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yit he uished that I uould uryt to Claverous and
tell him that be makeing acknowligment of his fault to your
Grace, he would restor him to his place and favour. I tould
his Majesty it uas in my humble oppinion most unfitt ; then
he sayd might he not order Earle of Middleton to doe it ; I tould
him that uas yit uors, beinge a Secretary of England ; and
uhen he heard my resons, th [e] y uould ansswer bothe.
I tould
him he kniw Claverous to be of a hye, proud and peremtor
humor, and iff sutch a letter near urytin to him he uould conclud
that uhat the Kinge had done uas not his owne choice, but
extorted by importunety, uhich uould certinly blow up his humor
to a greater highe of insolence then ever. Besyd that he uould
certinly talk of it uithe intollerable conset and vanety, uhich
uould be a greater rub on his Ministers then scraping his name
out of the Commision of Councill could be to Claverous. A great
deall mor I sayd, uhich I need not troble your Grace uithe ; but
at last the King uas convinced I uas in the right, and layd it
assyde. I tould him so sone as Claverous made applications to
your Grace, and sutch diw acknowligments as uas fitt, I kniw you
uould interced to hawe him put on the Councill agaen. This hes
bine put in the King's head, but I doe not know by whom. I am
under phisik, and had mutch to doe to uryt so mutch.
Whythall, Aprile 7 : [16] 85.
93. Earle of Dunbartone uryts to you by this post ane account
of a discours L*^* Lundin had to him, uhich he tould E. Middletone
and me. I need not repeat it, since the persone to uhom it
was sayd can giue the exactest account of it. By it you uill see
the uay that is takin, and I cannot doubt but thes things may be
sayd to the Kinge as ueall as to others : pray your Grace, iff any
thinge lyke that past amongst you, lett us know uhat uas sayd on
bothe syds : and when you intend to hawe any of your letters
showne to the Kinge, wryt tuo, iff you thinke fitt, a privat letter,
and the other to be shown. The same persone sayd to me yisterday
morning, that he uas sure ther uould be no oppinion given
for setling the west cuntry, becaus ther could be non effectuall
found out but uhat uas falne upon when he uas in Clidesdell,
and that behoved to be broken, becaus it could not be don in
Nidesdell, and that D. Ham : L^- Reg[i]ster, Presed[ent] of the
Sessione, Justice Clerke, and all the rest uho near sent to the
sever all distriks near of his mind, and declaered so to him. I
driw blood this morninge, and uithe goeinge to uaet on the
Kinge emedeatly after, I uas verry ill all this afternon, but
thanks to God, am now better.
(3.) Letters from c. April, 1685, to 1 August, 1685.
94.—The Earl of Moray's cipher, c. April, 1685.
Z. L9: al3: the King
Or : c8 : qq : D. Quinsberry
rh : tp : 15 : St. Andrews
fn : a30 : cp5 : Chancelor