShow ytthat men in
a low Rank may beebe possessdpossessed wtwith
great SoullsSouls when dirt &and muddmud wear
the StarrStar, And that it was by Such Peo-
ple of MagnaNimity &and Clemency the few
that 1335 (1335)
that were preServed Owed their
Lives, I cannot buttbut mention OnOne
Singular &and particullarparticular Instance of
it which I hade from One Mackenzie
ServeingServing JnoJohn Grant of Whitera in
Strathspey attat least StayesStays in the
faimly where he has been for
12 or 14 years now, Only fittfit for
Herding or running Errands Occa-
siondoccasioned by ane Imposthume2 in his
hands And as an Idler followdfollowed
the P—[rince]sPrince's ArmieArmy as they pastpassed ytthat
Country &and StaydStayed wtwith them at Inv#sInverness
till the day of the BatleBattle attat which
time he was EmploydEmployed in takeingtaking
care of Some PeoplesPeople’s Horses or
Baggage, but in the retreateretreat
Some of the Dragoons came up wtwith
him, to whom he Cry’dCried for MerceyMercy
&and protection Extending his hands
to which One of them AnswerdAnswered -
I See my friend thou art more
Ane Object thenthan a fighting man
therefortherefore I will preserve your
life as my prisoner So loose that
belt y#tsthat's about Your middle &and runnrun
it about your Hand by the buckle
which when done he took hold
of the oyrother End, and leading him
in ytthat way a good distance Some
of his CommradsComrades came up wtwith him in 1336 (1336)
in the time Calling him by Name
which I might remember as itsit's Sco-
tish D—[a]mDamn wheywhy doedo you preServe
the life of a RebellRebel contrair to or-
ders And when Some of them attempt-
ted the takeingtaking of it HeeHe CalldCalled that
nonnone Should buttbut at the Expence of
his, Seeing he was prisoner, and
that he would Account for his Con-
duct And at the same time telling
ytthat he Committed no Murder that day
for which he thanked his God buttbut
ytthat when the Affair was in dispute
he fought as well as any of them.
And that if he was the D—[uke] of
C—[umberlan]d Heehe woudwould AshumeAssume more
honour &and Glory in takeingtaking no life
buttbut what was killdkilled on the field
of BatleBattle Now as to the GenellsGenerals
thersthere’s a Circumstancethat as add
wtwith respect To their tyrranytyranny which
I hade from no worse Author thenthan
a favourite of the GenellGeneral &and a par-
tizanpartisan in that Cause &and Quartermas-
ter to SempilsSempill's Reg#ttRegiment that as he hade
a Command that day upon horseback
he was concerndconcerned in the Cheass,3 that
about two miles from the feildfield of
BatleBattle, he came wtwith a Gentleman
StaggaringStaggering in his Wounds to whom
he Spoke the Language of his dress,4
On 1337 (1337)
On which the poor Gentleman
tooketook hold of the Skirt of his
Coat, where he ShewdShowed me his
blood, And then Earnestly beggdbegged
he woudwould protect his Life which
in ConSequence of his Wounds
coudcould not lest long buttbut that he
woudwould Use that time in recom-
mending his SoullSoul to God, ButtBut
ytthat a Certain GenellGeneral came up attat
the time Nameless as he termdtermed
him — CrydCried out, D—[a]nDamn You
Shaw doedo you mean to preServe
the Life of a RebellRebel Upon
which he found it NecessarrieNecessary
to give the SpurrSpur to his horse
and forsake his SuplicantSupplicant whom
he saw in Ane Instant CuttCut to
picespieces, The third day after the
BatleBattle I intended to have gone
the lenth of the feildfield buttbut on
travvellingtravelling litlelittle more thenthan A
Mile I was so ChockdChoked wtwith the
dismalldismal Sight I Saw in ytthat dis-
tance of the Carnage made on
both Sexes that I returned. And
pretypretty near Stony feildfield I saw a
beggerbeggar ✝ wtwith his MeallMeal Pock5 about his Neck
1338
(1338)
Neck &and attat a half MilesMile's distance
from that a Woman StriptStripped &and laid
in A wery Undecent pouster6 Some
of the o#yrother Sex &and their privitesprivatesin
placed in their hands. On my re-
turnereturn I came by the KingsKing’s Milns7
&and discoursddiscoursed Some of the People
attat whose doors there were 12 or 14
