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80 GENEALOGIE OF THE
Protestants. Informed by Lanton, that King William was not proclaim^
att Lauder. Petition of the Countess of Perth ; allow' d to sie her husband
ane hour a day in presence of a commanding officer. Saturday 27. The
Estates met about eleven. Informed by Sir John Hall that the proclamation
only deprived the Ministers of their benefices, not of their churches ;
answered, of both. Act for riseing 288,088 pound Scotts for paying the
Forces att Whitsunday ; approven. Cragy's servant sett at libertie.
The Gentlemen about Drummond alloVd to furnish Captain Bryces
with fire and candle. Act wherby no vassal or creditor should be pre-
judged or loss his lands, estats, and soums of money by the forfeture of
the superiour and debitor, unless he concurr with them in rebellion. A
new Committe appointed in place of the old. Munday, Aprile 29th, the Es-
tates met at eleven, sat till one. Informed by the President that M'Ky
had a commission to one Dumbar to command the Bass. Ordera that
upon Maitland's refusal, he should be declared rebell. Moved by the Pre-
sident that as my Lord Marshall had a commission for Dunnotyr, so he
might have one for putting a garrisone in the Castle of Arrane; granted.
Commission to the Laird of Caddell for levying eight hundred men in the
Isle of Ha upon his own charge. Commission to the Committe to act
dureing the adjournement of the States ; 13 to be a Quorum, with power
to them to imprison suspect person, &c. Lord Lochor set att liberty up-
on baill for 1000 pound sterling, to appear when calfd. David Lindesay
set free upon the same terms. Ratray's petition delay'd. The Estates
adjourned to the twinte of May. I caus"d give in, in my mother's name,
a petition to the Convention, for payment of what wood had been beat
down by M'Key's people. The Estats were not willing to medle in any
privat busines, so I caus'd [it] be given in to the Committe the lastof Aprile.
No visitation of the wood was appointed, because money was scarce, yet
the Convention discharged all persons from further medling with the
wood and inclosure, except by M'Key's order, or the Commandant-
Officer, for the publick use. The Committe also discharged all persons

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