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110 THE C ROM ART IE CORRESPONDENCE.
were in when they came to Brussells, and of my readiness to serve them till
such tyme as they could be suply'd from home, being then without money or
credit in a Strang countrie, which vas occation'd, as they inform'd me, by the
loss they sustain'd at sea. I shall long for ane occation wherby I may say as
well as wryt how much I am, my Lord,
Your Lordships most oblidg'd cousen and servant,
Ms. Mackay.
Pray give my humble duties to my Lady. I shall give the Master the
pictur I promised to her Ladyship.
89. George Viscount of Tarbat to Mr. William Carstares. 1
May 16, 1695.
Sir, — I know too well the temper of our hott party, not to know with
that how inconvenient it were for you to be seen in my company ; yet, since
I am sure you wish them well, and the King at ease from their turbulent
designs, it will not displease you to carry to the King what may contribute
to both these ends, which, I can assure you, this inclosed will in some
measure do. I intreat you to represent to his Majesty that I am neither
afraid of my adversars, ... for I am not guilty of a thought prejudicial to him,
nor wearied of serveing him ; but, if he judge it either fit or easy to please
a party, with allowing my address for a private lyfe, I can as willingly
quit a beneficial office to serve him as they can trouble him untill they get it.
Though I am afraid this will not cure the distemper, yet its all that I can
contribute to it. But when their heat cannot bear with the Earl Melvilles
family and with you, to whom they owe, under the King, all the power they
1 Carstares State-Papera and Letters (Edinburgh, 1774), p. 229.
were in when they came to Brussells, and of my readiness to serve them till
such tyme as they could be suply'd from home, being then without money or
credit in a Strang countrie, which vas occation'd, as they inform'd me, by the
loss they sustain'd at sea. I shall long for ane occation wherby I may say as
well as wryt how much I am, my Lord,
Your Lordships most oblidg'd cousen and servant,
Ms. Mackay.
Pray give my humble duties to my Lady. I shall give the Master the
pictur I promised to her Ladyship.
89. George Viscount of Tarbat to Mr. William Carstares. 1
May 16, 1695.
Sir, — I know too well the temper of our hott party, not to know with
that how inconvenient it were for you to be seen in my company ; yet, since
I am sure you wish them well, and the King at ease from their turbulent
designs, it will not displease you to carry to the King what may contribute
to both these ends, which, I can assure you, this inclosed will in some
measure do. I intreat you to represent to his Majesty that I am neither
afraid of my adversars, ... for I am not guilty of a thought prejudicial to him,
nor wearied of serveing him ; but, if he judge it either fit or easy to please
a party, with allowing my address for a private lyfe, I can as willingly
quit a beneficial office to serve him as they can trouble him untill they get it.
Though I am afraid this will not cure the distemper, yet its all that I can
contribute to it. But when their heat cannot bear with the Earl Melvilles
family and with you, to whom they owe, under the King, all the power they
1 Carstares State-Papera and Letters (Edinburgh, 1774), p. 229.
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| Description | Their kindred, country, and correspondence. By William Fraser. Edinburgh: Printed by Thomas and Archibald Constable, 1876. With plates, including portraits and facsimiles, and genealogical tables. 2 volumes: I. History of the earls of Cromartie. Cromartie correspondence, 1662-1705.--II. Cromartie correspondence, 1706-1774. The Cromartie charters, 1257-1499. The Cromartie patents of honour, etc., 1685-1861. Narrative by John, lord Macleod ... Of the insurrection in Scotland in the years 1745-6 ... Narrative by John, lord Macleod of his campaign in the seven years' war in Germany, 1757.--The Grandvale and Cromartie branch. The Royston branch. Baronies and castles inherited and acquired by George, first earl of Cromartie, 1654-1714. History of the family of Mackenzie, by Sir George Mackenzie, first earl of Cromartie. |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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