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time, for it uold make mor noise then it uas proper for the King's
service ; and this uas consequent to my di scours uith him, for he
told me that he had given leav to you both, but that he thought
it uold not be amiss for one thing, uhich uas a hearty reconceilment.
I told him I thought it uas the least useful for that of
any thing, for it uas impossible, but some things in the
eclersisement uold fall out more disobleiging then could
be packed up, and therfor uhat the Duke resolved to order,
it uas best doing of it at a distance. I most begg to know
what's to be proposed anent Argyle's esteat. I find ue uill get that
ordered as ue hav a minde, and therfor I hav only insisted on
uhat's urong in that mater, and not yet hou to right it. I am
affrayed of the advocate with the Duchess Portsmouth, but I shal
indeavour to fright him from medling uith hir in any thing he
does not first communicateble to the Duke, and him I shal put on
his guard. A thousand things ther are that it is impossible for
me fully to ureat, but in generall, I use evry thing to the best
advantage I can, and I hav not the time,, nor indeid the inclinatione,
to medle much in my oun. Yet if ye think fitt to ureat to
Arrane to bid him think of some thing els, and ye uill befrend
him in it, I think that uold bring him of ; or if Duke Hamilton
uold ureat to him in it, for it uill be uneasie for him to hinder me
of it. Yet I hav no minde to vex him if I could helpe it. I am
to be with Earl Midletone this night againe, and shal
proceed in my narrative. I advertised Earl Midletone of the
Chanslour and Dundonnald, and I hope ue shal be prepared for
him ; for I intend to hav a letter to you, as duelling near the
place, to cause take private informatione of the thing, and to giv
warrant to Captain Inglish to apprehend that Lieutenant Pou, and
to giv safe conduct to the Chamerlane Cuninghame, and a
remissione to him, that he may giv you information. I shal add
no mor at present . . . Adieu most humbly.
Postscrijyt —I had forgott to tell you that I spock fully to my
Lord Morray , uho suears he is entirely in your interests ; so I did
thinke fitt to speak to him so, as he might think I used freedome
uith him, whilst in the meantime, I only scurfed uhat uas on my
heart, and uhat I said to my Lord Midleton. He pretends great
anger to me against Bishop Edinburgh; tho' he confessed him
his frend, yet he suore he uold not concerne himself in him if he
found him persist. I took the occation to tell him tuo or 3 stories
of the Bishop, at uhich he blissed himself ; so I intent, as I
finde him, to wse him in all our maters, and no otheruays.
Hitherto, I find him right as I could uish.
In another postscript to this letter containing, at some length,
Observations on the Eevenue of Scotland, from 1st May 1682
to 1st August 1683, is the following abstract
£ s. d.
*'The Discharge is 125,192 13 3J
The Charge is 122,507 16 2i
So the Ballance is 2,684 17 §"