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Acknowledgements
this book would not have been written without the support of the
Stewart Ivory Foundation, who funded a research fellowship at
Edinburgh University allowing me to conduct an exhaustive examination
of the financial records of the Company of Scotland. I would like
to thank the trustees of the Foundation and in particular Angus
Tulloch, Janet Morgan and Russell Napier for generous advice and
enthusiastic encouragement.
My research has been carried out in a number of archives. Thanks
are due to the staff of the Bank of England Archive, British Library,
Edinburgh City Archive, Glasgow University Library, Mitchell
Library, National Library of Scotland and National Archives of
Scotland. I would like to thank in particular Ruth Reed of the Royal
Bank of Scotland Archive and Seonaid McDonald of the Bank of
Scotland Archive for providing friendly access on many occasions to the
records of Scotland’s oldest financial institutions. The Duke of
Buccleuch and the Earl of Annandale kindly allowed me to consult their
private papers. Thanks to Sir Robert Clerk of Penicuik for permission to
quote from Leo Scotiae Irritatus.
The Scottish History department of Edinburgh University has
proved a very congenial environment for historical research. Thanks
to colleagues there, especially Dr Alex Murdoch for guidance and
support. My knowledge of the late 17th century has been greatly
deepened by many informal conversations with 17th century Scottish
historians Sharon Adams, Julian Goodare, Mark Jardine, Alasdair
Raffe and Laura Stewart, and with students on my Darien honours
course. Doug Jones very kindly provided a copy of his dissertation on
Darien and popular politics and I am also indebted to Prof Femme
Gaastra, Prof Charles Withers and Allan Hood for answering enquiries
on a variety of topics.
Thanks to my parents for their love and support. My wife Julie
has offered many helpful comments on the original manuscript. I
would like to thank her and our children Jamie, Robbie and Katie for
their encouragement, love and forbearance during my three year
sojourn with the Company of Scotland.