The great-grandson of the Duke of Melfort was a Roman Catholic priest, who officiated some years back at the chapel in Moorfields; he was living in 1831 in France, at a very advanced age. The pamphlet in which, in 1816, he asserted his claim, and which was laid before the House of Lords, was professedly written "by an unfortunate nobleman;" with the appeal of Charles Edward (Drummond), Duke of Melfort, heir male, and chief representative of the House of Drummond of Perth, submitted to the United Kingdom of Great Britain, &c., 8vo., London, 1816. [270] Lord Elcho's MS. [271] For the copies of these epitaphs I am indebted to Robert Chambers, Esq. This is that gentleman's account of the inscriptions:-- "The within is a correct copy of the inscription, as entered in Bishop Forbes's MS., vol. 9, dated on title page, 1761. The entry of inscriptions is immediately subsequent to a copied letter or memorandum of May, 1764, and antecedent to one of November, 1765. "Fama perennis, lauru porrecta, vetat mori Principes immaculatis Proavum honoribus dignos. Hoc Elogium, D.D.D. T.D. L.L.D. "N.B.--The above is engraven, all in capitals, on the tomb at Antwerp, with the coat armorial of the family on the top of the inscription." The following is the English translation of the originals in Latin, copied from the papers of Bishop Forbes:-- Sacred to the Memory of the most illustrious brothers, James and John, Dukes of Perth, Chiefs of the House of Drummond, a very ancient and noble family in Scotland. James, the more disposed of the two to the study of Belles Lettres, excelled in Literature; was eminent as a favourer of the Fine and Liberal arts. Providing for the common good, he was always a most worthy citizen in peace. Characterized by the sweetness of his manners, and distinguished by the strength of his mind, He ever shone with unstained faith as a friend of mankind. Great in peace, he was still greater in war, For when Prince Charles landed in Scotland, He drew his sword in the cause of the House of Stuart, Put all other cares aside, And uniformly looking forward to glory and worth, He ever gazed with a cheerful countenance on the toils of war: He was utterly regardless of all danger, Without want of energy in battle, he was merciful in victory, Indeed a man of rare occurrence; At length when the forces of Charles were wasted away, His native land, his friends, and a very ample estate, Were all, when weighed in estimation with a mind conscious of right, Bravely deserted: