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BISHOP OF GALLOWAY’S CORRESPONDENCE 89
in it. A true desire for such a minister as wee may
benefitt by and livie peaceably and cordially with, is the
only end I know of; which if your Lo/ can believe I am
confident your goodness will encourage not Crosse so
Innocent and honnest aimes. That Mr. Patrick [Hastings]
may be suitable to such ends with another parish I shall
not deny; from these it will not follow that he must be
such to us even at first, bot farr less now; refers your
Lop. to the objections for further cleering in that point.
And humbly requests that unproven misinformations
which men upon self interest may suggest passe not for
current without exact tryall and its one of the ends of
this expresse to receave your comands ther anent being
ready to attend your Lop. if we be so enjoyned. ' I shall
only in one word presume to signify that this people in
Borg has been brought up under painfull and popular
ministers : to gratify them with one somewhat suiteable to
ther temper would be seasonable att this time. I hope the
stipend is not incompetent to ane able minir. bot being
persuadet that your Lops main concern is the peoples
reall good and that ye will not suffer any insinuationes to
divert you from that end, I have almost concluded that
ye will not impose upon a people a minister they have so
declared against and expecting your comands, I signe,
Your Lops humble Servant, Ja. Gordon.
[Addressed;]
For, Very The Reverend My Lord Bishop of Galloway.
XIII
From Alexander Young, the Bishop of Ross, to
the Bishop of Galloway
Deer. 1682.
My Lord,—This comes to testify my hearty thanks
to your lo/ for your Letter which came to me lately : and
the satisfaction I had to understand of the faire reception
in it. A true desire for such a minister as wee may
benefitt by and livie peaceably and cordially with, is the
only end I know of; which if your Lo/ can believe I am
confident your goodness will encourage not Crosse so
Innocent and honnest aimes. That Mr. Patrick [Hastings]
may be suitable to such ends with another parish I shall
not deny; from these it will not follow that he must be
such to us even at first, bot farr less now; refers your
Lop. to the objections for further cleering in that point.
And humbly requests that unproven misinformations
which men upon self interest may suggest passe not for
current without exact tryall and its one of the ends of
this expresse to receave your comands ther anent being
ready to attend your Lop. if we be so enjoyned. ' I shall
only in one word presume to signify that this people in
Borg has been brought up under painfull and popular
ministers : to gratify them with one somewhat suiteable to
ther temper would be seasonable att this time. I hope the
stipend is not incompetent to ane able minir. bot being
persuadet that your Lops main concern is the peoples
reall good and that ye will not suffer any insinuationes to
divert you from that end, I have almost concluded that
ye will not impose upon a people a minister they have so
declared against and expecting your comands, I signe,
Your Lops humble Servant, Ja. Gordon.
[Addressed;]
For, Very The Reverend My Lord Bishop of Galloway.
XIII
From Alexander Young, the Bishop of Ross, to
the Bishop of Galloway
Deer. 1682.
My Lord,—This comes to testify my hearty thanks
to your lo/ for your Letter which came to me lately : and
the satisfaction I had to understand of the faire reception
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| Description | Third volume. Contents: Dundee court-martial records, 1651 / edited by Godfrey Davies -- The bishop of Galloway's correspondence, 1679-1685 / edited by William Douglas -- The diary of Sir James Hope, 1646-1654 / edited by Sir James Balfour Paul -- Instructions for the trial of Patrick Graham, 1476 / edited by Robert Kerr Hannay -- The Scottish contributions to the distressed church of France, 1622 / edited by D. Hay Fleming -- The Forbes baron court book, 1659-1678 / edited by J. Maitland Thomson. |
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