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That the faid Frazer, taking him afide to a "Corner of the Room, made an Apology for this Meffage to Mr. Keith, whom he acknowledged he "had no Acquaintance of; but hearing that Mr. Keith had fome Intereft with the Duke of Athol, whom he "had unfortunately difobliged, and finding that his "miferable and pitiful Condition was no other Way "retrieveable but by a Reconciliation with the said "Duke; he hoped that Mr Keith would have the "Goodness and Charity to intercede for him with his "Grace the Duke of Athol, and endeavour to com 66. 46 66 " taking from the fame, in the leaft Article thereof, "Mr. Keith doth justly affirm, and will maintain it, to "be a manifeft Untruth and Falfehood; as is particularly that horrible Contrivance of Letters against him; as alfo its being alledged or afferted, that ever "he received a Letter from any Man under the Name "of Hill, or that ever he had a Thought of correfponding, either by Word or Writ, with any Man "difaffected to the prefent Government, or that bore any fuch Character as does that Monfter, whofe in"fatiable Malice has been the Caufe or Inftrument at "leaft of all this Villany and Contrivance against "Mr. Keith, though perhaps it has had a farther "Profpect." 66 mence a Correfpondence betwixt them; which Mr. "Keith abfolutely refufing, he then faid to Mr. Keith," "That he was in his Power; but hoped, that he "would not difcover him, and betray his Life." Το "which Mr. Keith anfwered, "That he was forry he "had feen him; but, however, that to be an Informer against Men's Lives was none of his Bufinefs." Which, "Mr. Keith declares, was all that paffed the First "Meeting. 66 66 66 4. Some Days after, the faid Frazer fent another "Meffage to Mr. Keith, begging earneftly, "That he "would come and fpeak one Word with him at the "Tavern ;" which Mr. Keith complied with, being to go that Day to the City about other Bufinefs of his "own: And when he came, all that Frazer's Request amounted to was, "That Mr. Keith would advise "him, or put him upon fome Method of getting a "Conference, or Correfpondence, with the Duke of "Athol." Which Mr. Keith not only refufed alfo, but "told him pofitively, "He would not fee him any "more." Upon which, Frazer faluted him, and asked "his Commands for Holland; adding, "That, fince he "could not fecure himfeif, neither in Scotland nor Eng"land, he must fly to a Commonwealth." Upon which, "Mr. Keith afked him, "When he had been in Scot"land?" He answered, "That he was but lately come "from thence." Upon which, Mr. Keith afked him farther, "If in Scotland he had heard any Thing of "Emiffaries from France, or plotting against the Go"vernment, as was furmifed here by fome People?" "He declared to the contrary, "That he had never "heard of any fuch Thing; nor did he much concern "himself with any News, while his own Circumftances, were fo miferable." After which, Mr. Keith left "him; and does declare, "That this is the whole "Truth and Import of his Meeting with the faid Cap"tain Frazer." All which Mr. Keith voluntarily came "and communicated to the Duke of Athol and the Earl "of Nottingham, upon the happy Discovery of the faid "Frazer's Villany and Behaviour. "And, finally, Mr. Keith does declare, "That "whatever finiftrous Practices or Intentions, to disturb "the Peace and Quiet of Her Majesty's happy Govern 66 ment, may be charged upon Captain Frazer, or any "Man elfe, they are not only altogether inconfiftent with Mr. Keith's Knowledge, but contradictory to "his known Principles, Inclinations, and Intereft. "Whatever therefore is, or fhall be, alledged to the "contrary of this Declaration, either adding to, or VOL. XVII. « 6.6 66 "Lord Advocate's Letter. "My Lord, cate's Letter. Sefs, 25 Dec'r, 1783. Lord Advo. "Since my laft, I have examined Mr. Macleod on all "the Interrogatories, and have alfo had him before the Committee; and this Morning his Papers were "fearched: In his Examinations, he hath made farther "Discoveries of an intended Invafion, and what Simon "told him of the Encouragements he had from France; "and how he was to ply his Friends in the North, and get from them the Affurances the French Court required; and how he had been in the North, and "fpoke with Lochiel