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for him ; and till I know what troups can be raised, I will make no
other engagment but what I have done now to yoa for your sonne. I
had almost forgott to tell you that the Chancelor, Lundy, and others of
the Secret Committy, espesially the two first, haue in seuerall of their
letters haue done you justice in letting me know upon severall occations
how well you serve his Majesty, and how industrious you are in it. I
say this to do them right, for you know already how satisfyd I am with
you, and so is his Majesty. As for your concerne, both your warrant
and Lord Huntly's will be signed within a day or two ; but his Majesty
will haue them keept here till Lord Huntly's returne to Scotland ; but
if that be not sone, I shall presse his Majesty that the warrants may be
sent downe. As I had writen thus far, I receved yours of the 18
from Wigtoun, by which I see you have brought that shier also to do
as well as Kircubright had done. I see by [it] also you had gott good
information against Lord Staire, which I hope you will prosecut when
you come to Edenburgh. As for what you propose concerning Lord
Secretary Lundy's staying till Christmas in Scotland, I shall consider
of it ; and as to the Parliament, I am still as I have already writen to
you, that it will be proper for me to go downe to you to hold it in the
spring. As to affairs in England, they go all very well ; and tho' there
has been some changes made of late, in the Tresury and els where, there
j"s none in any of the mesurs layd downe, and all things go as well as can
be desired. I haue not tyme to say more now.
To the Lord Tresurer of Scotland.
98. Parliament of Scotland, to sit in March— the Duke to be
Commissioner, and not to be long detained.
St. James's, Nouember 8 : 1684.
I thought by this post to haue answered both your letters—the one
of the 27 : of October from Dumfreis ; and the other of the 28 : from
Newbie ; but businesse intervened, which gaue me not leasur to do it
now, but intend to do it by the next ; so that now I have only tyme to
tell you, that his Majesty, in persuance of what you of the Secret
Committy aduised, has resolved tlie Parliament in Scotland shall sitt in
March ; and by this post there gos a letter to them about it, with one
enclosed to them for the Councell, which the Secret Committy is to
deliver when they thinke it proper. And I hope you will prepare
things, so as when the Parliament sitts and I am with you, I may not
be obliged to stay long from his Majesty, which is all I have leasur to
say now.
For the Lord Tresurer of Scotland.
99. A Declaration put up by " rebels
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on the church doors—His son's
commission for a new troop sent down—Roswell a Presbyterian minister
found guilty of treason for preaching sedition.
St. James's, Nouember 18 : 1684.
I haue now yours of the 5 : and 9 : to answer. As to what you say
in the first concerning some officers that are not thought fitt to be
continud in the seruice, 'twill be tyme enough to speake of that when 1
shall be with you at Edinburgh. As to yours and Lord Huntly's
warrants, he intends to go from hence next weeke, so that it is not
worth the speaking to his Majesty to have them sent downe soner to
you. I see by yours of the 9 : that another declaration has been put
up by some of the rebels upon some church doors^ one of which has
been sent me by the Chancelor : 'tis well they can do nothing els but
that, and rob poore ministers' houses. Either you or I have been very