Narrative of the oppressive law proceedings, and other measures, resorted to by the British government, and numerous private individuals, to overpower the Earl of Stirling, and subvert his lawful rights

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liave br0ken any written contraci, or falled t0 perform any engagement With that reckless, malignant man. He has himself supplied me Uith the means 0s refutation of allhis calumnies, and of proving the eXtent of his reven gestit acts against me. The coui selie is pursu ing reniters it no abs0lutely necessary to protect himself frona iis continua tion by sueti an appeal to a eo uri os la v. I should have done So much s00ner, but was averse to any extreme meas ures While there Was the Stightest chance of his desisting fi bin

A litile more thau sour years ago, the Same mala expressed himself thus on the subjectos my case, and respecting me : The en deavours of malevolenco have been most active tu misi epressent his right of succession, tu detraci froni his indubitable eviden ce in supp0rt thereos, and to asperse his character person ut ly, with tho most illiberal, invidiotis and contumelious rei loca

tions. Convinc0d of the propriety of the grounds on whicli the Euri os Stirling re- sumed the rank of his ancestors; confident in the ample, genuine and legat pro0ss of hich hu is p0ssessed, to fhew and maintain his descent; and confirmed in my opinion by the similar sentiment of severat barristers of high professionat practice and knori - ledge who have been consul ted and ad vised with, I have been indueed to the compila- ti0n of this pamphili, V yc. It will appear ulmost incredibie, that a person wh0 could write of me and my case insueti ternis at the period in question, and in langu age equalty strong on many Other Occasi0ns, sh0uld have been capable os turning round , and have adopted a line of conduct

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NARRATIVE OF OPPRESSIVE PROCE ED IN IS

September 1836. I cann0t permit this Work to go sortii to the public Without soliciting attention to a sexu addition ut particulars Which have just come to my kn0Πledge, and Whicli throw anun expected light upon the dark schemes and the real motives of a p0wersul family, Whose opposition, frona an early period, has been violently manifested on every favoui ableopportunity. The clites of the fami ly in question has no possibi e right os cluim to the

have these persons been tanti red in malignity, aetive at ali times in d0ing mischises, in stiri ing up the great anil p0 ei sui, us weli as the lowly and contemptibie, to ali imaginable persecutiora, insuli, and injury, in the avowed hue V destroseing me. No one

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AGA IN ST THE EARL OF STIRI ING.

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fensor omnibus probis hominibus totius t0rrae suae clericis et laicis salutem Selatis nos semper ad quamlibet quae ad decus et em0lumentum regni nostri Seotiae Spectaret occasionem amplectandum fuisse intentos nullantitue aut faciliorem aut magis innoxiam acquisitionem censere quam quae in exteris et incultis regnis ubi vitae et victui suppetunt commodo novis deducendis coloniis facta sit prasesertim si vel ipsa regna cultoribus prius vacua vel ab infidelibus quos ad Christianam converti fidem ad Dei gloriam interest plurimum insessa fuerunt Sed cum et alia nonnulla regna et haec non ita pridem nostra Anglia laudabiliter sua nomina novis terris acquisitis et a se subactis indiderunt quam numerosa et frequens Divino benescio haec gens hac tempestate Sit nobiscum reputantes quamque h0nesto aliquo et utili cultu eam studiose exerceri ne in deteriora ex ignavia et otio prolabatur expediat plerosque in novam deducendos regionem quam coloniis compleant operae pretium duximus qui et animi promptitudine et alacritato corporumque robore et viribus quibuscunque dissicultatibus si qui alii mortalium uspiam Se audeant Opponere hunc conatum huic regno maXime idoneum inde arbitramur quod virorum tantummodo et mulierum jumentorum et frumenti non etiam pecuniae transvectionem postulat neque incommodam ex ipsius regni mercibus retributi0nem hoc tempore cum neg0tiatio adeo imminuta sit possit reponere hisce de causis sicliti et

propt0r fidele et gratum dilecti nostri consiliarii Domini Willelmi Alexandri equitis

servitium nobis praestitum et praestandum qui propriis impensis ex nostratibus primus externam hanc coloniam ducendam conatus sit diversasque terras infra- designatis limitibus circumscriptas incolendas e X petiverit Nos IGITUR ex regali nostra ad Christianam religi0nem propagandam et ad opulentiam proSperitatem pacemque naturalium nostrorum subditorum dicti regni nostri Scottae aequirendam cura sicuti alii principes extranei in talibus casibus hactenus fecerunt cum avi Samento et consensu praedilecti nostri consanguinei et consiliari Joannis Comitis de Mar Domini Ershyn et Gardochyc. summi nostri thesaurarii computorum rotulatoris collectoris ac thesaurarii novarum nostrarum augmentationum hujus regni nostri Seotiae ac reliquorum domin0rum nostrorum commissionariorum ejusdem regni n0stri Dedimus concessimus et disposuimus tenoreque praeSentis Cartae noStrae Damus concedimus et disponimus praefato Domino Willelmo Alexander haeredibus suis vel assignatis quibuscunque haereditarie omnes et singulus terras c0ntinentis ac insulas Siluat et jacen in America intra caput Seu pi o-

