Series 2 > Seafield correspondence from 1685 to 1708

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to Major Bountin or any whom he shall appoint, the horse
being att the raite of ten pounds sterling and the armes
and equipage att ffive pounds. This, as is appointed me, is
intimate to your Lo. by. My Lord, Your Lo. most humble
servant, Geo. Leslye.
Banff, 26 Aprile 89.
If James Ogilvie did vote against the resolution regarding the
settlement of the crown, he soon afterwards fell into line with the
government. On the 23rd of April he was appointed one of
twenty-four Commissioners to treat concerning the union of the
two kingdoms.1
Meanwhile Dundee was in the north levying war for James.
The Estates adjourned on 29th April, and next day the Com¬
mittee appointed by the Convention issued a commission to the
Earl of Findlater and to Sir George Gordon of Edinglassie, joint
Sheriff Principal of Banffshire, to call together the fencible men
in that county, and to take orders from Major-General Mackay.2
The following letter of F. Ogilvie from Innes, Morayshire, to the
Earl of Findlater gives account of Dundee’s second ride to the
north in his last great campaign, and of the current rumours of
the time.
ffor MY LORD OFF FINDLATER
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Innes, 2 Maij 1689.
My Lord,—Your Lo. shall know that my Lord Bundle
went by Elgin yeisternight to Forroes after sevin houres
at night. He had about 60 hors. My Lord Dumfarling
was halff our behend him. He had about 16 hors and sex
bagedg hors. Ther is on Makay foiling them w4 two
redgments off hors and foot. He was yeisternight at
Wheytloumes or therby. My Lord Bundle did intersept
ane packet off letrs that was comg over the Game to the
Master off Forbes with ane comission to reas men and
severall other letrs and newes, which gave my Lord
Bundle so heastie newes to remove for his auin saftie.
They talk ya4 the newes thay got in the packet caries ya4
my Lord the Bewck off Barrick is landed in our eyls neir
1 The Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland, vol. ix. p. 6o.
2 Ibid., Appendix, p. 2.