The manuscripts of His Grace the Duke of ... - Electric Scotland

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privately interred in Westminster on Saturday. The Prince of
Denmark was to be chief mourner.
7 February : 1685.
271. All continued quiet and calm, " and ther is no man nou
to be found who uill oun that ever he uas ane ennamy to the
King, or frend to the Duke of Monmouth." The knowledge of
this might have good effects with Queensberry to discourage any
that would attempt anything, " if ther be any so mad, and therfor,
I ureat it to your Grace and my brother, to the end it may
be publickly [known] ther."
The Lord Mayor and Aldermen, Sheriffs, and 40 coaches of
citizens, were to kiss the King's hands that day, as had
also been the noblemen, and persons of quality about town.
He rejoiced at the success of Queensberry 's brother, " and
shal not feal to doe him the best offices I can. I had a
letter from Claverhous complaineing of a charge of horning
for the Bond givn to your Grace for fynes collected by him
and not pa^^ed in. He has uritt to others upon the same
point, but least it might hav bein thought, as indeid I found
it uas, that it had bein^ upon the accompt of the tuo years' rent
of Finch, I explaned the mater so as he is thought as impudent
for
not paying, as he uold hav your Grace thought for chargeing
him malicious. I shal uatch his motions hear ; but I
beleiv he may doe mor against himself, by coming up uithout
leav, then you eould uish to see come upon him. I hav some
ground to laeleiv he uill come hither. Keip it to your self as ye
favor me, but make your oun wse of it." " Lusse's Signature
and Sir William Ker's pretentions " would not pass unless they
came recommended from below, as Drummond was to inform
them. In reference to other business, bribing he thought,
with Queensberry, ought to be excepted out of the Indemnity,
and he was to propose so. "I am sure I very freely
may, for I never had mony, but what all the uorld knous,
and what has bein useuall; and for that caus I am apt to
press the thing ; for aither I am mistaken, or good esteats
are not made up of ordinary uadges. I doubt not of ther
tricks for the Sumer Session. If I uold hav bein ingadged, I
might hav shared ; but I remembred too uell the averseness of
many to it (and my oun deuty) to medle uitli them. Nor shal I
ever hav what I uill not oun befor the face of the uorld. I
rejoyce that M^.Gie of Polgouan is taken. It uill may be discover
mor of thes concerned." Earl Eglintoun was hear, and
asked Drummond daily if his Grace's recommendation was
come for him. He was glad the account of the plot
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would be out, you most take care to call it a conspiracy,
Oats having turned the uord plott to signifie a sham
plott." &c. There was no hope of seeing the King soon in
Scotland. "The last part of your Grace's letter concerning
Claverhous doe not truble your self nor be affrayed, for I hope
the affairs hear are better then that it uill be in his pouer to get