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Know ye, that we have always been intent on embraeing every occasion whicli mighttend to the honour and a luantage of our hingilom of Seollaud, and that we are ofopinion that no aequisiti0n is more easy, or less huris ut, than that whieli is made byplanting ne colonios in sol eigii and unculti valed countrius, Where commoditios of li se anil suod are ready at hanit, especialty is cither those fame colanti ies have been theretos ore destitute os cultivators, or have been inhabited by in fideis, whose conversion to

s0me other kingit Onas, and nul long Since this cur Lingiloni of Englanil, have laudablygi ven their orin Danaes to new land 8, by them acquired and coniiuered, reflecting Withoui selves how, by Divine benescenee, this nation is, at this time, numerous and thronged, and how expedient it is that it should be studiousty exerci sed in sonae honest und

mortals else here may, to encounter any disti cultius, we thinii this en deav0ur herei nospectui ly uses ut sor this Lingilom, because it requires only transpori of men and w0men, beasts of burden and coria, not also of money, and may not malle a disa luantageous return frona the mereliandi se of the Lingilom itself at this time, When trade isso diminis hed, as to iis returias: For these causes, as weli as on account of the faith fuland acceptabie service of our beloved counsellor, Sir William Alexander, Knight, tous rendered, and tu he rendered, Who, si si of Our subjecis, at his OWn eXpen Se, en deavoured t0 plant this foreigii colony, and fought out sor colonigation the diverstantis circumscribed by the limits herein-aster designate i. 'Ve, theres ore, out of Ourroyal care for the propagation Of the Christian religion, and sor prom0ting the opulenee, prosperi ty, and place of Our natural subjects of our sald kingdom of Scottanii, as otherioreigia princes have heretos ore done in such cases, with the advice and consent of oui right well-beloved eo usin and counsellor, Jolin, Euri of Mar, Lord Ershyn and Gare0ch, yc. 0ur High Treas urer, Compti oller, Collector, and TreaSurer, of Our ne augmentations of this 0ur hingilom of Scotturid, and of the other Loriis, our Commissioners of the Same our hingilom, have given, granted, and disposuit, anil, by the tenor Of Our preSent charter, do give, grant, and disposu to the as resaid Sir William Alexander, his heirs or assigris, Whona 80ever, hereditari ly, ali and singular the continent laniis and istantis, Siluate and lying in Ameri ea, With in the cape OP pr0m0Πtory, e0m-

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trium graduum aut eo circa ab equinoctiali linea vel Sus Septentrionem a quo promontorio versus littus maris tenden ad Oocidentem ad stationem navium Sanctae Mariae vulgo Sanimareis bay et deinceps versus septentrionem per directam lineam introitum sive ostium magnae illius stationis navium trajicien quae excurrit in terrae orientalem plagam inter regiones Suriquorum ac Steelieminorum vulgo Suriqimis et Stechemines ad fluvium vulgo nomine Sanctae Crucis appellat et ad scaturiginem remotissimam sive fontem ex occidentali parte ejusdem qui se primum praedicto fluvio immiscit unde per imaginariam directam lineam quae pergere per terram Seu currere VerSuS Septentri0nem concipietur ad proximam navium stationem fluvium vel scaturiginem in magno fluvio de Canada sese exonerantem et ab eo pergendo verSus Orientem per maris oras littorales ejusdem fluvii de Canada ad fluvium stationem navium portum aut littus communiter nomine de Gathepe vel Gaspie notum et appellatum et deinceps versus euronotum ad insulas Bacalaos vel Cap Britton vocat relinquendo easdem insulas a dextra et voraginem dicti magni fluvii de Canada Sive magnae Stationis navium et terras de Neius uitilland cum insulis ad easdem terras pertinentibus a sinistra et deinceps ad

caput sive promontorium de Cup Britt0n praedi et jacen prope latitudinem quadraginta quinque graduum aut eo circa et a dicto prom0ni 0ri 0 de Cap Britton versus meridiem et occidentem ad praediet Cap Sable ubi incepit perambulatio includen ut comprehendenintra dictas maris oras litt0rales ac earum circumserentias a mari ad mare Omnes terras continentis cum suminibus torrentibus sinubus littoribus insulis aut maribus jacen prope aut intra SeX leucas ad aliquam earundem partem ex occidentali boreat i vel orientali partibus Orarum littoralium et praecinctuum earundem et ab euronoto ubi jacet

