Item ane pint of wyne sek at

viij lb.

xxx sh.

Luss, extendis to

Item ane pynt sek,

Item the said twelf horss cums to

viij lb.

xxiiij sh.

iij lb. xij sh.

xliiij lb. xij sh.

JAMES GRAHAM.

1 Haldane of Gleneagles, a Perthshire family of great antiquity.

Sir Robert Graham of Morphie, and Sir William Graham of Claverhouse, both branches of Montrose, and two of those whom the young Earl selected as his curators.

It was the great-grandson of this Claverhouse whose fame in arms and loyalty became second only to that of Montrose himself:

The Gordon has ask'd of him whither he goes→ Wherever shall lead me the soul of Montrose.'

2

It was not hitherto known that the great Dundee was first moved to attach himself to the service of the royal family by his own chief, the young Marquis of Montrose, grandson of our hero; and this at the instance of the Duke of York himself, who appears from the first to have appreciated the military genius of Claverhouse. The following interesting letter, the original of which is in the possession of Miss Douglas of Brigton, has not been printed before. The untimely death of the writer of it, the

Roisdo, 1st July 1629.

To his richt assured guid freind

Mr James Gillespie Minister of Killearne, These.'

third Marquis of Montrose, a nobleman of high promise, who died in 1684, appears to have been much lamented. It is addressed to the laird of Monorgan, who was Graham of Fintry.

'London, Feb. 19, 167. 'SIR-I hope now to be able within a week or ten days to give you an account by word of mouth of my resolutions, and the reasons I have for accepting a troupe in the Duke of York's regiment of horse, so I shall forbear troubling you with a long letter, only I must tell you that I have all along met with a great deal of favour from his Royal Highness, and that he has assured me that this shall be but a step to a more considerable employment. He has a very good opinion of Claverhouse, and he bid me endeavour by all means to get him for my lieutenant; wherefor I must earnestly beg that you would be pleased to represent

J. COLQUHOUN of Luss.

to him the advantages he may have by being near the Duke, and by making himself better known to him; and withall assure him from me that if he will embrace this offer he shall also share with me in my advancement and better fortune. I need not use many words to shew you the disparity that is betwixt serving under me and any body else, though of greater quality, he being of my house and descended of my family. You may say more to this purpose than is fitt for me to do. I shall say no more but that by this you will infinitely oblige, Sir, your most affectionate cousin and servant, 'MONTROSE.

For the Laird of Monorgan.'

1 This letter relating to Montrose's affairs is written at the very time when the laird is concocting his diabolical schemes against Lady Katherine.

Payed 16. November 1634, and debursed be the Principall.1

1 The above is from an interesting record in the Charter-room of the University of Glasgow, entitled as follows:

'An Inventorie of the volontar contributions of the soums of money gevin or promised to be gevin for the building of an common Librarie within the Colledge of Glasgow, furnishing thairof with books, and utherways inlarging the fabrick of the said

MONTROSE.

Colledge to the publick and privat use of the students be the persouns efter mentionat according to thair severall ticketts and subscriptions in this book.'

The list of subscribers is headed by King Charles I., with his royal signature, and a note is added, indicating that the sum subscribed by the Martyr was paid by his murderer in the year 1654.