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- 1 - John Stewart of Dalguise, was born in 1689. Having embraced the cause of the exiled royal family, and after being present at the Battle of Sheriffmuir, he was subjected to fine and imprisonment. He built the House of Dalguise, which bears the date of 1716.
John Stewart, the seventh laird, having possessed the estate during the long period of seventy years from 1706 to 1776, and having attained the age of nearly ninety years, greatly beloved and respected, died at Dalguise in September 1776.
2 - Petition of the heritors of Perthshire - 27 May 1700
To his grace his majesty's high commissioner and the right honourable the estates of parliament, the representation of the heritors of Perthshire.
Humbly shows,
That we having these several years past suffered extremely by the calamities of war and likewise by very bad crops, which have reduced many of our people to the last degree of poverty, and besides those which we have had in common with other places in the kingdom, we have been and are still exposed to inconveniences which are peculiar to those who live upon the borders of the Highlands: continual murders, robberies and depredations, which have brought many who might have wrestled with their other difficulties to such a condition that our countries are now become deserts and lie absolutely waste.
All these calamities we suffered without complaining during the war and contributed our shares both of men and money for the support and maintenance of it, hoping that peace would put an end to these our miseries.
And being aware that nothing could contribute more to the flourishing of our nation and to relieve us under these hard circumstances to which we are reduced than the advancement of trade, we no sooner had the encouragement of his majesty's gracious promises, acts of parliament and letters patents for enabling the nation to carry it on, but, to demonstrate our zeal for the benefit of our native country, we closed with these proposals which were made for opening of trade to Africa and the Indies, and contributed to the utmost of our powers for carrying on so good and great a work. What has been the hindrances and obstructions to that trade we think it unnecessary to trouble your grace and the honourable estates of parliament with, these being so well known to his majesty and to the honourable estates of parliament by the several addresses, petitions and representations made by the council of the Company Trading to Africa and the Indies.
And seeing we have his majesty's repeated promises for encouraging of trade, as also his letters patent and acts of parliament establishing the African and Indian Company, and likewise the address of the last session of this parliament to his majesty in favour of the said company, as also his majesty's gracious acceptance of our late petition for the meeting of the parliament, wherein his majesty expects that the sentiments of this nation as to the African and Indian Company will be known, from all which we are encouraged to intreat,
That it may please your grace and the right honourable the estates of parliament to take the premises into your serious consideration, and to find out effectual methods for asserting the honour and independency of this kingdom, which our predecessors have hitherto maintained for so many ages, and which now seems to be so much encroached upon by the repeated and great discouragements to our rightful and lawful colony of Caledonia. As also to take proper measures for employing the poor and freeing the country of theft and oppression, and that now in the time of peace we be eased of the great and heavy burdens we lie under.
John Stewart of Dalguise [as one of the petitioners]
[ Records of the Parliments of Scotland]
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1689 - 1776 (87 years)
