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the Chanslour says he hears that he is accused hear, and uonders
at the unuorthy practices of such as did it especially since he
had non ther to ansuer uhat uas objected face to face. The Duke
shoued me the letter and it related to another that the Duke told
me uas to the same purpos. I told him ther never had bein any
accusation of him, but only when ue had bein inquired att
concerning the government ue had told truth, not only of him [but]
of evry body els. And if in his concerns uors had bein said then
he could hav uished, it uas his fault and non of ours, for if the
Duke thought it uorthe his paines to knou the truthe of any
particular had bein named he should hav it, and if in most of
them he had a mynd to be satisfied he might by such as
uas acctually hear upon the place. I told him it uas
not to be imagined that becaus ue said he uas not to be
trusted to govern allon that therfor he uas not to liev, for the
Duke him self uell kneu that ue had never so much as desired
him to be turned out, but only that he might not hav it in his
pouer to bruily for private interest the publick government of
the natione. All this he confessed and told me he had told him.
He uas not accused of any thing so much as his friendship with
Sir J. Dalrimple, so I bad the Duke consider uhat he had a
mind to doe in the mater, for whatever it uas it should l)e o])eyed,
and ther never uas a uord told him the trutli uher of should
not be made apear ulien and wher he pleased. This he fell
again upon this night, l)ut uas again Called auay by the Iving.
Being at the Duke's syde, I begged of him to be dispatched and
told him hou nesessary my being uith your lordship uas,
and he assured me I should not be stoped. But thus ye see Monday
most not be the day : ho [w] ever, I hope to be gon befor the end
of the weik at farthest, and in the mean-tyme shal indeavour to
manage this mater to the best advantage imaginable, and if the
Chanslour be so fond to hav stories come out he shal hav his
longing satisfied. In the mean time apear unconcerned in all
this mater, and let nobody knou of it, for non does hear except
Earl Midleton, to whom I told it, and pray see that the King's
affairs goe as they ought and doe not imagine that the juncto uill
signifie so litle as your lordship says. The Chanslour by the
last post sent a letter of Sir J. Cochran's to the Duke the copie
uherof I had, and the Duke from me befor.
This is busie time uith me, and therfor, I shal not add any mor,
seing I most see the Duke to bed. I and my wife are your
lordship's most humble servants.
Mar's busness is done, and so he and your lordship's sones uill
come off nixt ueik.
London, 20 No'" : 1683.
225. Drummond had given in to the Duke his Memorial, and
spoken to him upon every particular. The Duke had promised tomorrow
to give him an account of his resolutions "uhich I had had
this day, had ther not bein a hors match on Bansledouns at uhich
both King and Duke uer." A regiment of dragoons was raised