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GEORGE, VISCOUNT OF TARE AT, 1685.
30. From George, Viscount of Taebat. Circa 1685.
My Lobd, — Tour letter to the Earl Dumbarton most ether be on mis-
take or misinformation, or which [is] as bad a rule as ether, on conjecture ;
for when your Lordship said yee would have none with yow but your owne
and the Macleans and Broadalbin, I advised that Lochiels and the Brae
men and Glengarie might be called, which yow were for, and accordingly
they were writt to, viz., Lochiell, Keppach, Glengarie. The rest benorth
were at the samne tyme writt to rendevouz at Lochness ; and in Huntlie's
letter he was desyred ether act with the whole there, if occasione offerd, or to
send such parties as your Lordship should judge fitt to desyre. I apprehend
yow will rather have too many then too few, for provisiones most be scarce,
and necessity of dissipating for want of bread is what I feare most, unless
Argyl's printing press mak men as weell as pasquils ; but I apprehend he
will over to Carrick or to Glasgow, in which case no doubt yow most follow ;
and the other body with Duke Gordon to move to Argyle to prevent his
return, if your Lordship and the army press him in the low country. Pray,
my deare [lord], consider matters or yee grow angry at them, and beleeve not
evry litle representation till yow see the bottome ; and as yow nobly writt in
your letter, doe what is proper at present. It will be done. I wish it fall in
your hand, and I hope it will, if he goe not over to Carrick. — I am,
My Lord,
Your faithfull humble servant,
Taebat.
Beleeve it, if yow call more men as yee can provyd, yow break. MTntosh
said he had no men, and so only desyrd a comission to call such of his kinn
as others left, viz., Earl Murray and Duke Gordon.
For the Marquis of Atholl, Lord Leivtenant of Argylshyre.
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