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that they haue had a rebuke at councell for a memonal they gaue ia
there, upon the same subject, since their writing their letter to me,
which they deserved very well ; and you may be sure they shall haue no
countenance from hence, and that you and what has been done by his
Majesty in it, shall be suported. You will, I supose, by this post, haue
his Majesty's pleasur to treate with the Eurle of Mar about agreeing
with him for his heritable keeping of Sterling castel. It seems the sayd
Earle had some notice that such a thing would be proposed to him, and
write to me about it, and have answered him that it was true, but that it
was not out of any dissatisfaction of him, but that his Majesty did thinke
it for his service, to gett into his hands all such heritable things ; that
you were to treat with him upon it ; but that if he liked not the proposal
it should not be imposed on him. I thought it fitt to lett you know
what I had written to him, that you might be the better prepared. Tht
whole affaire of the officers of the mint, as to their fines is now settled
and past his Majesty's hand ; and as for the exaltation mony, I moued it to
his Majesty before the two Secretarys, where 'twas resolved, that since
his Majesty would not quite ruin Sir J. Falconer, that should go as it
was in the decret, for what he is fined : and the account he is to
make for the bullion will be very heavy upon him. I thought to haue
sayd more now but have not tyme.
For the Marquis of Queensberry.
45. " The Old General " Dalzell going back to Scotland.' The Prince's
daughter to be married to the Prince of Denmark.—Clavers to be soon
despatched to Edinburgh.
London, May : 9 1683,
The Old General is now a going back, and I hope better satisfyd, then
when he came from Scotland, his Majesty hauing caused Lord Morray
to write downe to the Chanceler, about some little things which were
but resonable : and I beleue now he sees he needed not to have made so
long a journay, but that a letter from him would have done as well, but
I am apt to think that his having spoken to the King himself, will have
helped to have satisfyd him ; for tho he proposed some things which
were not very resonable, yett he readely acquiesed to his Majesty's
pleasur. As for newse, this bearer, Mr. Dauid Hay, who is to give you
this, can tell you all we have here, and how things go very well in the
citty. Pray, be kind to him for I am confident he well deserve
the favor his Majesty has done him. My daughter's being to be
married to the Prince of Denmark will now be no newse to you, and I
am the better pleased with it because I find the loyal party here do like
it, and the Whigs are as much troubled at it. There is one Sterling, a
minister, who, when I was in Scotland, used to give inteligence. He
has latly writen me word he continus to do it to you ; and I make no
doubt, if he deservs it, and you find him usefuU, you will now and then
lett him have some little thing, I came yesterday from Windsor and
am to returne back thether tomorrow; from whence I shall sone
dispatch Claures to you.
For the Marquis of Queensberry.
46. Letter carried by Clavers—Hamilton of Monklands forfeiture
Provost of Edinburgh and the excise.
Windsor, May 13, 1683.
This gos to you by Clavers, to whom I must refer for severall things
I have to say to you, and to informe you how things go here. As to
what you wrot to me some tyme since concerning a gift to the tresurer