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chant and a magillrate, and de-
fcended from the noble families of
Marchmont, Loudoun, and Ar-
gyle. Having, however, a large
family, and fufiaining many con-
fiderable loffes, he died, in indif-
ferent circumftances, and his chil~
dren were difperfed among the re-
lations and friends of the family.
Mungo, who at his father’s death
was an infant, was taken by his
godfather, who dying foon after-
wards, left him about 1000 merks’,
and recommended him to a rela-
tion, who educated him with his
own children, till he was about
18 years old.

As he had not money enough to
go into trade, or to fupport him
in a courfe of liudy for any of the
learned profellions, he inlilied in
the Scots Greys, a regiment which
was commanded by a namefake
and relation, from whom he hoped
preferment. He ferved in this
corps X2 years, and was, among
other engagements, at the battle
of Dettingen, yet he obtained no
preferment; he was once offered
a QIZITICP-MKREIJS place, worth
about 3001. if he would advance
xool. but not being able to pro-
cure fuch a fum, he foon after ob-
tained his difcharge, which is
dated 1744. _ i

ln i745,_ he returned into Scot-
land, where he found his country-
men in arms againfi each other;
{he accompanied his Chief and
kinfman, Lord Loadoun, in the
highlands; and after their" return,
his Lordlhip procured him a com-
miflion as oflicer of the Excife,
with a recommendation to Ration
him in Ayrelhire, that he might

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1770.

be among his relations and friends
in his native fpot.

Upon this duty he entered in
1746, four and twenty years ago,
and was at length finally ftationed
at Saltcoats, where he would
have chofen rather to continue,
than to have been raifed to a higher
oflice, which‘) would have carried
him from his native fpot. Being
known and efteemed by the neigh-
bouring gentry, he had ‘licences
from Lord Loudoun, and many
others, to hunt upon their grounds,
with authority to preferve the
game, and profecute poachers.
He had, however, no fucb licence
from Lord Eglingtoun. Of thefe
licences he did not avail himfelf
often, being, efpecially of late
time, infirm, having a diforder in
his breafl, and a lamenefs from a
broken leg; he ufed now and then
to kill a little game as prefents for
his friends, but never fold a bird
in his life, nor was ever conftder-i
ed as a common fowler or poacher.
In the year 1766 he fold his poin-
ter, and never afterwards had a
dog; but he kept his gun, which
was necelfary, as the fmugglers,
whom it was his duty to detect,
always went armed, and with his
gun he fornetimes {hot fparrows,
and fometimes gulls, as he palfed
along the lhore. Lord Egling-
toun, who was very firict in pre-=
ferving the game, prohibited all
perfons from filhing in the waters
of Garnock by publick advertifeq
ment; and Campbell, to avoid
all pofiibility of offending his
Lordthip in this particular, gave
away his fifhing rod, which was
very curious and valuable, to an

* About 551. 12s. llejrling.

acquaintance