Corpse lying all StriptStripped &and Some of
them laid in Undecent powsters
and when I under my breath
or w#twith a low Voice Said that it was
an ugly Sight, I was AnswerdAnswered
that it was as much as their
lives were worth to disaprovedisapprove of
it. Nor was it buttbut the SmalestSmallest
part of the CrewellCruel Scene their
EysEyes &and Ears were disturbddisturbed with for
upwards of 24 hours; for as they
were EyEye witnesses to the Massacre
one those Unlucky People they were
^made likewise Unhappy in hearing their
CrysCries &and Groans for A whole Night,
&and a good part of the Next day
when they coudcould not Offer or give
the Assistance Some of them wanted
&and CalldCalled for — And that both off#rrsofficers,
&and Soldiers, desirddesired they Should lylie there
&and die in painepain &and MisserryMisery. They at
the same time told me that they hade 1339 (1339)
hade a Wounded Woman in One
of their housesshouses, And Ane In-
fant whom they found attat his
moyrsmother’s breast when She was dead,
And when the Soldiers killdkilled her
that they hade carried the In-
fant SeallSeveral yards fromher the
dead body buttbut ytthat it hade crawldcrawled
afterwards to it, I saw twixt
the KingsKing’s Milns &and JnoJohn ClarksClark's
park8 A boy betwixt 10 &and 12 years
of Age, &and his head Clowen to
his tooth — I was told by Some
of the StrathSpey men or GrantsGrant's
Militia9 that on their way to Inv#sInverness
SeallSeveral days after the BatleBattle parti-
cularly by Grant of Milntown that
he observed Ane Old Beggar pret-
ty Near the watterwater of Nairn &and not
farrfar from the Common road his
fingers ChoptChopped off &and SealSeverall CuttsCuts
in his head lying dead UnStriptUnstripped,
because all the CloathsClothes he hade
Were not worth Two pence for Any
Use &and ytthat he belivedbelieved he was up-
wards of fourscore As he hade Nei-
ther tooth in his head &and litlelittle or No
hair on it, and that OweingOwing to his Age 1340 (1340)
Age as he belivedbelieved HeeHe likewise
observed a dead Woman And Accor-
ding to the best of my Memory
it was Eight days After the batlebattle
he observed these CorpsCorpses—
C—[umberlan]d Heehe woudwould AshumeAssume more
honour &and Glory in takeingtaking no life
buttbut what was killdkilled on the field
of BatleBattle Now as to the GenellsGenerals
thersthere’s a Circumstance
wtwith respect To their tyrranytyranny which
I hade from no worse Author thenthan
a favourite of the GenellGeneral &and a par-
tizanpartisan in that Cause &and Quartermas-
ter to SempilsSempill's Reg#ttRegiment that as he hade
a Command that day upon horseback
he was concerndconcerned in the Cheass,3 that
about two miles from the feildfield of
BatleBattle, he came wtwith a Gentleman
StaggaringStaggering in his Wounds to whom
he Spoke the Language of his dress,4
On 1337 (1337)
On which the poor Gentleman
tooketook hold of the Skirt of his
Coat, where he ShewdShowed me his
blood, And then Earnestly beggdbegged
he woudwould protect his Life which
in ConSequence of his Wounds
coudcould not lest long buttbut that he
woudwould Use that time in recom-
mending his SoullSoul to God, ButtBut
ytthat a Certain GenellGeneral came up attat
the time Nameless as he termdtermed
him — CrydCried out, D—[a]nDamn You
Shaw doedo you mean to preServe
the Life of a RebellRebel Upon
which he found it NecessarrieNecessary
to give the SpurrSpur to his horse
and forsake his SuplicantSupplicant whom
he saw in Ane Instant CuttCut to
picespieces, The third day after the
BatleBattle I intended to have gone
the lenth of the feildfield buttbut on
travvellingtravelling litlelittle more thenthan A
Mile I was so ChockdChoked wtwith the
dismalldismal Sight I Saw in ytthat dis-
tance of the Carnage made on
both Sexes that I returned. And
pretypretty near Stony feildfield I saw a
beggerbeggar ✝ wtwith his MeallMeal Pock5 about his Neck
Neck &and attat a half MilesMile's distance
from that a Woman StriptStripped &and laid
in A wery Undecent pouster6 Some
of the o#yrother Sex &and their privitesprivates
placed in their hands. On my re-
turnereturn I came by the KingsKing’s Milns7
