whom they would, of course, share the power, the honour, and, more especially, the emoluments naturally accruing from such an illustrious undertaking.

Conceiving themselves to have been insulted by Hooke, the duke of Hamilton, the earl Marischal, Viscount Kilsyth, Cochran of Kilmaronock, Lockhart of Carnwath, Maule of Kelly, and captain Straiton, declined to correspond with the chevalier de St. George, or, as they called him, the king of England, through him, choosing rather to do so through the earl of Middleton, upon which Hooke "sent them more than once or twice, impertinent and threatening letters," and they were treated by their Jacobite brethren, who were in the interest of Hooke, with no little rancour, though there is too much evidence, that they were very hearty in the cause; and had their advice been followed, the issue of the invasion might have been very different from what it was.' It is evident, however, if there be any credit due to the Narrative of Hooke, that the duke of Hamilton did not abandon him without great reluctance, and not till he found that personally he had no particular benefits to expect at his hand. We also find his letter, given to Hooke along with those of the memorialists, though he took care to write it in cyphers, and had the meanness to send it neither signed nor directed.‡

*

After travelling backwards and forwards, holding many consultations, and discussing a variety of opinions and plans, Hooke finished his negotiations, by receiving for his master, the king of France, the following memorial from the Scotish

*Lockhart Papers, vol. i. p. 232.

+"He [the duke of Hamilton,] desires me to send him word whether I was not ordered to offer him some personal advantages, either in money or otherwise, and what those advantages were. He asks what the king (Louis) will do for him, in case he be obliged to fly to France, to avoid the persecutions of the English. He adds, that lord Portland had demanded, at Ryswick, the restitution of the dutchy of Chatelerault to the house of Hamilton, and thereupon desires me to give him my opinion, whether he ought to demand that dutchy by the ambassadors of England, at the first treaty of peace." Hooke's Secret Negotiations, p. 73.

Hooke's Secret Negotiations, p. 102.

lords, which, whether we consider its want of patriotism, its want of policy, or its want of truth, is alike remarkable.

"His Most Christian Majesty having been pleased to offer his protection to the kingdom of Scotland, in order to restore its lawful k-, and to secure to his nation its liberty, privileges, and independence; and his majesty having sent the honourable colonel Hooke, who, besides his past services, has now again given fresh and signal proofs of his capacity, zeal, and fidelity for the service of the Most Christian king, and of his Britannic Majesty, to confer with the peers and other nobility of this nation, touching the measures that may be most conducive to so just and glorious an end.

"We, the underwritten Peers and Lords, having seen the full power given by his most Christian Majesty to the said colonel, do, in our own names, and in the name of the greatest part of this nation, whose dispositions are well known to us, accept the protection and assistance of his most Christian Majesty with the utmost gratitude; and we take the liberty, most humbly to lay before his said Majesty, the following representation of the present state of this nation, and of the things we stand in need of.

"The greatest part of Scotland has always been well disposed for the service of its lawful k-, ever since the revolution, as his most Christian Majesty has often been informed by some among us. But this good disposition is now become universal. The shires in the west, which used to be the most disaffected, are now very zealous for the service of their lawful k-. We have desired colonel Hooke, to inform his most Christian Majesty of the motives of this happy change.

"To reap the benefit of so favourable a disposition, and of so happy a conjuncture, the presence of the k-, our sovereign, will be absolutely necessary; the people being unwilling to take arms, without being sure of having him at their head. We have desired colonel Hooke to represent to his Majesty the reasons of this demand.

"The whole nation will rise upon the arrival of its k—. He will become master of Scotland without any opposition, and the present government will be entirely abolished.

"Out of this great number of men, we will draw 25,000

foot, and 5,000 horse and dragoons; and with this army we will march straight into England. We, and the other Peers and Chiefs, will assemble all our men, each in his respective shire.

"The general rendezvous of the troops on the north side of the river Tay, shall be at Perth. Those of the western shires shall assemble at Stirling; and those of the south and east at Dumfries, and at Dunse.

"Those that shall be nearest the place where the k― of England shall land, shall repair to him.

"We have computed the number of men which will be furnished by each of the shires that we are best acquainted with; and we have desired colonel Hooke to inform his Majesty thereof.

