About the 10th of May 1746, his royal highness with his small retinue and as little grandeur, repaired to his famous palace of Coridale (the house in the forest) in South Uist, attended constantly by Captain Allan MacDonald (Popish clergyman),[307] Colonel O'Sullivan, Mr. O'Neill, the two Rorie's, and Alexander and John MacDonalds, all formerly his royal highness's officers in Clanranald's regiment, with a dozen of other sturdy clever fellows that served as guard, and running several incident errands back and forward. These were all the people that stuck constantly to his royal highness at Coridale.[308] [307] This gentleman, no doubt, has joined the Prince upon his returning again to South Uist.--R. F. [308] At this time 'tis to be presumed from what follows that Donald MacLeod was upon his errand on the continent, f. 301.--F. [Sidenote: 10 June] [Sidenote: _fol._ 589.] In the Forrest house the Prince (when resting himself) used to sit on a fail-sunk, _i.e._ an earthen seat, having some fog and plaids under him, and would step into a by-chamber, which served as a pantry, and (when he stood in need of it) put the bottle of brandy or whiskie to his head and take his dram without any ceremony. Upon the 10th day of June MacDonald of Boystil,[309] Hugh MacDonald of Bailshair in North Uist, of the family of Slate, James and Lauchlan MacDonalds, brothers of the often mentioned Captain Alexander MacDonald, and Ranald MacDonald of Torulum of Clanranald's family, visited the Prince in his Forrest palace,[310] to pay him the compliments of the day. Their drink was only cold brandy out of a clean shell without any mixture at all, and the Prince stood it out better than any one of them in drinking the health of the day. The foresaid Hugh MacDonald of Bailshair is that gentleman whom Miss MacDonald pitched upon as the Prince's guardian[311] for his greater safety, but who refused the important trust from [Sidenote: _fol._ 590.] fear of the great dangers attending it. [309] As to Boystil's seeing the Prince at Coridale and being merry with him, see f. 462. [310] The Prince had different kinds of palaces, f. 300.--ROBERT FORBES, A.M. [311] Referred to at ff. 188 and 526, but his name now given. The island of South Uist is reckoned the only country best for game in all Scotland, where all species of wild fowls are in great plenty besides deer, etc.[312] His royal highness was pretty oft at his diversion through the mountain, papping down perhaps dozens in a day of muircocks and hens, with which this place abounds; for he is most dextrous at shooting all kinds of fowl upon wing, scarce ever making a miss. [312] See ff. 307, 333. His magnanimous spirit bore all crosses and adversities with the greatest Christian resignation and manly courage. [Sidenote: June]