Memoirs of the Maxwells of Pollok > Correspondence

1661.] FAMILY AND DOMESTIC LETTERS. 307
Sir George Maxwell of Pollok to [John first Earl of Loudoun,]
27th December 1661.
309. My Lord, I receaved yowr Lordship's desyreing me to be at Kilmarnock on
Tuesday next vpon the occasione mentioned therein, tucheing one Lievtenant
William Hamiltoun, administrator to Captain James Hamiltoun, who craves (it
would seeme) some satisfactione in compensatione of the alleadged losses sus-
tained by that gentleman the time when our cuntrie men rose in armes. My
Lord, I cannot keep that diet, being the verie day of the meeteing of this shire
upon the bussines of the bygon month's mentainance that are demanded. But
that your Lordship may know the true state of that bussines, so farr as concemes
mee, I beleeve that as Captain HamUtoun, whom after that time I had occasione
to salute, never did challeng nor alledge any losse to be sustained by him or any
of his, that day that he marched from Kilmarnock throwgh Glasgow, by me or any
of mine, nor possibly could he : and I want not living witnesses of the partie with
him that will cleare the matter of fact ; so 1 beleeve the gentleman that now
represents him will not alleclg any losse then sustained. Possibly he may (as
indeed, if I remember right, I heard the Captane himseLfe say) that he lost some
horses in the returne to the west after the capitulatione at Sterling ; and what
losses were then suffered lett the guiltie, in God's name, beare it. For I think
few honest men will satisfie the offenders in that sort. But if the motione be
made by yowr Lordship, and the rest of the gentlemen assembled vpon that
occasione to tak in common consideratione the satisfactione any doe now under-
goe for their riseing at that time, I shall not decline to come in with others,
being my selff now pressed verie heaviely for somewhat of the same nature. If
the gentleman have any thing in special! to charge mee with, I shall endeavoure
to satisfie him in reasone. And if, after commimicatione with him, there be
any use of my service, yowr Lordship my signifie yowr pleasure to,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most humble servant.
Pollok, Friday, 27 December 1661.