"For the subsistence of these troops, there will be found in our granaries the harvests of two years; so that a crown will purchase as much flour as will keep a man two months. There will be commissaries in each shire to lay up the corn in the magazines, in such places as shall be thought most proper; and commissaries general, who will take care to supply the army with provisions wherever it shall march.

"The same commissaries will furnish it with meat, beer, and brandy, of which there is great plenty all over the kingdom.

"There is woollen cloth enough in the country to clothe a greater number of troops, and the Peers and other Lords will take care to furnish it.

"There is great quantity of linen, shoes, and bonnets, for the soldiers. They will be furnished in the same manner as the woollen cloths. Of hats there are but few.

"The same commissaries will furnish carriages for the provisions, the country abounding therein.

"The inclinations of all these shires-excepting those of the west-for the k- of England have been so well known, and so public since the revolution, that the government has taken care to disarm them frequently; so that we are in great want of arms and ammunition.

"The Highlands are pretty well armed after their manner. 'The shires of the west are pretty well armed. "The Peers and the Nobility have some arms.

"There is no great plenty of belts and pouches, but there are materials enough to make them.

"The few cannons, mortars, bombs, grenades, &c. that are in the kingdom, are in the hands of the government.

"No great plenty will be found of hatchets, pickaxes, and other instruments for throwing up the earth; but there are materials for making them.

"Commissaries will be appointed to furnish cattle for the conveyance of the provisions, artillery, and carriages; the country being plentifully provided therewith.

"There are some experienced officers, but their number is not great.

"With respect to money, the state of this nation is very deplorable. Besides that, the English have employed all sorts of artifices to draw it out of the kingdom; the expedition of Darien has cost large sums; our merchants have exported a great deal; we have had five years of famine, during which we were obliged to send our money into England and to Ireland, to purchase provisions; and the constant residence of our Peers and Nobility at London, has drained us of all the rest. What our nation can contribute towards the war, is therefore reduced to these two heads; the public revenue, which amounts to one hundred thousand five hundred pounds sterling a-year; and what the nobility will furnish in provisions, clothes, &c. the proportions of which will be settled upon the arrival of the k— of England. Having thus set forth the state of the nation, we most humbly represent to his most Christian Majesty as follows::

"That it may please his most Christian Majesty, to cause the k- our sovereign, to be accompanied by such a number of troops as shall be judged sufficient to secure his person against any sudden attempts of the troops now on foot in Scotland, being about two thousand men, which may be joined by three or four English regiments now quartered upon our frontiers.

"It would be presumption in us to specify the number; but we most humbly represent to his Majesty, that the number ought to be regulated according to the place where the k— of England shall land. If his Majesty lands north of the river

Tay, a small number will suffice for his security, because he will be joined in a few days by considerable numbers of his subjects; he will be covered by the river Tay and the frith of Forth, and all the shires behind him are faithful to his interests.

"But if, on the contrary, his Majesty lands upon the southwest or south-east, he will want a large body of troops, on account of the proximity of the forces of the English, and of their regular troops. We believe that eight thousand* men will be sufficient.

"But with respect to the number of the troops, we readily agree to whatever shall be settled between the two kings; being persuaded that the tenderness of the most Christian King for the person of our sovereign, falls no way short of that of his faithful subjects.

"We also beseech his Majesty to honour this nation with a general, to command in chief under our Sovereign, of distinguished rank, that the first men of Scotland may be obliged to obey him without difficulty; and to cause him to be accompanied by such General Officers as the two Kings shall judge proper.

"The Peers and other Lords, with their friends, desire to command the troops they shall raise, in the quality of colonels, lieutenant-colonels, captains, and ensigns; but we want majors, lieutenants, and sergeants, to discipline them.

"And if our enemies withdraw their troops from foreign countries, to employ them against us, we hope that his most Christian Majesty will send some of his to our assistance.

"The great scarcity of money in this country obliges us to beseech his most Christian Majesty to assist us with an hundred thousand pistoles,† to enable us to march straight into England. We stand also in need of a regular monthly subsidy during the war; but we submit, in that article, to whatever shall be agreed upon by the two kings.

* This demand of 8000 men, was added, merely to please the duke of Hamilton. All the others had demanded but 5000. Hooke.

This demand of an hundred thousand pistoles was added, to please the duke of Hamilton. Ibid.