and Appin; and that they minded to fend Glengarie to France, in the Name of very confiderable Perfons; and how, upon his Return, he "faw the Commiffioner and Leven; and that Money "(Two Hundred Pounds) was given him, and he "fettled a Correfpondence with Mr. Macleod. But, be"cause we were not fatisfied he had told all, the Com"mittee would not clofe his Examination; but, in re"fpect of his Indifpofition, and that his Papers might "be firft feen, adjourned him till Monday only. I "made a Note of all his Confeflion, as my Lord Juftice "Clerk hath done; and I fuppofe he will fend your Lordfhip his. But I forbear, till the Examination be closed on Monday; becaufe, now that his Papers are feen, and "that we have got Letters that make out a clofe Correfpondence betwixt him and Beaufort, in the Year 1702; and that I hear he is minded to write, and be very ingenuous; 1 am hopeful to have a full Ac"count of all he can fay, which fhall be tranfmitted "under his Hand, by an Exprefs. It is alfo ordered, "that the Two Lochiels and Appin be fecured; and that Major Frazer and the Two Murrays be fearched for. "Your Lordship will be informed of what clfe has paffed by my Lord Juftice Clerk, till you have the "Committee's full Account; and I only give you the Trouble of this Line, that Her Majefty may "know nothing is omitted, to defeat and discover this "Plot, that is in our Power; for though I know Simon and all his Party, yet as we are circumftantiat, both "weak and divided, nothing fhould be omitted, to prevent our Danger; and I hope Her Majefty and "Minifters here apprehend it as it deferves. I am, Mayor of Folkstone's Letter, that he had fe cured Si: J. Maclean and Family, on their landing from France. "Yesterday, about Four in the Afternoon, Sir John "Macleane, of the Kingdom of Scotland, Baronet, his Lady, her Sifter, and his Two Children, and Three "Servants, and Five others hereunder named, were "landed from Calais, out of a Folkestone Fisher-boat, "that for fome Time had lain there as a Prize, as by a Copy of the Mafter's Examination enclosed your "Lordship may be pleased to understand. I was prefent at their coming afhore, and took Care to have them "fecured; and they fhall remain in Cuftody here, until your Lordship's Pleasure concerning them fhall be "known. What Letters and Papers they had I have "herewith fent your Lordship, and fhall act as your "Honour fhall direct. My Lord, E. of Cromertie's Letter about Sir J. Macleane. 66 "Your Lordship's most dutiful and "moft obedient Servant, Dated at Folkestone, "under the Seal "of the Office of "Mayoralty, this 9th "Day of Nov. 1703. 66 JOHN JORDAN, Mayor. "Sir John Macleane Baronet, his Lady, and his "Two Children; Mrs. Frances Fofke, Mr. "Forrest Afhfield, Alexander Macpha'jon, Sir and his Wife, faid to be Sir John's Servants; Mr. Edmond Johnson; Mr. "Richard Barker and Robert Pulinger his "Man; Mrs. Mary Busby." "A Narrative by Mr. Mackenzie, given in to the Earl "of Nottingham, Secretary of State. rative. "My Father fent me to Oxford, to profecute my Mr. Mac"Studies; and there he continued me a Year and fome kenzie's Nar"few Months: I came from it about the Middle of "October aft; and when the Earl of Cromerty came for London, I waited on him, according to my Father's "Order, to be advised by him (I being to go to Holland) "what Studies I was to follow, and what Time I should "ftay there. Accordingly, my Lord gave me his Ad they were gone." Then I went down to Gravefend, to 66 try if I could get aboard any of them without a Pafs.. "I was directed to a Houfe there; the Landlord faid, ""He would fecure me of a Ship to go in ;" and fo I "faw the Master, and accordingly he confented to it.. "I went on board the 16th November, and there. were fome Gentlemen who called themfelves my... "Countrymen; I was very glad to fee them, fince I "wanted known Company. So, after we fet Sail, One "of the Gentlemen faid to me, "You that are Coun- . try Gentlemen need pafs the Seas but Once or Twice, "but Soldiers must go almost every Year." And I faid, ""I hoped, if I got fafe back to England, I should. "fcarce cross the Seas again." I talking a little after "this Manner, he fhewed me his Pafs, and there I faw "fome Names writ down; the First, which he took "Earl of