[301:1] Probably "The Bellman's Petition," mentioned p. [317].
[301:2] From the original at Kilravock.
[304:1] Memorials of Oswald, p. 65.
[304:2] Two vols. 8vo, Hamilton and Balfour. The productions of the Scottish press, in the middle period of last century, deserve to be looked back upon with respect; and the excellence of its matter at that time, will go far to balance its present fertility. It was not only as a vehicle of native genius, that it was respectable. Besides the eminent editions of the classics by the Ruddimans and the Foulises, it supplied handsome editions of celebrated foreign works; a sure indication that it was surrounded by a large class of well educated readers.
[306:1] The following placard is, in the circumstances, a master-stroke in its simplicity and ingenuity.
"AUX ELECTEURS TRÈS DIGNES DE WESTMINSTER.
"Messieurs,—Vos suffrages et interêts sont desirés pour Le Très Hon. mi Lord TRENTHAM, un VÉRITABLE Anglois.
"N. B.—L'on prie ses Amis de ses rendre a l'hôtel François dans le Marché au Foin."
The following acrostic is a specimen of the poetic lucubrations of the Vandeput party:—
"T ruant to thy promis'd trust;