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clear mistakes amongest friends ; onely I shall tell your Lordship that
you may know how to consider him hereafter, that Haleyeards before
wittnesses deneys he gave you any such information, and says you have
mistaken him and alloued me to write so much ; and so hartely, adieu.
151. A paper by the Marquis of Douglas.
[c. 16Y8.]
My Lord, ther is nothing new since my last. It is belived the parliament
of England will adjourn till October. So soon as the bill of
money is past, Duk of Clogne is coming over to our King to give an
accompt of the King of France his affaires. My Lord Gr. wasyasterday,
surprysed with a paiper, all writt and subscrived by the Marquiss of
Douglas, which is to be presented to the councill, wherein your lordship
is verie particularlie mentioned. I thoght it my deutie to acquaint
you with it and should be verie sorie your name wer brought in publick
on such accompts. The Chancelor, 1 should judge the fittest person to
interpose and to endeavour to prevent all hearing in these affaires. I should
not haue interessed my selfe in such things wer it not something extraordinarie,
that you may resolne what is fittto be done, or how full you
concern yourselfe in it ; and withall I hop you will not misconstrue me
who have no further designe but to acquitt myself, my Lord, your
Lordships most humble and most faithfull servant. Adieu.
F"or the Earle of Quenisberrie, these.
152. Was unable to visit his Lordship before his departure to court
villainy committed in the country.
Hamilton, 23 Aprill [c, 1680]. ?
This morning I received the honor of your Lordships, and as I
told you at parting I intended to have waited on your Lordship befor
you had begun your juruey to ^court. But, since I came out, haueing
been under a litle course of phisike, and haueing since I came here taken
blood, and resolved to continew some more days under phisike, finding
still the pains of my head and bleeding at my noise continew, makes me
fear I dare not adventure to be there so soon as your Lordships intends
to begin your jurney, to haue the happiness to see you; therefor, shall
in this wish your Lordship a good jurney and a safe return, and shall
not doubt, iff anything occurr wherein I may be concerned, but that I
shall meet with your Lordships justice and faver, haveiug never done
anything to desairue the contrare, and being still desirous of giveing
you proofes that I am your Lordships most faithfull servant and most
affectionat brother.
I wish with all my heart you may make full discoveries of all the
villany that has been committed in thir countreys, not onely at the late
circuite but befor and since, that you may be the more enabled to give
his Majestic and Royal Highnes a trew account of the condition thereof.
My wife has her most humble service presented to your lordship and both
of us to my sister.
153. Tenants cited to the justice courts because they would not give
money—recommends Robert Blake, his chamberlain, charged with reset
of a preacher.
Hamilton 11 March 1681.
My Lord, the tenants in this inclosed list being citted to be wittneses
befor the justice court, I do intreat your fauer to cause dispatch them
for the pooer people can very ill waite there ; and I am informed they
are rather citted, because they wold not give mony (as many in this
countrie has done) then for any thing they can prove. I must also recomend
to your Lordships fauer one Mr. Robert Blake, who was my