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44 THE CROMARTIE CORRESPONDENCE.
fugitive from his Majestie's laws, it is his "will and pleasure that, in the
Lord Treasurer's absence, you, and all others concerned, connive at his Lady
her possessing the whole moveables, untill his Majestie shall think fltt to
declare his further pleasure in that affaire. — I am, my Lord,
Your Lordship's most humble and faithfull servant,
Moeeay.
For the right honourable the Earle of Perth, lord high chancellour of Scot-
land.
34. John fikst Eael of Beeadalbane to the Loed Commissioner
[William fiest Duke of Queensbeeey].
Balloch, May 20, at 6 afternoon, [circa 1685],
May it please youe Geace,— I hav these 2 dayes attended the Marquis of
Atholl about issueing orders for the shyre of Perth, and for provisions. I
am just now aryved at this place, and am ordering my men in Breadalbine
to meet me the morow at night, at Strafillan, which is 24 mylls uestuard
from this touards Argyll shyr, uher I am to raudevouze all that in so short
time I can bring togather, uhich I think uill be about 7 or 800. I
resolv to march uith them imediatly into Argyllshyr, and ther mak a
head for such Highlanders as uill appear for the King, that non may any
longer pretend but that they shall hav a post to come to, which is in Glen-
urchy, near a strong castle uhich is uasht by Lochow on 3 syds, and the 4th
is a peninsula, befor uhich ther is a plane of a mile of lenth and half a mile
broad, invirond on 2 sids uith deep rivers, and a ditch and trench befor it.
It is a large meadow, so inclosed, able to containe severall thousands, and
saif on all sids, if the boats vpon Lochow be secured, as I heard the Marquis
say he had ordered John M'Nachtan to doe. But if they be in the possession