tory, till the lord Gray, who commanded the horfe, abandoned the infantry, and, quitted the field. Upon this defection, a total rout fucceeded, and the duke endeavoured to make his efcape, but was taken the next day, and executed on Tower-hill on the fifteenth of July, 1685.

He was Tucceeded by his eldeft furviving fon James, earl of Doncafter, born the, twenty-third of May, 1674. In 1692 he ferved a campaign in Flanders, and was made a kuight of the thistle by queen Anne. He married lady Henrietta Hyde, and died on the fourteenth of March, 1704 5, leaving iffue four. fons and two daughters,

Francis his eldeft fon fucceeded hin, and on the fifth of April, 1720, married the lady Jane Dou-, glas, fifter to Charles duke of Queenfberry and Dover. On the twenty-fecond of February, 1731-2, he was made a knight of the thistle, and on the death of his grandmother fucceeded to the title and honours of Buccleuch. On the twenty-third

of March, 1742-3, he was, by act of parliament, reftored to the titlesof earl of Doncafter, and baron, Scot. of Tindale.

He died on the twenty-fecond of April 1751, and was fucceeded in his honours and eltate by his grand for Henry, now duke of Buccleuch, cark of Doncafter, &c. born on the fecond of September, 1746.

Armorial bearings] Quarterly, fift and fourth, the arms of king Charles II. with a battoon gobonated, argent; fecond and third,, or, on a bend azure, a ftar of fix points, between two crefcents of the field, gules.

Supporters.] On each fide a woman, proper, richly habited in green. vetts, their petty-coats azure, their fhift-fleeves argent, with plumes of feathers on their heads.

Cref.]. A flag pafiant, proper.
Metto.] Amo. I love.

Chief Seats.] At Hall-place in Berkshire; at Dalkeith near Edio- ~ burgh in Scotland; and in Grosvenor-fquare, London.

GENTLEMEN,

Have been one of thofe airy in confiderate people, whom an eftate places above the want of bufinefs, and idleness expofes to a thoufand mifchiefs. About the fourteenth year of my age, my dear father died, and left me wholly under my mother's care, whofe mistaken fondness took me home immediately from a famous School, where my father had placed me four years before; and inftead of wishing me to profecute thofe ftudies, in which, for my time of life, I had made a confiderable

progrefs, the only contrived how to divert and humour me. Being of a weakly conflitution, the feared read. ing fhould hurt my eyes, and close thinking bring me into a confump-. tion, and therefore to difcourage me from both, (for indeed the little, learning 1. had, made me fond of books) fhe would often fay, it was enough for thofe to ftudy, whofe fortune, made it neceflary, but for my part, I had no need, of it. But. though my mind was left unculti-, vated, nothing was neglected that

might give me all the exterior accomplishments of a gentleman: dancing, finging and mufic-mafters continually attended me, and the taylor, perriwig-maker and millener were frequently confulted in my education. In the mean while, my whole employment was to vifit every where with my mama, and go to plays, affemblies, mafquerades, and opera's.

Being thus delivered up to the conduct of my paffions, the first that began to tyrannize was love.-Near our country feat lived a gentleman of worth and honour, who had formerly ferved his country with an unblemished reputation both in parliament and abroad, and was now retired from the world, to spend the refidue of his days in quiet. He was bleft with an eafy fortune and one child, the beautiful Califta, who was defervedly the darling of his heart, and the pleasure of his eyes; for the poffeffed every endearing qualification that can make woman lovely. Her mother died the fummer I was nineteen; and our family being just then come into the country, invited her to pafs fome months with us in order to divert her grief, whilft her father was obliged to be at London about fome affairs of confequence. There had been fo long and ftri&t a friendship between the families, that he left her with much fatisfaction, and the made no difficulty of staying with us.--I had not feen her for near a year before; and when I went to wait on her to our house, the appeared fo exquifitely tharming, that I could not help admiring her. She was not quite fixteen, but tall, ftraight and graceful, her hair black and fhining, her eyes Sparkling with an inexpreffible fweetpels, and the damafk rofe feemed

blooming in her cheeks: her voice was foft and musical, her words few, but natural and pertinent: In short, fhe had wit and beauty beyond defcription, and her mournful drefs, together with an unaffected melancholy that hung over her for the lofs of a tender parent, feemed to heighten her perfections, and at once commanded love and pity. When firft fhe came, I could not tell what ailed me; for I was never contented but in her company, yet without dreaming of the caufe: but at laft 1 found what my diftemper was, and from that moment refolved to make her mine. And now my whole study was to become agreeable in her eyes : I feldom left her, and in a little time perceived that my fervices were not difpleafing. By keeping much company in town, I had acquired a gay and ready way of converfation, full of complaifance and all that unmeaning ceremony, which ferves among people of diftinction inftead of refpect and friendship. This, improved by love, foon made me not indifferent to her. It was a month, however, ere I prefumed to speak my paffion, and then I did it with trembling and hesitation: the fair one was not lefs confufed than I, fhe blushed, and faltering told me, fhe must not think of love fo foon. This anfwer was as favourable as I could wish; thenceforward I omitted no occafion of profeffing the utmost affection for her, and opportunities offered themselves continually. Certainly at that time I loved her beyond all things on earth, and my fondness appeared so fincere, that she gave me leave to ask her father's confent at his return, and made no queftion but he would grant it till when we both agreed to keep the matter as private as poffible. The

