Genealogical collections concerning the sir-name of Baird, and the families of Auchmedden, Newbyth, and Sauchton Hall in particular

78 LETTERS.
I require him fra you, and in the meintyme if I can be utherways provydit, ye sail
dispose upon hirn at your pleasure.
As for news, thair are nane heir for the present that are guid. The Erie of
Traquhair is expectit within these aucht days, but what answer he brings touching
the errand he went for, no man knows. Upon Munday last, the 5th of this instant,
Proclamation was published at the Mercat cross of Edr. intimating to all the Lieges
the sitting of the Session at Stirling, and yesterday and this day the Chancellor
with the haill Lords both of Council and Session, with their clerks and sum
advocates, are gone to Stirling this day, and the remanent Advocats and Writers,
with their followers, mynds to go this week, as they may have the commodity of
horses. As for myself, I have been pained xiv. days bygone maist pitifully with
the gute, and haif never been over the dore, and am naways able as yet to travel,
but man be forced to send my man to attend, quhile we see quhairto this matter
will turn, for if some calm course be not taken anent thir matters in hand, it will
raise the hail estait of this Land.
As for the writes ye haif sent heir concerning James Halkheid, ressaive them
all back again, for I will be a scourge to no man ; but as for James Halkheid
himself, if he keep the Kingdom, I sail be satisfied of him. If any neighbour of
yours lay as neir me and my friends, as he dos you, I would do more than you
have done. I have not as yet oft neglectit anything that could do my friends guid.
Our Brother John has gottin the sheriff clerkship of Banff. 1 Thair was many plots
laid to have gottin that office to another, always as John can tell you. After we
had sent away our awin letters, I causit all those to whom that matter was recom-
mendit, and who had writtin from this to Court, write contrair request in their
letters in his favour, and declair they had no knowledge that John had any
interest, and sa past fra their requests.
I pray you hasten back the bearer with diligence, for 1 mynd not to go to
Stirling till his return, so to the next occasion. My love and duty being remem-
bered to yourself and brother, I rest, &c.
XXXV. From the Same to the Same.
Edr., 27th of Feb. 1640.
Rycht honorabill and loving Brother, —
I persaive that my last Letters are not cum to your hands, quharin I wrote
that Laird Lyon had suspendit and consignd Andrew Baird's money, quhilk, as I
1 See p. 21.— Ed.