Cromerty's Letter to the Earl of Not "" ment, if He had lived, for the fingular Service he "tingham. "My Lord, "I received this enclofed Letter from Sir John Mac"leane. I endeavoured to have waited upon your "Lordship Thrice fince I received it, that I might have told you how he, being a young Child in Nonage, was "engaged with the Lord Dundee; and fince, has paffed his Time very ill, and apparently is now defirous to "become a good Subject; elfe he would not be so de"firous of coming into your Hands. What he expects "is, to be brought up hither; and fince it is upon a "voluntary Delivery of himself, I prefume he will meet "with a fuitable Treatment. I know not who brought "his Letter to me, nor how to fend him a Return. It is likely, by what he writes, that he is a Prisoner, "and defires not to be releafed till he fee your Lordhip; and until he come, I can give you no more "Trouble concerning him. I am, my Lord, 3 "did that Regiment, in getting a great many Recruits "to it; but from the Queen he needed not expect "Preferment, fince She was a Woman that did not. "That I was not much con"refpect Merit." I faid, "verfant in Military Affairs; but, as to what I heard in England, all People faid, that the Queen was not in "the leaft inferior to King William, in giving every "Man his Due." He answered, "That they were mis"taken that faid fo." Then I faid, "The Generality of "England are mistaken, for any Thing I could ever and faid, "Scotland could never be happy, if united hear." After this, he began to talk of the Union; "with England." I begged his Pardon in that, and "told him," I differed from him." He faid, "He "wifhed they would unite with his old Mafters The "States of Holland;" and the Master of the Ship "agreed with him in that. I faid, "It may be the "Hollanders will fit my Humour better than I expect ; "but, for any Thing I ever heard of them, they would 66 never agree with my Humour fo well as any Thing "that is in Britain." And then, after he asked what I "was, and that I told him, he began to ask me, "If I "knew Simon Frazer of Beaufort ?" I faid, "I did;" little thinking that he was the Man I spoke to; and I "believe that fcarce any body could know him, that " faw him then, if they fufpected nothing. He asked, ""What my Opinion was of him?" I said, "I thought "him a great Fool, fince he took Advice from those "who advised to fo illegal and extravagant Things.' 66 "He faid, "He thought him fo too." After fpeaking on feveral fuch little and private Things, we at length arrived at Rotterdam, where we were recom"mended to a private Houfe of one, a Potter by Trade; "fo he advifed me to go along with him. I was willing, "fince all Places were ftrange to me alike; and fo we went; and after we all fat down, I faw, in the Room to which we were conducted, one Campbell of my "Acquaintance, and I told him of it; fo he imme"diately went out, and left Mr. Munroe and Mr. Dun"kinfon behind, and defired me to go with him, for, if "he ftaid in that Houfe, he would be ruined. At which "I went, and, after a great deal of Travel, we found a "French Houfe, where we got a Bed that Night and "Supper; and that Night at Supper he spoke with "Paffion against the Duke of Argyle, and faid, "He "would fight for King James to be alike with Argyle?' "He fent Mr. Monroe next Day to one Frazer's House, "at Rotterdam, a Wine-merchant, to get a private "Room, if he had it, for him; and Frazer came the "fame Day; and when he faw him, he faluted him ""Captain Campbell," and told him," He had no Rooms to let; but, if he would come this Night at Six of the "Clock, he would give him a good Bottle of Wine;" "and the Captain promised he would come, and bring me along with him, but defired to be private. And "fo the Captain trufted me that Night there, fince he "could not promife to meet me fooner, because he "was to go to his French Banker, whom he called by a great many ill Names, because he did not answer "him his Bill, before he got his Letter of Advice: "And fo, about Six a Clock, I met him at Frazer's "Houfe; and there was with him one Mr. Munroe an "Officer in the Army, and one Mr. Abercromy Mer"chant at Rotterdam; and there paffed nothing but "general Things that Night. We drank our Friends "Health; and Mr. Munroe drank to him Argyle's "Health, which he would not pledge; but he drank པ་ "If your Lordships defire to ask me any more "NOTTINGHAM." "Mr. Mackenzie's Examination. kenzie's Exa "Mr. Mackenzie being asked, "Whether the Earl Mr. Mac"of Cromerty, by Word, Writing, or any Manner of mination. Way, employed him, or any other to his Know«dence to any in or employed by the late Queen, or "ledge, to correfpond, or to convey this Correfpon"pretended Prince of Wales, at St. German's, or with or to any other Perfon or Perfons employed in or by "them or their Minifters, the Earl of Middleton or "others?" 