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1704-5.] CROMARTIE CORRESPONDENCE. 349
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220. James first Earl of Bute to George first Earl of Cromartie, asking for
the command of Dumbarton Castle ; showing how much it was for the
Queen's interest to have this done. 1704, ..... 272
221. John Paterson, sometime Archbishop of Glasgow, to the Same, inquir-
ing as to the papers for the bishops and clergy ; stating that as the
Bishop of St. Andrews was dead, there would be now £300 more to
be given to the poor presbyters ; and further, begging that his Lordship
would cause his son, Alexander Paterson, to be continued as one of
the collectors of the bishops' rents, and would see Her Majesty's gift in
favour of his children passed in the Exchequer, as he found the Lord
Chancellor and the Earl of Eglinton demur ; stating that he con-
sidered himself a dying man, and could not long enjoy the Queen's
bounty. 14th July, circa 1704, . . . , . . .274
222. John Lord Tarbat, eldest son of George first Earl of Cromartie, to his
father, with reference to the elections of the shire of Ross, wherein he
states in detail the probable influence of the principal families in the
shire. Circa 1704 [perhaps 1710], 276
223. David Lord Elcho, afterwards third Earl of Wemyss, to his mother,
Margaret Countess of Wemyss and Cromartie, expressing his sense of
her Ladyship's good wishes for him, and her desire that he should be
living in a settled way ; states his inability to undertake a journey
for the purpose of waiting upon her Ladyship ; and his fear of a
disappointment in reference to a matter which her Ladyship had in
view. 21st January 1704-5, ........ 279
224. The Same to George first Earl of Cromartie, expressing the sorrow he
felt when informed of his mother's severe illness, and his thankfulness
that she was now recovering ; adding that he himself was living in the
country in the same " morose solitude and unconcern as ever." 25th
February 1704-5, 281
225. Sir James Mackenzie to his father, George first Earl of Cromartie,
wherein he expresses his regret that his Lordship stood in need of
money, since it was scarcer than ever, and that what was due to him
by the Treasury could not be obtained ; refers to a quarrel between