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Galoua would ryse I would fynd a way to gelt by them. Nou when
your Lordship is to see the King and that the state of this conlry is to
be considered, it wer necessary to lait him knou that we have not forces
anogh for all the work we have. It wer no great business for the King
to send as much mony as would mantain iywe or six hondred mor
dragoons ; and in tuo or three years this contry I am seur would be
broght to forgett all there follys. I knou I need not recomend to your
Lordship to doe me good offices about the King and Dcuk ; only
remember it is inabling to doe you service on, who is so sincerly, my
Lord, your Lordships most humble and faithfuU servant,
J, Grahame.
Stranrau, Mairch the 13.
199. Had come to Edinburgh with Barscob as his prisoner— Queensberry's
brother. Edinburgh, 25 March 1682.
My Lord, I have taken the occasion to com hither with Barscob and
other prisoners, that I might give acount to the general and those of
the goverment of my proceedings ; for I begood to aprehend that in
your Lordships absence soni people might take the occasion to misrepresent
me. I have informed them fulJy of all my measurs ; and I
am so happy as that they all seem satisfyed, and particularly the generail
; hou long it will be so, God knous. I was very sorry at ray aryvall
here to fynd your Lordships brother, the Collonell, ingaidged in an
unluky business ; but am extreamly pleased that he is nou com af so
much to his honor. I shall not give your Lordship the trouble of particulars,
but I must say that I was asheamed to see hou unkynd people
"vver to him. 1 have broght in your man, Nilson, who is a great villan,
and shall be keeped till your Lordships return. My Lord, believe
nothing of any alarums you may gate of rysing, for I dar swear there
is no dessein, and the Whigues wer never louer. I must bygue of your
Lordship the faveur to doe me what good offices you think propre about
the King and Deuk ; in doing of which your Lordship will inable for
your service on who is intirly yours, my Lord, your Lordships most
humble and faithfull servant.
J. Grahame.
Edinbourg, March the 25, 1682.
200. The country in perfect peace—rebels seized, fled, or making
their peace—many conformed— an Indulgence would be mad. Kirkcudbright,
1 April 1682.
My Lord, I am very happy in this business of this contry, and I hop
the Deuk will have no raison to bleame your Lordship for advysing
him to send the forces hither ; for this contry nou is in parfait peace.
All who wer in the rebellion ar ether seased, gon out of the contry, or
treating their peace ; and they have alraidy so conformed as to going to
the church that it is beyond my expection. In Dumfries not only
almost all the men ar com, but the woemen have given obedience ; and
Earngray, Welshes owen parish, have for the most pairfc conformed, and
so it is over all the contry ; so that, if I be suffered to stay any tyme
here I doe expect to see this the best setled pairt of the kingdom on
this seyd Tay ; and if those dragoons wer fixt, which I wrot your
Lordship about, I. might promise for the continuance of it. Your
Lordships friends here ar very asistingj to me in all this work ; and it
does not contribut a litle to the progress of it that the world knous I
have your Lordships countenance in what I doe. All this is don
without having recaived a farthing mony, ether in Nidsdell, Anandell or