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he uas up wea uaeted on him iogither and gawe his Majesty ane
Account' of all wee had reseaved from your Grace and the Secret
Commiiy. Uithin ane hour after he uent to the HouS and made
them a verry excelent speetch delyverd it lyk himself to the great
satisfactione of hothe Housis, and bothe in a body uaeted on the
Kinge at four a'clok this afternone in the Banquetinge Houss to
returne his Majesty the humble thanks of bothe Housis for his
gracious speetch. The Commons the first thinge after returning
this morninge to ther Hous rede a Bill for setlinge the Reveniw
of the late Kinge on his present Majesty during his lyffe. The
Hous of Peers by a vote reshinded and anuled the impeatchments
aganst the Lords that near in the Toure. The good beginings of
this parliament refreshes the hearts of all loyall and honest men,
and it is not doubted but the conclusione uill tend to the greatnes
of the monarchy and the tranquilety and happines of bothe
Kinge and Kingdoms. You haw in our joint letter to your Grace
and Lordships a full account of all, and I need not repeat in this
uhat is so fully exprest ther. The Kinge is takinge all imaginable
caer to prevent and resist the villanous attempts of Argyle, and
his associatinge conspirators, as you will sie in the account wee
haw sent you. The Kinge hes dispatched L*- Coll. Maxwiil to
Scotland to attend the Dwke of Gordone, and be asistinge to him
in the managment of the Commisione of Liuetennosy the Kinge
now sends him. I haw inquyred at L^- Melfort conserninge the Act
of Indemnety, and he says he hes sent doune the verry same draught
that uas sent up to him, but I think ther wdll be no uss of it now
till this brushe be over I haw acquented the Kinge
uithe uhat your Grace says conserning D. Monmouthe, uharuithe
he is weal saetisfied ; as he is extremly uithe the Acte of Supply,
uhich uill be put in the Gazet, and the Act conserninge the Test.
As I tould your Grace in my last, E. Seafort complaend to the
Kinge that he uas neglect [e] d by the last proclamotions orderinge
the command of his interest to the tutors and factors of the L^-
Lovat ; when the King spoke of it to me this morninge, I tould
him my sone uas also left out, uhich I uas sure uas nothinge but
mistake, and therfor the Kinge hes orderd Commisons for bothe,
as your Grace will see by our joint letter.
Postscript :—The thre Acts formerly sent up and now
mentioned in the Secret Commity's Letter ar inclosed.
Indorsed in Queensberry's hand :
"In this E. Morray shous the K[ing']s satisfaction with
severall Ackts, perteicoulerly that aboutt the Test."
Note by the Duke of Queensberry about 4 letters from the
Secret Committee : not in Queensberry's hand. Undated,
but c. May 1685.
164. This contains 4 Letters from the Sec. Committie, Earle
Morray, and L'^- Register, by which it's evident the Act about
the Test was approven by the King. The Commissioners of
Supplie, &c. wer named by the Sec. Committie's advice,