You would see by the papers an AcctAccount
of Dr Cameron’s Death &and Behaviour, &and
probably too his Speech to yethe Sheriff
at the Gibbel; &and therefore I need not
trouble you with a Repetition of it. —
There is however one Clause in yethe
Speech, which he left wtwith his Wife,
&and which will be printed when She is
gone, ytthat will probably entertain you
as a Piece of News, though it can
give you no Joy as a Well-wisher
to the illustrious House. It is to ysthis
Purpose. “I do declare upon the Word
of a dying Man, that the last Time
I saw my dear Prince, he told me,
&and bid me assure his Friends, that
he is a Member of the Church of
England.” These, I believe, are the
ipsissima Verba, &and hisce Oculis vi-
di. —– This is an Authority above
all Objection, and (what every Friend to 1738 (1738)
to his MatyMajesty King George must regret)
this will be believed how soon it is
known, that Dr Cameron has said
it; for all the World here have
a great Opinion of his Honour,
Integrity, &andc. as every Bodyeverybody indeed
must, &and do admire the wonderful
Constancy &and Firmness of his Mind
in the blackest &and most awefulawful
Moments of his Life. The rest of
his Speech contains nothing parti-
cular. — It relates only what Ser-
vices he did the Friends of the
Government in the 45 by preserv-
ing them from being burnt or plun-
dered, complains of the cruel Treat-
ment he received in Return, &and de-
clares how conscientiously he all
along acted, while engaged in his
Master’s Service, whom he extolls
to the Skies.