apier, ii. 276.

[39] "Here in the shire I find the lairds all following the example of a
late great man, and still a considerable heritor here among them; which
is, to live regularly themselves, but have their houses constant haunts
of rebels and intercommuned persons, and have their children baptized by
the same; and then lay all the blame on their wives; condemning them,
and swearing they cannot help what is done in their absence."
Claverhouse to Queensberry, March 5th, 1682.

[40] Napier, ii. 285-309.

[41] "I must beg your Lordship's assistance in that business of the
lands of Dudhope. My Lord Chancellor designs nothing but to sell it, and
buy lands in the north, seeing he is to get Stirling Castle to dwell in.
Wherefore I desire leave to ask the house of Dudhope, and the
Constabulary, and other jurisdictions of Dundee belonging to my Lord
Lauderdale; and I offer to buy forty chalders of victual from my Lord
Chancellor lying about it [meaning the land bearing so much, at a
valuation], though I should sell other lands to do it. I have no house,
and it lies within half-a-mile of my land; and all that business would
be extremely convenient for me, and signify not much to my Lord
Chancellor, especially seeing I am willing to buy the land. I would take
this for the greatest favour in the world, for I cannot have the
patience to build and plant." Claverhouse to Queensberry, March 20th,
1683.

[42] "It is hard to get any business done here. I walked but nine miles
this morning with the King, besides cock-fighting and courses."
Claverhouse to Queensberry, Newmarket, March 9th, 1683.

[43] Both these letters were written from Edinburgh, May 19th, 1684.

[44] William, twelfth Lord Ross, son of the one previously mentioned.

[45] Napier, ii. 385-393. The contract was first printed in the volume
of Claverhouse's letters edited by George Smythe for the Bannatyne Club
in 1826. That volume contains also portraits of the bride and
bridegroom, a drawing of which was made by Sharpe for Napier. The
portrait of the latter is the one known as the Leven portrait, now in
possession of Lady Elizabeth Cartwright. The portrait of Lady Jean is
from a picture then belonging to the editor. There is also an engraving
of a mourning ring belonging to the editor's grandmother, Catherine
Cochrane, wife of David Smythe of Methven, said to have been given to
her by her father, Lady Dundee's brother. The ring contains a lock of
Dundee's hair,