Series 2 > Seafield correspondence from 1685 to 1708

1686]
FIRST EARL OF SEAFIELD
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know my thoughts in this affair.—I am, My Lo., Yowr
most humble servant, Patrick Ogilvie.
ffor THE EARLE OFF FFINDLATER thes
Banff, Oct. 26, —86.
My Lord,—I hawe presumed to giwe your LoP this
trouble, tho perhaps it come unseasoneablie to your hands,
and thought ffitt to tell that my Lady Ann, Boynds Lady,
is now heir att my hous. I am sory I hawe not accomoda-
tione for hir, that is suitable to on off hir qualitie ; but
as it is shee is wery Wellcome to it. It wer tedious to giwe
your LoP account of all the passadges off this day, and I
sail only modestly say shee meetts with a little seweritie
and hardship. Shee is heir on hir road ffor Abd.; and this
same night I hawe taken the ffreedome to wreit to my
Lord Boynd, to qch letter I caused Achmedden1 (who is
att this place as yet) subjoyne ane post script. And both
off us are pressing with Boynd to come in heir to morrow,
and speak wt hir, and bot consent that ane midwyff ffrom
Abd. be sent for by some discreet person to be brought
hither. Its lyk maters may be composed, and off all
ewills the best is to be chosen; and on thir terms probablie
shee may be perswaded to stay in this toun, and rather
in the ministers hous heir then in any place els. Wher
ffor since shee cannott be att the Boynd, she will stay in
no place qrin he is interested ; so iff my Lord Boynd come
in and consent to hir propositione its lyk maters may be
settled. And iff not I find hir positiwe shee will goe
forward to Abd. tho shee trawell bot ane myle in the day
on ffoott. So since your LoP is to be att the Boynd to
morrow morning, my weak opinion is, that ye wold be
a little the mor tymelie, and truly tho Boynd wold dissent
to come in, I wold adwyse your LoP to perswad him to
come in, and to come alongst wt him, and I doubt not
bot Achmedden being heir this effeir may be taken up by
adwyse and the mediatione off ffrinds. I sail leawe thes
to your LoP8 consideratione; bot I think it necessarie ye
Sir James Baird, Sheriff-Principal of Banffshire.