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uhyle 559 uas present unles L 9 had done it of himself, uhich G.
did expecte, but proved otheruays, for he begune to talk of the
late Dwke of Monmouthe's bussines, and orderd me to uryte a
letter to the Secret Commity to know the state and convayence of
that Esteat, and to know iff it may not be forfault notuithestandinge
of his beinge execut hear ; but the letter beinge full, I
need not repeat furder of it. Then he spent near ane houre
telinge us all the offices of the Armey and number of his Troups,
and that he had found out mor good officers then he belived he
had had in his dominions. E. Feacster is made a L*- Gennerall,
and E. Dunbarton ane other, Lord Churchill, Major Gennerall,
and Coll. Wordin an other. Sir Johne Lamer and Sir Johne
Fenike, Brigadiers for the hors, and Coll. Kirk and Sakfild for the
Foot. He tould he uould haw tuenty hors mor aded to his
Troup of guards in Scotland, and the Earle of Buchan maed a
gydong. Chaerlls Campbell is to be banished to the plantations
in the verry tearms his brother John uas. The King uent this
morninge to W [ijndsor ; it uas late befor he returned. I houp
by next post to giwe you ane account of Or cominge up, it is now
talked of about the Court, and Z hes spokin of it, and yit is nyce
to giwe his orders, to my wonder.
Whythall, Agust 1 : 1685.
146. Long looked for coms at last ; about half an hour befor
your brother Coll. Douglass kissed the King's hand I had
order from his Majesty to acquent your Grace that it is his
pleasur you come up to attend him uithe all convenient diligence,
and non other, but that all the rest of the Lords of the Secret
Commity stay ther to attend his Majesty's service, uhich I haw
urytin to them in the letter by the King's command, in ansswer
to that brought us this night by Coll. Douglas, wherin is ansswer
made to every particular recommended. The Kinge, upon
redinge the character giwen your brother, exprest himself uithe a
great deall of kyndness, and that nothinge uas sayd but uhat he
kniw uas ueall deserved. This he exprest befor 07, uho was
silent. You uill from ane other hand know severall things that
some hear uould seem to charge Or uithe, but easily ansswerd.
I shall stryfe to kepe all things intire till your Grace coms up, so
far as I can, and I "houp succesfully, tlio' indevors be usiiige
by severals to brek in upon fyns and forfaulturs. G. sliall doe
his paert uithe diligence and fathefulnes. I am not able to
ansswer the letter I had from you this night, till next post, not
hawinge tyme to spek to Z, and I could not so mutch as reed it
till the King uas sat to supper. E. Bredabin tells you things 1
haw not now time to say, nor neds repetition : he is, I assure you,
a fathefull, conserned, and usfull servant to you.
Whythall, August 4*^: 1685.
147. Moray had written an answer by his Majesty's command
to the Secret Committee's letter. " In the end of the letter I tould
you that Sir Johne Cochrane and his sone, Watersyid, and Allife
uas to be sent up in the same yawct in uhich Captin Bruce and