in making a Judicial rent roll.[202] My stay will not exceed a month, and his not a fortnight, so that if you expect me up, write under _21_ (Bruce’s) cover, and I shall obey your comands. But Mr. _Kenady_ (D. of N.), your friend, must enable me to go about it in a proper manner, and I am sure I will performe the business to his entire satisfaction. Young Swift, (Lochgarry) has verbally communicated to me most of _Miss Philips_ (Young Pretender’s) amours. She has turn’d adrift all, or most of her former companions and galants. (This refers to the rupture between Prince Charles and his English adherents.) My presence is much wanted, and ardently wished for by hir, and hir present conductors. But I cant hear any thing materiall till old _Swift_ (Lochgarry) return from hir. What I mentiond concerning _Black Cattel_ is fact, but I hate repetitions, and at any rate must deffer further particulars till my return from the North. I will expect the pleasure of hearing to satisfaction and pointedly from you—I will beg the continuance of your good Offices, and will conclude by making offer of my Compts. to Mr. _Kenady_ and assures him that all now depends upon himself, as Every thing is in his option. I ever remain, Dear Grandpapa Your most obedient and most oblidged humble Servt. ALEX GUTHRY. Edinbr. 10. Octr. 1754. (Pickle to G. V.) (Gwynne Vaughan) Add. 32,736. f. 525. Edinbr. 14 Septr. 1754. Dr. Sir,—I am vastly uneasy not to receive the least answer to either of my letters from Newcastle, or that which I wrote immediately upon my Father’s death;[203] but, as I have the greatest confidence in your friendship, I perswade myself that nothing prevents my receiving apointed answer to every article in both my last, but the multiplicity of weighty Affairs daily crouding upon the Duke of Newcastle; therefore without any suspicion or diffidence I am determined to continue firm to our Concert, untill you acquaint me if he agrees to my Proposals, which if he does, he may safely rely upon everything in my power, and I think I can’t give stronger proof of my sincerity than by this offer, _in the confusion of my Family affairs, which in its present situation, demands all my attention_. I have heard fully from Lochgary, who acquaints me that the Young Pretender’s affairs take a very good turn, and that he has lately sent two expresses to Lochgary earnestly intreating a meeting with Pickle, and upon Lochgary’s acquainting him of the great distance Pickle was off, he commanded Lochgary to a rendezvous, and he set out to meet me the 4th. Instant, and is actually now with me.