The chiefs of Grant - Electric Scotland
The chiefs of Grant - Electric Scotland
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280 JAMES OUAN'T, SFA'F.XTH OF FUKUCIIIK. [1G37-<br />
declare, tliat noii s;ilbe inoiv willing; iinr n-ailic aiul o1>.'ili.'nt tlicii I, vlio am, uij' Lnrd, your<br />
Loi'dsliijis aft't'ctiniiat cousini> and most luirable scrsMuiit, J. (i.'<br />
For tlie liicht llonoraliill my noUlo Lord, the Ivirle <strong>of</strong> Kothcs.<br />
To wliich tlie Earl replied as follows :<br />
r.miitiland, May i I'tli, IGGO.<br />
I receaved the honor <strong>of</strong> your noble and civill expressi'ines in yours dated ihe 2d <strong>of</strong> this<br />
instant, whicli hes so duep ane impresinu wpon mo, as that I am not able i>y expression<br />
to liold out the dfU" sence I have theroif. IJut, I Imup, \\]\ru ojjcrtunities <strong>of</strong> doeiiig yow<br />
service shall <strong>of</strong>Ter, that yee shall find alioundance <strong>of</strong>f zcall in me, to hold out by my actions,<br />
the cvedenccs <strong>of</strong> the great esteem I have olf yow, both for your loyal! atl'ectioun to the<br />
publick interest, and for the undeserved esteeme yow aie ])leased to have <strong>of</strong>f me. I liavc<br />
so full}' comunicated my thoybts to this bi'arer {my tru.-tir friml), that I shall forbeare to<br />
iiiultiplie Ij'nns, to increase your trovbll, hoopeing that h'^ will falhfully discliarge that trust<br />
I have put wpon bim. I have receaved a call to goe to bis Maji'stie, and is this da}' on my<br />
jorney : And iff at any tyme ye bane ocation to lay your commands wpon me, ye may ashure<br />
your selff that none ali\e shall be mor readie in tlier station to give cheirli'ull obedience then<br />
I shall bee, which I hooji ye will give so much creeditt to, as to doe me the justice and right<br />
<strong>of</strong>f bcliveinge me to be, that which my oun inclynations holduth fwrlh wnto rue (wliich is)<br />
that I am, to the wtmost extent <strong>of</strong>f my capasitie, your most fathffull humbell servantt,<br />
KOTHES.<br />
I hear ther is some l>roken men in the Highlands. I hoop yc will d(je me the favor as<br />
to prevent quhat prejudice yow can to my interest in botlies.<br />
For the llight Honorable the Laird <strong>of</strong> <strong>Grant</strong>t—tbes.-<br />
Among tlie.se broken men in the Highlands -was one called the<br />
" Halkit Stirk," who, m a letter addressed to the Laird bj the Com-<br />
mittee <strong>of</strong> Estates in August IGGO, is expressly denounced. After<br />
enjoining the Eaird generally to take steps to insure the preservation<br />
<strong>of</strong> the peace in his country, as he would 1)C held responsible for any<br />
ille
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