&and discoursddiscoursed Some of the People
attat whose doors there were 12 or 14
Corpse lying all StriptStripped &and Some of
them laid in Undecent powsters
and when I under my breath
or w#twith a low Voice Said that it was
an ugly Sight, I was AnswerdAnswered
that it was as much as their
lives were worth to disaprovedisapprove of
it. Nor was it buttbut the SmalestSmallest
part of the CrewellCruel Scene their
EysEyes &and Ears were disturbddisturbed with for
upwards of 24 hours; for as they
were EyEye witnesses to the Massacre
one those Unlucky People they were
^made likewise Unhappy in hearing their
CrysCries &and Groans for A whole Night,
&and a good part of the Next day
when they coudcould not Offer or give
the Assistance Some of them wanted
&and CalldCalled for — And that both off#rrsofficers,
&and Soldiers, desirddesired they Should lylie there
&and die in painepain &and MisserryMisery. They at
the same time told me that they hade 1339 (1339)
hade a Wounded Woman in One
of their housesshouses, And Ane In-
fant whom they found attat his
moyrsmother’s breast when She was dead,
And when the Soldiers killdkilled her
that they hade carried the In-
fant SeallSeveral yards from
dead body buttbut ytthat it hade crawldcrawled
afterwards to it, I saw twixt
the KingsKing’s Milns &and JnoJohn ClarksClark's
park8 A boy betwixt 10 &and 12 years
of Age, &and his head Clowen to
his tooth — I was told by Some
of the StrathSpey men or GrantsGrant's
Militia9 that on their way to Inv#sInverness
SeallSeveral days after the BatleBattle parti-
cularly by Grant of Milntown that
he observed Ane Old Beggar pret-
ty Near the watterwater of Nairn &and not
farrfar from the Common road his
fingers ChoptChopped off &and SealSeverall CuttsCuts
in his head lying dead UnStriptUnstripped,
because all the CloathsClothes he hade
Were not worth Two pence for Any
Use &and ytthat he belivedbelieved he was up-
wards of fourscore As he hade Nei-
ther tooth in his head &and litlelittle or No
hair on it, and that OweingOwing to his Age 1340 (1340)
Age as he belivedbelieved HeeHe likewise
observed a dead Woman And Accor-
ding to the best of my Memory
it was Eight days After the batlebattle
he observed these CorpsCorpses—
I was Committed to the D—[uke's] GaurdGuard
where I lay 8 days, And even in
ytthat bounds I Saw enough of tyrranytyranny
&and oppression — a part of which
I think was Acted AgstAgainst A widow
Gentlewoman a young Lady Sent
from the Country to her Educa-
tion &and boarder wtwith this woman &and
the Ser#ttServant Maid All three Lying
in the Common GaurdGuard Room for
12 or 14 dayesdays ExSposdExposed to all the
ruddnessrudeness these polite people in-
clindinclined to ShewShow— for they hade
not as much as the benefitebenefit of
a place for the Ordinary pri-
vate Conveniencey I was from
thence transported to their mainemain
gaurdguard, And then to the Provo’sProvost’s
where I lay about four Weeks
on ane Information that I was
disaffected, and Assisting the Re-
bellsRebels. Buttbut bee this time I was
Committed to this last prison they
were a good dealldeal fallen from their raige 1341 (1341)
raigerage &and furryfury, So that the UnluckieUnlucky
People that were quite StriptStripped
hade gotegot Some duds10 to Cover
a part of their Nakedness, Such
as SoldiersSoldiers’ old VeastsVests &and britches
which indeed made them wery
happy, particullaryparticularly One✝ Linsay
a young Man from Perth who
was DeckdDecked up in A wery odd
dress all of his own Spinning
for he hade not a thread left
on him either of WoollWool or
LinnenLinen CloathCloth So that he
wery ArtificielyArtificially coverdcovered himself
from topptop to toe wtwith Ropes
wrought of Straw And Indeed
I can NevverNever think of it wtoutwithout
Laughing. And no Wonder for
those in the most dejected Condition
CoudCould not forbear smillingsmiling at the
Sight of this Uncommon dress No
where I lay 8 days, And even in
ytthat bounds I Saw enough of tyrranytyranny
&and oppression — a part of which
I think was Acted AgstAgainst A widow
Gentlewoman a young Lady Sent
