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1635.] JOHN SPOTTISWOOD, ARCHBISHOP OF ST. ANDREWS. 57
on in the service, qhiche will bring yow that credit and honour that they envie. I shall gif
his Majestie notice of their doingis, and your forwardnes, and wishe all good successe to your
enterprises. — So I rest,
Your assurit freind to serve yow,
Sanctandrews.
To my very honorabill and assurit good freind, the Lard of Grant.
101. George, second Earl of Seaforth, to his Cousin, the Laird of Grant —
Movements of the French and Spanish navies.
Edinburgh, the 4 of Junii 1635.
Noble Domine Grantt, — Thes ar creauing pardon for my long silenc, quhich I could not
amend, not hailing any particulars to wreit worthie your reiding. Your sonne is com home,
quho did behaue himself compleitly and weill quhen he was at court, quherof I wes werie
glaid. I knoue youe will expect such accurrents as ar for the present : such I knoue ye may
reid in the insheuing lyns.
Our nauie is gone to sea eicht days agoe ; quhat they intend none knoues. The Kyng
of Spayns nauie is thocht to ioyne with them, and certane shipps of the Kyng of Denmarks.
The King of France lies giuine ane great defeat to the Spaniard in West Flanders, and did
kill sex thousand men. Prince Thomaso and Count de Bukkoy fled. The Kyng of Spain
hes ane great armie, and intends in proper persone to com to France. The Douk of Lorrane
and Bauaria hes ane other great armie to inuaid France.
The French Kyng hes ane great nauie at sea, and it is thocht, if that they tak not
doune their topsail to the Kings shipes, that they haue ordour to giue them feicht. Their [is]
ane generall muster to be throch all England, and the citicence of Loundoune ar to giue ane
scroll of the nams of thes that ar betuixt sextie and sexteine.
I dar wreit no moir, bot at meiting I sail be moir plaine. Bemembring my seruice to
your noble lady and to mistres, I rest,
Your louing coosing and seruant,
Seafort.
This in heast.
To the richt honorabill and his loveing coosing, the Laird of Grantt — thes.
102. Sir John Grant of Freuchie to his Mother, Lady Grant— To send home
his two boys.
Wrquhart, the eleven the day of Junii 1635 yeires.
Bycht honorabill and lowing Mother, — . . . Let yowr ladyship send heire my twa
boyes on Thuirsday nixt at night preyceislie, or on Freday at the farrest. Caus some twa
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