4. GILLESPICK, of ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL of Lochow, flourished in the end of the reign of K. William and beginning of K. Alexander II. and is particularly mentioned in the statutes of that laft prince, anno 1214.....

5. DUNCAN CAMPBELL of Lochow.

6. Sir GILLESPICK, or ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, Knight, and Lord of Lochow, made a confiderable figure, about the year 1266:

7. Sir COLIN MORE CAMPBELL, Dominus de Lochow, was a renowned and warlike chieftain. He had the honour of knighthood conferred upon him by K. Alexander III. anno 1280; and from him, the chief or head of the family of Argyle is called Macallan-More in the Highlands to this day. He was one of the great barons of Scotland fummoned to Berwick on the part of K. Robert Bruce, in the competition for the crown betwixt him and Baliol, anno 1292.

8. Sir NEIL CAMPBELL, Baron of Lochow, was a man of fingular merit, and a true patriot; and though he submitted to Baliol's government for fome time, yet no fooner did the heroic King Robert Bruce begin to affert his title to the crown, than he joined him moft heartily and fincerely, and never after deferted his intereft,, but did him many great and fignal fervices when he was in the utmost diftrefs, and affifted at his coronation at Scoon, anna 1306.-K. Robert, on account of his great and faithful fervices, made him a grant of lands, in a charter under the great feal, anno 1315; and beftowed upon him, in marriage, his fifter, Lady Mary Bruce, by whom he had,

9. Sir COLIN CAMPBELL of Lochow, who, in the minority of K, David Bruce, raifed four hundred men, upon his own charges, and therewith retook the castle of Dunoon, then in poffeffion of the English, for which the king rewarded him with the heritable government thereof, and a yearly penfion.

10. Sir ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, Baron of Lochow, adhered to the intereft of K. David Bruce, from whom he obtained grants and charters of a great many lands, which the family ftill possess.

II. Sir COLIN CAMPBELL, Dominus de Lochow, a man of great courage and refolution, was employed by K. Robert II. in reftraining the incurfions of the Highlanders; and reducing them, had thereupon a grant of fundry lands, ftill in the family's poffeffion.

12. Sir DUNCAN CAMPBELL, Baron of Lochow, a man of great parts and abilities, arrived to high advancements in honour and eftate.He was the firft of the family who was defigned by the title of Argyle, and having great intereft with Murdoch

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Duke of Albany, was very inftrumental with that Prince in bringing about the release and restoration of K. James I.— He got a charter from K. Robert III. of the lands and barony of Menstrie, anno 1393.-And K. James II. raifed him to the dignity of a lord of parliament, by the title of Lord Campbell, 1445..

13. ARCHIBALD, fon and apparent heir of Lord Duncan, died before his father.

14. COLIN, Lord Campbell, fucceeded his grandfather; and, being a man of eminent parts and great accomplishments, was in high favour with K. James II. who created him Earl of Argyle, anno 1457.

15. ARCHIBALD, fecond Earl of Argyle, a man of great abilities and prudence, commanded the van-guard of the army at the fatal field of Flowdon, where he behaved with remarkable valour and intrepidity. He there loft his life with his royal mafter and the flower of the nobility of Scotland, 9 Sept. 1513.

16. COLIN, third Earl of Argyle, behaved with great prudence, candour, and integrity, in all the high offices of itate which he enjoyed.

17. ARCHIBALD, fourth Earl of Argyle, was one of the noble Scotch peers, that ftrenuously oppofed the match betwixt Mary Queen of Scotland, and K. Edward VI. of England; believing, that an union betwixt the kingdoms muft neceffarily enfue, which could not but be derogatory to the honour of his country: upon which a war breaking out with England, he greatly diftinguished himself by his valour and conduct, both at the battle of Pinkie in 1547, and at the fiege of Haddington in 1548.-. He was the firft of his quality who embraced the proteftant religion, and contributed all in his power to bring about a refor-. mation.

18. ARCHIBALD, fifth Earl of Argyle, was a man of fingular accomplishments, and a great promoter of the reformation. of religion.

18. [This number is repeated.] COLIN, fixth Earl of Argyle, was half-brother to the laft.

19. ARCHIBALD, feventh Earl, being a brave officer, was commander of the forces fent against the Earls of Huntly and, Errol, at the battle of Glenlivet, anno 1594, where the King's troops were defeated, though the Earl behaved with great courage and conduct.

20. ARCHIBALD, eighth Earl, was a man of great learning and fingular endowments. He was one of the privy-council to Sept. 1764.

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K. Charles I. who, in refpect of his own merit, as well as the remarkable loyalty of his ancestors, was pleased to create him Marquis of Argyle, in 1641..

When K. Charles's troubles began, he joined the parliament of Scotland, and was a zealous afferter of the prefbyterian church-government; but after the murder of the King, he contributed much to the reception and coronation of K. Charles II. and had the honour to put the crown on the King's head at Scoon, 1 Jan. 1650. But having afterwards joined and fided with Oliver Cromwell, (a common fault in thofe times;) he was foon after the restoration convicted of high treason, condemned by the parliament, and beheaded at Edinburgh, 27 May 1661, and his estate and honours forfeited to the crown. He was a confummate ftatefman, and one of the ableft politicians of his time.'-Witnefs his great dexterity in changing fides, fo as beft to fuit his own intereft! which our Author calls a common fault in thofe times: neither, indeed, has it been altogether uncommon, even, in later times than those he speaks of.

21. ARCHIBALD, Lord Lorn, eldeft fon of the Marquis, adhered firmly to the King's intereft, during all the time of the ufurpation, perfifting in his loyalty, till K. Charles II. was reftored, anno 1660.-His Majefty being perfectly fatisfied of this Lord's good behaviour, was pleafed to reftore him to his father's eftate, and the honours and precedency of the ancient Earls of Argyle: the onerous caufe in the patent (which is dated in 1663) being for his eminent loyalty and zeal for the reftoration, &c.He was the ninth Earl of Argyle.

