Earls of Middleton, Lords of Clermont and of Fettercairn

1 66 The Earls of Middleton.
own earnest desire) of 78 in assuring 45 (you) that she
has (I have) and will do her (you) all the service she
(I) can, which is indeed but common justice ; and that
she (I) was overjoyed to find 215 (the king) and 55
(queen) fully convinced how kind and useful she (I)
had been to them.
" She (I), can only tell you, in general, that the
indenture is signed, which you may see at the place
you used to go to in the morning, where you have
often met 5^0 (me, Lord M.), to whose letter she (I)
must likewise refer. You will not be surprised to hear
that lies have been already started at 7 (St. Germains)
concerning 78 (Middleton). But, perhaps, you may,
too, hear that from j (London) cautions have been given
of her (me) as a 579 (Presbyterian) and 581 (Repub-
lican). Excuse my not writing to 39 (Lord Churchill).
But let her (him) know that by the next she (he)
shall hear from 540 (Middleton), and that her affairs
are in as good a posture as we could wish. Post
haste. Adieu."
James had, indeed, in accordance with Lord
Middleton's advice, drawn up a new Declaration, here
called an indenture, based upon the eight Articles he
had transmitted to him. It bore date April 17th. At
the end of May, two men, named Canning and
Dormer, were apprehended for dispersing copies of it. 1
1 Macpherson's Original Documents.