fmall pox breaks out on him, and dyes. The vulgar talked ther ware symptoms of poison; he was old: with us we are fo rash that we bury in leffe then 46 howers. He was fucceided by [Dr. Thomas Lamplugh, Bishop of Exeter, in December 1688.] The King grants his breiff for releiff of the French Proteftants fled to England by the perfecution; and he gives himselfe 500 tb. fterling, and every on about the Court give very liberally, which is moft commendable in our King. In regard the Duke of Brandenburgh and States of Holland have not roume in ther countries for all the fugitive Proteftants, they are treating with Pen, and other ouners of theffe countries of Penfilvania, Carolina, &c., to send over colonies ther; fo that the purity of the Gospell decaying heir, will, in all probability, paffe over to America. The Earle of Anglefea, who, deferting the country party, had fallen in with the King, dyes at this tyme. His collection of books, on of the best in England, was fold by printed catalogue and auction; wheirof I have a copie. IN April 1686, my 2 fervants being imprifoned, and I threatned therwith, as alfo, that they would feize upon my papers, and fearch if they contained anything offenfive to the party then prevailling, I was neceffitat to hide this Manuscript and many others, and intermit my Hiftorick Remarks till the Revolution in the end of 1688; after which I began fome Obferves of our Meiting of Estates and Parliaments held in 1690, 93, and 95, and other occurrents, forrane and domestick, breifly fummed up and drawen togither yeirly, (but not with fuch inlargements as I have ufed heir,) and are to be found difperft up and doune in feverall manuscripts befide me, to be reviewed cum dabit otium Deus. (Vid. History of Convention of Eftates, MS. A.) APPENDIX-No. I. SOME REMARKS ANENT MARITTIME AFFAIRS, THE feverall Proceffes about Capers, and the feveral debats, interloqui- Fol. 11a. tors, and turnings, &c. theiranent, are of that lenth, difficulty, and fingularity, as they deferve a treatise apart, which, God willing, fhall be done at conveniency. As particularly, the cafe betuixt Parkman and Allan, (fee Mackeinzie's Pleadings, pag. 120,) who, being a Suedish veffell, but loaden with fome counterband goods, as tar, for France, and the returnes of counterband caried their;-the quæftion was, not anent the quality of the goods, but the quantity, whither or no that was relevant in law to make hir lawfull prize. odo. The cafe betuixt a Dantifzer and the Laird of Pittarro, wheir the Mafter having, throw fear and allurements, deponed that their war Dutchmen copartneris in the fhip and goods, If a contrare probation might be led? fo as to redarque the Mafteris oath. 3tio. The cafe betuixt the Castle of Riga and Sir William Bruce. Heir the King's declaration anent the number of feamen, per fe, was found a relevant ground in law to declare the Riga prize. 1 From Folio Law MS. [A?], fol. 11 to 15. The above title is copied from the table of Contents at the beginning of the MS. At-fol. 11 the title is simply, "OF SOME MARITTIME CASES BEFORE THE ADMIRALL AND THE LORDS." 2 Caper, a privateer, one who takes a prize; also a vessel employed as a privateer. |