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1736.] SIR JAMES AND LUDOVIOK GRANT. 125
This storm seems to be over for this time, but if heirafter there be ground of complaint
they certainly are demolish'd. I sent Lovat and George copies of what they owe Mr. Christie
for cloathing, and as I wrote them, the first thing they must necessarlie doe is to pay him (if
they should borrow it from twentie hands). That is the first step they can take towards
pleasing Mr. "Wade, and my authoritie is absolutlie good, and by the accompts I sent George
is prettie deep there, which I am sorrie for.
Guest told me that it 's sayd here, they design to have noe more to doe with Mr.
Chrystie. As to the cloathing he bids me ashure them if they doe they will ruin themselves,
and that verie possiblie the cloathing will be altogether taken out of there hands. His
advice is that they continow with Chrystie for a year ore soe, pay him well and observe orders
sent them to a nicety, and he don't doubt but the present storm will blow over ; and after-
wards they come to have a good moderat management of the companies.
Guest sayes that Chrystie is not in the least to be blam'd for what has happen'd to
them, for that the generall was forced to threaten him with a prosecution befor he would
show his books, in what maner all of them were in arrear to him. I wish from my heart for
there own good they take particular care how they behave, and that my good friend Lovat,
don't imagine that he will be protected if found faultie. For my part I did not know what
to say when I heard it told, the Peer and I present, that my brother was as deep in that of
the cloathing as most of them ; and you know how forward he was to have George there ;
and the Generall readilie agreed to it, saying he was glade that on was proposed who
understood disciplin. I can give you noe maner of newes from this place. We are at pre-
sent all verie quiet. I don't know if we shall continow soe after the 15 of nixt month. I
don't design to offer any trouble to the Peer in asking any thing, if you think proper to
have him putt in minde from you. I think it would not be amiss by getting the Lord
J. C. to write to him, and you may concert somthing with Lord Finlater as he comes here.
You'l send the copie of the rightes to be had from the Treasurie of the few duties of
Dumphaile as soon as you please, that the same be gott pass'd befor our countreymen come
here. The Major and Jamie offer there compliments to my daughter-in-law, which I join in
with my best wishes, and am, etc. Adew. . . .
201. The Same to The Same — Interview with Sir Robert Walpole.
24 January 1735-6.
Dear Lewie, — I was yesterday in privat with S. E. "W., where I told him I did not come
to complain of my being dissapoiuted of what I wrote to him with respect to you ; that it
was possible there might be some politicall reasons for what was done which I was not to
enquire into ; but that I hoped when ane other occasion offered I should meet with better