Series 2 > Seafield correspondence from 1685 to 1708

CORRESPONDENCE OF JAMES [june
once agreed on. If any prove refractorie they may be
made comptable for it.—I am, My Lord, your Lops most
humble and obedient servant, G. Gordone.
Ednglassie, 6 Jun. 1690.
On the 14th of June the Burgh records of Cullen bear that
an order was produced from Sir Thomas Livingstone on some of
the Banffshire heritors to have fourscore horses and sacks at
Gordon Castle on the 17th to carry provisions for their Majesties’
army. Next letter deals with the provisioning of the troops.
For THE EARLE OF FINDLATER
My Lord,—I beleeue most of the baggage is already
gon, and the sacks ar ordered to be at Gordon Castle to¬
morrow morning, and the horses on Tuysday’s morning;
nor knowe I any that will give a recept unles thes of the
forces give it, who ar to be their guard. As for this Ldp,
the lists being called, the horses of the deficients wer
doubled, and the owners poynded besids by the dragoons ;
bot I heard of no recept, only that nottes wer taken.
Ferguson’s landing has been rumor’d of a long tym, bot
as little assurance as yet, for what can be learned by, My
Lord, Your Lop’s obedient seruat, H. Gordon.
15 Juny. 90.
Ferguson was probably not the Plotter, but Major Ferguson,
who was then carrying out an expedition from the Clyde to
occupy Inverlochy in order to overawe the western Highlands.
The Dartmouth of the Royal English navy, under Captain Pot-
tinger, ‘ with the rest of the squad e under his commands,’ acted
as his convoy.1
This month of June the town council of Cullen allowed Sir
James Ogilvie, advocate, as their commissioner for attending the
Convention of Estates, and for attending Parliament and the
Convention of Burghs, £100 Sc. in satisfaction of his expenses.
The eighth Earl of Eglintoun in l6?6-7 entailed his estates on
1 Mackay’s Memoirs, Appendix, pp. 322-324.