and with the horid murder of the best of Kings: He alleaged that he had not only, under the specious pretext of preserving our Religion and libertys, deprived us of both, but likewayes that he continued to tyranize over the lives and fortunes of the King's best subjects, with more barbarity than ever the Grand Seniour exercised over his Eastern slaves. He then enlarged upon the duty of good subjects, upon the love and regaird that an honest man ought to have for his countrey and the happiness of his fellow-subjects, and upon the obligations that we are under, as Christians, of performing all these dutys, according to our different abilities and circumstances: He said, that though he was in no condition of doing any reall service to his Prince, as affairs were then scituated, yet that Providence, which watched over kings and kingdoms, and often made use of the most wicked instruments to punish the guilt of nations, he hoped in a short time wowld favour them with oppertunitys of serving their King and countrey effectivaly; and that, in the mean time, it was still in his power to preserve his conscience and honour unstained, and to continue in that innocence, loyalty, and integrity of character, that became an honest man and good subject."

These conferrences being often renued, Locheill allowed himself gradwally to give way to their reasonings, and Collonell Campbell assumeing the priviledges that he thought his former friendship and familiarity intitled him to, insisted so strenously in the debate, that Locheill seemed to be so far overcome by the strength of his arguments, that he acknowleged that it wowld be for his oun and his people's intrest to submitt, provided they could procure such articles as wowld sute with their honour and the advantage of their countrey; but that, for his oun part, before he would consent to the dissarming of himself and his people, and to involve them in the horrid guilt of perjurey by abjureing the King, his master, and taking oaths to the Usurper, that he was resolved to live as an outlaw, fugitive, and vagabound, without regaird to consequences!

The Collonell replyed: That if he wowld only show an inclination to submitt, there should be no oaths imposed upon him; that he should have the terms at his own making, and offerred to undertake for the

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performance. He alleaged that there was such a contradiction between the judgements that one wowld form of Locheill, from his words and actions in the ordinary occurrances of life, and in his politicks, as wowld not be easie to reconceill: He was wise, cautious, and deliberat in the one, but, in the other, he was not only blind to his own intrest, but obstinate and inflexible to the advice of others who demonstrated the absurdity of his notions: "Can there be any thing," said he, "more ridiculous, than to expose one's self to dangers and miserys, out of ane humorsome view of opposeing a Government that he cannot harm-a Government that has not only established itself upon the ruine of its enemys, but that has also become the terrour of the most powerfull potentates of Europ? The most formidable of her Monarchs doe not think it below their dignity to court our friendship; and yet the Chief of a Highland Clan thinks it a stain upon his honour, to imbrace the peace and friendship that is offered upon terms of his own making!"

Locheill smiled at his friend's railery, and promised to return an answer, 'with a draught of his proposealls, the nixt day, after adviseing with his friends. He was as good as his word, and the Collonell was the person he fixed upon to carry these proposealls to Generall Monk. He was, however, designed to joyn Sir Arthur Forbes (then a state prissoner in the Castle of Edinburgh, and Locheil's particular friend) in commission with him, and to doe nothing without the advice and concurrance of the Marquess of Argyle, who still honoured him with his friendship as much as ever. He wrote to both, and withall delivered written Instructions, allowing his commissioners pretty much liberty of altering or receding from most of the articles excepting two, which related to the delivery up of his arms, and swearing oaths, which he called preliminarey ones.

The Collonell sett out about the begining of May, and made such dispatch, that he ended with the General again [st] the 19th, and returned to Lochaber about the 22d, bringing the following Letter with him to Locheill :

"SIR,

"I have this day agreed upon such articles as I shall grant for the comeing in of yourself and party, upon the powers yow gave to Liewtenant-Collonell Duncan Campbell to treat for yow, in regaird it was not held fitt that Sir Arthur Forbess (being a prissoner) should be joyned in commission with him. In case yow shall declair your approbation of these Articles, within fourteen dayes after the date hereof, I am content they shall stand good, and be performed to yow, otherwayes not. I remain, &c. (Signed) GEORGE MONK.

"Dalkeith, 19th May 1655."

That General being, himself, a person of great worth and honour, had conceived no small esteem for Locheill, and, on that account, made very few and inconsiderable alterationes in the Articles that were sent to him.

