the same time, a body of 10,000 French
were to be landed as near to London as
possible, in order to be joined by such of
the English as favoured the pretender.
Mr Murray being at T r's house a
few weeks after, he was told by his
L—p, that Mr Macdonald aforesaid,
and Mr Drummond of Balhady, were to
go North, to learn what encouragement
the young pretender might expect from
the clans, and if they would agree to sign
a paper inviting him over. , Mr Macdo-
nald and Balhady went North according-
ly; and a paper was drawn up, in very
#. terms, inviting the young pretend-
er over, upon condition that the King of
France would support them with men and
money. Mr Murray saw the writing. It
was signed by the Duke of Perth, Came-
ron of Lochiel, Macdonald of Kinloch-
moidart, Macpherson of Clunie, old Gor-
don of Glenbucket, Macdonald of Baris-
dale, and a great many others. This in-
witation was carried to Rome by Mr Mac-
donald and Balhady,
couragement to the young pretender, and
Card. Fleury seemed very well satisfied
withit, as Mr Murray was afterwards told.

Mr Murray heard no more of the matter till the autumn; when, upon a proposal made by T r and Lochiel, he undertook a journey to France, in order to negotiate the affair with Card. Fleury. In his way from Edinburgh for London, he saw by the news-papers that the Cardinal was dead. He however prosecuted his journey; and, after staying a few days at London, went privately to Flanders. When there, he pretended, he had come to see the British camp : in which he staid two nights, and then went off privately for Paris. Here he was introduced, by the means of Mr Macdonald aforesaid, to one Mr Sempill, commonly called Lord Sempill, a kind of resident sor the pretender at the French court. Having got credentials privately from Mr.Sempill, he went to Rome; and was introduced to the young pretender. He demanded a private audience, and obtained it next day, by the means of Mr.Macdonald, who had gone along with him. When in private with the young pretender, he told him, that his design in demanding a private audience was, to be informed, if

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