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14 THE C ROM ARTIE CORRESPONDENCE.
but so long as the lawes are in force, and our gracious Soveraign in condition
to protect ws, till a rebellion be commenced of new, we bope it will not be
expected that we will be terrifyed from our endeavouring, by laufull and
Christian ineanes, that the authorit} r of Christ and the King, with which our
office is invested, doe not suffer in our persons and be thus exposed to such
ill boading beginnings, whatever lott we shall be cast upon therby. I have
wreatin to the Bishop of Boss, that immediatly he come south, because we
have use for his service in the publick concernes of the Church this winter,
and have usit this freedom with your Lordship, which I desire yow may
construe to have proceidit from that value I bear to yow, and freindship
which yow shall alvayes have, if yow will leave to
Your very affectionat freind and servant,
Iffcf
I shall desire my service may be presented to my Lord of Seaforth and
to Sir John Urquhart, who I hope are persons more generous and wise
then, after better consideration, to judge it fitt for them to be the first
in giving example and to lead in casting indignities upon the order
which they did own, and injuring persons who never disoblidged them,
but were ready upon all occasions to serve them and may yet be of some
use to them.
[Address wanting.]