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72 III. FAMILY AND DOMESTIC LETTERS. [1641.
123. Anna Grant to her Grandmother, [Lilias Murray,] Lady Grant —
To come to Kinkell at Hallowmas.
From the Kirktoune of Gerloch,
the nynt of September 1641 zeirs.
Honorable and lotting Grandmother, — Thir lynes ar shauing your ladyship that I am in
guid health, praisit be God, and thinks long to heare the lyk neues of your ladyship. I hop
your ladyship sail let me vnderstand be vryte with this bearer houe your ladyship keips
health this long tyme, and of all other occurrant neues that your ladyship lies ; because I am
so farr distant from neues so long as I am in Gerloch. I hope, God villing, that we sail come
to Kinkell to duell at Halloumes, and then I will get neues daylie houe your ladyship is. No
more till ansuere. Heirin wishing your ladyship health and happines, I rest youre ladyships
daughter euer to serve youe, Anna Grant.
To the honorable and her louing grandmother, the old Ladye Grant.
124. Colonel Eobert Lumsden and Sir James Campbell of Lawers to the
Laird of Grant — Asking news of Montrose.
Inu ernes, 29 October 1644.
Right Honorable, — It wes the resolutioune of the noblemen and gentlemen quha conveined
heir the last weik, to intreat yow, sir, for intelligence annent Montrois and his forces their
motioun, quha wes then at Strathbogie, and ar yit beyound Spey, bot haif ressauit no answer
nor dilligence from yow as yit. In respect quhairof we haif thocht fit to remember yow once
againe to be cairfull for intelligence annent the said enimies proceidingis, and as ye find any
thing worthie to be represented concerneing them and of their intentiounes, faill not, as ye
tender your owin credit, the weill of the caus, and the preservatioune of this end of the
cuntrey, to give ws tymeous and frequent adverteisment. Be doeing quherof ye sail schowe
your selff fordward and weill affected for the publick, and sail haif ws to remaine your affec-
tionat freindis, Ro. Lttmsdaine.
S R J. Campbell of Laweris.
To the richt honorable the Laird of Grant — these.
125. Reply to the preceding Letter — Intelligence of Montrose.
[Copy.]
Frewquhy, penult October 1644.
Richt Honorable, — I receawit youres this day, merwelling that ye haif receawit no intel-
ligence from me. Trewlie that is not my fault; for as I was desyireit, I aduerteisit my
cowsing, the Laird of Moynes, of all that I hard, quhich was that (as I am informeit) all
the name of Gordoun, and some wtheris within the shireffdomes of Aberdeine and Bamff,