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40 THE CEO MART IE CORRESPONDENCE.
are altogether in want of bread. It is not possible for to say any thing till
I see yow, and therfore nothing shall be said by,
My Lord, your faithfull humble servant,
Tarbat.
For the Marquis of Athole, Lord Leivtennant of
Argyll and Tarbatt.
29. From George, Viscount of Tarbat.
Edinburgh, 6 Agust 1685.
My Lord, — Yow should justly challenge me if I had heard any thing of
so much importance to yow as what is in your Lordship's letter, ether from
Lochiell or any other, and not acquaint yow. But I assure yow, my Lord, I
never heard any tiling like it. Lochiel, if he spok such things to another,
he was so discreet as to speak farr otherwayes to me, for he regrated exceed-
ingly that yow accused him, or was angry at him, and all that ever I heard
him say, was, that as to intelligence or correspondence with the rebels he
would defy the world, and that he was sure you would witnes his earnestnes
to be at them ; and, as to busines of the party which he comanded, that
Argyle was crost neare be the tyme he was sent out from yow, and long or
he could come at them, that his not overtaking them he counted his greatest
misfortune. He blames the disobedience of severall of those he comanded
and the guide which yow gave him ; but for a word reflecting on yow I never
heard of him. The Treasurer hath writt to yow of his goeing up, and hopes
to see yow. I did not know of it till the letter allowing it came to the
Secret Committee yesternight. I shall leave other litle stories till meeting,
since he makes me hope for it.
For the right honorable the Marquis of Athole,
Lord Leivtenant of Argyle and Tarbat.