Memories of Madras / by Sir Charles Lawson.

  • Sir Charles Lawson
Date:
1905
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Credit: Memories of Madras / by Sir Charles Lawson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I intrigue, he was expelled from St. Stephen’s by the scan- dalized Parliament. Meanwhile, Cogan remained in Holland, beggared by his loyalty. He estimated his losses in the ; Royal cause at £34,000 ; while his elder daughter, writing I later, set them down at £40,000. Of silver and gold the “ Merrie Monarch ” had none wherewith to compensate his adherents for their sacrifices ; but he tried to make some amends to Cogan by creating him a Baronet. The Restoration was eventually brought about, and Sir Andrew Cogan availed himself of his recovered liberty to return for the last time to his native land. Soon after- wards Clement, who had been residing upwards of ten years at Greenwich, came to sad grief. Being] proscribed as a regicide, he fled from Greenwich, and hid himself in a mean house in an obscure part of London. But he was betrayed there by his sonorous voice ; whereupon he was brought to trial, found guilty, sentenced and executed. Then Cogan’s elder daughter petitioned the King to order compensation to be made out of Clement’s estate for the sufferings of her now aged father. She was compelled, she represented, owing to his want of means, to support him, and she had to sign bonds in order to prevent his being cast into jail as a debtor. Whether her prayer was granted is not known ; but it is conjectured that Sir Andrew Cogan died shortly after the petition had been sent in. The daughter referred to married Christopher Musgrave, a grandson of Sir Philip Musgrave, second Baronet, the chief representative of a family that “ came over with the Conqueror,” and settled at Musgrave in Westmorland. Sir Philip was present at the battle of Worcester ; followed Charles 11 to France, Holland and Scotland ; bravely defended the Isle of Man against the Countess of Derby ; and, for his great services in the Royal cause, received a warrant creating him Baron Mus- grave, of Hartley Castle. But he did not take out the patent. Christopher Musgrave, Cogan’s son-in-law, who eventually succeeded to the Baronetc}^ was one of the Tellers of the Exchequer in the first year of the reign of 1
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