Lairds of Glenlyon

80 THE LAIRDS OF GLENLYON.
As for the two points your Lop. mentions in your letter — viz. the ad-
rents and expenses — I wish Glenlyon verie well, yett in justice I could
not but decerne him the whole expence, yt he oblidged Coline to lay
out in pursuing yt afaire in law ; and as for the adrents, I could not
make it lesse yn qt was condescended to by boath parties in your
Lop.'s presence ; and the more that the summe condescended upon
doeth not exceed the fourth part of the adrent dew in law. As for the
cautioners I know nothing about ym, but that I think your Lop. should
not allow your nephew to accept of any but sufficient caurs. ; and what
prejudice may be in Duneaves or his Broyrs being cautioners your
Lop. knows best, but if Coline gett oyr sufficient cautioners at your
Lop.'s sight, that will please him. I take it to be the same upon the
matter.
As for that expedient your Lop. proposes anent Airds, I do not dis-
approve of the overture, if made effectual by the condescendance of
all the parties concerned ; but seeing I am not in the cuntrie to treat
with Airds upon the head, I referre to your Lop. with concent of your
Nephew, to doe in it as ye think most expedient. If your Lop. were
at Castell Kilechurne, and all parties concerned pnt. I doe not doubt
but yt your Lop. would see yt afaire concluded to the satisfactione
of the wholl parties concerned, but I cane not see thorrowe howe it
may be done in heast, the leaving at sich ane distance from one ane
oyr, and in the meantyme it putts ane stope to your Nephew's afaire,
qeh is not his interest.
To conclude, all that I have to say upon the matter is, that your
Lop. see Glenlyone and your Nephew settled in a friendly manner,
conforme to artickles condescended to by ym boath in your Lop.'s
presence ; oyrways yt ye allowe your Nephew seue Glenlyone in law,
as formerly ; and if that beis the event, as I hope not, ye have done
your Nephew noe favour. And more, I'me obliged to give your Lop.
the trouble in minding you to doe justice to your Nephew anent his
moyr's tocher, oyrways yt ye command him discharge you being yt it
lyes in the hands of none to doe him justice in that matter but your
Lop. ; and though his heart faills him to seue your Lop. in law for it,
ye know very well he would come speed if he did it ; and if your Lop.
would but consider the circumstancs of your Nephew, and of his three
portionless brethren, it would be motive enough to oblidge your Lop.
to do him justice. And I may freely say, that hitherto I did bear their
wholl burdine ; and now when they are come to be men, the least that