from the Country to her Educa-
tion &and boarder wtwith this woman &and
the Ser#ttServant Maid All three Lying
in the Common GaurdGuard Room for
12 or 14 dayesdays ExSposdExposed to all the
ruddnessrudeness these polite people in-
clindinclined to ShewShow— for they hade
not as much as the benefitebenefit of
a place for the Ordinary pri-
vate Conveniencey I was from
thence transported to their mainemain
gaurdguard, And then to the Provo’sProvost’s
where I lay about four Weeks
on ane Information that I was
disaffected, and Assisting the Re-
bellsRebels. Buttbut bee this time I was
Committed to this last prison they
were a good dealldeal fallen from their raige 1341 (1341)
raigerage &and furryfury, So that the UnluckieUnlucky
People that were quite StriptStripped
hade gotegot Some duds10 to Cover
a part of their Nakedness, Such
as SoldiersSoldiers’ old VeastsVests &and britches
which indeed made them wery
happy, particullaryparticularly One✝ Linsay
a young Man from Perth who
was DeckdDecked up in A wery odd
dress all of his own Spinning
for he hade not a thread left
on him either of WoollWool or
LinnenLinen CloathCloth So that he
wery ArtificielyArtificially coverdcovered himself
from topptop to toe wtwith Ropes
wrought of Straw And Indeed
I can NevverNever think of it wtoutwithout
Laughing. And no Wonder for
those in the most dejected Condition
CoudCould not forbear smillingsmiling at the
Sight of this Uncommon dress No
✝
1342
(1342)
I know this Gentleman. His Name is
James, second Son to Lindsay of Dowhill.
He was a Shoemaker in Perth, &and join’djoined
Lord Strathallan’s Corps. He was carried
to London, where he was condemned;
but at last he obtained a Remission,
&and is now living in London, following
the Business he was bred to, &and he meets
with great Encouragement.
James, second Son to Lindsay of Dowhill.
He was a Shoemaker in Perth, &and join’djoined
Lord Strathallan’s Corps. He was carried
to London, where he was condemned;
but at last he obtained a Remission,
&and is now living in London, following
the Business he was bred to, &and he meets
with great Encouragement.
Robert Forbes, A: M:
No ✝ Physician or Surgeon were
admitted for Some weeks to Any of
the GeoallsGaols where the wounded
lay, And althoalthough Lauther &and XRattrie
of EdnrEdinburgh were prisoners in the Same
house with me where weewe hadehad
Some Gentlemen, MisserablyMiserably wound[-]
ed particullarlyparticularly onone Cammron of Cal-
lard, Yet these two Gentlemen were
attat the perrillperil of their Lives dis-
chargddischarged to give the least Assistance
or direction about the dressing
of Any mansman’s Wound. I was at
last Sent on[] board one of the
ShippsShips, where I Saw every oneeveryone in
the most deplorable Condition parti-cullarly
cullarly the CommonealityCommonality who Am-
mountedAmounted to about 4 Score or 100
all ConfindConfined to the Hold lying &and
Sitting on the bare Stones that were
ballast, all of them in a most Sick-
ly Condition, &and Some dieingdying every
day. there was a ladder to carriecarry
up such as were able to Step &and
discharge Nature in the Common
Way thatsthat’s used aboard, buttbut there
were a great many that coudcould
not attempt the Ladder wtwith
weakness and SeallsSeverals that did come
uppup hadehad great deficultydifficulty to performeperform
the Journey throw11 the Same In-
firmity There was a CenturySentrie placed
on DeakDeck attat the mouth of the Hold,
And when any of the prisoners attemptdattempted
to come uppup the Ladder to ask any NecessarieNecessary
1344(1344)
NecessarieNecessary wtoutwithout live12 ask’dasked &and given
Or if as much as their Nose ap-
pear’dappeared for the benefitebenefit of the Air,
the CenturieSentry made Use of his
Ropes or rayrrather termeterm it CattCat wtwith
Nine tails to such perfection
&and wtwith Such CreweltyCruelty that I have
Seen them fall from the topptop On
the bare Stones where they woudwould
Lylie for some time moaning which
gave fine diversion to the Sol-
diers &and Commander, for I have heard
him oftnoften Cry out attat the end of
the tragedy well done, by G—[o]d!
