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A party is just gone towds Crostford Bridge But when y rest will move is uncertain. The foot are not yet come in: They say y Train of artillery is to be at this end of ye Town.

I'll come to you in ye evening if possible But if I shld not, pray make yourself easy.

I am My Dry' affectionate husband &c

My Complm's to all wth

you.

Jo. STAFFORD.

Stockp half an hour past one aftTM

Nov. 29: 45.

That all the Soldiers were drawn up to-day their Artillery were brought into ye Cannon ffield 14 Pieces of Cannon, and 2 Mortars.

120 of the Highlanders were drafted out, & well arm'd & sent off, but whither no one coud tell, before they went, they paid off their Quarters very justly.

Sr.

the Above 120 were Horse and came to Cheedle wich way they went when over we canot Tell but will let you know &c. an half an hour past 6 o'clock.

Maccfld 1st Dec 1745.

Rec'vd by me as having power from the Secretary to his Royal Highness Chas Prince of Wales &c from James Nixon the Sum of One pound Seven Shillings & Seven pence as the Duty of Excise on ale due by him at & preceding the 15th Instant.

ANDREW LUMSDEN.1

1Andrew Lumisden (or Lumsden). He became Private Secretary to Prince Charles at Edinburgh in 1745 and accompanied him throughout the whole campaign, of the battles of which he wrote an account. The MS., now in my possession, has never been printed. He was attainted, escaped to France; became Under Secretary to the Old Chevalier in 1757 and Secretary on the death of James Edgar in 1762. Returned to England in 1773; received a full pardon in 1778 and died in 1801.

Macclesfield In the County of Chester To the Constables of Burrough the Township of Bollington in the said County To Wit

You are hereby Commanded imediately to Seize and press within your Township nine good and able Carriage horses with Cart Saddles and Geers and to bring the same to where the Train of Artillery & Wagons now are within the Said Burrough by foure of the Clock to Morrow Morning Herein fail not Given under my Hand and Seal at Macclesfield aforesaid the first Day of December 1745

SAMLL COOPER You are also to press three Carriages to be produced at the same time

Macclesfield, 1st Dec 1745.

These are ordering you to Issue out pper Orders to your Serjeants Petty Constables & others within your district to bring in by 6 o'clock to-morrow morning to where the Train of Artillery and Waggons now lye to the number of 150 horses with proper Carriages such as Carts &c for at least sixty of those for Carrying the above Train & other Carriages belonging to the Army under his Royal Highness from this to the next pper Stage-make out a list of the District from whome you. Demand these horses & Carriages with Certification of Military Execution imediately to be done against Recusants.

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Please to put the Bell round to pay the Excise due to the Secretary's Office at the Princes Quarters this night by 6 & bring their last Receipts with 'em.

Macclesfid. 1st Dec 1745.

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1 Patrick (or Peter) Graeme or Graham, a cousin of Graeme of Gorthy, Perthshire, was a lieutenant in the Perthshire squadron of horse. He also served as a commissary in the army.

To the Mayor of Maced

Macclesfield 1st Decem' 1745.

These are ordering you to send Instantly to the Artillery Yard Six Carts loaded with Hay & 10 Sacks or Loads of Oats. This you'll Instantly cause to be executed for wch this shall be your sufficient Warrant. M. BROWNe.

Macclesfield 2nd. December 1745.

Allow the Bearer John Stafford Esqre to pass from this with his wife and three Sisters to Shrigley without let or molestation-by his Highnesses Command J. MURRAY.1 To all his Majestys

Civil or Military.

To the Honble the L Mayor of Maccad

Maccfld Dec. 2nd 1745.

These are ordering that you pay and replace Each person who had just claims in furnishing fforrage for the Princes Army out of the Warrants drawn by me of this Date as they are particularly Condeschended upon by a list herewith delivered WILL: COMRIE Compr.2

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1 John Murray, of Broughton. The well-known Secretary to Prince Charles who turned traitor after the campaign. Fifth son of Sir David Murray of Stanhope. Became baronet on the death of his nephew in 1770 and died 1777.

2 William Comrie before the campaign was steward to the Earl of Moray at Donibristle, Fife. He joined the Prince at Perth in September, 1745. This mention of him as comptroller is the only indication I know of showing the position he held in the Jacobite army.

To the Mayor of Maced

By His Royal Highness the Prince.

You are required & ordered to have a Quantity of Bread furnished out of every house in Town for the Use of the Army & ready to be delivered to them this night. This Order all persons Concerned are to obey under the Pain of Military Execution to be done agst their persons & effects this 2d Day of December 1745

By the Secretarys Order

CHAS STEUART.1

These are Ordering & requiring you to send to the Artillery Park at 4 to-morrow morning three understanding Guides with ffifty pioneers who must have all either Spades Pick Axes or hatchets they are to be delivered to the Captain of the Artillery Park. Given at Macclesfield this 2d Dec 1745

To the Constable of Maccfld

M. BROWNE.2

Macclesfield 2d Dec 1745

You are hereby required to cause all the Bakers here bake as much bread as they possibly Can with loss of time upon Pain of burning their houses.

By His Highnes's command

J: MURRAY.

Maccad 2d Dec 1745.

To the Bakers in the Neighbourhood of
Maccfld
The Bakers in Town having been already advertized you are
hereby ordered to Bake & p'vide what bread you possibly Can

1 Charles Steuart (or Stewart): a member of the Appin family; originally a lawyer at Maryburgh (Fort William), was an assistant in the office of John Murray of Broughton. Many of the receipts for payments to the Jacobite administration are in his handwriting and bear his signature.

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2 M. Browne: a Franco-Irishman, captain in Lally's regiment. to Scotland with the French envoy (Marquis d' Éguilles) in October, 1745, and was made colonel and A.D.C. to Prince Charles. He was sent to France in January, 1746, with despatches after the Battle of Falkirk. He returned to Scotland in the celebrated ship' Hazard,' which was driven ashore at Tongue, in Sutherland, on March 25th, on which occasion Browne was made prisoner of war along with 126 others of various ranks.

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By B. Gannari. In the Collection of Sir James Hamlyn Williams-Drummond, Bart.

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