Volume the Second: Diplomatic DisplayLondonBritish Library, Add. MS. 59874
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                                        Macbeth, in which we were truly
                                    great. TheManager always played Banquo himself, hisWife my Lady
                                        Macbeth, I did theThreeWitches& Philander acted all the
                                        rest. To say the truththis tragedy was not only
                                    the Best, but the onlyPlay we ever performed; & after
                                    having acted itall over England, Ireland, and Wales, we came toScotland to exhibit it
                                    over the remainder ofGreat Britain. We happened to quit be quar::tered in that
                                    very Town, where you came andmet your
                                        Grandfather –. We were in the Inn-yardwhen his Carriage
                                    entered & perceiving by theArms
                                    to whom it belonged, & knowing that LordSt Clair was our Grandfather, we
                                    agreed to en::deavour to get something
                                    from him by discover::ing the Relationship –. You know how well itsucceeded  –. Having obtained the two HundredPounds, we instantly
                                    left the Townroom, leavingour Manager
                                    & his Wife to act Macbeth by them::selves, &
                                    took the road to Sterling, where we
