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LAUDERDALE CORRESPONDENCE [JAN. 25
XXII
THE DUCHESS OF LAUDERDALE TO SHARP
Whithall, May tf 19th, [1672 P]1
May itt pleas yr Grace,—Your letter dated Ap. ye 30th
cam heather att a time when I was under such Remeds for my
helth as did debar me wrighting, wch I was more concerned for
upon ye account of paying my duty to yr Grace ; then for any
other reason.
My Lord, I doe esteem my selfe much obliged to yr Grace
and wth just reason I value my selfe upon itt, seeing itt is
founded upon yr owne Generosity, wch does secure to me its
continuence. I hope sudenly to be so happe as to see yr
Grace at Edenburgh, when itt shall be my endeavour to express,
in the best maner I can, the sense I have of yr Grace’s favours
et dilectione (quibus nobis tenemini) prsecipientes quod talem vobis Eligatis in
Episcoputn et Pastorem qui Deo devotus Nobisque et Regno utilis existat. In
cujus rei testimonium has nostras Literas fieri prsecipimus Patentes. Dat. apud
Whitehall tertio die Maij, Anno Dom 1672° et Regni nostri 24°.
©Ex Mandate Regiae Matatis
Lauderdale.
The following Recommendation accompanied the Conge (Telire:—
Charles R
■ Trusty & welbeloved Wee greet you Well, Whereas the Bishoprick of Eden¬
burgh is now vacant by the Death of the late Bishop of the same, Wee have
thought fitt to signify unto you That for certaine considerations us at this present
moving, of our Princely Disposition & Zeale being desirous to present unto that
See a personage meet thereunto, and considering the Vertue, Learning, Wisdome,
Gravity & other the Good Gifts wherewith the Reverend Mr Young now
Arch Dean of S4 Andrews is endued, Wee have beene pleased by these our
Letters to Name & Recommend him unto you to be Elected and Chosen to the
said Bishoprick of Edenburgh. Wherefore Wee Require you upon the Receipt
hereof to proceed to your Election according to ye Laws of that our ancient
Kingdome, and our Conge D’Elire herewith sent unto you, And the same
Election soe made to Certify unto us. Given at our Court at Whitehall the
third day of May 1672 and of Our Reigne the 24 year.
By his Majties Command,
Lauderdale.
1 The Duchess, like too many other ladies, often omits the year in dating her
letters. I have placed 1672 conjecturally. The Duchess accompanied Lauder¬
dale to Scotland, and was present at the opening of Parliament on June 12th,
1672. Wodrow (vol. ii. p. 7) is incorrect in saying Lauderdale came down in
April.
LAUDERDALE CORRESPONDENCE [JAN. 25
XXII
THE DUCHESS OF LAUDERDALE TO SHARP
Whithall, May tf 19th, [1672 P]1
May itt pleas yr Grace,—Your letter dated Ap. ye 30th
cam heather att a time when I was under such Remeds for my
helth as did debar me wrighting, wch I was more concerned for
upon ye account of paying my duty to yr Grace ; then for any
other reason.
My Lord, I doe esteem my selfe much obliged to yr Grace
and wth just reason I value my selfe upon itt, seeing itt is
founded upon yr owne Generosity, wch does secure to me its
continuence. I hope sudenly to be so happe as to see yr
Grace at Edenburgh, when itt shall be my endeavour to express,
in the best maner I can, the sense I have of yr Grace’s favours
et dilectione (quibus nobis tenemini) prsecipientes quod talem vobis Eligatis in
Episcoputn et Pastorem qui Deo devotus Nobisque et Regno utilis existat. In
cujus rei testimonium has nostras Literas fieri prsecipimus Patentes. Dat. apud
Whitehall tertio die Maij, Anno Dom 1672° et Regni nostri 24°.
©Ex Mandate Regiae Matatis
Lauderdale.
The following Recommendation accompanied the Conge (Telire:—
Charles R
■ Trusty & welbeloved Wee greet you Well, Whereas the Bishoprick of Eden¬
burgh is now vacant by the Death of the late Bishop of the same, Wee have
thought fitt to signify unto you That for certaine considerations us at this present
moving, of our Princely Disposition & Zeale being desirous to present unto that
See a personage meet thereunto, and considering the Vertue, Learning, Wisdome,
Gravity & other the Good Gifts wherewith the Reverend Mr Young now
Arch Dean of S4 Andrews is endued, Wee have beene pleased by these our
Letters to Name & Recommend him unto you to be Elected and Chosen to the
said Bishoprick of Edenburgh. Wherefore Wee Require you upon the Receipt
hereof to proceed to your Election according to ye Laws of that our ancient
Kingdome, and our Conge D’Elire herewith sent unto you, And the same
Election soe made to Certify unto us. Given at our Court at Whitehall the
third day of May 1672 and of Our Reigne the 24 year.
By his Majties Command,
Lauderdale.
1 The Duchess, like too many other ladies, often omits the year in dating her
letters. I have placed 1672 conjecturally. The Duchess accompanied Lauder¬
dale to Scotland, and was present at the opening of Parliament on June 12th,
1672. Wodrow (vol. ii. p. 7) is incorrect in saying Lauderdale came down in
April.
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| Description | Contents:The library of James VI. In the hand of Peter Young, his tutor, 1573-1583 / G.F. Warner -- Documents illustrating Catholic policy in the reign of James VI., 1596-1598 / Thomas Graves Law -- Twenty-four letters of Sir Thomas Hope, ... 1627-1646 / Robert Paul -- Civil war papers, 1643-1650 / H.F. Morland Simpson -- Thirty-four letters written to James Sharp, ... 1660-1677 / John Dowden -- The diary of George Turnbull, minister of Alloa and Tyninghame, 1657-1704 / Robert Paul -- The Masterton papers, 1660-1719 / V.A. Noël Paton -- Accompt of expenses in Edinburgh by Alexander Rose of Kilravock, 1715 / A.H. Millar -- Papers about the Rebellions of 1715 and 1745 / Henry Paton -- General index -- Index to the library of James VI. |
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