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The state of the garisone at Inverarey would be represented that it
hath been heitherto one the Marques of Atholl's expensses, and that as
yet he hath not received one farding of that sent nor will not for a
tyme, it beeing cast absolutly vast.
If Duke Hamiltoune shew any resentment against the late Earle of
Tarras depositione, where he is mentioned, it would be told that the first
peaper sent by Tarras with his lady which is sent up did give a ryse
for ginerall intergatoures, which without a cryme wee could not but
urge, iho without designe against any particular persone living.
There are many peapers which vere taken with Argyll are put in a
servant of the Exchequer hand to revise and to be considered.
His Majestic would be pleased to consider of how much importance
it is to the croune to retain the possessione of choseing the provest of
the brugh of Edinburgh ; for this is the true way to keep them from
faction, and from misimploying ther revenue and governing the towne
only with ane eye to procure elections.
The Lord Threasurer would represent to his Majestic that the forces
which his Majestic hath in this kingdome are suficient to suppress any
comotlgne that can aryse within it selfe, and as many as can be conveniently
entertained in the kingdome. For the povertie of the natione
is above what any can think, and some things are necessarie to be done
for the natione by the publict stock, such as the establishment of the
mint and to have some mony in cash. And it is certaine that if my
Lord Threasurer had not had mony in the castle, the intertainment
aither of horse or militia had been impossible and the enimie might
have ranged at pleasure. And therefore it vere advisable and more in
our humble opinione for his Majestie's interest here that the number of
single souldiers in tyme of peace should rather be diminished then any
new forces to be rased since a little money heer is difficult to be raised
and theer is much to do with it. But without any diminitione of the
present forces the mint may be established to the satisfaction of all the
natione.
Geo. Mackenzie.
S. Da. Falconar. Atholl.
Tarbat.
56. Answers by the Duke of Queensberry to the Libel given in to
his Majesty against him by the Lord Melfort after the first session of
parliament in April 1685. The King kept both the principal Libel and
Answers.
Just double of the Ansuers made by Duke Queensberrie to the
Lybell aad accusation given in against him to his Majestic by the
Lord Melfort after the parliment 1685, wher the said Duke was Commissioner,
and for greter clearness the severall Articles of the said Lybell
-are here mentioned before the Ansuers.
1st Article of the Lybell.
In the .6th Act oblidgeing husbands &c. to ansuer for ther wives, the Act 6.
pouer of ;obsolving or mitigating fyns is left to the councill and not to ^^' ^^^'
the King^ which is highly undutifull.
This Act was made in persuance of his Majestie*s royall pleasour, Ansuer 1st.
intimat by his letter to the Privie Councill bearing date the day
of , and brought doun by Earl Pearth, warranding them to fyne
husbandsfforther wives irregularities, and to acquitt or mitigate the fyns
of loyall 'husbands, as ther loyalty and merite should be made appeare
and the Act is in the exact tearms of the letter and the Instructions
given to Duke Queensberrie theranent, by which his Majestic devolves