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[April 1685.]
95. After a great deall of toill attendinge his Majesty at his
corronatione, I uas uithe him at St. Jameses at nyne a'clok
this night ; and now, after I was abede, he hes sent Mr,
Frowd uithe the inclosed Letter for your Grace, uhich
he orders me to send by the post. He sayd nothinge to me of it,
nor doe I know anythinge of its contents. I am so weary that I
am able to say no mor. My college is in uaetinge, iff it be not
some frek of his uhi[c]h he uill not be seen in, I know not uhat
it means.
Whythall, Aprile 13 :
[16] 85.
96. Moray was forced to send the Trumpets' coats along with
Mr. Deans, for they could not have been in time by sea, to attend
Queensberry on the day of riding the parliament. " This day I
houp ther uill be order for expedinge the Lord Register's patent.
I am to uaet on the Kinge about it this afternone, so by next you
shall hawe the certine account of it; long looked for coms at last."
On the same day was written a letter recommending the Earl
of '' Beridalbine," which begins thus " This is to recommend the
Earle of Beridalbine to your Grace's favor and protectione. I am
verry mutch assured of his foruard zeall to serve yow, as ueall as of
his abiletye to doe it. I belive the Kinge hes urytin to your
Grace in his behalf, and hes confidence in his fidelyty in his
service : he hes bine ill used by some others, and does not spaer
to let them know it." He was confident Breadalbane was his
friend, and would be entirely Queensberry's servant.
Whythall, Aprile 14 : 1685.
97. May it pleas your Grace, My dear Lord,—I hawe yours
by the flyeinge paket last night about elevin acloke, and this day
uaeted on the Kinge and gawe him ane account of uhat it brought.
I am order'd to draw the 3 Additionall Instructions, uhich shall
be sent by next post. The Kinge hes alreddy appointed some of
his troups in Irland to lye on that coast that is nearest Scotland
and a yaucht is orderd to goe to Grinoke, and ther to reseawe
sutch orders as your Grace and the Councill shall giwe for
garding the passage. She hes no men aboard from this, but her
comple"^^ of seamen for seali[n]ge; but his Majesty says you
must put 20 or 30 sojors aboard her, uhich uill be sufficient for
that service. He hes also order'd two troups of Dragowns to lye
on the Caerlyle border : and Coll. Struthers hes on troup alreddy
in Northumberland to attend the motions of the rascally fugetives.
I hawe sent for Zacharias Burne, to be hear uithe me tomorrow
morninge, that I may interrogat all he knows of Fergussone or
others, for the Kinge says he is confident he can witnes no mor
but that Fergusson uas in his and his father's houss ; and iff so,
it uear in vaen to send him ; and his Majisty says he is a very
ingenous fellow, and uill consell nothinge he knows. Of this you
shall hawe a furder account by the next. I am appointed to
inquyr at some of the Tressury uhat expenss is giwen to witnesses