doedo your duty. —
admitted for Some weeks to Any of
the GeoallsGaols where the wounded
lay, And althoalthough Lauther &and XRattrie
of EdnrEdinburgh were prisoners in the Same
house with me where weewe hadehad
Some Gentlemen, MisserablyMiserably wound[-]
ed particullarlyparticularly onone Cammron of Cal-
lard, Yet these two Gentlemen were
attat the perrillperil of their Lives dis-
chargddischarged to give the least Assistance
or direction about the dressing
of Any mansman’s Wound. I was at
last Sent on
ShippsShips, where I Saw every oneeveryone in
the most deplorable Condition parti-cullarly
X
1343(1343)John Rattray, BroyrBrother to Craighall, &and Sur-
geon in EdrEdinburgh. After yethe fatiguing March towards Nairn &and back a-
gain to Culloden, Mr Rattray had gone to Inverness,
&and thrown himself upon yethe Top of a Bed, &and was asleep
qnwhen yethe Action began. Some Person, upon hearing yethe Can-
nonading, awaked Mr Rattray, qowho made all yethe Haste he
could towards yethe Field; but in his Way he met SrSir John
MacDonald (an Irishman) to qmwhom he said, “SrSir John, I need not
“ask you a Question; for I see by your Countenance how Af-
“fairs have gone. If you think, I can be of any Use, I will
“go forward to yethe Field of Battle.”— To qchwhich SrSir John an-
swered, “For God’s Sake, Mr Rattray, go not; for they are
“hewing down all before ymthem, &and are giving no Quarters, &and
“it is not possible you can be safe. You had therefore
“best return wtwith me to Inverness; for, as I am a French
“Officer, I have noygnothing to fear, &and I am to give my selfmyself up
“as their Prisoner, and, as you attended yethe Army only as
“a Surgeon, you have as little to fear, &and therefore you
“may deliver your selfyourself up wtwith me.”— Mr Rattray did so,
and, qnwhen standing on yethe Street of Inverness, My Lord Cathcart
(Mr Rattray’s Acquaintance) passing by, looked at him, and, wag-
ging his head, said, “Mr Rattray, I am sorry to see you yrethere. I am
“afraid it will go hard wtwith you.”— This made Mr Rattray lay
his Account wtwith yethe worst. — Severals of yethe officers came up to
Mr Rattray, &and upbraided him, saying, “By G—[od], Sir, or, D—[am]n you,
“Sir, we know well qtwhat you are, the Pretender’s physician. If
anygeon in EdrEdinburgh. After yethe fatiguing March towards Nairn &and back a-
gain to Culloden, Mr Rattray had gone to Inverness,
&and thrown himself upon yethe Top of a Bed, &and was asleep
qnwhen yethe Action began. Some Person, upon hearing yethe Can-
nonading, awaked Mr Rattray, qowho made all yethe Haste he
could towards yethe Field; but in his Way he met SrSir John
MacDonald (an Irishman) to qmwhom he said, “SrSir John, I need not
“ask you a Question; for I see by your Countenance how Af-
“fairs have gone. If you think, I can be of any Use, I will
“go forward to yethe Field of Battle.”— To qchwhich SrSir John an-
swered, “For God’s Sake, Mr Rattray, go not; for they are
“hewing down all before ymthem, &and are giving no Quarters, &and
“it is not possible you can be safe. You had therefore
“best return wtwith me to Inverness; for, as I am a French
“Officer, I have noygnothing to fear, &and I am to give my selfmyself up
“as their Prisoner, and, as you attended yethe Army only as
“a Surgeon, you have as little to fear, &and therefore you
“may deliver your selfyourself up wtwith me.”— Mr Rattray did so,
and, qnwhen standing on yethe Street of Inverness, My Lord Cathcart
(Mr Rattray’s Acquaintance) passing by, looked at him, and, wag-
ging his head, said, “Mr Rattray, I am sorry to see you yrethere. I am
“afraid it will go hard wtwith you.”— This made Mr Rattray lay
his Account wtwith yethe worst. — Severals of yethe officers came up to
Mr Rattray, &and upbraided him, saying, “By G—[od], Sir, or, D—[am]n you,
“Sir, we know well qtwhat you are, the Pretender’s physician. If
cullarly the CommonealityCommonality who Am-
