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

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Chancellor uill also by this post reseaue his brother's patent for
beinge conjuncte Secretary, and yon nill reseaue the King's
presept for on hundred ponds St. to Gray of Criche. The
Tressurer Deput in his last tould me it uould be verry important
for the King's service that on Veitch near seased, uho is judged
to be hear. I haue layd out all uays for intelligence of him, and
this morninge I uas uithe E. Middleton, who uill doe his utmost
indevors also, but on thinge I intreat, that you uill cause inquyre
of Carstaers uhar he frequented uhen he uas hear, and uithe
uhomhe conversed, and send me uord of it as sone as possible,
for that uould be verry helpfull to us. I am not verry ueall, and
ueary uithe urytinge.
Whythall, September 30 : 1684.
65. Moray was extremely obliged to Queensberry for the
favour he was pleased to express towards Blackball. As for the
two he called his friends, if anything were found against them
relating to the Government, Moray was confident Blackball
would be so far from speaking on their behalf that he would be
their enemy as much as loyal and honest men ought. He
had sent down the King's letter warranting probation by oath,
where other probation failed ; and the remissions for Philiphauch,
Gallowshels, and Carstaers, by last post to the Lord Chancellor.
And now he sends inclosed a letter in favour of Sir John
Falconer, and another concerning Koched, the town clerk of
Edinburgh, in the very words Queensberry had desired them.
"Last night I uas commanded by the Kinge, at the Cabinet
Councill, to ride Philiphauch's narrative and Carstaers' reexamination,
uhich I did, but the Kinge injo[i]ned secrecie,
becaus the Secret Commity in ther letter to the Dwke sayd th [e]
y
had promised not to say any thing of it, but to the Kinge and
the Dwk, untill he showld be brought to depone upon oath.
His Majesty uill, in diue time, send you his thoughts of the
proposall for the parlaments meetinge in March next. Tomorrow
ther is a Eeviue of all his Majesty's troups, hors and foot, at
Putny Heathe, uhich uill make a verry good appirance."
Whythall, October 23 : [16] 84.
66. The King and Duke came that evening from Newmarket.
He had received the honour of Queensberry's letter of the 10th
from " Kircubright." " Th[e]y are bothe extremly pleased uithe
your great paens and succesfull good service in your distrike,
uhiche is a presedent that I houp uill induce the rest to come the
lenthe of thos offers. Your patent had bine past at Newmarkitt,
[if] the Dutchess of Portsmouthe's siknes had not kept the Dwk
from moueinge any thinge of bussines to the Kinge, and she
continows still so verry ill that his Majesty is come hear some
days soner then he intended." He would speak to the Duke about
Queensberry's remaining till December for ordering his affairs.
He was confident that the information about Blackball' s refusing
to take the Test must be a mistake ;
" for I am sure he towk it
befor he came hear at the last circuitts." He would speak to tjie