Series 1 > Journals of Sir John Lauder, Lord Fountainhall, with his observations on public affairs and other memoranda, 1665-1676

KING JAMES AND THE PROVOST
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Maynes of Colinton belonging to Mr. Harie Hay with Craig-
lockart, the Pleughlands, and the Craighouse (now Sir Andro
Dicks, of old a part of the Barronie of Braid); then saw wheir
the English armie lay, also Swanston and Pentland. Then
came alongs all the face or brow of the bray of the Wester
hill, which is the meith between Braid and Mortonhall, till we
came to Over libberton, Mr. William Little. Conquised by
this mans goodsire, William Little, provest of Edenburgh,
befor K. Ja. went in to England: a fyn man and stout:
as appeared, 1°, that his taking a man out of the Laird of
Innerleith his house at Innerleith, having set sentries at all
the doors, and because they refused to open, tir1 a hole in the
hous top and fetch him out and laid him in the tolbuith for
ryving a bond of borrowed money fra a burges of the toun;
which proceidur the Secreit Counsell then, tho summar, allowed
of. 2°, thair having bein long debats betuen the toun and
the Logans of Restalrig for the passage throw Restalrig’s
lands to Leith (the way wheirto then was just by the tower),
and Restalrig having aither refused to let them pas throw his
lands or else would have them to acknowledge him, Prov:
Little being with K. Ja. at Stirling made a griveous com¬
plaint of their insolency; wheirupon he said he cared not
tho the highest stone of Restalrig ware as lach as the
lachest. Wheirupon the prov: Will ye bid me doe it, Sir ?
Wheirupon the K. Doe it if ye like. Immediatly wtout
telling the K. or anie else comes he post to Edenburgh
and causes cast doune the tour that same night. The K.
tyme of supping coming the K. calls for his prov: of Eden-
burght: no body could tell. At last some tells that he
i) suddenly was goon to Edenb: this moved the K. I’ll wad,
sayd he againe, its to cast doun Restalrig Castle. Go with
all the speid ye can and forbid it. Are anie could come their
it was done. K. Ja : used to call the Huntly the 1 noble
man of his kingdome and the provest of Edenb the 2d.
To returne. From Over liberton saw the byway to St.
Catharines Well, a quarter of a mile from Liberton, Leswaid,
and Drodden;2 then came to Libberton Kirk ; then came neir
1 Strip off part of the roof, and so make a hole.
2 Anciently Dredden, now Dryden.