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217. Things past recovery at Ayr—Brisben was to carry it—Lord
Montrose to go up. Ayr, 27 September c. 1683 (?)
My Lord, Before I came to this toun things wer past recovery, so I
thoght it not fit to make use of your Lordships name at all. I only,
fynding Brisben would cary it, advysed him to take on the councell and
make magistrats as many a3 his interest could alou, that the heats and
animosity s among them might in som measeur be alayed ; and he
promises so to doe. I fynd they perswad them selfs they will be suported
in all they doe. I am glaid to hear of the defeat of the Turks. I am
informed my Lord Montrose is to goe up, and is to wait on your
Lordship ; but I begg I be not neamed in this. This contry believes a
certain man caryes all, and that every body els will be distr^yed. I
shall wryt to your Lordship from Edinbourg. I am as I oght to be, my
Lord, your most faithfuU and obedient servant.
J. Grahame.
Air, September 27.
For the Marquess of Queensberry, Lord High Treasurer
of Scotland.
218. The Duke did not wish him to come up—Business of the town
of Edinburgh—Monklands remission stopped &c.
Edinbourg, October the 12 [1G83].
My Lord, There has nothing occurred here worthy your Lordships
noticing since my last. I fynd by letters from my Lord Treasurer
deput, my Lord Advocat and Colin that the Deuk has no mynd 1 should
com up ; but gives all asseurances that he will have the thing performed
with out fraud or trik. The Bishop of Edinbourg did me the faveur to
com and see me yesterday, being under fisik, when he took occasion to
tell me all had passed betuixt your Lordship and him as to the business*
of the toun of Edinbourg; and made shou of great grief that he had had
the misfortun to incur your Lordships displeaseur, but desyred nothing
of me neither to represent it to your Lordship nor any body els. I told
him I had never been on the subject with your Lordship ; but that,
seing the tuo Archbishops had concerned themselfs in the mater, as he
told me they had don, I believed your Lordship would not be implacable
fori had always found you ready to alou people to vindicat them selfs,
or to accept of raisonable satisfaction upon aknouledgement of their
fault. I spok this day with the Bishop of Galloway to knou if there
wer an^ hopes of his translatione, but he told me by what he could learn
from the primat, Dumblean was fixed in Eoss. I am glaid to see that
the Kintyr project is blouen up, but it is to be feared that tho that esteat
be anexed to the croun it may be easily disolved. I fynd the Advocat is
not satisfyed ; he has got nothing, tho he says he had no dessein but to
saive this contry from slavery, and honest men from ruin. Ho comes af
the 15. The Treasurer deput has thoght it worth his whyll to gate
the Kings orders to stop Munglands remission. Great pakets in great
beast com from my Lord Maitland to my Lord Chaucelor. Things seem
to goe very right ; but if the Juncto be not fixed again winter, all will
yet goe wj.'ong. I am going for Angus where I will be till the Advocats
return. Som folks here ar in great aprehension. I wish it may be well
grounded. I am, my Lord, your Lordships most humble and faithfnll
servant,
J. Grahame.
I am glaid to hear your Lordships sonns ar com to London and so
much esteemed there.