Cap Britton) et ex australi parte ejusdem ubi est Cap de Sable) omnia maria ac insulas versus meridiem intra quadraginta leucas dictarum orarum littoralium earundem magnam insulam vulgariter appellat Ile de Sable vel Sablon includen jacen versus Car-ban vulgo SOuth-80uth-eisi circa triginta leucas a dicto Cap Britton in mari et existen in latitudine quadraginta quatuor graduum aut eo circa Quaequidem terrae praedictomni tempore assiituro nomine NovAE ScoΤ1AE in America gaudebant quaS etiam praesutus 100minus Willelmus in partes et portiones sicut ei visum fuerit dividet eisdem que n0mina pro bene placito imponet Una cum omnibus fodinis tam regalibus auri et argenti suam aliis fodinis ferri plumbi cupri aeris stanni aliisque mineralibus quibuscunque cum potestate essbiliendi ac de terra estodere causandi purificandi et repurgandi easdem et convertendi ac utendi suo proprio usui aut aliis usibus quibuscunque sicuti dicto Domino Willelmo Alexander haeredibus suis vel assignatis aut iis quos suo loco in dictis terris stabilire ipsum contigerit visum fuerit Reservando solummodo nobis et successoribus nostris decimam partem metalli vulgo oore auri et argenti quod ex terra in posterum estodietur aut lucrabitur) Relinquendo dicto Domino Willelmo suisque praediet quodcunque ex aliis metallis cupri olial ibis serri stanni plumbi aut ali 0rum mineralium nos vel Successores nostri quovismodo eXigere possumus ut eo facilius magnos sumptus in extrahendis praefatis metallis tolerare p0ssit Una cum margaritis vulgo

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river, and thetice, by an imaginary right line, Whicli might be conceived tu procoed

stiores of the fame river of Canada, east ard to the rivor, navat station, pori, Or Shore,

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54 APPENDIX. peririe ac lapidibus praeciosis qiuibuscunque aliis lapicidinis silvis virgultis mossis mar-

res iis lacubiis aquis piscationibus tam in aqua salsa quam recenti tam regalium piscium quam aliorum venatione aucupatione commoditatibus et haereditamentis quibuscunque Una cum plenario jure privilegio et jurisdictione liberae regalitatis capellae et cancellariae imperpetuum cumque donatione et patronatus jure ecclesiarum capellaniarum et benesciorum cum tenentibus tenandriis et libere tenentium servitiis earundem una cum officiis justiciariae et admiralitatis respective infra bonitas respective Supra menti Onat Una cum p0testate civitates liberos burgos liberos portus villas et burgos baroniae strigendi et f0ra et nundinas infra bonitas diei terrarum constituendi curias justiciariae et admiralitatis infra limites dici terrarum fluviorum portuum et marium tenendi una ctiam cum potestate imponendi levandi et recipiendi omnia tolonia custumas anchoragia aliasque di et burgorum fororum nundinarum et liberorum portuum devortas et eisdem p 0ssidendi et gaudendi adeo libere in omnibus respectibus sicuti quivis baro major aut minor in hoc regno nostro Scottae gavisus est aut gaudere poterit quovis temp0re praeterito vel futuro cum Omnibus aliis praerogativis privilegiis immunitatibus dignitatibus casualitatibus pr01icuis et devortis ad dictas terras maria et bonitas earundem spectan et pertinen et quae nos ipsi dare vel concedere p0ssumus adeo libera et ampla forma sicuti nos aut aliquis nostrorum nobilium progenitorum aliquas cartas patentes literas ins eos amenta donationes aut dipl0mata concesserunt cuivis subdito nostro cujuscunque qualitatis aut gradus cuivis societati aut c0mmunitati tales colonias in quascunque partes extraneas deducenti aut terras extraneas investiganti in adeo libera et ampla forma sicut cadem in hac praesenti carta nostra insereretur Facimus etiam constituimus et Ordinamus dictum Dominum Willelmum Alexander haeredes suos aut assignatos vel eorum deputatos nostros H EItEDITARIOS LOCUM TENENTES generales ad representandum nostram

personam regalem tam per mare quam per terram in regionibus maris oris ac sinibus praedici in petendo dici terras quamdiu illic mansorii ac redeundo ab eisdem ad gubernandum regendum et puniendum Omnes nostros subditos quos ad dictas terras ire aut easdem inhabitare contigerit aut qui negotiationem cum eisdem suscipient vel in eisdem locis remanebunt ac eisdem ignoscendum et ad stabiliendum tales leges statuta constitutiones directiones instructiones formas gubernandi et magistratuum ceremonias infra dictas bonitas sicut ipsi D0mino Willelmo Alexander aut ejus praedici ad gubernationem dictae regionis et ejusdem incolarum in omnibus causis tam criminalibus quam civilibus visum fuerit et easdem leges regimina formas et ceremonias alterandum et mutandum quoties sibi

vel suis praedictis pro bono et commodo dictae regionis placuerit ita ut dictae leges tam legibus hujus regni n0stri Seotiae quam fieri possunt sint concordes Volumus etiam ut in casu rebellionis aut seditionis legibus utatur militaribus adversus delinquentes vel imperio ipsius sese subtrahentes adeo libere sicuti aliquis locum tenens cujusvis regni nostri vel dominii virtutu officii loeum tenentis habent vel habere possunt excludendo omnes ali 0s ossiciarios hujus regni n0stri Seotiae terrestres vel maritimos qui in posterum aliquid juriselam ei comm0ditatis auth0ritatis aut interesse in et ad dici terras aut