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noice, creat troble to his Majesty, and by his humor exposs
himself ; and mutch mor to this purposs. Upon uhich
the King sayd, I uas in the right, and so commanded me to urit
this ansswer to him, wharof I hawe urytin a coppy in the end of
this paper, that you may know uhat I haw sayd, and make
sutch uss of it as your Grace thinks fitt. Sur I am 07 is mutch
disappointed. I had severall other things to uryt of, but must
defer them till next post.
Coppy OF MY Letter to Claverous.
Sir, I had yours of the ij , and acquented the King uithe your
desire of haueing leaw to com up : and am commanded to returne
you this ansswer—That, when you haw made your applicatione to
his Commisioner, and by his favorable representatione is restored
to your place in Cowncill, his Majestie will allow you to com up,
but by no means befor that time.
Now, I shall say from my self, as your freind and wealwisher,
that I am sorry you haw not befor this time addresed your self
to the Commisioner, who, I daer confidently say, would very
genorusly reseave it, and recommend you respectfully to his
Majestie. It is from verry kynd inclinations touards you that I
taek this fredome, and doe me the justice to beleve.
Whythall, Aprile 20 : 1685.
On in the morning.
100. The flyeing paket caem this morning about 9 a cloke,
just as the Kinge uent to chapile ; and as he came from
it, betuixt tuelfe and on, I uaeted on him ; but beinge then
goinge to dinner he appointed Ld. Lundin and me to uaet
on him at fyife a clok at night, uhich uee did accordingly, Lord
Lundin comeing then in uaeting. The letter from the Secret
Commity, and the Acts apaert near rede : then my college
begune to debaet on every on of them, and bothe of us beinge
alike uarme upon the matter, he sayd uhat he desired uas no
mor but that the acts might rune according to the Instructions
signed by his Majesty, and agred upon by all of us uhen you near
hear. This uyed uithe the Kinge, and he sayed th [e] y ought to be
agreable to the Instructions, uhich occationed the observes and
additionall amendements, you uill perseave on the margine and
bottom of sutch of them as uear not found agreable to the
Instructions. As to the Acte conserninge religion, I tould him
that uhat now you had sent uas the same in matter and senss
uithe that he past himself, levinge out the words uharof I
acquented you in my former, and contaend in the King's owne
letter to your Grace. Uithall I tould him this flyeing paket caem
auay befor you reseaved his Majesty's last orders conserninge
that Acte, uhich I uas sure you uould punctually observe. So the
King concluded he uould haw that act in the express words of
that past when himself uas Commisioner, leavinge out the
raetefieing of all laws agaenst Popry, as it is exprest on the
bottom of the Acte sent up and now returned. I see ther uill be