Author : Alexander Mackenzie
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1334593310
The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 4 by Alexander Mackenzie Pdf
Excerpt from The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 4: A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad In 1651, after the disastrous battle of Worcester, in which Charles was completely defeated by Cromwell, and at which we find Thomas Mac kenzie of Pluscardine, as one of the Colonels of foot for Inverness and Ross, as also Alexander Cam Mackenzie, fourth son of Alexander, fifth of Gairloch, James ed to the Continent, and, after many severe hardships and narrow escapes, he ultimately found refuge in France, where, and in Flanders, he continued to reside, often in great distress and want, until the Restoration, in May 1660, when he returned to England, we are told, indolent, selfish, unfeeling, faithless, ungrateful, and insensible to shame or reproach. The Earl of Cromarty informs us that subsequent to the treaty agreed to between Middleton and Leslie at Strathbogie, Seaforth joined the King at Stirling. After the fatal battle of Worcester he con tinned a close prisoner till the Restoration of Charles. He was excepted from Oliver Cromwell's Act of Grace and Pardon in 1664, and his estate was forfeited without any provision being allowed out of it for his lady and family. He supported the cause of the King as long as there was an opportunity of fighting for it in the field, and when forced to submit to the opposing powers of Cromwell and the Commonwealth, he was com mitted to prison, where, with much firmness of mind and nobility of soul, he endured a tedious captivity for many years, until Charles II. Was recalled, when his old and faithful friend Seaforth was released, and became a favourite at his licentious and piofiigate Court. During the remainder of his life little or nothing of any importance is known regarding him, except that he lived in the favour and merited smiles of his sovereign, in undis puted possession and enjoyment of the extensive estates and honours of his ancestors, which, through his faithful adherence to the House of Stuart, had been nearly overwhelmed and lost during the exile of the second Charles and his own captivity. Regarding the state of matters then, the Laird of Applecross, a contemporary writer, says that the rebels, possessing the authority, oppressed all the loyal subjects, and him with the first, his estate was overburthened to its destruction, but nothing could deter him so as to bring him to forsake his King or his duty. Whenever any was in the field for him, he was one, seconding that falling cause with all his power, and when he was not in the field against the enemy, he was in the prison by him until the restoration of the King. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
