Series 2 > Seafield correspondence from 1685 to 1708

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CORRESPONDENCE OF JAMES [jan.
nothing to say against it non when I most return it. Bot
houever I will use my endeavours to get it cassen over
for this session, that so we may have this summers respyt
for doing what we can for geting money to satisfy your
creditors. I doubt bot, if your Lo. consider your condition,
you will be diligent in endeavouring to provid money
against the nixt term. If your Lo. could assure us of money
att the terme, I would immediatly goe treat with all your
creditors, for I find them worse to setle with then they
wer the last year; and I am affraid they grou alwayes
the longer the worse. We have no neues in this place
bot that this day the Laird of Saltoun was forfaited, and
that thes that are laitly come from court say that the King
certainly comes to Scotland the nixt spring. Sir William
Sharp is dead ; and my Lord Pitsligo is werie ill. Their
is a verie great mortality hier by reason of the open
winter. I pray God may prepair us for what is His will.
Receive this inclosed peaper which I got as ane great
present from one of the Papists. You most not contra¬
dict it, for you see the King ouning it and his subscription
att it. I was sorie to read in your Lo. letter that you was
ill of the cold. I pray the Lord may recover and preserv
you in your health, which is all att present from, My Lord,
Your Lo. most obedient son and most humble servant,
Ja. Ogilvie.
On the 24th of December 1685 the Chancellor Perth returned
from London a convert to Roman Catholicism, and at once estab¬
lished and attended the public celebration of Mass in Edinburgh.
On the 31st of January and on the 1st of February 1686 the
Puritan populace rose in riot, threatened to pull down the Mass-
house, and threw mud on the Chancellor coming therefrom. The
following copy of the King’s letter to the Council dealing with
the incident was sent north by James Ogilvie to his father the
Earl of Findlater on the 22nd February 1686.
Suprascribitur.
James Rex
Right trusty and Right weel beloved Cussing and
Counselor, Right trusty and inteirly beloved Cussings