mountedAmounted to about 4 Score or 100
all ConfindConfined to the Hold lying &and
Sitting on the bare Stones that were
ballast, all of them in a most Sick-
ly Condition, &and Some dieingdying every
day. there was a ladder to carriecarry
up such as were able to Step &and
discharge Nature in the Common
Way thatsthat’s used aboard, buttbut there
were a great many that coudcould
not attempt the Ladder wtwith
weakness and SeallsSeverals that did come
uppup hadehad great deficultydifficulty to performeperform
the Journey throw11 the Same In-
firmity There was a CenturySentrie placed
on DeakDeck attat the mouth of the Hold,
And when any of the prisoners attemptdattempted
to come uppup the Ladder to ask any NecessarieNecessary
“any one hang, you shall.”— At last he &and Mr George Lau-
der were put into the Church of Inverness, qrewhere many woun-
ded &and naked Prisoners were; but all yrtheir Instruments, &and eve-
rything ytthat could be useful to yethe wounded, were carefully
taken fmfrom ymthem. This bore hard upon Rattray &and Lauder; for
they had yethe MortificaonMortification to witness yethe groans &and Moanings
of the Wounded, qowho stared ymthem in yethe face, &and cried for help
fmfrom ymthem, qnwhen it was not in yrtheir power to give ymthem yethe smallest
Relief. Mr Rattray &and Mr Lauder were removed fmfrom yethe
Church to some oyrother Prison in Inverness. When President
Forbes came fmfrom Sky to Inverness, he made his Address-
es to Cumberland in Behalf of Mr Rattray. At last, wtwith
much Difficulty, yethe President got a Present of Mr Rat-
tray to do wtwith him qtwhat he pleased; but Cumberland
soon took his Word again. Upon Rattray’s LiberaonLiberation Lauder
Was in excessive Distress to be left behind his Companion,
qchwhich affected Rattray so much ytthat he would ^not leave Cullo-
den-house, till he should see qtwhat could be done for
Lauder. The President paid his Levee a second time in the
Way of Request, &and procur’dprocured Lauder’s LiberaionLiberation N: B: The
Liberation of Rattray &and Lauder was yethe only favour yethe Pre-
sidentder were put into the Church of Inverness, qrewhere many woun-
ded &and naked Prisoners were; but all yrtheir Instruments, &and eve-
rything ytthat could be useful to yethe wounded, were carefully
taken fmfrom ymthem. This bore hard upon Rattray &and Lauder; for
they had yethe MortificaonMortification to witness yethe groans &and Moanings
of the Wounded, qowho stared ymthem in yethe face, &and cried for help
fmfrom ymthem, qnwhen it was not in yrtheir power to give ymthem yethe smallest
Relief. Mr Rattray &and Mr Lauder were removed fmfrom yethe
Church to some oyrother Prison in Inverness. When President
Forbes came fmfrom Sky to Inverness, he made his Address-
es to Cumberland in Behalf of Mr Rattray. At last, wtwith
much Difficulty, yethe President got a Present of Mr Rat-
tray to do wtwith him qtwhat he pleased; but Cumberland
soon took his Word again. Upon Rattray’s LiberaonLiberation Lauder
Was in excessive Distress to be left behind his Companion,
qchwhich affected Rattray so much ytthat he would ^not leave Cullo-
den-house, till he should see qtwhat could be done for
Lauder. The President paid his Levee a second time in the
Way of Request, &and procur’dprocured Lauder’s LiberaionLiberation N: B: The
Liberation of Rattray &and Lauder was yethe only favour yethe Pre-
NecessarieNecessary wtoutwithout live12 ask’dasked &and given
Or if as much as their Nose ap-
pear’dappeared for the benefitebenefit of the Air,
the CenturieSentry made Use of his
Ropes or rayrrather termeterm it CattCat wtwith
Nine tails to such perfection
&and wtwith Such CreweltyCruelty that I have
Seen them fall from the topptop On
the bare Stones where they woudwould
Lylie for some time moaning which
gave fine diversion to the Sol-
diers &and Commander, for I have heard
him oftnoften Cry out attat the end of
the tragedy well done, by G—[o]d!
