To the horror of that unfortunate person, his charge enrolled himself as an adherent of the Pretender, and went to pay his respects at Avignon.

The Duke had talent beyond the ordinary.

He could write fairly well, make an excellent speech, and had a keen sense of wit.

When he went to Paris, the British Ambassador, Lord Stair, took it upon himself to give this madcap some sound advice.

He extolled the virtues of the late Marquess of Wharton, and, "I hope," he said, "you will follow so illustrious an example of fidelity to your Prince and love to your country." "I thank your Excellency for your good counsel," replied the visitor courteously, "and as your Excellency had also a worthy and discerning father, I hope that you will likewise copy so bright an example, and tread in all his footsteps,"-- an effective though a brutal rejoinder, for the first Lord Stair had betrayed his Sovereign.