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Your Grace's commands shal be obeyed, and a letter sent
doun to Duke Hamilton about Kintore's lodgings. I hav ordered
it to be draun against nixt post.
The affair of the Justice Clerk I hav spocken in, and I am
resolved to get Earl Morray to joyne in the demand. I am sure
honest Colingtoan deserues all can be done for him. . .
As for my opinione of placeing the pictors of the King and
Duke in the Councell chamber, I am of opinione they ought both
to be at the upper end of the room ; they are so in many places
hear, especially in the Guildhall ; nor is ther any doubt, he
being nou Comissioner to boot of all other quality. As to that
state the Duke of Lauderdale caried auay, I remember it uas of
blue and gold floured veluet ; but I beleiv it uas the Duke of
Lauderdale his oun, and that is easy to be sein ; for if in the
accompts of Theasurer of that time it be not expressed, the King,
I am affrayed, uill hav no claime to it. Besides I sau it in a
bed since, and I veriely beleiv it uas his oun, for once I heard
him say the King should get it if he payed for it, but things
chaingeing, I beleiv he did not ask payment, but rather took his
oun state. Houeuer, the Duke can best, togethir uith the
accompts, clear that mater.
It's very luckie that Earl Tarrass should hang Gervaswood,
uho is the greatest villan of the pack, and deserues the uorst, for
many insolencies committed by him. I am sorry for Tarras
having bein so late of makeing his discouery, for he uas not the
uorst man of that gange.
The Duke is resolved to motion something of the Dutch affair
to morrou in the Cabinett Councell, so by the nixt post I hope to
be in a conditione to ansuer the letter I had the honor of from
the Secret Comitty. We most think of some other uay, for
men of uarr are not to be expected to transport thes rogues. I
am confident ue shal light of some other method as good and
less chargeible, aither hear or in Scotland. Thes whom ye desire
doun against the Parliament shal uneviteably come, ther
being great use of them.
I am to lett your Grace see hou I am resolved to act. Last
post came to my hands a remission for Houstoun, and that,
least he might hav bein reacted upon the generall heads of his
countrie, I remitt it to your Grace, that ye may informe my
brother of it, and if ye think it fitt, or the Secret Comitty, it
shal if otheruays. Notuithstanding my relation I shal not medle
uith it, nor uold I mention it, if I had not thes protestations of
his loyalty and zeal for the King's service, uhich I cannot
doubt, and his sone I dare ansuer for ; houeuer, what your
Grace commands shal be obeyed in evrything. I humbly
thanke your Grace for your favor to Wallace; but he has
deceaved, for he suore he uas innocent, and so got me
to ureat to Mr. Wallace. If he be guilty I begg a thousand
pardons for my medling in the mater, for to say truth
it uas pure importunity prevealed, as my Lord Kinard got his
pensione ; of whos parts I hav honorable mention to make, if I
be so hapie as to see your Grace at the Parliament. Gosford