Account concerning the fire and burning of Edenbourgh in Scotland, in a letter from a gentleman there, to his friend in Dublin. : Scotland, February the 12th, 1700. 1700 Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A75085 Wing A170 ESTC R170017 45098208 ocm 45098208 171099

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ACCOUNT Concerning the Fire and Burning of Edenbourgh in Scotland, In a Letter from a Gentleman there, to his Friend in Dublin. Scotland. February the 12th, 1700. SIR,

I Doubt not but you have had the Fatal Account of the late Fire in the City of Edenbourgh, which has burnt the whole Parliament-Cloſe, ſave the Parliament Houſe, and Churches; and near to the Croſs on the South-ſide of the ſaid Street. A Letter from Edenbourgh the other Day carries that there is upwards of Five Hundred Families diſlodged. There is no great Loſs of Men and Women, but other Loſſes are conſiderable. It's talkt that the whole Church Regiſters of Scotland are gone.

Your Couſin Broughton is preſerved in Perſon by the Providence of God, though in ſeeming Hazard: His Cabinet and-Papers ſuſtained the common Damage of others; but there is no Loſs of Papers by burning, for all Gentlemens Papers being given away in confuſion, not minding to whom; and a great part of them being caſt over the Walls, were carried away by the Rabble. The moſt part, or all, of the Gentry of Galloway, are in one Circumſtance this way: There are Orders Iſſued forth for reſtoring of Papers to their Owners, but that cannot be expected without conſiderable Money to thoſe who have them; and where Inventories are wanting, to be ſure there will be conſiderable Loſs.

The Duke of Hamilton ſeemed very Anxious to have the Fire quenched, offering abundance of Gold to have it done. There is one Buchan clapt up on ſuſpicion of having an Hand in the Fire.

There is one _____ Imprioned at Glaſcow likewiſe, who is thought to have a Hand in the Fire which happened in that City a little before: But there ſhall be no more added at preſent

By a Well-wiſher of Yours.

To prevent Doubts concerning the above Relation, the Original was Received by, and is now in the Hands of Mr. Knowles in Back-Lane, Dublin; who Aſſerts it to come from Correſpondent of his, of good Repute and Credit in Scotland.

Dublin, Printed and Sold next Door to the Flecce in St. Nicholas-ſtreet, 1700.