Series 2 > Seafield correspondence from 1685 to 1708

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CORRESPONDENCE OF JAMES [feb.
my youngest daughter Meg with me. I heire yr daughters
ar verie handsume wemen. I should be verie glad to see
you and them; and hopes we may yet have a happy
metting, notwithstanding all the defeculties that lyes in
the way.—So, deare cusen, adieu.
The Scots Parliament was called sooner than the Duchess of
Hamilton had anticipated, and the 23rd of April saw its down¬
sitting in Edinburgh. Five days later George Leslye of Burds-
bank, representative of the Royal Burgh of Cullen, gives his
impressions of the session in the following letter to his friend
and neighbour the Earl of Findlater.
ffor THE EARLE OFF FFINDLATER thes
Edr. Ap. 28, 85.
My Lord,—I acknowledge my owersight and neglect off
my duty, that till now I have newer giwen you the trouble
off ane lyne since my heircomeing; ffor till now I had
little qrwith to trouble your Lop. Your sone my Lo.
Deskfoord is weill; and I assure your LoP, ffor any thing
I can find or see, caries wery weill, liwes handsomelie yet
saweinglie, and hes abundance off ffawour from his noble
relationes and ffrinds heir, and sail not want all the en-
curradgement ffrindship and serwice in my power. The
first day ther wes little done in Partiat, the rolls called,
the Commissioners commissione read, the Registers
patent as Wiscount of Tarbett read and published, the
Articles settled, ther being non benorth Tay on them,
and all members took the test. Yesterday the Parlatt
satt qn many off the contrawerted elecns wer cleired.
Some shyres, to witt Air and Merse, are ordered to elect
off new. Pitmedden1 and Pittrichie 2 caries for Abd. The
Protestant religione is secured by ane act off fywe or six
lynes, all fformer acts made theranent being ratified and
approwen. The excyse setled till the first of Aug.
enseweing as it wes institute in Midletouns Parliatt; and
therefter it is ffor ewer annexed to the croun, to this
1 Sir Alexander Seton, Lord Pitmedden.
Sir Charles Maitland.