doedo your duty. —
When I gotegot aboard, I was orderdordered
to get down to the hold, which indeed
frightndfrightened me, buttbut upon strong Soli-
citation I was indulgdindulged the fore Castle
where A few that were taken up
on the same footing wtwith me were In-
dulgdIndulged too, And even there weewe CoudCould
not keep our Selvesourselves free of the Ver-
min that the poor People were o-
vercome wtwith. This &and the dismalldismal State they
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(1345)
they were in wtwith respect to the
Want of health, &and even the Ne-
cessaries of Life. for they hadehad
no more thenthan half pdpound MeallMeal
allowdallowed each in the 24 hours, for
4 or 5 weeks, which the master &and
mariners declared that they belivedbelieved
not a man of those poor people
buttbut woudwould have died if they were
keepttkeept 10 dayesdays longer OneOn the
Same AlloweanceAllowance, And that Ac-
cordingly he &and Some of the oy"rother
ShippmastersShipmasters hadehad repreSented
this, And that likewise they woudwould
deSert their own ShippeShip ra#yrrather thenthan
See SoeSo many die throw13 famine
Upon which there was half pound
more MeallMeal allow’dallowed, I Assure you
theresthere’s nothing of this repreSented
by me worse thenthan it was, Nor
woudwould I belivebelieve that they were SoeSo
wery ill If I hadehad not Seen it
wtwith my EysEyes I was not mannymany minutes
aboard when I begannbegan to InformeInform
my Selfmyself about what treatment I
might Expect &and when I AskdAsked what
they did wtwith the bodies of those peo-
ple that were dieingdying they told me
that I woudwould Soon See y#tthat, for as there
was one man in my Sight allmostalmost dead &and Some
1346
(1346)
Some oyrsothers dieingdying that the dead
body &and LiveingLiving person woudwould probably
beebe tyedtied together &and thrown Ower
I was Accordingly AskdAsked that even-
ing to see this picepiece of CreweltyCruelty
buttbut as I hadehad not the reSolution
^to witness it I have taken that
part on the testimonietestimony of Some
wery honest men aboard Such
as one John Hossack of ffochaberrsFochabers
&c.etc. who were OneOn board all the
timethe time the ShippsShips lay
here. I forget the MastersMaster’s Name
buttbut the ShippShip where he &and I was,
was the ThaineThane of ffifeFife.
to get down to the hold, which indeed
frightndfrightened me, buttbut upon strong Soli-
citation I was indulgdindulged the fore Castle
where A few that were taken up
on the same footing wtwith me were In-
dulgdIndulged too, And even there weewe CoudCould
not keep our Selvesourselves free of the Ver-
min that the poor People were o-
vercome wtwith. This &and the dismalldismal State they
sident ever received for his extraordinary Services; &and yet
he was soon affronted even in ysthis Matter. Mr Rattray came
to EdrEdinburgh on yethe 18th or 19th of May, 1746, Mr Lauder having come
to it some Days before him. — When Mr Rattray was
in Culloden-house, yethe President asked him many questions
about yethe Prince, as to his Person, his Looks, his Manner &cetc.
At last the President spoke these Words, “Well, John, say on,
“as to his Courage.” Mr Rattray, in a SurprizeSurprise, look'dlooked at
the President, &and answered, “Cour^age, My Lord! I never
thoughthe was soon affronted even in ysthis Matter. Mr Rattray came
to EdrEdinburgh on yethe 18th or 19th of May, 1746, Mr Lauder having come
to it some Days before him. — When Mr Rattray was
in Culloden-house, yethe President asked him many questions
about yethe Prince, as to his Person, his Looks, his Manner &cetc.
At last the President spoke these Words, “Well, John, say on,
“as to his Courage.” Mr Rattray, in a SurprizeSurprise, look'dlooked at
the President, &and answered, “Cour^age, My Lord! I never
they were in wtwith respect to the
Want of health, &and even the Ne-
cessaries of Life. for they hadehad
no more thenthan half pdpound MeallMeal
allowdallowed each in the 24 hours, for
4 or 5 weeks, which the master &and
mariners declared that they belivedbelieved
not a man of those poor people
buttbut woudwould have died if they were
keepttkeept 10 dayesdays longer OneOn the
Same AlloweanceAllowance, And that Ac-
cordingly he &and Some of the oy"rother
ShippmastersShipmasters hadehad repreSented
this, And that likewise they woudwould
deSert their own ShippeShip ra#yrrather thenthan
See SoeSo many die throw13 famine
Upon which there was half pound
more MeallMeal allow’dallowed, I Assure you
theresthere’s nothing of this repreSented
by me worse thenthan it was, Nor
woudwould I belivebelieve that they were SoeSo
wery ill If I hadehad not Seen it
wtwith my EysEyes I was not mannymany minutes
aboard when I begannbegan to InformeInform
my Selfmyself about what treatment I
might Expect &and when I AskdAsked what
they did wtwith the bodies of those peo-
ple that were dieingdying they told me
that I woudwould Soon See y#tthat, for as there
was one man in my Sight allmostalmost dead &and Some
“thought his Courage could be called in Question!”