66 "He answered, "No." "Whether he did tell to, or inform Simon Frazer, "in the Ship as he went to Holland, or in Holland after they landed, of the Earl of Cromerty's Correfpon"dence, or Refolution to correspond, or to ferve the "faid Queen, or pretended Prince of Wales, any "Manner of Way?" "He answered, "No." "If the Earl of Cromerty defired him to fay fo, or "What Difcourfe paffed betwixt Mr. Frazer and "He answered, "All his Difcourfe was contained in "his Affidavit." my Lord Seaforth's and the Earl of Cromerty's "Healths to me; and this was all I heard him fpeak of "the Earl of Cromerty; fave at firft, when I told him "what I was, he faid, "He knew feveral of my Friends;" and the Earl of Cromerty was One of them "he named. After he came Home, he and Mr. "Munroe his Companion fell to speak French, and I "did not understand them; but after he had done, I "afked him privately, "What the Matter was?" He "told me, "He was angry at himself, because he had "fent Mr. Munroe to that Frazer's House; and he "was angry at Mr. Munroe, because he had told Frazer "where he lodged, for Frazer was fuch a one that "he could conceal nothing; for, faid he, I was fur"prized to fee all that Company there when I came in;. "but I hope, fince I defired them, they will keep it "private." I asked him, "What Munroe was?" He told me, "He was an Angus or Aberdeen's Man, he "did not know which; for Munroe, faid he, fcarce "knows what he is himfelf, because he came from his "Father's Houfe at 16 Years of Age, and went to Italy "and Germany, and ferved in the German Service, and "was made a Major in it; but, upon an unhappy Quar-" "rel betwixt him and One of the Officers, whom he "killed, he was obliged to run for it, and came to the "French Service; but, for fome Difcontent, he relin 46 quifhed that alfo, and intended to go for Portugall "with the new King of Spain, being recommended to "Him by a great many English Noblemen; but he was "with Him a good Time, and was kept by Him as a "Companion, for He loved his Company well." Next "Morning I was obliged to go about fome Bufinefs; and "I told him, "I was to go for The Hague that Night;" "and before Dinner, I came and took my Leave of "him; and there I left him, after he promised, "He "would fend a Letter for me to Utrecht, when it was fafeft to come to the next Campaign." "He faid, "He had writ Three Letters to Frazer, "In the First, he told Frazer, "That the Letter of the "The Third was only a Kind of Duplicate of the "And, upon reading Frazer's Letter of the Eighth, "he faid, "That Keith had told him (Campbell)," That "he aimed at the Deputy Secretary's Place, by the "Means of the Duke of Athol" "That Keith was to give Account of all that paffed "here; and Frazer told Campbell, "That Keith was "to correfpond with him." " And Oliphant's "And Keith faid, "That he fhould in that Place "be more capable of ferving his Friends." "Depofition of Mr. Oliphant. "Sir Alexander Macleane told me, "That Captain "Simon Frazer had, by the Intereft of his Friends "about Saint German's, prevailed with the late Queen 66 to write Letters to feveral Noblemen in Scotland, "particularly One to the Duke of Hamilton, and One to the Duke of Athol, as being of great Interest, not very well with the prefent Government; and if they "did not comply with the Delign, to inform against "them, as correfponding with that Court. And Frazer "got a Gift, or written Affurance, of fo much of the "Duke of Athol's Eftate, as fhould make up all his 66 own and his Friends Loffes in the Affair of the Lordfhips of Lovat. 