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368 FAMILY AND DOMESTIC LETTERS. [171'
James first Duke of Montrose, Chancellor of the University of Glasgow,
to [Sir John Maxwell, Lord Pollok.]
London, March 12, 17 If.
366. My Lord, I have received, with a very sensible concern, full accounts of what
happened lately in the Colledge of Glasgow, and could not but take the first
opportunity of expressing to your Lordship the just resentment I have of the
unworthy treatment yow have mett with at the hands of the society. Your
Lordship may justly under value it, but yow litle deserved it from men who
ought raither to have been proud of expressing upon every occasion the sense
they ought to have had of your many good offices to them and the society.
As this step has been made absolutely without my knowledge, I look upon it
as ane indignity clone to myself, and have taken care that it shall be under-
stood I look upon it as such.
If those gentlemen will be prudent enough to follow the advice I have
given, I shall hope to see ane end of the divisions soon ; if not, such methods
must be fallen upon as may effectually prevent the like intolerable breaches for
the future.
Your Lordship will doe me the favour to present my humble service to
Mr. Maxwell, my Lady Ami, and Mrs. Lillias ; and beleive that I am alwayes
with the greatest truth, my Lord,
Your Lordship's most humble and faithful! servant,
Montrose.
Thomas sixth Earl of Haddington to [Sir John Maxwell, Lord Pollok,] .
12th March 1717.
(67. My Lord, I was very much surprised to hear of the division that was in the
university of Glasgow, and that my son was so active in voteing for a new
Rector. I hope your Lordship will belive he got no manner of encouragmcnt
from me to do so. I have allways had such a respect for you, that I am sorry
any son of mine should appear so idly as he hath done ; but I hope you will