Soon after Rattray’s and Lauder’sLiberation Arrival at EdrEdinburgh,
aSoon after Rattray’s and Lauder’s
Some oyrsothers dieingdying that the dead
body &and LiveingLiving person woudwould probably
beebe tyedtied together &and thrown Ower
I was Accordingly AskdAsked that even-
ing to see this picepiece of CreweltyCruelty
Vol. 8. p. 1786.
buttbut as I hadehad not the reSolution
^to witness it I have taken that
part on the testimonietestimony of Some
wery honest men aboard Such
as one John Hossack of ffochaberrsFochabers
&c.etc. who were OneOn board all the
time
here. I forget the MastersMaster’s Name
buttbut the ShippShip where he &and I was,
was the ThaineThane of ffifeFife.
Here end the 11 Pages in
Folio
Folio
N: B: Both the Original of the
15 Pages in 4toquarto, &and that
of the 11 Pages in Folio,
are to be found among
my Papers. They have no Date or
Subscription.
15 Pages in 4toquarto, &and that
of the 11 Pages in Folio,
are to be found among
my Papers. They have no Date or
Subscription.
Robert Forbes, A:M:
See Vol: 7. pag: 1425, &cetc.
a Messenger was dispatched by Cumberland, to make ymthem
Prisoners once more, &and to carry ymthem to London. Accordingly they
set out for London on May 28th, 1746, &and continued Prison-
ers in a Messenger’s House till about JanryJanuary 7th there-
after. The President, in his way to EdrEdinburgh, got notice of yrtheir being
made Prisoners a second time, qchwhich shock’dshocked him not a little. After
yrtheir coming to London, they found they were to be set upon to be-
come Evidences, &and agreed between ymselvesthemselves, ytthat Rattray
should speak all, Lauder being a very free Communer. How-
ever yethe Courtiers happening to say, it was necessary ytthat yrethere
should be Evidences, yethe Government could not be served wtoutwithout
ymthem, yrethere was noygnothing in it, &cetc, George could not hold his tongue.
He said, “Ay, very true, it is necessary to
havePrisoners once more, &and to carry ymthem to London. Accordingly they
set out for London on May 28th, 1746, &and continued Prison-
ers in a Messenger’s House till about JanryJanuary 7th there-
after. The President, in his way to EdrEdinburgh, got notice of yrtheir being
made Prisoners a second time, qchwhich shock’dshocked him not a little. After
yrtheir coming to London, they found they were to be set upon to be-
come Evidences, &and agreed between ymselvesthemselves, ytthat Rattray
should speak all, Lauder being a very free Communer. How-
ever yethe Courtiers happening to say, it was necessary ytthat yrethere
should be Evidences, yethe Government could not be served wtoutwithout
ymthem, yrethere was noygnothing in it, &cetc, George could not hold his tongue.
He said, “Ay, very true, it is necessary to
Robert Forbes, A: M:
Citation
Forbes, Robert. “Another account, anonymous.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 6,
Adv.MS.32.6.21, fol. 114r–121r. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/
Appendix
I.e., the pursuit.
Archaic, meaning 'abscess.'
I.e., the pursuit.
This perhaps means that Lachlan Shaw spoke Gaelic.
I.e, posture.
A Scottish variant of mills.
Probably the farm rented by a John Clark at Cullernie (More Culloden Papers, vol. 5, pp. 206-07)
It isn't entirely clear whether the writer means the Independent Clan Grant Company or Grants on the Jacobite side, to which Grant of Milton belonged.
Scots variant of through.
I.e, leave.
Scots variant of through.
I.e., who.