Earls of Middleton, Lords of Clermont and of Fettercairn

194 The Earls of Middleton.
No. 1 8 (Colonel Graham), who was a spy employed
by King William. " Middleton," says Macpherson,
" was a man of some humour and learning, and he
sometimes threw a mixture of both into his letters
on the most serious subjects. It appears from his
answers that Graham complained bitterly that he
received too little intelligence ; and Middleton, who
perhaps suspected him, protested that he wrote with
sincerity and plainness, though he indulged in a little
raillery when he had nothing material to communi-
cate."
"April 30th, 1695.
" The said day, anent ane petition given in to
the lords be Sir James Stewart, his Majesties advocat,
makeand mention that where in ane justice court,
holden be the saids lords upon the 23rd day of
July last bypast, John Earle of Melfort, John Earle
of Middletoune, Richard Earle of Lauderdale, Sir
William Wallace of Craigie, Sir Adam Blair of
Carberrie, and 90 others, were declaired outlawes
and fugitives, for not comparing before the saids
lords of justiciary for their goeing to and remaining
within the kingdom of France after the 1st June,
1693, contrair to the eight Act, fourth sessione of his
Majesties current Parliament, and for several other
treasonable crymes, in the lybell raised against them
theranent, and in the Act of adjournal past therupon ;