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to you. 'Tis that you would, before you come away for that place,
speake to the Lord Mareschal, that he would satisfy hir in hir just
pretentions, for otherwise she will be forced to move his Majesty to give
his helping hand towards it, who will hardly refuse hir that justice ; and
against the tyme you come he (her, pray, informe yourself so of that
affaire that one may the better know what to do in it. I wonder what
should encourage Sir William Scott not to pay his fine, being sure the
1,.500 : wiil not be remitted him. As to the Lord Ballantine, the
warrant was already past his Majesty's hand, and I engaged in it, so that
it must be continud to him till his nephew shall be of age; if he
misbehave himself, upon complaint what is fitt^will be done. As to
your up coming, I. am to go on Monday to Windsor, and shall from
thence send you word when it is to be ; and by yours of the 29 : of
March thinke the souer will be the better, for severall reasons. My
next will tell you the very day I would have you all here. By letters
which I have just now had from Holland, I am informed that the Scots
which are at Vtrecht are about buying of arms there, to send into
Scotland. By the next post I expect a further information of it. In
the meane tyme, I thinke it would do well to have those ports watched,
where 'tis likly they may be sent, but that with the least noise that may
be.
For the Marquis of Queensberry.
86. Death of Lord Montrose to the King's great loss, and disposal of
his troop—was glad he had put some money up in the Castle
Holloway, the conspirator hanged.
London, May 1 : 1684.
I have had seuerall of yours to answer, the last of which is of the 25 ;
and shall only tell you now that I was very much trouble [d] to heare
by it that Lord Montrose was dead ; the King has had a great losse of
him. As to his troupe, his Majesty has been pleased to confer it upon
the Lord Lewingstoune, that is the lieutenant, the cornet, Murray, will
be advanced ; and I intend to desire his Majesty to give the cornet's
place to Captain Hume that commands the Grenadiers, and his
company to Meldrum's brother, that is now in Dumbarton's regiment.
I am glad to heare that you haue put up some mony in the Castel.
What els I have to say in answer to any of yours, I shall defer till I see
you. Yesterday, Holloway, one of the conspirators was hanged, and
died with little concerne for him self ; and tho' he owned the conspiracy,
continud stuborne as to his factious princeples. As for foraine newse^
you will find it in the Gazette.
For the Marquis of Queensberry.
87. Was glad to find that most loyal men were pleased at Perth's
being made Chancellor.
Tunbridg, July 22 : 168L
This is only to tell you that I haue had yours of the 15 : by which
I am very glad to find that most of the loyal men are pleased at Lord
Perth's being made Chancelor. I haue not yett seen what past at tlie
Secret Comitty, but beleve I shall when I am at London, where I intend
to be to-morrow. I came yesterday from Windsor, and when I returne
back thether, which I intend on Thursday, shall answer more particularly
your letter, hauing not tyme to do it now.
For the Marquis of Queensberry.