'Account of the distribution of the extraordinarys and contingencies issued out for services performed in North Britain during the late rebellion', dated ‘Pay Office, May 14th, 1717’., 1717, [?1720.]
Scope and Contents
An account of payments for military equipment, provisions, transport, ‘intelligence’, hospitals, etc., during the rising of 1715.
Inserted at the end is "The New Year’s Gift. A Poem", [?1720], of 74 lines on the birth of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, on an elaborately ornamented sheet 18¾ inches x 15 inches (folio iii). It begins:
"Tis well ! Britannia’s vows and ardent prayers
At last have scaled the skies and reach’d th’ Almighty ears."
and ends:
"Hail Royal Charles! Kind Heav’n shall send the day,
When joys shall brighten and our clouds give way;
It must be so. For historys record,
Britannia wish’d her James. But had her Charles restord."
Dates
- Creation: 1717, [?1720.]
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Extent
11 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
iii + 8 folios.
Custodial History
On the inside of the cover it is recorded that these accounts were "found among a series of MSS ... relating to the Earl of Buchan’s affairs".
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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