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or de Luci. Unfortunately the precise re ference has been mislaid, and the entrie relating to the FitzDuncan family are sc numerous and disjointed that it has not been recovered. This marriage is improbable, be cause there is no reference to it in the manj deeds relating to the FitzDuncan estates but it is not impossible, because the Lascelle* family certainly held lands formerly pos sessed by William FitzDuncan in Scotland Marjory, the daughter and heiress of Alar de Lascelles, must have been born between 1175 and 1190. She married Sir Richard d Moravia, of Skelbo and Culbin, and had four sons : Sir Alexander, William, Sir Malcolm and Sir Patrick.* Sir Alexander de Moravia, as " son and heir " of Sir Eichard and Marjory confirmed various grants made by his grand- father Alan de Lascelles and his grand-uncle Duncan de Lascelles. Sir AlexandeV de Moravia married a lady called Eva, who after his death married Sir Alexander Cumin of Badenoch. So far as I can trace, the Morays got no portion of the English estates of the Lascelles family ; but it is somewhat curious and significant that the Morays about 1284 seem to have had a dis- pute with the Bruere family. At least a William Bruere, or Burcer, or Burtere he is so variously designated slew a William de Moravia, for which he was pardoned in November, 1301 ('Calendar of Pat. Roll, 29 Edw. I., p. 616 ; Close Rolls, 13 Edw. L, p. 311). The Morays of Skelbo, Culbin, and afterwards of Pulrossie have been totally over- looked by Scots genealogists. Yet their pedigree is better instructed than that of any other branch, and it will be found that it is from Culbin that the Morays of Tullibardine, Drumsargard, Annandale, Polmaise, Aber- cairney, &c., descend. D. MUKRAY ROSE.

LETTERS OF WILLIAM COWPER. (See ante, pp. 1, 42, 82, 122, 162, 203.)

Pp. 177-9 :

Letter 19 [should be 23]. ny (Olney), Apr. 4, 1772. MY DEAR COUSIN, Your letter was a welcome messenger of glad tidings ; -I truly rejoice with you, and desire to join you in praising a gracious and merciful God, who, though He chastens us sore, does not give us over unto death. I have been con- stantly mindful of you in my prayers, and shall continue to be so ; by God's help, still hoping in His mercy, that He will crown the dispensation with

founded a monastery at Dornoch. He appears in several Northern charters. His brother Sir Malcolm held Beath.
 * This was the Sir Patrick de Moravia who

His goodness, and finish it in love. The last sacn mental opportunity we had, the Lord was please 1 to favour me with much liberty in pleading ani wrestling with Him for my dear kinsman, and h: j afflicted mother. I can truly say, my soul travaile L in birth, with his soul, and that I never desire L | my own salvation more feelingly, than I was thei strengthened to agonize for his. I could plead with him for that precious body and blood, which I theh saw exhibited before me, that he might be admitted into a saving participation of that glorious mystery, washed, sanctified, justified, in the Name of the= Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. Nor did I leave the throne, till I received a comfortable and sweet assurance, that the Lord would answer us in. peace, and in the truth of His salvation.

The times and the seasons are in His own handj the ways and means entirely under His disposal,! but I mention this experience, in hopes that it may! be made a comfort to you. I remember it was* comfortable news to me, when I was at Cambridge J, attending my brother in his last illness, to hear fronr Olney, that the Lord was pleased to pour out a spirit of prayer for him, and the event answered, and exceeded, my highest expectations. I am not the only one, whom a gracious God is employing upon this occasion, to plead your cause in this place. My dear friend Mrs. U[nwin] lays it much to heart, and I can answer for Mr. and Mrs. N[ewton], that they both feel for you, and pray continually that an abundant blessing may spring up for you and yours out of this affliction.

I pray God, who has preserved him hitherto, still to preserve him, and bring him home* in peace. How I shall long to see him ! Surely I should embrace him as a brother, and more than a brother, could I but see him at Oy (Olney) devoted to that Jesus, who gave Himself, I trust, for him and for me. May he come home in the best sense, home to God, and home to the Mediator of the New Cove- nant. Then, after having been tossed, as the Lordt says, like a ball into a far country, he shall find in- ihe smiles of a reconciled God and Father, what Dr. Watts calls,

a young heaven on earthly ground, And glory in the bud.

Mrs. Unwin desires me to present her Christian espects to you. She has mourned with you, she jegins to rejoice with you, and will accompany you itep by step, through all the dispensation. Mr. N[ewton] speaks of calling upon you, when he goes next to London, for he takes a deep interest in your concerns upon this occasion. My dear cousin, may rle, who makes the widow's heart to sing for joy, bless fou and yours, and shine upon you ! Let the men f this world carve it out amongst themselves ; we I vill not envy them, though we will pity and pray I or them : but may we and ours, have our portion I n God. The pearl of great price is a possession, * vhich makes us rich indeed ; but as to the earth and he glory of it, the sound of the last trumpet shall oon shatter it all to pieces. Then happy they, and; nly they, who, when they see the Lord coming in he heavens with power and great glory, shall be ble to say: Lo, this is our God, and we have waited for Him.

Yours, my dear cousin, ever, etc.

ears after ! viz., his return." t Isa. xxii. 18.
 * Mrs. Cowper's note: " This came to pass, four-