by competent scholars. Part of this magnificent collection was sold by Messrs. Sotheby during ten days, beginning 13 June 1887, and included, among other valuable editions of the bible, early romances, &c., the celebrated Mazarin bible, which realised 2,650l., and the ‘Biblia Latina,’ printed in 1402, which brought 1,025l.
Crawford's chief works were:
- ‘Lives of the Lindsays,’ privately printed in 1835, published 1840; 2nd ed. 1849, 3 vols. 8vo.
- ‘Letters on Egypt, Edom, and the Holy Land,’ 1838, 2 vols. 8vo; 5th ed. 1852; a popular book of travel advancing theories of religion which he elaborated in later works.
- ‘Letter … on the Evidence and Theory of Christianity,’ 1841.
- ‘Ballads translated from the German,’ privately printed, Wigan, 1841.
- ‘Progression by Antagonism,’ 1846.
- ‘Sketches of the History of Christian Art,’ 1847, 3 vols.; 2nd ed. 1882.
- ‘Reports of the Montrose Claim,’ 1856, 4to.
- ‘Scepticism a Retrogressive Movement in Theology and Philosophy,’ 1861.
- ‘The Theory of the English Hexameters,’ 1862.
- ‘Memoir of Anna Mackenzie, Countess of Balcarres’ (wife of Alexander, first earl of Balcarres), 1868.
- ‘Conservatism: its Principle, Policy, and Practice,’ 1868, 8vo.
- ‘Etruscan Inscriptions Analysed …,’ 1872.
- ‘Argo: the Golden Fleece, a Metrical Tale,’ 1876.
- ‘The Earldom of Mar in Sunshine and Shade during Five Hundred Years,’ Edinburgh, 1882.
[Times, 15 and 25 Dec. 1880; Athenæum, 25 Dec. 1880; Sutton's Lancashire Authors; Annals of our Time; Works.]
LINDSAY, Lady ANNE (1700–1825), authoress of 'Auld Robin Gray,' [See Barnard.]
LINDSAY, COLIN, third Earl of Balcarres (1654?–1722), was the second son of Alexander Lindsay, first earl of Balcarres [q. v.], by his wife, Lady Anna Mackenzie, daughter and coheiress of Colin, first earl of Seaforth. He succeeded to the earldom, while still a child, on the death, at the age of twelve, of his brother Charles, second earl, 15 Oct. 1662. In 1670 at the age of sixteen, he was presented at court by his cousin the Duke of Lauderdale, when Charles II, partly because he conceived a liking for him personally, and partly in recognition of his father's services, gave him command of a select cavalry troop manned by gentlemen in reduced circumstances. Not long afterwards he was married to Mademoiselle Mauritia de Nassau, sister of Lady Arlington and the Countess of Nassau, and daughter of Louis de Nassau, count of Beverwaert and Auverquerque in Holland; but at the ceremony he, by mistake, placed a mourning instead of a wedding ring on the finger of the bride, who took the evil omen so much to heart that she died within a year. After her death he went to sea with the Duke of York, under whom he distinguished himself at the battle of Solebay, 28 May 1672. In 1673 he married Lady Jean Carnegie, eldest daughter of David, earl of Northesk, and thereby incurring the king's displeasure, was forbidden to appear at court. Retiring to the country he occupied his leisure in study. On the death of his wife, six years afterwards, he was permitted to return to court, and on 3 June 1680 was made a privy-councillor and in 1682 sheriff of Fife. Along with Claverhouse he took active measures against the covenanters in Fife, and in January 1685 obtained a commission to hold with him a justiciary court for their trial (Fountainhall, Hist. Notices, p. 602).
After the accession of James II Balcarres was, on 3 Sept. 1686, appointed a commissioner of the treasury, and in 1688 was made lord-lieutenant of Fife. So much was he trusted by the king, that when the scheme for the descent of the Prince of Orange became known, the chancellor, Lord Perth, was ordered to rely on his advice and that of the Earl of Cromarty in the measures to be adopted for the defence of Scotland. Lord Melfort, secretary of state, however, who was jealous of Balcarres's influence, rejected his suggested plan of defence as too expensive, and it was determined instead to send the forces then available in Scotland southwards. Balcarres, meanwhile, was sent by the Scottish privy council to England to receive further instructions, and succeeded in reaching London. After the king's return from Faversham, Balcarres, along with Dundee, waited on him on the morning of 17 Nov. in his bedroom at Whitehall. At the request of the king they accompanied him on a walk in the Mall, when, having expressed his final determination to leave the country, he stated that on his arrival in France he would send Balcarres a commission to manage his civil affairs, and Dundee one to command the troops in Scotland. After the flight of the king Balcarres waited on the Prince of Orange, to whom he was previously known through his first wife, the prince's cousin. While expressing his respect for the prince, Balcarres declined to act against the king, whereupon the prince warned him of the danger he ran if he transgressed the law. Along with Dundee, Balcarres was permitted to return to Scotland, and they arrived in Edinburgh about the end of February 1689. The Duke of Gordon was already negotiating
