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Edinburgh, Sep' 30: 1684.
My Lord Register has charged himself with the copie of the
King's letter, and I hav sett George Eea, who gav his oath of
secretie (sic) to copie itt. And my Lord Register is likeuays
desired to send what's done to yom' lordship.
I had this day a return from Berwick, and after search they
could not finde Hendersone, but they hav taken order for the
security of ther garrisone, and haw disarmed the toun, and ofTer
the service in all things to the Goverment hear. I urot the
commanding officer many thanks. The peapers desired by the
Secret Committy, especially the letter for restricting capitall
punishments, uill come nixt post.
Glasco, Oc*- 2: 1684.
284. I am resolved to giv your lordship a perfite jurnall, and
therfor most begg pardon to ureat you longer letters then
perhaps your leasure can uell dispense uith.
Yesterday, my Lord Justice Gierke and I came to Hamilton
about four in the afternoon, wher ue uer made very uellcome ; and
ther to the Duke communicate all that ue thought he did not
understand of our instructions ; and he agreied uith us in all
points that uer proposed, till w^e came to the offers that the shires
uer to make, and ther he said it uas hard to expect that the
innocent should pay for other people's guilt, and that it uas
hard to mak distinctions of shires why they should be
distinguished from the northern shires. To all this the ansuer
is obvious, so I shal not truble your lordship uith it. This
morning when ue uer speaking of the methods, and that it uold
be fitt to fense a Justice court in the begining, the Duke
Hamilton told us he uas not resolved whither he uold be present
at a Justice court or not, and that he thought that not suteable
to his dignity, but ther uold be time eneugh, uhen any thing
occurred, to doe that. I had no uill to straiten him upon a
point so indifferent, and therfor told him the thing behoued to
be done, but the time uas indifferent, if his Grace took his
resolution befor Monday ; if he did not, that he might stay some
later in his chamber, or what he pleased, till Colington and I did
it ; in uhich he aquiessed, but said he knew not yet uhat himself
uold doe. I uold gleadly kno what to doe if his Grace refuse to
come, for we most proceed without him. In all things els, he is
in apearance most franke and forduard : I pray God, it continou so,
for I am sure it uill much contribute to the King's service hear.
The country uer never so allarmed becaus they kno not uhat is
to be done, and therfor we are resolved only to tell the hazard
they lye under, and not to propose any accommodatione at first,
but rather insinouate it, and lett the proposition come from them.
Your lordship has a letter in the forme we hav sent to other
districts ; but I thought not that sufficient, and therfor hav sent
our minutes inclosed, that your lordship may see our methods
besides which, ue are resolved to fall wpon Lanerick for letting
go one of the burners of Weir's hous, one of the Balyies having