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1568.] FAMILY AND DOMESTIC LETTERS. 135
I mycht haif doine to him, gif he had beine myndit to haif schavin him self ane
obedient subiect to the Kyngis Maiestie, quhilk he knawis wes my offir at all
tymis, as I wait his wyf, quha is ane honest woman, can testefie. And seing the
contrer on his part, and nathing perforneist to me that wes promeist be him, I
can nocht bot esteme him as ane ennieme and evill wilier to the Kingis Maiestie
and his awthoritie, and will wse him thaireftir. And gif he allegeis ony vther
promisis of me vther thane this, my lords, he speikis vntrewlie, and sail nocht
be able to maik it guyd. My Lordis, as to the mater that is in hand betuiche
ws at this tym in Ingland, I salbe als laithe to do ony thing that may impeid
the quyatnes of this realm as ony subiect within the samyn. Hovbeit I haif
suffrit iniurye dywers wayis be the soiowris that ar in Dunbartan, zit I owirsye
farder of the samyn, that gif it wer nocht for thir present caussis, I wald do,
and at the command of my Lord Eegent swa to do. My Lordis, I haif doine
nathing to the Lard of Pollok bot be ordouir of law, and thairfoir can nocht
bot proseid be that ordouir that I vnderstand may stand be the law for na
occasioun that he hes maid owthir to the King my Souerane, or zit to my self
in particuler, althocht I haif gratifeit Mm with all thingis that I mycht do to alluir
him to the serueice of his prence and to haif schawin ane gudvill : and nolder
of the samyn m him persawit, I will prosecuite that m Mm quhilk I haif begome
be ordouir of law. And nocht to fasche zour Lordschippis with langer lettir,
committis zow to God. Off Kilmarannok, this thurisday the nynt of September.
Zour Lordchippis at powar,
Glencarn.
To my Lordis of Sanctandros, Kose, and Flemyng.
Alexander third Earl of Glencarn to John Maxwell, Younger of Pollok.
10th October [1568.]
127. Sir, I commend me to zow. I haif resaueit zour vryting fra this berer niakand
mentiome that the Lard of Meynto on Weddmsday nixt is to persew swm of
zouir tenentis to vnderlye the law for bemg at the fyld of Langsyd, and that
I sould haif gottin ane discharge and vryting fra my Lord Eegent, as Alex-
ander Lindssay lies reporttit to zow. For ansuer, ze sail vnderstand I haif na