Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing (CMSW) - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk/cmsw/ Document : 566 Title: Letter Home from London on 1715 Uprising, No. 4 Author(s): Morthland, Mr Charles R. S. Lond: Oct: 13 1715 I wrote to you Last poſt att great Length since which we have had very Little remarkable here, the E. of Scarſdale was committed to the Tower yesday, and the Day I hear Mr Harvey is dead of ye wounds he gave himſelf. The troops deſired by yt Government from Holland by new wanting for a fair wind to bring ym to Newcaſtle, from whence My Lord Scarſburrough writes that Sr Ch: Hathms regt is come to that place that the town ſeems very well diſpoſed, and particularly the Keelmen are very zealous for the Kings ſervice that by now on no apprehenſions of that place, that the two popiſh Lords with the Foſters father & son accompanied with 200 gentlemen & yr ſervants whereof a fifth part now proteſtants only, had mett att [Roseberry] & proclaimed the pretender, but that Lord Cobhams regt being within a days march they were hope full they would be able to diſpoſe ym before the reſt of the troops would come up to ym, however all this Letts us further in to the plot & shows us that the war is only a religious one [¿] the [¿] Religion iff popery should be [proferd]. By an Expreſſ from Irland we hear that the foot regts were Embarqued on ſaturday Laſt & wanted a fair wind for portglaſgow. We are impatient to hear the event of the motion in fifeſhire which will have great influence upon affairs tho I can aſsure you the Court now is [¿] no other pain but for the [repence] & loſs of the honeſt people for the appearance of the papiſts att this time only upon the eyes of some Blinded proteſtants. I have drawn upon you for eight pound ſterl. which [¿] you may pay if my wife to whom I have written cannot & I shall refund you upon demand, it was to oblige one Mr Pye who has a ſon at Glasgow that was once my ſcholar ſo begging pardon for this preſumption & freedom I remain your moſt obliged humble sert Charles Morthland I hear Duplin is Committed to the tower & that your friend Mr Taylor has loſt his place in the treaſury.