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THE EARL OF HADDINGTON. 357
I heir his Ma' is expefted fudenly with the queene. You
will doe me a fauor to lett me know the clofe of all this bufi-
nes and what is to fucceed by Tomkins who returns.
To THE RIGHT HONORABLE THE EaRLE OF HeDDINGTONE.
My Lord
I aprehended the letters I laft writ to your Lo'
by Tompkyns hade beene loft vntill I recieude yours by Sandy
Dunl'yre it made me flowe fince to mak any futch aduenturs.
I confes I littell expefted foe great difturbance would haue
fucceeded vpon the peace I begine now to feare thers a fata-
lity hangs ouer vs that we cannot lhune and by the difcourfes
thats boldly venterd vpon and the refolutions taken and likly
to be proceeded in I fee others as weel as I has look fuperfi-
cialy vpon the determinatione as they left it att the cloze. I
long very mutch to hier whither ther be yet any foe moderate
fpirits as would apply themfelus to the ratifying of a new peace.
I know the news of the fouth your Lo' has mor particular then
I cane write them the laft I recieude prefageth noe lefs than
what you haue prophefyde to the regrate of all good people for
thos that weer ftouteft with open mowth to pronounce the
brauery and loyalty of that natione haue declinde to a confent-
ing to what they found hier to opinions quite contrary euen to
the abafmg fhewing by an eafy turne a very vnfteady condi-
tione Of all this you know mor then I and of the changes now
intended my Lo' deputy come ouer to be trelbrer goeing preft
contre coeur to be vizchamberlayne Henry Jermayne fucceeds