The manuscripts of His Grace the Duke of ... - Electric Scotland

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Aimouthe. Divers complaents haue bene sent to the Lords of
Tressury hear, by sutch as collecte his Majestys customs on the
borders, of sum ryotus actions done by some on the Scots syde ;
but becaus I hau by the Dwk's order, wrytin of this to my Lord
Chancellor, and sent him the coppys of sutch informatione as he
had about it uhich your Lordship uill sie, I shall say no more of
that. The Dwk is to wryt to your Lordship himself of 10001b.
sterlinge out of Thomas Mooddies Mortefications, uhich he thinks
fitt to bestowe upon the byeinge or buildinge of a hous for the
Bishoprikeof Edinb[urgh]. A letter had bene sent from his
Majesty to the Councill about it, but that the Dwk thinks his
wrytinge to your Lordship uill be as effectuall and
les troble : and certinly it is a verry commendable
thinge, specially sins it taks nothinge out of the King's purs.
I lowk on myself as extremly oblidged to you for the kynd
expresions in your last of my particular conserns and doubts not
but by your freindshipe I shall obtaen uhat the Kinge and Dwk
haue promised me, uhich uill put ane lastinge obligatione on me.
Whythall, Desember 2d : 1682.
22. It had pleased his Majesty and the Duke to make Moray's
brother Archibald Lieutenant Governor of Stirling Castle. He
would lay hold of the first opportunity for Queensberry's cousin,
James Murray. The Dwke hes bene all this day at huntinge, so
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that I can not possibly returne account to all the particulars of
your letter befor next post, that I haue tyme to discours them
uithe his Eoyall Highnes." Queensberry's desire about Earl
Southesk's business had been done long ago.
Whythall, Desember 5 : 1682.
23. On Sundays night the Dwk orderd Earle Middleton and
me to attend him at his closit in Whythall, uhare I informed him
of all the particulars contaen'd in your letter, and a littill therafter
uee uaeted on his Majesty to know his pleasure conserninge
them. As to the first, conserninge Mrs. Eotches gifte of Ultimus
heres, the Dwk tould the King he uished him to grant this to her,
but, as I had proposed to him, besought his Majesty that hearafter
he uould giue nothinge of that naetur to any uho had no
conserne in that kingdome, uhich the Kinge promised to observe.
As for the tinds of Furnuall, you haue that matter now befor
your selfe. The best uill be to accomodat it ther uithout sendinge
it more hear uhich I am sure uill be to Earle Southeasks
advantage. As for Chrihtons remisione I had no furder hand in
it but to obaye the command I reseaved. I finde it louks ill, but
uhat uill be done in it I cannot yet tell. I urged the gift for
Posso to be his Majesty's Mr. Falconer as mutch as I could. The
Kinge and Dwk bothe sayd that uas to increas the charge. I
tould them it uas not mutch, but that his Majesty might be
ueall served. The Kinge sayd he uould think on it : uhat uill be
the event I can not yet tell. The most important bussines of all
uas longe debaeted, viz. :—Major Whyt's account of the differences
betuixt the Mr. of the Ordinance and him conserninge reparations,