dent conduct of the story, and you will rank him in the number of
the best writers, and compare him even with Thuanus himself: Neither
is he less happy in his verse than prose, for here are all those
graces met together, that conduce any thing towards the making up a
compleat and perfect poet, a decent and becoming majesty, a brave and
admirable heighth, and a wit flowing.' Thus far the testimony of Mr.
Philips.

In order to divert himself and his friends, he wrote a small poem
which he called Polemio-Middinia; 'tis a sort of Macronic poetry, in
which the Scots words are put in Latin terminations. In Queen Anne's
time it was reprinted at Oxford, with a preface concerning Macronic
poetry. It has been often reprinted in Scotland, where it is thought a
very humorous performance.

Our author, who we have already seen, suffered so much by the immature
fate of his first mistress, thought no more of love for many years
after her decease, but seeing by accident one Elizabeth Logan,
grandchild to Sir Robert Logan, who by the great resemblance she bore
to his first favourite, rekindled again the flame of love; she was
beautiful in his eyes because she recalled to his mind the dear image
of her he mourned, and by this lucky similarity she captivated him.
Though he was near 45 years of age, he married this lady; she bore to
him several children; William, who was knighted in Charles II's
time; Robert, and Elizabeth, who was married to one Dr. Henderson, a
physician, at Edinburgh.

In the time of the public troubles, Mr. Drummond, besides composing
his history, wrote several tracts against the measures of the
covenanters, and those engaged in the opposition of Charles I. In a
piece of his called Irene, he harangues the King, nobility, gentry,
clergy and commons, about their mutual mistakes, jealousies and fears;
he lays before them the dismal consequences of a civil war, from
indisputable arguments, and the histories of past times. The great
marquis of Montrose writ a letter to him, desiring him to print this
Irene, as the best means to quiet the minds of the distracted people;
he likewise sent him a protection, dated August, 1645, immediately
after the battle of Kylsyth, with another letter, in which he highly
commends Mr. Drummond's learning and loyalty. Besides this work of
Irene, he wrote the Load Star, and an Address to the Noblemen, Barons,
Gentlemen, &c. who leagued themselves for the defence of the liberties
and religion