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Ranfrou and through the laigh pairts of the shyr of Air up to Drumelington.
The foot is marched this night from Air to the Fogg 7 Iload,
and from that they gee east al the way throgh the hilles to Moffet. I
have writen to the garisons of Galloway to drawe out and march al along
on the right, and I with the troups I have here will march on their left
on this seid the hilles. I caused make a search throu there muirs a
purpose to chease them from this to the hilles, and make them think
themselfs secur there, but they have such intelligence that there is no
surprising them. When we cam here, they told they heared of my
coming ; and last night T was asking if there wer any troupes at
^eumilles as I came from Machline, and tho it was undernight and no
body but my owen servants, they told me my lord Ross troup was there
and that I was expected. I fear we doe nothing, for so soon as I com I
fynd they acquaint all the contrey expecting a search. I shall be with
your Lordship on Monday, and give you my opinion of the state of
things here. I am, my Lord, your most faithfull and most humble
servant, .
J. Grrahame.
For the Marques of Queensberry, Lord High Treasurer of Scotland at
Edinbourg.
225. Willing to do him service. Dudhope, 25 August, 1684:.
My Lord,—By a letter from Mr. Colin Makenzy I hear your Lordship
will advertise me when you have any service for me. Houever, I
thoght it my deuty to lait your Lordship knou that whyll I injoy here
the fruits of your faveur, I am not unmindfull what I awe you ;
and
tho your Lordship have nothing to comand me, I will wait on you at
Edinbourg befor you goe hom. Tho I stay a feu days here, I hop no
body will reproach me of eating the bread of ydleness, seing no body
has and will goe mor cheerfully about any thing that concerns the Kings
or your Lordships service, then, my Lord, your Lordships most humble
and obedient servant,
Didop, August 25, 1684.
J. Grahame.
226. Meeting with Queensberry*s friends—Supply offered by the
shires.
Bruntelin, October 30, [c. 1684].
My Lord, That day I pairted from Sir Robert Dayells I came to
Edinbourg with clear day light, and your letters were delyvered to Heu
Wallaces wife in good time. I souped at Blairs with my Lord Balcares,
Drumeller, the Advocat and severall others. Nixt morning I sawe our
friends saive the Register, who was not com to toun. I spok about Fyfe
and the Lauthians joining in this suplie. Many thinks it raisonable ;
but Balcares told me friely that he durst not undertake it ; and when I
spok to him that others would, that pretended to mor interest in that
contrey, he laghed at it. Yesterday I dined at Blairs with the Chancel or.
Secretary, and all the good compagnie in toun ; and it was said that
Nidsdelle had given nothing, because it was left to the Councell to
impose, which they in all apearence would not doe. I doe not knou if
it was heared by all, but I said out, that I believed those of the secret
comitty would not refuse to tell their privat opinion, and without any
act of Councell my Lord Treasurer would cause these shyrs make offer
acordingly. I told that the raison why the offer was in generall terms
was, that they thoght the goverraent would not think it raisonable to
take so much af them as af Galloway, and yet they thoght it might
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F.eem not loyall anogh to offer less. I am informed that it is said that