The family of Burnett of Leys, with collateral - Electric Scotland

120 THE FAMILY OF BURNETT OF LEYS.
dont vous me paries de religion et dc morale, je crois qu'on n'a pas besoin
de celle qui prouvcnt la verit de la religion Christiene, puisque dans
sont convenus
tous les pays Christiens, les Princes et les Republicques
quelle soit veritable ; et pour la morale jay trouve" qu'un bon temperament
est plus utilc qu'un beau precepte, Tun est pour la pratique et 1'autre
pour la speculation ; pour moy come vous 1'aves vue je troualle 1'apres
diner pour m 'enpecher de dormir, ou une bonne conversation m 'est
toujour agreable, come vous vous en estres apercu come vous estres
auec moy. Ma fille me prie aussi de vous faire des amities de sa part et
tsmoigne aussi bien que moy qu'elle est affectionee pour vous come sa
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mere.
SOPHIE ELECTRISE."
" A Monsieur Burnet
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a Londres."
Regarding the succession to Craigmyle (see p. 116), in which matter
he considered he had been very badly treated, and with reference to his
affairs generally, he wrote to Sir Thomas, the 3rd Baronet, the following
letter :
" London Westminster,
"12 Sep: (1696).
" ho Sir,
" I received yours at Tunbridge-wels and being upon the coming
back to London could not return you my thanks sooner. I received non
since I was in Holland from you bot this : And I had written to Mony-
musk and Mr. Johne Burnet about that tyme to intreat them (in con-
junction with yourself)
to tak such exact account of Mr. Mareshals
actings in my affairs whatsomever as they thought fitt. I never had any
answeir. My comeing to Scotland was most resolutely determined
about the tyme I received informatione of Craigmyles death ; Bot
hearing whow unnaturally I was passed by, this blast of unkyndnesse
did beat me back more then any storme could have done that was not
insuperable. Since that tyme the alterationes of the climat and weather
seasing upon me I am become much cheanged in my state of health
which does not permit me to ramble much more back and forwards even
though it were bot to Scotland. My melancholy and hypocondriaque
temper heth contributed much to this bodily indispositione, And ill
treatment from some I reckoned upon for my best freinds heth riveted
that uneasie natural temper which I endeavoured all maner of wayes to
root up. My interest is much the same iff my affairs be rightlie managed
and my inclinationes are indeed much stronger for remaining in this
cuntrey at least for some tyme, and it is the surest rule in medccin
that one is left for body and mynd in the place which they lyk most.
I lyk Scotland well, and wish it well more then any other place, Bot I
should be false and dissembling if I said my love to it were from the