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severely punished ; and extremly wonders that the Atholl men
showld hawe quat the Hous of Elengrege so snekingly. He says
Hyland men never do so good service as uhen ther chife is upon
ther heads. I rede to him that part of the letter conserninge the
ill conditione of the Artellery, uithe ane audable voice, and tould
him that he would find the accounts yow had giwen him of that
and other things prove triw, let it be minsed by others as mutch
as th[e]y pleased.
Whythall, May 28 : 1685.
120. The flyeing paket you dispatcht on the 25th came hither
this morninge about 2 a'cloke, and as sone as the King uas up,
uee uaeted on him and gaw him account of all wee reseaved.
His Majesty appointed E. Middleton and Lord Melfort and me to
uaet on him this afternon, uhich uee did, and commanded the
return to be made, as you will see in our joint letter urytin by
Vicount Melfort. 289 is to caery it, so that I choiced to uryt this
night, by the ordinary post, uhat I hawe to say, uhich, I doubt
not, will be as sone, iff not be for him. You see the King leaves
it to D. Ham choice, to come or no, as he thinks fitt ; and I
conclud com he will, and the resone is obvious : for 14 and 07
will joien actings uhen togither, and Or may expect all the
dust that can be will be raesed ; but G. sees no remedy for it
at present but patience. The King hes orderd 2 mor frigats
to the cruize betuixt Irland and the west of Scotland, that
ar excellent saelers, and rowe uithe oars in a calme. Your
Grace will siee uhat is order'd conserninge the Cessnoks in
the joint letter, uhich I need not repeat. Ther is ane claus put
in it conserninge unety uhich is verry necessary, and we ought
to tak it home to our selfs in the terms of the letter. As to
E. Southesk's bussines, "it is in your owne hands, as you will
see by the letter I wrot to your Grace by the King's command
on that subjecte .... I showed the Kinge the Acts you sent
up, but ther is ane not of Acts mentioned in the Secret Commity's
letter, uharin you haw desired his Majesty's directions, uhich
wee haw not reseaved. I tould the King of Auchinbrek's joninge
uithe Argyle, and that he is E. Belcarris brother in law. All
suspected persons that can be falne upon will be seized hear.
G. assurs r that 559 grows every day rather mor shagrine and
pikishe ; and to tell r frely, it is verry uneasy bothe to himself
and others The King, you uill see in our letter, hes
orderd mor forces to be put in Sterlinge, but leaves it to you
whither of the standing troops or others. My dearest Lord,
adiws.
Postscript:— 120 and I lauched uhen the claus conserninge
the unety uas rede, and the King sayd he uould uryt also to
your Grace himself. The short letter I send by E. Arrane is
only for the fashion.
Whythall, May 30 : 1685.
121. That afternoon the King called for Earl Middleton,
Lord Melfort, and the Earl of Moray, and discoursed on several
matters relating to the present affairs of Scotland, such as