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I must crave leave to say that my uay of livinge can giwe no
just grown d of suspitione to any body. I doe not dissemble my
oppinion, and it is, and shall ever be, uith as mutch zeall for my
master's service as any man's livinge. I haw ever desired and
designed a good understanding amongst all his Majesty's servants,
and so far as I could, to preserve vnity and frendshipe amongst
them, and when it fals out to be otheruays, I do heartily regrait
it,—so far am I from incurridging any thinge of that naetur.
And iff every body be as calme and equall in ther speking, uryting,
and acting, as I indevor to be, the noice of discord uill be
littill heard amongst us.
Whythall, April 25 :
[16] 85.
103. ''In my oth[e]r letter, I forgot to tell you that
uhat I urot conserninge Earle Dumbarton is to be secret and
to yourself alone, especially that conserninge his commision,
uhich the King resolves shall be made known to non, unles ther
fall out an necessity for him to make uss of it
The Kinge resolves to send doune Lochiell that he may be in
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a rediness to assist in cace ther showld be uss for his service."
Lord Melfort had moved the King that since the Master of Saltone
was to have a new commission, and that he bought his company,
that it might be given to the Earl of Eglinton's brother, who
would give him back his money. The King was likely to agree
to this, though he was extremely against selling military
" imployments."
Whythall, Aprile 28 : [16] 85.
104. There had been a talk as if Claverhouse had been in town ;
but Lord Melfort told him that morning that he had a letter from
Claverhouse yesterday, and there was no such thing as his
coming from Scotland at all. **E. Dunbarton askt me iff I had
heard any thinge of your brother, Coll. Douglas, beinge wounded
in some privat quarill. I tould him, no ; and I uas sure it uas as
fals as hell. When you see him inquire and he will tell your
Grace from whom he had it."
Whythall, Aprile 30 : 1685.
105. Moray had received Qu'eensberry's letter of the 25th
by the flying packet which came yesterday morning, "and
about ten acloke L^- Melfort and I uaeted on his Majesty and
rede to him the Secret Commity's letter, together uithe the
Addreses of the Koyall Burrous to the Kinge and your Grace,
uhaeruithe he uas verry ueall saetisfied. The Kinge hes your
speetch, uhich he promises to be caerfull of, and to delyver bake
to me, becaus it must be printed as sone as the Parlament's
ansswer coms to the King's gracious letter. The address from
the Burrous will be in the next Gazet. L^^- Melfort delyver'd
the Vicount Tarbat's letter to the Kinge : he rede it, and sayd it
uas only a complement." An Instruction was sent by that post
for maintaining the Bishops' privilege in speaking and voting in
trials of criminals before Parliament. " Uhen I spoke to the