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60 in. — FAMILY AND DOMESTIC LETTERS. [1636.
Robert Lindde ; and if yow haue fred thame vpon cautioun, apprehend thame, for the
counsaill is not weill satisfied with thair dimitting. I could wish you that happie yow micht
haue the principals. I know you will now haist over, for my lord thesaurer is come home —
I meane my Lord Traquair, quha is now principal thesaurer. The Marques is dismissed
vpon his submissioun. — Swa, with my best respects to yourselfe, your noble lady, and your
houpefull sonne, I rest your assured freind, Jo N Hay.
Faile not quhatever recepters of James Grant you can to apprehend and bring with
yow or his complices ; and if himselffe, you will find your selffe happier.
To the richt honorabill Sir Johne Grant of Fruchie, knicht — these.
107. James Gibsone, Advocate, Edinburgh, to [The Same] — James Grant —
Taking of Gilderoy.
Edinburgh, 3 Junii 1636.
Right Honokabill Sir, — My affectionat dewtie remembrit : Pleis I delyverit yowr worship's
letteres, boith to the Thesaurer and my Lord Register, quhom I fand werie kynd. My Lord
Register wes nocht at leasour this tym to writ him self, bot directit me to writ to yow that ye
sould with all possibill diligence cum ower for sick caussis as he wald schaw yow at nieiting,
and quhilk he wald not tell me. Ther wes never ane thing that James Grant did that the
King takes so to hairt, as this last murther comitit vpon Thomas of Culquhoiche and his
brother, bot the Thesaurer and Lord Register sayes that ye will be in les danger, becaus the
caus of their murther wes for taking seruice aganis him, and sundries of the counsall tbinkes
that yowr freindis dois no thing bot scornes yow, and does no trew seruice : and quhen yowr
self cumes and relaittes the trew diligence quhilk ye hawe done, and quhilk manie of the
lordis knowes to be trew, ye will get fauour. We hawe no newes for the present ; bot this
day I saw the Thesaurer reiding ane letter that he haid gottin from my Lord Lorn, schawing
that he lies takin Gilderoy and fywe of his, quhilkis all he sould hawe in Edinburgh schortlie,
and that presently he haid them hard and fast in irones. So till meiting, and ewer comiting
yowr worship to God, I rest,
Yowr worship's seruitour to his powar,
J. Gibsone.
I intreat yow, mak no tarie, bot with all possibill diligence heast yow away and cum heir
in all heast.
It salbe yowr maistershipis best nocht to delay cuming. Caus bring the wreitts of
Mulben quhilks I wreit for. Sir Thomas Hop is daylie crying vpon me for his moneyis.
I will humblie intreat yowr maistership for my awin moneys, for in conscience I haid neuer