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the cess was beginning to be paid ; that he had sent to my Lord Duke
(of Queensberry) the draft of a letter to the Parliament prepared by
the advocate, and also the draft of an indemnity ; that he had a letter
from the Provost of Glasgow stating that the magistrates had pre-
vented a rabble from hindering an unqualified Episcopal minister to
preach at Sir John Bell's house, and enclosing a copy of his answer
thereto ; that at his desire the Commission of Assembly had reponed
Mr. Grahame minister of Dunfermline. 4th March 1703, . . .187
1 18. Arthur Boss, Archbishop of St. Andrews, and Alexander Eose, Bishop
of Edinburgh, to the Same, disavowing a charge made against them of
having dissuaded the presentation of addresses both from the presbyters
and the laity in the several shires ; and stating that, with reference to
the lay addresses, no information could be more notoriously gross and
unjust. 4th March 1703, 181)
149. John Earl of Tullibardine, afterwards first Duke of Athole, to the Same,
referring with great grief to the death of his mother, and to his father's
weak health, which had kept him from coming to Edinburgh to attend
the Queen's affairs, etc. 5th March 1703, 190
150. John eighth Earl of Caithness to the Same, acknowledging three letters
from his Lordship, and intimating that he had enjoyed very little
health since he took leave of his Lordship at Eoyston ; expressing his
gratitude to God that one in whom he had so much interest as a blood
relation had arrived at the position his Lordship now occupied ; men-
tioning that he did not assume the title of Caithness fully, though
vacant since the late Earl's death, till Her Majesty was settled on the
throne, and that he regarded it as a great blessing and mercy from
God bestowed on these nations that Her Majesty now swayed the
sceptre of her predecessors ; that he had been averse to sit in the last
parliament lest something should be moved about the succession, etc.
6th March 1703, 191
151. John Paterson, formerly Archbishop of Glasgow, to the Same, intimat-
ing that notwithstanding he had written to the Episcopalians in Glasgow
to employ none to preach there or in a meeting-house, except preachers