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1735.] TO LTJDOVICK COLQUHOUN OF LUSS. 331
people, as you have very rightly given me your advice and precaution, which I am resolv'd
to follow precisely. I beg you will be so good as to deliver the inclosed letters. I offer you
and Mr. James my affectionate humble service. I beg you let me know anything that
passes in the Parliament that is worth the while, and that we cannot get by the prints. I
will long to hear of my Lord Hay's perfect recovery. I am, with unalterable love and
respect, my dear Craigelachy,
Your most affectionate brother and most faithfull friend to serve you,
Lovat.
425. To Ludovick Colquhoun of Luss — That no earthly power was able to disunite
the families.
Beaufort, 1 4t of February 1735.
My dear Laird of Luss, — I am mighty uneasy that I have not heard from you these two
last posts, sine you wrot to me and order'd Lahlan Grant to let me know that I should have
a letter from you upon the road. I pray God that this may find you safe at London, for
besydes my affection for you, I would loose my plight anchor if anything should ail your
person, which I pray God may long preserve. I have Dalrahny, Ahtyr., the Chamberland
of Urquhat, and Eweu Baillie, these 2 nights past, and we drank heartily to Craigelahy and
all our fast friends ; and we made horrid imprecations to all Grants and Frasers, and to any
Laird of Grant and Lord Lovat who would forsake or abandon one another ; and the same
curses and imprecations to those of either clan that would not make the quarell of the ono
the quarell of the other on all occasions. I am sure you and I needs not fear the effect of those
imprecations, for I am sure no earthly power is capable to dissunit us ; and while we stick
together like one family, as we are now, we will allways make ourselves somewhat valuable to
the Court, and have still a great sway and interest in this countery. This is so very evident
that I am perswaded all the divels of hell are not able to make any disscord betwixt us. I
have explain'd in my last my circumstances so fully to you that I can add nothing, but again
to put you in mind that if I am not asisted befor this term of Whitsunday comes on, I will
be overwhelm'd and my affaires put in dissorder ; wheras the use of a litle money would
put me in the best condition that a Lord Lovat was in these hundred yeares past, and in 5
yeares I would be a free man, with ane estate of 2000 pounds a year land rent, besydes my
fishing and woods, well worth 500 pounds per annum. If my great friends and those of my
family do not look to this they hurt themselves. I long to hear from you ; and I am, most
affectionatly, my dear neveu,
Yours, etc.,
Lovat.