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factione, and as one that had shown himself a friend to the
persuers, and that uold he absulately at your disposal in his
Majesty's service, and shou sufficiently, both to Lord Chanslor and
his Holyness, that Magister in Artihus non valet Jartihus nisi in
Scota. This, with the other members of our affairs, goes to our
wish, and I never saw so luckie ane affair. Every thing
contributes to it.
But first, since I am on the affairs of Edinburgh, I shal make
an end of them befor I begin any other thing, and therfor, I most
tell you that aither they will giv obedience to the King's command
in electing Balye Drummond, or no. If they giv obedience, then
we hav a provost that, I dare say, will comply with all your
demands in the King's service. If they obey not, then the King
is resolved he will make use of his prerogative to name all, and
this will be a cooling card to Eocheid, especially seing he is
discharged to take a conjunct till the event of the process. So
that I may truly say ye hav gotten all your will in that affair.
And I hav wreaten to Bealy Drummond when he shal be elected
to be absulately ordered by you, as the man to whom he owes
his preferrment, as I am sure he does, for when we had gon
through all the folks in Edinburgh ther was non to be preferred
to him in all respects, and I dare say he will ansuer all expectation
; and this mater will show the town that ther hopes
hav fealed them. My Lord Arrane after having imployed all, is
at last, for fear of a breach betwixt his father and your lordship,
submitted in the affair of Monkland, and the Duke promises it
shal pass imediately. So I most intireat of your lordship not to
make any debeat with Duke Hamilton, for his name caries some
reputation alongst with it that is not fitt to goe any wher els,
and ye know what he does when he is dissatisfied.
Besides Sir Will. Hamilton having come hither with a petitione
from Earleston for a pardone, finding how ill such a message
sounds, Lord Arrane has caried him to the Duke, frankly to tell
him that he was sent for by my Lord Chanslour, and told that
he should get his business done. For if he did not ureat with
him, he should send thes letters that should make his erand easie,
and that he did really think Earleston had done thes things that
merited his pardone.
Now this coming so patt with what has bein sayd, and what
has bein done, in the letter for the Indemnity, has done considerable
advantage. Therfor I most desire that if ther be no reason
that I know not, that your lordship uold no be angry with Earl
Arrane, but on the contrarie beleiv that he indeavours you good
service hear. On Saturday the Duke sheu me a letter from Lord
Chanslour, wherin he says that he is not of the opinione that his
coming at this time will be for the King's service, tho' he has bein
extreamly pressed to it by thos belou, and tho' a frend of his had
begged leav for him from the Duke, but for all that, he did desire
that my Lord Thesaurer might not be refused, but he uold first
desire that ue that uer hear uer com of first.