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old gentleman's affairs detained him longer than he expected, and we went on thus for near four months, infinitely happy in each other; 'till One Sunday afternoon a letter came to let her know her father would be at home the Thursday following, and expected her to meet him there. This near prospect of separation put us upon confulting what to do, for my mother began to grow fufpicious, and we feared, for fome private reafons, would endeavour to prevent the match. During the warm weather, we used to meet in the garden, after the family was afleep, almoft every night; but now the feafon being wet and cold, I obtained leave that night to come foftly to her chamber, which I could do with eafe, it being near my own, and nobody lying in that apartment, except her own fervant, who was her bed-fellow, and entirely in my intereft. When the houfe was faft, I came : My Califta was undreft, all foft and languithing; he never before appeared fo irresistible. I preffed her to my bofom with fpeechlefs ecftacy, and the with eyes brimful of tears at the apprehenfion of parting with me, returned my fond embrace, and funk her head upon my bofom. I comforted her with the ftrongest affurances of inviolable fidelity, and vow ed ten thousand times that nothing in the world fhould hinder me from being her's as foon as poffible. This moderated her uneafinefs, and we fat down to confult what meafures were fitteft to be purfued. Upon this occafion I received fo many proofs of affection and esteem, that, unable to command myself, I feized the innocent in my arms, and bore her ftruggling to the bed; the thrust me from her, and getting up confused and trembling, afked me

what I meant; I could not answer her, but instead of it pulled her down on the bedfide by me; fhe ftarted from me, and bursting out moft violently in tears, cryed, furely I could not love her and intend her ruin. Startled at this reproach, I threw myself at her feet, and begged her pardon for my prefumption, which was occafioned by excess of love; telling her withal, that unity of hearts made a marriage, and not the outward ceremony, and that in the fight of heaven fhe was as fully mine, as if an archbishop had performed the office. After this I kiffed her hand, and begged her to kneel down by me; and then pulling out a Common Prayer book, (which was accidentally in my pocket, having ufed it at church that day) I read the matrimonial fervice, the repeating her part after me, and (calling the eternal God to witness) we both promifed, in the moft folemn manner, to confirm our vows before all the world, within a month at fartheft. This done, I put out the light, and then, by perfuafion and force together, I paffed the night in her embraces. The next night my happiness was repeated, and on the morning following I waited on her to her father's house, to prepare things for his reception, and left her there.

After this, I found several opportunities of meeting her in private, at every one of which the reminded me of talking with her father, which I ftill pretended fome good reasons for delaying, 'till fhe began to find the true caufe was the abatement of my affection. The month limited for our marriage rolled away; my defires were now fatisfied, and I thought her lefs charming every time I faw her, 'till in the end, I

Dear, tho' falfe, Lothario,

"THE crime I have committed is its own punishment, and must foon expofe me to public shame, unlefs you fave me from it by the performance of your vows. I find my felf with child, and now, once more, call upon you, in the name of that God whofe facred name you fwore by, to make me your lawful wife. I will not mention love, (for that you feem to have forgot, though you fo often vowed that yours fhould never decay) but if you have any truth, if you have any honour, if you have any hope of heaven or fear of hell, take some pity on a wretch you have undone. Oh! fave me from the agonies of a troubled mind.-I expect an answer by the bearer to fix the destiny of the

of opium, which he had fecretly provided, compofed herself in an eternal fleep. It is impoffible to defcribe the horror I was under at hearing this, my guilt and all hell's terrors ftared me in the face. I ran immediately to her father's, and would not be kept from her, but embracing the dead pale cold corpfe, curfed myfelf, calling down the most dreadful vengeance on my own head, and doing so many acts of madnefs, that even her father pitied me, and fent me home in his own coach with people to take care of me. A fever followed, which confined me for feveral months, during which time, grief broke the heart of the poor old gentleman, and his grey hairs were brought with forrow to the grave.

This is my unhappy ftory, which I publish as a warning to all young people. As for my own part, life is infupportable; and yet, how can I bear the thoughts of death? Reflection ftabs me to the foul!-Oh! how fhall I dare to meet the much abufed Califta, her unborn infant, and her unhappy father, all murdered by my hand, before the judgment feat of that terrible and just Judge who I invoked as a witness of our vows, and from whom I have nothing to expect but punishment. How dreadful is my condition here! and what must be my fate hereafter.!-'Tis impoffible! I never can expect mercy and forgiveness. The heinoufnefs of my crime admits of no palliation. All thoughts of happinefs are loft for ever, and I must always remain

The miferable and forfworn

LOTHARIO.