About the year 1680, the teft-act paffed, whereby all ranks of people were enjoined to defend the government in church and ftate, as prefently cftablished, under the pains of treason. [The oath required by] this act went very ill down with the Earl, who, having a tender and fcrupulous confcience, could not comply with it in the terms [enjoined,] but offered to take it with his own explanation.-This being declared treafon by the learned of the law, he was fent prifoner to the caftle of Edinburgh, foon after tried, found guilty, his eftate forfeited, and himself fentenced to fuffer death: but he made his efcape in the drefs of a lady's page, and got over to Holland, where he remained about four years. However, in the beginning of K. James VII.'s reign, he got fome officers and foldiers together in Holland, with which he invaded Scotland, [landing] in Argyleshire; [where] be raised about two thousand men, moftly of his own clan. He then emitted a manifefto, in defence of his attempt; but his little army being defeated, and himfelf taken prifoner, he was again fent to the caftle of Edinburgh, and foon thereafter beheaded at the mercat-crofs, in confequence of his former fen

tence, June 30th 1685; it being the opinion of the lawyers, that as he was already dead in law, he could not be tried again for this last act of rebellion.

22. ARCHIBALD, tenth Earl, came over with the Prince of Orange, in 1688; and was owned by the convention of eftates to be Earl of Argyle, before his father's forfeiture was refcinded. He was a great promoter of the revolution; and, at laft, for his many eminent fervices, was created duke of Argyle, and Marquis of Lorne, June 23d 1701.

23. JOHN, fecond Duke of Argyle, went early (his genius leading him to a military life) into the British service, and bravely distinguished himself through the whole courfe of Queen Anne's wars; and was, by her, created Baron of Chatham, and Earl of Greenwich, in England.

On the death of Q. Anne, he was one of the Lords Juftices till the arrival of K. George I. and was loon thereafter made Commander in Chief of all his Majefty's forces in North-Britain.

In 1715, a rebellion broke out in Scotland, and the Earl of Mar had the addrefs to get together no lefs than fix or feven thousand Highlanders, who marched from Perth about the 12th of November. The Duke of Argyle marched out from Stirling about the fame time to oppose them. They came to an engagement at Sheriffmuir upon the 13th, where the Duke of Argyle's courage and conduct was very remarkable; for though the rebels were far more numerous (and many of the clans fought very gallantly) yet they were forced to retreat to Perth, and the Duke of Argyle returned to Stirling; however, the rebels never came to a head again.'-In the year 1718, he was created Duke of Greenwich; but the patent was limited to the heirsmale of his body.-In drawing the character of this truly great man, Mr. Douglas juftly obferves, that- He was no lefs confpicuous for his fpirited eloquence in the houfe of peers, than for his courage and conduct in the field.'-He died in 1743, and having no fons, his English titles expired with him.

24. [But in the book, 23.] ARCHIBALD, third Duke of Argyle, (brother to the laft) was educated at the univerfity of Glafgow, and afterwards applied himself to the ftudy of the law at Utrecht; but upon his father's being created a duke, he lai afide the fcheme of appearing at the bar, and betook himfelf to a military life; and having ferved fome time under the great Duke of Marlborough, became colonel of the 36th Regiment of foot. But his genius pointing more ftrongly to the ftatelman than the foldier, he did not continue long in the army, but applied nimfelf chiefly to that ftudy, which made the after part of his life.to fhining and confpicuous.'

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In 1705, he was treasurer of Scotland, and took his feat in Parliament, where he made fo great a figure, that in 1706 he was nominated one of the commiffioners for the treaty of union, and got a patent, creating him Earl and Viscount Iflay.

In 1714, upon the acceffion of K. George I. he was nominated Lord Regifter; and though he had long before given up all command in the army, yet, upon the breaking out of the rebellion 1715, he again betook himself to arms, in defence of the House of Hanover, and, by his prudent conduct in the Weft Highlands, prevented General Gordon, at the head of 3000 men, from penetrating into the country, and raising levies. He afterwards joined his brother at Stirling, and was wounded at the battle of Dumblane.'

As we think that Mr. Douglas fhines more in the character he has drawn of this Duke, than in any other part of his book, we shall give an extract from it, in his own words; which will not only do him credit as a writer, but also afford, at the fame time, an agreeable entertainment to fuch of our Readers, as had the honour of being fo far acquainted with his late Grace, as tó be able to judge of the propriety and justice of the following

character.

He was a man of great natural and acquired endowments, quick, penetrating, and thoroughly verfant in the knowlege of mankind; of an accurate and diftinct elocution, and a ready judgment. His thorough knowledge of the laws of his country qualified him to fhine in the great council of the nation, and in the cabinet of his Sovereign. His great fagacity and uncommon abilities, pointed him out as a proper perfon for the chief management of all Scotch affairs; and the propriety of the choice will appear from his attention to promote trade and manufactures, to encourage learning and learned men, and forward every improvement for the good of his country.

After 1745, in order to deftroy the feeds of future rebellions, he advised his Majefty to employ the Highlanders in the army; a propofal worthy of the patriot who contrived it, magnanimous in the King who approved it, and most honourable to themselves who executed it; for it must be owned that, to this wife counfel, 'tis in fome meafure owing, that Cape Breton, Canada, &c.

c. are now under the government of this kingdom, as the courage and intrepidity of thefe brave and heroic men, wherever they were called, doubtlefs contributed greatly to the conquests*.

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Doubtless, they did fo: but quære, whether the writer's zeal for the honour of his countrymen, has not, in this particular, carried him