66 "And Captain Frazer's Defign, at least his Promise, Mr. Keith's "Sworn before me, January 14th, 170, "NOTTINGHAM." fome PAT. OLIPHANT. "Affidavit of Mr. Oliphant. "cunning Endeavours point at fomething of greater "Moment than my Ruin, which never can be thought "worthy of fo much Pains and Labour. 66 66 66 "It is therefore that I prefume to give your Lordship here, in Writing, an Account of all this Affair,' "fo far as it relates to myfelf, or is confiftent with my Knowledge; all which though I have already de"clared at feveral Times before the Council, yet perhaps it may not be out of the Way to refume it in my own Words, fo as your Lordship, at One View, may be fully informed of the real Truth. "Your Lordship muft know then, that Captain. "Frazer, Ten Weeks ago, or thereabouts, fent Two or Three Times to my Lodgings, to defire" that I "would come and speak to a Gentleman;" but, being always abroad when the Meffenger came, I at length "found a Note to the fame Purpofe, without any Subfcription; which I obeyed, not knowing all this Time "who it was that fent for me. I was no fooner come into the Room, but Frazer discovered himself to me, with all the pitiful Circumftances of his "Affairs in relation to the Duke of Athol's Family; "begging it as an Act of Charity, " That I would con"trive to bring the Duke and him together; or com 66 mence fome Correfpondence, in order to an Accom❝modation betwixt them, without which he must starve; "and to obtain which, he was ready to do any Thing "that could be propofed:" But, in my Refufal of this 66 66 Undertaking, I fhewed fo much Refentment of what "he had done to my Lord Athol's Family, that at last his Request was only," That I would not discover him;” "which, according to my Apprehenfion of Things, is "fo difagreeable to the Character of a Gentleman, "that yet I fhould be apt to do the fame for any Man "that would throw himfelf in my Mercy, and who I "understood to be condemned only for a private "Crime, without being guilty of Treafon, or any "ill Defign against the Government. However, it "feems, this gentlemany and generous Behaviour of "mine to Frazer gave him fome Encouragement, to "renew his Requests unto me about my Lord Atholl; "which was the Occafion of my meeting feveral Times "I came from France in May 1703; from Paris to "with him, till at length I was forced to tell him, "Dine, from Dine to Brudges; and going from Brudges ««That any farther Trouble of that Kind would oblige to Sluce in Flanders, was taken by a French Party, me to take fome other Courfe than I at firft intended;' "and returned back to Brudges; and after having been "which I believe did not a little frighten him, and "Prifoner there fome Time, the Governor ordered me "confequently delivered me from fuch difagrecable "to go by Marefchal Villeroy's Army; otherwife, if I Company. "were again made Prifoner, to be at my Hazard. After "coming to Villeroy's Army, I obtained a Trumpet to go to my Lord Duke of Marlborough's Army; after having left the Confederate Army, I was taken up "by the Governor of Breda, for Want of a Dutch "Pafs; and on a Letter of the Duke of Marlborough Arch. Ebor. DIE Mercurii, 9° Februarii. Hodie 3a vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act to Sir J. Aftley's "enable Sir John Aftley Baronet to make a Settlement, Bill. 66 upon his Marriage, during his Minority; and to enDomini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes "able him to buy in any Rent Charge, or other In fuerunt: VOL. XVII. Ds. Conway. Ds. Harvey. "cumbrance upon his Eftate." The Question was put, "Whether this Bill, with "the Amendments, fhall pafs?" It was Refolved in the Affirmative. tend Hores' Abuses in It is ORDERED, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal Burchett to at in Parliament affembled, That Mr. Burchet, Secretary Committee, to the Admiralty, do attend the Lords Committees ap- concerning pointed to confider of the Petition of Charles, James, victualing the and Richard Hore; fhewing, "That they are ready to Navy. "make out feveral Abufes in the Victualing of Her Majefty's Navy," on Friday next, at Ten a Clock in the Forenoon; and give their Lordships an Account what Time the Complaint of the Victualing was made, and the Survey ordered thereupon; and alfo an Account of the Survey of Provifions, taken at Portsmouth, upon Sir CloudeЛley Shovell's Return Home. |