Memoirs of the Maxwells of Pollok > Correspondence

318 FAMILY AND DOMESTIC LETTERS. [1670-71.
Saturday, the last night of this year, I shall wish yow a good new one, and
is till meeting, and ever
Your oune affectionat cusing, and most humble servant,
Jo. Maxwell.
Neather Pollok, Saturday, 31 December (1670).
My mother hath her service presented to yow and all your freinds. I
will not bid yow present my service to any bodie, as I did in my last, but shall
give yow such ane ample comission as you gave me, viz., to whom yow will.
For Mistress Mareone Stewart.
John Maxwell, Younger of PoUok, to the Same.
Neather Pollok, Munday, 13th March (1671).
319. Dear Mistress, this is the first tyme I could wryt to yow since I cam from my
good comerad Wattie Stewart's mariage, which was on Thursday last at nyne
a clock at night, els I would not have so far forgotten myself, specialy since
our freindship was a litle more strictly made up. I heard the Captaine was
heer to have given me a visit, and that your father and some others of your
freinds are to be heir on Thursday to compleat his affaires, crahich made me to
stay my journey this week, els I had seen yow. But seeing they are to be in
the countrey, I chuse rather to waitte on them that I might see them once at
this house, and then I purpose to come alongst with them all the way.
Now, my deirest, seeing yow and I hath given our purposes so solemnely
under our hands that ther needs not these complementing professions of kynd-
nes that are used in the beginings of such a busines as this, it most be our
work to live, yow as myne and I as yours : and I am hopefull, as God hath
guided us hitherto, so he will never leave us nor forsake us. And as I have
befor, so I againe most really professe myself to be,
Your oune,
J. Maxwell.
Befor I left yow I craved liberty to invite my comerade, Craigends, when
ever our happie day should be ; quhich I have done. My mother hath her