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SIR THOMAS HOPE
91
1627]
II
TO THE EARL OF ANNANDALE.
Pleass your Lordschip,—I ressauit your lordschipis, with the
box of writtis and informatiouns touching Brochtoun, on 27
September, and efter I had cairfully pervsit all, with the last
minut and the old minut betuix your lordschip and the lady,
I wreit my ansuer to the haill douttis contenit in your lord¬
schipis letteris and informatioun of 29 September, quhilk I
delyuerit to Capitan Patrik Cokbume, inclosit in ane packet
direct to the Secretar, fra quhom I trust your lordschip hes
ressauit it.
This day I ressauit ane letter fra your lordschipis cousing
Brochtoun, quhairby he desyrit me to direct this inclosit to
your lordschip from him; to the quhilk I haif writtin ane
ansuer, schawing that your lordschip, being aduertisit be me of
the delay of the meiting till November, hes differrit to send
the writtis heir in full and perfyt ordour as is requirit, and
that I expect tham certainlie befoir November. And becaus I
acquantit your lordschip in my former by Capitan Cokburne
that I wes not myndit to delyuer theis quhilk wer directit to
Brochtoun, Airthour Houstoun, and Robert Creychtoun,1
except I gatt ane new warrand from your lordschip to that
effect, so now I remayne in the samyn mynd, and will not mak
tham wyse that the writtis ar come till I ressaue your lord¬
schipis ansuer and advyse anent the particularis conteinit in
my last with Capitan Cokburne. And if your lordschip plessis,
I think it fitt that your lordschip renew your letteris to thaim
vpon occasioun of this second letter come from Brochtoun, and
excuse your not ansuering of the first in respect of the con-
tinuatioun of the dyet be Brochtoun and his freinds be ressoun
of the harvest, quhilk wes signifiit to me be Arthour Houstoun,
and quhairof I acquantit your lordschip be letter. And in
your lordschipis letteris to tham all schaw that your lordschip
must haif ane generall discharge of all that Brochtoun can
have of your lordschip as air or exequutor to his father, for I

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