Historical Account of Britain's advantages ficult to guess how they came by them, unless it was by the means of the late Earl of Rochester, for he was the only person, as far as I can find, of · a different inclination, that knew any thing of this affair. He indeed was forewarned of the design, perhaps from the same quarter that the wind blows now; and he, after the accession of Queen Anne, being talked to upon this subject, said, he was satisfied of the truth of it, but he thought the affair too dangerous to be looked into. However, it is a fact certainly known to many now alive, to whom I may appeal, that the minutes and memoirs of this whole affair, as transacted by the aforementioned committee, were suppressed by a private order of council. But the unexpected death of King William put an end to all these projects and contrivances. However he so far prevailed as to secure the succession to a foreigner, after the death of Queen Anne, who was even then an infirm sickly woman, and no ways likely to have any more children; so that the project was so well laid, that probably, it might take effect in process of time, though, for the present, those that pursued the Dutch interest were forced to be contented without it. And thus we see upon what foot, and in order to what designs, the House of Hanover was first established here. ABSTRACTS OF SEVERAL OF THE Forfeited Estates Keal, LYING in SCOTLAND, taken by the Surveyor, and his Deputy, upon the oaths of the several Tenants, Possessors, &c. by order of the Commissioners of Enquiry, in the years 1716 and 1717; containing the particular Rents, and the yearly Values thereof. No. I. Rental of the Real Estate of George, late Earl of Wintoun. Money, Rent payable in money, Wheat, 1683 bolls, 2 firlots, 2 pecks, 3 4-15th lip L.266 7 9 Barley, 1957 bolls, 2 firl. 2 pks. 1 9-15th lip. at do. Straw, 31 4. Hens, 8024, at 6 d. each, 22 5 8 Salt Pans, 12-and 2 Coal Pits, reckoned about 1000 0 0 No. II. L.3393 10 5 Rental of the Real Estate of James, late Earl of Southesque. Money, Rent payable in money, Wheat, 146 bolls, 2 firl. at 6s. 11d. per boll, Barley, 2675 bolls, 1 firlot, 3 pecks, at do. 3 K No. VII. L.1178 6 4 50 17 4 928 19 6 Rental of the Forfeited Estates. 237 bolls, at 6s. 11d. per boll, Oats, Geese, 86 at Is. each.-Capons, 775 at 6d. each, Chickens, 47 at 2d. each.-Swine, 2 at 10s. each, L.82 5 10 968 8 6 25 16 6 35 8 2 1 7 10 L.3271 10 0 No. III. Rental of the Real Estate of James, late Earl of Linlithgow. Money, Rent payable in money, Barley, 159bolls, 2 lippies, at 6s. 11 d. per boll, Oatmeal, 167 bolls, 1 peck, at do. per boll, L. 1109 12 1 82 16 7 87 0 0 15 4 8 L. 1294 13 4 No. IV. Rental of the Real Estate of James Stirling, late Barley, 308 bolls, 1 pk. 2 lip. at 6s. 113d. per b. Oatmeal, 426 bolls, 2 firlots, 1 peck, at do. Malt, 5 bolls, at do. per boll, Wethers, 16 at 5s. 6d. per wether, Geese, 19 at 1s. each, Capons, 184 at 8d. each, 0 19 0 6 2 8 Rental of the Forfeited Estates. No. V. Rental of the Real Estate of James, late Earl of Wheat, 243 bolls 1 fir. 2 pks. at 6s. 11d. per boll, Wethers, 14 at 3s. 4d. per wether, Butter, 7 lb. at 3d. per lb. No. VI. 84 10 8 699 1 10 765 3 7 30 6 11 11 17 0 6 15 1 1 10 3 2 6 8 0 19 L.3445 11 3 Rental of the Real Estate of George Home, late of Wedderburn. Capons, 31 at 6d. each. Hens, 57 at 5d. each, Money, Rent payable in money, Carriage of Coals, 52 loads, at 6d. per load, Carriages, 42 at 1s. 8d. per carriage, No. VII. Rental of the Real Estate of James Home, late of Ayton. Money, Rent payable in money, Barley, 272 bolls, 3 firlots, at 10s. 5d. per boll, 96 bolls, at do. per boll, Capons, 26 at 8d. each.-Hens, 195 at 6d. each, L.114 16 0 142 0 0 50 0 0 5 14 10 Rental of the Forfeited Estates. Carriages, 113 at 1s. 8d. per carriage, L.9 8 4 Coals, carriage of 38 loads, at 6d, per carriage, 0 19 0 Swine, 1 at 0 11 1 L.323 9 3 No. VIII. Rental of the Real Estate of James, late Viscount Rental of the Real Estate of Sir Hugh Paterson, late of Bannockburn. Money, Rent payable in money, Barley, 78 bolls, 2 firlots, at 10s. 6d. per boll, Malt, 20 bolls, at do. per boll, 27 bolls, 3 firlots, at do. per boll, Oatmeal, 91 bolls, 2 firlots, at do. per boll, Straw, 109 thraves, at 5d. per thrave, Hens, 298 at 5d. each.-Capons, 239 at 8d. each, 14 3 6 No. X L.511 16 3 Rental of the Real Estate of Robert Craw, late of East Reston. Money, Rent payable in money, Barley, 25 bolls, at 10s. 5d. per boll, L.91 14 5 13 0 5 |