Collonell Campbell acquitted himself with great honour and prudence in his negotiation. He gave the General an exact and faithfull historey of Locheil's adventures, and concluded with a relation of the surprizeing manner how they were seized, and of the civilities and intertainments they afterwards mett with. In a word, he omitted nothing that he thought wowld exalt his friend with the General, and ingratiate him in his favours. The Marquess of Argyle likewayes bestirred himself in this affair. After concerting matters with the Collonell and Sir Arthur Forbess, he waited upon the General at Dalkeith, and explained every article in such a manner, that he shewed there was a necessity of granting them, or that otherwayes Locheill could not live in peace; whereby he wowld be obliged to stand out, which wowld occasion no small disturbance in those parts. His Lordship became guarantee for the performance on Locheil's part.

It is a loss that we have not all the particulars of this very honourable treaty. They were destroyed, with many other valuable records, in a house of Locheil's, which was afterwards burnt by accident. However, the most matterial of the Articles are still preserved in General Monk's letters to him, from which I shall extract them.

The first and second I have already mentioned as preliminary Articles. The first bore that Locheill, in name of himself and of all his Clan and followers, were willing to submitt themselves to the General, and to live in peace, on condition that his excellencey demanded no oaths nor other assurances but his word of honour for the performance. This was granted without any ammendment.-The second, that he himself, and all his friends and followers of the Clan Cameron, should be allowed to carrey and use their arms as formerly, before the warr brock out; they behaveing themselves peaceably. This Article was consented to in general; but restricted in these two particulars:-1st, That Locheil's traine, when he travelled out of the Highlands, should not exceed twelve or fourteen armed men, besides his ordinary servants, without a permitt from the General, or any other succeeiding him in that office :2dly, That the gentlemen of the Clan should not travell any where out of their oun countrey with more than a certain number of armed men, to which they were limited; nor were the Camerons allowed to goe from home armed, above a restricted number in company.

The other articles I cannot class in order; but the most material of them are as follows:-The Governour had destroyed a great dale of his green woods; of these Locheill demanded reparation, not only for bygons, but in time comeing. The General ordered it from the date of the capitulation, but for no more. We shall hear more of this hereafter. Locheill demanded a free and ample indemnity for all riots, depredations, cryms, and others of the like nature, comitted by him or his men during the late wars, and preceeding the present treaty; which was granted, as we shall have furder occasion to observe by and by. It was alwayes articled and agreed to, that reparation should be made to such of his tenants, Clan, and. following, as had suffered in any manner by the soldiers of the Garrison, &c. Locheil's tenants were owing the cess, tyths, and other publick burdens, from the breacking out of the Rebellion to that time: Locheill was discharged of these by the treaty, on condition that he payed in time comeing.

The famous dispute between him and Macintosh subsisted at that time and long afterwards, as shall be related in its proper place. Loch

eil's father had made some agreement about it, but that gentleman dying, he began to trouble himself after the peace, which Locheill forseeing, he endeavoured to guard against by ane article in the treaty. What Locheil's demand was with respect to this does no where appear; but there is ane extract of this particular article (which is the eleventh in number) still extant, whereof the words are as follows :-"That the said General Monk shall keep the Laird of Locheill free from any bygone duties to William Macintosh of Torcastle, out of the lands pertaining to him in Lochaber, (not exceeding the sume of five hundred pound sterling,) the said Laird of Locheill submitting to the determination of General Monk, the Marquess of Argyle, and Collonell William Bryan, or any two of them, what satisfaction he shall give to Macintosh for the aforsaid lands in time comeing."

I am sorey that I cannot satisfie the curious reader with respect to the remaining Articles. All I can add is, that they were wholly in favours of Locheill, and that they were faithfully performed. The General demanded no more, on his part, but that Locheill showd make his appearance at the head of his Clan before the Governour of Inverlochy, laying doun their arms in name of King Charles II., take them up in that of the Stats, without mentioning the Protector: That he should afterwards keep the peace, pay publick burdens, and suppress all riots, tumults, thefts, and depredations.

Locheill, being satisfied with the Articles as they were agreed to by the General, in the first place sett all his prissoners att liberty, but resolving to perform the ceremoney of laying doun his arms before he returned answer, he begged the English gentlemen to honour him with their company, that they might bear witnes of his ready complyance with the General's orders, which they willingly agreed to.

Having conveened his Clan, at least such of them as did not reside at a very great distance, he putt himself upon their head, and marched to Inverlochay in good order, attended by these gentlemen. They were dressed in their best cloaths, after the Highland mode, ranged in companeys under the command of the Chiftans or Captains of their respective tribs, and armed in the same manner as if they were marching