Argyle papers

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XXII.
FRANCIS MILLES, ESQ. TO JAMES ANDERSON, ESQ
Inner Temple Lane, London,
1th Octob. 1704.
My Good Friend,
I am most heartily glad to hear of your good health, by Mr. David
Campbell, who the other day brought me a Bill from her Grace on Mr.
Peirson in leiu of that I returned. Mr. Campbell and I presented it to
Mr. Peirson, he did not accept or refuse it, but desired time till the
Terme, (which sits down the 23d instant,) when his friend and Councel
comes to towne to consider on it, and then he says he will doe her Grace
Justice. But when he pays it, he says he shall expect, and must have
bail found him, who live here to secure him from ever paying it again, in
case the note should be found, and the money be hereafter demanded from
him by any other hand, which is both reasonable and customary ; whoever
is to be Bail for her Grace will expect, and must have her Grace's coun-
ter security, with a cautioner, that I think as reasonable as the other ;
otherwise, should Peirson get the money back from the Bail here, the Bail
will not know how or where to resort back for it again. Mr. Spearman
could not tell Mr. Da. Campbell the Christian name either of widdow
Milburn, or the Wid° Rodham, therefore you must write to him to in-
quire them out, and to send them me with all speed. For the next
Terme, (if we intend to do anything at all,) we must begin and prosecute
in good earnest, and with vigour, else they will be beforehand with us ;
because, if what I hear be true, Mr. Furnham and his Wife intend then
to have a bill against my Lady Dutchess, not only for the Chirtoun es-
tate, but for the goods and things she took thence and were lost at sea.